6/11: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 11, 2008 8:51 AM PDT
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PrintSeattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays, Jun 11, 2008 9:37 AM PDT
We've talked a lot about how the Mariners' bad team defense makes the pitching staff look a lot worse than it is. But while you'd think the opposite would be true for the Blue Jays, make no mistake - their rotation is awesome. tRAs by starter: Burnett (3.76), Halladay (3.11), Litsch (4.97), McGowan (3.94), and Marcum (3.55). For the sake of comparison, the best on the Mariners belongs to Felix, who comes in at 4.68. Toronto is using the recipe the Mariners thought they had to play like one of the better teams in the AL, and unless something goes awry, they should be around for the long haul. The AL East is a complete monster.
Marcum, by the way, totally rocks despite a fastball that couldn't touch 90 in a fighter jet. Change speeds, Felix. Your heater isn't as good as you think it is.
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Carlos Silva, the delicious gooey center.
Disgusting, Mentink.
On the pregame show
she called Silva the “delicious gooey center” of last night’s game.
I read Mentink as Mentok.
As in “The Mind Taker”.
I like midgets more than I should.
Did Beltre quit?
"Dragons" are actually dinosaurs hunted to extinction by man in the Middle Ages. Check your Chinese calendars people.
Heh.
I almost wrote the same thing, but decided I’d get called a grammar Nazi if I did so.
Thanks for taking up the mantle.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 11, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
A real grammar Nazi would have just pointed it out
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
There's no shame in being called a grammar Nazi.
It’s those people who make mistakes who should be ashamed.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Good morning, LL
Looks like this will be a working folks and east coaster thread today =)
Yeah, but we're awesome like that.
"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 Jun 11, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
So can we just send Wlad back to AAA already?
Reed appears to be more MLB ready both at the plate and defensively and if they’re competing for starting RF (Which is stupid but that’s clearly the direction they’re going here) Reed is the clear choice..
At this point Wlad would be better served getting regular time in AAA working on some of the obvious holes in his game than playing 50% or less of the time up here, and it’s hard to call him an asset to the team right now.
It could be worse
Cairo could be starting 1B too.
That's just the kind of thinking we need to turn this team around!
Thanks for the idea. Cairo bats fourth in the series against the Nationals.
At least David Eckstein isn't our leadoff hitter
"Dragons" are actually dinosaurs hunted to extinction by man in the Middle Ages. Check your Chinese calendars people.
by Frosty Raptor on Jun 11, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, King Felix?
Better pitch a shutout.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Poor Felix.
What’s running through his head right now?
Ugh, the IE on this computer does not auto-refresh and I'm afraid to DL Firefox
since it’s the guest station and I don’t want to mess with the configuration
memory stick + Portable Firefox, configured as you like it
means you never have to worry about messing up strange configs again. Portable Firefox.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
You, sir are an American hero.
I salute you.
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
The PortableApps suite is awesome
it’s got most everything you need – media player, word processing, etc. And if you’re running FF at home, you can just copy your profile into your Portable Apps version of FF, and it’ll look and feel exactly as your home setup does.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Unless he's running on an old Win98 machine that doesn't support USB.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Or he doesn't carry around a flash drive on his keychain
oh wait… I DO carry around a flash drive on my keychain =P
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
You can download drivers to make Windows 98 support USB.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 11, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
The Win98 hotfix - yes, I've tried.
It works on 98SE, but on 98 it’s not able to interpret most signals.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Geofr Baker this morning on KJR
“I think the M’s could end up trading Jarrod Washburn for Ken Griffey Jr.”
I would be in favor of this, except that this being the Mariners, they’d probably extend Griffey for 2009, turning this into a straight garbage for garbage trade that doesn’t actually help the team for 2009.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 9:30 AM PDT reply actions
There is a waiting period where all junior high's are notified
They have to let the girls at least put on running shoes.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Not if it means Griffey in 2009. He has to retire at the end of this season.
Griffey and Washburn are both pretty much useless at this point. I don’t mind Junior getting to do a victory lap in 2008 because the season’s toast anyway, but Griffey is the version of Raul that doesn’t hit quite as well (per the LLcolloquium earlier). If Junior’s cluttering the 2009 roster, we’re going to have problems.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Means Wash won't be cluttering the roster though
and the Griffey reunion tour can’t be THAT bad… unless they let him play center
crap.
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
"play the field"
And even then, he has a .410 SLG. At GABP. In the NL.The Reds as a team (pitchers included) are slugging .413.
I used to think Griffey would be OK as a platoon DH against RHP ala what the M’s SHOULD be doing with Raul. Now, I’m not even sure that’s all that good an idea.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
The NL Central is a reasonably strong division.
Right now, the last place team in the AL East would be:
Second in the AL Central.
Third in the AL West.
Fifth in the NL Central.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Even though his weak HR/FB ratio and visually declining batspeed seem to indicate that he may be done
just because he’s Griffey, I’m willing to chalk it up to SSS and hope that he can have a minor revival if he doesn’t have to play the field every day.
You (and Jeff and Graham and a lot of other people) are probably right though, that he’s very close to finished. But I would be very happy about getting rid of Washburn.
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
The problem is, it's the Mariners...
... a franchise with a bad case of veteran entitlement syndrome. Look at how Raul gets to play the field because he doesn’t like DHing.
This team needs serious overhauls in the OF, 1B and DH, and substantial defensive upgrades. A 39 year old DH in 2009 that’s showing serious signs of being done as a useful player is not particularly useful in this sort of environment.
I’m OK with a Griffey Revival Tour in 2008 in Seattle, but after the season’s done, he needs to retire. Otherwise, we’re trading a bad player for 2009 for a bad player in 2009.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
But a bad player in 2009 who I wouldn't feel dirty about rooting for
and yeah, I probably should have noted that all of this would be more likely with more competent management
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
YES YES YES YES YES
Wash for Griffey Morrow/Dickey—-> rotation
HOLY SHIT THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN
Go Nova
Baker thinks Washburn could pitch in the NL
He cited Woody Williams as an example. Stupider things could happen.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
They'll get nothing for Griffey at the end of the season
And he’s awful now. I think they’d do it.
Which raises the question of
Washburn > nothing?
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Washburn is signed through next year though.
I would rather have nothing.
We should trade him..he sucks.
I fucking hate you Mariners
The popular sentiment at Baker's blog is to DFA/Trade/Kill Beltre right now.
Ichiro comes a little later.
No Wlad!
Stop fraternizing with Silva
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 11, 2008 9:40 AM PDT reply actions
That WHIP under 1 is sexy too
I fucking hate you Mariners
And yes, given that his tRA is nearly a full run higher, I realise that was a dumb thing to say.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
So, best result that inning is a groundout to the pitcher.
Marcum is good.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
That's good.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I thought they were fat.
You never use a phone booth, you never see your toes, when you go to the movies you take up seven rows.
When I go to get my shoes shined, I have to take their word.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Just tell me once again who's fat.
If you see me comin’ your way
Better give me plenty space
If I tell you that I’m hungry
Then won’t you feed my face
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 11, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought that last line was
The run to feed my face.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Unfortunately, now it is stuck in my head.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 11, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Go with the originals.
Dare to be Stupid
Slime Creatures from Outer Space
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Dare to be Stupid is awesome.
I also love “Horoscope” off of Running with Scissors, “When I Was Your Age” from “Off the Deep End”, and pretty much all the polkas are funny. People knock Weird Al all the time but he’s a funny man.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I love how he goes out into the crowd for that song
That’s his best slow song for sure
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I've got an AK47 and you know it makes me feel alright.
I’ve got an uzi by my pillow
It helps me sleep a little better at night.
There’s no feeling any greater than to
shoot first and ask questions later
Better watch out punk, or I'm gonna have to blow you away!
I’m so mad I slept through a Weird Al Sub-thread.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Twice, at the Puyallup fair.
Lots of fun. The second time he started to cover “Whole Lotta Love” after asking for requests and his guitarist requested some Zeppelin. Later he said “Who was at this show last year!” and a few of us cheered then he said “Well I’m sorry, because it’s the same show as last year!!” It was definitely a good show with all the AL-TV clips and such. Good stuff.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Let's get all liquored up
and shoot at anything that moves!
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Between the mariners shitty lineup and Felix pitching
this game could very well be over by the time I have to go to work at 11:30. Wheeeeee!
Where did the 4th pitch miss?
I fucking hate you Mariners
Gameday had it right down the middle...called ball.
I fucking hate you Mariners
But pitch 3 was a strike? haha
I fucking hate you Mariners
More fastballs Felix
I don’t think you’re throwing enough.
Sarcasm doesn't work well over the Internetsz!!
He might think you are serious.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Wow. 9 pitches, all fastballs
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 11, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
And it worked.
Against a passive hitting team like Toronto, this sould be a winning strategy.
But with our hitters against Marcum and their gloves, both pitchers could take shutouts into the 12 inning.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I see a lot of Jays games.
And Wells is the only guy on the team who’s going to swing early in the count. Guys like Overbay will happily stand there and watch you strike them out on 6 pitches.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Nice sig
Cutting self > Mariners. At least when you cut yourself, there’s no false hope.
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks?
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
You think that the word is out on our lineup?
That they could possibly swing at pitches out of the zone?
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
We're getting Marcum'd on today, huh?
I fucking hate you Mariners
TAKE SOME PITCHES GODDAMMIT!!!
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Way to get up there and swing!
That’s the way! No bullshit pussy watching pitches go by and taking walks for us! Good outs, guys!
My buddy (Giants fan) is awesome.
“There’s no such thing as luck in baseball, Adrian Beltre sucks.”
“Clutch hitting can be measured.”
Just give me my $500 now.
Tell him you'll give him a discount if he buys you a Longoria jersey with part of the money
like $385 and a replica Longoria jersey ($99) just to rub it in even more
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
HAY GUYZ!
Our game won’t be televised, and I was bored out of my skull at work so I figured I’d drop by.
So, when do you guys get Junior back? lol j/k
Whip Blue Jay ass!
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
What the hell is that?
Can’t… stop… watching… wtf
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I found out about it years ago when a coworker included it in a TGIF all-call e-mail
I just found it on the net for myself.
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by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
It's actually just a hippo.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
See? Matt Stairs never took the bat off his shoulder.
5 pitches later, he walks.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
You still have to throw SOMETHING other than a fastball
Eventually they’re going to figure it out when you’ve thrown 12 in a row.
If Felix were on the Red Sox, would be get into the ASG?
Discuss.
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
Yes.
His ERA is solid and his W/L would be much better on the Sox. Those are the only stats that matter for that game.
He'd definitely have more exposure, that's for sure.
When I wore my Felix jersey at Fenway, people had no idea whose jersey I was wearing.
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Going to any of the shows on the tour?
Starts today, you know.
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Fuck you Kevin Mench
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Mench is the first Jays hitter this inning to swing at any of the first four pitches he saw.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Fun Mariner 2008 facts
The M’s have scored more than 8 runs twice all year (with a 1-1 record).
The M’s have 5 two game winning streaks – 3 of them in April.
The M’s have 1 three game winning streak – also in April. That is their longest winning streak of the year.
The M’s have 6 losing streaks of 3 games or more – 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7
Take that Wilkie.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Beautiful pitch by the king
Started inside and cut right over the plate.
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Random Queston
If you were to go the whole game without giving up any hits…and lose 1-0 because you walked 4 straight batters in one inning…would you still be credited with a no hitter?
Yes
and I think pitcher’s have actually lost a no-hitter on a few occasions
There was an aflac trivia question about that.
I don’t remeber the answer.
by AtomicGarden on Jun 11, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait, why are they still playing the "keep watching"?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 11, 2008 10:01 AM PDT reply actions
Yikes with the outdated "Keep Watching" commercials!
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Good call
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Sexson could've walked in 4 pitches, but NOOOOOOO!
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Johjima with a walk?
And he even took some pitches that were within a foot of being a strike, something somewhat rare.
Kenji walking is a sign
We will win this ballgame
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 11, 2008 10:05 AM PDT reply actions
There we go. That's more like it, Yuni.
Swing at that ball no where near the plate. And tell the rest of the team to do that too.
God dammit Yuni
Your fat ass will swing at anything.
This team would be better off just never swinging ever
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:06 AM PDT reply actions
Send them up there without bats...wouldn't hurt would it?
Maybe not today…Marcum can pitch. But against someone with less control. ‘Ironically successful-batless Mariners’
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
*Points to the first base umpire*
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
That's basically how Toronto is doing it.
In the second inning:
Stairs saw 5 pitches and swung at none of them.
Overbay did not swing until the 5th pitch.
Mench did not swing until the 4th pitch
Wilkderson did not swing until the 6th pitch.
No damage done, but they made Felix throw 23 pitches.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
LOL GO BACK TO CHINA ICHIRO!!!1!!
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 11, 2008 10:08 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Who are you, Marty in Dallas, banned Jim Rome caller?
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
It's the changeup, stupid!
:-\
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
That's gold, Jerry, gold!
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
And on a scale of 1-10, level of irony that our only baserunner was the result of a Kenji walk
I’ll go with 8.5
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:08 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'l go with a hahahahahaha
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
What does that do, anyway?
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
And those who don't feel like less of a man.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 11, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
We should have a day where all of LL secretly agrees to not rec a certain poster
and flag everything he posts.
Oh wait… that’s just called a regular day with Coach
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Recs: preventing Robert from drowning his anxieties with alcohol and creating more hilarious postings.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree one hundred percent
Blue for 10
Red for 15
Silver for the elusive 20 rec post
by Robert on Jun 11, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tell the SBN designers!
This would be awesome
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
25 rec posts automatically get a small fiddler cat added to them
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Ironically he gets more recs when hammered
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
People are always asking me to live up to that night
That was the peak of my drunkenness. Nothing but a steady decline from here on out.
I recently found out that night that I had my face beat in by my friend
This is why my face felt/ looked like it had been hit by a skillet
Results in a runner left on base while Yuni and Ichiro strike out
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also rec'd
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
A shame Johjima robbed him of the perfecto.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I dislike Google maps now
I loaned my GPS to a girl and now I don’t know when I’m getting it back. I get lost too much without it now.
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
This may be the best Felix has looked all season.
Shame he’s going to lose 1-0.
The plan was to have him win -1 to 0
They couldn’t figure out a way to take a run away from the Blue Jays, though.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought you were ahead and saw him hit a 3B or something.
Turns out you just hate him with a passion.
Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.
by ColbyInBoston on Jun 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Go manage the game, Squinty!
Although it’s been a while since we’ve seen you around here
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
And I see someone introduced you to Miguel Cairo!
Someday, we’ll have to introduce you to Jeff’s friend Ryan
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Groundballs...strikeouts...
Oh Good Felix, I’ve missed you so much.
But that shiny ERA might get him to the ASG
which would be awesome.
Sexson beat him to the bag!
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Six groundouts and one flyout.
Much better.
I think it'll be better if he goes 9 no-hit innings and it goes into extras, and he gets pulled not getting credit for a no-hitter.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Every Brownie is now a edge brownieWhy would you want edge pieces?
The middle ones are best
The "lower" part of the digestive tract.
Not appetizing.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
He sucks
At least this way he might walk
by eponymous_coward on Jun 11, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Just means more K's for Marcum to have
I’m sensing a two-hit shutout with 18K’s
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a testament to how bored I am with this team that MLB.tv crashed and I didn't notice for a couple of minutes
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:17 AM PDT reply actions
Maybe it'll be 1-0 Mariners
Weirder things have happened. Like blowing out the Red Sox in Fenway.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Geoff Baker, once again awesome.
I’ve got a busy day today. After this game, I go downstairs to the studios of TSN (the Canadian version of ESPN) to tape the daily Off The Record show. I’ll be one of their four sports “celebrity’’ panelists. One of the guys who is supposed to be on with me - in-studio, arguing sports topics - is none other than John Rocker. I have no idea why he’s in town. Hope he liked his subway ride over.
by BrianL on Jun 11, 2008 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
John Rocker's on Off the Record a lot.
So is Steve Austin. No idea why.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Why would Steve Austin voluntarily go to Canada?
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
We can still hope for the complete game from Marcum.
Jays pitchers have thrown I think 10 complete games already this season.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
God dammit.
If that had been us Loafie would have thrown the ball into the stands
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:19 AM PDT reply actions
"Get a base hit, didn't do anything with it."
Why do they sound surprised?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 11, 2008 10:20 AM PDT reply actions
Wow you're good at saying bad words?
Have you been taking classes long? I wish I could be that convincing.
Go back to sleeping in the dugout
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry who greenlights a commercial
with 70 abies crying that fades in to the Aflac duck singing at maximum volume. What a pile of horse ass.
Yeah, just imagine if that had been Raul.
Somehow, they Jays would have scored two runs
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Wtf Reed?
You’re supposed to be good at defense.
Nope, 1-0 Blue Jays.
It will happen shortly
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Can us without tv's get a gif?
I fucking hate you Mariners
Or an explanation.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey our defense is good.
They’re just not performing right now. But we’re still one of the best defensive teams. I mean, look at all the diving plays Raul makes!
The ball lined over the first base bag, bounced off the wall and back fair, Reed missed when he dropped his glove to field it.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Lined? It hit the ground like 4 feet away from home plate
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a very hard grounder.
My brain’s offline. I’m cutting out soda, and experiencing caffeine withdrawl.
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by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
K
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Vidro will score us lots of runs.
Don’t you remember? He’s like a .336 hitter in Canada or some shit. There’s a stat you VORPies can stick up your ass and sit on.
Hey I think my swearing is getting better.
Wait...
Felix throws curves now too? HE’S UMSTOPPABLE
So many groundballs...
What’s the splits on outs right now?
One flyout from each team.
12 total groundouts and 10 K’s.
by Crystal for DH on Jun 11, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd demand a trade if I were Felix
I fucking hate you Mariners
Send him to the Rays for Joe Maddon?
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by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
That was a joke
Remember when you sent Lou Piniella to the Rays for Randy Winn?
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by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
So Felix and his agent walk into a bar...
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
J-Lo and Wells have one each, correct?
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry...wrong thread....and I'm stupid. So there.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap, GameTracker is rapidly closing in on Gameday
they’re pf/x away from being better.
They just added another thing where it shows the percentages of BIP for each batter to each zone on the field (well six zones at least)
Still counts as an earned run?
Seems like he wouldn’t have scored if Reed kept him at 2nd.
I fucking hate you Mariners
.. and done.
Hooray, his ERA is fixed!
by AtomicGarden on Jun 11, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what I'm talkin' aboot, eh?
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by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a friend that married one.
An American dude that married a Canadian chick.
A French Canadian chick, to boot.
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by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
You had it ready to go?
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Considering Toronto is now winning 1-0
this could be the key to unlocking the secret of winning 0 to -1.
You would think the Mariners would know the secret well
since Super Mario’s “negative world.”
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 11, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
How has Felix not choked someone yet?
His defense has fucked him over so many times and he has the 2nd worst run support of any pitcher in baseball. I would fucking hate this team so much by now.
He's indifferent
Like this:
"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 Jun 11, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's pretty awesome.
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by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Look at its relative size to the child
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 11, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
It's big, thus it's a cat
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
No
It’s a fat cat
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by Orlando Rays on Jun 11, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Kenji opposite field basehit? Walk?
I’m scared.
Is Johjima the only Mariner that gives two shits about winning?
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
He doesn't care about winning.
He just cares about looking good for a trade.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 11, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Sexson
He just really, really sucks. But I get the impression he really tries, at least when he’s not too drunk.
by AtomicGarden on Jun 11, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
So in the low inside zone, Kenji is hitting .056
isn’t that the power swing zone?
No, because if you took Texas's offence you'd have to take their defence
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:34 AM PDT reply actions
Well they're slightly worse than us according to one metric and slightly better according to another, right?
You can have really bad defense and really bad offense, or really bad defense and pretty good offense. I’ll take the one with the offense.
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by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Sims was talking about combining Toronto's pitching staff and Texas's offence
And how good they’d be
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I think if you took all the best players in the AL and put them on one team
they’d be awesome
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, we're not taking Alex Rodriguez on this team
if that’s what you meant. No clubhouse cancers
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I was not paying any attention to that.
If you could just let the Toronto fielders field, and have 9 DH’s for all your fielders in the form of the Texas offense, yeah that’d be awesome.
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by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What do you do if you're not the home team?
"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 Jun 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Your pitchers have t o be your hitters.
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by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
The DH is not stupid.
"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 Jun 11, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd prefer to see people paid as hitters hit and people paid as pitchers pitch.
"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 Jun 11, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Then why don't we DH for shitty fielders as well
I’d much rather see Darrin Erstad field than Carlos Lee
This is getting dangerously close to F'nA's argument territory
by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
JI/Robert hate Edgar Martinez
Jeff/Matthew/Graham think Edgar is a legend.
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
That's part of the job as a position player
Hitting is not something you look for in pitchers.
"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 Jun 11, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
No, it's stupid to have an automatic out in the lineup every time through
And have to pinch hit with shitty players 2-3 times a game. That’s not some crazy classic better strategy, it’s just stupid.
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by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
How is it boring to see an actual major league hitter instead of someone who can hit about as well as me three times a game?
It doesn’t dumb down the game, it improves it . It’s boring to watch automatic 3 pitch strikeouts.
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by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
It's boring when the game is almost devoid of strategy
there are almost no hard decisions to make in AL games.
Why is the strategy of having to pinch hit a .250/.300/.370 guy for a .170/.240/.260 guy so much more exciting than a DH?
It’s just stupid
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by BrettJMiller on Jun 11, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm with JI on this one
I love Edgar as much as anyone, but the DH is lame. It allows broken down old men to play waaaaay too long.
mmm sexy pitch
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
Felix, you sexy bastard.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Wait, the wind carried Wilkerson's home run out yesterday according to Silva?
by Graham MacAree on Jun 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT reply actions
The baseball must have grown wings too
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jun 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
i like it, can i try?
KHANGEUP
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
ur doin it wrong
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
hammer = dropped
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Too bad Felix is going to lose
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
What was the 3rd pitch there?
I fucking hate you Mariners
WTF kind of shift was that?
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
The umpire has Marcum on his fantasy team
At least we don't have Zito's contract.
New thread up
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/6/11/550145/6-11-open-game-thread-part
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Will Sexson join Bloomquist with the hat trick?
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