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Well here we go with a baseball thread for all. I have some opening thoughts, but everyone feel free to chime in. Pitchers and catchers in two days.
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Oct 11, 2008 6:09 PM
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I'd bitch at Jane Fonda.
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Oct 11, 2008 5:00 PM
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Who do I write or call about the horrible, lousy audio on TBS?
It was 'slightly' better last night, but not by much. Horribly distracting to have to strain to hear the announcers being drowned out by the roar of the crowd.
Sad to say, the LA/Philly game on FOX was much better.
Hello? Here's a hunt. TURN UP THE MIC IN THE BOOTH, MORONS!
Thank you.
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Oct 11, 2008 3:22 PM
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> do they do that with the ol' NASCAR "bump and run"
> move lap after lap?
Don't kid yourself, son, that bump draftin' ain't all that.
In an open wheel car, any kind on contact can lead to catastrophic if not fatal results. Same thing as when you take the air "off" an open wheel car.
In NASCAR, it might cause a wreck, but they're never very serious.
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Oct 11, 2008 12:48 AM
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do they do that with the ol' NASCAR "bump and run" move lap after lap?
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Oct 10, 2008 11:46 PM
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> nino-- i know you don't particularly care for the
> "roundy-rounders", but i thought this was a good
> article.
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> http:/<wbr />/<wbr />vault.<wbr />sportsillustrated.<wbr />cnn.<wbr />com/<wbr />vault/<wbr />article/<wbr />m
> agazine/MAG1145161/index.htm
Nice article, but flawed when NASCAR drivers are asked what makes for the best driver.
Japanese Grand Prix at the Mount Fuji Circuit, the cars reach speeds of 315KM per hour on the long main straight. They then have to make a turn into a very tight hairpin where the speed goes down to 125KM per hour. They have to slow the car down from 315KM to 125KM per hour in 3.5 seconds by applying a pedal force of 135 kilos on the brake pedal.
They have to do this lap, after lap, after lap, after lap.
The best guys do it with such consistency that their lap times vary less than one second.
See if any of those "good ole boys" can do that?
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Oct 8, 2008 8:28 AM
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> > > So neither one of you gets crossed the
> street.
> > Find a
> > > brownie when you need one.
> >
> > Brownies are part of Scouts, therefore, they
> suck
> > also.
> >
> > I'll cross the street my damn self,
> thankyouverymuch.
> >
> > --
> > Cub Scouts are future Fascists.
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> You're missing out on some really good cookies. I
> love the Tagalongs (the chocolate covered peanut
> butter ones). I could eat a entire box in one sitting
> and then wonder why I have a bellyache.
(sigh) as hypocritical as it sounds, I have on occasion bought GS cookies from my friend's daughter.
believe me, I ain't happy about doing it but it's the ONLY thing I do. hub and the boy love the thin mints and the coconut ones.
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Oct 8, 2008 8:19 AM
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> > So neither one of you gets crossed the street.
> Find a
> > brownie when you need one.
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> Brownies are part of Scouts, therefore, they suck
> also.
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> I'll cross the street my damn self, thankyouverymuch.
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> Cub Scouts are future Fascists.
You're missing out on some really good cookies. I love the Tagalongs (the chocolate covered peanut butter ones). I could eat a entire box in one sitting and then wonder why I have a bellyache.
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Oct 8, 2008 8:10 AM
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> So neither one of you gets crossed the street. Find a
> brownie when you need one.
Brownies are part of Scouts, therefore, they suck also.
I'll cross the street my damn self, thankyouverymuch.
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Oct 8, 2008 5:37 AM
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So neither one of you gets crossed the street. Find a brownie when you need one.
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Oct 7, 2008 4:49 PM
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I don't support the Scouts either.
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Oct 7, 2008 4:46 PM
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> > > RED SOX WIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!
> > >
> > > sorry, guestie. I'm thinking of ya.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cub Scouts are future Fascists.
> >
> > Yes but close. 
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> oh shut it.
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> a win is a win. walkoffs rock.
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> Cub Scouts are future Fascists.
I was happy. LOL.
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Oct 7, 2008 9:21 AM
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> > > Mack: What's the deal with the Cub
> Scouts?
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> > I'm against the organization on moral issues.
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> > I don't agree with an organization that
> professes to
> > teach young boys about community and citizenship
> and
> > love of country yet also claim to be a
> 'private'
> > organization.
> >
> > For the record, I'm against Scouts of America as
> a
> > whole, including Girl Scouts. A troop up here
> in
> > Atkinson, NH banned a girl with cerebral palsy
> from
> > the troop and refused to hold meetings that
> were
> > wheelchair-accessible, despite her parents
> trying to
> > do everything in their power to accomodate her
> needs
> > themselves and not place a burden on the den
> mother.
> >
> > It went to NH Supreme Court and lost on the
> basis
> > that the suit wasn't filed in time but I still
> hold
> > the group in contempt.
> >
> > --
> > Cub Scouts are future Fascists.
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> Thanks. I understand your concerns. I just thought
> it was a bit weird to use a tag line which attacks
> children. I can understand having issues with the
> politics and the like of the organization itself.
> However, to call a child a "future Facist" if they
> y choose to be a Cub Scout or a Brownie is a bit over
> the top for me. I know plenty of fine young people
> who are or were scouts.
I don't attack the children 'personally.' It's an expression I found on a website when I was in a debate with a friend of mine, whose son is Mackie's age, about Scouts. Ayden is signed up and while I can totally encourage and support him, I don't have to support ther organization.
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Oct 7, 2008 9:18 AM
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> > Mack: What's the deal with the Cub Scouts?
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> I'm against the organization on moral issues.
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> I don't agree with an organization that professes to
> teach young boys about community and citizenship and
> love of country yet also claim to be a 'private'
> organization.
>
> For the record, I'm against Scouts of America as a
> whole, including Girl Scouts. A troop up here in
> Atkinson, NH banned a girl with cerebral palsy from
> the troop and refused to hold meetings that were
> wheelchair-accessible, despite her parents trying to
> do everything in their power to accomodate her needs
> themselves and not place a burden on the den mother.
>
> It went to NH Supreme Court and lost on the basis
> that the suit wasn't filed in time but I still hold
> the group in contempt.
>
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> Cub Scouts are future Fascists.
Thanks. I understand your concerns. I just thought it was a bit weird to use a tag line which attacks children. I can understand having issues with the politics and the like of the organization itself. However, to call a child a "future Facist" if they choose to be a Cub Scout or a Brownie is a bit over the top for me. I know plenty of fine young people who are or were scouts.
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Oct 7, 2008 9:10 AM
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> Mack: What's the deal with the Cub Scouts?
I'm against the organization on moral issues.
I don't agree with an organization that professes to teach young boys about community and citizenship and love of country yet also claim to be a 'private' organization.
For the record, I'm against Scouts of America as a whole, including Girl Scouts. A troop up here in Atkinson, NH banned a girl with cerebral palsy from the troop and refused to hold meetings that were wheelchair-accessible, despite her parents trying to do everything in their power to accomodate her needs themselves and not place a burden on the den mother.
It went to NH Supreme Court and lost on the basis that the suit wasn't filed in time but I still hold the group in contempt.
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