SinceThe70s

Not sure if I'm happy or sad that those days are in the past. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

I'm not an autograph person but if I was any of the Hansons (was Dave the one with the glasses?) would be a prized possession. In my formative years I went to the local mall and waited forever for Tug McGraw to barely acknowledge me, scribble his name on a piece of paper and send me on my way. Maybe that's why I'm not an autograph guy. Many many years later I had the opportunity to high five Mr. Met on the way to our seats at Shea. When I relayed this to a friend who arrived a few minutes later he just shook his head at me and showed me the scorebook he had just gotten signed by Mr. Met.

It is old and tired, you're like a pit bull on a soup bone. Doesn't make you wrong. It wasn't just KC/Seattle, I saw a number of great catches in Steelers/Saints too.

This sounds highly unlikely. Do you also believe that a guy was nicknamed the Deflator due to his weight loss program?

Just now. Merry Christmas. You should get one from me in 2 or 3 days.

Not sure if you're as clever as you think. A late card is often obvious. Sounds more like planned obsolescence on your part. You seriously don't have people you want to send a Xmas card to? But you feel obligated anyway? Perhaps I've misinterpreted your comments, but why bother sending any if you only send when you receive? With that said, we employ your base strategy on a limited basis. Every year we identify potential drop-offs, one or two at most that we wait until we receive a card before sending and otherwise they get dropped. People we've fallen out of touch with or didn't get a card from the previous year (usually one and the same).

How the f**k should I know? That's wifey's domain I look forward to seeing them every year, but it's not a keepsake to me. She probably sends them to the street along with the tree when we tear it all down. But if she doesn't, I wouldn't know.

I think I gotcha. No playoffs this year then cut ties. Otherwise consider retaining?

Why would one game make a difference over his body of work (including this season)?

Pretty much where I'm at. I assume the contract is structured so we can cut ties if and when there's an upgrade we prefer. In a perfect world Barkley collects his paycheck holding a clipboard for two years.

I like the way you think. Hopefully Christmas spirit is hitting Jerry Hughes too and he'll channel it into hitting Tom Brady. Over and over and over and...

Saw that and thought the same thing about Harper. Not just clearing salary, but space in the OF too. I expect that deal to go down soon. Reds get two pro bats. Is Wood for Bailey a wash? I honestly don't know much about either. Harvey will get paid more than Familia next year. Meanwhile Andrew Miller gets $12.5 for two years and either $12 or a $2.5 buyout for the third. Would the Mets have been better off going for that or Familia's $30 over 3? Tough call. I was hoping to still get Miller after Familia signed. Yeah, I know, wishful thinking.

The Yankees just signed some guy named Rex Brothers. There's a Ryan joke in there somewhere, but I'm coming up empty.

Anyone know how much guaranteed money? I'm assuming it's little to none which would mean it's a two year commitment from Barkley to the Bills not the other way around.

We're OK for now. The children only show up after a loss.

A lot o' people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch o' unconnected incidents 'n things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice o' coincidence that lays on top o' everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, "plate," or "shrimp," or "plate o' shrimp" out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconsciousness.

They all look the same in the standings, but the run back to NO is more on point. Over the past three weeks most of the consensus top teams have had a bumpy ride: Saints, Rams, Chiefs, Patriots, Steelers. Chargers are the exception, but I feel like they snuck up on everyone (or maybe just me).

TLDR, but really no need to. Any Bills uniform combination that includes red jerseys or pants is God-awful. Wearing both at the same time is an abomination.

It must be a chilly day in the netherworld because i have something good to say about the Yankees. Classy move paying CC's innings bonus. https://sports.yahoo.com/cc-sabathia-got-500-000-223854615.html

Moe, Larry and Curly used the name as a law firm, but it fits here too: Dewey, Cheatham and Howe.

It's stuff like this that reinforces my belief that coaches rarely (if ever) go into tank mode.

The sad part is that I consider their 9-5 record a sign of both those things.

Gotta hand it to VW - he has been methodical and decisive addressing the bullpen and catcher. Went hard after Realmuto but took an alternate route when the price was too high. Hopefully now we are done with the Syndagaard rumors.

Before you know it Hess will be offering a leasing option.

Just came across this great line in the NY Post this morning: "It kind of feels like fate was sleeping on the job when she didn’t steer Kirk Cousins to the Jets, you know?" https://nypost.com/2018/12/15/what-van-wagenen-will-never-understand-about-trading-syndergaard/