Worst. Fight. EVER.
Let’s talk about something other than baseball. Have you seen any good movies lately? Read any good books? Excited for football this weekend?
What’s going on with you?
(leans forward in rapt attention)
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The Nationals raise a “Curly W” flag after each win. It looks like this:
They’re just telling CVS to suck it.
That made me lol a lot.
Anybody that has to have a letter that big,must be compensating for some other… shortcomings.
Just saying…
I swear if people downvote and hide my Curly W I’m going to break into the database and give it 1 million likes.
I didn’t even think to downvote it, but now I’m torn between leaving it there, or hiding it just so you make due on the promise
its Friday, I need entertainment
well since the aerys backend is blocked from work, im going to have to figure out how to do this via iPad
for the record, I did restrain myself, someone else added that 3rd one
I did that.
Well, have fun finding 999,997 people to downvote it again.
Well crap.
Anybody want to be the 1 millionth like?
You guys are jerks. But I see someone gave us our 1 millionth vote. I’m going to guess it was hobohanson
I got around to watching the A-Team movie last night. It was deliciously terrible.
I almost cried when I watched it.
I’ve been playing video games, and chess, and reading books a bit but I don’t seem to leave much time for that.
The two books I’m in the middle of right now are:
_On Par: The Everyday Golfer’s Survival Guide_ by Bill Pennington, which I am enjoying immensely but I doubt I would recommend for the kind of people who hate golf, and
_Going Postal_ by Terry Pratchett, part of the Discworld series, but one which I would recommend for almost anyone, even if you haven’t read any other Discworld books (it is quite possibly my favorite in the series so far and it does not presume prior knowledge of the characters in the way that some of the other books do.)
The video games I’m in the middle of are:
“Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story” (which probably everyone else who plays Mario games beat two years ago, but I’ve been dealing with depression and headaches and am just getting around to playing it);
“Sonic and the Black Knight” (Sonic the Hedgehog in Camelot, because SEGA and Sonic Team sorta ran out of good ideas a few games ago, but it’s more fun than I expected, but due to wii controls for swinging the sword, I have had to put it down because tennis elbow);
“The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker” which is about 10 years old but again I’m just getting around to it; and
“Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer” which is a true classic if you like really hard and unforgiving turn-based puzzle-y dungeon crawl games, and crap if you don’t like such games.
As for the chess, I’m working on a pretty basic puzzle book because most of my games are still decided by pretty basic tactics; I could post a few example games if anyone here cares about chess enough to care, but I doubt anyone does.
Oh, all right, I can’t resist posting this one game I played in correspondence (I had white):
1.b4 g5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e4 b5 4.Qh5#
…yeah, 4-move checkmate in correspondence, I am not sure how hard my opponent was trying there… most of my games are more interesting than that.
Yikes, wall of text! Feel free to scroll past all that without reading unless you really do care what books/video games I’m reading/playing.
Well, since you asked:
1. Reading current issue of Consumer Reports, the October issue. haven’t yet gotten to the story about backup generators, which is why I bought the magazine.
2. Read the September issues of Vogue,Lucky,Marie Claire,Glamour,Allure,Bazaar,Instyle, and People StyleWatch. Now really am depressed because winter is my favorite fashion season, and I will never wear any of it.
3.Loaded my Kindle with the new Kurt Anderson book,”True Believers”. plan to read it this weekend,since I don’t want to watch the Dodgers.
4. PLan to finally watch Clinton’s speech at the DNC,as well as So You Think You Can Dance-I had to DVR them since Mommie Dearest insisted on watching the Dodgers over history. The Dodgers lost luckily…
football is starting already?
Already?
Try “finally”.
I’ll tell you the thing that’s been consuming my mind for almost a week: Fuck AMC for leaving us with that ending on Breaking Bad and having to wait a goddamn year for the resolution.
Reading- “The Universe is a Green Dragon” Brian Thomas Swimme, “Cosmos and Psyche” & “The Passion of the Western Mind” Richard Tarnas, “Cosmos” Carl Sagan, “Soulcraft” Bill Plotkin, and that’s just for week 2 of classes.
If you’re into cosmology at all, these are all great books.
That’s right, my second semester of grad school started just in time to take my mind off this team. If only the Cubs could be as awesome as the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
What does cosmetology have to do with those books?
Oh…wait…
hmmmm, survived Sept Move-In, including accidentally going downtown during the Emerson returning student move-in, oh and Larry David walked past us having dinner outside on his way to the restaurant next door. I could have told him that there are better places in the neighborhood
Finally finished reading 50 Shades of Grey. The hot blond that forced me to read it still wont give me the time of day so now I’m drinking 50 Shades of Grey Goose.
Watched The Expendables 2, don’t watch this movie. Unless you really want to see bad acting and the cheesiest 80′s punchlines. I wouldn’t recommend this movie to my worst enemy.
“The Expendables 2″ should have been called”No Has-Been Action Hero Left Behind.” Having said that, I would rather watch that film on tv then most of the new fall tv schedule…
‘The Expendables 3′ don’t play on TV until Sunday.
This team acted pretty damn immature last night.
That is all I’m going to say.
That’s what the Nationals get for looking at Dale. And again,where was Dale during the fight?
And not just the players. I can understand the frustrations, but to have a freaking bench coach screaming obscenities at a third base coach because someone swung at a 3-0 pitch in the FIFTH INNING is stupid.
1. My wife and I watched “The Debt” a couple nights ago…with Helen Mirren. It was fair. Not good and not bad.
2. I’ve just finished reading the novel “The Godfather”…as a big fan of the movies, I decided it was time to read the book. I have to say, it was pretty disappointing. Mario Puzo, while creating some good characters and giving some pretty good detail, really wasn’t a very good writer. In fact, I would go so far as to say Mario Puzo writing abilities were on par with a horny high school junior. In this particular case, the movies (part of Godfather 2 is based on this novel as well) were much better than the source material. And it shows that Coppola is a better movie maker than Puzo is a writer.
3. Hell yes. But I just hope the Bears don’t embarrass me. I really really really really really need them to beat the Packers this year.
I read “The Godfather” my freshman year in high school, and actually wrote a book report on it. My teacher gave me an “A” and then sent a note to my mom asking why I was reading such “filthy” novels. She never did give me back my book report…
It’s funny because I thought the graphic nature of the book would revolve around the violence. Instead it revolved around descriptions of Sonny’s “unit” and his mistress’s snatch.
oh, the google doodle for today is multi parted, that productively entertains for 90 seconds of the day
Agreed.
I don’t have a clue who the Cubs are playing this weekend.
thats because its the Pirates
Been reading the Good War: an oral history of WWII. Must say I have enjoyed it so far.
I actually liked the Expendables 2. Thought the action and cheesy dialogue were enjoyable.
Saw Avengers for the third time last night. Such an awesome movie. Kinda bummed that the super duper phase one blu ray release is going to be delayed
Been playing Pokemon Black a lot.
Go team!
Do you read an ‘Oral History’ out loud?
Also, the freshmen high school class at the school I work at is driving me crazy. They might drive me insane.
Why? do they have a short attention span? Are entitled? Details, please…
Kids are all on medication nowadays.
short attention span, too talkative, won’t stay on task, have this incessant need to hit each other. There are actually a few who try to focus and work but I think they are slowly being lulled to the dark side.
Can you ban cellphones? Can you reassign the talkers away from each other? And can you send any of them to detention/principal’s office? I know the current propaganda is that it’s all the teacher’s fault for everything, but is there some way to isolate/remove the real troublemakers?
Cellphones aren’t even a problem surprisingly enough. We just tried a new seating chart so we’ll see how that goes. We’ve already had parent teacher conferences with two of them. Detention seems to be a good deterrent; every time I threaten them with it they calm down and get to work ASAP haha. The troublemakers are on double secret probation so they will be getting das boot if they can’t turn the behavior around.
I didn’t think freshmen were allowed to drive yet.
Booooo
Oh, come on. That’s funny.
I just got my copy of the expansion pack for Civilization 5. I’m pretty sure every moment of free time I have for the next 6 months will consumed by playing that game.
I tried playing that, but I kept losing. and I *HATE* losing. So I gave up on it.
I never lose. Never.
Quit playing on Settler.
“…I’m puzzled by a few things.
1st, shouldn’t they(Cubs)be playing better at this point of the season? The fans deserve and expect some improvement.
…3rd,do we see this team being relevant in 2 to 3 years? I don’t know, but to me they look like they have taken a step back.
2013 is a huge year for manager Dale Sveum.”
Taken from Mike North’s Daily Herald column this morning.
Go Cubs!
I’m not sure how you could expect them to be better at this point of the season. As this season has gone on, the talent level of this team has dropped either via trades or injuries.
Here is my response to Mr. North: “Hurrrrrrrr durrrrrrrrr derrrrrrrrrp.”
Cubs ERA leaders, via cubs.com:
1. Samardizja 3.91
2. No additional qualifiers
Think that about sums up this season.
Yes. Yes it does.
Hey boys and girls. John Arguello from The Cubs Den and I are going to the game on Friday the 21st it’s a day game against the stinkin’ Cardinals. If any of you would like to join us for some drinks before/after/during by all means we would love to have you. Let me know.
They’re letting you out of CA?
Just jealous because you will be in better weather than here..
I honestly don’t believe that the weather will be better in Chicago. I’m jealous that you get to endure L.A. weather. Though the weather in San Francisco has been phenomenal here for the last couple of months, despite what Soriano says.
Hey, so what’s the deal with this Cubs team?
There’s not a lot of raw talent there, I guess, but we’re still seeing too many first-pitch swings . . nobody is working the count.
I thought the point of this year was to build some fundamentals, change the team approach, be more selective and draw more walks . . . et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Did Sveum just give up? If so, bring in someone else.
It’s one thing to have a team that totally sucks but appears to be working on the little things for long-term improvement. Is it just me? Is anyone seeing a turn-around in anything?
And the pitching?
If Marmol “closes” one more game I’m going to . . I don’t know. Continue to not watch, I guess.
I was listening to Biden last night, and was thinking maybe that’s what the team needs to have some pride for the rest of the system-some passion, rather than good old Dale…
So THIS is our game thread. And no, I’m not asking anyone else to do it.
This is as much of a game thread as this team deserves.
Ouch, I sense some disappointment in your tone.
Well… in THEM. Not you.
So who of you wild and crazy guys are going to see Bruce & his E street band and tear up the turf in Wrigley Field?
I wanted to go, but no one wants to go with me.
I like these non Cub related threads.
Just saw Brave. Couldn’t help but think of LOHO. Kept trying to plug in regulars here into their Brave roles.
Also saw Avengers…wow. Totally got my Super Hero geek on.
Books… I have been trying to make my way through every Hugo and Nebula award winning novel or a sci fi classic. Finished “The Forever War”(AWESOME), “Hyperion”(Pretentious), and “Mars”(meh).
And now I’m realizing I’m a geek.
The Disney movie “Brave?”
So tell . . who was everyone?
Yeah, took the ankle biters to a drive in! Fun stuff.
And the list is as follows:
Merida- Duh. CJ.
Elinor(mom)- Flyball
Fergus(dad)- diggity
The Witch- Doc
Then I kinda zoned out a bit.
oh! and the three boys!
johnnywest333
gidard
berselius
Hahahaaaa Cheers to that! I don’t know if I should be laughing or crying but I’ll drink to that.
Catch of the year by Jackson. Face first into the fence. I can’t believe he walked off the field, though there were two guys holding him up the whole way.
Standing O from the Pirates fans.
And Spellcheck congratulates him by cuffing him in the back of the head. Terrific.
So your boy T Wood is pitching a 1 hitter. 6 errors by the Pirates, Cubs lead 7-0 in the 7th.
Better then nuthin’
Make that 7 errors.
It’s a miracle.
Who has the Cubs uniforms on, and what did they do with the real team?
12-0
Oh joy more Cubs news and more to talk about. Should we start nicknames now or wait until he pitches?
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/13378/cubs-give-open-rotation-spot-to-berken?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
We could call him “berk”, but 90% of the people won’t get the joke..
Berk from Erk?
+1 for the old people.
WEEEEEEEEE
Brett Jackson is a badass!!!
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24563479&c_id=chc&partnerId=aw-4882741367257613379-1023
seriously. WATCH.
Thank God he didn’t disfigure his beautiful face, because that would have been the topper to this season. The Cubs lose 100 games and Brett Jackson winds up looking like Quasimodo.
You worry me sometimes.
Travis Wood tossed 6.0 scoreless IP in the win (1H, 3BB, 5K).
This has been a weird night.
I still saved 15% on my car insurance.
o_O
I’ve got football this morning. Headlines/Game Thread to come this afternoon for a 6:05 game.