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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:36 am 
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What!? That's like a 4.5 minute mile!


A speed, man. A speed.

Yeah, when you're sprinting around the bases, not holding that pace for 30 minutes!

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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:04 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:44 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:41 pm 
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Zumikaku wrote:
AgentP wrote:
ZeroGibson13 wrote:
What!? That's like a 4.5 minute mile!


A speed, man. A speed.

Yeah, when you're sprinting around the bases, not holding that pace for 30 minutes!

I would say you need an S for that

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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:12 am 
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March 10, 2012

I get back to my room and do a little researching on the computer, apparently there are going to be 2 entirely separate leagues, the NPB, with the original teams, the Knights, and the Samurais, and the JSL, the Japan Special League, consisting of 12 teams full of rookies, or players who had played in other countries, stuff like that. I get bored so I put on some music, I'm a little tired so I just randomly click on something, turns out to be my favorite song, "I'll Be Alright" by Passion Pit, what luck. I listen to the song, and some others like it, while looking at ESPN. It doesn't have anything on the new league, there is a small article about Kurihara and Ohno, it doesn't say anything about who they play for, however. It gets to be about 5, and I go down the elevator to the lobby, and get in my rental car, a red Honda Civic, to go get some grub. I end up at Steak 'n' Shake, I get a burger and fries, to go with a peanut butter milkshake, all three are delicious. I finish eating, go back to the hotel, and head up to my room where I shower and stuff, and call it a night at 6:37.

March 11, 2012

I wake up at about 6:45, and decide I would call Kurihara to break the news to him, maybe after breakfast or something though. I put on a Flyers T-shirt, orange boardshorts, and a pair of sneakers, and go to the door. I open it. "Ahhhh!" I scream, because right outside my door, there is a person! I can't even tell if he's alive or not, or even awake, so I nudge him with my foot. "Huh?" he says as he slowly wakes up. "Who are you?" I ask him. "You mean...you don't recognize me?" he says as he stands up. And then, as he stands up, I realize who it is. It's my brother, Matthew! "Someone's been working out," I say as he picks up his luggage. "Where were you? I knocked on the door four times, like you said, at 7 pm!" "I fell asleep early, like, 6:30 early," I say. "Well, thanks a lot, I slept out here in my underwear all night, the A/C vent was right by my head, I was freezing all night..." he says. "Sorry about that, anyways, come on in!" He comes in and claims the couch, he's never been one to use the conventional bed, anyways, he puts his one suitcase down near the couch, and starts unpacking. He pulls out his clothes, and goes into the other bathroom to change, I decide to go down and get breakfast, and do so. "Bring me back a waffle!" he yells as I leave. I comply, and come back a few minutes later with the waffle. "Thanks," he says, and sits down at the small table to eat. "Someone's a copycat," I remark; he has the same exact Flyers shirt on, and the same sneakers as well, his shorts are blue, but still. "Mmff," he asks/says/mumbles to me, "Mmff fmm mrf?" "Right back at you," I say. I look at my phone, it is apparently 8:22, I decide I'll call Kurihara now. I find his number and call. "Hello?" he said. "Ah, Kurihara-kun, just the guy I wanted to talk to!" "Uh... Yeah. Who is this?" he asked "This is Carson Harris!" "Carson... Who?" "Carson Harris! You know, new GM of the Fukuoka Flyers..." "Nope, not ringing any bells." "Oh... Well... Uh, alright. Anyways, I just wanted to ask if you would like to compete in a competition to see who the best player is. You or Ohno." "Ohno...? Who's that?" "He's the best damn pitcher I've ever seen. Anyways, we're holding the event at Blue Stadium. So it shouldn't be a problem for you to get there." "Wait, Blue Stadium? Why didn't I know about this?"  "Whatever do you mean?" "That's where we play. I should've known... No matter. I accept your challenge. I'm never one to turn down a fight." "Excellent! I'll see you soon." "Alright." He hung up, and I figured my work was done. "Hey Matthew, want to hang out today? We could go down to the local pool, I went the other day, it was pretty awesome." He nods, finishes his waffle, then we both brush our teeth. I ask if he wants to drive or if I should. "You know the city better than I do, I've only been here half a day. The driving I did covers the area between the airport and the hotel, and that's all," he says. "I guess I'm driving, then?" I ask. We go downstairs and I grab a brochure for local attractions for Matthew to peruse on the drive. It takes about 20 minutes to get there. I pay $10 up front to get access and we head into the locker room. I find the first available locker, 16, and go ask for the combination. "19, 33, 8," says the lady. "Thank you," I say as I walk over to unlock it. Matthew takes off his shoes and changes into a pair of flip-flops, and I do the same, we both take off our shirts as well. "I think we both know the only reason you look better than I do is because I'm the GM who has to stay near Fukuoka and you're a roving scout who probably has been scouting a lot in the California area." Matthew chuckles and starts out to the pool. I follow him, and, having been here the other day, quickly locate the basketball hoop located at the deep end. "What say we do a few laps, a couple dives, a game of 1-on-1, and then go down to this local burger joint I ate at the other day?" "I don't know," Matthew says. "Trust me, it's goooood." We start at the shallow end. "Ready...GO!" I yell. It is just us and a couple teenagers towards the center of the pool. I have the lead through the first three laps, but I start to get a little tired and he catches up quite a bit, and takes a lead going into the homestretch on the final lap, by about an arm length or so. I find some extra energy and burst forward to almost catch him, but he beats me by a couple milliseconds. "Nice job," I say. Matthew leaps up, jumps out of the pool, walks over to the diving board, and does a cannonball. "Traditional, huh?" I say as I attempt a reverse 180. I fail. "There's a reason for my basicness," Matthew says as he performs a simple dive. I try the same dive and fail again. Matthew chuckles and we head over to the hoop. The teenagers have made their way over there and started playing. "Dammit," I say. "Hey, I know you need a break, and I do too, so let's just wait until they're done," Matthew suggests. "Why don't we just go to the burger place now?" "Sure, why not." We get out of the pool and head back into the locker room. I locate our locker quickly and get our towels out. We dry off in silence, and reach in for our T-shirts. "Does it matter which one either of us gets?" Matthew asks. "I don't really think it does, they're both adult medium, right? "Yeah." I get the first shirt and put it on, he does likewise with the second. We head down to the burger joint. "So," I say before taking my first bite. "Mmff?" he teases me. "I heard you're with the team now," I say. "Yeah, they hired me as a scout for college teams, and I've found a few players, including an infielder with great power, and a catcher/first base hybrid who's good at everything." "Cool," I said.

After that we headed back to the hotel and did some other stuff the rest of the day.

(Carson's note: Hey, I just realized I typed this whole thing in italics! #Whippleswag)

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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:34 am 
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Why are people writing everything in italics?

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...and a bag of Skittles having a conversation.
Are you saying it's wrong to talk to a bag of Skittles? Because if so, I'm going to need to rethink a lot of things. :P
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What do twelve year olds do with girlfriends?
Give them ringpops and let them cut up to their spot in line during lunch.
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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:40 am 
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Why are people writing everything in italics?


http://www.mlbppworld.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6917

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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:44 am 
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I know how it started, but why is everyone else using it? It was bearable the first time, but now 4-5 people are using it

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PowerPro Jr wrote:
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...and a bag of Skittles having a conversation.
Are you saying it's wrong to talk to a bag of Skittles? Because if so, I'm going to need to rethink a lot of things. :P
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What do twelve year olds do with girlfriends?
Give them ringpops and let them cut up to their spot in line during lunch.
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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:36 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:40 am 
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Nobody says it does, I just wanted to know. What's it to you?

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PowerPro Jr wrote:
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...and a bag of Skittles having a conversation.
Are you saying it's wrong to talk to a bag of Skittles? Because if so, I'm going to need to rethink a lot of things. :P
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What do twelve year olds do with girlfriends?
Give them ringpops and let them cut up to their spot in line during lunch.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 2017 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS mutha *(censored)*!
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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:20 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
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This hostel? Where they cut the guy's face off?

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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:21 pm 
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Brewers, wat

ANYWAYS

I'll be continuing my first person Kurihara accounts. So. Yeah.

March 18, 2017

7:00


I woke up, checked my calender and saw I needed to run 10 miles today, and then I ate my usual breakfast.
I put on my jogging stuff, and headed out the door.
It was an absolutely beautiful day, 19°C, the sun was shining, and it was looking to be an excellent day for a run.

7:33

While entering mile 8, I got a call.
"Probably from that Carlton Harris guy..." I thought to myself. And indeed it was!
"Hello, Carlton." I said
"Uh... It's Carson. Anyways, just wanted to remind you that the games will be starting on Monday, the 20th!"
"Oh, right, okay."
"Alright, Kurihara, we'll see you then."
"Bye, Carson."
"Bye."

I hung up, and got back to my running.

I finished my 10 miles in 42 minutes, 9 seconds.
Eh, I could've done better.

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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:23 pm 
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Kurihara cuts his time to 4.129 minutes per mile!

He's faaaaaaaast.

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 Post subject: Re: Battle for the Greatest Player - By AgentP and PPFan
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:36 pm 
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I finished my 10 miles in 42 minutes, 9 seconds.


...

if he kept that pace for 26 miles, he would have won the Olympic marathon race

no way he can do better

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