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Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres, Jun 18, 2009 12:35 PM PDT


Brandon Morrow

#35 / Pitcher / Seattle Mariners

6-3

195

R

R

Jul 26, 1984

Josh Geer

#52 / Pitcher / San Diego Padres

6-3

190

R

R

Jun 02, 1983


So with Branyan out and Jose Lopez now going on the bereavement list for as yet undisclosed reasons, this is going to...uh...are they really going to make me pay for a ticket to this?

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According to Shannon Drayer's twitter

Jose is going on Bereavement to tend to his dying sister.

Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!

by MfaninAlaska on Jun 18, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ugh. Jesus.

Poor guy.

~The Official LookoutLanding Poster Who Dreams Of Doing Naughty Naughty Things To Russell Branyan~

by section331 on Jun 18, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's awful.

First his brother now his sister.
Horrible.

by Mariner Melee on Jun 18, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus Christ.

I can’t imagine losing my brother and sister in such a short stretch of time.

by BrianL on Jun 18, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm bummed I won't be able to actually watch

But am riveted to the radio, absolutely. This is gonna be greasy…

~The Official LookoutLanding Poster Who Dreams Of Doing Naughty Naughty Things To Russell Branyan~

by section331 on Jun 18, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lineup!

Ichiro RF
Mike Carp 1B
Adrian Beltre 3B
Ken Griffey Jr. LF
Franklin Gutierrez CF
Yuniesky Betancoudrt SS
Ronny Cedeno 2B
Jamie Burke C
Brandon Morrow RHP

by ThundaPC on Jun 18, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm liking Carp batting 2nd.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but ewww....

Yuniesky Betancourt SS
Ronny Cedeno 2B
Jamie Burke C
Brandon Morrow RHP

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Jun 18, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't be the only one who's FSN feed freezes every single time Krueger gives his keys to the game.

It’s like my cable box doesn’t even want to see his nonsense.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jun 18, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy crap

This iPhone Gameday Audio app is excellent.

by BrianL on Jun 18, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WOO BASEBALL

Let’s get some GTE in here! HATED RIVALS! Sweep possible!

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 18, 2009 12:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

SWEEP PROBABLE

FUCK THE PADRES AND THEIR FUCKTARDEDNESS. THEIR SECTION OF I-5 IS FULL OF FUCKING SHIT. FUCK SAN DIEGO AND THEIR LIZARD SKINNED ASSES

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Jun 18, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's better.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Padres are your hated rivals?

Hmmmmm…

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

by Faux on Jun 18, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Carp!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mike Carp has an IsoD of 0

needs to walk more. And make some outs.

by seattlebruin on Jun 18, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Single by Carp

Hilarious that you follow the game in the game thread. Poor you =(

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Jun 18, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GRIFFEY!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is it just me, or does Jr. look surprised when he hits the ball hard?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. -- P&P&Z

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 18, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Griffey! Griffey! Griffey!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Guti 5th in the lineup eh?

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Matthew, please elaborate.

Some of us are only following this game thread, and so we don’t understand what you mean.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 18, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably referring to Gutz striking out on a pitch

low and out of the zone.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Franklin is never batting higher than 8th again.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You missed what I'm saying

Wak has been sticking him in the 8th/9th slots almost all year and now given a shot to hit higher he strikes out. Thus Wak will never let him hit this high again.

I wasn’t being serious about this.

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

7 pitches

all fastballs.

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You're right

of course as soon as he throws a non fastball it goes for an XBH.

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

8

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do not like you Brandon Morrow.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well that was quick.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ECKSTEIN!!!!

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

David. Eckstein.

David. Eckstein.

Double.

David Eckstein.

by Graham on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

GRIT! HEART!

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 18, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HEART! HEART! HEART!

SUCK MY BIG BLACK FUCKING HEART!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When game day said

In Play Run(s) with a runner on first, I felt sad trying to figure out how Eckstein could ever score someone from first.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gameday makes every pitch this AB

look like a strike or a near strike.

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

:(

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Jun 18, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Yeah!

The slider is looking sharp early

Raider for life

by noontide on Jun 18, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Morrow's pitch count

Was it 75-80 for the entire game or just for the first inning?

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think I'm going to like Carp.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

24 pitches

20 fastballs, 4 sliders. All right he’s developing some variety!

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

On the positive side

his fastball hit 95-97 according to gameday.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ronny Cedeno

That swing was pretty awful. I’ve seen dizzy, caked-out, blind-folded 5 year olds take more confident swings at a pinada than Cedeno took just there.

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

pinata

Sorry.

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you wrote
dizzy, coked-out, blind-folded 5 year olds

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 18, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't write that.

But I thought that.

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brandon called time after the breaking ball

to ask the ump if that was legal

Wherever I go, that's where I am.

by noontide on Jun 18, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He just got corn canned.

Never heard that phrase before in a baseball game. Just the super market.

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Morrow wanted to back Geer off the plate.

On ball four.

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Where does Carp fit in?

Griffey is the DH against righties and Branyon is our everyday at first. It would be great to get some production from Sweeney’s roster spot, but we need a righty to replace him. So why call up Carp now?

by yessirrr on Jun 18, 2009 1:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I heard Branyan isn't playing today.

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where did you hear that?

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Jun 18, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's a great swing.

I like this kid.

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Jun 18, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Am I having flashbacks

or is anyone else’s broadcast a little herky jerky

Wherever I go, that's where I am.

by noontide on Jun 18, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Feck

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Jun 18, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Eckstein owns Morrow

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Morrow threw Giles a change up?

I don’t know what to think

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Endy catches that

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In play run(s)

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel as though if we were playing any team other than the Padres

we would be boned at this point.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That slider had weird break

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What's Morrow's pitch count at?

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

64

He’s probably got one more inning if he’s lucky.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All three strikes that AB

on pitches other than his Fastball.

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTZ

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha Gutz again

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 18, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well that was the worst home run call ever.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't blame them.

Looked like a lazy fly ball off the bat.

by Wilder. on Jun 18, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The answer was obvious all along.

If you find Gutierrez a larger gap, he’ll rise to the challenge in the name of exploring the expanses.

by abender20 on Jun 18, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

You gotta do what you gotta do...

To track down a Franklin Gutierrez home run. Even if that means mauling a kid. Kid’s fault. No one put a gun to his head and said, “Go watch a baseball game today.”

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ronny Cedeno looks awful

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember when we were harping on Cubs fans for saying Cedeno sucked?

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

but he hasn’t really shown much when he’s gotten a chance to play. Of course I understand being rusty and such.

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This week should be good for him.

Give him some regular at-bats and see what he can do. Today is just the first day.

by Wilder. on Jun 18, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Waiting for Cedeno" a play by Samuel Beckett

Vladimir: What are we doing?
Estragon: We’re waiting for Cedeno to play better.
Vladimir: Oh.
Estragon: What are we doing?
Vladimir: We’re waiting for Cedeno to play better.
Estragon: Oh.

"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."

by ImaginaryRomances on Jun 18, 2009 1:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It worked!

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well.

For a first MLB start this year, not bad so far…6Ks, 2ER….if only he can stretch one more inning, it’d be tolerable :)

by Rachmaninoff on Jun 18, 2009 1:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Second start

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by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish Gameracker had more snark.

Take

Wladimir Balentien pops out to first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in foul territory.
and makes it:
Wladimir Balentien pops out. To first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. In foul territory…

by abender20 on Jun 18, 2009 1:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Carp!

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 1:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love how they showed the number of pitches Carp had seen this at bat

and then he walks. Excellent.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 1:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mike Carp have reached base in 3 of 4 plate appearances

Somehow, I accidentally spelled his name ‘Mice’ Carp, then had to correct it.

by ARock on Jun 18, 2009 1:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone else really want Jak to hit one out when he comes to bat?

It’d be cool for him to get a major league home run after he failed as a hitter in the minors. If there’s anyone to do it against, it’s Geer.

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 18, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good God that AT&T guy looks like

a douchebag. Take the fucking hat off.

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

San Diego looks beautiful.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WEEEEEEE!!!

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 2:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WHAT

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 2:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

FRANKLIIIIIIIIIINNNN

I really hope this is a sign of things to come.

by Zwakamatsu on Jun 18, 2009 2:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dave should've written about Gutz's power sooner.

Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"

by bluemax on Jun 18, 2009 2:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

God damnit.

Get fucking Chris Woodward in there.

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 18, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ronny has caught the Yuni disease.

Can only make contact on pitches outside the zone.

by Wilder. on Jun 18, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How's that stupid?

Cedeno has blown goats.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He could help himself out by not looking so awful up there.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He hasn't looked awful all season.

This “Cedeno blows” reaction is based on very sporadic playing time over a period of a month and a half. In just as small a sample early in the year he looked great.

by acblue on Jun 18, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's based on his career MLB numbers

incl. his full season of playing time with the cubs.

I still can’t figure out why he’s sucked this much in MLB when he owned the PCL, but he’s played 350 MLB games now….

by marc w on Jun 18, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still think it's way too early to say he sucks and will suck as an MLB player.

He’s been disappointing, for certain, but he’s still better than Yuni and should be playing SS at least half the time. If he gets 350 PA this year and is still equally terrible, sure.

by acblue on Jun 18, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know what you're saying, and a part of me still believes that Cedeno's

going to just go off one of these days, but I wonder if we’re being blinded by the whole anyone-but-betancourt thing.
Yuni’s wOBA is roughly 30 points better than Cedeno over their careers, and while Cedeno’s younger, it’s only by one year. On defense, their UZR/150 at SS is exactly identical.
This works if you extend the trend line on Betancourt’s defense AND anticipate a big-time increase in Cedeno’s production at the plate.

I can sort of understand that, but looking at Cedeno’s pitches seen, I have my doubts. Cedeno from 2005-2008 saw about 60% FBs and didn’t do too much against them. This year, pitchers have figured out that he just plain can’t hit a fastball. He’s up to 75% FBs, and his contact rate falls through the floor AND his FB linear weights/100 pitches is -5.18. He makes every fastball better than Lincecum’s change-up. He turns a league average FB into Felix’s Royal Curve, which doesn’t even exist anymore. I’m just really trying to figure out how exactly Cedeno’s supposed to get better given this.

by marc w on Jun 18, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Ronny

Go for the Sombrero!

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 18, 2009 2:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He needs to aim better.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy fuck he almost robbed that.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh.

Fuck this shit.

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bad.

But almost awesome.

by Wilder. on Jun 18, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah awesome effort

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes...

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

FUCK, INCHES!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OOZ on FSN?

What next, UZR?

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well that's pretty amazing, who mentioned it?

And did they sound like they knew what they were talking about?

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd say that's unlikely

But then I remember the scrolling “Doyle” from a few years back.

by arbeck77 on Jun 18, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I miss Shawn Kelley.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 18, 2009 2:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait, what?

Why are you pulling Jak now?

by Wilder. on Jun 18, 2009 2:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha

Eckstein sucks.

by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 2:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3-1 to Gonzalez

and he swung at slop. Phew.

by calim on Jun 18, 2009 2:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Single, walk, walk.

It will be a miracle to get out of this inning.

by Wilder. on Jun 18, 2009 2:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Would* be

Let’s stick with the conditional for now.

by calim on Jun 18, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your walk isn't silly enough...

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 2:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh yes that slider is so awesome.

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is scaring me...

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 2:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mark Lowe has thrown 5 sliders out of 6 pitches.

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

MarK Lowe!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember when Putz recommended Corcoran for closer?

Looking back, I think he was thinking sabotage.

by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 18, 2009 3:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

But he has the makeup to be a closer!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Noes it's a lefty bat!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 3:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No no no, this will not do.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woo a strike!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 3:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Ministry!

"Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?"
-Griffey

by Big Jared on Jun 18, 2009 3:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather face Blanco anyway

assuming Lowe can throw a freakin strike

by calim on Jun 18, 2009 3:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

0-2! How could this go wrong?!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't

Just don’t.

by calim on Jun 18, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bendy stuff!

You got slurved!

Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!

by Slurvey on Jun 18, 2009 3:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'M ON A BOAT!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Flying out to Junior.

Talk about walking a tightrope.

by ThundaPC on Jun 18, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So, to recap

That was a le