Show #84: We Sit Down with Steve Wynn of The Baseball Project

October 13, 2009

Show #84: We Sit Down with Steve Wynn of The Baseball Project

Steve Wynn discusses The Baseball Project’s album, Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails as well as this year’s post season.

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81 Responses to “Show #84: We Sit Down with Steve Wynn of The Baseball Project”

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Bubdylan Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Looking forward to listening to this one soon. You guys might send a link to the DOB blog, since music & baseball are top passions over that way…
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Bubdylan Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
(if you haven’t already.)
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Bubdylan Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Fantastic show. I gotta get the CD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZbearvNxRI
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Curt Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Yeah, I’m beginning to regret not checking them out at the Earl or at the 40 Watt. Good job Ham.
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Will Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Be careful letting Hammy fly solo and spreading his wings…

I hear DOB is looking for a sidekick.

Ham will try to jam you guys in the ABT contract negotiations and pull a Furcal on you.

theres no loyalty these days…
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David O'Brien Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Faxing over the term sheet now…
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Steve Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
How about Manny?!?!? Unbelievable. Dear god, I want the Yankees to lose and I want Joe Torre’s team to beat them – for maximum pain and disappointment. C’mon Dodgers!
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Anne Says:
October 16th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I’m with you, Steve. I can’t believe I’m watching playoffs on the edge of my sofa…and it’s only Game 2. Go Dodgers, indeed.
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Will Says:
October 17th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Our cheaters can beat up your cheaters. Goooo Dodgers.
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Anne Says:
October 17th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I’m feeling that feeling I was feeling the LAST time McCann had eye surgery. Any insights, fellas? (no pun intended)
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Wiley Says:
October 17th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Me too Anne, I am a bit anxious (if that’s the feeling you were feeling). But did anyone know Greg Norton has 20 career pinch hit walks (Tied for the MLB record)? Just suprised me.
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Will Says:
October 17th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
For what its worth I had 20/20 vision until I was 26 and then I developed astigmatism. (the shape of the eyeball changes). It got worse once when I was 35. Point is you hit 20s your body changes. Mcann lost weight, etc who knows why, but if His Drs and the Braves drs are cool its prob ok.
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Anne Says:
October 17th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I’ve always had astigmatism…in fact, that kept me from contacts until just recently. Now that I can get away from being a four-eyes, I’m so used to the glasses I’m not going to bother in my old age. Just today I got junk mail for Lasik. No. Freaking. Way.
Yes, Will. Anxious is indeed the feelin’ I’m feelin’.
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Steve Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I got Lasik and love it, love it, love it. It’s right up there with the operation I got to fix another pair of spherical objects in my body. That said, I started investigating Lasik in my early 30′s and was told that I couldn’t get it until my eye sight stopped changing (getting worse every year). Then around 37, they leveled off and I got the procedure soon after. All of which to say – ain’t McCann a little young to be getting this done? And, to Anne’s point, who has any confidence that this time it will stick? I don’t.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
“It’s right up there with the operation I got to fix another pair of spherical objects in my body.”

You got a boob job, Steve? Kewl.

… can I come over?
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Anne Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I’ve long-admired Steve’s “corrective surgery.” You really do need to see it for yourself, Bub.
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Leah Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Oh how I needed that laugh. All three kids have the piggy flu and my 80 year old Memaw is visiting us. Do you think she’ll drop me from the will if she get’s it? AND…those damn Yankees won’t lose! What a Monday.
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Anne Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
In other news…I’d really like for the Angels to win this one. Every station I listen to, it’s like a foregone conclusion that the Yankees have the World Series in their collective pocket.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
*poof*

Done, Anne…
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Bubdylan Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Leah, hope your kids get well soon.
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Leah Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Thanks for the love Bub. Me too. Mostly I hope my sweet Memaw doesn’t get it but “what ya gonna do”.
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Curt Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 8:06 am
God I hate the Phillies (and the Yankees). Go Falcons
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Leah Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Doesn’t it validate the Braves a little bit for the Phillies to dominate?
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Steve Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 9:17 am
And I’m all about hating the Phillies too, but my main goals are for the NL to win the Series and for the Yankees (I realize they’re related goals) to NOT win the Series. That’s all I want now. Don’t you all consider yourselves “NL fans” and want them to take the All Star game and the World Series, regardless of which team?

And Anne and Bub – now that you brought it up, since the surgery, I really do look amazing in a turtle neck or a button down.
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Curt Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I would add he fills out tight fitting sweaters nicely, as well.
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Leah Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
My husband had surgery on his spherical objects an he doesn’t look any different in a sweater. I’ve been hood winked!
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Leah Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
So sick…don’t y’all feel sorry for me? Bub, tell me this piggy flu doesn’t last long? Go Angels!
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Bubdylan Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Leah, for me it was the mildest flu I’ve ever had. The sore throat phase was awful, but everything else was easy.

But I’ve had the flu about ten times in my adult life, and from what I understand there are some lung complications with swine flu that depend on how much your lungs has been exposed to, the more they’ve already dealt with the better. (That could be a false rumor, but I heard that.) In which case, it would make sense for mine to be mild.

The length was short, too. Five days of fever, and then about a week of mild coughs & sneezes. But it’s scarier with kids I hear. So I hope everything goes well.

Steve, yes to pulling for the NL. And I like the Phillies anyway, my dirty little secret.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
*lungs HAVE … said the English major. Oy Maloy.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
MAN how I hate to see A-Rod’s happy mug every time I click ESP(NY). I don’t just want the Yanks to lose, I want him to trip over a base and slam his face in the dirt.

What issues? I’ve no issues.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
“Obviously, we know they have very good pitching,” Girardi said of the Angels. “They throw good starters at you. They throw good relievers at you. But I think we’ve gone out of the zone a little bit at times when we’ve had runners in scoring position.”

See, Bobby. You can criticize your team’s performance without being sh*tty about it. It’s called an honest assessment.

I’m sorry, but when I hear… you know, managers who don’t act like the ONLY way to lose is to run into bad luck or good pitching …

I am turning in my entire year of discontent with Bobby Cox at this time. For all he will do in 2010, I am presently disgusted. Yay for us if the Braves win it all in spite of him, win one for the … lost-his-grip…-er
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Bubdylan Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 12:43 am
Hate.

The.

Yankees.

Please, Philly, just sweep them. From the earth.
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Leah Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 8:53 am
I agree Bub. I don’t care who wins the NL as long as they can beat the Yankees. But I’d rather it be the Dodgers. I just can’t cheer for the Phils. I don’t think I’m making sense. Go Braves!
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Bubdylan Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Are my posts getting eaten?
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Steve Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Bub – they are being eaten, digested and enjoyed.

Did you all see this? Good God, can those ESPN guys show some modicum of self-control: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4582846
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Steve Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Read this one instead. It’s much more salacious …
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10251190/ESPN-analyst-Phillips-in-'Fatal-Attraction'-scandal
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Tcc Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Steve..yes, I want the Yankees to lose, yes, I want the NL to win the series..I just can’t stand for it to be the Phillies! Go, LA!
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Tcc Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Umm..Go Falcons..
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Bubdylan Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Go Phillies *ducks*

Roll Tide, while I’m at it.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 9:58 pm
You know, it just occured to me that bandwagon sports fans are probably some of the happiest people there are.

I might do it. At the beginning of each MLB, college football, and NFL season, I might pick about five teams that I think have a great shot at winning a bunch of games, and just pull for those teams until about half of the season’s gone, and then ditch the ones that aren’t holding up well.

I’ll pick a favorite when it’s getting close to playoffs/ bowl games and, well, there ya go. Happiness on a stick.

Objections to this idea based on ideas about loyalty will be scoffed at. I’m ahead of my time.

With Alabama at #1, this is the first time I’ve been rooting for the best team in a sport in a long time (I skipped last season in college FB), and I’d forgotten how fun it is.

“But,” you say, “it wouldn’t be fun if you just picked a team you’ve never had anything to do with only because they were supposed to have a good season.”

But I say “bah.” I bet it’s just as fun.

I’m a Free Agent Fan. The Athletes go where the money is. I go where the wins are. I’m onto something here…
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Tcc Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Bub, as an often exasperated sports fan I see your point and am even ever so slightly inclined to agree. Free Coolaid!!! Ready for a thrill? Pick the Yankees, Phillies, Colts, Saints?!?, Pats, Tide, Gators. Make a wrong choice? Go for the latest sensation! It’s arguably better than a season of misery.

When I first got into MLB, I was living briefly in Atlanta and went to half a dozen games. I saw Aaron hit his 709th and 713th HR’s. I was hooked, but the Bravos were terrible. As I continued to follow them I decided to also pull for an AL team….Uh, ahem, the Yankees, for the very reason you propose. I really enjoyed the years of Reggie, Munson, Nettles and all. When King George took over I found I couldn’t taste the coolaid anymore and eventually the Braves were perking up. I’m not ashamed to have been a Yankees fan but I know I can only be a Braves fan now.
And a Clemson fan (let’s not talk about that game please) and a Dolphins fan, speaking of works in progress.

So, Yeah, but no…sounds fun but I just can’t do it. Er..GO TULSA!!!!
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Bubdylan Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:09 pm
“I saw Aaron hit his 709th and 713th HR’s. ”

That’s WAY cool. Wow.

Yeah, I probably won’t get away with it, either. But, damn, it would be nice to think I could never get burned by modern sports’ tendency to crap on the fans. Because, in addition to picking teams with payroll, a Free Agent Fan could pick teams by storylines, favorite coaches, favorite nice-guy players. And then when those elements evaporated from the team and got replaced by unfavorable element, *poof* onto another team full of cool players or whatever.

Got a player in MLB overcoming adversity? Hey, maybe I’ll pull for his team next year. Bobby Cox’s last year (thinking outside the box here), hey maybe I’ll be a Braves fan this year.

Gee, the more I think about it…

Also, in my
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Bubdylan Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Also, in my?

I have no idea…
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Bubdylan Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:21 pm
p.s. but I wouldn’t pull for the Yankees if they went 160-2
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Tcc Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:22 pm
“I have no idea”

Neither do I..UTEP just pulled it out and I really don’t give a flip for either team. Go Braves..and ABT!
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Tcc Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:23 pm
And “fork” the Yankess if they were the last team on Earth.
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Steve Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Bub – it sounds good on paper, but the payoff would be unsatisfying in the end. You can’t REALLY enjoy getting something if you didn’t really want it in the first place. Or, to be even more hackneyed, no pain/no gain. The misery you’ve felt over the past years will only lead to more gratification and satisfaction when the Braves win in it all in 2011, in the first year of the Eddie Perez regime.

The Phillies offense is clearly the only possible worthy foe to the Yankees. C’mon Phils!!!
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Bubdylan Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 12:21 am
Steve, it sounds good on paper, and also deep down in my tender beating, sunburnt sport-heart. If you knew the mental gymnastics I have to complete to make it through a day in my lame-ass life, you wouldn’t doubt that I could pull off a bandwagon sports life with 100% conviction.

Goooo … uh…. team. Go team!

(I’m not REALLY leaving the Braves, if anyone cares…)

G’night Leah. Hope your silence isn’t flu related.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 12:24 am
p.s. Steve, yes on Eddie Perez. Like that idea.
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Leah Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:43 am
*cough cough sniff sigh sneeze*
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Leah Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Steve, you’re breaking my achey heart. Don’t blow past 2010…I can’t wait that long!
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Bubdylan Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Leah, for you and yours:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6zq41BjG4&feature=PlayList&p=98FF0B845545105D&index=26
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Leah Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Thanks Bub. I don’t think I saw that movie but my dad used to play the theme song on the guitar when I was little. My kids could use Chicken Soup tonight seeing as how they had leftover roast disguised as Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches for supper. Everyone is feeling a bit better. Now we all just have cabin fever.
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Steve Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Angels, 4 – 0 after 1. I don’t think they’ll actually win, but any wearing down of the pitching staff and additional bad at bats for Texiera are alright by me.
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Tcc Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Thumbs up on Eddie Perez..you think he has a serious chance?
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Bubdylan Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Good point, Steve. If Tex & A.J. both get hopelessly lost, the Phils might really get ‘em.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:19 pm
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaankeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss

aaaaaaaaaauuuuuuugggggggggghhhhhhh.
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Steve Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Yeah, that 6 run inning was unfortunate. Dammit.

Tcc – I don’t really think there’s much of a chance that Eddie gets the gig.

Is it just me or is that Tommy Boy DirectTv ad in really bad taste?
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Leah Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Bad taste? Maybe. But really funny movie. So glad the Angels are making a game of it. How fun to watch them lose!
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Leah Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Damn. Why do the bball gods hate me so and what ARE those braided necklaces everyone seems to be wearing?
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Bubdylan Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm
For you, Brian Fuentes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E14difCPvtA
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Leah Says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Oh good! My reverse psychology worked! Go Angels!
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Curt Says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 am
Steve, yes. Bad taste.

Wonder if they have to approach Chris Farley’s family about that and if they were paid for using his likeness? The obvious answer is yes to all of that. And did anyone notice how quickly Michael Jackson’s music turned up in commercials? Thriller on the Party City ads? Way to wait until he was almost cold to start cashing in.
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Steve Says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
And more Beatles music has shown up in ads since MJ died in ads. Surely no coincidence there.

Back to the Tommy Boy commercial. What’s even worse, in my opinion, is that David Spade agreed to do it. From all accounts they were very close friends. I don’t think I’d use my dead friend’s likeness to make a buck.
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Tcc Says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:07 pm
“All you need is Love”
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Will Says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
“thats what friends are for”
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Leah Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 12:39 am
I must be a hard ass…Or maybe it seemed ok since Spade was in it. Or maybe you guys are turning into a bunch of pansies.
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Leah Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Wow…tough crowd…
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Bubdylan Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I laughed…
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Tcc Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
as an aside..fun little football game in Miami today..
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Leah Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Bub…you should tell me these things. It’s difficult when you say something potentially offensive when all you get is silence. You tide didn’t exactly roll tonight but a W is a W. Where you nervous?
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Leah Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I would like a retake…you should tell me these things. It’s difficult when you say something potentially offensive and all you get is silence. Your tide didn’t exactly roll tonight but a W is a W. Were you nervous?

Stupid cold meds.
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Tcc Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
“Wobble” Tide??
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Bubdylan Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Leah, I wasn’t able to tune in the tide. Educational Technology class had me tied up, but I kept the gamecast in a spare window. I was a little nervous, but it’s hard to get emotionally involved with the little graphic. Unless it’s the Braves Gamecast where you at least get a little blue dot that puts you in suspense for a second before in play, run(s) shows up, or however it goes.

I look for Bama to get beaten by LSU, though. They seemed to have peaked at mid-season. Oh, well.

Just peaked at the LSU/ Auburn scoreboard. Ouchy. Yeah, we’re goin’ down.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
*the second “peaked” should be “peeked,” of course… I caught your cold-medicine.
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Leah Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Ouchy indeed…poor Rev. Bama might take them…never know. Certainly not if they play like tonight you know without touchdowns.
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Bubdylan Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Tomorrow’s sermon: “Blessed are those who mourn…”
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Leah Says:
October 25th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
The prayer of repentance was longer than usual this Sunday. Lots of asking for forgiveness for coveting thy rivals “W”.
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Tcc Says:
October 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Not a big SEC fan here but I bet Saban gets the Tide fired up for LSU after the disapointing game with UT. I can see them winning out.

In the meantime, LAA up 1-0!!
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Bubdylan Says:
October 25th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
When the Great Book of Yuck is written, the Yankees will be on the cover.

G’night, Leah.
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Leah Says:
October 26th, 2009 at 7:49 am
I hate to say it…it pains me to no end…go stupid Phillies.

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