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Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on July 13, 2009, 03:05:19 PM

Quote from: ChuckD on July 13, 2009, 08:27:09 AM

Quote from: IrishYeti on July 13, 2009, 12:07:42 AM

Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 13, 2009, 12:04:58 AM

Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 09:59:38 PM

Quote from: Weebs on July 12, 2009, 09:31:19 PM
This is the most bizarre inning of professional baseball I've ever seen in my life.

You figure if there's any such thing as baseball momentum...that getting out of that goofy ass situation allowing no runs would yield something in the bottom of the 9th inning.

...like three of the shittiest at-bats of the entire season.

Why?  Because 2 of the 3 batters were rung up on pitches out of the zone?  Reed trapped the ball, so it's hard to complain about the umping, but the strike zone in the bottom of the 9th was completely different from what it was the rest of the game.

Really? I seem to remember Wells getting those calls all night too. Maybe I'm wrong. Can a STATFAG back me up? Or prove me wrong? Either way is fine for me

Here's Wells' strikezone as plotted by Pitch F/X data:



Here's Franklin's:

So Wells got 12 calls outside the zone in 7IP, while Franklin got 5 in 1IP. 

You're just going to continue whining about the umpires no matter what I type, so instead of wasting my own time, I'll direct you to look at this link: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/strike-zone-fact-vs-fiction

Edit: Also, I agree with what Eli said.

Fake Edit: You're insufferable.

Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 09:59:48 AM

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Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.

grow bewbs.

I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself.  But then you had to post and ruin that.

I thought Kurt was Canadouche.

I think you're right.  The avatar threw me off.

My point still stands, however.

But if nobody replies to EVILTeddie, won't that just make EVILTeddie feel like he's talking to himself while Kurt is still oblivious and free to commit atrocity after atrocity with Photoshop?

Quote from: IrishYeti on July 13, 2009, 12:07:42 AM

Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 13, 2009, 12:04:58 AM

Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 09:59:38 PM

Quote from: Weebs on July 12, 2009, 09:31:19 PM
This is the most bizarre inning of professional baseball I've ever seen in my life.

You figure if there's any such thing as baseball momentum...that getting out of that goofy ass situation allowing no runs would yield something in the bottom of the 9th inning.

...like three of the shittiest at-bats of the entire season.

Why?  Because 2 of the 3 batters were rung up on pitches out of the zone?  Reed trapped the ball, so it's hard to complain about the umping, but the strike zone in the bottom of the 9th was completely different from what it was the rest of the game.

Really? I seem to remember Wells getting those calls all night too. Maybe I'm wrong. Can a STATFAG back me up? Or prove me wrong? Either way is fine for me

Here's Wells' strikezone as plotted by Pitch F/X data:



Here's Franklin's:

Quote from: Tank on July 11, 2009, 02:08:07 PM

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Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:59:05 AM

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Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV?  Not bad.  Not bad at all.

I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.

I was wondering what it could be.  He sounded polished.  He'll be doing the early Sunday game, too.

Where's Borb?  Measuring the dimensions in Lou's office in the event that the Cubs get swept this weekend?

Off watching his kid play or something.

What a fag.

I hope he dies.
He touched so many people.
Oleg is short.

Saw this tonight and wasn't a very big fan.

First, they used digital video quite liberally throughout which isn't a terrible thing--digital video obviously has its good applications. It's a lot cheaper as a medium, but the end result is just that; the movie looks really cheap, almost like you're watching a TV show or something. Looking back, it might not have been the digital video itself, but rather the person behind the digital video camera as it always seemed really shaky. I also found it really jarring when they cut from something shot on film to something shot on tape. It took my focus away from the movie and got me thinking about the cameraman instead of the action. This was especially the case during the shootout sequences when there were special effects/explosions/muzzle flashes going on.

Second, it was too long. There wasn't nearly enough plot movement to warrant two and a half hours. Oddly enough, I wasn't too familiar with Dillinger's story looked down at my watch when Dillinger was first captured and thought it was going to be a really short movie. I don't know where I'm going with that. I just really needed to pee and the movie just would not end

Here's some lovely sentiments about the Obama girls

Quote from: flannj on July 08, 2009, 10:09:07 PM

Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 08:00:46 PM

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Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 12:28:15 PM

Quote from: MidgetSellingWater on July 08, 2009, 12:00:00 PM
Not flying quite as high any more - http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4313487

QuoteDykstra, 46, has no more than $50,000 in assets and between $10 million and $50 million in liabilities, according to a petition filed Tuesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Central District of California.

That's got to be some sort of record for asset/liability ratio.

Between $10 million and $50 million in liabilities?
Nice tight bid / ask spread.

Its a check off box on the form you file with the Bankruptcy Court.

But you also have to file a list of your largest creditors:




Hard to believe he would slip through Washington Mutual's and Countrywides crack underwriting procedures.  Also note that second  item on the list.  Que Gil? (I know your federal, but employee withholding related debts are sometimes not dischargeable in bankruptcy)

Indeed.  In this particular case, wasn't he running some sort of chain of car washes, or something?  I believe that there was one in Santa Monica, or somewhere.

We had a case against Mervyn's a large retail store a few months back that went into compliance for backpay right when they went under into bankruptcy.  We had to send that case to Special Litigation, but it turns out that if a federal compliance or criminal action is ongoing before the bankruptcy filing, then said agency can still get the money on behalf of third-parties.  If an action for backpay is initiated after a bankruptcy filing, then we are essentially powerless.

I realize I'm naive, but holy crap these numbers are just stunning.

Stunning-LY AWESOME?

As a listener of today's broadcast, I agree with Shooter and not with Internet Apex. Santo doesn't have to die, but I sure as hell wish he'd just go the fuck away.

Quote from: PenFoe on July 08, 2009, 11:52:00 AM
I know the name of this thread sucks.
Deal with it.


Or suggest a better one and I'll change it.

I first noticed a conspicuous absence of "twat." That might be a good start.

Quote from: Oleg on July 03, 2009, 11:34:17 PM

Quote from: BC on July 03, 2009, 10:47:31 PM
Tied in the loss column. If the Cubs win and Cardinals lose tomorrow, the Cubs would lead in the loss column.

BTW, I don't know if anyone else on this website watched the Reds-Cards game tonight, but Baker absolutely fucked the Reds over with his brilliant managing. I love having him "leading" another team in this division, although I wish he wouldn't be giving games away to the Cardinals.

I know what you mean.  I hate/love when he does that.  This description of what he did makes me feel like I was there.

If he hadn't caused them to lose, they would have won.

Quote from: PenFoe on July 02, 2009, 12:44:45 PM
DPD.

Baker does have a career .902 OPS against lefties, for what it's worth.

Baker does have a career .601 OPS away from Coors Field, for what it's worth.

Quote from: BC on July 01, 2009, 11:40:41 PM
So you're saying that Ryan Dempster should have his face shoved into a pile of his OWN shit?

If by "a pile of his OWN shit" you mean some game film from his starts, then, "Maybe."

Quote from: MAD on July 01, 2009, 11:28:21 PM
He throws a lot of first pitch strikes.

They need to grab Ryan Dempster by his clown collar and shove his face into some game film of Wells, a la a dog whose face you shove into his own shit.

Isn't the practice of shoving a dog's face in to his own shit intended to deter the dog from shitting in that area again?

Quote from: Eli on June 29, 2009, 10:45:00 AM

Quote from: ChuckD on June 29, 2009, 10:42:06 AM
This is the kind of shit that makes me want to make like a JD and hop aboard the Royals bandwagon.

Don't do it.  I dabbled for about two weeks earlier this year and it sucked more than every Cub disappointment of my lifetime rolled into one.

The way I look at it, it's basically a wash except for two variables.

1. Money - The Cubs have a lot. The Royals have very little.
2. Fans - The Cubs have a lot. The Royals have very few.

So, it's a lateral move.

This is the kind of shit that makes me want to make like a JD and hop aboard the Royals bandwagon.