Sweet Papa Crimbo
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OK, I just wrote a fairly lengthy diatribe about Mr. Manziel and the entire Heisman Trophy "event" this year, then deleted it, because I'd rather not get into it with the folks who are on the Manziel train right now. Kid had a great game at the right time, and the expectations for the seasons to follow will be HUGE. We'll see if he rises to the occasion.
"Great game at the right time".
http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/517475/johnny-manziel
Third leading rusher in the SEC
Third leading passer in the SEC
Manziel broke Cam Newton's SEC record for total yards
The first player in SEC history to have two 500+ total offense games in one season.
And all this as a 19-year old, redshirt Freshman.
"Great game at the right time".
So dismissive of a once in a generation season.
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You really don't think Rush deserves it...I do and I am not a huge fan, but they have done many good things, great songs, longevity same lineup, great live shows even into old age,...Prog rock needs more in...Yes for Sure. I think it is a good pick for the HOF.
I think Kraftwerk will have their day...
Why Kraftwerk and not Die Toten Hosen?
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I wasn't choking on anything. It makes no difference to me who wins the Heisman.
Of course, most kids with fake IDs only use them to get into bars to drink. It truly takes an Aggie to hand one to a cop.
And why was he shirtless in his mug shot?
I'm guessing he took his shirt off.
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Instead of Johnny Football, should it be Johnny FakeID or Johnny Misdemeanors?
I know you're from Texas, and I assume you are a bit younger than me.
However, I bet you can go to almost ANY undergraduate teenager on the UT, TT, BU, TCU, SMU, TAMU etc campus and find shitloads of kids with fake IDs. (Plus, after all the rampant lawbreaking a couple of years ago on the TU football team, I might watch those rocks you're throwing.)
Don't choke on your sour grapes t-sip
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Some of his runs look like they belong in A FAMILY CIRCLE cartoon.
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http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/08/michael-young-could-to-accept-trade-to-phillies-today/
Phillies take on Michael Young to play 3B (Damn It!). Young waived his Rangers no-trade clause in exchange for one from Philly. Young also received $1.2MM trade compensation from the Rangers - I suppose to make up the difference in Pa. having income tax while Texas doesn't. The Rangers also have to pay Young $10MM of his $16MM salary. I'm glad the Phillies have a couple of good backup infielders who can play third. I'm sure they'll see plenty of time in the 8th and 9th innings all season.
Young was a great player for a decade for the rangers...but they just don't have a spot for him. He'll be missed, but he is on the decline.
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So...the Yankees are doing a background check on Hamilton?
The pictures are online...what the fuck do they think they are going to find.
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I'm lonely.
I'm sad.
I'm depressed.
I'm hating my life.
Other than that, it's been a great day!
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Hamilton in Boston would be a personal disaster for Josh.
The first time he started talking about God's will and "I am Second", the cynical Boston press would ridicule him mercilessly.
Ray Davis (The Ranger's MONEY MAN) LOVES Josh and may over rule Daniels and make him sign Josh for four years $100 million+.
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Red Sox have an everyday catcher.
Josh Hamilton might be joining Napoli, too, likely if he'd be willing to take a shorter deal (3 yrs?) than he's looking for.
Lord...the Boston press would eat Josh alive. He's a goofier version of Manny Ramirez without the violent streak and much more prone to massive slumps.
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Not a great interview (Dave seems to take forever to ask a question that shouldn't take quite that long), but JPJ is one funny smartass dude.
Jimmy Page looks like a country squire.
John Paul Jones looks like a cool uncle.
Robert Plant looks like the crypt keeper.
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Red Sox sign Mike Napoli to 3 year/$39 million contract:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-mike-napoli-reach-three-year-deal-120312
Good deal if he is the Napoli of the last two months of 2011. If he's the Napoli of the rest of his career, not so much.
He proved to be rather injury prone in his time in Texas. And if you're counting on him being primarily a catcher, then it won't be pretty.
That being said and done, he's a good guy and when he gets really hot, he can carry a team. But he can also look lost at the plate.
He is a sabrematrician's kind of player, His OPS+ numbers are outstanding, but he is REALLY streaky.
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Here's a writer who won't vote for Craig Biggio, because he played with Roger Clemens. The self-righteous douchebag writers are really getting out of hand.
http://www.macombdaily.com/article/20121201/SPORTS03/121209961/#full_story
Then I'm guessing he won't be voting for Derek Jeter either...after all, Jeter played with Pettie, Clemens AND A-Rod.
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Well they are going to be on Letterman - so people's hopes shouldn't be too high - love Letterman, but I am sure he is not going to be asking Jimmy what the set up was on the amp during the recording of "For Your Life", though he may ask about the snort.
Listening to the Celebration Day cd this morning - it is pretty damn good.
Letterman can be a fanboy...he will be goofy with them for a bit, but I'm sure Robert's serious, no bullshit personality will make David VERY uncomfortable.
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Wow, she is badass. I am not very familiar with Florence and the Machine, but that was like Florence Welch featuring the Rollling Stones. Any women on here can also attest that the dancing she does in those heels is pretty badass too. Nice performance.
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I have been listening to Led Zeppelin for 40 years.
I must have listened to Presence 700+ times the first year it came out.
Today, for the first time, I heard the snort in "For Your Life".
I laughed.
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The Colonel Angus skecth made me chuckle...that and Dick in a box.
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With one degree of separation, I heard Uncle Tupelo's Long Cut on KXT this morning.
Sounded really bottom heavy and rocking.
... My coworkers all know what a Wilco fan I am, and this morning one of them told me about a Law and Order SVU episode she saw over the weekend. It had something to do with a young boy who had been sexually abused as a child and now he was kind of a troubled loser, due to being haunted by his past. He was wearing a Wilco tee shirt! I wonder if the producers of the show were trying to make a statement.
Well, Lord knows we have more than our fair share of trouble losers around here...
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Saw this another site but here is the New York Times' original review of Abbey Road (which concludes "As it stands, Abbey Road isn't tremendous. Still, it has 15 fine minutes and, by rock standards, that's a lot.")
Consider who wrote that review...
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What about a guy like Jeff Bagwell, for whom there is no evidence of steroid use at all, not even any real allegations, but still seems to be blocked from the HoF because some writers decided that he is suspicious simply for because of the era in which he played?
The fact is, none of us have any idea who did or who didn't use steroids, or what effect, if any, PED use had on their game. In light of that, players who were the best players of their era should be inducted into the Hall.
To think that alcoholic, coke snorting sportswriters would be so offended at players using peds is really amusing.
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Am I the only one that thinks this sounds like shit?
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Dawned on Me at a Chili's in Corsicana Texas.
Also, at the first day of a Music class in College, my son's professor was playing Box Full of Letters.
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he broke a rule, served his suspension, took a significant reputation and financial hit ($16 million is obviously still a big contract, but had he not been caught he was heading for a gigantic payday) and now he's presumably clean, with a chance to redeem himself. isnt that the point of punishment?
people (not necessarily you) acting like he should be banned for life are ridiculous. i thought hed only get a one year deal, but if toronto believes he'll remain a great hitter (a reasonable gamble, considering he didnt magically turn into a power hitter while on PEDs this year) then that contract is a steal.
No, no, no...I didn't say I wanted him banned for life. I just find it a bit incongrous that Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds and Mark McGurie are not going into the baseball Hall of Fame because of (supposed/alleged/suspicious circumstance) PED use. I think that it's unfair, but I'm not really sure how or why. I just sense the unfairness of it all.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in Someone Else's Song
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What a really odd discussion.
Rush doesn't belong in the RnRHOF?
Kraftwerk does?
Nobody says anything about DONNA SUMMER getting in?
NWA gets in...that means that joke Flava Flav get in...