5/26: Open Game Thread, Part 2
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:01 PM PDT
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A new thread before the game even started?
Wow.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
2nd thread before first pitch?
Sweet.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
Yeah, I should have figured.
I haven’t had a computer in the same room as a TV for very long, so game threads are relatively new.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
If I was a Admin
I would open the thread so we could get our rips in then reclose it.
by Robert on May 26, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
About Colon
Last start: 2 swinging strikes, secondary stuff looked like shit, fastball was only mid 90s when nobody was on.
He got a lot of groundballs, but there were a ton of meatballs that the Royals just didn’t punish. All but one of his strikeouts were called, and three of those were on questionable strikezone gifts by the umpire.
None of this changes the fact that he’ll probably kick our asses, but I’m not that sold on him being anywhere near good nor effective. More data needed.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
I'm not sold that he'll be all that great
but the big concern was about his velocity, and he apparently still has most of it. I would much rather have him with his deal than Silva with his.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
He was ranging 89-96mph on the fastball
89-92 when people were on, 91-96 when nobody was. My early theory is that fatass can’t pitch from the stretch for shit. His slider wasn’t breaking and neither was his changeup.
Frankly he’s a one pitch pitcher right now, and that’s only if nobody’s on base. If he’d been pitching against anybody but the Royals, they’d have ate him for dinner several buffets.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He's always been a one-pitch pitcher, though
even at his peak he was hovering around 80% fastballs.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I said
More data needed, but I’m not sold his velocity is back. Dude’s shoulder is shredded beef and will need more starts before he’s convinced me.
He sure hasn’t lost any weight…
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
As for the contract.
Duh. There isn’t a soul on this board that wants Carlos Silva for 4 years, let alone 4 and 48 milion.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
if anyone here works in marketing for their company
huge ROI on $ invested for commercial time on mlb.tv
Vitor is a bum pirate
a logical choice for new manager if mclaren gets canned
is Miguel Cairo
I think this is a good idea if the M’s lose 12 of the next 16 games
I think Edgar would be a good manager because he was a good player and I like him.
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember being excited for bob melvin because he was a catcher and used computers
little did i know that it was a excel sheet with batting averages sorted alphabeticaly
hey, Angel Hernandez behind the plate.
Should be an easy game for Felix.
Facim is less fun when you're not doing the dictating.
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Still frowned upon
Especially the PITCHf/x umpire data.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
can't share,
but Angel has a reputation as a latin friendly ump.
Rays won, DBacks lost
Rays-Best record in baseball
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
This is a pretty good year for teams I like
except for the Mariners, who are terrible
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
For a guy with a reputation of being so warm and cuddly,
Ortiz sure gets in a ton of arguments over balls and strikes.
That's right Varitek.
You get the Price is Right fail horn.
I hate Varitek's gear.
Camo is lame.
NEEDS LESS SUCK
I'm beginning to think we should give Raul a lawnchair
like an MTV celebrity softball game.
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
More than the number of times
Stuff-crust pizza has made me almost throw up.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
The regret took longer to hit me this time
Progress
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Fromundera cheese?
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
No, string cheese is delicious and a Jeff afternoon staple
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you ever tried chewing on the whole stick
That’s like stuffed crust cheese
I know, but I'm trying to make a comparison here
When you DON’T tear the string cheese into strips and just eat the whole thing at once, it tastes like stuffed crust cheese.
Oh, yes
that is why this pizza is terrible
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LL just jumped the shark.
I wasn’t expecting this until the series finale.
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re not my father, Jeff! I don’t have to listen to you, do I?
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It was what I downloaded for MLB's AOCTOBER contest last year
Just be glad it wasnted 114 MBs of Pornbots
NO SHUT THE FUCK UP MIKE
Felix should not establish a fastball. That’s goddamn stupid talk and I would personally bash your head in if you keep it up which willl be very easy because it is goddamned hollow!!
Jon Lester is Joba Chamberlain's brother?
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
See: Jeremy Giambi.
See: Tommy Aaron.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Is this offensive?
Me and my friend (who happens to be a ginger) call Lester “Cancer Boy.” And my friend is a bandwagoner Sox fan, so I think it’s okay.
Lester is Cancer Boy ,and Doug Davis is Cancer Man.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
Hey did you guys know that Lester had cancer?
So does his dad!
SEE MIKE!!!
FASTBALLS ARENT AS GOOD AS THOSE
NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP BEFORE I KILL YOUR CHILDREN
Woo!
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
Announcers don't like, understand change
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Casual fans either
Most people I speak with IRL believe the Rays are on some 50 game fluke and will soon collapse.
Man you don't even have to be a stat geek to know the Rays are full of young raw talent.
Geez, your IRL friends your dumb.
Same with my coworkers
These people are easy to take advantage of.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck experience
I fucking hate you Mariners
Colon
Throwing suck pitches to bad hitters = success.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah.
Still waiting for a baserunner to see if my theory is correct.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Jeff
You’re a master at crushing hopes and dreams.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies win
Col 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 1 Phi 3 0 1 6 0 6 0 4 X 20 19 1
Headline on Rockies’ side of mlb.com:
“Early Lead Evaporates”
What're ya gonna do with those pies, boys?
Evaporates like the life of miners
in Utah!
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Without the exclamation point this is a solid comment
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Be more supportive
his heart’s in the right place.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Mike Blowers
I’ve got a $500 bet with my buddy that Tampa Bay finishes above .500
You want in on this?
He did it like five times over the weekend
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet when the wife asks if he's taken out the trash
He just points towards the kitchen
I fucking hate you Mariners
I'm getting tired of typing it but yes
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it still funny to you?
I’m genuinely curious. Because I detect a joyless persistence in your “HAY IS IS VITOR ARTINEZ” posts.
It comes and goes
I like to switch it up with hay is is Mallio Ordoyez
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
In what year is Blurnsball invented again?
That would be far more entertaining than this [COATHANGER] of a team.
The first person to call in with the right answer should get a free pizza.
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Assuming it's not stuffed crust.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 26, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I would hope for it.
You used to be able to win pizzas if you called in after the first homerun.
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm... baserunners...
Watching carefully now.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions
Kenji!!!
About time one of those grounders to third paid off
Lets go Red Sox chant.
Brett, you’ve failed.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
but the only do that in response to the RS chant.
God forbid they start one on their own.
Colon sitting down in the dugout?
I fucking hate you Mariners
You should check out Sidney Crosby's playoff beard
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm..
With runners on, 92, 92, 93, 86, 92, 92, 94, 96.
Or thereabouts. Theory might not be accurate. Though his location is horrible.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on May 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
When the first triple play was turned at the Kingdome, who were the three players put out?
I bet they were Mariners.
I was at the concessions stand during the triple play we turned on the O's in '92....
I was a whiny kid who wanted a pretzel if I remember correctly.
by LongLiveTheKings on May 26, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You've been saving that one for awhile, waiting to find someone to apply it to, haven't you?
It was just pure luck that Colon beat Blanton to Safeco.
oh
I thought someone overlooked him and this was a reference to it.
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright then.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
Brett if you're reading this
kill a Sox fan right now.
Talking about the perfect game + Masturbating over a Yankees player
Ultimate Jinx
by Jordan of Boise on May 26, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions
well paint me an old geyser, but i never knew when it was acceptable to masturbate to a yankees player
no matter how much of a hunk they are.
wlad for president '08
He's not starting tomorrow so I assume because of the bad team chemistry he'll just stay home
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It only shows up once on my browser so I'm just going to pretend I didn't make a mistake
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried this during the "ready to go game"
doesn’t work
by JI on May 26, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE LATE BUS TO THE STADIUM
See, there’s a reason the players skip the early bus. It’s not laziness or lack of focus, it’s survival skills.
Gameday says it wasn't a terrible pitch.
I actually can’t believe Ortiz did that.
NEEDS LESS SUCK
It was low and away...just on the corner of the plate.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Felix's pitches in the 4th
See if you can spot the pattern
1 95 6" 10" Fastball 2 95 6" 12" Fastball 1 96 6" 10" Fastball 2 96 6" 10" Fastball 3 97 4" 7" Fastball 4 96 5" 11" Fastball 1 97 5" 10" Fastball 2 91 6" 9" Fastball 1 97 6" 11" Fastball 2 96 5" 10" Fastball 3 97 4" 10" Fastball
What're ya gonna do with those pies, boys?
well at least felix is on pace for another 1 hitter
although it’s a healthy notion that we will lose.
wlad for president '08
Are you sure those were the Red Sox fans?
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Wrong.
Bunting foul with 2 strikes are the girliest of all outs.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
That is a really sweet moment.
Because, as a Nats fan, I hate the Mets with a red-hot passion. But no, called third strikes are pathetic, but nowhere near as pathetic as bunting foul for the out.
this is the greatest moment in the history of the universe
by JI on May 26, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yadi still won't give him the ball
even though he promised to after the game. He swears he “lost” it now.
it was great for me because i got pussy right after.
wlad for president '08
by wongguy on May 26, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Fuck this stupid auto-updating board.
As I was saying…”That’s odd, so did I. But that’s because my gf was impatiently waiting in the other room for the game to end.”
Ellsbury is going to be a good player, but not for the reasons Boston fans think he'll be a good player
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
why do boston fans think he'll become a good player?
i thought we were all on the same page.
wlad for president '08
They think he'll be an All Star at the plate
more likely he’ll be okay at the plate and an All Star in the field.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're ever ready to end it all, you could make that a drinking game.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 26, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Please don't rec this
it’s slowly killing me
by Jeff Sullivan on May 26, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Must...not...post....[Walktheworld-BRB gif].
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
DONT BE HURT
BUT HOLY SHIT.
THAT WAS NOT DOGGING IT
ICHIRO HURTS THIS TEAM
by wasting the budget on wall repairs
by Jordan of Boise on May 26, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That was fucking amazing
Thank god there was some give to the part of the wall he hit.
I'm VERY impressed..oh my god
I fucking hate you Mariners
Yes
Pop goes the buttsy on the left hand side!!
by PhilKenSebben on May 26, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm less than capable.
But please, someone find that. He crashed into the wall face-first, and on the way down to the ground, with the ball in his right hand and the glove on his left, he used BOTH hands to reposition his hat on his head.
I can make one after the game ends
But it’d probably be better if someone who has mlb.tv premium does for better quality.
No
The Spiderman man catch was unreal.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
This catch was way more difficult
I fucking hate you Mariners
I think the Spiderman was more athletically impressive.
But I think this one was a better play.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
In my book, yes.
As cool as wall-climbs are, those kind of catches are even better.
Did it happen?
Did Neihaus have a heart attack after that catch?
by Jordan of Boise on May 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe the Red Sox fans refer to this as "Mickey Mouse shit"
and I hate agreeing with them.
by Jordan of Boise on May 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Classic Mariner broadcast format.
Sims come back!!!
Pop goes the buttsy on the left hand side!!
by PhilKenSebben on May 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
And Kreuger
Pop goes the buttsy on the left hand side!!
by PhilKenSebben on May 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
So fucked up - I went into my computer room to post about the catch
and come back out to hear Rizz and Kreuger – it sounds like I’m listening from inside a fishbowl
by Jordan of Boise on May 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm scared.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
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