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6/25: Open Game Thread

Wbc_029_tiny by Jeff Sullivan on in Seattle Mariners Game Threads

Seattle Mariners at New York Mets, Jun 25, 2008 4:10 PM PDT


 

Lineup

Seattle Mariners @ New York Mets

06/25/08 4:10 PM PDT

Seattle MarinersNew York Mets
Ichiro Suzuki - RF Jose Reyes - SS
Jose Lopez - 2B Luis Castillo - 2B
Raul Ibanez - "LF" David Wright - 3B
Adrian Beltre - 3B Carlos Beltran - CF
Jeremy Reed - CF Carlos Delgado - 1B
Richie Sexson - "1B" Fernando Tatis - RF
Jeff Clement - C Marlon Anderson - LF
Willie Ballgame - SS Brian Schneider - C
Miguel Batista - P John Maine - P


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Miguel Batista 3-9 19 13 0 0 1 2 69.0 84 52 48 7 47 43 6.26 1.90


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - John Maine 7-5 15 15 0 0 0 0 88.0 79 40 37 9 37 76 3.78 1.32

*sigh* 

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Same here. I was referring to the five "main" starters though.

Hopefully he’ll fit that description soon. Although he’ll have to pitch like yesterday instead of the two starts before that.

I like midgets more than I should.

by Thingray on Jun 25, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was disappointed when I saw him start against the Marlins a week ago

He couldn’t even do four innings and already had 90 something pitches. Hopefully we will see more of good Dickey to come.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

watch pitch?

Cuz I can think of a lot pitchers I want to see burn.

against Vegas reliever Casey Hoorelbeke, whose ancestors clearly couldn't spell Hurlbeck properly.

by Christian on Jun 25, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

So according to Zumsteg, the following candidates are being considered for the GM post

Paul DePodesta
Chris Antonetti
David Forst
Kim Ng

(No doubt there are other candidates in the mix as well)

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

That is good

considering these are the sort of new school baseball execs we are look for.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sounds good to me.

Given that list I would expect that they’re making a serious run at candidates that know how to evaluate talent and has knowledge of new school statistics.

by ThundaPC on Jun 25, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

But if they're letting Lincoln be involved in the hiring process for the new GM

Doesn’t that suggest he will be around after said GM is hired? It doesn’t seem like ownership would let Lincoln/Armstrong make these decisions if they were planning to axe them and change the organizational philosophy that permeates their decision-making.

Maybe I’m mistaken, but I take it as a bad sign that they’re really on the way out.

by OlSalty on Jun 25, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Putting together a list of candidates doesn't mean much.

It’s hugely unlikely they’ll be able to do anything until the offseason with these people who are working for another team.

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

We all know what's going to happen

Kevin Malone is going to come out of nowhere to land the job. (No, not the dude from the Office).

Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates is one of the greatest literary achievements of the Modern Era.

by Frosty Raptor on Jun 25, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

That wouldn't be so bad

then he could hire one of the big bloggers to be the Assistant (to the) GM of the Mariners

by seattlebruin on Jun 25, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

And his favorite number is '69'

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 25, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's what Kaz Matsui had

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by Frosty Raptor on Jun 25, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Out of curiousity, how does one pronounce "Ng"?

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 25, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe "Ing?"

Like whizzing, but without the syllable “whizz-”

by Souther on Jun 25, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good.

Now I can stop saying “Kim Nig” in my head and thinking I’m saying a bad word.

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 25, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Indeed.

It’s a “ing” sound.

Also commonly written as Eng in english (and pronounced just like that first syllable)

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's Asian

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jun 25, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

No.

Kim Ng (Chinese: 伍佩琴; pinyin: Wǔ Pèiqín; born November 17, 1968; Ng is pronounced as a velar nasal) is an American baseball executive for the Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

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by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Linguistics class memories come flooding back

The velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ŋ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N.

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by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh okay thank you.

Thought it had to be either Japanese, Chinese, or Korean.

by Souther on Jun 25, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

N is always an ending consonant in Japanese

IIRC. Its been a few years.

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by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is there a good reason Mets fans are upset with Reyes?

Or are they just picking on the best players like people do about Ichiro? And I know Ichiro is better than Reyes and Reyes isn’t the Mets best or second best player.

by Jed MC on Jun 25, 2008 3:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Blaming their best players

Reyes is having one of the best hitting years of his career and is on pace for ~60 steals as usual. Unless his defense has been utterly craptacular (Which I’m not sure about) they don’t really have a good reason to pick on him.

by OlSalty on Jun 25, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Campillo didn't have much experience in the third slot

Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates is one of the greatest literary achievements of the Modern Era.

by Frosty Raptor on Jun 25, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Miguel Batista's The Avenger of Blood: A Plot Where Real Facts and Evidence Face Faith...

...is currently placed 1,026,811 on Amazon’s sales list.

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by Frosty Raptor on Jun 25, 2008 3:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Are you sure that's not his WHIP?

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 25, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I lose.

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 25, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's doubly ungood.

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 25, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like this review of the book

I expect…, December 30, 2007
By Zachary D. Valentine (Omaha, NE) – See all my reviews

at least 16 wins this season from Batista. If he spent half the time he writes his books on some pitching, hed prolly be a very good pitcher.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

And also

Customers Who Bought Items Like This Also Bought:

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
(168) $6.99
Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Annivers… by Crockett Johnson
(147) $6.99
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some M… by Esphyr Slobodkina
(66) $6.99
Corduroy by Don Freeman
(96) $11.55
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
(351) $12.21
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
(106)

We can see that Batista’s book is quite an difficult read.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whew

No Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery connection there.

Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates is one of the greatest literary achievements of the Modern Era.

by Frosty Raptor on Jun 25, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just to nitpick,

I’d put Clement higher than Sexson and Reed. But yeah, not bad.

by Teej on Jun 25, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think they are trying to increase his trade value

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by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I concur.

I think the dude would be a lot happier in the NL anyway.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

He might even find a starting job there

Remember how he’s shown displeasure with playing for the Mariners? Maybe this is why they are all of the sudden giving him more starting time in places like CF and SS now.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Defensively or Offensively

or both?

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

but walks.

Yuni: .287 OBP
WFB: .360 OBP

that’s huge.

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but Willie can't possibly keep this up, can he?

He hasn’t had a BB% over 10 since his rookie season in 2002, and now it’s at 14. Is it really feasible that he all of the sudden found the ability to draw walks?

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 25, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeesh

I knew Yuni was a pile of shit this year but that’s pretty damning.

by OlSalty on Jun 25, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wait...seriously?

The M’s are going to be paying at least 11 million for Willieball or worst over at least the next three years?

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by Frosty Raptor on Jun 25, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wooo

Tits remembers that we’re in it for Strasburg.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Dickey already has Batista's normal starting position

So as long as nobody gets seriously injured, we don’t have to put up with this for too long.

by marinator on Jun 25, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Holy shit Tits is bad.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Familiarity is comforting.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Stottlemeyer to Batista

“Why do you suck so much? Boy, you really suck. Can’t you get those suck pitches in the strike zone. I can’t believe you suck this badly. Seriously, keep sucking so we can get Strasburg.”

by ThundaPC on Jun 25, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Awwww!

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:28 PM PDT reply actions  

He looked out

Someone investigate this ump for tampering

by marinator on Jun 25, 2008 4:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh, I get it.

That was Runge’s apology to Beltran.

by ThundaPC on Jun 25, 2008 4:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Ah well.

Just hit a grand slam here.

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 4:30 PM PDT reply actions  

pbbbt

call back when you have a full beard

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

The soul patch is always bad.

As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 25, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Half right.

Either half will do.

As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 25, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I rocked a soul patch in my years 19-21.

When I look back at pictures from that era I want to kick myself in the balls.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Soul patches do tend to make people jumped to conclusions that you're an asshole.

I can see where you’re coming from.

...or were you just saying it simply looked stupid?

by Souther on Jun 25, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Its not out for another couple of weeks

Pirate much?

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

The demo came out last week

but the retail release is almost 3 weeks from now.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Too much bloom lighting in the demo

makes those evening type games really annoying to play. The new animations for WR/RB are kinda cool but QB animations still suck.

The new time out thing is a bit better than the old one, it actually seems to do something.

Still wish the game had the old Pump up the crowd from the later PS2 versions.

Aside from that not much to really say.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I noticed that the running motion looks way awkward and robotic

The older games really had the figures during running down.

by Souther on Jun 25, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Eh?

Mario running has been a constant complaint of sports games since they went to 3D.

Also to Brian, the more work I do on video game ports the more I understand why some companies choose to be exclusive. Its less of a headache and your results can be that much better.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

My hatred of console exclusivity comes from fanboys.

God I hate fanboys so very much, Sony fanboys being the worst offenders.

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fanboys are uncontrolable

and these days I pay them no mind. A good game is a good game regardless of whether it runs on my cellphone or my PS3.

Really learning the ins and outs of one piece of hardware can produce something a lot more rewarding than a generalized piece of software.

Of course multi plat exists because we’d all go hungry if it didn’t.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

You mean you like the new running?

I’m talking about as recently as NCAA 05, that’s the running motion I like.

by Souther on Jun 25, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm relatively oblivious to animations in sports games

unless they’re spectacularly bad.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've only played the demo twice

once with Mascots and once without. And the only copy of NCAA I have around to compare with is 2003 on the GCN.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whooooooooooo!

Going downnnnnnnnnnnnnnn…........

by ThundaPC on Jun 25, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply actions  

that was so .gifable!

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Hes been unlucky,

his core stats suggest he’s fine.

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just looked at his THT page

Career-low BABIP but a pretty respectable LD%. His IF/F rate seems kind of high, though.

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think you're right.

2004 he posted one of his lower LD%, yet came away with 262 hits.

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Line drives don't hurt

unless you have bad aim.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Stupid monkey.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

He could hit lower than .300 and still collect 200.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

2006 Juan Pierre agrees with this fan post

204/699 .292

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

So does Lou Brock 1967.

.206 hits, .299 avg

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Barring something unforseen, no.

As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 25, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

If he continues his current pace he'll just barely miss 200

I seriously doubt he’ll hit under .300 the rest of the way.

by marinator on Jun 25, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

200/695

= .288

I wouldn’t be worried

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't think he'll get over 670 AB this season

Not to say he’ll get injured, I just think they’ll rest him more. He’s on pace for about 670 AB as it is.

by marinator on Jun 25, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

200/670

=.2985

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

On SNY, Howard Johnson

trying to avoid saying “well most of our hitters just aren’t very good.” The closest he has come is “skeleton crew.”

by JohnPeterson on Jun 25, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Were those motels named after him?

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

That saddens me.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

And the casual fans hate Beltre more.

Even though he made that play way out of zone. Looks like Loafie should have had it, though.

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 4:58 PM PDT reply actions  

WTF

Juan Pierre got MVP votes twice in his career.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 5:01 PM PDT reply actions  

The MVP is stupid.

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks a lot you jerk.

Now I have the “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” song stuck in my head.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now I have the doo-wop, do-do-do whops stuck in my head.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why did they have to search for the warrant?

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I always liked how the final game wasn't fair.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Stacked in favor of Africa.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

South America FTW

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

As am I.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

My 7th grade Geography final was a map of the world and

I had to name as many countries as I could. I remember I missed 10. Most of those small islands.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I won the geography bee in fifth grade.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

I lost mine.

It was a question about clouds. It still pisses me off to this day. What does that have to do with geography?

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome!

Tricky question because it used to be Lahaina.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dork.

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're just jealous as you never won a spelling bee.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Up until the fourth grade I was good at math

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

And spelling?

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I cheated on my spelling tests.

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Couldn't they just plant some rocks on her?

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

No because she stole their Seouls in South Korea.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dammit

I forgot to call Choo the Seoul Train in the pun thread.

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Somehow I knew this would harken back to that.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I love how the crooks would always turn on Carmen.

Just once I was waiting for one of them to say you will have to kill me.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is this legal?

And why did Carmen hire a butch lesbian with a Marge Simpson hairdo?

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

It also seemed stuid to me that their superior knew the answers

but withheld them from the gumshoes.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

She used to be hot.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I bet she has many moneys.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lots of hidden jewels.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

heh heh heh

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oooh Halloween costume idea!

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

He moves faster than Carmen.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

I bet Halloween is a lot of fun in New Orleans.

For 2004 mardi gras I was a venetian courtier. Costume was my $2000 three piece suit, black shirt, black tie. Cane and a porcelain mask with elongated nose.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

She could pull them better than NOLA.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sweet apathy how I've missed you.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Why am I listening?

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:06 PM PDT reply actions  

This is better than the offseason.

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

You need something to do until football season

when John Morgan takes us in his arms and whispers sweet, kind words into our ears, telling us that everything is going to be okay. Tim Ruskell is in charge now.

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't like football though.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like football

but it is no baseball substitute.

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Please please keep the white whale in!

Think of THE STRASBURG!

THE STRASBURG will provide us with wins and deliver us to the PROMISE LAND!

We will have two Kings (One of K’s and one of Awesomeness) and a Choosen One (1st over all) How can we not be delivered to the PROMISE LAND!

by mark sobba on Jun 25, 2008 5:11 PM PDT reply actions  

I dunno about you guys,

but that 3-1 to Wright looked down-the-middle to me.

by JohnPeterson on Jun 25, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Matthew's theory on art:

If I could have done it, it’s not impressive.

I was at SAM last free Thursday and one of the modern art pieces was a white canvas with a diagonal black line from corner to corner. That’s it.

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

I could shit that out in 2 minutes.

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by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd have to get a ruler and make sure the line is straight.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Since when?

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Since when?

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's what I was going to say.

Sounds like it’s a question of definitions and axioms to me.

by JohnPeterson on Jun 25, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

The definition of a line:

The figure defined by a minimum distance path between two end points.

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Scoreboard
1. a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
2. Mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who math to decide?

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's what I was thinking when I went to the MoMA

A picture of a chair? Who cares? The video playing was just 5 drunken hobos in front of a white screen. Anyone could film that.

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 25, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know exactly which piece you're talking about.

Every time one of my friends bring up modern art, I use that piece as an example of why the entire style is overrated.

by BrianL on Jun 25, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

No, the entire style isn't overrated.

Like every form of art from painting to music, 99% of what is produced sucks. The problem with modern stuff is that we don’t have the filter of time to weed out all the suck yet.

by Smegmalicious on Jun 25, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is probably true.

Hopefully in 50 years when they have “art from the early aughts” exhibits, all of the above stuff has been trashed.

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly, but it'll probably take more than 50 years.

Just imagine how many crappy paintings there were back in the day.

Art has to move on since photography and such takes care of portraits and reproductions.

by Smegmalicious on Jun 25, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

LL:

Where you might find violent calls for Carlos Beltran’s death or a discussion on the merits of modern art.

by Matthew on Jun 25, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

A search for Carmen Sandiego.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

no no no

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not allowed.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

So yes?

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes to no.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

DIV/0

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

I whole-heartedly agree.

I phrase it as: If it is something anyone can do, then it is not art.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I phrase it as: If it is something anyone can do, then it is not praiseworthy art.

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 25, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

.

Helps with emphasis.

Yes, I'm a girl. Yes, I know baseball. Yes, I even drink beer.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 25, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just realized that's a period.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I went to the Centre de Pompidou in Paris.

It is the modern art gallery there. I stared at a black canvas for a long time totally making fun of it in front of everyone. I was like Oh, now this is the Ultimate painting! Then I looked at the title and I shit you not, translated into English it was titled “the Ultimate Painting.” That was awesome.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

On my honeymoon we visited the Australian Museum of Modern Art

while we were in Sydney. Why? Uh, because it was right there. Anyway, there were two works that we still chuckle about to this day:

  • A row of mayonnaise-type jars on a mantle, each one with a wadded-up kleenex inside
  • A whole wall with Ping-Pong balls suspended on strings of various lengths.

Definitely. Not. Art.

by edgar is good on Jun 25, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

My Word that MSG concert looked incredible.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Less Mariners, more Pearl Jam.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:26 PM PDT reply actions  

I agree

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've heard awesome things about last night's show.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

White guys are awesome!

I just watched that yesterday. Our previous discussions of Almost Live! made me go on a YouTube run. Nice to see all that stuff’s still around.

by Teej on Jun 25, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

It wouldn't work.

There’s something terrible going on at my place of employment. More than half the YouTube links I click on say “We’re sorry, this video doesn’t exist anymore” or something like that.

by Teej on Jun 25, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Its too bad that show went away

I think it helped make Seattle relevant in the early to mid 90’s.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't it only air in Seattle?

Regardless, yeah, it was good for the city.

by Teej on Jun 25, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

"A re-packaged version of the show also aired on Comedy Central from 1992 to 1993"

But you’re right for the most part, yea it was cool to have our own mini SNL.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I love you Rick Ankiel.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:38 PM PDT reply actions  

I would trade Bedard for him

And Colby Rasmus.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

That wouldn't even work in Baseball Mogul.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well I couldn't trade GS52, Adam Jones, and others

for Bedard in MLB 2k8

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rasmus would be a 975/92) and Ankiel would be a (87/92)

Bedard would be a 90 with a 6x injury rating

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yet, you could still make that trade work.

Seriously, one of the first things I do is use him to get Jay Bruce and scores of pitching prospects from the Reds.

by thewyrm on Jun 25, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kemp/Ankiel/Bruce

Is a not surprisingly excellent outfield.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd field it.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I set Ankiel peak at .360/.570

and he never fails to outpreform it.

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kemp seems to be improving at defense

quit a bit. Wish his power would show more though.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Jun 25, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, shit

I knew it was fake, but didn’t know it was a gatorade commercial

by Smegmalicious on Jun 25, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

And a ripoff of the old Powerade ads.

And done by the same guy who did the Powerade ones, from what I’ve heard. Makes no sense.

by Teej on Jun 25, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Your= "belonging to you" You're= "You are" (like the song)

by JI on Jun 25, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

They should do this commercial with Raul in left

but make it a routine play that normal LF’s could field. Then have the ballgirl give Raul the finger.

by marinator on Jun 25, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Or have Raul make a play he normally couldn't make

but is routine to others, and then show him drinking gatorade.

Jl/Robert '08: Promise for a CoachCage tomorrow!

by Fin on Jun 25, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

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