I've lurked long enough around here

[Blueintheface]

Now that I found the template (maybe it could be a sticky thread or something...)

How did you find CUF?
Referred by a friend - though his board name is a mystery to me. He claims to be a lurker only. We'll see about that.

What do you like about CUF?
The Foyer and the idea that Ute fans and Cougar fans can interact without someone named El Jefe or WebMonkey having to play policeman.

What don't I like about CUF?
Haven't found anything yet.

How did you choose your moniker?
It's what I've used elsewhere and evolved from a middle-school nickname earned due to some Jr. High intramural basketball heroics. Pathetic really.

What do you do (other than read CUF)?
Endless conference calls from my home office and occasional travel to uninteresting locales.

How many States have you lived in?
Depends on your definition of lived in... Two WA & UT for extended periods. If you consider places I've spent more than three or four weeks in a year in then I'd add NY, NC, TX.

What are your sports loyalties?
Utes, Mariners (), Seahawks, Jazz. Not always in that order. With 4 kids the passion for pro sports has been significantly quelled. It is probably more like Utes>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seahawks/Mariners/Jazz.

What's your standing in the church?
Active LDS. I teach Sunday School to teenagers.

Welcome. I am the answer to #3.

[creekster]

Welcome. I am the answer to #3.

You're anything?

Welcome Mcan. This is the first step to your assimilation into BYU fandom.

[Blueintheface]

You're anything?

Welcome Mcan. This is the first step to your assimilation into BYU fandom.

First DDD, now you! I am anything and nothing. I am Alpha and Omega Lamda Lamda Lamda.

[Solon]

Welcome! Always glad to have more Utes aboard.

[happyone]

Welcome, Welcome

[mcan]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. See you around the forum!

[RobinFinderson]

One man's virtue is another's vice... or something like that.

Do you know what we call men who so easily give up their virtue to sate the vices of others? Sluts.

Welcome to CUF you Ute-slut!

[wuapinmon]

Not so fast, mcan. If you and I are to ever be friends on this board, you must answer the following question. But, I warn you to consider your response carefully, as our future dealings on this site may revolve around how you answer this:

HBO made some serious green from their show Big Love about a polygamous "Mormon" family in Utah. Neil Diamond's song "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" speaks of religious experiences, much like the feeling I get when I listen to the full version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's cover of "Heard It Through the Grapevine" when I have to take pain medicine. Marvin Gaye belted out "I know a man ain't supposed to cry" in his version, and I disagree with him, since I remember being moved to tears when Sid Bream made his way around third and was safe at home. I was kneeling in the Playplace at the McDonald's where I worked praying, while confessedly unworthy, that God would bless the Braves with a championship. I've been a lifelong Braves fan, and we had season tickets in the late 80's, when they could only sign 'talent' like Jim Acker, Paul Assenmacher, and Dion James. One salty old veteran we had for a short while was named Ken Griffey. A couple of years later, they had to tack "Sr." on his name because some pimply-faced kid with a peach fuzz mustache on his Upper Deck rookie card started playing, and in 1991, they played on the same team, the Seattle Mariners, home of the WTF? Donruss Diamond King inclusion. So, in your biased opinion, aside from Jr. and Ichiro, who is the best Mariner of all time, and why?

[mcan]

Greatest Mariner.... that's like asking me to select my favorite child.

For the sake of narrowing it down, I'll categorically exclude all Mariners who went on to greater glory/success elsewhere (Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Dave Henderson, soon to be added to the list Felix Hernandez) and I'll also exclude any past-their-prime, swan song-type players (the aforementioned Ken Griffey, Sr., Jeffery Leonard, etc.)

So that leaves me with basically the following list in no particular order:


Mark Langston (though a case could be made that he had success elsewhere)
Harold Reynolds
Jamie Moyer
Edgar Martinez
Jay Buhner (a sentimental favorite of mine)
Alvin Davis
Ken Phelps
Bret Boone

Coming of baseball age in the '80s, Phelps, Davis, Langston & Reynolds are the Mariners that first made an impression on me - mostly through reading their names in the box score in the SL Tribune each morning. But, ultimately each of those choices is little better than a footnote to MLB history.

Bret Boone. Steroid insinuations and a relatively short time with the club, disqualify him.

Moyer and Buhner. Two guys known more for their duration with the club than anything else.

Lastly, Edgar Martinez. Yes, he couldn't field a lick, but man could he hit. Look at the numbers: 18 years as a Mariner, career .300+ hitter, 300+ home runs, 7 time All Star, 5 time Silver Slugger, 2-time batting champion.

Edgar Martinez is the greatest Mariner in history.

[UtahDan]

From the title I thought this was going to be a very unusual farewell thread. But more Utes are always welcome.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Welcome, I am thinking you and wuap will be great friends.

[wuapinmon]

Greatest Mariner.... that's like asking me to select my favorite child.

For the sake of narrowing it down, I'll categorically exclude all Mariners who went on to greater glory/success elsewhere (Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Dave Henderson, soon to be added to the list Felix Hernandez) and I'll also exclude any past-their-prime, swan song-type players (the aforementioned Ken Griffey, Sr., Jeffery Leonard, etc.)

So that leaves me with basically the following list in no particular order:


Mark Langston (though a case could be made that he had success elsewhere)
Harold Reynolds
Jamie Moyer
Edgar Martinez
Jay Buhner (a sentimental favorite of mine)
Alvin Davis
Ken Phelps
Bret Boone

Coming of baseball age in the '80s, Phelps, Davis, Langston & Reynolds are the Mariners that first made an impression on me - mostly through reading their names in the box score in the SL Tribune each morning. But, ultimately each of those choices is little better than a footnote to MLB history.

Bret Boone. Steroid insinuations and a relatively short time with the club, disqualify him.

Moyer and Buhner. Two guys known more for their duration with the club than anything else.

Lastly, Edgar Martinez. Yes, he couldn't field a lick, but man could he hit. Look at the numbers: 18 years as a Mariner, career .300+ hitter, 300+ home runs, 7 time All Star, 5 time Silver Slugger, 2-time batting champion.

Edgar Martinez is the greatest Mariner in history.

We shall be great friends! And, I agree with you. However, I'm disappointed that you didn't hit back with all the WTF? Donruss Diamond Kings on the Braves in the 80's. Ozzie Virgil? Really, Donruss?

Welcome, I am thinking you and wuap will be great friends.

Indeed.

[mcan]

We shall be great friends! And, I agree with you. However, I'm disappointed that you didn't hit back with all the WTF? Donruss Diamond Kings on the Braves in the 80's. Ozzie Virgil? Really, Donruss?

See, I was always more of a Topps kind of guy. Weren't Donruss cards more expensive? Or maybe they didn't have them at the Little League park snack bar. My prized possession was a Danny Tartabull Topps rookie card. Of course the value of that card didn't last much longer than the stick of gum in the pack.

[mcan]

UtahDan,

I'll keep that in mind should the need arise. More than likely I'll just go silent for long periods of time and you all will secretly hope that I have left. Or something like that. Thanks for the welcome.

From the title I thought this was going to be a very unusual farewell thread. But more Utes are always welcome.

[Sullyute]

I wouldn't miss the chance to welcome another Ute to the club. Welcome aboard.