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9/18: Open Game Thread

Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals, Sep 18, 2008 11:10 AM PDT





W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Ryan Feierabend 1-3 6 6 0 0 0 0 32.2 46 21 21 4 8 21 5.79 1.65


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Zack Greinke 11-10 30 30 1 0 0 0 188.1 196 87 78 21 53 172 3.73 1.32

Two years ago Zack Greinke was weaving pants out of foil and talking to aphids about the weather on planet BizzBazz. Now he's better than Felix. I love life's little quirks.

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It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions  

you know, this guys is really impressive

because he manages to get laughs from me day in day out despite really having only one schtick. They should give him a late night show.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Sep 18, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

If someone talks about intangibles

doesn’t that make them tangible?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Sep 18, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Their kids are Ryan Shealey so I am told.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

My kid couldn't beat up an honors student.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Adopted children technically aren't yours

and therefore their actions do not shame you.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sigh.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Like orphans are the pick of the litter.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

They could be

it’s not their fault their parents were drug dealers

by seattlebruin on Sep 18, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

"not funny to write about"?!?

ZG was spending his summer afternoons picking out new brands of disposable razors.
ZG was spending his evenings peeling all the Mr. Yuck stickers off of bleach bottles.
ZG was spending his mornings picking out which Cure teeshirt to wear.
ZG was spending his weekends watching reruns of Harold and Maude.
ZG was spending the offseason at the gym where he did some sero-tonin’.

I mean… what’s funnier than suicide… really?

by johnbai on Sep 18, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's what decent pitching is like.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:15 AM PDT reply actions  

Power blues with white pants seem like a big fashion don't.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:24 AM PDT reply actions  

We're the Planeteers

You can be one too
’Cause saving our planet is the thing to do!

Looting and polluting is not the way
Hear what Captain Planet has to say!

“The Power is Yours!”

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:27 AM PDT reply actions  

Shameless plug for the earth mother

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can't believe they reissued Ryan Franklin's number

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Hey look, a key.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions  

two since Cairo is playing

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Miguel Olivo is better than all our catchers

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Buena.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:42 AM PDT reply actions  

I had no clue there was a game on.

In case it wasn’t seen in the OTFPOTD, happy birthday, Paul. Facebook told me.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 18, 2008 11:49 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm gonna be lazy and ask

but does anybody know who pitches saturday? I might go to the game.

Went to the Oakland vs LAA game last night for $1 hot dogs and got to see K-Rod blow it in the 9th. Great ending!

by Edgar for Pres on Sep 18, 2008 11:55 AM PDT reply actions  

bwhahaha

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

And we're done.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:57 AM PDT reply actions  

LATE

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't have the energy to scroll up.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Do you still have the energy to google?

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

My zinger contained an inside joke.

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Google is a place.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

This could tunr into a whole other shape shifter discussion.

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't think it actually was one.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know that LFogJL believes google to be a place.

And I wish I could black hole that thread.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Here we go

I still want to know what RSS feed is and google is too far away

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 29, 2008 10:55 PM PDT to parent up actions actions 0 recs

too far away?

…ow, my brain.

by Matthew on Jun 29, 2008 10:55 PM PDT to parent up actions actions 0 recs

That’s the most lazy ass thing I’ve ever heard

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jun 29, 2008 10:56 PM PDT to parent up actions actions 0 recs

Okay, lesson No. 1.

Google is not a place.

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 29, 2008 10:56 PM PDT to parent up actions actions 0 recs

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

As long as I get them I don't care.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

6 losses until we reach the promised land.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:57 AM PDT reply actions  

We'll never get to extra innings at this rate.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT reply actions  

Does this include runners picked off?

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

God, really?

It seems like RRS has been generating a shit-ton more ground balls than Bendynose.

by BrianL on Sep 18, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

RRS's pitch results are fine,

but he’s doing a shit job of getting third strikes and avoiding ball four.

by Matthew on Sep 18, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ahh.

I’ve only looked at his BIP profile, haven’t looked at that information. Thanks.

by BrianL on Sep 18, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I imagine it is.

That’s why I want to build regression based on pitch results into its own model. tRA superscript *p

by Matthew on Sep 18, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Us:

-RRS has a good ERA as a starter
-but his small sample performance has been bad, and the ERA is misleading
-but if you break it down even further his performance has been okay, and his tRA is misleading
-RRS is okay as a starter

Others:

-RRS has a good ERA as a starter

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 18, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Triumvirate: has no power over whether RRS remains a starter

Others: have power over whether RRS remains a starter

Thus, RRS will be allowed to compile a larger sample size so we can see if he’s really any good. Huzzah!

by seattlebruin on Sep 18, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dumbass:

RRS pitched a great games last night

Me:
4 walks

Dumbass:
Just didn’t get the run support he needed.

Me:
4 walks

Dumbass:
And then the

Me:
4 walks

Dumbass:
bullpen

Me:
4 walks

Dumbass:
blew the win

Me:
4 walks!

Dumbass:
for him again. Tough outing.

by Matthew on Sep 18, 2008 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

hahaha

oh Raul

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:02 PM PDT reply actions  

His defense is amusing.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

When Raul signs with another team

should we offer them a copy of the Raul Ibanez Takes Pride in his Defense sidebar?

by BrianL on Sep 18, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

We can show them lawndart.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can't hurt.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's Robert.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is peculiar.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

So...

Our kids, their kids. Shit.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Sep 18, 2008 12:36 PM PDT reply actions  

God Miguel Olivo sucks

how do you think it feels when there were ten men sent to plate in that inning and Olivo made two of the three outs

by seattlebruin on Sep 18, 2008 12:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Holy crap 9-0?

This is a lot less interesting than the Dodgers game.

Also today is the 2 year anniversary of one of the best finishes to a game I’ve ever seen:

http://www.truebluela.com/2007/9/17/102625/929

For those that don’t remember it was where the Dodgers hit 4 homers in the bottom of the 9th on 5 pitches (they were last in the NL in homers at that point) and then won on a walk off homer by Nomar.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 18, 2008 12:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Yay!

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:50 PM PDT reply actions  

We're here because we want to be miserable.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's not too hard. My proposed lineup change can solve everything:

Branch – CF
Engram – LF
Peterson – 3B
Jones – DH
Kerney – 1B
Tatupu – C
Jones – 2B
Carlson – RF
Trufant – SS

by Crystal for DH on Sep 18, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

The wideouts are fine.

The only problems on this team are

1) Brian Russell, who I like to think is the Turbo of the Seahawks franchise.
2) John “7-man blitz on third and long” Marshall
3) Bruce DeHaven, who still hasn’t figured out what the hell a coverage unit is.

by BrianL on Sep 18, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Engram? Is there seriously a player named Engram?

Is he a Scientologist?

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Sep 18, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good Lord this is ugly.

I’m going bowling (or as far as my boss knows, “going to get lunch”).

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 18, 2008 12:54 PM PDT reply actions  

I saw Pete Rose, Jr. hit a home run last week.

People cheered like he was any good.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Sep 18, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

SUCK HARDER

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah.

They’re going to have to work hard to have a worse September than Baltimore in 2002.

by eponymous_coward on Sep 18, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dave likes that name.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 1:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Gload!

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:04 PM PDT reply actions  

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Always sideways.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Takes too long

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

If it's not, I don't know how to do it.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

alt+ctrl+arrow key.

I do it accidentally all the time.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 18, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nope, doesn't work

But will probably incite a yelp from me once I get Vista and surprise myself.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not a Vista thing.

It’s all based on the video card software you have.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Sep 18, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

This actually makes me a bit disappointed.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

It depends on the video card/drivers in a computer.

It’s not a Vista thing. Or at least not vista only. I found out about this a year ago. It seems to work more often on Dells, for what it’s worth.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Sep 18, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Almost all Intel and ATI chipsets have this feature.

That’s 95% of Dell’s computers.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Sep 18, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just did it to my work computer

and IBM. What video card this POS is running, I have no idea, and I’m too lazy to check. Kind of like Fogel thinks Google is too far away

by seattlebruin on Sep 18, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also, I did this to my girlfriend's computer on and off over two months.

I only undid it when she wasn’t looking so it took her a long time to figure out the keys on her own. I’m easily amused.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Sep 18, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Woooooo!

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:09 PM PDT reply actions  

aw nutsack

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by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Eight more.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 18, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions  

The odds are against us because they won't bat in the ninth.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey bruin did you see this

“By losing 59-0, Neuheisel’s Bruins have now lost their games by the same amount as Carroll’s Trojans during his entire tenure at USC. The Trojans are 78-14 since Pete took over in 2001, and they have lost those 14 games by a combined 59 points. UCLA is now 1-1 under Neuheisel, and lost that one game by 59 points.”

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 18, 2008 1:23 PM PDT reply actions  

The fucking cricket is so perfect.

That’s our whole fucking season right there.

by Smegmalicious on Sep 18, 2008 1:24 PM PDT reply actions  

IT'S DICKEY TIME!

Good thing he gets to play with his Rainiers teammates.

by eponymous_coward on Sep 18, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Gload!

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 18, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow.

We led for a grand total of 6.5 innings this entire series. Against a bad Royals team.

:(

by eponymous_coward on Sep 18, 2008 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

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