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Cup of Coffee: October 11, 2007

Cup of Coffee Time to get on record: who do you like in the NLCS?

This entry was posted by SBG on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 at 6:00 am and is filed under Cup of Coffee. It is one of 3089 entries by the author. We are no longer accepting Letters to the Editor on this post.

64 comments to Cup of Coffee: October 11, 2007

  • AMR
    October 11th, 2007 at 8:08 am

    Diamondbacks, although I expect them to be outscored in the series.

  • Jeff A
    October 11th, 2007 at 8:13 am

    Colorado. Remember, the question was not "who do you expect to win", the question was "who do you like". I like the Rockies. I have no idea who will win, although I have narrowed it down to two teams.

  • SBG
    October 11th, 2007 at 8:31 am

    All right, Nation. Get on over and ask Jim and RoxGirl about their teams!

  • Dread Pirate Will Young
    October 11th, 2007 at 8:41 am

    I picked the DBacks and Indians to make the WS before the playoffs started and I'm sticking to it.

  • Rhubarb_Runner
    October 11th, 2007 at 9:29 am

    Although I have many relations and friends in the Phoenix area, I'm riding the fence on this one. I'm slightly leaning towards Colorado, for the "never been there before" reason.

  • Jeff A
    October 11th, 2007 at 9:36 am

    Keeping up with the ex-Twins:

    Arizona recalled Alex Romero
    Cincinnati recalled Alexander Smit
    Washington granted free agency to Michael Restovich

    I don't know exactly what it means to have "recalled" those players, especially for Cincinnati, whose season is over. You are encouraged to enlighten me.

  • brianS
    October 11th, 2007 at 10:32 am

    I was riding the Phillies and Cubs in the NL, so I'm SethToast. Injuns and *flips coin* Snakes, based on homefield.

    AUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH. I just can't do it. I can't back a team that features Eric Byrnes! He's a new-age Mickey Hatcher, for goodness sake. I liked the Mick, but that's a half-step above Ron Coomer! NOOOOOO. I just can't.

    Injuns and Rox.

    the stories about the Injuns "upsetting" or "shocking" the Yanquis just slay me. Last time I checked, the Injuns tied for the best record in baseball AND had a better road record than the Yankers. I don't care that the Yanks swept the season series (one series in April, another in early August, B.A. -- before Asdrubal).

  • Diggity Dino
    October 11th, 2007 at 10:59 am

    I know that MLB GM's like to copycat each other, but this seems to be going too far in Terry Ryan's footsteps...

    http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2007/10/11/schuerholz_1012.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

    Ryan and Scheurholz were easily 2 of the top 5 GMs over the past 5 years. Will be interesting to see how their replacements fare.

  • Andrew
    October 11th, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    Has anyone here ever smelled their milk before it went bad? Just now, I went to get some milk and noticed it was reaching the expiration date. I took a whiff and - just like every other time this happens - I realized I had nothing to compare it too. I know when milk is bad, but I don't know what good or border-line smell like. Someday I'll learn and take a smell first thing when I get home from the store.

    • Jeff A
      October 11th, 2007 at 12:38 pm

      Andrew---your last name isn't Rooney, is it?

    • CarterHayes
      October 11th, 2007 at 5:41 pm

      If it's bad, you'll know it because it will smell god-awful or be kinda chunky. You can keep milk for a week or so past the expy date if you keep it refrigerated properly. I wouldn't tell anyone you're doing it (for stigmatic reasons), but it should be fine for a few more days if you've got a bit left.

  • Jeff A
    October 11th, 2007 at 12:57 pm

    Espn.com has a story about the body of George Gipp being exhumed for DNA testing. The story does not seem to indicate who wanted the DNA testing (other than "the family), nor does it say why they wanted it.

  • E-6
    October 11th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

    If anyone was wondering, Wilco was great last night. Jeff Tweedy was in good spirits (he made a crack that he was dressed like "Pa" from Little House on the Prairie) and his voice has never sounded better (I read somewhere that he gave up smoking.) Plus, this line-up is amazing. Guitarist Nels Cline is a virtuoso whose skills compliment the music, rather than overwhelm it, the drummer (don't know his name off-hand) was incredible, and the other 3 guys all pitched in to create a wonderful tapestry of sound. Very stark staging and simple lighting complemented the music perfectly. Good times.

    Who else went, and what did you think?

  • Jeff A
    October 11th, 2007 at 4:45 pm

    Twins news: The Twins activated Alejandro Machado from the 60-day disabled list and sent him outright to Rochester. The Twins also sent Matthew LeCroy outright to Rochester. LeCroy refused the assignment and is now a free agent.

    • brianS
      October 11th, 2007 at 6:30 pm

      I thought Machado had to be on the 25-man or offered back?

      • Jeff A
        October 11th, 2007 at 6:49 pm

        I think that's only for one year, so maybe now that the season's over, he can be taken off. I don't know. I just report 'em, I don't explain 'em.

        • brianS
          October 11th, 2007 at 7:00 pm

          I don't think so. He has to be on the active roster for a year.

          who's got the rulebuch??

          • ubelmann
            October 11th, 2007 at 7:40 pm

            Well, technically the rule book is private and none of us have a copy. (Unless any of you secretly work for an mlb franchise.)

            I'm curious about the Machado move, but since rosters expanded in September, there's effectively no difference between the 40-man and 25-man rosters, and I don't think you actually need to make 25-man roster decisions again until April 1st (which is why Rule 5'ers get to hang around spring training in an attempt to make the team), so I'm guessing that's how we don't have to officially add Machado to the 25-man roster.

  • davidwatts
    October 11th, 2007 at 7:34 pm

    so Im listening to the Tim Brewster Show, and someone asked about those all-gold unis they wore the other week. He said that a lot of people, including recruits like them and they might wear them again.

    I didn't like them. I like the maroon jerseys/gold pants look

  • Moss
    October 12th, 2007 at 5:49 am

    Breaking news: Al Gore wins the Nobel Prize for inventing the internet and making all this possible.

    Thank you, Mr. Gore.

    • Moss
      October 12th, 2007 at 6:04 am

      After further research, it appears Gore actually won an Oscar for inventing global warming.

      Thanks for the mild winters, Al. Moss loves you...Moss really, really loves you.

    • SBG
      October 12th, 2007 at 7:51 am

      Gore is a good man who has been unfairly slimed by his political opponents.

      • Jeff A
        October 12th, 2007 at 8:05 am

        Sadly, many good people, on both sides of the aisle, have had their words taken out of context, misconstrued, and reinterpreted to mean something they never meant of said. It's one of the reasons good people tend not to go into politics.

      • Scot
        October 12th, 2007 at 8:50 am

        I won't argue whether he is a good man or not, because I really don't know, but I have some trouble with the disconnect between what he preaches (the world is ending, carbon emissions are causing it) and what he practices (using multiple times the resources that the average american uses to maintain his lifestyle, all the while claiming the moral high ground because he is buying himself "immunity" through carbon credits).

        It just doesn't sit well. Apparently I am in the minority in the world community in this regard, however.

        • Rhubarb_Runner
          October 12th, 2007 at 9:03 am

          I prefer that to the people refuting his research, living a high-resource lifestyle, and not buying carbon credits.

        • Jeff A
          October 12th, 2007 at 9:11 am

          My comment was meant more generally. I don't know, specifically, whether Mr. Gore is a "good man" or not, and, in fact, I'm trying to get away from making that sort of judgment about public figures. I think for almost everybody, if someone followed us around all day, day after day, and reported only the wise, good, and kind things we did and said, we would all look like saints. On the other hand, if someone followed us around all day, day after day, and reported only the stupid, bad, and unkind things we did and said, we would all look like jerks.

          We have to remember that our disagreements with people, even on important matters, doesn't make those people bad or evil. It may make them wrong, it may even make them hypocrites, but it doesn't make them bad or evil. I have no reason to think Mr. Gore doesn't actually believe what he says, and that he isn't honestly trying to do what he thinks is right. I may disagree with him, but that, in and of itself, does not mean that he isn't a good man.

          • Scot
            October 12th, 2007 at 9:24 am

            Completely agree with one caveat. I don't think politics, particularly at the national level, is set up for a "good" man or woman to succeed. Therefore I generally approach national political figures of all stripes with more than a little skepticism.

      • Moss
        October 12th, 2007 at 5:28 pm

        Gore is a good man who has been unfairly slimed by his political opponents.

        So's Ken Starr.

        Moss had him for an intimate (about 16 students) upper-level Con Law class in law school. The class included about 14 students who thought Hillary was a little too conservative and were ready to take him on when the semester started. By the end of the term, they all loved him (even if they disagreed with him on some issues). He was everyone's favorite prof.