8/9: Open Game Thread, Part 2
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 9, 2008 8:43 PM PDT
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So, basically, RRS is Jarrod Washburn before he became overpaid and couldn't hit 90 any more?
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
I should dress like a 16 year old girl and wear pigtails?
by Graham MacAree on Aug 9, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
It's more fun than Corco-baiting.
Only so many jokes about McCall, Strawberry Fanta and traffic are possible.
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Washburn actually was OK for a few years. I remember him touching 92.
The Angels just realized he was about to be fantastically overpaid.
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Roughly, they're indeed similar, though with different approaches
Washburn locates better but he throws nothing but fastballs. RRS has more pitches but struggles more to locate it.
So, Jeff, what do you find sexier, brains or brawn?
This coming in response to your “[RRS] is smarter than Felix” comment.
Looking at replays of that at-bat, you can clearly see that RRS has that stat written on the inside of pitching hand.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
RRS has the words "be sexier" tattooed on his left wrist
He likes to look at it and laugh because, how?
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 9, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Edwin Jackson looks harmless in his profile picture
RA Dickey looks like a man you’d find frolicking naked in the woods
With a tub full of drawn butter.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
I think Dickey wears a kilt and carries a claymore in his spare time
by OlSalty on Aug 9, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
a question
my hamster-powered lap top was struggling with the earlier game thread—think it was the high volume of comments? the high volume of graphics? The high volume of salty language and Hyphenate Love?
all of the above?
The high volume of suck in your computer.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Which browser are you using?
Also, capitalise things please.
by Graham MacAree on Aug 9, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
usually i only slow down if there are alot of people commenting at the same time.
I have eight watches. None of them are fake.
by RafaelCarmona22 on Aug 9, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Camino is my secondary browser.
and a fine one at that.
I have eight watches. None of them are fake.
by RafaelCarmona22 on Aug 9, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine usually starts slowing down around 1200 comments
And my computer isn’t that bad, so that’s probably the issue.
FUCK YEAH RRS! K!
I fucking hate you Mariners
Obvious as soon as it left the bat, I imagine. Upper deck?
He’s pitching a hell of a game, though.
This is currently my signature.
Thank God.
I only want to see Beluga Tits in garbage relief for the rest of the year.
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
On replay...nevermind..looked goofier live
I fucking hate you Mariners
I thought he was gonna pull him the middle of the AB.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Goddamnit.
You probably only get one or two more batters, Hyphen. Make them count.
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 8:59 PM PDT reply actions
Probably his last batter.
Take him our Ryan.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Let him nap during a commercial break on KOMO.
That’s an easy 15 minute power-nap.
This is currently my signature.
DIE GROSS DIE!
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
If you could keep it at the letters
a high fastball would be perfect right now.
DAMNIT LOAFIE!
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Oh, it was
It just would’ve been great for RRS to finish the 6th, and Lopez really needed to turn that after his previous gaffes.
Lopez you twat scar.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
I wish they had showed his ovation before they went to commercial.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Lopez WTF
Is Carlos Silva gonna have to choke a bitch?
Also, he was pulled after 27 batters, or having faced the entire lineup 3 times
which Mike Marshall believes is generally the best time to pull an SP.
The best time to pull an SP is when he's constantly wiping sweat away from his brow and taking three minutes to throw every pitch
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 9, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
No wonder Clint Nageotte never got a chance to start.
The best time to pull him was after 0 pitches.
I forgot Mike Hargrove was hired in 2005
Boy he was here for a long time.
As I said earlier, I'm stunned to have three pitchers in the starting rotation I can actually root for right now.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Imagine when Girl Parts (tee hee) and Morrow end up in it
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Bedard coming back this season?
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
I'd rather Morrow at 5
with Dickey in the pen allowing for them to only carry 6 people in the pen.
Dickey would be perfect swingman/long reliever.
Although I suppose he doesn’t deserve to be relegated to mop-up duty.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Yeah I'll agree
It would’ve been a difficult play for sure.
It didn't seem like Yuni was at 2B to me.
And that was a tough turn to throw to 1B.
What are you bitching about Maddon?
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
So Cesar Jimenez is pretty passable.
Why do teams pay for relief pitchers?
Goddamnit. Lopez.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
For fuck's sake Loafie.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Obviously
it’s just annoying that all these hits are going right to second.
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 9, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
God I fucking hate Cesar Jiminez.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Good thing I'm smart enough to know ERA is stupid
and thus none of this affects my objective performance analysis of RRS’ start.
But this is murder on people with RRS on their fantasy teams
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 9, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Everybody cares about your fantasy team.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Yeah but still AAAAARRRRGGGGHHH.
People are going to look at the number and forget about this game. Fuckers.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
My guess is
the FO is going to be fine with this as Hyphen’s first start
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I was never able to convince myself of this. I just wasn't.
The sad fact is that the opinion of idiots DOES mean something. In this field at least.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
If we were all physicists or mathematicians, it would be true. Otherwise we're boned.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
There are plenty of stupid physicists and mathmos
by Graham MacAree on Aug 9, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm too stupid to tell.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
RRS's ERA would be better
if he actually had a defense
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I just feel bad for RRS.
We know ERA sucks, but the people in charge of him and his money, as well as most fans, don’t.
Bet you money
the media writeups and Riggleman say this start was fine
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
RRS WIN SWIFTLY TURNING INTO NO DECISION
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
ARE YOU SHITTING ME!
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
UPTON NOT RUNNING HARD ON THE PLAY? NO FUCKING SHIT!
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
DIE DIE DEATH DIE DIE
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
DIE DIE DEATH DIE DIE
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Crowd is now roasting the M's
Also, do we still think Cesar Jimenez is any more than a replacement reliever? Because I never did.
I have always hated Cesar Jimenez.
That miserable fucker sucked ass every time he appeared when I went to a Rainers game.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
DIE DIE DEATH DIE DIE
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Oops. Oh well, I guess that was worth the triple-post.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Shawn Chacon approves.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Hey, on the other hand, I guess you were right about the Indiana Jones-style meltdown.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Oh shut the fuck up.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Yuni with a lazy tag and Upton with a lazy run home
When an irresistable force meets an immovable object, the Mariners still get boned
Goddammit, every time I stop caring about the M's, they find a way to make me care again and then RIP MY FUCKING HEART OUT AND SHOW IT TO ME AS I EXPIRE.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
I've got it - The old George Carlin "perfect murder"
Pick up one guy by his ankles (Yuni) and kill another guy (Lopez) with him.
2 dead bodies, no murder weapon!
OH SO HE'S FUCKING OUT HUH? FUCK YOU BITCH!
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
This is so hilarious. Normally a great Rays comeback excites me. Now I'm just a sad panda.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
We need to ask Silva
Are the middle infielders sucking because they are thinking about all the stunning offense they will be contributing to pad their numbers during the rest of the game?
No
They’re thinking about all the relay throws they’ll have to deal with during Silva’s next start.
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I want the M's to lose...fuck you assholes.
I fucking hate you Mariners
And by 'fuck you assholes' I mean the Mariners.
I fucking hate you Mariners
And Rec'd...Go RAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYS
I fucking hate you Mariners
Hey and just to top it off, the DBacks are the verge of losing first place.
They’ve been there since April 7th.
Fuck this day.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
What the hell!
Where’s my beautiful apathy.
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
If Yuni and Lopez don't get a hit or a HBP each
then I’m switching the TV off and the web browser over to porn.
Bring in Batista so I can fucking hate him some more
Screw winning this game now.
Fuck this game. Fuck the Mariners. Fuck the Dodgers. Fuck Jimenez. Fuck those Umps. Fuck Lopez.
Fuck this day. I’m out.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Yeah, and the DBacks got hammered too.
Your days sucks as much as mine has.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
I still wonder how Yuni's batting average is so high...I never see him hit....ever.
I fucking hate you Mariners
This is actually the point I came here to post...and then everything blew up.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
3.73 tRA coming into today.
Obviously it’s going up with a GB and 3 LDs but still quite a ways from suck.
He shat all over RRS. On the all-important MORAL level, he sucks.
"Maybe Chief has to go and grab somebody from his neck and throw him into the wall."
Ah.
When I went in to the store to buy beer it was 5-1, and when I came out it was 7-5, so I just naturally assumed he did something epic.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 9, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, until tRA is publicly available, I am never going to make any statements about a pitcher's worth.
Except Carlos Silva.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 9, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the M's M.O.
If they ever hit a pitcher early..they fucking suck titty-balls the rest of the game.
I fucking hate you Mariners
It's more that
his defense is just terrible- can’t make good plays. This game is just illustrating it in sharp relief.
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Thurston Howell is pitching?
What, do they have Lovey catching now?
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions
It would be so selfish of Ichiro
to tie the game with another HR.
If peeing your pants is cool,
consider the Mariners Mile Davis.
You've been Betancourt-marshalled.
I fucking hate you Mariners
It always ends well. It's the middle part that is so uncertain.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Which will make him a useful reliever, I imagine
Now, if the Mariners could figure out they have adequate STARTER pitching talent in the minors, and could improve their defense…
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He's basically the guy Sean Green used to be before he learned how to strike people out
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 9, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's hope Corcoran could learn some tricks from Green
I like the idea of bundling a useful reliever on the verge of arbitration with someone like Loafie and getting talent back.
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that a good thing with Betancourt out there?
I fucking hate you Mariners
GB% is the first core stat to stabilise
by Graham MacAree on Aug 9, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I just don't understand how that's possible then
He wasn’t close to this good in AAA.
It took me a second to figure out that GB was. isn't a statistic I hadn't heard of.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 9, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, okay I take that back
I guess it just seemed like he was a heck of a lot worse.
I look at these numbers and think "wow, back to the metric dictionary!"
Then I spend a considerable amount of time just figuring out what significance they have. I figure I spend enough time doing this, they’ll become second nature.
PRINCESS WILLIE HURTS THE TEAM
BY PADDING HIS STATS WITH SINGLES AND GETTING ON BASE
by eponymous_coward on Aug 9, 2008 9:38 PM PDT reply actions
We are not 'metric people'
Well, I am, but that’s neither here nor there.
by Graham MacAree on Aug 9, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Matthew, Professional Metrician.
Sounds sexy.
I see business cards in your future.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 9, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still working on my baseball business cards.
I have too many job titles to put on them.
I don't know the first thing about the man.
But riffing on threads like that are always big fun. Too bad I replied to the wrong message.