4/4: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 4, 2009 11:09 AM PDT
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They did manage to find an entirely different type of lady though
And the team has delayed their flight out to Minnesota to undergo treatment and vaccinations.
This.
Throw the snacks in the bag and I'm ghost like Swayze!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
Heh...
I said the same thing to my husband when they announced it – “that looks more like the Mariners”….
the offseason sucks
Needs more Ichiro
And less pitchers in the lineup. Although RRS has been hitting quite well in his 5 or so PAs.
by appleshampoo on Apr 4, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm ready for the season to start.
But April looks scary.
I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
Benjamin Graham -
Get on the midnight train to anywhere cause you better start believing
by Robert on Apr 4, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
We've been through so much worse.
We can work through this.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Looked like it on that at bat
I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
Benjamin Graham -
So I just got MLB.tv Premium
And I’ve got dual monitors set up so I can sit on my couch and watch the game on TV.
The problem is that fullscreen mode automatically closes when I do other work on my primary monitor.
Does anybody know a workaround/hack to prevent this?
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I just spent $30 on cables to connect my computer to the TV so they better fix it
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org
Virtual Desktop seems to be my only option
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org
Since Minnesota is inside it shouldn't matter
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I can't believe they're building an outdoor park.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard, quite frankly
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Maybe they plan on adding a roof later on.
But seriously, it doesn’t seem to make much sense. I think the summers there are supposed to be nice though.
by Fin on Apr 4, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Gardenhire said
They didn’t have the extra 20 million dollars it would take to put a roof on.
I’m curious to know why the Metrodome is so terrible that it needs to be replaced…?
the offseason sucks
The Metrodome sucks but if they didn't have the extra $20 million they should have waited until they did.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't their owner like a multi billionaire or something?
Why would $20 million be a problem?
by Fin on Apr 4, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Pohlad is a huge tightass
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He's also dead.
Maybe his kid (or whoever) is less so.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that shows how much I care about the Twins
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At least doubleheaders are awesome
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JOEJESSICA!
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Nicole whateverhernameis
has been hired for her “credentials”
She's also hot
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No I got it
But felt that that point needed driving home
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That's what I want out of journalists alright.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't call her a journalist.
Would you call her more of a personality, or something like that?
by Fin on Apr 4, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't either and I guess that's the problem.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
But then again
Is Angie Mentink a journalist? If not, what is her purpose? I am guessing she is the Ibanez of the FSN Northwest clubhouse.
by Fin on Apr 4, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't necessarily have a problem with talking heads in theory
but in practice they almost always suck. Mentink annoys me far less than Zaloumis because Zaloumis is so obviously there because she has a nice rack or whatever and those sorts of hiring decisions are making us all retarded.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed- it's like Idiocracy is real
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I'm becoming increasingly convinced that it is.
At some point people will look back and grunt in a manner that suggests “hey, Mike Judge nailed it.”
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, she is nice to look at.
If it were something like radio or writing for the Seattle Times with actual content, it would be a different story.
by Fin on Apr 4, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Right but most people get the vast majority of heir information from TV
and credentials are a secondary concern for TV jobs. That annoys me.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
And also she's not my type so I can't look past it.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
She's there to smile and be orange.
She never says anything of substance.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't know about the others
But Angie Mentink was a serious athlete. Like way more of an athlete than any of us. From her bio:
While at the UW from 1991 to 1995, Mentink is the first women’s softball player to be inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame. During her Husky career, she topped the Pac-10 conference in hits, runs and stolen bases. Mentink is a former three-time All-American softball player and was. She was also the first softball player to earn All-Pac-10 and All-American honors.
Following a successful collegiate career in softball, Mentink played professionally for the Colorado Silver Bullets baseball team where she made history collecting four hits in a single game.
One of her proudest moments from her young adult life was becoming the first female to play and letter in football at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California.
Emmitt Smith was an athlete too.
Doesn’t make you qualified to be on TV.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just saying she's there as a true sports fan
not because she’s a journalism major that needed a job and has a plastic rack.
Sure.
And like I said, Mentink doesn’t really bother me.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I could make a sex toy joke about the name of that baseball team
But I’m going to take the high road here
She's not more of an athlete than I am. That's not possible.
Anything she can do, i can do better. I can do anything better than her.
Throw the snacks in the bag and I'm ghost like Swayze!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
You guy's need to get out more
I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
Benjamin Graham -
Right, get out of mom's basement and get a date.
"Jr. I need you to be a DH, not a LF, where you'd end up on the DL". W.
by Not Loving Batista on Apr 4, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
May this be Miguel Batista's final appearance as a Mariner
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I was just thinking the same thing.
We can only hope
I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
Benjamin Graham -
You can get an
A-fucking-men.
I plan to run out and buy a bottle of champagne the minute it is determined that Batista is no longer serving whatever horrific purpose keeps him on this team.
the offseason sucks
UWyo reference woo
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I'll never understand why they use AL rules in AL parks and vice versa for interleague.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't you know the home team makes the rules?
I just don’t understand why the NL doesn’t adopt the DH. The game is so far removed from pitchers being a part of the offense. Maybe I am biased toward the DH because I grew up in Seattle.
I used to feel the same way but I've been convinced that it's worth keeping the way it is.
I’m glad that my team is an AL team though.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
But with that said if the point of interleague play is to expose fans to a different style of baseball
shouldn’t they play by the other league’s rules to actually do so?
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 4, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so
otherwise it’s just seeing a new team that you don’t care about, and creating unfair unbalanced scheduling without any real benefit.
Which is an excellent point.
However, I think the main purpose is to sell more tickets. Interleague games always fill the stadiums because the teams don’t meet every year (with the exception of the rivals!)
I hope I never ever ever hear whoever the guy broadcasting along Niehaus right now again.
He annoys me. Horribly.
He sounds
like a know it all. And his voice is a weird mix of Tim Kirkjian and some annoying asshole.
Yeah
I feel sorry for the Rockie fans that have to listen to this all year.
I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
Benjamin Graham -
I'm definitely getting
all 5 of the bobbleheads this year. I’m upset there’s not a Beltre one though.
I have not seen Mike Wilson yet
and holy shit he’s big. He looks like a football player. What’s the scoop on him? Looks like he is a definition of an undisciplined hitter, but he has a ton of HR’s this year. Can anyone comment on his defense? I see he’s 25…FG doesn’t have anything on him.
*had not seen
Interesting comment otherwise.
Oh yeah duh!
No wonder I can’t find any articles on any Mariners players on a Seahawks blog. I feel so stupid for even looking there!
Dexter Fowler
is my new favorite player. We share a surname, and Dexter is an awesome name for a black guy.
We did once have a thread about white players with ethnic names
Tell me Kahlil Greene looks like you imagined he would given the name.
Tui?
Who the fuck is playing in the outfield for the next eight games? Do we really need another infielder right now?
Wlad/Griffey are probably splitting time
I would’ve much rather seen Clement instead of Tui on the roster if we’re adding redundant people.
When is he even going to play?
This strikes me as retarded.
He would have had to be added to the 40-man
but yes, I would think so.
They could have added Burke to the 40 man instead of Kelley or Jakubauskas.
God I hate the 12 man pitching staff.
Starting Ken Griffey in right despite the astroturf in the Metrodome?
It’s going to be hilarious to see him wind up on the DL before the home opener.
They have field turf, not astro turf now?
There was some talk about it when they installed the new field at Pullman some years ago, if memory serves field turf >>grass>>>>astro turf. Lower incidences of just about every type of leg injury, I think even concussions (it was the football field so it was mentioned). Too bad Jr. and Buhner didn’t have it when they came up.
Wait, what the hell?
Ronny Cedeno can play the outfield if needed?
Tui on the roster as a reward, huh?
Eh, that’s different. And basically means he’s going back down when Ichiro comes back.
I'm still waiting for another roster move
I’m a tad uncomfortable going north with that team
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