WannaBe Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Jan-17-26 Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

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Jan-16-26 WannaBe chessforum   WannaBe: 12m in. Not impressed      Jan-16-26 Chessgames - Politics    WannaBe: Zed's dead. Zed's dead. (if one is to go down the 'Pulp Fiction' path) "That is A tasty burger!!"      Jan-16-26 Chessgames - Sports    WannaBe: Kershaw will pitch for Team USA in World Baseball Classic in March https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb/br...      Jan-14-26 Chessgames - Odd Lie    WannaBe: This one is from Henry Cho: "I'm changing the caller ID of my wife's phone number to Potential Spam" If you have not seen or heard of Henry, he is worth some of your time on YouTube.      Jan-14-26 Dickson    WannaBe: Apparently, it was a "far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"      Jan-12-26 Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955    WannaBe: I was thinking baseball bat, tire iron, or brass knuckles.      Jan-11-26 Tata Steel Masters (2026)    WannaBe: So, the Tata Steel blitz were held in India, and players have 6 days to fly to NED for the next (or 2026 first) major event... What is the flight path? Here are some ideas: https://www.flightroutes.com/CCU-AMS      Jan-06-26 Atterdag chessforum    WannaBe: <OCF> Not to mention when TV stations switch red (dem) and blue (rep) to what we know today... On a similar note, in Asia, if the stock shows red, it mean up, green, means down. Go fig.      Jan-04-26 OhioChessFan chessforum   WannaBe: This is for you, with some deeper insight on drone productions, Russian, and now with the cut-off of oil from certain S. American country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUB...      Jan-01-26 chessgames.com chessforum    WannaBe: That is weird, I posted the answer to <TGA> at 7PM Pacific/10 PM Eastern, and now it shows as I posted Jan 1 2026(???????)

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 520 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing> Apr-18-14    perfidious: <YouRang: A player named Wade Boggs had his jersey number retired. For which team?> It definitely was not by the Red Sox. Apr-18-14    perfidious: On reading <Jim>'s reminiscences of Hunter, and the mention of Jenkins, it occurred to me that Bill James considered them both descendants of the Robin Roberts family of pitchers. Don't recall everything James wrote, but, inter alia, he mentioned that they were A) right-handed, B) outstanding control pitchers with decent fastballs, but only fair breaking stuff. Another nugget on Hunter: after his career was finished with an inauspicious end (one excellent year with Yankees and not much else for his $1.25 million), George Steinbrenner was asked whether it was worth paying Hunter all that money. The response was something to the effect that Hunter was worth every penny, as he helped restore respect to that organisation. Apr-18-14    Jim Bartle: The Margos? Apr-18-14    WannaBe: Having lunch with <Nako> at Rubios!! Wheeeee. Apr-18-14    NakoSonorense: Good seeing ya, Bugs Bunny! Apr-20-14    Benzol: <WannaBe> Why don't you call your forum "The Bunny Hutch"? :) Apr-20-14    WannaBe: <Benzol> Have thought about that, but decided to go with my Chinese name instead. No particular reason. =) Apr-20-14    WannaBe: Alright, more ways to get drunk!! https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-approv... Apr-21-14    OhioChessFan: Steven Wright: I invented powdered water, but I don't know what to add to it. Apr-21-14    Mating Net: Steven Wright: Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect. Apr-22-14    Travis Bickle: Hey Bugs, who are the RAIDERZ eyeing in the NFL Draft with their number 1 pick? Apr-22-14    Shams: <Benzol> <Why don't you call your forum "The Bunny Hutch"?> Ahem. Apr-22-14    WannaBe: <Travis Bickle> A new team. Apr-22-14    Shams: Raiders have so many needs they should be going close to straight BPA in all rounds. Apr-22-14    WannaBe: What is BPA? Not familiar with that initial. Apr-22-14    WannaBe: Never mind, back to getting drunk the old way. https://www.yahoo.com/food/powdered... Apr-22-14    Shams: <WannaBe> BPA means Best Player Available. As opposed to drafting for need. One current approach is for the team to fill as many holes as they can in free agency before the draft, so they can draft BPA as much as possible. But every team drafts a least a little bit for need, even after accounting for scheme misfits (i.e. not drafting the top value player left because he's a 4-3 end and you play a 3-4). The Falcons are contrarians. "We draft for need," their GM Thomas Dimitroff has said. "Look at our drafts." It's an interesting approach. I think the jury is still out about that team. They completely fell off the table last year, and much of that was due to horribly bad luck with injuries. But drafting for need inevitably makes your roster thin, too, so the bad luck turned into a catastrophe. Apr-22-14    Shams: Incidentally, I'm quite excited for the draft this year because it looks like it could shake out beautifully for the Seahawks. One of their top needs is at WR, and there are so many good WRs this year that it's conceivable a guy they really like could fall to 32. That's a dream scenario when you pick late: a difference maker at a position of need falls into your lap. Meanwhile the Rams get to double-dip in the first round AGAIN this year, and the Niners have 6 picks in the first three rounds. The division ain't getting any easier. Apr-22-14    technical draw: When are we going to retire the batboy's number 00.....? Apr-22-14    WannaBe: <Shams> Oh, I see. Good luck with Pryor. Apr-22-14    WannaBe: We got this in the bag. http://gameknot.com/team-match.pl?b... Apr-23-14    OhioChessFan: Got to watch Looney Tunes! http://i.imgur.com/f330AKU.jpg Apr-23-14    technical draw: <We got this in the bag. > Yea, team! Apr-24-14    WannaBe: Another one in the bag: http://gameknot.com/team-match.pl?b... Apr-25-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Against "तिरंगा AT GAMEKNOT". Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 750) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 520 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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