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| Posted by: blue hen, Guru Jr.
- Leader [34937217] Fri, Jul 20, 12:45
First of all, I want to thank the academy, and most importantly the electorate. Without your votes, I don't think I could have won. I mean, there's a little bit of a luck factor involved, but I'm pretty sure I needed the most votes to win. I'd also like to thank my support team, Twarpy, Blankenship, and KSoze, as well as all the others who offered their support.
I'd like to think of this as a victory for the "little guy" and I want to inspire underdogs everywhere. If you've ever been rejected by a really hot girl, gotten a bad grade on a test, or finished with a really low ranking in Smallworld, rest easy in the hope that you too can become a Guru Jr. someday. Just don't work too hard, and most importantly, don't take yourself or anyone else too seriously.
I would especially like to thank the Gurupie Chatroom, including the aforementioned three as well as JKaye, Chris_Ho_Park, Beastiemiked, G_Dogg, CanEHdian Pride, Alien_Iverson, Mach, Toral, LTA, KM, Paul Hardin, Fosten, RSF, Dev, CDNDan, and Basebot. And I'd also like to thank the Guru, although I already did so (note the "leader" next to my name).
I promise to wear the Guru Jr. crown with the same reckless abandon with which I earned it. You better not post like a dumbass, because I promise that you will be ripped apart. And don't say you haven't been warned.
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Now, we all know that my detractors deserve absolutely nothing, and that's what they'll get. However, when a perfectly reasonable guy like J decides I am not good enough for something, I feel a need to clarify some things.
Sure, I may be crass, I may be obnoxious, and I may be flat out mean. But, I do have one very important thing in common with our esteemed Guru, Dave Hall. I too, have a sports web site, and just like RotoGuru.com, all of you visit my website on a daily basis. In fact, I bet many of you have my web site as your home page.
I usually don't post such personal stuff in such a private forum. However, the need has arisen. Please don't use this information against me in any blah blah blah (not sure how you could, but I wanted a disclaimer).
I am the Baseball Producer for ESPN.com. That's my job. It's not a metaphor or even a blurred description. My title is Baseball Producer. Now, many of you complained that I don't post any standings around here. Well, that's not because of inherent laziness; it's actually because I am running around ensuring that the ESPN scoreboard, ESPN standings, ESPN statistics, and ESPN schedule pages are working, in addition to about a zillion other pages. While you may claim that the standings are very valuable to our Rotoguru community, I challenge you to say that you use the standings more than you use the features at ESPN.com. In fact, I bet half of you currently have ESPN open in another browser RIGHT NOW.
So there you have it. In addition to humor, I have definitely used my Guru-like tendencies to help each of you. In fact, many will claim I got the job with skills I honed in the Rotoguru community. We all know that's not true - I got the job with my charm and good looks.
So before you go trying to score a touchdown on me, remember that there are no penalties for late hits in Rotoguru.com... the only excessive celebration will be my own...
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Thanks again, and have a good week.
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| | | 1 | Pearl St. Punisher
ID: 56161114
Fri, Jul 20, 12:55
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you rule!
All shall kneel before Zod, ahem, Blue Hen.
-Punisher
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| | | 2 | Xman
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Fri, Jul 20, 13:14
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Hey Blue Hen. Congratulations on your victory. Enjoy your throne.
I just have 1 question. If I reup my subscriptions to ESPN the Magazine, can I get 1 Of Those ESPN fleeces?
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| | | 3 | biliruben
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Fri, Jul 20, 13:20
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Free fleeces!?!
Hey ya wanna go out for that beer sometime, Blue Hen? ;)
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| | | 4 | Richard
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ID: 58435323
Fri, Jul 20, 13:24
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Just how well did Blue Hen do last night?
Well enough to be elected Guru Jr. Congrats. It was an honor that was a long time coming for you, Blue. Wear it with pride.
Richard
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| | | 5 | Guru
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Fri, Jul 20, 13:27
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Congrats, BH. I, for one, appreciate your varied contributions to this forum, and that goes well beyond just the financial support.
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| | | 6 | Mr. Budweiser
ID: 116492012
Fri, Jul 20, 13:29
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Blue Hen.....what are YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU talking about? ;)
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| | | 7 | Seattle Slew
ID: 21692011
Fri, Jul 20, 13:32
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I remember last year when the only votes blue hen got for Guru Jr. were the ones he voted for himself. Those were the days when there were many qualified and deserving people to vote for. My have times changed.
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| | | 8 | G Dogg
ID: 13631420
Fri, Jul 20, 13:36
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Well, I truly enjoy all of his posts and look forward to our playful banter on the boards. Sorry guys, if Guru himself gives bh the thumbs up, then some of you are obviously missing the point of this board. The man adds stuff to the boards that I attempted to do last year when I first came here. I have already told you congrats bh, but I wanted to say it on the boards.
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| | | 9 | Willix
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Fri, Jul 20, 13:38
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Congrats Blue Hen! Nice post. I always get a laugh from your humor.
Now I know who to go to when the ESPN Baseball Scoreboard is malfunctioning! ;-)
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| | | 11 | Razor
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Fri, Jul 20, 13:47
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Congratulations, blue hen. Your posts are as valuable as most anybody else's. Keep up the good work.
Seattle Slew - Your condescension is uncalled for. If you don't have anything nice to say(post)......
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| | | 12 | Seattle Slew
ID: 21692011
Fri, Jul 20, 13:53
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Razor, the truth hurts?
Admit it, the boards aren't as good as in the past and blue hen winning only seals that sad fact.
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| | | 13 | allhair allstars
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Fri, Jul 20, 13:56
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Congrats!
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| | | 14 | Twarpy
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ID: 115471115
Fri, Jul 20, 14:03
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Seattle you didn't even vote, so why complain? If you want to see different results try voting next time.
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| | | 15 | smiles
ID: 33637171
Fri, Jul 20, 14:14
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congrats :)
-smiles
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| | | 16 | ksoze
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:16
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Congrats bh, your contributions to this community make you a most deserving Guru Jr.
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| | | 17 | winmiller
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:22
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Congratulations, Blue Hen. Thanks for the occasional reminder that we play these games for fun.
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| | | 18 | The Beezer
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:23
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(old man voice) Yep, I 'member back in the good ol' days when there was nuthin off-topic on these hyar boards! We didn't have these people posting this funny stuff, no sirree bob! (/old man voice)
Let's see: aiko aiko's week in review, philliephan's speculation on "borg" price changes, the Top 10 Gurupie signs, even Guru's April Fool's gag from last year, for cryin' out loud! Humor has always been a valuable part of this board, and will continue to be so in the future, I hope.
It's easy for us to believe that things were better than they were now, but that speaks more about us than about this board. Something that seemed like a "breakthrough" in strategy when we first came to this board can seem commonplace after a year or so. So pat yourself on the back if you don't see as much new stuff as when you first started out, because it just means you're actually retaining what you read! :)
Blue Hen is still great.
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| | | 19 | Amazing_Mets_2001
ID: 946710
Fri, Jul 20, 14:24
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I have a question about this chat room. Where is it? I've tried the one in the drop down menu under 'Other Baseball Pages", but I can never seem to get it to work. Is that it, or is this mythical shangri-lah beyond my reach............
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| | | 20 | Slow Stick
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:34
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Wow, I did not think this award would be so controversial. Blue Hen certainly is not my choice. But I do not have access to the Chat Room or use the other areas that he seems supreme in. While I voted for someone else, I do support his election.
Blue Hen has shown Guru tendencies many times by piping in on a thread that has stopped being about the facts and opinions but about the participants heritage or worse. He post just the right sarcasm to realign the thread to a relevant topic, cool the personal attacks, and bring knowledge back into the arguments. He seems to be on a personal quest to keep this site on subject and not on individuals personalities for that I will support him as RotoGuru Jr. may his reign be short and sweet.
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| | | 21 | Dan
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:34
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Amazing_Mets_2001, ummmm these are the only things I can think of how to get into the chat room is to go to here, there are instructions there.
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| | | 22 | winmiller
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:35
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Mets,
You need mIRC to access the chatroom. The link at the top doesn't work anymore. If you have mIRC, then the chatroom is #gurupie. If you need to download mIRC, you can do so for free. You should be able to download it here.
There's probably no one there right now, but probably will be tonight.
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| | | 23 | Dan
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:36
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Actually winmiller there is a few of us in there now :-)
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| | | 24 | Amazing_Mets_2001
ID: 946710
Fri, Jul 20, 14:37
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Cool, thanks guys. I'll get on it
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| | | 25 | G Dogg
ID: 13631420
Fri, Jul 20, 14:37
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There are a few of us Dan. ;-)
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| | | 26 | blue hen, Guru Jr.
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:50
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I wasn't going to post anything about it, but Seattle Slow has now personally attacked my brethren Razor, and I will not stand for it.
1. This board isn't as good as in the past, eh? You liked it better when people posted every morning about how their team did last night? That was such a bad idea! Hell, we never do things like that anymore. We didn't automate the process, and we don't call it Jedman's Crow. And that's why the Rotoguru boards are better now than they ever have been.
2. You think Guru's a sellout? Here you are using his tools for free and all you can do is call him a sellout? He's footing the bill for your enjoyment of fantasy games. Actually, I guess I am footing it too. And don't go denying that, because you wouldn't be here if you didn't use those tools (or at least you shouldn't be here). It's one thing to not contribute money, since financial situations differ, but to call him a sellout, that's low.
3. Where in Seattle do you live? Maybe we can go out for a beer sometime. Of course, it'll probably just be a Zima for you.
4. Why are you getting so worked up? Am I intimidating you? Are you letting a skinny guy like myself get to you? Really? Are you?
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| | | 27 | Mark L
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:52
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Two cents from an old fart:
I did not vote for BH this time around, but he is plainly more than a jester. The thing that sticks out in my mind is his knowledge of prospects. BH has posted lots of useful stats and in-person evaluation of minor leaguers over the time I've been on the boards. This is an area that I pay a lot of attention to, and I certainly respect his opinions.
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| | | 28 | blue hen, Guru Jr.
Leader
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Fri, Jul 20, 14:59
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You mean like when I said Pat Hallmark was going to be the hallmark (sorry) of the Royals organization for years to come?
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| | | 29 | beastiemiked
ID: 17414316
Fri, Jul 20, 15:01
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Great Zima line bh. Of course nowadays I think it would be Smirnoff Ice.
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| | | 30 | Upset
ID: 24622016
Fri, Jul 20, 16:03
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DAMN HOW UPSETTING. I DO NOT LIKE YOU BLUE HEN.YOU DO NOTHING FOR US
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| | | 31 | AlLeN_IvErSoN
ID: 85281611
Fri, Jul 20, 16:40
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I just bought the new Kurupt CD
Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
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| | | 32 | F Gump
ID: 11625176
Fri, Jul 20, 17:21
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I see the following accolade being posted above: He seems to be on a personal quest to keep this site on subject and not on individuals personalities for that I will support him as RotoGuru Jr. may his reign be short and sweet.
On behalf of all the crusty ole codgers, and with encouragement for the rabble-rousing kiddies, I must respond and say, "THAT WILL NEVER DO. We must conspire. We must take the ne'er-do-well down. A coup must be planned immediately. If we put our collective minds to it, and use all our spare time not already devoted diligently to personal attacks, we can oust him easily in a matter of years - nay, in months, I feel it. Arise, unite, there is hope for all!"
And having sounded the call-to-arms, I will retreat to my lair and plot the overthrow - or, at the least, devise ways to interject personal attacks and prevent his agenda of "realigning the thread to a relevant topic, cooling the personal attacks, and bringing knowledge back into the arguments."
Arise, kiddies. Be energized, codgers. We must unite and be strong! We will survive this persecution! We will outlast the voices of wisdom and reason. We will prevail.
Even if it takes years, we will oust this threat to our way of life!
;-)
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| | | 33 | F Gump
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Fri, Jul 20, 17:33
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And to Seattle Skippy above, who had the temerity and unmitigated crassness to deride the gracious host that has provided a home for our carping and sniping and general tom-foolery related to stupid ole Smallworld and each other's ancestry, I have this added word of reply:
"May your words rain down negative kharma on your favorite team for the rest of this season, in the form of injuries and weird plays and bad luck and more, til you understand the value of unbrimming graciousness for those who generously share with you."
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| | | 34 | BillB
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ID: 493403019
Fri, Jul 20, 17:47
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rain in Seattle...how appropriate, F Gump :)
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| | | 35 | Seattle Slew
ID: 21692011
Fri, Jul 20, 17:59
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pink hen, intimidated by you? A pillow biter? A doo-doo chaser? Is intimidation even possible from your "types"?
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| | | 36 | F Gump
ID: 11625176
Fri, Jul 20, 18:02
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Bill, if the Slew-boy is actually from Seattle, his team is already being laden down with negative kharma from their "stuff the ballot box" routine for the All-Star game. I have noticed that they have slowed down considerably, win-wise, since that began to occur. (This incredible team is only 17-13 in the last 30 games, since that stuff started to become evident.) Hmmmm, "pride goeth before the fall", does it say?
With just a tiny bit more negative kharma, they will be limping into the postseason, and there promptly die an ignoble and ghastly first-round death, with attendant weeping and wailing and cries of "what went wrong".
And only we will know the answer: "it was Slew-boy"! *LOL*
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| | | 37 | Tim G
ID: 293221819
Fri, Jul 20, 18:06
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He might not be a Mariner fan, he could be a horse.
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| | | 38 | GoatLocker
ID: 44461114
Fri, Jul 20, 18:09
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Congrats BH.
Ignore the TROLLS and they'll go away.
Cliff
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| | | 39 | F Gump
ID: 11625176
Fri, Jul 20, 18:12
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Tim Methinks you may have it. He is apparently one end or the other of such a creature. *LOL*
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| | | 41 | Pilewort
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Fri, Jul 20, 19:07
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Dear Mr. Hen, please accept my bluest congratulations on your titular appointment.
(Not only do I appreciate Blue Hen, I am fond of Blue Nun, blue light specials, Smurfs and Aqua Velva.)
I think we can all agree his spelling of "RipkEn" is unsurpassed, as is his ability to properly phrase the question, "What kind of computer you have?"
Blue Hen, I know you hate long posts, but please bare with me.
Blue Hen can use jedman's crow button with uunequaled aplomb.
If there are any doubters remaining among us, let me remind them, as I this afternoon discovered, Blue Hen has a masterful knowledge of Roger Connor's career.
Now I know some of you are thinking that his opinion is flawed that the A's should trade Giambi. Let's just call him Blew Hen on that one, and chalk it up to the fact the M's have numbed every Seattlelites' judgement this year.
In conclusion, if anyone thinks the Guru Jr. vote this week has a fowl smell, maybe that's just the natural essence of Blue Hen. After all, he is a garbage collector by trade.
I, for one, am not going to lose any sheep over it.
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| | | 42 | James K Polk
ID: 29430182
Fri, Jul 20, 19:50
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Although I've never been rejected by a really hot girl, I find your election most satisfying, blue hen :)
Way to go! A well-earned honor. But don't you dare rest on your laurels, my friend, else you risk not pissing people off anymore :)
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| | | 43 | Lutefisker
ID: 27615149
Fri, Jul 20, 22:08
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Congrats Blue Hen!!!
Blue Hen for president!!
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| | | 44 | deepsnapper
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Sat, Jul 21, 00:09
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Congrats Blue Hen.
Ditto Goatlocker - Don't feed the trolls (unless you want to of course). ;-)
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| | | 45 | leatherneck
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Sat, Jul 21, 01:40
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i agree with seattle slew. certain individuals(bluehen and chrissy ho park come to mind) from the chatroom have shown unwarranted arrogance. they are sarcastic and immature. both these guys have "quit" when things did not go their way. check it out. my guess is they are non-athletes who only play when they can do well. "oh, it's my first year, etc".
maybe the boards are better, but guru, jr. is now a joke.
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| | | 46 | skippy
ID: 29612421
Sat, Jul 21, 02:07
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I have to agree with seattle and leatherneck and with all the "1" ratings, it seems a lot of people feel the same... but I'm sure he could care less.
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| | | 47 | Chris
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Sat, Jul 21, 02:18
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I am sarcastic and immature.
In my argument with KKB over the Ripken incident, I was the one being sarcastic and immature.
And my arrogance is completely warranted. I am better than you(wow, it feels really good to be blue hen).
Lastly, do not group me with the Hen. That has just ruined my day.
I think I'm going to go kill myself.
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| | | 48 | AlLeN_IvErSoN
ID: 85281611
Sat, Jul 21, 02:39
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Playa Hataz
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| | | 49 | AlLeN_IvErSoN
ID: 85281611
Sat, Jul 21, 02:43
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it's Allen Iverson- not Alien Iverson chickenhead muthaFka!
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| | | 51 | Baldwin
ID: 4261155
Sat, Jul 21, 04:59
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May everyone posting to rotoguru.com imbue their posts with as much offbeat humor, bite, spunk and personality so as to generate the kind of passion this election has caused. Hail to Blue Hen.
I'd say wear the crown well but you already cocked that fedora for maximum attention.
For everyone who wants this site to be all baseball stats with no OT personality added go get lost over at the stat pages of ESPN.com.
...so like if we join the Blue Hen cult of personality is there any chance of a fleece in it for us? 8]
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| | | 52 | Pilewort
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Sat, Jul 21, 10:44
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I hate to beat a dead chicken, but some posters defending Blue Hen's election are missing the point.
I don't think there's any problem with humor being a part of this board, or even basing one's Jr. vote upon hunor. Everybody was truly thrilled having *Jessica* as Jr.
However, when the lone facet of one's annointment as Jr. is VERY occasional participation as a humorist, then some eyebrows are raised. (If you don't beleive he participates at a minor level, read post #41, which basically recaps the highlights of his participation this season prior to his election. Perhaps his best contribution was speculation in the rumored Astacio trade)
As far as I can tell, the chat room is NOT a part of this board. If it is, how come the chat room link does not even work?
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| | | 53 | slimer
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Sat, Jul 21, 10:49
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bunch of ass kissers....still not sure why though
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| | | 54 | Strike One
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Sat, Jul 21, 11:05
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lol, pilewort, the guru jr, just hasn't been the same since it was made a bi-weekly award. last year, the election was something that i looked forward to all week. If somebody made a great post i kept that in mind and considered it when voting. This year, i could really care less who wins.
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| | | 55 | ksoze
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Sat, Jul 21, 11:13
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Pilewort,
If you'd actually read this thread you'd know that your chatroom question was answered in post 22.
We've already been over the relevance of who's eligible to win the award based on where they post with Dr. Doom (when he was almost exclusively a Golf Forum staple). If he was eligible for the award, and he was a most deserving Guru Jr, then so is bluehen.
Yes, your post 41 is brilliantly humorous, maybe the Chatroom Party will nominate you next. If that post illustrates all you feel bh contributes then you justified your opinion by voting for someone else. Congratulations.
I guess you don't use ESPN.com huh? To each their own.
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| | | 56 | AlLeN_IvErSoN
ID: 85281611
Sat, Jul 21, 12:33
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also, where do you think guru gets his stats from?
so the next time you use the rotoguru tools, maybe you should thank espn and blue hen also
in addition, i only go to rotoguru for the message forum and i don't use their tools or anything else, so the only thing that matters to me when considering for guru, jr is whoever contributes most to these boards
and when i come to these boards, or the chatroom for that matter, the thing that i look for most nowadays is a laugh, and blue hen definitely provides a lot of that
"do what the F you want to do to"
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| | | 57 | burner
ID: 8050111
Sat, Jul 21, 12:47
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I say Viva Blue Hen! This thread is classic...things like this are a good break from the everyday baseball grind. I have to agree with BH "...most importantly, don't take yourself or anyone else too seriously" - it's a fantasy sports board, not a hostage situation.
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| | | 58 | Pilewort
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Sat, Jul 21, 13:19
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I nominate Peter Gammons as the next Guru, Jr.
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| | | 59 | F Gump
ID: 11625176
Sat, Jul 21, 13:24
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Pilewort - and I would guess that your nomination of Peter Gammons is because, like Blue Hen, we better not ever take Gammons seriously either or believe anything he says. Correct?
Good assessment! :-)
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| | | 60 | rfs @ work
ID: 576192110
Sat, Jul 21, 13:29
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Blue Hen - congrats.
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| | | 61 | Lutefisker
ID: 27615149
Sat, Jul 21, 13:31
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Hey!!! If we are down to people who do not take this too seriously, who are not to be taken too seriously, who havea truly odd sense of humor that is not always appreciated and who have perhaps a bit too much ego... maybe I have a chance after all!!!!!
KEWL!!!
Lutefisker for Rotoguru Jr.!!!!
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| | | 62 | Liberace Rules
ID: 21692011
Sat, Jul 21, 13:53
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Congrats to you blue hen!
Your election as Guru Jr is an inspiration to the Gay Rights Movement.
Thanks for lifting the spirits of all male interior decorators, hair stylists and knee-pad buyers around the world!
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| | | 63 | G Dogg
ID: 13631420
Sat, Jul 21, 13:55
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Well, it's great to see homophobia is as prevalent on the boards as in real life...nice post Liberace Rules...
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| | | 64 | Razor
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Sat, Jul 21, 14:03
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I don't see why people insist on gay-bashing when there are much easier and more deserving minority groups to be made fun of. Asians and Catholics for example.
(This post is completely tongue-in-cheek. I am asian and have nothing against Cathloics)
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| | | 65 | Lutefisker
ID: 27615149
Sat, Jul 21, 14:08
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I think that we must also address the obvious prejudice against those who choose to eat lutefisk!!!
Keep lutefisk a choice!!!
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| | | 66 | Lutefisker
ID: 27615149
Sat, Jul 21, 14:18
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I think that we all have a certain amount of latent prejudice...
For instance... I didn't think that I had anything against homosexuals until I realized that I did not want my daughter to male any homosexual men... ;)
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| | | 67 | Lutefisker
ID: 206462114
Sat, Jul 21, 14:51
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err... that should be marry... not male.
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| | | 68 | Pilewort
Donor
ID: 25657715
Sat, Jul 21, 16:42
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What do you get when you cross lutefisk with a gay male? Lewdefisk? Luteviscous? Capitol hill and Ballard? Peter Gammons on Ecstacy? Inquring minds want to know!
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| | | 69 | Lutefisker
ID: 206462114
Sat, Jul 21, 18:44
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Oh oh... things are getting a little Lutephobic around here... ;)
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| | | 70 | blue hen
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ID: 27048221
Sat, Jul 21, 18:47
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Several of you make me sick. You give maximum credit to azdbacker for posting "timely updates" and to J and allhair for posting Gurupie standings, and to StlCards for posting a simple "what are the top 10 signs you know you're a Gurupie".
With the exception of StlCards, all of the above have one thing in common: they live and breathe fantasy sports. And good for them. Well guess what? In addition to working all day ensuring that your precious ESPN scoreboard is functioning properly, I come home and log on. Occasionally, I even contribute factual information, as Pilewort noted below. Then I log onto the chatroom to see if I should trade Alex Ochoa for Mark McLemore. Heck, I even wrote a bot for IRC that asked baseball trivia questions.
When I was in college, I posted on these boards about how my team had done the previous night. Since this was before the advent of "Todays Action" threads, this was essentially where people could find observations about the previous night's action and, of course, my score.
Now that I'm in the real world, I don't have time for that kind of in-depth analysis. I still try, however, to offer whatever I can. It usually takes place in the chatroom, because I enjoy being around those people more that the rest of you, and also because if I'm wrong, there's less evidence.
If you regularly visit Rotoguru.com, and have even the slightest objection to my selection as Guru Jr, there's a simple answer: YOU ARE WRONG.
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| | | 71 | Lutefisker
ID: 206462114
Sat, Jul 21, 18:54
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3 Cheers for Blue Hen!!!!!
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ID: 8641912
Sat, Jul 21, 19:00
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my 2.000001 cents. espn or not (i use sportsline)----borng twit.
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| | | 73 | Liberace Rules
ID: 21692011
Sat, Jul 21, 19:01
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Uh oh, the drag queen is now starting to throw a biatch tantrem!
Hey "Mr" blue hen, is it that time for the month for you?
Just take some Midol, relax, and stop taking things so seriously.
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| | | 74 | blue hen
Leader
ID: 27048221
Sat, Jul 21, 20:10
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Let me see if have this correct, Seattle Slew. You are using the nickname "Liberace Rules" and you are making fun of me?
Just checking. Maybe you're Seattle Slew's roommate. That would explain a lot. Are you jealous?
And curly... why don't you use ESPN?
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| | | 75 | curly
ID: 8641912
Sat, Jul 21, 20:34
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hen, I use cbs cause my pa (billy hill) likes it and it fits on the webtv tv better. we don't have no chat room to get who to pick up stuff from so we just use here for ideas.
You never liked me anyway,even at school. yea i raise chickens,so what,they ain't blue they white perdues.
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| | | 76 | Liberace Rules
ID: 21692011
Sat, Jul 21, 20:58
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Q - Before ESPN.com, blue hen worked for a sperm bank. Why was he fired?
A - He got caught drinking on the job.
Q - How do you know if your in blue hen's church?
A - Only half the congregation is kneeling.
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| | | 77 | Lutefisker
ID: 206462114
Sat, Jul 21, 21:08
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Liberace Rules... Your humor stinks worse than lutefisk.
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| | | 79 | Liberace Rules
ID: 21692011
Sat, Jul 21, 21:24
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Q - If blue hen was a dinosaur, which one would he be?
A - Megasoreass
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| | | 80 | Baldwin
ID: 4261155
Sat, Jul 21, 21:30
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Just when you think this thread can't get any weirder...
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| | | 81 | alias
ID: 526492121
Sat, Jul 21, 22:10
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I love it when people post under an alias. It makes their dergoatory comments all the more salient, and they even think they retain whatever illusion of credibility on the board they had afterwards. Now that no one knows who I am, maybe I can start throwing around flames and racial slurs because I wrongly think no one knows who I am.
Sometimes the immaturity and disrespect of some of the bigots on this board makes me sick.
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| | | 82 | Peregrine
ID: 526492121
Sat, Jul 21, 22:12
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BTW, congrats blue hen. Anyone who was fairly elected should not take nearly as much crap as you have for a popularly elected award.
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| | | 83 | KTxGOD
ID: 463661
Sun, Jul 22, 01:44
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Nice Job Blue Hen =) ~ (did i just say that)
Sorry i did not vote, i did not intend to do that, i was trying to be like many other american citizens. Actually, i just competely forgot to cuz you were giving such great insight in the chatroom and that i couldnt switch over to the boards... Glad u didnt lose by a vote =) cuz u woulda had mine
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| | | 84 | Tim G
ID: 24454220
Sun, Jul 22, 03:03
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My fondest blue hen memories are his "How did blue hen do tonight" posts on the hockey forum, which annoyed the hell out of people at first. Then there was the picture he posted where he almost dunked a basketball on an 8 foot rim in the driveway of his parents house. The fact that I remember this much about him maks him worthy of Guru Jr. I wish I had voted for him.
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| | | 85 | blue hen
Leader
ID: 27048221
Sun, Jul 22, 05:20
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Tim G, thanks for that. However, it was a 10 foot basket, and I didn't "almost" dunk, I actually did dunk.
Seattle Slew: Those jokes are neither funny nor terribly offensive towards me. I expected better. Seriously, where in Seattle do you live. I'd like to take you out for a Zima.
KTxGod, you're still not getting ops in the chatroom. Thanks for your support though.
alias, you could not be more correct. I hate when people post under names other than their own.
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| | | 86 | Dev
ID: 20147416
Sun, Jul 22, 19:09
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How is blue hen a "Megasoreass" if he won?
He isn't the one whining and crying.
Looks like some people are taking this a little to seriously.
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| | | 87 | Dev
ID: 20147416
Sun, Jul 22, 19:10
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...too seriously.
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| | | 88 | Jose Lima
ID: 39252299
Sun, Jul 22, 19:49
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It's Lima Time!!
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| | | 89 | Twarpy
Leader
ID: 115471115
Sun, Jul 22, 20:20
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Blue Hen as anyone can see when you "dunk" the ball you have really jumped from the fence towards the net. White men can't jump bud;)
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| | | 90 | azdbacker in WI
ID: 0644238
Mon, Jul 23, 08:57
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Congrats, blue hen.
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| | | 92 | Lutefisker
ID: 206462114
Mon, Jul 23, 10:08
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I think that all the people who are whining about Blue Hen as Guru Jr. should check out the politics board and get in touch with those Gore supporters who are also still whining about the election...
Live with it...
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| | | 94 | ksoze
Donor
ID: 50643419
Mon, Jul 23, 10:19
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Dude, Firstbaseman@work, Hershey's Heros, Don Perignon (by the way, it's "Dom") if you want to voice your opinion try picking a name and sticking with it rather then hiding behind one of 4 or 5 monikers like a scared little child. Very original. Bluhen did not choose himself for Guru Jr, we did.
Lastly, see post 5.
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| | | 96 | Blue Hen Bad Choice
ID: 56535410
Mon, Jul 23, 10:43
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I guess there is one thing that he does contribute and that is money. If that is all it takes to be Guru Jr.........
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| | | 98 | Blue Hen Bad Choice
ID: 56535410
Mon, Jul 23, 10:51
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By the way, my name is Don (called Dannyboy by friends for some reason) and that is why I had the nick Don Perignon and not Dom.
Secondly, I share this computer at my office with First Baseman who took care of my team and so I nominated him. I know he did the same for IRA and one other person I think. First Baseman's team is Hershy Hero.
Just because i know a guy, does not mean I can't vote for him
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| | | 99 | aiko aiko
ID: 1439109
Mon, Jul 23, 10:55
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 the more things change....
nice to see you're still keeping everyone on their toes. congrats.
perhaps you should bring back blue hen jr. and cause some real controversy.
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| | | 100 | Species
Donor
ID: 304521510
Mon, Jul 23, 10:58
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a-squared in the house! Where've you been?
Very nice animation. blue hen only wishes he was sculpted like that.....
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| | | 101 | aiko aiko
ID: 1439109
Mon, Jul 23, 11:04
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long story short,
started my own business and i'm rarely in front of a computer now.
i miss the good old days of getting paid to play smallworld and hang out here!
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| | | 102 | Pilewort
Donor
ID: 25657715
Mon, Jul 23, 11:27
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With just a tiny bit more negative kharma, they (mariners) will be limping into the postseason, and there promptly die an ignoble and ghastly first-round death, with attendant weeping and wailing and cries of "what went wrong".
...F Gump
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Hey F Gump Worse-ly, you seem to have enacted some type of reverse jinx on the Mariners.
When you wrote the above, they were in fact 17-15 over the prior 30 games (a woeful .530 winning percentage--a real tailspin). However, since you penned those prothetic (pathetic?) words, they've extended their overall lead on ALL of MLB to 13 games and increased their record to 44 games over .500.
A MLB manager (Casey?) once said, "You're going to lose a third of your games and you're going to win a third of your games. It's what you do with the remaining third of your games that determins your success."
Using that .666 statement as a yardstick, the M's are 17 games better than perfect.
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| | | 103 | here
ID: 45631812
Mon, Jul 23, 11:29
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"They were in fact 17-15 over the prior 30 games"
Great math. Last time I check 17 and 15 was 32.
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| | | 104 | Pilewort
Donor
ID: 25657715
Mon, Jul 23, 11:35
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yes, they M's are so good, they can even win more games than they play!
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| | | 105 | Ender
ID: 13443221
Mon, Jul 23, 11:52
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17 is not more than 32 ;)
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| | | 106 | Slow Stick
Sustainer
ID: 586252312
Mon, Jul 23, 13:39
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I said this in post 20 and I will say this again. (with minor edits)
Wow, I did not think this award would be so controversial. ...
Blue Hen has shown Guru tendencies many times by piping in on a thread that has stopped being about the facts and opinions but about the participant's heritage or worse. He post just the right sarcasm to realign the thread to a relevant topic, cool the personal attacks, and bring knowledge back into the arguments. We should Join him by trying to keep this site on subject and not on an individual's personalities, heritage, race or smell. But on the facts or opinions supporting a particular post.
That leadership is why I will support him as RotoGuru Jr. may his reign be short and sweet.
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| | | 107 | blue hen, Guru Jr.
Leader
ID: 34937217
Mon, Jul 23, 15:02
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That sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before?
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| | | 108 | First Baseman
ID: 31635315
Mon, Jul 23, 16:58
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Hi all. I was reading the boards from home and noticed my name dragged into the conversation about Blue Hen. I personally could care less who is Guru Jr. every two weeks. I think it should be a monthly change instead of Bi-Weekly to make it a bit more 'special'.
I will say that I am the owner of Hershy's Heroes and have helped several people. I use the nickname Hershy (Hershy's Heroes) and First Baseman (The position I used to play).
I am somewhat confused by what has been going on here as posts are obviously missing/deleted (91,93,95,97) around where my name has been talked about but be assured it was not me involved in whatever has been going on. I did not even know someone voted for me.
Normally, I wouldn't even respond to this garbage but since I enjoy playing Hockey and Baseball in Smallworld and use these threads daily, I figured I should clear my name. Unfortuantely I can do nothing about my co-worker (Maybe I'll screw around with Don's files. Watch out Donny. lol)
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| | | 109 | Cleveland Fan
Donor
ID: 294172211
Tue, Jul 24, 14:38
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Congrats Blue Hen.
We were anxiously waiting for your opinion on Colon's suspension for NOT hitting Servais in another thread?
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| | | 110 | Mariners2001
ID: 166172413
Tue, Jul 24, 14:52
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The only "servais" blue hen would like to provide is "colon" inspections for men.
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| | | 111 | blue hen, Guru Jr.
Leader
ID: 34937217
Tue, Jul 24, 16:39
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Are you volunteering? I'm sure you're local to my "offices". Or did I mean "orifices"?
As for Colon - sure he meant to hit him. He is a vile human being and should be dealt with harshly. Especially since Servais isn't a prima donna like Mike Piazza.
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| | | 113 | Ira
ID: 53656510
Fri, Aug 17, 12:49
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dude, u've been Guru Jr for like a month...is that right?
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| | | 114 | Ira
ID: 53656510
Fri, Aug 17, 12:50
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oops, didnt see azd
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| | | 115 | blue hen, almighty
Leader
ID: 34937217
Fri, Aug 17, 13:20
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Moron. But then, we already knew that.
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| | | 116 | blue hen, almighty
Leader
ID: 27048221
Fri, Mar 01, 2002, 02:10
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It's my blue hen given right to
BUTT
this thread.
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| | | 117 | Catfish
Sustainer
ID: 9657107
Fri, Mar 01, 2002, 13:16
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* Sigh *
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| | | 118 | Fosten
ID: 578432719
Tue, Mar 05, 2002, 19:37
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Thanks for the nod bh. :)
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| | | 119 | Micheal
ID: 567421419
Wed, Mar 06, 2002, 01:51
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Reliving your finest gurupie moment blue hen? Who cares? It was 8 months ago. Step into the present.
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| | | 120 | blue hen, almighty
Leader
ID: 34937217
Wed, Mar 06, 2002, 09:31
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Speaking of presence, I wish you would remove yours...
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