Looks like I picked a good year to stop the Wolves game logs. Ouch.
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Cup of Coffee Wolves lose again by 22, Kevin Love down to 17 minutes. This is the worst possible situation for the Wolves. They are driving what is left of their fan base with a tremendous stretch of terrible basketball. Their best, or second-best, player has checked out and is getting buried on the bench. I doubt that Love is in their long term plans. How's that O.J. Mayo deal looking now? Citizens Online22 Users Online WGOM Sign InLog InRetired WGOM Jokes
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Race to the Bottom: Highest Loss Totals in T-Wolves History67: 1991-92 Recent Letters to the EditorIn Response to Cup of Coffee: March 18, 2010, Jeff A wrote: Did anybody see the Robert … game? Mike and Mike (actually Greenberg and Doug Gottlieb) are saying this morning that the referees basically handed the game to Villanova, with Greenberg going so far to… brianS wrote: Yea, Marquette did me no favors. davidwatts wrote: I was very disappointed that the Mankato CBS station went to the Marquette game instead of sticking to the UNI game and my bracket is done blown up! meat wrote: Cc to Andrew: I'm suddenly going to be in Dublin for a short weekend this summer (late June), any suggestions would be good as to where to stay / eat drink / be Irish. spookymilk wrote: Boy oh boy, would most of those references be lost on my...let's call them … twayn wrote: Danke! Bummer that there's no radio for Friday's game with the Mets. Slowey vs. Johan. Klawitter wrote: Working in Century City. Living for the moment in Westwood, at least until I sell my place in DC this spring and move everything. New Britain Bo wrote: How's this for script idea: At a planning session for an … a committee of twelve Indians (4 dot, 4 feather, 4 West) hires a crack director to run their event. He shows up at… DK wrote: I missed this earlier today since I was apparently too busy … in the Nightmare thread, but I'd be down with this too. In fact, I'd probably be willing to contribute to coverage. Milt on Tilt wrote: I'm picking up my puppy tomorrow. I couldn't be more excited. In Response to Nightmares at WGOMville, hungry joe wrote: i wasn't planning on going out, but two heavies from my company were in town, and they took me out for a crazy night (got home at 2, and i've been hating life most of… spookymilk wrote: I instantly love the person who took that photo, hungry man. I'm sitting here drinking Bass; yesterday I went the nostalgia route with my St. Pat's choice, opting for a drink that reminded me of college… Milt on Tilt wrote: hehe. Beer. spookymilk wrote: To be fair, drama is kind of the world I live in. I'm prone to exaggeration. Plus, I'm drunk because this script is making me tense and I needed to take the edge… Milt on Tilt wrote: Yeah, man. I wouldn't "disregard" it either, because it was truly a horrifying move. Oh come now. That's just being completely over dramatic. Milt on Tilt wrote: O-Cab lead the majors in Outs as a batter in 2009. Call me … Jimmy Rollins actually did. But Cabrera was second, and first in the AL. Even so. I could use that same… nibbish wrote: I don't know what to make of it. On one hand, Cabrera was made of suck. On the other, any shortstop we put in there was going to. I'd have to side with DK and… spookymilk wrote: Yeah, man. I wouldn't "disregard" it either, because it was truly a horrifying move. 0-Cab cleared the bases for the team's best hitter over and over. I know it's nice to remember… DK wrote: O-Cab was a baseball band-aid over a severed limb. Acting like doing that was a "victory" is what seems foolish to me. In Response to Luna - 23 Minutes In Brussels (Tell Me Do You Miss Me), E-6 wrote: Love me some Luna. In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 17, 2010, brianS wrote: I dunno. But we're not really talking about a legal argument so much as an ethical one, I think. 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. Popular Recent Posts
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yet, somehow, I find myself more interested in them.
Not even airplane glue could take the sting out of a 40-point beatdown.
... at the hands of the Warriors. Double ouch.
Turns out we traded Curt Welch for Miguel Tejada
Hardy need to get on the Juice and win an MVP.
So, JJ is really about 30?
Here is a fun way to waste your entire day on baseball reference.
They should just call that Six Degress of Terry Mulholland.
I am trying to put together a list over ten players but, to this point, have been unable.
The algorithm it uses is to favor players by length of playing time, so you'll have to go a LONG time eliminating players to get to that.
Ed Duffy played with Charlie Hodes for the 1871 Chicago White Stockings
Charlie Hodes played with Charlie Sweasy for the 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics
Charlie Sweasy played with Jim O'Rourke for the 1873 Boston Red Stockings
Jim O'Rourke played with Art Devlin for the 1904 New York Giants
Art Devlin played with Rabbit Maranville for the 1912 Boston Braves
Rabbit Maranville played with Ray Mueller for the 1935 Boston Braves
Ray Mueller played with Gus Bell for the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates
Gus Bell played with Phil Niekro for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves
Phil Niekro played with Rob Ducey for the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays
Rob Ducey played with Nick Punto for the 2001 Philadelphia Phillies
Nick Punto played with Anthony Swarzak for the 2009 Minnesota Twins
Ed Duffy played with Mike Brannock for the 1871 Chicago White Stockings
Mike Brannock played with Dick Higham for the 1875 Chicago White Stockings
Dick Higham played with Dan Brouthers for the 1880 Troy Trojans
Dan Brouthers played with Nap Lajoie for the 1896 Philadelphia Phillies
Nap Lajoie played with Val Picinich for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics
Val Picinich played with Dutch Leonard for the 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers
Dutch Leonard played with Johnny Klippstein for the 1950 Chicago Cubs
Johnny Klippstein played with Willie Horton for the 1967 Detroit Tigers
Willie Horton played with Lance Parrish for the 1977 Detroit Tigers
Lance Parrish played with Tomas Perez for the 1995 Toronto Blue Jays
Tomas Perez played with Nick Punto for the 2002 Philadelphia Phillies
Nick Punto played with Anthony Swarzak for the 2009 Minnesota Twins
Or maybe you are trying to find the longest link without players excluded. Mr. Duffy has over 1000 players that are 10 removed.
The most connected player at this point is Warren Spahn, but over time it's gonna be Rickey, who had 725 teammates.
You gotta figure Minnie Minoso, with a career from 1949-1980, would connect a lot of longer gaps.
He's a big link, but he didn't play continuously from 1949-80.
Interestingly enough, one link from the shortest to the tallest players runs through the player who played for five decades (Minoso) and through the second tallest player (Randy Johnson).
When Rauch and Johnson played together, was Johnson still the Big Unit?
Harold Baines is getting a ton of play on my lists.
Speaking of, he connects the birthday-inspired Birdie to the birdman.
Or Rueben Sierra, if you omit Mulholland.
Not a lot of players, but I was humored by myself for this one.
What to Rick Dempsey and Jose Offerman have in common? They are the link between Killer and Baby Jeebus. (Jamie Quirk and Rueben Sierra are also a link.)
I have gotten up to 9 players, I can't get that 10th player.
Nothing extraordinary with the results, but I thought to try linking Cy Young to Anthony Swarzak. Surprisingly, there is a connection!
Anthony Cyzak?
Cynthony Swarzoung.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/oracle/link.cgi?n1=cannonball+titcomb&n2=r.a.+dickey
Cannonball Titcomb! You can't beat 19th Century names even if you tried.
It's a short link, but it's two of my favorite names: Chief Bender to Cletus Elwood "Boots" Poffenberger
If your name is Cletus, you don't need a nickname!
34 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Gordon Lightfoot's song still reminds us of the story
That song was going through my head yesterday morning for no apparent reason. Thanks, dw.
I much prefer this clip by T.D. Mischke:
AL Fielding Grammies announced. Mauer gets one. Torii, Jeter...
No surprise that Gutierrez gets shafted out of one of the best fielding seasons ever.
I think they should have given another one to Palmeiro this year. Why the hell not, right?
which leads to this oldie but goodie
How did Adam Jones get in there?
I understand that past winners and superstars tend to collect these based on nothing but reputation, but Jones isn't a huge star, he hasn't won a GG in the past, and by UZR or my personal observation he doesn't seem like a very good fielder.
How does anyone get in there, for that matter? Especially in situations where there's no obvious choice, it falls on "This one guy made this one play." Then, the next year, "This guy won it once."
Honestly, I'm not sure the GGs aren't worse than the Grammys.
Adam Everett, Mark Ellis, and Chase Utley do not own Gold Gloves. One of these has his fingers crossed for tomorrow.
It seems that a player will collect his first GG if he's a good hitter, or just had a breakout year at the plate, who has been developing a reputation for slick fielding thanks to highlight clips and media chatter. Aside from Shortstop, I don't notice many GG winners who aren't also among the better bats at their position.
So within that framework, Adam Jones is puzzling to me. Although he did make the All-Star team this year (so maybe that alone explains it), I don't hear a whole lot of hype about him, and his numbers on offense or defense aren't all that dazzling, either. It's hard to imagine many managers and coaches getting together and saying, "Since Sizemore was hurt and had an off year, you know who was really impressive? No, not Bay. Not Granderson. Not Crawford. No, not Hamilton or Cruz. I'll tell ya--that Adam Jones in Baltimore!"
He is a weird selection. I'd bet that this is mostly an indication that the voting was really fractured and Jones probably finished in 3rd place with a pretty small fraction of the vote.
Some of those guys might have won with only a small percentage of the vote due to the number of candidates. I wonder what would happen if there was a runoff of some kind. The awards would probably still be worthless, but they might at least overtake the Grammys.
This is pretty much all one needs to know about Gold Gloves:
Actually, all in all, probably Franklin Gutierrez and Elvis Andrus are the only guys who really got shafted. Most of the others are reasonable choices if not the absolute best choices out there.
Good luck, Kareem.
Kareem was my first NSMC in basketball. plus, what a great actor!!11one11!!!
Joey: And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.
Roger Murdock: The hell I don't. LISTEN KID. I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.
Classic.
sorry, not classic enough.
I didn't see Sean Connery in that clip.
Moss to Kareem: "You were great in that one episode of Scrubs. Have you ever been in anything else?"
Attn cheaptoy, brianS, or anyone else who enjoys churrascaria and/or other buffets: The All-Inclusive, All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Guide, complete with preparation tips (fast or no fast?) and thoughts on an exit strategy.
Bookmarked!
A few years down the road, this is the link that will probably have saved my life.
Well...
Run for your lives!
Meh, seen it before.
Not as scary as the chick.