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Hamilton2
What would have been wrong with one simple post that said: Debatable HOF Candidates? Simply listing them all in one place:
Which of these players deserves to be in and which does not, discuss:
Player A
Player B
Player C
etc.
Instead of a new thread for every Tom, Dick or Harry to pick up a censored baseball bat.
The lists are fine too. But once you've done the top 25 hitters and top 25 pitchers, there really is no need to revisit it after each season. Babe Ruth isn't getting any better (or worse), folks.
December 09, 2008 at 04:36PM View BBCode
Hypotheticals are fine. And they have been discussed at length in "real" baseball terms. The problem is when it becomes thread after thread after thread of the exact same debate/discussion.What would have been wrong with one simple post that said: Debatable HOF Candidates? Simply listing them all in one place:
Which of these players deserves to be in and which does not, discuss:
Player A
Player B
Player C
etc.
Instead of a new thread for every Tom, Dick or Harry to pick up a censored baseball bat.
The lists are fine too. But once you've done the top 25 hitters and top 25 pitchers, there really is no need to revisit it after each season. Babe Ruth isn't getting any better (or worse), folks.
FuriousGiorge
December 09, 2008 at 04:39PM View BBCode
Zombie Babe Ruth, on the other hand, continues to watch his skills deteriorate. Of course, we don't know much about the inner workings of postmortem flesh, so perhaps this is simply a natural dip that he will rebound from.
drunkengoat
December 09, 2008 at 04:41PM View BBCode
Paging Jamie Moyer. HA! See how I brought this carousel full-circle? See? See?
tm4559
December 09, 2008 at 04:42PM View BBCode
ZBR could never handle it high and tight. awesome pitcher though.
FuriousGiorge
"Well, I'll tell you Erin, it all has to do with delicious BRAAAAAAAAAAAINS!"
(Jamie Moyer pulls open Erin Andrews' skull, begins feasting on her brain.)
December 09, 2008 at 04:45PM View BBCode
"So Jamie, how do you explain the fact that you've continued to be successful at a high level at an age when most players have long since left the game behind?""Well, I'll tell you Erin, it all has to do with delicious BRAAAAAAAAAAAINS!"
(Jamie Moyer pulls open Erin Andrews' skull, begins feasting on her brain.)
drunkengoat
December 09, 2008 at 04:47PM View BBCode
Awesome. Do you really think Jamie Moyer will still be active in his 90s? (ZBR age)
tm4559
funny, but fail. there can't be any brains in there.
December 09, 2008 at 05:05PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
(Jamie Moyer pulls open Erin Andrews' skull, begins feasting on her brain.)
funny, but fail. there can't be any brains in there.
whiskybear
December 09, 2008 at 05:07PM View BBCode
The divine Erin Andrews is in line to ride my junk, Tim. In fact, she gets cuts in front of Sarah.
tm4559
i also think that one from fox with the jubblies should ride your junk, although she is not as preferred as erin. i place her between erin and sarah.
[Edited on 12-9-2008 by tm4559]
December 09, 2008 at 05:10PM View BBCode
she is awesome, for reals. saying there were no brains was a point in her favor.i also think that one from fox with the jubblies should ride your junk, although she is not as preferred as erin. i place her between erin and sarah.
[Edited on 12-9-2008 by tm4559]
Cubsfan13
I had to read that in high school, along with a few other people, and give a presentation on it. I was the only one who read it, of course, and spent about 2 minutes talking about the book and 3 minutes bullshitting/trying to get the other people to act like they knew what the censored was up. Good times.
December 09, 2008 at 05:58PM View BBCode
Originally posted by drunkengoat
Yeah, for the record, those that know me are well aware that I was enrolled in five years of college before joining the Marines. I had some time to squeeze some Wilde in there somewhere, as well as freakin write a paper on it. I still failed World Lit.
I had to read that in high school, along with a few other people, and give a presentation on it. I was the only one who read it, of course, and spent about 2 minutes talking about the book and 3 minutes bullshitting/trying to get the other people to act like they knew what the censored was up. Good times.
drunkengoat
December 09, 2008 at 06:32PM View BBCode
That was my problem, yes. Note that I said "enrolled in" instead of "did", because the fact is outside of my joe job I didn't really do much of anything in those five years. You live, you learn, you go to the sandbox in uniform.
chi925a
New guys come along and post hof and top whatever lists for discussion and get ripped for it. What's the big deal? If you're tired of the conversion excercise your right to NOT READ the thread. Why be a bunch of jerks because someone new to the sight posts. What are you the freaking message board police?
December 09, 2008 at 06:42PM View BBCode
Geez,New guys come along and post hof and top whatever lists for discussion and get ripped for it. What's the big deal? If you're tired of the conversion excercise your right to NOT READ the thread. Why be a bunch of jerks because someone new to the sight posts. What are you the freaking message board police?
Duff77
This is what you are in our eyes, newbie
Don't take it personally. Being dickish is what passes for style and seniority around here.
December 09, 2008 at 06:56PM View BBCode
Har. You have to understand that some of the people on this board have been here in excess of five years. There is a club mentality among them, and newcomers are regarded as a source of amusement, much like monkeys on tricycles:
This is what you are in our eyes, newbie
Don't take it personally. Being dickish is what passes for style and seniority around here.
whiskybear
December 09, 2008 at 07:01PM View BBCode
(I want to give Happy a high-five right now so bad, but then I remember that I hate his guts, and I just get confused.)
Duff77
Or maybe chimp change!
(Har!)
December 09, 2008 at 07:03PM View BBCode
What? Among slams against me I've personally witnessed, that was chump change.Or maybe chimp change!
(Har!)
happy
December 09, 2008 at 07:03PM View BBCode
My hand is extended forward for a high five. But will i pull it back if you go for it?
Duff77
December 09, 2008 at 07:05PM View BBCode
Why does this love I'm being doused with smell so much like gasoline? Hold on--I need a cigarette.
whiskybear
December 09, 2008 at 07:05PM View BBCode
(He withdrew his hand at the last minute. I am amply shamed.)
happy
December 09, 2008 at 07:11PM View formatted
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Pulling your hand back from a high five, learned at age 3, fun for a lifetime. Its like farting with your hand.
Duff77
December 09, 2008 at 07:14PM View BBCode
Or just farting, generally, which my son is already a master at.