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10/22: Open World Series Game 2 Thread

It's grand baseball weather in Detroit right now.  Forecasts say it's supposed to go down to around 35 degrees tonight with a chance of snow.  Freezio (Player A)-o!

First Pitch: 4:30pm PDT

vs.

mlb.com's got some articles making a big deal about this being Jeff Weaver's big return to play against the team that drafted him and all.  Sure, he managed to escape Detroit before the epic 2003 season, but on the other hand, he was part of the trade that brought them Jeremy Bonderman, so it can't be all bad, right?

Then again, they also have an article titled "Gambler tries to deal Cards bad hand", which is wrong on so many levels.

The Cardinals put out a lineup without So Taguchi or Chris Duncan in it, with Player A as the DH and Preston Wilson out in left field, therefore the odds are in favor of a Tigers win today.  Unless, of course, Taguchi comes in to pinch-hit a dramatic home run in the late innings, in which case all bets are off.

LET'S GO PUJOLS!

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Yeah, sorry, Goose
I wasn't sure if Jeff was back home yet so I didn't write this one until now, and it takes a step or two to get the formatting right for some reason (it does stupid things with the pre tags).  but yeah, here you go.
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by Deanna on Oct 22, 2006 4:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Eh, no biggie.
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is it wrong
that I'm flipping channels and stop on some disney movie with a dog playing baseball and notice that the girl who is pitching the movie has some really awkward mechanics.

I think Jeff should really break her delivery down frame by frame.

by bluemax on Oct 22, 2006 4:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Bwahaha
The movie ends with Air Bud playing first base for the Angels in the World Series.

I bet he'd be a better contributor to that team than Darrin Erstad.

by bluemax on Oct 22, 2006 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Air Bud plays the game the right way
When it comes to fertilizing the infield, no one does it better than Air Bud.

I don't have any opinion on Pedro Cerrano, though, as I haven't seen him play. - Joe Morgan

by Gomez on Oct 22, 2006 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

50 cent and Enimem doing a Fox promo?
If I started killing Fox exuctives, would a jury convict me?
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 4:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Spiezio in as DH, bats second?
It's going to be tough for the Tigers to win this series, because they're now doomed to go into St. Louis down 2-0.  

by abelard on Oct 22, 2006 4:59 PM PDT reply actions  

I wish somebody would.
Seriously, where's an elephant tranquilizer when you need it?
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by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why are there so many people with mics
and no instruments?

Also it's really weird for me to see people all bundled up like they are. It was 89 today.

by bluemax on Oct 22, 2006 5:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Where do you live?
Arizona?
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by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Los Angeles
Hooray for ozone depletion.

by bluemax on Oct 22, 2006 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

No shit, this game was supposed to have started
40 minutes ago.

Instead they put on some football show for 15 minutes, then a promo with some rappers and a white boy who thinks he's black, then some craptastic country band singing, then a Bob Seager promo.

I JUST WANT TO WATCH THE FUCKING GAME!

Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't worry . . .
Fox will show Kenny Rogers throwing 97 mph fastballs in 5, 10 minutes top.  

by abelard on Oct 22, 2006 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Saw that mentioned on Yahoo
Odd.  I wondered why they showed a close-up on Camerakiller's hand in the 1st.  I thought he was hurt.  I didn't see anything unusual.

And of course, after they made him get rid of whatever, he only went and threw 7 more shutout innings, so obviously he received an unfair advantage from whatever he had :P

by Gomez on Oct 22, 2006 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

The best evidence I found
is that Todd Jones use to use pine tar and it just happens that Todd Jones plays for the tigers.

http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/?p=2174#comments

by Edgar for Pres on Oct 22, 2006 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Welcome back to the American League Weaver.
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 5:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Rogers is a cheat
Disqualify Detroit from the WS!
I guess I'll have to take this Hargrove shit much longer...ugh

by WAB on Oct 22, 2006 6:01 PM PDT reply actions  

I just watched for about ten minutes
Placido Polanco looks really great with that skimask under his helmet :)
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by Deanna on Oct 22, 2006 6:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Uh...
Casey deliberately got in the way of that pitch.

Grow a sack and don't let him take first, ump.

by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 22, 2006 6:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Weavowned
I guess I'll have to take this Hargrove shit much longer...ugh

by WAB on Oct 22, 2006 6:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Kenny Rogers
20 consecutive scoreless innings in the playoffs.
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by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow, that was a redicolously bad route by
Encarnacion.

Guillen practicly jogged from 2nd to third.

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by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 7:03 PM PDT reply actions  

23 straight scoreless innings for Rogers.
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by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 8:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Todd Jones-Worst closer on a playoff team ever!
At least we won't see another sweep this year.
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by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 8:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Well
I certainly wish I had enough time to watch these God damn games.

by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 22, 2006 8:52 PM PDT reply actions  

The "substance" on Rogers hand.
I think it was shit.

Seriously, bear me with me here.

When they asked him about it, he seemed very embarrassed and pussy footed around the question. When both managers were asked, they refused to comment. And also, during the game after the announcers commented about it, Pudge wispered in his ear and Kenny ran into the dugout and came back out with clean hands a new pair of pants.

Now observe these two pictures. First, a closeup of the hand and the substance.

Now look at his pants in this picture. Notice where the substance is.

Kenny Rogers literally shit himself during game 2 of the World Series.

Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 9:06 PM PDT reply actions  

PHOTOSHOP
That's pretty funny though Goose.  It does look like shit on his hand...how nasty would that be.
I guess I'll have to take this Hargrove shit much longer...ugh

by WAB on Oct 22, 2006 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

WHAT THE FUCK
did you do something to that second pic...or is that real????
WIN IT FOR RAFFY!!!

by MFAN on Oct 22, 2006 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is too unbelieveable
To be faked.

Unless Goose has one sick sense of humor.

by JLC on Oct 22, 2006 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's completely real. I haven't touched it.
I swear.
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

OMG
he SHIT HIS PANTS
WIN IT FOR RAFFY!!!

by MFAN on Oct 22, 2006 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Come on...
You are completely full of shit on this...

You don't think he'd notice the smell when he's blowing on his hand?  Come onnnnnnn...

I guess I'll have to take this Hargrove shit much longer...ugh

by WAB on Oct 22, 2006 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

maybe he was just so "in the zone"
that he didnt smell it, like when a player tunes out the crowd...Kenny tuned out the poop.
WIN IT FOR RAFFY!!!

by MFAN on Oct 22, 2006 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's disgusting
Surely, given the amount of "shit" in that picture, he would've smelled or even tasted it.
I guess I'll have to take this Hargrove shit much longer...ugh

by WAB on Oct 22, 2006 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually, I think Rogers is full of shit.
I'm telling you, I haven't shopped that in any way. Hell, it's not even on my computer, I linked it from the game thread on Fark.

Now, it could very well just be dirt. But I want to know how dirt got into the crack of Rogers ass.

It's not pine tar like Buck was speculating, because the umps went out and apparently talked to him before he washed it off. And if it was tar, he would of been ejected.

Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmmmm...
Interesting.
I guess I'll have to take this Hargrove shit much longer...ugh

by WAB on Oct 22, 2006 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

In case Fark cuts those links off
Let me know.  I've saved and uploaded the pics.  This is priceless.  I also believe you.  It's totally plausible.

by Gomez on Oct 22, 2006 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

At the same time
If you're in the middle of pitching the 1st inning of Game 2 of the World Series, even if you realize you have shit on your hands... you pretty much have to suck it up and keep pitching, or else embarrass yourself fifteen fold by stopping the game and admitting you need to leave the game because you just shit yourself in the 1st inning of Game 2 of the World Series.

by Gomez on Oct 22, 2006 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

You've made me
a very, very happy Kenny Rogers hater.  Thank you.  He's a bass pole.

by Just Visiting from Oaktown on Oct 22, 2006 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fake
I just rewatched the first inning on MLB.TV
His pants were clean while his hands were not.
Sorry to spoil the party, it would've been a story for the ages...
VJ

by vj on Oct 23, 2006 3:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well then somebody else photoshopped it.
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 23, 2006 4:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't suspect..
...you did it. Fark is just not the most reliable source.

by vj on Oct 23, 2006 5:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Aw man
Still, it'd have been very funny.

by Gomez on Oct 23, 2006 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Also, good to see Bless you Boys finally get
some participation.
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death. Hello to eternity and live for every breath. Your Time will Come.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2006 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

I know
Geez, how can their game threads have 0-3 comments when this team's in their first playoffs since 1987?!

by Gomez on Oct 22, 2006 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Pretty pathetic...
That we got more comments for the epic M's vs. Royals series at Kauffman then Detroit got until the World Series.  Hopefully this sparks long term interest over there.

by BrettJMiller on Oct 22, 2006 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Mystery behind Anthony Reyes brim
from today's DT:

"Reyes told reporters he doesn't bend hats when they come out of the box because it helps him see signs better..."

The more you know!

by bluemax on Oct 23, 2006 9:49 AM PDT reply actions  

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