Jump to content

oblong

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    9,380

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    154

 Content Type 

Everything posted by oblong

  1. oblong
    My wife gets mad at me when we are running and I am apparently too aggressive at not yielding when I have the right of way... my theory is if you hesitate then the car takes that as you yielding. I only do that when I have the right of way but she will slow up a little. If we are approaching a four way stop in residential areas I run through but if I have a stop sign and they don't I will alter my route to go behind them so they don't have to worry about me. I hate stop/starting when running. Once I stop I need about 30 seconds to recalibrate my breathing. It's also fun when running to make people stop who you can tell had no intention of stopping. And you'd be surprised at the number of drivers who think, when waiting at a light to turn green, think they have the right of way once it turns green to turn right, against your white Walk sign as you start crossing. Happens at few times a week.
  2. oblong
    I can’t look for it now but I recall a Labor Day weekend walk off against Chicago where they came back in the ninth. I swear you can see AJ’s eyes roll as the the pitch is coming to Miggy for his walk off. AJ was walking away before he left the box.
  3. oblong
    Remember this was the GOP not long ago.
  4. oblong
    Yeah that seems like something we’d fall for back in 2017 from the Eric Garland/Seth types. In May 2017 I thought Trump would be toast by August.
  5. oblong
    Lets see if she gets kicked out of the party for that? She can be a Republican but Liz Cheney can’t? Make them own that shit.
  6. oblong
    More from AFPAC
  7. oblong
    The analogy I saw was a guy explaining to his wife he was just going out for a few beers… never mind all those strippers on that stage and pawing all over him.
  8. oblong
    What is the US offering beyond sanctions? Are we sending in equipment and weapons?
  9. oblong
    Is all of the denouncing matter without arms and troops? I mean I can denounce it standing here in my kitchen. What makes theirs more meaningful unless they offer something I can’t.
  10. oblong
    Nobody is using the textbook definition of socialism when they say these things. In fact I deliberately differentiated between the two.
  11. oblong
    If they all practiced it then they wouldn’t have locked out the players and wouldnt need artificial safeguards. Are you on the take for the owners?
  12. oblong
    This is when being in the minority politically is advantageous. When it’s a shitty situation you can just bark from the sidelines and pretend your side would have done a better job. There’s no risk or accountability.
  13. oblong
    The JD Martinez one is sad because it had so much. The team was still drawing well. For like 6 years Comerica park was the place to be on a Friday or Saturday. It was so magical. We still had hope that iteration could do something. I see that as the last stand for that era.
  14. oblong
    I’ve yet to hear any reasonable alternatives from anyone. Just like Afghanistan. The answer is “this wouldn’t have happened”. No thoughts on what should be done
  15. oblong
    I'm no cap expert but it sure seems like the guys in the NBA have that freedom doesn't it? I don't follow it as close as others but my impression is a guy can end up where he wants if they want him. They'll make it work somehow.
  16. oblong
    I think you can distinguish between Socialism and socialism. When used in the baseball context you can refer to the government approved monopoly, the sharing of assets, the protection that you won't really fail. It's not the dog eat dog cutthroat world of capitalism, "survival of the fittest", boot straps, government funded stadiums, etc, that these business guys like to fancy themselves as.
  17. oblong
    That Cubs game in 1998 is epic. I was there and so were a few others here. He broke Rudy York's record for HR's in a month, got a curtain call from the fans. Matt Anderson made his ML debut Nuke Laloosh style, hitting the backstop on his first warmup pitch. Tony Clark hit a bomb late in the game to take the lead.
  18. oblong
    I'd like to think I went "all the time" as a kid but in reality it was probably once or twice a year at most, other than a few years when I was a member of the Pepsi/Tiger Fan Club. Once I got my driver's license for the 1990 season I went to probably 7 or 8 games a year until the final 2 seasons when I got season tickets, a 21 game plan. So that's probably 100 games at the most. I estimate games at Comerica around 500.
  19. oblong
  20. oblong
    I think that too.... at least I hope that. Not sure I believe it anymore. Deadlines produce creativity as anyone who's written a term paper knows.
  21. oblong
    There's nothing wrong with being profitable but they are a lot more profitable than they let on and pretend like they need artificial help to maintain profitability. They are the drunk at the bar blaming the bartender for serving them.
  22. oblong
    The thing is success in baseball has two definitions. There's business/dollars success and winning/losing. Winning and Losing is artificial in a business sense. It's just a defined metric. I've used this analogy before but it's like having two Subway franchises "compete" against each other to see who can sell the most Buffalo Chicken salad bowls. It's a competition but the goal isn't to drive the other one out of business. The owners are using the goal of one definition to set the groundwork for the other definition. They are different things. Despite a team's record the franchises very rarely "lose". Even the worst franchises in history have immense business growth.
  23. oblong
    oh they'll find a way to oppose her
  24. oblong
    The owners proposal is worse than status quo.
  25. oblong
    Atlanta Dodgers Nationals Red Sox Astros Cubs Royals Giants Red Sox Giants Cardinals Giants Yankees Phillies Red Sox The last 15 years produced 11 different orgs as champs, with the Red Sox and noted overs penders San Francisco Giants making up the other 4 years as 3 time champs. 6 other teams made the WS that never won a WS during that time. 6 additional teams made their LCS without advancing to the WS. I think there's competitive balance. It takes a special kind of stupid and ineptness to not have a shot at the playoffs every couple of years and CBT's won't fix that.
×
×
  • Create New...