GM's thread about nothing (24 Viewers)

[-fish-]

Going to the Underwater Music Festival on August 20. They bring a barge out that serves as a stage and have bands play from noon to 10 pm. No seating, no tickets. You can only get there by boat, and there is a small island (Cutts or Deadmans, depending on who you talk to) that you can beach at, but most people just raft up their boats. First year they got busted for not having permits. Last year they did it right and about 450 boats showed up. This year should be bigger. I'm guessing it will be the last, since last year's was on the verge of being out of control.

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[Frostillicus]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:

Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190

Huff (sf) NO RBI -200

Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170

Granderson (nyy) YES K -220

Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)

Howard (phi) YES K -150

Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200

Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Jayrod is a freaking stud.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

 

[Frostillicus]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

 

[shuke]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

 

[Frostillicus]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

I'm sure it is, but it still seems to be working.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

I'm sure it is, but it still seems to be working.

Might depend on which stats, no?

 

[General Malaise]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

Considering he's taking a bunch of 1-2/3-5 odds, I'm sure he does.

 

[General Malaise]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

 

[Bogart]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

I like the tag line, but the spacing looks off. Is it just me?

 

[urbanhack]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

Considering he's taking a bunch of 1-2/3-5 odds, I'm sure he does.

want to go double or nothing?

 

[Disco Stu]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

I like that you got the bad guy from Terminator 2.The font used seems to result in some odd spacing when combined with caps. Some of the words kind of run together.

TODAYIN A CLEANERTOMORROW

 

[-fish-]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

um, isn't that a stock photo of Three Mile Island?

 

[Disco Stu]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

I like the tag line, but the spacing looks off. Is it just me?

Not just you.

 

[General Malaise]

Thanks for the input, will clean it up. no, that's not 3-mile.

 

[General Malaise]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190Huff (sf) NO RBI -200Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170Granderson (nyy) YES K -220Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)Howard (phi) YES K -150Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

Considering he's taking a bunch of 1-2/3-5 odds, I'm sure he does.

want to go double or nothing?

Dope: I have no idea what you're talking about. #shuked

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Cool cover. It includes your address, so I just sent over an ice cream cake.

 

[-fish-]

Thanks for the input, will clean it up. no, that's not 3-mile.

I like my nuclear power to remind me of boobies

 

[General Malaise]

Thanks for the input, will clean it up. no, that's not 3-mile.

I like my nuclear power to remind me of boobies

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

I like that you got the bad guy from Terminator 2.

Why does he have the largest pinky I've ever seen?

 

[General Malaise]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

I like that you got the bad guy from Terminator 2.

Why does he have the largest pinky I've ever seen?

He's holding Vulvaniuym

 

[-fish-]

Thanks for the input, will clean it up. no, that's not 3-mile.

I like my nuclear power to remind me of boobies

weird. when I clicked that link again it didn't work. link

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

I like that you got the bad guy from Terminator 2.

Why does he have the largest pinky I've ever seen?

He's holding Vulvaniuym

And that makes a penis sprout where your pinky used to be?

 

[urbanhack]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Don't underline your company name.Are you using the same font type?

The pictures on the left are closer to the left margin than the pictures on the right are to the right margin.

more to come....

 

[urbanhack]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:

Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190

Huff (sf) NO RBI -200

Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170

Granderson (nyy) YES K -220

Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)

Howard (phi) YES K -150

Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200

Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

Considering he's taking a bunch of 1-2/3-5 odds, I'm sure he does.

want to go double or nothing?

Dope: I have no idea what you're talking about. #shuked

double down

 

[Sergeant Spelt]

Cool cover. It includes your address, so I just sent over an ice cream cake.

18531 S. Miles Rd Cleveland OH 44128

 

[General Malaise]

Here's what I'm playing at sportsbook.com today:

Upton (ari) UNDER 2.5 h+r+bi -190

Huff (sf) NO RBI -200

Matsui (oak) NO RBI -170

Granderson (nyy) YES K -220

Dunn (chw) YES K -190 (best play of the day)

Howard (phi) YES K -150

Bartlett (sd) NO RBI -200

Abreu (laa) NO RBI -160

How rigorous is your methodology? Just curious.

14 different statistics (7 batter, 7 hitter) go into evaluating each play, and there is a certain amount of subjectiveness to it as well. For example, if a leadoff hitter on an NL team is given a YES/NO rbi line I would be more inclined to make something borderline a play based on the fact that he will have the pitcher batting in front of him.

You don't think that fact is built in to the line?

Considering he's taking a bunch of 1-2/3-5 odds, I'm sure he does.

want to go double or nothing?

Dope: I have no idea what you're talking about. #shuked

double down

oh, hello.

 

[General Malaise]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Don't underline your company name. Okay, took that out.Are you using the same font type? No. I made it all the same.

The pictures on the left are closer to the left margin than the pictures on the right are to the right margin. Uhh, okay. I think I fixed this too, General Fastidious.

more to come.... Great!

 

[McJose]

I think it looks great. I would totally buy a windmill or mercury or a big steam factory from your company.

 

[General Malaise]

I think it looks great. I would totally buy a windmill or mercury or a big steam factory from your company.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Is gallium a rare earth?

 

[Disco Stu]

I think it looks great. I would totally buy a windmill or mercury or a big steam factory from your company.

None of the cocaine? Various colors to choose from.

 

[McJose]

I think it looks great. I would totally buy a windmill or mercury or a big steam factory from your company.

None of the cocaine? Various colors to choose from.

No but I would buy some of those sun-dried posterboards as well.

 

[General Malaise]

I think it looks great. I would totally buy a windmill or mercury or a big steam factory from your company.

None of the cocaine? Various colors to choose from.

Should I get rid of the colors? You guys are no fun.

 

[General Malaise]

Is gallium a rare earth?

No. The REE group is considered to include the 15 lanthanide elements: lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, promethium (does not occur naturally), neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. The elements yttrium and scandium are also included as they have similar chemical properties, making 17 REEs in total. The resource and market details refer to REEs in the oxide form and the group is collectively discussed as Rare Earth Oxides (REO).

 

[General Malaise]

I think it looks great. I would totally buy a windmill or mercury or a big steam factory from your company.

None of the cocaine? Various colors to choose from.

No but I would buy some of those sun-dried posterboards as well.

They put these on giant sized calculators, silly.

 

[Josie Maran]

I think it looks great. I would totally buy a windmill or mercury or a big steam factory from your company.

None of the cocaine? Various colors to choose from.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Those nuke plants look scary as ####.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

I like that you got the bad guy from Terminator 2.

Why does he have the largest pinky I've ever seen?

 

[YSR]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Those nuke plants look scary as ####.

That was my initial thought, with Japan and all, but I realize that GM has to deal with a clientele that isn't fazed by this.

My only other question: are the pictures up top tied in at all with the pictures below? I.e do rare earths help somehow with windmills? I'm a big fan of symmetry, so unless they are tied to one another, it seems off balance a little.

ETA: I'm also the person who thought that JB's "pig in a fire with a star in his eye" logo could be interpreted as anti-Semitic, so what do I know)

 

[-fish-]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Those nuke plants look scary as ####.

See? Nothing scary about San Onofre. Just a giant set of tatas at the beach.

 

[urbanhack]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Don't underline your company name. Okay, took that out.Are you using the same font type? No. I made it all the same.

The pictures on the left are closer to the left margin than the pictures on the right are to the right margin. Uhh, okay. I think I fixed this too, General Fastidious.

more to come.... Great!

Do you really need the street address on there? too much textAlso...use periods between your phone number and not dashes.

 

[General Malaise]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Those nuke plants look scary as ####.

Nuclear power is our friend, Tre.

 

[Sarnoff]

Is gallium a rare earth?

If you have to ask, you'd never have passed konotay's chemical engineering test

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Those nuke plants look scary as ####.

Nuclear power is our friend, Tre.

Oh, I know it...but did you have to use a pic where the plant has an evil, greenish glow?Edit: How about this nice South Korean Plant?

 

[General Malaise]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Don't underline your company name. Okay, took that out.Are you using the same font type? No. I made it all the same.

The pictures on the left are closer to the left margin than the pictures on the right are to the right margin. Uhh, okay. I think I fixed this too, General Fastidious.

more to come.... Great!

Do you really need the street address on there? too much text - Customary in the industry, so yes.Also...use periods between your phone number and not dashes. oh for ####'s sake, move to Europe already.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I'd spell it "Earfs" and then add an "LOL" in parentheses, just to keep things light.

 

[urbanhack]

I'd spell it "Earfs" and then add an "LOL" in parentheses, just to keep things light.

lol

 

[urbanhack]

Boss just got a big meeting with the real GM on Tuesday. Putting together a presentation with a new tag line on the cover. Thoughts on this?

My link

Don't underline your company name. Okay, took that out.Are you using the same font type? No. I made it all the same.

The pictures on the left are closer to the left margin than the pictures on the right are to the right margin. Uhh, okay. I think I fixed this too, General Fastidious.

more to come.... Great!

Do you really need the street address on there? too much text - Customary in the industry, so yes.

Putting the street address on the first slide of your presentation is customary in your industry??