Open Thread: ALCS Game Six
by monkeyball on Oct 18, 2008 3:06 PM PDT
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PrintWell, let's hope this is the deciding game, eh? Shields vs. Beckett in the MyMom'sBasementDomeIfMyMomWasAnAutisticModernistArchitect. Game time is at 5:07 Pacific Time.
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I suppose you get points for restraining yourself.
But I don’t know what the points count for, so really it counts for nothing.
You can pat yourself on the back, though!
:p
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
oh dear...
but I’ll watch over mikev, just like you told me to!
have fun with whatever it is that you are doing non-baseball related!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
have fun!!!
I think ilovegregsmith and i can manage without you for one day.
We’ll see, though!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
although the Rays only need to win one game to advance
while the Sux need to win two, I think the Rays must win today. Otherwise the Sux are probably going to win tomorrow…ugh and perish the thought.
I agree - now or never for the Rays.
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
Last team to lose Game 5 and 6 and win Game 7 was the 1992 Braves I think
The 1973 A’s also did it against the Mets
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Did they lose Game 5 anywhere near the way the Rays did?
Just curious.
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
Blowout time.
The good blowout, that is.
Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?
So you're recommending taking a 7-0 lead in the 7th inning?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Then put in Embree, followed by Foulke!
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
Wait... didn't they push this game back, or something?
Because Obama wanted the time slot?
I’m just going off of memory, but does anybody know anything about that?
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
game starts 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT
that’s the same time most of these evening postseason games have been starting….had they mentioned a different time before?
That's for the World Series
I don’t understand why Obama thinks messing with World Series times is going to get him votes
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I just made a stupid mistake. oh well
Playoffs, WS, what’s the difference? XP
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
pushing back WS game start times certainly consolidated Seligula's power base
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
Can they just declare Game 6 a tie?
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
here it is:
link
it was only for 8 minutes, though. No big deal. I just couldn’t remember how far it was pushed back
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
ok just saw it
8 minutes later to start a game that may or may not take place…that doesn’t seem like a big deal. I don’t blame Fox for taking the sure $$
Go Rays!!!!!!
And a request for Boston:
Please let Mike Timlin pitch an inning or two somehow, someway.
May The Red Sox and all their fans get food poisoning and all collectively crap their pants
If Boston wins I quit
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions
Quit what - drinking?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Why would he do that?
If the Sux win I would expect tons of drinking to break out. Abstinence does not apply in this case.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Bathing for starters
and the whole shaving and teeth brushing thing may be next.
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Can the relievers still bathe?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
there's a part of me...
that considered not watching the game out of fear. but no, I shall turn the TV on soon. I already ordered my Round Table (mmm garlic parmesan twists!) and will settle in for hopefully, a Rays win :)
"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
lol
I was tempted to not watch out of fear..but theres no way I can NOT watch it. Especially with Shiiiiiiiiiields going tonight
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 18, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Rays please give me a reason to celebrate tonight
I don’t want another drink my sorrows away night. I need a drink to winning the pennant!
HEEEEEEEY
Go RAYS!!!!! we’ll get thru this game together!Lol
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 18, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
but no zigfan... She gave me the job of watching over mikev...
This is going to be an interesting thread.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
what is this bloopers thing?
where’s the pre-game?
"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 thought it was just me getting the bloopers!
AHHHH!!!
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Go away, Dick Clark.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Satan won't allow it
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Steve Harvey, you're not funny.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
OK, the only thing worse than the Red Sox winning
would be for the Red Sox to win while I have to watch Steve Harvey.
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
lol I second this.
"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
Tampa Bay won the pre-game coin flip for who wins
and TBS basically said fuck this shit, we’re getting better ratings from syndication than a Ray’s win.
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technical difficulties?! WTF?
"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
We can put a fucking man on the moon but we can't get a baseball game broadcast from St. Pete.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Oooh, this is my favorite episode.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Hey, wasn't she on All That?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
haha yes yes. my friend is here now and just asked me that too
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 18, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yes!
so glad someone else noticed that.
"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
Okay, someone let me know when the game comes on.
I flipped it to TruTV. I think this is the only Forensic Files I haven’t watch yet.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Oh, 'cause he's black he doesn't know what a laptop is?
Racist.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
I thought Wilfred Brimley did these commercials?
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Where was I
When they voted Tyler Perry’s House of Pain as the #1 cable sitcom? I’ve never even seen it.
I meant to vote for Gore and voted for that instead
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
This smells like a Rupert Murdock ploy
enraged that he lost the ALCS broadcast rights, he’s destroyed the TBS satellite with the death ray lasers he shoots from his eyes.
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
I am dying. This is SO FUNNY.
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23redsox
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
this sucks.
I timed my food delivery perfectly. the food I wanted to eat during the Rays game, not Steve Harvey or UT or whatever else is on.
"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
LOL Crisp picked off
May The Red Sox and all their fans get food poisoning and all collectively crap their pants
And once again Joe Morgan
is back in my life.
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions
ellis multi yr deal?
A’s Working To Re-Sign Ellis
By Tim Dierkes [October 18, 2008 at 5:49pm CST]
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney:
Heard this: The Oakland Athletics are moving closer to signing second baseman Mark Ellis — who would be eligible for free agency after the World Series — to a multiyear deal.
Ellis, 31, hit .233/.321/.373 in 507 plate appearances. He was stellar again defensively, making 26 more plays than the average second baseman. He missed time for a sore hamstring and a torn labrum in his shoulder (which eventually required surgery last month). Ellis would’ve been an intriguing alternative to Orlando Hudson, but it looks like he won’t reach the open market.
:D :D :D :D
yay!!!!!!!!!!!
they’re wrong about the torn labrum, it was cartilage damage, but I don’t care. Maybe my unicorn won’t leave!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
I know that, I just thought I read that it wasn't causing him trouble this year
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
I hope they reach a deal.
Ellis is my favourite player. I won’t get too excited until it’s official.
"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
For those of you who have MLB Tv, you can watch it right now, actually
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 18, 2008 5:14 PM PDT reply actions
I can't
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
i have it now
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Bwa ha ha
If anything, this will be THE MOST WATCHED STEVE HARVEY SHOW EVER!
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
MLB.TV says...
Based on the information that you have provided, you are blacked out of watching the game you selected.
Notice: During the Major League Baseball Postseason, all live games will be blacked out in the United States (including the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Canada, Japan and South Korea. For further information regarding blackout restrictions, please see www.MLB.TV.
YAY BASEBALL! Bud Selig is behind this.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Oh well - I only looked forward to this game all day
TBS: Total Bull Shit.
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 expect to throughly enjoy
Joe Buck’s phony apology in a moment.
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
steve harvey reruns from 5 yrs ago?
we should be use to this, kicu also does this all the time
crappy reruns in favor of baseball
what's for dinner?
me: cooking steak, shiitake mushrooms, baby spinach, onions, walnuts, and a bit of pesto in a red wine sauce, over fusilli (hey, it’s the weekend and baseball is on).
It helped
A lot. I’m ready to go out again, but this time I’m DD. I’m being the good friend and letting the birthday girl get plastered.
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
Fusili Jerry?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!
The biggest game of your stupid broadcasting year, AND YOU CAN’T BROADCAST IT!?!?!?!
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
Why does God hate me?
I mean besides all the obvious reasons.
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
seriously.
this is a HUGE embarrassment.
"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
Boston's season is going to end like it began....
with a station having technical difficulties. Fitting, really.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
I'm listening on GameDay
They said the “technical difficulty” is in Atlanta. So you can’t blame the plastic bag over Ray’s Home. I’m happy to blame Atlanta.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Wow - did you see that shot by Upton?
ME NEITHER.
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 "saw" it
when OaklandSi posted it. Then I “saw” it on Gameday. Then I heard it on Gameday audio. Like instant replay, only now.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Upton is God.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Why does Upton hate Nico?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Apparently hit the rafters on the way out
May The Red Sox and all their fans get food poisoning and all collectively crap their pants
Yes
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed a home run off the catwalk?!
Fuck!
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:26 PM PDT reply actions
I. WANT. TO. WATCH. THIS. GAME.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
Isn't that jonron?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Caracas! How awesome!
Are Americans allowed there?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
LET'S GO RAYS!!!!!!!!!!
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
It's one of life's unsolved mysteries
I guess we’ll never know, who knows when the re-run will re-run again.
I think TBS is gonna
lose the game one or two more times before the night is done. Epic broadcasting fail.
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:31 PM PDT reply actions
The good TV reception seems to be
interfering with the Rays’ ability to play good baseball.
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's a beer sound, Norm?
I dunno. I usually finish them before they get a word in.
Oh. Is this a bad time?
I'm here to talk about the past.
uh oh
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:35 PM PDT reply actions
what? homerun or something?
I’m lost. ilovegregsmith, help me!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Quit throwing BP please James
May The Red Sox and all their fans get food poisoning and all collectively crap their pants
at least they got the lead runner
and it appears that Longoria made a very good play on a sharply hit ball
pessimistic weird person with no memory.
You have my sympathy.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Correct - he was dead for us
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
Billy's an umpire now?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that there's anything wrong with that
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
gaysedilla?
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
Flaming gaysedilla
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
you eat billy beans
or billy beanes
depending on whether you want them to be gay or not.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
You know, trying to guess along with the ever-unpredictable Beane,
I wonder if he’ll kick the tires on Varitek, whose stock is low but who is 36, hit fine all the way through last year, and could DH, back up Suzuki, maybe even play a little 1B. Could be one of those “veteran steals” / “Karros disasters”.
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
He probably wants a starting gig though, or at least a place where he'll play more
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
please no, varitek is done
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
Agreed
Plus, I don’t want to see that douche-bag with his stinking ‘C’ on an A’s jersey.
GO RAYS!
"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
Maybe, maybe not
That’s why I could see the A’s taking a look at him. I fear he is too, but that’s not for sure.
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 thought that about Kendall too
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Big game for Cliff Floyd tonight
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:47 PM PDT reply actions
No, I mean that I'm predicting one
See!
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think he got nervous knowing 7-8 people were actually watching?
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 have no idea who this person is.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that was Sal Monella
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Nico? He's harmless
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard he was a baaaaaad maaaaaaaan
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
that's ewe
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
he kept saying that during Game 5
while MIller was already talking as if the Rays were going to the World Series
How dare you critize Joe
Don’t you know he played The Game The Right Way?
"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
He did - one of the best ever
Of course, he is more than happy to tell everybody about how great he was, and how awesome the Big Red Machine was (and they were, except perhaps during the ’72 Series).
"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
yes
"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
Or it means she saw Greg Smith at the mall
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
If i saw Greg at the mall i wouldnt grr i would puuuuuurr
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 18, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're more kitty than tiger?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 18, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
hed have to give me a reason to release the tiger….
by ilovegregsmith on Oct 18, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
We may you need you to pinch-manage tonight.
If he decides to pull a Game 5.
I'm here to talk about the past.
My dad does too
he looks sassy in them. Is that the word I’m going for? Probably not but too lazy to change it
Me too!
Except that mine have a fake nose and mustache attached.
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 18, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
NEW. THREAD.
We need some mojo! And my computer’s going slow!
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Get Price up, now
“Just in case”
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
Dear Mr Shields
Please quit walking people.
Sincereley, all non-Sux baseball fans who ever lived.
"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
Cubs:
You take your hands and wrap them around your neck like this, see.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Thanks, Mark, we knew you could suck at a crucial moment.
"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 we sure that's Shields on the mound?
Looks like a cross between Blanton and Zito as far as giving up hits and command goes.
May The Red Sox and all their fans get food poisoning and all collectively crap their pants
stick that f'ing thing out there!
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
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