The OT Thread

zapatasblood · Post #901 » by **zapatasblood** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:21 pm

Have not been to a game in a year but when they retire their numbers I will be there

Post #902 » by **jwise44** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:14 pm

Driving down Washington I saw that Beverly has a billboard up...the cap'n getting his respect!!

Post #903 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:05 pm

I've seen a few Cap'n billboards around town now.

Both in English and in Spanish!

Post #904 » by **jwise44** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:31 pm

I am still mourning the loss of Boudreaux from late last year (my bulldog)...I have been putting off getting a new dog because I don't want to feel like I am trying to replace him because he was seriously the coolest dog ever and I loved him...

Butttttt I keep getting told by my family and gf i should get a new dog...I refuse to get another bulldog because then I would really feel like I was trying to replace boo

Has anyone ever had a basset hound? I think they're hilariously awesome and they're my dads favorite dog. I have researched their health and all that online, but I was hoping against hope I could find someone who owned one on here and could give first person experience because after all my research with bulldogs and all the vet visits Boudreaux still died before his time

moofs · Post #905 » by **moofs** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:44 am

For myself, it's corgis or siberian huskies all the way - assuming I ever get another dog. I'm really not much of a dog person, but I don't feel like its "replacing" the last dog so much as getting another one. Do parents replace the first kid by having a second? The first kid was the first kid. The second is the second. You gotta recognize their individuality.

Nebula1 · Post #906 » by **Nebula1** » Thu Mar 6, 2014 3:17 am

This looks like a pretty good film at sxsw

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Szs6GSs1w[/youtube]

Nebula1 · Post #907 » by **Nebula1** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:53 am

I hate Zach Lowe and I can't/won't read him anymore.

moofs · Post #908 » by **moofs** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:57 pm

Nebula1 wrote:I hate Zach Lowe and I can't/won't read him anymore.

I used to enjoy Simmons' site, even though it was all crap. Between Zach Lowe and Bill's commercialization, his quality has absolutely plummeted.

Stretch82 · Post #909 » by **Stretch82** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:01 pm

Jeremy Lin featured in Valve's Dota 2 documentary "Free to play" which was just released. If you're into competitive gaming or just wanna see Jeremy in this, it's worth your time:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZYMI1zB9s&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

ChokeFasncists · Post #910 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:30 pm

Good writer, not necessarily an b-ball expert, on tanking:

How NBA Teams Fool Themselves Into Betting Too Much on the Draft

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... ms/358627/

spolgar · Post #911 » by **spolgar** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:46 pm

ChokeFasncists wrote:Good writer, not necessarily an b-ball expert, on tanking:

How NBA Teams Fool Themselves Into Betting Too Much on the Draft

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... ms/358627/

Especially now that Duke lost in round 1, Jabari Parker might not leave. Neither will Joel Embidd, since he's got health issues.

Nebula1 · Post #912 » by **Nebula1** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:20 pm

moofs wrote:
Nebula1 wrote:I hate Zach Lowe and I can't/won't read him anymore.

I used to enjoy Simmons' site, even though it was all crap. Between Zach Lowe and Bill's commercialization, his quality has absolutely plummeted.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Simmons, to me, fell off a long time ago and now I have to read about Lowe moaning about everything NBA and how he can "fix it". It's nauseating to me. I'm not sure this guy ever picks up a basketball.

Post #913 » by **jwise44** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:51 am

Can't remember who it was that agreed with me that Christopher Moore is a genius, but I'm finally reading his last book sacre bleu and I think it's his worst (it's still ok) but I would even take his graphic novel griff over it!

Took me awhile to get to it because my dad keeps giving me new books by Vonnegut, Tom Robbins and kinky Friedman....I haven't gotten to the kinky because the one I read by him was just meh.

Seriously hoping moores next book is as good as his previous books (no way any book written will ever be as good as lamb or fool but if it's as good as any other book I will love it)

Post #914 » by **Mr. E** » Thu Apr 3, 2014 3:31 pm

Good news! The House of Pies on Kirby finally re-opened today!

Post #915 » by **Slava** » Sun Apr 6, 2014 2:45 am

Mr. E wrote:Good news! The House of Pies on Kirby finally re-opened today!

Nice! I felt very bad for them about the fire accident, the managers were always so kind.

spolgar · Post #916 » by **spolgar** » Tue Apr 8, 2014 3:38 am

Rex Chapman tweets:

Was messin' 'round on Sat nite re: Cal. But word is - win or lose 2nite - it's a #DoneDeal ...Cal 2 La-La-Land 2 coach Mamba's Lakers. #NoBS

Should be interesting either way...

moofs · Post #917 » by **moofs** » Wed Apr 9, 2014 6:30 pm

Thanks to http://www.red94.net/ for this nifty link
http://public.tableausoftware.com/profi ... s_8/Sheet1

spolgar · Post #918 » by **spolgar** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:59 pm

Goodbye Greg. We'll see you next year when you get healthy. This sucks...

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/23 ... Greg-Smith

90sAllDecade · Post #919 » by **90sAllDecade** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:46 am

Before the new SI article about him (which is Great btw), I had no idea Patrick Beverley was the star of the movie Hoop Dreams sequel "Hoop Reality"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcytfCi1Vyo[/youtube]

The Wolverine cub

madbucky · Post #920 » by **madbucky** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:55 pm

TMac officially makes it on pro baseball roster. Cool that he found some hobbies he enjoys doing (hopefully not because he's broke)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10829 ... rs-pitcher