GreenNGoldSooner

joined Feb 17, 2008
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Native of Berkeley, in more or less permanent exile in Norman, Oklahoma, where I teach U.S. history at the University of Oklahoma.

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mlb Oakland Athletics
nba Oklahoma City Thunder
nfl San Francisco 49ers
ncaaf Oklahoma Sooners
ncaab Oklahoma Sooners
nhl New Jersey Devils

Recent Activity

	Sous le Mont, la plage! Commented on Christo and the Great Tarp Experiment on May 24 2013, 1:31a
	Last season, they could have dressed them like Bernie! Commented on Christo and the Great Tarp Experiment on May 23 2013, 7:54p
	Ice plant, not grass, I believe. Commented on Christo and the Great Tarp Experiment on May 23 2013, 7:53p - 1 reply
	I suspect that this is correct (though it's a bit speculative) Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 2:02p - 1 reply
	Exactly. Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:54p - 2 replies
	The Bad News A's Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:52p
	What's worse is that they won't correct the obvious cause: Angel Hernandez's continuing employment. Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:50p
	But today it's back to mealy-mouthed statements that "they're human" Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:48p - 1 reply
	Looked like a double to me! ;-) Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:47p
	Any discussion of last night's game that doesn't consider Hernandez's track record of incompetence... Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:47p
	....so he fits right into this staff Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:46p
	Fuck Cleveland's tv crew saying "they're human" Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:45p - 1 reply
	This Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:44p
	mlb.tv....grrrrrr..... Commented on Game #36: A's vs. Indians (2) on May 9 2013, 1:39p
	I certainly would hope that he'd do that. Commented on Selig's War on May 9 2013, 10:49a - 1 reply
	One big difference between concert promotion and the "baseball team model": Commented on Selig's War on May 9 2013, 10:17a - 1 reply
	It's the next morning. That's still a homer. And I'm still pissed. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 9 2013, 10:06a
	The Indians radio broadcaster Tim Hamilton nailed it on the fly. Recommended on May 9 2013, 8:35a
	Oh, and then Rosy would ask, "You want a replay?" Recommended on May 9 2013, 8:34a
	If that was no HR, that was one magic baseball! Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 11:17p
	...and they don't even do a very good job about caring about things that make money. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 11:02p - 1 reply
	What's the opposite of lawyerball? Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:46p - 3 replies
	Jim Joyce understood that he did something wrong. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:45p - 2 replies
	Yup Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:44p
	I think Charles Ramsey, Ariel Castro, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight, and Unnamed Minor.... Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:33p - 1 reply
	Whoops...didn't understand. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:26p
	Totally agree. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:23p - 1 reply
	A man did a bad thing at one time and a good thing at another. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:23p - 1 reply
	Blackout rules. Another thing that MLB does very, very badly and irrationally. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:21p - 1 reply
	I think the guy's just awesome. Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:20p - 1 reply
	"Bullshit" is one word, BBG Commented on Recap #35: A's Tie Game With 2-Outs in Ninth, Umpires Get Call Wrong, Make A's Lose on May 8 2013, 10:08p - 3 replies
	Even if that wouldn't constitute enough evidence, I'd be happy to arrange it! Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 10:05p
	So typical of MLB that their system makes absolutely no sense. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 10:03p
	Obvious follow-up question: Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 10:02p
	No worries Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 10:00p
	Were the Yanks or the BoSox involved? Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:56p
	Or, apparently, off the field, looking at a video with all the time in the world to evaluate it. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:53p
	Game 1: the strike zone Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:47p - 1 reply
	This. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:47p - 1 reply
	But this takes shitty umping to a whole new level. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:44p
	I understood Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:42p - 1 reply
	I tuned into the game during the replay and the first thing I saw was the umpires returning to the field. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:42p
	I appreciate their honesty, but it's a no-brainer. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:40p - 1 reply
	"MLB x are a fucking joke and everybody knows it except for MLB." Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:39p - 1 reply
	This. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:38p
	Worse because this was a replay call. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:37p - 1 reply
	Even the NFL's scab refs were better than this. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:34p - 1 reply
	How do you miss that call? Seriously. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:32p - 1 reply
	Nope. The UMPIRES are utterly useless. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:29p - 1 reply
	That wasn't even close. It was an absolutely clear HR. Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:28p
	You will be...oh, you will be! Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:26p
	This is a first: Commented on Game Thread #35: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (2) on May 8 2013, 9:25p
	I guess that means he's Haga-Done! Commented on GameThread #33: A's at Indians (2) on May 6 2013, 9:13p
	I can't watch the Indians without commenting on how totally appalling their logo is. Commented on GameThread #33: A's at Indians (2) on May 6 2013, 9:12p - 6 replies
	Norris! Commented on GameThread #33: A's at Indians (2) on May 6 2013, 9:09p
	... Commented on GameThread #33: A's at Indians (2) on May 6 2013, 8:53p
	Unfortunately I have to go shopping sometime in the next hour or so... Commented on GameThread #33: A's at Indians (2) on May 6 2013, 8:43p - 1 reply
	I gotta keep watching the game. Commented on GameThread #33: A's at Indians (2) on May 6 2013, 8:39p - 1 reply
	How's Parker looked so far today? Commented on Game #33: A's at Indians on May 6 2013, 8:12p - 7 replies
	Quite literally the first thing I saw when I turned the game on... Commented on Game #33: A's at Indians on May 6 2013, 8:10p
	Whenever I see Terry Francona... Commented on Game #33: A's at Indians on May 6 2013, 8:09p
	Howdy, y'all! Commented on Game #33: A's at Indians on May 6 2013, 8:08p - 1 reply
	I'm sorry to say I fell asleep while watching this one. Commented on Recap: A’s down Angels in Regulation, 10-6 on May 1 2013, 6:41a
	I missed the game threads, but listened to the whole game. Commented on Game #27: Mossome Walks Off in 19; Anderson Brilliant in Near 6 Innings of Relief, Blevins Wins Again on Apr 30 2013, 8:16a - 1 reply
	Can we fire Bob Geren again? Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles (2) on Apr 27 2013, 5:45p - 1 reply
	Occasionally visiting the mound? Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles (2) on Apr 27 2013, 5:44p
	This team is giving _me_ ... Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles (2) on Apr 27 2013, 5:42p
	One of Reggie's distinctive personality traits... Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles (2) on Apr 27 2013, 5:35p
	Needed moar cats. Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles (2) on Apr 27 2013, 5:32p
	K (finally) Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:23p
	Goddam Coco's arm. Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:19p - 1 reply
	We had one today. But we needed another one. Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:17p
	I believe that, rather than a "shutdown," we are seeing a "meltdown." Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:14p - 1 reply
	Do. Not. Want Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:13p
	Well...nope. Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:13p
	Schnide still very much occupied. Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:07p
	Rain. Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:04p
	A swinging Moss gathered no RBIs. Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 5:01p
	Lawyerball! Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 4:59p
	OT in ChiTown Commented on Game Thread #25: A's vs. Orioles on Apr 27 2013, 4:57p

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