Edgy MD

Ball four. Opponent secondbaseman-who-they-tried-over-and-over-to-trade stands in.

Firstbasedude ahead 3-0. Oh-deah lays a strike in there.

Opponent Golddigger Firstbaseman takes the first two pitches. Not close either time. 2-0.

I'll keep you up to date. Opponent shorstop phony rolls over on the first pitch and grounds weekly to third. Opponent Japanese carpetbagger first-pitch swings also and bounces out first. Two pitches, two out.

Thanks for sharing, metrotheme.

Films Featuring White Dudes (and Chicks) Getting Involved in Some Dangerous and Fucked-Up Shit (54%) 50. Dead Man (1995) 46. Heavenly Creatures (1994) 45. The Limey (1999) 40. Trainspotting (1996) 39. The Blair Witch Project (1999) 36. L.A. Confidential (1997) 35. Naked (1993) 34. Seven (1995) 31. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills (1996) 27. Short Cuts (1993) 26. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 25. Fight Club (1999) 24. Crumb (1994) 23. Carlito�s Way (1993) 21. Fargo (1995) 19. Exotica (1994) 16. The Big Lebowski (1998) 13. Boogie Nights (1997) 12. Miller�s Crossing (1990) 11. Barton Fink (1991) 10. Being John Malkovich (1999) 8. Unforgiven (1992) 7. Reservoir Dogs (1992) 6. Out Of Sight (1998) 2. Pulp Fiction (1994) 1. Goodfellas (1990) Films Featuring White Dudes(and Chicks) Getting Involved in Some Relatively Harmless but Still Kinda Fucked-Up Shit (8%) 49. American Movie (1999) 48. Ed Wood (1994) 42. All About My Mother (1999) 28. Election (1999) Films Featuring White Dudes (and Chicks) at War (10%) 47. Starship Troopers (1997) 43. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 33. The Matrix (1999) 30. The Thin Red Line (1998) 18. Schindler�s List (1993) Films Featuring Juveniles Experimenting in Some Potentially Fucked Up Shit (4%) 9. Rushmore (1998) 4. Dazed And Confused (1993) Films Featuring White People Being Assholes to One Another (4%) 44. Metropolitan (1990) 37. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Films Featuring Other (Non-Fucked Up, Non-Violent, or Non-White) Themes (22%) 41. Raise The Red Lantern (1991) 38. Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control (1997) 32. Close-Up (1990) 29. Irma Vep (1996) 22. The Sweet Hereafter (1997) 20. Red (1994) 17. Safe (1995) 15. Groundhog Day (1993) 14. Hoop Dreams (1994) 5. Chungking Express (1994) 3. Toy Story 2 (1999) (Many of these might still qualify on one level or another, but more typically feature the miserable and bizarre.) Many of these are excellent films, but the preponderance of the themes in the assemblage of the list makes clear what kind of lives the compilers see as worth exploring.

Tickets will be priced according to the marketer's understanding of what the market will bear. If irrational exuberance doesn't lead people to buy them up front, you'll certainly see them fall --- through the club or through secondary markets --- as the season progresses. The writer has a broader point and I responded to it. I really don't think that deserves a "whatever."

Takes three 'graphs to puke out his thesis sentence. This one is really easy to write. Mets lower ticket prices = because they suck. Mets raise ticket prices = because they suck.

RealityChuck wrote: Edgy DC wrote: What a disappointing decade.I disagree. There were plenty of great movies on that list and it was still a time when adults drove Hollywood (thought that was fading). Things are far worse now, as Hollywood has decided only to pander to teenage boys. The music, OTOH. . . I'm sticking with the notion that the list makes the decade look like one long Altamont.

Davey settles that sort of power struggle mano-a-mano.

1. 2. Alex Cora (G-FaFiF) 3. Francoeur/Frenchy/Frenchman (LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr) 4. 12 (LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr) 5. Cole F. Hamels (John Cougar Lunchbucket)

No, I don't think it's off topic. Music in the 90s was also adversely affected by the elevation of white guys getting into some fucked-up shit and fucking some motherfuckers up.

In fairness, he speaks of a baseball-wide consensus, but he only quotes two dudes. I suppose they see it as a bad precedent in yielding their autonomy to agents.

What a disappointing decade.

No.

I've got no problem with him thinking that. But stating it as a known fact is so bush.

It would have been cool if he wore 51.

At least according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Nightengale: Nationals despised for sitting Strasburg Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Bob Nightengale: Baseball executives say the Washington Nationals' playoff run is not a feel-good story. GM: 'They don't deserve to win it. Not after what they did' Another GM: 'I hope it takes another 79 years' Win or lose today, the Strasburg talk will never completely go away 11:18AM EST October 11. 2012 - It was painful to watch, almost heartbreaking. The nation's capital has gone 79 years between playoff appearances, but saw the Nationals get humiliated Wednesday in their first-ever home postseason date. It almost makes you feel like sending flowers and sympathy cards. So why are we hearing laughter and celebration all across baseball? The Nationals might have been the most compelling story this summer, but suddenly they've become the most hated team in the game. After being embarrassed 8-0 by the St. Louis Cardinals and falling behind 2-1 in their National League Division Series, there was no compassion or a scintilla of empathy for them. NLDS: Cardinals take 2-1 series lead Instead, we kept hearing the same refrain: They got what they deserve. "If we don't win the World Series, I don't care who does," one general manager told USA TODAY Sports, "as long as it's not those guys. "They don't deserve to win it. Not after what they did." Said a National League GM: "I hope they go down in flames. I hope it takes another 79 years before they get back to the playoffs. That's how strongly I feel about it." The Nationals, baseball executives say, brought this on themselves. They were the defiant ones. They were the ones telling the world they were smarter than everyone else, shutting down ace Stephen Strasburg after 159 1/3 innings, believing they were protecting their prized asset for a lot of playoff games in their future. "We'll be back," Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said after they clinched the National League East title, "and doing this a couple more times." That was the quote heard 'round the baseball world, with general managers and executives making sure everyone saw it. Who do they think they are, the Yankees? Are the Philadelphia Phillies going to defect from the NL East? Are the Atlanta Braves retiring with Chipper Jones? What if the Nationals don't get back during Strasburg's stay in Washington? What if this is their best chance to ever get to the Series? How do you live with that? And how would you like to be Ross Detwiler today? He's the poor soul taking Strasburg's spot in the playoff rotation, which in three games has yielded a 9.00 ERA with 25 baserunners. Now, he's the one responsible for saving the season. Win or lose today, the Strasburg talk will never completely go away. Nationals players, particularly veterans, have grumbled and might sound off more once they depart.

Not O'Day. Question two, like question five, is one that a little bit of reasoning can help narrow your guesses. The Joaquin Arias Quiz: A Game of Chance and Skill

What we know so far is that the Mets say they plan to offer Wright a six-year deal in the neighborhood of $100 million. He's a machine. You can't stop him. You can only hope to somehow restrict his press credentials.

Seeing as Phantom Menace came out in 1999, if Cosmo truly debuted in 2001, Jar Jar would have already been revealed as a bad horse to bet on, culturally.

Deuce, naturally.

Betran/Reyes

Good guess --- a lefty in the division who is always healthy and never misses a start, but one who the Mets often find a way to get to. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI201009260.shtml