Comments on: Suggestions

By: ron

ron — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:54:13 +0000

Behind Bohemian Rapshody at #2 has to be Richard Harris’ version of Macarthur Park – “I left the cake out in the rain”. The same Richard Harris who spoke the famous line in Camelot, “Run, boy run”.

By: Coleman

Coleman — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:47:19 +0000

Smoking Loon: I was about to add to your Iorg suggestion, but then realized Erkl was spelled with an ‘e’ not ‘i’

Besides, a hotshot young star like that can turn girls’ heads as they say, and it will be hard for you to GM when you are crying over Mrs. Snorg-Iorg.

I’ll stay out of the Best Songs of All-Time debate for now, in case some new good ones come out before all-time is up.

PS: You’re all missing big-time though with these shark-tank ideas.

By: Coleman

Coleman — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:39:49 +0000

ron: “Coleman, being that your plexiglass supraterranian extrusion will be underground, will it be placed under second base to aid you in your double play efficiency studies and which umpire wiil be responsible for whisking off the plexiglass?”

i was imagining it in foul territory, so as not to require new ground rules and such, probably behind the 1st base coaches box, since Cabrera rarely strays that far in pursuit of the batted ball. And Andy Van Slyke could easily keep one of those resealable packets of windex wipes in his back pocket to keep the view nice.

By: ron

ron — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:45:12 +0000

Smoking Loon, nice to see a G.M. with a “not letting any grass grow under his feet, early bird gets the worm, he who hesitates is lost, now or never” attitude .

By: Smoking Loon

Smoking Loon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:10:50 +0000

I like Bohemian Rhapsody. And that’s why I’m wondering what I should do if I let Renteria go and start Santiago at SS. Who’s going to be my new backup SS? Have Inge learn it a la Thames learning 1B? Could Iorg be ready for it? 2 infielders with 4-letter surnames that begin with “I” would be almost as cool as 3 Ramon Santiagos.

By: greg

greg — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:51:07 +0000

Dr Dre – have to agree about B.R., but I would go so far as to say its one of the more overrated songs of all time, not just Queen. I think we can all thank Wayne’s World for that.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:49:48 +0000

And a free Slurpee to all those in attendance, if Inge was to hit one of those infrequent slurves for a home run.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:41:53 +0000

O.K., How about just the intro, Is this the real life, is this just fantasy, flashing across the scoreboard as Tiger after Tiger, including Inge, hits every pitch known to man, including the slurve.

By: Smoking Loon

Smoking Loon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:28:30 +0000

Dr Dre: “bilfer, at its inception, was this blog a ‘normal’ sports blog?”

Coleman: “I’m thinking there’s a reason it’s been going since 2001….”

I haven’t seen more than a handful of sports blogs myself, but as far as I can tell, this one has a pretty good balance. It’s not so silly/snide/ironic that you can’t be straightforward, and not so baseball cognoscenti/faux erudite that you can’t share some humor and personality. I like that.

By: Smoking Loon

Smoking Loon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:10:46 +0000

“i want sharks.”

There are Tiger Sharks…

But you’ll need to talk to Ron about that. I really can’t be bothered with in-fighting and squabbles right now. Having Larish on the bench for 1B-3B now has rocked my world. I must retool.

By: Smoking Loon

Smoking Loon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:06:29 +0000

I had no idea being the imaginary Tigers owner/GM/manager would come with so much imaginary responsibility. Yes, Dre, you can be the real Assistant GM and also keep the Dr.. Coleman can be the interim holder of all as yet unfilled vacancies, including – henceforth – head of Human Resources, responsible for all new hires. Ron’s Bohemian Rhapsody suggestion alone won him the job of Director of Marketing and Promotions.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must get back to the business of constructing my imaginary team, smoking heavily, combing my perfect hair, and paying at least a modicum of attention to the enterprise that made it all possible, my Little Edgar’s Ham Sandwich (Defense!Defense!) business.

By: Dr Dre in Chicago

Dr Dre in Chicago — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:59:37 +0000

i may be inviting some controversy here, but B.R. may be one of the most overrated Queen songs of all time, let alone < all time. as far as the ballpark’s theme, and i’ll have to consult with Loon on this, but i was planning on one-upping Tampa’s weak ass fish tank in some grandiose way…i want sharks.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:02:17 +0000

Smoking Loon, I am a fantasy fan of your plan. With you and Dr Dre leading the way and with Coleman as your efficiency man, I see nothing but World Series victories in our fantasy future. During the seventh inning stretch, could we play Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and build a Fantasia themed ballpark?

By: ron

ron — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:15:39 +0000

Coleman, being that your plexiglass supraterranian extrusion will be underground, will it be placed under second base to aid you in your double play efficiency studies and which umpire wiil be responsible for whisking off the plexiglass?

By: ron

ron — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:35:40 +0000

Vince in Minnesota, sports movies are the worst. Would rather watch the Little Rascals play football or golf or box. More realistic.