Game 139 Overflow Thread

that would require not walking anyone or giving up extra base hits or Gator diving for balls he shouldn’t and letting them roll past him and keeping the foot on their throats when they’re almost out of breath and I’m tired of typing

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But he's so much better on defense that DDJ!

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow, McCain just said that he has the war scars and Obama doesn't

I’m going to hate the next two months

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Charlie never dies, apparently

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hate poiltics

my mother-in-law is heavily embedded in the politics scene, and thus my wife is too. The MIL has functions at her house for local bigwigs and some really bigwigs (she’s related somehow to Brownback). This time of year can be excruciating.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

score update

9-4

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Barton? With bases loaded?

Walk him, we never get that guy out.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Better Yet, Hit

Him.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Headline of the night:

“Nats to lower ticket prices”

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess the bribe money is still flowing

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel so sorry for Will

I mean, we’re both stuck being Royals fans, but at least I’m escaping DC. He’s coming here.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, poor guy

At least Acta >>> Hillman

Unfortuneatley, I hear Acta still believes in “platoon splits”

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jeez.

gotta get a baserunner for kila to get an ab

by KCScuba on Sep 4, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, with Pena at the plate, I'd say the odds are definitely

shittier.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That wold totally ruin Hillman's plan

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Foulke's pitching hand

looks like he stuck it in a garbage disposer and had it repaired.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

his motion is weird too.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Buck - Pena - Gator

murderer’s row

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is that any way to talk about our hero of the night?

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

a murder of crows

where crows = crappy hitters.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for that.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Victim = Kila

I’m not worried about it though. Hillman’s still got a plan — if the Royals get someone all, he’ll pinch hit Gload. Gotta get him in there for defense, anyway.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and gload is in for...

butler

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pena Crushed It

For him, meaning no K or tap to pitcher.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OT - and McCain is done

Cindy comes out for the stiff hug
and Republicans still can’t dance

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

DANCE PUPPETS! DANCE FOR ME!

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you know why baptists don't have sex standing up right?

They’re afraid it would make people think they’re dancing!

by Warden11 on Sep 4, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I had heard that joke with why Baptists don't make love in the shower

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not The Way

They do it.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the sex or the dancing?

Besides, it’s difficult to do standing up. The dancing that is. I prefer to breakdance.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Either

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and now he is joined by

~~Tina Fey~~, er I mean Sarah Palin

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Watching Them Try

To clap with a song is funny enough. Anything beyond “USA,USA” is too rhythmically complex for them.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't want to frighten anyone

but Gator just flew out to 20 feet from the fence… and his bat broke.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

no way - you are fibbin'

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope.

After he hit it, he slammed it down and it came apart like an egg. Meaning it was already crackola.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you don't think he did a Bo Jackson on it?

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Positive.

Seriously, that bat was already broken when he broke it. Way obvious. At first, I thought he was just frustrated ‘cause he popped out, but when I saw the bat shatter and realized how far he’d hit it, I understood — he was pissed ’cause that was the best swing of his major league career, and his bat went and fucked him.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

but wait,

100%… Are you sure?

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, now

He has had a HR before. Once.

Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

by mazoboom on Sep 4, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nunez looks like

he could very easily forget to let go of the ball and accidentally detach his arm in the process. I expect DM to trade him, again, this off-season.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I hope for another low BB, high speed guy who look slike he's a good defender, but actually is just fast

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we could corner the market

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about Milton Bradley?

Oh yeah. He’s good now. Anyway, what do you think we’d fetch?

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Takes too many pitches. Also, would hurt the locker room atmosphere

the Royals have been so carefully cultivating

Doesn’t help the team by playing through injuries like Hoagy, either

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

but what does a guy like that really fetch?

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sticks, Maybe The

Morning paper.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

stay in, stay in

and another adventure with a pop-up

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Smitty Being Smitty

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

K by nooner

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OK guys

someone needs to get on base so the Hawaiian Punch can hit his homer

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

need just one baserunner for

KILATIME

Every fight is a food fight when you’re a cannibal.
-- Demetri Martin

by kcscoliny on Sep 4, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Germie Made That

Routine fly look interesting.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I hope we get to see Yimmy next inning, to close it out.

"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde

by cfizzle on Sep 4, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That Might Not

End well.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kila better get to bat

that’s the only reason i’m not in bed yet!

by KCScuba on Sep 4, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

that's sad.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DDJ gets a hit for KILA!

Can’t wait for Smith to GIDP to finish off the odds…

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OK, step one - done

DDJ on base – no DP’s!!!!!!!!

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

then next two should not swing

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Sep 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

darn it Esty!

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice, Germy.

RUIN IT FOR ALL OF US.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Jason Smith goin to display

some IsoP!!!

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is That Like

Pop off the bench?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know, but I do know that RR likes it

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think it means

he mostly sucks, but when he doesn’t suck, he hits HRs. Too bad he sucks most of the time.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The drama: Will Jason Smith strike out?

by RATW on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yes.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

way to go Esty

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ryan just tugged a couple more times.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

or strikeout.

jackass.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

oh well, my prediction of 0 at bats for Kila is still good

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

right with you

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Sep 4, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But He Ran,

He ran so far away.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pissed.

by KCScuba on Sep 4, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Go A's

Tie it.

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Sep 4, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess I called the DP

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

German is so selfish.

Trying to get a hit, when he could’ve K’d.

Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

by mazoboom on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well we can always hope the bullpen gives up 5.

Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

by mazoboom on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

GOBBLE NOW!

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what are the chances of that happening?

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not with mudkip/

"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde

by cfizzle on Sep 4, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason Smith is great!

Banny being Banny.

by JobDDT on Sep 4, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

haha, soviet mudkip.

"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde

by cfizzle on Sep 4, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think dirt in your cleats

is the problem here, Kipper.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

is that what happened?

I was out of town and didn’t know

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm.

Yeah, that happened.

Banny being Banny.

by JobDDT on Sep 4, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's Only 5

Runem Muddy; you can do it.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Runem=Runs

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it does? I must have missed that day in Linguistics class

and by the way, pull Kip Wells now!

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That Was The

Day Fernando Vina subbed.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes, I remember hearing the stories

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes...I have many variations of the word Runs....

and “Runem” is definitely on of them……as are:

Ranem
Ran’em
Rodham
Rund
Runned
Run’d
Runz
Runsz
Rupensel

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Sep 5, 2008 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

great - another walk by the Kipper

not a great bounce back from Sunday’s game

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Soviet Mudkip wants a fair distribution of Kila ABs!!!111

1

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We Have All

Been here before.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mexicutioner NOW (again)

Banny being Banny.

by JobDDT on Sep 4, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd gladly accept $390,000 a year

to throw pitches off the plate

Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

by mazoboom on Sep 4, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hell, I'll accept $390,000 a year

to sit on my ass in the dugout watching baseball.

In fact, if they’ll pay me $390,000 a year, I promise NOT to play!

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

get his ass out of there now!

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OH THE HUMANITY

Banny being Banny.

by JobDDT on Sep 4, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

K TRAY

I’M PRETTY SURE THE OL’ KIPPER DOESN’T HAVE IT TONIGHT.

Banny being Banny.

by JobDDT on Sep 4, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Trey wants a Kila AB too

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by mazoboom on Sep 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

whatever "it" is, he doesn't

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RamRam

Banny being Banny.

by JobDDT on Sep 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

$390,000 For One

Decent performance in a loss; that’s what we’ve gotten from Wells so far.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Uh, Phil

More like $39,000.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Was Using Your

Figure.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, I was assuming they'd let me take up a roster spot and do nothing

for a whole season.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope Ramirez had time to say a fond farewell to his rotator cuff

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i'll miss you the most, labrum.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK, there is absolutely no way they can get a triple play here

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Save opportunity for someone!

I have Soria on one of my teams

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I assume Ram Ram can't create his own save situation?

SAVES = STUPIDEST STAT EVER

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I Asked That

Too, and I think no was the answer.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ram On

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I had that album

yes, you read that right, a freaking vinyl album!

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That's nothing compared to my Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance Vinyl!

My first self-bought LP…

Who the hell is “Ram” by. Is that Paul, pre-jowls and one-legged hookers?

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes, it is

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My first self-bought LP

was A Farewell to Kings.

Shoot me now.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you had chosen not to decide, you still would have made a choice

(and yes, I know that’s from Permanent Waves)

At least it wasn’t some pathetic Cure album.

Nerdy Prog >>> proto-Emo pretentious new wave crap

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interestingly enough

the odds that I purchased a Cure CD and a Rush CD on the exact same shopping trip at some point are not zero.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ooops

Must remove my foot (fingers?) from my mouth

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I might even have bought

a Fall CD too.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That Was His First

Solo album after he met Linda, his second after the Beatles disbanded. We worshiped it.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What I wish my first LP had been

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My First Zappa

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously?

I thought you were an older fan, from your other references.

I’m a jazz fan more now, but I can honestly say that Zappa’s interactions with his drummers, especiall Colaiuta on Shut Up ‘N Play Yer Guitar, is to rock guitar what Coltrane’s duets with Jones and Ali (especially Interstellar Space) is to jazz saxophone.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This Is What

Happens when you get old? I couldn’t remember the title or cover art for that album; this is the one:

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have to admit that I don't have that one

Frank likens his work there to Stravinky’s “neoclassical” period — taking what appear to be the “norms” of the style and perverting them… not sure Igor saw it that way, but Frank says it so convincingly…

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another great one, recent release

Underrated 1980 band. Colaiuta’s last tour. Ray and Ike on vocals. Steve Vai’s first tour. Frank mainly plays that sweet cherry sunburst job (with Dimarzios, I think) on this your (before he discovered Floyd Roses…). Awesome drumming and vocals, of course. Best version of “Keep it Greasey” ever.

Unbelievable soloing on “Chungas Revenge,” “The Torture Never Stops,” (trademark wide-open flanger), “Pick Me, I’m Clean” (the “Inca Roads” progression), and the “Secret Carlos Santana Progression” thing on “City of Tiny Lites” starts out with an so-Godzilla-its-scary octave-divider/envelope filter tone.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Admit it

Your real favorite Zappa era was the Dale Bozzio era.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't knock it!

Actually, Joe’s Garage (which she ‘guests’ on) is of the same general era as The Wall and 2112, ’cept Zappa made it up over a weekend as a joke. And, of course, it blows both of them away.

Dale got to know Frank through her then husband, Vinnie’s predecessor and fellow godlike drummer (and Zappa personal favorite) Terry Bozzio. Along with former Zappa sidemen Patrick O’Hearn (great bassist, later a sadly cheesy New Age artist) and the insane guitarist Warren Curruccurlo (Vai’s predecessor — the first Italian virtuoso, later Duran Duran guitarist), they formed Missing Persons.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Actually Liked

“Missing Persons”, and I was aware of the Zappa connection, but I never bought anything of theirs.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope that wasn't for my benefit

seeing as how not only do I own every Missing Persons record, but every Duran record with Warren, plus the one Duran record with Terry, and some of Patrick’s instrumental records, and oh yeah, all three U.K. albums.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow! Sorry... I keep trying to get the early UK stuff

I originally got into them through Holdsworth. I didn’t think anyone else cared about Missing Persons…

Did you catch the reunion tour? Or is that still to come? If the pictures I’ve seen are recent, Dale actually looks pretty good. Was she a singer or a Playboy Model first?

Sorry, I just have to spread the gospel of Frank wherever I go, even if I’m relatively disaffected at this point

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been to exactly one concert since

a crazy week in Dallas in 1990 where over the space of four days I saw Oingo Boingo then The Mission U.K. and Wonderstuff then Depeche Mode and Nitzer Ebb.

That one show was in 2001, when this chick I was seeing made me take her to see Cowboy Mouth and Fighting Gravity.

Unless you want to count The Smithereens playing my company Christmas party in 200…3?

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In other words, jonfmorse

you the man…

Do you have the first UK album, the one with Holdsworth? It has “In the Dead of Night” on hit. I think I have it on vinyl in storage on there.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

(And, of course, Jobson was in the Zappa bang in 1976 with Bozzio and Jobson, as I'm sure you know)

they played SNL…

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by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The funny thing is

despite all the former Zappa cronies I “fell in” with musically, I never got into Zappa’s stuff. Too much deliberate atonality for me, I think.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Napolean Murphy Brock was right

After listening to Zappa for a while, even the stuff that sounds “normal,” it takes a while to listen to other stuff. And i think it works the other way, too. I go through phases where I listen to absolutely no Frank, then that’s the only thing, but I have a hard time mixing. I think it’s because even his “standard” progressions are warped —instead of I-IV-V, he’ll use I-II-IV, and stuff like that.

i’m old enough now not to force it down people’s throats. So to speak.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's more pronounced with me

because I am all about melody. Even though my “roots” are firmly in prog, if your twisted time signatures and bizarre progressions aren’t “catchy” I can’t hang. Which is to say, I also can’t listen to Gong or Soft Machine, and have difficulty with Gentle Giant and sometimes even Camel.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm actually not that much of a prog guy

A bit — I know the more mainstream side — the popualr Kansas and Yes tunes. But I was more into metal, and, through my guitar teacher, got into jazz. The Zappa thing became a side obsession through Vai. Got me into free jazz and avant-garde “art” music.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep.

Like I said, all three. The first one (Wetton/Jobson/Holdsworth/Bruford), and Danger Money and Night After Night (Wetton/Jobson/Bozzio).

Eddie Jobson deserved a better fate than writing commercial jingles. His first “solo” record (Zinc) was a really incredibly interesting thing.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he might have gotten a certain "rap" with musicians he worked with

Of course, Zappa tended to have a different perspective on things.

he never said directly what the problem was with Jobson, but Eddie didn’t last long. Zappa seemed to go out of his way in interviews to not rip him (unlike, say, Jean-Luc Ponty)

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eddie never lasted long with anyone

UK was his longest association, and Wetton and Bozzio both say he killed that one.

Jobson was rumoured to join Yes, in the 90125 era. Nobody talks about why that didn’t happen, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he managed to piss them off during the first meeting. ;)

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it was the barbershop hat

He’s really writing jingles? I figured he’d at least be doing soundtracks like every other 1970s synthesizer guy.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what he was doing in the late 80s/early 90s

In the late 90s, he was trying to put together a new UK project, and Wetton and Bruford were on board.

They never recorded a track.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Was he just hard to work with?

Or was it more “personal issues” a la Alberto Callaspo/Keith Moon.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess the way to put this

is Eddie Jobson is the A.J. Pierzynski of rock.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I take that back

He’s not really just a red-ass. He’s a perfectionist, and a prima-donna.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to say...

That haircut does rule

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by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Saw Holdsworth

With Alan Heisman’s Tempest opening for Fleetwood Mac at the Free State Opera House in Lawrence in the early middle 70’s. Mac was touring on “Penguin” and “Mystery to Me”, and Bob Welch and some guy who played flute were the front men. Christine Perfect was playing keyboards and singing a little.

Holdsworth was the fastest thing I’d ever seen, but I didn’t care for the material they did. I was impressed, though. Mac brought the house down. There wasn’t a pitcher in the place after we got ours, literally the last one they had; we guarded it with our lives. They did five encores, and they had to turn up the lights and run us out at midnight.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow!

That’s REALLY early Holdsworth — I always thought that was his first recorded band, and that he didn’t last long in it.

(Pretty sure Allan likes his pints a wee bit too much, given that it comes up in every interview. Then again. all the interviews are the same — “I wanted to play saxophone, not guitar,” “I suck, it’s terrible,” “They only gave me a 15,000 dollar advance and six months to make the album” blah blah blah… I used to feel sorry for him until I met real some jazz guys in new York you would get 2,000 dollars to records an album in two days.)

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holdsworth

was in Gong and Soft Machine, too. Heh.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have the second Gong album on vinyl, too

In the late 80s one could pick up all that shit for 3-6 dollars, wish I had done more

Have all the good Al DiMeola albums (the first 4) o vinyl. Got ’em all unscratched and used. Well, maybe not the first one back then… A lot of early Holdsworth.

A friend gave me the UK one as well.

Soft Machine keeps changing, right? Was Elton Dean in before or After Holdsworth?

Allan was in a LOTS of groups

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Had It

When it was brand new.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

me too

but sadly it was not my first LP

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mine Was "Fresh

Cream", an early Cream compilation.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not bad

Clapton was pretty good when he had a superior rhythym section behind his barrage of straight eighthts

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As A Guitar

Player, I fear not Clapton, but he was great back then. Baker and Bruce were not your garden variety rhythm section back then, either.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Clapton was too emo, couldn't decide who he wanted to be

left the yardbirds cause they were too “pop,” left Cream because he wanted to be in The Band — a “Pop” (ular) band.

the other "Bird, Page, was, I must admit, brilliant in the studio, even if the clams can’t all be attributed to drugs… drugs didn’t help…

Iirc, you, like me, think that Beck was if not better then (I think he was), but by the early 70s was certainly better… The Theolonius Monk of Rock Guitar

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think mine was a Moody Blues album, but not sure which one it was

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's because

they’re all the same album!

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by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

no, that's not true and you know it

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you SURE about that?

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by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, because some of their later stuff I did not enjoy

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the first LP

I ever listened to was Iron Butterfly

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida honey

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You Just Blew

My mind.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it wasn't my first, but my early favorite album

was “Headhunter” by Herbie Hancock

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fucking A! That one rules, actually

a Bit repetitive. Funky as hell. Like a stripped down Bitches Brew.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Herbie Had Chops

He didn’t even use on that one.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, man.

it was my dad’s.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ouch

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

sorry about that.

i’m just not as “experienced” a some of y’all.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My Second Album

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did Hendrix mainly use a Deluxe Reverb on that or what?

I really don’t know. My impression is that he got into Marshalls after he realized he’d be doing world tours and stuff.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He'd Already Been

To England, so the Marshall was a possibility. It was the British attempt to recreate a Fender Bassman; utter failure.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The best kind of failure!

My impression fro reading Jim Marshall interviews is that Hendrix had already recorded this album when he came in and asked for the big stacks from Jim.

Personally, I think people misunderstand what was great about Hendrix. His solos and fuzztone are overrated. His songwriting, awesomely funky rhythm playing (and accompanying Fendery clean tones) are underrated.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Jimi would be more "respected" and less "idolized"

if he’d never gone for “loud.”

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Check Out Kansas

Legend Mike Finnigan explaining his session with Hendrix for “Electric Ladyland”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQteSSBg6vE

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by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cool shit... thanks

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"and Jimi's going"

duh weer weeer weeer weer…

GOLD

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure the first LP I ever listened to

was Les Coeurs Isolés Matraquent la Bande du Sergent de Poivre.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope you enjoyed the show

This was the cover, right?

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 4, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Remarkably similar indeed.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yup, that's the original cover idea.

You can see Hendrix on the far right — he used to come see the Mothers before he was anyone — probably heard a wah wah for the first time when Frank was using it.

The “anti-capitalist” Beatles (or their reps) held this album up for over a year because of the cover. This cover only came out later, or was on the fold. It came out later on the CD.

Here’s what they had to put out.

The music is what really undermines the Beatles. The lyrics not only rips the Sgt. Pepper’s/Haight-Asbury thing to shreds, but the musical parody and virtuosic composition accomplishments (particularly on “The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny”) show up “classic” tunes like “A Day in the Life” as child’s play compared to Zappa’s blend of R & B, Varese, and Stravinksy.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This Was Laying

Around the house when I was 14. My brother, who I was living with at the time, had it. It was one of his 5 albums, and he didn’t know much about it. It’s now a classic. I wore it out.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by buddyball on Sep 4, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yay

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 4, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If I were in town

I would personally pay for a sultry Asian girl to give Ram-Ram his well-deserved massage.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Happy Ending

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 4, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, he gave us a happy ending

may as well have someone else return the favor.

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by jonfmorse on Sep 4, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holy shit...

we won again?? I have an actual real live busy day for the first time in a month, and OF COURSE the Royals have their best day of the year.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Sep 5, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Like, dude, we pwn September, yah?

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by jonfmorse on Sep 5, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

like, dude, I'm stoked

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Sep 5, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Surf Maine?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 5, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Surf Wax America, baby

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by NHZ on Sep 5, 2008 3:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, we won even playing TPJ

and spotting the As four free outs (I see TPJ turned out his usual 0-4 line, bringing his season average to .165)

by KC Gunner on Sep 5, 2008 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Every 0fer that Pena puts up from here on out is a good thing

Decreases the chances that he’ll be back next year as an “indispensable defensive replacement.”

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Sep 5, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now he and Gathright have to stop making game-winning hits somehow

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gathright at least provides genuinely good, reliable defense

(and is a good pinch runner). There still isn’t enough there to really like, but at least he provides something. Pena makes some spectacular out of zone plays, but he’s just not sufficiently reliable to even be a good defensive replacement.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Sep 5, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of OF defense

What do you make of Teahen’s +5 UZR last year? I know that doesn’t exactlly make him Tris Speaker, but might that indicate anything (combined with what you see — I don’t get to watch games) about his ability to play a relatively competent CF? I don’t mean as the starter, but as “the” 4th OF who can cover all the spots… I don’t mean he has to be awesome, but that he’d would be a CF version of Adam Dunn’s defense (or, for that matter, Jose Guillen’s OF defense, which is just slightly better, from the sounds of things)

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 5, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Teahen's defense

Would I be comfortable with Teahen being the backup CFer? Definitely. His lack of progress this season defensively means that he would make a well below average CFer. But I think he’d be sufficient as DeJesus’s backup. And if DeJesus goes on the DL, you call up Maier. But I doubt Dayton Moore shares my opinion on this.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Sep 5, 2008 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs