Make sure you go visit the areas in Baltimore where they filmed "The Wire".
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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT| - Natinals Already Won
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Make sure you go visit the areas in Baltimore where they filmed "The Wire".
Usually. Depends on the knuckleballer. Wakefield had some of his best games in the dome, but he liked playing outdoors more. His knuckleball was very different than Dickey's.
Dominican Power
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You mean the whole goddamn city?
Baltimore has spinning blue lights instead of street lights in some areas. You know, to scare the criminals away.
Basically you have a couple blocks around the ballpark before you get stabbed. Get a hotel right next to the park, take a ferry or cab to the historical downtown area for some nice brews.
Basically you have a couple blocks around the ballpark before you get stabbed. Get a hotel right next to the park, take a ferry or cab to the historical downtown area for some nice brews.
Duane Cunningham
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Well, for one thing, do not fail to go to the Negro Leagues museum before you leave KC:
Also, prepare to eat some BBQ. I recommend going to one or more of the following:
-Arthur Bryant's at 16th and Brooklyn (the granddaddy of all KC BBQ),
-Gates (the other granddaddy of KC BBQ),
-OK Joe's (the one that everybody likes the best these days. Definitely new school, they've only been around since the 90's; famously located in a gas station)
-Jack Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ (fancier sit-down BBQ)
...and there are TONS of other great places, too, but those four are generally considered to be the top-tier.
If you care about soccer even a little bit, you should catch a Sporting KC game while you're in town, if possible. It's an unbelievable atmosphere that I really think few other sports teams can match.
There's more to recommend, too, depending on what part of town you wind up staying in.
Coffee milk? That's our thing!
Dominican Power
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The Wire was about the whole goddamn city.
Never watched it.
vas_a_morir
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I know the blue lights on the corners they are talking about.
I'm sure you'd be fine in a rental car driving over 35 mph throughout the city. If I ever made it out there I would definitely try to take in a little bit of the actual streets and see how dramatized or factual the west side was compared to the east side. Just my 2 cents as an avid Wire fan.
DUFFMCWALIN
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It's a show about the failure of institutions, and the inability of individuals to spur collective action even when people in power know the fixable issues.
There's no agency to spur change, especially when they are systemic issue that don't personally involve us.
Maybe I'll finally check it out. Have been looking for a new show to watch.
RellyRell28
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Man the Brewers needed an inning like this but I hope Estrada can somehow keep the ball in the field
Duane Cunningham
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Oh yeah, Nems, drink some Shatto Milk while you're in town! It comes in a ton of different flavors including Chocolate, Strawberry, Banana, Coffee, Orange Creme, Root Beer, Cotton Candy, etc and it's soo soo good. It's like Lon Lon Ranch became real.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I can't believe Betancourt just got an IBB. What the fuck.
It became clear to me that Dale Sveum is the dumbest manager in that division in about three games.
Then I watched the Braves - Cubs series over the weekend, and I'm convinced he's the worst manager in the NL.
Give up a home run or get a strike out. That's the Estrada way.
RellyRell28
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Thank god Braun's back in the lineup
Dominican Power
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I drafted Aoki and Braun : )
vas_a_morir
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Oh yeah, Nems, drink some Shatto Milk while you're in town! It comes in a ton of different flavors including Chocolate, Strawberry, Banana, Coffee, Orange Creme, Root Beer, Cotton Candy, etc and it's soo soo good. It's like Lon Lon Ranch became real.
I want to try the Cotton Candy.
ConradCervantes
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Flavored milk, what the fuck.
Thrilled Braun is back in the lineup. Our offense was comatose during the ARI series.
Thrilled Braun is back in the lineup. Our offense was comatose during the ARI series.
Haha I know it was. But I meant the "finer" parts of Baltimore which were shown.
And sure downtown Baltimore is nice ... but as a whole the city is pretty notoriously bad.
I do enjoy Baltimore though.
? The show displayed every part of the city, from mostly the west side to the north side. There are only a handful of instances I can remember them showing the Inner Harbor in any detail - Prop Joe's parlay between String and Omar, String's apartment, maybe a dinner or two.
When I said finer. I meant where the majority of the show took place. Omar's hood. D'Angelo's turf etc.
I'm not familiar enough with B'more to know where those areas are ... they just LOOKED terrible.
I've only been to the Inner Harbor myself ... so I enjoyed my time in Baltimore.
Duane Cunningham
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Funny, that's exactly what I'm drinking right now. I grabbed a bottle earlier because it's Royals powder blue for Royals home opening day!
Also, in other news, it's ROYALS HOME OPENING DAY!!!!
Wish I was there
The Frankman
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Former Brewers manager. Figures.
Duane Cunningham
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Some of the pictures on Twitter look amazing
Took em to the playoffs!
It's probably for the best, Kevin Correia is gonna make it a long day for KC!!
This is going to be a trainwreck.
In other news, pigs fly; hell freezes over
Duane Cunningham
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Well, I have to confess, Santana's first game didn't exactly instill me with confidence.
Dominican Power
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Mystical properties.
RumblingRosco
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I read this 3 times and wasn't sure what the hell was going on. I get it now though. Brandon Phillips is to this day still an asshat.
Lee Chaolan
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Hafner's a Troll. Doesn't do crap the last few years in Cleveland, and hits a 3 run to begin the game.
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