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10/10: Open NLCS Game 2 Thread

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Lineup

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

10/10/08 1:35 PM PDT

Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies
Rafael Furcal - SS Jimmy Rollins - SS
Russell Martin - C Shane Victorino - CF
Manny Ramirez - LF Chase Utley - 2B
Andre Ethier - RF Ryan Howard - 1B
James Loney - 1B Pat Burrell - LF
Matt Kemp - CF Jayson Werth - RF
Blake DeWitt - 2B Greg Dobbs - 3B
Casey Blake - 3B Carlos Ruiz - C
Chad Billingsley - P Brett Myers - P
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Chad Billingsley 16-10 35 32 1 1 0 0 200.2 188 76 70 14 80 201 3.14 1.34

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Brett Myers 10-13 30 30 2 1 0 0 190.0 197 103 96 29 65 163 4.55 1.38

When did Greg Maddux turn into such a fat sweaty slob? Anyone?

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i didn't recognize him last night...

i thought to myself ‘is that greg maddux?…naw couldn’t possibly…by god that is greg maddux.’

Cuba Si! Yanqi No!

by Patrick517 on Oct 10, 2008 12:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's almost better in person

because unless you’re in the first 5 rows behind the dugout you’re not close enough to be affected.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 2:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Michael Jordan sweated majestically

as does Thierry Henry.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 2:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Soggy PAD THAI noodles.

Yuck.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LATE, in essence

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or crap, were you replying to me?

I hate how everything flattens out on the right margin so soon.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dear god.

That combines the baseline weirdness of Maddux’s look with the ‘70s porn stache. It’s an intoxicatingly powerful cocktail of sketchiness.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A Friend of mine is going to the Rays game tonight, here is his sign:

http://upmeup.com/s/2457.html

Look for it directly beneath the scoreboard in right field.

I have eight watches. None of them are fake.

by RafaelCarmona22 on Oct 10, 2008 1:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Man, you know what's disgusting? The gap between Jimmy Rollins' two front teeth.

You make millions of fucking dollars a year, Jimmy, take some pride in your presentation for god’s sake.

J.P. Howell wants you to Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 1:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's a baseball player, not a supermodel

what the hell does it matter if he has a gap in his teeth?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 1:55 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Huge image.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 3:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My bad

not farmiliar with the rules. At least it’s not an animated gif…

by staplemaniac on Oct 10, 2008 3:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I saw him at a quiet little bar at the end of Bourbon Street one night.

He was hitting on some drunk chick whom I told to go to hell earlier in the evening.

I’ve always been pretty bad at the whole bar scene.

by Teej on Oct 10, 2008 5:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ugh. Type.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 3:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know what Gracie?

I’ve never seen a player who plays better when his team loses.

9=8

by JI on Oct 10, 2008 1:13 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FUCK YOU AND FUCK YOUR SOUL

DIE IN HELL

JUSTIN LEONE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.GREG DOBBS

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 10, 2008 2:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think it's funny Fox calls their pitching thing Fox Trax

because that worked sooooooo well in their hockey coverage.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 2:14 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the radio side just claimed ...

… that Dobby the Bench Elf might be the starter next season if Burrell is gone…

by msb on Oct 10, 2008 2:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dobbs is a baller

Not as good as Leone but he’s good

I’d be happy for him

He has a sweet swing

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 10, 2008 2:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*AHEM*

In baseball, we refer to them as “gamers.” The term “baller” is reserved for basketball exclusively.

J.P. Howell wants you to Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cough, cough.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know, I really don't like Brett Myers as a person (the smacking-his-wife-around bit is essentially unforgiveable)....

…but I have to say that I love the fuck out of the fact that he brought a bat with him to his pregame press conference. Backing it up, too.

Runs like a slob, though.

J.P. Howell wants you to Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

C'mon Dodgers. Make this interesting.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 2:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know what was interesting? Manny fucking up again last night, costing the Dodgers a run that would have conceivably tied the game.

If he hadn’t admired his would-be home run that stayed in the park, he would have made it to third base instead of second, and then scored on the subsequent wild pitch.

Fuck Manny. I vacillate on my feelings towards the Dodgers and Ramirez, but for now: fuck Manny.

J.P. Howell wants you to Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:22 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nightmare scenario: what if it's the Rays/Sox series...and the Sox win?

“God…”

“No. No god.”

J.P. Howell wants you to Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Manny vs. the Sox would be fun.

I bet he’d beat em up.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, but this presupposes a soul-destroying Rays loss.

The WORST matchup would be Phils-Sox, without any really interesting narrative to grab me (though I’d root for the Phils). Rays vs. Phils would please me the most, precisely for the reasons that it would piss off the network executives. I could settle for Sox/Dodgers so long as the Dodgers won out.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree.

Rays for WS champs!

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know right?

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not good enough.

I rarely see it work.

I’m fully admitting that I’m letting my vulgar anecdotal impressions overrule any statistical evidence here.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know, I know

In theory, you’re 100% correct. But then again, in theory, communism works. In THEORY, Marge.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

poorly phrased "intro to an anecdote" of the game:

“"Myers … a funny story about him and hitting … "”

by msb on Oct 10, 2008 2:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And then the entire team takes turns smacking her around.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:32 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I must have missed this. Did Moyer mention that he spanks his daughter?

FWIW, I see nothing wrong with that at all, assuming it doesn’t cross the line into outright abuse of course. I got more than a few well-timed spankings as a kid (all fully deserved), and I won’t lie: that shit worked for me.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For me I'd say both.

I'm back to liking midgets too much (Scrappy's comes first, don't worry).

by Thingray on Oct 10, 2008 2:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Receiving spankings.

I remember them quite clearly. I also remember that nothing short of that would make me behave on those occasions. They were rare, and they weren’t even necessarily painful (I remember it was always the anticipation of it that freaked me out more than the actual spanking), but they were effective.

I wouldn’t be opposed to giving them as a father, when necessary. Emphasis on necessary. I’m a softie at heart, so I dunno if I could ever actually go through with it though.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I give them on occasion as a father.

And it works.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 2:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not at all surprising. After all, they worked on me.

And I was notoriously difficult to tame as a young kid.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Marilyn Manson?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 2:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Michael Jackson?

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My girlfriend enjoys them a lot, actually.

Although I suppose that’s a bit different.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah. In my experience it was always the fear of it (the feeling of vulnerability) that got to you.

Not the actual “ouch” factor. If the pain was the real issue, then hey…YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As much as a spanking works,

there is nothing my son dislikes more than when I tell him I’m disappointed in his actions. Gets him every time.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 2:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or as my grandmother used to say

Guilt – the gift that keeps on giving.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 2:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Subthread closed.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes.

The answer’s no.

You figured this out during the Rays thread.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fuck you.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ruh roh.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 2:50 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bad.

Coach was somewhat underrated. We could only see it after he was gone.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Coach is overrated

A Coach that doesn’t meltdown is pretty much the worst possible user.

9=8

by JI on Oct 10, 2008 2:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Indeed.

Although I’m convinced we’ll get Coach to swear one day.

by BrianL on Oct 10, 2008 2:51 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How many times do I have to say, "no"?

Aren’t you supposed to be really smart?

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I remember when I believed, for about 30 minutes or so, that you actually had mod powers

I’ve always been a gullible fella.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:54 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Stop it..... nooooooo

please put the baton away, I’ll be good, I swear!

by Matthew on Oct 10, 2008 2:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I meant to ask earlier

what year is your Utopia?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 3:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

2007

Beggars and choosers and all that.

by Jeff on Oct 10, 2008 3:02 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Was 2007 not a good utopia?

Or did it just fit better into your budget?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 3:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would've preferred something older

but honestly I just wanted a jug of Utopias. Don’t care which year. It was a long long journey.

by Jeff on Oct 10, 2008 3:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's a journey I may be starting soon

I’m very intrigued by this beer, now.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 3:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They're 15 min from my house

and yes, that journey is indeed on my list.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 3:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really like it.

They have a really good selection of beers from everywhere – I don’t drink a lot of Belgian beers but they apparently have a huge variety.

They have a ton of great American/European beers, though, and their prices are pretty good.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 3:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think I'm heading down to Portland soon

on some weekend that I’m not going to go north and enjoy the dollar’s newfound awesomeness in Canada.

by Matthew on Oct 10, 2008 3:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let me know when you do

I’m always up for a trip to Belmont Station, and we can head to the Lompoc too.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 3:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You're making all kinds of friends.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 2:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NOLA hated me from day 1.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 2:53 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let me make one thing clear.

You may hate me, but I don’t hate any of you. I think this is the best-run blog I’ve ever seen. Jeff, Matthew, and Graham, though I admittedly get on their nerves, I find to be all exceptionally bright and I admire them greatly for what they do.

The commenters are almost always spot-on with their analysis, and if not that, then at least entertaining.

I apologize sincerely if I get on your nerves. I apologize if you think I am butthol or Coach. I am not. I am me, and I will try to be more respectful of LL and all of you.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 3:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I doubt anyone reads this.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 3:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not butthol.........

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by Taylor H on Oct 10, 2008 3:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but nobody would notice

“What, did a fly land on me? Someone hit me? Really? I didn’t feel anything”

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 10, 2008 2:35 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Then he'd give her ten free car washes.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 10, 2008 2:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wouldn't it be awesome if McCarver then went on to tell the spousal abuse story?

He’d go down in legend if he did.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 10, 2008 2:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs