Kuetsar Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 From Deadspin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DouglasC Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If I ever find myself sharing memes about the supposed Christianity of the rebel flag at 4:44 in the morning, that will be a sign that something has really, really gone wrong with my life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 That's just the tip of the iceberg re: Curt Schilling sharing batshit insane memes on Facebook. He really is your crazy uncle/friend from HS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 What state was it that have Schilling a shit load of money for him to mismanage a video game company? Oh. Right. It was RI. Not one of those 13 states. I guess you can be ok with a state as long as they give you a ton of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I imagine that $75 million is like 10% of Rhode Island's economy which makes it funnier to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Can we petition to fire him out of a cannon into the sun. I don't care where you are on the political spectrum, how does anyone defend that kind of lunatic? Oh, right, it appears to be their base now. When you make Tricky Dick look like a commie leftist, you've gone a bit far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 For the record RI apparently grossed 33 billion in 2000 according to Wikipedia, so they apparently do fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Lou Gehrig's zombie corpse should be rising from the grave to get him to change his twitter handle any day now. . . . This is the first time I remember seeing anything that Schilling has tweeted. The meme is bad enough, but his handle was the first thing that struck me about his tweet. Maybe I'll change my twitter handle to @ruth3, since I'm a fat drunken bastard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Be proud of your failings, own them, here have some cigars, hot dogs, six kegs of beer and a bunch of hookers, on the house, Travis. Then go hit some dingers in wiffleball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I putting this here because of the bolded part (from Ken Rosenthal) At least one major-league team plans to extend protective netting for fans. The Philadelphia Phillies intend to install such netting at Citizens Bank Park, but are waiting on baseball before proceeding with final plans, according to major-league sources. The Phillies do not want to proceed and then be forced to adjust if baseball establishes different regulations, sources say. Baseball is working diligently on the fan-safety issue, but does not expect a resolution before the end of the season, league spokesman Pat Courtney said. The issue has drawn increased scrutiny due to a series of incidents this season in which fans in the stands have been struck by broken bats and batted balls. “We are actively studying and evaluating a number of issues related to fan safety, including bat safety, netting, etc., at the league level,” Courtney said. Baseball, however, cannot implement a uniform set of rules without first thoroughly examining the laws and codes in the cities and counties where its teams play. The sport requires protective netting behind home plate, and some teams also use protective screens down the foul lines during batting practice. Japanese baseball leagues use expanded netting extending beyond both dugouts and around the field. But major-league owners, in each of the last two labor negotiations, rejected proposals by the players to extend the netting, citing concerns that additional screens would detract from the experience of ticket buyers in certain premium seats, sources said. Two incidents, in particular, focused recent attention on the threat that fans experience while seated close to the field. The first occurred on June 5, when a female fan at Boston’s Fenway Park was struck in the face by a shattered bat, suffering life-threatening injuries. The second was last Friday at Detroit’s Comerica Park, where a woman was struck in the head by a foul ball. I am thinking premium seat owners would take a netting over getting their face caved in... idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 How has the netting behind home plate decreased cost of those seats conspired to none netted seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Behind the plate, they're obviously closer, with better sight angles. Also, they get handies in the underground bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 How has the netting behind home plate decreased cost of those seats conspired to none netted seats?The argument is nonsense. Once you sit behind a net for a few minutes, you forget it's even there. And then the "holy crap, I don't have to worry about line drives" sets in and you become thankful for the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 If I recall correctly, Japan has had them for along time and no one gives a damn about them since no one is being nearly killed a few times every yearr by flying balls, bats or the occasional player. Hey, that's a secondary reason, you won't have guys risking their careers to catch foul balls in the stands even if they look cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Curt Schilling, doubling down and asking to be fired by ESPN... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Couldn't even link to my site's original stories? smh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Couldn't even link to my site's original stories? smhSorry Joe, wasn't thinking It's changed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Holy shit, the response to Levy's reply is just as baffling. How is he not fired yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Last week, we were assuming they'd just let his contract ride out...right now, who in the hell knows? I don't think they want to deal with the potential political fallout, but he's too much of a wild card to actually give a live mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 The upside on all this will be if Jessica Mendoza gets his spot full time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Fuck the political fall-out, if you consider yourself conservative and are that fucking stupid and open about idiotic beliefs, you're not worth giving a shit about, I don't care who you are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Fuck the political fall-out, if you consider yourself conservative and are that fucking stupid and open about idiotic beliefs, you're not worth giving a shit about, I don't care who you are. Some people don't know when to quit. Sad thing is, there are a number of outlets available for him to cry about the injustice of his plight. Folks like him always use phrases like 'PC police' or 'lamestream media' when all they want to do is continue to be close minded bigots. Fuckin' Kool-Aid sock, muthafukka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 My sort of internet pal brad meltzer throwing out first pitch on Star Wars night at the Marlins game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Wrong thread. That is neither stupid, nor does it involve any actual baseball players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 It would have fit better in minor league/japanese wackiness thematically, but its neither. It's also not involving any actual games or players (just billy the martin). Dueling a mascot with a light saber seems silly, if not stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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