4/25: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 5:41 PM PDT
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PrintOakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners, Apr 25, 2008 7:10 PM PDT
In news that's actually interesting, Francisco Liriano may or may not be completely boned. A full year and a half after his surgery, his slider sucks, he's lost 4% of his fastball, and he can't throw strikes to save his life. To think it's been Felix whose mechanics have been the most widely criticized since becoming a phenom. For as much as people love to talk about throwing motions and what they mean for durability, I don't think you could find a more inexact science if you tried. If you're thinking about looking at a guy's delivery in order to determine his future health, take Graham's advice and don't bother.
One day away from the return of the 1-2 punch.
LET'S GO MARINERS!!
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So yesterday was the initial warning
today I’m missing the game. So I’m trusting you guys with the game thread.
This is a test. Don’t make me regret it.
I'll be floating around
and I’m not in a good mood.
I trust the Flyers fans to goon it up enough to keep people in line
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Steve Downie drowns in a pool of his own blood
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahaha
I like Downie. His hit on McAmmond was clean.
/flame.
I actually do like Downie…Boulerice’s “hit” on Kesler was the worse one IMO
Go Nova
There are obviously worse thugs
but the whole McAmmond makes Downie enemy #1 in my book. Dean McAmmond is as cool as it gets.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I get it. Honestly I didn't think it was a TERRIBLE hit,
but it was clearly dirty and obviously it’s never good when someone gets hurt.
Speaking of dirty players, WORST PLAYER EVER:
1. Darcy Tucker and Bryan Marchment (tie)
2. Scott Stevens
Go Nova
Downie was just trying to get noticed in training camp
I hate him but at least I get why he did what he did.
I’m biased against people who goon the Sens. So Tucker and Pronger are right up there with Downie at the top of my list.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I’ll always have respect for Pronger sfter that Red Wing playoff game where his heart stopped. I think I was like 7 or 8 and I was stunned that a guy would take a 100 mph shot in the chest.
Go Nova
Shots like that are why I have respect for Al McInnis.
Respect the guy who fires the shot, not the guy who gets knocked out of the game by it.
McInnis once knocked Curtis Joseph out of a game with a slapshot that destroyed Cujo’s mask.
Oh don't get me wrong.
Al MacInnis was one of my favorite players growing up. But it takes serious balls to put your body in front of one of those, and the image of Pronger spitting up blood while collapsing to the ice will always stick with me.
Go Nova
I wish he would take more 100mph shots in the chest
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
If you end my favorite player's career,
you deserve to die a painful death.
/My perfect world
Go Nova
"I don't think you could find a more inexact science if you tried"
Any social science?
Why is it that people taunt social science majors
with the “it’s not a real science” argument? We know it’s not a real fucking science—that’s why we’re social science majors.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Because those of us who were in real science/real engineering
wish you could feel our pain.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
Hey, it's not our fault we know how to bullshit 10 page papers on the constructivist dynamic of the Czechoslovakian
Revolution of 1989. We’re just gifted like that.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
We know how to bullshit 10 page papers too
we just hate it because it takes time away from studying or drinking =(
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Not how to write them well, clearly.
And, uh…yeah, as a Sociology major, I never find time to drink.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
=( Yeah... you poor Soc majors are pretty overworked
I’m really glad I didn’t pick Soc since I really enjoy drinking =/
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
How can Sociology majors be busy?
Sociology isn’t even the study of anything in particular.
But then, I once wrote a Philosophy paper arguing the society isn’t a thing.
They're busier than me.
I’m a music comp major.
Oh, know, we're
really busy, and I mean really busy. I can assure you that I’m not being sarcastic when I tell you that Sociology majors work harder than everybody else and never find time to do anything else, trust me.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
So...
according to the AP Kenji’s contract extension is 3yr/24mil,
and according to Baker who spoke with Frank Thomas he didn’t think the Mariners were a good fit for him because they wouldn’t guarantee him full-time playing time, and he didn’t want to be in a platoon situation with Vidro, and he didn’t know what the club dynamics would be, he felt more comfortable with Oakland cause he’d been there before.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
I think its pretty much a given at this point
Clement won’t catch for the M’s…. he’ll either move to 1st (which I believe he said this spring he doesn’t want to do), or the M’s will trade him for something they feel they need.
After all my years of optimism this organization just cracks me up its gotten me officially to the point where I’m “meh”, I’ll watch the games but I don’t really feel the investment in them I’ve felt before.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What do ya mean?
I’ve been converted or something?
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You've been initiated into the club
you’ll get your complimentary mug and tourniquet in the mail.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That's code for
“we’re a shitty team not going anywhere.”
...and now I'm here
Toronto Contract > League minimum.
Toronto management > Seattle Management.
...and now I'm here
How is this not my point?
...and now I'm here
More Willie B?
I hate the Mariners so much. Seriously this team thinks it can compete with Willie getting semi-regular playing time?? How stupid can they be. FREE WAYNE KRIVSKY!!...(that was a joke).
FREE JEREMY REED!!
No, they think the can make money.
“Competing” is at best a tertiary concern.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Bavasi: "We gotta win some ballgames"
(Actual quote from a pregame show in 2006 during an 11-game losing streak explaining why they’re playing Willie instead of Adam Jones)
No
the origin of the nickname is that Willie just seems like the right kind of guy to have “Ballgame” tacked onto the end.
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 25, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
What a great day
expecting up to a foot of snow today (4-6inches already on the ground), Johjima extension, Batista pitching tonight, and not nearly enough alcohol in my apartment to get me thru it all.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
Sweet.
Iowa is still better than Alaska. The last time it snowed here was, like, three weeks ago.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
two days ago
it was sunny and near 60…..
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It was 70 yesterday and it's 40 today.
Not having mountains/coast is really fucking irritating.
This game is going to be soooooooo boring.
Batista pitching and we’re facing the A’s? Ugh.
Cheeseburgers are delicious.
Just making my way through the posts I missed
and boy were you wrong…
Oh goody, it's a bobblehead night.
Is Brett at the game today? I don’t know if he can handle casual fans after yesterday.
Yeah. Right.
Once the bullpen implodes in July Clement will be the first one traded.
If I'm Clement
I’m on the phone with my agent right now pressuring Bavasi to trade me, so I’m not blocked until I’m 28 years old at the position I want to play.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
You think they would have learned this lesson with Edgar Martinez.
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Key word - "learned"
it doesn’t apply to the Mariners
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
or leared it from the Phillies
with Ryan Howard losing at least a year and a half of his career.
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The Phillies don't lear from the Mariners mistakes
they just pick them up!
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
so Bavasi on the pre-game
says that he tries to build organizational depth at a position (specifically talking about catcher) so you can have pieces to move … Clement is not one of those guys….
I expect that means Clement will be traded…. He talked the same way about Adam Jones last year if I recall.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
I'm still debating whether or not I have the strength for a game thread today.
This rage has taken a lot of out me.
...and now I'm here
just take every non-G-rated word and replace it with [smurf]
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
That [smurf]ing contract is a bunch of bull[smurf]
What I don’t know is whether I have to stomach to watch an entire game pitch by [smurf]ing Beluga [smurf]. It’ll take [smurf]ing forever and probably make me feel like [smurf]
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
This is depressing
I’m gonna go in the backroom take out my [smurf] and [smurf]ing [smurf] the [smurf] out of all that [smurf].
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Smurf Bavasi
Fuck him Smurf to Hell.
No, that’s wrong.
Anyway, I may be okay with the smurf censorship in this thread, provided I’m not the only one that does it.
Though I’m not going to bother with the brackets
...and now I'm here
Yeah but when Raul can't get to
the ball that drops in for the game-winning triple in the 9th off of JJ, I guarantee I will forget the []
Go Nova
You can't have a game winning triple
when you’re already losing by 10 runs
...and now I'm here
You can if you're drunk enough.
/all purpose answer to everything
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I might be okay with this. At least it will be more fun.
...and now I'm here
Personally
I’m only here until work ends and then I’m going home. I’m taking my GF out to dinner and the movies tonight. The M’s are meh.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
WHAT THE [SMURF}
“I would guess that at some point along the way, because of Jeff’s bat - and assuming Kenji plays the way he can - Jeff’s going to get exposed to another position at some point,’’ Bavasi said. “But we have not given up on him as a catcher. A lefthanded hitting catcher with power, those are real tough to find. So, this doesn’t change Jeff’s track to the big leagues much at all. Because his track to the big leagues is with his bat more than his glove anyway.’‘
Per Bavasi
PER BAKER
I’m so annoyed I can’t tell the difference between the [smurf]ing GM and the local beat writer
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
And thank you Bavasi
for giving an answer that both contradicts itself and doesn’t answer the question.
...and now I'm here
Hahahaha
Yes… and I think I’m the only one who is getting these
Thank you!
Finally. Damn.
...and now I'm here
haha sorry, I was eating during the first part of the inning so I could respond
Third times the charm (unless I missed it somewhere else)
You're on the ball
Brownie points for you, my friend.
...and now I'm here
Okay so this current Emerald Queen Casino concert lineup commercial...
One thing really bugs me.
Lonestar should be jettisoned into the sun for doing a cover of Walking in Memphis. That’s not your song to butcher.
It does,
but you’re just automatically irrelevant if you listen to it.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Clement for LF!
For the Braves after they rape us again…
Never seen that picture before.
Wow thats disturbing.
I contributed!
No matter how bad Wilkerson is, We can always remember the Jeff Manto suckfest.
by PhilKenSebben on Apr 25, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I expect that Kenji hits a home run tonight
causing the announce team to gush over how great a deal his extension was.
Will you be thrilled with his other three at bats?
Infield popups with runners on?
I expect Kenji to put up an 0-fer
realizing he’s secure for 3 years…
I also expect Clement to go into an offensive slump realizing he’s just seen his chance of ML playing time delayed at least a year.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait... I think I found out how this trade was made
Bavasi: Kenji, you need to step it up. Clement is tearing it up in AAA
Kenji: I know
Bavasi: So, wait, you’re saying you’re only doing poorly this year because you’re distracted by becoming a free agent next year?
Kenji: N… wait, what?
Bavasi: So you would like to be signed long term in order to have the security you need to be comfortable at the plate.
Kenji: I don’t kn…
Bavasi: A BIG contract you say. Well, how does 2/12 sound
Kenji: No that’s not…
Bavasi: Not enough eh? You drive a hard bargain my friend. 3/24, but not a penny more.
Kenji: What the fuck is wrong with you?
Bavasi: Sweet, I’ve got the papers ready, just sign on the dotted line.
Kenji: Um… will do.
Bavasi: McLaren! I just got Kenji to sign for 3 years, 24 million dollars
McLaren: Sweet! That’s great news.
Bavasi: I know. I’m so glad those Japanese lessons paid off too. I swear it sounded like he was speaking English that whole time.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Apr 25, 2008 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Keys to the game:
1) A Run Scored is a run earned.
2) Strikes are better than home runs
3) Winning should be in everyone’s mind.
...and now I'm here
Keys to the game (krueger translated):
1) The extra bucket runs the quarter mile
2) The air is thinner where the meat is fresh
3) We’re heading to Venus and still we stand tall.
...and now I'm here
Kruger translation
1. scoring runs earns an “A”
2. Power beats power
3. close the door.
FREE JEREMY REED!!
Yeah, you're probably right.
...and now I'm here
I want Frank [Smurf]ing Thomas to hit 3 HRs
I fucking hate you Mariners
I may be at the point where I'm rooting for the M's to lose from now on.
The only way anything will be fixed for the future is if they blow this season. I think I may root against them for the rest of this year.
...and now I'm here
I like seeing AJ hit that double..and GS52 be successful
all while Bedard’s [smurf] itches. But I still want to win
I fucking hate you Mariners
I dont feel as angry now...
I fucking hate you Mariners
you know what would just about be the topper right now
Frank Thomas on a play at the plate bowls over Kenji blowing out his rotator cuff in his right shoulder so he’d be out for over a year, and then Clement comes up and just tears up the Majors.
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So what exactly are the rules around here?
and since when were we expected to act with even a modicum of rationality around this place?
Yeah buddy,
way to [smurf] things up royally. You [smurf]ing [smurf].
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
off the top of my head
1. No being Graham unless you are Graham
2. No avocations of genocide passed of as GTE
3. No avocations of gang anal rape of JJ Putz, even in jest.
4. No posting creepy jpegs
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap, is #3 what happened?
I wasn’t here recently for those threads.
...and now I'm here
That game thread had 2, 3, and 4
it was so terrible that it melted the servers for two days.
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you being serious?
This must have been recently. I wasn’t on here much of late.
...and now I'm here
I don't think either of us are allowed to have sex for a month as a result.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
I have no intention of reading it
But damn
...and now I'm here
What the hell..
Is it with Geren and hitting a Catcher Leadoff?
No matter how bad Wilkerson is, We can always remember the Jeff Manto suckfest.
It's Beane.....
and Geren being really close friends with Beane probably has something to do with it.
Kendall and Suzuki just screan #9 hiter to me.
No matter how bad Wilkerson is, We can always remember the Jeff Manto suckfest.
by PhilKenSebben on Apr 25, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Miguel Batista's secet
whatever it is, is allowing him to throw above 90mph, this is unreal, as long as he’s not using steroids :)
Wait...
WHO playing center for the A’s? Matt Sweeney? 0_0
Wasn’t he a first baseman?
~Till the Halo burns out...
Maybe his secret is "prayer?
...and now I'm here
So glad we signed him! WAHOO
I fucking hate you Mariners
Predictable.
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Not enough faith in grit.
Demand Bloomquist get more playing time. Fortune favors fools after all.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Welp, i think i know how this games is going to go.
Perhaps there is a nice video game on.
No matter how bad Wilkerson is, We can always remember the Jeff Manto suckfest.
I feel like shooting things
but the only game I have for that is “black” which is okay, but not great. I have Halo 1 and 2 and Star Wars Battlefront 2, but they don’t have enough gore.
...and now I'm here
You need to play games with more plot.
Might I suggest Xenosaga?
That's at least twice as much plot per game hour as any other game out there.
Might be too high for a new guy.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Xenosaga was amazing.
I didn’t play it. I watched my roommate play it and I watched the videos. That game was sick it was so awesome. Did you play #2?
...and now I'm here
I played through the entire series.
Overall it was a very well crafted series, though. A personal favorite of mine.
Ha, I didn't know 3 even came out.
But the story in 1 had to be one of the greatest I’ve ever seen. And the videos? That robot girl was a total badass.
...and now I'm here
That's really the best way to experience it.
It’s basically like watching a movie.
~Till the Halo burns out...
I agree with this.
When my roommate bought 2 (which he never played) they provided it as a movie. Watching it again was just as fun.
...and now I'm here
I never finished the entire thing, but it's really good.
And I say that as someone who really does not like RPGs.
Nah, perhaps some good old fashioned MVP 2005
No matter how bad Wilkerson is, We can always remember the Jeff Manto suckfest.
Oh that's the problem!
Tits needed to tie his shoe.
I swear if this keeps up
I’m forsaking Tits forever.
Aki Hoshino will be very disappointed.
...and now I'm here
Only to someone who thinks
that being attracted to women of a particular race or ethnicity constitutes a “fetish.” But since no one here is that nescient, then I presume your statement is false.
...and now I'm here
That's right M's fan
boo…. boo till your heart is content.
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Beluga tits needs a masectomy from the roster.
No matter how bad Wilkerson is, We can always remember the Jeff Manto suckfest.
Not at all.
See, he’s purposely doing badly so he can be “on the decline” and get a 3 year, 24 million $$ contract extension.
...and now I'm here
Mariners Baseball:
Just relax and let us put our [smurf] in your [smurf] and [smurf] it back and forth a while.
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Whatever he figured out last start
he has clearly forgotten.
Wait!
His secret is to kill the A’s one-by-one. I get it now …
Yay! BAEK!
After only 123123412354234562334754753462348753 days rest! He should be gReAt!
...and now I'm here
Keep him in.
Let’s see how many they can score.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
Man, this guys zone is tiny.
Granted Batitsta being all over the place doesn’t help but…
~Till the Halo burns out...
Whatever Batista is trying to do different...
Stop doing it.
I got Randy Johnson to watch.
This game isn’t long for my television.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
The two hour delay looks like a blessing
luckily I can split screen this awfulness.
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Mariner fans
Probably clap when the 3rd out is recorded…I always hate that about us. Like last nights debacle of an inning. They clapped when it was over.
I fucking hate you Mariners
They batted around in the first inning
Or should I say, they stood-there-at-the-plate-and-watched-Tits-throw-ballsed around
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
Good thing Miguel found the new secret of pitching longevity
He easily can pitch 250-300 pitches per game, no worries for the bullpen tonight
Only 43 after 1st inning
Hey! Brent Lillibridge just got traded to the Rangers
in my Baseball Mogul 2009 game!
Cheeseburgers are delicious.
I bet the same people who bitched at Brett and others for not being true fans when they heckled Morse
were right there booing Miguel… Its OK as long as everyone else is doing it
I plan on booing everything that happens from now on.
...and now I'm here
Almost got him
and by almost, I mean “you wasted the throw.”
...and now I'm here
Lopez wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
ICHIRO HUSTLE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I feel some hope that is not false
this is the A’s, not the powerhouse Orioles
I just wanted to post that..its usually reserved for later in the game
but its funny
I fucking hate you Mariners
Oh I know
that was more sarcasm than anything… the powerhouse Orioles.. Its funny because they aren’t good, but they totally own us
Nice job Ibanez
I fucking hate you Mariners
Only twenty more pitches to go before Eveland has thrown as many as Batitsta did.
Give or take a couple.
~Till the Halo burns out...
The Mariners are leading the league in fewest strikeouts
and are ahead of the Angels by a comfortable margin
he Angels are leading in wins vs losses
and we suck
What is this OPS that Dave is talking about?
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Apr 25, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It's On base percentage plus slugging added together
it’s some new found sabermetric stat geek stat that they just made up for the hell of making up a stat
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I smell a seamhead...
LEAVE BASEBALL TO THE TRUE FANS
Because I spent my high school days ripping on nerds like you all day
and now it ’s all I have
Wait
are you the janitor at my office who I constantly make fun of in front of my coworkers?
Stuff needs cleaning, doesn't it?
...and I can hear you guys by the way… man I wish I was back in high school
Yeah whatever.
Did you clean up that mess in the restroom yet?
Yes I did...
I slipped, and the whole left side of my body was completely covered in it…
by thenatural on Apr 25, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Look man
I’m a [smurf]ing true fan. I DRINK AT THE BALLPARK AND EAT HOT DOGS.
by seattlebruin on Apr 25, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Showing Clement as the Banner Bank Building to the Future...
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
Clement Building to the Future
we just don’t know which team he’ll be building for…. it won’t be the M’s.
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......
Ironically, Jeff Clement is building to the future on the day that his career ends…
She must work out
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Apr 25, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
wrong M coming out for injury.
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How strange.
I’m so confused. When you fill your team with really old pitchers… why are they getting injured? I thought age just meant they were consistent.
...and now I'm here
Secret Revealed
Walk enough people to pretend you’re hurt so you can get taken out
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
Batista wants Baek to pitch
He knows the guy hasn’t pitched in three weeks. This is the way to “force” the issue!
.....it worked!!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 25, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
no more so
then Baek. He’d just be more entertaining to watch.
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by MfaninAlaska on Apr 25, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Also:
Hey! CHECK IT OUT! ANOTHER EXCUSE AS TO WHY THE TEAM WILL SUCK THIS YEAR!!!
...and now I'm here
That's the sad thing.
Even if the Mariners fall flat on their faces this season, the “statheads” are still wrong.
We can’t win.
Batista said he found a secret that may allow him to pitch for 4 more years.
It would be ironic of this turned out to be his last start….
Ironical
The word you’re looking for is ironical, as in “People think it’s ironical that I’m a travel agent and I’ve never left Blaine.”
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Apr 25, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice little applause from the crowd
“Thank you for admitting you suck”
Vidro should follow suit.
You realize that with every injury the Mariners have
the team will have to lose ~1 more game this year than they had previously for Bavasi to be fired.
...and now I'm here
Throwing strikes...
This team is not doing it right.
Fingers crossed for top row, second to the right...
Thats the money Baek
Very top right
The jaw drop kinda completes it
He's pitched once this month.
I don’t expect him to be good, even if he was Felix.
...and now I'm here
It's that Bob Melvin fellow.
How can you not like him?
Yeah know I actually liked Melvin when he managed in Seattle.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
It helps keep me sane.
Rooting for a smart, awesome team like Arizona helps ease the pain of rooting for a stupid, horrible team like Seattle.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
Do the A's retire numbers?
Wouldn’t Rickey qualify?
I think
Giambi got McGwire’s number almost immediately
and that was before any real steroid speculation
Giambi wore #16
McGwire wasn’t rerally a HOF player until after his two 60 homer seasons.
by JI on Apr 25, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Bean doesn't keep players around long enough to worry about retiring their numbers.
~Till the Halo burns out...
"on the right side" - niehaus
Thanks Dave for that key info
Top row, second to the right...
Thats the money Baek
Okay Kenji.
You just made bank today. Hit a home run right now >:(
Come on Kenji!!
Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money Big Money GO!
...and now I'm here
I get paid the big bucks
Hence I make that extra effort
After doing extensive (read: 30 seconds of) research on this show
I am glad it is before my time
Goddamn Blowers
You had to use the “signing a contract extension helps him relax” logic, didn’t you?
...Dave, that's....
You’re right. Thank you Dave.
David Niehaus - Smart, Smart, Smart
Michael Blowers Dumb da Dumb
I'm surprised he raises the question
Given the Ms whole loyalty-to-veterans fetish
Dave is the one guy on the broadcast team
who can say whatever the hell he wants.
If he's allowed to talk about big [smurf]ers walking the world
He’s pretty much got a blank check for criticism.
You smurfing excuse for a smurfing ballplayer.
Smurf it all to smurf.
So:
Not GTE – when I started this year, I was incredibly excited – but, at the same time, honestly thought the team would only win 78 games.
Now I’m debating whether I even want to watch this team this year, and I expect 75 at best.
I’m not trying to be pessimistic or throw in the towel. At this point, this is genuinely how I feel. There’s something incredibly wrong with that considering it is not even the end of April.
...and now I'm here
We're not joking.
No politics. This isn’t us being LL funny.
...and now I'm here
We're about two more comments from a buttholocaust
by Jordan of Boise on Apr 25, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Color me stunned
that people frequently imagine your extermination.
by Jordan of Boise on Apr 25, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not personal. No worries.
...and now I'm here
Jeff trusted us...I feel so ashamed
I fucking hate you Mariners
Kenji Johjima Anagrams.
Jok Name Hijji (fo shijji)
Him Joke Jijan
Yeah, I got nothing.
his hot wife
I fucking hate you Mariners
Willie Fucking Bloomquist
Columbine Flog Kiwi Quilts
by Jordan of Boise on Apr 25, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends
Willie Bloomquist?
Willie Fucking Bloomquist?
Willie Ballgame Bloomquist?
Princess Willie?
Princess Willie Bloomquist?
Which one.
Willie Ballgame:
Illegal Web Mail.
So… Willie is Spam.
...and now I'm here
I usually hate the anagrams
But I like that one.
...and now I'm here
Princess Willie
Spill Wire Since
C, Sir Sin Will Pee
He's already well past it if you count his Japan stats.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
When did we trade Ibanez to Oakland?
I fucking hate you Mariners
In 2009 as the Rays in MVP 05, I lost the ALDS in 4 games to Oakland.
Ibanez playing for the A’s, hit a walkoff homer off me in Game 2.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
Yeah, I like the sign
he just had a really serious look on his face, and a slightly tilted hat and looked douchy. The sign is good stuff.
I didn't get a look at the guy
but the sign ruled
tilted hats can be very douchy
I've got an old marching band shako
That would be a great Sims hat.
I kind of like Kurt Suzuki
Trade Johjima for him ( a veteran for a youngster)? I kid, I kid
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
So no one said what sign was so great..can I get an explanation?
I fucking hate you Mariners
he was SUPER animated with that dance last night..all 10 people in attendance laughed
I fucking hate you Mariners
It was a sign that pictured Adrian Beltre in the batters box
with his legs dancing around.
Well I'm bored. And tired.
I’m checking out for night. Good luck against the A’s.
~Till the Halo burns out...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
...and now I'm here
RJ still hitting 94 MPH, 96 on occasion.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
Kenji is so lost...
I fucking hate you Mariners
There are so many confusing things about this
picture. Did h just lick his trowel?
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Mariners New Slogan:
Setting the bar at .200 Since 2008 (or 2004?)
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
Mariners New Slogan:
“The Mojo’s Flaccid.”
...and now I'm here
"Don't worry, it happens to everybody"
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Why did Edgar have to turn down those Viagra commercials?
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
That's okay.
the 24 million dollars doesn’t sound right either.
For a second I thought that's what he meant.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm Ron Fairly positive it's a gay joke.
...and now I'm here
Yeah
B-R has HR logs for each player… Here is Willies
6 career home runs, and 2 of them off of Zito… So Good
I remember in like 2002
When he was simply “Willie Bloomquist” he kept hitting like a bunch of GR doubles, and some HR, and I totally thought he was gonna be a power asset for years to come.
They called him “Willie Boom Boom Bloomquist”
John Morgan is going to be liveblogging tomorrow.
I’m looking forward to seeing his analysis.
What is more enjoyable than this Mariners game?
Youtube surfing!
METALUCIFER, the heavy metal samurai
Japanese men getting hit in the nuts (in honor of Kenji’s extension)
by Jordan of Boise on Apr 25, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions
OH yes...
Don’t deny the raw sex appeal these guys possess.
This is basically the same thing as The Wiggles
but less gay
by Jordan of Boise on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not too familiar with the wiggles
but from that statement, I can only assume they are the least heterosexual whatever they are that has ever graced this planet
Christ, I haven't seen that in a long while.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
I pulled that one out of the archives
Brings me back to the 6th grade,
when I thought that Yatta and the Leonard Nimoy Bilbo Baggins song were the height of humor.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Inspire
Pass it on
WTF?
I no longer live in the NW
WTF is that smurf?
Watch as Baek gets DFA'd tomorow
to clear room for Bedard.
Sorry to see you go, Guy I Wasn't Aware of Until Now.
I sympathize.
by Liebkartoffel on Apr 25, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
or if Beltre can get a walk Clement can hit a grand salami...
oh wait hot dog fingers is still our dh…
http://seattlesportsmaniac.blogspot.com
Vidro..You are not a HR hitter...remember that...tubbo
I fucking hate you Mariners
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