10/7: Open Playoffs Game Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 7, 2010 10:56 AM PDT
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Derek Lowe looks like he's looking at Tim Lincecum
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Pettitte's picture reminds me of Botticelli's Venus.
So mysterious… I have no idea what it’s trying to convey to me.
Andy Pettitte is Mr. Burns as an alien
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 7, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
That was one of my favorite game threads from last season.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Oct 7, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
CJ Wilson should win, no question.
by Eyebrows on Oct 7, 2010 11:04 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I wish we knew the REAL stories behind some of these pictures.
I want to know about Wilson and CC Sabathia.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
There's always the opportunity to make up fake stories that are just as fun.
I think Carl Pavano’s photographer told him “You’re a sexy tiger”
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I have nothing against Lincecum.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Fair point
I just resent SF very deeply.
by lemonverbena on Oct 7, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
First game starts soon, right?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Awesome.
I feel bad for the casual fans who actually listen to and believe whatever the broadcasters say.
You're describing my first 20 years of life. (At least)
Kids believe the darndest things!
Though, in this case – I think on a certain level Buck Martinez has a point.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we've all been through it at some point.
Live and learn!
Lee doesn't have the most amazing "stuff".
He just controls it better than anyone except for Halladay.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Eeeeh his stuff is pretty fucking good
certainly better than Wilson’s. Wilson isn’t that good a pitcher.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I can't figure out what Wilson has that qualifies as great "stuff".
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
I'm not a Wilson expert, other than I remember him being pretty filthy as a closer.
So I went to fangraphs, and it appears that he has 5 pitches he uses with regularity and they are all above average. He is most certainly far behind Cliff Lee as an overall pitcher, and my understanding or interpretation of the fangraphs pitch values may be off, but it seems like he’s got some pretty good “stuff”
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
What do you mean above average?
if you’re going by the pitch values ignore those. They are based on pitch results and Wilson’s had a flukey low babip year.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Define "things".
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Can you explain the part where you said the stuff about the things?
You know.. the things.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously though,
I think of “stuff” as velocity and movement. Lots of guys have amazing “stuff” but can’t control it. Tell me one of Lee’s pitches that you see and go “holy crap, did you see that?!?” like a Felix curve, or a Chapman fastball, or a Liriano slider.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Fastball, curve, changeup
I love Lee’s curve.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
All of his pitches are good.
But none of them make me go “WOW!”. The location of the pitches is what blows me away.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Alright
I don’t think you can really dissociate the two when it comes to breaking balls, but probably you’re right. Although, the changeup is awesome and I stand by that.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
It is a great change.
I think that might be the hardest pitch in baseball to truly appreciate.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
That's the thing
It’s just a throwaway phrase for lazy talking heads like Buck Martinez.
by lemonverbena on Oct 7, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I hear ya.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Cocknballs
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
There's only one Cocktober.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
by Thingray on Oct 7, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There's also Dickcember though
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Spring Training is in March.
And I got nothin’.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Hamilton: five changeups, three swinging strikes.
Shields… he’s okay.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 11:46 AM PDT reply actions
He's also throwing heat and freezing up hitters.
Clearly some kind of mutant.
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by JY on Oct 7, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Great, now I'm hungry for an electrified burrito.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Oh great now they're in our food now.
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by JY on Oct 7, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
now now now, now now now now
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Oct 7, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea how they choose broadcasters.
I think 50% of the people here right now could do a better job than 75% of the people they use for sports broadcasting.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
I want to hear Christopher Walken call a game.
It doesn’t even have to be baseball.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Oct 7, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe on the TV
but it takes a good amount of research to know the teams well enough to rattle on about their players over several three-hour ballgames on the radio and not be deadly repetitive.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 7, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe on the TV
but it takes a good amount….. Maybe you’re right.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
You should hear him to play-by-play for Toronto games.
He makes Tim McCarver look like an early adopter of sabermetric ideas. I can’t count the times he said “Jose Bautista really knows how to drive in runs,” completely ignoring that the guy batting behind him had 30 HR and only 87 RBIs and somehow that wasn’t incongruous to Buck.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Okay, to take the Lee/Wilson stuff argument way too seriously
best way I can think of to measure ‘stuff’ is overall contact rate and out of zone swing rate. Wilson is below average in both categories and Lee is better than him at both.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 12:00 PM PDT reply actions
Nelson Cruz:
acquired for Julian Cordero (who?), Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench and Laynce Nix. Carlos Lee was part of the deal but whatever.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 12:01 PM PDT reply actions
Even Kevin Mench couldn't wrap his head around that one
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Carl Pavano looks liike how the guys on Jersey Shore think they look.
CJ Wilson looks like how the guys on Jersey Shore actually look.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I thought he was fine as long as he didn't play several days in a row?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Poor guy...
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
"He knows how to play small ball"
“In the postseason you have to face tough pitchers, and you have to be able to manufacture runs.”
Thanks, Buck.
I feel so contrarian for living here and conciously rooting against both the Padres and Chargers
by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It was brutal when the Seahawks were in the AFC West
Quite a few objects and expletives were hurled at me at those games.
by lemonverbena on Oct 7, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
And the fans are fired up.
Fuck the Angels
It's a weekday game indoors
They probably just snuck out of work, still thinking about that really boring meeting that is still going on in the conference room.
I'm glad we have some of you guys on our side
Thanks!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
Hate is a strong word
Vehemently dislike Sabean? Although if the Giants win the World Series, all will be forgiven… until the next Sabean blunder.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
I was hoping the Texas Senators would languish in postseason failure for another 30 years
by lemonverbena on Oct 7, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I also hoped Ron Washington would have a bout of Tourette's during that interview
by lemonverbena on Oct 7, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Needs more Coke.
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Where is Dr. Rockso when you need him?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
But Hamilton bailed on him.
Shitty wingman that guy.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
I'd like to see the episode of Intervention where Josh's teammates confront him.
Ron Washington “Josh, your sobriety has affected me in the following ways: I am no longer able to get coke on a nightly basis without having to make dangerous trips to the ghetto. You used to be the main hookup and now it’s like you don’t care about anybody but yourself. Will you accept this back of crack cocaine?”
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I want the Mariners to be the leaders in something.
Most years without ever going to the World Series?
But for fewest playoff wins, the Rangers still have a ways to go.
This game needs more crippling failure from the Rangers.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Dude, my sister lives there.
Keep your damn hands off her.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Whoops - forgot to tell you she said hi.
Good with a lariat, that one.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
You're odds might be greater than other states since everything is bigger in Texas.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
So in theory, Yakima is an extension of Texas.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
It's a boy!
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
25 dingers!
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Needs more ailing family members.
Favre-itis is a terrible, terrible disease. But damned if you don’t play better when someone you love dies.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
High Five!
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Seems it wouldn't be as satisfying.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
He thinks he's a ninja turtle
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
No you didn't
I never was more than 30% to buy it
There goes motor skills and bowel control!
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
ONE OF US...
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Vintage Bret Boone was terrible except three years
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Dan Wilson?
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Imagine a tandem of John Madden and Ron Fairly.
Fairly: You know, the tricky thing about baseball is hitting the ball with the bat and making the ball go somewhere where no other players are standing.
Madden: I once saw Bret Favre in the showers at the YMCA in Addison.
Fairly: Yeah, the thing about footballs is they’re not really balls because balls are round.
Madden: I love Bret Favre’s balls.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
ANGER!
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Well I guess this series is over.
May as well accept our new AL west overlords for the next few seasons at least. God dammit.
Milton Bradley apologist
Rays are still in this
they just have to not lose to Cliff Lee again is all
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
Show me the CarFax.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bahaha! Replay chant!
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Normally I'd have the urge to suggest you use the subjunctive
but really we’re talking about Tampa fans so the conditional is appropriate.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
sucks to your ass-mar
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
...
The Rays are playing like the Mariners.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Remember when we used to say,
we’re not in the playoffs, but at least we’re not the Rangers.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
REFUSE TO LOSE! 2 OUTS? SO WHAT!
YOU GOTTA LOVE THESE GUYS!
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I've discovered that Tina Fey has been writing our last ten seasons.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
I don't know anything about that, but I do know Ms. Fey is still a top babe.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you enjoy dating it?
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Hawt.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
There's more than one way to down 12 Rainiers.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
Yeah, you go on being all heterosexual 'n shit.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
There's no defined rule as to what is/ is not a checked swing. It's a complete judgement call.
You couldn’t review it
How are the Rays so bad at offense?
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
These early games are fucking up my shit.
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
Flagged
unwarranted hostility
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Flagged
asseyes
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Can you come over and check?
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
by the other side on Oct 7, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm currently in Thingray's shrubs.
…just, y’know, making sure the foundation of the house looks good.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
Rangers get a new FSports deal. Rangers light up Rays. Cliff Lee apparently warming to staying in Texas.
Yeah, the AL West might not be fun for a while.
Rumor has it the M's and Nick Jr. are in talks.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Shitty comedy with a bunch of affable kids and one 40-year-old Japanese dude who doesn't like to speak English
= GOLD
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
Sounds like the GI Joe movie
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet Sportacus would maket this team better.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 7, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Better yet we'll sign a deal with Oprahs new network.
That way we know 20 million people will watch no matter how pointless and shitty the product is.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
REFUSE TO LOSE
NO MEANS YES
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This will also mesh well with all the refuse to abuse stuff
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
What does yes mean?
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
It means you buy the Rainiers and get here as soon as you can.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
It's okay. This game is giving everyone the runs.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
Is it possible for you to go 15 minutes without a poop joke?
by Matthew on Oct 7, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
Many days actually, Matthew.
The above post was a reference to another post.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
I'm the poop joke man around here.
ess is just a rookie.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Oh, don't go on getting yourself in trouble with the base humor.
Matthew got four recs for shutting my dumb ass up.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
It's a sad world when dolphins stoop to scalping.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
So is Pittsburgh.
But again, no dolphins.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
There are certainly no dolphins in the San Francisco Bay.
Fuck the Angels
That should read, as ruthless.
Fuck the Angels
Seals?
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by JY on Oct 7, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
How are the Rays so bad.
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Fucking joke of a division. Too easy to play in that crap.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Oct 7, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BJ Upton needs to go on a 2008 playoffs dinger rampage.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
McCarver needs to come to my bar so I can fill him up with Bacardi 151 then set him ablaze.
Think of the tips I would receive.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
You would not receive any tips, you would go to jail.
by Kirk on Oct 7, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you for that very sobering outlook on reality.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
Kirk, it never ceases to amaze me that you always have my back.
::Knuckle-bump::
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
Shut up and stop complaining when people point out your terrible comments.
by Robert on Oct 7, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Stop it Robert. Stop it Kirk. Stop it Kevin.
If LL devolves into 2008 when regulars were at each others throats all the time I’m gonna brain all three of you.
by Sec 108 on Oct 7, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brains?!?!?
Now I’m hungry..
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Thing is Hamilton's just not a very good athlete
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Rays can score a few runs here, the fan will go wild!
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Remember when they were threatening to move the M's there?
That seems weird now.
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by JY on Oct 7, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Shut the fuck up Shoppach, that was damn near right down the middle.
The Rays are a bunch of whiny bitches aren’t they?
You're dead to me.
There's something inherently dirty-feeling watching Jared and three skinny African marathoners talk about Subway sandwiches.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
I remember how exciting the Marlins NLDS was in 2003.
Be better Florida.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well huh, I didn't realize that.
That’s actually a cool thing the Mariners did (with a little help from Texas).
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 7, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This Wheel-o I just found is much more interesting than this game
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
"They've been held to just 8 hits in this series by Texas"
Something you didn’t expect to hear in years gone by.
by msb on Oct 7, 2010 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is indeed a disturbing universe.
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by JY on Oct 7, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The Mariners would do better than the Rays have done.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Animals with Antlers don't have claws.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Can anyone tell me what that football announcer is saying during the chess game?
Does it have anything to do with chess?
Partial translation
It’s a very intense match today. He’s thinking! He’s thinking! Will he move the queen or the horse?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 7, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
After the Will he move the queen or the horse, he says "He's going" a whole lot.
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Ah right:
Viene! Viene viene viene!
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 7, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell, all I knew was GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
So good!
“CEE CEE HAS NOT STOLEN ALL OF THE TATERS AND CONSUMED THEM FOR THE PLAYOFFS. JIM JAM KEPT A FEW FOR HIMSELF.”
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Like a rock, I was strong as I could be....
Wrong guy, huh?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Carl Brutananadilewski??
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Shit, that was a total dead end, wasn't it?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Billions and billions of dingers
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Andy Pettitte.
I hope each home run hit by the Twins today hits one of his family members in the face.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hard to be a home run and still hit the pitcher in the face.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
If they hit it really hard at the right angle
or I could just admit that I didn’t read the above post correctly.
I suppose the right ricochet off of the upper forehead could theoretically clear the fence.
But I don’t think he’d stay in the game after that.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
It could go all the way around the world and hit him in the face.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
From the looks of that moustache, he already has.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Old player skills?
He just looked like a guy that would fall off a cliff one day.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Yeah, but he was a big guy for that spot,
and moved to first a while back.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Sexson used to pretend to play left too.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
While Thome is still useful.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
That ball faded slower than expected.
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I fucking hate the sound of Ron Darling's voice
It’s like tbs hired the most obnoxious sounding people possible just to annoy me
Is Darling the one that sounds like James Woods?
Both of the non-Smoltz guys have really grating voices.
Oops.
That was interesting.
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
by the other side on Oct 7, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Damn it Pavano. Stop being such a boner.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I prefer that, though, to every mound visit being labeled, ITS TINO TIME.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
If I could speak to my 12 year old self I'd keep reminding him to "drink it in" because I didn't appreciate it enough.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You might consider a coma for a few years if that's what you're looking for.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
I'm pretty sure if we're good, every day will be like opening day
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AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Opening Day is the best and worst day of the year.
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by JY on Oct 7, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Opening day means Felix!
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Opening day means Rob Johnson dingers!
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Opening day means catastrophic gameday threads.
Although since I’ll be in Seattle for next season, I may bypass that by going to the ballpark that day.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Oct 7, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
GOING TO THE BALLPARK INSTEAD OF A GAME THREAD? WHY?
You better have your LL mobile handy. I promise you, it’ll load quickly and efficiently.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I've already done that a few times on the go.
Depending on how good the reception is I can get the full site on my phone without issues.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Oct 7, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Am I the only one who has fantasies of winning a Super Bowl or World Series?
I’ve never felt such unbridled joy before, so the world is my oyster. I imagine it will be similar to my “I Won the Lotto Parties!” that I have in my head.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird. Never really followed a team and wanted them to win or get a trophy, or whatever.
I thought teams just played as an excuse for me to eat hot dogs and get drunk in front of thousands of people.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nope, I do too.
I wasn’t old enough to enjoy the Sonic’s championship, and I want to experience my own.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
But Marshawn means we only have to wait until February? And then I may... or may not... burn down some buildings.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
As much as I love adding Lynch,
I don’t think he’s our ticket to the championship this year.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
Oh I see.. you're a Chester Pitts guy.
Yeah, I agree, he’ll be the one to get us to the Super Bowl this year.
We are going to the Super Bowl, I don’t care if we are 7-9 to finish the year. That’s all it takes. If those idiot Cardinals were one play away from a ring 2 yearrs ago, we can certainly do it.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking more of Stokely.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
After the last two days, I have no more faith in baseball.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
How can you not have faith after Halladay's performance?
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
That made me so happy.
But look at the teams that are winning.
I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.
He booked it around those bases on that homerun.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I was unaware Andy Petite changed his name to Sally.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Twins!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
This Twins season is the one the M's should have had when they opened Safeco
Instead we got a half-dome season and Griffey bitching his way out of town. Oh, and Mesa blowing the first game.
Yeah, the mid-season opening of Safeco always bugged me.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
But then we had 2001!
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, 116 wins and done.
Once 9/11 happened I knew there was no way we’d win the whole thing.
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?"
by Thingray on Oct 7, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah..... yeah..... from that point on we were fucked.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Oct 7, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
God. Nobody ever wants to give US credit for losing something that day. All we ask for is ONE history channel special on the anniversary shows.
by Kenneth Arthur on Oct 7, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The effect on the M's title hopes is the Building 7 of 2001 sports stories
by lemonverbena on Oct 7, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder what percentage of SBN discussion about 9/11 comes from LL
I would venture a guess of 35%
Damn it twins.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Goddamnit Twins.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Why what?
Why would anyone hope the Yankees lose? I’m guessing it was meant to ask about the meteor comment.
Given that I am a Mariners fan much like lemonverbena
and that the Texas Rangers are in the same division as the Mariners, it seems as if my first priority would be for a division rival to do poorly, thus allowing the Mariners to do better.
Try and keep up here, bud.
MORE MONEY FOR THE RANGERS = BAD FOR THE MARINERS
:-(
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
DON'T TROLL ME BRO!
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by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of, who here literally facepalms from time to time?
I find myself doing it more and more frequently as of late
I do quite often.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
*raises hand*
I used to do it on a daily basis at my old job, but I worked with drug addicts, so there was a lot that was facepalm-worthy there.
by c_dowley on Oct 7, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I also wear glasses, so when it's a serious enough facepalm that I take them off for added effect...
…. you know you fucked up real good.
I almost broke my skull while doing it when I was talking to somebody and she was adamant that she saw Sweden from across the lake while in Italy.
by Robert on Oct 7, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You've sure met some dumb people.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Oct 7, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You either have a very brittle skull or a very hard hand.
Also, sweet baby jesus on a stick with barbecue sauce, but that woman is dumb.
Damn wormholes.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
That's not the argument.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
We're not talking about Dota here.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I think I do.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Oct 7, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I understand
I just think you guys are worried about the Rangers outspending the Mariners just because they will advance in the post season.
I don’t think Dallas will suddenly become the biggest baseball crazy city in the US.
Playoff success gives a longterm boost of income to the team.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I'd say meh on that aspect
because Texas has always been fairly attractive since a lot of players live in/are from the south, and the team has traditionally had money to spend. I’d be more worried that they have $ to lure free agents than guys suddenly being attracted to a winning team.
If you want a concrete example of how this helps, had they been sold last year
and had money to spend in the draft, they would have Matt Purke in their system right now, and he’d be one of the best pitching prospects in baseball
Yes.
Although to be perverse, they had the most money to spend when they stunk and Bavasi pissed the money away.
Easy to assume
but not necessarily what will happen. It depends on the reaction from the people in Texas (attendance and media money) as well as the financial decisions of the new owners.
Still it is more than likely to happen.
The Yankees are going to be good no matter what. The jury is still out on wither the Rangers will have sustained success but going to the World Series will do nothing but help them with that.
Well, you have nothing to worry about
Because the Yankees will take the Rangers like Walmart crushes the local corner store.
The Yankees have won the AL pennant like 40 times and at least 6 times in your lifetime.
The Rangers are one of two teams beside the Mariners to never have been to the World Series. I would much rather a team that has always won and will always win than being one of the two most futile teams in baseball history.
The Rangers are in the M's division, the Yankees are not.
The Yankess will be rich no matter what, but the longer the Rangers stay in the playoffs the more money the team makes.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
The Marlins don't reinvest their money into the team. The Rangers will.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
And if you want the proof, the Rangers already invest in the team now, they just don't have any money to do it with
and now with a new ownership group, they will likely continue to invest all available capital into the team
I woul'd have been happier with that outcome if I had more confidence in the Twins' offense.
They needed Morneau, badly.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Being a Twins fan
would be like being a M’s fan, except even more frustrating because they are in the playoffs more often.
I think that's the opposite.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Being a Twins fan
would be like being a M’s fan, except even more frustrating better they are in the playoffs more often
- what joof was saying
From Twitter:
JaymeeSireCSN – Tomorrow’s #Braves SP Tommy Hanson fouled a ball off the plate during BP that bounced up and hit him in eye. Immediately walked off field.
NL baseball just lowered the braves chances of winning.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Oct 7, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Because batting practice eye injuries in the playoffs build character.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Keeps the leagues different
reducing the bizarro games that Bud can play with the divisions and the number of teams in the playoffs.
Why should half of the teams in Major League Baseball play by a completely set of different rules than the other?
it is like if the Western Conference played with a three point line and the Eastern Conference did not
Fangraphs shows the Twins with a 5 percent chance
going into the bottom of the 9th, down by 3? Surprises me it is that high.
Or maybe that is just because I watch the M’s.
We're a critical hit away from Victory!
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
MLB let the Twins build a stadium without a roof as long as they were forced to play the Yankees in the first round every year.
by Robert on Oct 7, 2010 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
God I'm tired of the fucking Yankees. Eat shit you fucking cunts.
Winning all the time is boring.
Milton Bradley apologist
No argument there.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You're fucking kidding me.
The one series I really am interested in and fucking Chris “backbackbackbackbackback” Berman is the announcer? Boooooooo.
How can you hate Boomer?
He’s like a big dumb puppy!
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Oct 7, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That's just terrible
that’s a play Jose Lopez would have made
I still can't believe we didn't draft this guy
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 7:27 PM PDT reply actions
I bet we'd have gotten like... Joakim Soria for him instead of that dumbass hawaiian.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't like you as much when youre bored
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
So how did KJR manage to pick up the games? Was ESPN that pissed at how 710 dicked them yesterday?
Also, there are a lot of good #1 starters in this series.
If he werent a baseball player Lincecum would surely be a goth
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 7:43 PM PDT reply actions
Pity. He'd make a fantastic goth
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes that's NOW because he's a professional baseball player
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you're over-thinking this. He's totally a snowboarder/skateboarder type.
Not a counter-culture stereotype people want to project him as sans MLB career
Posey runs fast for a catcher
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 7:48 PM PDT reply actions
The broadcast just informed us that Aubrey Huff is wearing a red thong.
You're dead to me.
by Goose on Oct 7, 2010 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
And then a wistful
“well I’m just glad the Giants don’t wear see through pants”
…
…
…“Or am I?”
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum is pitching rather fancily these days
changing speeds on his fastball, missing by tiny tiny margins, cutters n shit. It’s cool that, even though he isn’t throwing 96 anymore he still makes guys look real stupid
He's always hidden the ball so well. You don't see it until it's right on top of you.
He might as well throw 200mph when he’s on
With Heyward up, was the SF crowd just chanting "Posey's better?"
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Career .384 BA, .543 OBP for Rocky Diablos
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 7, 2010 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
World Series appearances are a consideration in HoF voting
Eric Hinske has been in 3 World Series.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 7, 2010 8:43 PM PDT reply actions
{dead meme about Tim Lincecum's draft availability}
Good grief, he is just dominant. What a wealth of top pitching talent we’re living in with Felix, Lincecum, Criff Ree, Halladay, Sabathia…
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