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3/25: Holy Hell It's A Regular Season Open Game Thread

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I'm posting this as a diary because who the balls is watching baseball at three in the morning?

Graham's note: Me. Lineups.

First Pitch: 3:05am PDT this isn't a typo

                 

Pedroia 2B Buck RF Youkilis 1B Ellis 2B Ortiz DH Barton 1B Ramirez LF Cust DH Lowell 3B Brown LF Drew Moss RF Crosby SS Varitek C Hannahan 3B Ellsbury CF Suzuki C Lugo SS R. Sweeney CF ---------- ----------

Matsuzaka (0-0, 0.00) Blanton (0-0, 0.00)

Red Sox: 81 home games in Boston
A's: 79 home games in Oakland, two home games in Japan where everyone will be cheering for Matsuzaka and Okajima

The East Coast bias has reared its head early this year.

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Always gotta watch the first baseball game of the
season, regardless of who is in it or when it is.

But goddamn, this is testing my limits.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Mar 24, 2008 10:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Isn't this how Graham and EM always feel?
I am never moving to Europe. At least in Asia the games begin after you wake up in the morning. NHK used to broadcast every Mariners game, but now I believe it is the Red Sox.

by Wilder83 on Mar 24, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly it
We're only 7 hours ahead this week but return to our own summer time next week and will be back to 8 hours come Opening Day, meaning that those 7pm PT games will begin at 3am for us.

Welcome to our world. A world where you plan your sleep schedule two weeeks in advance so as not to make ridiculous plans to be out of the house from 8-11pm as that's when you're making up your sleep.

A world where you've just been watching the Mariners take on the Angels for four and a half hours and somehow you're late for work.

A world where Dave Niehaus is drowned out by the sound of morning birdsong.

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yep
Night games in Seattle always start at 3.05am GMT.
And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...

by EnglishMariner on Mar 25, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

n/s
THE GAME STARTS AT 6 FOR THE SOX AND 3 FOR THE A'S!!

EAST COAST BIAS!!!!!!!!

I'm gonna stay up and watch, go sox! reduce the AL west to a 3 way tie for 1st.

by MFAN on Mar 24, 2008 10:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Well...
It's 7:05 PM for me.

Woo... Baseball... That will cut off in the middle of the 7th inning because Japanese baseball coverage is a horseshit burrito dipped in barbed wire and broken glass..

Fuck territorial restrictions.

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 24, 2008 10:58 PM PDT reply actions  

You know?
I feel sorta dirty saying this, but since the division's on the line:

GO BOSTON!!!!

Honestly -- if it weren't for their shitty fans, I could probably actually root for Boston.  When they're playing the Yankees or anyone in our division, I actually DO root for Boston...

Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum

by PositivePaul on Mar 24, 2008 11:06 PM PDT reply actions  

I dislike Oakland as much as anyone...
But I would prefer Matsuzaka and Okajima falling flat on their faces and eating shit in front of 125 million fans.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 24, 2008 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed.
It's also a great opportunity for both offenses to pad their stats.

by Wilder83 on Mar 24, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

We can make it a win-win situation, then...
Daisuke gets plastered for 15 hits and 6+ runs, but Boston beats Oakland 10-9.  Okajima comes into the second game and gives up a grand slam, but Boston wins the game still 8-4...
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum

by PositivePaul on Mar 24, 2008 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I will be staying up for the first pitch.
Don't know long long I'll last after that. They do re-run it in the morning.
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 24, 2008 11:16 PM PDT reply actions  

I'll be up.
Because why not?  It's spring break (WOOOOO) for me, so what else should I be doing?

I will have a delicious 3AM breakfast of Hot dogs and beer.  Yum

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 12:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Absolutely I will
be watching this game.  I work a pretty whacked out schedule anyway, so 3am is about when I normally go to bed, so a bit late tonight isn't so bad.  Also, I've got my tv running through my sexy new 22 inch wide screen computer monitor. Oh, and it's BASEBALL!!  One week until the Ms begin, so this will have to do until then.
~Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges~

by Enrique on Mar 25, 2008 12:33 AM PDT reply actions  

2 1/2 hours to go

How the hell am I going to stay awake for this?

by Notor on Mar 25, 2008 12:39 AM PDT reply actions  

Less than two hours...
Anyone still here?
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 1:19 AM PDT reply actions  

I had considered it.
But I'm too tired. And since I'm paid per project rather than per hour, I think I need to sleep.
...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Mar 25, 2008 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Still here
Still psyched.  So ready for this.
~Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges~

by Enrique on Mar 25, 2008 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh what the fuck?!
I don't have any hot dogs!!

Gotta make a QFC run...

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 1:43 AM PDT reply actions  

HOT DOGS!!
I am ready.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh... yes!
Baseball at work. Awesomeness.

Let's Go, erm... A's I guess?

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 2:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Of course the analyst thinks
His only being signed for 1 year makes him a free agent at the end of the season.  It's two years of club control, even if the dollar amount is only decided for this year buddy.

But I too have crazy man-love for Erik Bedard.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 2:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

Run support doesn't matter though, he sucks
Scroll down to Florida here

He's a 6.00 ERA pitcher at the root of his talents. He's really as bad as Horacio.  I wish I was exaggerating here because I used to like Dontrelle, but it's the truth.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 2:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Heating up the water to boil the dogs.
Now, I have a question...

Which beer should I choose?  I have--

Stella Artois (3)
Pilsner Urquell (5)
Kokanee (1, can)

Can only drink 3 total if I want to bring a sixer to Matthew's on Sunday, since I currently have nine.

Ahhh I'm stoked.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 2:24 AM PDT reply actions  

Only it doesn't quite count
Wait until it's an Ms game and it'll replicate.  They'd need to implant some more emotion to know how you/we feel.

Now that your course is almost up, are you staying here or going back to America, Graham?

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Going back
Mainly to make watching baseball easier.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

The bicycles will miss you
Even if you don't miss them.
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Lineups
2B Pedroia
1B Youkilis
DH Ortiz
LF Ramirez
3B Lowell
RF Drew
C Varitek
"Jeremy Reed" Ellsbury
SS Lugo

Matsuzaka (0-0, 0.00)

and

RF Buck
2B Ellis
1B Barton
DH Cust
LF E. Brown
Injured Crosby
3B Hannahan
C Suzuki
CF R. Sweeney (seriously)

Cupcakes (0-0, 0.00)

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 2:48 AM PDT reply actions  

Thanks for posting the lineups Graham
You're still my hero. :o
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 2:55 AM PDT reply actions  

Great...I'm at work....
Will catch the highlights later.  Go Blanton.

by ThundaPC on Mar 25, 2008 2:57 AM PDT reply actions  

What the fuck?
"Our data indicates that as a result of blackout restrictions, you are blocked from watching the game that you selected. If you think you have been blacked out in error, please complete and submit the form below so that we may verify your data. If you are eligible for the game you chose, you will be granted access. Your credit card information is needed for address verification purposes only. A temporary $1.00 authorization hold will be placed on your credit card, which will subsequently expire. You will not incur a charge for this authorization hold."

JAPAN IS LIKE 12,000 MILES AWAY YOU BASTARDS.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 2:58 AM PDT reply actions  

But ESPN's exclusive rights
are always close to home
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 25, 2008 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Same here
i.e. we've detected that you're not in the US and that we can't tell if you're in the Japanese market for live baseball broadcasts or not.

Idiots.

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oooh baseball!
Now I'm going to sleep.
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 25, 2008 3:02 AM PDT reply actions  

I've got beer
I've got hot dogs.  I've got my Mariners gear on for no reason.  And I've got Lookout Landing.

Happy new year, everyone. :)

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 3:05 AM PDT reply actions  

This better be worth it....

If something completely crazy doesn't happen in the first 20 minutes I'm going to bed.

by Notor on Mar 25, 2008 3:08 AM PDT reply actions  

I am so going to regret this
when I have to go to my Biochem lab at 7 in the morning, but what the hey, it's baseball.

by oompagooba on Mar 25, 2008 3:08 AM PDT reply actions  

JD Drew scratched due to injury?
surprised face
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 3:10 AM PDT reply actions  

Matsuzaka sucks.
Hurry up and get bombed on.

...

...

Yeah, right. These are the Athletics we're talking about.

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 3:17 AM PDT reply actions  

Through three dogs.
Man, I gotta slow down and let the beer catch up
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 3:17 AM PDT reply actions  

YEAH!!!!
ELLIS!!! WOO!!!

MATSUZAKA SUCKS!!!

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 3:20 AM PDT reply actions  

I'd like Matsuzaka a lot more
If he'd stop with the hip thrusts before he goes into the windup

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 3:20 AM PDT reply actions  

Tokyo Dome...
Is a shitbox about the size of my backyard.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 3:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

I see.
Maybe we can move Cairo and Willie to Japan. Not that it'll help their power, but just to see them leave.

by Faux on Mar 25, 2008 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

There ya go, Ice!!
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 3:20 AM PDT reply actions  

...Except...
I just realized I have Matsuzaka on teh same team...

Oh well!

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

20 pitches
7 balls.

Brilliant.

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 3:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

I meant
7 strikes.

Idiot :o(

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 3:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

So, I got up for nothing it seems.
DirecTV took a huge shit on ESPN2 and won't come in. And I'm blacked out on mlb.tv. IT'S IN FUCKING JAPAN!

This is bullshit. But at least I'm not the only one suffering. So is everybody else at AN with DTV.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Mar 25, 2008 3:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Keep trying MLB.tv
It forgets that you're blacked out after a few tries

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I just got cut off and tried to go back in...
"We are currently performing maintenance operations.
During this time, sections of the site will not be available.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause"

Genius.

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 3:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Athletics suck too.
It's a win-win situation, I see.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 3:34 AM PDT reply actions  

This is fucking amazing. MLB and DirecTV have
shit the motherfucking bed.

I swear to god, if this shit happens during a Mariners or DBacks game, I will fucking decapitate somebody.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Mar 25, 2008 3:44 AM PDT reply actions  

Haha
Ryan Sweeney thought he had hit that out

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 3:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Matsuzaka
aka Walk Monger.
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 3:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

And while I'm fucking pissed and ranting.
The game thread at AN is taking forever to fucking load and is slowing my internet down to a goddamn crawl. If this is what LL has to look forward too, there had better be hell to pay and somebody's head on a goddamn stick.
These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Mar 25, 2008 3:54 AM PDT reply actions  

I dunno about you...
But it's about the same as here for me.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 3:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'd prefer:

This is my new favourite paint job.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 3:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ok fuck this, I'm going back to bed.
Directv and Mlb.tv can kiss the fattest part of my ass.

Go team playing the A's I guess.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Mar 25, 2008 4:04 AM PDT reply actions  

AFN
Anyone overseas - trying to find this on AFN?  According to the schedule online, it won't be showing until 7pm tonight, CET.  I can't see how it's not being shown live.  weird...
Everybody Scores!

by edgar2010 on Mar 25, 2008 4:07 AM PDT reply actions  

You're god damn right.
That being said, please don't feature Japan's true MLB hero in a Japanese/any kind of foreign regular season game.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 4:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Please do
There was remote talk of the Season Opener being brought to London at some point.

We already get the NFL, why the hell not?

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 4:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's fine and good for you
But I had enough of a scare with Seahawks/Patriots being considered for the 2008 London game.  Take the Seahawks big home game of the year away and I'll beat up a hobo or something.  Take away a Mariner game and I'll kill someone.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 4:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

We make enough bling...
The home team would be the losers chosen to face us, like Kansas City.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 4:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Two games out of 81?
I guess it would depend upon which ones. If it was Texas at home, for instance, nobody would feel all that enraged, but if it was two games of the only NYY home series then there'd be an obvious right to be a bit p'd off.

Speaking of which, why are these games in Japan both being attributed to Oakland - wouldn't it just be fairer to take off one home game each rather than 2 from Oakland and one from Boston?

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 4:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Even Boston visits?
I've got no enthusiasm to check, but these must be two of their bigger pay-days of the season.

On the subject, I don't recall seeing any notes on what, other than exposure, benefits the competing teams can expect from these games. Seen plenty on the $40k/player, but not a lot on the teams. Are Oakland getting the profits of the gate receipts or something?

I like the NFL idea where it's rotated between teams every season.

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 4:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Incentive for the A's to travel.
Among other boogers and shenanigans.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 4:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Play fast you fuckers. I'm getting tired.
Maybe beer was a bad idea.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 4:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Ortiz.
Unclutch this trip.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 4:57 AM PDT reply actions  

The Japanese TV crew...
Is obviously not rooting for the home team.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 4:58 AM PDT reply actions  

Dear Japan,
We don't need a second Red Sox Nation.

Become fans of Mariners commencing now.

Sincerely,

The Faux Authoritative Japanese Fan of Seattle Baseball

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 5:04 AM PDT reply actions  

STORYBOOK ENDING
NOT YOURS, DICE-K!

Woo!!

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 5:14 AM PDT reply actions  

1st Base Ump
Hunter Wendelstedt

Best. Name Ever

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 5:46 AM PDT reply actions  

He waived the right
to the best name by deciding to play in the SPL.
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 5:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Note to announcers:
If a player is jumping backwards for the ball, they've played it incorrectly.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 5:51 AM PDT reply actions  

Tie Game
Home run Moss?!

WTF?

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 5:58 AM PDT reply actions  

How do you blow a save to those hitters?
Retire, Street.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:02 AM PDT reply actions  

If Okajima eats shit next inning...
That would be awesome. The most awesome this game could be.

But so would a 20 inning marathon where the Tokyo Dome becomes empty.

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:02 AM PDT reply actions  

I'd root against the Sox
But I'd rather not take any chances with the A's being competetive.

by Fett42 on Mar 25, 2008 6:04 AM PDT reply actions  

the 08 Oakland A's
ironically, whiter and honkier than the astros

by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 25, 2008 6:10 AM PDT reply actions  

he'd be a good fit.
while last year they had a grungy, beach-bum quality to them, this year they are one hunnerd percent red blooded 'merican crackers. I count one brother (Brown) and two latin players (Gonzalez and Casillo).

by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 25, 2008 6:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh right
Still. Look at Denorfia and Fiorentino. Those guys look like they have confederate flags in their lockers

by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 25, 2008 6:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Come on Hideki
Walk this run in
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 6:13 AM PDT reply actions  

Noooooo fucking extra innings.
Let me go to sleep!
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:16 AM PDT reply actions  

Yes, let's show them what extra innings are...
We're wusses here, stopping the game after 12.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:17 AM PDT reply actions  

Ties.
Makes standings a nightmare to figure out.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

IIRC...
It does. I think it counts as a win to the team with the advantage. Not sure with the Nippon Series though.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Found it...
"Series games will be capped at 15 innings, and ties are possible. If necessary, an eighth game could be played if the series is even because of ties after seven games."
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think it has...
But not entirely sure. I don't have my NPB books with me.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

NOOOOOO!!! WTF!!!
I DON'T WANT TO WATCH SHITBRAINED CELEBRITIES BUNGLE THEIR WAY THROUGH TRIVIA!

Wait...

Hot Girls.

Hmm...

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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:28 AM PDT reply actions  

Bitch
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 6:29 AM PDT reply actions  

The hot girls are looking...
Far more visually palatable than men losing to the Evil Team.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:30 AM PDT reply actions  

when your closer blows it on a long ball
do you really leave him in to face the heart of Boston's order? Do you want him to pitch to Manny once he's hit 30 pitches in the firest game of the season? But then I'm not a big league mnanager, so what the hell do I know. That's why they play the games

by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 25, 2008 6:31 AM PDT reply actions  

This is the Tokyo Dome.
All the HRs today should have asterisks.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

You know, Ichiro catches that
And then I'd have had to change pants because it would have been ridiculously amazing.

Not that JJ would have given up the double anyway.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Well hey, at least the A's are 0-1
And Manny Ramirez is pretty cool.

Could be worse.

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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:35 AM PDT reply actions  

Random thought:
Does playing enough extra inning games screw up your pythag?

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:35 AM PDT reply actions  

I think that'll
depend on whether winning extra inning games is less luck than team quality, which in the long run I think it won't be.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 25, 2008 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was thinking it might change run distribution
Obviously I haven't thought this through very clearly.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Curious
I guess that could be influenced by how EI are distributed.

Presumably they're skewed so that sides with ~81 win seasons play more EI games.

But are the total amount of RS/RA sufficient in those innings to amount to a real difference?

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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

NB
That's RS and/or RA, rather than RS divided by RA!
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have no idea
I just thought of the fact that playing enough extra innings with low RS/RA might draw the pythagorean record closer to .500

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

It surely will
but I think that a team that goes into extra innings enough times will come out of those games playing just about .500 +/- 4. Even if a team has a great, deep bullpen and a solid bench or whatever it is that makes a team good in longer games, its just too small a time frame (like 10 AB per team per game? 20 max.) to have anything but heavily randomized results.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 25, 2008 6:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

How in the name of Emett Brown?
How did my message appear there? There's no way in hell I could have posted that in 12 seconds!
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Get on base, Barton
You maingey little bastard.
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 6:41 AM PDT reply actions  

SWING THE BAT YOU NOT THAT WORD
And WHAT THE FUCK EMIL!!
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Jack Cust
maybe last year was a bit of a fluke?

by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 25, 2008 6:45 AM PDT reply actions  

WHAT THE FUCK EMIL BROWN
WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU FUCKING FUCK ARGH.

FUCK

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:46 AM PDT reply actions  

The A's don't make outs on the bases though...
Well, obviously they do, but holy crap that was stupid.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't have even gone for that
in a video game with Ichiro as my runner.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

I hate Emil Brown so much.
You fucking shit eating rat-fucker.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:47 AM PDT reply actions  

Welcome to 2008, GTE
How I have missed thee
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by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah
That was the dumbest move ever. Good for us. But the A's still won't die. All hail the opponents of the AL West, we need all the help we can get this year.

by phil333 on Mar 25, 2008 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I know
But the A's are my second favourite team, and although I should rationally root for them to lose I like that team and their fans.

Stupid Brown.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

God I hate you so much more now Emil Brown
God you are clearly the master of super-faggotry Emil.

Billy Beane better cut his stupid ass for this incredibly small, incredibly dumb sample size.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:49 AM PDT reply actions  

SHit the bed, Papelbon.
It's the cool thing tonight.
GU Photography

Favor the Bold

by IcebreakerX on Mar 25, 2008 6:50 AM PDT reply actions  

Hopefully I have dreams about killing Emil Brown.
It's nice to have game thread emotion back.

FEBINEWAC.

I think you know what I mean, Graham.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 6:52 AM PDT reply actions  

Oh well
We're half a game above last in the division!

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 6:53 AM PDT reply actions  

So no mid-morning re-run of the game?
LAME
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 25, 2008 9:26 AM PDT reply actions  

Was an awesome game
I highly recommend having been awake to watch it.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah well where I live it was on at
three o' goddamn clock in the god damn christ fucking morning
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 25, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

The new SBN format is to blame.
I suggest you take it out on those responsible.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm fresh out of
ill tempered ponies and vibrating tongue chainsaws.
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 25, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

I need something to kick
but there's no babies lying around the house
"You know, as that was coming out of my mouth, I knew that it was wrong."

by JI on Mar 25, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Same here.
But I stayed up for it.  Totally worth it.  God I'm tired...
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Mar 25, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Unavailable
For some reason they've not made the option to rewatch the full game, highlights or condensed version.

Normally up pretty soon after it's finished. Strange.

Accidental Mariner - P3 W1 L2 (.333)
Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page

by MarkE on Mar 25, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's replaying on ESPN2 right now
I would assume that after it replays there it will be available to mlb.tv viewers, maybe?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 25, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah that sucks.
I had my night planned out.  I was going to get home from work at 7pm, load up Opening Day and have it on in the background whilst I played MLB 08 The Show.  My life is now incomplete and I am not happy.  I wanted to see how badly I lagged with the new Premium mlb.tv service.
And to think, I could have chosen to support the Yankees or Red Sox...

by EnglishMariner on Mar 25, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why haven't we updated the standings yet?
In the sidebar.  Oakland lost.  Runs were scored for and against.  I want my standings, dammit.

by Llewdor on Mar 25, 2008 12:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Because I'm lazy
And I couldn't find the standings box.

by Graham MacAree on Mar 25, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's over there
on the right sidebar.  The one that extends all the way to the end of my monitor, in exactly the way that the new format does not.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 25, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not going to bother
since with the re-design tomorrow they'll take care of it automatically.

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 25, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

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