Open Thread: First Time Commentors ONLY!

by jbox on Jul 3, 2008 12:40 PM PDT

Let's see if we can meet some new friends today. No game, so let's have an open thread just for first time commentors. This will be our third time trying this and each time it starts slow but new folks and lurkers drop by which is cool. You can just say hi or give an opinion on the Padres... whatever you like.

Hello new Gaslamp Ballers. Who's going to be brave and start us off?

[Note by jbox, 07/03/08 1:46 PM PDT ] Wow some of you long time commentors are terrible at following instructions. First time commentors only! Welcome EllieK.

[Note by jbox, 07/03/08 2:41 PM PDT ] Okay, apparently some of you aren't sure if you are first time commentors. If click on your user profile (upper left hand corner), it tells you how many comments you've made on Gaslamp Ball. You're looking for it to say 0. So if it says over 100, that's not really going to cut it. There will be plenty of open threads for the rest of you, that are open to everyone. We're just trying to give the new people a forum to say something.

[Note by jbox, 07/03/08 6:10 PM PDT ] This thread is now open to all!

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I am on here radomly

I have never introduced myself, and have no avatar.
I enjoy the site. It makes the rough season go down a little easier.

by strummer on Jul 3, 2008 1:07 PM PDT 0 recs

That's what she said?

by Phantom on Jul 3, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

Do you write your own material ?

Another question I have is how can we email or contact the site if we come across an interesting link or story ? I am not going to start my own posts. At least not yet.

by strummer on Jul 3, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

Just post it

We won’t make fun of you. Well, unless the insult is really funny.

I don't have to always be right. I just have to always think I'm right.

by Wonko on Jul 3, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

Oh gosh no

Everything I do has been recycled from ‘Tec.

by Phantom on Jul 3, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

If you want to share a link or story

the best thing to do is create a fanshot. They were designed for that very reason. They are a great way to share a quote, a link, a picture or a video.

by jbox on Jul 3, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

Oh all right...

I guess I’ll come out of hiding. I’ve been lurking all season. I would have started posting sooner, but I’ve been busy hatching a plan to send P-Mac to the moon.

Could be worse... could be the offseason.

by EllieK on Jul 3, 2008 1:21 PM PDT 0 recs

They don't have rockets strong enough

to beat both the gravity of the Earth and propelling his mass into orbit while overcoming the suck that is the 2008 Padres. I think best bet is to try and slingshot him around wherever the Padres are holding their black hole event. The suck-force generated is multiple times the speed of light.

It literally is rocket science.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jul 3, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

isnt there a rule in astrophysics

about two equally massive objects trying to orbit each other? i don’t know…

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Jul 3, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

If we're lucky

He will think the moon is made of cheese. We can throw some ground beef in the catapult with him and maybe he’ll stay a while.

Could be worse... could be the offseason.

by EllieK on Jul 3, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

tubbatubbatubbatubbatubbatubba

to the mooooooooon!!!

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Jul 3, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

Hello

I’m kind of new, moved from texas in Feb. The Chris Young-AGON trade still burns…I have mostly followed the Rangers for some time.

I enjoyed my first visit Petco. I was yelling at what’s his name, the kid that was dropped from left field during a recent Dodgers game, the Aussie.

If that Red Ruff gets in my view, I would ruff him up as well…

by SanDiegoKev on Jul 3, 2008 1:49 PM PDT 0 recs

Well I'm not a first timer

but I don’t post much at all and I doubt anyone recognizes me anyway. I posted in the last one of these you guys did so I guess I’ll try it again.

"If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself." - Bob Dylan

by JollyWaffle on Jul 3, 2008 2:31 PM PDT 0 recs

Apparently

First Time Commentors is a subjective term

by strummer on Jul 3, 2008 2:34 PM PDT 0 recs

How so?

by jbox on Jul 3, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

Kinda new...

I posted a few times last year, but have been mostly lurking and spending my time praying to the Baseball Gods that Maddux stays in a Pads uniform.

Thanks for helping keep me informed as to what’s going on with the team. Sometimes it’s really hard to get good Padres dirt when you don’t live in SD.

by Zod on Jul 3, 2008 2:57 PM PDT 0 recs

Virgin poster

How youse doin, been reading GLB since Maddux came to SD. more a fan of the game than any team in particular but as he is my favourite player i tend to root for whoever he is pitchin for . Love the laid back vibes on here – pity about the team.
I live in Scotland so most games are in the middle of the night so i just check the game threads after the event

by scottydog on Jul 3, 2008 2:59 PM PDT 0 recs

I too

am a fan of the game. Sometimes the provincial nonsense on here
really sticks in my craw. But all in all, its good company

by strummer on Jul 3, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Been here for about 6 weeks

on an irregular basis. I poke around on the game threads but just wanted to formally introduce myself. I had bad vibes about this season, but didn’t imagine it being this bad.

by strummer on Jul 3, 2008 3:01 PM PDT 0 recs

hi

Been reading the blog for while now. Really like the radio interviews posted here. This season is a wash and most of the blame should be put onto the front office. Just look at the lineup of scrubs that was assembled for this year. Even the pitching was mashed together especially with the middle relief core.

by zeppelin88 on Jul 3, 2008 3:27 PM PDT 0 recs

first time commenter?

heck, first time landing on GLB, but this thread was still fresh enough to be on the front page of the sb nation, and I followed it, and here I am.

Rough season you guys are having, what is it with you and the Rockies, are the both of your teams hung over from the end of the 2007 season?

Anyway, might have to check in from time to time, what with Jake Peavy on the ol’ fantasy team and such….

by ahtrap on Jul 3, 2008 3:35 PM PDT 0 recs

Yo

First time commentor. Been a Padres fan since 1984. Tony Gwynn is my favorite player of all time. This is a rough season, but I guess you take the good with the bad. Being from the OC, I get tons of Dodger coverage, but I absolutely detest them, along with the Giants. Lets turn this thing around…

by Clip Show on Jul 3, 2008 3:40 PM PDT 0 recs

Hey

Long time reader, but first time commentor. Have had my GLB t-shirt for ever and love it, just never commented till now.

by padsurfer on Jul 3, 2008 4:15 PM PDT 0 recs

sorry technically a second timer

I made my first post last week and have been following this blog for a couple weeks now. Very cool. A good mix of sarcasm, humor and a few bits of info I didn’t know. I live in Idaho but have followed the friars religiously for many years. This seems to be the best way to get fairly unbiased info and opinion. Here’s hoping we make lots of smart moves before the trade deadline…..

by tl on Jul 3, 2008 4:24 PM PDT 0 recs

First Time Long Time

Well, not exactly. I suppose technically I have 2 comments but I check GLB everyday. I have been a fan since the first move to San Diego back when I was about 6 in 1986 (I’m on my second move now to SD at the age of 27). Regardless of where I’ve lived I have waived the Padres flag proudly (well, proudly might be an overstatement, tough to be proud of some of those early 90’s teams but you get the point).

Either way, this team baffles me in ways I can hardly explain. I look at this team on paper and think that they are better then last year (Wolf over Hensley, Iguchi over MGiles, Gerut and Cameron are basically a push, Headley over Sledge). I wish someone would start to run away with this division just so the Padres could sell (looking at you Greene) and start over next year. Ugh…

by GeoffwithG on Jul 3, 2008 5:20 PM PDT 0 recs

Welcome All First-Timers

Glad to have you in this suckfest we’re calling a season.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 3, 2008 6:14 PM PDT 0 recs

Welcome new Gaslamp Ballers

Reading this introduction about how to use the site, may make your stay easier. If you want to share links, stories, pictures or video, I highly suggest you install the fanpost bookmarklet that is explained in the link above.

by jbox on Jul 3, 2008 6:32 PM PDT 0 recs

I just want to apologize

I asked earlier about strange links we found.
I was told to just post them.
Creepy websites are…. well , creepy websites
I found it interesting that Jeter was one of their obsessions.
I hope there is no damage done.
In the future, if I come across something that I want you to see, should I post it
or is there an address I can send it to ?

by strummer on Jul 3, 2008 8:17 PM PDT 0 recs

No damage done

just make sure the links are appropriate. Go ahead and share the links in fanshots or comments.

by jbox on Jul 3, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

A couple of months ago

someone provided a link of a Padres Fan site that looked like a stalker website.
For all I know, there could have been underage girls on it.
The link I provided was certainly sick, but thats what I was trying to point out.
Oh well.

by strummer on Jul 3, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

First timer

I can count on you guys like I can count on KG swinging at an 0-2 slider. 60 percent of the time, everytime. I love the blog, and I lurk it. been reading about 6 months. Keep up the good work.

by Tripleaaa on Jul 3, 2008 8:51 PM PDT 0 recs

I like to watch

Howdy. I found Gaslampball after I stopped visiting the AOL message boards a few years back. It’s been a great find! The cast of characters here cracks me up AND informs me as well. Kudos to the masterminds behind the Gaslamp, and all who give me a laugh after a long day.

GO PADRES?

by HurstWhitsonRasmussenBenesLefferts on Jul 4, 2008 4:28 AM PDT 0 recs

long time lurker

looong time …

posted maybe once or twice ever. never since SB nation switched over.

I just want to say, or pray, dear god, please ship Kevin Towers to Seattle. I can’t handle any more sludge. I will never forgive him for trying to open the 2006 season with Mirabelli and Vinny Castilla.

That was the final straw.

He is horrible! He builds good bullpens. whoopte fricking do!

by wrveres on Jul 4, 2008 9:55 AM PDT 0 recs

Absorb bad, block out good.

Mirabelli was backup for a guy named Mike Piazza. When Mirabelli sucked and Boston cried because they needed him to catch Wakefield, Towers fleeced Epstein for a kid by the name of Cla Meredith, who only went on to tie Orel Hershiser for 2nd-longest scoreless streak by a rookie since 1920.

Call him horrible if you want, but you don’t get to appreciate things like the 2006 NL West Division championship without him making those moves.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jul 4, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

I am going to disagree with your recollection of events that spring. Mirabelli was to be our opening day starter. Mike Piazza couldn’t find a job and Kevin Towers simply answered a phone call from Mikes agent. Piazza fell into his lap.

I am not one of those guys that is always bashing the front office. far from it. I love Alderson and Depo and heck even John Moores.

I am just not a fan of KT. I have had enough of his sludge over the years. thats all.

Someone should compile a list of KT’s “prospects”

Chop Chop Burroughs …
Ruben Rivera ..
Bubba
Ben Davis
Wiki …

its not a pretty site.

by wrveres on Jul 5, 2008 3:54 AM PDT 0 recs