52 thoughts on “September 20, 2012: Prognostications”
Reposted from yesterday's cuppa: Behold the 2013 WBC caps!
I should get a Czech Republic one for CER.
Though I would never sport a hat of the People's Republic, I still gotta say that the China cap is sharp.
Other than that, love Mexico (which isn't new) and Israel. Think the US and Cuba have the lamest caps of real baseball countries (not gonna hold GB, Thailand, or Germany against them at this point: fledgling programs.)
Of course New Zealand's color is black. How cool would it be for the team to perform a haka before taking the field?
Hey, some countries have national colors that aren't on their flag:
Netherlands: Orange
Italy: Blue
Australia: Green and Yellow
Lew Zeeland: Black and White
Nepal: Fuchsia (Wait, that is on their flag!)
orange may not be on the flag of the netherlands, but i don't think there's a more appropriate color.
New Zealand cap kindof a take on those Yanquis caps or the "Zoo York" ripoffs. They're like "New Zork"
Psh, no need for the Czech Republic cap. Just hop across the river and buy one from the local team.
Not feeling it.
i also like the mexico and israeli hats. the chinese hat is also sharp, and for some reason i like the thai hat.
i don't mind the cuban hat, actually, but the canadian and US designs are... yeah.
I dig the Canadian hat with the course of the baseball making a "C".
the ol' boomerang ball...
pass.
I think it's because of all the magnets in Canada...
I tho't they were experts on the Canadarm.
With that hat and most likely no Joe Mauer, I will continue to not care how well the US does in this competition.
I love the WBC, but no assemblage of players would make me care which team won. I watch every game with the same amount of interest. I'm not sure why I get into it as much as I do, but I do.
Also, like in 2009: where the heck are the Korean caps?
They must have some non-MLB-sanctioned manufacturer.
no japan either. maybe that has something to do with the recent squabble with the WBC.
The documentary accompanying this article is one of the greatest things I have seen in a long, long time. (Bonus: narrated by Ken Burns, but no Doris Kearns Goodwin!)
that's awesome. Thanks, DPWY.
I wonder if anyone else saw that?
...?
Heh...this. You beat me to the punch by like 35 seconds.
And a completely different from above, but also awesome, story about the happenings with one MLB team.
What a great story. Thanks for sharing that, sir.
I got something in my eye....
Sweet.
Terrific. Go Reds.
Nice. Or as my Russian bus. analyst would say. Nyyyyyyyyyyhhhhhheeeeccccceeeeee!!!!!
Built to Spill was awesome last night. A friend of mine who has seen them some 10 or so times says it was probably one of the best he's seen. No 20 minute jams but a lot of songs got extended 6-8 minutes with extended guitar sessions. Best part is that sonically, they were great. Three guitars (plus bass) and you could clearly hear all three. An eight minute cover of Crimson and Clover with lots of fuzzy guitars and vocals was pretty cool too.
Only complaint is I wish they had played Stop the Show. I absolutely love that song.
Also if you are interested I put the set list in a spotify play list. It is called Built to Spill First Ave Set. I think there is a link to it in my book of face page.
Was this your first time? For the record, I've seen them 5 times, twice as a trio, once as a four piece, and twice with the 3 guitar lineup. Awesome each and every time. Incidentally, I saw drummer Scott Plouf a few times with his cool little duo before he joined BtS. That dude is a kick ass drummer.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ucTP7q4PbA&feature=related
(Did they play "When Not Being Stupid Is Not Enough"?)
I drunkenly saw them a long time ago, 1999? And don't remember much from the show.
Unfortunately they didn't play When Not Being Stupid... They played 16 songs in about 110 minutes which is almost 7 minutes a song. A couple of shorties in there but also some guitar tuning between songs too which means missing out on some classics.
Just letting you know I'll be away again for a couple of days. We just found out that Mrs. A's mom is having surgery tomorrow morning. Nothing life-threatening, but when it's your mom, it's always serious. Should be back either tomorrow night or Saturday.
Good luck, Mrs. MiL A -- your family is in our prayers.
someone at work asked me if it was Friday -- I said no.
garbage truck was four houses past us by the time I remembered this morning. I considered trying to chase it down, but decided against it. These dirty diapers will be fine for another week, right?
The site says yes.
The nice thing is, I live on the "correct" side of a cul-de-sac street, so if I hear the trash truck (and miss it), I have a couple minutes to run it across the street onto the neighbor's driveway for their return trip. [fist pump.jpg]
our truck comes some time after i go to work. if i walk outside and see all the neighbors cans on the street, i can usually work it out after a couple minutes.
free rider.
Alright gents... remember back when I was waiting on hearing something about a job? Yeah... I'm still waiting. Haven't called for >1 month. Do I call again? Do I call and ask to speak to someone more in charge than the person I was speaking to before (like, the HR person who was in on the interviews vs. the HR person setting them up but not participating in them?)?
I guess, hypothetically, this question could be directed to any non-gents who might be around too.
I am definitely not the expert here but I would call again. I would remind them that you are very interested but let them know that you are pursuing other opportunities.
I don't see what you have to lose at this point. A lot of places seem to drag their feet until they get a little push. Maybe you can give it to them.
Full disclosure - I am not in your field and may not know what I am talking about!
Spent all day procrastinating on one cover letter. Not the output level I need to be at.
Thank God it wasn't your Play with the Prose challenge, at least!
That's coming along just about as well.
Nationals can clinch a spot in the playoffs tonight if they win. Considering they lost 103 games in '09, that's quite a turn around.
Reminds me of the '02-'06 Tigers. 119 losses to losing in the WS 4 years later.
Reposted from yesterday's cuppa:
Behold the 2013 WBC caps!
I should get a Czech Republic one for CER.
Though I would never sport a hat of the People's Republic, I still gotta say that the China cap is sharp.
Other than that, love Mexico (which isn't new) and Israel. Think the US and Cuba have the lamest caps of real baseball countries (not gonna hold GB, Thailand, or Germany against them at this point: fledgling programs.)
Of course New Zealand's color is black. How cool would it be for the team to perform a haka before taking the field?
Hey, some countries have national colors that aren't on their flag:
Netherlands: Orange
Italy: Blue
Australia: Green and Yellow
Lew Zeeland: Black and White
Nepal: Fuchsia (Wait, that is on their flag!)
orange may not be on the flag of the netherlands, but i don't think there's a more appropriate color.
New Zealand cap kindof a take on those Yanquis caps or the "Zoo York" ripoffs. They're like "New Zork"
Psh, no need for the Czech Republic cap. Just hop across the river and buy one from the local team.
Not feeling it.
i also like the mexico and israeli hats. the chinese hat is also sharp, and for some reason i like the thai hat.
i don't mind the cuban hat, actually, but the canadian and US designs are... yeah.
I dig the Canadian hat with the course of the baseball making a "C".
the ol' boomerang ball...
pass.
I think it's because of all the magnets in Canada...
I tho't they were experts on the Canadarm.
With that hat and most likely no Joe Mauer, I will continue to not care how well the US does in this competition.
I love the WBC, but no assemblage of players would make me care which team won. I watch every game with the same amount of interest. I'm not sure why I get into it as much as I do, but I do.
Also, like in 2009: where the heck are the Korean caps?
They must have some non-MLB-sanctioned manufacturer.
no japan either. maybe that has something to do with the recent squabble with the WBC.
The documentary accompanying this article is one of the greatest things I have seen in a long, long time. (Bonus: narrated by Ken Burns, but no Doris Kearns Goodwin!)
that's awesome. Thanks, DPWY.
I wonder if anyone else saw that?
...?
Heh...this. You beat me to the punch by like 35 seconds.
And a completely different from above, but also awesome, story about the happenings with one MLB team.
What a great story. Thanks for sharing that, sir.
I got something in my eye....
Sweet.
Terrific. Go Reds.
Nice. Or as my Russian bus. analyst would say. Nyyyyyyyyyyhhhhhheeeeccccceeeeee!!!!!
Built to Spill was awesome last night. A friend of mine who has seen them some 10 or so times says it was probably one of the best he's seen. No 20 minute jams but a lot of songs got extended 6-8 minutes with extended guitar sessions. Best part is that sonically, they were great. Three guitars (plus bass) and you could clearly hear all three. An eight minute cover of Crimson and Clover with lots of fuzzy guitars and vocals was pretty cool too.
But don't trust me, the City Pages reviewer loved it too. http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2012/09/built_to_spill_at_first_avenue_concert_review.php
Only complaint is I wish they had played Stop the Show. I absolutely love that song.
Also if you are interested I put the set list in a spotify play list. It is called Built to Spill First Ave Set. I think there is a link to it in my book of face page.
Was this your first time? For the record, I've seen them 5 times, twice as a trio, once as a four piece, and twice with the 3 guitar lineup. Awesome each and every time. Incidentally, I saw drummer Scott Plouf a few times with his cool little duo before he joined BtS. That dude is a kick ass drummer.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ucTP7q4PbA&feature=related
(Did they play "When Not Being Stupid Is Not Enough"?)
I drunkenly saw them a long time ago, 1999? And don't remember much from the show.
Unfortunately they didn't play When Not Being Stupid... They played 16 songs in about 110 minutes which is almost 7 minutes a song. A couple of shorties in there but also some guitar tuning between songs too which means missing out on some classics.
Just letting you know I'll be away again for a couple of days. We just found out that Mrs. A's mom is having surgery tomorrow morning. Nothing life-threatening, but when it's your mom, it's always serious. Should be back either tomorrow night or Saturday.
Good luck, Mrs. MiL A -- your family is in our prayers.
thinking good thoughts, Padre. Good thoughts.
Hey Padre. Be Cool. Hang in there.
is talking about non-partisan ballot portions in the Forbidden Zone?
Two West Wing references in as many days!
someone at work asked me if it was Friday -- I said no.
garbage truck was four houses past us by the time I remembered this morning. I considered trying to chase it down, but decided against it. These dirty diapers will be fine for another week, right?
The site says yes.
The nice thing is, I live on the "correct" side of a cul-de-sac street, so if I hear the trash truck (and miss it), I have a couple minutes to run it across the street onto the neighbor's driveway for their return trip. [fist pump.jpg]
our truck comes some time after i go to work. if i walk outside and see all the neighbors cans on the street, i can usually work it out after a couple minutes.
free rider.
Alright gents... remember back when I was waiting on hearing something about a job? Yeah... I'm still waiting. Haven't called for >1 month. Do I call again? Do I call and ask to speak to someone more in charge than the person I was speaking to before (like, the HR person who was in on the interviews vs. the HR person setting them up but not participating in them?)?
I guess, hypothetically, this question could be directed to any non-gents who might be around too.
I am definitely not the expert here but I would call again. I would remind them that you are very interested but let them know that you are pursuing other opportunities.
I don't see what you have to lose at this point. A lot of places seem to drag their feet until they get a little push. Maybe you can give it to them.
Full disclosure - I am not in your field and may not know what I am talking about!
Spent all day procrastinating on one cover letter. Not the output level I need to be at.
Thank God it wasn't your Play with the Prose challenge, at least!
That's coming along just about as well.
Nationals can clinch a spot in the playoffs tonight if they win. Considering they lost 103 games in '09, that's quite a turn around.
Reminds me of the '02-'06 Tigers. 119 losses to losing in the WS 4 years later.
it's that time of year again:
Hendriks looks a little too happy to be here. I guess getting that giant ape off his back has done him a world of good.