5/27: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on May 27, 2008 5:19 PM PDT
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PrintBoston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners, May 27, 2008 7:10 PM PDT
Don't be fooled by the ERA; Matsuzaka's sporting a tRA of 4.71^^, a tRA* of 4.99, and a strike rate that'd make Matt Thornton blush. Given our lineup's impeccable discipline, Matsuzaka should have to work for every out he records, which could force him out of the game early and expose Boston'sahahahahahaha Batista is terrible and we're gonna get creamed so bad
^^Matthew's Edit: I have the updated 2008 run and out values at my disposal and with offense down across the league, Daisuke comes out looking worse.
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It's all dark clouds and brussell spouts from here on out.
I like midgets more than I should.
RJ needs 10 K's to pass Clemens for 2nd all time on the K list.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
47/12 K/BB in 44.2 IP
Hey Graham, what’s his tRA?
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
Was at that game, I love seeing highlights so much
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
My wife and I are expecting
We found out today that it’s a boy (three for three)
I don’t know what shitty Mariner to name it after.
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 5:28 PM PDT reply actions
FISTER
Pop goes the buttsy on the left hand side!!
by PhilKenSebben on May 27, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
If we were having twins, Jose and Pepe would be perfect
I would raise to play baseball and enjoy hot dogs
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats!
(I’m assuming.)
You should name it Suck. 25 birds, one stone.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks - though my wife is going to lose her shit over it being yet another boy
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That is kind of a bummer.
I know I’d want a boy if I were to have kids.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
We've got two and they are tearing our house apart (5 and 4 yo)
The thought of a third is terrifying for her
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
So you will have three middle school aged boys at the same time.
Man, that’s gonna’ rule.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So he's going to become head groundskeeper?
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Your last name is Tuiasosopo?
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
Preemptive strike
I know Manu had an NFL career, but he still makes stage moms look like the Virgin Mary.
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
Yeah, it sucked for my mom, too
three boys and all we ever did was fight with each other. But now that we’re all apart (I live in SD, one bro lives in Georgia, other one in HS) we all get along really well and make their lives easier
by seattlebruin on May 27, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Clement?
That way you could name him after JeffS too!
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Bwhahahaha....
“We’re just giving Cairo a chance to play and keep him in the mix, and give Richie a day off. You can read into this a lot of ways. It has nothing to do with Richie hitting below .200 or anything. We’re just getting a different look tonight, that’s the easiest way I can put it. There’s no one trying harder than Richie…He’s battling hard. He’s having his struggles like a lot of the rest of us on this ballclub are. He needs to keep himself going, keep working hard. Hopefully, the cream will rise to the top.” – McLaren (Larry Stone)
The bandwagon grows.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
I'm going to get my first taste of nutirtious moon cheddar today.
by JI on May 27, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
"Robert is a loose cannon LL poster who doesn't play by the rules. Find out what happens when the admins strike back"
GTE
Coming this fall
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
In an old Fairly OddParents episode
they watched a movie called “Ryan McCane, Loose Cannon Cop On The Edge Who Doesn’t Play By the Rules”. Don’t ask mme how I remember that because I have no idea.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
What the fuck is a Fairly OddParents?
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
An actual good TV show on Nickelodeon
The only good thing to come from Nickelodeon in like 10 years.
I think the last time I actually watched Nickelodeon, Rocko's Modern Life was still on.
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
I will not allow you to dismiss the wonders of Spongebob
Spongebob – at the intersection of Kids, Nerds and Stoners streets.
Also, Fairly Oddparents sucks. It’s as awful as Animaniacs (if you think Animaniacs is good, that’s because you haven’t seen it since you were 9).
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Needs more clapping bear .gif
In the name of the Bedard, the Felix, and the Ichiro, amen.
by Robert Lintott on May 27, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
And his appearance
I think it would be pretty badass if we had a bear pitching for us
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That is highly doubtful
This is the last team that can beat Dice-K the way he’s been pitching. He throws far too few strikes.
Sl...sl....slump-busting..?
McLaren said he was even thinking about reviving the “American Idol’’ competition from spring training to lift morale.“We need a laugh. A dancer, or something. Something just to break things up.’‘
When he was coaching in Toronto, McLaren said, the team once brought a stripper to the clubhouse during a slump.
“It got mixed reviews,’’ he said. “Some of the guys that are pretty close to the Lord weren’t too happy.’‘
Why must every sentence be a reference to some movie?
This is what has happened because of the massive amount of movies made?
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
I missed the reference, I assumed it wasn't one
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a direct one. But similar to what Ben Stiller
said in Dodgeball.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
I have no idea what I am referencing.
Help me out.
by JI on May 27, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Well actually it may not
be an actual “reference” on your part. I’ve just seen so many movies that it sounds like one. Sorry.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
You don't have to apologize for everythign you do.
by JI on May 27, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he was offhandedly bragging
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree.
What person over the age of 13 has seen Dodgeball?
by JI on May 27, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
"I've just seen so many movies..."
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes no sense
by that logic, and line said by anybody is a movie reference.
by JI on May 27, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Was that a Platoon reference?
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's where you take out an average fielder for a worse one
instead of the worst fielder in all of baseball.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
I damn near quoted Jesus as a retort to this
but the I thought better of it.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
come to think of it
Jesus wasn’t really that profound.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't really need to be profound
with words when you have magical powers.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
by Coach Owens on May 27, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't tell if he's being serious or sarcastic
but if he’s being sarcastic this is a fine post.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Ichiro is profound with words.
He doesn’t have magical powers. Unfortunately.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, so you were saying that I'm really weird
and saying that “I now understand your love for Garfield” was your way of saying it. Gee, thanks.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Jon Arbuckle is a vaguely employed virgin in his 30s who spends his work week hanging around his house talking an orange housecat. Additionally, with each passing day, his desperate failures with the opposite sex make Garfield, Odie and any other roommate more and more likely to become the victim of a frustrated sexual assault.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I have zine called "Fuck Garfield"
It is the funniest shit in the world and I wish the guy that did it would put it online.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that you spelled rumors the British way as a typo
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear we're trading for Ken Giraffey Jr.
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
If we land Harry Canary, would Jeff quit covering the Mariners?
Or would be march down to Safeco for immediate revenge?
Is Batista bound to this team for one or two more years ?
Coldly devouring reason as if it were a delectable snack
Whatever the number, we're bound to regret it.
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked how a the beginning of the day
the headlines reed “Canseco will fight a man for 5K”
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not a typo; you just fail at proper capitalization.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does that matter?
I made up the title, I can make up the capitalization.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Because I thought you were trying to be clever.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
"Typo" should be "typo".
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Not if it's the title to a fake show
I do object to the ! at the end though
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to ask
where was my typo?
I can’t find it.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why I edit my papers no sooner than 8 hours after I wirte them.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That's intentional.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I keep telling you, man.
Hire a secretary and start using dictation.
You realize that this will likely result in me hiring the hottest (and therefore dumbest) secrectary
and my typing% will get worse.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That's understandable though.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If he pulls that off, he can do whatever he wants with little boys.
That is fucking awesome.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Where have I see this before?
Felix Hernandez may be The King, but Justin Upton is a GOD.
1998 Expansion Teams Reign Supreme!
Hooray I finally found a D2C Wii modchip that doesn't require 30-wire soldering!
Oh there’s a game on today.
Okay, it's time for the fucking game to begin.
What? Another half-hour of this shit? JESUS CATFUCKIN’ CHRIST.
I died yesterday when someone asked what they missed,
and someone responded: “butthol got some dessert.”
Maybe it’s because I was kinda drunk, but I laughed for a good five minutes.
Thanks, but it was nowhere near as funny as JI's.
GOTTA GO DROP ANCHOR BRB
I damn near died.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's one of two SNL jokes that is still funny after you turn 16.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
No, seriously, try again.
All I’m seeing is “Image Hosted by Tripod.”
Not me
But that is a hilarious sketch.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I was negative 60 when the Marx Bros. were in their prime.
Still hilarious.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 27, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Fantastic!
His symptoms are accelerating. We’ll finally be able to diagnose his problem.
Great,
somebody is going to have to clean this up.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
If Coach was actually assigned to me on mop duty
I would buy a toiletless house.
by JI on May 27, 2008 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That's some
optimism I haven’t seen in a while.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Easy, Robert.
At least wait until he says something stupid.
Oh man
Remember 2007 when Batista led his team in wins? Let’s hope he can recapture some of that… hahahaha OMG he is terrible
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
Wow, wonder how I missed that
Must be my brain’s self defense mechanism against ending up in a corner in the fetal position…
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
My dad was upset because my brother had to split time with John Stockton's son
even though they basically had the same skillset.
by JI on May 27, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
maxpreps.com sucks
And considering I used to cover high school sports for the Seattle PI, is starting to piss me off
OT: Pedro v. Price tomorrow night.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
Hmm... Pedro vs. Price or Washburn vs. Wakefield?
Decisions, decisions…
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
In the minors though.
"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena
by R.J. Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Krueger's key to the game
establish the fastball. Fuck you, Bill.
Krueger is too lazy to even use "the" anymore.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Not everyone writes in proper complete sentences all the time.
by JI on May 27, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it missing because they can't find it...
...or they can’t find it because it’s missing? What the hell does this actually mean?
Coldly devouring reason as if it were a delectable snack
by Frosty Raptor on May 27, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yuni should use the Transmogrifier
Coldly devouring reason as if it were a delectable snack
by Frosty Raptor on May 27, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid daughter
You should call before returning home, that way you don’t walk in when your dad is sporting a major hard on.
by JI on May 27, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sneaky Mariners
Other teams’ fans probably think that their hitters are good, not that we have absolutely no defense in LF.
The artist formerly known as Katal
So anways, hear about Sydney Pollack?
What is he? Jon Lester’s dad or something?
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
I wanna see Manny get to 500 HR here in Seattle.
I fucking hate you Mariners
It wouldn't kill me
He’s the only player on that team I like.
by discovolante on May 27, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the thing...I fricking love that guy.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Why? We suck.
Might as well see something historical.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
Maybe not to the sportswriters
but it’s still a pretty huge milestone. How many players have hit at least 500 homers?
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
I like round numbers...
Hence your 300 pound mom is attractive.
I fucking hate you Mariners
There's a Reply button below each post.
It makes it much easier to read.
ESPN's (baseball) home page says it best
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
dammit
Now I feel obligated to visit espn.com, open that article, and keep it opened for at least an hour, to try to drive a Mariner article’s stats up.
The artist formerly known as Katal
Even when
it’s an article extolling how we’re the most disappointing team in baseball this year?
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
Just realized
I spent the last two minutes weighing how much merchandise/many autographs I should ask for if I were to catch Manny’s 500th HR. Totally reasonable and realistic.
The artist formerly known as Katal
There should be a 3 month prohibitory period
before you are allowed to correct someone else for being stupid.
by JI on May 27, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Let me guess,
you were “wilkersuck” before the DFA?
If nothing else
The one thing we’ll get out of the losing continuing is Dave ripping into this team relentlessly.
There's also seattlebruin
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Going to Fenway this summer?
Should I pick up a Matsuzaka or Manny jersey?
The artist formerly known as Katal
I'd get a Manny...hands down.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I'm tempted
I have tickets for Fenway and Yankee Stadium. I can see myself having fun and cheering for NY while there, but I just know I’m going to hate every second that I’m surrounded by Boston fans.
The artist formerly known as Katal
We can't lower our standards for fiddle cat
We have to earn it.
If I am entrusted mod owers with this place
odds are it’s reached the point where there is zero traffic to mod.
by JI on May 27, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Now even Niehaus is second guessing McLaren ...
Great glasses on Red, though.
by The Ghost of Spike Owen on May 27, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
Does Not Compute
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
there's got to be 30000 frontrunners dressed in red
that just shifted sides.
by JI on May 27, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean it.
I wish to steal your jpeg and use it for my own dastardly plots.
Everyone is like this to even the longtime members.
Its the norm around here, you shouldn’t take it so personal.
You should see the shit we give JI.
That said please try to use proper punctuation and grammar.
Ive been here for awhile now.
I have seen everything. And frankly, I am shocked it never gets old to me.
All over the globe, my ass, Rizzs
The WBC was maybe 6 legit nations and then some crack-assembled teams of guys chosen in quasi-racist fashion.
That would make more sense
Fucking Saxon’s, I still haven’t forgiven them for the Battle at Maldon
Chipper Jones impresses me more..and no one is really paying attention to the year he is having.
I fucking hate you Mariners
.416/.490/1.165 OPS
I fucking hate you Mariners
unsustainable
Pujols could actually finish with a better line then he has now
by JI on May 27, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
No shit...but he's been on fire ALL year.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Doesn't matter.
They want to treat it like they’re closing some sort of historical place. They stripped it out completely in the 70s rebuild, it’s not even the same stadium except for the shell.
Also, have you ever been to a game there? It’s not exactly a great place to watch a game.
all dem bases werent stoled in one inning
Pop goes the buttsy on the left hand side!!
by PhilKenSebben on May 27, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Pop goes the buttsy on the left hand side!!
by PhilKenSebben on May 27, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
The camera man loves Red
I fucking hate you Mariners
The entire state of Alaska doesn't know who Red is? Shocking
(I will continue to make this joke.)
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on May 27, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me, or are a few outliers dragging the IQ of this game thread down to Forrest Gump levels?
by Jordan of Boise on May 27, 2008 7:46 PM PDT reply actions
I think we're past that point.
And on that note, I’m off to bed. Should be up to Forrest now.
Ahem.
I hate to be an ass, but remember the TOS. You’re not Graham, be more subtly dickish.
I called his posts low IQ, not him.
If that’s too far, I apologize.
Works for me, carry on.
I just didn’t want someone getting in trouble over someone like this.
Yes, yes it is.
Because it always is and always will be. And I don’t blame them. You could help yourself with correct punctuation.
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
I'll bet that Manny catch ends up on ESPN
Because there is no god.
New game thread up after this half inning
and I might be pruning the members of those allowed to participate.
I thought Jeff was Papa?
And Matthew was Mama?
"I'm out there Jerry, and I'm llllllovin' every minute of it!"
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