Pike County officials raided a pair of meth labs on Friday night and Saturday morning. Five people from Indiana were arrested when police raided a meth lab. An anonymous tip led police to arrest this woman for making meth. They learned she had bought psuedo 19 times since November of 2010.
These raids have created 3 new markets for Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to explore. There is gold on those streets. They won't be busted because of any psuedo purchases either. That's so old school.
Some woman has been accused of selling her baby for a truck and some meth. We know it wasn't the meth made by Walt and Jesse becasue the image shown in in the article is pink. They manufacture only blue meth. Back in the day Jesse used add some chili powder to his, but those days are gone. Blue meth only.
A Mexican cartel operative from the US was arrested. A US report suggests that Mexico should focus on cops and not the military as they battle the cartel. Apparently this is leading to more violence than necessary and the US, the captain of all things violent, thinks they should tone it down. It's believed the US report was written by Saul Goodman.
The fifth and final season of the best show on tv kicks off tonight at 9 pm central.
Breaking Bad thread on the forum for tonight's episode. Let's try to keep all current season discussion off of the other BB threads so those who haven't seen it can still read those without any spoilers.
I’m looking forward to your trade value piece on blue meth later today.
If this were earlier in the year during the Easter season, this could’ve been a Facepalm Sunday.
/groan
I set this up for tonight’s episode: http://www.obstructedview.net/forum.html?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=105#postid-1411
@ Berselius:
That’s coming after my 4000 word post on why all the other meth sucks and will never be any good.
@ mb21:
Is all this talk about meth a SEO tactic to drive up more hits from woman like:
@ WaLi:
Yeah. Hot chicks.
aside: http://www.obstructedview.net/news-and-rumors/10-teams-have-shown-interest-in-ryan-dempster.html
What’s it say about Vitters that the Cubs are looking for a well regarded 3B prospect in return?
@ WaLi:
Not objectively hot.
@ mb21:
I think it says they don’t think Vitters is ready and are looking for a more polished prospect. Even if Vitters has finally figured things out at the plate, he’s still a slow footed player with questionable defense at 3B.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I think this is probably true.
Also like the way you guys revamped the mobile site.
yeah, MO, I think that’s what it means too. It could mean they want to move him to the OF too, but that pretty much makes him useless.
@ Mobile Rice:
Have you noticed any commenting issues?
@ mb21:
Ian Stewart redux.
Via MLBTR:
Yikes.
@ mb21:
It just refreshes the page with the latest comment included.
The Santana-Sheets matchup is the free MLB.tv game today. Starts in about 20 minutes.
From the sidebar
http://www.chadmoriyama.com/2012/07/dodgers-have-deal-on-table-for-ryan-dempster-involving-two-pitching-prospects/
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Had you participated in the “final vote” for the ASG, they’d all be free. I think I’ll watch Verlander, myself.
Watching Stras pitch now.
Nice first inning for Sheets. Velocity was good, some movement on the fastball. Change looks flat, and that good hard curve he throws doesn’t have the snap it used to have, but that big slow curve he throws is still there.
today’s lineup
CF DeJesus
SS Castro
1B Rizzo
LF Adolfo
RF LaHair
C Clevenger
2B Barney
3B Valbuena
P Garza
Also, (dying laughing) at the Dbacks having Willie Fucking Bloomquist as their leadoff hitter
Is trading Demps a good idea if we dont get a significant return? I might want him back next year,
@ mb21:
It sounds like a specific 3B prospect is on the list, which means they may just be trying to get the best player possible. At least that’s how I read it.
@ GW:
Ofman is pretty low on the totem pole. I’m not sure how much credence I’d lend to any rumor for which he is the source.
@ bubblesdachimp:
I don’t think THoyer are going to swing any deal that doesn’t improve the farm system.
Sheets just got a called third strike on a bunt attempt. (dying laughing)
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
makes sense to me. gould is a guy they were set to get rid of for carlos f’ing lee, martin sounds like a project/upside type.
also, daily pitcher injury report: billingsley scratched for the dodgers, as well as gavin floyd for the white sox and chris tillman for the o’s
Today’s stat lesson: OPS+
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I will trust the system but Dempster is the type of player that good teams should have.
4 IP, no groundouts for Sheets. All K and FO.
Stras is hitting: .385/.448/.654
rizzo showing a quick bat on that cahill sinker. pretty impressive.
@ GW:
Oh, yeah, the analysis in that piece was nice, but if Ofman even has any sources (and his previous work on The Score suggests that may not be the case) they’re not people who are in the loop, at least as far as the Cubs are concerned. Maybe he has an in with the Dodgers, but I can’t imagine how.
@ bubblesdachimp:
ummm…the cubs aren’t a good team though
Pretty good pitcher’s duel between Santana and Sheets, although both these lineups suck.
@ bubblesdachimp:
By the time the Cubs are good again, Dempster will be in the throes of age-based decline. There’s no point in keeping him around if they can get something for them that makes them better down the road.
@ GW:
also, hammel to have knee surgery, miss about a month.
Bucknor is fucking over Santana right now.
Now Bucknor grants time to the batter as Santana is in mid-windup. Fucking asshole.
Holy shit Barney.
CB Bucknor with the RBI. Santana should’ve gotten called third strikes on the batter and the runner that scored. HUMAN ELEMENT!
Now Bucknor has ejected the Mets’ pitching coach. What a piece of shit.
sergio santos —-> labrum surgery
Garza really does a lot of weird shit out ont he mound.
Two more RBI for Bucknor. He’s having a helluva day.
Now that Bucknor has forced Santana to throw over the heart of the plate, he’s getting hammered.
3-run dong from Freeman. None of this should have happened if Bucknor knew how to do his job.
Santana woofing at Bucknor all the way to the dugout.
All of Barney’s major league homers have come at Wrigley.
Would anyone trade BJaxx for Justin Upton?
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
what the fuck does it take to get a mlb ump fired? that guy is just awful.
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
in a heartbeat
Javy baez is my favorite prospect. I love him
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
would anyone not do that?
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Is this serious?
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
actually wait do you mean would i do it or do i think that a GM exists that would do it? fuck yes to the former and no way in hell to the latter.
@ EnricoPallazzo:
Also on this crew is Dan Iassogna, who lied in his umpire report about the Milton Bradley incident, so apparently it takes more than falsifying documents and not being able to call a consistent zone.
@ bubblesdachimp:
agreed. will be following baez very closely.
@ bubblesdachimp:
@ GW:
@ EnricoPallazzo:
I mean given that the Cubs are looking at 1-2 more losing seasons and the D’backs looking to maybe move Upton, is it a smart deal to make now? So I’m asking about the strategic aspect of such a trade. And obviously the Cubs would have to send more than Jackson to AZ.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
i think the cubs’ top five prospects (according to ov) for upton would get the conversation going.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Yea i would say you acquire a potential MVP every time
@ bubblesdachimp:
But you’re gamblign he’ll still be playing at that level by the time the team is good.
@ bubblesdachimp:
I’m still mad at him for only going 1-4 when I watched him.
Javy Baez triples… Looks like it just missed getting out.
Mark Grace thinks the D’backs aren’t scoring runs because no one has stepped up and put the team on their back.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He is young as shit though. I dont think this team is that far off. Granted its far. But with the right pitching splurge i think this team could compete next year
D’backs PBP guy just forgot how many outs there were in the inning. Shockingly, he was not outraged with himself and did not demand that he be fired and/or suspended.
@ bubblesdachimp:
THoyer are not going to stop-gap with big FA signings. This team won’t win more than 80 games for at least 2 more seasons, IMO.
Sounds like Garza made a bad throw.
(dying laughing) garza
Radio guys say it was a tough play, though.
Holy shitty throw. Garza is the worst-fielding pitcher I have ever seen.
Another Garza fielding flail.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
yeah, he threw from the ground. nowhere close, though
That was awesome.
It was tough and he fell, but then the throw was just like WTF
Bad turn and throw from Barney, but even a good throw would not have been in time.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
It was tough, but even Grace said it was the one of the worst throws he’s ever seen.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
ohhh ok that makes much more sense. honestly i would be very hesitant to give up any prospects at this point, i don’t care who it’s for. trade garza and demp for pitching prospects if possible and then just suck horribly for a few years while the farm system develops.
@ Rice Cube:
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
You are probably correct. but what if they saw the barren wasteland that is pitching and went after Greeinke and Hamels…
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Wow, and he played with Dunston.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Exactly. (dying laughing)
@ EnricoPallazzo:
Yeah, that’s kind of how I feel. Upton is a mighty tempting target, though.
@ bubblesdachimp:
I think that only happens if Greinke and Hamels are traded first.
@ bubblesdachimp:
Then they would add 3-4 wins and still suck.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Dunston was ridiculously talented. It’s too bad he never really put it together to be a good player.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Yeah. An incredibly frustrating player.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
hmmmmm baffling
@ bubblesdachimp:
Not to mention that with the price of a FA win due to increase, and maybe increase dramatically, those few wins would come at a dear price. That’s why I think THoyer don’t want to get into the FA game just yet.
baez with another hit. Although this time only a pussy single
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I think you are probably correct. Just dont know…
Verlander had more success against the O’s than he did against the NL All-Stars.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
He was working on a new pitch during the ASG.
Clevenger only has 3 BB in 111 PA coming into today’s game.
Excellent comeback start by Sheets: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Oh, odd. Feed just from AZ broadcast to CHI broadcast.
That’s one ugly neck tattoo
How is DeJesus doing in CF? I don’t watch many games.
i like shawn camp
@ bubblesdachimp:
Shut you right up.
@ Suburban kid:
Not bad, really.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
well, he was great as recently as 2004.
@ bubblesdachimp:
So does Aaron Hill
Baez with a double.. Homer short of the cycle.. But got TOOBLAN
@ bubblesdachimp:
MVP, baby
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Yes, but I can’t imagine that being enough. If it is, get it done today.
@ bubblesdachimp:
Who don’t you like that is a part of the Cubs?
Mitch Marmol
@ mb21:
bubbs is more positive than you but I don’t think he is a Cubs cheerleader. He does have an unconditional love of Cocks though.
@ mb21:
upton is almost exactly 1 year older than bjax
There’s that Cubs Go Win song again.
I’m surprised security lets people in with brooms.
I mean, besides the one hidden up Al’s ass.
Goodbye for now, top 3 pick.
@ Suburban kid:
@ Suburban kid:
He’s not a Cubs cheerleader, but he loves a lot of Cubs players.
@ GW:
That’s crazy. You forget how young they are when they come up so early. I knew he was still young, but I was thinking 26. (dying laughing)
@ Rice Cube:
Cubs don’t even know how to lose though I’ll admit to enjoying the last couple weeks a lot more than the last couple years. (dying laughing)
Dunn once again leads the Majors in all three TTO categories (he leads in strikeouts by quite a wide margin).
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Outside of the HR, his numbers in since May are dreadful.
i like everything
@ bubblesdachimp:
me too
I’m the opposite of bubbles (dying laughing)
Some mild optimism about public money for Wrigley:
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Saying “[o]utside of the HR” when discussing Dunn’s numbers kinda misses the point. Besides, he just had 1 down month (June), which wasn’t all that bad. He has been terrible against southpaws, however.
bubbs really likes breaking bad
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Oh, for sure. It’s just kind of funny that he can be so valuable while having some utterly dire numbers. Walks and HR and almost nothing else. (dying laughing)
Hey, does anyone know if there is anything good on TV tonight?
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He’s really a fascinating player, especially this year, when he’s been hitting like a caricature of himself.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
As bad as Dunn has been vs. LHP, LaHair has been even worse, albeit in far fewer PA:
Dunn (127 PA): .168/.291/.411 (which is a fucking hilarious line, BTW) 8 HR, 59 K, 18 BB
LaHair (47 PA): .073/.191/.146, 1 HR, 24 K, 6 BB
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Yeah he’s gone full Deer this season.
Adam Dunn’s K-rate: 37%
Adam Dunn’s ISO: .307
Adam Dunn’s BB-rate: 19%
(dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
He’s on pace for 52 HR, 133 BB, and 254 K.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
(dying laughing), I’m now rooting for this to happen. (dying laughing)
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Extreme Makeover.
@ mb21:
Poorly conceived Simpsons rip-offsFamily Guy and American Dad@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Leverage
@ mb21:
Two and Half Men. In syndication.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Mean Girls. The Glades.
There’s so much stuff on tonight I just don’t know what to watch.
@ mb21:
Some channel has to be showing Ishtar
@ mb21:
Thanks to Netflix Instant Play and the kid being on summer vacation my choices are probably going to be limited to Spongebob Squarepants or the Fairly Oddparents.
Trade Value: Blue Meth http://www.obstructedview.net/forum.html?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=106#postid-1426
I see you guys are excited as well about Season 4 of Breaking Bad coming out on Netflix.
Also, I didn’t see anything, but I gather the D’Backs suck.
@ josh:
Did it come out yet on instant?
@ mb21:
At 1:30 pm today!
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Telling the truth can be dangerous business
Honest and popular don’t go hand in hand.
Could be the OV theme song.
with jed lowrie on the dl, rule v/er marwin gonzalez likely to see a lot of playing time.
You’d think I’d be upset that I get back from vacation and the first day I can listen to the Cubs again they have a day off, but actually, I need to catch up on sleep and work, so it’s cool.
This is the third of your TM will never win me
authentic cheap jerseys
/spam’d
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17659
@ Berselius:
I thought Carlton was Pizza Cutter.
@ mb21:
I didn’t pick up on that until the end. I was like “What the fuck. This guy is an asshole and his numbers aren’t even all that different”
new shit: http://www.obstructedview.net/commentary-and-analysis/why-matt-garzas-trade-value-is-higher-than-i-think.html