Open Thread 2: Playoff Day 5 - Yankees at Twins
by Nico on Oct 11, 2009 3:38 PM PDT
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PrintThe Twins are fighting for their lives, hoping that the Metrodome is magic -- as it has been for them so many times. Andy Pettitte goes against Carl Pavano, former Yankee failure turned 14 game winner.
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I hope the Yankees annihilate the Twins.
I find the Twins annoying, and I can live with the Yankees being in the ALCS/world series.
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Once again, the possible final baseball game in the Metrodome
Soon to take its rightful place alongside Candlestick Park in the Worst.Ballparks.Ever. Hall of Infamy.
For the third time in a week, Dave Henderson places his bottle of champagne in the ice bucket and settles back in his easy chair to watch the game.
Rooting for the Yankees
I want the Yankees to win the series now. I want them to defeat the Angels in the American League Championship Series.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 11, 2009 3:54 PM PDT reply actions
Go Twins!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Booo!
Also, death to Delmon.
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classic
just classic RRS
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I posted this earlier on S&BP, but I have to do it again.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
That is great RRS
It’s Al “get off my lawn you brats” Davis. I don’t think there is anyone I’ve lost more respect for over the lasy few years than Darth Al.
the last few inglorious years do not take away all he's done for the league.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Did I just see a commercial for a new movie called
“Men Who Stare At Goats”? Or am I that drunk already?
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
why not both?
It is Sunday, after all.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Not here it isn't.
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We're gonna win, Twins, we're gonna score!
We’re gonna win, Twins, watch the baseball soar!
Knock out a home run, shout a hip-hooray,
Cheer for the Minnesota Twins today!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
i 2nd that emotion
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
No way
You guys are nuts
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First rule: You do not root for the Yankees.
Second rule: YOU DO NOT ROOT FOR THE YANKEES.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
It's called the lesser of two evils
See: NLDS, LAD vs STL.
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Really?
You consider Minnesota a greater evil than New York? As far as I’m concerned, Minnesota is the least evil team in the AL playoffs. And it’s nowhere close.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
total agreement
Twins are small-market lovables like a certain other team we know… playing their last games in a stadium even more hated than another certain stadium we know. Plus, they are building a new one with no roof!!! Now that takes balls.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You gotta love the small-market underdogs.
Especially when they’ve got Joe Mauer.
Hell, you couldn’t find another team in baseball that’d make me root for the Yankees/Angels/Red Sox. Not the greatest AL playoffs from an A’s-fan rooting standpoint.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
One of those teams I can't stand for no reason
Like STL.
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I don't really subscribe to the St. Louis hate.
I mean, I get why people don’t like them, what with the Holliday thing and the whole “one more WS trophy than us” thing.
I kind of like STL, actually. Also for no reason. Well, Pujols might have something to do with it.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
I was just rooting for Holliday to fail
I love LaRussa and Duncan, obviously.
The Holliday fail was epic, too, just delicious.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't harbor any resentment to Holliday.
But I have to admit, it was pretty damn glorious.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
I'm from NYC and I LOATHE the Yankees, just hate 'em.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I may love you
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I'm interested in the apparent reclamation of "Twinkies"
It was a deadly insult in my Minnesota days, akin to Chokeland. But since the SBN Twins blog is called Twinkie Town, I guess not any more.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
seems so unfair
no Morneau for MN, whilst the Yanks get to field their little Hall-of-Fame all-star team.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Dear Baseball,
Please arrange for there to be a 163rd game the day before the ALDS begins, have the teams go extra innings and exhaust their bullpens, and then have the winning team be the one whose HR leader is out for the season.
Thanks,
The Yankees.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
it's ok, this is easy
just think about a few days from now, when we’re in the position of having to (almost-semi-sincerely) pull for the notorious Orange County team when they meet the Yankees [[sigh]]
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT?
Blasphemy
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it's true
but I must speak my truth, and my instinct is that the die was cast on day 3 of the season and it’s all Santa Ana Seraphim of SoCal this time [[double sigh]]
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Got to agree with you again.
I just can’t bring myself to root for the Yankees, under any circumstances. Even…LAAAAAAA.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
I'll root for the Angels over the Yankees
I only really hate the Angels because they get in the A’s way. When the A’s aren’t involved anyway, I don’t hate them as much.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Getting rid of K-Rod definitely helped.
Their obnoxious factor went down by, like, half.
But I still can’t really root for them. I feel too dirty.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
the next series is going to be a doozy
another where it’s like “yes! oh wait… i’m suppose to be rooting against one of them….”
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the 2002 WS all over again.
Eh, never mind. That Angels-Giants WS was nowhere close to the animosity I have for both of these teams. The Giants are more like a friendly rivalry/make fun of Sabean type deal.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
That was a killer
It was like those car-wreck videos they made us watch in drivers ed in high school. I guess the WS I’d really like to see is slegnA and Dodgers, which necessarily means I have to root for the slegnA in the ALCS (assuming there’s not more Twinkie magic in the homerdome).
Sigh. Pass me a drink.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm...Car wreck...Pass me a drink...
This could be awkward.
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
Hold on, I'm texting someone
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to see a NYY/PHI World Series
For no other reason then they are the best from both leagues this year.
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I think it'll be Dodgers and someone else
But who knows
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
hard to fail with death as a motivator, you know?
When a friend dies it’s really powerful, beyond the parameters usually proscribed by sports and the sort of goal-oriented motivations players experience. I am sure I was not alone feeling so much grief when Adenhart was killed, not because I even knew him but having watched that game the night before you just don’t expect that kind of thing no matter what your connection to the moment, however tenuous it might be.
It just seems like the Angels have sort of gelled around that moment, in a way… those 25 guys share something very unusual — and not really something you’d wish on anyone, division rival or whoever — and my vibe is that they are gonna take it to the house and win the WS whether we like it or not LOL
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Yankees,
This is the invoice for services rendered (re: 163rd game)
1 – 163rd game
1 – Morneau injury
1 – extra innings, bullpen usage
Cost: Your soul
Regards, Satan prince of darkness
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That's Hank's soul, not George's.
George’s is long gone.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
George sold his for the 1977 and 1978 seasons.
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Hmm, I think you could possibly have an idea for a musical there
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Pavano is really on his game.
Hope he can keep it up.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
He knows the Yankee's hitters well.
But they barely know him.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
Back to watch more pwnage
Even though I think the Yankees will take it, it would sure be awesome tonight for their reject Pavano to stick it to them for the night
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Nine-pitch inning for Pettite.
This could be a quick postseason game (shocker, I know).
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
Look at that HAT!
That’s a collector’s item right there
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
yeah, but he knows how to turn the goof around and i ended up laughing with him not at him.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Oct 11, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL a walk is 4 balls
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That was awesome
I liked the mock applause
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
is there some button I can press on my radio between innings
to make it play the “Sippin’ On a MG” song as sung by Jon Miller and Vin Scully?
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
I don't think Vin sings.
I don’t think his vocal chords will allow it.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Heck of a win for your Bengals there Bloom
or I should say a heck of a win for the 4-1 first place Bengals.
WHO DEY?!
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but on November 22 your Bengals are going down and going down hard
as they have to face the greatness of the Raiders!
are they in Oakland?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
at the Raiders baby!
get ready for 60 seconds of hell followed by 59 minutes of your Bengals scoring at will.
you have a good team.
You need to give up on the TDRE, though. Who else you got?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
who has a good team?
not anyone near Oakland. The Raiders are a complete and utter joke in every way and will be lucky to win another game this season.
I was proud of myself today though as I took the 44-7 loss in stride and didn’t let all the barbs and jokes of my friends hurt me too much. (by the way those black bags I buried at the river were filled with uh… not my friends uh they all went on safari together and won’t be seen for at least 6 months)
They follow their leader, TDRE,
and he’s utterly lost in that role.
Who’s your backup?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
isn't he dead?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Pavano hasn't left the game with a sore anus yet?
Wow
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Carl Pavano
He’s made millions of bucks he got to date Alyssa Milano and since he’s made of glass he never plays all that much. I want to have his life when I retire.
will "Steeleye" Span
be the Twinks’ 1st baserunner?
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
I guess not so much.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
steeleye?
Is that like Goldeneye? Is he 009 or something?
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a reference to a fine British folk band
I LOL’d. But now I’ve got “Gaudete” earworms.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Steeleye Span is a very treasured Celtic folk-rock band
700 Elves can’t be wrong
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
the sun just went below the mtn. behind me - so i can raise the blinds
36 degrees out now – had cool and bright sunny weekend.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
do you live in anti-Florida?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
it's still heat wave city here.
we just had one of those tropical thunder storms.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
When I lived in Kansas it was once -49 degrees
that made me think living there forever wasn’t a great idea.
It was occasionally that way in Northern Indiana.
I’ve never experienced worse weather than the South Bend area.
Averages about 65 days of sunlight a year, horrifically hot summers, horribly cold and snowy winters.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope my painting a picture for you
furthers that goal, or non-goal, as the case may be.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
you also understand why there are so
many Northern Indianians in Florida who think the place is heaven.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Dry heat truly sucks
Humidity FTW
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trade?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
OK
You get to live in “lovely” regional Australia.
And where do I get? ________, Florida?
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"lovely" Sarasota
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
no no.
you just think you do.
You don’t live here.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
bring your shorts and
a stick to whack away all the old people.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
it's funner if you keep score.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
OK
You’ll need an asbestos suit for summer when everything is on fire, and some fake bad teeth so you fit in with all the rednecks.
Australia FTL.
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here, you get all the "fun" people from the
East Coast who come here and still think they’re in Boston/NY/Philly, PLUS all the toothless locals who resent anyone who’s not from here. PLUS it’s miserably hot from about late March to November. And when it’s not hot, it’s so busy with seasonal people and tourists, you’d think you were on the west coast.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds good to me
With all that I ALSO get to see either the Marlins or Rays in person?
Sweet. No teams here.
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Rays.
And trust me, what goes on at the “Trop” doesn’t really qualify as baseball. I’m not sure what it is.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
that' warmer
than the game time temperature for the Rockies game
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
it doesn't help that they're starting at 2 in the morning.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
for sure, i just checked denver - 31
but we are going down to the teens here tonight.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
What idiot thought starting the Colo game that late was gonna be a good idea
seeing as how they just cancelled the other game for cold weather……and snow.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, 1am's an awesome start time!
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I should have known
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like 32 degrees there right now!
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I can be stupid for that much money!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow that guy has the worst. seat. ever.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Lets go Yankees
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
maybe if they were being conveyored into
one of those cartoon-esque big vats of molten lava.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Or rushing off a cliff, suddenly realizing they were suspended in mid-air like Wile E. Coyote.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
little signs,
“gasp!”
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
you can make those signs for them
Everyone wins.
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by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
cmon
if they were playing the Angels you’d still root against the Yankees?
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
I would.
Hate list:
1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Angels
4. Rangers
5. Everyone else (actually the Tigers and the White Sox seem a tick or two above everyone else)
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
List of Doom
1. Broncos (I know wrong sport but I don’t care)
2. Yankees
3. Dodgers (1988 forever!)
4. Angels
5. Brewers (just kidding I’ve never watched an entire Brewers game)
no Bro Sox?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
eh I just think they are a copy of the Yankees
and I really don’t get as fired up about them as others do.
I like Francona quite a bit and I enjoyed my trip to Fenway a few years ago. I found Sox fans to be cooler than Yanks fans.
Maybe they're just obnoxious in Oakland.....
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
or maybe I was just with some cool fans on that night
who knows but I had a lot more fun in Fenway then in old Yankee Stadium.
Other ppl I have known who have seen games there have also liked the general atmosphere at fenway
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
dodgers above slegnA?
My jump-in-river list
1. slegnA
2. Yankees
3. Red Sox
4. gnats
5. Twins
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
The Twins huh?
I have nothing but respect for them. I don’t care about the Giants as the A’s have been better in every way.
The Angels are a solid pick but yes I still have he who shall not be named burned into my mind doing something that Jack Buck couldn’t believe he just saw and that will always keep the Dodgers high on my list.
Grudging respect
but they are always such a thorn in the side of the A’s. I was really secretly hoping the Rangers would be in this, or the Braves. Both managed to fail, though, at the same time
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too.....I wanted the Rangers to make some noise. But they just died in the last part of the season
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It's hard to root against Wash
the Rangers are a real threat in the next few years I think to make the playoffs.
Agreed
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been keeping my eyes on them for the past couple of years.
Once they got Wash – I began thinking they might just get there.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I like rooting for teams that haven't been to the big dance
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
me too for the most part
I know the A’s winning the World Series in 1989 was a big deal for me as a kid and it made me a life long baseball fan so it’s good for the game for all fans to at least get a chance to see their team go for it all.
If the same teams go all the time - it kinda makes the rest of us feel like why try?
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot about the Giants...
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
......
(blinks)
……
Who are you people and what the hell are you doing in my living room?
And where the hell are my pants?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Fast game's a good game
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
That was lucky
Go Twinkies! Yuck the Fankees!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
BTW his name isn't Ka-die-yer
It’s Cudd-yer like a cow.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
two syllables?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
One of those guys
Whose name doesn’t match how it’s spelled.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
oh, like CHONE!
(shakes fist at ridiculously-spelled or ridiculously-pronounced nemesis)
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
All broadcasters and stadium announcers have been calling him Kuh-DIE-er forever.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how I always say it right before I start laughing...
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
hey there!
you settling in for a long night of baseball with us?
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
possibly....I am sooo tired I may not make it
and I have some creative work I must do…..It’s not looking good for either baseball or work!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
more reason to hate the Yankees
Rudy Giuliani wasn’t happy with his seats behind the Yankee dugout at Wednesday night’s game. He was overheard moaning to wife Judith that he preferred his old seats at the side of the dugout, which allowed him to chat with the players. A spy said, Giuliani was sitting in the first row behind the dugout and was complaining. He told Judy he wanted his old seats back. He summoned security and was immediately swooped away to another seat behind home plate. A young couple sat down in his [old] spot and said, ‘Giuliani wanted our seats so we had to move here.’ " A rep for Giuliani didn’t get back to us.
i would have told them the only way they were going to get me out of my seats
was to charge me with a crime and arrest me. and then i’d bust out my phone and film it.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Giuliani would wait until the dust had settled.
Then sent his goons to your house to break your thumbs and rape your dog.
He’d do it. He’s just that cruel.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He'd take care of the dog himself IMO
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
i'd challenge him to
“Is that the best you can do, punk?”
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
are you....
are you…
Kaiser Soze?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
if only i was that much of a G
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate people who throw their power and celebrity around
to get what they want no matter who it effects.
Hey!
I want this spot on the blog! Move.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It was close
But at least Merriweather got it right
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Sorry, Johnny
No hit for you!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
So on my award winning prediction post
I had the Red Sox winning the World Series am I in trouble with that pick?
I had a BOS/PHI world series
But at least I had Phillie winning
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Hi AN
How has the game been? Somewhat uneventful?
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:40 PM PDT reply actions
game?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Nachos
Also, grape soda pls.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
I have grape G2 powder packets
That’s the best i can do, unless you have some club soda
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Here ya go
"
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't do clubs
but i would totally go there if it was in a building like that
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
looks fun.
I bet they have awesome foam parties…
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
and a nice cola garden
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
MMMM - Orangina
I have some in my fridge….thanks for reminding me.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer the Limonada.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
make nachos
delivery pizza is always 15 min past its prime
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
where from pizza?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
nachos are a poor substitute for pizza if you want pizza.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You Americans and your cheese
(Shakes head incredulously)
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
do you fight for what's right
(fight for what’s right!)?
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2OR6Kjo5m4
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
steeleye span in scoring position
gaudete! gaudete!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Come on Mauer Pauer!!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Twinkies!!!!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
Yes!!!
Fight on, Twinkies!!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
I'm new to all-time hitting catchers
is Joe Mauer good?
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Who says baseruners don't distract pitchers?
Buuuaaaaahaha!!!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
What was that by pettite after the Cuddyer strikeout
some sort of seizure, perhaps
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Was it the famous "I'm losing!!!!!" fist pump?
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
or the “damnit why did i stop the ’roids?” exclamation
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we need to stop Dennis Leary from doing any more commercials.
Like, ever.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
Isn't it Denis?
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
Really?
I had Greg Norman advertising a golf tournament.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
that would explain my irrational hatred of him.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
the person that really needs to stop commercials is
peyton manning
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
he's mellowed this year, I think.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Screw you AROD!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
That sucks
I like the “steroids” chant though.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Fuck me!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
ACK!!!!
That damn googly-eyed money’s following me around again!
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
did you trap it with a box and a stick-on-a-string yet?
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
no.
just under the doughnut holder.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
if you don't watch it
it will show up peering at you in your car in the middle of the desert
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Did it break another car key?
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
God damn the Yankees and all their fans
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
And by fans, I mean the ESPN announcers
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You know you're a douchey team
When the commentary for your home runs is “at the baggie”
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
What's with these home runs
I thought you had to “manufacture” runs in the post-season.
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
i think arod "manufactured"
himself in other ways
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I could go for some manufacturing right now
lolz
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Who hit it.....I had to take a phone call.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:07 PM PDT reply actions
I missed both scores...
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
posada
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohhhhhh I can;t stand that guy
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
what a day
that was [[cries]]
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That was nice!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
There's Ronnie Mac in the corner!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL I was just thinking that
hard to recognize anyone else
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
bigger version here. I see Bocachica, Haren, Zito, Loaiza, Melhuse (?), Ellis, Kielty. And, of course, Huston and Kendall. Aw.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 11, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget Larry Davis
looming in the dugout…
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Street and Blanton??
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
had it on mute whilst watching those balls soar over twinky outfielders - rats
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Ah Kirby
Twinkies need to channel their inner puckett-ness right now
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
C'mon Twins. You can do this.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
ok, maybe not now.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
just don't jinx it again, k?
;-)
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
For sure. Learned my damn lesson.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
here's Joba
run Princess Leia, run!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
She's too drunk to run
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Right in the jewels. Ouch.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
He was Beltre-d
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
(insert sound of ball hitting the Monster from earlier today)
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Now in teh other head pls.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Rah Rah Ree
Hit em in the other knee
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:20 PM PDT reply actions
Jabba gets jobbed
Swisher dropped it out there, whoopsie.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
would have made it to 2nd anyway
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
he's lucky Young got hit in the nuts earlier
he’d have been on 3rd, oh well
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
WAY OUT WEST
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
(way out west)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Whoop Whoop
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Why are the announcers fawning over Jeter covering 3rd base?
That’s like, freaking fundamental baseball, damnit.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
LOL
“Look where Jeter is”
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
He deserves a gold star.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Exactly what I came here to write
EVERY F***ING SS GOES TO COVER 3B WHEN THE 3BMAN CHARGES THE BALL WITH A RUNNER AT SECOND.
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
Gold star for Nico.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Bobby Crosby?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
to borrow a phrase from b. clinton
“the vast right-wing yankee conspiracy”
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Imagine if he ever makes an extraordinary play
It’ll take the Metrodome custodial crew at least a week to clean up the broadcast booth.
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
Whoa, that coulda used a subject line.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
"It was a ghost"
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
a subject line so people could make it disappear if they were offended
by Randy covered in spoog.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 11, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
michael kay right there
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
john sterling
“the melkman delivers”
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was Nico when he sells a CD.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
So much for this being a short game
Pace has slowwwwwwwed
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
It must be swell to have a DH
who bats 8th and strikes out twice on sliders in the dirt.
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 the time it got to him
it had already bounced on the dirt three feet in front of him
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Or, a DH in the playoffs with 122 ML ABs
This is what the Twins wanted???!!
A DH with no HRs in his career????
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Already.....
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Guerrier has been a lot better than Nathan in this series.
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
Nathan didn't look good versus Detroit
in the one-game “play-in”. Maybe he’s “gassed”….long season.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
he heard your pleas
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to go - Pun-to!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Not so fast.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Damn
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
God damnit!
hero to zero
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
GOLD STAR FOR DEREK JETER!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
HAHAHAHA
“And Jeter with a brilliant play”
Looks like I need to post that pic again
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
we're good.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Derek Jeter
That was a great play by him for sure.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 11, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Because what?
Because he caught a chest high two-hopper or because he had the presence of mind not to turn and throw the ball to Swisher in RF?
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
My favorite was earlier today
When Pedroia kinda chested the ball, thus avoiding the double play, and the announcers were lauding the way he stayed with the play and got the out at first.
THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A DOUBLE PLAY.
dammit.
You mean the play before the 2-run single
that helped the Angels come back and sweep the Red Sox? Great play by Dustin, not fielding it cleanly, turning and lobbing the ball into the stands like most 2Bmen would have done.
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
Could have been.
Did you see the grit he showed, though?
GRIT
Jeter
He had the presence in mind to look to third base and caught Punto rounding third. It was a great play made by a great player.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 11, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
"Standard" Play
I like how you assume just anybody would have thrown to third base.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 11, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry, I was being serious - I didn't actually see the play
The way I understand it, you throw to the fielder behind the baserunner, unless there’s a close play?
i hope you're being sarcastic
booby crosby could have made that play
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That Play
We don’t know who makes it and who doesn’t other than the person who just made it.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 11, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen it before
fielders just make it opportunistically, but that type of blunder is pretty rare
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus, Jeter actually made a mistake
By throwing home he gave Punto a chance to get back to 3B. The right play would have been to run at Punto and then throw to 3B when Punto headed back to the bag.
It was an unbelievably average play by a decent SS.
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
and third!
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Rounded third, throw came to home, he slipped, couldn't get back to third and got tagged out.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It was major ugly.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
gardenhire is gonna eat his hat down there
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
I'm sure it wasn't all that
but the announcers made it sound like Jeter broke out the sequel to the dreaded flip play and Punto was starring as Jeremy Giambi.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
So is the Posada HR to put the Yankees ahead
Posada won that game, with Zito pitching, 1-0.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
YES!
(grumble grumble)
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
with pettite pitching, too, i think
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yep...(grrrr)
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
that game was my 1st A's playoff game, before I was into it
and had the unintended consequence of making me an A’s fan for life, so now you’re all stuck with me!
See, and you thought you’d thought of every reason to hate Derek Jeter.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It was incredible!!!!
He threw the ball……TO THE PLATE!! I’ve NEVER seen anyone make that play before!
I was sure he'd throw it to second!!!!!!
What a heads up play by Derek Jeter to throw it to a base ahead of a runner!!!!!
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
Cabrera, time to be the hero
like in the Detroit game.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions
Really, O-Cab
Just one home run. Is that so difficult?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
O-Cab flies to Mel-Cab
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Time for a nice blown save by Mo, I hope!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
No wonder the game in Denver doesn't start until 10PM EDT
not enough ice on the field to play a proper “MLB playoff” game.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions
Are the Rocks and Phils on TNT right now?
I think they have started, no?
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
right, you wouldn't want to hurt TV ratings
from NFL play, by scheduling a game during THE DAY!!
Greed greed greed greed greed now runs MLB.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Rivera = sex machine
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Joe Mauer, three-sport HS star
from Cretin High School in Minneapolis
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:51 PM PDT reply actions
SAINT PAUL
It’s Cretin-Derham Hall, and it’s in Saint Paul, Minnesota, my home town.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, so you're from there
Last time I was there I looked for a juicy lucy and couldn’t find one. Is it that good or nothing to write home about?
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
They're pretty good, I don't know that I'd go too far out of the way for one
If you’re going back and you’re in downtown Mpls, go to Hell’s Kitchen, it’s awesome. I was home for five days in March and I think I ate there eight times.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
cool
thanks!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Paul Molitor went there too!
I thought it was acceptable for people in St. Paul just to be lumped into “Minneapolis”.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's about as acceptable as lumping teams from Oakland into "San Francisco"
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, I wrote "jk" but the exclamation marks
blobbed it out.
My wife is from the Kenwood area of Minneapolis, so I know all about it. Me, I’ve even skated on Lake of The Isles.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Kenwood is very nice
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, the Twin Cities.
I lived in that area for several years when I was younger, and I have the scars (from mosquito bites) to prove it.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 11, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Minnesota State Bird, yes
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see Jeter on that ball Mauer hit?
What a player.
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 had the presence of mind not to throw his glove at the 1B man during the play
Gold glove?
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
it's clear
that we need to teach The Flip Play in public schools, with the schoolchildren re-enacting the deed on its anniversary in class every year. Then we start building the statues, monuments to the swesomeness of Jeter, triumphant.
[[puke]]
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeter "deked" the runner going into second
…savvy!!
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
did you know that when Jeter isn't involved directly in a play
that he saves helpless puppies stranded up trees with his mind? I saw this on ESPN, after the “What David Ortiz Eats for Breakfast” segment.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
if that puppy could talk, he’d be saying “Thank you, Derek Jeter.”
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
What's with the :07 start times?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
so TBS can play a few more "lopez tonight"
and “men of a certain age” promos before the game starts
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly, more MLB greed
Television advertising RULES baseball.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Oct 11, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
television advertising
rules baseball EVERYTHING
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Golden Sombrero for Damon!!
Lucky
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions
Derek Jeter can improve your lung function in 15 minutes, too
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
wat
“If the is a game 4 here tomorrow, Scott Baio will pitch for the Twins”
Uh ok
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
It's everyday eddie!
Oops
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
it's 34 in Denver at game time
my prediction: Elway gets victimized by a phantom Tuck Play in 4th quarter blizzard conditions as the Eagles prevail.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
"I'd like the pitcher now who DOESN'T issue a walk."
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 Why the F couldn't Nathan have pitched to Matsui?
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
WOW - this is not good......thie reminds me of the times we couldn't get through the Yankees in the first round.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
Except without the two teaser wins to start the series
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
GAME.OVER.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
true.......
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
whoops to Nico
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
there's yer ballgame
game, set, match NY… god Joe Nathan has crapped the bed in this series, wtf?
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
In other news
Phils with the early 1-0 lead.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Fallin' apart
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Nice fielding
Clang!
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Gardy hiding in the dugout shadows
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
so I guess the question the Universe is asking
is “Exactly what sort of drugs does Josh have to be on to pull for the Angels?”
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
it was
brutal
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Swish turned the NY logo on his helmet gold!
He does remember us.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
That's so sweet
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
blows up plastic baggie & pops it loudly
to commemorate the impending demise of the Metrodome.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
i think the air is leaving slower than that
more like a pop……pppppsssssssssss
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not going anywhere
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Patrol Craft with a single.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
patrol craft?
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was from a Spanish article about him
and when translated (probably by babelfish or something) one of the phrases came out “patrol craft.” And it stuck.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 11, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
As it should.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
These playoffs have been as bad as the Raiders
It looks like we’re going to see 3(!) sweeps and maybe a couple of games played in the snow. I’m going to get all technical now and say these playoffs have been yucky.
Now THAT was a lame commercial
NBA player in a taxi
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
I wish the Detroit tiebreaker could have been the last baseball at the Dome
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
I wish a Game 7 victory could have been the last game at the Dome
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Here's a drinking game for you all:
Take a swig every time you see Gardenhire looking stoic in the dugout. Gets you hammered in less than an inning.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Look, you can see all the players breathing in Colorado
neato.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Can't see
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
You can't see Happ's breath
’caus he breathes through his eyelids.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Tackle Jeter!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Where is Nick to see the demise of this venue as a baseball park??
He’s been waiting patiently!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 7:29 PM PDT reply actions
LOL.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
A knucklehead. Trying to climb onto the field over the outfield wall. Didn't go well.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Unfortunately, Eric Byrnes does not play for the Yankees
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
some guy ran onto the field
and tried to scale the wall like a cat.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
sports needs more streakers
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 11, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Rivera - plunk Young
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
I hope they cut away immediately.....I don't want to see the yankees celebrating
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 11, 2009 7:34 PM PDT reply actions
Are you kidding, they're going to do a half-hour special on Jeter
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Literally.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
TBS is trying to make defensive indifference a new official stat.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
BOO.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Game
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Sucks
I’m off to bed.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
later man
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 11, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
NO and I'm not from Minneapolis either!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Heck, you're not even an English major
so confusing.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Jeter didn't even get to speak
Booo
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Joe Mauer, I'll comfort you.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
She doesn't like vans or candy, sorry
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
The last 2 hitters at the Metrodome
Delmon Young and Brendan Harris.
That says it all about how I feel about the Twins (if you feel me).
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Not even with Derek Jeter's hands
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 11, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Rockies fans are funny
Line drive straight at the center fielder. Crowd goes nuts, then has a collective “Ohhh”.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
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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