DBD 6.12.09 Yes, let us go, Oakland!
by TwistNHook on Jun 12, 2009 7:28 AM PDT
Email
PrintJust updating the results.
Polling ends next Thursday at midnight:
#1 Tony Gonzalez 86% (48 votes) vs #16 Hardy Nickerson 14% (8 votes)
#8 Rod Benson 40% (24 votes) vs #9 Ryan Anderson 60% (36 votes)
#4 Joe Igber 89% (42 votes) vs #13 Will Ta'ufo'ou 11% (5 votes)
#5 Sean Lampley 35% (17 votes) vs #12 Matt Biondi 65% (31 votes)
Polling ends next Friday at midnight:
#3 Geoff Macarthur 70% (32 votes) vs #14 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 30% (14 votes)
#6 Jack Clark 82% (40 votes) vs #11 Lavelle Hawkins 18% (9 votes)
#7 Nnamdi Asomugha 89% (34 votes) vs #10 Craig Stevens 11% (4 votes)
#2 Deltha O'Neal 85% (35 votes) vs #15 Thomas Decoud (6 votes)
With that BIG series between the Giants of San Francity and the beloved Athletics of The Town coming up, I thought it'd be great to have an open thread to discuss these games. Tonight, we have Don Giusepppppppio Mazz-zzzaro versus some 13 year old kid nobody has ever heard of. I predict the Italian Stallion wins. Ooooooh, does that count as trash talk???
"Lincecum seen here preparing for the upcoming Bat mizvah" via www.jghreform.org
"Barry Bonds, showing off the guns!" via www.lodi.k12.wi.us
"Hellooooooooooo, Ms. Alano" via images.smarter.com
"Billy Beane's secret double agent" via www.everyjoe.com
Take that, millionaires playing a game at a level far superior to my own! You've been burned!
Learn more about Jahvid's interview with Chronicle Live:
SAN FRANCISCO - Cal Heisman Trophy candidate Jahvid Best appeared as a guest on the Chronicle Live television show Wednesday on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. The show was broadcast live at 5:00 p.m., PT, and will air again on a tape-delayed basis Wednesday evening at 11:00 p.m., PT.
CalBears.com tagged along and captured a few behind the scenes pictures of his day at the Comcast SportsNet Bay Area studios.
The country's leading returning rusher is one of the nation's top candidates for the Heisman Trophy and a 2009 first team preseason All-American. His 1,580 rushing yards a year ago marked the second-best single-season ever at Cal, while his 8.1 yards per carry set a new school record. Best was a first team All-Pac-10 selection in 2008.
Cal has been ranked as high as No. 11 (Athlon) in national team preseason rankings released by college football preview publications. The Golden Bears open their 2009 campaign with a nationally-televised ESPN2 game against Maryland at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 5 (7:00 p.m., PT).
So, let's talk that trash and after the usual meanderings of the day use this thread as an open thread for the weekend's games. Go As!
The opinions expressed in a FanPost are, in every way, reflective of the opinions of every California Golden Blogs Marshawnthusiast. Moreover, they are reflective of every employee of SBNation, including Tyler "Blez" Bleszinski.
301 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Track continues on towards championships:
Riding his momentum from his regional championship, senior Martin Maric posted the top qualifying mark in the discus at the NCAA Championships on Thursday in Fayetteville, Ark.
Maric’s mark of 201-10 (61.53m) was a collegiate best for him and ranks fifth all-time in school history. The final of the discus will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT.
Sophomore Michael Coe was the other Golden Bear to advance to the final in his event. In the prelims of the 1500, he clocked a personal-best time of 3:41.60 to place fifth.
Junior Yosef Ghebray and sophomore Alison Greggor both competed in the 10,000, but neither were able to finish the race. Senior Jordan Paul ended his season with a time of 14.63 in the 110-meter hurdles, placing 25th in the prelims.
The NCAA Championships continue tomorrow.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
More Cal baseball players drafted:
BERKELEY, CALIF. – University of California junior catcher Dylan Tonneson was selected in the 36th round by the San Diego Padres and sophomore right-hander Yasser Clor was selected in the 49th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates during the third and final day of the 2009 Major League Amateur Draft. Tonneson and Clor make seven players drafted from the 2009 Golden Bear squad. Besides Tonneson and Clor, junior center fielder Brett Jackson was selected in the first round by the Chicago Cubs, junior second baseman Jeff Kobernus was a second round pick of the Washington Nationals, junior right-hander/designated hitter/outfielder Blake Smith was a second round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers, junior left-hander Michael Bugary was a 15th round pick of the Boston Red Sox and senior third baseman/shortstop Michael Brady was a 24th round pick of the Florida Marlins. The seven players drafted in 2009 ties for the most Cal draftees since David Esquer became head coach in 2000.
Tonneson established himself as the Bears’ regular catcher last season and ended up being a key component in Cal’s 2008 NCAA regional run, batting .306 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBI. This season he hit .256 with six doubles, eight home runs and 18 RBI and was second in the Pac-10 in hit by pitch (14). Tonneson hit a home run in the final game of the season May 24 versus USC, and currently owns a .286 career average with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 56 RBI in 115 games.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
the baseball draft: it never ends.
I doubt those guys sign…but they might.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
i think, at this point in the draft, these guys would really have to be looking to get out of school if they considered signing. as i noted in the article a few days ago, Clor was a 14th-round pick out of high school, so it’s gotta be disappointing to fall to the 49th round.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Dr. Saturday Weighs In
On paper, though, Cal should be at least a slight favorite in every game except USC, which makes it an odds-on contender for an at-large BCS bid. I don’t think I’m willing to pencil them into January yet, especially given the parity of the rest of the Pac-10 and the history here of losing to teams a notch below on the food chain. But I would peg the Bears to win at least at least eight games, up to 10, for the sixth time in seven years, which should be good for a top-20 finish. If that’s even a little disappointing, it’s also a testament to how far Jeff Tedford has brought this one-time jalopy.
Yeah, I think it’s a fairly accurate assessment; a little more realistic than some of ours have been.
I think he and I pretty much have the same opinion. Our record in 2009 will be largely determined by how much our passing improves – if at all. It might improve a lot and we could be a dangerous 10 win team or so. If it doesn’t improve very much or doesn’t improve at all, we could easily go 7-8 wins with defenses stacking the box.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
do you think Riley can go from 44% completion rate to 60% or is that just too unrealistic?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I think it’s do-able. Riley didn’t attempt a ton of passes last year, so it’s not like he was 44% on 1000 passes. In other words, it was a smaller sample size than normal so an increase in % is more likely.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Just out of curiosity, I looked at the numbers…
In the 5 games where Riley had <20 attempts, he averaged 6.5 YPA and had a completion % of 51.7.
In the 5 games where he had >20 attempts, he averaged 5.3 YPA and had a completion % of 47.2.
I don’t think these numbers reveal anything of value, unfortunately.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 12, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not trying to bash Riley, but a completion percentage of 50% is approaching Kyle Boller Pre-Tedford kind of bad. All we need is for Riley to complete 60% of his passes, much like Longshore did in 2006, and with such a dangerous rushing attack, our offense will do fine.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
To be fair to Riley, he was working with very green WRs last year though.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
and Oline injuries…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Dont worry about posting something in a DBD, thats what its designed for. Post first ask questions later.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
LOL
Which brings us to … [minor key — a woman screams] … the quarterback.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
It seems like some people are really starting to freak out about the fact that Tedford hasn’t had an NFL QB since Aaron Rodgers – or at least a more servicable QB since Rodgers. However, I would suggest that Longshore was that NFL guy.
Before Longshore’s injury he was doing fine. In 2006 he was fairly solid. In 2007, while he wasn’t jesus in cleats, he was doing great and his NFL stock was sky high.
Then he got injured and everything went down the tubes. It’s pretty clear that Longshore was never the same QB after his injury.
However, I dislike how people are starting to say that Tedford has lost his QB-touch or whatever or his magic touch because there hasn’t been a great QB since Rodgers. I think had Longshore not been injured in 2007, then he would have been Tedford’s next NFL QB. Maybe not a 1st round guy, but perhaps a 3rd or 4th round guy.
So I don’t think Tedford has lost his touch on grooming NFL QBs. I think Longshore would have been one if not injured (due to his ankle and pec injuries). So I think we should have faith that either Riley or Mansion or Sweeney will be an NFL talent.
I still trust in Tedford, and I think more people should too.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
IMHO the Rodgers comparisons are dumb.
Rodgers was one of the best QBs in the NFL last year (6th in QB rating/4th in yards and TDs). It would be quite bizarre for 1 out of 180 college football programs to produce 2 quarterbacks of that caliber in 5 years. I realize that college success != NFL success, but you see my point.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 12, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Its been 4 years since Rodgers, but really Tedford has only gone through one quarterback (longshore). Riley is just a Junior, and Ayoob doesn’t really count.
Perhaps some Oregon people can confirm this, but I thought I remember Akili Smith and Joey Harrington sucking until they suddenly ‘got it’ then they became great college qb’s.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
heh I just liked the line, it made me laugh.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I know you did. I didn’t make my remark in response to you. I just had to “reply” somewhere.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
ah
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes but...
How would the French military do against either the Giants or A’s?
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
The Giants have won even less than the French. They might even lose that one over a protracted 20 year campaign!
The As and French might go to a stalemate. They’ll each take over half of the stadium and exchange potshots with one another in verbal jousts.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder where the Giants and As rank among baseball franchises. Are they in the top 10? I know nothing about baseball.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure what you mean by rank
But:
Yankees have 26 WS Titles
Cardinals have 10
A’s have 9 (5 of those from their Phillie days)
Red Sox 7
Dodgers 6 (2 from Brooklyn)
Reds and Pirates 5
Giants have 5 (ALL of those from their NY days)
The A’s have definitely had more success in the Bay Area as well, so as far as A’s v. Giants, there’s really no question of which has been a more successful franchise.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
They surrendered during the first WS
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I had no idea the Cards had 10 titles
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
yea, just surpassed the A's :(
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
You need to start following baseball.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
DC Trojan, we had this discussion yesterday, but where do the Brits rank among the all time greatest empires? I had the Mongols 1st, with the Romans 2nd and the British 5th, although on second thought I’ve revised it to maybe 3rd or 4th.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
If it’s total mayhem, the Mongols win it running away. Well, more accurately on the people running away from them.
If it’s the scope and durability of the legacy, then I’d say Rome 1st and Britain second.
to clarify: Britain second, behind the Romans and Greeks
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you would enjoy it. Read Moneyball.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I did. Great book. Boring sport.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
But analyzing it is so cerebral. You don’t enjoy the cerebral side? If you don’t then I don’t think I even know you anymore.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget the Confederations Cup starts Sunday morning
If you read my brilliant preview:
Everything you needed to know about the Confederations Cup but were afraid to ask
you’ll know this already. Watch Spain score 200 goals on New Zealand or see who will finish 2nd in group A when South Africa and Iraq face off. The US plays Italy Monday.
Also huge new for footy fans. US/German dual citizen Jermaine Jones has chosen to play for the US despite getting 3 caps with the German National Team. He arguable becomes the USA’s best player right away. A 27 yo midfielder with a nasty attitude, Jones may have just solved the USA’s midfield quandry for the 2010 World Cup.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
Ahem
“Huge news” is what I meant to write.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jun 12, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
A footballer with a mean streak and the last name Jones? Is it this Jones?
http://www.epltalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/vinnie-jones.jpg
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
No, thats Vinnie Jones
who played for Wimbledon back in the day.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jun 12, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I know, the notorious thug that once grabbed a guy by the balls during a match as ilustrated here:
http://www.southdacola.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/gazza.jpg
He has an interesting wikipedia, if anyone has spare time I recommend it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Jones
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
How was he able to comitt to U.S.?
I thought once you played for a national team, you couldn’t change your mind. Or did he play for a youth national team 3 times?
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
They were exhibitions and therefore “don’t count.” If he’d played in real tournament games he would be stuck with his decision.
That explains it.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Fire
just got to read your preview. Thanks. Great job. I left some comments there also.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Exciting news, I was in an elevator with Don Nelson this morning.
Shouldn’t he be kicking it in Hawaii by now?
And?
Did he say hi?
Did you say hi?
Did you tell him to keep Monta away from mopeds?
Did you scratch his balls?
What was exciting about it?
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I spent the ride figuring out why he looked familiar. Then he walked out and I noticed how tall he is and put the basketball connection together.
That doesn't sound exciting at all!
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
If by “it” you mean “the Warriors’ chances of ever going to the playoffs again”…
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 12, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
You mean “Shouldn’t he be kicking [the Warriors’ chances of ever going to the playoffs again] in Hawaii by now?” Huh?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 12, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Nellie
Could someone refresh my memory as to why he didn’t have a need for Mickael Pietrus? As I watch Pietrus play well in the playoffs, I seem to have forgotten why the Warriors wanted to get rid of him.
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
I think they tried to use him as a PF instead of a wing man. I’ve heard he’s still the same complimentary role player…he’s just on a better team so he looks better.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
His defense is just as good, too.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Yeah, I can see how using him as a PF wouldn’t work. I didn’t recall that was what the W’s tried with him.
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
Because Nellie has been acting like a childish brat these past 2 years, getting whatever he wants with no real regard for the team’s well-being.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
question for
ping-pong NBA lovers:
How to fix the Warriors?
- draft someone who won’t really help you
- trade pick for established PG like Andre Miller
- by all means, draft another wing player.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
get a coach that teaches defense????
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Move to the East
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
by chowder on Jun 12, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec’d
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Twist just posted his first NSFW foto. Well done. This one didn’t even have a label either.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
My parents were attacked and killed by a NSFW foto, so I’d appreciate it if you didn’t throw around such terms so lightly.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
how did that happen?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Must you rub salt in the wound!?!
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Pics or your parents are alive and well, sending occasional e-mails to your co-workers soliciting ideas on Christmas gifts for you
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
Don’t make me tell CALumbus Bear Mom how you want to have a more robust electronic correspondence with her, because Oski knows her son sure doesn’t email her as much as she would like.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you some kind of NSFW version of Batman? NSFW-man?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 12, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Carp would most definitely be NSFW-man. And we love him for it.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
should we do a caption contest for Ms. Milano?
Her large hoop earings are too much to pass up..
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I’m sorry, was she wearing earrings? I… hadn’t noticed.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
The first thing I noticed were the earrings! I don’t know how you possibly could have EVER missed them.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Please don’t ban me for focusing solely on her bewbs.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, thats anti-semitic!
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Pics of you in a tank top w/ chest hair evervescing while wearing a scarf or you’re anti-semitic.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
If its warm enough to warrant a tank top why would I be wearing a scarf?
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Yeah, Twist, you can’t be posting those kind of photos in the DBD. Definitely NSFW. Banhammer?
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
The Maharg was right after all…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Duke couldn't get Joanne Boyle...
But they got one of Cal’s best players in program history
Just saw this today. Former Cal women’s basketball player Trisha Stafford (a great scorer in her day) landed an assistant coaching gig for Duke. Trisha is apparently a recruiter extraordinnaire. I didn’t realize she was an assistant at Fucla when they got that highly touted recruiting class a couple of years ago.
Reading this made me think 2 things:
1. Wonder if Trisha would ever come back to her alma mater if there were an opportunity to join Boyle’s staff, and
2. Future CGB HOF material.
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
Well, Trisha would really have to improve her coaching skillz to a very high level, and then per recent practice she would come over to Cal from Duke if and when we choose that she do so.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
So it looks like most people think the As will win the series over the Giants. Is that because people really think that or because people are just As fans? Or both?
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I can’t respond to this without pissing off several Giants fans.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Hey, I'm not that sensitive...
…YOU FUCKING MEAN FUCK
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
is Mt Lassen on Spazzy’s radar?
I know, I know…I won’t pry.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
=)
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Self-Promotion Alert
I’ve done Lassen, though I much preferred the nearby Broke-off Mountain (not to be mistaken with Brokeback). Lassen is just a bunch of volcanic rock, not all that much fun, its also incredibly dirty and dusty.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
and short., and far.
There’s a joke among the CoHP community (yes, there definitely is one) that when your driving time is greater than the actual walking time you’re definitely doing a county highpoint. I’d say in CA that’s true for about 1/4 of the cases.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember walking back down the trail looking at the hordes of people going the other way, and seeing a 5 year old girl in flip-flops lagging behind with the mother getting agree at her.
I thought: Really, you take a 5 year old to do this, and you don’t even put shoes on them.
Also of note: Some people walked up with their snowboards, they boarded down the North face of the mountain.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
A’s have won 9 of 11.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Even though Im an As fan, I feel as if the Giants have the better team this year. Its in SF. I dunno.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Pics or you bat for both teams.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
This is the hat Twist wears to the games:
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually thi sis the hat I wear to the games:
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
With or without the eye makeup?
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh Hell! That reminds me, I got drunk last weekend (the wedding) and agreed to let my girlfriend (for her birthday) put eye-liner on me.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
Thats the least exciting kinky sex act Ive ever heard.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
hopefully you got the happy ending.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
eye-liner is the gateway cosmetic….chowder’s in trouble
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 12, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I think more people here are A's fans
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I make too much money (>$20/hour) to be an A’s fan.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 12, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Riley? No. Hourly? Yes.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 12, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
As someone on BearInsider said:
“Humanity has reached a new low.”
It so happens that on May 8, 2004, the Oakland A’s had a Mother’s Day promotion. There was a fight-breast-cancer 5K run before the game, free mammograms and the first 7,500 women through the gate got floppy plaid sun hats from Macy’s. Nice day for the ladies.
Except that last part really hacked off a man named Alfred G. Rava. He was incensed that men weren’t getting a floppy plaid sun hat for Mother’s Day. He was so mad about it that he sued.
It gets worse. He has nearly won. A judge has given preliminary approval to a $510,000 settlement — roughly half to lawyers and the rest to the “victims” — the poor, downtrodden gender-disadvantaged waifs like Rava who didn’t get their floppy Mother’s Day hats.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
The guy might be a douche, but that’s no excuse for Reilly’s sanctimonious, cliche-ridden rant. I don’t know how the guy can call himself a journalist when he writes drivel like:
Isn’t it good to know that most American males still have a spine? Save for (cough, cough) one.
Personally, I find Mr. Rava as odorous as a bag of dyspeptic hamsters.
We are not a collection of legal briefs, appellate rulings and city ordinances. We are people. We are grandfathers and sisters and uncles and girlfriends, all woven into the fabric of this wonderful thing called sports. And if once in a while we want to do something nice for each other — and not want anything for ourselves — is that so wrong?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 12, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t he more of a columnist?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
He will prolly cherish and enjoy that floppy hat, knowing that it is a symbol of the fight he has won against the insidiously invidious discrimination against men. How dare the A’s promote breast cancer awareness (and Mother’s Day) by giving women free stuff at the game? That is the sort of discrimination that makes men feel like second class citizens at baseball games. Imagine the stigma that the thousands of men in the ballpark felt that day, knowing that they were denied floppy hats just because they were men. It prolly felt a lot like the way women felt in America when they did not have the right to vote.
If that guy had come to my office wanting to file that suit, I would have told him to go fuck himself.
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
I never knew my colleague was such as sexist pig, who wouldn’t fight for the downtrodden and the oppressed. I am shamed. If you prick a floppy hat-less man, does he not bleed???
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t know. I don’t prick any man.
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
So it would have to be a “special” man? Perv.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Pics or you’re that man in OHB’s eyes.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
(scambles madly for pics, any pics, please Oski let me find some pics)
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 12, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
This was a great exchange. Im being 100% serious, which probably arouses Calumbus Bear.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Need more brusque stern-ness from Twist for complete arousal.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 15, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Based on the pitching matchups and home field the Giants should win 2 out of 3. They probably won’t though. Can you tell I’m a pessimistic Giants fan?
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
There is a different kind?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, ha, ha!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
It sucks that we have to face Lincecum to start the series and Cain to wrap up the series. I’m confident, still, that we can win two out of three games. We tagged Dan Haren for five earned runs, so that gives me some hope.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 11:39 AM PDT reply actions
Randy Johnson is pitching on Saturday against Josh Outman. Outman is 4-0 with a 3.17 ERA and has a 2.31 ERA in his last six starts.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Although Holliday's bat has gotten cold lately
and no dh will surely hurt.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Means Cust is in RF.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather have Cust play in the outfield than see Denorfia or Cunningham out there.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather have the dh be used on Crosby or Hannahan or Davis
than the A’s pitchers when they return to AL parks.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, Travis Buck should definitely be back by then. I’m not sure about Sweeney, though. The way Davis is playing right now, he’s earned the time over Buck. Davis has been the only hot hitter as of late. Kennedy is having a bad June, Holliday’s batting average has dropped 17 points in the last five games and Cust’s batting average is the lowest it has been all year.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
People forget that Rajai and Barton were carrying us for a period late last year.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't remeber that at all
and where exactly did they “carry us?” It’s not like “we” won a world series.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
They were our offense for a few weeks, like Adam Kennedy and Kurt Suzuki were earlier this year.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Count me among the "people that forget" this
all I remember from Davis and Barton are:
suck, suck, suck, suckage, suck, suck, more suckage, suck, suck, suck, fucking too much suck!
I even forgot about yesterday’s game winning hit by Davis already! He sucks!
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Uhh Barton is a fucking monster in September. The other months, however…
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I only remember him having a good september in 2007
when he was called up.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Hit .279 last september, which is good considering how bad he and the rest of the A’s offense was the rest of the year.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that's your definition of "good"
In that case .229 is good!
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
No?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
In 88 career games against the Giants, Holliday is a .281 hitter with 13 home runs and 64 runs batted in. He also has 21 doubles.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
throw out the coors field stats and prolly not so good then
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Are those pre-humidor or post-humidor?
88 career games is not a lot, but its prolly enough to be somethign significant. But then how many are in PacBell? Im not sure how many of those stats are significant.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
New Pac-10 Bowl?
Or old… if you want to look at things that way.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2009328835_alamo12.html
The Alamo Bowl, and would alternate with the Holiday Bowl for #2.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
Personally
I’d like a reason to go to San Antonio, its a cool city from what I hear, but two Big-12 → Pac-10 match-up might be undesirable.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
yeah I actually kind of like san antonio from what I remember of it
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jun 12, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
San Antonio is ok
its not THAT interesting though. The Alamo Dome is only 70 miles form my house, an occaiaional Cal appearance would be sweet.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jun 12, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
if this goes down, does the other bowl get to the Pac10’s #3 team? If so, this is definitely a step up from El Paso/Sun Bowl.
San Antonio, from what I hear, could easily be an attractive destination.
I think “Alamo” will get more ESPN luvin than “Holiday.”
I don’t really like the confusing switch back/forth.
Let’s make Alamo #2, actually out-compete the Cotton Bowl for the #3 Big 12 team (since we always get the # 4 team), and make the Holiday our Pac10#3 bowl game.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Golden State Warriors fans, we’re up in the 2009 SBNation Mock Draft!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:05 PM PDT reply actions
You’re going to take either an undersized power forward or a guard that shoots a lot of 3s.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Realistically, I think it comes down to Brandon Jennings, Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Jonny Flynn, Stephen Curry and Jordan Hill. I really hope we take Jennings.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
why, God…WHY?!?!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I fear that Stephen Curry could be the pick.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
but we already have a fast, smallish scorer…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Well, Curry’s a point guard and he has more range than Ellis. Personally, I wouldn’t take Curry, though. I’d take Jennings if he was available and if he wasn’t, I’d take Holiday. After that, it would be Evans or Flynn.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
so that means the dubs will draft Curry then.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Well, there have been grumblings lately about the Wizards taking Curry with the fifth pick. In my opinion, that can only help us. I don’t want Curry and I think Nelson could fall in love with the guy when he watches him in person if he hasn’t already.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
is that what she said?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 12, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, at least you won’t take Chase Budinger.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he’s been pretty much ruled out.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The Pacers will not take Chase Budinger. If they do I will step on my face.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds difficult.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I once kneed myself in the nose getting off my big wheel, it began to bleed.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
I have definitely kneed myself in the nose more recently than that.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like the Warriors need a good pass-first point guard. But I don’t know enough about the draft to tell you which player that would be.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Brandon Jennings is that guy.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
WHY DO THE THUNDER WANT HARDEN???? WITH THABEET ON THE BOARD!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re going to go small with their lineup:
PG — Russell Westbrook
SG — James Harden
SF — Kevin Durant
PF — Jeff Green
C — Nenad Krstic
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That lineup would be sick. I’d sign up for League Pass again to watch that team.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
In my opinion, they should take Jordan Hill.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell me why they would rather have Kristic in the lineup then Thabo. Draft Thabeet, Thabo is a starter. Draft Harden, get Kristic. That is a great lineup but I don’t see why they need it. They get plenty of offense with Westbrook/Durant/Green. Get Thabeet who may be offensively limited but I guarantee he gets you at least 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
In your mock draft, if they draft Rubio they can move Westbrook to 2, and then have the rest of the lineup as you put it before. Harden over Thabeet makes no sense at all. Harden over Rubio makes even less.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, but in my mock draft, I have the Warriors taking Curry. I don’t mock the picks based on who I think they should take, but rather it’s on who I think they will take.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So you acknowledge picking Harden is dumb?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, they don’t need another scorer at the wing position. If you take a big man, Durant and Green can play at more natural positions. On top of that, the Thunder need a big man to play alongside Krstic.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It doesn’t seem like a huge detriment to play small ball with the team they have, and there are going to be quality big men out there for the Thunder to look at. Thabeet’s a nice player, but from what I hear, he’s not up in the Griffin/Rubio class, and Harden is right there with him.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Dumb relative to what is on the board. I think Harden will be a good player, but not as good as either Rubio or Thabeet (and those 2 fit more of a need).
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
What? I feel I am being shorted here. When Avinash disagrees with me, he does not simply sit down. DAMMIT AVINASH PROVE ME WRONG.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Sigh. HolmoePhobe?
Though since you aren’t arguing that much I can tell I am not ridiculously wrong, only a little bit wrong.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I wouldn’t call it dumb, but I would say that it’s a questionable move. I’d personally rather have Jordan Hill or Hasheem Thabeet if I were the Thunder.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
TWIST HOW MANY A’S GAME HAVE YOU GONE TO? I KNOW YOU ARE FUCKING WITH ME WHEN YOU SAY 1.5. GOD DAMMIT.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
No it's true.
I saw him at a game and he left after the top of the fourth. So there’s your half.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t he the one who was complaining about the team moving.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that was another dork
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Jun 12, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you saying this year or overall? Overall, I have no idea what the number is. Ive been going to games since like 86 when I was very young and was, apparnetly, more interested in the water fountains than the baseball.
This year Ive only made it out to 1 game. I tend to go to more games in the summertime, so Im hoping to go to some more in July and August. My entertainment budget is stretched somewhat thin this year. As games arent that expensive, but still.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
do you BART in or pay for parking? BART (w/ 2 people) isn’t significantly less than driving. Plus you have to deal with the heroin addicts after the game.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Park in the BART lot. Its free. And you can take 13 and then drive down Edwards. Dodge all the traffic.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
wait…what? I’m lost.
Which BART lot? Oakland Coliseum BART lot? The ones I know charge a buck.
Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever been on 13. Is Edwards an exit?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
13 is my fav freeway of all time!
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
all Google maps point you to 880…but the 13 route is only a couple of minutes longer and significantly faster in traffic. I can’t believe I never considered this.
how does taking seminary and turning L on San Leandro St sound?
Is, uh…the Coli BART parking lot safe for a late 20’s caucasion male? Should we bring the POS Corrolla that no one will buy?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Coliseum BART parking lot is safe as far as Ive ever experienced no problems at all.
Seminar and taking and L is fine. I do Edwards if 580E traffic isnt bad, because it drops you right there. Also ,taking Hegenberg back to 580W to 13 is killer. Leave the BART parking lot the same way you came in (if you came in off of San Leandro) but take a left AWAY from San Leandro instead of right. Then, take a left to get onto Hegenberg. Just keep following that up into the hills and then follow the signs onto 580.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
It’s like how Google maps tell you sit through westbound Caldecott Tunnel traffic when you can just get off at Fish Ranch Road and take it over the hill, where you end up on Claremont. Sooo much better.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I meant all time. Now it makes sense. You just said I have only been to 1.5, and I called shenanigans. Now that I know it is only this season, it makes more sense.
Whenever me and my dad go we would get the $35 infield seats. This past game I went into the $13 bleachers. I learned me and my father have been wasting his money all along. The bleachers are better. Cheaper, and the view of the game is equal if not better (there were a few off the wall doubles I missed though). The major drawback is that they don’t have guys walking around with Toll House cookie sandwiches, which I always get. I had to get a churro instead. Most disappointing part of the game. Other than, yknow, giving up 4 runs in the last 2 innings.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
1.5 was a completely and totally made up number that I used just to annoy you. Stop caring.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Never…
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
use TnHtoo on him.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
If he doesn’t want me to use it I am not going to use it.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
what about TnHDeaux? He’d never know.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Hmmmm. Strangely compelling. I think I should just make a ton of different ones all having variations of 2 (deux, dos, II, the second, junior, two, too, tres menos uno, etc.)
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Water fountains, huh? I used to love fire extinguishers.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hercules Man Arrested On Flamethrower Possession Charges
HERCULES — A 40-year-old Hercules man has been arrested for allegedly possessing flamethrowers and more than 15 illegal assault weapons, police said.
Louis Schulte IV was contacted earlier this year after police received a 911 call reporting shots fired near his residence at 205 Falcon Way, police said.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Flamethrowers illegal? Hmmm… Cracked tells us a different story…
http://www.cracked.com/article_17016_7-items-you-wont-believe-are-actually-legal.html
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Hey guys
I’ll be out of the country and unable to access the internet for the next two weeks as visit my family so I won’t be a part of the Jahvid Best interview done by Yokanes. I’d appreciate it if someone could ask some of my questions that I posted on the fanpost (as well as the DJax CSU one!) and then post the link to replay of the live chat on that fanpost (or email it to me).
thanks!
In other words, Go Bears!
We'll be doing something cool for that
Don’t worry about it, we’ll take care of it. Enjoy the mosquitoes!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
If I were you, I wouldn’t go to the bathroom the entire time I was there.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You make it seem like royrules has never been there!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Hes referencing Seinfeld.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Oh God, now I remember that horrible episode.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 12, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I really dont like you sometimes.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
That was a great episode!!!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 12, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
DRINK O’CLOCK!
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I find it derivative. Lets see a new shtick. We all know tired, almost drunk Rishi. Wheres attending clown college Rishi? Or even newly minted right fielder for the As Rishi???
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Time to get black eyeliner put on all before meeting with all my girlfriend’s friends for a group dinner, where photos will be taken?
gee, I can’t wait.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
shit…that’s tonight?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
most likely she’s forgotten…. fingers crossed…. and if she didn’t fuck it! They are her friends, although nice people, they aren’t going to perpetually bash me like my friends would.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
dude, don’t shy away from it. own the eyeliner! tell people you’re starting a punk band, like these guys:
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Pics or you are getting ready to put guyliner on before meeting wtih all your girlfriend’s friends for a group dinner.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
How is Monopoly not the greatest game ever?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 3:39 PM PDT reply actions
Fun fact: Monopoly was originally invented by socialists as a way to teach kids about the evils of capitalism.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
One of my friend’s would always agree to play, then he’d do a bunch of lopsided deals to the other people who were playing (effectively killing himself) to ensure I didn’t win. His goal was never to win, rather to try and convince them I was evil incarnate.
It took the fun out of the game.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
That’s a shame.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
my wife does that…now, we don’t play monopoly.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Last time I played Sorry somebody told me they were going to murder me in my sleep when I was 30. That is a true story.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s an awfully long yet specific time to lie in wait for revenge…
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Exactly his point. He also described how he was going to kill me but it is FAR too graphic to put here.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Either you really believe that, or you just want to hear stories of me dying.
And yeah I really don’t want to repeat it. He was kidding though, I think. I was playing with him and another one of my friends and I won. This was not normal winning. This was an epic Sorry massacre. When I won, he had all of his pieces stuck in start, and my other friend had only one piece out of start. It was that amazing.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
also on the don’t play list.
she woops my ass everytime.
It’s not just an ass whooping either…it’s a stomp-on-your-throught “You think you’re a man…hah” beat down.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
geez, that sounds frightening. Candyland? Chutes & Ladders? Go Fish?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yes, No, Yes.
I pwn her Gin Rummy; C&L is similar to the other throat-stomping games.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
What about in D&D?
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
But....
Rachel Leigh Cook played a character who played D&D in the movie Scorched
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286947/
its possible…. ITS POSSIBLE!!!!
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
And Angelina Jolie played a computer hacker extrordinaire in the movie Hackers.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
Now, I certainly don’t recall anyone looking anything like her in any of my EECS classes…
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
and Audrey Tautou was a money-grubbing whore in the movie priceless
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482088/
You never see the…. er….. wait.
We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us, the worst... perhaps... most of all.
I love how “hacking” in movies, even today, consists of mashing a keyboard while random colorful boxes pop up on the screen.
what’s D&D? NSFW link is encouraged.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
There was fun in Monopoly to start with?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 12, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
GoldenBlogs' FAQ and Community Guidelines
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
FanShots
Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.
Recommended FanShots
Recent FanShots
About Us
• About the Golden Bloggers
• Our previous site @ Blogsome
• Avinash @ Bears Necessity
• Best of the Golden Blogs
• Golden Blogs Interviews
• HydroTech's Cal Football Analyses
• Ron Fimrite's Anatomy Of A Miracle
• CGB Weekly Guides
• GoldenBlogs' Community Guidelines
• GoldenBlogs' FAQ
• CGB GIF Army
Learn More About The California Golden Blogs Clothing Store
Pac-12 On SBN
Pacific Takes (Pac-12) NORTH AddictedToQuack: (Oregon)
UW Dawg Pound: (Washington)
CougCenter: (Washington State)
BuildingTheDam: (Oregon State)
Rule Of Tree: (Stanford)
CaliforniaGoldenBlogs: (Cal)
SOUTH
BruinsNation: (UCLA)
ConquestChronicles: (USC)
HouseOfSparky: (ASU)
Arizona Desert Swarm: (Arizona)
TheRalphieReport: (Colorado)
Block U: (Utah)
Golden Bears Football Schedule
| Fresno St. | Sat 09/03 | W 36 - 21 |
@
Colorado
|
Sat 09/10 | W 36 - 33 |
| Presbyterian | Sat 09/17 | W 63 - 12 |
|
@
Washington
|
Sat 09/24 | L 23 - 31 |
|
@
Oregon
|
Thu 10/06 | L 15 - 43 |
|
USC
|
Thu 10/13 | L 9 - 30 |
|
Utah
|
Sat 10/22 | W 34 - 10 |
|
@
UCLA
|
Sat 10/29 | L 14 - 31 |
|
Washington St.
|
Sat 11/05 | W 30 - 7 |
|
Oregon St.
|
Sat 11/12 | W 23 - 6 |
|
@
Stanford
|
Sat 11/19 | L 28 - 31 |
|
@
Arizona St.
|
Fri 11/25 | W 47 - 38 |
|
@
Texas
|
Wed 12/28 | L 10 - 21 |
Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2012 at 11:12 PM PST)
| North | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
Oregon Ducks
|
8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
|
Stanford Cardinal
|
8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
|
Washington Huskies
|
5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
|
California Golden Bears
|
4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
|
Oregon St. Beavers
|
3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
|
Washington St. Cougars
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| South | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
USC Trojans
|
7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
|
UCLA Bruins
|
5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|
Utah Utes
|
4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
|
Arizona St. Sun Devils
|
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|
Arizona Wildcats
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
|
Colorado Buffaloes
|
2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
