Comments on: On this date in 2006… http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/ Your Daily Source for Half-Baked Crap Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:23:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SBG http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163813 SBG Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:35:11 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163813 It's all good. It's all good.

]]> By: frightwig http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163812 frightwig Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:52:40 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163812 frightwig is livin' (at) large in the Paul Pierce Era. Is it good for you, too?! frightwig is livin' (at) large in the Paul Pierce Era. Is it good for you, too?!

]]> By: twayn http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163808 twayn Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:55:20 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163808 You really are slipping, E-6. You forgot to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpKNMeN1FwE" rel="nofollow">edit in the music bed</a>. You may also enjoy this Tim Burton-esque <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKi01rPexBI" rel="nofollow">animation piece </a>employing the same (albeit longer) tuneage. You really are slipping, E-6. You forgot to edit in the music bed.

You may also enjoy this Tim Burton-esque animation piece employing the same (albeit longer) tuneage.

]]> By: twayn http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163807 twayn Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:40:14 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163807 I tend to disagree. The playoffs are a SSS crapshoot. To me, grinding out the marathon of the regular season and winning the division is a worthwhile prize in itself and if we can pull that off I'd feel a lot of satisfaction, first round playoff thrashing be damned. Especially for a team picked by pundits to finish in fourth place. I tend to disagree. The playoffs are a SSS crapshoot. To me, grinding out the marathon of the regular season and winning the division is a worthwhile prize in itself and if we can pull that off I'd feel a lot of satisfaction, first round playoff thrashing be damned. Especially for a team picked by pundits to finish in fourth place.

]]> By: SBG http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163806 SBG Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:25:55 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163806 Well, the winner of the Central is getting the winner of the East. If Tampa Bay holds on, that might be an interesting opponent. Not too interested in a five gamer with the Red Sox, though. Well, the winner of the Central is getting the winner of the East. If Tampa Bay holds on, that might be an interesting opponent. Not too interested in a five gamer with the Red Sox, though.

]]> By: E-6 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163805 E-6 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:22:20 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163805 The Man Who Knew Too Much. Or thought he did. (Sorry about that, doc. Must have a Hitch in my swing.) <img src="http://www.criticsrant.com/Images/criticsrant_com/News%20Rants/Hitchcock%20Profile.jpg" alt="" /> The Man Who Knew Too Much. Or thought he did.

(Sorry about that, doc. Must have a Hitch in my swing.)

]]> By: brianS http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163804 brianS Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:19:08 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163804 <img src="http://www.brix.de/bibliothek/liederbuch/_images/doris_day_1.gif" alt="Que Sera, Sera" /> Que sera, sera. What ever will be will be the future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera. What will be, will be. Thus endeth my discourse on Calvinism for the day. Que Sera, Sera
Que sera, sera. What ever will be will be
the future's not ours to see.
Que sera, sera. What will be, will be.

Thus endeth my discourse on Calvinism for the day.

]]> By: E-6 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163802 E-6 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:05:02 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163802 The Oregon Ghost makes a salient point. Unless one of these Central teams reverses course, it's all gonna end in tears--early. The Oregon Ghost makes a salient point. Unless one of these Central teams reverses course, it's all gonna end in tears--early.

]]> By: SBG http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163801 SBG Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:57:28 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163801 ZOMG! It's a frightwig sighting complete with a complementary avatar to my own! :) ZOMG! It's a frightwig sighting complete with a complementary avatar to my own! Smile

]]> By: frightwig http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-163799 frightwig Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:40:49 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-163799 It seems to me that the Twins and White Sox are just competing to see who gets to fall backwards into the opportunity to get crushed in the playoffs. None of this really matters. There's my Zen thought. It seems to me that the Twins and White Sox are just competing to see who gets to fall backwards into the opportunity to get crushed in the playoffs. None of this really matters. There's my Zen thought.

]]> By: socaltwinsfan http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162812 socaltwinsfan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:20:48 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162812 Well, Mauer could have been a D-I quarterback if he wanted to and Morneau is a former MVP. Well, Mauer could have been a D-I quarterback if he wanted to and Morneau is a former MVP.

]]> By: DK http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162810 DK Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:40:07 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162810 Sure, except I don't know if the Twins have Peyton Manning. Sure, except I don't know if the Twins have Peyton Manning.

]]> By: socaltwinsfan http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162806 socaltwinsfan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:46:20 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162806 If I were a Sox fan, I would be feeling like Vikings fans watching them kick five field goals. You've got the lead but you know it should be more and you know that the opponent is going to rally. If I were a Sox fan, I would be feeling like Vikings fans watching them kick five field goals. You've got the lead but you know it should be more and you know that the opponent is going to rally.

]]> By: StatFreak101 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162801 StatFreak101 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:06:00 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162801 Ozzie, joking or not, thinks the "piranhas" are about done... <blockquote>While the Twins are worrying about catching the White Sox, the talk in Chicago is about why the Sox can’t put away the Twins. But White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen on Monday sensed that the Twins are turning into dead crappies - to borrow a phrase from a local columnist. “Those little piranhas are out of teeth now,” Guillen told the Chicago media. “I got the feeling they don’t have any teeth left. They’ve been fighting and grinding all year long. They should have little teeth now. “It’s time for us to pull them out and win it. Hopefully we stay in the pennant race.” Guillen probably was joking - but this team has lacked bite lately.</blockquote> The Twins just need to begin winning baseball games again...if they do that, you never know what can and will happen. Ozzie, joking or not, thinks the "piranhas" are about done...

While the Twins are worrying about catching the White Sox, the talk in Chicago is about why the Sox can’t put away the Twins.

But White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen on Monday sensed that the Twins are turning into dead crappies - to borrow a phrase from a local columnist.

“Those little piranhas are out of teeth now,” Guillen told the Chicago media. “I got the feeling they don’t have any teeth left. They’ve been fighting and grinding all year long. They should have little teeth now.

“It’s time for us to pull them out and win it. Hopefully we stay in the pennant race.”

Guillen probably was joking - but this team has lacked bite lately.

The Twins just need to begin winning baseball games again...if they do that, you never know what can and will happen.

]]> By: punmanbowler http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162798 punmanbowler Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:22:54 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162798 And in 2006 we had a broken rotation with no Liriano, one-armed Radke, Bonser and Santana. The Twins are just a short hot-streak away from the playoffs. The finish line is in sight, and I think the Twins still have some good baseball left in them. Remember also that Chicago is missing Quentin and Konerko. I'm very excited that next week's games are likely going to mean this division. Especially since both teams couldn't overtake Boston. I really wanted a Twins/White Sox ALCS, but since that's not going to happen, this is the closest we're gonna get. I need to check the local stations down here to make sure they're showing the Sox games and not the Cubs. Also, I think ESPN needs to show this game on Wed. Maybe even cut in on Tues and Thurs. Every day brings new hope, and the Twins have not been down by more than 2.5 games since July. These next two weeks are going to be killer! And in 2006 we had a broken rotation with no Liriano, one-armed Radke, Bonser and Santana.

The Twins are just a short hot-streak away from the playoffs. The finish line is in sight, and I think the Twins still have some good baseball left in them.

Remember also that Chicago is missing Quentin and Konerko.

I'm very excited that next week's games are likely going to mean this division. Especially since both teams couldn't overtake Boston. I really wanted a Twins/White Sox ALCS, but since that's not going to happen, this is the closest we're gonna get. I need to check the local stations down here to make sure they're showing the Sox games and not the Cubs. Also, I think ESPN needs to show this game on Wed. Maybe even cut in on Tues and Thurs.

Every day brings new hope, and the Twins have not been down by more than 2.5 games since July. These next two weeks are going to be killer!

]]> By: socaltwinsfan http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162795 socaltwinsfan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:33:42 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162795 This is also the five-year anniversary of the first game of the three-game home series with the White Sox. Twins started the series half game up and swept the series to go up 3 1/2 games. Twins went on to finish their final homestand of the year at 8-0. The Sox went home and immediately lost 2 of 3 to the Royals (who did finish over .500 that year for the only time this decade, but were still pretty bad in the second half) to put them 5 1/2 games back with seven to play. If the Twins just stay within 2 1/2 games of Chicago through this road trip, they will control their own destiny (in other words, if the Twins win their remaining games, they will win the division). This is also the five-year anniversary of the first game of the three-game home series with the White Sox. Twins started the series half game up and swept the series to go up 3 1/2 games. Twins went on to finish their final homestand of the year at 8-0. The Sox went home and immediately lost 2 of 3 to the Royals (who did finish over .500 that year for the only time this decade, but were still pretty bad in the second half) to put them 5 1/2 games back with seven to play.

If the Twins just stay within 2 1/2 games of Chicago through this road trip, they will control their own destiny (in other words, if the Twins win their remaining games, they will win the division).

]]> By: twayn http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162787 twayn Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:26:12 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162787 I'm taking a Zen approach to the rest of the season. <blockquote>Unmon said: "I do not ask you about fifteen days ago. But what about fifteen days hence? Come, say a word about this!" Since none of the monks answered, he answered for them: "Every day is a good day." </blockquote> I'm taking a Zen approach to the rest of the season.

Unmon said: "I do not ask you about fifteen days ago. But what about fifteen days hence? Come, say a word about this!" Since none of the monks answered, he answered for them: "Every day is a good day."

]]> By: socaltwinsfan http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162781 socaltwinsfan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:11:31 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162781 The key to personal sanity this time of year is not to get ahead of yourself looking at the upcoming schedule. Just take it one day at a time and remember that one loss doesn't spell doom and one victory doesn't guarantee a title. The Twins could be in first place after tomorrow. With two weeks left, anything can happen, including the Twins winning out and running away with the division. Is it likely? No. But the Rockies last year on this date began a stretch of 14 wins in 15 games, which included a one-game playoff for the wild card berth. The Rockies were 76-72 before they suddenly got hot and ended up going all the way to the World Series. So, anything can happen. The key to personal sanity this time of year is not to get ahead of yourself looking at the upcoming schedule. Just take it one day at a time and remember that one loss doesn't spell doom and one victory doesn't guarantee a title. The Twins could be in first place after tomorrow.

With two weeks left, anything can happen, including the Twins winning out and running away with the division. Is it likely? No. But the Rockies last year on this date began a stretch of 14 wins in 15 games, which included a one-game playoff for the wild card berth. The Rockies were 76-72 before they suddenly got hot and ended up going all the way to the World Series. So, anything can happen.

]]> By: FirstTimeLongTime http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2008/09/16/on-this-date-in-2006/#comment-162779 FirstTimeLongTime Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:39:27 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/?p=8066#comment-162779 I know that It is all going to come down to the ChiSox series at home. I find this mostly unsettling, though at the same time, I am much happier that those games are going to be played in the Metrodome than in Chicago. I know that It is all going to come down to the ChiSox series at home. I find this mostly unsettling, though at the same time, I am much happier that those games are going to be played in the Metrodome than in Chicago.

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