Annabelle

chave is the worst

Fair enough. I always thought you were an A's fan. no, i like the a's too. but the tigers have always been my number 1. just over the past 13 years, there really hasn't been much to cheer about. i adopted the a's in the late 90's. but i like them both. now i can actually attempt to discuss the tigers here because people may sorta care. although thats still a stretch.

so when does/did this come out exactly? are only certain stores holding it?

banky: when did you become such a Tigers fan? always liked the tigers. of all teams to jump on the bandwagon in any sport, why did i chose the tigers? i've gotten detroit tv affiliates all my life. used to watch the games with ernie harwell & al kaline on their nbc affiliate (wdiv) in the late 80's/early 90's.

kotz: when did you become such a baseball fan?

zuyama struck out two guys with wild pitches in the 10th. both reached pass. geez.

the tigers were clutch again in the bottom of the ninth. thames tied the game with 2 outs. beautiful.

the tigers have made a few foolish moves. percival stands out. jones stands out. ivan rodriguez does not. sure, he's having an iffy year. but he's a great leader who gives the tigers a lot of punch in an otherwise dry offensive position. he's still really solid defensively. they probably did overpay him, though. ordonez has done extremely well for them this year. not the monster he once was, but definately giving the tigers a heft bat for the middle of their line-up. a great guy for monroe, thames, & granderson to learn from. as mentioned earlier, the tigers have made some great trades that went under the radar the past few years. players who've ended up being quite spectacular. carlos guillen, a great ss, was acquired for peanuts. polanco for a reliever in his decline. zach minor & roman colon for kyle farnsworth. minor looked great starting against the blue jays this weekend. bonderman is one of the few great pitchers the a's did not give full consideration to. he's got ace written all over him. along with verlander. shelton has been discussed already. add this to two of the hottest pitching prospects in the league. both justin verlander & joel zumaya are the envy of baseball. hard throwing youngsters who have a great career ahead of them. stalwarts like inge, monroe, robertson, rodney, shelton, maroth, & infante are finally gelling. perenial minor leaguer marcus thames is hitting 1 hr per 11 at bats. thats sick. all of this with a proven world champion skipper? c'mon. i'd try zumaya as a closer myself. him, or rodney. try to unload jones for something. he looks so feable & weak when he pitches. not the aura a closer should have. zumaya is that kinda guy.

scott kazmir is a great pitcher. see, you're a glass half empty kida guy.... many teams can struggle in the first part of a game, the great ones need to finish. the tigers weakness is in the closer role. and maybe a bit in the batting order. but i think they cna sustain the pace that they are on.

bob barron fits into the same category. except he's the type of guy to kidnap a grown man & molest him moreso than a young child.

the tigers are actually good. about 2 years after i said they would be. but still. validation of sorts. i know its a measily victory over the devil rays, but coming back in the 9th inning in indicative of a good team.

ohhhh this is an easy one. sonic youth's superstar more than the carpenters. the original is very charming in its own right, but sy's rendition transforms it into something completely different. something brilliant.

i dont think i accused the band of covering a dylan song. i just consider the basement tapes to be an equal enterprise between the two camps. thats why to call it a solely a band song or solely a dylan song to be a bit off base. its THEIR song. not a cover.

harden was my pick for the al cy young this year. looks like he'll never get the opportunity that seemed inevitable a few years ago. what a shame.

Dude, you're sad. Cincy had their chance. They blew it. Get over it. Get well, Ben. Actually, the Steelers injured Carson, that's the only reason they won, then Cowher mocked the Bengals at the post season parade. And I'm saddened to hear that Ben's injuries aren't more serious. Oh, I feel so fucking bad for him. Maybe I'll send the stupid fuck a get well card. this clearly was not a genius moment. i sorta feel sorry for you. to have such a loose grasp of reality must be taxing on those around you. you know, to honestly begrudge another human being (to the point of death) because of sports. i know this isn't entirely rare. but the people who do so are usually the ones who have 8 year old girls raped corpses hooked from the ceiling in their basement.

chave is a lame-o. his previous feeble attempts to be hip have easily been over shadowed by this. that, and his ignorant viewpoint on pornography. guy/girl porno is a gateway to kiddie porn. everyone write that one down? down with chave. doooown.

uhm, no. not even close. and vivaltura: its richard manual not charlie. and i was the decryer about the cover song thing.

party on. if the kneeS thing is true, he's in trouble. big trouble. he may never be the same.

no contest.

i shall be released was released first by the band. it was done during the basement tapes time which was the big pink time. it was also co-written by manual. there's too many factors to really say its a dylan original. its like saying bowie's china girl is better than pop's china girl. it was a co-written song. i could be totally off base here...

never its like dealing with children here. shit always needs to be re-explained.

tsm has fans? come on.

mr slim citrus didnt exactly follow the instructions of the thread. but thats fine.

holy shit. you're nuts.

todd jones almost blew another save today. the tigers are about two pieces away from being great. a closer is one of those. though i'd just put zumaya in that position. that kid is a freak. though i could imagine at the rate he's going that his shelf-life won't be that long.