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Two out of Three?
na sweep
MY9 tonight? Sob.
The Yanks better hurry up and start flopping already –
don’t they know they’re supposed to go 90-72?
Is the game on MySlime tonight?
get the brooms out it is sweep time
Hassey August 23rd, 2011 at 12:11 pm
The Yanks better hurry up and start flopping already –
don’t they know they’re supposed to go 90-72?
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haha ya and the sox and phillies were suppose to go 162-0, even tho they playin in the regular season, but biased idiots dont use logic
A sweep would be great, but as long as we will the series, we will at least stay in first place
Some guy called in to mlb radio a few minutes ago and suggested that AJs struggles weren’t mental but that they could be related to his stuff diminishing.
Kennedy and Duquette decided that snce his velocity was only down marginally since last year then clearly that wasn’t it and.it was all mental. Of course they forgot to notice that he was terrible last year as well and that his velo is down almost 3 mph from 4 years ago. Lol
GB: Read your missives on Jim Bouton. Great read. Stirred up memories of that time. I still haven’t recovered from the freefall the Yanks took after 1964
oakland is an interesting team every year, great young inconsistent pitching and steroid era offensive tactics, taking walks and waiting for the three run home run. when will they start drafting athletic players who can hit for average? with that pitching, they should win much more than they do
I still think that AJ has potential. But, like Mussina, he needs to learn to adjust to his present “stuff”. It took Moose a bit of time to adjust, and perhaps AJ is just taking a bit longer!! (here is where you cross your fingers and hope). My beef is that he could be trying to work it out in the minors for a couple of starts on an injury rehab instead of doing it at the major league level where wins and losses count.
Ajs avg fastball in 2007 was 95.1 mph……its 92.7 this year. There is a big difference between pitching at 95 and touching 95 when you only have 2 pitches and poor command.
Need another 5-2 stretch in the next two series…..that probably allows a 2 or 3 game lead gojng into Fenway.
Bronx
I’m looking at memory foam too. Which type did you get if you don’t mind me asking?
Temper-pedic is the way to go. Only downside is you really can’t jump on it…..no spring.
In the past ten years, I would like to see a breakdown of the Yankees record against the Sux in September. I bet we have a better than 60-40% split against them. I am pretty confident we will do the same this year.
Blake
Rick Petersen said last week he has looked at video and AJ is off mechanically. He said his arm is in front of his body on too many pitches. Explained AJs palm should be facing SS at the point his landing foot touches and it is past that. He said the Yankees likely know that but knowing what’s wrong and being able to fix what’s wrong seems to be a disconnect that AJ has trouble with.
Jay Jaffe has speculated before that Gardner takes balls away from Granderson, and so it’s interesting to see Barbarisi essentially confirm this hypothesis. Like Jaffe, I wondered about Granderson’s poor UZR score since it doesn’t seem to pass the eye test and I’ve yet to find a single person who believes that Granderson is actually a poor fielder. It may simply be that Gardner’s speedy wheels and great instincts, and Granderson’s positioning, are the cause of Granderson’s subpar UZR score this year.
This is a relevant issue as it relates to Granderson’s MVP chances. In traditional categories, Granderson cleans up. He’s second in HR, first in R and RBI, and he’s stolen 24 bases. But in the advanced statistic realm of Wins Above Replacement, Granderson is held back by his poor defensive score. His -9.2 UZR rating means that he’s not as high up the Fangraphs’ WAR leaderboard as guys like Bautista, Pedroia and Ellsbury. Yet if we subbed in a value of 0 for Granderson’s UZR, still a conservative number in my estimation, his fWAR would go from 6.1 to 6.9. If we gave him last year’s value of 6.4 runs, his fWAR would go to 7.6, ahead of Pedroia, Ellsbury and Gonzalez and just a tenth of a point behind Jose Bautista. In other words, it’s possible that the case for Granderson winning the MVP should look even stronger than it already does.
http://www.riveraveblues.com
Interesting stuff.
Pat,
They may be true……but the biggest issue is the rotation in his delivery that’s always been there and his inability to repeat a motion. He’s 34 now…..old dogs and new tricks. The velocity is still down and unless they can figure out how to make repeat and.command better then its going to be more of the same Im afraid.
RIP Nick Ashford, died Monday at age 70. (who wrote pop/soul classics including “Let’s Go Get Stoned,” “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “You’re All I Need To Get By”, with his wife Valerie Simpson.) They were very big in the R&B songwriting scene.
Dad – IMO, big difference between AJ and Moose is that Moose seemed to be extremely mentally tough, whereas AJ is a headcase. My point being I can see Mussina making that adjustment, but not as confident with Burnett. From watching on TV, it seems like Burnett’s stuff is good enough to get guys out, he just can’t do it consistently.
Good news from the real world. Looks like Gadhafi’s compound has fallen, the dictator is done.
Yogi-rough day for rock ‘n roll yesterday-Jerry Leiber died too.
Blake, I wonder if Granderson plays shaded toward right in order to help back up Swisher more, which could be some of the reason Gardner covers some of the ground he would cover toward left. Granderson isn’t slow, though he isn’t as fast as Gardner. He does sometimes struggle to see the ball, but it’s not all that often.
I don’t think he is the best CF in terms of defense, but he is good out there.
blake August 23rd, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Jay Jaffe has speculated before that Gardner takes balls away from Granderson, and so it’s interesting to see Barbarisi essentially confirm this hypothesis. Like Jaffe, I wondered about Granderson’s poor UZR score since it doesn’t seem to pass the eye test and I’ve yet to find a single person who believes that Granderson is actually a poor fielder. It may simply be that Gardner’s speedy wheels and great instincts, and Granderson’s positioning, are the cause of Granderson’s subpar UZR score this year.
This is a relevant issue as it relates to Granderson’s MVP chances. In traditional categories, Granderson cleans up. He’s second in HR, first in R and RBI, and he’s stolen 24 bases. But in the advanced statistic realm of Wins Above Replacement, Granderson is held back by his poor defensive score. His -9.2 UZR rating means that he’s not as high up the Fangraphs’ WAR leaderboard as guys like Bautista, Pedroia and Ellsbury. Yet if we subbed in a value of 0 for Granderson’s UZR, still a conservative number in my estimation, his fWAR would go from 6.1 to 6.9. If we gave him last year’s value of 6.4 runs, his fWAR would go to 7.6, ahead of Pedroia, Ellsbury and Gonzalez and just a tenth of a point behind Jose Bautista. In other words, it’s possible that the case for Granderson winning the MVP should look even stronger than it already does.
http://www.riveraveblues.com
Interesting stuff.
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This is what I’ve been trying to say here for several days now…
AJs stuff IS still good enough to get guys out…..if he could throw the ball where he wanted and if he could incorporate more than 2 pitches…..but he’s not doing those things right now.
Yogi,
Yea I think they do shade him a little more towards Swisher at times because Gardner can cover the Left center gap so well.
Erin, I didn’t see that. Thanks. It’s sad to see them departing. Jerry wrote some huge songs back in the day.
Amazing to think of the talent they both had that influenced music so much.
AJ’s problems are 100% command and control related. He can’t throw the ball where the catcher wants him to, where his glove is, and big league hitters don’t usually miss mistakes.
That he leads the league in wild pitches and is second in walks tells you all you need to know.
I know this is incredibly off topic and random but I keep reading about this movie they’re making based on Moneyball and I just need someone to remind me when the last time the A’s actually won the WS was…because every time I read about Billy Beane it always makes it seem like he.. I dunno.. won something?
“AJ’s problems are 100% command and control related. He can’t throw the ball where the catcher wants him to, where his glove is, and big league hitters don’t usually miss mistakes”
Yes…..but that’s always been the case with AJ. Only now he’s making 92 mph mistakes instead of 95 mph mistakes……so the problem is compounded.
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Good news from the real world. Looks like Gadhafi’s compound has fallen, the dictator is done.
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I’m not celebrating just yet – often times the person who replaces these guys is worse than the devil we knew.
In the past ten years, I would like to see a breakdown of the Yankees record against the Sux in September
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From 2002 (When Boston’s current ownership moved in) thru 2010, Yankees went 18-17 against Boston in September. Where the Yankees really hurt Boston was in August when they went 21-6 against them (again using ’02 thru ’10).
West Coast, I almost think AJ would be better if he harnessed the wild pitches bit more. There are pitchers that are effectively wild, making the batters really uncomfortable at the plate. AJ doesn’t do that. He tends to bounce the ball over throwing in or making the batter have to dance out of the way.
Shame-LOL Very true.
I’m notot sure of the exact date, but Moneyball is out sometime next month IIRC.
Chip August 23rd, 2011 at 12:51 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Good news from the real world. Looks like Gadhafi’s compound has fallen, the dictator is done.
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I’m not celebrating just yet – often times the person who replaces these guys is worse than the devil we knew.
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Worse than Gadafi? I’ll take my chances.
blake August 23rd, 2011 at 12:51 pm
“AJ’s problems are 100% command and control related. He can’t throw the ball where the catcher wants him to, where his glove is, and big league hitters don’t usually miss mistakes”
Yes…..but that’s always been the case with AJ. Only now he’s making 92 mph mistakes instead of 95 mph mistakes……so the problem is compounded.
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I disagree with both points:
AJ’s problem isn’t his stuff, nor is it his command. It’s between the ears.
AJ can cruise along for 4 or 5 innings looking like the most dominant pitcher in the world and then something goes wrong – an error, a walk on a pitch he thought was a strike – something – and instead of fighting through it he implodes. The stuff didn’t leave him, he didn’t forget how to throw strikes, he just loses control of himself.
edit- not
looks like I’m trying to create a new word with notot.
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Chip August 23rd, 2011 at 12:51 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Good news from the real world. Looks like Gadhafi’s compound has fallen, the dictator is done.
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I’m not celebrating just yet – often times the person who replaces these guys is worse than the devil we knew.
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Worse than Gadafi? I’ll take my chances.
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That’s what we said about Arafat.
Yogi Mantle August 23rd, 2011 at 12:52 pm
West Coast, I almost think AJ would be better if he harnessed the wild pitches bit more. There are pitchers that are effectively wild, making the batters really uncomfortable at the plate. AJ doesn’t do that. He tends to bounce the ball over throwing in or making the batter have to dance out of the way.
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But that’s the problem right? He can’t harness his pitches; there are too many pitches per start that just miss the target. And the worse ones are not the wild pitches, it’s the ones he leaves over the plate.
Chip,
He’s the same guy he’s always been…..minus 3 mph. Still has really good stuff……its just not top drawer anymore and eventually he makes a fatal mistake or 12 in location. There may be a mental component but I think ifs just one of the factors and not the only or primary one.
Chip August 23rd, 2011 at 12:54 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Chip August 23rd, 2011 at 12:51 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Good news from the real world. Looks like Gadhafi’s compound has fallen, the dictator is done.
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I’m not celebrating just yet – often times the person who replaces these guys is worse than the devil we knew.
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Worse than Gadafi? I’ll take my chances.
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That’s what we said about Arafat.
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The Palestinian Authority who replaced Arafat in the West Bank are moderates and not terrorists. Besides, the Libyan people get to decide what their government is, not us. They never had that choice with Gadafi.
shame,
saw the preveiw, brad pitt is gonna be billy beane, movie looks good
“I disagree with both points”
AJ’s problem isn’t his stuff, nor is it his command. It’s between the ears.
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Whatever the cause, mental makeup, bad mechanics, the practical effect that dooms him is poor command.
Erin – You’re right, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are on the cover of NY Mag promoting it. (That creepy looking skinny guy standing next to Brad Pitt really is Jonah Hill, apparently.)
But I just read that article and a couple more about the making of the movie and its so funny to hear these guys talk about Billy Beane as like the ultimate David to baseball’s Goliath. It just cracks me up. I guess this is lesser known version of that story where David is competitive (briefly) but later just waves the white flag and lets Goliath win.
WCYF 12:57 PM
So true on both fronts!
Doc – Any movie with Brad is gonna “look” good to me
Yeah.. I’m one of those. Long live Tristan!!
Shame-yeah, Jonah Hill lost A LOT of weight. I didn’t even recognize him the first time I saw a picture of his new skinny self. I think he was still pretty heavy when they were filming the movie.
Shame Spencer August 23rd, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Doc ? Any movie with Brad is gonna ?look? good to me
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Totally. Same goes for Leonardo DiCaprio.
We should sweep, but we will prob lose some bs way in one of these games. Cant wait to get back on the road and play the o’s. Screw the home games.
This team is so damn good on the road.
Erin August 23rd, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Shame Spencer August 23rd, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Doc ? Any movie with Brad is gonna ?look? good to me
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Totally. Same goes for Leonardo DiCaprio.
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same with me and angelina jolie
, my facebook is full of pics of her haha
“Yeah.. I’m one of those. Long live Tristan!!”
Great movie……I love it for different reasons obviously. That and “A river runs through it” are two of my favorites”
AJ needs to take a word of advice from Yogi, “How can a guy Think & Pitch at the same time?”
AJ’s mechanics are still a mess especially after a few innings. When he goes to the stretch he seems to get mechanically off as well. Several things are working against him as I have stated before.
1. His mechanics being off with a high release point on his FB is basically a tip of his curve. People are not swinging at his curve.
2. When he pitched in Toronto they were signalling his pitches. (I also wonder about Beantown doing the same thing!)
3. Most teams are hitting one of the Yankee hitters in the 1st inning or so to keep AJ (and other Yankee Starters) from being able to pitch inside.
4. AJ has lost about 3 or 4 mph on his fastball, but I believe that is more mechanical related than arm related.
5. Every bad outing depletes his confidence even more.
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:57 pm
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The Palestinian Authority who replaced Arafat in the West Bank are moderates and not terrorists. Besides, the Libyan people get to decide what their government is, not us. They never had that choice with Gadafi.
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1. They’re not terrorists? Tell that to the Israelies and watch them laugh at you (or show you the wreckage created by the latest attacks)
2. They are basing their new form of government on strict adherence to Islamic law. Which, as you say, is their right…but I don’t see it as a good thing. Interestingly enough, both the West and Iran were supporting the rebels – yeah, I don’t see that backfiring in the least. (sarcasm)
WCYF –
The Egyptian Revolution certainly hasn’t been anything to celebrate.
But I just read that article and a couple more about the making of the movie and its so funny to hear these guys talk about Billy Beane as like the ultimate David to baseball’s Goliath.
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No titles or anything, but Beane did have a nice 7 year run with a pretty low budget operation. Averaged 95 wins from 2000-2006. Some gutwrenching playoff losses and no championships, but making the playoffs is harder than winning in the playoffs. For a low budget team to be that cosistent for a 7 year period is fairly impressive. Not sure it’s movie-worthy though.
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 12:59 pm
“I disagree with both points”
AJ’s problem isn’t his stuff, nor is it his command. It’s between the ears.
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Whatever the cause, mental makeup, bad mechanics, the practical effect that dooms him is poor command.
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Not true – the practical effort that dooms him is that he quits. He gets so caught up with what happened he stops thinking about what he’s doing.
Mell August 23rd, 2011 at 1:17 pm
But I just read that article and a couple more about the making of the movie and its so funny to hear these guys talk about Billy Beane as like the ultimate David to baseball’s Goliath.
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No titles or anything, but Beane did have a nice 7 year run with a pretty low budget operation. Averaged 95 wins from 2000-2006. Some gutwrenching playoff losses and no championships, but making the playoffs is harder than winning in the playoffs. For a low budget team to be that cosistent for a 7 year period is fairly impressive. Not sure it’s movie-worthy though.
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I just saw The Fighter last weekend – Moneyball can’t be any less movie worthy than that bit o’ crud.
ERA over the last 30 days:
Hughes 2.08
Garcia 2.89
Nova 3.55
Colon 4.23
Sabathia 4.50
Burnett 8.77
Mell: Thanks for the info. I am surprised. I thought we had a better record against them in Sept.
Top 10 Pitt movies (in the opinion of Blake)
1. A River Runs Through it
2. Fight Club
3. Legends of the Fall
4. Seven
5. Oceans 11 series
6. Curious case of benjamin button
7. Meet Joe Black
8. Mr and Mrs Smith
9. Snatch
10. Troy (I know its a cheesefest but I liked it
Chip August 23rd, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Not true – the practical effort that dooms him is that he quits. He gets so caught up with what happened he stops thinking about what he’s doing.
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How do you know he quits? That is speculation right? Poor command is not, that’s a fact borne out by what we see every time he pitches. How many times have the YES announcers replayed a hit and showed Martin or Cervelli setting up outside and the ball drifting right down the middle belt high. And when you lead the league in wild pitches and are second in walks, that seems to be pretty conclusive evidence that he has no idea where the ball is going.
Niblick August 23rd, 2011 at 1:20 pm
ERA over the last 30 days:
Hughes 2.08
Garcia 2.89
Nova 3.55
Colon 4.23
Sabathia 4.50
Burnett 8.77
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Yes but Hughes is fighting for his spot in the rotation, don’t you pay attention here?
blake,
troy was freakin awsome, def not a cheesefest,
but im into aceint greek and greek mythology so i guess its biased
what? no Yu Darvish talk?
(after the Post reported the Yankees will be major players for him this winter)
AJ’s stuff is not as good as it was when he was with Toronto. When he had his best stuff, he could make a lot of mistakes that did not hurt him because his pitches had so much movement on them. Even pitches over the heart of the plate were hard to square up because they moved so much. Now his pitches have less movement, so his margin for error is smaller. AJ needs to figure out a way to go from being a thrower to a pitcher.
Blake –
My top 10
1. Fight Club
2. Seven
3. Ocean’s 11
4. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
5. Spy Game
6. Ocean’s 12
That’s all I can give you…Ocean’s 13 was garbage and I couldn’t stand the others.
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Niblick August 23rd, 2011 at 1:20 pm
ERA over the last 30 days:
Hughes 2.08
Garcia 2.89
Nova 3.55
Colon 4.23
Sabathia 4.50
Burnett 8.77
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Yes but Hughes is fighting for his spot in the rotation, don’t you pay attention here?
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Life’s not fair, nor is baseball a meritocracy. Those who think it is are in complete denial about reality.
Doc,
Yea I liked it….I love that stuff too….it was a little bit “oh look at brad and his golden locks though “…..so thus the cheesefest comment
what? no Yu Darvish talk?
(after the Post reported the Yankees will be major players for him this winter)
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I don’t want to jinx it. CC, Hughes, Nova, Burnett, Darvish with Banuelos/Betances pushing Burnett out the door will be a pretty solid rotation almost all under the age of 30
Thelma & Louise?
blake August 23rd, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Top 10 Pitt movies (in the opinion of Blake)
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You forgot 12 Monkeys and his greatest role of all time, in True Romance.
haha blake ya i guess u can say that
Id rather have Wilson than Darvish …..at least I know he can pitch in the big leagues
He’s not really a main character in Thelma and Louise though…..
blake-my very quick list before I go to lunch
1. Seven
2. Babel
3. Ocean’s 11 and 13 (don’t get me started on 12)
4. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
5. A River Runs Through It
6. Burn After Reading
I haven’t seen 12 Monkeys
I just saw The Fighter last weekend – Moneyball can’t be any less movie worthy than that bit o’ crud.
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Didn’t mind that movie so much. Had never heard of Ward til those fights with Arturo Gotti (sp?), but those were among the best fights I’ve ever seen…….and I’m kind of an Amy Adams fan. Really enjoyed the part when she smacked around those heifers who portrayed Ward’s sisters.
Think of the revenue streams, Blake, the streams!!
I haven’t seen Babel either…..I hardly ever get to watch movies anymore unless they are cartoons.
blake August 23rd, 2011 at 1:30 pm
I haven’t seen 12 Monkeys
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You should stop what you’re doing and rent it/download it/whatever you do with movies not in theaters these days.
JF,
I care about the Ws
BJK,
Ill try and do it if its good.
I haven’t seen Babel either…..I hardly ever get to watch movies anymore unless they are cartoons.
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Then how did you not list Megamind? One of Brad Pitts greatest achievements.
is that the real Jerkface? I am afraid to click on the link.
It can’t all be mental, because AJ had a pretty good year in ’09 for us. I really think it’s the lack of stuff, because if you look at his game logs, he’s not having his usual share of dominant games. He used to have many scoreless outings (which were balanced out by his clunkers), but now even his best outings he’s giving up 2-3 runs over 6+ innings. That kills his ERA because he still has the clunkers, but nothing left to neutralize them.
AJ won Game 2 of the world series for us! I won´t forget that!
GO AJ
get some pies ready!
blake August 23rd, 2011 at 1:34 pm
BJK,
Ill try and do it if its good.
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It is. And he got his first Oscar nom for it.
El Duque August 23rd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
AJ won Game 2 of the world series for us! I won´t forget that!
GO AJ
get some pies ready!
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he pitched good in game 2′s across the playoffs
Brad Pitt is far from a great actor IMO. He’s a good looking adequate one.
Blake, you didn’t see 12 monkeys? Brad Pitt was hysterical in that movie.
After being so adamant that Burnett’s contract won’t affect their decision, how could Cashman and Girardi possibly justify keeping him in the rotation? The only out I see is that they think Colon could use some rest, so he’s the one booted (but only temporarily, I hope).
What happens if Burnett pitches really well against the O’s? I think that wouldn’t instill much confidence in any of us, but would the Yankees try to spin it as proof he’s getting back on track? And if they do try to cut him still, how will Burnett respond to being shoved away coming off a good game? If you hear him speak during postgames, it doesn’t sound like he thinks he’s pitching for his job, and that’s after horrible clunkers. I fear it’s going to be near impossible to remove him from the rotation after a decent/good game without stirring controversy.
The problem with AJ pitching well his next time out is that you pretty much know what will follow, another stinker. When you are 32-34 in 92 starts for the best hitting club in baseball – that’s pretty pathetic, especially for $16.5 million a year.
The bullpen is rested which means Colon needs to pitch just enough to be the pitcher of record.
C.C. should throw his normal over 100 pitches with little help tomorrow and Hughes if continuing his current progress, will only need Robertson and Rivera.
Need to be careful of Matsui and Willingham who have been trouble before.
I read the book Moneyball when it came out. The idea then was Beane had the new method of drafting and evaluating players. His drafts and free agent signings seem pedestrian, if not abysmal. Why the movie?
Jerkface says:
August 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Think of the revenue streams, Blake, the streams!!
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Dont cross the streams. #EgonVoice
pat August 23rd, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Blake
Rick Petersen said last week he has looked at video and AJ is off mechanically. He said his arm is in front of his body on too many pitches. Explained AJs palm should be facing SS at the point his landing foot touches and it is past that. He said the Yankees likely know that but knowing what’s wrong and being able to fix what’s wrong seems to be a disconnect that AJ has trouble with.
What did Rick make of the brain scan?
Yep. Hughes is fighting for his spot, while AJ appears to have a lock on his. And they wonder why fans go nuts?
I read the book Moneyball when it came out. The idea then was Beane had the new method of drafting and evaluating players. His drafts and free agent signings seem pedestrian, if not abysmal. Why the movie?
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Michael Lewis is a great writer and the book was good, ergo it might make a good movie. The idea of Moneyball is that Billy Beane had to get better at finding baseball players, and buying low on undervalued assets that help to build a winning baseball team. And the famous moneyball draft had a number of major leaguers in it.
Babel is alright but if you’re an Inarritu fan you have to see Biutiful.
Yesterday I was watching “127 hours” and I was having a real hard time not freaking out.
My entire house was shaking.. I looked out side and saw signs shaking too.. that was nuts.
Did we just have an Earthquake in NY??
my whole building is shaking too, and I am a good 7 hours north of NYC…must be quite a quake
5.8 earthquake in Virginia. Felt from North Carolina to New York City.
That was just both of Jesus’ HRs touching down.
Anyone felt an earthquake? Im on 125th crazy moment lol
What the hell was that?
A 5.8 is a pretty good jolt, even by CA standards. Hope there are no injuries.
JF,
First ….what is megamind? Second, what percentage of WAR does defense account for? …..and because of that so you question the accuracy of it in determining who the best players actually are?
Blake-
“Spy Game” was very good too.
Loved “Fight Club” and “A River Runs Through It”.
A 5.8 earthquake in Virginia. Felt from North Carolina to New York City.
6 km (4 miles) SSE (152°) from Louisa, VA
6 km (4 miles) SW (236°) from Mineral, VA
26 km (16 miles) SE (133°) from Gordonsville, VA
32 km (20 miles) E (79°) from Lake Monticello, VA
66 km (41 miles) NW (318°) from Richmond, VA
134 km (83 miles) SW (219°) from Washington, DC
Ledger_Yankees Sources: Colon apologizes for falling out of bed.
Awesome.
I liked Spy Game ok. I felt no earthquake where I am. Hope everyone is ok.
That was an earthquake? I felt a rumble but figured a big truck went by.
Wow, a 5.8 earthquake – I’m still shaking. I felt my cubicle walls and the office floor shake………My father is in the city, so I’m very nervous now. 5.8 is HUGE for a populated area. Everyone knew this was going to happen at some point on the East Coast.
A quake that size on the eastern seaboard can be very serious because they don’t earthquake proof buildings like out West.
Looks like the Geologists will have a new fault to study.
Before the Northridge earthquake they didn’t know about that one either.
There will be some aftershocks as well.
First ….what is megamind? Second, what percentage of WAR does defense account for? …..and because of that so you question the accuracy of it in determining who the best players actually are?
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A cartoon movie starring Brad Pit. The defensive component of WAR is as much as you have or don’t have defense. So an incredible defender will gain more, while an average to poor defender will not gain anything or even lose points. The problem with WAR is that Fangraphs and BBREF use different defensive metrics for their WAR, so the WAR is different. Pitcher WAR on fangraphs uses predicative stats to determine value instead of what actually happened.
WAR in general is pretty good and lines up fairly accurately with player value. I like looking, for position players, at their offensive WAR and then at the defensive component and looking at their career defensive trend to see whats going on there. Gardner gains a lot of WAR from his defense, but we know his defense is outstanding #1. Granderson in general gains WAR from his defense, so this year I’m definitely discounting anything that says he is a negative runs outfielder.
UZR in general is better over larger samples due to how it is derived. I don’t think Granderson should be penalized for his rating this year, but the media will be spoon feeding the masses it.
Chip- “Life’s not fair, nor is baseball a meritocracy. Those who think it is are in complete denial about reality.”
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You’re absolutely correct. That’s why it is so crazy to hear Girardi and Cashman talking about going with the “hot hands” and giving us the best chance of winning then in the same breath defend AJ and talk about Hughes’ experience working out of the pen.
Ken_RosenthalKen Rosenthal
Wandy Rodriguez CLAIMED on waivers. Team not yet known.
Earthquakes on the East Coast. Are hurricanes coming to the West Coast soon?
JF,
Thanks. I posted an article earlier from RAB earlier that said that if they substituted Granderson’s UZR from last year then his overall WAR would be just a little but short of Bautista’s and higher than everyone else. I hope that it doesn’t cost Granderson the MVP because that would be most unfortunate.
I bet the Sox claimed Wandy.
Its over now im in 125th and my dad is in wtc .. after shocks hopefully are weak or none at all.
Didn’t feel a thing in midtown.
Nobody seems to be able to use cell service but that’s normal for ATT customers.
Also felt in Western NY state near Rochester. My desk started vibrating.
There was a 5.3 in Colorado last night, also in an unusual spot for quakes.
SI_JonHeyman 6 mins wandy has been claimed by another team. #astros can trade to that team or pull back
Blake,
In no universe is Pedroia, Ellsbury, or A-gon more valuable than Granderson this year.
False alarm. Not an earthquake. That was Red Sox fans hopes dropping
JF,
I agree…..
West Coast Yankee Fan August 23rd, 2011 at 2:03 pm
5.9 updated near Richmond VA (34 miles) & Charlottesville VA (Halfway between)
More like Big Papi’s gut hitting the floor…
Why couldn’t AJ get claimed?
Wow-NY had an earthquake? Weirdness.
BJK August 23rd, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Ledger_Yankees Sources: Colon apologizes for falling out of bed.
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GreenBeret7 August 23rd, 2011 at 2:19 pm
That is a bandwagon earthquake! It happens almost every Fall near Beantown!
No injuries or damage reported.
Why couldn’t AJ get claimed?
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AJ’s last start drained the supply of objective pipe.
NotHankStein Damn you earthquake! Arod better be okay. If a hair on that beautiful boys head is touched so help me Zeus!
NotHankStein Missed the earthquake. Levine & I were hula hooping to some Grand Funk Railroad like we always do at 2pm. Didn’t feel a thing.
Expanding on Wandy Rodriguez:
Lefty Wandy Rodriguez has been claimed on waivers by an unknown team, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Currently Rodriguez is owed just $1.38MM for the rest of this season, plus $36MM for 2012-14 assuming his exercises a player option for the final season.
The Astros have the option of dumping that commitment on the other club, working out a trade with the team, or pulling Rodriguez back.
Rodriguez, 32, has a 3.31 ERA, 7.7 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, 1.0 HR/9, and 45.3% groundball rate in 147 innings this year.
The Astros will likely want to dump the contract.
Who will be the likely dumpee?
Diamondbacks vying for the wildcard
Red Sox loading up on lefties
Indians who failed to get Harden
Yankees maybe looking to add a lefty to the 2012 rotation
UPstate Kate did you feel the quake? I didn’t here.
Hi Erin, Blake, GB, RayVT, Betsy, and MTU!
Looking for a sweep here!
Update at 2:29 p.m. ET: The USGS suggests that the quake is the largest to originate in Virginia since May 31, 1897.
Update at 2:26 p.m. ET: The USGS says the quake was centered at a depth of 4.6 miles.
Update at 2:18 p.m. ET: In “the East Coast you have this old hard, cold crust that does a lovely job of transmitting the waves,” says Lucy Jones, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. “This large of an earthquake …. could definitely have been felt hundreds of miles away.”
Update at 2:16 p.m. ET: Fox News reports that JFK airport has been shut down because of the quake.
Hope it wasn’t the Yankees who claimed Wandy!
yes I sure did Comet…they felt it in Ottawa as well
YT-
I hope it isn’t us.
Ledger_Yankees Marc Carig
RT @Ken_Rosenthal: #Yankees not claiming team on Rodriguez. #Astros #MLB
CNN says quake felt in Detroit and Toronto.
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
#Yankees not claiming team on Rodriguez. #Astros #MLB
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Morning, Comet. hope all is well in the northern states.
Forgot to say hi to you Kate. How major was the quake in your area? Did it rattle dishes or anything like that?
All is well here GB how about with you?
Hi Comet
Greetings Comet.
RayVT August 23rd, 2011 at 2:27 pm
GreenBeret7 August 23rd, 2011 at 2:19 pm
That is a bandwagon earthquake! It happens almost every Fall near Beantown!
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Ray, they’re getting better. Usually, like most of this board, it would happen after every loss.
Not a thing felt down here.
Yanks have nothing to lose in claiming Wandy, but I wonder if they did. I wouldn’t be surprised if RSox claimed him though. Better than Wakefield or other guy??
Hello Comet!
If not the Yankees the NL teams get 1st dibs.
Diamondbacks?
In AL-
Indians willing to pony up bucks to go for centrall division winner?
Yanks would have the last selection choice as of right now on waiver claims. I wonder if Kenny Williams took a low risk gamble…again?
speculation is the Nats claimed Wandy?
Comet
I am at work, so I don’t know about dishes, but the whole building was shaking. I am thinking we might be feeling aftershocks, b/c it went on for several minutes.
Wandy is better than most give him credit, but that is a huge financial committment. I hope it wan’t the Red Sox as he would be better than Wakefield.
I watched the Red Sox-Rangers game last night. Bedard generally looked pretty good. He has a great curve. His velocity is about 91 so that is down from his heydey, I believe.
I hope all is well in the east. It seems we are having earthquakes in odd places lately.
Ledger_Yankees Marc Carig
RT @craigcalcaterra: Philly fans think it was the greatest earthquake ever. Feel disrespected by Californians who won’t acknowledge it. / +1
My selfish concern is for the game tonight. With JFK closed, I wonder if the subways are running or is the City in a full-blown damage assessment mode..
Article and picture of the eastern US fault line:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37.....astern-us/
GlennGiangrande Clearly, the Oakland A’s brought the earthquake with them to NYC.
#BlueJays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is holding a press conference at 3:30 p.m.
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Or maybe it was the Jays
ac1 August 23rd, 2011 at 2:40 pm
speculation is the Nats claimed Wandy?
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Now why would the Nats do that, when they could have worked out a very reasonable deal with the Yankees for Maryland native AJ Burnett??
If CC goes on reg rest next Mon. he wont go in Boston.
6 man goes a little longer…
A sure sign that Jesus is coming. Some of the pinnacles on the National Cathedral in DC have fallen off.
Hmmm…mm the Jays?
mick August 23rd, 2011 at 2:50 pm
If CC goes on reg rest next Mon. he wont go in Boston.
6 man goes a little longer…
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How are CC’s longer rest starts this year?
(CNN) East coast quake: Officials warn of aftershocks, airports ground planes, minor damage reported.
NotHankStein Wondering if an earthquake qualifies as enough of an “act of God” to void AJ Burnett’s contract? Thoughts?
Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes…
Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
Mayor: All right, all right! I get the point!
BryanHoch Ran into Jeter at Starbucks. Good to know that even post-apocalypse, some things are constant in this world.
mick-
posted this earlier:
Mon, 8/29 at Orioles 7:05p ?Sabathia-back to q 5th day
Tue, 8/30 at Red Sox 7:10p probably Hughes
Wed, 8/31 at Red Sox 7:10p ? Now who AJ on 4 days rest or Garcia/Nova on 3 days
Thu, 9/1 at Red Sox 7:10p ?Again will it be Garcia or Nova on 4 days rest
Unless I’m missing something when they go back to a 5 man rotation it looks like AJ will get another turn in Boston, unless they bring up a AAA pitcher to pitch Monday in Baltimore and go with Colon, CC, and either Garcia or Nova in Boston
Depending on what weather the hurricane brings to the DC/Balt area this weekend… the rotation might be screwed up yet again.
building shook on 18th and 6th – they evacuated us from work…
Kate that’s amazing. Never felt anything like That.
USA TODAY’s Dan Vergano sent us this file:
“Central Virginia does get its share of minor earthquakes, but an earthquake of this size on the East Coast is certainly very unusual,” says seismologist Karen Fischer of Brown University.
Virginia is not on an active earthquake fault and is roughly in the middle of the North American continental crustal plate, she says. But it has residual fault scars left over from 200 to 300 million years ago, when it was an earthquake zone, at the time when the Atlantic Ocean rifted apart from Europe. “We are just seeing pressure build up and release on those scars,” Fischer says. “There is a lot of debate on exactly what is going on down there and exactly how quakes this big happen in this kind of crustal zone.”
Because the crust under the East Coast is colder and firmer than the West Coast, shocks travel more efficiently through it, accounting for the widely felt shaking.
“One lesson of this quake is that building codes will likely need to be revisited on the East Coast,” Fischer says. “Because we are not as conscious of earthquakes here as the West Coast and we will have to see about structural damage to buildings, although I have not heard any damage reports so far.”
Mon, 8/29 at Orioles 7:05p ?Sabathia-back to q 5th day
Tue, 8/30 at Red Sox 7:10p probably Hughes
Wed, 8/31 at Red Sox 7:10p ? Now who AJ on 4 days rest or Garcia/Nova on 3 days
Thu, 9/1 at Red Sox 7:10p ?Again will it be Garcia or Nova on 4 days rest
Unless I’m missing something when they go back to a 5 man rotation it looks like AJ will get another turn in Boston, unless they bring up a AAA pitcher to pitch Monday in Baltimore and go with Colon, CC, and either Garcia or Nova in Boston
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YT
I would go with Noesi in game 1 Balt then send him down for game 2 and Freddy.
Bring back 4 days later on 9/1.
Let CC go on 5 days vs Boston on Tues.,Hughes, Wed. and Freddy Thurs. skippin AJ
Erin August 23rd, 2011 at 2:57 pm
NotHankStein Wondering if an earthquake qualifies as enough of an “act of God” to void AJ Burnett’s contract? Thoughts?
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Nice thought, Erin. If it could only be reality. It looks like Washington is out as a destination for Burnett. It looks like they claimed Wandy Rodriquez.
Doubt it’s the Jays in on Wandy-
The Diamondbacks acquired second baseman Aaron Hill and shortstop John McDonald from the Blue Jays for Kelly Johnson, tweets John Gambadoro Sports 620 KTAR.
The Jays have called a press conference for a half hour from now.
Here on the Island, my house shook – mirrors on walls, kitchen table…. I went to check on my dog, and found him lying down, scratching his ear, giving me one of his “What?” looks. So much for animals sensing these things.
Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes…
Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
Mayor: All right, all right! I get the point!
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Dow up 200, go figure.
Joe- What part of the Island?
Mick-
I’m with you. AJ in 2010 had a 7.63 ERA against Boston in Fenway and a .344 BAA there.
Joe-that’s hilarious about your dog.
AndrewMarchand Arrived at Yankee Stadium. A couple of workers said they felt the quake, but it wasn’t bad.
My office building on 26th b/t 6th and Broadway tremored and swayed. We’re all good, though. I’m relieved to hear that no injuries or major damage has been reported thus far.
According to the MTA website, there has been no impact on train service. So the subways shouldn’t be anymore congested and off-schedule than usual
My Facebook feed, however, is exploding.
mick – north shore.
dow up 200? can we have a few more quakes?
So if the Jays are out, then it looks like it is the Nationals.
Right or wrong, at least they are willing to spend money to try to field a contender.
Could attract others to sign there eventually.
I found this funny.
KeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann
I swear to Jesus Montero: Fox News just put a crawl on reading “No Tsunami Expected After East Coast Earthquake”
Nationals not claiming team on Wandy. Team still not known. Deal must be completed by 1p p.m. ET on Thursday. #MLB
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Alrighty, nevermind that…
I bet its Boston.
Olberman does have a sense of humor.
I’ll have to remember that one, “I swear to Jesus Montero….”
Yeah, it’s seems like he’s just as anxious to see Jesus as we are!
AndrewMarchand One worker described the feeling at the Stadium by comparing it to a being on a wave for about 10 seconds.
The thing about Boston is….
If they claim Wandy, they now have long term contracts with Beckett, Lackey, Buchholz, Lester?,
They want to add another ‘decent’ 3/36 to that?
Joe
One of our dogs senses thunderstorms and will become attached to me 10 minutes before they arrive but showed no signs that he knew an earthquake was coming. East Coast breeding?
Ac1,
They will need a 5th starter for next year and they need another arm.pretty badly now
…I just wouldn’t be shocked if Boston claimed him and then put him in their rotation next year or try to trade him.again this winter.
Joe the Dow is up over 300points now. Bit of an earthquake in its own right. Gold down nearly $70.
Let Boston claim Rodriguez.
He’s not going to scare anyone in the AL East.
Dante19jr Clinched playoffs today!!!! That’s what I’m talking about!
GB,
Agreed…..wouldn’t bother me if they did.
Marcia McNutt, director of U.S. Geological Survey, expressed a concern that the earlier quake will precede something more powerful: “What the concern is, of course, is that this is a foreshock. If it’s a foreshock, then the worst is yet to come.” (via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com)
by National Post 3:22 PM
Quake to the left of us. hurricane to the right, oh my….
Marcia McNutt, director of U.S. Geological Survey, expressed a concern that the earlier quake will precede something more powerful: “What the concern is, of course, is that this is a foreshock. If it’s a foreshock, then the worst is yet to come.” (via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com)
by National Post 3:22 PM
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a foreshock?….
mick August 23rd, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Quake to the left of us. hurricane to the right, oh my?.
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and you’re stuck in the middle with LoHud?
anyone wanna take me to the game tonight for my 30th bday….it would be great
mick August 23rd, 2011 at 3:38 pm
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a foreshock?….
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Didn’t you see The Day After Tomorrow? Don’t worry, if the ground collapses beneath you, it does so in an orderly fashion while you drive your limo through the busy city streets to a safe escape.
I’ll worry about earhquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes when and if they happen. Right now, there are more important things to do. I gotta scratch my ear.
AndrewMarchand @NickSwisher said his TV swayed. He never felt an earthquake in Oakland.
and you’re stuck in the middle with LoHud?
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clowns to the left of us, jokers to the right?
Or was that 2012… same difference, right?
GreenBeret7 August 23rd, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I’ll worry about earhquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes when and if they happen. Right now, there are more important things to do. I gotta scratch my ear.
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Careful of those moths…
I’ll worry about earhquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes when and if they happen. Right now, there are more important things to do. I gotta scratch my Rear.
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c*cky aren’t you?
Rockies claim?
GB-is that you or Killer talking?
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
D’backs, Jays swap 2nd basemen
Didn’t you see The Day After Tomorrow? Don’t worry, if the ground collapses beneath you, it does so in an orderly fashion while you drive your limo through the busy city streets to a safe escape.
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was that day after tomorrow or 2012?
ac1 August 23rd, 2011 at 3:46 pm
was that day after tomorrow or 2012?
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Is there a difference?
Erin August 23rd, 2011 at 3:45 pm
GB-is that you or Killer talking?
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If Joe’s dog isn’t concerned…no reason that I should be.
New Post w/lineup
Dear East Coast Wimps – Here’s a map of quakes in Calif and along the Nevada border today…a slow day…..672 earthquakes. http://www.data.scec.org/recenteqs.html
ac1 August 23rd, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Didn’t you see The Day After Tomorrow? Don’t worry, if the ground collapses beneath you, it does so in an orderly fashion while you drive your limo through the busy city streets to a safe escape.
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was that day after tomorrow or 2012?
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LOL… it was 2012. Other than the wrong movie so true tho
Rockies claim Wandy
In defense of Dallas, ice does have a tendency to mess with a plane’s ability to fly.