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bigchiefrg
February 21st, 2010
8:12 pm
Whats even more amazing is that I am actually watching Ice Hockey… I need baseball something aweful
KC
February 21st, 2010
8:25 pm
DOB: “after going 92-39 with a 3.30 ERA in 183 starts for Oakland.
Interestingly, Hudson’s ERA here since 2006 (in more than 400 innings)… 3.30M
KC
February 21st, 2010
8:26 pm
3.30… don’t know where the “M” came from
jeffrey d
February 21st, 2010
8:27 pm
Hudson’s ERA is 3.3 million? That’s astronomical!
KC
February 21st, 2010
8:29 pm
jeffrey d, no, it was just a typo. I’m talking about Tim Hudson, not Chris Reitsma. =)
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
8:31 pm
I’m thinking about purchasing a townhome/condo. Does anyone live in a townhome/condo, and if so what are the drawbacks??
jeffrey d
February 21st, 2010
8:32 pm
What’s the worst is when you check your fantasy baseball team in the morning and your reliever had a bad night. You check your stats and see that they allowed 6 runs in .1 innings for a 127 ERA. It almost makes your eyes do a cartoon “AOOOOOOGA!”
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
8:34 pm
What is Jurrjens’ native language?
jeffrey d
February 21st, 2010
8:41 pm
Should be 162 ERA
csg
February 21st, 2010
8:44 pm
joerochester, Im not in one but I would expect a townhome has some drawbacks depending on how you look at it. Having neighbors right at your doorstep could be a problem. If you dont have an end unit you have to walk around the whole complex to get to your backyard. Could be a pain when cutting grass unless you wanted to walk your lawnmower through your living room
Green Tinted Sixties Mind
February 21st, 2010
8:46 pm
Jurrjeans speaks fluent Curacaon
keylargo
February 21st, 2010
8:47 pm
Dutch is the official language of Curacao, but some natives speak a dialect that comes from that area. Not sure what the name of it is.
CB
February 21st, 2010
8:48 pm
joe,I live in townhome and like it. csg,you don’t cut grass if you own townhome,association fees pay for that. joe,buy a one story townhome if you can,end units are better. Stay away from condos,usually similar to apartment living.
NO MORE BOBBY
February 21st, 2010
8:50 pm
Deep ‘pen impresses Cox.
Why does this matter? Bobby will go to the same three guys over and over again this year like he did last season. Don’t get me wrong. I would love to see him go out a winner but my gut tells me he is stuck in his ways and will blow his share of games again this year while the rest of us sit and yell at the television – WHAT ARE YOU THINKING????!!!!!
toga party
February 21st, 2010
8:50 pm
joerochester, I would guess Dutch, but I’m sure he grew up with Papiamentu and English.
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
8:51 pm
CB
I appreciate your feedback. Why do you say to purchase a one-story? Also, do you have your own yard, or is it one big one for everyone?
keylargo
February 21st, 2010
8:52 pm
I’m thinking about purchasing a townhome/condo. Does anyone live in a townhome/condo, and if so what are the drawbacks??
Maintenance and association fees. And associations themselves and their deed restrictions in some instances. You ever heard of Condo Commandos? You will if you buy.
CB
February 21st, 2010
8:58 pm
One stories are easier to heat,air condition and as you get older don’t have to worry about climbing steps. We have a medium sized patio yard,bought it as we got older so we did not have to worry about upkeep of mowing grass and outside stuff.It is easier for being able to take vacations and retirement people.
cabravesfan
February 21st, 2010
8:59 pm
I would guess Dutch, but I’m sure he grew up with Papiamentu and English.
And also Spanish- Papiamentu is a sort of combination of the other 3…I am under the impression that most people grow up speaking all 4 to some degree
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
9:00 pm
Dave I noticed in a prior column you are from North Carolina. Did you attend the UNC School of Journalism? I am from Rocky Mount myself and graduated from NC State. — Ken Stallings
Noooo. Proud alum of the University of Kansas and the William Allen White School of Journalism, my friend. And a huge fan of State and David Thompson as a kid.
(A bunch of my cousins went to UNC, but I have an uncle who’s a State grad, a retired engineer who held a top-tier position in the U.S. Postal Service.)
bigchiefrg
February 21st, 2010
9:03 pm
joerochester…in my opinion, stay away from a condo if at all humanly possible. if you do have to get a condo, u can not do too much research on the HOA/Regime. Meeting minutes, historical fees, regime’s capital reserves, etc. I have a condo at the beach and I bought my unit from the developer. In an effort to keep regime fees (they have almost tripled since) down for selling purposes, the HOA started with ZERO capital reserve once the home owners took over. I bought this condo in 2004 and we are in a mess. I cant stress that enough. It seems like possibly a big pyramid scheme at times. I wont bore you with details but make sure you do your homework. I personally will not get involved with another if at all possible and plan on getting out just as soon as i can.
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:05 pm
One stories are easier to heat,air condition and as you get older don’t have to worry about climbing steps
I’m 24. Let’s hope I don’t have to worry about climing steps for a long time.
CB
February 21st, 2010
9:08 pm
Research is important,our fees have only gone up 20% in seven years.
Moe Berg
February 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
joerochester, Definitely do not purchase a condo with someone who lives above you. I had problems with leaks into my condo, but there were two more above me. It took forever to figure out who was responsible and to get the leak fixed. Also, be sure to find out about the history of the condo association. Many have lots of problems (mine did). Sometimes, the grounds are kept really beautiful in front of some buildings and much less so others; it often turns out that the officers of the board live in the well-kept buildings. I will never again live in a condo. We had flooding and the association did not want to pay for the damage caused by a leak from one of their pipes. (They did not want to pay the deductible.) Do your due diligence on the association and the board.
keylargo
February 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
joerochester – if you live in a University town, a duplex is a great way to start home ownership. You can stay there a few years and have the other side rented to help with the mortgage. Then when you get ready for a home, hopefully you can rent both sides to pay the mortgage and taxes and have an investment.
sidslidkid
February 21st, 2010
9:14 pm
Wow this is a some good hockey… can’t believe I just said that, I normally find hockey weird and boring, but this is good tv.
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:14 pm
The home ownership fees are between 120-200 per month that I saw.
Ralph
February 21st, 2010
9:15 pm
Bobby Cox has yet to meet a player that doesn’t impress him, yesterday it was Wagoner, today it was Hudson, tomorrow it will be somebody else, even Norton impressed Cox, your a nice guy Bobby but we need a kick but manager!
CB
February 21st, 2010
9:16 pm
joerochester,are you thoroughly confused yet?
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:18 pm
CB
Sort of. My girlfriend and I were looking for a single family home, but none of the nice ones are in our price range so we decided to look at townhouses. The only downside I’m thinking of is that darn homeowners fee.
CB
February 21st, 2010
9:23 pm
joe,townhomes are a good investment for young starting couples and older retired people if you do good investigation. Remember that the assoc.fee covers outside repair like roofing.
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
9:24 pm
Bobby Cox has yet to meet a player that doesn’t impress him, yesterday it was Wagoner, today it was Hudson, tomorrow it will be somebody else, even Norton impressed Cox, your a nice guy Bobby but we need a kick but manager! — Ralph
Yeah, right. ‘Cause this is like football training camp, right?
Ralph, find some quotes from managers this past week who were critical of players’ work in spring training. I’d like to see those, because I sure haven’t heard any that I can think of.
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:25 pm
Ralph, find some quotes from managers this past week who were critical of players’ work in spring training. I’d like to see those, because I sure haven’t heard any that I can think of.
Give Ozzie Guillen two days.
LongtimeBravesfan
February 21st, 2010
9:26 pm
I don’t know which is Jair’s native language, but according to DOB and others, he speaks, Dutch, Spanish, English and Papiamento. I believe that Andruw speaks all four as well.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:29 pm
DOB you might want to check the day 2 photos, its says tim hudson warming up throwing the pigskin around and i think its billy wagner.
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
9:32 pm
Wow. U.S.A. up 4-2 on the Canadians….
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:33 pm
Have a tournament, Brian Rafalski…
toga party
February 21st, 2010
9:33 pm
Huh, never thought I’d see Olympic ice dancing to Johnny Cash. There’s so much wrong with that.
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
9:34 pm
I don’t know which is Jair’s native language, but according to DOB and others, he speaks, Dutch, Spanish, English and Papiamento. I believe that Andruw speaks all four as well. — LongtimeBravesFan
That is correct
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:34 pm
I love this nbc hockey announcer
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:34 pm
toga party–you’re watching ice dancing when there’s a perfectly good hockey game on?
Shame.
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
Andrew in PA: That was Wagner. I don’t write photo captions (except for those in my blog), but I’ll let them know so it can be fixed.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
steve from oh, do you have a favorite nhl team?
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
I’ve cheered for the Red Wings since I was a little kid, Andrew.
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:37 pm
Wow. U.S.A. up 4-2 on the Canadians….
That will be the ultimate shame on Canada. Ryan Miller is an awesome goalie for USA.
Apollonasia
February 21st, 2010
9:37 pm
How realistic of a chance is there that Kimbrel wins a spot right away after the the control issues he had last year?
toga party
February 21st, 2010
9:38 pm
Wife’s watching. I’m “working”. But yes, it is a crime shame. I’ve got the hockey game recording on DVR, and glad I do. Seems like it’s a good one.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:39 pm
nice,im a penguins fan,do you think we can make it 3 years in a row with the same stanley cup matchup
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:40 pm
Hockey is sweet in HD.
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:40 pm
I hope so. The Wings need to get healthy first, but they’re really hurting this year losing Hossa, Samuelsson and Hudler, along with all of their injuries on top of it. I don’t know if they can make a deep run this year. My money’s on the Caps. Ovie is a beast. Best player in the game, hands-down.
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:41 pm
It was very gratifying seeing Hossa leave the Penguins because he wanted to win a championship and then lose to the very same team.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:42 pm
I know,Ovie is crazy,the Caps team is really good too. Hossa is a punk and i hope he never wins a cup.
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:43 pm
joe, I didn’t blame him. The Wings were the best team at the time and were only better by adding him. They just, for whatever reason, didn’t show up in the finals. It hurt losing Datsyuk for all those games, and it hurt having Osgood in goal. I dunno, I can’t get down on Ozzie though, he won us three cups and kicked Patrick Roy’s @ss really good in ‘98.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:45 pm
I wanna see a Canada goal to make this game even better.
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:46 pm
But I’ll bet he wins one before his contract with the Blackhawks is up. That’s a really good young team and they’re only going to get better. Gotta get stronger in goal first, though.
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:46 pm
Steve
I’d argue that they were overconfident against the Penguins. They thought it was in the bag for Game 7 at home.
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
9:46 pm
Apollonasia: Kimbrel could use more minor-league seasoning and will likely get it, but stranger things have happened. Injuries and other circumstances arise, and sometimes guys surprise you with a sudden improvement. But he probably needs to get more consistent command before they throw him into the fire, particularly when they’ve got several other candidates. But he’s got undeniable talent and I think it’s only a matter of time — and not too much time.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:47 pm
Miller maybe the best goalie on the planet this year.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:48 pm
Go head Crosby, mad max talbot game 7 hero, i think the pens just wanted it more last year.
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:51 pm
I don’t think it was overconfidence so much as it was that they were just really banged up. There’s no way a team with Lidstrom, Draper, Maltby, Holmstrom and Osgood gets overconfident in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. Whatever it was, it was as bad as I’ve seen that team play all year. You saw them the year before, they completely ate the Pens up; it wasn’t really even a contest.
I think Lidstrom had to have surgery in the Western Conference Finals last year, Rafalski was banged up, Datsyuk was playing on a broken foot, I think…
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:52 pm
omg this is nuts
dogsbrekky
February 21st, 2010
9:52 pm
“”"”Hey, it’s a gorgeous day here at Dark Star, the flags snapping in the breeze on a sunny, nearly 70-degree afternoon. Can’t get any nicer”"”"
Shut up from cold NYC
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:53 pm
If the Sabres get owners who care, they may actually make the playoffs.
Couch Tater
February 21st, 2010
9:53 pm
unreal.
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
9:53 pm
This is pretty awesome, this U.S. performance.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:54 pm
steve from oh, yeah but they still got to game 7 of the stanley cup so you cant really blame injuries on that.
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:55 pm
Ryan Miller is a beast. Jeez.
TNScott
February 21st, 2010
9:56 pm
Where is Al Michaels?
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:56 pm
joerochester they can just ride ryan miller to the playoffs this year,they are the 3 seed now i think.
Couch Tater
February 21st, 2010
9:56 pm
Kudos to both.
Nova Scotia Steve
February 21st, 2010
9:56 pm
USA Fans: I would be hanging a Ryan Miller photo right beside Jesus Christ – If you are the religious type
Slowhiteguy
February 21st, 2010
9:56 pm
Much better game with the bigger ice.
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:57 pm
No excuses, the Pens won fair and square. The Wings didn’t play nearly as well as they could have, but they didn’t, and they lost because of it. The Pens earned it. Hats off to them.
Now the Crosby bandwagoners you’ll find here in Ohio, that’s a different story altogether…
joerochester
February 21st, 2010
9:57 pm
andrew
They just never make the one or two moves, though, to ride them to the Cup.
Apollonasia
February 21st, 2010
9:57 pm
Yeah, I agree Dave. I haven’t seen Craig pitch in person, but to zip his way through the system with those kind of strikeout numbers is very, very impressive.
What is your opinion on Cody Johnson? That’s undeniably incredible raw power he posseses. Is that as far as it goes for him or does he ever become a legit prospect?
Venice Jim
February 21st, 2010
9:57 pm
Fantastic finish!
cb – in another sport, great effort by your guys until the last couple of minutes…
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
Do I stay up to watch Sweden-Finland?
I think I do. That’ll be a helluva game.
Nova Scotia Steve
February 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
He’s the type of goalie that could take USA to the Gold.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
Canada needs to give marc andre-fleury a start
dogsbrekky
February 21st, 2010
9:59 pm
Steve OH – Sweden and Finland play-off for the best Smoked Fish…. awright
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
9:59 pm
I still like the Russians to win the gold. USA showed me a LOT tonight, though. Watch out for Sweden and Finland–they’re both tough. Should be an awesome tournament from here on out.
Nova Scotia Steve
February 21st, 2010
10:00 pm
BC Place is not an international ice surface but NHL regulation size.
I think the games are quite different when you’re on a bigger ice surface – teams can use speed to their advantage a lot more.
Smaller ice surfaces benefit big physical/skilled teams
Nova Scotia Steve
February 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
Marc Andre will not get a start – Roberto Luongo will start the next game I believe
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
10:02 pm
No way I start Fleury over Marty freaking Brodeur or Luongo.
Andrew in PA
February 21st, 2010
10:03 pm
i really think the US can win this,russia is amazing but its seems like the teams that have a bunch of superstars dont play as well together as a team. I really like the way USA plays together.
cricket
February 21st, 2010
10:10 pm
Hawks coaching really sucks..
Tom O'Hawke
February 21st, 2010
10:10 pm
“DANGIT! I should get ostracized for taking this long, but…a belated Happy Birthday to BMac”
Help me out here, please. Does anyone know why McFann wants to have someone bury her head in the sand?
Soph
February 21st, 2010
10:13 pm
Oh Hawks…ay-yi-yi.
cabravesfan
February 21st, 2010
10:13 pm
Tom-
Because she forgot Mac’s birthday of course! It really is the only acceptable form of punishment, aside from death
Soph
February 21st, 2010
10:14 pm
The Hawks really blew it tonight.
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
10:16 pm
This NBC guy has no idea what he’s talking about right now…
Tom O'Hawke
February 21st, 2010
10:23 pm
Hey, cabravesfan. How you doin’? (J. Tribiani)
As the #3 McCann fan, on the blog, (RHR # 2) I bet you didn’t forget the mann’s birthday.
nolie
February 21st, 2010
10:23 pm
Apollonasia What is your opinion on Cody Johnson? That’s undeniably incredible raw power he posseses. Is that as far as it goes for him or does he ever become a legit prospect?
Cody has trememdous power and so far not a lot else. He did walk a bit more the last year or so but his Ks and low batting average has not improved much. He has a longish swing with some holes in it and would likely benefit from not swinging so hard;he would still have a lot of power. Not very good defensively either.
The good thing is that he is still young enough top get better with experience. He is a long way from being ready now, but it is too soon to say he will never make it at all.
David O'Brien
February 21st, 2010
10:27 pm
Apollonasia: Cody Johnson made real progress during the 2009 season, really started to show better plate discipline for a good part of the season. With his power, he’s got to be considered a legit prospect. Still a lot of work to do, but if he makes more strides this year….
cabravesfan
February 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
Tom-
I am ashamed to admit that there was a moment of sheer madness when I thought that Mac’s birthday was in April…I am still hanging my head, even though the madness passed in seconds
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
Johnson just needs to work on his contact. His power is enormous and his walk rate was pretty good last season. I’m more bullish on him than others, I guess…
cabravesfan
February 21st, 2010
10:29 pm
And I am good- watching Olympics (loved the hockey game!) and waiting for VJ to finish the Shrimp Scampi and pasta
How are you?
Steve from OH
February 21st, 2010
10:33 pm
Johnson had the same amount of XBH (51) as he did singles (51) in high class A last season.
Tom O'Hawke
February 21st, 2010
10:38 pm
I am still hanging my head, ….
Just hanging it, cabravesfan? I think you should show more support for McFann, and stick your head in the sand, too, at least for a bit. (God knows you don’t have to go far to find sand.
)
nolie
February 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Cody hit 242 at MB and 182 in a few ABs in Miss last season, that is not an improvement in an area where he truly needs to improve.