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QUOTE (kev211 @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 06:51 PM) Gotta love the tigers going 5-1 this week, and losing ground vs us. What a familiar feeling.

WP Rain (1-0) John Danks only has two more in the W column on the year.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 06:05 PM) This has been bothering me for a long time, and I kept meaning to ask, but somehow always forgot to- who is that in your avatar?

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 10:44 AM) How about a scoreless top of the first, just for the novelty of it.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 21, 2012 -> 03:25 PM) I've been told I would like Band of Horses; I've listened to My Morning Jacket a bit, but by no means extensively. Let me know what you think (both performance wise and music wise). After a few days of letting it sink in, the show pretty much did what I had hoped it would do- which is to take a growing interest I had in a band and shooting it to the next level. Pritzker Pavilion has excellent sound (I'm not going to call it acoustics, because the lawn has a criss-crossing structure above it littered with speakers), so it didn't hurt as much that we waited about 90 minutes in the beer line prior to and during most of Band of Horses set. It was a short set, but good. As a band, you're definitely limited in what you can accomplish being an opening act (save for very rare instances). My Morning Jacket was something to behold. I realize that their set was shorter than it typically is because of the venue they were playing at, but 5 or 6 songs less than usual is a very small price to pay for the backdrop we had: We had lawn, and if you've ever taken in a show at Pritzker, you know that means that unless you're at the front, you have little or no view of the stage. We dealt with that for the first song before kind of maneuvering our way to the front (one of my favorite things to do whenever I have lawn tickets). When we got there, we realized that the path running alongside the lawn also ran along the seats, so we grabbed a good vantage point and spent the rest of the night there- still kind of a shoddy view, but better than the alternative was. Perhaps video screens can be looked into? Funny thing, though- I probably would have left just as happy as I did even if we never caught a glimpse of the stage. At Dawn Circuital Holdin On To Black Metal Off The Record War Begun Outta My System Mahgeetah Rocket Man (Elton John cover) Steam Engine Lay Low Run Thru Gideon Encore: I Will Be There When You Die Wonderful (w/Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses) Victory Dance Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. 1 Wordless Chorus Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. 2 Anytime One Big Holiday They played (excellently) for roughly 2 hours. This band was excellent live- it exceeded all expectations I had for the show. There are a few bands that I make it a point to see their show every time they roll through town or play somewhere reasonable close (Alpine Valley, Milwaukee)- and they've been added to that list. Highlights of the night for me were Circuital, Rocket Man, and One Big Holiday. One nice thing about the setlist is that even though I'm just becoming familiar with their material, a good chunk of the songs were familiar to me already. The second song of the night (Circuital) was one of the more memorable moments at a show for me, and I've been blessed with the opportunity to see quite a few memorable performers/performances over the years. Let 'Em In and Hey Jude by Paul McCartney at Wrigley Field, Pearl Jam opening their set with Release at the first night of the 20th Anniversary shows at Alpine Valley, and War Pigs by the original Black Sabbath in 2001, right as the sun was setting are other such moments. Also, this show was Exhibit A in why I prefer outdoor venues to indoor venues. Provided it's not hailing or raining fire on you, outdoor shows add a whole new dimension to the experience. I've known of My Morning Jacket for a good while, but I erroneously assumed they were a band along the lines of Dashboard Confessional, and thusly assumed that there was no substance to their music. I was wrong, and I'm glad that I learned otherwise- better late than never. Here's a better picture of the setting I found online:

v ...uh... ...??? Millwood (4-10 4.29) Floyd (9-9 4.56)

I could listen to Journey every so often- mostly for the cheese factor prior to 2005, but my copy of their Greatest Hits cd hasn't been within 10 ft of a cd player since. Only thing I could compare it to is having enough at a party to the point where you begin choking down warm saliva and looking for a bathroom, but finding a warm 24 oz can of Steel Reserve and polishing it off instead. It doesn't help that there have been like 30 teams since all over sports that have gone with Journey for seasons that end with the team getting bounced in the first round.

This trade is more reckless than a blindfolded Carlos Marmol bullpen session in a cramped porcelain doll factory. But really, I love it when teams swoop in to absolve Boston of roughly 270 million in salary obligations. They're doing God's work.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 25, 2012 -> 01:39 PM) It's still August. Indeed. I blame this on the 9th inning last night. Not sure how to modify it.

Blake Beavean (8-7 5.00) v Jose Quintana (5-2 2.76)

That 9th inning (both halves) was about par for course on a day that the Dodgers are in talks with the Red Sox to absorb their entire franchise- save for Fenway Park and Bobby Valentine, with the additional caveat of... just a little over a year after they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

What the hell did I just watch.

Marmol-esque.

QUOTE (MAX @ Aug 24, 2012 -> 07:11 PM) Farmer: did you see southpaw today? Dj: no, did you? Farmer: no Dj: thanks for asking I love it. It would have been even better without that last line from DJ. I don't know how people badmouth this booth with the gold that comes out of it regularly. It's comparable to someone digging up their lawn to install a sprinkler system, stumbling onto an oil reservoir, and getting rid of it so they could continue on with their sprinkler installation.

Nice, Rios.

It'll be weird for a long time to not see Ichiro in this lineup.

QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Aug 24, 2012 -> 05:29 PM) Hate to break up this discussion, but Muck the Fariners, let's go Sox! Keep the streak going! The band, or just people in general?

Mariners (61-64) at White Sox (68-55) Jason Vargas (13-8 3.53) v Jake Peavy (9-9 3.11) 7:10 pm, CSN

7:10 WCIU, ESPN2 Phil Hughes (12-10 4.23) v Chris Sale (14-4 2.72)

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 22, 2012 -> 07:14 AM) John Lennon was a fascinating dude. I have read a couple of bios on him, and I encourage other people to do so. He really wasn't wired like your typical rock star. I concluded as much after watching the beginning of this clip through 1:25 from the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Great performance of Yer Blues afterwards as well. I do think his post-Beatles stuff was a lot more hit or miss than McCartney's post-Beatles stuff. Some of it sounds so generic.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 21, 2012 -> 08:32 PM) AJ sure seems to be tripling a lot lately. And quadrupling too, to be fair to him.

lulz

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 21, 2012 -> 03:18 PM) I haven't seen the popular supergroup that has been able to turn down the millions of a reunion tour for over 30 years. They wouldve gotten together eventually. And it's such a shame. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 21, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) Band of Horse's last album was awful but I liked their first two. I'm definitely finding Band of Horses a little harder to enjoy than My Morning Jacket, save for their first one, which I enjoyed right away. My Morning Jacket's music seems very conducive to getting stuck in your head. That can be a good thing or a bad thing, but it takes a while to find out exactly which it will be.

I'm kicking around the idea of resurrecting the Facebook account to vote for Ed Farmer.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 08:29 AM) The altitude is kicking my ass. The drive through Rocky Mountain National Park scared the s*** out of me. I prefer beaches to cliffs that drop off 5,000 feet less than 18" from my car tires. When I was young we took a bus tour through Europe. I retroactively s*** my pants every time I think about some of the mountainous roads and terrain that our sleep-deprived driver navigated through at night, in rainy weather, and so on... I also remember that he was fond of the drink during dinnertime.