Lookout Landing

Did I mention that I'm actually a deposed Nigerian prince with a lot of money I need to get out of my country?

While we can never actually know what Niggerwings intelligence level actually is

I find it rather rude that Jeff come out and call him stupid. It would be one thing if Jeff was actively taking part in the conversation but to have him swoop in with his hate talk and fly away just rubs me in the wrong way.

Rumors are you've never been rubbed the right way.

kentroyals5 - March 30, 2009 reply

STC

kentroyals5 - March 30, 2009 reply

They're called chicken wings, Robert, chicken wings

His name is Nightwinger, jerk.

That feisty Robin.

I think that is just Nightwing

Imagine Robin paired up with the 80’s band Winger. Then you get the whole fury that is NiGhTwInGeR!

Man, I suck.

Tell it to CraigsList

I wish I could rec this twice.

I wasn't going to rec it but did because of this comment

I got your back

Thanks, Corco.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aaron Campeau - March 31, 2009 reply

Not as much as Winger

pdb - March 30, 2009 reply

I have an idea

+ = $$$$$

Eh then he'll just go fight crocodiles.

What's that pink stuff?

Looks like some sort of birth control

Rudy4three - March 30, 2009 reply

I knew I should have used the syringe picture

Oh, is it steroids? They are pink? I thought maybe Rolaids or candy.

That's how they get the kids starting early.

msb - March 30, 2009 reply

I once took a bottle of Flintstones vitamins and ate half the bottle before my parents found me.

One Flintstones is tasty, but after you eat like ten, it becomes like cement mix. But hey, I was five years old at the time. Things might have changed since then.

Can you give it another shot and report back?

Just checked the cupboard.

I have two bottles that total 400 Flintstones. Problem is, they have an expiration date of September 2005. It might only take one to taste like cement mix.

Also, a nice warning on the side:

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is the leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6.

This explains the cement mix texture.

Seems like a House/Cuddy prank

I had to copy the link location and paste to figure it out.

I figured maybe RRS would try to use his burgeoning celebrity to endorse a line of geometrically interesting bubble gum.

This is sooooo much better than my comment.

This is also a good idea

And I've just named them... Ausctagons. Now available in vegemite.

Rec'd

For vegemite reference, now never reference it again…thanks.

88fingerslukee - March 30, 2009 reply

I didn't know what it was either, but I assumed it was steroids.

So I typed in Steroids to Google and that was one of the first images.

Ezzra - March 30, 2009 reply

.

Now I know where they came up with the Tank character in Left 4 Dead.

NO NO NO!

My brain just broke.

royalcurve - March 31, 2009 reply

Is this Rob Liefeld's brother?

johnbai - March 31, 2009 reply

The head kind of looks like Ben Kingsley, which is really fucking with my brain.

marc w - March 31, 2009 reply

He's preparing for his next role

Gandhi 2: The Revenge

OlSalty - March 31, 2009 reply

How are pillow mints going to elevate trade value?

section331 - March 30, 2009 reply

I thought

it was Ecstasy. Imagine the confusion.

Zwakamatsu - March 30, 2009 reply

I would enjoy watching that scenario unfold.

That's a hotel practice I can support...

section331 - March 30, 2009 reply

I just thought the team could use a bigger payroll, and we need a pretty face to sell it

He's a lefty so he probably only really needs sustained velo. of 93-94. C'mon RRS!

He's 93% of the way there!

Woohoo! Just concentrate really hard, Ryan!

Be The Little Aussie That Could!

That's like an A- !

Unless your Dave Cameron

in which case that could mean anything from a 1.5 to a 4.0 GPA!!

No politics

Graham MacAree - March 30, 2009 reply

You're posting in America now you limely fruit

You think a statistical wizard could divide by 4, but I digress...

Radio!

OH GOD THIS EXTRA WEEK IS POINTLESS

(unless you're trying to give Skip Schumaker extra reps at second base)

Speaking of Skip Schumaker, Mark Teahen is a demon person

That's terrifying.

Maybe auditioning for a Kiss coverband after the game?

Not only late, but Alice Cooper was a better reference anyway

Apparently I suck.

Tell it to Craigslist.

Sympathy recced

When did the Royals sign Chris Hovan?

Greinke got to him.

Apparenltly Teahen spends a lot of time at Alice Cooper'stown during ST

pdb - March 30, 2009 reply

YES

amazing

Aaron Campeau - March 31, 2009 reply

I heart the Teahen experiment as well.

Bloomquist hater.

What did Princess Boomboom ever do to you?

Hit poorly

But on the plus side, no here we go today

Did Betancourt just walk?

200tang - March 30, 2009 reply

Yuni walks on four straight pitches?

ThundaPC - March 30, 2009 reply

Now RRS?

Dude, strike zone.

Is it just me or are most of the symptoms described in the chiropractor commercial also symptoms for a heart attack?

You have cancer. It's inoperable. Shouldn't have been eating all of those Sharpies.

Shouldn't have listened to me in the first place.

Meh at least I didn't eat Taco Bell.

I eat a consistent diet of Taco Bell.

I just wanted to know if this numbness in my jaw and left arm were cause for concern. Instead I get snark about cancer, fuck you guys I’m gonna go stick my finger in a light socket and see if that fixes anything.

Expecting anything other than snark from me is probably cause for concern.

Kermit's sarcasm is deeply dry.

I apparently need to re-evaluate my Sarcasmometer.

Also, I'm not funny punchline guy. Better suited for set-up straight man role.

People have roles in life, it’s important to recognize limitations.

The love of roles is what got us into this mess in the first place, though.

Silva and Betancourt especially.

I hope that's not an eating joke. I was actually seriously referring to the desire for a left-handed ace and some veteran experience.

The food item is spelled rolls.

It sounds the same as roles though so I can see how you might have been confused.

You just got owned

Jeff,

I know you like to use humor in your comments and writings, but allusions to slavery are hurtful to my African-American brethren. The concept of owning a person is dated and we would all do best to move past that particular blight on our history.

Slaves exist today!

Much cheaper to come by that in the trans-atlantic days too.

Bearskin Rugburn - March 30, 2009 reply

Y'all are racist

and I hope somebody teaches you about slavery the hard way.

I thought we agreed to keep that hush-hush?

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/8/14/593386/statcorner-com#8097992

:(

You were compensated for that.

If I recall correctly was that my one demand was a statcorner novelty tee shirt and I have yet to receive it.

I have a new job for you.

If it's designing statcorner novelty tee shirts then I am one step ahead of you.

Sign me up for twelve

One to wear every day of the week and five to wash my car with

Great.

Then you can move on to printing statcorner novelty tee shirts.

Twas a terrible, terrible use of homophones.

Yes, it really is.

Upon further review the F-you guys sounds pretty harsh.

That cookie cleaner comment still makes me laugh, classic.

It was fine.

Jose Lopez is going to hit 120 doubles this season.

And he's going to beat his 17 pop up home runs by hitting 25 pop up home runs.

How many people have to die, Mr. Selig?

How many people have to die before you realize that extra spring training is a bad idea?

Also maple bats and no nets are probably not helping.

Did Jose Lopez hit a home run? I can only see the box score and it appears he did.

Probably. He is super awesome.

Nope, RBI double.

I did not reply appropriately, and for that I feel great shame.

Thank you. Ah, I hadn't seen the walks.

It was actually an error by the pitcher (Parra), who's had a rough day.

Okay, good.

Tweeter

200tang - March 30, 2009 reply

Hearing his voice, I realize I missed Sims. Was he covering NCAA basketball?

Yep.

I wish Gus Johnson would do baseball games...RISE AND FIRE!

kentroyals5 - March 30, 2009 reply

RRS no longer needs to hit 97.

He just needs to get a few hundred ABs, and be a passable reliever. Screw Brooks Kieschnick, we’ve got Ryan Rowland-Smith!

He's hitting now too? What a stud.

Batting Ichiro 3rd is an awful idea.

Last time Ichiro batted third for any period of time he ended up breaking the single season hits record

Yeah, when he bats first the team can lose up to 100 games

Tony S - March 30, 2009 reply

Up to and exceeding as it turns out.

I meant

Why is it a bad idea?

Tony S - March 30, 2009 reply

Why put a singles hitter in the position of constantly hitting with two out and no one on?

Games are taking too long?

You are forgetting who is in front of him

Let’s say you have Endy Chavez or Rob Johnson as leadoff in that scenario.

30% chance one of them is on base before Ichiro. It’s even really a 100% chance if you really think about it.

In the event they are on before Ichiro, he can extend the inning to the cleanup hitters, bunt his way on base while moving a runner, or even hit for power. Then he could easily steal more bases.

Assuming Griffey is batting cleanup. Griffey! Need I say more?

Hey look. RRS has as many walks as Yuni in Spring Training.

Tony S - March 30, 2009 reply

What

Graham MacAree - March 30, 2009 reply

I like Tony S

It makes perfect sense. In a case with two guys theoretically OBPing .300,

.7*.7 = 1.0

Or 0.0, if I wasn't an idiot.

ummm

Rob Johnson as leadoff? Really?

Ezzra - March 30, 2009 reply

He's the best hitter on the team, and thus his skill is maximized by batting him leadoff would be the short answer I'd assume.

The really short answer is he's taking the piss

Bearskin Rugburn - March 30, 2009 reply

Yuni made a good play?

How do you feel about C11 as the new nickname for Sweeney?

Too close to "B11" to make me comfortable

Ooh, another selling point!

I was just going for the whole Carbon 11… positron emitter thing.

Wheeeeeeeee!

HI, my name is...HI, my name is.....Hi, my name is

Mike Wilson.

Mike Wilson has power!

He is slugging something like .700 for the Spring

If only not for that dreaded curved ball

Then again so are Tui, Rob Johnson, Shelton, and Woodward

SPRING TRAINING WORLD CHAMPIONS BAYBEE

pdb - March 30, 2009 reply

Yes, but no one can touch Wilson's ISO.

Two true outcomes. Rainiers games are going to be awesome this year.

Daaaamn

Wish we could’ve seen that, sounds like it was hit a mile.

I like it!

Mike Wilson wooooo

Hey it's not a football score! (too early?)

3-0 can be a football score...

If the Detroit Lions were playing themselves.

Even the Lions could score on that defense

I know! It was awesome!

3-0 to seattle!

So wait, the Sounders look to be really good.

Am I mistaken?

No, you're not mistaken!

I use a lot of exclamation points when writing about the Sounders!
Did you see Montero’s goal from this weekend?!?

I sure did!

Someone needs to start an SBN blog for the Sounders already!

So I wonder if there are any teams kicking themselves for not picking Mike Wilson off of waivers?

And now would be a good time to listen to trade offers. The Nationals can replace Willy Mo Pena with Mike Wilson!

Yes. The Nationals could probably use another outfielder.

Yes.

The only explanation is Jim Bowden formulated his baseball strategy from the names of his favorite sitcoms

Eight is Enough?

Mark Reynolds has 7 errors in 19 ST games so far?

I realize it’s both SSS and ST, but that’s putrid.

He's like a lesser Ryan Braun.

And like a greater Mike Morse.

Time to change positions.

Damn it Lowe why you suck so much?

MIKE WILSON FB!

AGAIN!

HI, my name is...HI, my name is.....Hi, my name is

msb - March 30, 2009 reply

Wheeeeeee

What happened, for those of us at work?

Another Mike Wilson FB ties it up.

Mike Wilson tied the game in the 9th with his 2nd HR of the day.

Ties him for ST record with Buhner and Griffey! Who’s Mike Wilson!?!

Nice!

Who's Mike Wilson?!?

Only the 2008 Southern League HR champ, that’s who.

PCL champ in 2009? Late-blooming Marcus Thames clone, or the black Rob Stratton? Come on down to Tacoma and find out!

I dunno - I'm kind of busy.

You know, I'll probably be doing that a few times this year, might even get some Aquasox passes.

I’m a bit more excited about the minors now, they never used to factor into my thinking. Plus kids and all, a lot more reasons to be interested in the M’s minor leagues than in the past. The Braves were investing so heavily in their minor league system they bought an extra minor league team, or so I read. That would be a pretty sweet.

The M's added an extra minor league affiliate last year.

We’re ahead of the curve!

Whoa... it's like I don't even know where I'm at anymore.

What team is this and wherever the M’s went I hope they don’t ever come back.

Bavasi added a team in the Appalachian league - Pulaski.

The M’s had a team in the Arizona league and then a moderate jump up to short season ball (Everett). Last year was the first time they added an intermediate stop (the Pioneer league and Appy league are often thought of as a step above the Arizona/Florida rookie leagues and a step below the short-season NY-Penn and Northwest leagues).

marc w - March 31, 2009 reply

Mike Wilson has power!

MWAHAHAHA FUCK YOU RANDY MESSENGER!

oh he’s trimmer oh he looks good oh he worked his way into the closer battle…

Can we shoot the Messenger yet