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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Mark Appel signs under slot deal with Astros

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posted 3 days ago by KT's Pot Arb to astros | 103 comment(s)

$1.44M sounds like a lot of savings to spend further down their draft. And a rare example of a top pick going back in the draft and making a ton more than the previous teams offer.

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1. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hey, the Cardinals are supposed to be the whiny victims here!

2. Sam M. posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I have just one thing to say to the Astros: if you can't stand up, Get On Your Boots.

This could get to be a hell of a thread . . . .

3. vortex of dissipation posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hunter Pence fell coming in on a fly ball that turned into a triple, Michael Bourn just fell in center field, and Jose Altuve fell rounding first on a single. Also Jason Bourgeois had a ball elude him for an error.

Running to stand still?

4. The George Sherrill Selection posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jason Bourgeois had a ball elude him for an error.

What was it doing, hiding?

5. Sam M. posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Of course, there's Stand Up Comedy, a mediocre-at-best U2 song but with some perfect lyrics for the occasion, including:

I got to stand up, and take a step . . . .
Stand up in this dizzy world . . . .
Stand up, this is comedy . . .
It's like a small child crossing an eight lane highway
On a voyage of discovery.

If that doesn't sum up the 2011 Astros, what does?

6. Tim Wallach was my Hero posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:38 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I like the 2011 Astros much better than U2. And I don't like the 2011 Astros.

7. Walt Davis posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

What's the guy rounding first doing on the grass?

8. Guapo posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:43 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jason Bourgeois had a ball elude him for an error.

And he still hasn't found what he's looking for.

9. phredbird

posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

walt, he was taking a wide turn thinking about going to second. pretty hard to avoid stepping on the grass when you do that.
thing is, i don't know if it really was the turf or, well, he just tripped.
pence, on the other hand, looked like he was surprised at how slick the grass was.

the cards didn't seem to have any trouble. rasmus made a killer diving catch to squelch a rally.

10. Sam M. posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I like the 2011 Astros much better than U2. And I don't like the 2011 Astros.

You know the difference between the 2011 Astros and U2? People who like the 2011 Astros are doomed to hell, through no fault of their own. On the other hand, people who don't like U2 are damned to hell by their own choice. Not sure which ring, but it's one of the lower levels, that I'm sure of.

11. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on July 26, 2011 at 08:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hunter Pence fell coming in on a fly ball that turned into a triple, Michael Bourn just fell in center field, and Jose Altuve fell rounding first on a single. Also Jason Bourgeois had a ball elude him for an error.

They move in mysterious ways.

12. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

On the other hand, people who don't like U2 are damned to hell by their own choice.

I'm just going to leave this here.

13. Horror posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

What's the guy rounding first doing on the grass?

The bases had no names.

14. phredbird

posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

uh, speaking of slipping and falling, that giants in the white house thread sure went down pretty quick. i haven't seen anything like that in quite some time. did somebody complain to szym or furtado?

15. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Must have been. It was stupid political stuff that invades plenty of threads but nothing unusual I thought.

16. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:12 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hunter Pence fell coming in on a fly ball that turned into a triple

Uno!

Michael Bourn just fell in center field

Dos!

and Jose Altuve fell rounding first on a single.

Tres!

Also Jason Bourgeois had a ball elude him for an error.

Catorce!

17. Sam M. posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It was stupid political stuff that invades plenty of threads but nothing unusual I thought.

Please. Let's not rekindle the bile that was unleashed in that thread by rehashing it here.

Frankly, I'm offended that the Astros would dare to complain about this heartland soil.

18. phredbird

posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It was stupid political stuff that invades plenty of threads but nothing unusual I thought.

reading it over, i think there was one towards the end that pretty much sealed its fate. too bad. the presidents remarks were fun, and it sounded like they were having a good time.

19. phredbird

posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:19 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

sorry sam. :)

ANYWAY ...

the jason bourgeois error, if i remember correctly, was just plain bad fielding.

20. gef the talking mongoose posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

reading it over, i think there was one towards the end that pretty much sealed its fate.

Just did the same, & I say you're almost certainly correct.

(I have to say, the fact that Obama's very existence is enough to drive certain idiots to distraction is almost enough to make me giving a pass for being, for all intents & purposes, a Republican double agent.)

21. Slivers of Maranville (SdeB) posted on July 26, 2011 at 09:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Catorce!

Fourteen?

22. robinred

posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just got back from class. My guess is Joey got the thread shut down; he hates talking politics and is just here to talk baseball.

gef, I listened to Journey To The End of The Night the other day. Still dig it. I also listened to Achtung Baby, and Pop so don't worry, I am still a geezer corprock clown you can mock and ridicule.

23. cardsfanboy

posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Fourteen?

It was their fourteenth album so that is why they did that.

24. Obi One Kenobi Nil

posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Catastrophic technical failure at a U2 gig

25. gef the talking mongoose posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I also listened to Achtung Baby, and Pop so don't worry, I am still a geezer corprock clown you can mock and ridicule.

Achtung Baby is a helluva album. Pop, though, I don't think I've ever managed to listen to all the way through. It might be great, for all I know; I guess it's never happened to fit whatever mood I happened to be in whenever I put it on, is all. Same for the one after it.

I guess there's been at least one more since, but I lost interest quite some while ago (see also: REM, except that there the interest loss occurred going on a decade earlier).

26. robinred

posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:34 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Edge having a laugh on himself about using the pedals.

27. Chicago Joe

posted on July 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Journey To The End of The Night

Check out Retreat From Memphis and So Good It Hurts.

28. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes posted on July 26, 2011 at 11:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Edge having a laugh on himself about using the pedals.

The movie this came from, "It Might Get Loud," is just OK, but the good parts are definitely fun.
Jack White is just trying too dang hard, especially compared to Jimmy Page. Page, I just want to get a cognac with or something.

29. robinred

posted on July 26, 2011 at 11:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

movie this came from, "It Might Get Loud," is just OK, but the good parts are definitely fun

Agree. I don't like the White Stripes much, but White seemed, well, serious about what he is doing.

30. Dave Spiwak posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:08 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Catastrophic technical failure at a U2 gig

Who is that guy -- P.D.Q. Rock?

31. Dan The Mediocre posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:09 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

On the other hand, people who don't like U2 are damned to hell by their own choice.

If disliking shitty music is wrong, I don't want to be right.

32. gef the talking mongoose posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:23 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Check out Retreat From Memphis and So Good It Hurts.

Fine albums indeed, but I'd put them below not only Journey but also Curse, Rock'n'Roll, Honky Tonkin' & Edge of the World.

33. Coot Veal and Cot Deal make $486 every day posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:59 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm just going to leave this here.

If disliking shitty music is wrong, I don't want to be right.

I love you guys.

34. ...and Toronto selects: Troy Tulowitzki posted on July 27, 2011 at 01:01 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

This is a jokey U2 thread, but seriously, if anyone deserves blame for the field conditions, it's the St. Louis Cardinals org and whoever scheduled to have them come in during a MLB season.

35. Sam M. posted on July 27, 2011 at 01:18 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Shitty music, eh? Well, of course taste is variable, but in a world full of completely vapid music where the industry rewards "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in the '80s, and a supposedly push-the-envelope, avant-garde, artist nowadays who is basically little more than a pale copy of Madonna with an even worse voice, my test for "shitty" is a bit different. And it doesn't include a group whose work includes "With or Without You," "One," "Where The Streets Have No Name," "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses," "Beautiful Day," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and much more. They have interesting things to say, and have tried to stay relevant enough in the market to keep saying it. The whole ridiculous big-show schtick is not my thing, but the core music itself is still a great record.

I happen to wish rock and roll had never taken the unfortunate turn for the bleak and unlistenable in the 90s, but that's just me.

36. Pujols Shot Ya posted on July 27, 2011 at 03:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Nope, still blame U2.

37. Dan The Mediocre posted on July 27, 2011 at 03:10 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I happen to wish rock and roll had never taken the unfortunate turn for the inane and unlistenable in the 80s, but that's just me.

FTFY

38. Sam M. posted on July 27, 2011 at 03:54 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I happen to wish rock and roll had never taken the unfortunate turn for the inane and unlistenable in the 80s, but that's just me.

I agree with that, actually, but you're confusing Huey Lewis and Glenn Frey with Bono.

39. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on July 27, 2011 at 04:22 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Shitty music, eh? Well, of course taste is variable, but in a world full of completely vapid music where the industry rewards "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in the '80s, and a supposedly push-the-envelope, avant-garde, artist nowadays who is basically little more than a pale copy of Madonna with an even worse voice, my test for "shitty" is a bit different. And it doesn't include a group whose work includes "With or Without You," "One," "Where The Streets Have No Name," "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses," "Beautiful Day," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and much more. They have interesting things to say, and have tried to stay relevant enough in the market to keep saying it. The whole ridiculous big-show schtick is not my thing, but the core music itself is still a great record.

I happen to wish rock and roll had never taken the unfortunate turn for the bleak and unlistenable in the 90s, but that's just me.

Well, I suppose now would be a really weird time for you to stop being completely wrong about absolutely everything.

40. Sam M. posted on July 27, 2011 at 04:48 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well, I suppose now would be a really weird time for you to stop being completely wrong about absolutely everything.

Why, thanks. What a wonderful segue into my announcement of the release of my upcoming autobiography, to coincide with my 50th birthday. It's called Perfect So Far: 50 Years of Being Wrong, and Fixin' to Stay That Way. I hope everyone picks up a copy -- to be offered exclusively at a Borders near you!

41. Tuque

posted on July 27, 2011 at 04:53 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

What is with all the U2 discussions on this site recently? Is Repoz being paid for viral marketing?

42. Brian C posted on July 27, 2011 at 04:54 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Why, thanks.

You have to admit, you had that coming ... you can't just rip into Bobby McFerrin like that with Fancy Pants around.

43. Sam M. posted on July 27, 2011 at 04:55 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Is Repoz being paid for viral marketing?

No. He's just stuck in a moment, and he can't get out of it.

44. vortex of dissipation posted on July 27, 2011 at 05:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Why, thanks. What a wonderful segue into my announcement of the release of my upcoming autobiography, to coincide with my 50th birthday. It's called Perfect So Far: 50 Years of Being Wrong, and Fixin' to Stay That Way. I hope everyone picks up a copy -- to be offered exclusively at a Borders near you!

To be made into a Broadway musical, with an original score by Bono and The Edge!

45. Knock on any Iorg posted on July 27, 2011 at 05:18 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

if anyone deserves blame for the field conditions, it's the St. Louis Cardinals org and whoever scheduled to have them come in during a MLB season.

I'm sure the Marlins would like to have a hack at that discussion, as well. It seems U2 is hellbent on messing with baseball scheduling this season. I recommend a Congressional hearing on this important matter. They could be terrorists you know.

46. Hugh Jorgan posted on July 27, 2011 at 05:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well, I suppose now would be a really weird time for you to stop being completely wrong about absolutely everything

Wait, what..is that my wife posting?

exclusively at a Borders near you!

Well not quite in Aus. This thing called the internet and those pesky ebooks and ereaders put their arse out of business over here recently.

#8--very funny

47. Sam M. posted on July 27, 2011 at 05:41 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hugh -- Borders is going bust here, too. That was part of the "I'm always wrong" joke -- made an exclusive deal with a closing bookstore?

I guess if you have to explain the joke, the joke sucks, huh? Oh, well.

48. Hugh Jorgan posted on July 27, 2011 at 05:57 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

#47...ah, I see. I've should've picked that. Nah mate, the joke is still funny.

49. Ben Broussard Ramjet posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:08 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Who is that guy -- P.D.Q. Rock?

Outstanding. (In case anyone actually doesn't know, without clicking the link, it's bound to be the most excellent Bill Bailey. 'Bewilderness' is your entry point, followed by 'Part Troll', followed by all 3 seasons of 'Black Books'. You will be glad.)

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