Taro T Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 ###### me, did the Pittsburgh Pirates just make the playoffs? Not only did they make it, they just kicked my Reds arses. :censored: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 so now is the time to wave my Pirates fandom right? does Van Slyke still play for them? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Not only did they make it, they just kicked my Reds arses. :censored: Did you ever get to see Johnny Bench in Buffalo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Did you ever get to see Johnny Bench in Buffalo? Nope, but I did see Tony Pena a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Watching the pit at St. Louis, Game 5, right now. Looking at the crowd, I'm guessing that there's not a big market for small- and medium-sized clothing in Eastern Mizzou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Pretty good day yesterday to be a Boston fan. Pats come from behind and the Sox win late too.. I'm soooooooooooooooooo jealous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 My god son was just promoted to starting left tackle for the UB Bulls. Starter was a senior who broke his leg in yesterday's game. Hate to see a kid go out that way but I am happy that Little John is getting his shot to start now. Not bad for a soph. Little John is 6' 7" and about 300lbs. And solid. I went to high school with his dad. He was an LT in school too. Had pro tryouts with the NY GIants, Ottawa RoughRiders, and the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL. Little John is a chip off the old block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Jim Leyland is stepping down as manager of the Detroit Tigers. My favorite Leyland story is the one where he was a young kid back in ancient times and gave my grandfather sass. My grandad, then a high school math teacher (they taught on clay tablets in the days when jim was young and rode dinosaurs to school), grabbed him by the collar and shoved him against the lockers and lectured him on respect. Huzzah for hometown heroes. Sad the Tigers didn't get to the World Series this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Little John is 6' 7" and about 300lbs. And solid. Heh. That's cool. I hope he does the alma mater proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 My god son was just promoted to starting left tackle for the UB Bulls. Starter was a senior who broke his leg in yesterday's game. Hate to see a kid go out that way but I am happy that Little John is getting his shot to start now. Not bad for a soph. Little John is 6' 7" and about 300lbs. And solid. I went to high school with his dad. He was an LT in school too. Had pro tryouts with the NY GIants, Ottawa RoughRiders, and the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL. Little John is a chip off the old block. Missed this yesterday, but that's pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Heh. That's cool. I hope he does the alma mater proud. Missed this yesterday, but that's pretty awesome. I knew there were a few of us UB alum on here that would appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 STL vs BOS You know the play by now. Good play or bad call I don't care... Anything that induces suffering into the Boston sports fan, I'm all for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 So, John Farrell, who the fans thought was a terrible manager and was let out of his contract in Toronto to take his dream job, is one win away from winning the World Series as a manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 So, John Farrell, who the fans thought was a terrible manager and was let out of his contract in Toronto to take his dream job, is one win away from winning the World Series as a manager. Was he let out of the contract or did they get some form of compensation from Boston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Toronto was compensated. FWIW, my one diehard Blue Jays fan friend really liked him and was more than irritated that Toronto let him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Toronto letting him go was really dumb imo, and the reason they slid back in the standings this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Doubtful that anyone besides 38 and I care, but England just might salvage this Test. Might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Test...? That's cribbage, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Test...? That's cribbage, right? Sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sure. I really don't understand cricket at all. Its not on/I don't watch it enough/ever to become interested. It really is a tragedy, since the majority of my ancestry is Welsh (guess my last name). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) I really don't understand cricket at all. Its not on/I don't watch it enough/ever to become interested. It really is a tragedy, since the majority of my ancestry is Welsh (guess my last name). It it not a sport that most Western Hemisphere folks come into contact with (the very notable exception being those in the West Indies). I actually learned about it in Wales, where I was stuck at an inn with a fever (got lost climbing, and the temperatures plummeted), and I had two TV choices: some stuff in Welsh, or cricket. So I learned cricket. Love it. Edited December 27, 2013 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 It it not a sport that most Western Hemisphere folks come into contact with (the very notable exception being those in the West Indies). I actually learned about it in Wales, where I was stuck at an inn with a fever (got lost climbing, and the temperatures plummeted), and I had two TV choices: some stuff in Welsh, or cricket. So I learned cricket. Love it. They actually have Welsh language television? Might as well be in Pictish. No one speaks it anymore. I'd guess about 15% of the country actually understands the language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) They actually have Welsh language television? Might as well be in Pictish. No one speaks it anymore. I'd guess about 15% of the country actually understands the language. There has been a major revival. I'd bet half the country is fluent right now. Even when I was there (it's been a long time!), a lot of people spoke it and there was pride in the ability to do so. Some strange young woman wrote two pages in my journal, each was in Welsh. No translation. (I'm sure I know what she meant, though.) Signs were primarily in Welsh, and secondarily in English, for example. Newspapers were very much mostly in English, though; I'm not even sure that I saw a Welsh-language paper. EDIT: Of course, location within Wales might play some part in it. I was in Snowdonia, and, more specifically, in Betws-y-Coed (a name that need do no more to betray its heritage). Maybe the southern part is more English or something. Edited December 27, 2013 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 There has been a major revival. I'd bet half the country is fluent right now. Even when I was there (it's been a long time!), a lot of people spoke it and there was pride in the ability to do so. Some strange young woman wrote two pages in my journal, each was in Welsh. No translation. (I'm sure I know what she meant, though.) Signs were primarily in Welsh, and secondarily in English, for example. Newspapers were very much mostly in English, though; I'm not even sure that I saw a Welsh-language paper. EDIT: Of course, location within Wales might play some part of it. I was in Snowdonia, and, more specifically, in Betws-y-Coed (a name that need do no more to betray its heritage). Maybe the southern part is more English or something. Well....I'm at a loss then. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Well....I'm at a loss then. Lol Just use a lot of the following letters: F, Y, D, W. Randomly. Put a P in there once in a while. And don't forget to substitute one for another, so "Cardiff" becomes "Caerdydd." Yff w pfollow my methydd, you'll be writing Welsh in no time! I'm going to try for sleep (unlikely), so noson y flwyddyn. Edited December 27, 2013 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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