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Tiny by Jeff on in Regular News Comment 867 comments

First Pitch: 5:35pm PDT

                   

Ichiro CF Catalanotto LF Vidro DH Wilkerson 1B Guillen RF Young "SS" Ibanez Reanimated Corpse Botts DH Beltre 3B Cruz RF Sexson 1B Saltaladhfaksjdfhalksjdfh C Johjima C Murphy CF Lopez 2B Metcalf 3B Betancourt SS Vazquez 2B ---------- ----------

Weaver (5-10, 5.57)         Loe (6-9, 5.56)

Why, I think this calls for another Texas Rangers Middle Infield Update!

Kinsler: .752 OPS, .665 road OPS, -21 UZR (as of a month ago), .826 current range
Young: .776 OPS, .717 road OPS, -17 UZR, .809 current range

Using the trusty RARP + UZR formula, Ian Kinsler is worth +0.5 runs above a replacement-level player over 150 games. Michael Young is at +8.1. For the sake of comparison, Jose Lopez is at +10.6 - terrible offense and all - and Yuniesky Betancourt's at +1.0.

Our second baseman can't hit and our shortstop derives some kind of sick satisfaction from throwing the ball into the dugout, yet we still have the better combo. And we won't be paying either of them $16m a year until they turn 37.

I keep thinking this is going to get old but it never does. In Mitch Hedberg's world, it's like the complete opposite of pancakes.

LET'S GO MARINERS!!

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Mitch Hedberg.
Comedic genius. Rest in peace dude.
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 12:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait what
Mitch Hedberg died?

by Dylan on Aug 23, 2007 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep:
"Late in the evening on March 29, 2005, Hedberg was found dead by his wife in his room at the upscale Westminster Hotel in Livingston, New Jersey. In May 2005 the New Jersey medical examiner's office reported "multiple drug toxicity," including cocaine and heroin, as the official cause of death."
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mitch Hedberg did drugs?!?!
Dean! Have you been shooting dope into your scrotum? You can tell me! I'm hip! -Dr. Venture

by PetRock on Aug 23, 2007 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that was pretty obvious.
Kind of like Belushi or Farley...
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus
I saw him on Comedy Central like a month ago.  Too bad they didn't have an "Encore Performance.  This Guy Is Dead" screen graphic.

by Dylan on Aug 23, 2007 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Saw him live once, a few months before.
I'm really glad I got to do that.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm extremely jealous Jeff...
That must have been a great show.
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Demetri Martin
is probably the only guy I'd rather see in person.  Hedberg would've been amazing.
Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Got to see
Hedberg, Dave Attell, and Lewis Black one show. All very different, yet all hilarious. My sides hurt after that show from laughing

by DCMariner on Aug 23, 2007 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I link to this every time Mitch comes up
but this is a really good post, and it's written by a guy who rocks.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So did I

I saw him at the underground a few months before he died, the guy was hilarious.

"A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer"

RIP man.

by Notor on Aug 23, 2007 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

is it just me
or do we have a Mitch Hedberg discussion here like every 10 days or so?

I'm not dissing Mitch or anything, and it's great that so many people liked his work (myself included). I just find it slightly weird.

by Matthew on Aug 23, 2007 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least every few months.
There are worse topics of conversation...
"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit" Mitch Hedberg

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weak middle infield defense?
You know what this means: more multi hit games for Turbo!

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 12:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You'll never see a temporarily out of service sign
for an escalator, just a sign that says escalator temporarily stairs, sorry for the convenience.

by TyranT on Aug 23, 2007 12:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Or the one about blocking the fire exit....
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes
I was in a casino, I was standing by the door, and a security guard came over and said "You're gonna have to move. You're blocking the fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.

by thenatural on Aug 23, 2007 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly!!
That guy sure was funny, too bad he's gone.
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mitch Hedberg on Golf
I'm not good at golf, I never got good. I never got a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. And that's way more satisfying.

What's the par for hitting a guy? One. If you hit a guy in two, you are an asshole

by Nadingo on Aug 23, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Semi-creepy
I DL'd a pair of Hedberg's albums last night.

No joke.

Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I may steal that line
(or one of his others) to use as my sig.
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Once I saw a wino...
eating grapes. I said, "Dude, you have to wait."

R.I.P. Mitch

Still not making fun of Willie.

by carcinogen on Aug 23, 2007 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I once smoked fake pot...
with Peter Frampton.  That was cool...almost as cool as smoking real pot with a guy that looks like Peter Frampton.  I've done that way more.
Still not making fun of Willie.

by carcinogen on Aug 23, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Fuck you Peter Frampton,
I ain't got shit to say to you!"
"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit" Mitch Hedberg

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Banana's are the opposite of traffic lights

A green banana means stop, not ready.
A yellow banana means go ahead and eat me
A red banana means....whoa where the fuck did you get that banana?

by Notor on Aug 23, 2007 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Today's fun fact:
In his last 46 games (178 plate appearances), Reggie Willits is batting .226/.326/.243. His BB/K of 0.54 is down substantially from the 1.24 it was beforehand.

Figured. Out.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 12:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can imagine the scouting report:
"Throw his strikes and he's powerless!"

by Graham on Aug 23, 2007 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're coming to get you, Anaheim!
Your smoke and mirrors can only last for so long!

Signed,
Fans of team who has puffier smoke and shinier mirrors

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cosigned:
Our veterans who have been through the wars and our team chemistry.

by PDXTai on Aug 23, 2007 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

now if only
Chone would follow suit and play to his ability

by thenatural on Aug 23, 2007 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or, even better
To his mother's spelling ability.

by Graham on Aug 23, 2007 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Screw you Chone.
You're not cool, your parents just couldn't figure out how to spell your name correctly.

Asshat.

"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My friends decided a long time ago...
That we'll never call him Sean or Shawn. It's Chone. Pronounced Ch-o-ne.
Horacio Ramirez is God's gift to whoever the Mariners happen to be playing.

by SethGrandpa on Aug 23, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's how I pronounce it as well.
"Do not be too hasty in entering that room. I had Taco Bell for lunch!" Dr. Byron Orpheus

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tigers lose
And now they get the Yankees for four days. Their Wild Card aspirations appear to be finished.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 1:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Mariners outliving the Tigers
in the playoff hunt.  Who would have thunk.  Not me.

by chrisisasavage on Aug 23, 2007 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're not done yet
I refuse to believe that a team like the Tigers is going to keep struggling like this. I think they'll stick around. Though if they are 6 or more games back by Sept, yeah, they are probably done.

by vkut79 on Aug 23, 2007 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're only 2.5 back of the Indians.
Besides, here's hoping they spring to life and win the series against New York.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're still in it

If they drop another game today I think they're pretty much out of the wildcard race, but they could still beat the Indians.

by Notor on Aug 23, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Their pitching just turned to shit once June
hit.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Look at their staff
Andrew Miller forced into action, AAAA table scraps at the bottom... used to be they could count on soft tossing crapslingers like Maroth and Robertson to hold down the bottom of the rotation, now Robertson's their #2-3 and Maroth's in St Louis.  Camerakiller can't stay healthy, Zumaya and Rodney are/were hurt, the only guy that can stay healthy is Todd freaking Jones, who is the white handlebar moustached version of Eddie... they USED TO have a good pitching staff.

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

plus their hitters way overachieved in the first
half and came back to earth after the break.

by Matthew on Aug 23, 2007 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Way
the Tigers are dropping like flies because they went with too many Rookies, and not enough war tested veterans.... take out Miller and Maybin and they'd be leading the division!!!!!!!! </mariner m.o.>

by MfaninAlaska on Aug 23, 2007 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We are the last line of defense
from a BOS/NYY post season. We are truly doing god's work right now

by Robert on Aug 23, 2007 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lol!
Well said.

by vkut79 on Aug 23, 2007 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So if the Mariners end up winning the wildcard
over the Yankees, do you think they will be celebrated as heroes? Because they should.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Red should be celebrated as a hero.
If we make the playoffs, he has to be creited for bringing the necessary mojo to the team.
"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit" Mitch Hedberg

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

s/b "credited"
"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit" Mitch Hedberg

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And throw in the fact
That Sheffield is questionable due to his shoulder issues.

by ThundaPC on Aug 23, 2007 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jarrod Saltalamacchia
anagrams to...

A Armada Charcoal Jilts

well, that was my favorite

This is me not lurking.

by PhilKenSebben on Aug 23, 2007 2:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Beer!
oh wait, I'm supposed to be rooting for the Mariners.

by chrisisasavage on Aug 23, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the best beer
Hey Raul, Richie, Vidro please quit. Thank you NB

by InSpokane on Aug 23, 2007 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rogue!
Their Shakespeare Stout is my reigning-favorite stout.

by chaney on Aug 23, 2007 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh my god.
Hazelnut Brown Nectar. It's like drinking alcoholic cake. But not in a malt beverage sort of way.

It's great with hazelnut/chocolate Whole Soy frozen yogurt, too, by the way.

by acblue on Aug 23, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So...
when you make a mistake and forget to hit "Reply to This", you can't edit or delete anything?

</attempt to make myself look less like an idiot>

Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope. It goes into the annals as a screwup.
Forever and ever.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phildopip on Aug 23, 2007 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well then
get used to seeing me reply to myself.
Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's really great...
Is that, while no one seems to be mentioning it because just a playoff spot is more important, the M's are only 3.5 games out of having the best record in baseball. It would be the most hilariously great thing ever if the M's finished on top. Baseball "experts'" and media outlets' heads would explode.
Horacio Ramirez is God's gift to whoever the Mariners happen to be playing.

by SethGrandpa on Aug 23, 2007 3:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

True
Horacio Ramirez is God's gift to whoever the Mariners happen to be playing.

by SethGrandpa on Aug 23, 2007 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

After our heads exploded
We'd ask for another bar of chocolate. Or, in this case, we'd complain how McLaren cost us the opportunity to set the record for longest winning streak in a season. Then we'd want more chocolate that we could shove down our severed neck.

by PDXTai on Aug 23, 2007 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't mind if it didn't happen
Post-Modern President's Cup Axiom:  The pro sports team with the best regular season record in the league rarely, if ever, becomes the actual world champion at their respective sport.

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But then if they lose in the playoffs
ESPN and such will talk about how they couldn't "Handle the pressure" and "The Yankees are the best team in the MLB because they've won 26 World Series'"
My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2007 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Knowing how shitty ESPN is,
they'd give us our ten seconds, then move on to the AL East.  Or the ever-popular Vick indictment! YAY!
Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 3:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

See?
I didn't hit reply.

I'm done.

Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I use Reply to This so often
that I get confused when I want to post a regular comment.

by Llewdor on Aug 23, 2007 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN
ESPN is no longer carrying any of the baseball playoffs, so once the regular season ends, ESPN will only cover college football and the NFL.  

by G_ on Aug 23, 2007 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fox is pretty ECB too, though.
My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2007 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those UZR numbers...
Do they adjust for Texas' notoriously fast infield?

by chaney on Aug 23, 2007 4:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well played.
"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit" Mitch Hedberg

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN
is running down their "Top 10 Blowouts".

I hate to bring it up, but my first thought was of the Indians game a few years back.

I'm just glad it wasn't technically a blowout, because now I don't have to watch it. :)

Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is odd:
Weaver (5-10, 5.57)         Loe (6-9, 5.56)

Almost identical.

"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit" Mitch Hedberg

by Thingray on Aug 23, 2007 5:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wells---> Dodgers
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 5:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ahh it's veterans day again!!

It's kinda like groundhogs day a la Bill Murray except no matter how many times we repeat it we'll never do it right.

by Notor on Aug 23, 2007 5:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

As much as this might sound like heresy
As long as we keep winning, I am growing less and less irritated by seeing the same lineup. Yes, it's completely ridiculous on many levels, but what the hell. With slightly more than a month left in the season, we're a playoff team. I've stopped worrying about the "how" and "why," and instead I'm just focusing on the "what."

by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2007 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

exhaust your every day players.
Yep, thats the ticket to wins and playoffs.

by Susheel Ramasahayam on Aug 23, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm done complaining for a different reason:
it isn't going to change, so why bother?

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is also certainly high on my list of reasons
I actually agree with both of you. Like I said, this "same lineup every day" thing is flat-out ridiculous, but I'm just tired of bitching about it.

by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2007 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.
I think all of our opinions are pretty well known by now.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Send him down
for a week and then call him back up?

by Hackman Leonard on Aug 23, 2007 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wouldn't it be better
to send him to Iraq for a week? Then he'll be a veteran who's been through the wars. He can stay in a nuclear bunker the whole time, come back and be the starting left fielder for the rest of the season.

by PDXTai on Aug 23, 2007 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Send him back down to do what?
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For like a week? It's not gonna make any
difference. Might as well just keep him up here.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah,
we need a jason ellison right now...
Yu Bet!

by Patrick517 on Aug 24, 2007 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We are using him.
In the ninth inning.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know about the results of Figgin's injury?
The results were supposed to be in today.

by vkut79 on Aug 23, 2007 5:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No structural damage
to the Annoying Collateral Ligament

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah, McLaren.
It's real smart to play a guy who's hitting .201/.293/.412/.705 against right handed pitchers, at first base than somebody who's hitting .285/.335/.465/.801 against righties, did you graduate from Princeton or something?
My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2007 5:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HOT HAND HOT HAND HOT HAND
HOT HAND HOT HAND HOT HAND kill me HOT HAND HOT HAND HOT HAND

by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2007 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

2 quick groundouts
What a huge surprise.

by Graham on Aug 23, 2007 5:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's probably bewildering to him
how his team can have the 3rd best record.. be well over their Pythag, be in the hunt for a playoff position, and he's still not a popular man.  heh

by MfaninAlaska on Aug 23, 2007 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In the Powerthirst commerical
I always imagine McLaren as the guy that yells "Soooooooooooooooo Down"

by Robert on Aug 23, 2007 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but after listening to the white sox announcers
and the twins...
and being forced to listen to rex hudler, its not so bad

yesterday rex pronounced the word "anatomical" as "ant-a-nom-ical" about ten times then proceeded to say the word "resonance" as "renaissance" over and over

by seattlebruin on Aug 23, 2007 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol
"i cant stand the guy

jackass POS...........how does a dumbass like that, get to control a blog???? makes you appreciate AJM 100x more, when you see that asshole post.....besides that he talks stupid shit, the guy doesnt know what he's talkin about, period......"

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think they're on to something
JEFF YOU SO COCKY

But seriously, what did you do to make those guys mad at you? Am I missing something, or are they seriously getting mad because of what you said about their infielders?

Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 23, 2007 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just thought of something
RCCook at LSB said the we've never done anything as cool as scoring 30 runs in a game.

Which is weird, because I SWEAR we won 116 games that one year...

Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 24, 2007 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Micheal Young
Is the best position player in the AL West.

by Graham on Aug 23, 2007 5:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good thing his extension hasn't kicked in yet.
Otherwise that'd be one embarrassing double play.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 5:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's Jim Knox!
Where are the high schoolers?

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 5:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You figured that Mike Cameron
Would be the one Cameron in the universe to spell his name with a K

by Robert on Aug 23, 2007 5:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn,
It's quiet in this ballpark...
Arlington is one sad place to be this time of the year...
10 years ago this was the place to be to watch baseball in late August.  I'm not talking about the weather, but the playoff atmosphere.
Funny how things change in so little time.
"You just got AJ-aculated on!"

by wwbaker3 on Aug 23, 2007 5:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"The M's and the Yankees..."
"Are the top two teams in the Wild Card DIVISION"

Are these guys better or worse than Hawk? I can't tell.

by TrashiDawa on Aug 23, 2007 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Way way better
I don't think Josh Lewin's ever heard 'dagnabbit' before in his life.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

woo hoo!....now score
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, 34672364 pitch AB, then base hit
Good to see Bull Buchanan is pitching today.

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kam Loe is the latest entry
in the volume of Baseball Players Who Look Like A Thumb

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I really really do not like this ST uniforms in
the regular season.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah
I'm not even sure what the motive was today.

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they seem to like to use them on
getaway days or days when it's really hot out.
that's the only explanation i can see.
Yu Bet!

by Patrick517 on Aug 24, 2007 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what it is
My brother said something about the fabric keeping players cool on hot days or something.  So I think you're right.
Caffeinated Confines

by StevenH on Aug 24, 2007 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Saltalamacchia is 'a work in progress'
per Niehaus per Rangers coaching.

As are the Texas Rangers.

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 5:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

But you swing at that?!
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sexson..FUCK YOU BITCH
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2007 6:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Double play time
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2007 6:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So, just to review
88 mph meat pitch down the middle of the plate? Take
Slider way off the plate. Swing.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

better a k then a dp
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We woudlnt want to disapoint kenji would we
it is his job to hit into inning ending dp's
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey look
a Mariner player hits worse in losses than he does in wins. I feel enlightened.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Stunning Analysis by the Rangers
I'm guessing some of their stat guys went to school with former manager George W.
VIDRO STOPPED BECAUSE HE PROBABLY SAW SOME EFFING FOOD IN THE CROWD - katal

by Babar on Aug 23, 2007 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Neihaus
"Johjima owns this guy (Loe) he's 4 for 5 against him."

by ThundaPC on Aug 23, 2007 6:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

mlb.com tv
just got mlb.com tv to watch the M's games online.  However all I seem to be able to get is the Southwest feed of FSN.  IS there anyway to get the Northwest version of this, or does it default on the home team?

thanks

by Snuffleupagus on Aug 23, 2007 6:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well
it will be interesting to hear another crew from another perspective I guess

by Snuffleupagus on Aug 23, 2007 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah...
not really. These guys are terrible...

by thenatural on Aug 23, 2007 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like to read a book during the game anyway.
So I usually go with the KOMO radio team.  

Turns out the unabridged "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" goes really well with M's baseball.

by esoteric on Aug 23, 2007 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i just read the Foundation series instead
basically same thing, but way more entertaining because it involves robots.

by Matthew on Aug 24, 2007 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

from now on...
robots >>> romans.
Yu Bet!

by Patrick517 on Aug 26, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rizz SURRRREEE
loves saying that name!

Saltsdflsdkflsdk

Go M's

by OBF on Aug 23, 2007 6:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kenji!
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wooooooo
swore that was a DP off the bat..
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2007 6:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

woot woot
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The bases were not loaded.
That's why it wasn't a DP.

Thanks Richie for swinging at ball 4.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sigh
Lopez...::Shakes head::
Go M's

by OBF on Aug 23, 2007 6:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think we should just leave J-Lo and Richie
behind one of these days...just tell them the plane leaves later than it does...I wouldn't miss them much (Richie at all..but J-Lo's defense)
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well that was pleasant...
we managed to squeeze in a run before the DP

by basebliman on Aug 23, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well
We got a run.

FREE NICK GREEN.  If we can free Rick White....

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hay guys, apparently Kam Loe
and David Murphy look very similar

by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

1-0
until the Metcalf homer makes it 1-1.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hmm
so we get rid of a war veteran for one of his older comrads?  
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Aug 23, 2007 6:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Vidro hasn't been in any wars
but he does moonlight very sucessfully as a civil war reinactor thanks to his ability to puff out his stomach and play dead

by DCMariner on Aug 23, 2007 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it had to be a war
every day on the olympic stadium astroturf though.

by marinerschas2 on Aug 23, 2007 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wonder if baltimore will take him back now since
since shueys been kia
You may run like Mays but you hit like shit

by houseofprime2 on Aug 23, 2007 6:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thank God
I forgot all about the jackass interviewing the crowd. Oh joy

by DCMariner on Aug 23, 2007 6:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Think Ichiro can play an instrument?
I type 101 words a minute. But its in my own language.

by andyboi on Aug 23, 2007 6:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That
was a nice play.

by bpdawg24 on Aug 23, 2007 6:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Guillen has the wrong idea
you have to hit it at least five feet to either side of Young to get it by.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep
Good at gloves, bad at moving.

by Graham on Aug 23, 2007 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wheres that "Texgoesyard" guy?
He generally stops by at least once every series to talk shit.

Or did he kill himself after Tex was traded?

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Today feels different.
Metcalf makes an out, Gagne's gone...

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Text message from friend
"Hey man, let me know what the final score of the game is. I'm going to Danny's, Texas is so fucking boring to play."
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well Well Well
We meet again my friends.

Over at my home blog of LSB I am now known as SaltyGoesYard, which if you watched sports center, baseball tonight, or any sports reporting show last night or today, YOU SAW IN FULL FORCE BABY.

Remember last game guys, PUTZ IN. GAME OVER?!

But seriously, I want you to sweep us so you increase your lead against the yankees, thereby knocking them from the playoffs, causing Arod to opt out, freeing us up more cash to dominate you for the next decade.

by TexGoesYard on Aug 23, 2007 6:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ah, there it is.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nothing says "domination"
like "Kameron Lowe"
Yu Bet!

by Patrick517 on Aug 24, 2007 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

resign weaver next year???..waddayathink?
being a boras client..he will most likely command like 28million/2years...

by areacode206 on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well shit.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Whoops.
Why did Weaver just throw that?

by Graham on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Game Over
Season Over...SKY FALLING!!!!
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate Texas
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This game ends:
A) poorly
B) very poorly

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ouch
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow....
Brad Wilkerson, I didnt even know he was still on the team.

That stings.

All you guys have to do is get Jeff Weaver into the playoffs, he becomes your Ace after that.

by TexGoesYard on Aug 23, 2007 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

damn, they pissed weaver off
nice 3 pitch k
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rangers went 3-3 on their road trip
their pythag was probably 6-0
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh.
The one park where Ibanez can't go opposite-field.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Craig Monroe --> Cubs
Given what the NL did for Jason Kendall, I expect Monroe to become an MVP candidate.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOO RICHIE
Just getting that out of the way before he fails
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Richie Sexson only hits manly pitches.
Nothing under 90 is worth the trouble.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Time to go watch preseason football
10x more entertaining
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2007 6:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That Richie Sexson is red-hot.
I'm really glad we're sticking with him through this incredible streak of his.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That cookie lady
clearly hasn't watched the rest of the Rangers season.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Stop diving, Ichiro.
We'll have to think of new material.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

he slid
I type 101 words a minute. But its in my own language.

by andyboi on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So bad Weaver today eh?
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

not quite yet...
but he is on the verge of being bad weaver
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Normal Weaver
different environment.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

too early to make that call
He's gotten hit hard three times all game (four if you count that ichiro grab), and the ball is carrying like crazy.

by sammy on Aug 23, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

fuck you texas
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

doh
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's some good timing.
"He's probably not an easy guy to hit against-"

/home run

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

spoke too soon, tom...
weaver is not hard to hit off of

by thenatural on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You know what the bad news about that is?
You are gonna have to deal with that for the next 10 years.

Saddle up, bitches.

by TexGoesYard on Aug 23, 2007 6:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

your team sucks
you'll have to deal with that for the next 10 years.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dude
Have you seen our system now?

It went from bottom 5 to a top 10 system in less than a year.

Dont act like you dont shit yourself nightly.

by TexGoesYard on Aug 23, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh.
You're aware that team control of a new player lasts for 6 years, right?

And I think that this year might have counted, too.

by Graham on Aug 23, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeff Weaver?
Dear Mary, this is gonna blow.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this games got that unsurmountable feel..
ala that weaver outing in toronto back in july..

by areacode206 on Aug 23, 2007 6:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Back To School Backpack Night
I feel like Jim Knox should be reading this promo.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Old people are awesome.
The guy's like 80 years old, and he was flipping that kid a bunch of shit. I'll bet he was ridiculing him for a) being a Ranger's fan, and b) having a stroke in-utero.

by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

out of those 2
it's odd that the kid had the stroke.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A stroke in utero?
Sometimes God is trying to send you a message.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd call it a favor
if you're gonna end up being born in Texas.

by sammy on Aug 23, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn
yuni a hitting machine, like robocuban
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

that has to be annoying for other teams
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jesus Christ....

Can this pitcher be any slower?

by Notor on Aug 23, 2007 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Steve Trachsel says 'yes'
or he will after a twenty minute pause.

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

God damn Ichiro can be annoying.
Howzabout a steal and one of those trademarked Vidro singles?

by Jeff on Aug 23, 2007 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

come on vidro
show that professional hitting
Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 6:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just got home
What's with this losing shit!?!?

by phil333 on Aug 23, 2007 6:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

that one was easier
WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 6:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs