Tim McG

Gevalia? Weak, weaker, weakest coffee. Glorified Folgers. Tastes like it was strained through a sock. Save your money and go with WinCo Foods for coffee beans [superior, IMHO] or buy the CostCo brand [Columbian] Kirkwood. Starbucks, although way too freakin' expensive, is a good choice, too.

OK. The Phils can beat the 2nd place Giants but lose to the 4th place Dodgers?

BUT 'the environment and the vast cultural traditions' are trasmitted, internalized and memorized through Languages. Agreed...in the sharing of them. However, I submit, the longest lasting memories are those which are contained within the images and feelings we associate with them. As an example, the words are long since forgetten but the images and feelings still remain. Of course, but that's the greatness of human beings! Wittgenstein said in last sentence of 'Tractatus logico-philosophicus':'Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.' BUT another philosopher, I forgot the name I quote by memory, replied that actually the most interesting things are exactly the unspeakable ones. Good point. I would also argue that language, any language, is a very limiting vehicle to communicate through. Just looking at the battles and harsh words on this BBS, I'm willing to bet the ranch that if there was some way to express feeling, visual cues, body language, tone of voice and/or verbal intent, a lot of these sorts of things wouldn't happen.

BUT 'the environment and the vast cultural traditions' are trasmitted, internalized and memorized through Languages. Agreed...in the sharing of them. However, I submit, the longest lasting memories are those which are contained within the images and feelings we associate with them. As an example, the words are long since forgetten but the images and feelings still remain.

TBH, I think the studies used in this op-ed piece point to the same limitations all human beings impose upon themselves and are not necessarily through the default of a particular language. I also think culture and environment play a huge roll in determining how one might perceive or process the world which surrounds us. Language certainly helps us do that but the environment and the vast cultural traditions each of us are exposed to through our own individual up bringing have far more to do with cognition than the limitations of language does. Because a given language doesn't have a name for something doesn't mean that thing doesn't still exist. Or, more to the point, it doen't mean we won't be able to grasp the meaning or concept An interesting thought piece though.

Giants win a wierd one against the last place D-Backs....no thanks to the bullpen. Pads lose to the Phils. And the [hated] Dodgers drop one to the Rocks.

Not Lincecum...not this year. Ugh.

Giants Baseball: TORTURE! That's the fact, Matthew.

Loss of composure...? See also; I cannot believe you actually said that. So! I'm not allowed my own free time? Shall we judge you in the same manner? Do you ever knock off for the day or are you always on the job? What I say here has absolutely NOTHING at all to do with my job, Ted. Wow. I cannot even believe I have to tell you that. Corerection: Danny isn't satisfied until he finds fault with the other guy. Then fobs off any responsibility.

Speak to Danny, Papsrus. I didn't start this shit....he did. Curb Dan Gould's insulting bullshit and the problem goes away. However, I will certainly respect your decision either way.

Oh, I see...it's the big scary Union which helps me keep my job, eh? Well, try this on for size, big boy: I have been in this business since 1977. In my current position, this is my 29th season. If I was such a fuck-up, they could have fired me YEARS ago, Danny. Guess what? I get nothing less than sterling bi-yearly evaluations and I am called upon to mentor the newbie teachers. In fact, I have done several presentations at the California Association of Teachers of English [CATE] yearly conferences wherein I teach new teachers how to teach. Because you have such a myopic view of what this business entails, means and represents I cannot possibly expect you to understand this simple concept: I am a sought after presenter and a leader in the CATE organization. I am very good at what I do and I simply do not need your approval to make it so. Basically, you don't know shit from Shinola about who I am or what I do. But that's not news. Your inane commentary on this BBS is the stuff of legend, Danny. Now why don't you just suck it up, go to bed and then go soak your head in the morning. Quit while you're behind, Danny. The more you yap about stuff you know NOTHING about the more you prove to the World how completely ignorant you are. In short: STFU.

Tonight, Zito. 6-0 AZ in the FIRST inning. What in the hell is going on here? GEEZ.

[heaviest of sighs] Yeah, whatever Danny. I am very good at what I do. Which, based upon your bullshit, I have wonder how in the hell you are still employed. Deal with the issues, Danny....if you can.

Braves just lost tonight in a traditional way, 7-1. Tommy Hanson was no good. Probably worn out...but our super smart manager wouldn't dream of resting any starters. Instead, they sent Mike Minor...to the minors again, just because they were going to skip his start. Likely back after Sept 1st, so he might not even be on a playoff roster,(unless there is an injury) but who needs a left handed starter in the playoffs?? And the guy who is supposed to be the closer next year, Jonny Venters, is being so abused, I fully expect him to break down any day now. In 15 games in July, and was in his 15th game on the 25th of this month, when our HOF manager decided he should go out for a second inning, hey why not, he's clearly rested...gave up 4 runs. If he was rookie manager, he'd be trashed in the media for abusing his relief staff like he does...I'm starting to think that we won't even make the wildcard now..... Lincecum looks like crap tonight. Again. Man, what is going on with that guy anyway? It's called losing several MPH off your fastball, that's all it is. Just like with Javy Vasquez. Ghost said he saw 91-92 for Javy the other day against the Jays, but they homer and a flyball out the next inning they showed on Baseball Tonight were in the 86-88 zone, and unless you have Greg Maddux movement, have a really good sinker, or you are a crafty lefty, you can't compete with that crap. True dat. I would also submit that players and managers have been breaking down a lot of film to see how to hit him, too.

GoodSpeak is the English translation of the Latin prefix and root found in the word "benediction". Bene- means good; diction- means speak. Hence, GoodSpeak. I also majored in Speech Communications. My business works with people on verbal and written communication skill, multi-media presentations, sales presentations and I do public address announcing for local HS football and baseball games. Understand now...? This "clarification" which came after the idiotic sentence Danny wrote is only half the issue. Plus, if he meant Anderson instead of Clemens it is still moronic. He says stupid shit like this all the time [you haven't noticed?]. Somebody is always in love with Bonds. Perhaps owing to some type of latent man-love tendencies on his part, I won't speculate. Aside from that, I was calling him on it and pointing out his lack of sentence structure skill. Danny, I keep my job because I actually do my job. I teach English, not how to be a jerk trying to make something out of nothing just to piss people off for no good reason. Take the hint. Game,set and match. Next...

Lincecum looks like crap tonight. Again. Man, what is going on with that guy anyway?

You make a very good point. Now if only Clemens and Bonds had the courage to say the same thing. Strongly disagree. First of all not all of the players from the "steroid era" were on PEDs. So far only 128 players have been caught or implicated for using PEDs. Math isn't one of my strong suits but that seems like a pretty small % out of the total numbers of players who have played in the MLB in the past 20 years. So not everyone was guilty. Not even close. But regardless of how many players took PEDs my main point is this - you can't let those steroid records stand because if you do, it's the same thing as saying it's OK to cheat, which is clearly wrong. Furthermore what about the guys whose records were broken that didn't take PEDs?? Is that fair to have some juicer in the books instead of them?? Hell no. While I'll sympathetic to the let's "MOVE ON" sentiment - because frankly I think we're all getting tired of hearing about steroids at this point - it would be wrong to turn our back on what happened and pretend there are no consequences for one's actions. That's not how life works. In my mind MLB did say "it's OK to cheat," while it was happening. So MLB is in no position to punish the players whose enhanced abilities it cashed in on at the time. An average Joe like me knew McGwire was juicing without even knowing a test result. The guy had forearms like calves and was hitting 500' moon shots. While the stadium was being packed, and no one was blabbing about it, MLB had no problem with it. Once it became a public issue, now they're right to throw those guys under the bus retroactively? Some of the stuff which is now banned/illegal/known to be dangerous could be had OTC. I knew guys who were using stuff like Creatine. They bought it at GNC and blew up into musclebound meatheads in no time. Right on, Noj. This whole business was brought on by and encouraged by the greedy team owners hellbent for profit and at the expense of the ballplayers themselves. I couldn't have said it better. I teach English, Danny. You are dead wrong here and, quite obviously, in over your head on this one. My advice? Quit while you're behind.

Giants are still in the lead in the Wild Card!

Yeah bullshit, Danny. Fobbing off your responsibility yet again. Nothing new here. Figures.

I dunno, Danny. You are saying, word for word, Clemens is in love with Bonds. Seriously, I do not know how anyone can read this and expect it to mean anything else. And yet damn near everyone does....funny, huh? Sure. If the four people who said they did are the only ones on this BBS. And so what if this whole BBS disagreed with what I wrote? Grammatically and contextually, there is no other way to read what Danny wrote. Why you would think differently is, of course, your business.

"....OR the man is secretly in love with Barroid and just can't bring himself to put him in prison." I guess if you leave out the most important part of his sentence there wouldn't be any other way to read that, Aggie. Context, in the whole, is important. I won't argue with you on that point. Cut and paste, is manipulation. Dan clarified? Please. This is a guy who honestly believes steroids make you hit HRs. Then hurls insults when he knows he's dead wrong. Be realistic, Aggie. You're arguing over semantics, and it is a meaningless argument now that Dan has spelled out specifically what he meant. Anabolic steroids help increase muscle mass. More muscle means more power. More power means longer fly balls. You must be the only person in America who does not acknowledge that steroids, HGH and other PEDs (which stands for 'performance-enhancing drugs,' which should give you a hint as to their purpose) don't increase an athlete's performance levels, shorten recovery times, enhance training methods, help someone who can already hit a baseball hit that baseball farther. What is the basis for this belief of yours? Do you have any widely accepted medical evidence that shows steroids don't affect the performance of an athlete? That they don't add muscle mass? Don't shorten recovery times? OK. So he's still proposing a love tryst between Anderson [assuming this is what he meant] and Bonds. Either way it is still plenty fucking stupid. But that's Danny. And I am not going to go over this whole insane notion of believing steroids make you hit HRs. It is sheer foolishness to believe that. I suggest you go back an read what I have already written on this topic. If this were the case, anybody who took steroids would be hitting HRs like they were going out of style. Guess what, that didn't happen either. Amazing, huh. All sorts of things enhance a player's performance from "boo-boo" juice to aspirin to anti-inflamatories to knee braces and all points in between. Exactly, Jon. Well put. You make a very good point. Now if only Clemens and Bonds had the courage to say the same thing. And you just missed the point of Noj's post.

Correction: I like neither.

"....OR the man is secretly in love with Barroid and just can't bring himself to put him in prison." I guess if you leave out the most important part of his sentence there wouldn't be any other way to read that, Aggie. Context, in the whole, is important. I won't argue with you on that point. Cut and paste, is clear manipulation of that context. "Him" is an unqualified pronoun in that sentence and it refers back, grammatically, to Clemens. Given Danny's penchant for the profane and bizarre commentary, it is a completely plausible interpretation. Self-serving jackasses do that....then they blame you. Dan clarified? Please. This is a guy who honestly believes steroids make you hit HRs. Then hurls insults when he knows he's dead wrong. Be realistic, Aggie.

Here is your post yet again: I dunno, Danny. You are saying, word for word, Clemens is in love with Bonds. Seriously, I do not know how anyone can read this and expect it to mean anything else.

Nothing personal, but I'm OK with that