~3/31: Opening Day Open Pregame Thread
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:14 PM PDT
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Because I can't wait any longer.
Here's to you, Opening Day. The greatest day of them all.
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shaved head, scruffy beard
Gil Meche is now Erik Bedard!
by MFAN on Mar 30, 2008 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what the Mariners kept hoping for
>:(
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was literally typing something very similar to that
Good thing I already have a beer opened...
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Mar 30, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff looking like Meche jokes will never get old.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess I'm the only one
Who sees Josh Brown there...
by qrsouther on Mar 31, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best. Username. EVER.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
BASEBALL! Finally. I'm totally wearing my jersey to work tomorrow, rules be damned
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Mar 30, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheers
to you
to the Mariners
to the new season
and to all baseball fans who no longer have to wait until baseball season and sit through that torturous span of time between October (when the Ms are always unceremoniously kept out of the World Series) until the end of March!
Slight note: certain exceptions are made for the Sundays the Seahawks play and for the occasional hockey night in Canada broadcast.
~Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges~
by Enrique on Mar 30, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh.
I can't believe how excited I am. Especially after spending my first offseason with you guys and becoming terribly depressed.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what this picture would be perfect for?
A casual m4m posting on sandiego.craigslist.org.
by Jordan of Boise on Mar 30, 2008 10:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know I have your IP and email right
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Because if anything screams "gay casual encounter," it's a dude in San Diego holding a bear and wearing a Mariners jersey.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on what part of the bear he's holding.
by Jordan of Boise on Mar 30, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The top of the head
I palm bears with my massive hands. It's a hobby.
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not fair that you're tall. >:(
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many beers in are you?
30? 40? No matter how much you try not to look like Gil "The Fish" Meche, it doesn't work Jeff. I'm sorry.
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
30-40?
I'm not made of (A) money or (B) livers.
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah to be made of livers
BTW, if you define "bears" in terms of the gay subculture... that above part becomes even funnier.
by johnbai on Mar 30, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best comment ever.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes I'm surprised you go to Roosevelt.
You know, when I was there we were featured on NPR as one of the most alcoholic schools in the country.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly don't think Jeff looks like Meche anymore
I seriously think it's more Bedard now. I'm assuming Jeff will look like Silva in 2009.
by MFAN on Mar 30, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
God rest my soul if I'm ever that greasy
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ew. Maybe Washburn?
Oh, no, Wait. Vidro!
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You like yous some dead people.
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...What?
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It means he can fuck them without them telling him not to.
Get it? He puts his penis in dead people.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still can't find myself
getting excited about the start of the season... I'll still watch the games, but its defintely not the same excitement as in years part... more of a yay baseball, ho hum Mariners feel to it.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Mar 30, 2008 10:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
your the one to Red's zero*
This is what happens when you take away mandatory preview.
by Robert on Mar 31, 2008 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
something something
clap clap clapclapclap!
This is totally worth some sort of ambiguous chant.
King Felix rookie #59 Jersey will be worn to class tomorrow.
Sad to say I will miss the game thread :(
by PShwa on Mar 30, 2008 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm rocking the authentic Felix 34
thank you eBay.
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be Griffeying at the game.
Also thanks to the eBay.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My KF59 and RS44(sigh)
are both thanks to eBay.
and are both Alt. Jerseys
by PShwa on Mar 30, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alternate.
a.k.a. 
ironically a picture of him wearing number 59
by PShwa on Mar 30, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To follow up with my "Ah"
I like the alt jerseys more.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Meche jersey?
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're sad that Jeff doesn't pay money for crap?
You're a weird little dude.
by coolguyrob on Mar 30, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sad that he doesn't have a Meche jersey.
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would I pay for that?
That's the kind of thing a friend would get me as a gag birthday gift. A bad friend.
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because you, at one time, looked like Meche?
And he was a fan favorite when he was here?
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, to casual fans and a lot of women.
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't sound like Jeff at all.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
women only want money
and casual fans suck.
by MFAN on Mar 30, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Without them
There would be like 2,000 of us at the stadium.
They're alright.
by Garces on Mar 30, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Women or casual fans?
Because I gotta tell you, I've been to the games. It's a sausage fest there.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Casual fans
Without women, well...there'd be 0 of us.
by Garces on Mar 30, 2008 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go for the women, stay for the baseball?
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh...
If you've already got a woman, it becomes:
Go for the effing peace, uh, I mean, beer and hot dogs, stay for the baseball.
by GhettoBear04 on Mar 31, 2008 5:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to get you a Jersey.
It will say "HERNANDEZ, but when you wear it the glue will come off the HERN and the NDEZ and you've simply be left wearing player A.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Home Bedard #45 for me.
Hey, how else was I gonna spend my tax return?
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm 19. I don't have to move out yet.
Thank god. The real world is scary.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This may sound counterintuitive . . .
but now that I'm out of college and have a real job, I have WAY more money to blow on worthless shit. I also suggest that you trick a girl into moving in with you. It's working wonders for me.
by Teej on Mar 31, 2008 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is correct.
Getting a woman to move in with you makes things so much easier. It's the upsides of:
1) Maid - find a picky woman, and once you get past the "nagging" phase, she'll just clean up all your shit.
2) Roommate - She pays half the bills, plus might pay for the garage to put her car in, but will also hold a bunch of your shit..
3) Chef - If you get off work after her, she'll make all your meals.
4) Hooker (May cost extra) - If you spend enough money to keep her happy, she'll also reward you in other ways. (That 600$ necklace? Repaid by her *and* a friend. Best 600$ I ever spent.)
by Faux on Mar 31, 2008 6:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh... my...
You live a wonderful lifestyle, currently.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When my wife and I were both in the army and stationed in Korea
we were for a while there both drawing our regular pay, our language score pay for being interpreters, and full allowance for quarters. It was, for our needs and station in life, an absurd amount of money - which we of course were incredibly stupid about, buying a metric ton of crap at every whim.
"Hey honey I just bought $500 bucks of Warhammer figures online" "Oh okay, that's nice."
Meanwhile, my buddy was minutely more modest in his spending, and when we left the army, I had nada and he had bout $30,000 in the bank.
So, at this gentle time in your lives when the high costs of parenthood and student loan payments are not yet smashing your stones, I recommend putting some little portion of income away for your future self. If you're putting some away and finding that you still have way more money for shit, put away a little more. Consider this a message from the Ghost of Christmas Future or something. *scary voice*
by Jordan of Boise on Mar 31, 2008 6:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm Taking Tomorrow Off of Work
Half because the Mariners play opening day early (grrrr), and half because I'm going to have a massive hangover tomorrow startiiiiiiing NOW.
by marinator on Mar 30, 2008 10:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ugggh
looking thru the shop on the Mariners site I came across a "Mariners Rally Monkey"....... wtf?
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Mar 30, 2008 11:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's just wrong on so many levels.
by Pet Rock on Mar 30, 2008 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no no no no no no no no no no
this is worse than when I found out that the Mariners sell pink hats
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
I got one for my ex. That was okay, she looked great.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not okay. If she's going to agree to be a fan of the team
She can learn to wear blue god damn it. Pink hats are NOT acceptable under any circumstances until the team themselves start wearing pink hats. Don't be a pussy, grow a backbone and tell her if she's going to be a fan of your team she's gotta wear your team's colors. No exceptions.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My niece who is almost 2 has a little pink M's hat...
She has a couple different ones, but she likes the pink one. I think this might be one situation where pink is almost ok?
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She was significantly hotter than you are.
So I'm going to disregard what you say in favor of seeing her look hot.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She can look hot in blue >:(
Don't be a doormat
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Her = Hot
You = Not her.
Guess who wins this argument.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I win in more than one way.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong.
Hot girls can wear blue. I've seen it! Don't be her bitch, make her be hot in a blue hat. She wouldn't have gotten mad at you for getting her a blue hat.
I refuse to acknowledge you winning, and instead acknowledge you being the submissive, letting your girlfriend call the shots like a typical beta male.
Sorry man.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guarantee you that's not the case.
Though I don't particularly care if you take my word for it, since I still win with the hot girlfriend.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you set women on fire before sex?
Or do I misremember that?
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, wait, that was a joke.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm slow right now,
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Librocrat said she WAS significantly hotter....
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It took you guys a while to notice.
I suppose she still is, but that's much less of my business.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As an aside, I'm not sure I believe you. You're defending yourself too hard
with her hotness
Yesterday's Pants
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hm... interesting theory.
You'll just have to be left wondering......
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't as interesting as you think it is
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Making a smart ass comment to my smart ass comment doesn't really work.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm beginning to understand why she broke up with you
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So she killed herself?
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...She didn't.
Also, this is not amusing.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That you touch yourself?
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha this ended up going way better
than I even expected it to. This place is awesome.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff, think of the kittens
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like birds
kittens eat birds
Hence, fuck kittens.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you cheesed.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moved to Boston.
I don't do long distance.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehhhh anyone can have a hot girlfriend.
That's still just a subtle way of letting her wear the pants. First it's a pink hat, but then what's next?
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's next?
ONLY a pink hat.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I matters little to me.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Fiance'
Has a blue hat but a pink Jersey. I don't really care because she actually likes to goto baseball games. So as long that is the case. I'm not fucking with anything. (literally had a to do a celebrate agreement before the wedding, this next 4 months is going to suck)
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 31, 2008 6:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wheres coach?
How did you let me type celebrate instead of celibate?
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 31, 2008 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this based on the premise
that at some point you'll go 4 months without sex during the marriage, so let's make sure you can handle it right now?
Man... that's cold.
by johnbai on Mar 31, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
Yeah, but you should take advantage of all of the sex you can get today because you won't get the choice in the future.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure what happen
but it starts tomorrow. So tonight is business time
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 31, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stumble over my pants, but I turn it into a sexy dance...
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And then we sort the recycling
It's not part of the foreplay, but it is very important.
by Pet Rock on Mar 31, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Makin' love...
Makin' love for...
Makin' love for two...
Makin' love for two minutes.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two minutes in heaven
is better than one minute in heaven
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Flight of the Conchords
is anybody else going to Sasquatch?
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should go to Vegas and get married without anyone knowing.
Then you can have the show wedding people actually think is the real wedding in 4 months.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that too
No surprise that its in the sale section... Who would buy that thing?
by thenatural on Mar 30, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could of gone my whole life without knowing that exists.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 2:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
burn that horrible fucking thing in effigy
then the fool what conceived it. what's next, teal bang-bang sticks! nightmare.
by lemonverbena on Mar 31, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spring Training stats do have meaning
And Mike Morse will have a breakout year.
http://actasports.com/sow.php?id=164
Come on, it just feels good to be an optimist.
by Edgar for Pres on Mar 30, 2008 11:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey check it out
they did away with the mandatory preview.
by Jeff on Mar 30, 2008 11:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
... I have it...
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 30, 2008 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure I understand this
Real...baseball?
So are we getting Bedard or what?
by Garces on Mar 30, 2008 11:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For Jamie Moyer, right?
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. Peter Angelos nixed it.
Curse you, Detroit Lions!
by Coach Owens on Mar 30, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought we were just waiting for the results of Jones' physical.
Yesterday's Pants
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry folks, the site is going down for a bit
We need to make some last minute updates to get ready for tomorrow. We shouldn't be down long, an hour at the most.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by lovitt on Mar 30, 2008 11:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
God Damnit
You take something I love away from me and you can be damn sure that I'll do the same to you
by Robert on Mar 30, 2008 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we're back
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by lovitt on Mar 30, 2008 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOOO
It is officially opening day Pacific/Arizona Time
I was losing some excitement earlier on the news of the platoon. Its all back now... I cant fucking wait
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 12:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I read that wrong.
excitement != excrement
by Faux on Mar 31, 2008 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be honest, both are correct...
except it didn't come back, like the excitement, it's long gone.
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff, did you get a pretty good deal
getting the jersey on Ebay, or was it pretty close to what an authentic one would run you in the team store?
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 12:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
huh, I didn't see anything that much.
But maybe I looked for the wrong thing.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was pretty specific
I wanted a Felix, and I wanted a Felix 34.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe this is a stupid question
but what is the difference between "authentic" and authentic. My jersey is pretty high quality, but it's from the Majestic brand, which I know generally makes crap. Again, cost me 6.00, so who cares. But what brand do I need to search for to get a real authentic..... "Authentic"?
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Majestic is authentic.
The difference is that the replicas have just blue lettering whereas the authentic jerseys have official lettering with the teal outline and stuff. Worth the extra money because otherwise it looks like it was made for an eight-year-old but costs way more. It's worth the extra bucks for the authentic.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine's a black Cincy Griffey jersey.
Feels real, great lettering, cost me a whopping 6.00 on ebay. I assumed there was no way it could actually be "authentic"
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is where I wish I could buy clothes on Ebay.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In theory I could...
but I'm so tall that there isn't much selection, and you don't really know if it will fit right even if the shirt says XXL or whatever.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you'd be okay.
My large is big on me, I'm 6"0. So an XL or an XXL long should be fine depending on your waist size.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
waist isn't the problem,
I have an authentic Felix, size 56, and anything smaller than that wouldn't fit. Lucky for my they make 56, it's the biggest size they make!
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, you're right.
I just searched ebay. Nothing special, only 30+ options for all teams combined.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would I get a Royals jersey?
Or heaven forbid, an Angels jersey? I mean, I MIGHT get a Nats jersey, but that's a huge maybe. Only a Zimmerman one.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blank mariner one :(
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, wait, did you think I was being sarcastic?
I wasn't.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I'm saying I know
there are a lot of jerseys out there, but for the vast majority of them I'm not really interested.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's lame.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool... I'm trying to find one,and I'd rather not get it from the team store
whats the fit like?
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just about perfect
but then I was also looking for a particular size.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real authentic ~40 or less depending on the player.
My "Majestic" in pretty good condition cost me 6.00 on ebay.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wooooooohooooooo
15 hours 'til baseballllllll!111!11!!!!
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 12:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Today is a day for teal.
I may be graduating in May, and the Mariners may do something special including getting to the post-season, and I might shoot another 300 this year (or maybe win a damn bowling tournament).
But today is a day for teal. I must concur with Jeff. It is Opening Day, the Greatest Day of Them All.
Let's go M's.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 31, 2008 1:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheers!
I'm not much of a wine connoisseur, so I'm just gonna knock back a Tanqueray and tonic, hit the sack and wake up with a boner for baseball.
Go M's! Please.
by Teej on Mar 31, 2008 2:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Make sure baseball consents.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I figured there was an Opening Day moratorium
on getting consent.
by Teej on Mar 31, 2008 2:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baseball rape isn't funny.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yes.
It's less funny than regular rape.
by Teej on Mar 31, 2008 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAY
ISHOULDREALLYWORKONMYREPORTBUTFUCKITTODAYISSACROSACNTOPENINGOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAYOPENINGDAY
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 2:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Your disagreement is wrong.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the correct answer.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm already drinking
Who's the moron now?
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, Graham did
repeatedly. Doubles.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Mar 31, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that in fact does not qualify as an American serve
But maybe in England?
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YAY! an excuse to wear my new Jersey!
Here's to hoping we see Red and Funk blasts. (dear lord please bring that back M's)
This is me not lurking.
by PhilKenSebben on Mar 31, 2008 2:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's the best user name I've seen all day.
I'll have to buy you a beer for that.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I just need to post more.
This is me not lurking.
by PhilKenSebben on Mar 31, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The M's have black
alternate jerseys this year?? Man, those things look nice!
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My Opening Day Schedule (PDT)
Now - 7:30am: Work
7:30 - 10:00am: Stuff
10:00am - 3:30pm: Sleep
3:30pm = Game Time!!
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W00t! No more Mandatory Preview!? Brilliant!
by ThundaPC on Mar 31, 2008 2:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Opening Day Schedule (BST)
Now - 6:00pm: Work, then drive home
6:00pm-3:00am Date with MLB.tv (Royals @ Tigers @ 6pm, bit of Giants @ Dodgers followed by Rangers @ Ms)
3:00am - 6am: Sleep. Ouch,
Accidental Mariner - P3 W1 L2 (.333)
Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page
by MarkE on Mar 31, 2008 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opening day schedule:
Now: Awake.
Soon: Get out of bed.
Eventually: Eat something
Possibly: Do some work
Probably not: Do much work
Looking forward to: BASEBALL
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 2:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opening day schedule
-2 hours ago: Should have gone to sleep.
Now: Regret
7:50 AM: Wake up
8:50 AM: Wake up
9:30 AM: Coffee, wake up
10:00 AM: Start writing crappy articles about how to make money online
2:00 PM Bus to Safeco
3:00 PM Awesomeness.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You and me were on LL during the Nats game
then I went to sleep, woke up, and you're still here. Does that say more about me coming here right when I wake up or you being here the whole time?
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't sleep easily.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should add:
I don't have insomnia, I just don't get tired easily and tend to waste time online post midnight.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have insomnia
I'm just big-boned
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I am.
Or did you mean fat.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 2:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I try so hard
to explain this to people. I work nights, yet people are completely freaked out that I stay up till 3 or 4 a.m.
"Are you depresssed?"
"Are you retarded?"
by Teej on Mar 31, 2008 2:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure I'm going to kill myself
I mean . . . the sun's going to be coming out soon . . . and the infomercials are on . . . and life's so hard . . .
Anyway, hooray for the nightowls! Glad to find a few more.
by Teej on Mar 31, 2008 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shit, I wish it were 11 a.m.
That's when baseball starts!
by Teej on Mar 31, 2008 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Judge Dredd on TBS!
maybe killing myself isn't a bad idea afterall
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I watched the whole thing
I've seen it before, and for some reason, I watched the whole thing
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm leaving soon.
But if you need a shoulder cry on... Man up.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's ok, usually when I wake up nobody is here..
sometimes Graham, but he is usually busy building bridges or calculating the square root of is campus or something....
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hyperelastic, viscoelastic, anisotropic materials are less fun
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 3:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can only imagine
and thats why I am a Math and Stats major, and not Engineering...
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
These days I don't do much engineering
I just complain that my computer is failing to do my engineering for me
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 3:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
BBBBBBBAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEBBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I'm so pumped!
LET'S GO DBACKS!
LET'S GO MARINERS!
WOOOO!
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 2:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was trying hard this weekend
to stick around an extra day or two in Seattle, but I guess I'll be glued to the boob tube like most of y'all. I don't care what our offseason was like right now. I don't care what our projected forecast is like right now. I don't care about 2007's failures. Right now, I just care about droid humping baseball!
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Mar 31, 2008 3:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Robot rape isn't funny either.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I need to leave.
I'll give SB nation credit for one thing: There knew format makes it more difficult to leave, because every time you make a comment "I only have to wait just 20 more seconds to see the response... just 20 more seconds and then I'll leave..."
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 3:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy fucking christ.
"Their new"
WTF.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 3:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
You're a bad person for that grammatical error and you should feel bad.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 4:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd kill myself
But that would be unfair to the world.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm leaving too,
I'm going to one of the local bakeries to spend more money. Bakeries are awesome.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 3:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So 12 hours left?
*sigh* This is worse than a 6 year old kid waiting for Christmas.
by coolguyrob on Mar 31, 2008 3:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know dude... This sucks
I slept in really late today and now I can't sleep. I have class at 9:30, so I'm just going to stay awake, effectively making my wait 5 hours longer than it should be.
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 3:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Festivites
Only recently I saw some youtube clips of the Opening Day festivities from 2006 or 2007 (I forget which). It all looked very cool.
One question I have though - do TV stations cover this, a la Olympic Ceremonies, or is it just for the closed stadium audience? I presume that MLB.tv won't show anything, I don't recall them doing so last year.
And does a 3:40pm start really mean a 3:40pm start, or is that just a precursor to a 4pm start?
Accidental Mariner - P3 W1 L2 (.333)
Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page
by MarkE on Mar 31, 2008 4:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Very funny thread
I also agree WOOT BASEBALL SEASON!
by phil333 on Mar 31, 2008 4:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, one of them has to be right... right?
Thanks for nothing, Seattle Times... although, I don't know why this surprises me.
I accidentally cropped the last article, but Baker's piece is titled, "Mariners not at a crossroads, can probably just win later"
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 4:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Links don't work
Baker.....sigh.
We could've won later, if we had kept Jones and the rest of our young talent. Now we do have to win now or wait many years until our farm system is rebuilt before we have another shot.
How does he expect us to win later when almost half of our 25 man roster is 31 or older, including 6 members of our starting lineup? Does he expect the old guys to get better as they age? And our younger guys in the lineup aren't even good hitters, where are we magically going to pull this good offense out of our ass to win later? We have a lot of good young pitchers but the entire offense needs to be retooled and you can't do that through free agent signings alone.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 5:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Its actually just a screenshot of their website... sorry, I wanted to put a border on, but I forgot
and I was just kidding about the Baker piece, he's better than that
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 5:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarity ensues over at HH
Advanced... analysis by the Rev, but the thread it even better:
http://www.halosheaven.com/2008/3/30/387750/i-got-yer-imposing-right-h#comments
by Fett42 on Mar 31, 2008 6:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAT R U TAKLING ABOUT???
JERED WEAVER IS THE BEST!!!1!!11!
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 6:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As much as I hate their blind homerism and everything else about (most of) them
I kind of agree that our pitching will not be enough to make us a clear favorite. That being said, I never thought I'd hear anybody brag about having Jon Garland on their squad. So that made me laugh...
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The argument is whether or not the M's rotation is better than the Angels
INCLUDING Lackey out for a month.
Not about who was the fav.
Don't see how anyone could pick Angels in that case.
by Fett42 on Mar 31, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I thought I made a decent argument
Even used FIP and everything. So far neither you nor OlSalty has refuted anything I said. If you have points to raise or issues with my analysis, feel free to post them.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then use a better stat to point out why I'm wrong.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must have missed it.
Where did you post it?
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go look for Matthew's posts on regressed tRAs
I don't take you seriously enough to actually look it up myself.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless they fixed the search function while I wasn't looking
that's going to be pretty hard. Anything more definite you can give me about where to find it? Like maybe what month it was in?
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Within the last couple of months
Matthew was busy trying to prove that the Angels would beat the tar out of the M's so he did a bunch of projection posts
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
heehee
At least so far he is being normal, unlike many Angels fans that come over here. But maybe I missed some egregious act committed by him in the past.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not being particularly mean
I just don't think there's any point in explaining advanced pitching metrics to an HH resident.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hence me being mild
Well, it's mild for me, OK?
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it does seem like they take him seriously over there....
Although saving the entire HH community is WAY too much to ask
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But....
Jered Weaver had an ERA+ of 178 in 2006! And the only reason he was so much worse last year is because he was pitching hurt!
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And have you watched him?
He looks really good!!!
by Pet Rock on Mar 31, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So here's what I found:
You created a new stat called tRA.
When you apply a regression model, it projects just about everybody on the Angels as becoming worse, mostly based on the low number of homers per FB the Angels pitchers give up (just like xFIP), while predicting Felix Hernandez will be better (also just like xFIP) because his HR/FB will regress towards league average.
Matthews in his projection says that he likes tRA better than ZIPS projections because it fits his preconceptions better.
While tRA/tRA* is an interesting metric, it seems to me that there are two problems: first, it's based entirely on one year, 2007. First I usually prefer a three year body of data (if possible) because it gives a broader range and helps identify outliers and/or trends in a pitcher's development. Second, it continues the problem of xFIP in assuming that all pitchers operate in the same way with respect to giving up homers.
Example: John Lackey
John has put up the following HR/FB rates in the past three seasons: 7.8%, 6.8%, 8.8%.
All of those are quite a ways below the league average at 11%. Accordingly, xFIP has assigned him values far in excess of his FIP under the assumption that he's going to regress back toward 11%, and it hasn't been right once.
There are two conclusions you can draw from this: A) John Lackey has gotten absurdly lucky three years running, or B) Something is causing his HR/FB rate to remain lower than the league average.
I feel that you have to conclude B), though I would add that I'm not sure that it is anything John himself is doing (at least, not entirely). If you wish, I can expound on the reasoning behind this latter statement, but I'd prefer to hear your reaction to what I've already said before I get into that.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HR/FB% correlation year-to-year is 0.17
which is lower than BABIP.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the league in general, yes
But as I said, I'm not sure it's correct to assume that every pitcher will have the same HR/FB tendencies year after year. While most are erratic, Nate Silver recently talked about how Tom Glavine routinely breaks PECOTA projections by screwing around with his likely-hood of giving up a homerun. If an individual is beating the system on a regular basis, logic says there must be a reason for it.
However, as I said, I'm not entirely sure that's the reason in Lackey's case is his own pitching. I'll elaborate further on this in my response to Graham below.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
given Glavine's HR/FB% is above 10 for 3 out of last 4 years
I have no idea what you're saying.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's referring to the fact that Glavine nibbles low with runners on
And in close games
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
which is why he seems to routinely beat
his LOB% projections, but HR/FB%?
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ran a 10 year correlation check to get my HR regression data
You want to believe that John Lackey is magical, then fine.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing to do with magic.
It's the weather.
I saw in your tRA post that you included the modified THT Home Run Park Factor, and included them in the results. There was another THT article on a similar subject that I'm curious if you looked at: An observation of the actual weather at MLB stadiums over a two-year period and their effect on HR/FB rates.
The results are fairly interesting. League average in this article was 14%. At Angel stadium, 85% of the time the HR/FB rate was 9.4% around a 30% absolute reduction.
Over the years at Angel stadium much has been made by various announcers of the "marine layer" at Angel stadium which tends to knock balls down. I think that this article quantifies the effect of that marine layer on actual games, because the author was forced to place it in the "Other" category of weather, as opposed to in/out/still. The THT park factor rate you used doesn't take this into account.
This would also explain why Escobar, Weaver, and Saunders also seem to be beating the consistently odds on this. Santana can be explained by the fact that the vast majority of his homers are given up away, due to psychological problems I mentioned earlier. Thus, the Angels pitchers are probably not going to regress as much as your model indicates they should, because they spend half their games pitching in a stadium which lowers their HR/FB rate dramatically.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arghhhhh
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We've played around with HR park factors
Changing them barely does anything.
And Lackey's regressed numbered add on 0.20 runs per 9 innings.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Altering HR/FB rates by -30% in half the player's starts does nothing? That's fairly surprising.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First off, it's not 30% because the HR factor
for ANA wasn't 100.
Secondly, no, not really. Lackey's tRA went from 4.06 to 3.91 if you give ANA a ridiculous HR factor of 70.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There aren't that many HR hit per year
The massive park factor swings only change things by +/-3 HR per year max , and that's only ~5 runs.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Per pitcher, or just overall?
If it were per pitcher, then that's 25 runs, which is 2-3 games, IIRC.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's actually 0 games overall
Since the run environment changes for both teams if you assume that extreme an effect. If you're talking about rotation ability things get a bit different.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting. I'm not sure which it would be.
Gotta get to class, I'll be back later.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a terrible stat to use for projecting forward
that was a backward looking study only. It's like computing park factors without controlling for the home team.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then control for the home team.
I may be wrong; as I said, it's only a theory, but I think it has merit, as it would explain why the Angels staters as a group seem to have a consistently low FB/HR rate.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if I had done the study and had the data
I would have. I didn't and I don't but I'm going to try.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why are you taling about Lackey anyways?
That's not where the projections differ with anything else. You want to talk up the Angels rotation you're going to have to defend Weaver and Garland as sub 4 pitchers.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used Lackey because he best demonstrates
My point about HR rates, having been in Angel stadium the longest. Weaver and Garland's projections owe a lot to their regressed HR rates. If I'm correct about Angels stadium's effect on HR/FB rates, then they, too, will not regress as much as they should.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a fairly simple way to test if it's the park
Check the HR/FB% of visiting pitchers in Anaheim. Of all the flyballs opposing pitchers gave up, how many cleared the fence? If you're right, it should be significantly lower for everyone pitching there, not just Lackey, Weaver, and Saunders.
I'm gonna throw out a wild guess here and say it's around 11% but it seems like something that would be easy to pretty easy to check if you felt so inclined.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still need to control for the team
the Angels haven't had very powerful lineups.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried to
But the post didn't go through, and I'm way too lazy to write all of it again, so someone else can point out to you all the ways in which you're wrong.
But the most glaring of which is that you said pretty much exactly what I said, and the only clear advantage the Angels have in the rotation order is at #3 (if you actually buy that Garland's FIP will hold up lol, not that Washburn's will), while the Mariners have a better #2 and #5 easily. And add to that Lackey is going to miss at least 12 starts, and there's no telling how he'll pitch coming back from injury, and the advantage is clearly to the Mariners, I don't see how you could possibly argue otherwise.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lackey will miss 2 months?
The last estimates I read had him back in early May. That's 5 to 6 starts missed, which is Bedard's average over his career, so that's why we feel confident in still comparing the two equally.
As far as an advantage in the number 5 spot, that's only true if you assume Santana is going to repeat 2007. 2006 numbers would put him back at a level with Batista, and as I pointed out, Santana remains a good pick for a breakout season, which along with his youth, gives him a fairly high upside. Batista is getting old and will likely continue to get worse from here out.
Given those two arguments, it seems like you could make a decent case that the two teams are tied or even still give the overall advantage to the Angels.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last report I saw
Said mid or late May, maybe that's changed. But hoping for an early May return and actually returning in early May are two entirely different things, 5 or 6 starts is a pretty optimistic prediction.
Anyways, this is pretty much pointless, I never really intended to get into a silly little argument over whose rotation is better or whatever, I was just pointing out that all of the ways the poster in that diary used to justify the Angels rotation as better (ERA+, Win/Loss record, etc.) are complete garbage stats that tell you very little about their ability as a pitcher. FIP isn't great either but I'm not about to try to explain the more complex measures to someone who doesn't even know what ERA+ does and doesn't tell you about a pitcher.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too true...
I need to read more carefully
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved the need to explain what ERA+ meant
Accidental Mariner - P3 W1 L2 (.333)
Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page
by MarkE on Mar 31, 2008 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yours is a noble mission
but I honestly think you're wasting your time. They're not going to listen.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHAHAH
He called Adenhart a "phee-nom."
That is like calling Morrow a phenom. Absolutely ridiculous. I can't believe I clicked that link.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adenhart is a pretty good prospect
I wouldn't venture into "phenom" territory quite yet but he definitely has that potential.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You just described Gil Meche.
To me, phenoms have those rare skills that come around every so often. Felix has those skills. Liriano has those skills. Most other prospects have the tools to turn themselves into the next Curt Schilling, Greg Maddux, etc., but rarely do you find the Pedro's and Johan's. Adenhart falls under the first category. He ma become a great pitcher, but he is no phenom.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walking Man Brewery
This probably belongs in a beer thread, but I have to shout it from every podium available: the Walking Man Black Cherry Stout is a miracle from God.
Go M's.
by Hoft on Mar 31, 2008 6:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Charlie
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 31, 2008 6:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well Well Well
Look what we have here, Seattle fans excited for opening day.
Its your old friend TexGoesYard here to bring you guys back down to earth. Seattle is known for two things, cheesy Tom Hanks love movies, and some large aids infected needle that shoots towards the sky.
Now that you are sufficently down on your depressing city, lets move onto the baseball team. Yeah yeah you guys got Erik The Bedard. Trust me I know him well, I think he struck out 90 batters against Texas last year.
But let me introduce you to a few of our new starting cast....
1. Josh Hamilton - Im sure you guys have already shit your pants minimum of 5 to 7 and 3/4ths times thinking about this beast. He drank his first sip of alochol and did his first line of cocaine..IN THE SAME NIGHT. He was like "Marijuana is a gateway drug? FUCK THAT. BAM I KICK THAT GATE RIGHT DOWN, STRAIT TO THE YAYO." I mean a man with that kind of commitment, you can only imagine what he is going to do on the baseball field.
2. The Monopoly man himself. MILTON BRADLY. - This guy makes Antoine from No Country For Old Men look like Mr Rodgers. He is so angry, so angry that a pitcher even attempts to throw strikes to him. So angry...
3. A few days a week EDDIE. - You guys know him well, we just let him load up on all the awesome Tex-Mex that he could never get in that fish town of yours. Now he is fuled up and ready to go. Last time the radar clocked him at 109.....and those were changeups.
I look forward to Texas dominating, eviserating, devistating, and every other kind of ATING that there is, the entire seattle series. Oh and by the way by "series" I don't mean just this beginning series, I MEAN THE WHOLE DAMN SEASON SWEEP SON. As we punish you even beyond the bombed out and depleated Oakland A's into 4th place.
ITS OPENING DAY BABY, GET PUMPED.
by SaltyGoesYard on Mar 31, 2008 6:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Salty Goes Yard
Contrary to popular belief, not referring to Jarrod Saltalamacchia hitting a homerun, but rather to the Pixar movie he will be making during his time not playing major league baseball.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 6:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude
the guy's bragging about Guardado. I think he must be trying to be funny but he's, you know, Texan.
the artist formerly known as Mere Tantalisers.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh...
Giving Texans a bad name...it was kind of a funny rant until that part.
He should have replaced that with something about Blalock returning to form.
Or he could have ended with the Rangers building their future around their young OFer, instead of trading him away for the "final" piece to the puzzle.
Too soon?
Umm, hooray baseball? Yes, that's it, hooray baseball!
by GhettoBear04 on Mar 31, 2008 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't tell if this is funny on purpose
or funny because he thinks its true. I think its a combination of both, but I laughed either way. Also, you are a douche, and I hope that when Salty inevitably parts way with the Rangers, you change your name again with whoever they replace him with. Also, you are a douche. Did I mention that already? Shit, when I start watching "Youve Got Mail", I tend to get a little distracted...
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If your "smack talk" includes references to Eddie Guardado and Milton Bradley...
...I don't think "smack talk" means what you think it means.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Mar 31, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MICHAEL YOUNG IS THE BSET SHORSTOP IN BASEBAL!1
AND MILLLWOOD IS #1 PITCHER ACE EXTREEM
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by Eyebrows on Mar 31, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This reminds me of something.
It's like a shitty version of POWERTHIRST (Not a Rickroll)
by Faux on Mar 31, 2008 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1. Go 0 for the series while incredibly hung over and burnt?
2. Who is this Mr. Rodgers? Are you seriously referencing the new Green Bay Packers QB?
3. Pitch guns shouldn't measure in kilometers.
Prepare for pwnage, boy.
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else think...
that the standard avatars look like Barrack Obama?
...seriously
by Dukey on Mar 31, 2008 6:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes We Do!
I mean, yeah, I see the resemblance.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's uncanny for me
and every time I see it I think of this
by Dukey on Mar 31, 2008 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somewhat related
On the news, they just said that he went bowling in some town, and scored a 37... Thats like a 6-year-old-without-the-bumpers type of score. I was a supporter, but now I'm having doubts.
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bad bowlers are quite dissapointing
ichiro was right
by Dukey on Mar 31, 2008 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe this...
37? I could do better than that if I kicked the bowling ball. With my left foot. He can't be that uncoordinated. Jesus.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heres the story
I had to check for myself, just to make sure the TV reporter didn't misspeak...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_el_pr/bowling_for_voters_2
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
How could someone possibly be that bad?
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If his hands are as big as his feet (size 13 1/2)
then it's impossible to find a ball at an alley that fits right. I am not an awful bowler, but I'm using an alleyball, I can't hit for anything and I mess up my elbow for a day.
by Jordan of Boise on Mar 31, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That should read...
I feel ya....
But still, a 37!?
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what they say about black guys with big feet
They're bad bowlers.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does it say that he bowled a full 10 frames?
Just thinking... presidential candidates usually have more pressing things on their time than to bowl a whole game... might he have just quit after 3 or 4 frames....?
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by MarkE on Mar 31, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may be right... Still pretty bad though
Obama did improve, nearly getting a strike in one frame, and in the seventh, picking up a spare, giving him a score of 37.
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was out with some friends last month
one of them bowled a 1. He was actually trying.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually trying
to drink a lot, right? Because it looks like he succeeded...
by GhettoBear04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't decide
if I never want to bowl with him again or if I always want to bowl with him again.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is really no good answer to that...
I mean, on the one hand, it's pretty damn funny. But on the other, if a girl thinks you have totally lame friends, well that can make it an uphill battle. Therefore I would say that he's better as a spot-bowler, used only when you A) want to laugh and B) aren't looking for girls.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should pay you for this advice.
Won't, but should.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just like I should pay you for your baseball knowledge
but I won't.
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But.....he's a paraplegic or something......right?
.......
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That takes some kind of special.
I bowled a 101 when I was dead drunk. Didn't know it until on of my friends showed me the printed out scorecard the next day. Apparently I was quite proud of myself and made him get a printout. haha
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well boys, love to stay and chat...
but it's gametime!
by brayden04 on Mar 31, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Baseball!!
Go Cubs Go M's, see you in October!
CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN
by GarlicFryCubFan on Mar 31, 2008 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Per Graham's advice:
use Firefox 3. It's just flying through this page.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
is it stable?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Mar 31, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems to be
but then I've only been using it for half an hour.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and if you get the "nightly tester tool" extension
all of your incompatible extensions become compatible
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit
this is so much better. But I just lost adblock, which is so shitty.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
just found adblock plus. Any other addons you can recommend? I've got flashstop.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, sorry
I've only just switched from Opera and I haven't done much fiddling.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cooliris Preview is an absolute must for me...
Check it out, I thought it was a little weird at first, but once I got used to it, I couldn't live without it
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I recommend NoScript
NoScript allows you to manage javascript permissions easily page by page - a great blocker of untrusted cross site scripting (XSS) which, unblocked, can allow malicious access to your computer. Secondarily, it blocks ads very well.
by Jordan of Boise on Mar 31, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Argh! Tabbrowser preferences is gone!
And the search is broken!
And the loading times to get into these threads has not changed.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
search is working fine for me. Loading is still a tad slow but its not freezing on me like it was before.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a dealbreaker for me
are you running with the nightly tester tool extension? if you are and tabbrowser prefs is still not working I'm not switching.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Mar 31, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, still doesn't work.
It's a deal breaker for me as well. But I have both versions installed at the same time, so I'll keep switching back and forth to see what extensions have updated.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woa nevermind.
Just switched back real quick and there is definitely is a noticeable difference in speed on other sites. The thread itself isn't loading any faster, but LL in general sure is. MLB.com, which generally takes a second to load, loads instantly.
That overrules the lack of tabbrowser preferences for me. I can live without it for now. And search too.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Safari 3.1 on Windows or Mac is also really fast
We're still working to improve performance in FF2.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by lovitt on Mar 31, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heads up
seeing as this is the official pregame thread, I'll be opening up the first game thread at 3:15.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 8:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LET'S GO M'S
I'm ambivalent about how this Opening Day is going to go.
I can't make the game (like Matthew, it's work related), but will see about sneaking to a watering hole to watch the rest of it after work.
Also, I like that comments add automatically in this new format. One of the banner ads crashes the site for me in Russian-roulette style, so to be able to keep one page open without refreshing helps me greatly.
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 9:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Joe Torre
not afraid to use young guys.... sent Juan Pierre to the bench and is going with Andre Either in LF.
Also considering using a player at third base that last season split time between A and AA ball because of the injuries to Nomar and Andy LaRoche
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Mar 31, 2008 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Saw that
Yeah, I bet Ned Coletti's not gonna give him any shit about that. They're only paying Pierre about $10 million per to suck ass, right?
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're paying someone 14 per to do the same.
Make me wish we had a Torre instead of a Squinty.
by Faux on Mar 31, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Armstrong and Lincoln would fire Squinty's ass
if he benched anyone making more than 8 mil per season.
by BrianL on Mar 31, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is my boss a stupid cunt?
She scheduled a meeting with no notice, non negotiable, from 3 to 4 pm today, so I'll miss the 1st pitch.
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pushing to bail early
If for no other reason because I have a lot of actual work to do and spending an hour listening to people talk about shit that either doesn't matter to me or I have no input for is a waste of my time.
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this has happened before
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone else having the reply link
take them to the top of the page?
I'm using Safari btw FTW!!!
Coach Owens = Scruffy's spell check
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 31, 2008 9:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
KC, DET
gooooooooo Royals!! You can do it Burrell the squirrel.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 9:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
fuck that
Jays-Yankees is on, and I think Halladay is going to put on a clinic. Plus he's on my fantasy team.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
....as soon as it stops raining....
by ThundaPC on Mar 31, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haven't lloked out of the window in hours
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB.tv totaly died for me.
Anybody else having issues with it? Man if that happens later I'll be pissed.
by Schuxu on Mar 31, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
400 stream is working again, but they are back to just offering a 2/3 screen
And I dont mean the widescreen format.
by Schuxu on Mar 31, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
soooo
how long will Cabrera stick at third?
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
seems pretty obvious
Jones to CF, Cabrera to LF, Inge back to 3B. Huge improvements all around (well, big downgrade in LF but when you think of it as reduced cost its better)
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hooray for babies!
I think my daughter is going to be "too fussy" to go into the studio today. Time for a long, painful day sitting on the couch holding her and watching baseball. I may even have to sneak a beer a little early...
Grad season is a month off, they'll survive without me. Right?
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 10:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great idea!
The beer should put her right to sleep.
by Pet Rock on Mar 31, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not so sure she likes beer...
I know she doesn't mind the taste of bourbon though. Or lemons. Or (mild) Tobasco.
Yeah, I'm not sure why my wife trusts me with her either.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course not...
I wouldn't want to confuse her palate.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bourbon works so much better than ora-gel
when they are teething.
by Jed MC on Mar 31, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so despite pitch f/x having a pitch type algorithm, they've not put it onto their stupid gameday display yet.
which is stupid
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 10:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
or nevermind, it's there just not where I was looking for it.
although they don't post their confidence index, which is kinda crucial
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes they have
at least, I'm seeing it in gameday. It's wonky though. Meche, appartently, owns a 93mph sinker
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, it's down at the bottom
(which I have my own beef with for not being big enough to show more than one pitch-by-pitch at bat), but not at the top
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can mouse over the 'balls'
to get the info
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's still dumb that it's not displayed at the top
along with all the other info
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Meche throws a gem against DET's lineup
I will laugh.
by IceStormV1 on Mar 31, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude looks good
2 curves for called strikes to shef. pretty awesome.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you just broke the universe...
Quick, somebody divide by zero to fix it!
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I remembering wrong
But when his curve was good it was real good but when it was bad it was really really bad?
And we got more really really bad than good
by InSpokane on Mar 31, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck Meche's stuff looks phenomenal
that splitter was awesome (so what if it was low, there's like ten players that would not have swung at it)
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sometime during the game thread today
I will make my 20,000th comment at LL.
Holy crap.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 10:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, this is a bit more familiar...
I can't believe some of the opening day starters this year.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wonder what the comment limit is
on this platform
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There isn't one
Just keeps going until the thread gets too slow
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll soon find out.
I'm predicting 3000+ comments.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predicting that
this thing will slow to a crawl well before 3000.
by IceStormV1 on Mar 31, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you stay in the thread
I don't think it gets noticeably slower
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and 2 walks
and nearing 40 pitches for 2 innings.
VINTAGE BUBBLEGUM!
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone else
not buying renteria as a leadoff hitter? I'd put polanco there first.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Leading off Renteria?
Uh, yeah, not the best of decisions, Leyland.
... though I guess with Granderson hurt, he doesn't have much of an option. Might as well front load an alleged high-average high OBP guy.
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ladies and Gentlemen
YOUR REIGNING NATIONAL LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPION ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 10:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Verlander's stuff
too filthy for p/fx
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like it
Wow, that didn't take long.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hang 2 high breaking balls in a row over the plate
To Maggs. Yeah, that's a good idea....
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 10:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Correct me if I'm wrong
But I thought today was March 31st. MLB.tv has a big sign saying you can download Mosaic March 31st, but it's not available yet. whinewhinewhine
by iheartjavelinas on Mar 31, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just wondering the same thing
just got into my premium feed, and kinda bummed on that...
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice throw by Guillen
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn I'm quite a bit behind...
that was a rocket
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rain delay.
Fuck me.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Might as well.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just tired of hearing about it.
I'd rather watch baseball than a wet tarp.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch.
That always looks painful.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One of the reasons that Verlander is overrated
He hits a tonne of guys (19 last year) but nobody remembers to add those baserunners to his walks total
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
whats this homer talking about
"eh i guess it was pretty far inside"
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 11:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That looked like ball 4...
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what's the the hold up?
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 11:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Past a diving Cabrera.
Get used to that Tiger fans.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who's phone conversation are we listening to?
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Batting 8th.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I didn't know where he was on defense now that cabrera is at 3B
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CF till Granderson comes back.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see... thanks
So then does he become a utility type of guy when Granderson returns?
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assume. He's certainly playing like he'd like to stick around.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bleh
1.2mb stream not working for me at all. I get 800mb but an undisclosed error on 1.2, sigh.
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by bluemax on Mar 31, 2008 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1.2 working for me
and they didn't go to blue screen in between innings, and I'm waiting for someone to say 'fuck' or something funny
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
This page took about 90 seconds to load.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
just leave it open
it's fine once the initial load is done with.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but it's still frustrating when you're trying to do something else
while the page is loading and my entire computer is frozen.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
discussion about this exact issue
somewhere in the thread. Basically, Firefox3beta4 will fix it, or Safari 3.1
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not ready to upgrade to Firefox 3.
I had bad luck with Firefox 2 beta, so I swore I'd wait for final releases before I upgraded.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could surgically remove
Meche's stuff and implant it in Batista
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 11:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd always thought his issue
was that his stuff is so hittable so he tried to sneak it by on the perimeter of the zone.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
meche's stuff in brandon morrow!
what a monster that would be.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he'd kill a first base coach
no need for batter involvement
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"What color is that bat?!?!"
It's red Bill.......red.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 11:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tigers' announcer:
"Jones trying to recapture the power he had in the past."
Yeah, that is not coming back.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
on the inside
Gil is in the foetal position, sobbing
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 11:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Doubt this game can mirror yesterday's
but that would be a great way to start the season.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did I say anything about the tigers winning?
I don't think I did.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A walkoff home run
Would require the Tigers to win, I think
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, that's not bad logic.
I don't need a walkoff though. I could go with a come from behind homerun in the ninth.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The perfect game:
Meche gets torched, Royals make a comeback and go aheead for the win in the top of the 9th...
Actually, as long as the Meche gets torched part happens, I don't really care
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still like Meche.
I'm fucking thrilled he's not a Mariner any more, but I like the guy.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't want this game to mirror yesterday's.
Walk-off homeruns do not make up for shitty pitching, defense, hitting, NL style baseball, the Nationals... I could go on.
This game is already more exciting just having the Detroit lineup. It's not the Mariners, but at least I can follow someone I own in fantasy baseball.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meche obviously didn't watch the Ricoh
scouting report on himself: avoid the big inning.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way,
The mariners are still working on their situational hitting.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's safe to say
That, for the Royals, it's all downhill from here.
Maybe next year!
by cwel87 on Mar 31, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Watching the Tigers game:
Anyone else think that it looks a bit shit with silverlight even with the 1.2 feed?
And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...
by EnglishMariner on Mar 31, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah... Lame
Its still a little jerky
by thenatural on Mar 31, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My God
That is an awful piece of chin turf Gil Meche is sporting in his roster photo. /late to the party.
by Jordan of Boise on Mar 31, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
God, Guillen's arm is ridiculous.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
KC not willing to brave Guillen's wrath a second time.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't keep who Guillen's playing for straight anymore.
He's been on so many teams. >_>
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a ball.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
YOU CAN'T SCATTER ONE HIT
THERE'S ONLY ONE OF IT
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, you can...
If you knock the cover off the ball.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
These batting helmets on the base coaches
Are well beyond comical.
by cwel87 on Mar 31, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I'd prefer KC winning, but this is still entertaining.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh.
That looked like a strike.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Meh, it was low.
I can believe it.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a strike.
Weird ump.
If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?
by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you going to clean it up?
*dodges bricks*
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tigers' announcer:
"What a great eye [Sheffield] has."
Yeah, that was strike 3.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tigers announcers are some of the biggest homers out there.
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new format is fucking smooth in game threads.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
People with good eyes don't take that pitch w/ 2 strikes
Even if it was a ball it's still too close to leave
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a good thing the ESPN guys told us Meche is one of the top 15 pitchers...
Otherwise I would have assumed he kinda sucked.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW
DEEEEEEEEEEEEP TO LEFT! ALMOST PAST THE SHORTSTOP!!! WHAT A DEEP FLY BALL!!!!!
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And the regression begins.
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's 2/3...
0_o
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's why it's beginning now and not in the first 2 at bats.
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a hilarious reaction
To a routine flyout
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Niehaus-esque.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my guess is
Meche is thinking 'my golly but this is going well'
the artist formerly known as Mere Tantalisers.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 31, 2008 11:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think I just heard giggling
From the announcers, who I presume to be grown men.
Baseball is officially back!
by cwel87 on Mar 31, 2008 11:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hahaha yankee fans..assholes
NO GAME FOR YOU!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Mar 31, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Postponed.
The game had back spasms.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, yahoo says ppd.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm actually annoyed about that.
Halladay-Wang is a great matchup, and I was really looking forward to seeing it. You could have 10 inning complete games by both pitchers with only 3 Ks between them.
by Llewdor on Mar 31, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, there is no chance his run support goes up
Quit being dumb, announcers
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Firefox 3 suggestion worked for me
Very nice, makes the refresh virtually instantaneous, so now I don't get the stutter in FCEU and RC Pro Am is playable during commercials. This day keeps getting better.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cooks a mean steak, cuts a mean run, talks a good
game.....
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
weather delays are dumb
opening day weather delays are retarded.
opening day postponements = DEATH
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dbacks at noon supposedly.
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The overall pain felt on an opening day rainout is a lot more than extra $200 million for a retractable roof.
New stadiums should require retractable roofs, no matter the cost. Taxpayers already take in the ass. They might as well avoid getting an anal fissure on opening day.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Royals might want to try swinging at those
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
KC's offense is uninspiring,
unless you need inspiration to kill yourself.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 11:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
...wtf?
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Some nice heckling going on there...
Always fun when you can get some crosstalk picked up on the mikes.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 11:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh. This Verlander guy is pretty good.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Or the Royals suck.
I am leaning somewhere in between.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True as that may be...
This Verlander guy is pretty good.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has a good fastball.
I think he was clocked at 102 mph in his rookie season.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goddammit, I wanna see Sheets and Zambrano
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aha! That guy just got called out,
Hilarious.
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That Cabrera kid is pretty good.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Miggy Cabs
welcome to Detroit.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Such a mighty whallop...
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, these announcers are starting to piss me off.
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate these announcers.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate everything about the Tigers
But these announcers are the worst.
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to Tigers annoucers is better than:
1. Listening to Braves annoucers.
2. Listening to White Sox announcers.
I would rather listen to almost anything rather than Hawk Harrelson.
by Llewdor on Mar 31, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hawk Harrelson teaches bad grammar and it pisses me off.
"He gone!"
I want to punch him in the face and kick him in the balls every time I hear that.
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND YOU CAN ... PUT IT ON THE BOARDDDDDDDDD ... YES!
How did that ever get popular?
And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...
by EnglishMariner on Mar 31, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the upside
At least that ball went further than 16 feet past third base.
by cwel87 on Mar 31, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"That's gotta feel good"
You mean like the load you guys just unloaded in your pants?
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what you do when you have a chance to do it...
Yeah kids, don't get in front of the ball!
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And throw really crappily to first to boot
Beautifully executed
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gathwright's pretty fast,
he almost beat that.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tigers' announcers:
"Here comes the bat knob, which leads to the bat head."
Wow, very observant. Are we next going to find out that the grass line leads to the infield dirt?
by Wilder. on Mar 31, 2008 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lesson learned:
do not leave the auto-refreshing game thread open and then walk away for an hour.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How can one turn it off squire?
And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...
by EnglishMariner on Mar 31, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just close the window or something
trying to catch up is a bit of a nightmare.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a check box at the top of the page
Just under the scoreboard, I think.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a check mark at the top of the thread that turns auto refresh off...
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been warning everyone about the nefarious auto-refresh for days
but no one listens.
by Llewdor on Mar 31, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's gone.
I have a feeling that it would fuck up the M's game anyway as 1.2 mlb.tv seems to be even further behind the live tv broadcasts most of you guys will be watching.
And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...
by EnglishMariner on Mar 31, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game time!
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That ball was hammered.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHA SUCK IT VERLANDER
ALEX GORDON WOOOOOO
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gordon destroyed that
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Funk blasts are reserved for Mariners
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kansas City, Missouri
can have Farm Blasts.
by Jordan of Boise on Mar 31, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Reds are coming out to the Matrix theme.
I guess when you are a Reds fan, it's nice to be in the Matrix.
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by Goose on Mar 31, 2008 11:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a nice crack by Gordon.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs/Brewers getting underway finally.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bedard's line:
9 IP, 0 H, 27 K
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
7 IP, 2ER, 9K
A bit more of a realistic goal.
by IceStormV1 on Mar 31, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh
So that's why Alex Gordon is hyped.
And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...
by EnglishMariner on Mar 31, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gil Meche with a quality start.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So not a quality start
This was absolute vintage Meche.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going strictly by the QS definition on ESPN.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Jeff was highlighting the reason why the QS stat is silly.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So to recap:
Six innings, twelve baserunners, a bunch of fly balls, and an awful K/BB.
We missed you, buddy.
by Jeff on Mar 31, 2008 11:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking I'd rather have Meche the next 4
than Silva. But it's close.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that's less than the pint of beer I just drank
And I don't do Euros. Fuck Europe.
by Graham on Mar 31, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Washington and Atlanta
played a one game series. Why?
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Because they can, clearly.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's all the rage in MLB these days to play an isolated opener
Dumb, but all the rage.
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Royals getting a handle on Verlander.
Gil Meche could concievably win this game.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't really think that was standing O wortthy
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I can spell, either.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually take that back, forgot the HBP
that's a pretty good start
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Standing O?
I don't think it was a standing ovation start. But then maybe I'm spoiled by Felix's opening day awesomeness.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now it's definitely not standing ovation worthy.
Not even going to get the win.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so the fans should have seen the future?
is that what you're arguing?
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fantastic view in Chicago
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Mar 31, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How is batting the pitcher 8th
preferable to batting him 9th?
by OlSalty on Mar 31, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Put a speedy but light hitter 9th
And your leadoff hitter won't have a slow pitcher clogging up the bases in front of him if he gets on.
by Gomez on Mar 31, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was quick.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, all these games I don't care much about...
Sure, Cubs fans can be a bit annoying...but the Brewers have the whole Selig connection. Hard for me to care either way.
Maybe I'll go back to Detroit/KC. At least the lenses there aren't using the Elizabeth Thaylor filter.
by Sidi on Mar 31, 2008 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I see Orel is in midseason form.
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 12:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tie game.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2008 12:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh.
It was supposed to be sunny and 60 degrees here in Portland today. Instead it's snowing. What the fuck?
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by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 12:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hey, MLBAM
you know what stat I LOOOOOVE to see for pitchers? You're right! Batting average against!! Thank god you choose to show me that instead of some incredibly unuseful stat like, say, innings pitched.
Thanks fucktards.
by Matthew on Mar 31, 2008 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They still do that?
I thought they'd fix that by this year.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Mar 31, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of my most hated things EVER.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Mar 31, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs