Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Padres, Wednesday 5/13, 7:05 CT
by Al Yellon on May 13, 2009 9:45 PM CDT
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Bye, TRL!
Hello, Guz!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
just got here
how’s the game? i see Riot hit 2 homers today ….
ty Clutch16
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
jump!
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
how high?
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
should've said "land"
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Comin your way!
Guzman almost lost his head there.
Alright, got him.
Now give Gonzalez the unintentional intentional walk and go after the next guy. I don’t even know who the next guy is, but it doesn’t matter.
That's Headley!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
right again...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
if you're going to walk him
just walk him.
i hate the pitch around… so hard to not make a mistake and accidently groove one.
Past or present?
’Cuz all time, Edmonds was near the top of my list.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Steve Garvey maybe?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Words can not begin to describe my intense hatred of Garvey...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
with him it is not a hatred
but something that can only be described like Rambo on a Unicorn…..not normal
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
http://cdn.holytaco.com/www/sites/default/files/images/unicorn_tattoos_0.jpg
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
but what about the tattoo?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I will never forgive him for raising his fist rounding the bases that night...
NEVER!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
what do you have against short people?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
they are taller than Fonty
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
isn't everyone?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
is Eckstein?
really?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
oh-HO!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
but Fonty towers above him in stature.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
That pesky thing?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Short people
They got little baby legs
That stand so low
You got to pick em up
Just to say hello
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Short people got no reason to live!
They got little hands
And little eyes
And they walk around
Tellin’ great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet
Nah, s'cool.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Braun
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
MLB network is looking in
Jackie likes the smell of cut grass, he used to play ball on Saturdays, Playin in the sun...
why not a grounder instead
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
NM
4-3. Inning over!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
And... Gonzales
grounds to Riot. See? He CAN be got out.
EVERYBODY SING!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
He's not Ron...
But he still does a very good job.
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by Chris Dobbertean on May 13, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
i think we should keep it in house.
all the celebreties with no connection to the cubs is old, tired, and annoying.
I still say let fans do it
give them a scratch off ticket for a chance, charge $1 a chance, proceeds to Cubs Care
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Take 10% of the profit from the scratch offs and use it
For free earplugs at the gate. Donate the rest to Cubs Care.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
take 10% and use it
to give “him” a plane ticket to Hawaii
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I want one!
Oh, oh…nevermind…
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
with all the weather warnings
I am surprised we got this far. and with the delayed start, we are still moving along pretty quick
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Ok. I dont think I've mentioned
How much I adore NoScript. It’s awesome. Overly strict, but if you understand how it works, you can maneuver around it sometimes to allow the sites you want. It totally blocks everything else.
Firefox extension?
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
And here I went and switched to Chrome
It’s freakin’ fast!
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
it is fast as hell no doubt
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I found
Chrome built up a huge chunk of held RAM and processor. Has it improved?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Haven't really noticed that
But I always close all my browser windows at least once a day – saves any memory leaks that may be present from biting me in the rear.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I haven't used it
in several months, so I wonder if they fixed it. I was really using it when it first came out.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I spent the better part of a year
Figuring out what makes Firefox the best browser in existence.
I have no desire to try out another one.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Very happy with Chrome...
I was having major issues with Firefox recently…slow opening windows (minutes-long delays).
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by Chris Dobbertean on May 13, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I crapped up my Firefox with a bunch of (very useful) extensions
Rather than kill them with fire, I just switched to Chrome by default. If I need Firefox, it’s still there.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
That's what I suspect happened.
It would also probably work far better on this new computer. One thing I can say is…I completely avoid IE.
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by Chris Dobbertean on May 13, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not as impressive as a fully-customized Firefox
But it sure is faster.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
it looked all... bubbly
and strange.
course i didn’t stick with it very long when i couldn’t figure out how to integrate my firefox bookmarks.
NoScript
is all I really need. Makes browsing incredibly safe.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
There's a really crappy workaround with Chrome
Haven’t bothered too much, tho – I don’t really mess with overly-advertised-upon sites.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
the moving ones
you find on yahoo and stuff get blocked.
i hate moving gifs. they get blocked real quick like.
AdBlock
seems to only take out things that NoScript gets rid of anyway. I’ll try it though. And OpenDNS too
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Check out OpenDNS, too
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Soriano
fly out into shallow left. One out.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
Gregorson in to pitch
He’s from Park Ridge.
And Gets Fonzi to fly out
hey cubbie-tim
i posted this in the previous overflow, but it was during the jump so you probably didn’t see it
when would you be able to find out the status on a Scales jersey?
I sent an email, and usually know within a day or two
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Riot
check-swing grounder to the mound. Two outs.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
Fukudome
finally gets a hit. Infield variety.
Lee
grounds out to Eckstein. Three outs. Marmol coming in, and the rain pours.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
Eh, call the game
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
uhhhh-huh.
o.0
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
nope
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
as in
he didn’t, not I don’t know.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope, broken.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Zimmerman Flew and Tyler Knew
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
huh?
mine was from a movie, yours was from what?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Old presidential campaign
No politics! :P
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
POlitics are not allowed here
so I refude to even think about them
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
...
history. :D
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy cow
I thought I’d be the only one to get that reference! I usually am
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
wow a turk reference.
Thought I’d be the only one to have seen that movie.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
DING DING DING
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I won I won
I’d like to thank my family for always believing in me….
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
maybe you will get lucky
and get an hour of Judd during a rain delay
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
they should've
called this game already
by brian custer on May 13, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Headly
lines one to center, base hit. Marmol sent it right down the middle.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
Grounder to short
DOUBLE PLAY! Two outs!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
6-3 DP!
2 away
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
The Duaner
Warming up for the Friars.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
he has been having
serious problems lately
by brian custer on May 13, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
strike two
2-2 on Hundley. Lighning makes everyone go woah!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
Is Fat Elvis in the building
And running for cover?
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
shold ahve been at the fireworks in Kenosha
in the 80’s when it went wrong
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Man, DLEE!
He knows he is sucking. At LEAST he’s culpable.
LOU is being so DUSTY by trotting his “below-the-mendoza-line” butt out even when The Hoff is outhitting him by 100 pts. I mean -COME ON LOU!
At LEAST platoon them for f’s sake!
Clutche?
i joke!
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
...
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
LMAO
at lance reference from Len
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Hey, that's right!
I can get sound here. Thanks for reminding me.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
whats
the weather like? any chance that we can finish this game tonight?
why would you want to?
you want Gregg to get the S?
by Danny Satan on May 13, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I do!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
how is his knee in a monsoon?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
soggy
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
soggy gregg = save?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I should think so.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
top of the 8th
they’ll try to get it in.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
low and in
wild pitch. Hundley to second. 3-2 is the count.
Those sliders can’t be easy to throw in the rain.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
anyone DVR the game, able to save that lightening shot as a photo
if so, I would really appreciate a copy of it
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I've got in on my dvr but
uh how the heck would you be able to get a still shot from that?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
I wish I could save it frmo my tv somehow and print that
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Finish him!!!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 13, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
Wow! I want that Pic
that they just showed on the telecast. A huge lightning strike beyond the bleachers.
if they do
please link us here
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
you are awesome
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
All right, Marmol, one more out!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 13, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
And he swung at ball 2
In the dirt
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
However...this Ump is being a huge tool
there is lightning. MLB rules state that the game MUST be called immediately!
or maybe it's not in the rulebook
but it’s accepted as the right thing to do
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
it's a common sense thing
get the people/players and yourselves the f out of the way.
lightening doesn’t stop for blue.
but it stops for Lilly
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on May 13, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
rec’d
And on the sixth day, God created Joakim Noah...
doesn't it have to be
inside the stadium or something?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
or more than once
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
...What??
You want the ballplayers to get struck already??
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
no
but you can see lightening from awful far away, sometimes.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
You still should call the game if you see it
because the speed of light is so fast that “far away” is an incredibly miniscule distance.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno.
However, it’s a rain delay now, so…
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
hence my signature
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I know that pools are cleared IMMEDIATELY
if any lifeguard sees a bolt, no matter where it is. Sports arenas should NOT be any different.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
except
that Wrigley isn’t filled to the brim with water.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
doesn't matter
It’s a wide open space. Those players are human lightning rods out there.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
there's lightning rods on the top of the stadium!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
and if it were a dome
there would be metal holding the roof up
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
sure, but they're also
way lower than the grand-stand and several surrounding buildings. Now, the people in the stands on those surrounding buildings, THEY might be in danger.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
ty Lightening expert
can we move on to a different topic please?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
that was unnecessary
I was commenting on the lack of player and fan safety in the MLB
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
well..we are a reactive country
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
no, just
in the parking lots, seats or concession areas
by brian custer on May 13, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
alright
probably, that’s closer than the strike was. There were several seconds between the “woah” of the crowd and the thunder.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm glad MLB bureaucrats weren't lifeguards
That’s seriously dangerous
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
every second
is a mile. Cmon.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
How fast is the speed of light?
about 172,000 MILES per second.
What’s Earth whole diameter?
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
you've had a logical fail
the distance of the lightning is how long it takes the SOUND to reach your ears from when you hear it. 1 second = 1 mile. The lightning heads to the ground, not Wrigley Field several miles away.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
No it's not.
Sound travels at, maybe, 1000miles per HOUR.
They’re completely different. Thunder is the sound of lightning streaking through the air.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
and every second of time that passes from the lightening strike till the sounds gets to you is ONE MILE OF DISTANCE.
Because you see the lightening quickly, but the sounds takes time to travel to you.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, again.
Thunder is the sound of the bolt of lightning streaking through the air. That’s through the air wherever it strikes. It’s not about a comparison between the speed of light and speed of sound.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
The bottom line is
When a bolt of lightning strikes, it should not be ignored and the game SHOULD be called.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
it was a mile away from the stadium.
Bottom line — it was not close enough to be dangerous.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
yes I do
because I could hear the thunder roll several seconds after all the people at the game went “woah!”
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
and I'll say it again
it’s not.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok fine.
Mr. Swami! Tell me exactly where each bolt of lightning, that struck in the distance, was actually striking ( I’ll accept it down to the square foot).
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
How do you tell how far away a thunder storm is?
One way is to count the seconds from a lightning strike until you hear the thunder and then divide the number by five. This supposedly tells you how many miles the storm is from your location.***Another interesting point: Lightning registers as radio waves; you should hear static on your radio whenever lightening strikes in your general area. You can count the seconds from the static you hear on the radio until you hear thunder, divide by five and find out how far away the storm is.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
5 is a pretty arbitrary number
for something moving faster than anyone of us can even think
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
headdesk
it doesn’t work like that. Lightning doesn’t emit from a central source like sunlight does. It’s caused by local weather conditions, and it takes time for those conditions to move in space.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
ok
http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-the-Distance-from-Lightning
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
now we all know Fox would never lie
Lightning and Thunder
Thunder and lightning go together better than peanut butter and jelly. You can’t have thunder without lightning!
What is Lightning?
Lightning is a bright flash of electricity created by a thunderstorm. All thunderstorms produce lightning and are very dangerous. If you hear the sound of thunder, then you are in danger from lightning. Lightning injures or kills more people each year than hurricanes or tornadoes.
What Causes Lightning?
Inside a thunder cloud, many tiny bits of ice (frozen raindrops) bump into each other as they move around in the air. All of those collisions create an electric charge. After a while, the whole cloud fills up with electrical charges. The positive charges or protons form at the top of the cloud and the negative charges or electrons form at the bottom of the cloud. Since opposites attract, that causes a positive charge to build up on the ground beneath the cloud. The ground’s electrical charge concentrates around anything that sticks up, such as mountains, people, or single trees. The charge coming up from these points eventually connects with a charge reaching down from the clouds and lightning strikes.
How Hot is Lightning?
Lightning is approximately 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That is six times hotter than the surface of the sun.
What Color is Lightning?
Lightning seems to be clear or a white-yellow color. Its appearance depends on the background you see it against.
What Causes Thunder?
Thunder is caused by lightning — you can’t have thunder without it. When a lightning bolt travels from a cloud to the ground, it opens up a little hole in the air, called a channel. Once the lightning disappears, the air collapses back into the hole and creates a sound wave that we hear as thunder. The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound.
Can Thunder Tell You How Far Away a Storm Is?
Yes, you can use thunder to tell how far away a storm is. Next time you see a storm, count the number of seconds between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder. Take the number of seconds and divide by 5. That will tell you how far away the storm is in miles. For example, if you can count 15 seconds between lightning and the thunder, the lightning is three miles away.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
give me a break.
physics matters, ok? If the lightning were really close to the stadium, you wouldn’t have any delay in the sound of the thunder.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Lightening travels a long way
its less likely in the city where there are things to attract it (all the buildings have rods, etc) but its not “safe”.
from that photo
you cannot tell how close the lightening is, so lets stop this and move onto something else
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
you keep missing the point
the sound of the thunder tells you how far away the lightning struck.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
it does.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually
with the speed of sound at about 720 feet per second, it’s more like 7 sec = 1 mile
by Cubbiefaithful on May 13, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok fine.
It’s still not comparable to the speed of lightning.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
which is irrelevant.
the lightening doesn’t come from a single source to hit everywhere at random.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
alright.
fair enough. But a mile away isn’t exactly hitting the Ernie Banks statue outside.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
unless the wind picked up the statue and carried it one mile away
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Seriously
You cannot win an argument defending the inaction of the umpires in not calling the game.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m not arguing with you. There’s no argument to have. They didn’t call the game when the strike hit, 6-7 miles away. This is not a danger.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, it is
Lightning from storms a long way off can hit you. 15-20 miles is not unheard of
by chitownhawkeye on May 13, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
not in the middle of a city.
it’s EXTREMELY unlikely, anyway.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Throw strikes!
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 13, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
Gerut
lines a base hit, and a run scores, but Giles is out on a running blunder!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
no one told Freel
Soriano can throw men out at home?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
pete's sake.
bottom of the eighth, and we’re up by two. Where you been all game?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Need to go 1-2-3
And Gregg likes his 1 BB per IP
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
it'll be fine.
he’ll sweep the leg.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, out of the inning, but a run scores
I think he had him at home!!
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
yep
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
wait
what just happened. mlb gameday isnt telling me
the world ended
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Single, a run scored, but Giles is out at third.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 13, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Gerut
lined one to left. A run scored. Soriano threw to Freel, the cut-off man, and Freel got Giles in a run-down. Third out of the inning.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
7-5-4-6-5 put out
Run scored
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
looks like they need to build an ark at Wrigley
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
That run won't count
If the inning is washed out
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 13, 2009 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
But are you benching your starters against the Cubs ?
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 13, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Well be on your best behavior
Until you get the tickets. Better not have any Astros or Cards on your team.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 13, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
is this all
one long euphamism?
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
We are caring on torrid affair
using a secret code and exchanging messages on BCB.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 13, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
so Marmol's arm gets those pitches back in October? :-)
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
we are all a little bit of Tom Skilling deep down inside.
(or his brother)
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Another rain delay?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 13, 2009 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
Has it been called?
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 13, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
if
the game is called, yes.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
we need rain here in
Africa hot Texas
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Oooh!
Biloxi Blues reference. Nice.
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Not touching that one
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
Ok, time for that tape of the '73 World Series
WGN used pop that in on every rain delay
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
I think he should get it...
Came in w/ a 3 run lead in what would be the last inning…
btw, hey guys… been down here in Peoria enjoying the storms rolling in!
I believe MLB rules
call for a minimum two hour and twenty minute delay before calling any game.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 13, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
why not 2 hour 22 minute
keet withi the 2’s damn it MLB
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Okay,
well based on previous weather reports, the inanity of restarting the game at 12:50 am, and my need to be in class tomorrow at 7:45 am EST, I’m going to call this a night, even if MLB won’t. I shall see you all tomorrow with any luck. ;)
Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008
Crappy Lo-def Screen Cap
But it’s lightning:
Link
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
thanks!
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
DUCK, GEO!
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
What can I say?
Just a little too quick on the Ctrl-PrtScr
"Aramis Ramirez, with the guys I've ever played with in my career, is as clutch a hitter as I've seen. He smells it." -Ryan Dempster
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
TWHS
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
why not TWHPF
Thats What He Paid For
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
ha!
"I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'" - Jim Leyland
and happened and happened
and happened
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Hail now... bouncing off my window a few blocks from Wrigley.
This one’s over.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end"
can you guys send some of those rain clouds out to CA
we desperately need it!!
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
we'll trade you Miss California for a few days of heavy rain.
…what does Az have to trade?
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
What is it about her that people hate?
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
so true
she has the same position as Obama but she is called all kinds of nasty names.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Yeah, I mean...
She’s hot, she’s thin. She’s traditional in her marital beliefs.
That’s the American standard.
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
She has traditional beliefs, and isn't afraid to speak her mind about them...
That makes people uncomfortable, b/c they approve of everything, and have no personal beliefs of their own…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
no no
I’m staying out of this one…
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
okay I'll stop
I have to go bowling anyway.
Hope the rain falls for the rest of the night in Chitown.
Later
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
All she said was that she believed that marriage should be between a man and a woman...
and the media is portraying her as an opponent of gay marriage, and slamming her as a homophobe. All she said was that she beieves that marriage should be between a man and a woman…
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude.
we’re not having this conversation here.
theres a time & place for stuff like this.. and this ain’t it.
I've said my piece.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
She just answered a question posed to her.
And not in any kind of hateful way. I think everyone is going way over the top on her.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
I also favor "opposite" marriage
which may explain why I have never been married
Forgetting the literal politics of Miss C. I think something about saying the devil was out to get her turned me off
unless she was referring to Tony LaRussa.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 13, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely.
I’m being serious, I had no issues with her, why’d everyone else?
by northernsails on May 13, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not getting into the specifics of the subject
but are you kidding? Because you had no problem with it, no one else should either?
That kind of explains a lot.
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
by drewishdrewid on May 13, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I would answer
but Al would kill me. However forgetting any politics, beauty contestants are supposed to be like the BCB and avoid politics. The correct answer to that question would be something like " I have my own personal opinion but I think it is up to states/voters etc to decide" If she had been asked something like " as a devout Christian do you believe all Jews and Muslims are damned to hell" She should also have responded politely that her personal views on that kind of subject were none of anyone’s business and she wants to work for world peace and to help special needs kids. It is totally inappriate for someone in her position to not only make a blatant political statement that was bound to offend people ( the same as if she had given an answer in FAVOR of gay marriage) but to then become an active spokesperson for a political cause.
Her job frankly was to look good and go to a variety of silly events and work with her chosen “cause” the Special Olympics. Again forget the specific ideology or belief, she DID not do the JOB she was/is being paid for.
As I side note she had told several versions of how her racy pictures came to be, none of which appear to be true.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 13, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Continuing to forget any politics...
How weird is it that someone’s job is to look good, go to events, and answer any questions asked of them by not answering them? Beauty pageants are so wack.
Not to mention the fact that just about any answer involves giving an opinion — the idea that states and voters should decide the issue is an opinion as well. She’s not asked not to answer, but rather to answer a question directed at her personally by accommodating all opinions but her own. To replace her identity with homogeneity.
Ironically, she probably could have got away with truly saying nothing on the subject if the conventions of pageantry allowed and conditioned her to assert herself more, to have some personality and humor. She could have dodged the question with dismissive wit, like JFK. But because she was trained to be submissive she got stuck in the corner the interviewer wanted. One mistake, and he’s used her for the sake of his politics. Beauty pageants are SO WACK.
I don't watch pagents
but from the various clips that show on youtube etc I am not holding my breath for contestants with
personality and humor.
You can’t beat this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on May 14, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
i don't even want anything in return
b/c if the rain keeps up at the rate we’ve been getting, we’ll need all your sand for sandbags.
TX can only promise no more Bush's in Office
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
If it's...
…anything like what rolled through northeastern Missouri earlier, they can wait until dawn but won’t resume. At least 14 tornadoes sighted, one dead, lots of damage…and the same line has been marching towards Chicago all night.
But not sure what MLB procedures are re: suspension of the game or calling the game, since they seemed to change a few years ago.
Proudly waving the Cubbie Blue from Northern Missouri! GO CUBS GO!
oh my gosh
hope you and yours are safe out there.
we’ve had wind and lots of rain, hail in same places.
Hawks are off tonight
why not use the United Center. So what if it becomes line ball
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Tornado went through about a mile north of here
Lots of damage… Many houses with no roofs. Totaled a car dealership
"I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more." - Harry Caray
by goodstuff96 on May 13, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Where do you live?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on May 13, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Kirksville, MO
"I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more." - Harry Caray
by goodstuff96 on May 13, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Tornados are scary
we had one go down the road last summer (literally, down the road) less than 400 ft from the house. Lots of tree damage/power lines down with several people hurt from flipped cars.
so...
we can’t post our traditional victory pictures yet, can we…
"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley
we'll just have to look at your avatar and wait.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton