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The 2011 Gold Glove winners, sponsored by someone, will be announced tonight at 9 PM Central Time. The Royals have two finalists: Jeff Francoeur and Alex Gordon.

In RF, the three finalists are: Francoeur, Toriiii Hunter, and Nick Markakis.

In LF, Gordon is challenged by Sam Fuld and Brett/Brent Gardner

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I'll take RF for $100 Alex.
In RF, the three finalists are: Francoeur, Toriiii Hunter, and Nick Markakis.

Who are three guys who aren’t even on the first page of the UZR listings on fangraphs?

Nick Swisher and Johnny Giavatella deserve treats in the Kaufmann parking lot.

by ChrisCEIT on Nov 1, 2011 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Isn't UZR a counting stat?

I wouldn’t think qualifying would mean as much – not that anything means much in regards to the Gold Glove in RF for 2011.

Nick Swisher and Johnny Giavatella deserve treats in the Kaufmann parking lot.

by ChrisCEIT on Nov 1, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

interesting, for sure

by WURoyal on Nov 1, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

if this team doesnt believe that competing this year is realistic...

there’s no reason not to offer him a starting job and see what happens…sometimes all it takes is a new voice

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

errrrr

I think AAA should be a starting point

by WURoyal on Nov 1, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

if he requires an MLB contract i'd do it...

too much upside…no downside in what is likely a non competing year

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

if he requires an MLB contract

I dont think he’ll have a job. Maybe as a reliever.

by WURoyal on Nov 1, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

No way this game is over before the "award ceremony"

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Who were the three finalists for SS?

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

I guess one of those guys is worthy

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hardy

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

You will regret saying that about the first two when you are older

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

you didnt like the first one?

its not really my type of comedy…but i laughed alot…alot more than say any will ferrell movie or hangover 2

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Meh...

It would have been okay if the first one had never been made.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I liked the first one... The second was horribad

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

You make it sound like its hard to find boobs...

I remember trying to watch scrambled cinemax just to catch a glimpse of a nipple.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

I liked the first H & K

but I didn’t think it would have been nearly as funny if it had been 30 minutes longer. No way they could stretch two or three funny movies out of it.

by Howard the Drake on Nov 1, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Francoeur deserves it in CF in my view.

I wouldn’t be upset if Brett Gardner got it in LF.

-KIC

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

OT: I went to Chipotle for the second time ever... First time in about 5 years...

Still not impressed.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Pitt has a Chipotle now?!?

Getting pretty sophisticated out there huh?

by Dadunca on Nov 1, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was in Lawrence last weekend

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Uptown Saturday Night

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

by philofthenorth on Nov 3, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know we'll both get blasted for this..

but I don’t like it either.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

It wasn't that I didn't like it...

But a 9 dollar burrito needs to be much better.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

They do serve cervezas there

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

The serve beer at Subway in Germany...

If you went there you could.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Can't do it

some girls are in trouble for showing up to homecoming hammered …and proceeding to puke

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

But it would be different if you were in Germany...

I think the legal drinking age for beer is 16, and liquor is 18.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

9 bucks is getting out cheap

for fast food unless you wanna go dollar menu which is just awful

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

I guess that is true...

I rarely spend more than about $7.50 at just about any burger place… And Taco Bell for that matter

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Freddy's is where its at.

The only two things I will eat at Mickie D’s are McFlurry’s and chicken wraps

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

McDonalds breakfast kinda messes me up...

the older I get, the weaker my stomach gets…

I used to be able to eat anything… Now I have to avoid half the foods that made up 90 percent of my diet 10 years ago

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

My favorite food in the world is Curry...

But since i can’t have it, my new favorite food is Mediterranean.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you a fan of that style?

I prefer Qdoba, but I will never deny a Chipotle run

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Me too.

I won’t go to a Mexican place where I can communicate effectively with the staff. Spanish only.

That said, Chipotle is NOT Mexican.

by Dadunca on Nov 1, 2011 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd agree here

But sometimes only 4 Chipotle steak tacos with sour cream, rice, black beans, pico, lettuce and corn will finish my hunger…I also eat my tacos differently i.e. with a fork, then I eat the shell after

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

There is a place here in town

that serves Fajita nachos… Greatest thing ever.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Get steak fajita nachos...

I usually get the chicken

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

You got a Moe's around you?

Still haven’t got to the one in Miami, really liked the one they had in Savannah

by A Study in Blue on Nov 1, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not as long as Bud Selig's around

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

I find it a little sad...

that Mark Cuban will never be able to own an NFL team

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont know that the NFL would work for him

and i can understand them wanting to keep him out (they dont have a shortage of qualified owners) outside of their rules…but baseball…c’mon…one of your flagship organizations is fucked and you’re turning down the best owner?

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

He can't...

because the NFL has a rule that if you own teams in multiple sports they have to be in the same city if they can be… So since Dallas has a football team, and Jerreh is never gonna sell it… the only way he could own one, would be if he sold the Mavs.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont even think they can own them in the same city....

can anyone think of an example of an nfl owner owning another team?

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Paul Allen

owns the Trailblazers and Seahawks

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Several others own MLS teams, or other minors sports..

A couple others have Premier league teams.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

you're right...

i dont see cubes ever selling the mavs unless the rooneys decide they want to sell the steelers

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

god damn...

reading paul allens wiki makes me insanely jealous….the guy just does/buys whatever the fuck he wwants

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah...

I’ve been jealous of that guy for a while… I’ve been to the EMP in Seattle… Must go for anyone who even kind of likes music.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

And he's donated nearly a billion total in philanthropy

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've Said This

Before; this does not impress me. He is buying a good name, and that is nothing for him. Do it anonymously if you mean it.

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

by philofthenorth on Nov 3, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

4 Guys I

Worked with went to work for him flying those helicopters. Not a glamorous life. Three of them are back, and the fourth left for EMT work.

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

by philofthenorth on Nov 3, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

how does that happen, honestly

he must be planning on being an Astro or something, who would pay that guy more than 1.1 million, and as a fa HE’S gonna get more than that, i don’t understand the world we live in sometiems

Do these effectively hide my thunder?

by splitty on Nov 1, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Black Betty is awesomely terrible... Radar Love is just terrible...

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's All About

Sincerity; once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

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

by philofthenorth on Nov 3, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fat Daddy's has open mic nights if you want to just show up and kick the rust off...

I think 505 sometimes has stuff, other than that I have no idea… I don’t really go to bars anymore.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Radar Love Is

A horrible song written in a second language, but I love it. Golden Earring was opening for Poco in Little Rock when I saw them. I later had to decipher Twilight Zone for a band I was in. Incredibly stupid lyrics, but better than I would do in Dutch.

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

by philofthenorth on Nov 3, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Im assuming you aren't a lawyer

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

WSOP

Lamest televised event?

Do these effectively hide my thunder?

by splitty on Nov 1, 2011 10:13 PM EDT reply actions  

nah nah nah

Women’s World Cup was official this year. WNBA on the other hand, maybe

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by splitty on Nov 1, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Women's world cup if the US is playing only

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or the Swedes... or the Dutch...

or…

Nick Swisher and Johnny Giavatella deserve treats in the Kaufmann parking lot.

by ChrisCEIT on Nov 1, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bowling.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I watched the first few rounds this year on ESPN3 through my 360...

Fairly fascinating, really. Just a straight video feed, no post-production crap. Just poker. All the bad hands too.

Nick Swisher and Johnny Giavatella deserve treats in the Kaufmann parking lot.

by ChrisCEIT on Nov 1, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's like if you're in a poker tournament, and go all in with an inferior hand,

but get saved on the river.. and go on a little run. It doesn’t matter – it’s effectively house money, but it’s fun.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

The worst thing is...

this team could very well be 6-3 in two weeks… And I will still know this team isn’t that good… The AFC West really isn’t good.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Haley...

I can’t even tell you why… He clearly understands the going for it on 4th down… Even if they casual mouth breathing fan doesn’t get it.

I love his aggressiveness, hell… I like listening to him talk.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sometimes a good coach just needs to move on.

I don’t know much about Del Rio, I think he is a good coach… But there needs to be lots of changes there.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thoughts on Gabbert so far?

His raw statistics obviously look terrible, but I haven’t gotten to see him play other than watching the 4th quarter of the Steelers game.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

It hasn't been very good

Our WR’s can’t get open and he get jittery in the pocket and sometimes shies into contact and throws of his backfoot….When he steps into a throw he has a absolute cannon and looks good. He’ll need a offseason to work on things like accuracy and footwork…But he’s got all the “unteachable” things. Also he let out a “Woah there motherfucker” directed at Brian Cushing, CBS cameras picked it up

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

sounds alot like the gabbert that was at mizzou for two years...

i wouldnt assume that the tiger is going to change his stripes

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

He seems willing to work and

all the coaches say he isn’t making excuses and that he’s the hardest worker on the team (possible Garrard jab)….But it makes me wonder why a lot of QB needy teams passed on him

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

i could do everything that you listed there as well...

doesnt mean im going to be a good NFL qb…i think it says alot that he was the worst qb when left mizzou that pinkel has had when he had the most talent by far…i dont think pinkel and co became worse qb coaches

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by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're right. After the game, somebody on TV asked who the better team was.

I know it’s the Chargers, and there’s no shame in saying so.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

And yet... There is a very real possibility that the Chargers miss the playoffs again

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

why is it the chargers?

outside of hype, what is so good about that team this year?

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's more of an indictment of the Chiefs than it is the Chargers.

Fundamentally, the Chiefs are simply a poor offensive team, and have been able to cover for it well through favorable matchups. Offensively, they still played poorly in the Oakland win.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont think there is a complete team in the AFC west this season

we will see, they should be 6-3 two weeks from now which is nuts

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think Oakland was going to run away with the division until Campbell went down

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, not at all.

The situation isn’t as bad as last year’s NFC West.

I’m willing to give the Raiders a mulligan, given the strange QB situation last week. The Broncos, on the other hand, are downright bad.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think they have a lot of talent top to bottom...

They play up to peoples level, but just as often play down to other teams levels… When the Chargers are clicking on all cylinders… they can almost be unbeatable… But they just aren’t disciplined.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

the key is they have rivers. at least usually.

but, go look through their depth chart, they are wildly overrated as far as overall talent goes

http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/sd/formation/3-4-defense

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well... Maybe not this year...

they have lost a ton of talent over the last couple of years because their GM is too damn arrogant to think that maybe he needs to keep some of his guys…

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Norv is toast

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

he doesnt inspire confidence

feels like hes been there longer than five seasons

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

FYI

This is gonna be on WatchESPN.com

by WURoyal on Nov 1, 2011 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

ah WatchEspn

it’s where I get my daily cricket fix

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've tried to follow cricket a couple times... I need a translator

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

There is no foul territory

I’ve had many people try to explain it to me….I guess they feel like I’m stupid, just like how I think people are stupid when they don’t get baseball

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've been in that situation...

You don’t really notice how complex the game is, and how there is a billion rules if you haven’t been around it your whole life.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

You can’t leave first until you chug a beer. When scoring, you have to chug a beer. You have to chug a beer after all odd-numbered innings. Oh, and the 4th inning is the beer inning.

by OnixConcepcion on Nov 1, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think the dumbest rule in baseball is the fraternization rule.

They should just dump it. Torre tried to enforce it, but who really cares if David Ortiz and Eric Hosmer have a chat at first base?

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

caught foul tips, unless its strike 3, balk rules, strike zones… All the little stuff… But the two most popular sports in Europe are Soccer and Basketball, which really couldn’t be much simpler games.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Next time you watch a baseball game...

try to watch it from the perspective of having never seen a game before… its crazy.

I’ve been to baseball games several times with Europeans seeing the game for the first time… You have to explain everything.

Having said that… I would never say Americans are more complicated than Germans… I don’t know about other Europeans, but Germans over analyze and over engineer EVERYTHING! They adjust their tire pressure when driving on the highways depending on how many people are in the car.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

you are Americanized

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Like Keith Law, I love German style board games.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

This Toledo/Northern Illinois game has been fun to watch

but I’m ready for it to end. No one needs MAC football to last any longer than necessary

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by LordGaga on Nov 1, 2011 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

toledo needs this win

cant lose at the rubber bowl and expect to win the mac

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Who Wins AL Left Field???

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by splitty on Nov 1, 2011 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Gardner

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm going to argue for Jason Kendall

using the same reasoning that some have used to argue for Peyton Manning for NFL MVP this year.

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by KeepItCopacetic on Nov 1, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shitty background music

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by splitty on Nov 1, 2011 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

I've heard Matheny mentioned

As a possible Cardinals manager. He has zero coaching/managerial experience right? Who would be stupid enough to hire someone with absolutely no experience?

Oh, right..

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by RoyalsRetro on Nov 1, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont think that move was that bad

ventura was in the majors for 15 years or so, hes probably got a clue

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah...hillman had all sorts of fucking coaching experience

and he acted like he’d never heard of the sport

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Nov 1, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

It would have been so great

if he’d been hired by the Yankees. He’d probably be in an insane asylum right now.

by hunter s. royal on Nov 1, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

When was this taped?

Clearly this is old news for everyone involved.

by OnixConcepcion on Nov 1, 2011 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Pretty sure the winners already know they won.

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by jonfmorse on Nov 1, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's what I'm saying.

This just seems dumb, but I guess Kruk has to eat.

by OnixConcepcion on Nov 1, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

paul blair!

the shane victorino of the 60s

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 11:08 PM EDT reply actions  

i wish i had a recording of the phone call from espn to blair

what? you want me to come to northwest connecticut in the fall to read off a few names? ah, fuck that, im 67!

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

SPOILER ALERT

Nice job with that nominees list, ESPN.

by OnixConcepcion on Nov 1, 2011 11:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Of course Aybar wins it... Jesus christ.

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

GORDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do these effectively hide my thunder?

by splitty on Nov 1, 2011 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

YES!!!!!!!

he just made himself some money

by BeauJackson on Nov 1, 2011 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

In all fairnes... Shouldn't Gardner have gotten it in LF?

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by averagegatsby on Nov 1, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm a 14 year old freshman in high school with a love for all things Royals and Packers.

2012 is the year we shine.

by Jack Marsh on Nov 1, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

To Gardener.

Dammit.

I'm a 14 year old freshman in high school with a love for all things Royals and Packers.

2012 is the year we shine.

by Jack Marsh on Nov 1, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

*Gardner

I'm a 14 year old freshman in high school with a love for all things Royals and Packers.

2012 is the year we shine.

by Jack Marsh on Nov 1, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

WOOO!

Glad he got it. Not looking forward to hearing Frank and Ryan talk about it every inning of every game,

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by LordGaga on Nov 1, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions  

I just got 7 "likes"

for saying “Frenchy was robbed” on the Royals last Facebook post…whoopee

BFIB

by tiquanunderwear on Nov 1, 2011 11:21 PM EDT reply actions  

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