http://www.sbnation.com/users/sammy Posts made by sammy on SB Nation http://www.fieldgulls.com/2008/6/11/550395/jonathan-ogden-to-retire sammy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:01:37 -0000 <p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&amp;id=3433434">The end of an era is nigh.</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;words&nbsp;</p> http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/4/30/470604/what-s-up-with-ussm sammy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:16:15 -0000 <p>Been getting a "server not found" error all day. Anyone care to illuminate?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>ey bee cee dee ee ef djee eitch ai jay kay el em en oh pee kiew ar es tee yew vee dubblyew ex wai and zee now i know my ey bee cees next time won't you sing with me one two three four get your woman on the floor gotta get up get up to get down gotta get up get up to get down...</p> http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/4/10/391573/those-motherfuckers sammy Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:55 -0000 <p>Seattle city attorneys have found the smoking gun re: the Sonics owners and their supposed "good faith effort."</p> <p>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004339103_sonicsheds.html</p> <p>In emails dating back to April of last year:</p> <blockquote> <p>"Is there any way to move here [Oklahoma City] for next season or are we doomed to have another lame duck season in Seattle?" Ward wrote.</p> <p>Bennett replied: "I am a man possessed! Will do everything we can. Thanks for hanging with me boys, the game is getting started!"</p> <p>Ward: "That's the spirit!! I am willing to help any way I can to watch ball here [in Oklahoma City] next year.</p> </blockquote> <p>Look, I know a lot of you could care less about bouncy-ball and the fact that our 19-year-old phenom just posted a better shooting percentage last month than either LeBron, Kobe, or Brandon Roy did in any month this season. This isn't about that. This about being outraged at sports owners transparently swindling cities &ndash; <i>our city</i> &ndash; and the fans being powerless to stop it. What a fucking joke.</p> http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/4/9/391051/feel-free-to-caption-lolca sammy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:07:41 -0000 <img alt="Rrs-superman-web" src="http://assets.sbnation.com:/fan_shot_images/1150/rrs-superman-web.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>feel free to caption lolcats-style as you&nbsp;wish.</p></div> http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/4/2/389048/bill-james-is-a-pretty-sma sammy Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:35:14 -0000 <p>http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/bill-james-answers-all-your-baseball-questions/</p> <p>A long Q and A with Bill James on the NYT Freakonomics blog. Good reading.</p> <p>My favorite quote:</p> <blockquote> <p>The people who analyze politics on television say absolutely ridiculous things with a frequency that would make the laziest baseball announcer look like <strong>Socrates</strong> by comparison.</p> </blockquote> http://www.fieldgulls.com/2008/3/28/162746/251 sammy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:27:46 -0000 <p>Noted without comment.</p><p><i>A 24-year-old South Kitsap man -- and self-proclaimed Seattle Seahawks fan -- was arrested Sunday for allegedly spitting on the hamburger he prepared for a man wearing Pittsburgh Steelers attire, according to Kitsap County Sheriff's Office reports.</i></p><p><a href="http://www.komotv.com/news/17090031.html">http://www.komotv.com/news/17090031.html</a></p> http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/1/29/132634/087 sammy Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:26:34 -0000 <p><a href="http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/rules-and-quirks/">http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/rules-and-quirks/</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2007/9/13/135749/288 sammy Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:57:49 -0000 <p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3017356">http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3017356</a></p><p>Assistant GM Bill Smith to take his place.<br /> Kinda stunning. I wonder if this is the end of an era or whether the new Twins organization will be more or less indistinguishable from the one of the last decade.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2007/9/6/1924/46257 sammy Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:02:04 -0000 <p>This graph visualizes the most and least efficient spending in the MLB using a handy graph.</p><p><a href="http://benfry.com/salaryper/">http://benfry.com/salaryper/</a></p><p>Take some solace in Chicago. 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Intelligent/insightful author(s) are important.</p><p>I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say<br /> I have nothing else to say</p>