7/22: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 22, 2009 3:10 PM PDT
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June 5th. That's the last time we lost with Felix on the mound - eight starts ago - and we lost 2-1. There's a reason why people are beginning to feel so good about every fifth day. Talking with Matthew over the weekend, he mentioned that Felix Day is approaching the way gamedays with Randy used to feel, and while we both agreed that he's not there yet, it's definitely the closest we've been since. I don't even know what I'd do if we lost today. Don't lose today.
Armando Galarraga looks squishy.
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I had that very same conversation over the weekend with fewer sours.
It was a journey to dominance with Randy also, so while it has not happened overnight Felix does seem to be fast approaching that level.
Mark of a truly dominant pitcher
Every time Felix pitches I wonder if it will be the time he throws a no-hitter. Because it’s bound to happen eventually.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 22, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to make that song staple every where
Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.
We're totally getting blown out today
by Graham MacAree on Jul 22, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I have prepared myself for the worst.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 22, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I am now expecting Gallaraga to do something like this as a warmup
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 22, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Yatzee bingo
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 22, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll see your gif, and raise you
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Jul 22, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
Also,
I am done now.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Jul 22, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
If I wasn't at work
I would put Jeff’s head on Chunk.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 22, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather make a Jeff Keyboard cat with Sound!
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jul 22, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I noticed that whoever made the T2 gif just stole chunk out of the Picard with a tommy gun one.
You can still see the added bullet deflections.
angels fan in seattle
Ok
One – there’s nothing creepy, so I don’t understand the reaction.
Two – how can anything I do elicit surprise anymore?
angels fan in seattle
God those are terrible.
Since when does “creepy, forced gravelly voice” = surfer?
angels fan in seattle
I have a friend that talks almost exactly like that, but with a higher less gravelly voice.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Maybe he should go work at Sterling Savings
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Twins fans must feel pretty good about that!
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 22, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't think they left 2.5 men on base per inning
Box score says 9 LOB
Game day must use a different way
of measuring LOB. I think it is number of guys on base still after your PA? Something dumb like that. It has Daric Barton with 8 LOB for example.
[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]
It adds them all together.
So if Barton k’d with one 1 out and 2 on and Holliday k’d after him they’d mark it as 4 LOB.
Armando Galarraga
looks like he suffers from torsonic polarity syndrome.
by I Lick Squirrels on Jul 22, 2009 3:29 PM PDT reply actions
I like LL better when Jose Lopez doesn't pop out every three at-bats
by seattlebruin on Jul 22, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're going to sell out at least sell out to Stone or somebody worthwhile
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I want to see Felix have a 15+ K game one of these days.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.398wOBA, 21 years old.
Rain delay?
Have they said anything about a start time?
This seems like the Cardinals are losing
but I’m probably over valuing Duncan.
[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]
Where does Boston plan on playing La Roche and Duncan?
They’re going to have the most expensive bench since the early-decade Yankees.
Uhh...what?
I suppose Chris Duncan and a PTBNL later isn’t much, but I don’t get this.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 22, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
If Dave Duncan quits because of this, it would be a huge blow to the Cards.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.398wOBA, 21 years old.
Rizzs says Gutz could be back tomorrow.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Drayer mentioned the same thing earlier today
And also that RRS is comin’ back SATURDAY!!!
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That does not make sense.
He should be starting on Friday.
Salk kept saying Saturday, which was misleading to me and apparently other people
It’s Friday though.
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 22, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously? I've stayed up this late, and they may not even play?
Fuuuuuuuck
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It's only midnight, so quitcherbitchin
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 22, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I moved down a country.
It’s 1 here
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 22, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Potato, potahto, pomme de terre
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 22, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't understand the people I don't know right now.
I don’t need the people I do know giving me this shit too.
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 22, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Désolé
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 22, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
there a start time being talked about yet?
by SebastianPruiti on Jul 22, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions
4:28 according to Sims.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Stone says the delay is not supposed to last long
Heard that one before.
It's going to be fun when the Twins open their new stadium
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 22, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as the public foots 90% of stadium bills around the country
I would be largely against any mandates that make them more expensive.
Is it just me
Or in terms of teams in need with retractable roofs would Seattle be in the late teens? Seriously it seems like these Central and East Coast teams are always having fun with their rain outs.
by OceanBird on Jul 22, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Definitely.
I don’t want to look up stats on rain, but I think it’s general knowledge that Seattle area is near the top in rainy days per year, but we don’t have as many fucking downpours that would actually cancel games.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 22, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Delays are just as bad as cancellations, and maybe worse for people with tickets to the game
by seattlebruin on Jul 22, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry
I mean a lot of the rain in Seattle wouldn’t even cause a delay. Also, I think a lot of cities in the East and Central probably have more rain in the summer months, when most of baseball is played.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 22, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate rain delays...
I came back early from lunch so I could catch Ichiro’s lead-off homerun.
If you make it rain on your wedding day, I question your future wife's judgment/profession
by seattlebruin on Jul 22, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
"Don't stop to pick up the money! Just keep f***ing walking til you get out of the f***ing aisle!"
now you just need to invite Jermaine Dupri to your wedding and get amateur video and it will be amazing
by seattlebruin on Jul 22, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
.
Ken Griffey Jr., who broke his left wrist in a similarly ugly collision at the Kingdome, joked that his play was much more heroic.
“I caught the ball and I drove myself to the hospital,’’ he said.
Can we sign him for 10 more years, with his role to be just sitting in the dugout being awesome?
...and now I'm here
God I love Beltre
“He says he’s ready,’’ Wakamatsu joked. "He took groundballs yesterday. It was supposed to be controlled ground balls right at him, and then all of the sudden you see someone hook one down the line and he snatches it. Everything is going really good with him.
by SebastianPruiti on Jul 22, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions
I swear he's going to injure himself again.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 22, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Or he'll miraculously return in two weeks, go on a tear and finish the season with 23 home runs and lead us to the postseason
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Jeez guys, I'm not trying to jinx his return!
I started typing an explanation but it took more than a long paragraph.
So, awww, forget it! Blame a cold beer after dehydration from a long run.
Chicks dig the long ball.
Felix is probably like "I finally figured all of this pitching stuff out, so now I can do what I want."
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Ehh... I think he would have
Ichi would have had to stop, turn, and get off a good throw…and Granderson’s dang fast
Shook Johnson off 3 times for that K pitch.
by Attractive Nuisance on Jul 22, 2009 4:52 PM PDT reply actions
Ummmmmmm....
Are you guys able to see a baseball game, because all I can see is an abortion so far….
~I'm on the DA~
And it was funny like twice.
And then repeated seven hundred times.
Excellent
But now there is dangerous territory, as I’m not usually that funny, but I still wish to say things. This situation has everything -drama, a protagonist, and a dilemma!
~I'm on the DA~
I can only assume that zero curves were thrown on a 1-2 count because Rob Johnson is an idiot
by Graham MacAree on Jul 22, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I credit him for that hit being just barely foul
He willed it to go left of the bag
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 22, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
PUT AWAY THE FASTBALL
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 22, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Ichiro you sexy devil, saving Felix a run
Can we get that error stricken from the record?
Oh, I thought that was Sweeney's job.
I kind of forgot Silva was even on the team.
Has anyone else's mlb.tv been really choppy the last few days?
Curiously, it seems to work better now on nexdef than on the regular stream.
If the first baseman looks back to see what the call was
He probably knows he didn’t tag him.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 5:16 PM PDT reply actions
Polanco is the sound I expect to hear when someone is beaned with a baseball.
...and now I'm here
Jamie Burke induced more swinging strikes against a future HOFer
than Garrett Olson had all of yesterday
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 22, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
"Mmm that was a great play by Rob Johnson"
Why don’t you just suck his cock Blower?
That was hilarious.
I love watching baseball without sound.
God damn it I hate your ankle Felix
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What the fuck, Felix.
Why would you even do that?
...and now I'm here
FUCKING SHIT
Bloop broken bat hits suck ass. Felix has the most unlucky results with broken bats in the history of baseballkind.
Can we just ban Felix from doing any fielding besides covering first base
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I enjoyed my time at Comerica Park.
But other than that, I have no desire to visit Detroit again.
Why does it seem like Felix always injures his ankle?
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 5:32 PM PDT reply actions
Some people are just prone to stuff like that.
I can’t speak for Felix, but I mess up my right ankle all the time.
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God is an Angels fan.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 5:32 PM PDT reply actions
Also notice how the Rays only got good once they dropped the Devil from their name
IT ALL MAKES SENSE AHHHH
You're blowing my mind.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
cy young > gold glove.
El Rey, stop scaring us.
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High pitch count with high Ks?
Very Bedard-esque.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions
Still a chance at 7, I'd think
If he can become a little more economical/not have bad luck
Go home, Josh Anderson.
Have Miggy call you a cab and just go home. Eat a TV dinner. Watch some Dexter. Do whatever. Just go home.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Let's continue to swing at the first pitch, it's working out really well
Nice job Griffey!
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Give Felix a rest, get Galarraga's pitch count up a little bit?
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The first part, fine maybe, but you are talking about an additional 15-20 seconds.
The second part, who cares? Running up a mediocre pitcher’s pitch count is not in and of itself a notable goal.
It might have given him more extra rest than that
He got out on that first pitch, but there’s no guarantee he would have still made an out if he had taken it is there?
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No shit.
You are still not talking about much of a difference.
He could have started a rally by singling on the first pitch.
You are arguing that he should have avoided getting out, not taken an additional two or three pitches.
No I'm just saying that it may have been beneficial to lay off that first pitch
Since he may have gotten another one, and either way he would have at least given Felix a little extra rest, especially since he’s apparently having ankle issues
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Then you are saying that they should lay off hittable pitches in order to gain Felix an extra few seconds of rest?
A side effect of that, by the way, is putting themselves in massively disadvantageous counts.
In most cases, no
I just thought a little extra time would give him and the trainers time to tend to his ankle if he needed it
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That is a bad way to do it.
Just tell the hitter to back out of the box once and you accomplish the same thing without putting yourself in a 0-1 hole intentionally.
To be fair
Luck had a considerable part in us being in contention in the first place
I know there was a post on this a while back
But it’s a bit naive to think we’ve had no luck at all. How bout the bullpen?
The offense has had bad luck too.
And much of the bullpen’s luck is not actually luck, but defense (yes, they have also been lucky).
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 22, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Felix just has a 30 pitch inning and
our fucking idiot offense decides it’s a good idea to hack like crazy. Give Felix a rest you fucking morons.
We will get a hit next inning.
You watch. 5th inning.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 5:42 PM PDT reply actions
Felix enjoys Rob Johnson's ability to not catch third strikes
and thus allow Felix to rack up more strikeouts per 9
So Felix is pitching really well but God is screwing with him.
And Rob Johnson is terrible.
This is going to be one of the frustrating five-inning outings I've ever seen?
That doesn’t make sense
by Robert Lintott on Jul 22, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Slowly but surely,
setting the table for Gutz to Gibson them in the 9th.
by Attractive Nuisance on Jul 22, 2009 5:48 PM PDT reply actions
Do you have what it takes to be an umpire?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
Time for Bobby Abreu to hit a 3 run HR.
Thug Life
by Slow Country on Jul 22, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Langermans.
Good for you!
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 5:53 PM PDT reply actions
Jack Hannahan is more handsome that I had previously thought
by Dewey N on Jul 22, 2009 5:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I said he was more handsome than I had previously thought not fuck ugly
by Dewey N on Jul 22, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They scored more runs than us.
Thug Life
by Slow Country on Jul 22, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought about texting you on your ride home
asking for health updates on Felix as you hear them.
We must have the most players on a team that swings at that slider 3 feet off the plate and in the dirt.
I fucking hate you Mariners
So just kidding about the Royals lead
Maicer Izturis just hit a 2 run home run
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Am I way behind
Or has he not done anything yet
Mai Tai?!?
What am I, an amateur? It ain’t nothin’ but Vicodin and Irish Car Bombs up in here!
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That's in a movie? Yoiks!
For real-life information, I can’t even take nose drops. I’d make a bad cokehead. :(
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This looks a lot like Washburns 1 hitter.
Every line drive and fly ball is finding a damn glove.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 6:03 PM PDT reply actions
I don't put much merit into wins and losses
But with the way Felix is pitching, if he got the loss I would be angry.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 6:05 PM PDT reply actions
Did Miguel and Felix just have a stare down?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 6:08 PM PDT reply actions
It looked like Miguel was staring towards the pitcher's mound for an inordinate period of time.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you kill him?
Or give him a stern talk? Or would you just move all the stuff around in his house and really just fuck with his head?
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them."
by ImaginaryRomances on Jul 22, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It happens.
If you are of an age to have watched the Senators. I’ve heard it from other broadcasters, too
The best part is how Galarraga probably thinks he is really good right now.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 6:14 PM PDT reply actions
If he makes that catch though..
He possibly keeps two runs from scoring, and we lost by two runs.
by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I thinkn he's talking about a different game from yesterdays
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 22, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Well this is not at all what I imagined Felix day would be like
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 22, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions
Awwwww!
This commercial is referring to Gutz as our newest superstar! I have the happies now.
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