World Series - Game 4: Open Thread (cont.)
Blanton pitching like an All Star and the Phillies are riding a 2-0 lead going into the top of the 4th.
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Blanton opp for Grand Slam!
and he Crosby’ed it!
Officially awaiting the 2009 season.
by One won lost won on
Oct 26, 2008 6:35 PM PDT
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Blanton
that’s the JoeyB I recognize… I figured he’d wait till the 5th before imploding.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
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he's running one out fast today
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:40 PM PDT
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One long ball is hardly imploding.
Though there’s still time I suppose.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:40 PM PDT
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Miller jinxed Joe.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
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Make that 2-1...
Crawford crushed it.
I'm never gonna do it without the fez on!
by Taj Adib on
Oct 26, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
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Me: “Mom, Crawford hit a home run!”
Mom: “Who?”
Me: “Uh, Babyface… Babyface hit a home run”
Mom: “Ohhhh! Good!”
by schmifty on
Oct 26, 2008 6:38 PM PDT
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I want your parents.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:39 PM PDT
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I'd say that's a hit.
Had to range way out there.
by thesteve9x on
Oct 26, 2008 6:42 PM PDT
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Did we leave some people behind?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on
Oct 26, 2008 6:47 PM PDT
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I'm without my ilk tonight.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:47 PM PDT
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Here's one:

Oh, you said ilk. My bad.
by whiteshoes40 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:51 PM PDT
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Kind of looks like mikev.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:51 PM PDT
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lol..just saw this!
Where did he go?
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:57 PM PDT
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I think Buck said post-season too many times
The drinks got to people.
by thesteve9x on
Oct 26, 2008 6:48 PM PDT
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I guess we lost some people.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:48 PM PDT
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Crickets
Did everybody decide to eat all at the same time, or what?
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 6:47 PM PDT
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at first I thought you were saying people were eating crickets.
then I caught on. Where is everybody!?!?!?!
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on
Oct 26, 2008 6:48 PM PDT
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Glad I didn't confuse you, like certain other AN'ers
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 6:49 PM PDT
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I don't see the appeal of eating crickets...locusts are crickets right?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 6:49 PM PDT
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no. Locusts make annoying buzzing sounds. Crickets chirp.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on
Oct 26, 2008 6:52 PM PDT
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But they taste pretty much the same, no?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:53 PM PDT
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I guess you know from experience?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on
Oct 26, 2008 6:56 PM PDT
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Just something I heard.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:57 PM PDT
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so your friends eat bugs?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on
Oct 26, 2008 6:58 PM PDT
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shrimps are arthropods
just bigger bugs.
Officially awaiting the 2009 season.
by One won lost won on
Oct 26, 2008 7:36 PM PDT
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I'm sitting here trying to figure out what percentage of Joe's ERs come in the 4th/5th/6th
so that’s why I’m a bit AWOL
by schmifty on
Oct 26, 2008 6:48 PM PDT
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WOOT!
(just thought I’d offer the opposite perspective)
by GreenNGoldSooner on
Oct 26, 2008 6:50 PM PDT
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Did someone say implode?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:49 PM PDT
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Yea, wrong pitcher though!
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:50 PM PDT
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Oh. That's right.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:51 PM PDT
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Blanton now has more of a cushion to collapse on
"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
by doctorK on
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My strongest memory of the last Phillies World Series...
…is Mitch Williams, who was an implosion ready to happen every game.
I’ve never seen a closer who did a more consistently bad job for a winning team (other than Mitch Williams for the ’89 Cubs)
by GreenNGoldSooner on
Oct 26, 2008 6:53 PM PDT
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Dan Quisenberry for the 1985 Royals?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 6:55 PM PDT
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RH
That’s the Ryan Howard I expect to see in the post season. Bummer for the Rays.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:50 PM PDT
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Fucking TB have officially imploded
Leaving 8 on base in first 3 innings is a good indication of the pitcher sucking donkey ****
Go Rays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beat the Inferior League
by Trainman on
Oct 26, 2008 6:51 PM PDT
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Text Twist is watching the game.
My word: pummel.
by whiteshoes40 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:51 PM PDT
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mum, mump, mule, lump
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 6:53 PM PDT
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Apparently "mump" is not a word.
I missed “mule,” though.
by whiteshoes40 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:54 PM PDT
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wow...only the plural
ump is word i think
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 6:54 PM PDT
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My next word was "virile" and I missed it.
Probably because I’m not longer forced to watch TBS and all its lovely commercials.
by whiteshoes40 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
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live, rile, rive, liver
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:03 PM PDT
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LUREGB
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT
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burgle
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by pam5981 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT
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ya i guess bulger isn't a word, only a relief pitcher
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:05 PM PDT
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Iwamura really fails to impress me
Meanwhile, I like the Ellis re-signing even more!
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
by Nico on
Oct 26, 2008 6:53 PM PDT
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A healthy Ellis takes a back seat to no 2B...except Utley
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 6:54 PM PDT
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only sometimes.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on
Oct 26, 2008 6:58 PM PDT
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A story in the Philadelphia Inquirer today
talked about what a great job Iwamura has done moving from 3B to 2B. They also praised him for adapting from averaging 35 HR over his last 3 years in Japan into a leadoff guy (with 7HR and a .349 OBP this year).
I’m not sure why a .349 OBP was worth giving up 28 homers, but whatever.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 6:59 PM PDT
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He just screams "OVERRATED" to me
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
by Nico on
Oct 26, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
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All 2B are OVERRATED compared to our unicorn
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:02 PM PDT
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That's pretty rude of him
But maybe if you stopped asking him, “What do you think about There Will Be Blood?” he’d cut it out.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:03 PM PDT
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I miss those.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:58 PM PDT
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Cupcakes with the assist
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 6:57 PM PDT
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That assist looks even better now
after the home run
by bear88 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:59 PM PDT
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Gone.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 6:58 PM PDT
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Blanton must have just remembered it was the 5th
by GreenNGoldSooner on
Oct 26, 2008 6:59 PM PDT
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Two solo homeruns.
He could do worse.
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by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
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Nice. We need a little come back!
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:59 PM PDT
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Wow, that was blasted
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 6:58 PM PDT
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Nice.
He wasn’t even on the ALCS roster (I think), and he gets an AB here and homers. Pretty sweet.
by whiteshoes40 on
Oct 26, 2008 6:59 PM PDT
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Well that wasn't so bad for a Blanton implosion.
by GreenNGoldSooner on
Oct 26, 2008 6:59 PM PDT
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That was the appetizer
The 6th inning is the main course.
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
by Nico on
Oct 26, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
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They can take him out now
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:01 PM PDT
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Yeah, but Eyre and Durbin
aren’t exactly implosion-antidotes.
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
by Nico on
Oct 26, 2008 7:02 PM PDT
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that makes the solo HR in the 4th, cocktails?
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:02 PM PDT
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Tonight
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 7:03 PM PDT
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's dinner has been cancelled.
I'm here to talk about the past.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:03 PM PDT
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I wouldn't mind having Hinske back
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
by Nico on
Oct 26, 2008 7:01 PM PDT
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I suppose if I were a minotaur...
…that last ad would have been more appealing to me.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:02 PM PDT
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Yeah, that's a WTF for me
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT
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That ad reminded me of "Pan's Labyrinth"'
which was a pretty depressing movie.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:05 PM PDT
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Does the ump have a mic, or something?
Because that yelling was pretty loud…
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Oct 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT
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Oh, hai everyone.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT
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CUPCAKES!
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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YES!!!!
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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WHAT THE CRAP
Did we switch to an alternate universe or something?!
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Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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oh fuck.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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Holy shit.
I'm here to talk about the past.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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wow Cupcakes! Way to go!
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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Joe Fuckin' Blanton!!!!!!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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holy shit
In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!
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Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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Heh...Blanton with the slowest home run trot ever
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Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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He was sprinting, soaker
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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LOL, rays just got BLANTOWNED
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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Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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Ahahahah!!!!!!
Yesssssss!
"I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that." --Barry Zito
by GreenNGoldGirl on
Oct 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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No FREAKIN' way.
SERIOUSLY?
"I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that." --Barry Zito
by GreenNGoldGirl on
Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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WOW. Good for Joe.
Maybe it was meant to be.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT
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Ken Holtzman, the last AL pitcher to do that.
A’s, 1974.
I'm here to talk about the past.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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I was going to say that..
….I remember Holzman’s dinger.
(And that dates me as an A’s fan!)
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Oct 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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I remember too!
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT
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BTW, love that you used "dinger" there.
I'm here to talk about the past.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:12 PM PDT
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Edwin Jackson
You suck
Go Rays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beat the Inferior League
by Trainman on
Oct 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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WOW
That was cool. Good for Joe. Now, Go Ray’s
"These Boston People Are AWFUL"
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Oct 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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Did Joe Blanton just hit a home run?!?
au contra ire
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Oct 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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Enjoy it while you can -
If the Rays don’t come back the season could end tomorrow. :-(
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
by Nico on
Oct 26, 2008 7:09 PM PDT
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The season will end tomorrow
if the TB 3 and 4 hitters remain in their current positions in the order.
Pena should be moved down at least.
Go Rays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beat the Inferior League
by Trainman on
Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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It's not going the way I would like, but...
…I agree, it’s been a very entertaining series so far.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
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Oct 26, 2008 7:09 PM PDT
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oh, sure. NOW everybody comes!
there was just a couple of people and some crickets a couple of minutes ago!!!
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on
Oct 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT
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Yay Joe!
DH Sux…DH Sux…DH Sux!!!!!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT
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Enough with the Rocky music before every commercial!
39 remarkable innings.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT
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No kidding!
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
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Oct 26, 2008 7:10 PM PDT
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At least they're not playing "Dirty Water"!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:10 PM PDT
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How about Philadelphia Freedom
Nah, that would require some thought by Fux Sports.
"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
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Oct 26, 2008 7:10 PM PDT
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Gonna Fly Now is a better song than Philadelphia Freedom
TSOP would be good though
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT
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Cupcakes giving up home runs = normal
Cupcakes hitting home runs = so completely un-normal, there are no words
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Oct 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT
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Good for Joe!
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
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Oct 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT
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Blanton 2008 HR total =
1/2 of Jason Kendall’s 2008 HR total.
by Rickeyfan on
Oct 26, 2008 7:09 PM PDT
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With 1/100 of Kendall's grit
"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
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Cupcakes has fiber, not grit
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:12 PM PDT
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and sprinkles to boot
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
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Oct 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT
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And this ad reminds me of MAGNOLIA
…less depressing than PAN’S LABYRINTH, but not exactly ad material.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:09 PM PDT
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reading the thread, after not paying attention to the game
our Joe Blanton hit a home run. no f’ing kidding.
alaska A residing in colorado.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:11 PM PDT
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Joe Blo will remember that for the rest of his life. i'm jealous
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
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Oct 26, 2008 7:12 PM PDT
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Yep.
A really cool thing he can tell his kids and grandkids.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
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Oct 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT
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Blanton = Cronos
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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well so far its something that not even A Rod can say he's done
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
by DyeLongJustice on
Oct 26, 2008 7:14 PM PDT
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This is true.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
by UncleLeo on
Oct 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT
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Maybe next year A-rod'll hit a home run in the same game he pitched
au contra ire
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Oct 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT
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well i was going for hitting a HR in the world series...but yes A Rod will never pitch
Boras would never allow such an atrocity
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
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Oct 26, 2008 7:16 PM PDT
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Keep in mind - avg Blanton start this yr
6 (5.99) innings, 3 (3.12) ER. Mediocre yes, sucky, no.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT
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Where's madoakmongoosetoon?
au contra ire
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Oct 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT
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I wonder what that looks like without the Philly starts, though
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Oct 26, 2008 7:14 PM PDT
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With Oak this yr
6 1/3 (6.36) innings, 3.5 ER
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Oct 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT
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You sure?
Baseballreference is giving me a 4.96 ERA…
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Oct 26, 2008 7:19 PM PDT
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Oh, you’re talking ER, not ERA. 4.96 ERA is not so great.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:19 PM PDT
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True, but who ever pitches 9 innings?
3-4 runs in 6.33 IP is just about mediocre (never claimed Blanton was great)
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Oct 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT
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"almost mediocre" is not exactly a compliment
by schmifty on
Oct 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
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But is it better than "almost average"?
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT
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It's almost a compliment though
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT
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Joe Blanton: Meaty Ogre
au contra ire
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Oct 26, 2008 7:27 PM PDT
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That's so close to a quality start he can taste it!
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:14 PM PDT
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That's 2 lollipop curves in a row
That’s the first time this game I remember Blanton throwing that pitch — so far it’s been a lot of sliders.
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by Nick on
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If they win tomorrow, Howard.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT
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If it's a pitching duel, and if Hammel gets the win, he is the MVP
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Oct 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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He's not on the roster
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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I could see that.
But they’d both basically be “responsible” for 2 of the Phils 4 wins.
39 remarkable innings.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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We're all doomed
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:16 PM PDT
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WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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I hear that's gonna be relevant again
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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Exactly
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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With Oak this year, I found that 44% of Blanton’s ERs were in the 5th or 6th inning
by schmifty on
Oct 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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He's underperforming ...
50% of his ER is in the 5th or 6th inning tonight so far …
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Oct 26, 2008 7:19 PM PDT
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Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
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Oct 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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QOTM!
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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Best.Use.of.HahaGuy.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
by doctorK on
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Note very first post in this thread
like I said, he Crosby’ed it!
Could have had a Grand Slam, but nooooooooooooo… a solo blast.
Still, jaw-dropping unBElievaable! Congrats to JOE!!
Officially awaiting the 2009 season.
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Oct 26, 2008 8:43 PM PDT
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I'm happy for cupcakes, but he can STOP pitching well now.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on
Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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2009 Rays= 2008 Rockies…. :(
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
by DyeLongJustice on
Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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Nah...2005 Cardinals
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:19 PM PDT
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how about 2004-present Raiders? :p
by likeiwouldtellyou on
Oct 26, 2008 7:20 PM PDT
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u just made me even sadder
but at least the Cards won it the next year….so therefore the Rays win the WS NEXT season
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
by DyeLongJustice on
Oct 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
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Remember when he use to play for us?
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson
by athleticsgirl24 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT
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I liked him
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:20 PM PDT
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Makes it all the harder to remember.
:’(
by ElQuesoCapitan on
Oct 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT
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Shouldn't it be
Capitan del Queso?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on
Oct 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT
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My knowledge of Spanish resembles a bad tourist!
by ElQuesoCapitan on
Oct 26, 2008 7:32 PM PDT
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Well, I'm no expert...it was just a theory :-)
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on
Oct 26, 2008 7:34 PM PDT
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Do they call him Cupcakes in Phillie
Or is he like, Captain Cheese Steak or something like that instead?
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson
by athleticsgirl24 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:20 PM PDT
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Perhaps they call him...
SCRAPPLE!
by GreenNGoldSooner on
Oct 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT
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That's what they'd call him if he got demoted to York (in Pennsylvania Dutch country)
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
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I think we decided he should be Tastykakes… :)
I tried to spread the Cupcakes name to the Phillies SBnation site, but I’m not sure that it caught on.
by schmifty on
Oct 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT
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I just looked at The Good Phight
and many people call him Cupcakes, a few call him Cookies.
by Englishmajor on
Oct 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT
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The Philly equivalent
would be Tastykakes, but AFAIK no one calls him that.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT
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Say it is so, Joe!
I'm here to talk about the past.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:20 PM PDT
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Dear Mr. Navarro: you are not Vlad Guerrero
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT
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Haha, Buck got cut off again
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT
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Question for the statistician: Did Blanton every have 7 strike outs for us?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on
Oct 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
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Sure...
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
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His best was 10
He K’d 7 five other times.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT
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aha, the five I missed. :-) And I was just going to ask what his career high was
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by kapers on
Oct 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT
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The 10 came against the Angels.
Complete game. We lost 2-1.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on
Oct 26, 2008 7:26 PM PDT
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93 pitches, 6IP, 2 runs? That's about as good as he gets ...
very short leash next inning … if any at all. 3 batters tops.
by Rickeyfan on
Oct 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
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Well, I think we know where Jennifer is.
Out to eat with a digital camera, apparently.
by whiteshoes40 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT
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Happy for Joe
Wish the Rays had won yesterday.
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by oblique on
Oct 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT
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Jackson's not doing that well tonight
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT
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Blah.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT
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Lab?
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT
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Haha. Starting a game now.
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by pam5981 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:26 PM PDT
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Good to see reports of Joe's demise were a little exaggerated
Rocking it on offense and defense tonight. Very cool.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on
Oct 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT
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I hope the Rays win tomorrow.
6 or 7 game series = necessary.
by whiteshoes40 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:26 PM PDT
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Agreed
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson
by athleticsgirl24 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:27 PM PDT
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Time for Werth's nightly baserunning mistake
by likeiwouldtellyou on
Oct 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT
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Shall he get picked off or caught stealing!
Where he’ll blunder nobody knows!
by ElQuesoCapitan on
Oct 26, 2008 7:29 PM PDT
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Utley is taking some defensive swings this AB
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:29 PM PDT
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Show The Who!
This game is getting boring.
"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
by doctorK on
Oct 26, 2008 7:29 PM PDT
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Buck is spewing.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:29 PM PDT
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yar
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
by DyeLongJustice on
Oct 26, 2008 7:30 PM PDT
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Sure Howard's had 48 HR's....but Cupcakes has had ONE!!!!!!
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson
by athleticsgirl24 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:30 PM PDT
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I'm so grossed out right now.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT
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Um yeah, I didn't really want to know that much information
about Jamie Moyer’s sweating. Yeesh.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT
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Rosenthal: that's TMI
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Oct 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT
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stalker
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
by DyeLongJustice on
Oct 26, 2008 7:35 PM PDT
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Ditto....TMI by far
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson
by athleticsgirl24 on
Oct 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT
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Jamie Moyer's stomach flu and how much he was sweating the night before his start
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:32 PM PDT
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Two linen changes...impressive
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT
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Pat Burrell runs slowly
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by Nick on
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Funk...gettin' ready to roll....
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:34 PM PDT
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Hamels is slated to pitch tomorrow, right?
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by kapers on
Oct 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT
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Maybe they'll make Blanton pitch again
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
by Nico on
Oct 26, 2008 7:34 PM PDT
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And hit!
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:35 PM PDT
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HA!
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson
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Oct 26, 2008 7:36 PM PDT
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ewwww, after the Jamie Moyer discussion, I get PHLEGM as on text twist. But I got it!
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by kapers on
Oct 26, 2008 7:36 PM PDT
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What kind of salary does the Phanatic get?
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Oct 26, 2008 7:36 PM PDT
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I bet he's more expensive than Stomper
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT
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The Phanatic doesn't show up for work hopped up and loopy from pruno
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT
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If Stomper ever got expensive...
….they’d trade him for a more undervalued mascot.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT
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or steal the warriors thunder
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Oct 26, 2008 7:40 PM PDT
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No prospects?
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:41 PM PDT
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I'll ask my SIL
But it’s more than one person, and I’m pretty sure they get paid different amounts.
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Based on seniority or performance?
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by WaddellCanseco on
Oct 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT
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The Phanatic is hired to go to lots and lots of event
and I’m pretty sure that when he shows up for a car dealership promo or whatever they have a backup Phanatic (at a lower pay rate) in the suit.
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by Nick on
Oct 26, 2008 7:40 PM PDT
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It's Just a Guy in a Suit?!?
Next you’ll be telling me that there is no Santa Claus!
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Oct 26, 2008 7:43 PM PDT
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You might want to sit down for this.
I'm here to talk about the past.
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Oct 26, 2008 7:44 PM PDT
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Unless the news is that there's a tack on the chair
Then you might not want to sit down for this.
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Way to go Joe.
I'm here to talk about the past.
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