General discussion thread 2/12/2010: Fire Willie Edition

[Chris in Ga]

Let's go team

[Chris in Ga]

Shawn riggans is the first catcher we signed that actually intrigues me. guy hasn't lived up to his potential as a hitter and I believe if he were to get at bats he might be the best catcher we got coming into the season, with Thole still learning how to catch.

[Lunkwill Fook]

On my way to work. Metro system is in a ridiculous state. Was listening to traffic reports and they warned drives to keep an eye out for lanes that ended abruptly in snowbanks. What the hell?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

On my way to work. Metro system is in a ridiculous state. Was listening to traffic reports and they warned drives to keep an eye out for lanes that ended abruptly in snowbanks. What the hell?

That seems like racing in Mario Kart.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

This is making me feel old, the majority of the US hockey team is younger than I am. Most of the players were born after the Miracle On Ice took place.

[Dep]

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[Lunkwill Fook]

You people are old.

Just finally made it into work. Took an hour and fifteen to get in from Capital Hill, three miles away.

[Tim]

This is making me feel old, the majority of the US hockey team is younger than I am. Most of the players were born after the Miracle On Ice took place.

I started feeling that way after we got Brendan Shanahan.....He was the first player in any sport that I was older than...A little bit of me died inside.

[Tim]

You people are old.

Just finally made it into work. Took an hour and fifteen to get in from Capital Hill, three miles away.

do the have little habitrails tunneled throughout the city for you guys?

[Dep]

You people are old.

Just finally made it into work. Took an hour and fifteen to get in from Capital Hill, three miles away.

nice. now make up the last month you missed. GET WORKING. ;)

[Dep]

I remember watching Andruw Jones blow up in the Braves/skanks world series back when i was in college and he was like 19...

...I was like wow, i could be doing more with my life haha

[Ed in Westchester]

You little whippersnappers

GET OFF OF MY LAWN!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ed in Westchester]

oooh, almost to 600 posts.

[Ed in Westchester]

Did y'all see Davidoff in Newsday laughing at those people who think the Nats will finish higher than the Mets?

He actually dropped WAR on people.

[Ed in Westchester]

ENGAGE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dep]

Did y'all see Davidoff in Newsday laughing at those people who think the Nats will finish higher than the Mets?

He actually dropped WAR on people.

WAR, what is it good for!

[peejay]

I remember watching Andruw Jones blow up in the Braves/skanks world series back when i was in college and he was like 19...

...I was like wow, i could be doing more with my life haha

i was at his two HR game v yanks. my dad go the tix and it was the WS so i had to go

[Lunkwill Fook]

UZR/150. what is it good for?

[Dep]

i was at his two HR game v yanks. my dad go the tix and it was the WS so i had to go

nice dood

[Dep]

UZR/150. what is it good for?

to know 1/2 the mets team can't field?

[Lunkwill Fook]

to know 1/2 the mets team can't field?

OMG don't you know 5-6 full seasons is TOO SMALL OF A SAMPLE SIZE?!?!?!?!?!!?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

OMG don't you know 5-6 full seasons is TOO SMALL OF A SAMPLE SIZE?!?!?!?!?!!?

Isn't 30 the cutoff for a statistically valid sample?

[Dep]

OMG don't you know 5-6 full seasons is TOO SMALL OF A SAMPLE SIZE?!?!?!?!?!!?

hahahaha

[Dep]

our franchise hasn't been around long enough to get real data

we're still waiting.

[Dep]

Boomer calling out Rosenthal on some mets stuff

pretty good

http://www.wfan.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4385827

[sheadenizen]

Isn't 30 the cutoff for a statistically valid sample?
age, days, months, years, games, seasons, home runs hit, errors made in 3 consecutive games?? 30 what?

[Lunkwill Fook]

You have to listen to it? Lame.

[Dep]

it loads fast. sowwy

[Lunkwill Fook]

Dep, I can't convince the fugees that I'm not, in fact, dead.

[sheadenizen]

Dep, I can't convince the fugees that I'm not, in fact, dead.
it's better that way Lunk. Now you can recreate yourself. How many people get a 2nd chance! Use it wisely!

[Lunkwill Fook]

Hahahah but I like me!

[Athena]

it's better that way Lunk. Now you can recreate yourself. How many people get a 2nd chance! Use it wisely!

Haha!

[Lunkwill Fook]

By the way, 4.5 hours left before the Olympic NHL roster freeze.

[Athena]

Boomer calling out Rosenthal on some mets stuff

pretty good

http://www.wfan.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4385827

That was pretty good. Thanks!

[Dep]

Dep, I can't convince the fugees that I'm not, in fact, dead.

nice, maybe they're all eagerly awaiting you at the clay sculpting wheel for some freaky deakiness.

[Dep]

By the way, 4.5 hours left before the Olympic NHL roster freeze.

pack yo bags andy!

[Lunkwill Fook]

Flowers go unnoticed in this picture. (http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/celebrity-pictures-christina-hendricks-flowers-unnoticed.jpg)

[Lunkwill Fook]

pack yo bags andy!

I'm wondering if this rumored huge deck reshuffling deal is going to happen with the Rangers/Panthers. You heard of it, Dep?

[Dep]

hmmmm i dont think so

hit me

[Athena]

nice, maybe they're all eagerly awaiting you at the clay sculpting wheel for some freaky deakiness.

Hey! That's funny!

[Athena]

Flowers go unnoticed in this picture. (http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/celebrity-pictures-christina-hendricks-flowers-unnoticed.jpg)

Because her hair and make-up came out so well?

[Lunkwill Fook]

hmmmm i dont think so

hit me

They were talking some HUGE deal involving a ton of players. Names mentioned including Nathan Horton, Steve Weiss, Jordan Leopold, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, Bobby Sanguinetti, Daniel Girardi, among others.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Because her hair and make-up came out so well?

She has hair?

[sheadenizen]

BTW...aprpopos of nothing...I saw Jessica Biel on Regis and Kelly this morning. She looked terrific and she was talking about ( and showed pictures of) her climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro. I was very impressed!

[sheadenizen]

Names mentioned including Nathan Horton, Steve Weiss, Jordan Leopold, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, Bobby Sanguinetti, Daniel Girardi, among others.
Those guys can't play hockey. Their names are pronounceable.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Those guys can't play hockey. Their names are pronounceable.

True, there are an awful lot of non-Eastern European names in there. I think Mikhael Rozhival's name was also mentioned, if that helps.

[Athena]

BTW...aprpopos of nothing...I saw Jessica Biel on Regis and Kelly this morning. She looked terrific and she was talking about ( and showed pictures of) her climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro. I was very impressed!

She has an awful movie to promote. I'm not sure that I've seen her in anything. Except the one about the illusions.

[Dep]

They were talking some HUGE deal involving a ton of players. Names mentioned including Nathan Horton, Steve Weiss, Jordan Leopold, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, Bobby Sanguinetti, Daniel Girardi, among others.

craziness

[sheadenizen]

I didn't see the beginning, Athena. When I switched it on they were talking about the mountain climbing. Never heard anything about a movie, but that's normally what all these people do on the talk show circuit.
I think the only movie I ever saw her in was that movie where she was a dancer or something.....the movie is from ages ago.

[Lunkwill Fook]

She has an awful movie to promote. I'm not sure that I've seen her in anything. Except the one about the illusions.

She was awesomely hot in Blade: Trinity.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Why can't all people have this kind of sense of humor? (http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/epic-fail-exit-win.jpg)

[Athena]

She was awesomely hot in Blade: Trinity.

Is that the role she is most famous for?

[Athena]

I didn't see the beginning, Athena. When I switched it on they were talking about the mountain climbing. Never heard anything about a movie, but that's normally what all these people do on the talk show circuit.
I think the only movie I ever saw her in was that movie where she was a dancer or something.....the movie is from ages ago.

She's in Valentine's Day, I think. But I agree that the mountain climbing sounds interesting!

[Lunkwill Fook]

Parenting fail. (http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/epic-fail-parenting-fail.jpg)

[Lunkwill Fook]

Is that the role she is most famous for?

Honestly, that's the only movie I watched with her in it that I really gave a shit about.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Metro says a six-car train has derailed near Farragut North station. No injuries have been reported.

WTOP's Adam Tuss reports the front car of the train popped off the track. The train was headed toward Shady Grove.

Yeah, DC was ready to open for business.....

[Tim]

I'm curious how much climbing she actually did...I am sure there was a long line of people waiting to help her up that hill

[sheadenizen]

I am sure there was a long line of people waiting to help her up that hill
Not sure if you were making a joke or not....but she grew up in Boulder Colorado and has been mountain climbing her whole life.

[Dep]

Is that the role she is most famous for?

TV show role was her most famous IMO. whatever that show was called

[Dep]

Seventh Heaven or some shizit

[Dep]

Why can't all people have this kind of sense of humor? (http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/epic-fail-exit-win.jpg)

lol, that's funny

[Tim]

Not sure if you were making a joke or not....but she grew up in Boulder Colorado and has been mountain climbing her whole life.

half ass joking, Kilamanjaro is bigger than anything they got in boulder, I'd carry her stylist up the hill if she asked....hell, I'c carry Timberlake up for her if she asked.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Lunk, I doubt anything is happening on the Rangers-Panthers front. Too many big names for the Panthers and too many useless names for the Rangers.

[Rave]

I liked her in Stealth.

Not really, but I liked Stealth because it had Josh Lucas in it.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Lunk, I doubt anything is happening on the Rangers-Panthers front. Too many big names for the Panthers and too many useless names for the Rangers.

I dunno. Dubinsky and Sangs would get something done.

[Lunkwill Fook]

I liked her in Stealth.

Not really, but I liked Stealth because it had Josh Lucas in it.

Ick, aside from Biel in a bikini, that movie was just painful to watch.

[Dep]

what's your sched like this weekend MFBS? maybe some hockey time?

[Dep]

haha, i HATED stealth

[Dep]

She's good in the illusionist

also some flick london, where chris evans n jason statham do blow the entire movie, good stuff

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

I dunno. Dubinsky and Sangs would get something done.

With what salary cap space? Also even though they're playing Dubi as wing lately I think he's still billed as a center in terms of future planning.

[Lunkwill Fook]

With what salary cap space? Also even though they're playing Dubi as wing lately I think he's still billed as a center in terms of future planning.

Oh, certainly. The only reason he was moved to wing, really, was to encourage his offense. He's a very good two way center in almost every facet of the game.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

what's your sched like this weekend MFBS? maybe some hockey time?

Oh now you want to play? After ducking me the past couple of weeks????

::admits he has nothing else going::

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Dominic Moore and Matt Cullen both got traded for 2nd round picks??? Seriously, those guys are 3rd/4th line centers and they're worth 2nd rounders?

[Dep]

Oh now you want to play? After ducking me the past couple of weeks????

::admits he has nothing else going::

LOL

I'd rather be playing hockey at night than working 60+ hour weeks

[Dep]

Lindsey Vonn, helping female athletes everywhere to be taken seriously. :)

http://withleather.uproxx.com/2010/02/lindsey-vonn-is-an-athlete

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

I liked Gretchen Bleiler (http://www.rock107.com/albums/Hottest-Woman-Athletes/Gretchen_Bleiler_Snowboarding.jpg) myself.

[Dep]

nice bod, thick rowr. both of them are a little buttah IMO, but they have other talents obviously haha

[Future]

2/23 for Lincecum. Nice.

[Future]

You know who is insanely hot. Julie Mancuso.

[Dep]

pics or GTFO

[Dep]

hahah, so funny. some NFL player moron tweeted last nite that the cardinals signed Julius Peppers and some other big FA and he was going there next for a SB run.

everyone went bonkers over it and he was talking about HIS ONLINE MADDEN TEAM

LOLOLOL

[Rave]

Stealth had cool airplanes and Josh Lucas. I also liked Eagle Eye because it had the Reaper going in the tunnel. Oh, and we made models of the X-man plane for Marvel.

(I probably take my job a bit too seriously.)

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Julia Mancuso (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS344US344&resnum=0&q=Julia+Mancuso&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=1Yd1S6vYH4OVtgfE9KGYCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CB8QsAQwAQ)

[Athena]

Stealth had cool airplanes and Josh Lucas. I also liked Eagle Eye because it had the Reaper going in the tunnel. Oh, and we made models of the X-man plane for Marvel.

(I probably take my job a bit too seriously.)

Cool job, Rave!

[Dep]

Julia Mancuso (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS344US344&resnum=0&q=Julia+Mancuso&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=1Yd1S6vYH4OVtgfE9KGYCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CB8QsAQwAQ)

meh

[Future]

She was on Biggest Loser for some Olympic theme episode. So hot.

[bcuster]

six car derailment on red line dc metro

[Squadron Nye]

nice bod, thick rowr. both of them are a little buttah IMO, but they have other talents obviously haha

Thick?!?! Dude you're warped. She's not thick in the least.

spot on with the butta face tho

[Dep]

Thick?!?! Dude you're warped. She's not thick in the least.

spot on with the butta face tho

her legs are thick. thats what i meant. good thick, not bad thick

[Lunkwill Fook]

six car derailment on red line dc metro

It's underground too.

[Dep]

haha, bengals never learn.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports free agent WR Matt Jones has chosen to sign with the Bengals over the Titans.
The opportunity was simply better in Cincy, where only a fading Laveranues Coles and a disappointing Andre Caldwell stand in the way of a starting job. Contrary to popular belief, Jones hasn't been a deep threat as his body has filled out. He is a big target, though, and a possession receiver for Carson Palmer. His addition could make it easier for the Bengals to target a tight end in the first round of the draft. Feb. 12 - 11:43 am et
Source: Chris Mortensen on Twitter

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that free agent Pacman Jones worked out for the Bengals on Thursday.
The last we heard from Pacman he had sabotaged his chances of playing in the CFL with a rambling, insult-laden diabtribe on UStream in September. The Bengals have proven time and again, however, that they don't factor "character" into personnel decisions. It's no coincidence that Pacman worked out on the same day that Cincy offered a contract to troubled receiver Matt Jones. The Bengals have also been linked to Donte' Stallworth. Feb. 11 - 11:10 pm et
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

[Squadron Nye]

her legs are thick. thats what i meant. good thick, not bad thick

proportionately to the upper body maybe.. the ratio isn't off by much.. However if her upper half was in ratio i might describe her as "realistic hot" instead of thick.. I dunno seems a bit harsh for that goodness

i like thick too!

[Dep]

ya, to me "thick" is not negative. her quads are huuuuuge

not quad-zilla levels. i need to find a pic of that dude now haha

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

ya, to me "thick" is not negative. her quads are huuuuuge

not quad-zilla levels. i need to find a pic of that dude now haha

So you're saying you dream of getting locked into a figure 4 by her.

[Future]

Man I just pooped out a lung, so painful.

Oh well. Lasik today. Huzzah.

[Squadron Nye]

thick isn't a bad term for me either, sometimes it's a real positive. I just think you're a bit over-zealous in your usage for this particular lady :)

[bcuster]

It's underground too.

i heard nobody seriously hurt, but it could jam up the whole system. the east coast has had it tough the last week or so... my sympathies...

[Dep]

So you're saying you dream of getting locked into a figure 4 by her.

haha, like that chick in Goldeneye. good shit

[Dep]

thick isn't a bad term for me either, sometimes it's a real positive. I just think you're a bit over-zealous in your usage for this particular lady :)

haha, duly noted good sir

[Dep]

Man I just pooped out a lung, so painful.

Oh well. Lasik today. Huzzah.

ouch

good luck dood

[Tim]

Lindsey Vonn, helping female athletes everywhere to be taken seriously. :)

http://withleather.uproxx.com/2010/02/lindsey-vonn-is-an-athlete

I would seriously take her.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

haha, like that chick in Goldeneye. good shit

Famke Janssen (http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061109/143538__janssen_l.jpg)

[Dep]

I would seriously take her.

hehe

[Dep]

Famke Janssen (http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061109/143538__janssen_l.jpg)

haha nice action shot

[Dep]

oh mannnnnnnnn, dep is having a bad day.

so there's this conference we do annually in november that we sponsor, its expensive, something like 75K....and my boss is ehhhhh on doing it this year (cutting costs potentially) but hasnt really decided and its my job to field the calls from the ppl and buy us more time.

one of them had a meeting with my boss in december and walked away under the impression we were doing it this year. he basically just said if you guys dont take it, we're screwed.

now i get to tell my boss that.

DONT BLAME ME JOIK, YOU COMMITTED TO IT

[Dep]

i have to go cry in the corner

bblata

[C Low's Doppelganger]

Hey Timmay, I heard after Willie McGee retired from the pros that he had a "brief" stint as a Calvin Klein underwear model.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

i have to go cry in the corner

bblata

Just think of thick Olympians and everything will be ok.

[Squadron Nye]

I would describe This (http://www.poptower.com/pic-15285/sammi-sweetheart-giancola-jersey-shore.jpg) chick from the jersey shore as "thick" in a good way

[C Low's Doppelganger]

oh mannnnnnnnn, dep is having a bad day.

so there's this conference we do annually in november that we sponsor, its expensive, something like 75K....and my boss is ehhhhh on doing it this year (cutting costs potentially) but hasnt really decided and its my job to field the calls from the ppl and buy us more time.

one of them had a meeting with my boss in december and walked away under the impression we were doing it this year. he basically just said if you guys dont take it, we're screwed.

now i get to tell my boss that.

DONT BLAME ME JOIK, YOU COMMITTED TO IT

Dep: Hey Boss, do you have a minute?

Boss: Sure, what's up Dep?

Dep: Do you have 75K? Because if you don't your F'd?

[Tim]

Hey Timmay, I heard after Willie McGee retired from the pros that he had a "brief" stint as a Calvin Klein underwear model.

probably!.....his buttocks are sublime.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Dep: Hey Boss, do you have a minute?

Boss: Sure, what's up Dep?

Dep: Do you have 75K? Because if you don't your F'd?

You forgot to add the part where Dep rubs in the fact that he schtupped the guy's daughter.

[peejay]

good article on Eddie Robinson Museum in NY Times


BATON ROUGE, La. — When Eddie Robinson was growing up here in Louisiana’s capital city about 80 years ago, he discovered the only way a black person infatuated with football could attend a game at the state university: He showed up at 5 a.m. on Saturdays to clean the stadium.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/us/13grambling.html?hp

[Rave]

We got a five-star from KG! Yay!


Five-Star Prospects
1. Jenrry Mejia, RHP
Four-Star Prospects
2. Fernando Martinez, CF
3. Wilmer Flores, SS
4. Ike Davis, 1B
Three-Star Prospects
5. Jon Niese, LHP
6. Brad Holt, RHP
7. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF
8. Josh Thole, C
9. Kyle Allen, RHP
10. Ruben Tejada, SS
11. Reese Havens, SS

Four More:
12. Jeurys Familia, RHP: Familia had the best pure arm on an impressive staff at Low-A Savannah last year, but most see him in a future relief profile.
13. Cesar Puello, OF: An athletic Dominican who has impressive tools, Puello also has considerable rawness.
14. Jefry Marte, 3B: Marte wasn't ready for a full-season league, but he has the ability to move back up the list.
15. Juan Urbina, LHP: He’s a big bonus Venezuelan who has crazy upside, but he needs considerable refinement.

[Dep]

heyyy a 5-star, nice

[Dep]

Dep: Hey Boss, do you have a minute?

Boss: Sure, what's up Dep?

Dep: Do you have 75K? Because if you don't your F'd?


You forgot to add the part where Dep rubs in the fact that he schtupped the guy's daughter.

haha, more or less

[Future]

Didn't he have Marte as a 4 star last year? I think I was blown away by that last year.

[Dep]

i dont remember

[Future]

i dont remember

Are you blaming the ganja or you just don't remember? ;)

[Joe A.]

If we add another 4 star with the 7th pick in June and Matz has a good debut, things will be looking up.

[Dep]

hahaha, i honestly just don't remember. certainly could be the ganja!

[Dep]

Matz

[Dep]

If we add another 4 star with the 7th pick in June and Matz has a good debut, things will be looking up.

i agree, its just a shame Tron n yoyo will be too old when these doods are really ready to kill

[Joe A.]

Hopefully we'll still have Reyes, Wright...and Maine.

[Dep]

...and Maine! lol

[Dep]

ugh, i feel ill

stupid nerves

[Athena]

ugh, i feel ill

stupid nerves

When do you have to tell him? Or have you?

[Dep]

Its been told, i'm just waiting to get yelled at now

[Squadron Nye]

damn guy.... I couldn't deal with my boss yelling at me

[Dep]

yea it sucks

my boss is a yeller too, i should be used to it, but i never really get used to it.

it may not even happen, he may accept this is on him. i tend to get myself worked up sometimes over nothing.

[Athena]

I know. I've had my share of volatile bosses and I really hate it. It used to make me sick to my stomach, too.

[Dep]

I have a coworker who is so traumatized from her previous job, where her boss used to come into her office, close her door and just berate her basically every day....she cant be in a closed door office now, she freaks out.

its kinda cute

[Dep]

at least my boss is in LI today...so if anything, its just yo' ass handed to you over the phone

[Athena]

Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed that he decides to take this calmly. You work too hard to get screamed at, let alone for his mistake.

[Dep]

Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed that he decides to take this calmly. You work too hard to get screamed at, let alone for his mistake.

thanks baby...there's some other stuff weighing on me with work too that is contributing, but that's the main culprit

i just want this day over

[Squadron Nye]

*Maybe* I could deal with getting yelled at if I really screwed up.. I can take the bullet for a boss if he screwed up and needed someone to blame, I've done it before.. But I could not sit there to take the blame for the boss AND get yelled at as if it was my fault. I would have no control over the synapses in my braining firing off a verbal tirade that would make vagrants and gentlemen blush alike.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Dep, did you see this?

http://www.metsrefugees.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29011

[Athena]

I have a coworker who is so traumatized from her previous job, where her boss used to come into her office, close her door and just berate her basically every day....she cant be in a closed door office now, she freaks out.

its kinda cute

OMG. That's horrible. Her boss sounds like a madman.

I have a friend who quit her job because her boss used to throw things. He threw a glass of water at her. I've only had one boss that was really bad. But I was miserable working for him.

[Dep]

Dep, did you see this?

http://www.metsrefugees.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29011

I did, but it must be blocked. nothing loads on the page for me :(

[Dep]

oh wait, it worked now! awwwwwwesome

[Squadron Nye]

By taking the blame for the boss I mean I've been berated by clients for something he caused. It was never vocalized but he was thankful for it and no one got fingers pointed directly. Sure as fuck didn't act like I deserved the barrage.

[Squadron Nye]

OMG. That's horrible. Her boss sounds like a madman.

I have a friend who quit her job because her boss used to throw things. He threw a glass of water at her. I've only had one boss that was really bad. But I was miserable working for him.

How is that stuff even pass nowadays? I used to work at a fund (as a consultant) where the controller would freak out and break his keyboard like twice a month when he got angry. It was so frequent that IT stocked extras solely for him. That said he wouldn't direct his anger right at someone even if they did fuck up. Everyone liked him too...

I must be extremely lucky not to have worked for the type of people you guys have

[Squadron Nye]

Dep, did you see this?

http://www.metsrefugees.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29011

NSFW please mother fucker

[Dep]

hey, he didnt tell you to click on it ! LEAVE LUNK ALONE :p

[Lunkwill Fook]

I have a coworker who is so traumatized from her previous job, where her boss used to come into her office, close her door and just berate her basically every day....she cant be in a closed door office now, she freaks out.

its kinda cute

You wanna hit that, don't you?

[Athena]

Well, I've never worked with or near anyone who threw things at people. But I have worked on a trading desk or two. Breaking things was very common. Phones, keyboards, that sort of thing. SOme of them yelled at people pretty routinely. But they were good people. Not cruel.

But I had one boss who had a terrible temper. Very arbitrary and volatile. He was awful. And a little crazy, I think.

[Squadron Nye]

hey, he didnt tell you to click on it ! LEAVE LUNK ALONE :p



I didn't mean to offend your bf

[Squadron Nye]

Dep should get the sand out of his vagina and drop some dog poo in his desk drawers

[Athena]

Play nice, boys! Or there will be no popsicles! :)

[Squadron Nye]

.

[Dep]

You wanna hit that, don't you?

hahaha, she is pretty cute

[Dep]

I didn't mean to offend your bf

haha, that is what i was channeling. good job

[Dep]

d'oh


WHISTLER, British Columbia -- A men's Olympic luge slider from Georgia sustained life-threatening injuries during a training run Friday morning at the Whistler Sliding Center, the impact sending him over the wall of the track.

Officials said Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled, went over the wall of the track and appeared to hit a steel pole near the finish line at the Whistler Sliding Center.

Rescue officials rushed to the scene and were performing chest compressions as well as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Kumaritashvili was lifted into an ambulance. An air-rescue helicopter was summoned and was in the area over the track about eight minutes after the crash.

International luge officials did not have an immediate update on his condition. Members of the International Luge Federation were quickly called into a briefing.

It was unclear how fast Kumaritashvili was going at the time of the crash, although many sliders have reached speed in excess of 90 mph on the track, which is considered to be the fastest in the world -- and has had several Olympians questioning how safe it truly is in recent days. More than a dozen athletes have crashed during Olympic training.

Kumaritashvili competed in five World Cup races this season, finishing 44th in the world standings.

[Athena]

Don't know what to say about that photo, Nye. . .

[Squadron Nye]

there's really nothing to say, Athena :)

[Joe A.]

I have a coworker who is so traumatized from her previous job, where her boss used to come into her office, close her door and just berate her basically every day....she cant be in a closed door office now, she freaks out.

its kinda cute

At least he closed the door. One of my co-workers was constantly getting yelled out by the boss while he was standing outside her office. So basically it was in front of half the staff. She quit last week - surprise, surprise.

[Athena]

True ;-)

[Dep]

At least he closed the door. One of my co-workers was constantly getting yelled out by the boss while he was standing outside her office. So basically it was in front of half the staff. She quit last week - surprise, surprise.

haha, good for her

[Squadron Nye]

.

[Dep]

bwahahahahahah, bout time we saw a GIF of that

awesome

[Dep]

.

[Squadron Nye]

That chick can move her butt.. I like this one too

[Squadron Nye]

bahahaha the "Beltran is ahead of schedule" articles made an early apperance this year. Any bets on who will be "in the best shape of their life"???

[Dep]

sorry girls

[Squadron Nye]

.

[Dep]

bahahaha the "Beltran is ahead of schedule" articles made an early apperance this year. Any bets on who will be "in the best shape of their life"???

I think Eddie Kunz wins the award.

Rubin did blow last nite and tweeted about 10,000 things in a 3 hour span. that was one of them

[Lunkwill Fook]

NSFW please mother fucker

I didn't say "NYE! LOOK AT THIS ASS!"

[Athena]

bahahaha the "Beltran is ahead of schedule" articles made an early apperance this year. Any bets on who will be "in the best shape of their life"???

Ollie

[Squadron Nye]

sorry girls



LOL... Is the little sister too much of a slutty mutant to have an animated gif?

[Rave]

Pelfrey already has dibs on ITBSOTL. Lost 25 lbs, baby!

[Squadron Nye]

I didn't say "NYE! LOOK AT THIS ASS!"


well at least I would have known what I was getting into... Nice ass

[Squadron Nye]

Ollie

good guess. Pelf is another good guess, Rave but it doesn't count until they or a sports writer declares it.

Luis was the first ITBSOML candidate last year, no?

[Squadron Nye]

.

[Squadron Nye]

bahahaahahah

[Dep]

LOL... Is the little sister too much of a slutty mutant to have an animated gif?

haha, no one cares enough about that fug

i got another one of miley i wont even post haha

[Squadron Nye]

haha ok last one...

[Dep]

haha, awwwww

[Squadron Nye]

haha, no one cares enough about that fug

i got another one of miley i wont even post haha

oh man I can't even imagine

[Dep]

i cant get to rubin's twitter from here, but if someone wants they can peep it.

just search for something on Eddie Kunz

[Dep]

Nye Guy

http://i47.tinypic.com/2wqc0wh.gif

[Athena]

good guess. Pelf is another good guess, Rave but it doesn't count until they or a sports writer declares it.

Luis was the first ITBSOML candidate last year, no?

I think so

[Squadron Nye]

Nye Guy

http://i47.tinypic.com/2wqc0wh.gif

Wow.. illegal thoughts... I just realized the chick you posted shaking her ass was MC too.

[Dep]

someone also asked rubin if "he's still lobbying for the FO job"

he said he cant reasonably answer that in under 140 words haha

[Dep]

Wow.. illegal thoughts... I just realized the chick you posted shaking her ass was MC too.

yes yes. she could get it for sure

[Rave]

I think writers who saw him at the mini-camp have already said Ollie isn't ITBSOHL. He was throwing well, but wasn't exactly toned.

They have fine, fine Mexican food in Phoenix.

[Athena]

Wow.. illegal thoughts... I just realized the chick you posted shaking her ass was MC too.

Miley Cyrus makes me tired. Her parents and representation are reckless morons.

[Squadron Nye]

Bunch of articles stating Pelf is in fact the first "ITBSOHL" in 2010 but he didn't actually say it. I'll reserve judgement until pitchers and catchers

[Dep]

hey, we have to enjoy her now

she'll be spent n done by 21

[Dep]

telling you

K.U.N.ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[Dep]

Mets #2 most valuable brand in baseball, #9 in the world
Quote:
1. Man Utd, $270 million
2. New York Yankees, $266m
3. Real Madrid, $245m
4. Dallas Cowboys, $208m
5. Bayern Munich, $200m
6. Arsenal, $195m
7. Milan, $175m
8. Barcelona, $170m
9. New York Mets, $159m
10. Boston Red Sox, $157m
fwicg...


Quote:
The Mets have the ninth most-valuable sports brand in the world, and the second most-valuable brand in baseball, at an estimated value of $159 million, according to Forbes Magazine.

“The important thing to note here is that the numbers are Forbes calculations of the brand value alone, not the complete value of any team, athlete, event or business,” they explain. “It’s all about branding.”

The Yankees are the most valuable brand in baseball, worth $266 million, while the Red Sox check in at third, just $2 million behind the Mets.

…this is impressive, considering, when i asked people to identify the team’s brand last fall, the responses were about 90 percent negative… this is also good news, in that if the Mets can just start winning again, it will not take much to re-direct the franchise to a more profitable, popular position…

[sheadenizen]

Sorry, I don't get it...someone please explain those numbers to me. How did they esrablish brand value? If you went to buy the Yankees today it would cost you well over $1B...so is brand value just the use of their name/logo? Because otherwise it makes no sense.

[Athena]

hey, we have to enjoy her now

she'll be spent n done by 21

I shouldn't laugh. Except that I know you are correct.

Lindsay Lohan being the most recent example.

[Lunkwill Fook]

Surprised we're above the Maple Leafs.

[Athena]

Sorry, I don't get it...someone please explain those numbers to me. How did they esrablish brand value? If you went to buy the Yankees today it would cost you well over $1B...so is brand value just the use of their name/logo? Because otherwise it makes no sense.

Yeah, Shea. The brand value is trying to get at name recognition, marketing power. That kind of thing.

Mets ranking that high I guess would be driven by the massive NY market, the number of fans and the age of the franchise, the value of baseball teams as brands in general.

Nothing to do with the stadiums, the contracts, the media revenue, etc. - which would cost $billion.

[Athena]

Surprised we're above the Maple Leafs.

I would have thought that another football team would sneak in there, too.

[Rave]

THE BRAND IS STRONG!!!1!!

/Ed in Westchester

[Squadron Nye]

rubin...


@fdenglert I'm not in Port St. Lucie until next week. At minicamp, Eddie Kunz definitely had the best improvement in shape.

[Squadron Nye]

It's pretty impressive list. It doesn't surprise me there aren't more football teams on there, baseball is much more international

[sheadenizen]

I'm surprised the Dodgers are not up there.

[Future]

WTF, The Rangers traded for another enforcer. Jody Shelley for a draft pick.

Umm, we have Voros and Avery...we got rid of Brashear to get this guy?

Glen Sather is a moron.

[Athena]

It's pretty impressive list. It doesn't surprise me there aren't more football teams on there, baseball is much more international

True. When I really took a minute to think about it I couldn't think of an obvious team after the Cowboys.

[Future]

We can't score goals, our defense sucks. Wait, I know what we need.

We need an enforcer!

[Tim]

.

I'm no anatomy genius, but that thing has to many labia...never typed that word before....don't think I will again.

[Athena]

fwicg...

My old nemesis!

[Future]

The Georgian luger has died. RIP Nodar Kumaritashvili.

21 years old.

So sad.

[Squadron Nye]

not sure if it was posted earlier but here's the ST camp attendees (rubin)


Staff

Bones, Ricky
Brewer, Mark
Castro, Lillian
Collins, Terry
Conti, Guy
Hale, Chip
Jauss, David
Jackson, Al
Johnson, Howard
Johnson, Lamar
Manuel, Jerry
Morgan, Kevin
Natal, Bob
Niemann, Randy
Oberkfell, Ken
Shines, Razor
Teufel, Tim
Waits, Rick
Warthen, Dan
Wilson, Mookie
Voight, Jack

Forty-man roster

Pitchers (19)
Escobar, Kelvim
Everts, Clint
Feliciano, Pedro (L)
Figueroa, Nelson
Green, Sean
Igarashi, Ryota
Kunz, Eddie
Lopez, Arturo (L)
Maine, John
Marshall, Jay (L)
Misch, Pat (L)
Niese, Jon (L)
Nieve, Fernando
Parnell, Bobby
Pelfrey, Mike
Perez, Oliver (L)
Rodriguez, Francisco
Santana, Johan (L)
Stoner, Tobi

Catchers (4)
Blanco, Henry
Coste, Chris
Santos, Omir
Thole, Josh

Infielders (8)
Bowman, Shawn
Castillo, Luis
Cora, Alex
Evans, Nick
Hernandez, Anderson
Murphy, Dan
Reyes, Jose
Wright, David

Outfielders (9)
Bay, Jason
Beltran, Carlos
Carter, Chris
Francouer, Jeff
Martinez, Fernando
Matthews, Gary
Pagan, Angel
Pridie, Jason
Tatis, Fernando

Non-roster invitees

Pitchers (10)
Blackley, Travis (L)
Dickey, R.A.
Dessens, Elmer
Egbert, Jack
Takahashi, Hisanori, (L)
Fogg, Josh
Livingston, Robert (L)
Mejia, Jenrry
Muniz, Carlos
Niesen, Eric (L)

Catchers (2)
Riggans, Shawn
Pena, Francisco

Infielders (8)
Adams, Russ
Cervenak, Mike
Davis, Ike
Hernandez, Luis
Hessman, Mike
Jacobs, Mike
Green, Andy
Tejada, Ruben

Outfielders (4)
Cabrera, Jolbert
Catalanotto, Frank
Feliciano, Jesus
Nieuwenhuis, Kirk

[Squadron Nye]

scoooch getting the snub

[DL]

FREE POOCHIE

[Future]

NBC is doing everything they can to remove all videos of the crash from the internet. I'm not going to watch the video out of respect for the kid.

[sheadenizen]

Toyota (TM) hired ex-government regulators to kill at least four investigations into problems with its cars in the U.S. That's the conclusion of an investigation by Bloomberg. The news service reports that, "Christopher Tinto, vice president of regulatory affairs in Toyota's Washington office, and Christopher Santucci, who works for Tinto, helped persuade the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to end probes including those of 2002-2003 Toyota Camrys and Solaras, court documents show. Both men joined Toyota directly from NHTSA, Tinto in 1994 and Santucci in 2003. "

I wonder how many people died or had serious injuries because the lobbyists won again. Let's hear it for the Supreme Court decision which will assure this will happen again. Good works guys!
Sorry, I won't go on, but thinkgs like this make me nuts! Okay....I'll move along. But NOT in ay Toyota!

[Lunkwill Fook]

WTF, The Rangers traded for another enforcer. Jody Shelley for a draft pick.

Umm, we have Voros and Avery...we got rid of Brashear to get this guy?

Glen Sather is a moron.

WTF?

[Squadron Nye]

NBC is doing everything they can to remove all videos of the crash from the internet. I'm not going to watch the video out of respect for the kid.

that course is incredibly brutal. You've got to wonder why there were huge metal poles right next to the course with no padding whatsoever. Luging is sort of a dumb sport

[Future]

WTF?

Yep. We just gave up a draft pick for an enforcer. I guess Sather doesn't know what Prust is.

Fire Sather.

[sheadenizen]

I read they've had quite a few accidents in practice sessions already and some athletes complained the course is too fast. I know nothing about the sport, except having watched it from time to time.
I don't see where luging is anymore of a dumb sport than some others.

[Dep]

rubin...

PROOF

thanks nye guy

[Squadron Nye]

I don't know anything about the sport either Shea, I guess it's a bit hard to call it dumb. But damn if it isn't one of the most dangerous sports I've seen. I'm really curious why that section of the track is open at all. The dude comes flying through a turn and loses control a tiny bit and he's face first with an exposed metal beam no more than a foot away from the course.

[Ed in Westchester]

THE BRAND IS STRONG!!!1!!

/Ed in Westchester


lolz

[Squadron Nye]

big hurt called it quits

[Squadron Nye]

Here's an image (http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/02/12/sports/photos_galleries/vancouver_luge_accident/cropped/OLY-2010-LUGE144605--500x380.jpg) from the accident. It's not graphic at all but does illustrate how batshitinsane the set up is.. Also a quote from someone who saw the making of the Vancouver course:


They covered the luge/bobsled course on "Modern Marvels" last night, and one of the designers/builders was bragging that the last curve had been nicknamed the "50-50", as 50% of athletes had been crashing during training.

[Dep]

ummmmmmmmmmm, over/under till they put some fuckin' padding on those poles? insane

[Dep]

They covered the luge/bobsled course on "Modern Marvels" last night, and one of the designers/builders was bragging that the last curve had been nicknamed the "50-50", as 50% of athletes had been crashing during training.


asshole of the day!

[sheadenizen]

Some politician probably owns the steel factory that made all those poles....you'll see!

[Tim]

I saw the video....And I thought it was sped up or something. But it was at regular speed. So fast...brutal.

[Squadron Nye]

asshole of the day!

seriously... Granted it was before this dude died but WTF. Flying through the air at 90+ mph does not necessitate a snappy nickname. fucktard

crazy canucks

[Dep]

yea, they fly in the luge

[peejay]

at that speed, padding doesn't really make a difference.

[DL]

wtf at the designers of that course

awesome, half the ppl are crashing and could get serious hurt or die! idiots

[Dep]

at that speed, padding doesn't really make a difference.

i dont know, dude has protective gear on too

i mean i hear ya, but it could help

[Dep]

wtf at the designers of that course

awesome, half the ppl are crashing and could get serious hurt or die! idiots

they should be relegated to building curling courses. fuckerz

[sheadenizen]

they should be relegated to building curling courses. fuckerz
they should be relegated to riding the course. Repeatedly!

[peejay]

i dont know, dude has protective gear on too

i mean i hear ya, but it could help

rapid deceleration is a bitch on internal organs.

[Squadron Nye]

at that speed, padding doesn't really make a difference.
Maybe if they put a padded wall running along the inside of those beams it may have induced a glancing blow where the energy is dispersed over a larger area of the wall and his body. You're probably right that putting padding on the beams themselves may have not been enough

[Dep]

Giants promote from within to fill QB Coach vacancy


Mike Sullivan to QB Coach
Sean Ryan to WR Coach /

[Dep]

rapid deceleration is a bitch on internal organs.

tru

but isnt it about force impact? and anything to absorb any of that force should help, even if it doesnt prevent a fatality, which is certainly plausible

[Squadron Nye]

they should be relegated to riding the course. Repeatedly!

fuck that, let's just use his body as the sled.

[Dep]

People live ALLLLLLLL THE TIME in car crashes with massive rapid deceleration

[Dep]

Maybe if they put a padded wall running along the inside of those beams it may have induced a glancing blow where the energy is dispersed over a larger area of the wall and his body. You're probably right that putting padding on the beams themselves may have not been enough

yupyup, disperse disperse disperse

burn notice taught me how to jump into hotel pools from the 10th story last nite, throw a mattress in the pool first and aim for the mattress!

[Dep]

WUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. no no no


There is a growing belief new Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is interested in hiring Jerry Colangelo as president with the hope that he could bring Mike Krzyzewski as GM and coach.

Krzyzewski has turned down overtures from the NBA before, with Boston, Los Angeles and Portland amongst the most notable situations.

The Colangelo relationship, autonomy and unlimited resources Prokhorov would provide might finally lure Krzyzewski away from Duke.

[Dep]

.
To understand the unpredictability of James' decision, look at the New Jersey Nets, who sometime this spring will be purchased once and for all by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. Over the last two months, I've heard the well-reported rumor that Raptors president Bryan Colangelo could be a candidate to run the Nets for Prokhorov. When I recently ran this speculation past a well-connected Eastern executive, he told me I was focusing on the wrong Colangelo.

"It's not Bryan," this insider said. "It's Jerry."

A Western GM has since told me that Jerry Colangelo is indeed being whispered as a candidate to manage the Nets going into this summer.

Right now, the Nets are run by team president Rod Thorn, who is as sharp as any executive in the league. Never forget that Thorn pulled off the 2001 miracle of turning the Nets from laughingstock into two-time NBA finalist. Prokhorov would reveal a fine grasp of the NBA if he were to retain Thorn, who, with GM Kiki Vandeweghe, has created a promising future of cap space and a high lottery pick to join a young core led by point guard Devin Harris and center Brook Lopez.

But no one will be surprised should the new owner want to build an entirely new organization in light of the Nets' 4-48 record and all of the tangential messiness surrounding them this season. In that case, a move to hire Jerry Colangelo would seem the ideal alternative...

...So how does this relate back to LeBron? Consider this scenario: The Nets hire Colangelo, who then -- yes, this is almost too good to be true -- tries to hire his Olympic coach, Mike Krzyzewski, to a big-money deal as coach and GM. Now think about what will happen if the Nets win the lottery rights to draft Kentucky point guard John Wall, liberating them to trade the 26-year-old Harris for extra cap space or an existing star. Colangelo and Kryzyzewski could meet with James on July 1 and offer him a max deal, an elite point guard in Wall and an emerging frontcourt star in Lopez, as well as an opportunity to tap into the world's largest market when the team moves to Brooklyn in 2012-13 as the renamed New York Nets.

[sheadenizen]

burn notice taught me how to jump into hotel pools from the 10th story last nite, throw a mattress in the pool first and aim for the mattress!
let me know when you're practicing the move. I'd like to come and watch.

[Dep]

boooo @ NY Nets

call dem the Brooklyn Nets. sounds better

[Dep]

let me know when you're practicing the move. I'd like to come and watch.

Bet you would darlin'!

[peejay]

People live ALLLLLLLL THE TIME in car crashes with massive rapid deceleration

.....when they wear seat belts and the force is distributed. people who hit the steering wheel at much lower speeds don't. this dudes internal organs were moving 90+ when he hit that beam. he might have lived if the beam was farther from the track, but i really have my doubts about padding. yes, there is there are ways that he would have survived if the collision was more "elastic" and padding would have helped.

[sheadenizen]

OMG on that Nets story. It's like a fairy tale. Nice to imagine, but hard to believe! But it would be lovely if they all lived happily ever after!

[Chris in Ga]

It is snowing here. People r freaking out. Might get an inch.

[peejay]

yupyup, disperse disperse disperse

burn notice taught me how to jump into hotel pools from the 10th story last nite, throw a mattress in the pool first and aim for the mattress!

yes, the problem with water is that it is not compressable. might as well hit concrete. they say that skydivers have a higher chance of survival when chute fails if the hit power lines > water.

/mythbusters

[Dep]

.....when they wear seat belts and the force is distributed. people who hit the steering wheel at much lower speeds don't. this dudes internal organs were moving 90+ when he hit that beam. he might have lived if the beam was farther from the track, but i really have my doubts about padding. yes, there is there are ways that he would have survived if the collision was more "elastic" and padding would have helped.

good points dooood, thanks.

[sheadenizen]

An inch of snow there is enough to paralyze the area.

[Dep]

OMG on that Nets story. It's like a fairy tale. Nice to imagine, but hard to believe! But it would be lovely if they all lived happily ever after!

I find it kinda funny they called Wall an "elite PG"...i mean he rocks in college, but lets calm ourselves. he hasnt played an NBA game yet!

[sheadenizen]

I find it kinda funny they called Wall an "elite PG"...i mean he rocks in college, but lets calm ourselves. he hasnt played an NBA game yet!
And I've read several stories about him that say he is "uncoachable"....you can't tell him anything and Calipari is not happy.