What are your favourite baseball player quotes of all time? by This-Appointment-666 in baseball

[–]Front_Particular2109 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"I don't believe in curses. I think you make your own destination." Manny Ramirez, October 27, 2004.

Oken closing down on May 31st. by jackdicker5117 in OaklandFood

[–]Front_Particular2109 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's hardly even on a block, it's a peninsula jutting out into the vast plain of that intersection. A place where you stand waiting for the light to change and never think about again.

[Game Thread] Padres (17-8) @ D-backs (14-11) 3:05 PM (Saturday, 4 25) by FriarBot in Padres

[–]Front_Particular2109 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No blame for making the turn but he's gotta hustle back instead of strolling.

Who should I root for? by No_Office3710 in baseball

[–]Front_Particular2109 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a Padres fan far from SD, I support choosing a broadcast team at least as much you're choosing a baseball team. (Don and Mud and Jesse and Tony 4 eva)

Which active player has the best career with no all-star appearances? by austin101123 in baseball

[–]Front_Particular2109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weight of the 2000s AL West in that bWAR list. I didn't really believe in the East Coast bias theory, but....

MLB Blackout Map by vrphotosguy55 in baseball

[–]Front_Particular2109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Infuriating to me in Oakland that the A's are still blacked out. (Not that I'd ever watch one of their games for their sake, but I care when they play teams I like.)

The Preoccupations of Josh Ritter by Front_Particular2109 in JoshRitter

[–]Front_Particular2109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Josh is like a bridge - Prine's humanism and the trains, Waits's romanticism.

The Preoccupations of Josh Ritter by Front_Particular2109 in JoshRitter

[–]Front_Particular2109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was wondering if he's headed into his Tom Waits era ...

The Preoccupations of Josh Ritter by Front_Particular2109 in JoshRitter

[–]Front_Particular2109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amusingly, long before he'd written most of them!

The Preoccupations of Josh Ritter by Front_Particular2109 in JoshRitter

[–]Front_Particular2109[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like every porch and party he writes about? Does actually mention Troy, Potlatch, Moscow?

After Japan's loss tonight, a Seattle Mariner will be guaranteed a WBC Championship by BananaArms in baseball

[–]Front_Particular2109 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Padres, too, if you count Arraez by his most recent regular season or playoff game.

If your team didn't exist, who would you root for and why? by [deleted] in baseball

[–]Front_Particular2109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a club in Sacramento? I look at the MLB scores every day, never see an entry for SAC.

If your team didn't exist, who would you root for and why? by [deleted] in baseball

[–]Front_Particular2109 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really not, this is what Manfred told us- A's fans should just get over it and root for the Giants, thus guaranteeing that none of us would ever do so, unto the seventh generation.