6/18/09: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT
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PrintSeattle Mariners at San Diego Padres, Jun 18, 2009 12:35 PM PDT
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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Nobody can make you do anything you don't want to do
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
This will be the first time I have watched Morrow make a start.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
I forgot to add, this is an awesome starting time.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
8.35 PM ;)
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, for some reason I was looking at current time and thinking the game was about to start.
Damn, now I get to watch “This game is in commercial break” for another 30 minutes.
According to Shannon Drayer's twitter
Jose is going on Bereavement to tend to his dying sister.
Midnight Baseball - No Lights - Only in Alaska!
Ugh. Jesus.
Poor guy.
~The Official LookoutLanding Poster Who Dreams Of Doing Naughty Naughty Things To Russell Branyan~
That's awful.
First his brother now his sister.
Horrible.
by Mariner Melee on Jun 18, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Christ.
I can’t imagine losing my brother and sister in such a short stretch of time.
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~
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
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.
Finally, two pitchers with their pictures taken with their pictures taken with the correct club. Should be a good game.
by JamMasterJesus on Jun 18, 2009 12:05 PM PDT reply actions
Don't want to start the commercial thing again,,
But I want an Angry Whopper!!
Morrow looks like he should be in a teen drama.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions
He only posted on Lookout Landing the one time
by seattlebruin on Jun 18, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I highly doubt that was him though. Probably just a troll.
by russak on Jun 18, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ever since I predicted he would hit an upper deck home run yesterday, he's hit one upper deck home run
by seattlebruin on Jun 18, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
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
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
Padres are your hated rivals?
Hmmmmm…
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I AM FEELING A BOUT OF ICTHYOPHILIA COMIN ON.
by abender20 on Jun 18, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
While that was not his first plate appearance...
CARP!
...and now I'm here
He said plate appearance first.
But who cares. CARP!
...and now I'm here
Mike Carp has an IsoD of 0
needs to walk more. And make some outs.
Someone saying more than "Carp" would help those of us not allowed to follow the game.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
It's much less easy to hide in an open cube.
This looks like one of my legal sites.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously?
Ha.
And yeah, GD mini is wonderful.
Mini tends to stay up and on top of other screens.
The tab is what I need.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The yahoo baseball page is pretty
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=290618125
...and now I'm here
*pretty nondescript
I meant to say
...and now I'm here
Single by Carp
Hilarious that you follow the game in the game thread. Poor you =(
...and now I'm here
GRIFFEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...and now I'm here
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
BETTER WATCH OUT NOW!
THE KID IS BACK! 1995 BIATCH!
...and now I'm here
Griffey! Griffey! Griffey!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Guti 5th in the lineup eh?
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
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
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"
But at least that was entertaining and I knew who he was talking about
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't know who we're talking about when we say 'Carp!'?
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Could be a misspelling of "Crap"
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 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you were watching the fishing channel
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Or Japanese baseball in Hiroshima
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 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
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"
Who would you want to bat above him with today's lineup?
by SebastianPruiti on Jun 18, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
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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7 pitches
all fastballs.
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Just be happy that he's throwing some of them for strikes
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You're right
of course as soon as he throws a non fastball it goes for an XBH.
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"
Oh, sweet. Morrow in, game over!
...and now I'm here
David. Eckstein.
David. Eckstein.
Double.
David Eckstein.
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions
HEART! HEART! HEART!
SUCK MY BIG BLACK FUCKING HEART!
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
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"
Gameday makes every pitch this AB
look like a strike or a near strike.
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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
He doesn't flounder around out there!
...and now I'm here
Why can't I do emoticons anymore?
...and now I'm here
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAVE IF WE HAD A THREE RUN LEAD
MORROW FOR CLOSER
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions
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"
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"
You weren't impressed with that bunt attempt?
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
by Rich Langford on Jun 18, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
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
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
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
I have more confidence here
than when Cedeno was up
Maybe Brandon Morrow...
is our Rick Ankiel.
"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 reply actions
Brandon Morrow is our Rube Waddell
...and now I'm here
Brandon Morrow is our Dontrelle Waddell
...and now I'm here
Brandon called time after the breaking ball
to ask the ump if that was legal
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
Oh but the rest of the line-up is fantastic
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
by Rich Langford on Jun 18, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
When he hits home runs at Safeco, I hope people throw dead carp onto the field.
Similar to octopus being thrown on the ice in Detroit.
Those fish are fucking huge.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He's no Japanese carp
He’s an American Carp.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Yes that wouldn't make him worse at pitching
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
How about taking a bunch of MPH's off of it
and call it an off speed pitch!
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
by Rich Langford on Jun 18, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
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
To work at Denny's!
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
by Rich Langford on Jun 18, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
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?
Because Branyan is at home and we have room
...and now I'm here
Because Branyan is gone today.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Morrow would never hit his grandpa in the head witha beer
They would never be close to him.
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
Keystone light commercial.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RscZBLn9fI4
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a great swing.
I like this kid.
...and now I'm here
Am I having flashbacks
or is anyone else’s broadcast a little herky jerky
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
Eckstein owns Morrow
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I know I'm from Europe but not all of us have fleas, you know
How dare you be so patronising and smug you damn Yankee bastard.
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Morrow threw Giles a change up?
I don’t know what to think
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"
Our next roadtrip is going to be brutal...
Dodgers, New York, Boston…blah…
by SebastianPruiti on Jun 18, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions
Endy catches that
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In play run(s)
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Carp catches that.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 18, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless the game is on the line
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
by Rich Langford on Jun 18, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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"
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"
Or, you know, just not gone there at all.
That would have been an option.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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
All three strikes that AB
on pitches other than his Fastball.
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"
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"
Well that was the worst home run call ever.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
Our announcers seemed worried.
Yes, I’ve given in.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he'll get to stay in the middle of the lineup after all.
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
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
Ronny Cedeno looks awful
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"
Remember when we were harping on Cubs fans for saying Cedeno sucked?
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
I still think they were being dumb in their assessment.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
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"
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.
"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
It worked!
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"
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 :)
Second start
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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…
So I just got back from work,
is there anything that Morrow did to suggest that this decision isn’t an absolute disaster?
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"
Mike Carp have reached base in 3 of 4 plate appearances
Somehow, I accidentally spelled his name ‘Mice’ Carp, then had to correct it.
I'm worried Wak will still somehow see it as adequate
And start playing him there every once in a while in the AL.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 18, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The bunts make me question his intelligence.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 18, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He just got a little to carried away.
OH MY GOSH FRANKY!!!!!!!!!
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.
Good God that AT&T guy looks like
a douchebag. Take the fucking hat off.
FRANKLIIIIIIIIIINNNN
I really hope this is a sign of things to come.
Dave should've written about Gutz's power sooner.
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GO RONNY GO
Goooooo pelican. Fllyyyyyy pelican
RONNY YOU MAKE IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO LOVE YOU
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions
Because I can't drink to help me love this team
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
How's that stupid?
Cedeno has blown goats.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
He hasn't exactly had consistent playing time.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but he hasn't exactly given the team any reason to give him consistent playing time.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
He could help himself out by not looking so awful up there.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
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 Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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….
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 Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
I think what it boils down to is that Yuni is a known quantity and is most likely going to get worse if anything
while there are valid reasons to expect Cedeno’s performance to improve.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
How much leash do you give a guy with a sub .200 wOBA?
Chris Woodward is ALSO not Yuniesky Betancourt!
Because he's had very limited playing time and his MiLB track record shows that he's probably a decent player.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
See Goose, this is why I responded to this person in that manner.
He has a history of saying stupid things, just like this.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
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
The pitch for the second HR was one of the worst pitches I have ever seen at the Major League Level.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
I have a feeling from these comments something bad is about to happen on my delayed stream?
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
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
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
Hey, don't tell Inches what to do.
Maybe he’s shy.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Sims and Blowers have been talking about it.
More in an amused way than anything. Someone in production must have sent them a memo
All of our pitchers should grow muttonchops.
This would delight me.
Language is fluid.
Melty, if you will.
by waldo rojas on Jun 18, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I will not use language dictated to me by Taco Bell, thank you very much.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It is hilarious to think the Padres pillaged Adrian Gonzalez from the Rangers.
And he wasn’t even the key piece of the deal (Chris Young).
Your walk isn't silly enough...
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Oh yes that slider is so awesome.
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
I particularly enjoy commercials marketed directly to high people.
I salute you, Jack in the Box, and Doritos Late Night.
Given the location I'm guessing it's more for drinkers.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but read the description of the chilly dog
and tell me that that was not something created while stoned.
angels fan in seattle
This doesn't make much sense though
Mon-Thurs 10 am-8 pm
I can already find snacks late at night on Friday and Saturday.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Mark Lowe has thrown 5 sliders out of 6 pitches.
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Cheers Robert
Any idea when so I can go iron my shirt?
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
Yeah, maybe if you're going to Lord Fauntleroy's cotillion.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
He's from Manchester
I wasn’t aware they even knew about steam power yet…
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Oh Noes it's a lefty bat!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Woo a strike!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Doesn't look as close as Gameday suggests to be honest.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather face Blanco anyway
assuming Lowe can throw a freakin strike
Just got in. What was today's assessment of Morrow?
The line doesn’t look terrible. How did he do?
He had no idea where his fastball was going.
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
SURELY not a walk???
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I suck.
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it's time to try the Ankiel plan.
"Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?"
-Griffey
I know the book says to bring in your closer in the top of the ninth of a tie game,
but they don’t have anybody else who can handle Yuni, Cedeno and Burke plus the pitcher’s spot?
Not only did Yuni swing at ball four
He actually tried to pull that pitch. Disgusting.
My goodwill towards Ronny has officially ended.
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I start the game on next def, and then when it gets exciting I always end up switching to normal view, which is what I am watching now.
I hate being behind the GT.
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh...
J Burke struck out swinging.
R Cedeno bunt grounded out to first.
Y Betancourt flied out to center.
…is exciting?
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
I switched when we made a pitching change with baserunners earlier on.
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha wow me too
Ill sacrifice quality for one less commercial break anytime
The zookeeper insists he wears them for easier identification.
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm getting all confused.
Sims and Blowers mentioned Batista and Aardsma are the only two left in the bullpen. And then I was thinking about Vargas and where he was. This starting rotation jumble has finally caught up to me.
What happened to Vargas stays in Vargas
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Free bad baseball!
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Extra innings with the Padres? Yeah no thanks.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.
So we need to have Griffey bat or make the last out so Endy can double-switch with him in the field.
I miss that one guy who tried to argue that the
AL team could use a DH whenever they wanted in interleague play.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
And take the Laplace transform to get
‘Shut your whore mouth’
Did I do that properly?
by Graham MacAree on Jun 18, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I said I would react violently to everything he did and he did something good.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 18, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Typical.
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No, this was a swinging strikeout on a fastball, not a breaking pitch low and away.
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Close enough.
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I was thinking the same thing going off game day
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It had to grow to match Griffey's buttox.
by Smegmalicious on Jun 18, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
HoF strikezone!
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by EnglishMariner on Jun 18, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Padres = fathers
Monks commonly known as fathers.
They don't call them the Friars
for nothing.
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Yes, yes it was.
Well, more precisely, a padre.
by Liebkartoffel on Jun 18, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
David Eckstein walk off homer
I’m calling it.
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Thanks everyone for the advance notice.
I didn’t get excited when the voices raised
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 18, 2009 3:34 PM PDT reply actions
Well, it won't be until the 13th inning until we get another scoring opportunity.
Unless Gutz unleashes again.
Which team is going to not screw up a prime scoring oppurtunity first!?!!?
Should be exciting!!!!
Just give it on up to Belugatitsaville!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Gonzalez and Eckstein are 7-for-8
Rest of team has one hit.
Fuck you Beluga Titts!
"Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?"
-Griffey
Just give it on up to Belugatitsavile!
DFA DFA DFA DFA DFA DFA DFA DFA!
You got slurved!
Free Tommy Hanson! [FREED]! Free Jeff Clement! Free Michael Saunders!
Goddam pitcher's spot on deck and first base open
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
Wait really?
2 outs, open base, pitcher on deck… this is a joke right?
Why not walk him?
Why in hell don’t you walk him and face the pitcher? Is Mark Fucking Teixieria standing in the on deck circle?
I would think so, as he was standing in the on deck circle.
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Cliff Floyd: 16 AB, .301 OPS
Wow I’d hate to face that guy.
Yeah, because 16 Ab's is a good sample size.
It’s probably a toss up between Kooz and Floyd with a right hander on the mound.
I guess
But I’d take the rusty guy and a force at third.
On the other hand if you get Kooz you have the pitcher’s spot leading off next inning. Then SD has to burn the reliever after only 1 inning. It’s somewhat less madding when I think of it that way.
Somewhat.
Is the force at third really that valuable?
How often are you able to get the runner going 2nd to 3rd with 2 outs when you can’t just make that play at first?
angels fan in seattle
Dropped 3rd strike also
Yeah it’s not worth a lot. But as Donkey points out below…once the count is 3-1 I think walking Kooz is the way to go. That’s when I was screaming at my thinking machine for Batista to walk him.
I'd like to see where that pitch was called
Batista might have been trying to throw it up and in…
I would be interested to see the WE% on the last series of pitches.
And to see what it would’ve been if he had walked him on 3-1 instead
Or you could at least go back to 2008
268/349/455 in 284 PA
To be fair, let’s look at Kooz’s 2008:
260/299/433 in 668 PA
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And yes I get that Floyd is in decline and that Kooz should be getting better
but they’re probably about the same, so no real point in walking him.
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I think NOT getting to a 3-1 count would have been more preferred.
But, in a 3-1 count, do you then throw a ball? and take your chances with the PH?
See here:
Floyd was a DH all of last year (and pinch hit in 8 games), so the difference between his line as a DH and his line as a PH wouldn’t be as large as those of a position player.
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Which is why I mentioned Mark F. Teixieria
Unless it’s a much better hitter batting in the pitcher’s spot, you are better off creating the force at third.
Not even his stupid website pictures will cheer me up today
"Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?"
-Griffey
I missed the inning because I was ironing my shirt.
I have never been so happy to iron something.
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Personal M's record: 5-4.
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