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riverfrontier
12-01-2006, 07:02 AM
Had enough of the vote-off games? Try this. Each post must alternate between an adjective and a player's name, or baseball reference. The adjective comes first, followed by the name of the player. The first or last name of the player/reference must start with the last letter of the previous adjective. I'll give an example; Zany. Yogi Berra. Antiseptic. Comerica Park. Kinetic. Etc. We'll eventually run out of adjectives, so if you want to use nouns, clarify.
I'll start.
Hapless.
AutographCollector
12-01-2006, 07:04 AM
Hapless.
"Sad" Sam Crawford
dgarza
12-01-2006, 07:34 AM
"Sad" Sam Crawford
dead -
Dodgerfan1
12-01-2006, 07:44 AM
dead -
Deranged. Jimmy Piersall.
dgarza
12-01-2006, 08:04 AM
Deranged. Jimmy Piersall.
there's no "D" in Jimmy Piersall
Dodgerfan1
12-01-2006, 08:07 AM
there's no "D" in Jimmy Piersall
Oh, I thought I was supposed to use the last letter of the previous word (dead), and use it as the first letter of my entry (deranged). I wasn't aware the player's name had to also end with a D. It didn't look that way on riverfrontier's examples. Oh well, sorry.
Dodgerfan1
12-01-2006, 08:12 AM
I'll start again with "Dead":
Delehanty.
Does that work?
riverfrontier
12-01-2006, 09:41 AM
Take the last letter of 'dead', and use it for the beginning of a player's name. Or last name. Ed Delehanty applies. Now the next post should be an adjective beginning with 'y'. I'll do it.
Yellow.
riverfrontier
12-01-2006, 09:43 AM
I'll kickstart this by replying to my own post.
Willie Stargell's pants.
Dodgerfan1
12-01-2006, 09:51 AM
I'll kickstart this by replying to my own post.
Willie Stargell's pants.
Shiny when new
Cubsfan97
12-01-2006, 10:05 AM
World Series Trophy
riverfrontier
12-01-2006, 10:13 AM
Willie Horton.
Dodgerfan1
12-01-2006, 10:17 AM
Willie Horton.
Now I am confused. Doesn't your answer have to start with a Y?
AutographCollector
12-01-2006, 10:33 AM
Now I am confused. Doesn't your answer have to start with a Y?
No. It would have to start with an "H".
Hughie Jennings
riverfrontier
12-01-2006, 11:00 AM
Autograph collector, you are right. I screwed up. We should also add adjunct clauses to the grammar.
Hughie JenningS...
Stupendous (this word should describe the next thing mentioned)
StanTheMan
12-01-2006, 04:58 PM
Scott Rolen
new
AutographCollector
12-01-2006, 09:25 PM
Nick SwisheR
Rebelious
DirtBall
12-02-2006, 07:16 AM
Sammy Sosa
artistic
Elvis
12-02-2006, 09:17 AM
Cal Ripken
nit-wit
Dodgerfan1
12-02-2006, 09:43 AM
Cal Ripken
nit-wit
Ty Cobb
Boozer
Elvis
12-02-2006, 10:38 AM
Ruth, George Herman
Newbie
slugger33
12-02-2006, 11:16 AM
Endy Chavez
zany
DirtBall
12-02-2006, 03:21 PM
Yount, Robin
nutty
slugger33
12-02-2006, 04:30 PM
Yadier Molina
aware
EdmondsFan#1
12-02-2006, 04:35 PM
Yadier Molina
aware
Endy Chavez
Thin
slugger33
12-02-2006, 10:14 PM
Endy Chavez
Thin
Thin? Your word has to start with z.
Elvis
12-02-2006, 10:50 PM
Zippy
Yaz, Carl
Dodgerfan1
12-03-2006, 01:47 AM
Zippy
Yaz, Carl
Little
Eddie Gaedel
riverfrontier
12-03-2006, 07:00 AM
Lethargic. Canseco, Jose.
Elvis
12-03-2006, 09:37 PM
Lethargic. Canseco, Jose.
Enchanting
Gary Sheffield
:D
AutographCollector
12-03-2006, 09:59 PM
Enchanting
Gary Sheffield
Dense
Eric Gagne :p
west coast orange and black
12-04-2006, 12:13 PM
ex-dodger
maury wills
slugger33
12-04-2006, 01:02 PM
ex-dodger
maury wills
big
Jason Giambi
Elvis
12-04-2006, 08:24 PM
ex-dodger
maury wills
I think we need to restate the rules of this game:
The first letter of the adjective must start with the last letter of the previous player, and the first letter of the player must begin with the last letter of the adjective.
riverfrontier
12-05-2006, 05:39 AM
Thanks, Elvis. Yes, the preceding adjective should start with the last letter of the player's name in the preceding post. LIke this: Maury Wills.
Taking the 's' from Wills, I'll go with 's'uperficial. Looking for a suitable player whose name starts with 'L', and who fits the description, I'll settle for Lonnie Smith. Take it away, 'H'.
Elvis
12-05-2006, 10:53 AM
Hurt
Thomas, Frank
riverfrontier
12-07-2006, 08:11 AM
Knuckle-headed. Dwight Gooden.
Disgruntaledmarinerfan
12-07-2006, 08:46 AM
Nasty.
Yadier Molina.
Dodgerfan1
12-07-2006, 03:38 PM
Nasty.
Yadier Molina.
Amorous
Steve Garvey
slugger33
12-07-2006, 04:16 PM
Amorous
Steve Garvey
Young
Granderson, Curtis
DirtBall
12-07-2006, 05:14 PM
stupid
Derek Jeter
Elvis
12-07-2006, 10:21 PM
Red
Dave Concepcion
DirtBall
12-08-2006, 01:49 PM
Nuisance
El Duque
riverfrontier
12-11-2006, 07:35 AM
Epic. Carl Yastrzemski.
riverfrontier
12-11-2006, 07:59 AM
Dirtball, Dodgerfan1, and Elvis, nice posts. As a quick pick-me-up, maybe we should let idioms and phrases take the place of adjectives. Like 'out to lunch' or 'cruel and unusual'. Also, maybe we can alternate the order of the names and adjectives. Just put both in the same post. Might spice things up a bit, and let us breathe, relax, and enjoy our instant coffee. I'll start
In good hands. Steve Sax.
riverfrontier
12-13-2006, 07:17 AM
Xasperating. Gary Sheffield.
OK, I cheated a little, but nobody got hurt. Feel free to bend the rules to suit your personal nature.