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  1. Red Sox trying to re-acquire Hanley Ramirez

     

    Article indicates that they've offered Ellsbury and Buchholz, but Florida's not biting (I don't blame them). Speculation is that they'd move him to centerfield if a deal went through. That makes sense given his defensive shortcomings. Wonder if they can hash out any sort of deal here.

     

    I'm not one of those fans that thinks every great player should end up on the Sox, but I am glad that Theo's willing to be creative to upgrade this team.

     

    If I'm Jeffery Loria, I'd only deal Hanley Ramirez for the world. Like, Lester, Bucholz Ellsbury and Lars Anderson. Hanley Ramirez might be the second best hitter in the NL behind Pujols, and with Cabrera in Detroit and Willingham gone, and given the fact that this is the Marlins and any talented player could be traded in an instant, Ramirez is pretty fucking important to that team. I don't think Epstein can be duped into giving away too much for Ramirez, but the only way the Marlins should make that deal is if they do.


  2. I maintain that the Giants acquired a draft pick from the Saints that wasn't theirs to trade. The Jets were slated to receive a 4th plus a 3rd or a 2nd depending on how much Vilma played...then they traded a second round pick to the Giants? That's some shady shit.


  3. I had some tuna sandwiches for lunch today which were kind of unspectacular, but also made some cold-brewed iced coffee overnight and I had my homemade mixed berry soda with dinner tonight (okay it was blue and blackberries, but man this shit is good!).

     

    I realize this post is months old, but tell me about this homemade mixed berry soda.


  4. Lowe is aging and going to get a much bigger deal. Ollie is practically a discount, and if Citi is anything like Shea, then it doesn't particularly matter that Perez is more of a flyball pitcher as opposed to Lowe as a groundball pitcher. Perez is still young, he could mature and become a little more consistent. Lowe is more likely to regress.


  5. Manny has to end up on either the Dodgers or the Angels. There really is no other market for him. People on MetsBlog have been screaming about how the path is wide open now for Omar to scoop up Manny for three years to replace the Tatis/Murphy platoon they're going with next season but I don't see that happening. Their priority should still be signing a #2 starter -- preferably Derek Lowe over Oliver Perez -- and doing something about that mess at second base.

     

    Usually anything that follows that phrase is dumbest thing you're going to hear all day.

     

    Do you mean the commenters and the like? Because Matt Cerrone is about as good a blogger as you can find on the internet.

     

    And call me crazy but I'd much rather have Oliver Perez than Derek Lowe.


  6. No one can justify this lunacy. No one. Unless you take the "The Yankees are great villains" angle. Yes, they are great villains...and I hate them. They are the Satan of the sports world.

     

    Justifying this lunacy isn't even difficult, man. The Yankees make the most money, they get to spend the most money. You want the Brewers to dish out more cash, go to more games, buy more Ryan Braun jerseys. The only unjustifiable part of the process is the draft pick situation—really, the Yankees should lose their first round pick for the next three years. Not their first three of next year.


  7. Is anyone else interested enough in the "alt.country" genre to discuss it separately? Please note that I do not like the name "alt.country", but seems to be the most recognized describer.

     

    I'm thinking about this while re-discovering the Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass and remembering how I love it so.

     

    Are the Avett Brothers "alt.country"? I fucking love the Avett Brothers.


  8. I'm trying to figure out why the Red Sox are/were determined to sign Teixeira in the first place.

     

    A. They won 95 games last year.

    B. They have both a good 1B and DH in place.

    C. Their #1 prospect is a 1B with a .400+ career minor league OBP.

     

    Now I can understand making an incremental improvement if you have the opportunity and can get a good player at a good price. But for $180 million?!

     

    This! Wasn't there a huge issue last year in the World Series that in games in Colorado they couldn't get Lowell, Youk and Ortiz all in the game at the same time? Now they're adding a 1st baseman? What's the point? Shouldn't they be using their money to get a catcher or something?


  9. If we really want to get all English-classy on that commercial, one could argue that the freecreditreport.com commercials are level 2 (as in a 2 on maslow's heirarchy, safety) ethos appeals. Haws bah gawd seems like kind of a lonely guy though. I'd imagine the needs he wants met pertain more to level 3 or level 4, and judging by his dislike of jingle's he probably wants a more straight up logos appeal. I'd say his ideal commercials consists of a spokesperson standing in front of a camera with a bar graph that says "this product will make people like you better!"

     

    EDIT: Oh, I was so close! Those commercials definitely fall under level 3, but they're more pathos than logos.


  10. And in regards to Britney Spears, after watching that Vh1 special, I have a feeling she's actually a pretty nice lady who's just kinda fucked up.

     

    You fell for that?

     

    I guess I 'fell for that', yeah. I mean, she's clearly not very bright, and she is kinda fucked up, but I bet she's actually pretty nice.

     

    There's a bunch of celebrities in this thread that I really like. For one, freecreditreport.com guy. Those commercials are rad. Secondly, Kanye and Lil Wayne. Also Jack Black.

     

    David Caruso though...yeah


  11. I like Los Campesinos! a bunch and I'm going to see them with Titus Andronicus (BERGEN COUNTY PRIDE) this January. nyah nyah.

    I've no interest in seeing this show, but I'm going to go over there and beat you up in front of all your friends.

     

    Could you buy us beer afterwards?

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