Padres lose to Braves, now 1/2 game behind best record in the NL. EVERYBODY OFF THE BANDWAGON!!!
by Dex on Jul 20, 2010 7:06 PM PDT
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PrintGANGWAY! Everybody off of the muthaf_ckin' bandwagon!
The Braves DESTROYED the Padres tonight, knocking the team from San Diego completely out of playoff contention. In a merciful act of God, the entire team was then mercifully eaten by a shark.
In other news, it was a little disheartening to see the Padres get taken out of their game after four straight wins, but we still have room for a series win.
Or you know what else we could do that would be SO F_CKING FUN!?!?! Let's talk about the morale and ethical quandaries we face in our JOBS. Yeah! Let's talk about that shit, because we love talking about talking about death. That's right.... Our open thread not just talked about death... It was a conversation about talking about death. WTF. It was soooooo meta. SO MUCH FUN. If there's one thing that will make a losing game more fun, it's conversations like that.
Anyways. Go Padres.
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Welcome!
I think it’s hilarious you’re going to complain that GLBers were having a conversation about something other than baseball during an Open Thread. This blog was built on that. It’s like it’s your first day.
And another thing….don’t act like you weren’t dancing around in your Braves jersey with your red and blue pom-poms when we were getting our asses kicked and watching our ENTIRE SEASON F*CKING COLLAPSE. You dirty Brooks Conrad cheering, tomahawk chop swinging, Jon Paul Morosi agreeing, 5 rec for the green son of a bitch!!!!
by Drama on Jul 20, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 22 recs
Woah.
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 20, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Thems be fightin words
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
MLB Network: "Keep believing!"
Heat: "Uhh, no. We know."
woah here's a newsflash
7 recs to a green. That’s right. I went there.
by Dex on Jul 20, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
oh shi-
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
There goes my chances at a green statement.
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 20, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
can you program rules that only apply to Drama?
like that you have to be confirmed at least 18 years of age for his posts to be displayed?
How many is that?
That’s seven including when we first came in and you asked Mr. Dex whether Barry Manilow knew that he raided his closet.
Now it’s eight! You stay out of this!!
by Drama on Jul 20, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy sh!t.
I checked this and he’s not joking.
www.FriarsOnCardboard.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 20, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I see a green rec and I want it paint black...
No colors anymore. I want them to turn back…
I SEE THE GIRLS WALK BY DRESSED IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES.
Dead girls???
I’ll need to send a live-truck! Are they cute? We may need team coverage!
by Drama on Jul 20, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Murder 'em.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 20, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is really a shame
Because a lot of those comments deserve to be green and now they will go forever ignored due to Dex’s lack of sleep.
"Way to be all matchy, f________." - TTG's Awesome Friend
by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 21, 2010 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions
fine i'll rec it and get to 19.
is this the most rec’d comment ever?
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
I don't see the bitterness
"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor
I stayed out of the death conversation.
But I agree. Time to jump ship.
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 20, 2010 7:09 PM PDT reply actions
No
We shall all drown with the ship
"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor
What did Robert Wagner say to Natalie Wood before they went to the party?
“Have a few drinks…but don’t go overboard.”
by Drama on Jul 20, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
You are so old
But this is funny because I’m old, too.
"Way to be all matchy, f________." - TTG's Awesome Friend
by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 20, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah I didn't get it...
"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor
I'm always bemoaning the fact that I'm elderly.
TMBGOTFOTE always tries to reassure me by saying “You’re not that old, Sweetheart.” or something to that effect and I had begun to believe her. Well, the fact that I rec’d this within a minute of it appearing just undid all of the progress she made. Le sigh, I’m old.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 21, 2010 4:13 AM PDT up reply actions
im assuming
the most beautiful (or badass) girl on the face of the earth
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
Boom.
www.FriarsOnCardboard.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 21, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
In related news of death
Jordan_Ming is dead to me.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
Pokemon?
"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor
Don't mind if I do.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I'M SORRY, OKAY
You were mean first. I was just defending myself. I have to learn to stand up for myself. I’ve gotta break the whole only child curse thing or whatever.
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
You seriously need to reconsider your signature
"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor
That is not for me to decide.
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
Yessss!
Thank you, sir! I won’t let you down! I promise.
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
by Jordan_Ming on Jul 20, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it serves a purpose.
That way, if she has some harsh words, the person has to consider “Wow, I just got lashed out at by the nicest internet person TDK has ever known. I musta really effed up this time.”
www.FriarsOnCardboard.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 20, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
What if I asked for a two day ban
of myself from Dex. Would that make it better?
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
Did you see what I said?
I feel terrible about it. Go back, read it, and tell me that doesn’t deserve a suspension.
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
She's just piling it on, now
First cookies, and now a two day suspension?
I am increasingly insulted.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
A Padres championship.
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 20, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
What if I let you in on some family drama
It’s freaking hilarious.
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
Look at these meaningless gifts, you guys
The dearly departed Jordan_Ming must have left it in her will. Anyone want any of this stuff?
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
You think so?
I always thought kev was a kind soul. He didn’t go see the Man upstairs?
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
IJALA
(‘I just actually laughed audibly’ in me-and-TMBGOTFOTE-speak; it’s pronounced “e-holla”)
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 20, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no politics in baseball!!!
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
MLB Network: "Keep believing!"
Heat: "Uhh, no. We know."
hey guys great news!
I just sold my bandwagon pass for $50 to this nice pastor dude from out of town. said he was here for Comic Con or something…?
seeya later SUCKERS
In unrelated to the Padres epic collapse and the end of the world news.....
Is Lou Piniella a HOF coach? DISCUSSION!!!!
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
MLB Network: "Keep believing!"
Heat: "Uhh, no. We know."
Eck to DL :(
Not good… not good at all.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
allow me to unfriarhood this
http://twitter.com/FollowThePadres/status/19041488812
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
But look, a source!
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
Whatever
We’ll find out three days from now, and then the day after that, and if not then, the one after that.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Jul 20, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
IJALA
"Way to be all matchy, f________." - TTG's Awesome Friend
by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 20, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I love you.
[inb4: wg lover]
Every time I see your sig, I think of my biggest regret in life… that I didn’t self-censor those two words so that comment could have lived forever.
www.FriarsOnCardboard.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 21, 2010 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions
This is my way of making it last forever.
Because I love you, too. Forever.
"Way to be all matchy, f________." - TTG's Awesome Friend
by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 21, 2010 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions
inbeforeKeppingermention
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 20, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Just watched the replay
It looks like Eck was grimacing as he was rounding 3rd. An Eckless Padres team concerns me.
Tejada with a 2 RBI Double off Soriano.
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 20, 2010 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
Rafy doesn't usually do that either
He has good mojo going for him
jtb yl1
by Allen J. Kha on Jul 20, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not getting off the bandwagon until the WS is over.
I even packed a lunch. Besides, I’m glued to my seat – I crapped my pants when the Padres got one-hit by Sanchez and won anyway.
I blame this loss on the one person who could have...
won that game for us: Denorfia…
He had 4 at bats… that’s 4 runs if he hits 4 home runs… He only hit 1 HR, after hitting 2 in Arizona… Bench his ass!!!
On the bright side, I get to see us beat up the Braves tomorrow in person.
Alright
What happened with my little sis to warrant such a suspension?
"Since we only live once (that we know of) we should focus on enjoying our lives, not stressing to follow every single thing and trend that society impose upon us." - Thom Yorke of Radiohead
by Jonathan Holmes on Jul 20, 2010 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
I was really really really mean
Even though I never meant it and apologized.
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
Someone needs some sleep
"Way to be all matchy, f________." - TTG's Awesome Friend
by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 20, 2010 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
wait what the hell happened when i left
THIS IS WHY WE DONT HAVE NICE THINGS!!!!!!
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
yeah i left too
i dont know wtf is going on.
I DONT LIKE BEING OUTSIDE OF INSIDE JOKES
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
www.throughbucknerslegs.com
It's not a joke
I really am dead to Ax.
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
Mayhem happened
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
MLB Network: "Keep believing!"
Heat: "Uhh, no. We know."
Willy Mo Pena is hitting .667 with the Beavers.
Call him up!
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions
he knows how to please 2/3 of the ladies out there, does he?
"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern
by creanium on Jul 20, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Seriously though, Luebke is continuing to perform well in AAA.
So far tonight, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 8:42 PM PDT reply actions
Finished after 7 innings.
7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. Cory likes AAA.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 9:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Here's to hoping he likes the majors even better sometime within the next year or so
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
The benches nearly cleared in LA about 10 minutes ago.
Lincecum pegged Kemp in the back one pitch after nearly hitting him in the head. Kemp had to be restrained from charging the mound.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 8:42 PM PDT reply actions
Kershaw just nearly hit Posey.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Cant Wait
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Jul 20, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
This game is getting super chippy.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 9:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Top of the 9th, one out, bases loaded.
Giants down 5-4. Broxton trying to blow it again.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 10:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bochy called them on the double mound visit again.
He did it the same thing when he was with The Padres.
Not only did he do the same thing
He did it to the same team. It was the Grady Little and Brad Penny back in the day.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Wow
Stop lurking around GLB for the better part of a season and a half, and that no-cussing ribbon on the front page’s left bar looks a little dusty and in need of a good Swiffer.
Not going to lie, I kinda missed it here.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I would gladly trade Drama for you
"Way to be all matchy, f________." - TTG's Awesome Friend
by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 20, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Jaff Decker tearing it up tonight with a double, HR, few RBIs and a walk
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Jul 20, 2010 8:56 PM PDT reply actions
Looks like he's over his injury.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 9:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
9th round pick
Josh spence pitched today and recorded 3 strikeouts
by thepadfather on Jul 20, 2010 9:51 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Bases loaded in the 9th for SF
and they pull Broxton for Sherrill. How do we think this is gonna end?
"The road to the world series in the NL goes through the San Diego Padres" -Harold Reynolds, MLB Network
*forced to pull
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
I guess that's why Don Mattlingley isn't a manager yet.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Forced? What happened?
"The road to the world series in the NL goes through the San Diego Padres" -Harold Reynolds, MLB Network
by polyrhythm07 on Jul 20, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy told the umpire that Don Mattingly visited the mound twice
When he walked off the mound and then stepped back on to answer a question from Loney.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
When you visit the mound twice in the same inning
The pitcher must exit. Mattingly was the guy visiting because Torre got ejected earlier in the game when everybody was throwing at everybody.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
I was going to laugh REALLY hard
if the guy they brought in turned out to be better than Broxton. but instead of being a special and rare reverse-fail, it was just a regular orthodox fail.
Ha. That sucks.
But seriously, Sherrill was the next best option in their bullpen? Sucks even more.
"The road to the world series in the NL goes through the San Diego Padres" -Harold Reynolds, MLB Network
by polyrhythm07 on Jul 20, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
"Dodgers lose a maddening game"
Says Vin Scully.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
On their way towards a massively disappointing season
Where the fall out of contention by early August.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 20, 2010 10:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Is anyone saddened by this?
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 20, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
First...
Wish I had seen the Dodgers – Giants game.
Second, I think the green Drama post above may be the post of the year.
Third, I want to beat this Morosi bastard viciously about the head and shoulders.
"This team looks dangerous, like a convict with a temper, nothing to lose and a switch blade." -jbox
TDK! TDK!
I have a positive MrDanielX sighting!
"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos
by Jordan_Ming on Jul 20, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I know I just saw it. It's glorious.
MDX, I was just asking tonight if you were still alive. I thought maybe you’d gone the way of kev, Chris Young, pretty white girls, and Jordan Ming (as far as Ax is concerned).
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jul 20, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It would have been so much better if it went to the plate. and was hit.
Like when Teddy Ballgame hit the eephus pitch.
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 21, 2010 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
That was the eephus pitch to end all eephus pitches.
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
MLB Network: "Keep believing!"
Heat: "Uhh, no. We know."
No no
Padilla wasn’t on the mound.
"This is no ordinary honey!"
Bolts From The Blue - Heavy with the facts, slightly less heavy with the opinions.
by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 21, 2010 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions
You know what's funny
You Drama lovers go back and READ their conversation.
“Should we be sad about murdered girls?”
“People like being sad when bad things happen to white girls.”
“It’s fake sadness.”
“It’s sadness.”
“Oh well. It’s our job.”
“Let’s all be sad an pitiful together because we’re forced to tell people about dead white girls.”
This is the HILARIOUS conversation that ya’ll are defending through your recs. HILARIOUS. Ya’ll are the sleepy ones if you believe Drama when he says THAT’S what Gaslamp Ball’s about. Being fake sad over dead white chicks and the reporters that sensationalize them. SUUUUUURE I love THAT conversation in the Open Threads.
I’m fake sad about this comment.
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by Axion on Jul 21, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, I just tried to go back and read the conversation
but it has vanished into thin air.
First off, in regard to it not being hilarious, it wasn’t meant to be. At least I’m not recalling any attempted humor; I can’t swear to everyone else’s intent but I can definitely say that’s not what I was shooting for. My point was that I find it bothersome that most of the population values some human lives over others for superficial reasons. I admit in retrospect that I could have worded it better; I can see how the way I put it out there could come off as calloused or even crass to some. For that, I apologize. I sometimes say or type things that I don’t realize could be crossing the lines of good taste and judgement until after the fact and other and in rarer times I have been guilty of making a concious attempt to push buttons or stir already-simmering sh!t; these are both serious character flaws. In this case, I wholeheartedly assure you that I was in no way trying to incite anything or score laughs and recs. It was an offhand remark that could have been stated more clearly or, probably better yet, not at all.
When you were taking exception to that subthread as it was going on, I thought I understood your reasoning and I agreed with you trying to divert people’s attention and comments elsewhere. I thought you just saw the conversation as being one with high potential for volatlity- especially since there had previously been notable tension between some of the participants- and your reason for wanting to stifle it was to make sure nothing escalated to the point of it getting personal or bullyish. That made sense to me because there were a couple of moments that seemed a little tense and had me worried that it was about to get ugly. However, all sides with differing points respected the validity of the other stance and even made the rare move of getting clarification about something that could otherwise be easily misconstrued and jumped on.
I know that this is your blog and since I respect you and your blog, I’ll gladly conform with your standards of what you want your readership exposed to. I love Gaslamp Ball and want to do my part to make the community here a good one that reflects the wishes and guidelines of the founders/ managers. The only problem impeding me from complying with this vision is that it’s so undefined. Of all the incidents, conversations, feuds, inappropriateness and just plain idiocy that I’ve witnessed and taken part in, I’m still amazed that this is the thing that got people called out on the carpet.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Jul 21, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
The comments went missing
because I banleted the guy who started the conversation. Banning was unrelated to this particular conversation.
I can only speak for myself here...
But as someone who participated in the murdered white girls conversation, I can say that it was a little surprising to get such a public smackdown in this recap thread. I would have expected that, since you were in the OT, if the conversation had crossed into territory that you didn’t approve of, you would have said something then. I’ve seen this happen several times before and people are always respectful or your and jbox’s requests (i.e. the j_____t thing).
If my mom wanted me to stop peeing in the bed, I’d expect her to tell me to stop peeing in the bed, not wait until all my friends are over and then start calling me Little Sally Pissypants.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jul 21, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel kinda guilty
Because I think I was the one who initiated the talk by asking Drama about his Richmond TV work out of curiosity. I’m really sorry..
jtb yl1
by Allen J. Kha on Jul 21, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
This website is getting way too real.
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
by Mad_Villain on Jul 21, 2010 8:14 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I have a question for Dex
By any chance do you know a guy named Aldryn Estacio? Just curious
jtb yl1
FYI
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updated on Jun 25, 2010 1:14 PM PDT
I don’t remember them looking like that on Apr 02, 2008 and I violate three of those guidelines regularly, on purpose, for fun. Am I in trouble?
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Yeah, I remember it being one sentence.
It blew my mind to see
Do not discuss politics, religion or any other topic unrelated to Padres baseball or San Diego sports.Politics and religion, well, yeah, that makes perfect sense to me. But discussion of things unrelated to Padres baseball or San Diego sports is the lifeblood that makes GLB so appealing, family-like, unique and absolutely superior to every other blog. If this were enforced, there would be NO: double rainbows, Pokemon, drink checks, speaking ill of AL teams, mention of Jayson Werth unless we’re playing the Phillies, mention of Jeffrey Jay Gowan at all, skirts on the fanf, mentioning someone’s new avatar, asking about restaurants, music references unless they’re entrance or walk-up songs, mention of the NBA or NHL whatsoever, talking about your school unless it’s local and you are a student-athlete, quotes from TV shows or movies other than Anchorman, flirt lair, over three quarters of what wiggins has said, cleaning house, driveway shoveling, TWSS, well, you get the idea…
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by TheThinGwynn on Jul 21, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
And no movie reviews/opinions
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
MLB Network: "Keep believing!"
Heat: "Uhh, no. We know."
The Ministry of Truth has spoken: I’m an obscene troll who rarely comments on the intended topic and it has always been this way!
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yeah im pretty bad about it too
i either say something outlandish, or agree with what someone else said in a humorous manner. im really quite useless when ya think about it.
"I suggest more bike" ~KSK
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you know what that last bit is...
It’s CYA so we can get rid of it if it’s not appropriate.
Let’s be PERFECTLY honest. Everyone knows what we’re trying to avoid. And if we want to have Open Threads where it’s OK to talk about something like “Drama’s Flirt Lair” or another team getting “raped” or “murdered” then realize that some people (maybe only me) find conversations about actual rape and murder to be inappropriate.
I know you’re just making a point, but personally, I find it a little bit inappropriate to equate a discussion about crazy double rainbow guy to crazy guy who killed a chick. That’s just me.
Sometimes I close down the game day
threads when I am at work. I am not offended, but I do not want any of my co workers, or reports seeing it on computer.
Fair enough.
I’m not all about making people feel uncomfortable.
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by TheThinGwynn on Jul 21, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand completely what you're saying.
The conversation was inappropriate for an OT. No problem. Point taken.
The issue I have is that, despite the subject matter being a little off-color, it really wasn’t meant to be an offensive or inflammatory conversation. Everyone respected each others view points and I don’t think anyone came away from that discussion with hurt feelings. (And really, we’re only talking about maybe 15-20 posts, right?)
The whole thing should have, and would have, died with that thread being closed.
Until we were hit with this:
Or you know what else we could do that would be SO F_CKING FUN!?!?! Let’s talk about the morale and ethical quandaries we face in our JOBS. Yeah! Let’s talk about that shit, because we love talking about talking about death. That’s right…. Our open thread not just talked about death… It was a conversation about talking about death. WTF. It was soooooo meta. SO MUCH FUN. If there’s one thing that will make a losing game more fun, it’s conversations like that.
That really sucked reading that. Was there not a better, maybe less inflammatory, way to get the point across that the subject was inappropriate? I mean, if the Guidelines are going to be thrown around here, how does that paragraph sit with this:
Do not… attack… or act condescendingly towards others.
It’s your blog and you make the rules… which I’m completely willing to follow. I just find it a little hard to believe that you don’t think there’s going to be at least a little blow back when you post something like that.
/ And now I’m done with this. I don’t like all this serious talk around here, either.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jul 21, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I agree with this
I wasn’t part of the convo, but I watched it unfold. I stayed out merely out of disinterest, not because I knew it’s “what we’re trying to avoid.” There’s been worse discussion without this kind of reaction before.
The mentioning of the guidelines themselves is condescending, as if they were always there and aren’t open to interpretation. If they’re what we have to turn to, and to be taken seriously, they need some work.
Just looking for where the line is now, consistency, so I don’t find myself getting yelled at by the bus driver in front of everyone. I think we all just want to stand behind the line.
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Whoops, forgot to use a meme
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this is what happens when the padres lose...
…i had forgotten how miserable it was to be losing all the time. thank god we aren’t going to have to deal with that on the regular anymore, because the Padres are winning the mother flocking World Series!!!
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Yes
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by Winfield's Ghost on Jul 21, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish some Dodger fans would come in here and start trolling.
Nothing unites us faster than a common enemy.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jul 21, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Can we have a black rox fan instead?
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes, I'd rather have this.
Teaming up against a Dodger fan is like picking on the special kid.
I need new pants.
The annoying special kid though.
Because they still don’t deserve special treatment.
I still feel more confident in Burroughs pitching than Mujica
by LetBurroughsPitch on Jul 21, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
If they get divorced
It’s your fault
"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern
I'm sorry, the fighting made me angry
I didn’t mean it, I take it back
"Los Angeles is like San Diego’s older, uglier sister that has herpes." -- Justin Halpern
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