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« Reply #1260 on: February 22, 2008, 07:00:23 PM »
Quote from: Asherdan on February 22, 2008, 03:52:27 PM
Cheer up! It's that good time of year where the morning paper has spring training coverage for the local team(s) and you can jones out over the morning cuppa and raise your hopes to dizzying heights without the crushing reality of April bringing the truth home.

I think I would be more depressed if I ever found myself getting baseball news from the newspaper.
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« Reply #1261 on: February 22, 2008, 07:58:54 PM »
Listen to the whipper-snapper! The morning paper lets you get through local, editorial, comics and sports in a format both sharable and safe. Try plonking the laptop on the table in front of a two year old that has a good plunking arm and a ready supply of food (ammo).

Plus, it's a good thing to share a paper between you and a child and share a laugh over the funnies.

ALSO: Notice I didn't reference all my sports news coming from the paper. It's almost lunch time so I guess I'll go do my daily troll through SI.Com.

But Hey! If newsprint makes hives grow on your ass, so be it. I figure you're just sour because your home and adopted area teams are heading straight towards the second division.

(Does anyone remember what 'second division' means)
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« Reply #1262 on: February 22, 2008, 08:06:41 PM »
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(Does anyone remember what 'second division' means)

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« Reply #1263 on: February 22, 2008, 08:25:04 PM »
Quote from: Asherdan on February 22, 2008, 07:58:54 PM
Listen to the whipper-snapper! The morning paper lets you get through local, editorial, comics and sports in a format both sharable and safe. Try plonking the laptop on the table in front of a two year old that has a good plunking arm and a ready supply of food (ammo).

Plus, it's a good thing to share a paper between you and a child and share a laugh over the funnies.

ALSO: Notice I didn't reference all my sports news coming from the paper. It's almost lunch time so I guess I'll go do my daily troll through SI.Com.

But Hey! If newsprint makes hives grow on your ass, so be it. I figure you're just sour because your home and adopted area teams are heading straight towards the second division.

(Does anyone remember what 'second division' means)

Hee hee, I was half-kidding. The newspaper is fine. I realize it's a little tough to pore over The Hardball Times at the breakfast table. But if you're getting the majority of your sports news from the paper, you're missing out -- that's my point.

(Also, is second division like when an English soccer club gets banished to the land of wind and ghosts after a bad season? I think that's what it means. That's definitely where the SF Giants are going, but for as much as I complain about my Mariners, they did win 88 games last year.)
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« Reply #1264 on: February 22, 2008, 08:44:39 PM »
Quote from: melack on February 22, 2008, 08:25:04 PM
(Also, is second division like when an English soccer club gets banished to the land of wind and ghosts after a bad season? I think that's what it means. That's definitely where the SF Giants are going, but for as much as I complain about my Mariners, they did win 88 games last year.)

The rest of youse guys don't peek until you've had a guess

ALSO: I didn't take you serious much, in all honesty newspapers are losing and dying to new media. Pretty soon the Sunday paper will resemble a Subway sales flyer containing an old west ghost town.

ALSO ALSO: THBT might have to get added to the trawl after I test drive it, so thanks.
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« Reply #1265 on: February 22, 2008, 09:20:46 PM »
The Hardball Times is far and away the best site on the Internet for baseball writing. For stats, it's baseball-reference.com.
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« Reply #1266 on: February 22, 2008, 09:34:55 PM »
Baseball-Reference owes me many an afternoon back. After review, THBT is going to as well.
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« Reply #1267 on: February 22, 2008, 10:02:44 PM »
Did somebody say "baseball writing?"

I recommend Joe Posnanski and Cardboard Gods.
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« Reply #1268 on: February 23, 2008, 08:46:59 PM »
So uh, I am going to be pretty busy in real life.  I am out.  Sorry.
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« Reply #1269 on: February 27, 2008, 11:26:20 PM »
If KH is unable to roll this ball, I nominate LFM for commissioner.
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« Reply #1270 on: February 28, 2008, 02:29:04 AM »
Me too. Except I stand by my auto-draft opinion. The added randomness really makes the season interesting and balances things out for those who aren't such ravenous baseball zealots.
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« Reply #1271 on: February 28, 2008, 03:32:07 AM »
If the electorate calls my name, I'll stand up, I s'pose.

I'll have to figure out how the hell one sets one up, then.
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