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Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:53 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 02:58 am

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:53 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:01 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 12:25 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 11:44 am

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 10:18 am

I guess some folks don’t mind dragging themselves into the sewer. Might want to take a good long shower when you decide to come out.

If only you were nearly half as entertaining to others as you are to yourself, if only. But, since you're not, go [fork] yourself you creepy old man.

Another totally classless post. You just seem to go lower and lower into the muck. Typical anonymous forum faux tough guy.

Hey, I came down to you, thanks for admitting it. Shove your sanctimony.

Eat what, AEP? Get yourself out of the gutter, and let maturation help in future years.

A dick - you read it several replies ago. No maturing for you, guess you're doomed.

I haven't heard an expression like that since I was on the playground during junior high school. Grow up little boy.

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:30 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:53 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 02:58 am

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:53 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:01 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 12:25 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 11:44 am

If only you were nearly half as entertaining to others as you are to yourself, if only. But, since you're not, go [fork] yourself you creepy old man.

Another totally classless post. You just seem to go lower and lower into the muck. Typical anonymous forum faux tough guy.

Hey, I came down to you, thanks for admitting it. Shove your sanctimony.

Eat what, AEP? Get yourself out of the gutter, and let maturation help in future years.

A dick - you read it several replies ago. No maturing for you, guess you're doomed.

I haven't heard an expression like that since I was on the playground during junior high school. Grow up little boy.

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

Yes there is. Romanticizing isn't based in reality - it's delusional. Nothing wrong with being delusional? Tell that to your shrink.

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:34 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:30 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:53 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 02:58 am

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:53 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:01 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 12:25 pm

Another totally classless post. You just seem to go lower and lower into the muck. Typical anonymous forum faux tough guy.

Hey, I came down to you, thanks for admitting it. Shove your sanctimony.

Eat what, AEP? Get yourself out of the gutter, and let maturation help in future years.

A dick - you read it several replies ago. No maturing for you, guess you're doomed.

I haven't heard an expression like that since I was on the playground during junior high school. Grow up little boy.

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

Yes there is. Romanticizing isn't based in reality - it's delusional. Nothing wrong with being delusional? Tell that to your shrink.

Lots of people my age romanize about the past.
Again, not a thing wrong with that.

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:38 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:34 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:30 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:53 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 02:58 am

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:53 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:01 pm

Hey, I came down to you, thanks for admitting it. Shove your sanctimony.

Eat what, AEP? Get yourself out of the gutter, and let maturation help in future years.

A dick - you read it several replies ago. No maturing for you, guess you're doomed.

I haven't heard an expression like that since I was on the playground during junior high school. Grow up little boy.

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

Yes there is. Romanticizing isn't based in reality - it's delusional. Nothing wrong with being delusional? Tell that to your shrink.

Lots of people my age romanize about the past.
Again, not a thing wrong with that.

Lots of people your age do all sorts of things that are wrong, romanticizing being one of the less problematic, but no less delusional.

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 21:35 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:38 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:34 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:30 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:53 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 02:58 am

Cranny wrote: ↑13 Aug 2025 18:53 pm

Eat what, AEP? Get yourself out of the gutter, and let maturation help in future years.

A dick - you read it several replies ago. No maturing for you, guess you're doomed.

I haven't heard an expression like that since I was on the playground during junior high school. Grow up little boy.

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

Yes there is. Romanticizing isn't based in reality - it's delusional. Nothing wrong with being delusional? Tell that to your shrink.

Lots of people my age romanize about the past.
Again, not a thing wrong with that.

Lots of people your age do all sorts of things that are wrong, romanticizing being one of the less problematic, but no less delusional.

Lots of people my age look back and take pride in their accomplishments. And also think back on some of the
wonderful times they've enjoyed with family and friends. I don't know if you call that "romanticizing"
or not.

AnExParrot wrote: ↑15 Aug 2025 05:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 21:35 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:38 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:34 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:30 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:53 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 02:58 am

A dick - you read it several replies ago. No maturing for you, guess you're doomed.

I haven't heard an expression like that since I was on the playground during junior high school. Grow up little boy.

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

Yes there is. Romanticizing isn't based in reality - it's delusional. Nothing wrong with being delusional? Tell that to your shrink.

Lots of people my age romanize about the past.
Again, not a thing wrong with that.

Lots of people your age do all sorts of things that are wrong, romanticizing being one of the less problematic, but no less delusional.

Lots of people my age look back and take pride in their accomplishments. And also think back on some of the
wonderful times they've enjoyed with family and friends. I don't know if you call that "romanticizing"
or not.

Then maybe you should know what the word means before arguing that there's nothing wrong with it.

For your edification, romanticize: deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.

It's attempting to create an alternate reality. In your case, with regard to this forum, it is a self-serving attempt to create an alternate reality.

Cranny wrote: ↑15 Aug 2025 08:28 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑15 Aug 2025 05:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 21:35 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:38 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:34 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:30 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:53 am

I haven't heard an expression like that since I was on the playground during junior high school. Grow up little boy.

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

Yes there is. Romanticizing isn't based in reality - it's delusional. Nothing wrong with being delusional? Tell that to your shrink.

Lots of people my age romanize about the past.
Again, not a thing wrong with that.

Lots of people your age do all sorts of things that are wrong, romanticizing being one of the less problematic, but no less delusional.

Lots of people my age look back and take pride in their accomplishments. And also think back on some of the
wonderful times they've enjoyed with family and friends. I don't know if you call that "romanticizing"
or not.

Then maybe you should know what the word means before arguing that there's nothing wrong with it.

For your edification, romanticize: deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.

It's attempting to create an alternate reality. In your case, with regard to this forum, it is a self-serving attempt to create an alternate reality.

Actually, it’s just objectively comparing both the good and the bad. Obviously, there’s been some of both.

AnExParrot wrote: ↑15 Aug 2025 09:08 am

Cranny wrote: ↑15 Aug 2025 08:28 am

AnExParrot wrote: ↑15 Aug 2025 05:56 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 21:35 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:38 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:34 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:30 pm

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 20:22 pm

AnExParrot wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 16:26 pm

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:34 am

Cranny wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 09:00 am

Adam2 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 08:56 am

I got a chuckle out of it

This place has sure gone downhill. Eh, Adam2? Never used to see this kind of garbage on here.

I'm probably the wrong one to ask, i've only been in the forum for a few years and it's always been this way in my tenure

My CardsTalk addiction started with the infamous "Our Season Is Over" thread - at that point I just lurked. There was some active moderation, doing something to try to keep this place as Pollyanna as cranny would like. They would break out the ban-hammer for profanity back then, but that hasn't been the case for more than a decade.

cranny's lamentations while somewhat based in fact, are little more than "good ol' days" romanticizing.

Nothing wrong with that, AEP.

Yes there is. Romanticizing isn't based in reality - it's delusional. Nothing wrong with being delusional? Tell that to your shrink.

Lots of people my age romanize about the past.
Again, not a thing wrong with that.

Lots of people your age do all sorts of things that are wrong, romanticizing being one of the less problematic, but no less delusional.

Lots of people my age look back and take pride in their accomplishments. And also think back on some of the
wonderful times they've enjoyed with family and friends. I don't know if you call that "romanticizing"
or not.

Then maybe you should know what the word means before arguing that there's nothing wrong with it.

For your edification, romanticize: deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.

It's attempting to create an alternate reality. In your case, with regard to this forum, it is a self-serving attempt to create an alternate reality.

Actually, it’s just objectively comparing both the good and the bad. Obviously, there’s been some of both.

You are incapable of being objective - you've said as much here, on multiple occasions. "I just like to look at the positives." And even that isn't objective, as your bias is inherently involved in what you see as positives, like our earlier discussion, in this thread, about a player hitting 10% below league average and you bragging about it.

Absolut wrote: ↑17 Aug 2025 16:22 pmWhat now?

MIDMOBIRDTWO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 23:35 pm Ken Boyer was solid at third. Scott Rolen was solid at third. Ken Oberkfell was solid at third. My old pal Kenny Reitz was solid at third. Javier was solid at second, many second basemen were kind of placeholders, while not solid, at least they were adequate.

ramfandan wrote: ↑17 Aug 2025 16:45 pm

MIDMOBIRDTWO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 23:35 pm Ken Boyer was solid at third. Scott Rolen was solid at third. Ken Oberkfell was solid at third. My old pal Kenny Reitz was solid at third. Javier was solid at second, many second basemen were kind of placeholders, while not solid, at least they were adequate.

Prior to Javier, his many on here were around when Don Blasingame was at 2nd base for the Cardinals. I sure was.. he replaced Red and was quite good. I am going back to 1958 .
He was excellent bunter I remember plus good speed. Fielded well too. Anyone else remember him back then ?

ramfandan wrote: ↑17 Aug 2025 16:45 pm

MIDMOBIRDTWO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 23:35 pm Ken Boyer was solid at third. Scott Rolen was solid at third. Ken Oberkfell was solid at third. My old pal Kenny Reitz was solid at third. Javier was solid at second, many second basemen were kind of placeholders, while not solid, at least they were adequate.

Prior to Javier, his many on here were around when Don Blasingame was at 2nd base for the Cardinals. I sure was.. he replaced Red and was quite good. I am going back to 1958 .
He was excellent bunter I remember plus good speed. Fielded well too. Anyone else remember him back then ?

MIDMOBIRDTWO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2025 23:35 pm Ken Boyer was solid at third. Scott Rolen was solid at third. Ken Oberkfell was solid at third. My old pal Kenny Reitz was solid at third. Javier was solid at second, many second basemen were kind of placeholders, while not solid, at least they were adequate.