The Swamp

Johnnie wrote:Because of their avatars, I'm getting ZMan & Jerloma confused, still.

And I have no idea who Square Rob is.

aka Bobby FiveSides

Steve of phpBB wrote:
mister d wrote:Its a fake, they don't all connect.
It would be kind of cool if you could take the L from O'Hare to Oakland in only six or seven stops, though.

You sure about that? Ever been to Oakland?

If the second half is anything like the first probably the best NCAA title game in history.

He was able to get the same handle on Twitter (dougekurugby), but be prepared to be disappointed.

(Didn't you date his sister or something like that, AB?)

Some of that is fair, but pablum is still pablum in my book. You're damning with faint praise at best.

Since racism doesn't exist any longer, seems like an unnecessary step. (And seriously, this is a horrible mess of dogcrap. There's a whole lot of talented Southern bands, country and otherwise, addressing serious issues in society without resorting to pablum like this.) Can you explain your first c...

My standards for the content of contemporary country music are pretty low. But I think this is a good piece of work. Paisley and LLCJ are getting at things that real people think about race. It's not deep -- but it's much less trite than 99% of modern country songs. I don't find much offensive, but...

The new Iron and Wine album (Ghost on Ghost) is available on NPR's First Listen

Completely different than anything I&W/Sam Beam have done to date and yet...it's unmistakably I&W. Great album.

Serious question -- who is it more embarrassing for? Paisley or LL? I keep going back and forth on that.

Scottie wrote:The Red Dragon films, yes, there's two of the same story, one with William Petersen....

Manhunter, directed by a young Michael Mann. Highly recommended movie.

Has Putin every been to upstate New York? Hmmmmmm.

Didn't realize she was still alive to begin with.

Louisville advances with the help of some sketchy officiating.

Keg wrote:
brian wrote:Also I dumped $100 on video poker & got pissed so I bet $200 on the Dodgers at -$200 to beat the Pirates. In case anyone wants to sweat a stupid bet.

Power move.

It's pretty much what DadBoner would have done if he wasn't living with Crazy Cooter.

Also I dumped $100 on video poker & got pissed so I bet $200 on the Dodgers at -$200 to beat the Pirates. In case anyone wants to sweat a stupid bet.

If anyone cares Smyly's four inning save today was the first time that's ever been done against the Yankees. So yeah it's pretty rare.

Ichthyosaur (Icky) India Pale Ale from Great Basin Brewing Co. (Sparks, NV), from my home kegerator served in the most awesome pint glass I own.

And Smyly retires 12 straight against what used to be the New York Yankees to finish the save. Wonder how many four-inning saves there were in MLB last year.

Drew Smyly is going for that rare four-inning save.

Central Michigan's head coach was fired in the early 90s for using the word "nigger" when addressing his team. No suspension, no rehabilitation....fired.

See but youre calling it abuse. That's not abuse. Maybe abuse in a first world problems kind of way. There were probably thousands of hours of video. If the worst is pushing some kids, calling them faggot and throwing balls then everyone is off their rocker. Don't mean to say this is the best way t...

So you never played organized sports then? Every coach at that level acts similarly. Rice just got caught... I understand your argument about the AD wanting to maybe rehabilitate Rice and I won't quibble with it, but if you really think that his behavior is within some kind of a norm for college co...

Flipside argument: This proves the AD has awful judgment and you may as well fire him now before his next screwup. Kicking players, throwing balls at their heads and screaming that they're "fucking faggots" (while not winning!!!) isn't a gray area. Right. I would give the AD somewhat of a...

Great article about the end of Don King. (As a promoter.)

There was nothing quite so delightful as an Ebert review of a really bad movie. I think he got a perverse kick out of dreaming up new ways to say "this movie sucks". For example, from his review of the movie "North": "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this m...

Damn, that sucks. He was a great WRITER. Period. Great writer, Illinois alum, and flaming asshole, according to various stories over the years. Where are you getting the asshole part? Every story I've ever heard about him seems to indicate he was a great guy. Even Will Leitch likes him and he hates...

Number three on the NFL all-time scoring list is retiring.

The Lions have had two kickers in 33 years. It's going to be weird seeing someone else handling it this season.

Damn, that sucks. He was a great WRITER. Period.

If I'm going to be auditioning for TV in five weeks I definitely need to lay off the pizza and shit. Going to try to lose 10 points in 5 weeks and tighten up a bit.

Press conference on Sunday to announce the worst-kept secret ever -- the 2014 Winter Classic will be at Michigan Stadium. Between those division rivals Detroit and Toronto.

Brontoburglar wrote:Valverde back with the Tigers on a minor league deal.

Closing by May 1?

In a related story, I just slammed my head against my desk several times. (Though at least Dombrowski hasn't mortgaged the farm system for a mediocre closer. Yet.)

If I played for the Tigers, "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothin' To Fuck Wit" would absolutely be my walk-up music. Otherwise, I'd need to think about it some.

I suspect AB might be right on paper, but Syracuse has taken their defense to another level in the tournament. That game should be one hell of a game. I'd be nervous facing Beilein when he has 6 days to prepare for a game. And it isn't exactly Boeheim's first trip around the block either.

Johnny Carwash wrote:I barely pay attention to college football anymore, but...is it a big surprise that [INSERT RANDOM SEC TEAM OTHER THAN VANDERBILT] is getting slapped with allegations of impropriety?

Oh Leyland. You are the worst. Who in the world could have predicted that having a closer who gets fucking destroyed by RH batters would end poorly? I can't even really work up any anger at this point. He's just such a fucking idiot. Why not use matchups, Leyland? Alburquerque and Dotel were both a...

Oh Leyland. You are the worst. Who in the world could have predicted that having a closer who gets fucking destroyed by RH batters would end poorly? I can't even really work up any anger at this point. He's just such a fucking idiot.

Although this does raise the question . . . what would be the worst possible walk-up music? And it's easy to say something like Gaggy Beeber Lala nonsense but the thing is that rubbish is actually popular. We've had "What would be your walk-up music" threads in the past. Probably not a ba...

Scottie wrote:The Outfield?

Oops, yeah. My bad. I had Police on the brain for some reason. Still. An odd choice.

Josh Willingham's walk-up music is "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" by The Police. Which is kind of an...unusual choice I'd say.

The Memorial Cup without a host team participating in it just seems dumb. I'm struggling to figure out why anyone would care as much without them. (Also, who exactly do you propose replacing them with, sancarlos? If you're going be anti-host team, give me a better solution, especially considering th...

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