Fun with Upper Deck: 2008 Box Score Memories: 29 June 2007

In Response to Nightmares at WGOMville,

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.

Rhubarb_Runner wrote: O-Cab lead the majors in Outs as a batter in 2009. Call me foolish.

Milt on Tilt wrote: This one move did not our season make. But to completely disregard it seems foolish as well.

Rhubarb_Runner wrote: 44And he preached in away games, wearing a Twins uniform. I can see that line being used throughout the season's game logs, too.

Andrew wrote: This is definitely going into my Catcher-cisms collection.

DK wrote: I'm saying those two scenarios make no difference to me. Trading for one more bad player doesn't suddenly make Billy a success, to me, just because he had set himself up so badly before…

Milt on Tilt wrote: The Twins had a problem and Bill Smith addressed it. I don't know what else you wanted him to do. Obviously we would have been in a much better situation had he got O-Dog one…

brianS wrote: trading for Cabrera was genius for no other reason than New Guy's Orlando Ballgame schtick.

brianS wrote: Amen.

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…

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

Klawitter wrote: My plan to contribute more often (than 2-3 time a year) is proceeding smashingly -- to the point where I have cracked the Top 50 LTE writers for 2010. Now that I am up…

spookymilk wrote: Well, there's your 'teen, SBG: Murray St. over Vanderbilt.

AMR wrote: Dear Vandy, Did you get your "Disconnection … St.

SBG wrote: You should have overridden the computer because I'd think that UNC would be a safe bet. After all, they won it last year.

UncleWalt wrote: I was surprised by how many brackets have Kansas as the champ in the Basket and Ball Guys league. I annually pick the Tar Heels to go all the way, but the stupid yahoo computer…

AMR wrote: I'm Cheering for Murray St. over Vanderbilt for the Sonic Youth … On Tin!" I can't remember what I put into my WGOM Bracket, I did two brackets at work after putting in my annual one…

spookymilk wrote: I've seen a handful of brackets blow up in the opening days, but yeah, I don't remember the first slate of games killing anyone. That would've given you a dubious … few years ago…

nibbish wrote: Well, obviously, but even the idea of a Jeter/Yankee fan controversy would be too good to pass up comment on, even if I have as good a chance of ending up on the Royals as…

DK wrote: I know we're all thinking about baseball and basketball right now, but how about this guy Clint Dempsey?

UncleWalt wrote: That would've crippled a lot of us, particularly Walt. I saw that. I was wondering if three hours would have been some sort of record for the time from start of bracket to blowing it up.

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.