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4/27: Open Game Thread, Part 3

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Go Rays!

Oh, wait, I just read that was a no no.

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Apr 27, 2008 3:14 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I stand by my decision to no longer be that invested.

But these games aren’t very high on entertainment value either. They go pretty slow and generally fall apart at the end.

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Apr 27, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was thinking that, actually

And I’m not sure. You may be right. I’m not invested in the A’s either. But at the same time, this isn’t the most exciting comeback. It’s just… you know… good.

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Apr 27, 2008 3:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

Like finding a $100 bill in your change from a ten dollar purchase!

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Apr 27, 2008 3:22 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What do you expect, it's typical AL baseball

These games are getting ridiculously long.

"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-

by future on Apr 27, 2008 3:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shoulda pulled Felix after the first walk.

Not that it would have helped.

Favor the Bold

by IcebreakerX on Apr 27, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SEASON'S OVER

DFA ALL THE PLAYERS
TEAR DOWN THE STADIUM
THERES NO POINT IN PLAYING

by JI on Apr 27, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   1 recs

BURN THE TREE!

Cheeseburgers are delicious.

by Coach Owens on Apr 27, 2008 3:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hasn;t the last month taught you anything?

This is like, what, the fifth time this exact same bullshit has happened to us re: late cockpunches?

Beware of the GTE.

by EnglishMariner on Apr 27, 2008 3:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whoopdee shit

season’s done with anyway

by JI on Apr 27, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Edinson Volquez

7 innings, 5 Hits, I ER, 3 BB, 10 K’s

Just sayin’
my fantasy team loves that waiver wire pickup

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on Apr 27, 2008 3:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fucking Casilla

Get the fuck out of our games.

by JLC on Apr 27, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well the Rainiers game sucked

so at least I have the end of Felix Day to look forward ok what the FUCK

by Nick S on Apr 27, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Glad I spent

most of my time watching Nascar instead of this game…..

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 27, 2008 3:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I saw that too

First time in years i watched cuz it looks great on my new HD monitor. But man, what an anticlimatic finish.

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on Apr 27, 2008 3:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yep

but that’s restrictor plate racing at its finest.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 27, 2008 3:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great.

Nothing like the absurdity of striking out on a pitch above Richie’s head to drive the point home.

by JLC on Apr 27, 2008 3:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Funk Walk eh?

Inning ending double play, eh?

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Apr 27, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm going with no

Seeing as how it’s impossible

by joof on Apr 27, 2008 3:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hahahaha

you should start with hoping he actually gets the bat on the ball first.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 27, 2008 3:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice try, Wilk

You are never going to catch up with that fastball ever.

by JLC on Apr 27, 2008 3:27 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Like their last 3 drafts?

We didn’t get Laws or Brohm or anything, but I’m not about to say that it “sucked” purely because we reached for players we didn’t expect Ruskell to grab. I can’t find anything overly sucky about it.

by JLC on Apr 27, 2008 3:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wilkerson

A nice idea on paper. Time for a new solution.

by ThundaPC on Apr 27, 2008 3:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Obviously

Turbo’s days are numbered if you aren’t even called upon to pinch hit for Kenji…...

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 27, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

right

cause the M’s never cut struggling vets under contract….... they keep them all year without question like Boone and Olerud.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on Apr 27, 2008 3:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Street's windup

Where he moon-walks off the pitching rubber… seems suspicious.

by okdan on Apr 27, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice and quick.

Maybe next season, Mariners.

by JLC on Apr 27, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, that was "fun"

Now, onto facing teams with offense….

by ThundaPC on Apr 27, 2008 3:46 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1-2 punch bonding moment.

Felix slams his glove a bunch of times. Bedard’s like, “offense sucks, it’s all good, man”

by ThundaPC on Apr 27, 2008 3:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well this ended badly...

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Apr 27, 2008 3:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fuck everything

Fuck the A’s and their damn elephant and fuck that queerbag SB nation guy and his backwards adjustable hat

by speedomike on Apr 27, 2008 3:51 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd just like to say

This is all your fault Wilkerson.

by don gato on Apr 27, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Felix wasn't all that good today.

10 baserunners in seven innings, the hits were line drives, couldn’t find the strike zone when he needed to.

Yeah, the offense was bad as usual, but it’s not like they wasted an amazing start.

The
Richie,
the

by Rollo Tomasi on Apr 27, 2008 5:52 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Save for the 8th inning

That was a better-than-average Felix start. Hard to call 7.0 innings, 4 hits, 10 strikeouts of shutout ball “Not good”.

by ThundaPC on Apr 27, 2008 5:59 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The 8th inning is part of the start, though

McLaren shares the blame for leaving him in too long, but you have to judge the entire start, not just part of it. Overall, it’s a decent start, not a great one.

The
Richie,
the

by Rollo Tomasi on Apr 27, 2008 6:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You were talking about the seven innings though.

He was quite good those seven innings. And those “line drive” hits featured.

- Single to right.
- Single to center.
- Single to center.
- Infield single to catcher.

Three of those hits came in one innings.

Yes, you have to judge the entire start but even then, calling it just decent doesn’t make much sense to me. It’s like using ERA to judge overall performance. It doesn’t tell the whole story.

This was probably his best start of the season until the 8th (An inning which even Felix ends up giving credit to A’s for making adjustments). Quite a shame too.

by ThundaPC on Apr 27, 2008 7:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, I was talking about hiw whole start

which totaled seven innings since he only got 21 outs.

The
Richie,
the

by Rollo Tomasi on Apr 27, 2008 8:41 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not true.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Apr 27, 2008 7:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another reason McLaren is a bad manager

For I swear like the 10th time this season, he sends his starter out with a high pitch count and does not start warming someone up after they’ve put the leadoff runner on base.

It makes no sense, Felix was at around 100 pitches after he walked the lead-off man in the 8th; there is no reason to not start at least warming someone up then. Then if Felix gives up another baserunner you’ll have someone ready to replace him before too much damage has been done, and if he doesn’t you’ve still got your guy warmed up to come in in the next inning. But no, instead he waits until Felix has put the second guy on with nobody out (and with Felix visibly fatigued) before he even starts warming up Morrow, meaning Felix has to face TWO MORE BATTERS with a 105+ pitch count and men on second and third with no outs while our pitcher gets ready. So he walks Barton to load the bases and his pitch count is over 110, yet what do you know, Morrow isn’t ready yet, Felix has to stay in long after he clearly needs to come out.

This has happened so many times this year, it’s really starting to piss me off, McLaren does not plan ahead at all for these possibilities, he just sits there and waits for a disaster to get dumped on him then reacts way too late.

by OlSalty on Apr 27, 2008 6:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait 'til 2009!

The M’s should go nuts and sign Dunn and Teixeira for one last valiant push for playoffs. Did anybody see Nintendo’s last quarterly report? It’s not like NoA is hurting for cash. Then, burdened with massive contracts for the next three to five years, we can watch Ichiro wilt away at the end of his Hall of Fame career and lament Dunn’s transformation into Richie Sexson 2.0.

This should set the team back five to ten years and let Felix walk through Free Agency.

Fun times to be had by all!

by Defenestrator on Apr 27, 2008 6:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no on Dunn

no no no no no no no no no no no no

by Matthew on Apr 27, 2008 7:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and I have soccer at 9. >:(

I’m going to try and score the ep early via hulu or torrent

by Matthew on Apr 27, 2008 7:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Torrents are proof that even an angry God has a little soft spot for humans

If you want I can send you a series of text messages that ruin the episode before you get to watch.

by Jeff on Apr 27, 2008 8:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think this is the seldom-seen Perfect Comment.

I don’t even know how to respond, except by saying that the fact that we enjoy House probably explains why we get along with Graham.

by Jeff on Apr 27, 2008 8:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is absolute genius

and the amazing thing about House is that even though that’s the template for every damn ep it’s still well worth watching.

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

by pdb on Apr 27, 2008 8:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hells no

arrogant son of a bitch

by Jeff on Apr 27, 2008 10:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So now I'm a 70 year old woman running an active baseball blog

That would be quite the accomplishment.

I just find Cameron rather mannish.

by Jeff on Apr 27, 2008 10:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Buh?

I think she behaves like a bratty drama queen, but that’s just me.

by JI on Apr 27, 2008 10:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Physically mannish

or at least physically non-girlish.

by Jeff on Apr 27, 2008 10:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bravo

and they can kill off the plastic surgeon and 13 anytime they want

by JI on Apr 27, 2008 8:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Keep in mind

that they basically had their entire game plan fucked over by the strike. They had to postpone all the story arc until next year.

by JI on Apr 27, 2008 8:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's why I'm not upset or anything

I’m still calling a romance with the psychiatrist from the south pole at some point.

by Matthew on Apr 27, 2008 9:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

eeh

She was played by too big a name actress for her to be coming a recurring character.

by JI on Apr 27, 2008 9:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

she won't be

any long term romance would kill the show. But a 3 or 4 ep story arc? Fits perfectly.

by Matthew on Apr 27, 2008 9:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dunn is, like, collapsing before Cincinnati's eyes right now

The only thing he’s got right now, aside from power when he does manage to make contact, is an astounding walk rate.

by Gomez on Apr 27, 2008 9:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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