Crowd reaction takes

[spidernat]

Am I new head of the Sunshine Squad?

that whole clique should be banned!

[Minty Fresh]

Is that a permaban?

[GburgNatsFan]

Is that a permaban?

He's not on the list of users. May be.

[mitlen]

He's not on the list of users. May be.

I saw that.    Chief must have been serious.    I don't recall seein' him in this state of mind.   We'll have to subpoena the next mod meeting transcript.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Maybe if you hanging out in a Home Depot parking lot in Manassas but the DC Vortex for events like this is nothing but overpaid and over educated needledicks that can’t change a flat or name a Sly and the Family Stone song if their very lived depended on it.

Iwannathanku falletinusee aslyreference 2day.

[Minty Fresh]

I saw that.    Chief must have been serious.    I don't recall seein' him in this state of mind.

Even if the decision was emotion driven, the decision was still the right one.

[dracnal]

Even if the decision was emotion driven, the decision was still the right one.

I mean, he's literally the only poster I've ever ignored. I took him off after a while, but he just really did a great job of getting under the skin with the Internet Tough Guy act.

[The Chief]

Got tired of his nonsense.  I don't see him ever changing so temporary measures seemed pointless.

[bluestreak]

I’ll have to cut back on the positivity.

[The Chief]

I’ll have to cut back on the positivity.

I'm assuming this is tongue-in-cheek, but calling his posts "postive" is like calling antifreeze "tasty"

[bluestreak]

I'm assuming this is tongue-in-cheek, but calling his posts "postive" is like calling antifreeze "tasty"

Just a reference to Smithian’s SSS post.

[The Chief]

Just a reference to Smithian’s SSS post.

Smithian is what any SSS-er should aspire to

[GburgNatsFan]

I'm assuming this is tongue-in-cheek, but calling his posts "postive" is like calling antifreeze "tasty"

(Bad metaphor. Antifreeze is tasty. lots of dogs are poisoned because it tastes good. But I take your point.)

[The Chief]

(Bad metaphor. Antifreeze is tasty. lots of dogs are poisoned because it tastes good. But I take your point.)

His posts are/were superficially positive but most were engineered to elevate his status as the supreme fan or whatever you'd like to call it.

Antifreeze is tasty but drinking it is toxic.

Seems like the perfect metaphor to me, but regardless, the guy was toxic and wore out his welcome a long time ago.

[GburgNatsFan]

I get it now. Carry on.

His posts are/were superficially positive but most were engineered to elevate his status as the supreme fan or whatever you'd like to call it.

Antifreeze is tasty but drinking it is toxic.

Seems like the perfect metaphor to me, but regardless, the guy was toxic and wore out his welcome a long time ago.

[The Chief]

I get it now.

It's entirely possible it was still a crap metaphor, a master wordsmith I am not

[spidernat]

(Bad metaphor. Antifreeze is tasty. lots of dogs are poisoned because it tastes good. But I take your point.)

[Minty Fresh]

I mean, he's literally the only poster I've ever ignored. I took him off after a while, but he just really did a great job of getting under the skin with the Internet Tough Guy act.

I never thought of it as “Internet Tough Guy” so much as holier-than-thou-condescending-prick kind of guy....

[GburgNatsFan]

I never thought of it as “Internet Tough Guy” so much as holier-than-thou-condescending-prick kind of guy....

Well the tough guy stuff came when he and Cory decided to tee off on Slate for being Slate. I'm trying to imagine that interaction in real life. 

[mitlen]

Well the tough guy stuff came when he and Cory decided to tee off on Slate for being Slate. I'm trying to imagine that interaction in real life. 

I know where my money would be.

[dracnal]

I never thought of it as “Internet Tough Guy” so much as holier-than-thou-condescending-prick kind of guy....

He had both going on. He was a better fan than you or I would ever be. Just ask him.

[Five Banners]

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised that there'd be fewer "visitor" fans in the more expensive areas.  A lot of the Astros stuff just looks gaudy/cheesy to me so maybe that's why it stands out.  A lot of them (esp in the 236 group) had orange towels too.  That confused me.  Street vendors selling them I guess?  Surely not being given out at the park.

Lotsa congressional staff/lobbyists handing out perks as well, methinks

[Five Banners]

Markedly better atmosphere despite the early hole digging and the return of head shaking (42-year old reliever on consecutive October nights? Sure!). More opposition infiltration than last night, but we held our own.

[Copecwby20]

I was in 239. The Houston contingent up above me to the left had me hoping for another hurricane.

[bluestreak]

There were many more Houston folks there tonight. I think many people sold their tickets when they realized it wasn’t a clinching game.