Phillies Advance; LCS' Set
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 12, 2009 7:00 PM PDT
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PrintHuston Street, meet Jonathan Papelbon.
Well, it didn't go the distance, but it was a thriller nonetheless. And the Phillies' hopes to become the first NL team to repeat since the 1975-76 Reds live on.
So no baseball until Thursday, but here are your next series matchups: Yankees and Angels in the AL; Phillies and Dodgers in the NL.
Until then, here is a League Championship Series you can read about.
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shameless self promotion :-)
Go Phillies!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I'm so glad the Phillies won!
With the other series won by teams I hate, they were my last hope not to spend the next several weeks rooting for extremely relative Schadenfreude. I mean, I hope the slegnA beat the Yankees, but it really isn’t going to be very satisfying when they do!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 12, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That should read "IF they do...."
….since I’m pretty sure they ain’t beating the Skanks.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 12, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I cannot believe those guys are still playing together.
I saw them in ‘85 and felt they’d maybe hung on a little long.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 13, 2009 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Tracy very deferential in the press conf
"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've mostly been listening to this series on the radio
so I didn’t realize until the 9th that Tulowitski is just using Don Baylor’s batting stance (with his hands held a little higher).
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Hey NIck......
no more BB in the Metrodome!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey BERRY JO......
no more BB in the Metrodome!!
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
ECHO ECho echo
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you know that a duck's quack doesn't echo?
This random fact brought to you by boredom.
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
No - No I didn't
thanks for elucidating that little fact to me and adding to the meaningless and trivial knowledge that swirls about in my head…..
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Now pinch hitting for Pedro Bourbon
Manny Mota, Mota, Mota…
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
Hah!
I thought I was the only one who remembered that quote. One of my favorites.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
I know!!!
No more inside-the-park 2- hoppers to 2nd. No more pop-ups that turn into doubles when they go through the roof!
I wasn’t online, but I did a little dance.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Re the first example: Eew.
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 pretty sure
that this is the game in which Kingman hit his “double”. I checked all the A’s games with Kingman in MN, and I think this is the only one in which he hit a double.
Do you rememer who hit the HR?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I thought Kingman's double was in the Kingdome
Or was that only the HR ball that hit a wire and was caught?
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
Yeah, that was a booming HR that hit a wire in deep LF
I think that was early in 1984 — Kingman hadn’t hit a HR, then hit his first 3 of the season in one game. I think the wire-ball was in that series. Didn’t the LF catch that one?
I could be wrong about that time-line, but that’s how I remember it.
Kingman’s Metrodome double literally went through the roof. The Kingdome’s dome was solid (concrete, I think) — I don’t think even Kong could hit a popup through that.
Also, since we’re on the topic of the Kingdome:
Maury Wills.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Now I'm really moved
{I’m a batter’s box}.
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
Isn't the Kingdome also where Honeycutt (or was it Caderet) had 3 balks in one game?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Stop inaggerating.
It was four balks for Honeycutt.
{I figure “exhale is to inhale as exaggerating is to _”}
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
May 4, 1984, Metrodome, confirmed
Can’t answer your other question.
by el campysino on Oct 12, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I bow to your searchy abilities
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I was thinking about you.....
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You'll enjoy this, Nick
Video of Twins fans getting whooshed out of the Metrodome airlock for the last time (language advisory)
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 12, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
A**hole - right at the beginning....
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
not to mention the F-Bomb
right around the middle of the clip
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
Please! Stop with the "Yabetcherass"!
There may be children reading AN!
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
Oh - I missed that one!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh, baseball...
The sound of a line drive finding a glove…the smell of popcorn and hotdogs…the seventh inning stretch…
…and the tradition of getting sucked out of the stadium doors after the game because of the air pressure from the teflon dome over the field.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The aroma of Chuck Merriwether blowing another call....
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
Does that smell anything like Cuzzi?
BTW, the 1B ump in tonight’s game was Angel Hernandez — to channel Ray Fosse, for a second, how much fun would it have been to watch a deciding-5th game with Hernandez umping home plate?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Exactly a bunch.
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
MLB Network's postgame
Mitch Williams says that “Huston Street isn’t a strikeout-type pitcher — he’s a pitch-to-contact pitcher.”
Street in 2009: 61.2 IP, 70 Ks.
Street’s career: 330.2 IP, 341 Ks.
Plz try harder next time, Mitch.
Also, Carlos Pena is an in-studio commentator. Can’t I watch anything this postseason without seeing an ex-A?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The TV announcers also kept repeating that Street's best pitch is his changeup
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's was there with Eck too right??
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
"Eck too, Brute?"
{hangs a backdoor slider}
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
Eck? No, I didn't see him
Peña, Mitch Williams, Barry Larkin, and whichever non-player dude they have there (maybe Vasgersian?)
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
OH - my bad - I think I was thinking of the post game show.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Black Taco?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 12, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions
black dog
"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 12, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 12, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's see....
“Way out West…”
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'l stab you.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Ah, the oddness of drum parts.
They always look bizarre compared to sheets with actual, you know, notes.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
It was the only music I could find....
….for “Black Dog” online that didn’t say “Black Dog” on top, thus spoiling (the admittedly limited) humor of posting it.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 12, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
it was tasty
pepperjack sauce, yummy!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
The LDS: 4 series, 13 games
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
one over the minimum
here’s hoping an LCS goes more than 5
"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 12, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
article barf
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angels-10-reasons13-2009oct13,0,3313647.story
"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
Not that i agree with the premise.....but some of the points are pretty good
2. The Angels could become the first team to knock the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox out of the playoffs in the same season, ridding us of both the teams that are force-fed to America all summer long.
Emphasis added by me.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
but but
slegnA. win.
(shudder)
"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 12, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I know.....
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 12, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
We could have them knock them both out and lose the WS...
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 13, 2009 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Gonzalez is going to be a star
That makes me sad
Chris Carter is the next Hank Aaron right?
by streetisclosedin08 on Oct 12, 2009 7:26 PM PDT reply actions
It hurts me in my souly place.
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
QOTM
and me too!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 13, 2009 3:46 AM PDT up reply actions
And Andre Ethier is already a star
That kind of hurts too
Chris Carter is the next Hank Aaron right?
by streetisclosedin08 on Oct 12, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, but what a Holliday we had!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 12, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of holidays,
if Columbus had a better sense of direction I might have had to work today!
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
Well he had such a fine actor to work with
Nice family, the Culkins.
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
MaCaulay Culkin actually had a terrific career
Then he turned 12.
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
A friend of mine from LA who's a writer
was the lead writer on MaCaulay Culkin, the E True Hollywood Story. He defended it as well written. While that’s kind of funny, but if you knew Chris, it would be about 100% funnier.
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 13, 2009 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Personally, I prefer Hollidays that don't involve a lot of effort!
;-)
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 12, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay for the West Indies!
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Woo hoo, Windies!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Chris Columbus ripped off my main man
Amerigo Vespucci.
…..Somehow an account of a 1497 voyage was published, and Wardseemüller came to believe that Vespucci had commanded the expedition and had reached the New World before Christopher Columbus, who found the mainland in 1498. Wardseemüller named the continent America and the label stuck.
Vespucci is said to have made a guess at the world’s circumference that was accurate within 50 miles. His real achievement seems to be that he concluded America had to be a new continent and not the eastern part of Asia, as Columbus believed. An honored citizen in Spain, Vespucci spent the years after his voyages as a maritime official for King Ferdinand.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 12, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Columbus thought America was pear shaped
and that he had found Asia. How do I get a holiday named after 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
good news for Beane
He must be getting tired of seeing Cargon and Street in the playoffs. Street choke ends the Holliday trade talk for a while.
If Billy couldn't take watching former players in the playoffs,
he’d be in big trouble.
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 Huston
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
you weren't here during the game thread
but you jinxed it again! j/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 12, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Did NOT!
I was listening in my car before my softball game and just KNEW he was gonna give it up.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
lol yeah it was a foregone conclusion when he was 1-0 on Utley
He was doing the Huston nibble and was forced to walk him, setting up more nibbling, a bad count, and a meatball to Howard.
"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 12, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Though it would be kind of fun to have a freeway series, I am hoping it ends up being Yankees/Dodgers in the WS. That way I can root for the Dodgers without the added fear of the Angels having a chance at winning (and my entire family rubbing it in my face all off season). Plus the Yankees making it to the WS would not make Red Sox fans happy and I enjoy their misery.
Yeah, LA/NY would just be rife with drama. MLB would die of happiness.
Imagine the photo montages!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
yeah o_O
Byung Hyun Kim is not alone…
100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.
by fruitattack on Oct 12, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Great
Now I have no baseball to watch on my days off.
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
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