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[quote name=GBTS]Is it possible that Alvin is smart enough that by titling the post “A Modest Proposal” it’s meant to be entirely satirical?[/quote]The satire is purely accidental. Like whenever the Republicans decide to use “Born in the USA” as their campaign theme.

……HOW?!

I would’ve gone for that price.

[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Love the “Insulting Your Best Customers” tag. (dying laughing)[/quote]I’m sure it will turn into a lengthy series. (dying laughing)

[quote name=Rice Cube]……HOW?!

I would’ve gone for that price.[/quote]It was a giveaway for people who applied to the PA announcer job. They also had a discount code for other games in the series for $10. But considering the going rate on StubHub, it was kind of a ripoff.

[quote name=AndCounting]The satire is purely accidental. Like whenever the Republicans decide to use “Born in the USA” as their campaign theme.[/quote]Al probably confused it with Indecent Proposal.

When was the last time Cubs tickets were sold for so little? Anybody know?

[quote name=mb21]When was the last time Cubs tickets were sold for so little? Anybody know?[/quote]The point I go back to is 1998. Bleacher tickets on the bargain dates that year were $6. I’m pretty sure they became premium seats after that and ticket prices around the park escalated dramatically.

(dying laughing) dj, well done. Agree Cheesecake Factory is overpriced, but not as much as you think it is. They’re what I’d can a tweener. They’re part fast food (I consider TGIF, Applebee’s and other similar places to be fast food), but part higher end food. I’d be happy if they picked one and stuck with it. I could either go there and be very satisfied or go there and eat cheesecake. As long as they don’t fuck with that, I guess I don’t care.

[quote name=mb21]When was the last time Cubs tickets were sold for so little? Anybody know?[/quote]
my guess is 1997. we’d sit bleachers for $10 or less regularly. ccd that year walked up to a scalper in the first inning and offered him $1 for his best. started a little brouhaha (dying laughing)…

[quote name=gaius marius]my guess is 1997. we’d sit bleachers for $10 or less regularly. ccd that year walked up to a scalper in the first inning and offered him $1 for his best. started a little brouhaha (dying laughing)…[/quote]

[quote name=dylanj]Al will probably be suggesting the Cubs bring Maddux out of retirement.[/quote]
Ferguson Jenkins can still pick up a baseball too

[quote name=Jame Gumb][/quote]

i hate that guy.

[quote name=mb21]Same as all the others. Any restaurant that spends the minimum amount of money in as many ways as those places do is what I’d call a replacement level restaurant.

I haven’t been to an Outback in a few years, but they actually spend some money from what I could tell. The quality of their bar areas in the ones I’ve been in are far superior to the likes of the other ones. It’s not much above replacement level, but I’d say it is a little bit. I haven’t been in a Red Lobster in a long time, but I’m guessing they’re a notch above as well. Maybe not though.

I’m a huge cheesecake fan and a few weekends ago we went to KC and stopped by one to pick up a cake. I’m always amazed at how nice those places are compared to places like Applebee’s and TGIF. The ones I have been in the quality of service is far superior as well.[/quote]
I’d put Outback and Red Lobster at ~1.5 and 1.0 WAR respectively. They’re decent enough for chain restaurants.

Whataburger could have also applied to Soto. For the money you pay both you get way more back.

[quote name=Berselius]I’d put Outback and Red Lobster at ~1.5 and 1.0 WAR respectively. They’re decent enough for chain restaurants.[/quote]
I have a hard time judging Red Lobster. The prices are reasonable for seafood and they do it decently, but then I go down to the Gulf coast and eat at any restaurant down there and realize what GOOD seafood is like and realize Red Lobster kind of sucks by comparison. The cheddar biscuits might be worth .5 WAR by themselves though.

[quote name=Aisle424]I have a hard time judging Red Lobster. The prices are reasonable for seafood and they do it decently, but then I go down to the Gulf coast and eat at any restaurant down there and realize what GOOD seafood is like and realize Red Lobster kind of sucks by comparison. [/quote]
Yeah, their seafood sucks but it’s about as good as you’re going to get for that price if you don’t live near an ocean. Just about everything is fried. I’ve never particularly thought their entrees are anything special but I think their biscuits are worth 1 WAR alone. One of my wife’s former coworkers used to work at one and got to bring the leftover biscuits home. It was pretty much the only perk of the job.

The other thing about Cheesecake Factory is that it has several vegetarian items worth eating rather than the iceberg, croutons and tomato entrees at places like TGIF.

[quote name=Aisle424]I have a hard time judging Red Lobster. The prices are reasonable for seafood and they do it decently, but then I go down to the Gulf coast and eat at any restaurant down there and realize what GOOD seafood is like and realize Red Lobster kind of sucks by comparison. The cheddar biscuits might be worth .5 WAR by themselves though.[/quote]Compared to seafood you get anywhere on a coast, Red Lobster might be the single worst fast food joint on the planet, but I seem to remember it working well enough for me here in the Midwest.

Biscuits ———–> Winning

[quote name=dylanj](dying laughing) md and my wife are in the same boat. trying to find a decent veggie meal at a chain is damn near impossible[/quote]You can’t find them. Not anything a vegetarian would actually eat anyway. I don’t eat out much because even CF isn’t that great when it comes to vegetarian, but if I was going to have dinner with a group of people, I’d have no problem eating there. I don’t think it’s as overpriced as you do. The amount of money they spend setting that place up is astronomical compared to the other chains. Like we saw with the lego bar at TGIF, the cheaper places build shit, the cheaper they can sell it.

i live in a small town near wichita and we have Applebee’s the McBurgers and a few mom & pop mexican places. But we do have one restaurant that is basically a gem. High quality food at a decent price. A classy place and I have no idea how this town got it. We eat there all the freakin time

[quote name=dylanj](dying laughing) md and my wife are in the same boat. trying to find a decent veggie meal at a chain is damn near impossible[/quote]
Because there aren’t that many fagets out there.

[quote name=mb21]Good Mexican ————-> very, very hard to find in the United States
Good BBQ ————> found anywhere in the United States

You can find acceptable Mexican restaurants, but it’s really Mexican American food.

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This is true. Restaurant Mexican food is Mex-American, but the stuff my wife’s family cooks, I think, is bona fide Mexican.

i’m not interested in real mexican. I enjoy the bastardized version just fine.

[quote name=Jame Gumb]Because there aren’t that many fagets out there.[/quote]There’s a lot more than you think. I’m always surprised by the number of vegetarian eaters out there. I occasionally eat meat, but I get cravings for it less frequently all the time. The hardest part is eating a healthy diet and there aren’t many vegetarians who actually do that. Eating vegetarian can be much more dangerous to someone than eating meat if they aren’t eating a balanced meal. I don’t think a lot of people understand that. They tend to think I’ll eat vegetarian and all my health problems go away.

Amusing, but incorrect.

[quote name=dylanj]and it damn sure isn’t found in Texas[/quote]

[quote name=Jame Gumb]Wrong.[/quote]Sorry, but it’s just not that hard to find good BBQ in this country. I’m not saying all places are as good as another. I’d take KC BBQ over Texas any time for what it’s worth, but I understand why some feel differently.

It’s quite simple to BBQ meat. Combining the different flavors in a good Mexican entree is much more difficult. It’s exactly why there’s a BBQ restaurant in every town in this country, even towns with 8 people living in them. It’s also why the number of authentic Mexican restaurants is less than 50 and probably 30 of those are too expensive for the average person to dine in.

[quote name=Bubba Biscuit]Memphis BBQ FTW, everything else is like you bought it out of the freezer section.[/quote]I spent a few days in Nashville and had BBQ for every meal but breakfast. I wasn’t disappointed by a single bite, but then my standards for food are comparable to my standards for baseball teams.

[quote name=mb21]I agree with that. I think I told berselius yesterday that if I’m traveling I usually look for a Mexican restaurant because I know I’ll find something I’ll be happy with. I’m just not going to leave a TGIF happy.[/quote]
This is very true, how many things can TGIF find to throw Jack Daniels on to make a new exciting entree that tastes like crap?

[quote name=AndCounting]I spent a few days in Nashville and had BBQ for every meal but breakfast. I wasn’t disappointed by a single bite, but then my standards for food are comparable to my standards for baseball teams.[/quote](dying laughing) I’d like to thin that all of our standards for food is higher than our standards for baseball teams. I have this horrible picture of you eating garbage now.

THE CULINARY TALK WILL STOP NOW.

It’s making me too hungry (dying laughing).

[quote name=mb21](dying laughing) I’d like to thin that all of our standards for food is higher than our standards for baseball teams. I have this horrible picture of you eating garbage now.[/quote]Pretty much accurate.

the only thing from texas worth a shit is Shiner beer

I’m making a road trip through the south in June (Miami to Chicago), so if anyone knows some good spots along I-95, especially for BBQ while going through Carolina. I think our stops for the evening are in ATL and Nashville, but I would hope to stop in Memphis for their BBQ.

[quote name=dylanj]the only thing from texas worth a shit is Shiner beer[/quote]
Not even the best beer in the state ———-> fail.

[quote name=mb21]I think the picture in your head is different than the one in mine. Trust me. (dying laughing)[/quote]I should have said:

Figuratively correct.

[quote name=Mish]I’m making a road trip through the south in June (Miami to Chicago), so if anyone knows some good spots along I-95, especially for BBQ while going through Carolina. I think our stops for the evening are in ATL and Nashville, but I would hope to stop in Memphis for their BBQ.[/quote]
If you come to Memphis, you cannot miss One and Only BBQ. You have to try the brisket if they have not run out yet that day. http://www.oneandonlybbq.com/

[quote name=Mish]Thanks Biscuit, I definitely want to stop in Memphis to pay homage at 706 Union Avenue.[/quote]maybe even this summer.

[quote name=Mish]Thanks Biscuit, I definitely want to stop in Memphis for a meal.[/quote]
Not a problem, there is a reason Mississippi is the fattest state in the nation, we know good food and that means going to Memphis when we can.

[quote name=dylanj]well is my favorite so fuck you JG.[/quote]
What a horrible thing to say to another human.

Apology accepted.

yeah

[quote name=Bubba Biscuit]If you come down for that, you might want to try to check out these places within a couple of hours from Memphis:
http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/
http://www.birthplaceofthefrog.com//quoteYes. The first one anyway. Kermit’s all right, but I wouldn’t make a special trip for that. (dying laughing)

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