10/17: Open NLCS Game 2 Thread

by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 17, 2010 4:46 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners Game Threads

Jonathan Sanchez

#57 / Pitcher / San Francisco Giants

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Nov 19, 1982

Roy Oswalt

#44 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

Height: 6-0

Weight: 190

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Aug 29, 1977

You look at the Phillies' top three, and you're all, wow, these guys are really good. Then you look at the Giants' top three and you're all, wow, these guys are really good too, and so is the fourth guy. Here's to a series without Bronson Arroyo.

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Did we ever get an explanation why Sanchez is starting over Cain?

Did they not like his start in game 2?

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions

Essentially, Cain has a slightly greater flyball tendency that will play better in AT&T and the Phillies lineup is stacked with lefties

by seattlebruin on Oct 17, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions

athd.net feed is not working.

Damnit.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions

Try this

link
or
this

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions

You don't get Fox?

by seattlebruin on Oct 17, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm at work.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Then disregard my links.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Maybe

this?

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions

That works. Thank you sir.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I have to stream the Hawks and Sounders, so I have some links.

That is, no problem.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions

"That's what happens when you take pitches against a guy who is wild, you end up down 0-2"

Twitch

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:27 PM PDT reply actions

Tim is explaining what a slide step is.

by seattlebruin on Oct 17, 2010 5:29 PM PDT reply actions

I'm trying to figure out which team has the most black players and I came across a fun tidbit:

MLB considers Lou Piniella “of color.” Does anybody know which team has the most brothers?

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:30 PM PDT reply actions

Oh?

Wikipedia, which is obviously infallible, says Piniella is Spanish, but not Hispanic. But Grady Sizemore is also listed as African American. It all gets rather confusing after a certain point.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm cool with Lou being spanish, but "of color?"

Maybe we should end this now.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions

He's a colourful character.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

rec'd

for being English.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm not, I merely learned how to read/spell there.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Gameday says strike.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't trust anything a computer says...

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Huh?

It’s not like Gameday is Skynet or anything.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions

But MLB does watch everything we do.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Not to worry. They don't have instant replay to cover most of it.

by ThundaPC on Oct 17, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Fail

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions

My computer is freaking out

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

See? Skynet.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm convinced you got the correct John Connor, he just screwed up his time jump.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Hmmm....

No, too early.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'd be willing to wager that Sanchez didn't want the 1st inning to go like this.

by Mariner John on Oct 17, 2010 5:41 PM PDT reply actions

That was not a ball.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:44 PM PDT reply actions

Nice job Raul.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:46 PM PDT reply actions

What the hell kind of route was that?

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 5:50 PM PDT reply actions

He's taking notes from Raul.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Pat or Raul?

I choose The Bat. Although Raul does have a nice little piece of my heart.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 6:04 PM PDT reply actions

Werth looks like white trash.

I bet he wears cuttoffs with no front pockets.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 6:17 PM PDT reply actions

Fontenot is doing his best Conrad impression.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 6:28 PM PDT reply actions

I already miss the TBS presentation.

I liked having their pitch-FX-like stuff in the bottom right.

Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Career .384 BA, .543 OBP for Rocky Diablos

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 17, 2010 6:34 PM PDT reply actions

Waivers!

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 6:43 PM PDT reply actions

Oh My God.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 6:44 PM PDT reply actions

Cody Ross is amazing.

by drblacknwhite on Oct 17, 2010 6:44 PM PDT reply actions

Cody Fucking Ross.

I love baseball.

by Droid Rage on Oct 17, 2010 6:45 PM PDT reply actions

I was out walking to get some dinner when it happened.

I saw the score on the restaurant TV and thought, “huh, how’d that happen?”

Cody Fucking Ross. I should have known.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 6:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

It's what I love about playoff baseball.

Everyone writes up the obvious story lines ahead of time but SSS of 5 or 7 games make for surprise heroes almost every year.

by Droid Rage on Oct 17, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I did not realize it was a no hitter.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 6:45 PM PDT reply actions

Don't go down with your second best pitch.

Keep throwing fastballs to Cody Ross.

by Droid Rage on Oct 17, 2010 6:47 PM PDT reply actions

That was gross Fox. WTF?

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 7:02 PM PDT reply actions

I mean jesus christ, did we really need an extreme closeup of Lincecum filing off a blister on his finger?

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Did I really just read a sign that said " This Is Phunder"?

What the fuck does that even mean?

by Wilder. on Oct 17, 2010 7:07 PM PDT reply actions

You mean, what the phuck does that mean, right?

Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.

by JAH on Oct 17, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

This makes me want to eat pho.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Presumably,

it’s a portmanteau of “fun” and “thunder”, for the noise they’re making, with a Phillies spin on it ala the Phanatic.

Unless they’ve been drinking beyond reasonable capacities, and then it might be a portmanteau of “Phillies” and “chunder”.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 7:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Willie Mays!

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 7:11 PM PDT reply actions

oh shit, Cody Fucking Ross is up.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 7:17 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

The crowd was scared on that fly ball

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions

I was hopeful for a second there.

Cody Ross bats right despite throwing left, and so do I, so he makes me feel less useless baseball-wise by association.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 7:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

How does this happen?

Also, I love that Timmt bats lefty.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Or maybe Timmy.

by LonelyintheBleachers on Oct 17, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

No idea.

I think it’s because when I started playing pick-up games in the neighborhood, all my friends batted RH

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Oct 17, 2010 7:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Spanish broadcast. O.k., sure.

by Kermit. on Oct 17, 2010 7:24 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe I should just pay the $10 for the playoff broadcast.

Cliff Lee tomorrow night and everything

by Kermit. on Oct 17, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Anyone here have that MLB playoff package?

How’s that working? After hearing all the complaints the last few years regarding MLB internet broadcasts, I’m hesitant to shell out for their product. But those problems may not be an issue any longer.

by Kermit. on Oct 17, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions

It's bullshit that it's not part of the mlb.tv package.

You're dead to me.

by Goose on Oct 17, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions

If you're buying it for the tv coverage be aware that they don't edit the feed.

You get to choose camera angles instead, which can make it difficult to follow if it’s the only way you’re following the game. If it’s for radio, I not familiar with any problems with it.

by drblacknwhite on Oct 17, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Do they have any angles that give a decent angle of the entire infield?

Pitcher/catcher, covering maybe the infield positions? Looks like you can select up to 4 different shots, but if they’re all locked onto small individual parts of the field, that might kind of be difficult to follow the action.

That comment by Goose is exactly why I shy away from their products.

by Kermit. on Oct 17, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions