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There was plenty of blame to go around on that '86 team, from that fat hick traitor Roger "Ow, I've Got a Boo-boo on my Finger, Take Me Out of the Game" Clemens to manager John McNamara, relievers Calvin Schiraldi & Bob Stanley...plenty of blame to go around. A more complete collapse of an entire team has never been recorded, before or since.
The guy who always gets the blame, Buckner, made the most spectacular and memorable blunder in baseball history - but he deserves the blame the least. Even had he fielded the ball properly, he still wouldn't have beaten Mookie to the bag, and the Mets still would have won it. And the Sox were one freakin' pitch away from winning it all not once, not twice, but thrice at the end of that game. One pitch away, and they blew it all. That can hardly be placed entirely on Buckner's shoulders.
Similarly, the recent debacle can hardly be blamed 100% on Grady Little...but still, what the hell were you thinking leaving Pedro in there, Grady? C'mon, man! He deserved to be fired, not just because of that monumentally-stupid move, but also because he was a lousy manager in general.
Yeah, I know, it's off-topic and all...but talking about the Red Sox gets me fired up, especially after what Red Sox Nation endured October last...
The guy who always gets the blame, Buckner, made the most spectacular and memorable blunder in baseball history - but he deserves the blame the least. Even had he fielded the ball properly, he still wouldn't have beaten Mookie to the bag, and the Mets still would have won it. And the Sox were one freakin' pitch away from winning it all not once, not twice, but thrice at the end of that game. One pitch away, and they blew it all. That can hardly be placed entirely on Buckner's shoulders.
Similarly, the recent debacle can hardly be blamed 100% on Grady Little...but still, what the hell were you thinking leaving Pedro in there, Grady? C'mon, man! He deserved to be fired, not just because of that monumentally-stupid move, but also because he was a lousy manager in general.
Yeah, I know, it's off-topic and all...but talking about the Red Sox gets me fired up, especially after what Red Sox Nation endured October last...
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Blame is a lot like fertilizer. You've got to spread it around. Still, I love to tell Boston fans, "at least WE were able to beat the lowly Mets in a World Series."CleverUserName01 wrote:There was plenty of blame to go around on that '86 team
I always have this argument with one of the guys in my Yankee Saturday ticket plan. He hates Clemens ("he'll always be a filthy Red Sock to me" he often says) "Ooooh, I got a blister, I've got to come out of a World Series Game", is one one his many critisisms. My response to that has always been "You can't pitch effectivly if you've got a blister on your finger. If you stay in the game, you are actually hurting your team." Of course, this guy is a big David Wells fan. Big fatso David Wells, who who left Game 5 after pitching one inning because of a back-ache, and contributed to the Yanks losing the Florida last year.CleverUserName01 wrote:that fat hick traitor Roger "Ow, I've Got a Boo-boo on my Finger, Take Me Out of the Game" Clemens
Anyways, I don't know why I'm defending Clemens. Him and his butt-buddy, Andy Pettitte, betrayed us here in New York, by going to Houston. Boy, that was some long retirement. I don't think the same thing can be said about his leaving Boston. The Red Sox front office basicaly told Clemens he was washed up, and didn't offer him a decent deal, so he signed with Toronto, instead. Still, I'll always love Clemens for beaning that "Flushing-Fag" Mike Piazza in the his empty head.
For the record these are the facts:
1. The Met's had already tied the score that inning, so even if Buckner had fielded the ball cleanly, and beat Wilson to the bag for the third out, all that would have guaranteed was another inning for the Red Sox to fold.
2. All Buckner's gaff did was extend the series to seven games. The Red Sox still could have rallied to win Game 7. BTW Buckner went 2 for 4 in that game, with a run scored.
3. The Red Sox are cursed. You'll see Scott McCloud doing a comic praising George Bush as America's Greatest President, before Boston wins another World Series. 1918.
As for Grady Little, nothing he could have done would changed a thing. When that punk-ass Pedro threw down a 72 year old man, with steel buttons in his head, he cursed Boston for another 85 years. The spirit of the Babe wasn't gonna let these chowder-heads win the pennant in his house. "Cowboy Up...Yours!"
Heh, the only thing I love better than baiting liberals, is baiting Red Sox fans. Hey, ain't this comic about Boston?
BTW, if you own Scott's Understanding Comics, check out the top of page 101. That says it all.
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"They're MY donuts! Mine! Mine! Mine! Down! Down! Down!"
Hmmm, now that I think about it, that should be "OUR donuts!"
Maybe the title of this Improv should be changed to Who's Bag of Donuts Is It, Anyway?
Now, imagine if it were a box of Munchkins, instead.
Hmmm, now that I think about it, that should be "OUR donuts!"
Maybe the title of this Improv should be changed to Who's Bag of Donuts Is It, Anyway?
Now, imagine if it were a box of Munchkins, instead.
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OK, then my next question is...
Is the One Donut plain, powdered, or chocolate (or as she - er, they - might say, "chawclit") glazed?
And will Mr. Shoppingcart bite off Ms. Parkbench's finger?
Hmm, is "chawclit" a dirty word?
Is the One Donut plain, powdered, or chocolate (or as she - er, they - might say, "chawclit") glazed?
And will Mr. Shoppingcart bite off Ms. Parkbench's finger?
Hmm, is "chawclit" a dirty word?
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I dunno, but I'm seeing this shopping cart as a secret jab at Amazon's patent of one-click shopping, a sign that Amazon is "two-faced" and their legal argument, like a bag of Dunkin' Donuts, is "full of holes."
This is why I hate getting at real artistic interpretations; I start to convince myself of my own false ones.
This is why I hate getting at real artistic interpretations; I start to convince myself of my own false ones.
I really, really love how the moment speech enters the situation of the two good-minded,
the pencil sketches leave, as though a conversation would fixate the overall moods, giving them
more clearness and contrast.
the pencil sketches leave, as though a conversation would fixate the overall moods, giving them
more clearness and contrast.
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Okay, you got me.
Noah-Eastah's?
Uh... "north-eastern," maybe? As in the north-easterly wind? Somebody help me out here. Presumably it has nothing to do with either Noah, or Easter.
Uh... "north-eastern," maybe? As in the north-easterly wind? Somebody help me out here. Presumably it has nothing to do with either Noah, or Easter.
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Actually, it's a Nor'Easter (no N at the end). Someone else can look up the etymology. We get them here on the North-east seaboard, from New England to probably as far south as the Jersey Shore, if not further. They're not much fun when they blow by your neighborhood.
But that's no nor'easter. That Red Sox fans riotting and setting fires after learning that A-Rod is coming to the Bronx. I wonder if either of our two (I mean four) park-psychos have an Oliver Stonesque conspiracy theory concerning that one.
Can't type....laughing!
But that's no nor'easter. That Red Sox fans riotting and setting fires after learning that A-Rod is coming to the Bronx. I wonder if either of our two (I mean four) park-psychos have an Oliver Stonesque conspiracy theory concerning that one.
Can't type....laughing!
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A Nor'Easter's basically a mega-snow-storm from Canada.
Here's an example I drew up a month ago:
http://chronosome.homestead.com/files/J ... tedair.gif
Seemed like a fun time to share.
Here's an example I drew up a month ago:
http://chronosome.homestead.com/files/J ... tedair.gif
Seemed like a fun time to share.
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Okay then, someone explain to me what "fwothehs" is!
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