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Post by 4dogg on Feb 11, 2010 18:18:06 GMT -5
people in Haiti must be real confused.....how can the Colts be Super Bowl champions if the Jets won the AFC?
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Post by Chris on Feb 11, 2010 19:03:41 GMT -5
I was just joking about the "bad" Champion shirts and the rumors that they are shipped to poor Asian countries.
I told a Bills fan friend of mine that in Hong Kong they must think the Bills were a dynasty.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 14, 2010 2:17:28 GMT -5
I bought my Curtis Granderson shirt today. I had said when we got him I would get the shirt the day I saw it somewhere. And this one is satisfying, in that I was a fan of his long before he got here.
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Post by 9 on Feb 14, 2010 13:11:55 GMT -5
Awaiting post from Balls about his poor batting average vs. lefties. I've been a fan of his for a while, too, and his numbers will only go up in this ballpark and in this lineup.
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Post by MSBNYY on Feb 14, 2010 14:56:03 GMT -5
A ballpark does not magically turn a guy who can't hit lefties, into a guy that can. And Tom buying a guy's shirt is the automatic kiss of death.
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Post by MSBNYY on Feb 21, 2010 18:02:22 GMT -5
So that Karate Kid remake starring Wil Smith's son and Jackie Chan released a trailer.
While I do like Jackie Chan in the Myagi role (even though his character is not named Myagi), this movie has no actual karate in it.
The movie takes place in China, and Jackie Chan teaches Wil Smith's son KUNG FU.
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Post by Chris on Feb 22, 2010 11:35:37 GMT -5
My wife joined a facebook group called, "We're Not Yelling. We're Cuban. That's how we talk."
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Post by Chris on Feb 24, 2010 16:44:46 GMT -5
The "starving characters whose hunger causes them to halucinate and view eachother as the next meal" cartoon has always been funny to me.
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Post by 4dogg on Feb 24, 2010 17:34:33 GMT -5
Abe Vigoda is 89 years old today
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Post by Chris on Feb 24, 2010 17:59:32 GMT -5
Alive?
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Post by sean on Mar 1, 2010 13:26:00 GMT -5
I had a Pre-Op Physical today, and the aide running tests asked if I am over 50. I'm 35
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Post by MSBNYY on Mar 1, 2010 18:09:36 GMT -5
I could use some useless opinions on softball here.
So right now, I have one girl who is very good--well above average among the women in our league. To top it off, she is that rare girl that can play outfield.
Her hitting is also pretty decent.
To get her back this year, I need to add her fiance to the team.
I now do have a spot for a male.
The guy I'm losing though is really good as well. He hit over .500 last year, and is a smart player, who can play the left side of the infield.
Here's the kicker--I have a replacement for the guy I'm losing, who can hit as well if not better, play similar defense, knows the game well, and man the left side of the infield with no problem. Very solid player.
If I put that guy on the team, I would lose the girl (unless another male spot opens).
Her fiance is completely unknown. Have to assume he plays a little. For all I know, he could be great.
I'm kind of in wait and see mode. My worst male player is also on the fence and pondering retirement. If he goes, I get all 3 players. If not, it's a tough call.
YOU make the call.
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Post by Chris on Mar 1, 2010 18:24:23 GMT -5
Take the solid girl Balls.
Believe me, in Co-Ed softball the difference between first place and last place, and everything in between is ALWAYS the quality of your girls.
There's not enough of a differential between most guys, that adding one "stud" to your team would put you over the top.
Solid girls players have a MUCH greater impact.
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Post by thecaptain15 on Mar 1, 2010 18:54:20 GMT -5
My worst male player is also on the fence and pondering retirement.
Balls I am sad to hear you may be pondering retirement, I assume you'll still play in the tournament though...... ;D
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Post by 9 on Mar 2, 2010 18:47:55 GMT -5
LOL @ Captain, and I agree with Chris: It's much harder to find good females than males.
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Post by MSBNYY on Mar 2, 2010 19:08:43 GMT -5
Captain is just jealous because my team won a championship, and his team came in 4th in the Retard Division.
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Post by Jason Giambi on Mar 2, 2010 19:10:13 GMT -5
Luis Sojo used to register under the name Harry Pelotas when he travelled with the Yankees.
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Post by MSBNYY on Mar 3, 2010 17:07:11 GMT -5
The Bad Jews Bears, defending champions, are 12 guys and 6 girls. No matter what happens on the issue above, I have at least one girl to add because we're losing one of my better ones.
I just added her today--played on 6 teams last year, including a travelling team.
Total softball junkie.
In theory, she will be great.
To add to the high hopes, she's a lesbian.
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Post by Chris on Mar 5, 2010 14:08:38 GMT -5
I'm going to Boston April 11-13, staying at the Seaport Hotel (business).
I'm contemplating taking a tour of Fenway, and I'll be sure to represent Yankee-gear if I do.
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Post by 4dogg on Mar 13, 2010 15:22:31 GMT -5
at least its not snowing
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Post by MSBNYY on Mar 15, 2010 13:25:18 GMT -5
I have taken the advice of the peanut gallery and let the girl stay on the team while adding the fiance.
Today, I just found out that another girl will no longer be on the team. This girl was a catcher/2B type, but mostly catcher because of her slowness, plumpness, and the fact that we have several other 2Bs on the team. She didn't really want to play catcher again, and when another person agreed to come back, her fate as a catcher was all but sealed. Too bad, since she was a very good hitter. Rare to find a line drive hitter that is a female.
But the Bad Jews Bears don't rebuild. They reload. Upon getting the opening, the Bad Jews Bears made an offer to a girl who used to play 3B for Seton Hall. In 1997, she was the 14th toughest to strike out in the country. Granted, that won't matter too much in arc, and it's been a long time, but she still plays, and most important, gives me a girl I can stick at a position that is NOT 2B/C.
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Post by Chris on Mar 23, 2010 12:40:09 GMT -5
I'm listening to an interview with Phyllis Diller. The only remarkable thing about this is that up until now I had no idea she was alive
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Post by Chris on Mar 23, 2010 12:49:13 GMT -5
There's nothing sadder than OLD, once-great comedians still trying to be funny.
This Phyllis Diller interview is very awkward.
Have any of you heard a Robert Klein routine lately? BRUTAL!
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Post by Chris on Mar 23, 2010 12:56:05 GMT -5
OK...this was sorta funny
"Viagra is like putting a flagpole on a condemned building"
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Post by MSBNYY on Mar 31, 2010 9:01:14 GMT -5
It was 1983 when Captain Lou Albano appeared in Cyndi Lauper's video, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. In the aftermath, Captain Lou and Lauper feuded because Albano was sexist, and took credit for making Lauper the star she became. Though he was right about many things, for some reason, Lauper didn't like being put in her place.
So the two feuded, which resulted in the Rock N Wrestling connection. Albano and Lauper each picked a women's wrestler to manage, and the two would meet. Albano, the seasoned manager, chose The Fabulous Moolah, who hadn't died yet. It was a brilliant move on his part, as Moolah had been champion for approximately 28 years.
Lauper countered with up and comer Wendi Richter, and on July 23, 1984, live on MTV, at MSG, the two met in the Brawl to End It All.
That match ended with perhaps the biggest upset since David took out Goliath, as Richter shocked the world and defeated Moolah for the title.
The ensuing months saw changes in the life of Lou Albano. Perhaps Richter's accomplishments humbled him, but he turned his life around, and even reconciled with Lauper.
In fact, on December 28, 1984, Lauper even arranged to give Albano an award to honor him.
Yet the era of good feeling was about to be short lived, as Rowdy Roddy Piper, angered at the Rock N' Wrestling Connection, interrupted the ceremony. In a heinous attack, Piper not only laid out Albano, he KO'd Lauper's manager, David Wolf--a CIVILIAN!
Who knows what would have happened had Hulk Hogan not been in the building to run in and face further damage.
Meanwhile, Moolah was not done with Wendi Richter, and challenged her to defend her title against her new protege, Hawaiian wrestler Leilani Kai.
So on February 18, 1985, feuds would come to a head as Richter fought Kai and Hogan fought Piper in what could only be called The War to Settle the Score.
But nothing would be settled on this night.
First, Leilani Kai took Richter's belt when Moolah sucker punched Richter while the referee wasn't looking.
At the main event, Hollywood superstar Mr. T, Hulk Hogan's friend the to the end and co-star from Rocky III, was sitting ringside.
Piper was the cerebral assassin long before HHH laced up a pair of boots, and Mr. T's presence would not escape him. After a brief taunt, the match between Hogan and Piper began. Yet despite the title of the card, no scores were to be settled that day. Piper could not defeat the power of Hulkamania on his own, but he had backup, as Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff and Cowboy Bob Orton both interfered in the match on Piper's behalf, leading to a disqualification.
Being a man of honor, Mr. T entered the ring to help his friend Hulk Hogan, but even HE received a beating due to the numbers game.
Piper even kicked Lauper in the head.
At this point, not even MTV could contain the heat caused by the feud. A new match had to be formed. A new card had to be created.
Richter wanted her belt back.
Hogan and Mr. T wanted a shot at Piper and Orndorff in perhaps the biggest grudge match in wrestling history.
This was more than wrestling.
It was WRESTLEMANIA.
And that first Wrestlemania took place on March 31, 1985.
25 years ago today.
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Post by Chris on Apr 8, 2010 16:20:38 GMT -5
I won't post in the Fantasy Baseball thread because I'm not playing in your league.
I am a TOTAL newbie when it comes to Fantasy Baseball: no clue how it works.
But, I did join a small private league at the urging of my brother in law. He told me it would be good for a first-timer. The draft was an auto-draft based on my pre-rankings of players.
The scoring is head-to-head match-up with another team for a period of one week, based on a total of 13 criteria chosen by the league commissioner: 8 offensive stats that encompass both hitting proficiency and power. 5 pitching criteria encompassing both starter-specific and reliever-specific stats.
Being that it's a small league. 8 teams. I'm guessing it's not as realistic as true, large Fantasy Leagues where owners may only have one big star on their team and the men are separated from the boys by managing the mediocre players, substitutions, etc.
In fact, my team is almost too good to be true. I have Joe Mauer, Derek Jeter, Michael Cuddyer, Howie Kendrick, Shane Victorino, and Jayson Werth as my offensive standouts. Hell, Jorge Posada is my backup catcher.
My bullpen is ridiculous: Mariano Rivera, Heath Bell, and Jonathan Broxton all in the same pen.
My starting rotation is pretty solid too: Porcello, Verlander, Halladay, and Dan Haren, and Phil Hughes.
I should note that I cleaned up on pitching because in my rankings I placed a higher emphasis on pitchers than the others in my league did - obviously.
I'll be the first to admit that my team is too Yankee-centric (I have Swisher as well). This is probably why I've stayed away from Fantasy Baseball for so long.
So like a said....I'm guessing this star-studded team is nothing remotely close to what I could expect to have in a real league for experienced Fantasy players.
Any thoughts, advice?
I have no clue what I'm doing here.
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Post by elliejay21 on Apr 10, 2010 12:36:57 GMT -5
There's a thread in the fantasy section for people who have teams in other leagues. There are a number of people playing in a variety of different formats. If you take this discussion over there, post your full roster & relevant details, I'd be more than willing critique your team & offer advice. That said, how many teams in your league? I'm assuming your league is points, not rotisserie, because 8X5 would be odd. What is your active roster size? What positions are in your lineup & do you do daily or weekly lineup changes? The partial team you posted could kick ass in a 14-team league, but would be less than stellar in an 8-team league, depending on scoring... Both of my leagues are live serpentine draft (as opposed to auto and auction style), 12-team mixed league (there are AL or NL only leagues) with points scoring (different categories and point values) & weekly lineup changes. Tom's league (Yahoo) is straight points, 25-man roster, (lineup: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, Utility, 5 SP, 2 RP, 5 DL), 1 transaction per week (Sat-Fri) and DL pickups as needed, all transactions are immediate, Sun-Sat week, 2 week sessions (most points in session gets paid) and 1,2,3 spots at the end of the season get paid. Sean's league (CBS Sports) is head-to-head, weekly round-robin opponents (winner gets paid), 2 division format with playoffs for the real money & the Groundskeeper Willie trophy, Mon-Sun week, 27-man roster, (lineup: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, DH, 5 SP, 4 RP, 2 DL), unlimited transactions ($5 each after the first 8) through a bi-weekly waiver wire. I have been in leagues in the past with rotisserie scoring, pre-ranked auto drafts, live online drafts and live auction style drafts. ETA: I have finished in the money in three different leagues, although I tend to finish in the middle of the pack. I have not (yet) conquered Tom's league & I was relegated one season due to a last place finish. IMHO, fantasy baseball is a combination of skill, luck and who else is in your league. A bad draft can sink you for the season, an awesome draft can be decimated by injury & you can definitely be screwed (or rewarded) if you are playing with people who don't know their shit or who mail it in at some point before the end of the season.
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 21, 2010 8:53:23 GMT -5
I had a spat with a cashier yesterday that was very Tom Brownish.
I get breakfast at the same place 5 days a week. I always pay by credit card. In every credit card transaction I do, be it there or anywhere else, it's a simple transaction. You give the credit card, they swipe it, they give the credit card back to you, you put the credit card back where it belongs, and you wait for the transaction to go through. If for some reason the phone line is busy or there is an issue, you give the credit card back to the cashier again.
No problem.
However, yesterday, the regular cashier was out, and this annoying substitute is there, and HAS to do things HER way.
This isn't the first time I've had this issue with her, so I knew what was coming. When I ask for my credit card back to put in my wallet, she has the nerve to say no. There is absolutely no reason for her to hold onto my card, and when I'm standing there with my wallet out, asking for it back, she has no right to refuse.
Again, this isn't the first time this has happened, and I found it annoying. So I grabbed my card back out of her hand and put it in my wallet. When she complained, I explained my position and how she's the only cashier where this is ever a problem. She wasn't happy.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Apr 21, 2010 9:16:01 GMT -5
Im with you. There is one time we left a store without our card cause the cashier held it instead of giving it back, and by the time the receipts were printed and the goods handed off, the card was almost forgotten about.
What do you get for breakfast these 5 days of the week? The same thing, like you do your lunch?
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 21, 2010 9:19:31 GMT -5
Yes. Rice Krispees with milk, and a Vitamin Water. Though I do vary the Vitamin Water.
Today I was given a very cold reception. Normally I get a nice hello. The normal cashier was back, and lo and behold, did things the right way.
I could feel the tension. Ultimately, for that cashier to not only say no, but to actually force me to take the card, is a problem. This is actually the second time I had that issue, and I thought it was resolved, but a few weeks later and same old same old. The difference was this time I did it in front of her boss, and explained myself.
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