Comments on: 20 Best Draft Picks of 2008, Hitters

By: Patrick DiCaprio

Patrick DiCaprio — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:03:13 +0000

this is why i love you guys!

. Dustin Pedroia – Poppa Pedroia, “You’re only four feet tall, Dusty! You cannot play baseball! You have to run the pizzeria!” Dustin, “I must Poppa! It’s my dream!” ADP, 177 — MOE 57:59

Great stuff!

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:33:59 +0000

Game suspended and I am up WAAAYY past my bedtime. Until tomorrow….

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:17:28 +0000

@Steve: He "jacked the Oriole". See comment 2.

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:13:27 +0000

What’s this, spam filter? – Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.

Nice show Grey – I like that option.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:13:02 +0000

@BigFatHippo: So true. I have to say, that like many of those lingo glossaries, some of those terms are not exactly in common use. For example, have you given your ferret a run today, Grey?

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:11:40 +0000

Here’s one for the halloween freaks out there.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-njwIaheEs7o/bug_eyes/
Nice documentary on Manuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwzOwP3WU4o&feature=related

If you are squeamish or have a fear of ugly then don’t watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qos8KcwfdGs&feature=related

Alright now back to baseball now that everyone’s skin is crawling.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:08:15 +0000

@Steve: Ha

Re: Hard yakka

I meant that in a good way, after all, he answers all our questions doesn’t he?

Learned all this in 5 minutes by Googling New Zealand lingo. Word!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:01:58 +0000

@Grey: Dag: dag
adjective:- bits of manure that stick to the long wool around a sheep’s bottom forming small dangling balls. Also a term for a funny person, nerd, goof, loser. In this respect it can have either an endearing or disparaging meaning, although is usually used for a likable fellow.

This is not a term unique to Australia – it’s in quite common use here too.

I always use it in the latter context (ie likable!). For example, obviously I don’t know him, but I’d have to say that Hippo seems like a bit of a dag.

Hard yakka is hard work – he used it slightly incorrectly there

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:00:43 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Couldn’t resist! I saw this guy jiggling on TV tonight and it is burned in my memory forever. Wanted to share since you threw yourself out there in Speedo’s.

As to late – 11:00 EST and I’m turning into a pumpkin. As Hippo said last night the morning comes quick here on the east coast.

As a passing thought let me see if I can find something to leave you all with during this rain delay.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:56:36 +0000

@BSA: Now why would you go and do something like that? My eyes, my eyes!!!!!!!!!!!! Too late for the game looks like.

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:53:16 +0000

@Grey: Just checking in and read Hippo’s line about the Ray’s Speedo and this image came to mind.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r195/gnrsnkpt/worlds-fattest-man.jpg

sorry so late, you might think I am one of the Drew brother’s illegitimate sibling – you know the one who got none of the athletic prowess but all of the “I don’t care about this game attitude”

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:53:13 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Sarah Palin's comin to the Bootheel. Note to self, keep the roomie away.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:49:45 +0000

@Steve: Better fill Grey in, he'll have our guts for garters. Then pack a sad and quit talkin to us.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:46:59 +0000

@Steve: Yeah, I gotta be honest though, I wanted to like it, but I didn't like it.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:45:22 +0000

@Grey: I am indulging Hippo's misaprehensions about the similarities between New Zealanders and Australians. have you seen Flight of the Conchords on TV there?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:41:59 +0000

@Steve: @BigFatHippo: What the eff are you two talking about? Did I just enter a Crocodile Dundee film?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:40:56 +0000

@BigFatHippo: @Grey: Stone the crows, blue. Throw another prawn on the barbie.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:38:39 +0000

@BigFatHippo: @Steve: That's what I'm talking about!

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:32:00 +0000

@Steve: There he is. Grey's a bit of a dag, don't ya think? But a hard yakka.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:28:18 +0000

@Steve: You gotta avoid the effrontery by sneaking out the backery door. @BigFatHippo: @Steve: The only one happy with this weather -- the grounds crew. This is like a highlight film for them. They're going to show this at ground crew school for a long, long time. "He's a Picasso with that rosin!"

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:22:07 +0000

@Grey: Steve, where'd he go? New Zealand needed a nickname, I dubbed em Down Yonder. It's a Bootheel thing, you wouldn't understand.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:21:21 +0000

@BigFatHippo: @Grey: Still here. Having to so some work today, though. The effrontery of it!

Don’t be lumping us in too much with the Australians there big guy

Better from Balfour – stopped himself from reaching that point where it looked like his head might explode

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:18:20 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Who's Down Yonder faction?

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:15:22 +0000

@Grey: Kudos to the grounds crew, they work fast. And yeah, Kaz got squeezed. Down Under guy in, will we hear from the Down Yonder faction?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:06:24 +0000

@BigFatHippo: If the ump was squeezing Kaz, it would be 1-0 for the Rays.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:05:04 +0000

@Grey: But they haven't lost any in the postseason. Called it 2-1, maybe 3-2? Grasps at straw........

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:59:53 +0000

@BigFatHippo: Maybe, just maybe, the Phils can lose this game like they lost so many of Hamels's games. Just barely.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:56:40 +0000

Jimmy Jazz lost it in the monsoon, should be no error.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:55:33 +0000

@BigFatHippo: My Dad's been married 5 times so I have a predilection for stupid, but haven't tied the noose, I mean, knot yet.

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:51:41 +0000

@Grey: Don’t mind at all Dr. Phil.

Divorced in 06, broke in 08. Didn’t take long. At least she’s having fun, the trip to Hawaii had to be a blast.

Don’t ever get married dude.