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Syt

#120
July 27, 2015, 09:06:16 AM
The European B-Championships are held in Vienna this week:

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derspiess

#121
July 27, 2015, 09:32:15 AM
Who is the favorite?
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Syt

#122
July 27, 2015, 09:41:13 AM
Fuck if I know. Not Austria. :lol:
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Barrister

#123
July 27, 2015, 09:48:20 AM
It's funny how last year I was checking the wild card race like crazy.

But this year I'm checking the division standings like crazy.  :cool:
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derspiess

#124
July 27, 2015, 10:31:58 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 27, 2015, 09:48:20 AM
It's funny how last year I was checking the wild card race like crazy.

But this year I'm checking the division standings like crazy.  :cool:

They're chugging.  In the AL it's the Royals, Angels, Astros, and I guess the Yankees for now.  Don't see any other teams showing much of a spark.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Valmy

#125
July 27, 2015, 11:16:24 AM
The O's have a small spark  :(
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

sbr

#126
July 27, 2015, 11:22:43 AM
The Tigers have to have a run in them if Miggy comes back soon and they don't sell off all of their starting pitching.

alfred russel

#127
July 27, 2015, 11:45:33 AM
Quote from: Syt on July 25, 2015, 03:02:30 AM
In other racism news, ESPN fired Colin Cowherd after a remark about Dominican players:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2530784-colin-cowherd-espn-part-ways-after-comments-on-dominican-mlb-players?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national
QuoteCowherd came under fire Thursday when discussing the complexity of the game of baseball.

"Like I've never bought into that, 'Baseball's just too complex,'" Cowherd said, according to the New York Times' Richard Sandomir. "Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic."

Cowherd is a blowhard, but it isn't necessarily racist to say/imply that people from third world countries with crappy education systems are disproportionately stupid.
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Barrister

#128
July 27, 2015, 12:10:43 PM
The article made little sense to me until, buried right near the end...

QuoteCowherd was already set to leave ESPN when his contract expired next Friday, per Sports Business Journal's John Ourand, but Thursday's comments accelerated his departure timetable.

What a brave stand for ESPN to take - firing a host who had already quit. :lol:
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derspiess

#129
July 27, 2015, 12:55:21 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 27, 2015, 11:45:33 AM
Cowherd is a blowhard, but it isn't necessarily racist to say/imply that people from third world countries with crappy education systems are disproportionately stupid.

The younger talent from D.R. ought to at least have their brains finely tuned for baseball by now.  I believe most of these guys are the product of all the baseball academies set up in the country a few years ago, where they eat, sleep & breathe baseball (and hopefully learn English along the way). 
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

The Minsky Moment

#130
July 27, 2015, 06:01:00 PM
Pedro was one of the most baseball smart players I ever saw.

Of course on the flip side is Manny.

Maybe the lesson is that categorizing by race is really really really dumb? 
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--Joan Robinson

Valmy

#131
July 27, 2015, 06:43:59 PM Last Edit: July 27, 2015, 06:47:35 PM by Valmy
It would be. But he did not mention a race, but a nationality. I presume it was a joke that he was not actually categorizing people by nationality.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sophie Scholl

#132
July 27, 2015, 06:47:14 PM
It appears that the Tribe has gone full on 2011 Red Sox under Tito this year without having had the benefit of winning two World Series first. <_<
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#133
July 27, 2015, 08:22:36 PM
Quote from: Syt on July 27, 2015, 09:06:16 AM
The European B-Championships are held in Vienna this week:



Who is WeiBrussland?

Razgovory

#134
July 27, 2015, 08:42:58 PM
Well that was a hell of a home run by the Cards.  Is Speiss at that game?
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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