6/8: Open Strasburg Thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 8, 2010 3:28 PM PDT
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Because god knows you'll be watching and talking.
I'm going to be liveblogging over here for SBN. If Strasburg comes out early enough - and he's supposedly on a limit of around 90 pitches - there'll be plenty of time to switch back and watch Felix, which is really kind of amazing.
The Pirates' lineup is ohmygod awful.
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I have it TiVo'ing at home... Should get home around the second or third inning
Just in time to watch commercial free for awhile!
I did too - thankfully DirecTV lets you do it online..
by seattlesundevil on Jun 8, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just about to say, if only DirecTV didn't have such shitty customer service when we tried to get them last year... I would be able to do that.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The few perks of having DirecTV
Are not worth dealing the mountain of human feces they call “customer service.”
Seriously, if you want to experience rage, sign up with DirecTV and then call them to try and deal with a problem. There’s a reason our state just filed a big class action lawsuit.
Why a pitch count?
Wasn’t he stretched out in the minors?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
The 90 pitch limit is nothing
It only takes 81 to strike everyone out.
I was going to say he could still go eight innings easily against this Pirate lineup.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Yes, he is the reason for this thread.
Good job Robert!
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
by Thingray on Jun 8, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
For some reason I like that he's going with the knee-high socks tonight.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I like it when anyone goes with the high socks.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
"The Pirates' lineup is ohmygod awful."
How dare you! You shall soon feel the wrath of Garrett Jones.
No kidding.
Talk about lofty expectations on this kid (and lets not forget he’s still a youngun’)..
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Don't get me wrong, I'm as involved in it as anyone and I'm happy we have this thread.
But Stephen, you have an open game thread on Lookout Landing.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
And probably on almost every other SBN baseball blog as well.
This is what they mean when they say “hype”.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I just wanted to keep it out of the Felix Day thread
by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 8, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Very good idea.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Who would you take for the next five years?
Felix, Lincecum, Strasburg or Cliff Lee?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I didn't say "take hostage".
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Maybe he means "take the gaspipe after watching him pitch"?
by eponymous_coward on Jun 8, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Morrow was taken ahead of Lincecum in the draft,
Has more experience than Strasburg, throws harder than Lee, and is cheaper than Felix.
Makes perfect sense to me.
Can I have some of what you're smoking?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Salary is not a factor.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Even with his recent "struggles" and his funky delivery?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I know he's a muffin made of stud,
but there were some legitimate concerns about his delivery when he was drafted.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Thought about that right after I hit "post".
Replay: Many people voiced concerns about his delivery when he was drafted.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I dunno...
Go look at footage of Bob Gibson sometime. He looks like he’s trying to get airborne from the pitcher’s mound. So Lincecum’s not the first guy with a funky delivery.
At this point, I’m going to let results trump pretty much everything else.
by eponymous_coward on Jun 8, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with you 100%.
But not everyone feels this way.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I think I'd agree with you here by the way.
I’m just curious as to why you would choose him.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Because he has the best pitch I've ever seen.
I like ‘stuff’ and velo and all that, but his change-up is a better pitch than other people’s anything-they-throw. That’s good.
Man, strasburg almost beat that out!
He's adjusting to his lost velocity amazingly.
He’s like a mix of Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Amplifying the fact that it was out of your control unless you did make a thread about it.
You did what you had to do, it wasn’t a decision based on your opinion or anyone elses but the consensus of the population who will be watching every pitch of a debut since Dice-K maybe.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Strasburg's next 4 starts: Pittsburgh, Cleveland, ChiSox, Baltimore
I wish the M’s were so lucky… then again we’re probably in that group of suckitude
I prefer Vargas to Fister
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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 8, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Really it would be Lee, Felix, Bedard, Strasburg, (insert name here)
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
!
A slow roller but Martinez doesn’t run well, Jeter up with it…start spreading the News, New York, New York!
Everytime I spend a Benjamin to watch sports online I use it like 4 times a year.
Fuck that shit, I got bitches to pay for.
By getting you to admit you're a bitch?
This is just proof that my constant crushing of you throughout the years has completely skewed your definition of victory.
Ah geez Edith...
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I'm worried about him now. I don't want him to blow it on such a large stage.
I am too mama bear. :(
Would take some of the pressure off.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I've never seen such a dramatic pre-game warmup in my life.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Nats Park uses Sevan Nation Army too. Huh.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Washington's play-by-play team is all kinds of generic and palatable.
I don’t think their color guy is an ex-player, though.
That's a fuckton of movement for a 97MPH pitch.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Is everyone watching on MLB.TV?
No special broadcast anywhere else right?
Me too. This is awesome.
Watching on my phone, and it’s crystal clear.
How far do you think they jacked the radar guns up there?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Throws a lot of balls.
For context this is actually making fun of people who make snap judgments such as this. Stop please.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
Strasburg debuts on national TV
Felix debut was only available to people who had MLB.tv and wanted to watch a really shit shaky camera.
This is on national TV....? What channel?
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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 8, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB Network
Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...
Oh I didn't know that counted. I don't have that, just watching on MLB.tv
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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 8, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I was watching on MLB.TV,
but I wasn’t getting any sound, so I decided to reach over and grab the remote and find the channel.
Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...
heck, it's even on the
armed forces network in the United Arab Emirates.
by hairofthedawg on Jun 8, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
The adthe stream is ESPN America
So I’d assume it’s on in most other countries (but not ESPN here!)
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Wow, I wonder what kind of viewership this is getting.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That was sick. Fucking sick.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Fastball command is a little off
But his breaking ball looked ridiculous to me even if they aren’t all called strikes
He might be a little pumped up today.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Even though he was almost ours
I am really happy for the Nationals. They need this.
The Nationals won't deserve anything until they move back to Montreal
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Jun 8, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I can't believe we agree on something.
The Nationals have been around for fewer than six seasons. They don’t need anything.
There were Baseball fans in DC before the Nats though.
Not that I care about the people in DC, but it’s not like there have only been MLB fans of a DC team for 6 years
There's baseball fans in Butte too, so?
Unless those particular fans happened to be Expo fans, this franchise doesn’t deserve anything.
I guess I'm thinking about old Senators fans and stuff. They had an MLB team that got taken from them too.
Not that it’s fair to Montreal, and yeah it’s the same org, but still.
To those of us who can't see this,
y’all could be describing any number of events.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Oh my god.
I’m just upset that I’m missing the game and it sounds like he’s doing so good.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB Network.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I think Brad Lincoln is making his major league debut for the Pirates tomorrow.
Would have been much cooler if today.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Hypothetical question if you're the Nats manager.
Strasburg has a no hitter through 8 but he’s at 102 pitches. Do you care what the pitch count is?
Hey, Stras, I'm here to ruin your first win! Surprise!
Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...
Awwww look at that smile.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Dinger?
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
Yeah thats what happens when you play for the Nationals.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's be realistic and not start comparing him future HOFers.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
*to
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
If you had 5 bil you wouldn't be betting it.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Carry on then, I guess I have much to learn.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
One of these days we will collect on these bets and one of us will be a trillionaire.
At which point I would start wars with things such as the phases of the moon and lithium.
by Robert on Jun 8, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Jeff Karstens makes me think of Matt DeSalvo.
I wonder what ever happened to him after he shut us down twice.
Because it's the biggest news since Jim Joyce?
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Ump isn't giving him the corner.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Holy shit balls.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
In other news: Jamie Burke was DFA'd today
Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...
Holy Shit
look at the break on that
5 MORE YEARS OF FELIX!
Pirates
Still.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
WOWWOWOWOWOWOWOW
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Did you guys hear...
we swept the A’s?
Goodness gracious.
That sucks. It's working beautifully for me.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I'm sure thats what he wants to hear.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, try it again.
I got a bunch of porn pop ups I had to close.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...
Is he hitting yet?
Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...
You may be able to discount his first month to pro-ball jitters though.
He has been good since then.
He's in his second fucking month people, give it a bit.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
But look at how good Strasburg already is!
I know, I know, I jest. We just had lofty expectations, especially since he’s already on the 40 man.
Any other draft I'd have been thrilled
Ironic that Riggleman coached out team out of the Strasbourg sweepstakes only to go on and manage the Nats. Conspiracy?
by universalguru on Jun 8, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but he's a pitcher
so you have to watch the ifs.
by killer_ewok18 on Jun 8, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey it's :(edeno.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
by Benne on Jun 8, 2010 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Damn he is making people look foolish
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Please, stop.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
They had a rain out in late September
that didn’t affect any playoff scenarios so was not going to be made up. It was a huge victory for us at the time because it gave us a 1.5 lead with just three games to play.
You mean 1.5 up on the Nats?
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Fine, fine I can stop nitpicking.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It's hyperbole, my stern and grim-visaged friend.
Let me enjoy this one day in the sun.
Embrace floorlessness.
4 Strikeouts already and i said he would have 7
5 MORE YEARS OF FELIX!
Starting MLB shortstop Ronny Cedeno everyone.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
Cliff is worse
I’d almost rather see no awesomeness then have it for 3 months only to have it yanked away from us forever
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Oh, Divish
From a Japanese reporter as we watched Strasburg pitch: “I don’t think Rob Johnson could catch those pitches.”
by Brian Floyd on Jun 8, 2010 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
Smart motherfuckers those Japanese.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Stanton is batting
5 MORE YEARS OF FELIX!
Infield Single
Now back to strasburg
5 MORE YEARS OF FELIX!
by Marinerfanjake on Jun 8, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
According to Pitman on the radio MLB authenticated everything.
The uniform, hat, bases, and all the game balls, and they volunteered to authenticate anything else Strasburg desired. Then Pitman either called him a HOF’er or quoted someone who did, missed a couple words at that point. Yeesh.
We made the right choice, pitchers flame out all the time
We made the right choice, pitchers flame out all the time.
We made the right choice, pitchers flame out all the time.
We made the right choice, pitchers flame out all the time.
We made the right choice, pitchers flame out all the time.
We made the right choice, pitchers flame ou-FUCK IT I CAN’T GODDAMN BELIEVE THE MARINERS COULD HAVE HAD THIS KID. WE AREN’T EVEN THE BEST AT SUCKING FUCK FUCK FUCK
Yep, gotta get it out.
Try not to kill too many puppies/kittens.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Adam Jones, Tim Lincecum, etc etc.
Learn to let go.
by Eyebrows on Jun 8, 2010 4:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I do.
Don’t get me wrong I like Guti better, but we could have had an Adam, Guti, Ichiro outfield. Sex+Sex+HomoSex.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no way for you to know this
We probably wouldn’t have traded for Guti
by killer_ewok18 on Jun 8, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Keeping him would have raised the chances of still having him + Guti by....a lot.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
How?
The circumstances that led to trading for Guti were unique and by keeping Jones it completely changes those circumstances.
by killer_ewok18 on Jun 8, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Current chance of having Jones + Guti right now: 0%
Chance of having Jones + Guti if Jones trade never happens: >0%
That was partly a joke.
Since we know longer have Adam, there is likely zero chance it can happen. Keeping him raises the chances. But also Franklin was prospect that Z had his eye on for a long time so who knows.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm with you on this one.
Although the chances were almost none if we kept them, it made it impossible once he was traded.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Bingo!
In conclusion, Love you Guti!
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah yes, the flaw in my reasoning.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't invent the time machine to win at gambling
I invented the time machine to travel through time!
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...
What the jabber?
We didn’t pass on Strasburg.
I totally forgot about Strasburg batting.
I hope he hits a bomb.
by Eyebrows on Jun 8, 2010 4:32 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Felix is only two years older that Strasburg.
Feels like he has been around forever.
CougCenter WSU's second main blog
I wonder if Strasburg will end up being banned from baseball on the grounds that he's too good
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Over/Under 10 Strikeouts?
5 MORE YEARS OF FELIX!
Bodog has the over/under at 5.5
Incidentally, the over/under on strikeouts by Felix? 6. This is conclusive evidence that Felix > Strasburg
Yeah probably 8 or 9 since 90 pitch count.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If he goes 90 pitches he's on pace for 6 innings, 12 k's.
And now I’ll prepare for people to call me an idiot for using “pace” to describe a pitchers for two innings and how he’ll do for the next 4 innings.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I would like to ammend my vote.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, the MLB.tv "free preview" of this sucks.
I keep having to refresh the page to get it to start again once it cuts away, because GOD KNOWS YOU HAVE TO PAY TO WATCH THE PIRATES PITCHING
To the people that are still complaining about us missing out on Strasburg by half a game.
The Pirates finished with a worse record than us by three games in 1986 but that was still back when the AL and NL alternated the 1st overall pick in the draft regardless of record.
With the 2nd pick the Pirates drafted Mark Merchant , a player who never had a single at bat in the major league. With the first overall pick we drafted Ken Griffey Jr.
Shit happens. Deal with it.
by Robert on Jun 8, 2010 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
I don't see how that makes up for anything,
Griffey was horrible with the Mariners.
Are you talking about Craig?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
That was one of the dumbest ideas.
“Oh, you lost 115 games, but sorry, you pick second overall to a team that was 25 wins better because you were in the wrong league.
Could you have imagine Griffey on the early 90s Pirates, though?
Bonds AND Junior in the same outfield? They would have absolutely dominated.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 8, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he throws enough innings this year for that.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Can't wait to get home and see the highlights.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
It is,
but Strasburg doesn’t pay my mortgage.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
With the change sitting in his locker probably.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I am going to root for this man forever*
*Statement voided if he is ever a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Nope
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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 8, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I love this crowd in Washington.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 8, 2010 4:38 PM PDT reply actions
I want to have sex with that curve.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Cheat on it with the fastball?
by Eyebrows on Jun 8, 2010 4:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Better make sure you're staying hydrated.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Zimmerman is a boss
5 MORE YEARS OF FELIX!
That's the same feeling I get.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I don't know but the Pirates best pitching prospect debuts tomorrow.
THAT is the biggest letdown ever.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He's working so fast.
I thought I’d be able to catch some of his start by the time I got home at 5:30, now I’m not so sure.
Tony Gwynn is a proud papa
and I’m not talking about jr.
I cannot actually believe this player is a rookie on a team that I have rooted for since it began.
Embrace floorlessness.
A whole 5.3 years?
I cannot imagine what that must be like!!
by Matthew on Jun 8, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Strasburg Dinger time!
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Probably under orders not to run hard and injure himself.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Bahahahaha.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
I am going to be sad when the most commented-on thread of the season isn't even about the M's
And it’s not even an off topic thread either.
Will this beat the Morgan thread? Likely…
I am a little disappointed in him.
My first AB in the majors? I’m hauling ass.
by Eyebrows on Jun 8, 2010 4:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I bet they talked to him and told him not to.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
And I completely forgot about the knee thing.
Yeah that.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Hauling your ass back to the bench.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Karstens FB = Strasburg Change
So eh. Besides I think Karstens owes him a beer for not running it out.
Not only does your team get shut out, you also give up a hit to him?
Mike Stanton's also debuting tonight?
I don’t know if I can handle such rookie awesomeness in one day.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
In one week
Stanton, Strasburg, Posey called up. There’s 3 of your top 10.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Nyjer is attempting to stall for you.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? You need a soda that bad?
Have a glass of water for shits sake.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I'm the most eccentric person you'll ever meet, if you were to somehow ever meet me.
Embrace floorlessness.
Bahahahahaha.
You need to rethink your life.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, just drink water
I’m not running to the store even though I have no food and am really hungry- somehow I’ll survive
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Strasburg is literally the most important person in Nationals history and you are going to miss parts of his first ever major league start to get soda?
When Felix came up, I purposely started a fight between my friend and his GF in order to cut our camping trip short just so I could get home to listen to it on the radio.
by Robert on Jun 8, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
This is what fandom is about.
You will get there no matter the casualties.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
He scared the neighbors and covered the kitchen in soda when he resigned.
Neither of these things come close to his craziest fan moments.
by Kirk on Jun 8, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So the kitchen was all sticky and you believed it when he said it was soda?
by Eyebrows on Jun 8, 2010 4:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
LL has got to be the gayest site on SBN.
by Eyebrows on Jun 8, 2010 4:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That would be some great shit to read.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Think if Yogi Berra and Ichiro coauthored a blog.
Damn.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Will this mentally scar me in any way?
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh shit, I should have listened.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Think of what has likely happened to his kidneys over the years
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 8, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Way too much semen talk in this thread if you ask me.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
McCutchen!
So you think we could probably nab him from the Pirates in July?
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Jamie Moyer is not pitching.
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by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Karstens threw a 69mph curve that last AB
I guess in my head I imagine that that pitch looks slow and fat to major league hitters.
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Yeah I know, Jamie is one of my favorites and was the first person that came to mind.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
In isolation it's fine
If you throw them 50 69 MPH curveballs in a row they’d hit 40 of them
It’s when you’re expecting something a lot faster that it poses a problem
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Well yeah I get why this is
but it’s just one of those things that it seems like shouldn’t happen.
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I hope by the end of the season he's a "qualifying" pitcher for the stats.
Is that possible still?
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah 1 inning per team game.
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by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I paced him at just over 101 innings if he was on the "Mark Prior" path.
He’ll fall well short.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
27 starts if 6 innings per.
Probably not.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I just noticed the commercial
where MLB players pitch dumb ideas to each other like “A pizza party for all of pittsburgh”….Jeff Clement is the one play 1B for Pit. Jeffy is famous.
Can someone do me a solid
and tell me from which episode this comes? Danke.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...
Steve Phillips had a job running a baseball team.
Nothing surprises me anymore.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 8, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll manage to strike out both the runners.
FUCK THE MARINERS!
by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 8, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Was Randy Johnson consistently this fast in his day?
I just think 100 mph when I think of him.
Johnson and Lincecum are the two I think of
Though I don’t think Randy was quite this fast.
FUCK THE MARINERS!
by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 8, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
What about Verlander?
Isn’t he regularly up around 100?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Seems about right to me.
I’m not sure where you can look this up though.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
What do they say?
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
True.
Maybe it’s just me but I feel like Verlander’s backed off a bit from his velocity, but he certainly can throw 100 when he wants to.
FUCK THE MARINERS!
by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 8, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Or he's done the exact opposite.
Stupid facts getting in the way.
FUCK THE MARINERS!
by Fuckmikereilly on Jun 8, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he sat around 96-97 in his prime.
And could crank it up higher when he needed or wanted to.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I'm glad this happened.
The kid is obviously good, but he’s not superhuman.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Yes it was.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
Aw I'm late
But yeah that guy’s a retard
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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 8, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He is a bust. Career over.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
One more lifetime 0.00 ERA gone.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
There's a Mariners game on?
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Insignificant team in Seattle. No one actually cares.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, Harper needs to first strike out in an MLB AB
Until then, it’s impossible to prove he’s the giant bust he will be.
Rooting for lovable losers since 1984.
by seattlecougar on Jun 8, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to start the LL mojo working on this.
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by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Simms Hat Day, Felix Extension?
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by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone with some big regrets
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by seattlecougar on Jun 8, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He just threw away a lot of money
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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 8, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes he did. Thats one of those times where he probably regretted it the second he did it.
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by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I would never throw back a home run ball.
I don’t care what the situation is.
"Because 100 luftballoons would be far too many"
I'm sure
he had a strong urge to dive onto the field after that ball. It would still be worth it, even if he got the ball and got thrown out of the stadium in the process.
by marinerschas2 on Jun 8, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
They'd probably take the ball away from him
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by Griffin Cooper on Jun 8, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
lucky security guard
thats a dirty way to make some cash
by marinerschas2 on Jun 8, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The Pirates' defense blows.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
More like "NL Baseball!"
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Or at least slide. Or something other than touch the catcher.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I'll switch to the M's after this inning.
I’ve seen what I wanted to see, and it was magnificent.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I think the main point
Was the innings per year and development curve.
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...
101!
Alright, I’m done here.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Verlander his 102 in '07
Don’t recall the inning
Yep
He struck out Counsell and Tony Graffanino swinging at offspeed pitches, then fired his first pitch to Hardy at 101 mph on the stadium radar gun — 102 on the telecast. It was his 109th pitch of the game.
Bring him backout for the 7th.
I don’t get giving him a 90-pitch pitch count anyway…hasn’t he been throwing more in the minors?
I think they will. He's just to damn dynamic.
Tools Whore
God the Nats suck.
They are gonna fucking lose this game aren’t they?
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
Damn, I did that in the Mariners thread too.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I am saddened that we couldn't manage to get Willingham
On the bright side, picked up Strasburg weeks ago when someone dropped him! Hehe.
I bet his girlfriend does.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by the other side on Jun 8, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This is like watching two little crippled children fight.
Except one has a really sweet gun, but has no fucking idea how to use it.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
At first I read it "except one has really sweet gum"
I was like, is it really that hard to figure out how to use gum.
All is quiet in the pen! That's awesome news.
Tools Whore
I've never seen so many hitters literally jumping out of the box.
They look like little leaguers.
Tools Whore
Wait so what is his line and sw strikes?
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