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« Reply #3015 on: March 28, 2012, 09:46:00 AM » |
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Clemente  One of only two players inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously, the other being Lou Gehrig. |
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« Reply #3016 on: March 28, 2012, 10:25:23 AM » |
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Clemente He played his last season 16 years before you were born... and yet you saw him? That's quite impressive!  |
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« Reply #3017 on: March 28, 2012, 10:47:38 AM » |
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Clemente One of only two players inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously, the other being Lou Gehrig. I assume you are not counting inductions by the Committee governing players whose eligibility to be elected by the sportswriters has expired? They elect long forgotten and dead players and others all of the time. |
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PeterTheAleut
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« Reply #3018 on: March 28, 2012, 11:44:10 AM » |
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Clemente One of only two players inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously, the other being Lou Gehrig. I assume you are not counting inductions by the Committee governing players whose eligibility to be elected by the sportswriters has expired? They elect long forgotten and dead players and others all of the time. Thanks for the clarification. What I meant to say is that Lou Gehrig and Roberto Clemente are the only two players elected posthumously to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association, the committee responsible for the first round of elections. |
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« Reply #3019 on: March 28, 2012, 06:04:15 PM » |
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So if Dont'a Hightower becomes a Steeler does that make you a Steelers fan Gebre?
I have always liked the Steelers. They were my favorite pro team growing up. I like the Rooney family and respect the class of the Steeler organization. The Steelers and the Saints are my favorite pro teams (although, as you know, I don't get into pro sports very much.) Selam |
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"There are two great tragedies: one is to live a life ruled by the passions, and the other is to live a passionless life."
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« Reply #3020 on: March 29, 2012, 12:10:37 PM » |
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Usain Bolt Math Shows Olympic Sprinter Could Run Even Faster
"So if Bolt could get his reaction time down to say 0.13 seconds, which is good but not exceptional, he'd make some improvement on his overall record time of 9.58. It may only be few hundredths of a second, but it's certainly room for improvement."
Barrow has also worked out the top wind speed Bolt would be allowed within Olympic rules to have helping him along - a maximum of 2 meters per second - and the optimum altitude at which he could race in thinner, and hence less resistant, air.
Adding them all together, Bolt could be looking at a new 100-metre world record of 9.4 seconds, without actually running any faster, Barrow said.
"The point I'm trying to make is that we're not going to be reaching the limits of human speed anytime soon," he said. "And there's no reason to assume Bolt is going to be just shaving fractions of hundredths of seconds off each time. There's scope for some quite big improvements." |
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If you will, you can become all flame.
Extra caritatem nulla salus.
In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness".
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"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas Gandhi
Y dduw bo'r diolch.
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« Reply #3021 on: March 29, 2012, 12:14:17 PM » |
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What's next, the speed of light?  Man, that guy is fast. |
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« Reply #3022 on: March 30, 2012, 12:15:24 AM » |
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Before the baseball season started I said: I predict that the Pirates will only lose 90 games this year... hooray! I actually like quite a few of their position players... they're not all-stars by any means (except perhaps McCutchen, and maybe Alvarez if he develops like they say he might), but many of them seem solid. Then again, considering where they have most of their money tied up, and considering their potential starting rotation... ugh, it's gonna be another long season.  The Pirates just played their last game of the season. Their record? 72-90. BOOYA! Who da man? Who can make predictions like an old testament prophet!?   This year I'm guessing they'll go about 78-84... oh, and the Pirates will give up on Alvarez... |
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« Reply #3023 on: March 30, 2012, 12:17:43 AM » |
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What's next, the speed of light? Man, that guy is fast. Yeah that dude has the perfect last name. Really some divine intervention. |
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“There is your brother, naked, crying, and you stand there confused over the choice of an attractive floor covering.”
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« Reply #3024 on: March 30, 2012, 03:37:39 PM » |
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Apart from moral conduct, all that man thinks himself able to do in order to become acceptable to God is mere superstition and religious folly. - Immanuel Kant
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« Reply #3025 on: April 01, 2012, 12:37:22 AM » |
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GO WILDCATS!
Go Terrence (Jones - Jefferson HS, Portland, OR)!
Go Kyle (Wiltjer - Jesuit HS, Portland, OR)!
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« Reply #3026 on: April 01, 2012, 03:25:12 PM » |
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According to press accounts, Tebow received his first phone call from Jets coach Rex Ryan:
"Hello? This is Tim Tebow."
"Hi, Tim, this is Rex."
"Rex Iudaeorum?!"
"No, Rex Ryan."
"Bummer."
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If you will, you can become all flame.
Extra caritatem nulla salus.
In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness".
सर्वभूतहित
Ἄνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας
"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas Gandhi
Y dduw bo'r diolch.
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« Reply #3027 on: April 01, 2012, 08:11:09 PM » |
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Apart from moral conduct, all that man thinks himself able to do in order to become acceptable to God is mere superstition and religious folly. - Immanuel Kant
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« Reply #3028 on: April 01, 2012, 08:25:46 PM » |
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GO WILDCATS!
Go Terrence (Jones - Jefferson HS, Portland, OR)!
Go Kyle (Wiltjer - Jesuit HS, Portland, OR)!
I like how Terrence sought to make amends for running over a Louisville cheerleader in his futile attempt to save an errant pass. (Evidently, she needed stitches to sew up the wound on her head after that collision.) |
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« Reply #3029 on: April 02, 2012, 11:41:15 PM » |
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now that this ridicolous spectacle is over, let's focus on the important college tournament, the frozen fou
LETS GO GOPHERS!!! BEAT THE EAGLES!
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« Reply #3030 on: April 03, 2012, 01:25:02 AM » |
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Anyone paying attention to the Lexington Police Scanner? http://tunein.com/tuner/?StationId=131962Worse than bonkers in Lexington right now. Very funny. |
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." --Bertrand Russell
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« Reply #3031 on: April 03, 2012, 01:30:24 AM » |
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« Reply #3032 on: April 03, 2012, 01:34:39 AM » |
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Way to think ahead! . Some highlights: "We just had a flash mob. Everybody said they were gonna shoot everybody." "stopped a car, male suspect was shooting fireworks out of it" "Check for multiple burned couches that are blocking the streets." "Multiple couches on fire blocking the street...We need to get on that" Officer to someone in the crowd: "Shut up and get away" "guy half nude running around with a propane tank" "A couch fire. Another couch coming into the street." "Male passed out on the railroad tracks" "Subject surfing on top of a car." "Fire in the grass median...possibly a couch fire." "Couch debris at Rose and Maxwell" "We got a woman in a tree, throwin empty beer containers yellin "[NSFW] Kansas" request backup" And more! https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23LexingtonPoliceScanner |
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." --Bertrand Russell
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« Reply #3033 on: April 03, 2012, 02:59:26 AM » |
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Way to think ahead! . Some highlights: "We just had a flash mob. Everybody said they were gonna shoot everybody." "stopped a car, male suspect was shooting fireworks out of it" "Check for multiple burned couches that are blocking the streets." "Multiple couches on fire blocking the street...We need to get on that" Officer to someone in the crowd: "Shut up and get away" "guy half nude running around with a propane tank" "A couch fire. Another couch coming into the street." "Male passed out on the railroad tracks" "Subject surfing on top of a car." "Fire in the grass median...possibly a couch fire." "Couch debris at Rose and Maxwell" "We got a woman in a tree, throwin empty beer containers yellin "[NSFW] Kansas" request backup" And more! https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23LexingtonPoliceScanner Also, these gems: "Either they found their pants or they've gone back inside." "They just brought a burning couch out from a backyard...We're gonna need a firetruck" "We have a juvenile with a gun here. We don't really have any way to take care of this" "Looks like they doused them in cookin oil or something, they ain't goin out." (Cardboard boxes) |
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." --Bertrand Russell
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« Reply #3034 on: April 04, 2012, 05:15:33 PM » |
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Can any Oriole fans here explain how your team could lose to a community college team?
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« Reply #3035 on: April 05, 2012, 07:20:04 PM » |
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« Reply #3036 on: April 05, 2012, 07:23:01 PM » |
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College hockey on TV today. Yes! |
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« Reply #3038 on: April 05, 2012, 07:30:04 PM » |
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College hockey on TV today. Yes! In Florida?  Yeah, they have the NCAA men's hockey semifinals at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in St. Pete today. I would've gotten tickets, if I had an ounce of sense. |
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« Reply #3039 on: April 05, 2012, 07:31:10 PM » |
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Ahh, cool that it's down there anyway |
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« Reply #3040 on: April 05, 2012, 09:23:09 PM » |
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welp, there goes the sabres season
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« Reply #3041 on: April 05, 2012, 09:28:18 PM » |
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Pens just got home ice... |
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« Reply #3042 on: April 06, 2012, 08:55:25 PM » |
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I'm happy with the season that the Bruins have had.
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« Reply #3043 on: April 07, 2012, 10:16:11 AM » |
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Jack Connolly of Minnesota-Duluth won the Hobey Baker Award. |
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« Reply #3044 on: April 07, 2012, 12:55:19 PM » |
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Well, congratulations to him. |
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« Reply #3045 on: April 09, 2012, 11:12:56 AM » |
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And Manchester United have pretty much wrapped up the title PP |
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« Reply #3046 on: April 09, 2012, 09:26:35 PM » |
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And Manchester United have pretty much wrapped up the title PP Huzzah! |
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« Reply #3047 on: April 09, 2012, 09:40:16 PM » |
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The Celtics had a good win yesterday.
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« Reply #3048 on: April 16, 2012, 11:25:24 PM » |
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« Reply #3049 on: April 17, 2012, 12:27:49 AM » |
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« Reply #3050 on: April 17, 2012, 01:04:01 AM » |
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Yeah, I heard about that. You have to understand, everyone associated with BAMA instinctively knows to "Tackle the football!"  Selam |
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"There are two great tragedies: one is to live a life ruled by the passions, and the other is to live a passionless life."
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« Reply #3051 on: April 17, 2012, 01:09:04 AM » |
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Yeah, I heard about that. You have to understand, everyone associated with BAMA instinctively knows to "Tackle the football!" Selam Sounds more like a fumble to me. |
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« Reply #3052 on: April 17, 2012, 05:56:36 PM » |
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Yeah, I heard about that. You have to understand, everyone associated with BAMA instinctively knows to "Tackle the football!" Selam Sounds more like a fumble to me. Good one.  |
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« Reply #3053 on: April 18, 2012, 12:17:07 AM » |
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Yeah, I heard about that. You have to understand, everyone associated with BAMA instinctively knows to "Tackle the football!" Selam Sounds more like a fumble to me. Good one. Selam |
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« Reply #3054 on: April 18, 2012, 01:43:01 AM » |
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Yeah, I heard about that. You have to understand, everyone associated with BAMA instinctively knows to "Tackle the football!" Selam Sounds more like a fumble to me. Good one. Selam Outstanding way to spin the story into a positive! |
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« Reply #3055 on: April 18, 2012, 02:47:39 AM » |
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« Reply #3057 on: April 18, 2012, 02:06:53 PM » |
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The New York Giants' 2012 schedule was released yesterday, and I am ecstatic to see that they'll be playing the Bengals AT Cincinnati. I suffer from displaced fan syndrome out here, so this has pretty much made my day. That is all. |
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« Reply #3058 on: April 18, 2012, 02:12:48 PM » |
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The New York Giants' 2012 schedule was released yesterday, and I am ecstatic to see that they'll be playing the Bengals AT Cincinnati. I suffer from displaced fan syndrome out here, so this has pretty much made my day. That is all. boooooo New Jersey |
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« Reply #3059 on: April 18, 2012, 02:16:31 PM » |
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The New York Giants' 2012 schedule was released yesterday, and I am ecstatic to see that they'll be playing the Bengals AT Cincinnati. I suffer from displaced fan syndrome out here, so this has pretty much made my day. That is all. boooooo New Jersey That our stadium is in NJ is an annoyance that comes in second to the fact that we share it with the freaking Jets.  |
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