Random Thoughts somewhat related to the Padres

by jbox on Aug 11, 2009 10:08 AM PDT

Here's an idea. Maybe the Padres should sell solo tickets to games in a certain section. If you're like me and you don't have any friends or you just don't have any friends that enjoy going to Padres games regularly, it might be nice to sit in a section with a bunch of other people in the same predicament. I usually end up going to about two games a year solo and don't get me wrong it's fun being able to eat Jalapeno Handshakes to my hearts content without embarrassing the people I'm with, but it might be even more fun to enjoy them with other people with no friends. The more I think about it, the more I think I wouldn't want to sit next to people anything like me.
You've probably seen the pictures and story behind Josh Hamilton's night out on the town on Deadspin.com (Kinda NSFW). After the initial feelings of being bummed that he let his sobriety slip and feeling bad for him and his family, I thought something else. Isn't it a little weird that probably a good portion of guys are trying to have a night out like this one while baseball players like Josh Hamilton have to really, really try hard not to let it happen?
You know how you occasionally get a Padres shirt or any shirt for that matter that has a date on them? Like "2005 NL West Champions" or even just a shirt that is clearly from a certain time. How long is it okay to wear a dated shirt without getting really self conscious about people thinking you're wearing an old t-shirt? I'm thinking two years. Like right now I could wear a 2008 or a 2009 shirt, I'd feel like people would be judging me if I wore anything older. Yet I have undated t-shirts from probably 4 years ago that I'm okay with wearing. Here's another question: At what point does that dated shirt become retro enough where you can wear it again proudly? Like I saw somebody at the last game wearing the 1998 NL Champs t-shirt with all of the players cartoon faces on it. I was thinking "man, that's cool, I remember that shirt, good for him." I'm thinking it has to be 10 years minimum before dated shirts become cool again.
Dex and I were talking maybe 6 months ago how we would eventually leave Gaslamp Ball. We agreed that our persona's would be secretly handed off to new apprentices like the Dread Pirate Roberts. No one would ever know.

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1998 is okay?

I still wear mine quite often. Sadly, it has no cartoon heads.

by pjbno4 on Aug 11, 2009 10:17 AM PDT reply actions

3-6 Years

are no-no to wear. But once it becomes older than 6 years, its totally cool to wear it. Its vintage and shows what a real fan you are.

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by Ron Mexico on Aug 11, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions

Dated shirts

The brand new ones bother me a little bit. I like to wear them once and then put them in a punch-resistant storage locker to wear at a later date.

I saw a lady with a 2005 NL West Champions seat cushion and it made me kinda mad. I don’t know why.

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by Axion on Aug 11, 2009 10:23 AM PDT reply actions

My oldest

I still have a 1987 Motley Crue World Tour shirt & a 1988 Kansas Jayhawks national champions shirt that I wear.

by RoyalsFan on Aug 11, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions

jbox is so lonely.

by Drama on Aug 11, 2009 10:39 AM PDT reply actions

I'd know

if you left. No way Jbox’s odd humor is replicated

And the new Dex doesn’t fool me either. What did you do with old Dex?

Don't hate the game, hate the nerds!

by thenerdhater on Aug 11, 2009 11:05 AM PDT reply actions

This is an excellent point

I think the new Dex should be banleted.

Drama is an a-hole.

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 11, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

banleted is such an awesome word.

by Drama on Aug 11, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions

should be placed in a vacuum packed bag and stashed away for 6 years. If you watch late night infomercials you can pick one of these up at a discounted price by calling within the allotted time frame. Then when you pull them out 6 years later they will be unaffected by color diminishing microbes and you can proudly wear them while proclaiming yourself to be ‘old skool’.

"Never retreat, never surrender" - Mark Grant

by wishfulthinking on Aug 11, 2009 11:44 AM PDT reply actions

You should wear them around the house

that way they have a real “worn in” quality when you’re going for the retro look.

Mint retro doesn’t look right.

Don't hate the game, hate the nerds!

by thenerdhater on Aug 11, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Good night, posters

Good posts. Sleep well. I’ll most likely ban you in the morning.

by Boy Howdy on Aug 11, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

GLB: This is your last chance! Repent now!
jbox: DEATH FIRST!

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by John Gennaro on Aug 11, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Josh Hamilton

Yeah, pretty sad to hear that about him last weekend.

Peter Gammons told a story today on the Scott Van Pelt show about how Hamilton, last season, asked for Jeff Allison’s cell phone number, and wound up calling him every week or so for the rest of last season. Just an all around great guy, wears his Faith on his sleeve and like most of us who believe as he does, are not perfect, but he is doing a pretty good job.

If you dont know it, Jeff Allison was a 1st round pick of the Marlins a few years ago, who fell into the same troubles that Hamilton did with drugs and was out of the game for quite a while. He is back in AA ball now and doing pretty well.

by backtocali on Aug 11, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions