7/9: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:15 PM PDT
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At any given baseball game, odds are exceedingly good that there is at least one guy in the stands who thought it would be a good idea to bring a date. Later tonight, that guy will be reflecting upon the worst decision he's ever made.
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Well, at least this lineup is better than the abortion we saw last night.
Unfortunately this game probably isn’t going to finish in under two hours.
It's Batista, you can do whatever you want
I think I’m just going to work on Part 2 of the Contend in ‘09 piece anyway.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is it baffling....
that any orginization would constantly continue to bat one of the worst hitters in baseball 4th in the lineup, much less put him in the lineup period?
Why are you baffled at my baffling?
The question is how does one start as the 7 hitter
suck all kinds of balls, get benched, suck some more, reclaim his job, and get promoted to 3rd/4th.
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what is so baffling
He continues to suck massively. He seems to be actually getting worse with every game. I am more baffled every day.
Maybe they think giving him protection will make him bat better
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Not even raptor jesus could protect him
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
But there's no way they'd bat him 9th
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The original point was 7th vs. 3rd/4th
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Goddammit it's annoying going to a game and
1) Having to pay attention
and
2) Knowing that any sort of rally is pointless because your 4 hitter is an automatic GIDP.
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but nobody is scared of anyone in the lineup
A lineup devoid of not one hitter above the .800 OPS line has to give any pitcher confidence.
Yes.
This is why 2009 brings hope. 1B/DH/C/RF has been so bad that adding league average talent at all 4 positions would make this team good offensively.
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
And hopefully Clement can be better than league average next year
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Realistically I think he can do better than that
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for maybe
.270/.350/500
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't have much hope for an OBP that high
At least not yet, but he should hit for power well, hopefully even better than 450
I like to think of it as lineup performance art
throw in Kenji Johjima at DH (“Hey, we can’t slot our worst player at DH. How can we stretch out the joke?”)
Great Moments in Commenting:
Watch Jones fucking belt oneI will go out and kill a Jew tonight if this prophesy is fulfilled.
by butthol on Apr 22, 2008 9:38 PM PDT actions actions 0 recs
Vidro batting 4th again huh?
BRB going to hit a pillow before I choke the life out of something living
Not ready for prime time
maybe next year once they can add a veteran through free agency
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
FSN has no right to make fun of Blanton's weight
When they don’t say a damn word about Yuni or Vidro.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
Can I join your curatorial staff?
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
We should communicate via comments in old threads nobody will read
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
They do this kind of thing all the time.
Generally, the other team’s bad players “are not very good” while our bad players “are struggling”.
Vidro is struggling to not eat 5 hot dogs an inning.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 9, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff gave us license to do whatever the hell we want
It’s Batista, you can do whatever you wantI think I’m just going to work on Part 2 of the Contend in ‘09 piece anyway.
by Jeff on Jul 9, 2008 6:41 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions -7 recs
Is hat a verb?
Did the Phillies’ announcers place a hat on Ryan Howard?
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
In all the 1B-DH-C shuffle,
how the fuck is it that Jose Vidro is the only guy who never has to sit?
This is why I hate Riggleman
Or fuck it, I hate whoever is responsible for this, and he just seems to be the most likely culprit. If he’s not, fine, I hate whoever is telling him to do this.
Watch Jones fucking belt oneI will go out and kill a Jew tonight if this prophesy is fulfilled.
by butthol on Apr 22, 2008 9:38 PM PDT actions actions 0 recs
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
This may or may not feature prominently in Part 2 of Contend in '09
I haven’t decided yet.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
On my cursory glance,
I’m seeing a high (but not obscenely high) BABIP and a LOB% of 65.9. With the Blue Jays defense, I didn’t expect that.
He's 22 and has been one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Even the ones who broke your heart?
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Jul 9, 2008 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I will like A-Rod once he stops swaying
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe Jeff hasn't made a gif of it yet
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
(hint: get on that and I will rec you forcefully)
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Do they still show this one?
Who else is in it? I don’t remember seeing it for a while.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll keep watching to find out
as soon as this Yankees Dodgers game from years past ends
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Hasn't he also been one of the luckiest hitters in baseball though?
I’m not saying that he won’t be good, but his babip is like .360.
Yeah, but part of that is just that he's fast
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
And when he does make contact, the balls tends to come off it with immense force.
I’m making excuses.
Here we go
AJ is tied for seventh in baseball in infield hits, with 13. That gives his BABIP quite a nice boost.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I'll buy that
It probably doesn’t account for all of those .060 something points over average but it certainly helps it.
The better Adam Jones and George Sherrill performs
the more the casual fans are going to hate Erik Bedard.
Can we pull a Howard Schultz
and sue the Orioles to reverse the trade? Isn’t there a good faith clause in there somewhere that promises us 180 innings of 10k/9 awesome aceage?
Geoff is still upset with Dave and Derek.
If today’s difference of opinion with the USS Mariner boils down to semantics, then fine. I think it’s a pretty minor thing to try to attack someone’s credibility with, throwing words like “access’’ and “truth’’ out there in a headline as if you have a monopoly on the subject, or know for a fact there is some type of blinder that prevents the media from doing its job.
Today has been pretty ugly.
Baker needs to realise that these are attacks on his analytical ability, not on his credibility
by Graham MacAree on Jul 9, 2008 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no analytical ability to mock :(
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
For the most part, we really like Baker.
I wish he’d realize that :(
There's a reason I didn't really mention Geoff Baker in my Silva post
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
When I am a journalist for some sports section I vow to not be that stubborn
Like Larry Stone only less awesome.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
Even with an OPS of .571, easily making him one of the worst hitters in all of baseball, Riggleman feels that Vidro offers him the best shot at “protecting’’ Raul Ibanez when a righthanded pitcher is on the mound.The reason for this has little to do with Vidro’s current numbers. In the past, though, he’s been close to a .300 hitter from both sides of the plate. Against righties, he figures Vidro will offer some incentive for pitchers not to walk Ibanez intentionally, or pitch around him. This type of thinking began under John McLaren, but Riggleman was part of it as the bench coach and is continuing to implement the thinking into his nightly lineups.
He said it was not the same when Adrian Beltre or Richie Sexson was hitting behind Ibanez in the order.
Ibanez has been intentionally walked a team-high nine times (tied with Ichiro for the lead). None of those occasions has come with Vidro batting fourth.
So now that we know this is Riggleman's decision-making
Can I do my I-was-right dance?
KEEEYYYSS
Stop Moneyball (LOL)
It’s still personal
Armed and Ready
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
What the fuck is showing on mlb.tv I just tuned in
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions
It bears repeating that Mark Mulder
1) Is in the Major Leagues
2) Actually started a Major League game
2a) In the middle of the tightest pennant race in baseball
3) Left after three batters with shoulder discomfort
inb4 60 day DL
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 9, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The people who matter already know.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 9, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone have that link on how to use VLC with MLB.tv
I saw it in a game thread a few days back, I keep forgetting to send it to myself at work.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
Holy shit?
Really? I must know how to do this.
How about media player classic?
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 9, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy Jesus mlb.tv just turned down the brightness on itself
Just to fuck with me
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
Caring about spelling is what separates man from the ape
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The reply button is what separates man from the ape
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh
Blake DeWitt with another start for the Dodgers. He must have incriminating photos of Torre, LaRoche and Colletti.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
Well. This is what I needed in my life.
I think there’s a reason my mlb.tv does not work.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
He was at a strip club..still has his 'sea legs'
I fucking hate you Mariners
I attended an Oakland game last year in which Blanton was pitching.
I yelled “PORK CHOP SANDWICHES” every pitch he threw.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
The serving sizes on a bag of Cheestos are retardedly small
by Robert on Jul 9, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
You didn't see me celebrating my 10,000 SBN comment.
Keep it to yourself, son.
For my 30,000th LL post
I’m going to post 8 LOL cats, with the Charlie Murphy gif in the center, standing on top of a NSFW pony parade.
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I will cry tears of joy
You will taste the happy
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you can only have 10..then it gets weird.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Companies barely fill bags of chips and expect us not to care
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you stockpile Cheetos or something?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
No the bag was so tasty yesterday that i went back an bought another of the same vintage
by Robert on Jul 9, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love this comment.
It’s pure Jim Thome. If only it were in caps.
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
You are completely under his spell.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry NOLA, but I think Robert is the cutest poster around here
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This is only because I haven't figured out how to make those bullet point hearts yet.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You need to make more
comments like these
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I am having to use my roommate's stupid mac and I have no idea how to open up a tab.
What did that say?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You can rescue me when I get stuck in your tree like a helpless kittenby Robert on Jul 7, 2008 8:39 PM PDT to parent up actions actions 1 recs
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You can rescue me when I get stuck in your tree like a helpless kittenby Robert on Jul 7, 2008 11:39 PM EDT to parent up actions actions 1 recs
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That's why they're boyish
Rather than just me being pretty
by Graham MacAree on Jul 9, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Graham is ahead of Robert too.
You need to think these things through before you hit send.
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA
Yeah no way Vidro would ever hit a slow dribbler to the shortstop amiright?
Remember that one year...
When Jose Paniagua was cool as fuck?
Yep, I think Jose got a watch from A-Rod for lowering his ERA
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Jul 9, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
ZOMG THATS IT!!!!
Paniagua sucked after that because of Arod’s watch!
Rafael Carmona was way cooler.
Because he threw sidearm.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 9, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He's not white
not white people can grow fantastic eyebrows
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The was Brian Fuentes who is good.
Denny Stark too, but fuck Denny Stark.
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
When you are a Cardinals fan
the bullshit pitching coach adjustments are not bullshit
by JI on Jul 9, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Who told our team to swing at everything?
Are we really trying to suck efficiently?
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 9, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions
BATISTA IS THROWING A PERFECT GAME THROUGH ONE.
I’m so excited.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
Points for you.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 9, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Asked and answered.
Look up for a block quote.
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Jul 9, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They fear the Vidro who has a record of hitting .300 from both sides of the plate....
this year not withstanding. Why don’t people get this?
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Jul 9, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Eric Chavez EVER healthy?
And when he is is he ever not hitting like .100
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
I would've gone with something like
How will we ever survive without you, gracious dictator.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I step away for a few minutes
RRS is pitching.
Preview’s headline: “Mariners need effective Batista”
Whoops!
I don't like Crosby but RRS is a left-handed Australian pitcher who watches hockey and wears goggles and that's more than enough for me
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I've got similar sport goggles.
They’re awesome.
Are you also sexy?
(Answer honestly, I’m a mod.)
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 9, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
mlb.tv and computers are evil.
I want to watch.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I looked that up and it looks a bit complex to start now-especiall y on someonen elses computer.
And I have a real reason for crappy spelling.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 9, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Batista
UPDATE—Miguel Batista came out of the game with what the team says is a right groin strain, three pitches into the bottom of the third.
Yeaaaa….hasn’t he had this all year? Miguel “2.0 inning groin fail” Batista.
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