Let's Try This Again...

by Aaronstampler on Jul 28, 2009 1:43 AM CDT Comment 36 comments

Happy 32nd Birthday to Manu Ginobili, my favorite basketball player of all time and the Flying Spaghetti Monster's Personal Jesus.

Unless he wants to be a wise guy and move it back another month, that is. I wouldn't put it past him, since he is, you know, a wizard.

I can only commemorate the occasion with a Manu Youtube mix. I think this one might be the best (and longest) out there. Props to Santi for all his good work.

Manu Ginobili - La Historia de un Campeón ((By Santi)) (via videosdelbasquet)

In other news, it is the eve of my first day on the job covering the 49ers for CBSSports.com, so I wrote an article about their no-name camp bodies since I had to memorize every guy's name and number on the team.

Also, because I'm in a good mood, here's another Youtube clip which brought a smile to my face. I can only dream of being in a wedding this happy some day. Chris Brown needs to send this couple one seriously kick ass wedding present because they've made his song blow up.

JK Wedding Entrance Dance (via TheKheinz)

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I knew you’d be back to finish the job. Manu appreciates your persistence, and the fact that you aren’t asking him long-winded, non-sensical questions. ; )

Oh, and good luck with the new job – I hope it leads to great things for you.

I used to be a c+x kind of guy, but nowadays I just go nuts with my z. - LatinD
Retire Bowen's #12!

by Tim C. on Jul 28, 2009 1:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Happy birthday, Manu. :)

He's Manu Ginobili

by carina_gino20 on Jul 28, 2009 4:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

carina, we’ve been trying to e-mail you. Could you write to me at latin_d@gavnet.com.ar, please? Or just check your inbox or spam box for an e-mail from “David Menéndez Arán”. Thank you.

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders

by LatinD on Jul 28, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

oops

sorry, I’ve been MIA lately. I’ll do that asap.

He's Manu Ginobili

by carina_gino20 on Aug 5, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Feliz día Manu.

by guille on Jul 28, 2009 6:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He is a magic man.

"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich

by Hirschof on Jul 28, 2009 7:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Merry Birthday...

to the Sickness!

by Big50 on Jul 28, 2009 8:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And many, many more!

by Lauri on Jul 28, 2009 10:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Make the most of your day, Plainview.

5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)

by jollyrogerwilco on Jul 28, 2009 12:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Are you aware that Plainview is the name of a town between Lubbock and Amarillo? That’s your fun fact for the day.

by Big50 on Jul 28, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for that fun fact — I will treasure it

5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)

by jollyrogerwilco on Jul 28, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

by Big50 on Jul 28, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

32…….32………that’s 3+2 = 5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its destiny

"Rock and Roll angels bring that HardRock Hallelujah"

by Chilai on Jul 28, 2009 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

FIVE is indeed the number — Manuwar will tell you that it’s true. Or actually — I will tell you … when the time is right for me to five all over the blog, as I’ve promised to do.

5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)

by jollyrogerwilco on Jul 28, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Happy birthday, Manu! Look forward to seeing you on the court again this year.

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Jul 28, 2009 1:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That Manu mix was awesome. I can’t wait till the season starts.

by beachwood on Jul 28, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone who wants to follow Stampler’s stuff can do so here. I’d also imagine that the more hits that page gets, the better for his new job.

I used to be a c+x kind of guy, but nowadays I just go nuts with my z. - LatinD
Retire Bowen's #12!

by Tim C. on Jul 28, 2009 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

um, thank you, Rikkido. Also, check out the Niners page on bleacherreport.com where I will update almost nightly, to get a chance to do some actual, you know, writing.

P.S. R.I.P. Jim Johnson, you will be sorely missed.

Give a man a chicken and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to chicken and he'll call you crazy and question your command of the English language.

by Aaronstampler on Jul 28, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is there any way you could send me links when you post something new, so I can add them to TWSS? Or maybe a mailing list I can sign to?

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders

by LatinD on Jul 28, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just finished a Day 1 recap, here. Hope everyone likes it.

It comes off as a bit Skip Bayless-ish, which makes my skin crawl, but I’m telling you, take anyone who doesn’t know about football and have them attend the two press conferences and ask them who was the first overall draft pick and who is the career journeyman, and there’s no way they would’ve guessed right.

Maybe an interview on the first day of camp is meaningless, but I doubt it in this case. Smith just has no presence.

Give a man a chicken and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to chicken and he'll call you crazy and question your command of the English language.

by Aaronstampler on Jul 29, 2009 3:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really liked all the stuff on the second page where you make it more personal like commenting how it made you feel old and how you wrap it up by comparing his work out to your own. Maybe I’d care more about the first page if I cared about the 49ers. The only player I care about on their team is Tarell Brown (CB from Texas). Crabtree, V. Davis, and Gore are mildly interesting to me.

Is it hard to write for die hard 49ers fans when you don’t care nearly as much? Do you just imagine yourself reading something about the Eagles? Or does none of that come to mind?

by BlaseE on Jul 29, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I prefer it this way, to be honest. I can stay objective with them because I don’t root for them. If I covered the Eagles I’d be afraid of being Fan Boy and sounding like an episode of The Chris Farley Show out there.

“Hey Brian Westbrook, remember when you took that screen pass in last year’s playoff game against the Vikings and made four guys miss and scored a 71 yard touchdown to ice the game?”

“Uh, yeah?”

“That was awesome!”

For that same reason, it’s probably best for everyone that I don’t live anywhere near San Antonio. Not only would Manu find me creepy, but I’d probably be kicked out of the building the first time I asked Tony why he doesn’t pass it to Ginobili more or asked Pop why he doesn’t call more plays for Manu.

I don’t know if I can be as professional as Wayne is. But he hates Manu and loves Tony so…

Give a man a chicken and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to chicken and he'll call you crazy and question your command of the English language.

by Aaronstampler on Jul 29, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picturing The Chris Farley Show was enough to make me laugh pretty hard and get dirty looks at work. Great analogy. Also, I’m sorry if I put you on the spot with that first link, it wasn’t my intent.

I used to be a c+x kind of guy, but nowadays I just go nuts with my z. - LatinD
Retire Bowen's #12!

by Tim C. on Jul 29, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nah it’s cool. I’m kind of an attention whore, if you hadn’t noticed.

Give a man a chicken and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to chicken and he'll call you crazy and question your command of the English language.

by Aaronstampler on Jul 29, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MANU!

In the immortal words of David Cassiday…

We think we love you.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney
I don't like chatty. I don't do chatty. I like quiet. Quiet and mean. Those are my people. - Nurse Jackie

by bellasa on Jul 28, 2009 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That highlight reel of MANU reminded me of how much I miss watching, or even listening to Spurs games.

Vizzini: He didn't fall? Inconceivable!
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
-The Princess Bride

by kSAtriya (spur of the moment) on Aug 1, 2009 6:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm asking.

Welcome to PtR, kSA. Fantastic sig — if you haven’t seen, we’ve been quoting TPB around here recently.

5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)

by jollyrogerwilco on Aug 1, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re-sign Bruce Bowen!

by Tim C. on Aug 2, 2009 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how did you leave a comment without text?

5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)

by jollyrogerwilco on Aug 2, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Failing at posting an image is a way.

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders

by LatinD on Aug 2, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

weird… the image showed up in the preview.

Re-sign Bruce Bowen!

by Tim C. on Aug 2, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how about now?

Re-sign Bruce Bowen!

by Tim C. on Aug 2, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s a non-FAIL.

Until he dies of iocaine poisoning about .5 seconds after this image was captured.

5 in 10
I want my Manu o;—-)

by jollyrogerwilco on Aug 4, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or, as Mrs. ATS points out, too bad it is misspelled. That should be “INCONTHEIVABLE”.

We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Aug 4, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ty, jrw for the welcome. i have been lurking around for the better part of this year, so i am aware of the tpb references. honestly, that’s mainly why i chose it. its been a minute since i’ve seen it and me and my best friend would randomly quote it to each other.

Vizzini: He didn't fall? Inconceivable!
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
-The Princess Bride

by kSAtriya (spur of the moment) on Aug 3, 2009 4:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs