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10/23: Open World Series Game 2 Thread

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Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays

10/23/08 5:29 PM PDT

Philadelphia Phillies Tampa Bay Rays
Jimmy Rollins - SS Akinori Iwamura - 2B
Jayson Werth - RF B.J. Upton - CF
Chase Utley - 2B Carlos Pena - 1B
Ryan Howard - 1B Evan Longoria - 3B
Pat Burrell - LF Carl Crawford - LF
Shane Victorino - CF Cliff Floyd - DH
Greg Dobbs - DH Dioner Navarro - C
Pedro Feliz - 3B Rocco Baldelli - RF
Carlos Ruiz - C Jason Bartlett - SS
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - James Shields 14-8 33 33 3 2 0 0 215.0 208 94 85 24 40 160 3.56 1.15

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

This seems like a mismatch until you realize that it's the World Series now and that you should really just Throw All The Numbers Out The Window Because None Of That Matters Anymore.

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Heard on the radio this morning

“Philadelphia is undefeated this season and post-season when leading after 9 innings.”

I think they meant 8 because if you lead after 9 innings, the game is over.

I expect the Rays to cruise. Go Rays!

by PDXTai on Oct 23, 2008 4:41 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Perhaps it was a sly joke?

Nah, it was sportsradio after all.

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 4:51 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Los Lonely Boys?

Stupid name, and a terrible group I’m sure, but at least they’re not butchering the Star-Spangled Banner like the Backstreet Boys did last night. They’re actually giving it a nice and respectable reading.

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 5:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I <3 the World Series

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 5:45 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ZOMG small ball

Clearly the Rays will win because they are playing the right way.

by PDXTai on Oct 23, 2008 5:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And we witness Tim McCarver at his best.

"The proper way to approch Ryan Howard is curveball after curveball.

::lauches third consecutive curveball for a double::

“Well that curveball was above the knees”

::replay of curveball directly at the knees::

by Double06 on Oct 23, 2008 5:54 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hope Sweet Swing gets a WS ring

that said GO RAYS

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 5:56 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha Fuck You Dobbs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 5:58 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So a ball that would have been an out if it were hit about 5 feet to the right

is proof of how Navarro is a much better player than last year?

by Fogel on Oct 23, 2008 6:05 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Small ball!

Pressure the defense!

by Teej on Oct 23, 2008 6:08 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He won't let it go

He’s convinced that because Bavasi and Gillick were bad Z will be bad too because they are all bald. He doesn’t see the dozens of other lurking variables

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 6:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

query: Samuel L. Jackson?

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 6:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I tried to argue that

couldn’t win

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 6:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Long live results based analysis

Remind him the Professor X of the X-men is bald. That should convince him. :)

by PDXTai on Oct 23, 2008 6:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Poor guy

His legs gave out and he collapsed.

by JI on Oct 23, 2008 6:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know some of you cats were talking pumpkin beer at some point.

Is Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale any good? My girl just brought some home from the store, and I’ve never had a pumpkin beer.

by Teej on Oct 23, 2008 6:38 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There has never been a good pumpkin beer.

I’ve tried many, many varieties, always hoping I’d find something that didn’t make me want my money back. No such luck.

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 6:41 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

With the exception of the movie

The Simpsons have been crap for the last 8-9 years.

by JI on Oct 23, 2008 6:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Probably correct

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 6:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seriously.

It’s been all downhill since Season Six, and Season Eight was the last one I was willing to pay money for. (That was the one with the Hank Scorpio episode, right?)

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 6:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Season 7 was wonderful

And yes season 8 was the beginning of the end, however, seasons 9 and 10 had mostly good episodes and were well worth my time.

by JI on Oct 23, 2008 6:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fuck I have to go watch

Lagaan. What kind of professor assigns a 4 hour movie during the fucking World Series?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 6:45 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SQUUUUUUUUUUEZE!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Oct 23, 2008 6:46 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Rays are pounding Brett Myers

in a similar fashion of which he pounded his wife.

by JI on Oct 23, 2008 6:47 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No defining blows to make it obvious,

but rather a relentless barrage of swings of a Valencia Oranges sack to put her in her place?

by Double06 on Oct 23, 2008 6:51 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

JAYSON WERTH YOU MAGNIFICENT FUCKUP

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not this shit again.

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 7:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The child hates you for your freedom

"It's reassuring to know that in your life, you can have no more than 32 root canals."
-T. McCarver

by Big Jared on Oct 23, 2008 7:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This reminds me of that goddamn astrophysicist commercial.

I want to find this guy and punch him in the kidneys.

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 7:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's not blond, he's albino.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 7:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You loved every minute of it, uncle acblue.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:10 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Will somebody explain to me WTF Jack Bauer is doing in Africa?

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fighting bad guys and yelling DAMMIT!

Also, never eating or going to the bathroom for a full 24 hours

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Oct 23, 2008 7:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He wears a stillsuit

Like Paul Atreides.

[/dork]

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 7:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rocco is the 2004 Rhode Island Italian-American HOF inductee!

How many other people are in that hall? Four people?

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

by esoteric on Oct 23, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it is a distubring trend

that Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are announcing baseball still

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Oct 23, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he gawn

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Oct 23, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Price in this early, eh?

Barring some shut-down innings, I have to think Utley and Howard will come up again in the ninth.

They have Howell, I guess.

by Teej on Oct 23, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

there was an astounding comparison on KJR this afternoon

Gastineau was talking about the need to get that kid (ie Fields) signed, so that he could get started contributing to the Mariners, because just look at what “that kid” (ie Price) is doing in the post-season with virtually no major league experience.

by msb on Oct 23, 2008 8:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is there any chance Shields will start at Citizen's Bank?

So at some point I’ll get to hear Tim McCarver say “Shields up”?

by khmer luge on Oct 23, 2008 7:58 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

just turned this on...

I hated it when ESPN tried to sell us on the dead-center camera angle, and I definitely hate it now that Fox is using the World Series to use a dead-center camera angle. At least ESPN had a lame excuse of using that camera angle as a prelude to K-Zone, then they switched back to the normal leftcenter camera. The main problem I have with this dead-center camera angle isn’t whether or not I know a pitch on the corner or not, it’s that it really messes with me knowing what’s high or what’s low.

Dead-center stinks. I already have to put up with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, why do I need this? If I can find this game on Westwood One, I’ll pull it up. I’m not kidding, I really have a hard time watching baseball with this camera angle.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Oct 23, 2008 8:05 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fox may be doing it a bit wrong

but some local broadcasts do it right with a nice, close, unobstructed view of home plate.

Having a clear view of the strike zone is a good thing.

by JI on Oct 23, 2008 8:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

old footage

I remember some footage of Randy Johnson throwing at the Kingdome where Randy, Dan Wilson, and the batter took up nearly 80% of the screen. That was beautiful stuff. I wish they’d go back to that, but there’d me no room for ads and score bugs.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Oct 23, 2008 8:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hmm

I suppose there could be the first couple rows of fans behind the plate to show.

You could show a runner leading off of second with the mound still in the frame, but with dead-center the camera would have to move even further to pick that up.

And someone mentioned it higher in the thread, but the fact that they’re using this angle and the pitcher/catcher/batter aren’t in the center of the screen is really annoying, ad banner be damned.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Oct 23, 2008 8:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's the flaw, it should be centered

But since I cant see the pitcher and batter just fine, it’s well worth a minor inconvenience to be able to see the strike zone properly.

by JI on Oct 23, 2008 8:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NASTY!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Oct 23, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

RAYS

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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