Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread

Posts: 2556 · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:42 pm

Wow....the Tigers didnt even show up to play today. Tie breaker tomorrow with the Twins. The White Sox are the lucky that they won the coin toss to decide where a tie breaker would be played. They are 1-8 against the Twins at the Metrodome this year and 7-2 against them at U.S. Cellular in Chicago. But...Danks is starting on just three days rest for the Sox and he has sucked against the Twins this year.

I figure its about even. Wouldnt be surprised if a few Cub fans showed up at the Cell to cheer the Twins. Wink

Posts: 96 · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:37 am

It was a blackout at Comiskular Field on Tuesday night.

Probably one of the best pitching duels this year, where the White Sox prevailed 1-0 over the Twins.

And Cubs fans are still reeling after losing a 2-0 lead yesterday... Surprised

Posts: 605 · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:44 am

Invincible Overlord wrote:

It was a blackout at Comiskular Field on Tuesday night.

Probably one of the best pitching duels this year, where the White Sox prevailed 1-0 over the Twins.

And Cubs fans are still reeling after losing a 2-0 lead yesterday... Surprised

Don't get me started on the Cubs and their fans, who are NOT lovable. Fans who want to lynch people have lost the right to be called loveable.

Did you see how they sent a priest to bless/baptize/whatever the dugouts in the Cubs stadium? That's enough voodoo to freak anyone out that there is indeed a curse, real or imagined. They are cursing themselves trying to get rid of something that isn't, or wasn't, there. Please! Razz

Posts: 4543 · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:34 am

Stupidest man in football? No, NOT T.O. or Ocho Cinco:

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11004064

Quote:

DENVER -- Former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry has been arrested following an alleged cocaine deal, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday.

Henry and James Mack were arrested a day earlier after the two met to buy cocaine from a person who was cooperating with authorities, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Mack and Henry were in federal custody on suspicion of knowingly and intentionally conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. They were advised of charges Wednesday. A preliminary hearing and detention hearing were scheduled for Monday.

This is Nate Newton and his truckload of weed level of stupidness. At least this means Henry won't be toting the rock....err, football...for any NFL teams anytime soon.

Another football note: My high school alma mater is making me proud: #1 in the NATION in the preseason polls, and they are so far undefeated this regular season. I watched them tonight on local TV as they took on a district rival and crushed them 45-3. Euless has one of the largest Tongan populations in the nation, and the influx of the polynesians the last few years has led to two state championships and possibly another this year. Go Trojans!!!

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=838769
Mike B.

Posts: 3188 · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:17 am

Hum..Dodgers vs Phillies..at least it seems to be heading that way.

ShaneG.

Posts: 2556 · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:36 am

benjoshua wrote:

Don't get me started on the Cubs and their fans, who are NOT lovable. Fans who want to lynch people have lost the right to be called loveable.

Did you see how they sent a priest to bless/baptize/whatever the dugouts in the Cubs stadium? That's enough voodoo to freak anyone out that there is indeed a curse, real or imagined. They are cursing themselves trying to get rid of something that isn't, or wasn't, there. Please! Razz

Every professional and collegiate sports team has their crazies. Please dont lump everyone that is a fan of one team in with them. Most Cub fans I know are just passionate about the team. But they are fans through it all every year no matter what the outcome. And that is more than I can say for a lot of the fairweather or bandwagon fans that make up the fanbase of some popular teams.

I dont believe in curses or voodoo or anything like that....but after what I witnessed last night I dont know what to think. How does a team with one of the best defensive infields make four errors in the game? How does the most consistent pitcher at Wrigley Field (Dempster) over this season give up seven walks in 4 2/3 innings? And how does the team with the best run differential in MLB score only five runs in two games while giving up 17? Pressure is the only thing that I can think of. You would think that these players who make millions of dollars a year are used to playing with pressure but I honestly cant fathom what it must be like to play at Wrigley Field in front of those fans knowing that it has been 100 years since a World Series has been won by the Cubs.

This whole mess probably pisses off the people at FOX more than anyone else. Their World Series numbers will probably be down considerably this year. I know I dont much care for a Tampa Bay Rays vs. Philadelphia Phillies World Series. Boston vs. LA might be interesting but pretty much anything else would suck in my opinion. Evil or Very Mad

Posts: 96 · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:11 am

You should start believing in curses now. Shocked

It wasn't just four errors, but each one of the infielders had an error. They just self-destruct in the end... they always do... <shrug>

Posts: 605 · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:40 pm

I try not to over-generalize, but in my own experience I have met some strange Cubs fans. Masochistic comes to mind. Shocked

Persecution complex is another possibility. Maybe it's just me.

I wouldn't count the Cubs out yet. They have a talented team. I also don't believe in curses, but the events of last night were indeed strange. The Steve Bartman interference was strange. It ain't over until it's over. Cool

Posts: 3188 · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:14 pm

Brewers survive..perhaps 1982 all over again Wink

(yeah who am I kidding)

ShaneG.

Posts: 1756 · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:23 pm

Good article about ebay.

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/10/06/ebay-donahoe-whitman-tech- enter-cz_vb_1006ebay.html

Posts: 605 · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:36 pm

red_bus wrote:

Good article about ebay.

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/10/06/ebay-donahoe-whitman-tech- enter-cz_vb_1006ebay.html

It is an excellent article. The sad part is that this site has been screaming what's wrong with eBay as long as I can remember. It's just amazing to me that the shareholders are drowning out the opinions of everyone else. They are so profit driven, the executives are driving the money right out of the business! Rolling Eyes

Posts: 4543 · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:45 pm

benjoshua wrote:

It is an excellent article. The sad part is that this site has been screaming what's wrong with eBay as long as I can remember. It's just amazing to me that the shareholders are drowning out the opinions of everyone else. They are so profit driven, the executives are driving the money right out of the business! Rolling Eyes

Ebay stock fell to $16 a share today, and I won't be surprised to see it at $10 by the end of the week, almost a year to the day it was at its high of $40 a share. Also on the horizon: Ebay is about to get it's ass sued off in a class action dealing with shill bidding....

http://legaleagles.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/shill-bidding-lions-and-ti gers-and-bears-oh-my/

The Forbes article is also a good one, although it only touches on the core of the problem, which was the complete and callous disregard and actual contempt shown to their loyal customers by Ebay and it's management. Ebay just laid off 1000 employees this week and more layoffs will come. Hopefully a resurgent Amazon and a just getting into the swing Google will sweep the remnants of Ebay off the table into the dustbin of history. I'm switching about half my inventory to Amazon and RPGmarketplace by early next year, really too bad it had to come to this. I feel sorry for whatever company bean counting schmuck takes over after Donawhore gets the axe.

Mike B.

Posts: 145 · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:23 pm

Okay, I've been good, up till now....but now I just have to say it:

NY Giants Football Rules!!!

Very Happy

Posts: 1076 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:58 pm

Ah, the State Fair of Texas and its fried foods:

. . . http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/taste/stories/090208dn metfriedfoods.33839923.html

Posts: 4543 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:37 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:

Ah, the State Fair of Texas and its fried foods:

. . . http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/taste/stories/090208dn metfriedfoods.33839923.html

Quote:

“Everything in Texas is chicken fried and bacon makes everything better so we thought we’d put the two together,” said Mr. Kusak,

Yes, I admit I wept tears of joy...... Laughing

Mike B.

Posts: 2130 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:22 pm

Hey guys some good news!

Hockey starts this week (regular season) Smile

Finally something to watch on TV

Anybody care Laughing

Posts: 2556 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:53 am

Blackmoor wrote:

Hey guys some good news!

Hockey starts this week (regular season) Smile

Finally something to watch on TV

Anybody care Laughing

Sorry man, but ever since the Hartford Whalers and the Winnipeg Jets up and left those respective cities I have lost interest in hockey. Seriously, there are more NHL teams south of the Mason-Dixon line (10) than there are in Canada (6). That makes no sense whatsoever to me. Confused

Now I just break out Blades of Steel on my Nintendo or watch Slapshot, Mystery, Alaska, or the 80's hockey classic Youngblood to get my hockey fix. And if I feel it necessary to add some blood and bullets into the mix I can always catch Jean Claude Van Damme in Sudden Death. Now that is a real hockey movie right there. Laughing

Speaking of movies...anyone looking for a really good flick to watch should pick up No Country for Old Men. I watched it the other night and thought it was a damn good film. Pretty bloody for a movie that won Best Picture. Kind of like a modern day western meets organized crime thriller.

Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe in the same movie playing hockey....how could it be bad??? Rolling Eyes

Posts: 495 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:59 am

I watch hockey during the playoffs only. It's the only time I can get interested in it. Do enjoy the playoffs, though.

Martin

Posts: 96 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:44 am

Since Bill Wirtz died, Chicago Blackhawk's fans have a renewed interest in the team. The biggest interest in the team is the fact that they are now televising games (Wirtz refused to do that). The stadium old out more often last year than in the last few years previous, and fans are optimistic about their team making the playoffs this year.

I'm not a hockey fan per se, but now that I might get the opportunity to catch a Blackhawks game on television, I might sit and see it.

Posts: 4543 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:56 am

Invincible Overlord wrote:

Since Bill Wirtz died, Chicago Blackhawk's fans have a renewed interest in the team. The biggest interest in the team is the fact that they are now televising games (Wirtz refused to do that). The stadium old out more often last year than in the last few years previous, and fans are optimistic about their team making the playoffs this year.

I'm not a hockey fan per se, but now that I might get the opportunity to catch a Blackhawks game on television, I might sit and see it.

Wow, I didn't know much about the Blackhawks, but I read the wiki about him and had to laugh at this line, after his death:

Quote:

During a tribute and moment of silence for him during the Blackhawks home opener on October 8, 2007, the Chicago crowd displayed their displeasure with Wirtz's operation of the organization by booing the proceedings.

That's either indicative of how tough the Chicago fans are, or what a piece of crap the guy must have been.....

Edit: After more research, it's unanimous...Wirtz was a piece of crap. So glad we have guys like Mark Cuban and Jerry Jones as owners here in DFW instead of wingnuts like Wirtz.

Mike B.