Open Thread - ALCS Game Five
by baseballgirl on Oct 16, 2008 4:12 PM PDT
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That's the question on everyone's mind tonight as all of baseball (minus one Red Sox Nation) roots for Tampa Bay, as FOX tries desperately to bribe the Rays into waiting just one more year.
I have heard a lot of comments about how people won't watch a Rays/Phillies WS, and quite frankly, I'm tired of them. Why shouldn't "lesser cities" get to be thrilled that their team made it, and why don't they deserve an audience too?
It's the outcome I want, because I'm tired of the Red Sox. I want Tampa Bay to win tonight and go to the World Series.
However (and it's a big one), nothing is set in stone. Ask the Yankees how they felt about their WS chances up 3-0, and ask Cleveland how they felt about their 3-1 lead last year! Despite two absolutely dominating games in Boston so far, Tampa Bay hasn't won anything yet. There is still one win to go, and the sooner the better.
The Rays send Scott Kazmir to the mound tonight, to a chorus of mixed reviews, since--how do you put this kindly--he's been terrible. Kazmir has only one start over six innings since June 7th; he's prone to throw a lot of pitches, and already this series, he's been lucky that his team bailed him out in Game 2, winning 9-8 in an all-out slugfest in Tampa Bay. Not to mention, in his three starts against Boston since Sept 1, his line looks like this: 13 1/3 IP, 16 ER, 27 walks+hits, 8 HR.
The Rays offense will be matched up against Dice K Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston's ace, who sure puts a lot of men on base, but somehow doesn't let them score. I'd say he was more lucky than good, but at what point does it stop being luck and start being actual skill? Dice K owns the only series win for the Red Sox; a gem in Game 1 of the series, going 7+, and allowing almost nothing to the powerful Rays' lineup.
Grab your popcorn and settle down tonight--it's going to be a doozy!
GO RAYS GO!!!!
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He's not THAT funny.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
now we just need ilovegregsmith and everything will be great.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Hey BBG, get ready to open about 5 new threads tonight
And I’ll have to give my laptop a cold shower.
"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
Go Rays!
I have a meeting until 6 or 6:30, but I’ll try to jump online from home later on…
There's no crying in baseball!
Nice intro
I have only one pet peeve:
The Rays offense will be matched up againstDice KDaisuke Matsuzaka, Boston’s ace…
Dice K = dumbest nickname ever
"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
it's not a dumb nickname.
it saves time that would otherwise be wasted typing the other two letters.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Seriously, in the .2 seconds I had to put up a thread, I couldn't spell anything other than Dice K
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 16, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Two letters! Try 16 or so more ;-)
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 16, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
just talking about the first name
Just realized you left the last part off.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Here's how that conversation went in my head.
You: Dumb nickname
Me: I can’t spell his name! I don’t write for Boston! (thank goodness)
You: Ever heard of copy/paste?
Me: Fine.
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
by baseballgirl on Oct 16, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I know it's all about the bias
But the story of the Rays is a lot better than any of the shit that FOX can make (repeat from the last few years) about the Red Sox.
And does anybody else just have that feeling in their stomach that Matsuzaka’s unbelievabely LUCKY season will come to an end tonight. Hey, maybe next year Nibbles will be able to walk five people a game and still do alright.
I ordered my staplehead shirt
but there’s no rush. he’s not going to be in the world series…
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Didn't you say everyone gets good after they leave Oakland?
I was merely agreeing. Kind of.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I am pretty certain
That I conned you into encouraged you to do a QOTM post.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Emphasis on encouraging.
Meaning I was optimistic that you could do it.
I'm here to talk about the past.
oh. I didn't read the "encouraged" part.
I just saw the “conned”.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
hehe i ordered that Chicks Dig The Longoria Ball shirt today. Btw my yahoo isn’t working right now :(
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
aggggh that was for steve. stupid thing never putting comments where it should
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
lol i am not! i stayed up till what..2am again talking to you?! Lol i love that shirt. thaaaanks for showing it to me!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I am here. Woohoo! great start to the game!!! Hopefully Kaz is on his game tonight
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
hmmm I agree. she better. Our men like us together :)
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
They all left once the ball left the park.
The ones who stayed either pulled out a book or went to sleep.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
you'd have a bag of baseballs by the time the game was over.
and they would all be Rays.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
if they were in red sox gear..of course I would. I’d push them out of the way if i had to. anyways a small child won’t appreciate the value of catching a hr ball the way I would :)
is that what you are going to tell them while they're crying?
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Kazmir, throw strikes.
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
oooh we can NOT compare Kaz to Youk..at all. Ugh. Youk looks like a critter. Kaz is lovely..no matter what. He won’t let things nest :)
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Kaz makes me nervous. I am hoping for the best. I was a bit bummed that shields isnt pitching tonight
She's not sure what she means, she's just happy to be watching the game
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
i really like kaz as a pitcher..i usually have faith in him. I am not sure if I do tonight or not…I just like watching the Rays play so i am happy to see them!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hypo question here
If your 15-year old son is caught at school smelling of weed, what goes through your mind when you first get the call?
I'm here to talk about the past.
You didn't teach him to share?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Time for a new deoderant?
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
smelling? just smelling? No time to smoke it before getting caught I guess
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
haha i guess i misread that comment. : )
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
just a little bit. and I forgot to include the rest of my comment.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
I had lasagna and garlic bread.
It was perfect.
{Leaves to pick up 15 year old from his mom’s}
I'm here to talk about the past.
mine's not burned!
At least, I hope the pizza place didn’t burn it!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
I love...
the advice Carlos Pena’s Dad has for Red Sox fans: to change their hats and join the fun :D
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." -Bob Feller
I've seen a lot of analysis about home/away, etc.
explaining the decision to start Kazmir tonight, but I haven’t seen anyone suggest the reason that popped into my mind: That Maddon is hoping to save Shields for Game 1 of the World Series. Isn’t that the #1 reason?
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
That actually never crossed my mind! but it makes sense
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
awwwwww…would you bake if you could?!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I CAN bake, if that's what you are asking.
And I’m sort of kidding. Mommy and Daddy takes care of me. :)
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Ok, everyone. I am starting a collection for Jennifer so she can bake tons of goodies
to serve us during the World Series.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
but we need Jennifer to bake the goodies for the bake sale we're having to raise money for her
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
damn. this is tough. tricky situation here!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Jennifer, you need to email me and fill me in on what happened.
I must have missed that particular game thread.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
QOTM?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi everyone! Sure was relieved to see Kaz get out of that first inning unscathed.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Which, knowing Kazmir,
should be about 5 innings. He’s really not a #1 at this point in his career – a good pitcher but not a great one.
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 think ohtobe21 is in a state of depression because Tony Romo broke his pinkie.
Or because the ‘boys have lost some crazy games. Haven’t seen him in a while.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Hokay, so if you had to choose without automatically choosing the Rays
Which bullpen would you rather have? Rays or Red Sox?
Sox
Papelbon > any Ray
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say the Rays lack of reliever hurts them
but I think Howell and Balfour are better set up men than Masterson and Okajima. Don’t get me started on Mike Timlin.
ya but they're all pretty close
ignore timlin
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
ugggggh I tell ya..that guy gives me a headache
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
again. wrong spot. grrr. Papelbon gives me a headache. I like Howell and Balfour alot…and I actually like Masterson alooot
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
go rays go
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
????????????????
what do you mean, who?????
you confuse me.
What, you don’t like Zigfan? or you don’t like yourself?
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
She finds you tiresome.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
done and done
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
With the way this game is going
That HR by BJ might have finished off the Sux. I hope for more scoring, in the form of an Evan Longoria HR.
a looooongo hr would be aweeeeeeesome!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll let it set me back just because it has to do with Longoria
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
i get that shirt in 3-7 business days lol
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Peterson's a twirp
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Petersoonnnnn
Grrrrr. Glad he’s gone. I think everyone’s glad he’s gone, actually. Except John Maine.
No more Kotsay up-against-the-wall home run saves. He's having fun on 1st.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
I'm glad they finally stopped talking about how lazy BJ Upton is
He should have hit that home run farther over the monster though.
I was just getting ready to post that I wasn't comfortable with just 2 runs and we need more.
how about back to backs now?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Done and done
In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!
Whoo hooo!!!!
BJ!!!!
Nice hit by Pena, too.
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
Anyone else notice how irrelevant "small-ball" has been this offseason?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
YAY EVAN
oh, by the way, hey boston:
HAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
fuck you sox!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
inhale
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
OK, I'm officially willing to
part with Embree AND Hannahan in order to acquire Longoria.
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
big spender!!!
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
I wish I had the energy to go buy a Rays shirt
just to bother the shit out of all the Boston-area bandwagon creeps at work tomorrow
you are the reason my yahoo is broken..its been used to much thanks to you :)
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
everything is your fault :) my yahoo is over used. thank YOU very much!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I've worn
Fuck the Redsox, shirt… just to support the Rays. Ok…. not “just”…
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
lol i wear some vulgar anti sox shirts. I was mad. I got a Manny loves big papis little pee pee shirt..and then they traded manny. Shirt doesn’t offend sox fans anymore
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
lol glad you approve! I still enjoy it as well! When Manny was still on the team…my life was at risk wearing it at fenway. the fans got so meaan over it lol
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You can just give that shirt to the 5-year-old if you're not gonna wear it
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
haha i have to be careful to not wear that shirt and a few others near the kids oldest sister when I pick her up from her after school programs before taking the kid home. She saw me in it once and asked me about what my shirt meant. Oops
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
haha nice!!!! I try to be….when the kids are around….you guys make me bad ; )
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I just checked in to say...
…this is one of the most beautiful non-A’s moments in baseball that I’ve ever seen.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 16, 2008 6:15 PM PDT reply actions
It's not over yet
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Gymnast!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
caught stealing %
I can’t stand TBS…
espn.com had Navarro as second in CS%.
Our Suzuki as 3rd.
and the beloved Ken-Doll as first
in 2008
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
J.D. Drew
his real name is David Johnathan Drew. and you get “JD” out of that how?
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
dyslexia?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna take some of my business casual
shirts and jackets to the tailor and have them sew a “C” above the left breast pocket….and become a role model at work for people to watch me, how am I handling a particular Monday or my cool demeanor under pressure. yes sir.
alaska A (now in Colorado)
This would be pretty funny.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya, Kazmir's good now.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
That was pretty close to one right there
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad it wasn't
because at the moment, it’s full of random non-funny quotes by me that 67marquez nominated for no apparent reason, and then a couple by other people. We need some more funny stuff!!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Kazmir doesn't look great
I think the Red Sox just look defeated, they have no heart in this game anymore.
yep, been there done that...lets play golf and hang out in virgin islands.
alaska A (now in Colorado)
I am bored by this game.
I don’t really want it to get more exciting (a Sox shut out is always great) but it’s not holding my attention.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
I considered being bored...
and then I remembered that a baseball-free winter is just weeks away.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
isn't that what i've been doing since 5:07?
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
We made those camping once.
We now realize how much fast food fries SUCK.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
I heard from a friend
that they’re gonna lower their prices to the original prices when they first opened for their anniversary. So like, 25 cent burgers and 15 cent fries or something like that.
But then I hear from other people that it’s just a rumor.
I'm in heaven.
I’m going to be 500 pounds by the time I leave.
hang on. I’ll go check their website.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Okay, forget all that I just said.
It’s a rumor. My friend deserves to die for getting my hopes all high and shit.
Aww. fuck.
I’d probably stockpile a bunch in my fridge and eat them whenever.
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
I just found that too.
I’m in a crushing black abyss of depression. Tell your friend she sucks.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Haha!
Alrighty then! I will! My guys go there all the time, but I’ve resisted because its such a SoCal thing to do.
Here's what you order:
Double Double – Animal Style
Fries
Chocolate Shake
pre-emptive “You’re welcome”
We don't have In-N-Outs here.
To me, Double Double – Animal Style means the patties might be mating like dogs. I don’t know what that means.
It sounds like you need one of those QB wrist notebook flipper things to order.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
double double = double meat, double cheese.
animal style = burger cooked in mustard, with grilled onions, pickle, and thousand-island type spread
You can pretty muh order whatever you want - they jsut keep adding on price for the meat/cheese
Here’s a 100×100
Heart attack on a stick
if there’s a stick in there somewhere….
otherwise, in a box.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Not a fan of onions.
And they cook the meat IN mustard?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
it tastes like there are other things too...
but that could just be my imagination.
anybody know what’s going on in the game, or has In-N-out knocked it out of everybody’s minds?
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
You didn't get any In-n-Out when you came to Oakland?
You must come back.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
i feel like i am missing out on something great. we dont have those here!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
haha ups a burger..that would be amazing! we dont have that place around here…ive never even heard of it!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I will probably end up stopping by In-N-Out before I sleep tonight.
All of this talk is reminding me how hungry I am. So I will pick up a burger, fries, and a drink for you :)
no, it's a good thing to do.
GO NOW.
And order what mikev just posted; because somehow that’s exactly what I get, minus the tomatoes.
The fries are the BEST!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
on second thought...
get two orders of fries, because they’re addicting.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
animal style fries plus animal style burger.
absolute heaven.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
interesting picking the people you love
by their taste in foods.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
on third thought
pick me up something too! Now I’m craving those fries…
d
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
hold the raw onions...
unless you’re not planning on kissing anyone for 3 days!
39 remarkable innings.
wow I am really starting to get jealous here!!!!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
it's not like they have an extensive menu
the possible combinations are limited. I’m a veg, so I only get the fries… and I vouch for those… best fries on the planet.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
I used to work at a McDonalds,
and people would order the big Angus style meat patty just for their dog. Anybody ever do that?
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 16, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I've only been once, in 2006 when I went to the Bay Area
but I don’t remember anything about the fries, despite the fact that I know I had some. Strange.
I like Checker’s/Rally’s.
they're very simple fries
they have a big cutter that they put the potatoes into, then they dunk it into oil. done.
I would think that's how all fries are made....
Nevermind, McDonald’s probably has PVC powder in theirs.
and tons of other things
in bags labeled “not intended for human consumption”.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
most fast food places have some weird frozen type of potato-like substance
they’re not fries though.
either addictive or repulsive.
depends if you know the full extent of ingredients or not.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Hm, McDonald's does that too
although I read that in Fast Food Nation, so it might not be true anymore… I remember there being some big deal about how their fries are not actually vegetarian, so maybe they cut out the whole beef tallow step afterwards.
I miss Sonic :( We don’t have any regional-type fast food restaurants in New England. Just McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s.
were they in the bay area in the 80's - early 90's cuz I lived there 14 yrs and don't remember them
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
nah...late 90s? that's the first time I remember them.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
figures. I move before in and out and before the Hudson-Mulder-Zito years
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
I'm going to try and make AN day next year
remind me to try that place when I come
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Yay DWL!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry I was gone. I've been gloating. Had to show my son that I "called" the Longoria homer.
He told me to “call” at least one run for the Sox. I told him not to worry. Kazmir is still pitching. I’m still not comfortable yet.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Whew. My mind was starting to wonder where the BJ came from {slap slap slap}
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
I'm not sure you're wrong
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
lol im sure he was. I wanted another HR. so greedy
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
im glad. makes me feel better
about being greedy!
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm so freakin jealous of the Rays offense.
How did they get 2 guys with so much power at such a young age? oh yeah, they sucked for a while. Where is the A’s Evan Longoria?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I think Chavez was supposed to be that.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
awwwwww Chavy. I love him. Poor guy is a mess…even my poster of him fell apart this past season. ugh
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I was getty image searching Chavvy the other day for some reason
and I can’t believe how beautiful he used to be. Sad.
USED TO BE!??!!!!?!
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
always worth linking
http://www.femmefan.com/site/images/lookerspics/lookers5/Eric_Chavez1.jpg
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
yes, I have it bookmarked.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Yes but, see, that's not exactly a 2008 picture
2005, I think? I know it’s in my 2005 Rich Harden -cover Athletics Magazine…
2008 looks as good as 2005 to me.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
I think I have the only photo of Chavy from 2008
BRB
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Still yum.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Maybe it's just that Z stopped snapping those glamourshots
Taking shots like this used to be, like, his job.
bad link :'(
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
oooooh look at him!!!!! I like it..alot.
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
wow i frooooooze on a picture of Chavy. I think 2008 looks as good as 05 too. meow him
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Well we already accomplished 2 out of 10 years of sucking, no problem.
Anyone want to wait out the other 8?
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Ya but we're sucking hard enough.
12th and 13th pick isn’t really trying
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
*not sucking hard enough*
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
not sucking hard enough huh…i won’t even go there
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 16, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
You just did
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, but you have to let him out to play the games
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
We can see you
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
You just did
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That's participating
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
You just can't help yourself.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
I'm looking at the in n out website and it doesn't look that great. I like Steak n Shake
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
I have never been there! Ahh!
Although I’ve driven by many a Steak n Shake in various locales. Do they mean Shake, like, a milkshake?
Yes. Steak'n'Shake is the nectar of the gods...but then solidish
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You must get a triple cheese platter, with chili and fries as your options
Plus a shake. I prefer chocolate.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
yes. and ground round I think for the burgers. I like the frisco melt. fries are super skinny. chili's even good
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Yes the quality of meat is a cut above
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as there's alliteration or assonance involved.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Their fries are pathetic compared to In-N-out's.
The rest of their food is ok, though
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
never heard of that one. Are we making salb more ill with all this burger talk?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
This sounds delicious. ::barf::
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
I'm sick.
I feel like crap. I didn’t go to work today. But if the Rays pull this off, I’ll go to work just to bask in the misery of my coworkers.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Wow. You must really hate them.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Try living here.
I’ve been here since 2004, so I’ve seen all their sports teams win a championship.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Find me a job.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Making meaningless posts on blogs, mostly.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Ya but hockey fans are different. No bandwagoners.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? Wow.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Hockey? What the hell is that?
Yeah, forgo about hockey.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
I forgo hockey too...
but when I think of Boston, I think of the fact that the Bruins had an black player before the RedSox integrated. The two teams are linked in my mind, because of this factoid.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
You're in the Boston area?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Yeah, not in the city, but my work is about 1/2 hour out of boston
But I feel like that’s almost worse, cuz we only seem to have crappy bandwagon fans that drive me insane, and no real fans who I could actually kind of tolerate.
Oh neat. I'm in Cambridge. There are a few ANers in the area.
We should all get together for a game next year.
Why the hell are you an A’s fan?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Cool. I'll add you to the list of Boston ANers.
What city do you work in (if I may ask)?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Ha, definitely
Most nights I watch the Mets game from 7pm-10pm, and then the A’s from 10pm-1am. Baseball has killed any sense of a social life I once had.
it has definitely contributed to mine's demise
of course having plenty of character defects seems to be the primary predication for such circumstances in my case.
alaska A (now in Colorado)
ArakSOT is in sal's neighborhood.
I call SOT Thunderbutt.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Will you explain the origin?
This is far before my time.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Nobody tell her.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Apricot started Thunderbutt.
Apricot started calling him ArakThunderbutt. It stuck.
And while searching, I found The Travis Buck RHC from Cotty.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
I'm in SOT's neighborhood. He was here well before me.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Wow that's painful
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Just don't give me a bug.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Think I should copy this whole In-N-out conversation
and send it to In-N-out for marketing use? That’d be cool, showing all of our random posts on TV.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
I don't know where you're getting that from,
but whatever. Waddellcanseco, DON’T YOU DARE NOMINATE ME!!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
If you keep talking like that, I'll nominate you again.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
QsOTM noms are supposed to be funny...
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Hey! I resemble that!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly. They just nominate me to annoy me.
I dont say anything funny at all.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
and I'm taking you up on that offer.
My idea of “help” is putting me giving you the list of funny comments, and then you can do whatever with it.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Lol!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Waddell, where do you live? I didn't get Steak n Shake til I moved to Texas. The only other place I'd seen them was Illinois
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
St Louis county
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
You're one of the midwest ANers. I tried to get an AN day in Arlington, but only Jennifer showed up.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
I didn't know about it. Let me know next time. I'm in most of the game threads.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I have to get an AN day in Tampa since I'm now in Cape Canaveral. Start saving!!
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Sure, the Rays are awesome.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
they are here in FL. And I've yet to go. They also have Checkers but I've only been there once.
And try to find a decent Mexican place here. They have Cuban, not Mexican. I do miss Texas for that.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Ya, it's like a whole other state.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Checkers is my favoritest fast-food place of all... num
Even though I only get to go about once a year.
Chuck LaMar in the crowd.
Wow, that’s hilarious.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Ya they were praising him earlier
Saying how he was one of the architects of the Rays success. He’s an advance scout for the Phillies.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 16, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The guy sitting next too him seems a little annoyed
Assuming they are Sox fans
by asfansince1989 on Oct 16, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Another question?
Does anybody here sit in either the left or right field bleachers? I mean, does anybody here sit with the 510 guy?
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 16, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions
NEW THREAD OPEN!
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
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