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GET MY BELT SON posted:god drat Rule of 3 in effect. Hank Aaron's about due to croak....
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Retail Slave posted:Rule of 3 in effect. Well, I think it'd be from a different sport. A baseball player and a golfer already died, so maybe a football or basketball player is next. 
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Sep 26, 2016 02:42
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that suit is going to be an awful mess
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Sep 26, 2016 03:03
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Goodbye, Vin.
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Sep 26, 2016 03:04
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TMMadman posted:Well, I think it'd be from a different sport. A baseball player and a golfer already died, so maybe a football or basketball player is next. Bill Russell hasn't looked good in recent years  and if you want to go back a few weeks there was an Army football player who died in a car wreck.Between Jose/Arnold/Vin Scully's Dodgers career/Les Miles LSU tenure, this is one of the worst days in the history of American sports.
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Sep 26, 2016 03:05
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So like, I just have to keep living my life normally as if it's just totally fine and normal that Jose Fernandez is dead, is that right? Why can't there be a "guy who I watched throw a bunch of baseballs on TV" clause in my company's bereavement leave policy?
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Sep 26, 2016 03:10
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TMMadman posted:Well, I think it'd be from a different sport. A baseball player and a golfer already died, so maybe a football or basketball player is next. A CFL player was killed last night
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Sep 26, 2016 03:47
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Red Red Blue posted:A CFL player was killed last night Ahh, that would probably be it.
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Sep 26, 2016 03:53
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YeahTubaMike posted:So like, I just have to keep living my life normally as if it's just totally fine and normal that Jose Fernandez is dead, is that right? Why can't there be a "guy who I watched throw a bunch of baseballs on TV" clause in my company's bereavement leave policy? This, but unironically.
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Sep 26, 2016 03:57
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Red Red Blue posted:A CFL player was killed last night Yeah but A) Canadian football is weird and wrong, and B) nobody gives a poo poo about the CFL
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Sep 26, 2016 04:01
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WaryWarren posted:This, but unironically. You thought I was being ironic? I can't fall asleep, I've eaten half a breakfast platter all day (to be fair, part of the lack of appetite was being hung over, but still), and I need to be out the door in eight hours. I'm going to be a wreck tomorrow.
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Sep 26, 2016 04:28
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Can you take a sick day?
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Sep 26, 2016 04:29
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IcePhoenix posted:Can you take a sick day? I can, and I am tempted, but our sick days and vacation days (edit for clarity) are one & the same, so I'm a bit conservative about using them. 
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Sep 26, 2016 04:32
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YeahTubaMike posted:I can, and I am tempted, but our sick days and PTO are one & the same, so I'm a bit conservative about using them. well those aren't sick days then, they just make you use vacation (which sucks, I am sorry friend)
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Sep 26, 2016 04:34
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YeahTubaMike posted:I can, and I am tempted, but our sick days and PTO are one & the same, so I'm a bit conservative about using them. Mental health days are important though. I called in "sick" *cough* a day last week and it was fantastic. Sure I wasn't sad or upset about anything other that really not loving wanting to set foot in that drat place for any reason that day.
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Sep 26, 2016 04:34
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IcePhoenix posted:well those aren't sick days then, they just make you use vacation (which sucks, I am sorry friend) I make really good money, so don't be TOO sorry. Retail Slave posted:Mental health days are important though. You're not wrong, but 1) I'd feel weird about doing that because I feel like I'm not supposed to care this much, and 2) maybe getting out of the apartment & doing some work will be a welcome distraction.
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Sep 26, 2016 04:37
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YeahTubaMike posted:I make really good money, so don't be TOO sorry. So feel weird for a little bit, and then tell yourself that you work hard and it's ok to take a day now and then. I don't know what you do for a living, but I promise you that nobody will die or get hurt or the company will not go out of business because you won't be there tomorrow. Unless you're a surgeon who has a patient who needs a life-saving surgery. Then yeah. Go to work. Drive out of town and have a day to do whatever. Just be far enough away to where there's no risk of bumping into anyone from work. Go see a movie or go for a run or a nice relaxing drive or whatever it is you like to do. Trust me, it'll do you a world of good. Sometimes it's ok to take a (rare) day and say "gently caress it, I'm not dealing with work's bullshit today." However, you know best. If going to work and not thinking about it will be best for you, then do that. And yeah, people care about sports. A lot. I cried like a baby while watching Harry Caray's funeral. I'm not ashamed to admit it. BigBallChunkyTime fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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Sep 26, 2016 04:41
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YeahTubaMike posted:You're not wrong, but 1) I'd feel weird about doing that because I feel like I'm not supposed to care this much You are allowed to care this much. It's weird the things that hit you hard which you don't expect.
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Sep 26, 2016 04:44
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Retail Slave posted:So feel weird for a little bit, and then tell yourself that you work hard and it's ok to take a day now and then. I don't know what you do for a living, but I promise you that nobody will die or get hurt or the company will not go out of business because you won't be there tomorrow. Ugh, stop being right at me.  quote:Just be far enough away to where there's no risk of bumping into anyone from work. I live almost 20 miles away from my job, I should be fine as long as whatever I do is within walking distance. I'll figure something out. Thanks for the advice.
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Sep 26, 2016 04:49
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He was a person and it is always cool to care about people
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https://twitter.com/ScullyMinion/status/780257433650237440
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Sep 26, 2016 05:30
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In other less depressing but still sad baseball news, the Twins have now lost 100 games this season. Weren't the Twins projected to be somewhat decent this year or am I crazy? Maybe that was 2015.
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Sep 26, 2016 05:33
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Popete posted:In other less depressing but still sad baseball news, the Twins have now lost 100 games this season. They played over theirs heads last year, but anyone looking at the pitching staff knew it couldn't be maintained. The offense is legit, though, and that really started last year.
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Sep 26, 2016 06:38
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Curtis Granderson hit a home run today. It was his 30th. He has 56 RBI. If he doesn't drive in four more runs, he'll be the first player to hit 30 or more home runs while driving in fewer than 60 runs. The lowest RBI total for a player with at least 30 home runs is 64 (Rob Deer '92, Felix Mantilla '64). It suits the 2016 Mets, who have set a team record for home runs in a season while having the third-lowest run total in baseball.
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Sep 26, 2016 07:02
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Hi sorry to get to this so late but Jose Fernandez was one of my favorite players and was probably the most fun-loving dude on the mound every night and this is loving bullshit.
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Sep 26, 2016 07:17
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I woke up this morning and the first thing that came up on my Echo's news update thing was Jose Fernandez. I was still half-asleep and the only thing I could think of was "what the fuuuuck??" I might not be a Marlins fan but this still felt like a kick in the rear end. The only other thing that came to mind was this clip, which I'm surprised nobody has posted yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTIVEVYYUCQ&t=13s I'm sure Jose would've liked it, he was a cool dude. 
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Sep 26, 2016 07:44
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Sep 26, 2016 08:39
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Gary & Keith couldent keep it together during the intro today. https://twitter.com/Maine_Nitin/status/780095924731273218
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Sep 26, 2016 09:39
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davecrazy posted:Gary & Keith couldent keep it together during the intro today. On one hand that's really touching and sweet. On the other, I'm the director that kept it on keith the entire time as he was breaking up, slowly saying to himself "Yes... his pain... it's so beautiful..."
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Sep 26, 2016 09:59
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davecrazy posted:Gary & Keith couldent keep it together during the intro today. This and Keith crying on the phone in response to Gary Carter's death are maximum  moments
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Sep 26, 2016 13:39
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TheIncredulousHulk posted:He was a person and it is always cool to care about people Agreed. I took the day off, by the way. I think it's going to be a self-care "watching internet videos of kittens meowing/people falling down" kind of day. Thanks for not judging me, everybody.
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Sep 26, 2016 14:23
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Yesterday was a hell of a day. First the Fernandez news broke, then Scully got to call a walk-off in his final game, then David Ross hit a HR in his final regular season home game. Not all of those things are like the others but it was a roller coaster day.
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Sep 26, 2016 14:27
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Highlights from last nights game last regular season game at Wrigley. -The moment of silence for Fernandez was jarringly quiet outside of some sudden deep chesty breaths. There was some kind of weird dust storm that kicked up inside wrigley right then from the look on everyone's face, but you could have heard a baseball drop into the infield grass it was so quiet. -Someone hung up a Jose Fernandez jersey over the stairs from the Cubs dugout to the club-house. -At one point after the Ross dinger, the big left-field screen camera was put on Ross sitting in the dug-out all misty-eyed. He looked up and said to the crowd either "Thank you Chicago" or "Thank you so much" and then got a bunch of towels thrown on him. When he came off the field for the last time, the guys had a box of kleenex waiting for him. -The grounds crew getting to say thank you to the fans and sing the 7th inning stretch from the field - a yearly tradition on the last home game of the season. -The still on-going debate on my Facebook whether Yadi called for the meatball that Ross mashed. A large farva fucked around with this message at 14:53 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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Sep 26, 2016 14:44
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SharkTattoos posted:-The still on-going debate on whether Yadi called for the meatball that Ross mashed. Hmm yes while a half game back in the wild card race let's call for a tiebreaking homer
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Sep 26, 2016 14:44
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Poque posted:Hmm yes while a half game back in the wild card race let's call for a tiebreaking homer Obviously there is no way. I think it's a strange reaction to the realization that Yadi will be getting the same send-off in the not so distant future and also that conversation is on Facebook and not the press which I should have clarified.
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Sep 26, 2016 14:52
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SharkTattoos posted:-The still on-going debate on whether Yadi called for the meatball that Ross mashed. Just how much did you drink last night?
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Sep 26, 2016 14:54
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tadashi posted:Yesterday was a hell of a day. First the Fernandez news broke, then Scully got to call a walk-off in his final game, then David Ross hit a HR in his final regular season home game. Not all of those things are like the others but it was a roller coaster day. My big take away from yesterday was just how special it is to be able to end on your own terms.
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Sep 26, 2016 15:06
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tadashi posted:a roller coaster day. Not quite as epic as the other things but in Toronto, this happened. 
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Sep 26, 2016 15:08
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The Mets destroyed the Phillies by a football score to keep pace in the wild card race. Going to be a fun week to end the season then lose a play in game or eventually get skull hosed by the Cubs.
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