It's still early, but the New York Times shows Bush winning Kentucky and Indiana about 55-44 each right now. In 2000, Bush took these states 57-41.
Hopefully this 2 point swing will carry over to more states...
Well, Clemens is sort of the exception that proves the rule. Sox fans wanted so badly to enshrine him as one of their all-time greats along with Ted Williams, Jim Rice, and Yaz, that when he left, all that love turned sour. Actually, I can't think of any other star player, ever, who generates anywhere near as much hate in the city he started in.
Hey, Mark Bellhorn isn't a nobody. I've been watching him since he was stuck in Triple-A Sacramento behind Frank Menechino, and I remember when Dusty Baker discarded him after a 27 HR year as soon as Dusty arrived at Wrigley. Theo Epstein knew what he was getting when he made that deal.
I don't mean this as a knock on you, dead quaker, but it's interesting how Boston fans claim every player who ever dons a Boston uniform as a Red Sock For Life. (I guess Yankees fans do the same.) Not only that, but it's like nothing else those players ever did even mattered. Bill Mueller hit 2nd for my Giants for like five or six years, but no one will remember him for anything besides leading the AL in average for the Sox.
But my own bitterness aside, it actually is really cool that Sox fans do this, that they create this huge and open club for so many players. It shows how passionate all those Boston fans are, that they care and know so much about so many different players from so many different eras. I hope they stay like that if they break the Curse, but I have a bad feeling that a lot of them would devolve into Yankees-style fans, who spend all offseason talking about spending more money to buy even more good players.
Well, I seem to be in the minority, both here and across the country, but I'm rooting for the Cardinals. I know that there are people in Boston who might die without ever seeing their team win the Series, but I think that's a good thing for baseball. It makes every Sox fan constantly aware of the past, aware of Babe Ruth and Bucky Dent and Carlton Fisk and Bill Buckner in a way that fans in other cities aren't. If the Sox win this year, it will make history, but it will also destroy that sense of almost mythological perspective and one of the best stories in the game.
That said, I think the Sox are the better team, and as long as Schilling is physically able to pitch, they will be the favorites. But it's still pretty even, and hopefully there are still some ghosts lurking around to help the Redbirds out.
yeah, it does the same pattern each time. go down immediately to avoid the initial collision in the middle, then to the upper left for about 10 seconds. then you just need to flail around for 5 more lucky seconds and you're phenomenal!
(the flailing part took me a couple tries, though)
I made it to 39% before I found out that while it won't let you kill Horatio, Ophelia, Claudius, Gertrude, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Banquo, Macbeth, the ghost, the horse, the gravedigger, or the skull, it will let you kill yourself.
Is Kerry starting a comeback in Ohio? He was down by almost 150,000 earlier, but now it's down to 120k.
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
If we get Ohio, we can totally beat Mefi to 270.
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
It's still early, but the New York Times shows Bush winning Kentucky and Indiana about 55-44 each right now. In 2000, Bush took these states 57-41. Hopefully this 2 point swing will carry over to more states...
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
In "Rather than try to post something interesting, I have decided to post something boring."
I found something.
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
In "The World Series starts tonight!"
Well, Clemens is sort of the exception that proves the rule. Sox fans wanted so badly to enshrine him as one of their all-time greats along with Ted Williams, Jim Rice, and Yaz, that when he left, all that love turned sour. Actually, I can't think of any other star player, ever, who generates anywhere near as much hate in the city he started in.
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
Hey, Mark Bellhorn isn't a nobody. I've been watching him since he was stuck in Triple-A Sacramento behind Frank Menechino, and I remember when Dusty Baker discarded him after a 27 HR year as soon as Dusty arrived at Wrigley. Theo Epstein knew what he was getting when he made that deal. I don't mean this as a knock on you, dead quaker, but it's interesting how Boston fans claim every player who ever dons a Boston uniform as a Red Sock For Life. (I guess Yankees fans do the same.) Not only that, but it's like nothing else those players ever did even mattered. Bill Mueller hit 2nd for my Giants for like five or six years, but no one will remember him for anything besides leading the AL in average for the Sox. But my own bitterness aside, it actually is really cool that Sox fans do this, that they create this huge and open club for so many players. It shows how passionate all those Boston fans are, that they care and know so much about so many different players from so many different eras. I hope they stay like that if they break the Curse, but I have a bad feeling that a lot of them would devolve into Yankees-style fans, who spend all offseason talking about spending more money to buy even more good players.
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
Well, I seem to be in the minority, both here and across the country, but I'm rooting for the Cardinals. I know that there are people in Boston who might die without ever seeing their team win the Series, but I think that's a good thing for baseball. It makes every Sox fan constantly aware of the past, aware of Babe Ruth and Bucky Dent and Carlton Fisk and Bill Buckner in a way that fans in other cities aren't. If the Sox win this year, it will make history, but it will also destroy that sense of almost mythological perspective and one of the best stories in the game. That said, I think the Sox are the better team, and as long as Schilling is physically able to pitch, they will be the favorites. But it's still pretty even, and hopefully there are still some ghosts lurking around to help the Redbirds out.
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
In "Political Sim fun"
Nah, we just need a few good posts with long discussions. This might not be the best place to start one, though..
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
In "Super Mario Pac."
It's fun, but is there any way to pause?
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
In "Click and drag"
yeah, it does the same pattern each time. go down immediately to avoid the initial collision in the middle, then to the upper left for about 10 seconds. then you just need to flail around for 5 more lucky seconds and you're phenomenal! (the flailing part took me a couple tries, though)
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
In "Hamlet: The Text Adventure"
I made it to 39% before I found out that while it won't let you kill Horatio, Ophelia, Claudius, Gertrude, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Banquo, Macbeth, the ghost, the horse, the gravedigger, or the skull, it will let you kill yourself.
posted by jononymous 20 years ago
(limited to the most recent 20 comments)