# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1680
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33584 "2015-03-05T05:48:58Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber 7. Will “The Thrill” Clark All-time favorite Giant. Carlos Santana: had to look that one up. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33585 "2015-03-05T12:59:20Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber 7. Will “The Thrill” Clark 8. Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, The man they call “Yaz” ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33586 "2015-03-05T13:08:04Z")
1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber 7. Will “The Thrill” Clark 8. Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, The man they call “Yaz” 9. Dustin Pedroia ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33587 "2015-03-05T13:47:11Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber 7. Will “The Thrill” Clark 8. Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, The man they call “Yaz” 9. Dustin Pedroia 10. Calvin Ripken, Jr. Yeah, not a terribly obscure choice, but I grew up in Maryland in the 80s and 90s. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33588 "2015-03-05T14:35:04Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber 7. Will “The Thrill” Clark 8. Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, The man they call “Yaz” 9. Dustin Pedroia 10. Calvin Ripken, Jr. 11. Buster Posey Best catcher in all of baseball. _ **GO GIANTS!!!** _ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33589 "2015-03-05T15:12:31Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber 7. Will “The Thrill” Clark 8. Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, The man they call “Yaz” 9. Dustin Pedroia 10. Calvin Ripken, Jr. 11. Buster Posey 12. Ron Guidry ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33590 "2015-03-05T15:42:15Z")
With Spring Training starting, it’s a new baseball season and there’s hope for all teams. Who’s a favorite player? 1. Madison Bumgarner 2. Derek Jeter 3. Carlos Santana 4. Gary Carter 5. Greg Maddux 6. Gene Garber 7. Will “The Thrill” Clark 8. Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, Carl Yazstremski, The man they call “Yaz” 9. Dustin Pedroia 10. Calvin Ripken, Jr. 11. Buster Posey 12. Ron Guidry 13. Al Hrbroskey, the Mad Hungarian New Topic: I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33591 "2015-03-05T15:59:54Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33592 "2015-03-05T16:05:04Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33593 "2015-03-05T16:05:10Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. It makes pretending to work a lot easier ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33594 "2015-03-05T16:06:46Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33595 "2015-03-05T17:37:27Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33596 "2015-03-05T19:43:13Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33597 "2015-03-05T19:45:40Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. 7. I’ve been here this long, it seems like a shame to leave now. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33598 "2015-03-05T19:48:38Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. 7. I’ve been here this long, it seems like a shame to leave now. 8. Nobody at home will play these kinds of games with me. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33599 "2015-03-05T20:06:40Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. 7. I’ve been here this long, it seems like a shame to leave now. 8. Nobody at home will play these kinds of games with me. 9. No other site offers such high pay, plus magnanimous benefits, as this one does. None. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33600 "2015-03-05T20:09:29Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. 7. I’ve been here this long, it seems like a shame to leave now. 8. Nobody at home will play these kinds of games with me. 9. No other site offers such high pay, plus magnanimous benefits, as this one does. None. 10. Three thousand more Frequent Poster points and I’ll have a free trip to Hawaii. ---
**Author:** ![Celan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Celan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33601 "2015-03-05T20:17:05Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. 7. I’ve been here this long, it seems like a shame to leave now. 8. Nobody at home will play these kinds of games with me. 9. No other site offers such high pay, plus magnanimous benefits, as this one does. None. 10. I’m trying to confuse the NSA. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33602 "2015-03-05T20:20:06Z")
1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. 7. I’ve been here this long, it seems like a shame to leave now. 8. Nobody at home will play these kinds of games with me. 9. No other site offers such high pay, plus magnanimous benefits, as this one does. None. 10. I’m trying to confuse the NSA. 11. Three thousand more Frequent Poster points and I’ll have a free trip to Hawaii. 12. Evidently I will do practically anything to avoid working. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33603 "2015-03-05T20:24:41Z")
I can’t stop coming to the SDMB because… 1. Hell, I have to fight ignorance _here_ before taking the battle into the world! 2. …of all the post-padding game threads that would shrivel and die without me! 3. how else would I catch up on all the mundane pointless stuff people must share? 4. It makes pretending to work a lot easier 5. A team of world-famous psychologists assures me it’s good for my mental health 6. Nobody else gets that Schrödinger/Heisenberg joke. 7. I’ve been here this long, it seems like a shame to leave now. 8. Nobody at home will play these kinds of games with me. 9. No other site offers such high pay, plus magnanimous benefits, as this one does. None. 10. I’m trying to confuse the NSA. 11. Three thousand more Frequent Poster points and I’ll have a free trip to Hawaii. 12. Evidently I will do practically anything to avoid working. 13. I’ve _ **got** _ to be #13… Fun things to do in the snow: 14. Spell your name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1679) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1681)