the Polo Grounds

links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:19

Huge film news! - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-24, 20:13

Try out some good New Zealand indie ... - Puck52, 2014-07-24, 16:05

And now for something completely different - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-24, 10:36
- Of all the times to show off his bling and he doesn't. Doh! * - GuinnessBob, 2014-07-24, 14:29
- Is that Schlabach in background? - Grantland, 2014-07-24, 11:51
  - 'Tis * - Tim, 2014-07-24, 12:50
- #TrueDetectiveSeason2 * - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2014-07-24, 10:37

Ok well I need to buy some Under Armour. - Chris, 2014-07-24, 09:11
- I applaud your good personal hygiene - Jack, 2014-07-24, 14:44
- Attn: somebody with Photoshop skills - Mike (Max), 2014-07-24, 11:16
  - Nailed It (pic) - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2014-07-24, 11:54
    - Or - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-24, 12:10
      - That pic is one step away from being... - Jim (OFD), 2014-07-24, 12:57
        It's one hole away * - Mike (Max), 2014-07-24, 14:22
      - The talent on this board is dizzying. * - Jason93, 2014-07-24, 12:29
        Wait till I get going! * - Brendan, 2014-07-24, 12:44
- A body full of UA ND gear costs more than that gold case. - Savage, 2014-07-24, 09:55

A soccer note - Greg, 2014-07-24, 08:16
- Well, for all the dudes in this thread .... - Puck52, 2014-07-24, 13:51
  - Great post imo. - Mark, 2014-07-24, 15:16
    - Very true -- we required that they each ... - Puck52, 2014-07-24, 15:51
      - From experience there is only one problem with that. - River, 2014-07-24, 16:13
  - Thanks. Two questions and an explanation - Greg, 2014-07-24, 14:03
    - a few thoughts - Mark, 2014-07-24, 15:07
      - Thanks! A couple thoughts. - Greg, 2014-07-24, 15:20
        On No. 2, if you want to be heartened, check out Cromwell - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 15:59
        
        I wonder how much of that - Mark, 2014-07-24, 15:27
    - A few thoughts - Puck52, 2014-07-24, 14:42
      - I like your ideas - Greg, 2014-07-24, 14:51
- To be fair, MLS teams often do well in these friendlies - HCE, 2014-07-24, 09:02
  - Bear in mind that the European teams... - ndroman21, 2014-07-24, 09:07
    - Indeed,which is why these friendlies should be taken - HCE, 2014-07-24, 11:34
- What happened yesterday better open some eyes in the MLS. - River, 2014-07-24, 08:43
  - Not only would I not keep score... - Greg, 2014-07-24, 09:17
  - After watching Chicago play last night... - ndroman21, 2014-07-24, 08:59
  - CASL does that here in Raleigh. - Chris, 2014-07-24, 08:50
    - Good. - River, 2014-07-24, 09:23
  - Don't keep score until middle school? - CK08, 2014-07-24, 08:46
    - My son's U9 coach has an approach I like. - Kevin, 2014-07-24, 10:43
    - Essentially, yes. - River, 2014-07-24, 09:19
    - The tactics that win games in U9 don't develop players. * - ndroman21, 2014-07-24, 08:52
      - Maybe other rule changes then? - CK08, 2014-07-24, 09:16
        IMO the best way to go is to keep score and make - BillyGoat, 2014-07-24, 09:24
        "The world" does not keep score - ndphilo, 2014-07-24, 10:48
        There are two different things - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:51
        that's not the world keeping score - Spesh, 2014-07-24, 11:01
        I've lost a hell of a lot more than I've won - CK08, 2014-07-24, 11:05
        I like the idea of not officially keeping score. - Kevin, 2014-07-24, 12:33
        I also like the idea of no trophies - Greg, 2014-07-24, 12:50
        
        No, that is people keeping score - ndphilo, 2014-07-24, 11:01
        On a broad scale - CK08, 2014-07-24, 11:04
        That's also not score keeping - ndphilo, 2014-07-24, 11:12
        I guess I'm not talking about being a good winner - CK08, 2014-07-24, 11:19
        Here's hoping you win! * - ndphilo, 2014-07-24, 11:38
        
        Interesting - Greg, 2014-07-24, 09:20
        In order to be employed, someone is judging us - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 09:26
        Here's my thought - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:14
        I just think we need to change what it means to score - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 10:35
        
        This seems truthy - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 10:33
        I can only speak for myself - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:39
        How can you say this? - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 10:42
        I whole-heartedly agree with the benefits of scorekeeping - crazychester, 2014-07-24, 10:48
        
        No one - Spesh, 2014-07-24, 10:46
        Keeping score can equal praise for effort - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:47
        Keeping score in a game so reliant on teamwork - Kevin, 2014-07-24, 10:58
        Is your coach named Chuck Martin? - Tim, 2014-07-24, 12:11
        
        I like your coach a lot - Greg, 2014-07-24, 11:04
        
        Again, agreed - crazychester, 2014-07-24, 10:53
        
        Isn't half the world bitching about "entitled millenials"? - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:45
        Or do they just show up because they know they won't "win" - ndphilo, 2014-07-24, 10:57
        We don't have to emphasize score keeping - CK08, 2014-07-24, 11:01
        The alternative ignores the score - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 11:10
        Playing is fun. Winning is more fun. - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 11:24
        Winning is fun when you're old enough to know - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 11:29
        I recall my kids' teams all taking their losses .... - Puck52, 2014-07-24, 18:27
        
        this really isn't that hard - what are the learning targets? - Spesh, 2014-07-24, 11:21
        Winning is one of the …. - Puck52, 2014-07-24, 22:06
        
        Ken's idea would achieve both - CK08, 2014-07-24, 11:26
        
        What happened to both/and? - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 10:59
        Sure - ndphilo, 2014-07-24, 11:09
        
        They may be. But like most PopPsy bullshit, - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 10:49
        
        I think it teaches kids... - Greg, 2014-07-24, 10:36
        I was the smallest kid on almost any field, even in HS - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:43
        How many did quit? - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 10:46
        I honestly can't think of one - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:59
        
        That's a parent problem, not a sports problem - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 10:43
        I love this line - Greg, 2014-07-24, 10:48
        12 just seems really late to me - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:54
        Are you sure? How many such leagues did you play in? - JN, 2014-07-24, 11:11
        I agree with almost everything you wrote - CK08, 2014-07-24, 11:17
        Not quite - JN, 2014-07-24, 11:28
        
        But... - Greg, 2014-07-24, 11:00
        
        But your argument goes further than that - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 10:53
        Let's see - Greg, 2014-07-24, 10:58
        Kids can't be competitive at 11 years old? * - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 11:00
        Why do they need to be? - River, 2014-07-24, 11:16
        Because it's enjoyable - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 11:25
        I get that, but so is just playing. - River, 2014-07-24, 11:47
        I think the worry about HS soccer is a tempest ... - Puck52, 2014-07-24, 18:33
        
        Have to draw a line somewhere - Greg, 2014-07-24, 11:06
        That's not true for Ken and I - CK08, 2014-07-24, 11:07
        
        THEY *COMPETED* FOR THAT EGG * - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 11:07
        
        ~75% of boys keep score anyway, across all sports. - Buck Mulligan, 2014-07-24, 09:43
        This. - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:16
        Chicken and egg - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 10:36
        If the six year olds had never played in a keep-score game - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:41
        By incessant chatter from overweening parents * - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 10:43
        That's a parent problem. - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:48
        Um - Greg, 2014-07-24, 10:55
        So should we stop talking ND scores with kids? * - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 10:56
        How do you get that? - Greg, 2014-07-24, 11:07
        The subthread leads to that pretty readily - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 11:09
        
        uh, ALL OF THEM - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 10:53
        But that's what you're doing - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 10:55
        
        Then let the kids keep score in their heads * - Greg, 2014-07-24, 10:33
        
        I'm not sure kids need to learn that at 10 years old. - ndroman21, 2014-07-24, 09:33
        I think they do - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:21
        practice vs. games, natch. - Buck Mulligan, 2014-07-24, 10:37
        
        Bingo. * - River, 2014-07-24, 09:35
        We're in complete agreement. - ndroman21, 2014-07-24, 09:41
        
        Hey Johnny, you scored 6 goals today. You rule! - Greg, 2014-07-24, 09:29
        12-13 is too late though - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:19
        
        That about sums it up. - River, 2014-07-24, 09:43
- The Galaxy? - Chris, 2014-07-24, 08:34
- Homerist comment on Manchester United - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-24, 08:21
  - God bless David Moyes. * - tex29, 2014-07-24, 08:23
    - Your mother was a hamster. * - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-24, 10:44
- And yet, guys like Besler and Zusi chose to stay at home - Jim (OFD), 2014-07-24, 08:20
  - I tend to think that... - Greg, 2014-07-24, 08:26
    - I'd say our best players have a duty to answer - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 08:29
      - I don't know that's it's a desire not to play the best... - ndroman21, 2014-07-24, 08:47
        The league is much closer to buying than selling now - irishoutsider, 2014-07-24, 10:50

The NFL is an awful organization - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-24, 07:50
- I can't wait until they pass judgement on Josh Brent - NDTex, 2014-07-24, 08:41
- They have fantasy leagues and gamblers to consider - Greg, 2014-07-24, 08:32
- What a joke - JN, 2014-07-24, 08:30
  - And Jim Irsay has yet to receive any punishment. * - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-24, 08:55
- Israel is altercating the f*ck out of the Gaza Strip * - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 08:26
  - Russian separatists in Ukraine had an altercation with MH17 * - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-24, 08:55

The interlocking ND at the 50 is down - hobbs, 2014-07-24, 07:47
- Gosh, that blue looks awful dark. - KGB, 2014-07-24, 08:49
  - They are not putting in piping systems - Grantland, 2014-07-24, 13:35
    - The luxury boxes will be piped. - River, 2014-07-24, 13:48
  - can it heat the stadium when it's negative-eleventy in Nov? * - Jay, 2014-07-24, 12:06
  - It's so hot, you can cook things in your shorts. - Jason93, 2014-07-24, 09:19
  - It is impossible to reason otherwise. * - ndroman21, 2014-07-24, 08:56
- You didn't mention the shamrock kickoff spots - Greg, 2014-07-24, 08:17
- I'm going to go play in traffic. - Chris, 2014-07-24, 07:52
  - That's just stupid. * - Silk, 2014-07-24, 08:09
  - Is that the first time we've ever played Navy in primetime? * - CK08, 2014-07-24, 07:57

For Ken Fowler and others re: XKCD - Brendan, 2014-07-24, 06:22
- Sorry - That was me. I came here for reassurance that - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 06:43
  - That's kind of hilarious - Brendan, 2014-07-24, 08:33
    - I now have proof, though, that I can write with conviction. - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 08:39
      - I used to think that, at least - Brendan, 2014-07-24, 08:56
        OT: Did ya'll see that JellyBeans R makes - Grantland, 2014-07-24, 09:26
        They're branded with Harry Potter stuff - CK08, 2014-07-24, 10:23

Chuck Martin commented on cheaters - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-23, 21:07
- Must be Chuck Martin day around here - JN, 2014-07-24, 06:16
  - I am rooting for Chuck Martin. * - PMan, 2014-07-24, 08:12
  - The son of a good friend - crazychester, 2014-07-24, 06:44
    - I hope he truly loves big time football. It's not something - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 06:45
  - My feelings mirror Dolly's for Porter Wagoner. - Kevin, 2014-07-24, 06:26
- everyone knows where the booze is, Ness * - Jay, 2014-07-24, 06:09
- I alluded to this below - IrishGuard, 2014-07-24, 05:00
  - and yet everyone wants to clip the nuts of the NCAA - Jay, 2014-07-24, 06:12
    - Isn't it always the SEC that asks for this the loudest? * - Mark, 2014-07-24, 10:12
    - The solution isn't to destroy the NCAA - CK08, 2014-07-24, 06:16
      - a lot of the commentariat seems to want it gone in any form * - Jay, 2014-07-24, 07:07
        isn't enforcement pretty tough? - HumanRobot, 2014-07-24, 07:49
        There are solutions that abrogate the need - Dylan, 2014-07-24, 08:32
        
        That's because it makes for a good sound bite - CK08, 2014-07-24, 07:17
      - Co-sign. * - KGB, 2014-07-24, 07:00
- Oh, I have a guess. A certain someone has a great - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-24, 04:06
- Three words - Greg, 2014-07-23, 22:09
  - I was thinking - Domer99, 2014-07-24, 03:28
  - Martin probably wasn't talking about this school - hobbs, 2014-07-23, 22:19

Mahone was sentenced to 10 days in jail - Pat, 2014-07-23, 19:25
- Four convictions is rough. - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-23, 21:08
  - You must be in Tombstone! - San Pedro, 2014-07-24, 03:33
    - Oh I agree. - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-24, 06:36

How did I not know about All Songs Considered? - BPH, 2014-07-23, 15:23

Looks like we can see a rough idea of the Fenway layout. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 12:38
- How many thousands - Greg, 2014-07-23, 12:42
  - This many? - Chris, 2014-07-23, 12:47
    - Yeah. That looks right. * - Greg, 2014-07-23, 13:00

Bob Stoops certainly isn't an SEC honk. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 12:29
- Are coaches talking a lot more shit this year? - Mike (bart), 2014-07-23, 12:32
  - College football as theater/pro wrestling. - Pete, 2014-07-24, 07:31
  - These guys have been doing the 24/7 news cycle... - domer.mq, 2014-07-23, 18:58
  - has anyone seen Leach lately? - Pat, 2014-07-23, 14:34
  - This picture of Spurrier looking at Saban is pretty good - DCT, 2014-07-23, 14:04
  - Spurrier poking at Dabo is one of the funniest things in CFB - PAK, 2014-07-23, 12:37
    - I'm a Clemson student - piyachi, 2014-07-23, 16:30
    - No way - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-07-23, 12:40
      - Lou's found a way to make it work. So can OBC. * - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-23, 13:17
        But only if they call him HBC instead * - CK08, 2014-07-23, 13:22
      - I think they can sell it to him. - PAK, 2014-07-23, 12:54
  - The first two have been ongoing. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 12:34
  - I don't know, but I like it. - KGB, 2014-07-23, 12:34
    - It would be nice - IrishGuard, 2014-07-23, 17:32

Turf Tales - Jason93, 2014-07-23, 11:17
- Is the darker green caused by the black pellets? * - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-23, 11:53
  - I think it's just shade from clouds in that picture. - ndroman21, 2014-07-23, 14:32
    - What's the machine on the left at about the 15 yard line? - Bill, 2014-07-23, 15:07
      - I don't think so. The strips are already dyed... - ndroman21, 2014-07-23, 19:26
  - There was a sale on these shades of green. * - Mike (Embrey), 2014-07-23, 13:24
  - There are no pellets down yet - AlDogg, 2014-07-23, 13:20
    - By this guy? - Chris, 2014-07-23, 13:28
- Woo-ooo - Greg, 2014-07-23, 11:19

Confession - Chris, 2014-07-23, 10:04
- I don't like the Under Armour logo, period - Jack, 2014-07-23, 13:37
- We were there on Saturday. - Glass, 2014-07-23, 11:44
  - Did you buy your kids the socks? - Greg, 2014-07-23, 11:45
    - Luckily we didn't find them. - Glass, 2014-07-23, 11:50
- We received our first shipment... - AlDogg, 2014-07-23, 11:19
  - The right thing to do here - Greg, 2014-07-23, 11:20
    - If it has sleeves that - Mike (bart), 2014-07-23, 11:27
      - Shirts are good for watching at your parent(s)' house. - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 11:45
        we used this as our tailgate flag for a while - Jay, 2014-07-23, 13:32
- Confession - Greg, 2014-07-23, 10:10
  - I ask again - Jay, 2014-07-23, 10:51
    - I have a Notre Dame flag - crazychester, 2014-07-23, 12:00
    - It's like golf for me - Greg, 2014-07-23, 11:18
    - Am I the only one who - Mike (bart), 2014-07-23, 11:03
      - I find 99% of it to be garish and awful * - Dylan, 2014-07-23, 12:27
        I have just the thing for you - Eric M, 2014-07-23, 12:42
        I still have my 80s era navy blue sweatshirt - Jay, 2014-07-23, 13:29
        I still have mine. Early 90s vintage, with the mustard - BillyGoat, 2014-07-23, 14:44
        
        $19.99 buys one right now.. - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 13:39
        Is it bad if I say that's tempting? * - Chris, 2014-07-23, 13:45
        It's coming from St. Louis - Greg, 2014-07-23, 14:20
        Awww...mom! You rented out my room!? * - Jason93, 2014-07-23, 16:02
        Do you mind if I name my first child after you? * - Greg, 2014-07-23, 16:22
        
        I still have that too - Greg, 2014-07-23, 13:33
        I love the customized Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore - BillyGoat, 2014-07-23, 15:16
        
        Lose the damn serif. * - Mike (Embrey), 2014-07-23, 13:15
        
        I like it. * - Dylan, 2014-07-23, 13:01
        
        A guy in our hall had a shirt very similar to that. - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 12:53
      - I'm kind of in this camp - CK08, 2014-07-23, 11:45
        Apparently you do not sweat or smell like me. - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 11:51
        Speaking of places that stink - Chris, 2014-07-23, 12:32
        the Randall's Inn - Jay, 2014-07-23, 13:21
        
        I stayed at the Knight's Inn ten times in one year. - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 12:51
        no. - Mike (bart), 2014-07-23, 13:02
        Regular folk got to rut, too. * - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 13:24
        
        I stayed at a Knight's Inn in Fayetteville, NC once. ONCE. - PAK, 2014-07-23, 12:58
        
        I have a t-shirt that says "WISEGUY" on it - Dylan, 2014-07-23, 12:30
        How much do you want for it? - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-24, 07:33
        
        Right, that's why you cut the sleeves off - Mike (bart), 2014-07-23, 12:30
      - no, you're not * - Spesh, 2014-07-23, 11:15
    - One tee shirt per year; one sweatshirt every 2-3 years - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 11:03
      - This is about where I am. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 11:06
    - 1-2 shirts a year for me and my son - JN, 2014-07-23, 10:59
    - If my wife had 0 say in my finances - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-23, 10:52
      - Can one go bankrupt... - piyachi, 2014-07-23, 11:00
        One can never have enough lax pinnies. * - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-23, 21:44
  - Everything looks like workout gear. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 10:16
    - I like the 47 Brand and other throwback stuff - Greg, 2014-07-23, 10:31
      - Most of my stuff is 47 Brand. Love it. * - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-24, 07:34
      - I like 47 Brand as well. * - Bill, 2014-07-23, 17:38
      - Speaking of 47 Brand - Chris, 2014-07-23, 10:36
        those are nice! * - Costa Rican, 2014-07-23, 12:16
    - I'm priced out. - Kevin, 2014-07-23, 10:21
      - Not me... I just buy all of Coach Elston's old stuff * - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-24, 07:35
      - I wasn't even going to get into that. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 10:28
        The Adidas stuff was equally as expensive. - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-23, 10:54
      - Thank God for the catalog outlet store on Ironwood.... - bk, 2014-07-23, 10:23
        This post is funnier if I think that bk is BK * - Greg, 2014-07-23, 10:29

Did anybody catch Slaying the Badger on ESPN last night ? - crazychester, 2014-07-23, 07:30
- I enjoyed it * - Eric M, 2014-07-23, 10:45
- Yes. - Mark, 2014-07-23, 08:31

the Emmerich/Bay debate has been settled - Pat, 2014-07-23, 05:10
- I love the casting of Mark Wahlberg as a genius scientist - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-23, 07:20
  - Elizabeth Shue, inventor of cold fusion * - Jay, 2014-07-23, 08:49
    - omg is this a The Saint reference? * - NDTerp, 2014-07-23, 21:04
      - bien sûr * - Savage, 2014-07-24, 18:23
    - Shue could do that - Spesh, 2014-07-23, 09:12
      - Her smile could power the world. * - San Pedro, 2014-07-23, 16:33
- I haven't seen a worse movie - Eric M, 2014-07-23, 06:56
  - putting it in perspective - Pat, 2014-07-23, 07:07
- But doesn't it bother you that Emmerich wants to kill - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-23, 06:40
  - But keep in mind Michael Bay is one of those people - NDTex, 2014-07-23, 08:45
  - keep in mind this is a race for "less terrible" - Pat, 2014-07-23, 07:33
- On the international market stuff - Mike (bart), 2014-07-23, 06:11
  - Big budget movies no longer made for US audience - JPH, 2014-07-23, 16:57
    - "I don't care." - nedhead, 2014-07-23, 18:46
      - right-- and none of those 34 are comedies - Jay, 2014-07-24, 08:43
  - those English-language niches are already there - Jay, 2014-07-23, 08:42
  - It's an interesting question. - PAK, 2014-07-23, 06:35
    - I think that is right - Pat, 2014-07-23, 07:00
      - Not gonna lie, I won't mourn for his military fetish. - PAK, 2014-07-23, 07:47
        Could you expand upon that? - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-23, 08:01
        I would imagine it's more of a style problem with Bay - Mike (bart), 2014-07-23, 10:45
        
        What Pat said. - PAK, 2014-07-23, 08:29
        Off the top of my head... - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-24, 13:03
        
        it just turns out it wasn't a fetish - Pat, 2014-07-23, 07:59
  - Do we aspire to be British Movie Fan Junior? - Buck Mulligan, 2014-07-23, 06:28

What a perfectly Padres day - BPH, 2014-07-22, 21:23
- And Maybin was just suspended 25 games for Amphetamines. * - Pat (Moco), 2014-07-23, 12:20
- We had a family trip to the Yanks-Rangers game tonight - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-22, 23:14
  - I hate baseball so much this season - NDTex, 2014-07-23, 05:27
    - Maybe not caring is the way to go. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 05:32
      - I'm a glutton for punishment * - NDTex, 2014-07-23, 05:48
- And that is why they're the fucking Padres - hobbs, 2014-07-22, 22:04
  - I am sure this will sound silly... - Jim (OFD), 2014-07-23, 05:53
    - So, the question still remains: - Jim (OFD), 2014-07-23, 09:37
      - There was a change in the SD front office. - MattG, 2014-07-23, 10:02
        The most logical conclusion - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-07-23, 10:51
      - Jed Hoyer traded for him in San Diego. - KGB, 2014-07-23, 09:59
        It's fair to assume Jed (and Theo) really liked him - MattG, 2014-07-23, 10:04
    - I don't agree with that. - KGB, 2014-07-23, 07:25
    - They got back a near-MLB ready pitcher with about a 2.9 ERA - JN, 2014-07-23, 06:28
      - In Rizzo's defense, he had cancer... - MattG, 2014-07-23, 06:40
        Who's faulting Rizzo? - JN, 2014-07-23, 06:48
        He was in the Boston system, not the Padres. - MattG, 2014-07-23, 07:17
        You're right, wrong system. But not about AA - JN, 2014-07-23, 10:33
        I think playing 107 out of ~135 games in AA is a "season" - MattG, 2014-07-23, 12:52
    - Yes, that sounds a little silly. - MattG, 2014-07-23, 06:23
      - I think it was perceived as a fairly even trade at the time - Jim (OFD), 2014-07-23, 06:36
        Cashner was better than Rizzo in 2013 - MattG, 2014-07-23, 06:42
        Yep, lots of talent evaluators had him pegged for the pen - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-07-23, 07:27

OT: Go Cubs Go - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-22, 20:04
- no self-respecting Detroiter would be caught dead - JD in Portland, 2014-07-23, 08:25
- ... - Eric M, 2014-07-23, 06:24
  - Oops. Just laughed out loud in my office. * - PAK, 2014-07-23, 06:38
- He was jealous of Vedder * - JN, 2014-07-23, 06:16
- Jack White has the sort of look... - KGB, 2014-07-23, 06:05
  - I'm probably an outlier - HullieAndMikes, 2014-07-23, 06:45
    - Here's what I don't like about that assessment - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-24, 07:48
    - Jack White seems like the guys who were into Boyz II Men? - Mike (Embrey), 2014-07-23, 10:14
      - I think you misread my sentence - HullieAndMikes, 2014-07-23, 10:28
        You're right, I did misread it. - Mike (Embrey), 2014-07-23, 11:01
    - He came across like a tool in that RS interview - HCE, 2014-07-23, 09:20
    - Have you ever seen him perform live? - KGB, 2014-07-23, 06:54
      - I have, and it didn't really change things - HullieAndMikes, 2014-07-23, 07:11
- Bill Hader looks pissed * - BPH, 2014-07-22, 20:26

Per Irish Illustrated Fall Camp will start at Culver Academy - FunkDoctorSpock, 2014-07-22, 17:03
- What a terrible idea. Kelly should be ashamed - Greg, 2014-07-22, 17:33
- It's a beautiful spot * - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-22, 17:14

I'll tell you where soccer is stealing fans from - Mike (bart), 2014-07-22, 13:05
- My main take away from this thread is that I am glad - Grantland, 2014-07-23, 11:26
- Since time and expense are so problematic - IrishGuard, 2014-07-23, 09:55
- Maybe for the same reason I never took up the game - Jack, 2014-07-23, 02:26
- Good. It's a shit game for rich people. * - Slainte Joe, 2014-07-22, 20:56
  - richogynist * - Grantland, 2014-07-23, 06:55
  - Not rich, but I play 1-2 times a week. - NDTerp, 2014-07-22, 21:36
    - This is a good counter to what I was saying - Greg, 2014-07-23, 07:47
      - Yeah that's the problem that I have with it. - PAK, 2014-07-23, 07:54
        It's why I play video games. - NDTerp, 2014-07-23, 14:56
        
        See discussion of Sergio for example of this behavior. * - Grantland, 2014-07-23, 08:01
- I grew up just south of Myrtle Beach... - domer.mq, 2014-07-22, 18:06
- The global economic slowdown over the past decade - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-22, 16:34
  - The middle class has been getting screwed in this recovery - GuinnessBob, 2014-07-22, 18:14
- the topic has been studied a lot - JD in Portland, 2014-07-22, 14:50
  - While the total course time is a huge commitment, - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2014-07-22, 15:37
    - For me it was a cost-benefit analysis - Greg, 2014-07-22, 15:46
      - This is where I am * - BPH, 2014-07-22, 17:12
      - Ahem. - River, 2014-07-22, 16:30
        Hah! - Greg, 2014-07-22, 16:44
- I tell ya, golf courses and cemeteries - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-22, 14:19
- I used to play 3-4 times a week. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2014-07-22, 14:07
- Have to see what ND '93 alum Pete - Mark, 2014-07-22, 14:04
  - Bevacqua? - Greg, 2014-07-22, 14:09
- OT: While on this subject - Mike (bart), 2014-07-22, 13:45
  - That guy wins the internet today. * - mkmcfrlnd, 2014-07-22, 14:21
  - Poor Darren... * - irishvol, 2014-07-22, 14:03
- I don't know anyone under 35 who plays more than 3x a year. - PAK, 2014-07-22, 13:42
  - I know a fair number under 35 who play regularly - irishvol, 2014-07-22, 14:00
- Lots of country clubs in formerly golf-heavy areas - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-07-22, 13:38
  - A friend of mine wrote this a few years ago - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-22, 14:11
  - Something that is happening here in SoCal. - River, 2014-07-22, 13:54
    - I doubt it will come to that. - KGB, 2014-07-22, 16:01
      - One of the cities here is preparing to shut one course. - PAK, 2014-07-22, 17:10
      - Here it already has. - River, 2014-07-22, 16:40
  - Good point - Greg, 2014-07-22, 13:49
    - See above. - River, 2014-07-22, 13:57
      - I don't know of any that have sold their courses yet. - Greg, 2014-07-22, 13:59
  - I never played in Chicago. - Kevin, 2014-07-22, 13:47
    - Yeah, you had me at "pool bar". - KGB, 2014-07-22, 15:33
    - Why join a club - CK08, 2014-07-22, 13:51
      - We have a pool bar. - Kevin, 2014-07-22, 14:05
        But none of those places - CK08, 2014-07-22, 14:09
        I hear that. - Kevin, 2014-07-22, 14:11
    - I would like to find someplace like that here - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-07-22, 13:50
      - I wonder how steep Olympia Fields is. - Kevin, 2014-07-22, 14:00
        Seven Bridges isn't far - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-07-22, 14:08
        Sounds like you are in my area (and Domer99) - MattG, 2014-07-23, 10:10
  - How good are these deals? - Mike (bart), 2014-07-22, 13:41
    - Good question on the club going under - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-07-22, 13:46
- Fewer * - Brian, 2014-07-22, 13:10
  - No, in golf 'less' is better i'm pretty sure * - Mike (bart), 2014-07-22, 13:22

Watching grass grow. - Chris, 2014-07-22, 12:17
- I hate starting a new thread so here goes. - Chris, 2014-07-24, 06:51
- Maybe we just needed an overcast sky. - Chris, 2014-07-23, 07:17
- What is the endzone going to look like? Is it going to be - GuinnessBob, 2014-07-22, 15:00
  - They covered this, in case you missed it. - Silk, 2014-07-22, 16:30
    - Missed that, thanks. * - GuinnessBob, 2014-07-22, 18:39
- So I guess we're going to get like 30 of these fucking bits? - KGB, 2014-07-22, 14:34
  - I was on board w/ Field Turf - irishvol, 2014-07-23, 06:16
- Will they install extra-long turf for the Southern Cal game? - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-22, 14:30
- blah ... - Mark, 2014-07-22, 14:00
  - I think it's going to be beautiful. - oviedoirish, 2014-07-23, 06:35
  - Well - Greg, 2014-07-22, 14:05
    - Was it a living & breathing field when they replaced it 3x? * - Chris, 2014-07-22, 14:31
- Looks good to me so far - CK08, 2014-07-22, 12:25
  - Looks like the bar code effect is unavoidable - Dylan, 2014-07-22, 13:56
  - I think it looks the opposite. - Tim, 2014-07-22, 12:34
    - I really got thrown for a loop last week. - Chris, 2014-07-22, 12:41
      - Is there real dirt around the base paths? - CK08, 2014-07-22, 12:45
        Nope. The entire thing is FieldTurf. * - Chris, 2014-07-22, 12:52
        How are they supposed to slide? - CK08, 2014-07-22, 12:58
    - You think it looks bad? - Silk, 2014-07-22, 12:39
      - I think it has a plastic-y sheen to it. - Tim, 2014-07-22, 13:10
        I may be wrong - Eric M, 2014-07-22, 13:23
        Right, there's no infill right now. - ndroman21, 2014-07-22, 13:48
        
        That would make sense. * - Tim, 2014-07-22, 13:38
      - This is going to be a ND fan rorschach test. * - PAK, 2014-07-22, 12:41
        Apparently the work has already been broken down. - Chris, 2014-07-22, 13:04
        Nice. That made me laugh. * - oviedoirish, 2014-07-23, 06:24
        
        Already on rev 2 of that complaint - mkmcfrlnd, 2014-07-22, 14:20
        There is a dearth of sense of humor in this world. - domer.mq, 2014-07-22, 17:24
        Yeah. No idea how anyone didn't get it. * - mkmcfrlnd, 2014-07-22, 20:04
        
        Whoever fights Field Turf should see to it that in the - Buck Mulligan, 2014-07-22, 12:59
        We'll build the best grassroots campaign money can buy * - Mike (bart), 2014-07-22, 13:26
        
        I have my lighter ready - Greg, 2014-07-22, 12:48

A friend of mine just asked this: - Grantland, 2014-07-22, 11:33
- He played basketball at NSCU so that sorta fits. * - Chris, 2014-07-22, 11:41
  - yeah, that is the closest I could come. - Grantland, 2014-07-22, 11:45

Some ND opponent related stuff from ACC Kickoff - Chris, 2014-07-22, 09:38

xkcd Question - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-22, 05:34
- that's right - HumanRobot, 2014-07-22, 05:57
  - Wow. I'm an idiot. I literally discussed this here before. - Ken Fowler, 2014-07-22, 06:01
    - I believe you've gone the Leonard Tose route - Greg, 2014-07-22, 08:08

why did nobody tell me - HumanRobot, 2014-07-21, 19:40
- HR, could you pass a Turing Test? * - Jay, 2014-07-22, 11:04
  - no - HumanRobot, 2014-07-22, 11:09
    - I have a much better nightly test (sp?) - KelleyCook, 2014-07-22, 11:15
      - Did you ask how to spell "nightly"? - Dylan, 2014-07-22, 14:01
- That looks pretty good but unfortunately I now know - GuinnessBob, 2014-07-22, 00:32
  - Spoiler: The Allies won. * - domer.mq, 2014-07-22, 06:19
    - the real question - HumanRobot, 2014-07-22, 06:38
      - Exactly what I thought of... - domer.mq, 2014-07-22, 07:26
      - Gosh, I would love that, but how filmable is it? - PAK, 2014-07-22, 06:44
        well another questionably filmable series has a shot... - HumanRobot, 2014-07-22, 07:54
        I haven't read that one yet. - PAK, 2014-07-22, 08:32
        Neal is a very odd person; I doubt anyone can deal with him - KelleyCook, 2014-07-22, 11:09
        
        I actually think a lot of Cryptonomicon... - domer.mq, 2014-07-22, 07:27
  - I'm just glad they're making a movie about him - HumanRobot, 2014-07-22, 05:54
    - um, spoiler alert? - Spesh, 2014-07-22, 10:18
      - Can you really spoil someone's actual life? - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-22, 10:29
        from the sound of it - Spesh, 2014-07-22, 10:39
        I have no idea if he'll die in the movie or not - HumanRobot, 2014-07-22, 11:09
        [Alan Turing's life spoiler] - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-22, 11:19
    - I love the opening scene of the other trailer - FunkDoctorSpock, 2014-07-22, 06:16
- an early review I read was positive - Pat, 2014-07-21, 19:59
- How did you not know? - domer.mq, 2014-07-21, 19:47
  - Looking forward to 'Black Mass' - hobbs, 2014-07-22, 08:46
  - And is that Branson behind him? * - BillyGoat, 2014-07-21, 21:35
    - And Tywin Lannsiter. - PMan, 2014-07-22, 07:51

instant mixtape - Jay, 2014-07-21, 18:19
- When you say travel, are you going to be on the road - oviedoirish, 2014-07-23, 06:53
- Future Islands (spoiler: greatest lead singer candidate) - JPH, 2014-07-22, 18:04
  - Didn't get it then, don't get it now. * - Dylan, 2014-07-23, 09:15
  - Joaquin Phoenix will win an Oscar for that performance. - Tim, 2014-07-23, 09:13
  - Looks like young Marlon Brando. * - NDinVA, 2014-07-23, 08:10
  - Wow. He's awesome. - domer.mq, 2014-07-22, 18:12
    - That was pretty cool. Is that really Chris on guitar? - GuinnessBob, 2014-07-22, 18:35
- thanks gents - Jay, 2014-07-22, 11:05
- Robbie Fulks - Let's Kill Saturday Night - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-22, 09:19
- Cory Branan - Miss Ferguson - irishvol, 2014-07-22, 08:06
  - I'll vouch. * - KGB, 2014-07-22, 08:26
- "And we Danced" -- the Hooters * - Greg, 2014-07-22, 08:05
- A few more to add: - Jim (OFD), 2014-07-22, 06:04
- Short list if you want any country/southern - Kevin, 2014-07-22, 05:41
- The '59 Sound - Gaslight Anthem - PAK, 2014-07-22, 04:03
- songs for a travel mixtape! Some of my favorites: - NDTerp, 2014-07-21, 21:56
- Had To Hear by Real Estate - JN, 2014-07-21, 21:44
- wait one more, because you just can't trust The Company Man - JD in Portland, 2014-07-21, 21:16
- this goes on every Playlist I make - JD in Portland, 2014-07-21, 21:10
- Two options - ndphilo, 2014-07-21, 20:43
- you like 80s movies, right? - Pat, 2014-07-21, 20:25
  - I love modern songs that sound like they're from the 80's - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-21, 20:31
- If I Could by Storyhill aka Chris and Johnny - Silk, 2014-07-21, 20:12
- Foxymorons, "August Moon" - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2014-07-21, 19:42
- Summertime - Mike (Max), 2014-07-21, 19:35
- The Walkmen, "Heartbreaker". - KGB, 2014-07-21, 19:31
  - They are sorely underappreciated - irishvol, 2014-07-22, 13:32
    - First band we saw live in Seattle when they opened - JN, 2014-07-22, 15:45
  - Good call. Also Angela Surf City * - JN, 2014-07-22, 12:50
- Neko Case, "Man" - updated, with video! - Dylan, 2014-07-21, 19:16
- A few songs stuck in my head the last few days - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-07-21, 18:46
- Tift Merritt, Good-Hearted Man - Bill, 2014-07-21, 18:32
  - I saw her a few months ago with Simone Dinnerstein. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2014-07-21, 19:46
- War on Drugs, "Red Eye" * - Jay, 2014-07-21, 18:32
  - Eyes To The Wind, if you're driving. * - JN, 2014-07-21, 21:42
  - that CD is terrific start to finish * - JD in Portland, 2014-07-21, 21:27
- Thrash Unreal by Against Me! * - Buck Mulligan, 2014-07-21, 18:32
  - The new album is real good, fwiw. - KGB, 2014-07-22, 08:25
    - Exhibits B and B-1 - Buck Mulligan, 2014-07-22, 08:38
      - Yep. - KGB, 2014-07-22, 08:50

Detroit Crossroads - CK08, 2014-07-21, 12:58
- OT: But, wow - Mike (bart), 2014-07-22, 13:37
  - Their economy is based on LeBron James, after all - CK08, 2014-07-22, 14:26
- How easy will it be to turn off the water? * - Samari, 2014-07-21, 13:53
- The nice thing about that devleopment is that area is empty. - PAK, 2014-07-21, 13:01
  - Is Detroit at the point where ANY development is good? * - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-21, 13:34
    - Depends who you ask. - Kevin, 2014-07-21, 13:43
      - For someone with no frame of reference... - Greg, 2014-07-21, 13:45
        Detroit is unmistakably Detroit - CK08, 2014-07-21, 14:09
        
        Some want a certain kind of re-birth there. - Kevin, 2014-07-21, 13:59
        A couple articles for insight - Kevin, 2014-07-21, 14:04
        Thanks! - Greg, 2014-07-21, 14:10
    - In that neighborhood, absolutely - CK08, 2014-07-21, 13:42
  - Still interested to see what happens - CK08, 2014-07-21, 13:10
    - One thing's for sure after reading that article and seeing.. - PAK, 2014-07-21, 13:20
  - Right, and - Mike (bart), 2014-07-21, 13:04
    - It is TIF funding - CK08, 2014-07-21, 13:08
      - What's the cap on how much the increment can take each year? - Mike (bart), 2014-07-21, 13:53
        Not sure. That's probably part of the deal. - CK08, 2014-07-21, 13:57

Ticket request guy. - Kevin, 2014-07-21, 11:42
- I'll cop to needing 2 as well - Domer99, 2014-07-21, 12:52
- FYI ticket exchange/requests perfectly fine here - Jay, 2014-07-21, 12:47
- probably got you covered - Jay, 2014-07-21, 12:45

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