Moody Blues – Ride My See-Saw

In Response to Nightmares at WGOMville,

DK wrote: Cabrera was not good, objectively, before we got him, and he wasn't good after we got him. Therefore the only reason Billy Smith gets a "victory" for getting him was because he previously failed…

Beau wrote: And Joe being full of the Holy Ghost returned from New York, and was led by the Spirit into St. Paul, 2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat…

spookymilk wrote: Oh, well done, … read this passage to Mauer, stat!

Milt on Tilt wrote: I guess that's where our disagreement arises. I'm comparing him to the next available option rather than the league average or something. He was a +0.4 WAR (whoopdy-do) but the Twins replacement level was below…

DK wrote: Apparently I have higher standards than "He's not Alexi Casilla" for calling what Bill Smith does a victory.

Milt on Tilt wrote: Oh. Duh. I don't know how I forgot Pavano. Obviously that was bigger than Cabrera. But that doesn't mean Cabrera was nothing. Don't get me wrong, I hated him and his awful glove too and…

thisisbeth wrote: I simply pretended he didn't exist/had no special meaning to the team.

DK wrote: Whatever. Trading nothing for nothing isn't a victory, it's shuffling deck chairs. Pavano and Rauch (probably) were good trades, but they don't make Cabrera good by proxy.

Jeff A wrote: Mauer to the Yankees? Ridiculous. We know how this story turns out. Just read Luke 4.

Milt on Tilt wrote: And not that I'm a small sample guy, but there was …

In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 18, 2010,

spookymilk wrote: Yeah, but Neshek is also a fan of/guy who understands the usage of modern statistics. That probably turns Heyman off.

Milt on Tilt wrote: That list doesn't even include Neshek, the most fan friendly of them all.

spookymilk wrote: Yeah, I love that button. My WGOM picks are the exact same as my regular bracket, except for one that I changed in order to have two chances at a perfect bracket and a…

spookymilk wrote: I'm loath to agree with Heyman, but that fivesome sure makes it look … would have to throw a wrench in that, though, right? I also met a certain reliever on several occasions who…

Milt on Tilt wrote: Who needs to play the season? We're already winners.

freealonzo wrote: And that's where I'm guessing roughly 85% of the problem currently … I don't doubt that the Union may be weighing in but how much leverage do they really have here? What if…

spookymilk wrote: It seems that part was left out because nobody wanted to tell me that my smallish stipend included the hopes that I would write the script. Oh well...if it ends up being a good…

Jeff A wrote: … but I hope you're getting more for having to write the script as well as direct.

spookymilk wrote: So I was just hired (at the last minute) to direct a comic murder mystery at an auction/benefit next month, and a couple of days after I was hired, the auction planners finally decided to…

Milt on Tilt wrote: Also, Carlos Gomez hits an overwhelming .192 in 2010 and never fully develops that power either, maxing at 11 in a season (that he also hits .235). Hardy does rebound but only a bit. He…

In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 17, 2010,

Moss wrote: The old "you can't have your coke and snort it too" … can't get a conviction on a … test...and is possession of any amount of coke a felony??

hungry joe wrote: tell me about it...

brianS wrote: It is hard to consume if you do not possess.

Jeff A wrote: The people we tried to give a break to came forward and sought help, too--after they got caught. They also didn't try to deny or place blame somewhere else--that's partly why we were inclined…

SBG wrote: What are you talking about? You can't get pregnant the first …