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BTW, Sir Dan Bradman is the greatest cricketer (cricketier?) of all time.

I need someone to make a derivative work from the Texas Rangers letter T logo. Basically a shadow T for my high school. My embroidery company balked at an exact copy.

It's one of those terms that would not be allowed in critical debates or anything scientific. Superstar is purely subjective based on the person using the term. Personally, I would only use it for hall of fame caliber players who have performed at that level for many seasons. I wouldn't necessarily add a criteria that they transcend their sport because of the popularity of certain sports. Don Bradman is certainly a superstar by any definition of the word, yet no one that reads this will know who he is without doing an internet search. And because I recognize that the word is subjective, I would also agree with how anyone uses the term. What I do try to teach my students if you are having a debate that uses that word, stop and define how the word is being used. Historically this is why we had so many MBIAA/MBINAA threads. It really comes down to the definition being used.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 18, 2015 -> 10:29 AM) To me the question is easy. Would the Sox have had a 9-3 run if Ventura had been fired? Which if course highlights why these decisions are so difficult.

My daughter wants to backpack Iceland this summer. She thinks it would make a great father's day gift

We are finally settling into our summer greens. Here in San Antonio courses have a couple options, allowing the greens to go dormant or seed "winter grass". Either way the transition periods are rough. Uneven greens with some areas growing at different rates. Keeping my team's confidence level high while playing in those conditions is difficult. It also masks good and poor putting.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 12, 2015 -> 02:45 PM) I'm a 6 handicap and last weekend I shot 79 on my local course (par 71). I hit 11 greens in reg. The scratch I played with shot 66. He also hit 11 greens in reg. He never 3-putted (like I did 3x) but he also wasn't throwing darts every hole. When he did he took advantage of it. When he didn't he made pars. That fat f***er almost always gets up and down. And to me that's the biggest key to lower scoring. We all miss greens. Almost half of his GIR went for birdies, that's great putting. 1.55 putts per GIR is tour level play. That is fun to watch. By my calculations that was 24 putts for his round. Again, tour level performance.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2015 -> 02:02 PM) The good news is they both have guns so as long as no bystanders are hit this will just take care of itself eventually and as taxpayers we just have to pay for all the police responses. Tex circles the bait, swims away, comes back, smells it a second time, and opens his mouth Soon they will both lose that right and the world will be safe once again.

Keeping accurate stats really helps to drop those last few strokes. Is it penalties? Pitching, chipping, lag putts. Most players spend a lot of time trying to build a perfect swing when they really already have a swing that will take them to the next level. I am always pushing my players to figure out how to score. For my better players we use 100 yards as our red zone. Down in two is the goal. Chipping, pitching, putting is make the shot. For my less skilled players we tighten as small as 50' for beginners. I use a number of drills that all encourage getting the ball to the hole or just past it.

Same guy who claimed last year that Zimmerman threatened to kill him. Seems like bad blood between these two.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 12, 2015 -> 11:50 AM) Yeah, I have the AP2's...have been entirely pleased with them (I'm a high single digit capper). I'm playing to a mid teen right now and want to get back to my mid single digits. But without much practice time it is more difficult.

Titleist 714 AP1 on order. I went back and forth between the AP1 and AP2. My pro and I discussed AP1 3-5 and AP2 6-W2. Ultimately we went with I don't practice enough anymore and go with the more forgiving club. But man, when you hit the AP2s on the sweet spot you are reminded why they call it the sweet spot.

Thank you Big Jim Thompson and rolling back the clock

In another thread people were claiming that no one in the front office should have their jobs. Now they are stepping in and that is a mistake. I wonder if at some point they ignore the fan's opinions?

That was the best finish of tournament I can ever remember. Even better than Jack's final Masters victory.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 8, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 51m51 minutes ago Top five rotation ERAs: PIT 2.85, NYM 2.95, STL 3.11, CIN 3.31, TB 3.40. Bottom five: COL 5.59, BOS 5.54, CWS 5.41, TOR 5.40, CLE 5.31. None of these guys deserve to be starting anymore.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 8, 2015 -> 02:28 PM) Boston fired Nieves. When are the White Sox going to show some accountability and fire their pitching coach for this hot mess? do you mean the Teflon Coach?

So in theory every beer could go from a $1 to $12 even Bud?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 8, 2015 -> 01:11 PM) (beer prices go up and down based on sales volumes like stock prices) What is the typical spread of beer prices?

QUOTE (dasox24 @ May 7, 2015 -> 06:12 PM) Wow, that's really awesome. It was kind of funny when we heard he was playing as an amateur. WTF?! was the usual thought. IIRC it was his only practice round that week, he arrived Tuesday night. I wish I could say we followed him when we were at the tournament but it didn't seem like any big deal. One year I gave up my spot to a customer who could make it at the last minute. I even caddied for him as kind of a joke. The tour player, a rookie with more missed cuts than Clinton had girlfriends, asked me if I would caddy for him that week. I was shocked and not thinking said no, I had plans for the weekend. Later, a buddy said that wouldn't have mattered, the pro wasn't going to be playing the weekend. I really, really wished I had said yes.

You know you are in a great beer pub when . . . Each beer and glass is carefully matched, not a one glass fits all approach. Double points if the bartender knows why.

Big Sky got me thinking. One of my wife and I's favorite things about our summer travels is eating and drinking locally. There are a few good brewing companies in the Montana - Wyoming area.

Ventura prefers things that aren't so bright . . .

.500 by June 1st