This is Justin Verlander's sixth Opening Day start. He's never won on Opening Day before.
(Tigers are 2-3. He's 0-1 with 4 NDs.)
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- Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Opening Night/Day/Week
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6873
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Opening Night/Day/Week
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6873
Re: Opening Night/Day/Week
Aren't blackouts based on where you could get local cable showing those teams? In case it wasn't clear, I'd totally be fine with what you're talking about. I can get Dodgers/Angels games on basic cable, so if they were blacked out on MLB.tv I'd deal. You get into some hilariously fucked up scenario...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:04 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Opening Night/Day/Week
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6873
Re: Opening Night/Day/Week
Aren't blackouts based on where you could get local cable showing those teams? No. That would make some sense. MLB is not allowed to make any sense. Teams can claim whatever they want to be their "region". Theoretically (and I'm kinda surprised they haven't done it) the Yankees could clai...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Opening Night/Day/Week
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6873
Re: Opening Night/Day/Week
Also, I'm just going to go ahead and get this annual rant out of the way on opening day and then try not to bring it up again. The MLB blackout rules for Extra Innings/MLB.tv is a fucking joke. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/MLB_Blackout_Areas.png/776px-MLB_Blackout_Areas.p...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Opening Night/Day/Week
- Replies: 126
- Views: 6873
Re: Opening Night/Day/Week
It's even funnier this year now that both teams suck. How many 4:30 9-inning games between sub-.500 Yankee and Red Sox teams will the nation be subjected to on ESPN? 13? 14?Rex wrote:Guess what two teams are still in the fourth inning at 1:40 into the game?
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Bryce Harper is good at baseball. Two HRs today. Strasburg is pretty good too.
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:12 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Frozen Four
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3319
Re: Frozen Four
Didn't Zaz go to St. Cloud State? Apparently Mr. D doesn't have the market cornered on miracle runs in the Big Dance.
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:38 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
- Replies: 1350
- Views: 50128
Re: The I need to buy a house thread
One other thing that was discussed -- whether it is included by the sellers in the purchase price or not, consider paying for a home warranty. I may be in the minority on this, but the money is worth the piece of mind. I use a company called American Home Shield and I've been happy with the service/...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:05 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
- Replies: 1350
- Views: 50128
Re: The I need to buy a house thread
Any other tips are always appreciated. How to find a good mortgage company, etc. (I say this because my buddy bought his first house with his wife and they went with a local mortgage company. Someone they could find and get ahold of for questions, etc. Their mortgage was sold to Chase 3 days after ...
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:23 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The I need to buy a house thread
- Replies: 1350
- Views: 50128
Re: The I need to buy a house thread
Looks like FHA loans do have mortgage insurance, but they call it MIP instead of PMI. And it can actually cost you more. http://www.realtor.com/home-finance/mortgages/understanding-fha-loans.aspx?source=web" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Yeah, but for a first home, it's pr...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:11 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Free Agency
- Replies: 351
- Views: 28643
Re: NFL Free Agency
He's 32. He's had six years to rewrite his defining moment. But yeah, Romo could definitely be worse, and their GM sucks, so they probably had to pay him. Right. The issue is who do you replace him with. If you assume that Romo is at worst league average (and I'd argue he's closer to about 8th-12th...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:52 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Free Agency
- Replies: 351
- Views: 28643
Re: NFL Free Agency
Yeah, despite playing for the Cowboys he's arguably the most underrated QB in the NFL.Brontoburglar wrote:I don't understand the Romo hate. Yeah, he's farted away games, but the Cowboys wouldn't be in the position they were in to fart away the games in the first place without Romo playing well to get them there.
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Free Agency
- Replies: 351
- Views: 28643
Re: NFL Free Agency
Probably sets the bar for Cutler, who is a free agent after this coming season. Not too happy about that, although the Bears should look into extending him now to free up some cap space for this year. Yeah, same with Stafford. Lions are probably looking at about 6 yrs, $110M or so, but Stafford's g...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Free Agency
- Replies: 351
- Views: 28643
Re: NFL Free Agency
Probably sets the bar for Cutler, who is a free agent after this coming season. Not too happy about that, although the Bears should look into extending him now to free up some cap space for this year. Yeah, same with Stafford. Lions are probably looking at about 6 yrs, $110M or so, but Stafford's g...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Free Agency
- Replies: 351
- Views: 28643
Re: NFL Free Agency
Cowboys paid the going rate for Romo. Hell, he's a way better QB than Flacco, who got stupid money.
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:58 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5671
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
I lost only two bets in the Sweet 16, both by one half point (tOSU -3.5 and Florida -12.5). Oh well. Still a good weekend so far.
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:47 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5671
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
Damn, the Haterade is strong with you. Not every team can be Duke.Shirley wrote:Those fun kids who play the Right Way may not get to fifty in this game.
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swampsource > crowdsource
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2022
Re: Swampsource > crowdsource
Or just throw some money PDX's way since he does that shizz for a living.DC47 wrote:Real power crowdsourcing would be a design contest.
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 184179
Re: The Live Music thread...
I think it's the best thing in the world that Grateful Dead fans hate each other.
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:09 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5671
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
Damn, Michigan State is playing like a bunch of knuckleheads late in this game. Down 9 and fouling with 2 seconds left on the shot clock?
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:19 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Holy Crap. He is good but I just don't understand these long term deals. Is it just a risk/reward thing? Congrats on the sign Brian/Tigers fans. He is great. Hope that doesn't bite you in the ass. He's been remarkably injury-free (which scares me in a way), but this deal doesn't worry me as much as...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Holy Crap. He is good but I just don't understand these long term deals. Is it just a risk/reward thing? Congrats on the sign Brian/Tigers fans. He is great. Hope that doesn't bite you in the ass. He's been remarkably injury-free (which scares me in a way), but this deal doesn't worry me as much as...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:55 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Whoa. Tigers extend Verlander for 7 years, $180M (with a vesting option for 8 years, $202M). I did not see that coming. Verlander had been saying for quite some time he might look forward to being a free agent (not saying he necessarily wanted to leave Detroit, but that he might want to experience f...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:50 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
- Replies: 3481
- Views: 234982
Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
There have been a total of 51 unique bots that have visited the forum so far. AdsBot [Google] Alexa [Bot] Alta Vista [Bot] Ask Jeeves [Bot] Baidu [Spider] Bing [Bot] Exabot [Bot] FAST Enterprise [Crawler] FAST WebCrawler [Crawler] Francis [Bot] Gigabot [Bot] Google [Bot] . . . and so on. All they c...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:13 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5671
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
Yeah, I have a few Indiana fans on Facebook and they were crowing and talking shit all season. Not so much today.BSF21 wrote:It's a quiet day on facebook in Hoosier country.
lolz.
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:26 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
- Replies: 3481
- Views: 234982
Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Just saw that Google Bots are listed in the users browsing the forum. Not sure why I think that's cool. I like the idea of them having their own login (and of course they don't login, but well -- whatever.)
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:01 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Ricky Romero sent down to Single-A! Dunedin. Absolutely fallen off the map. Has there ever been an opening day pitcher optioned to Single-A the following year? I was just going to ask he exact same thing. Really just assumed at first that the Jays sent Romero to Triple-A Buffalo of the Internationa...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5671
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
Honestly, a dig wouldn't faze me right now. It would be like mocking me because the supermodel wouldn't blow me again. Fully aware this is likely the best I'll ever see and made sure I enjoyed it. In that case...nah, I'm just kidding. I'm not going to say I was rooting for La Salle (Wichita State i...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:32 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5671
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Sweet 16
The old Brian might have thrown a dig Mr. D's way, but I know how much that shit hurts. They had a very non-zero chance of going to the Final Four. That's once in a lifetime stuff for a mid-major. Some (most?) of you guys will never understand.
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:59 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 184179
Re: The Live Music thread...
That's brutal. I've never seen Depeche Mode in concert but I have a few bootlegs of their shows. And every one of them is less than 90 minutes. A typical Depeche Mode show is around 75 minutes. Or about a third of a Springsteen show. They are very good (surprisingly good) live though. I'd probably ...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:22 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 184179
Re: The Live Music thread...
I should have probably ranted about this here instead of boring people with it on Facebook, but the venue hosting Depeche Mode in Las Vegas for their fall tour wants $160 for the cheapest seats. Cheapest seats in San Diego and LA (granted for larger venues) are $40 and $50 respectively. Gotta be fu...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:15 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
- Replies: 2496
- Views: 225792
Re: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
Like if you would answer the door. https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/539853_413573672070139_893239551_n.jpg Oh damn, I wish someone would post that on my wall, but I cut loose all of the Jesus freaks awhile ago. Because if some guy came dressed to your door looking like that, the LAST thi...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:14 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 184179
Re: The Live Music thread...
I should have probably ranted about this here instead of boring people with it on Facebook, but the venue hosting Depeche Mode in Las Vegas for their fall tour wants $160 for the cheapest seats. Cheapest seats in San Diego and LA (granted for larger venues) are $40 and $50 respectively. Gotta be fuc...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Who is missing?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 14582
Re: Who is missing?
Ah, downsizing. Yes. When we moved from one yurt to another, here in YYJ, we got rid of a ton of stuff. Furniture, mostly. But it wasn't enough. We still have to have a gigantic yard sale or something. I just don't need three sets of golf clubs. Guitars, yes. But not golf clubs. Actually, when we m...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:38 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Temporary (Still?) Onion Thread
- Replies: 110
- Views: 10694
Re: Temporary (Still?) Onion Thread
I don't know if this is the real or Onion thread, but is this story real....or Onion
WalMart mulls letting customers deliver purchases to online shoppers
WalMart mulls letting customers deliver purchases to online shoppers
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Last year's Sanchez/Infante deal most notably. I'll grant that Dombrowski has generally gotten good return when dealing prospects, with the exception of the Jair Jurrjens deal (though that was offseason), but it's frustrating to continually see the long-term mortgaged for the short term when the Tig...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Fantastic Cover Letter
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2176
Re: Fantastic Cover Letter
You'd like to see him take that letter to another level though.
"I got my college girlfriend pregnant just by giving her an intense stare."
"I got my college girlfriend pregnant just by giving her an intense stare."
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:12 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
I like what the Tigers are doing. Keeping six quality starting pitchers is smart, given that they have absolutely nothing but hopes and prayers in the minors. They've got good relief pitchers. If no closer emerges, they can deal for another arm in July. Too, the rotation may be so strong that the n...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:32 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
I'm sure I'm being Mr. Obvious here, but just make Porcello the closer. His stuff would play up something crazy in the pen. Yeah, that was discussed during spring training and the fact that Porcello pitched pretty well out of the pen in the playoffs probably added to it. It's a great idea in theory...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:01 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
- Replies: 187
- Views: 10199
Re: The 2013 MLB thread - March/April edition
Well, there you go. Maybe the Tigers traded Porcello for the some other third-tier closer.Sabo wrote:I just read on Twitter that Rondon has been optioned to the minors.