Pardon My Dinger

Game on, then! I shall wear my finest pair of Schlitz-Kickers.

Summer sport: Badminton Winter sport: Curling I have always, always, always wanted to curl.

It's like twenty weirdos in a hurry to find a bathroom 20 miles across town. What could be better than that?

I thought we already tried that one time. Guess it didn't take.

Everyone learn about RACEWALKING! Watch videos now! Then try and tell me the Olympics aren't awesome.

Yeah...too bad.

I second the curly fries remark. These are probably my three most worn-out LPs.

...you've seen baseball, right?

Go drink some milk.

I'm seeing the athleticism of the NBA. And I've never appreciated the nuanced approach to the service. Play by play guy compared one Aaron Russell to Tim Wakefield. I can dig it.

Just posted about men's volleyball. Shocked that no one has started an Olympucs thread yet. Discuss.

Can we talk about this? I'm watching USA vs Brazil and it's the best!!!!!!

Why do people keep talking about rain?

Position players pitching is my favorite thing that can happen in a baseball game.

I love an equal opportunity offender.

This is as much fun as it is time consuming. Well done. My projection is 50% what I think will happen, 50% what I would do, and 100% crapshoot. I decided to put myself in the GM's chair, because after all, until I hear otherwise from our search committee, I'm still in the running. Roster: C - Cervelli, Garver IF - Mauer, Sano, Polanco, Escobar, Beresford, Vargas OF - Kepler, Rasmus, Rosario, Grossman, Santana SP - Santana, Urias, Gibson, May, Mejia RP - Chargois, Rogers, Pressly, Hughes, Light, Tonkin, Boshers Lineup: 1. Polanco - 3B 2. Mauer - 1B 3. Kepler - RF 4. Sano - DH 5. Rasmus - LF 6. Rosario - CF 7. Escobar - SS 8. Beresford - 2B 9. Cervelli - CF Rotation: 1. Santana 2. Urias 3. Gibson 4. May 5. Mejia Bullpen: Hughes - Long Boshers - MR Tonkin - MR Rogers - MR Light - SU Chargois - SU Pressly - CP How we got here: 1. Biggest Free Agent Signing: Colby Rasmus 3 years/$36M. I'm not a huge fan of this move. What was I thinking? Oh well. 2. Other FAs: Francisco Cervelli (instead of Suzie) and also some other ML Tryout crap that doesn't work out in the Spring. 3. Yuge Trade: Dozier, Berrios + (maybe Walker or Gonsalves and some other stuff), for Julio Urias. Dozier and Berrios are Dodgers now. Deal with it. This team has needed a young ace, and I'd give up damn near anything just to get one. 4. Miscellaneous: Glen Perkins isn't coming back (at least not immediately). Milone is gone. Burdi is hurt. Santiago is gone, as if anyone really thought he'd be back. Plouffy got traded somewhere for a basket of muffins. Buxton is in AAA (or hurt). Duffey is in AAA. Park is in AAA. John Ryan Murphy is alive and well.

Hold on, now. If you read closely, you can pinpoint where Jimbo loses momentum. He clearly took one on the beak towards the end of that post, and the poor guy just hasn't been the same.

I got hit in the face with the ball playing soccer when I was 12. Never did turn pro. These things happen, I'm afraid.

Big Mig is clearly a DH. And there isn't anything wrong with that.

The French are extremely obtuse and also rigid in terms of what is culturally French. I would assume that "their" language and its consistency across time would reflect that.

No mention of International Cat Day... *sigh*

I think he needs marbles.

Better ask your manager.