8/23: Open Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 23, 2009 9:30 AM PDT
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Fausto Carmona has an awfully big smile for someone who's pulled a poor man's Dontrelle Willis.
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I'm not a young thing, either.
In fact, I’m only slightly younger than Giambi, apparently.
~I'm on the DA~
Larry Stone had a blog entry about the MVP vote
that talks a bit about the vagaries of the writers vote
There's no way to predict
Sometimes they give to a guy like Randy Johnson who dominate but only wins 17 games, sometimes they give it to a guy like Colon who is unremarkable but is the only 20 game winner, sometimes they pass up someone who is historically great like Clemens to give it to a run in the mill great pitcher like Chris Carpenter. There’s no logical pattern.
Kudos for the Major League reference.
Bill’s Keys:
Whose Kingdom
Just a Bit Outside
Leave the Reservation
Defense.
Look how many bases everyone stole! What a weird game ’aughts baseball must have looked to us.
One of my favorites.
Olerud’s reaction when the little old guy punches him (without warning, they say) is great
Updates from the pregame
Ja. Wilson back tomorrow (yay), AB likely not ready when he comes off the DL (ow), Silva pithces a simulated game wed. (eh)
Well this is an awesome way to start my day
Turned it on to see that
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
No kidding
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Stupid wall
They should banish them from the game
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Totally.
Baseball is more sustainable when its free range.
Replace them with a shallow moat
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
But then they could still crash into them
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Now we're talking
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Magnets in the baseballs
And a strong magnetic field to repel them
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing new for baseball
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Ibanez wouldn't have hit the wall and would only have given up a double there.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Unfortunately, you're right
He would have positioned himself to play it off the wall
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
And oh shit..what a throw from his back.
I fucking hate you Mariners
He got dirt on his hat, just like Robert at softball
Robert = Langerhans
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Oh that's right
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Up in the zone will kill ya.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I don't understand why we don't just send a box of blankets to Cleveland
And just be done with it, right?
~I'm on the DA~
Well fuck that's annoying.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I think there is something close to that in one of my cookbooks ....
I’m going for pita and hummus & avocado for brunch and chicken/vegetable for soup.
If you get that bacon, egg and cheese thing down, well.... you're in my neighborhood.
CALLING RC!!!!!! CODE BLUE!!!! CODE FUCKING BLUE!!!!
Illegible
Racist and a paedophile? Wow.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm fine playing ball even if there is no grass
by Poochie on Aug 23, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know what they say
Old enough to bleed, old enough to bust a nut in her hair.
by Robert on Aug 23, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah it's because front offices won't allow it
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I for one would love to see Mike Hargrove manage again
He seems like the perfect guy to be patient with a young team
Not even close.
Fun fact: 1-2 on that leaderboard both play for the Giants
Juan Uribe and Bengie Molina?
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I am pretty sure he was referring to a sac fly.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
If you strain to make contact on a ball you can not hit hard odds are if you make contact you will hit a weak ground ball.
Also, who’s to say he wasn’t trying to hit a fly ball?
You can never assume the DP.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Branyan is clutch at not hitting into double plays.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of clutch, here is Mr. Clutch himself.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
For those of you who care
Ichiro is now at 156 straight without going hitless in back-to-back games. It’s the second longest such streak all time. Stan Musial holds the record with 174.
Also, 12 hits to 2,000!!
I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.
by andrewgolfsalot on Aug 23, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
They're an awkward couple.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
"Susan, this is Nancy,
Nancy, this is Susan"
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
So how many swinging strikes does Carmona have, by the way?
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Who's there?
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Let's try this again.
Carmona who?
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok. Do you give a fuck?
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
You're so sweet.
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Why can't outs be recorded by just throwing the ball and hitting the runner?
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Would've helped if we were playing Kickball on Hannahan's play.
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
He's self conscious about people seeing just one of his ears
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Drunk on Corona
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
You need to dress sexy to stand out from the rest
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 23, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Not as awful as the time I came in your mom and created baby coach
by Robert on Aug 23, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Oh Robert, you silly!
A Mariners fan in Seattle
by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Well now, I think you know I know the rules, and my explanation was as obvious as both the initial post and your reply.
However, I apologize, Matthew.
Illegible
Hmm....probably on purpose.
Gameday confirms my poor ability to judge.
Carmona who?
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Fausto slow, he's had a lot of swinging strikes.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Still not sure how this got here, or where my other post went.
I hate using computers that only have IE…so slow…..
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Carmona'n score some runs, Mariners.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Annoying, hittable Felix time!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Aug 23, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh no, I made the same comment as Yoyogi.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Fuck paying the MLB.
Yeah, they’re hard up and getting laid off of work all over the fucking place. I just found a stream, and I’m PLEASED.
Illegible
These fucking people pay rookies more than Trump makes.
No thank you. I’ll just send my money straight to the liquor store, where real Americans get paid.
Illegible
Love the smiley there
reminds me of this
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
He' certainly playing in the right stadium for it.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I never understood why players hold their batting gloves when running the bases. What's the point of pockets?
I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.
I don't get why Lopez plays so much closer to the second base bag than just about any other team's 2B.
If you’re ever at Safeco, just watch where he plays versus the opponent’s second baseman. It’s really weird. He’s positioned himself in that weird spot with about three different coaching staffs.
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Don't worry Lopez will hit a meaningless 332 foot homer down the line later.
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I was thinking more W-L record
but a low ERA can’t hurt.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It'd be -1.75 if Yuni hadn't started the season with us.
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too.
Today was supposed to go:
Watch England win the Ashes
Watch Chelsea beat Fulham
Watch the M’s beat Cleveland (Felix accounts for my optimism here).
Still, two out of three ain’t bad.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
So apparently the indians hate us for using their great deals on reservation for smokes and booze,
And also for having a mascot that is not yet taboo. Rue the day the “Mariner” is derogatory. We will fight back.
Illegible
Seamen, unite.
Or untie? Fuck – It’s so confusing.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 23, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tits struck Peralta out on a 96 MPH fastball.
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Not just my mind playing tricks on me then
That’s a relief.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 23, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I may have to incorporate that kind of usage of the word "dildos" into my vernacular.
Great job!
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Always a good choice.
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I made the mistake of reading the Times "Backtalk" column.
“All season the Mariners have been telling us it is “a new day” and there is a “new way.” Finally, there is really a plan in place, a Mariners way of doing business and playing the game that gave us some hope. I bought into it.
Then came last Saturday and Sunday.
Differences in the baseball cultures of the U.S. and Japan aside, one has to ask: Where in the baseball world is Ichiro’s attempted steal of third Saturday night not a bonehead play of biblical proportions? Ichiro was already in scoring position at second. It was the seventh inning, there were two outs, the M’s had two on and trailed by two, with one of leading home-run hitters in the American League at the plate, and one of the strongest armed catchers in baseball behind the dish. Ichiro gets himself thrown out by two steps in an absolutely pointless steal attempt.
Mr. Wakamatsu, if there is a new way, if there is now finally a Mariners way, why was Mr. Suzuki not riding the pine Sunday? Apparently there is a new way for everybody else and the same old way for Ichiro!"
While people like that are morons...
There was a pretty smart fellow who was also not opposed to benching him for that play.
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by BrettJMiller on Aug 23, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I appear to be missing the right games.
by ThundaPC on Aug 23, 2009 12:28 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yikes that's scary.
Hope it’s not serious.
This game happened way too early :(
Not just for me, but the M’s too!
The Yankees suck-a-doodle-doo!
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