Open Game Thread: ALCS Game Two
by salb918 on Oct 11, 2008 4:44 PM PDT
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PrintTwo mice fell into a pitcher of cream. One mouse resigned himself to his fate, and drowned. The other mouse struggled and struggled so much, he churned the cream into butter and was able to climb out safely. Also, the second mouse remembered how to hit a goddam baseball, which helped a lot.
Let's go Rays!
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I just gave the Farmer's Wife a CGV
She’s mean!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
How do you add the neat little lineup thingy?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Eh...Eh...Um...
Ask louismg.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
CLick on the thingie that looks like a badminton shuttlecock
Go to the ‘lineup’ wiget and pick the game. Hit the green plus sign.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Oct 11, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer another Christopher Walken story
Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then when he died of dissentary, he gave me the watch. I hid with this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass for two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you.
I’m not sure that being a Devil Rays fan was as painful as having a wristwatch up your ass for five years, but they did suck for a long time.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Did Walken ever meet Balfour?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
salb918's story about the mice is told by Christopher Walken in "Catch Me If You Can"
Mine is the last bit of a story he tells in Pulp Fiction.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
oh no
getting my facepalm pic ready just in case
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
That Pena guy....
we got rid of him right?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
So, I just found this picture.
My sister took it at one of the games. She knew I would appreciate it.
And I made it smaller, but I don’t know if it worked. Sorry if it’s too big.
Wooo! Thanks for the pic! :)
What’s in his back pocket? The tiniest can of dip ever? Maybe a tin of lip balm XD
Longo!
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
For a guy.....
that may be the best nickname in the history of the world.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Much better than Stumpy
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
I think there may be a game afoot.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Man-crush.
Imagine adding Longoria to the A’s. Insta-contenders!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
1-2-3 inning
that was nice
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
The two pitchers had the 1-2 inning down, but this is better!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
What's the crowd?
Split about 50/50? It’s nice to hear the Rays get some hometown support.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
already 2-2?
this one has the feel of a classic
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
Even though I'd pull Kaz right here.
Rays NEED to win at the Trop before going to Fenway.
Put in David Price.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
I think Maddon played it right with Kazmir -
Get the bullpen ready but give him a chance to settle down and go 5 IP. It’s unlikely you’ll fare much better asking 6-7 IP out of your bullpen.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Does bouncing up and down like that really give you momentum? :D
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 11, 2008 6:11 PM PDT reply actions
Gross needs to be flanked by OFers named Net and Margin
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Now that I'm living in FL, it really bugs me how many BoSox fans are here.
BoSox fans and Yankee fans are like Cowboys fans. They’re in every frigging city and town on the continent.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Well, I'm a Washington Redskins fan, so I hate Cowboys, Eagles, and Giants
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 11, 2008 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I grew up in Md and hated the Redskins. I moved to Texas and hated the Cowboys.
But I’m in FL and I’m loving these Rays! Can’t be a Dolphins fan tho because I’m a Jets fan. Maybe one of these days I’ll root for a team that can get above .500.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
I like this whole home run thing.
It appears to be a very efficient method for scoring runs. Someone should tell the A’s.
I like the RBI single thing, too
The getting picked off thing, not so much.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I'm tired of each umpire having his "own" strike zone. Replace them with machines.
I’m for replacing human beings with machines wherever practical.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
liwty
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The 7 home runs tonight ties the postseason record.
Or so TBS tells me.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 11, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind the retractible kind, like Seattle
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, Florida sucks, too.
I’m not saying they shouldn’t play their baseball games in a dome.
I’m more saying they shouldn’t have a baseball team (let alone two) if they gotta do that.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 11, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Besides...
It’s not as if all the Caribbean and Latin American nations—plenty hot and sometimes muggy though they are—play baseball in domes.
So let me correct myself. Floridians suck.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 11, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Maddon's leash on Kazmir was WAY too long.
Maddon’s a great manager, but in a playoff game, you try to TAKE ADVANTAGE of home field advantage. Kaz should have been pulled after the second Pedroia shot. Going into Tropicana North with a 0-2 deficit is a bad thing.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
I actually don't agree - I think Maddon played it about right
Bad pitching makes managers look bad, but look at what’s already happened with the bullpen. Usually better to err on the side of giving your #1-2 starter a chance to settle down for 5 IP if he possibly can.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Kazmir did have a 5.19 ERA in September, and wasn't that good in the ALDS
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
And he's a pitch count nightmare -
but he’s still their #2 starter and asking the bullpen to get 17 outs is never a great bet.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
If you look at it, Maddon did have the pen up
with nobody out in the 3rd, so he was willing to pull Kazmir early but Kazmir settled down a bit. Then the HRs produced runs faster than Maddon could make a move – in contrast Balfour walked a couple but that allowed Maddon to react with another pitching change. Kazmir didn’t really do that.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
They do have Jackson and Sonnanstine down there. We'll probably see at least one of them.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that's a good point
Now I WOULD argue that Francona stayed too long with Beckett, because I think it was pretty obvious that he didn’t have it all night and after the Upton walk, or certainly after the Pena hit, I would have expected Francona to go to the bullpen.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
ESPN gave the Sawx some PEDs
because they’re too scared of a Rays-Phillies WS.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
Coco Crisp...
…all-time best ballplayer whose name sounds like a breakfast cereal?
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 11, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions
Let's see some more
scoring here Rays!
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
7-6
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sticking by my Red Sox in 5 prediction
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops wrong spot
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't even say such horrid things.
Not even in the right spot.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 11, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a "right spot" for such filth?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
In the overall scheme of things, I don't hate the Red Sox.
I did hate the 1987 Twins and 1988 Dodgers. Also the 1977-78 Yankees
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, my "overall scheme of things" in the baseball world
only dates from 2002. Therefore, I hate the Red Sox.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 11, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Since then I've strongly disliked the Yankees
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I do like me some Tampa Bay
Rays! Looks like they really might finish Boston off!
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
First to 17 wins!
Maybe.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I'm sticking by my Red Sox in 5 prediction
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I left for a bit. Any more homers or are these runs all from base hits?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Walk, Single, Double, Single
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. Opening Day 2009.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
single and double thingies
Very strange.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I love how the Rays
are answering every single run put up by the Sox. I wish the A’s would make a note of this.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I wish the A's had an offense
It does help.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
When the market undervalues offense...
….I’m sure the A’s will acquire one!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 11, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
That did happen in the late 1990s
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh dear - I think alox snapped
It was bound to happen. :-(
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
It happens a lot these days....
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Not sure why hit for Floyd here -
1. He’s a nice guy to have in the lineup later (and it’s only the 5th) and
2. Don’t you WANT Javier Lopez in the game?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Next stat question. What's the record for the longest inning in a championship game?
or did TBS give that answer while I was gone?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
No, but they did provide 62 promos for Frank TV
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Apparently that one was 52 minutes. An entire game was played in less...er fewer.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad, when Sager came on the screen:
“Look at that Jacket!… wait, look at those PANTS! Look at that TIE! THE POCKET SQUARE! NOTHING MATCHES!!!”
LOL - I hate it when that happens
{hits self in eye with “q” key while blogging}
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
There was no "q" in your post
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That's because it's lodged in my right eye
It’s actually uite painful.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Siddown, orTIZ
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
Are the ZZ Top guys bald?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 11, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
New thread open.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
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