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1. Esoteric Posted: February 23, 2009 at 07:11 PM (#3083809)E: oh sorry, .609/.719/1.391 with 6 HRs in 32 PAs against.
I'm pretty sure the Dodgers regretting signing Odalis to a contract a few years ago, but you didn't see them welshing out of it.
No thanks to that trade!
But I'm thinking Odalis was on his way to camp, but got directions from Pascual Perez.
It was a non-guaranteed deal. They had yet to guarantee that he was going to get paid, so he had yet to guarantee that he was going to show up.
No thanks to that trade!
But I'm thinking Odalis was on his way to camp, but got directions from Pascual Perez.
turns out they're all the same person
(and they're all 4 years older than each other)
That earlier article about Odalis's unhappiness said he had only agreed to a verbal agreement, and then declined to sign anything after he thought about it further. Which is right?
Can anyone clarify?
I apologize for being a dick, I've just recently learned how to post links and so I am doing so at every possible opportunity to hone my skills.
EDIT: Clearly I am still not operating at 100%. Damn you no-space between word and link!
He has earned over $30 million in his career. You have to think that, even after taxes, that goes a long way in the Dominican Republic. I imagine he can afford to wait for an offer that is to his liking. He might even be willing to take less to play for somebody other than the Nationals.
He has earned over $30 million in his career. You have to think that, even after taxes, that goes a long way in the Dominican Republic. I imagine he can afford to wait for an offer that is to his liking. He might even be willing to take less to play for somebody other than the Nationals.
That, or Odalis Perez has a huge coke problem that he was able to hide.
Exactly right. And also true: last year he took a 90% pay cut from the (grossly inflated) contract the Dodgers had given him earlier, and then he had the best season he'd had in four years. And then they offer him exactly the same contract he had in 2008, but not even guaranteed. That is a bit insulting.
Also, I fixed the monitor.
Like any of us believe you broke it, Sissy-fist.
Like any of us believe you broke it, Sissy-fist.
Who has $200 bucks for a new LCD monitor? (I'm assuming that anyone replacing a monitor would look to upgrade to the best possible choice.)
Also, all the bones in my left hand are broken. Think I might've severed a tendon or two in there as well. Hurts like you wouldn't believe.
Immersion in the Lazarus Pit will do that to you.
Holy cow.
Nationals and Mariners, the poor sap. :)
At least I'm Cardinals/Mariners, so I have something to cling to.
He's a wacky asian right-winger magician, I'm a leftist Flemish renaissance composer, yet we each like 80's indie punk rock. What sort of wacky hijinks will ensue? THIS WEEK ON FOX!
Vaux wins for THAT reference. And Kelemen is serious like a heart attack.
Well, except for that Brian Schneider. He's a real gamer, that one.
And Meldrick was the primary focus of the greatest episode in Homicide's run, one of the finest hours of network television ever aired, IMHO: "Crosetti."
You should see the chaos which ensues when Randy Jones and I are arguing with each other in a thread.
Low blow, Eso.
Okay, fine, you can have a non-guaranteed Nationals contract, too.
I've been there, man. That blew my mind.
Homicide is far and away the greatest cop TV show of all time. That is all.
Homicide was hampered by the need to play by the rules of network TV (language, pacing, act breaks, introducing more photogenic actors over time, etc.) but it still has the best CHARACTERS of any show I know. The original cast (Braugher/Secor/Kotto/Johnson/Beatty/Leo/Baldwin/Belzer) was literally flawless, a miracle of ensemble TV.
At least you were smart enough not to use your posting hand.
And I'd amend Gaelan's post to remove "cop." *
* I'm open to the possibility The Wire was better, given who was involved, but I've never seen it.
Btw, does anyone have any suggestions about what to watch? I've tried these shows so far and my ratings of them so you guys can get a feel of what I like.
Two Seasons of Mad Men: 5.5/10.
One season of the Sopranos: 6.0/10. (I am going to watch another season but I thought the first season would be better. Will it get better?)
Two seasons of Lost: 4/10. (Way too many coincedences and unrealistic plot twists for me.)
I am willing to be patient with a show and will watch a season or two before deciding if I am going to continue to watch it. Any suggestions? I am thinking about trying The Shield next.
Finally, two random thoughts about HLOTS: 1) The Crosetti-Kellerman swap was a huge downgrade. 2) The movie was horrifwul (yes, horrible and awful.)
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* I'm open to the possibility The Wire was better, given who was involved, but I've never seen it.
There's only one reasonable explanation for not watching The Wire and it's the distinct possibility that it will make all other shows unbearable to watch because they pale in comparison.
I actually just re-watched the entire series and it was even better the second time.
But Kellerman was a fantastic character, and even more interesting as a partner for Lewis than Crosetti. As good a character as Crosetti was -- and his Lincoln-conspiracy fixation always seemed like an uncharacteristically awkward, writerly affectation -- his impact was most felt in his absence. The way Kellerman did and did not fill that hole left in Lewis' professional life is one of the most fascinating running arcs during the fourth and fifth seasons.
The simple fact is that he is the only "added" character who felt like a fully integrated, wholly authentic member of the show on the same level as the original cast. Watching him disintegrate was so agonizing precisely because he was both sympathetic and clearly flawed, and because his downfall was so inexorable. Like watching gears turn the hour hand of a clock implacably towards midnight.
The only two dramas from the '90s that I think will last forever are the two that more or less pioneered the idea of multi-season story and character arcs: Homicide and The X-Files. Both got pretty dire near the end (The X-Files dipped severely during its 7th season, made a major comeback in the 8th, and then collapsed disastrously in the 9th, while Homicide deteriorated precipitously after the death of Luther Mahoney), but they gave us some of the best hours of drama and wonder ever broadcast on network TV.
I don't know if you will like it but The Shield is great, and IMO stays very strong over the course of its run. But I like Mad Men and Sopranos more than you. I also loved The Wire.
I can no longer remember the Sopranos season-by-season, but by its 2nd season critics were calling it the greatest thing in the history of things, and they seemed to do a lot of complaining about its "decline" over the next few years. So if you're not hooked yet, most likely it's not gonna do it for you.
Battlestar Galactica.
I also think that one of the finest aspects of the Mahoney shooting aftermath is Kellerman's resentment at being shunned by Lewis when, even though he shouldn't have taken the shot, he was only put in that situation in the first place due to Meldrick's inexcusable stupidity.
And Obama Bomaye: that episode with Kellerman on the boat ("Have A Conscience") is my second favorite Homicide episode ever, the perfect companion piece to "Crosetti."
And FWIW, the three greatest X-Files episodes are "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'," and "Field Trip."
That must be what it is.
Firefly and Battlestar Gallactica I would definitely put on the top of my list, Russlan.
No. Shooty sent me his extra season III, and I sort of need to start with season I, and just haven't gotten my ADD to hold steady on that project as of press time.
I did watch "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" with Alec Guinness recently, however, and strongly recommend it.
If you really want to delve into wacky british TV, The Prisoner is 1000 kinds of awesome.
Boy, I wish I'd jumped on Shooty's offer when it first rolled around.
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