GhostRunner

Why is it that I have a burning desire to beat the living crap out of the "grass stains" guy in the Scott's Turf Builder commercial? Wanna punch his face, hard.

Len totally gave up on that call . . . didn't even realize the play would be close.

In other news . . . ARod has 2 HR's tonight, tying Pujols' '06 record for most in April (14). Yanks are still down 10-8 to the DRay's, though.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/bopper69/672359004_l.jpg "Woo! Whoa! Woo! Whoa!"

No 90-game winners in the NL this year? IIRC, BP predicted none for last year, either.

Read on Didn't anyone else giggle to themselves when they saw Moran was part of the lineup? I did. Now it all makes sense . . . Pat Moran (d. 1924) needs to get a brain! Star-spangled-bandana Cardinals guy apparently knows his dead-ball era baseball players. http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6854/patmorangq1.jpg

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This past week's issue of TSN had an article that seemed to think that Ryan Church is still in the running for the CF job. Sounds good to me.

This thread requires the following video link. More akin to a physical challenge, but that would at least net you $40 and control of the round.

This also might figure into your decision . . . Wii Controllers Break Loose, Kill TV's Scroll down for the "Ultimate Wii Superfan" vid, too.

I pretty much gave up console gaming & switched to PC-only after the PS2 got stale, but . . . I'd take the 360 over the Wii. The Wii is making a big splash right now, mainly because of the new interface style, but it's a bit too gimmicky to base an entire console purchase upon. The motion-detection is cool for sports, but for FPS or adventure/RPG gaming its uses are limited. Swinging swords in Zelda is well and good, but do you really want to do that repeatedly across an entire 100-hr Final Fantasy-type grind? Will game developers innovate enough to keep the new Wii interface relevant to the gameplay? Like the DS's second screen, it's a nice thing to have, but many games use it as an enhancement to the game rather than as the primary interaction system. I just can't see the "nunchuck" being universally integrated well across all the game genres, and it seems likely that developers will try to force the feature into games, making the results less than ideal. The potential for it to become downright silly is big, IMO. As an aside, the legacy games ability is cool, but emulators are already out there doing the job. If you're more of a "hardcore" gamer, someone who likes cutting edge graphics, action/FPS games, more mature titles and online gaming, the 360 has the advantage. If you've got an HDTV, it's the no-brainer choice. The 360 also has a year of experience under it's belt, making it a safer buy in terms of build quality and bug-fixes. And if you're putting your money on HD-DVD (unwise move IMO, but hey), then you've got that upgrade option available. That being said, I'd personally ask G'ma to chip in on a PS3 gift card for when the next wave ships. While the initial launch has been pooh-pooh'ed and the game selection was criticized, once Sony works out the kinks and developers learn the ropes of programming the beast, the PS3 will rule the roost.

"You should have lived in the twenties and thirties, you know men wore hats all the time." "What a bald paradise that must have been!" Thanks to the OP for the link. Wonderful, one-of-a-kind treat. My whole family enjoyed watching it.

Say "Jack & Pepsi" and you deserve all that derision from the other barflies. Coke rules the roost, although I've been on bit of a Sprite kick lately.

Thanks for brightening my day with a NapDyn reference. Thought everyone had forgotten about that gem after Heder's recent debacles. Wikipedia says your wish is granted. Much higher than that and you're putting half & half or cream on your cereal. Also, just to poke a sharp stick into everyone's taste for delectable moo juice, I recently read that all milk apparently contains more-than-just-a-trace amount of pus. Personally, I like 2% chocolate pus the best.

probably the best HR-thieving catch i've ever seen. ever.

wow.

Thanks, Modzilla. Love the avatar, btw.

I'm getting an MSN Passport login pop-up when opening some threads. It doesn't happen frequently, but I have seen it from time to time for quite a while now, enough to become a mild annoyance. This recent thread produces the problem. Just a hunch, but I think it's related to someone's off-site avatar image hosting, and not adware/spyware or NSBB-installed advertising. By scanning the avatar links of posters in there, I think I've found the cause, but I don't want to assume anything. Is anyone else getting this?

Thanks, Jim

To quote the great Kenny Mayne . . .

Can someone clarify what Piven said about Sosa a minute ago? I was only half-listening and thought he said that he met Sosa in the dugout today . . . :?

My thoughts exactly. Unless the coaches are infirm, this isn't needed at all. It also smacks of more corporate influence and likely was done for a nice chunk of hometown Motorola's marketing budget. "Motorola - the official wireless phone of the Cubs", etc. And since when is wireless more secure & more dependable than hard-wired? Phooey.

OMG, the rumors are true . . . they're all true! Chicago is becoming a White Sox town! /me prepares for seppuku

The Cubs have actually scored 30 runs in 13 games in May? Wow, that's actually higher than I thought. 30 runs in 13 games. 30 runs in 13 games . . . how'd we ever score 30? It's a miracle.

Wow, a whole page of Edmonds-related posts, and nary a gay joke among them. I'm a bit shocked, especially considering the thread's title. Oops . . . I think I just broke the string.