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[Good Posting Judge]

Pats -7?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Rams getting SEVEN from Giants at 5dimes.

Huh. Browns only giving 1 there.

They always a couple points off from everyone else?

 

[culdeus]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Now imagine if G.W. had signed off on that one....Seriously, how does this not get the scorn and resentment that the Sosa trade gets?

Because no way Texas would have resigned him at the contract he got. Wasn't thattt good at the time when moved.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Red Zone channel is freaking awesome (free preview this week in case you didn't know). If you don't like it, just don't turn it on

 

[Homer J Simpson]

A mad sinus headache & congestion had me hopped up on meds on the couch yesterday.

It got worse during the ND-Michigan game, so even though I was crazy yelling happy as ND went up 14-0, I popped two benedryl and settled in for a more mellow experience. The last thing I remember was ND being up 24-21 and Michigan trying to make a game of it, despite ND dominating them on both sides of the ball. Then I passed out.

I pretty sure I won here. ME = WINNING.

Wow.....I take 2 Benadryl, 2 Tylenol PM, and a 10mg Ambien every night before bed....... I still rarely sleep more than 5 hours, and definitely not a sound sleep.

I took a triple dose of Nyquil and 4 OTC sleeping pills around 11:30 and was still wide awake at 2:30.

 

[culdeus]

Rams getting SEVEN from Giants at 5dimes. Huh. Browns only giving 1 there. They always a couple points off from everyone else?

5dimes juices their early week lines heavy.

 

[McJose]

A mad sinus headache & congestion had me hopped up on meds on the couch yesterday.

It got worse during the ND-Michigan game, so even though I was crazy yelling happy as ND went up 14-0, I popped two benedryl and settled in for a more mellow experience. The last thing I remember was ND being up 24-21 and Michigan trying to make a game of it, despite ND dominating them on both sides of the ball. Then I passed out.

I pretty sure I won here. ME = WINNING.

Wow.....I take 2 Benadryl, 2 Tylenol PM, and a 10mg Ambien every night before bed....... I still rarely sleep more than 5 hours, and definitely not a sound sleep.

What're you? Elvis?

 

[Bogart]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Now imagine if G.W. had signed off on that one....Seriously, how does this not get the scorn and resentment that the Sosa trade gets?

It got it's fair share of grief, but like I said earlier, Teixeria was to be the 1B for the next decade and Gonzalez had shown to be a great BA hitter and plus glove, but not the power. He was not going to pass Tex.With Daniels able to follow this up with The Teixeira Trade, Hamilton for Volquez, Murphy/Beltre for Gagne, getting Nelson Cruz as a throw in, etc. His wins in the hear and now have helped mask this trade a bit.

IMO, trading Danks for McCarthy hurts maybe more than losing Gonzalez.

 

[Bogart]

What would it take to become a local bookie?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Now imagine if G.W. had signed off on that one....Seriously, how does this not get the scorn and resentment that the Sosa trade gets?

It got it's fair share of grief, but like I said earlier, Teixeria was to be the 1B for the next decade and Gonzalez had shown to be a great BA hitter and plus glove, but not the power. He was not going to pass Tex.With Daniels able to follow this up with The Teixeira Trade, Hamilton for Volquez, Murphy/Beltre for Gagne, getting Nelson Cruz as a throw in, etc. His wins in the hear and now have helped mask this trade a bit.

IMO, trading Danks for McCarthy hurts maybe more than losing Gonzalez.

1) There's always DH, or the possibility that they have to let Teixeira go. Power often takes time to develop.2) Eaton and Otsuka stunk that year.

 

[culdeus]

What would it take to become a local bookie?

From doing this for 2 years in college I can say it's not worth it unless doing it as full time job. Internet makes this much easier, but it's still a huge pain.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Now imagine if G.W. had signed off on that one....Seriously, how does this not get the scorn and resentment that the Sosa trade gets?

It got it's fair share of grief, but like I said earlier, Teixeria was to be the 1B for the next decade and Gonzalez had shown to be a great BA hitter and plus glove, but not the power. He was not going to pass Tex.With Daniels able to follow this up with The Teixeira Trade, Hamilton for Volquez, Murphy/Beltre for Gagne, getting Nelson Cruz as a throw in, etc. His wins in the hear and now have helped mask this trade a bit.

IMO, trading Danks for McCarthy hurts maybe more than losing Gonzalez.

No Power?

 

[Disco Stu]

I'm at zero. But plan on spending my first single weekend with Disco Stu.

Me too.

I'm obviously still a long way from catching up on this thread. Making another attempt though.

 

[Bogart]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Now imagine if G.W. had signed off on that one....Seriously, how does this not get the scorn and resentment that the Sosa trade gets?

It got it's fair share of grief, but like I said earlier, Teixeria was to be the 1B for the next decade and Gonzalez had shown to be a great BA hitter and plus glove, but not the power. He was not going to pass Tex.With Daniels able to follow this up with The Teixeira Trade, Hamilton for Volquez, Murphy/Beltre for Gagne, getting Nelson Cruz as a throw in, etc. His wins in the hear and now have helped mask this trade a bit.

IMO, trading Danks for McCarthy hurts maybe more than losing Gonzalez.

No Power?

OK, some power. (I did relook at those numbers before I typed that). Still at that point the infield of Tex, Soriano, Young and Blalock was going to be one for the ages, and no room for anyone else. The team still needed pitching in the worse way and thought they had something with the trade.I still don't like the trade of course. Gonzalez on this team now would be special.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

I just uncorked a larger than normal size wager on ONE NFL game this weekend. See if you can guess which one it is....Also, am I the only idiot who thought St. Louis Bob's NFL contest was ATS?

Buffalo Bills

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I take 4 Benadryl, 3 shots of Jamesons and my wife hits me upside the head with a Louisville Slugger and I still only manage 3-3.5 hours of sleep.

 

[Disco Stu]

Trust me when I tell you this: Most chicks do NOT like an enormous schlong.

Define "enormous" GB.

 

[Bogart]

I'm at zero. But plan on spending my first single weekend with Disco Stu.

Me too.

I'm obviously still a long way from catching up on this thread. Making another attempt though.

Trust me when I tell you this: Most chicks do NOT like an enormous schlong.

Define "enormous" GB.

Wow, you caught up quick. Impressive.

 

[Disco Stu]

Mike Cooley > Patterson Hood

And the gap may be widening. Ran into culdeus and mrs culdeus (but no tufnel) at the show in Dallas.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Stop talking about f###ing baseball!!!!

 

[Disco Stu]

Wow, you caught up quick. Impressive.

Yeah, too many pages. Skipping ahead.Am I crazy or is there Ranger talk in here?

 

[General Malaise]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Ouch. Between trading Gonzalez and Smoak they've jettisoned some 1B talent. At least Chris Davis is still there.lol

Smoak was :meh:. Kinda like Davis, who plays for the Orioles now.

Smoak seems like the perfect fit for Billy Beane. Light hitting 1B who can take some walks (his OBP better in the minors, but so was his surrounding cast....that Seattle offense will go down as one of the worst in modern history).

 

[McJose]

Stop talking about f###ing baseball!!!!

No kidding.

 

[UOFI_316]

Someone left a box of Frosted Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pop tarts in the break room. How quickly will I go into diabetic shock if I eat one of these??

 

[McJose]

A bit disappointed that this fell flat when I posted it in Jayrod's weird text thread. link

 

[Bogart]

Wow, you caught up quick. Impressive.

Yeah, too many pages. Skipping ahead.Am I crazy or is there Ranger talk in here?

Not just Ranger talk, but 2006 Ranger trade talk.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Ouch. Between trading Gonzalez and Smoak they've jettisoned some 1B talent. At least Chris Davis is still there.lol

Smoak was :meh:. Kinda like Davis, who plays for the Orioles now.

Smoak seems like the perfect fit for Billy Beane. Light hitting 1B who can take some walks (his OBP better in the minors, but so was his surrounding cast....that Seattle offense will go down as one of the worst in modern history).

Well it's not like Beane TRIES to get guys who are light-hitting, it's just too expensive normally. But they did trade for Brandon Allen at the deadline, and he has pretty good power potential.Smoak hit for a lot of power in college. Maybe it's just taking time, a la Gonzalez.

 

[cosjobs]

Also, am I the only idiot who thought St. Louis Bob's NFL contest was ATS?

Did not realize it until now And I was in it last year

 

[Frostillicus]

Well it's not like Beane TRIES to get guys who are light-hitting, it's just too expensive normally. But they did trade for Brandon Allen at the deadline, and he has pretty good power potential.

Chris Carter was/is a big-time power prospect too, right? Assuming he's still in their system, desperately trying to make contact.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Ouch. Between trading Gonzalez and Smoak they've jettisoned some 1B talent. At least Chris Davis is still there.lol

Smoak was :meh:. Kinda like Davis, who plays for the Orioles now.

Smoak seems like the perfect fit for Billy Beane. Light hitting 1B who can take some walks (his OBP better in the minors, but so was his surrounding cast....that Seattle offense will go down as one of the worst in modern history).

Well it's not like Beane TRIES to get guys who are light-hitting, it's just too expensive normally. But they did trade for Brandon Allen at the deadline, and he has pretty good power potential.Smoak hit for a lot of power in college. Maybe it's just taking time, a la Gonzalez.

I'm gonna start banning people at :e: if this #### doesn't stop.

 

[JbizzleMan]

WTF is this baseball talk all about? Talk about a thread HIJACK! END IT...NOW!!!

 

[General Malaise]

I'm at zero. But plan on spending my first single weekend with Disco Stu.

Me too.

I'm obviously still a long way from catching up on this thread. Making another attempt though.

I missed pages 800 to about 820 and tried to catch up, but gave up trying. It's tough.

 

[General Malaise]

I just uncorked a larger than normal size wager on ONE NFL game this weekend. See if you can guess which one it is....Also, am I the only idiot who thought St. Louis Bob's NFL contest was ATS?

Buffalo Bills

Am I crazy on this? I had them in week 1 against KC and LOVED that bet. I love this one even more...Oakland had to play in Denver late on Monday, fly back to the Bay Area at what I imagine was an awful hour, gets a short week and then has to fly all the way out to Buffalo, where fans should be going nuts after last week's performance and the visiting team locker room is (I'm told) so small they have to split the offense and defense up. The Raiders have been an outhouse of an organization for a decade, so I can't imagine they have some sort of goofy East Coast split that nullifies the logic here.

 

[General Malaise]

Also, am I the only idiot who thought St. Louis Bob's NFL contest was ATS?

Did not realize it until now And I was in it last year

me too. So, uh....when can I move in?

 

[General Malaise]

I just uncorked a larger than normal size wager on ONE NFL game this weekend. See if you can guess which one it is....Also, am I the only idiot who thought St. Louis Bob's NFL contest was ATS?

Buffalo Bills

Also love the fact that you nailed this one.

 

[El Floppo]

As a narcissist, I figured the baseball talk was some kind of shticky way of getting rid of me, the occasional poster.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

The Raiders are 2-7 straight up over the past three seasons (2008-2010) when playing in the Eastern time zone

 

[Sarnoff]

The Raiders are 2-7 straight up over the past three seasons (2008-2010) when playing in the Eastern time zone

I imagine playing in the first slot on Sunday after (the later second slot on) Monday would also be a terrible record for them.

 

[guru_007]

Buffalo, first half, ftmfw

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

The Raiders are 2-7 straight up over the past three seasons (2008-2010) when playing in the Eastern time zone

I imagine playing in the first slot on Sunday after (the later second slot on) Monday would also be a terrible record for them.

I can't imagine they've been on MNF very often in recent years.Looking back, they had no MNF games in 2010.In 2009, they opened up with a home MNF loss to the Chargers and then won on the road in Kansas City in week 2.They also had a short week midseason when they beat the Bengals at home but then lost a Thursday night road game in Dallas 4 days later.In 2008, they had a similar start. Lost to the Broncos in the MNF opener and then beat the Chiefs in Kansas City in week 2.Had a Sun-Thurs short week again later on but they only had to travel to San Diego.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Well it's not like Beane TRIES to get guys who are light-hitting, it's just too expensive normally. But they did trade for Brandon Allen at the deadline, and he has pretty good power potential.

Chris Carter was/is a big-time power prospect too, right? Assuming he's still in their system, desperately trying to make contact.

He walks a lot. Carter's been a mess, but let's not get racist and lump all African-American power-hitting 1B in together.Homer, I'll take my :e: banning now.

 

[General Malaise]

Nice work by the Rangers trading A Gonzalez (along with Chris Young and the great Termel Sledge) for Eaton and Otsuka.

Now imagine if G.W. had signed off on that one....Seriously, how does this not get the scorn and resentment that the Sosa trade gets?

It got it's fair share of grief, but like I said earlier, Teixeria was to be the 1B for the next decade and Gonzalez had shown to be a great BA hitter and plus glove, but not the power. He was not going to pass Tex.With Daniels able to follow this up with The Teixeira Trade, Hamilton for Volquez, Murphy/Beltre for Gagne, getting Nelson Cruz as a throw in, etc. His wins in the hear and now have helped mask this trade a bit.

IMO, trading Danks for McCarthy hurts maybe more than losing Gonzalez.

Refresh my memory on this one...I thought Beltre signed with Texas as a free agent? Or was there another Beltre? I'm kind of lost.

 

[McJose]

Kenneth R. Climo PDGA # 4297

Throws: Right- Handed

2006 Earnings - $17,480(12)

Rating - 1041 as of 9/7/06

12 time PDGA World Champion

4 time United States Disc Golf Champion

NT and SuperTour Wins: 84+

Number of Aces: 103

Tournament Wins: 185+

Favorite Discs:

Driver: CE Teebird, KC Teebird, Wraith, Firebird

Midrange: KC Roc

Putter: KC Aviar

Roller: CE Teebird TL

Best Tip for Beginners: Learn control before power!

Favorite Courses: Cliff Stephens Park – Clearwater, Florida

Lakefront Gold Course, Winthrop University – Rock Hill, South Carolina

DeLaveaga Park – Santa Cruz, California

Toronto Island – Toronto, Ont. Canada

Favorite Tournaments: United States Disc Golf Championship – Rock Hill, South Carolina

Great Lakes Open – Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Master’s Cup – Santa Cruz, California

Sponsers: Innova Champion Discs, ZoneDriven, Birdie Bags

Preferred Shoe: Bite Disc Golf Shoes

Preferred Clothing: Innova, Cool, Loose, Comfortable

 

[General Malaise]

Well it's not like Beane TRIES to get guys who are light-hitting, it's just too expensive normally. But they did trade for Brandon Allen at the deadline, and he has pretty good power potential.

Chris Carter was/is a big-time power prospect too, right? Assuming he's still in their system, desperately trying to make contact.

He walks a lot. Carter's been a mess, but let's not get racist and lump all African-American power-hitting 1B in together.Homer, I'll take my :e: banning now.

Thought Carter also played some OF, albeit terribly. Great AAAA hitter...

 

[McJose]

Putting

With Ken Climo

As much as I enjoy throwing drives under the pin, putting is a big part of my success. I contribute 25% on my total game to putting. When I first started playing, I practiced 100 putts at the course every day before I even thought about playing. And there was a time when I was up to a couple hundred putts a day. There is no substitution for this type of repetition for muscle memory.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I just uncorked a larger than normal size wager on ONE NFL game this weekend. See if you can guess which one it is....Also, am I the only idiot who thought St. Louis Bob's NFL contest was ATS?

Buffalo Bills

Also love the fact that you nailed this one.

Tiggles is freaking rain man on the sports book

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Ken Climo sounds like kind of a Nancy boy

 

[McJose]

Ken Climo sounds like kind of a Nancy boy

You want to step up?

 

[General Malaise]

The Raiders are 2-7 straight up over the past three seasons (2008-2010) when playing in the Eastern time zone

Don't really like the half point tacked on to the 3....what's the elevation like in Buffalo? Any chance SBass starts kicking from the Oakland 40?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

The Raiders are 2-7 straight up over the past three seasons (2008-2010) when playing in the Eastern time zone

Don't really like the half point tacked on to the 3....what's the elevation like in Buffalo? Any chance SBass starts kicking from the Oakland 40?

lol @ elevation. it's like 500 feet above sea level.