Comments on: You asked me questions on Twitter. And I shall answer them.

By: kopy

kopy — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:38:04 +0000

It makes the whole post damn near unreadable.

By: mississippimusicman

mississippimusicman — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:18:47 +0000

I need an edit button. I just noticed I missed closing a parenthesis in the first sentence.

By: mississippimusicman

mississippimusicman — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:17:45 +0000

I’m familiar; I basically said that because I’m not sure Craig is (he called Wilson the “Maginot Line,” not I.

All the French accomplished with the Maginot Line was to funnel the German army through the “Low Countries” – Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (which were neutral countries). This was definitely not a good time to be in Belgium, the Netherlands, or Luxembourg.

Craig’s allusion to the Maginot line seemed to be that Jack Wilson was a “line of defense” against having to use Brooks Conrad in the middle infield, costing the team defensively (see NLDS, 2010). My reference to Belgium was to point out that if Wilson is subbed in at shortstop or third base, it’s still possible that Dan Uggla’s erratic defense becomes more glaring, leading to a similar problem, since Uggla is the known biggest hole in the starting infield defense, just as the Ardennes forest was the Achilles’ heel of the Maginot Line.

FC, I’m glad to know that there is at least one other person on here who is aware of European history. I may have to bust out an allusion to the 100 Years’ War on a Yankees-Red Sox post someday, so at least I have some hope somebody will get it!

By: FC

FC — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:32:55 +0000

Unfortunate reference, you do know how useful the real life “Maginot Line” was? You know what happened to Belgium at that time?

By: mississippimusicman

mississippimusicman — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:11:13 +0000

Craig tweeted, when the Braves got Jack Wilson, that he is the “Maginot Line” against having a Brooks Conrad error-fest repeat. Does that make Dan Uggla the Braves’ very own Belgium?

By: nategearhart

nategearhart — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:04:24 +0000

-1
You are obviously drinking the wrong kind of beer. Which is weird because there’s like hundreds of right kinds.

By: solidzac

solidzac — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:24:53 +0000

Klingons didn’t come up with cloaking technology on their own, at least, as Romulans shared the technology with them while they were allies.

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:04:30 +0000

Right on. But you have to admit, its future is murky at best.

By: nolanwiffle

nolanwiffle — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:58:04 +0000

Beer, of any kind, regardless of season it is consumed, is never to be “adored”.

Sincerely,

Real Man

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:48:23 +0000

I can tell you why I come here…mostly because I am bored at work right now and until things pick up, I am going to come here as long as people respond to my musings. As soon as they stop responding, I will leave forever.

**crickets**

Damn you HBT…damn you all to HELL!!!!

By: The Dangerous Mabry

The Dangerous Mabry — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:43:27 +0000

Absolutely not. Minaya is responsible for signing Greedo to a 10 year, $650 million contract to play left field just minutes before he walked into the bar.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:42:37 +0000

I have been ashamed to mention a Phillie or the Phillies in any thread not directly related to either of the two. Put money on it, and I dare you to try to beat me to it though…

I have a theory of why so many Phillies fans have ventured to HBT daily, like moths to a porch light. They need to be kicked around. Plain and simple. For generations, fans of Philly sports teams have been brutalized by the masses (rightfully so). We had to agree with the sucktitude of Philly sports. There was never a doubt. But now, now that Baseball, football, and Hockey in the city have made an about face they still need to get their abuse. Which comes aplenty here. It’s all just a theory though. An abuse syndrome of sorts…

By: phukyouk

phukyouk — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:14:54 +0000

Q: Slower to the plate: Josh Beckett, or Bartolo Colon going for salad?

I like it when someone slams both a Yankees and a Red Sox player in the same question.

may be my favorite Q/A of all time

By: kopy

kopy — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:14:07 +0000

The breeze used to be caused by the bat speed, but as that declined the breeze from the apologists grew stronger.

By: joshftw

joshftw — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:13:33 +0000

Or whenever Adam Dunn’s name is announced.

By: cur68

cur68 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:13:33 +0000

You’re right. Can’t ban Phillies Chat, man, what would I do for fun? Not my thesis??!!. Bleh. And I agree with several other points:

Aquaman blows monkeys. I mean, really, he Orioles Sucked.

Costello is a > Elvis than Presley.

Coconut rum definitely belongs in the conversation. Definitely. But only because I know how to make it.

You, Craig, would look AWESOME with a big ole’ head of Oscar Gamble hair. Next HBT Daily you gotta rock that, with Braves bathrobe, bubble pipe, new specs, and claw foot arm chair. I mean, if you don’t, how will anyone take you seriously?

By: joshftw

joshftw — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:11:19 +0000

Yes, we can. It is the breeze caused by a hundred Howard apologists crying out at once about an unfair strike zone.

By: Lukehart80

Lukehart80 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:07:22 +0000

Now Vader will shout “NOOOOOOO!!!” at the end of ROTJ too. I suppose this is akin to White Sox fans watching the team rally, only to have Alex Rios come to the plate.

By: largebill

largebill — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:58:30 +0000

“I thought Sparky was 70 when the Tigers hired him.”

Tigers? Most of us thought he was 70 when the Reds hired him.

By: scottj27

scottj27 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:54:14 +0000

If Ryan Howard strikes out in the middle of the forest, can we still feel the breeze?

By: Alex K

Alex K — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:51:09 +0000

My questions were fine. You’re just an Alex hater. You’re jealous of my qustion asking ability.

By: joshftw

joshftw — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:48:02 +0000

Follow up question: Is Omar Minaya responsible for Greedo shooting first? That seems like an act despicable enough for him.

By: sjhaack

sjhaack — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:46:43 +0000

I don’t think you can have a discussion about this article without agreeing it’s definitely in consideration for best Twitter-response mailbag on the site today.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:41:08 +0000

Craig, just wanted to say your Phillies-related tweets got funnier and funnier. I look forward to the natural disaster one and challenge jonny5 right now to a wager on who wil be first to turn it into a Phillies related post. How’s a dollar sound, Duke and Duke style?