Open Game Thread: ALCS Game Four (cont'd)
David Ortiz BJ Upton, postseason clutch god: .303/.378/.818.
This is no ordinary ALCS.
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Have we been here before?
Or are we yet to come?
by Englishmajor on Oct 14, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oooh, a secret thread.
So much white space! Is there a blizzard?
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I <3 This Game
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Oct 14, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. This really is kind of pathetic, but I still love it.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't insult my threads like that.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I said I still love it.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This game is making my night
10-1 in the 6th.
by thesteve9x on Oct 14, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The A’s 2008 yearbook is hysterical. If y’all don’t already know it backwards and forwards, I will regale you with tidbits. If you do already know it, I’ll keep it to myself.
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hokay, tidbits!
Ryan Sweeney:
After the game, I: “Call my parents”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's only because he doesn't have Jennifer's phone number
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering if my in-laws are awake at that time.
We’re in the same time zone. It’s wreelll late when games are over.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Justin Duchscherer:
My teammates give me the hardest time about: “My chest being small”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's no Lenny DiNardo
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Oct 14, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bwahahahahahaha
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
by Blicks on Oct 14, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a girl.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana Eveland
If I wasn’t a baseball player, I would be a: “Trash man”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
totally joking, no one but Emilio Estevez aims for sanitation engineer
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Crosby
My hidden talent is: “I can crack my ears”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did a DLD with some of the Yearbook stuff.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What am I supposed to do, cross-reference your DLD from April and make sure stuff isn’t already in that before I post it?!
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just read the article on Andrew Brown that was linked in that DLD.
He sounds awesome. I like this part:
Their chess-playing has attracted so much notice that one teammate – they’re not sure who, but they have a guess – has begun hiding pieces, which then are discovered in odd places. The kings remain missing, so they’re playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. “Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves,” Brown explained. “That’s good enough to be king.”
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a big hit.
I think that was my sig awhile back.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's probably his un-hidden talent as well
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Ellis
My teammates give me the hardest time about: “My nose”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huston Street
People say I look like: “A Jewish rabbi”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...is there a goyisha kind?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Sweeney
One word my mother would use to describe me is: “Loving”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's so adorkable.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This all sounds like a joke, but it isn't
Joe Blanton:
My first job was: “Never had one”
I wish the clubhouse was stocked with: “Recliners”
After most games I: “Go home and watch TV”
My hidden talent is: “I don’t have one”
My least favorite exercise is: “Long distance running”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they accidentally interviewed Homer Simpson
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Crosby:
People say I look like: “Harden”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have definitely never looked at Bobby and thought, "Hey! RICH!"
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of untrue look-a-likes,
I was told yesterday that I look like Anne Hathaway. I have brown hair… does that make us twins?
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also speaking of untrue look-a-likes:
Mark Ellis
People tell me I look like: “Justin Timberlake”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's so dreamy, what with all those quotation marks and everything
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's telling him he looks like Justin Timberlake?
I hope he took that as an insult. Timberlake SUCKED at the Espys.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
by #14fan on Oct 14, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he looked good.
Wait, what I am saying?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't you a guy?
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
by #14fan on Oct 14, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last time I checked.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Justin Duchscherer
The one thing I have to do on gameday is: “Use the restroom”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a restroom on Gameday?
It must not be enabled for Safari.
by Englishmajor on Oct 14, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think you get to change camera angles to get a better view? And does it show you the trajectory?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andrew Brown
The one current or former player that I would most like to have as a teammate is: “Justin Duchscherer”
Everyone, in unison: “Awwwwww”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Santiago Casilla
If I were stranded on a desert island, the three things I’d bring would be: “My wife, my daughter, Dallas Braden”
by schmifty on Oct 14, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dallas can cook
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assumed they could shave his hair for insulation
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised you kept going with the joke(?).
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm a one-trick pony.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another pity strike
Come on! That was ball four.
by thesteve9x on Oct 14, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Even the Tampa dugout looks bored
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is such a fun game!
Wheeeeee!!!!!
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 14, 2008 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!!!
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 14, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's your birthday and the Dodgers won't even play tonight? Maybe they'll win for you tomorrow.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will be there in person to see it!
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 14, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like
I almost feel bad, because all my buds here at school are Red Sox fans.
But at the same time, to hell with the Red Sox.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Oct 14, 2008 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You gotta learn to take pleasure in the failings of your friends.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know you're right
These folks really need some thicker skin.
It’s almost like their team didn’t win it all just…..last…freaking….year.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Oct 14, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In case you missed it
Excellent article about Fernando Perez in the NYT a while back. He might be the most literate ballplayer since Scott Hatteberg:
He is committed to pursuing this career, but just in case, he keeps his writing skills sharp by working on short prose and some personal essays on his laptop. He does not care about being published, and if he ever is he will do so under a pseudonym.
by Englishmajor on Oct 14, 2008 7:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I suggest Jairo Garcia
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Fernando Perez is pretty incredible.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Oct 14, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great article. I think he should be an A. Get it done, Billy.
I’m a fan of anyone who’s a fan of Annie Dillard.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't expecting this
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"Boston Massacre"
oooh, original.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I love that they keep saying that the 2007 Red Sox
and the 2004 Red Sox have come back from 3-1 and 3-0 respectively. Except I doubt during those years they got owned by the Rays 9-1, 11-1 at home. DIDN’T THINK SO!
by thesteve9x on Oct 14, 2008 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not by the Rays
but they lost Game 3 of the 2004 ALCS 19-8 at home.
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Oct 14, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't my argument
but thanks for the research.
by thesteve9x on Oct 14, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do bridesmaids dresses have to be so universally horrible?
I’m just sayin.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To make the bride look good?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, it's a way to make sure that none of the guests show up dressed like the bridesmaids.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because horrible bridesmaid dresses make the bride look better
And she runs it.
At least that’s my theory.
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
by Blicks on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever watched that show Bridezillas?
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 14, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. I used to plan weddings for a living. I've experienced enough bridezillas (and their moms) in my day.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to plan weddings!
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You really wouldn't.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're Jennifer Lopez, aren't you?
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. When the hell does Matthew McConaughey show up?
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The shoe is first.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you gotta ditch zombie-boy first
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you try the beach?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OW!
I just shanked my shin on the corner of my bed! Damn you Anderson Cooper!
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone seen Religulous?
I’m seeing it in 40 minutes. Any good?
by thesteve9x on Oct 14, 2008 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Give us a report tomorrow.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see it
I went to a bar to celebrate the sux losing instead.
by thesteve9x on Oct 14, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of my birthday presents is tix to the game tomorrow
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 14, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. You. Are. Lucky.
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
by Blicks on Oct 14, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geez, how many birthday presents do you GET?!?!?
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha...
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 14, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Fenway faithful" my ass. Watch 'em stream out.
Steven King is probably reading, “The Girl Who Loved Justin Masterson.”
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bruins fans are die-hards
All the other Hub fans are frontrunners.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
King has an article on EW.com about how TV ruined baseball.
But I didn’t read it. LOL
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually rather liked King's book about the 2004 season
But towards the end of it he wondered whether the Red Sox would now be loathed by the rest of the league the way the Yankees were. Wonder no more, Stephen.
by Englishmajor on Oct 14, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I missed a run somewhere. Thought it was 10 to 1
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hard to keep track of them all.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife is watching with me.
This is her impersonating “Sharp Physics Professor”:
“I’m a douchebag. I have white hair. I’m an albino.”
Have I mentioned she’s a physicist?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that guy is Whitey from
Me, Myself and Irene, only older.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How the crap does Ortiz get a triple?
That was weird.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ortiz is slow.
My goodness, even Jason Giambi would’ve tried for four.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Manny would've had a double.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"as big papi unloads!"
kind of cringed when i heard that whilst in the kitchen.
alaska A (now in Colorado)
by ak_A on Oct 14, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good, give the stupid sox fans some hope before crushing them...
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 14, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is the tieing run at the plate?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, that was his FIRST hit in the series??
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pull him!
It’s getting too close!
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kotsay's so gritty, he just might hit a 9-run homer.
It’s possible.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Step aside, son.
Let me show you how it’s done.
[sob]
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
awesome.
Was that in Toronto?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Home against the White Sox.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
05 or 06?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
05
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, blast from the past.
That was awesome.
It makes me sad how players’ mug shots are automatically updated to their new teams. I didn’t really need to see Kots in a Sox hat in that article (especially because I can just look at my TV and see that).
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That play in Toronto was a single
where Kots faked the runner out and nailed his ass trying for second. Shudder.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. The Red Sox ALWAYS come back when down by a gazillion runs. Announcers said so.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had a bad experience at work.
Spectrometer isn’t working. Called tech support and got the usual run-around. “OK sir, we’ll open a ticket and someone will get back to you in the next 8 business hours.” What? My machine is broken now. I gotta get things done. I don’t sit by the phone all day. Call back to the parts department. Hey, can I get a part number? “We’ll have to transfer you to tech support and they can open a ticket for you.” GAH! GAH!
Finally I weaseled my way into actually talking to an applications engineer. Finally! But then it turned out that was the least helpful, least informed engineer ever. Does this sound like a power supply problem? “Weeeeellll…” Hello? Hello? “Yeeeaaaah, could be the power supply.” Pause. Long pause. “Not sure though. You should probably buy a new power supply.” How much? “$1000” Will that fix the problem? “Maaaaaybe.”
Ooof. Okay, thanks for the non-help. Can I get your name in case I have to call you back?
“Mark Ellis.”
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At least you didn't get Crosby
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, did you ask him for an autograph?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The real MaEl could probably use his unicorn power to fix the spectrometer.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean they didn't tell you to turn it off, then turn it back on again?
by Englishmajor on Oct 14, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He wasn't calling COMCAST.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's one of the two standard responses at my company's IT department
The other one is “Okay, try logging in with the username "admin” and the password “letmein”." And yet, they make us change passwords every 90 days….
by Englishmajor on Oct 14, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Power cycling does work for a lot of problems.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for ruining my COMCAST joke.
At least it was better than your joke.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Hello, Mr. Potatohead! Back doors are NOT a secret!"
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, he did.
I turned it off and then it wouldn’t turn back on again.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to high school with a guy named Mark Ellis
Definitely not the real Mark Ellis.
by thesteve9x on Oct 14, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
I just tuned into MLB.com – didn’t expect to see this score!
Are those Red Sox announcers, or are they just sounding sad for Bud Selig’s sake. Tampa versus Philadelphia when it could’ve been Cubs/Red Sox! What’s the media going to do???
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
by JJ on Oct 14, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who's winning?
God, I hope it’s the Rays. Please tell me it’s the Rays. Lie if you have to.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Rays aren't winning.
They’re DOMINATING. It’s awesome.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you lying?
No, I just checked. You’re not lying.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't lie about something this important.
Well, I probably wouldn’t.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's not important enough to lie about?
Just curious.
Shit, burnt the corn.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Off the top of my head...
“Did you burn the corn?”
“Uh, no, it’s supposed to be like that. Special blackened corn.”
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, you're good.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kicked ass making dinner tonight.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My chicken is good
better than the corn.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, you're good
;)
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Homemade salisbury steaks, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn.
It’s no wonder I’m so fat and sassy.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's possible that I love you.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tomorrow is homemade beef stew and corn bread.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Warm with butter and honey.
Just like Travis!
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd throat-punch a midget for some corn bread.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pedroia's pretty short
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put lots of butter on him,
then maybe.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Homemade chicken curry, Trader Joe's naan, salad, my wife's chocolate pudding,
and a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in the fourth inning.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am pretty confident that I love you.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My diet is a weird combination of "responsible family" and "starving college student."
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that would be awesome.
My chicken quesadilla is sounding kind of pathetic right now.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I burn those.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you use corn tortillas?
“Special blackened corn tortillas”
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I keep setting 'em up
And salb knocks ’em out of the park.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't have to.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You wouldn't anyway
You’re The Truth.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sal is former heavyweight prizefighter Carl Williams?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, he's former heavyweight-prizefighter-playing Carl Weathers
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Oct 14, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, he played for the Raiders
back when they were good
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baby, you got a stew goin'!
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Oct 14, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Stew played for the A's
back when they were good
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Identity revealed.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why does Chip use "surrounds" as a synonym for "catches"?
Makes no sense.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
All you computer geniuses out there, I need some suggestions
I’m in a condo with a cable modem. I haven’t been able to log onto the internet using my wireless network since early yesterday. I have a hard time believing the service has been out that long (this isn’t Houston). I have cable and I have wireless, but no internet with or without wireless. I’m using someone else’s wireless connection now, but it’s really slow. I’ve unplugged the modem, rebooted the laptop and tried “repair” on windows network connections. I have no phone number for the cable company and no account number since I’m in temp housing. Any other ways for me to check if it’s on my end before I bug my landlady?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"You're in a condo with a cable modem"
That sounds like a really, really boring edition of Zork.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Oct 14, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need a phone number to contact my friend.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's your friend
and what’s the number?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like someone got their shit turned off
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 14, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that can't be good
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do they turn off just the wireless and not the whole cable? guess I should be happy I have cable
and a neighbor with an unsecured wireless connection
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kotsay making some very tough plays at first base
sounds too weird to me.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Clank!
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
13
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 14, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
will they call the game?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Attention Red Sox:
HAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
inhale
HAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
by mikev on Oct 14, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I laughed.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will the Rays fans be as obnoxious as Red Sox fans if the Rays win the world series?
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
doubtful
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I've been a Rays fan ever since I was born"
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Oct 14, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Call tech support
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will we hate the Rays in five years?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're probably looking forward to that
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 70's A's LOVED being hated.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bash Brothers as well
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am afraid of that. I really like this team. Hopefully they blow the team up!
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Oct 14, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to the mercy rule? What, this isn't softball?
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mercy? He was in the Natural
back when baseball movies were good.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goodness, BJ.
He scares me out there sometimes.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 14, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Almost makes me wish
this was happening to the Angels instead.
Nah.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather it was happening to the A's instead
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oooh.
Not sure. Yeah maybe you’re right. But at home?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, you're still alive at 1-3
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Instead of home with 75 wins.
Thank you for opening my eyes.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Price on the roster? I want to see him throw!
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Oct 14, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you see Game 1?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I was at my fiancee's grandparent's 50th anniversary.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Oct 14, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Call it a hunch
Red Sox will win this game.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't call that a hunch
They could win the series though.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what scares me.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it's not the only thing.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I call it a bold, bold, bold prediction.
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
by Blicks on Oct 14, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how many people here would hate me if it happened.
I mean, how many more people.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This game or the series?
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
by Blicks on Oct 14, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's more than "everybody"?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody +1
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap - seeing double
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MUST HAVE TIMESTAMP.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Oct 14, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're three minutes late
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody's unborn children?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was that IowaA'sfan's dog?
Sure looked like it.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's stepping out on IowaA'sfan?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you see the puppies?
And he said he had the best frisbee catching dogs ever.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are they making Jackson a closer?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Only when they're up by 7+ runs.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's have no need for that position
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if the other team scores -4 runs?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did that on a date once.
Well, twice.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll have to call Mark Ellis and ask that question
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey look, I'm back in one piece.
What’s the score? Please say the Rays are winning!!!!!!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
by #14fan on Oct 14, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why were you in pieces?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She didn't fall down the stairs and break herself.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She was pushed?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's Gil and Catherine?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 14, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find Catherine to be still hot after all these years
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Catherine?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RA?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have that. In the lower back.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah. Just forces me to do yoga regularly.
Else I pay with pain.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do that too, and pilates.
It keeps the body young.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She has bad luck with stairs.
Lost her TV and her radio.
by lynnzgal on Oct 14, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So did the Dodgers.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 14, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Death becomes her
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Oct 14, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Soviet Russia death bec....oh
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 14, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

