7/16: Open Game Thread, Part 2
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 16, 2009 6:19 PM PDT
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PrintTravis Hafner just grounded into the shift and singled.
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"To tell the truth, I’m not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to," Ichiro said through an interpreter. "If I ever saw myself saying I’m excited going to Cleveland, I’d punch myself in the face, because I’m lying."
by Zwakamatsu on Jul 16, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wouldn't even be worth it
He’d just scream like a douche again. And my ears would weep and weep
by Karma Police on Jul 16, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if that wasn't a little too far outside though.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 16, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I know.
Looked farther outside than the usual lefty strike at first glance. But it wasn’t in reality.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 16, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Griffey walk, Gutierrez jack?
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
by nickmo on Jul 16, 2009 6:26 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
What the FUCK was that?
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
I mean, yeah, technically his bat crossed the front of the plate.
But it wasn’t a attempt to swing the bat.
No one knowing the actual rule is part of the reason why it is annoying.
I know the rule, but it seems like no one commentating the game or doing the highlights or talking to me in general knows the rule.
And where the bat ends up has nothing to do with whether it's a swing
It’s a judgment call supposedly based on intent
Not saying it was the right call
But few people know the actual rule.
He started to swing and failed to check
I don’t see how that’s ambiguous
by Graham MacAree on Jul 16, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This is precisely why "intent to swing" is a stupid phrase.
It seems like starting to swing means you have the intent to swing. How far through a swing does a batter have to get before you can judge intent? A concrete mule makes more sense to me.
It's based on the bat crossing the front of the plate.
It’s pretty objective, really. If you can’t hold up in time, then it’s a strike.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm almost positive that no where in the rulebook is anything like this mentioned.
I know that a general rule is the front of the plate, but if an ump thinks taking the bat off your shoulder is a swing it’s a swing.
I don't know the rulebook word-for-word.
But it’s been established this is what umpires are told to judge by.
This is wrong
The rulebook states that it’s an umpire’s judgment call. Obviously this is going to have some opposition around here, but that. is. what. the. rule. is.
It isn't wrong if the umpires have been instructed to call it a certain way.
This is what Wilder is saying.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 16, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course.
Nobody outside the west coast knows anything about Mariners. The players are unfamiliar names to them, except Griffey, but that’s only because he was a superstar with Cincinnati for several years.
by I Lick Squirrels on Jul 16, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Why isn't Hannahan playing? Oh yeah, a lefty is on the hill.
“Griffey – DH.” Wait a second.
4 errors today.
And we don’t even have Yuni anymore.
by I Lick Squirrels on Jul 16, 2009 6:32 PM PDT reply actions
Which I still don't understand.
I pay $100 a month for cable. Why in the hell would I pay $50 more to watch the goddamn Padres on a smaller, shittier picture?
If you have to stay late at work and you really need to watch the Padres
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 16, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, it looks like you only have to have Cox Internet, not the full cable package.
So for people who have high-speed Internet and no cable, it makes sense.
Then again you could probably just get cable for that $50, which would include Padres games.
Ah whatever I’m tired of thinking about this.
And they're losing 10-1 in the first broadcast!
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.398wOBA, 21 years old.
Shelton got into the game about 8 innings too late.
Better late than never, I suppose.
Fuck you Woodward.
I hope you get chicken AIDS.
by I Lick Squirrels on Jul 16, 2009 6:43 PM PDT reply actions
I don't think I've ever seen a complete game without a single 1-2-3 inning before
Fuck you luck. Fuck you in the eye
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