Friiiiiday

by Dex on Aug 5, 2005 9:05 AM PDT in News

The Padres won their series yesterday which is awesome. We're working our way up the ladder. At the very least, we know that we can beat the Rockies and the Pirates. Of course, that should be the very very least a team should be able to do. Nevertheless, it feels good.

I'm playing a ping pong game that davidlizerblog linked to. It's like futuristic ping pong. Such fun.

Playing the game reminded me of two things. One was the fact that Mario Baseball comes out at the end of this month which should prove to be good times good times as long as I'm not too addicted to Madden '06 by then.

The other thing was at the SurfDawgs game. Jonny Dub, jbox and I were ready to be overwhelmed by the davidlizerblog posse. I mean, David had said there would be a posse. Turned out it was just him and Ilana. I asked where his posse was. He said, "You guys are my posse tonight." That's a lot of pressure considering my handshake isn't nearly as firm as thedavidlizerblog big league posse.

Also, The O's blew out their manager. From the article:

Mazzilli was removed before the Orioles' game with the Angels on Thursday, ending a tumultuous week and strange 1 1/2-year tenure in which Mazzilli was both lauded for his spurts of success and heavily criticized for his in-game managing, relationships with players and laidback style.

Sucks to be an O's fan right now, eh?

Update [2005-8-5 13:26:11 by Dex]: Also, Gaslampballer Garth desperately wants you all to know that "Giles" is actually "Selig" spelled backwards. There's some sort of theory about Giles being the savior and Selig being the anti-christ.

Hey! Wait a second. What if Sandy Alderson taking the job with the Padres is just Selig's way of having somebody keep a close eye on Giles! Watch your backs Padres! Trust no one!

Except for the Gaslampballers.

And the Rally Unicorn. Trust in the second coming of the Rally Unicorn.

Update [2005-8-5 14:32:50 by Dex]: Oh and here's another good link: Jayson Stark's Useless Info: NL West edition! A lot of interesting things about our Padres, but a shot at the world series and a top 10 pick in the draft next season? I'll take it.

Update [2005-8-5 17:11:20 by jbox]:

Here's a better game: Wiffle Ball! Thanks to the nerdhater.

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okay

I need to continue this, because I think I'm onto something here, and it may just...SAVE BASEBALL.

See, GILES is SELIG backwards. SELIG is the worst commissioner of all time...Giles has the best hair of all time. So Giles is obviously on the side of good, and Selig is the evil Giles...perhaps...even...HIS FATHER.

So, we need Giles to go on an arduous quest to track down and foil Selig's plans for world domination, find out who his real father is, and overcome many terrifying and challenging obstacles along the way. He will probably meet a monkey, but I'm not going to speculate any more than that. In the end, we'll always learn a lesson that is equally wise and heartwarming. Perhaps the monkey's name is Marcus? Marcus and Brian will battle together to SAVE BASEBALL, MOM, and PIES OF ALL SORTS, UNLESS MADE BY FOREIGNERS.

We could say it would be "Brian and Marcus Save Baseball".

I'm just sayin'.

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 9:50 AM PDT reply actions

of course

I do know that often the evil twin disguises itself in a manner more pleasing to the eye, in order to sway those easily influenced by appearance. However, Giles' ability to draw the base on balls is indicative of the presence of GOOD, according to the ancient (pre-Moneyball) ways of alchemic baseballery.

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Mustache

Isn't it a rule that the evil one has to have a mustache?

Perhaps even wear a leather jacket?

by thenerdhater on Aug 5, 2005 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions

no no no

cops and leather boys have moustaches. they can, it's true, be evil, but it's not a de facto alchemic baseballery indicator of evil.

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

this is some kinda crazy theory

I've had some crazy theories in my time, so I should know.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2005 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

something like this

http://www.north-sulawesi.org/galleries/03-manandmonkey.jpg

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

However...

racecar backwards is still racecar, so what does that say about the situation!?

by Emcee Emmerson on Aug 5, 2005 10:34 AM PDT reply actions

Here's one

Olivo spelled backwards is Ovilo.

And everybody knows that Ovilo is the hot bounty hunter from Cowboy Bebop.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2005 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions

now

don't go dragging cowboy bebop into this. then we end up GIS-ing pictures of faye valentine, and crap, our whole day is done for.

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions

you be the judge

http://www.ottawa-anime.org/~eyevocal/beingupfront/pictures/cbfaye.jpg

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions

palindromes rock.

my fave: satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas!

Here is a list of palindromes, varying in funness. I think is likely the most relevant to the Selig-Giles controversy (haha!) however: May a moody baby doom a yam?
The "YAM" being either Major League Baseball or more likely our love of same, and the moody baby being, plausibly, Bud Selig ("bud" is a "mirrored palindrome" when put in lower case, meaning if you hold it up to a mirror its identical forward and back).

It's a compelling crazy theory, you have to admit. admit it!

(anyone watch Futurama? "Crazy theories one, regular theories a billion!")

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

I almost forgot

What the f, Dex? You gonna leave us hanging on the grilled cheese eating contest, and your attempt to get an autograph, or is that story waiting for later in the day?

by Emcee Emmerson on Aug 5, 2005 10:38 AM PDT reply actions

Oh sorry about that

We ended up not going to the grilled cheese eating competition. A bummer to be sure. That would've been great.

by Dex on Aug 5, 2005 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

you know

i think everyone underestimated my ability to go on and on about totally silly shit.

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 11:25 AM PDT reply actions

Posse in effect

You guys held up very well as a replacement posse. Should my posse ever go on strike, or be locked out, I will be sure to call you guys up as scabs.

by David on Aug 5, 2005 11:45 AM PDT reply actions

Interesting read

From the North County Times.

by garth on Aug 5, 2005 1:28 PM PDT reply actions

That whiffle ball game is kinda hard

Is Mario Baseball here yet?

by Dex on Aug 5, 2005 2:46 PM PDT reply actions

From the wonderful folks in the SOSD SS thread:

I present to you whack the penguin:

http://meph.eu.org/penguin1.php

by Emcee Emmerson on Aug 5, 2005 3:33 PM PDT reply actions

my scores

air 492.8

skipping: 531.6

by jbox on Aug 5, 2005 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Good ones, jbox.

I think it's impossible to break 500 and 600 respectively.

I hadn't been on that site for a long time, and they have more games, where you can toss your penguin instead of whacking it, and a stagediving game, and some game where you play golf with a penguin as a ball, and a flamingo as your club. A buddy described it as the Flinstones golf.

by Emcee Emmerson on Aug 5, 2005 3:58 PM PDT reply actions

I was just playing that Wiffle ball game

I got a hang of it. But I suck at defense. I can pitch alright but I got killed. In the 3rd inning I scored 9 runs and took a huge lead. He came back to answer with 12 runs. He ended up blowing me out. Everything I threw he clubbed for a double or triple. Kinda fun still, if not a little frustrating that I suck.

by jbox on Aug 7, 2005 5:14 PM PDT reply actions