This is a cool baseball story. Joe Niekro, one of the best knuckleball pitchers of all time (though not as good as his brother Phil) taught a young neighbor how to throw the knuckler before he died. She's now thrown two perfect games and has been recruited for the top girl's baseball team in the country.
Gabriel: Are you trying to destroy this family? Simon: I didn't realize it would be so easy.
'Safe'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - May 04, 2010 10:42:49 am PDT #27285 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tom Scola - May 04, 2010 10:49:38 am PDT #27286 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A knuckleballer for the Bisons just missed a perfect game -- he gave up a hit to the first batter, and then retired the next 27.
lisah - May 04, 2010 10:52:51 am PDT #27287 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Judging by the available evidence, apparently everyone ends up with their Twu Wuv right before me. Your way is better.
Oh, I had this problem a couple of times. To the point where people would say "You and X would be so great together. If only he hadn't met Y last summer." Grrr! (although it's all worked out for the best obviously! So you never know!)
brenda m - May 04, 2010 10:55:30 am PDT #27288 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, I'm not referencing any particular people, just the tumbleweeds blowing through my love life on a general basis.
lisah - May 04, 2010 10:56:58 am PDT #27289 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Oh, I'm not referencing any particular people, just the tumbleweeds blowing through my love life on a general basis.
I can dig it. There were many years of that for me.
Jesse - May 04, 2010 10:57:37 am PDT #27290 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, I had this problem a couple of times. To the point where people would say "You and X would be so great together. If only he hadn't met Y last summer." Grrr! (although it's all worked out for the best obviously! So you never know!)
Ooh, I totally had that one time! Someone (Rio, actually) talked for a while about someone she thought I'd like, and by the time we actually met (and liked each other), he had just gotten together with someone else. Booo!
smonster - May 04, 2010 11:01:46 am PDT #27291 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I feel like there was a HIMYM episode about this.
There was that Dane Cook/Jessica Alba movie. [link]
Ginger - May 04, 2010 11:03:32 am PDT #27292 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Joe Niekro, one of the best knuckleball pitchers of all time (though not as good as his brother Phil) taught a young neighbor how to throw the knuckler before he died.
I seem to have some allergies now. Joe and Phil Niekro were sweethearts when they played here. Also, releasing Knucksie in '83 ranks in the Braves' managements most stupid decisions.
Gudanov - May 04, 2010 11:04:12 am PDT #27293 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
That is a great baseball story.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 04, 2010 11:24:29 am PDT #27294 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't see how someone is a jackass because their agreed-upon, out in the open expectations of a non-romantic relationship conflict with the unvoiced expectations of the other party.