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4/24: Open Game Thread

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Baltimore Orioles @ Seattle Mariners


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Baltimore Orioles @ Seattle Mariners

04/24/08 7:10 PM PDT

Baltimore Orioles Seattle Mariners
Brian Roberts - 2B Ichiro Suzuki - CF
Melvin Mora - 3B Jose Lopez - 2B
Nick Markakis - RF Raul Ibanez - "LF"
Kevin Millar - 1B Adrian Beltre - 3B
Aubrey Huff - DH Jose Vidro - DH
Jay Payton - LF Richie Sexson - 1B
Ramon Hernandez - C Kenji Johjima - C
Adam Jones - CF Willie Bloomquist - RF
Brandon Fahey - SS Yuniesky Betancourt - SS
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Jarrod Washburn 1-3 4 4 0 0 0 0 24.0 28 11 11 3 2 13 4.13 1.25

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Adam Loewen 0-1 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 16 11 11 4 12 11 6.32 1.79
So the network's been having some major server trouble lately (and I'd like to stress that we're still not out of the woods, and that the site could go down again at any moment). And you know what? A big part of me is glad, because for the first time in several days, I haven't had to be a policeman. I hate being a policeman. And until recently, I'd never had to be one before. But lately things have started to get out of control, as a handful of people have exceeded the threshold at which the community can police itself. And that forces an angry Jeff to intervene when he really doesn't want to.
 
I'm not going to talk about regular comments or diaries right now. We can save that discussion for another time (hint: don't be an asshole, don't immediately take things off topic, and if you can't think of 75 words for a diary, don't post a diary). What I want to focus on today is conduct in game threads. I've heard from countless people over the years that the game threads are what really sucked them in, and the quality and fun are things I've tried to protect. But while the rules have always been lax, at some point this year people decided for whatever reason that anything goes, and that just isn't true. That isn't true at all.
 
I'm not going to make up a list of regulations, because some people are always going to look for loopholes. What I will say is this: use your God damn brain. Don't make threats, don't be a bigot, and don't be stupid. The whole idea behind Game Thread Emotion is that people should be allowed to express themselves however they like in times of extreme happiness or dejection, but GTE doesn't cover some of the things people have said recently. If you're saying something for the sole purpose of getting a reaction - and it's completely obvious when you do - don't say it. That's not the point. LL is a baseball blog, not a safe haven for shock jocks.
 
If you're smart enough to use the internet and register for a website, you're smart enough to know when you're crossing the line. I'm going to be patrolling a lot more vigilantly than I have in the past, so consider this your first and only warning. Offenders will be punished at my discretion, and the punishments won't be light. End of story.
 
Go Mariners.

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Can you imagine what would happen if this place went down for a week?

People would riot.

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

GTE of the week:

"SEXSON WANTS TO TASTE THE MOTHERFUCKING CURB"

~Jordan of Boise

by Goose on Apr 24, 2008 5:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Then we'd take over Baker's blog.

The results would be catastrophic.

by BrianL on Apr 24, 2008 6:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No.

It would never work. Too many un-hardcore fans, most user unfriendly format ever.

by JI on Apr 24, 2008 6:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They had trouble yesterday with just a half dozen of us commenting over there.

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

by Goose on Apr 24, 2008 6:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, I didn't make very many either.

Course, I only half paid attention to the game while doing work anyways.

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

by Goose on Apr 24, 2008 6:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was writing a 4-part score

for my music theory class.

by BrianL on Apr 24, 2008 6:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was sitting in the dark

frantically hitting refresh hoping LL would come back, quietly saying to myself “come LL, I change, I won’t smother you anymore, honest” and so on and so forth.

by JI on Apr 24, 2008 6:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Robert needs to be updating neolookoutlanding

when these things happen

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by I'm NOT Corco on Apr 24, 2008 7:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I get drunk when LL goes down so that would probably be a bad idea

We do need to make some sort of permanent LL bomb shelter though

by Robert on Apr 24, 2008 7:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yes

maybe we can borrow part of USSM’s server. I’ll email DMZ about it

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by I'm NOT Corco on Apr 24, 2008 7:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Go Mariners!!!!

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

by Trenchtown on Apr 24, 2008 5:48 PM PDT   0 recs

At least it's not Batista pitching tonight.

Jarrod is no Felix, but at least he doesn’t drag the innings on and on and on and on and on…

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on Apr 24, 2008 5:49 PM PDT   0 recs

Holy shit Joel

that’s a play.

by JI on Apr 24, 2008 5:51 PM PDT   0 recs

Ah, remember when Joel had such a promising start to his career?

Those were the days…

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on Apr 24, 2008 5:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's okay...

I have a Joel jersey…

by BrianL on Apr 24, 2008 6:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's one of my favorite

charts ever. Jeff hooked me on LL with that.

by BrianL on Apr 24, 2008 6:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was at that game!

I left Everett at a quarter to four, intending to see BP and I didn’t get there until after the first pitch.

by JI on Apr 24, 2008 6:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

until he got hurt

sucked terribly and began to complain about the press ragging him. Dude, the Seattle press is the softest press you gonna find.

by JI on Apr 24, 2008 6:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Not according to Clay Bennett!

‘Bennett reacted to a column by Seattle Times columnist Steve Kelley: “All of these guys are against us. Seattle has the most inept and difficult sports media of any major market.”’

by Nick S on Apr 24, 2008 6:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was such a Joel Piniero fan for about a year and a half

I remember when he had amassed some kind of crazy streak for putting away right handers. It was amazing.

Gil Meche and Joel Piniero were the future!!!

by marinator on Apr 24, 2008 6:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My guess

Felix impregnating you = OK (when done in moderation)
surprise sex for JJ in the shower= not ok

by JI on Apr 24, 2008 5:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fuck my pussy

and go give raul aids you six foot cunt were hilarious comments

I think the problem is when people start to think, “okay, that line was crossed, now I need to take it further.” and we get comments about ass raping JJ Putz.

by Matthew on Apr 24, 2008 5:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That ass raping sub-thread

was seriously not cool.

by BrianL on Apr 24, 2008 5:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I would disagree

about the “go give raul aids” being funny, but then again that’s why I don’t hang out in the game threads.

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

by pdb on Apr 24, 2008 6:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well it's the absurdity of the sentence

more than the acutal sentiment.

by JI on Apr 24, 2008 6:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm trying to come up with a joke

about an antisemitic piece of dirt at the bottom of a river, but I’m drawing a blank.

by Teej on Apr 24, 2008 6:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just so we're clear

you understand that you’re ~1 bad comment away from taking a vacation, right?

by Jeff on Apr 24, 2008 6:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

*Fused.

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on Apr 24, 2008 6:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But that's OK...

...because then we’d get….uh…..wait, I’m confused now.

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

by pdb on Apr 24, 2008 6:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Am I this blog's designated loose cannon?

Or more likely this blog’s designated “stupid idiot comments sayer guy”? That isn’t really what I had intended, but yes, I already know I have a target on my back.

I kind of feel like Albert Belle

by marinator on Apr 24, 2008 6:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

People can change

and some people should.

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

by pdb on Apr 24, 2008 6:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The problem is that people think.

GTE is spontaneous. Like someone else said, if you have to think about it, don’t post it.

And never ever try to “top” something just to top it. You’re just gonna make an ass out of yourself

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Apr 24, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If you have to think about the GTE you are going to post, then don't post it.

Like Jeff said a few days ago, the beauty of GTE is that it’s often hilarious because it’s the first thing that comes to people’s minds when something in the game makes them really happy or really pissed.

Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.

by Goose on Apr 24, 2008 6:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Per Baker

Bedard will be pitching Saturday.

by BrianL on Apr 24, 2008 6:03 PM PDT   0 recs

I'm so depressed right now.

I come to LL looking for a pick-me-up because I’m stuck at work, and what do I get? A lecture. Not to say that a lecture wasn’t in order. It’s just sad to me that people are being lame. Stop being lame, people!

Formerly Alaskan, until Alaska showed up at the SB Nation switch. Thanks for nothing, Alaska!

by The Alaskan on Apr 24, 2008 6:04 PM PDT   0 recs

Don't worry

if they don’t stop being lame, then you won’t have to worry about them much longer.

by Jeff on Apr 24, 2008 6:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Loewen's hometown game

Should be interesting to see how he performs a couple of hours away from his childhood backyard up here in Canada.

What do you guys think of Norton? Do you think he is capable of being an effective DH?

by Tony S on Apr 24, 2008 6:07 PM PDT   0 recs

oh, also, good hockey game on right now

check out the habs vs flyers if you want to kill time before the game

by Tony S on Apr 24, 2008 6:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fuckin Flyers are apparently allergic to a 2 goal lead

See: Game 1 Wash, Game 6 Philly, and now Game 1 @ Mon

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Apr 24, 2008 6:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs