Open Thread - ALCS Game 4
by Flashfire on Oct 20, 2009 4:30 PM PDT
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PrintI hear yesterday's game between the Yankees and Angels was pretty exciting. So was the one between the Dodgers and Phillies.
Too bad I missed both of them while in the midst of sleeping the better part of 18 hours following some dental work. Since I'm still pretty loopy from it (a combination of conscious sedation and removing three wisdom teeth will do that) there's a good chance I'll be sleeping during most of this one as well.
The National League is off today so we've just got one game on the schedule, starting at 4:57 down in Anaheim. As a sidenote, I've never understood why the start times for these playoff games are like that. Does it really make a difference?
CC Sabathia gets the start against Scott Kazmir. Sabathia is working on three days' rest after dominating in Game 1 while Kazmir's last outing was a struggle in the ALDS clincher in Boston on the 11th. A New York win puts them in control of the series while the Angels try to even it up.
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Watching the Angels celebrate
Makes me want the Yanquis to win. This, of course, can never be, it’s a messed up experience.
Watching the Stankees celebreate makes me want the slegnA to w....
Wait. Nope. Nevermind.
Can’t they BOTH lose?!?!?
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
On the other hand
it might make Giants fans unhappy, so that could count for something here.
The enemy of my enemy is my friends friend?
The nice thing to do would be to ignore the laundry and enjoy the game.
The jerky thing to do would be to wish for a comet to hit Angel Stadium and wipe them all out.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 20, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Comets!?!?
No one told me we could invoke comets!
Comets! Comets! Bring the comets!
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
As long as it only hits the field
and only injures the players for the remainder of their contract spans.
ooooh! Magic comets!
Better than a fireworks show! I’d pay to see that!!
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Are there a lot of empty seats?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
He musta decided not to blame the high sox
but to blame his dad… who was in the stands watching the first/last time.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Yes
Wait, that’s probably how many hours of sleep I might get tonight.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Here's a new game...
Take a drink every time they mention Jeter
Bring back McGwire and Canseco, that would solve everything
I always think it's so odd of the Yanks to make players shave for image reasons
but not to tell them to avoid spitting on the plate while on camera.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
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
Another day of baseball suck
I hope someone at least wins on a walkoff again
"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
man, that googlewave is crazy
Anyone else have it yet? I keep editing this girl’s messages so it says to me “I want you”, she’s getting SO mad at me, lol.
wait….theres a baseball game on?
gymnastics
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
4th inning. Infield in.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Body says it's time to sleep
I think part of it is to spare me from how boring this game has been.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Hi
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
SUP!?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
kewl.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Nope, not tonight.
Played Sunday, and I usually play Mondays/Thursdays but this week is a bye week.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Actually, it's kinda hilarious
Member of the AN community since January 2005.
by baseballnut020 on Oct 20, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Umps after made such a good call at home plate
Completely blow the call at 2nd and give the Yankees an extra out.
@worldblee on Twitter.
Then they give it back on the early departure call at 3rd
Pretty close on that one.
@worldblee on Twitter.
He didn't even look at Swish during the play.
That’s pretty brutal.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Maybe the call was, "He was out at second a while ago."
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
Meh
Sorry, but if you need super slo replay to see it, it’s not a bad call. Now the “failed” tag up called by a guy who never even looked at Swish during the entire play. That’s a really bad call.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Don't think so.
The first call wasn’t really “bad”. The second call really was.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Two bad calls.
At least they canceled each other out.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why I'm not at all upset for the Angels to trade for
Kazmir and his big contract. I just don’t think he’s all that good.
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 a 20 pitch/inning pitcher with a lot of Ks and a lot of BBs
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
Worst Officiating Crew in MLB Post Season history...
or WORSTEST officiating crew in MLB post season history?
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
I'll take that
as a vote for “worst officiating crew in MLB post season history”
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
This turn of events is mildly pleasing to me
I would just as soon see the Yanks win Thursday; I dislike the fans of both teams as much, if not more, as the teams themselves, so that would deprive Yankee fans of the home celebration and make Angels fans watch the party.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Then can't the Angels win in 7, please?
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 hate the Angels more
But so long as whichever of them loses to the NL, preferably in the most humiliating manner possible.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
And here's his lovely parting gift
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
But not especially accurately?
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
Not "win," buy.
The Yankees don’t win anything.
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
So she's the anti-Alyssa?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think so
but I meant dating Alyssa seems not to enhance a player’s performance on the field.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I think she's a little older than me
but I know I’ve had a crush on her since I was like 12 years old
I think A-Rod may need his adenoids taken out in the off-season
He always seems to have his mouth open, as if he can’t breathe through his nose.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
If I'm ever incapable of drying off my own head with a towel,
please kill me immediately. Thanks.
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 like how he folded the towel afterwords and just put back up behind the seats
to be used again. I think we now know why flu bugs can spread through an entire team
We're just waiting for the swine flu to hit my school
if it happens I’ll get the swine flu shot if they get it out in time
Can I just suggest you do some research before deciding, sirbed
1. The swine flu is mostly media hype, no worse than any other — there are flus every year and people die from flus every year, mostly the elderly and those with horrible immune systems
2. They don’t know the effects of vaccines 15 years later when they give you the shot.
Just do due diligence before doing something you might regret.
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 only going to get the shot if we really start having problems
mainly because I don’t want to make any of my students sick.
Right. The point is that there's nothing special about this flu
It’s just yet another strain, like there are every year, that most people won’t get. It’s only “remarkable” because the media says “IT’S THE SWINE FLU!!!!1111111”
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
Actually, this isn't the case
This is a new strain (the first “new” strain since the 1919 outbreak), and there is the potential that it could kill a lot of people. The fact is, people have become immune to the hype because of previous scares, but that doesn’t mean there’s not good scientific reason to be concerned
I don't know. I happen to have a couple friends
who are pretty high up in the medical field and they roll their eyes at the hype. I predict it will kill a lot of people about as much as the world fell apart on 1/1/2000.
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
The fact is, scientists can only express this as a range of possibilities
(rather like predicting batting averages in the next year, perhaps).
To say that it’s all media hype is rather misleading; the fact is, there’s a chance that it could be a serious epidemic, just as there is a chance that there is not. Indeed, I do hope that you are right. But does that mean we shouldn’t take precautions?
This article from earlier this year does a pretty good job at looking at how the thing is expressed
If the precautions came
a. for free (in the medical sense, not the financial sense) and
b. without hysterical exaggeration
yes, precautions are good. You could have said all the same things about Y2K which “could have been a big deal” but…actually really was an exaggeration that made the media a ton of money but didn’t really help otherwise.
Anyway, we’ll all have our different perspectives on whether the chance it’s an epidemic is 1 in 3 or 1 in 3million. I just hope everyone stays well and makes good choices about how to react to the “possible epidemic!!!111”
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, when it really comes down to it
is that the media doesn’t deal with science in a particularly coherent manner; something is either going to happen, or not going to happen. If it does, scientists are right, if it doesn’t scientists are wrong.
This, in turn, leads people to overly panic when scientists express risk, and then to be frustrated afterwards if it doesn’t happen. Are you annoyed when you safely cross the road? And yet, there’s still a degree of risk (I don’t me you, in particular, but in a general sense).
Anyway – this in turn leads us to dismiss expressions of risk, but in our recent experience, they have proven unfounded.
I agree, incidentally, that the state should be providing vaccinations, for free; I believe that it’s part of the social contract we have to preserve the wellbeing of the people, as well as making good business sense, if it keeps people at work.
But then, I also believe that it’s everyone’s responsibility to get vaccinated against diseases, as appropriate, thus ‘drying up the puddle’ and helping to stamp them out.
Like Polio, for example
This thread
would soooo NOT be happening if this game was remotely interesting.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Yeah, I know, right?
Once again, the Yanks are to blame
At least we both agree that the media is evil
And yes, I’m annoyed when I safely cross the road but mostly because I keep bumping into a goddamn chicken. Why?
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 don't think the media is evil (well, not all of it)
but more that it’s run by journalism students who hated science and math lessons when they were at school.
As for the chicken; you see an obstruction, I see dinner.
legal practice
suffers from the same problem… the hating math and science problem… not the chicken problem. Only the chicken truly suffers the chicken problem.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
The media is run by people solely out the make money
the rest is what they feel well help them accomplish this.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Yeah, you're right
I expressed myself poorly – I mean, science stories are generally written by non scientists lookiing to make the story more interesting, and assuming that no-one would be that interested in the actual science.
Hence, the OMG WE’RE ALL GUNNA DIE OH WAIT SCIENCE WAS WRONG type crap we get all the time
The trouble with predicting "We're all gunna die!!!!!"
is that best case scenario, you’ll only be right once.
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
dead cool
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I'm not replying, but only because I'm dead.
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
/cocks shotgun
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
OW, MY COCK!!!!
Jerk.
I loved that rooster.
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
Not all the media
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I've already seen the conspiracy theorists out there...
…warning that the vaccines are really just an attempt by the government to subtly infect a bunch of people with something and kill them.
So…yeah.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
ZOMG CAN YOU PROVE IT'S NOT!?!?!?!?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
I agree with you on the hype
especially since flu kills people every year. Like I said it’s not my biggest concern but some of the people at the school are acting like we’re all going to die!
When 30%+ of the student population goes out
it should be a pretty big concern. But definitely not the “we’re all going to die!!!!” sense.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Some people who work at schools tend to be shall we
say dramatic about certain things at least that’s been what I’ve seen about things like the swine flu.
Probably necessarily so
If you have to deal with a lot of parents of kids who are freaking out. You err on the side of over caution.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
can't say that I agree with you on that
I think they often make it worse. I like a common sense approach but I’m just a teacher not an administrator and I never will be.
Yeah. I'm mostly with you on that
But when you can be sued for the stupidest things, stupidity seems the better part of valor.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I know and you're right about being safe
like I said I’d hate to have to deal with all that stuff so I should just probably shut up about it.
I'm going to disagree with you on this, Nico
Having been on some of the conference calls with the CDC, and having doctors in my family who tell me to get it as soon as I can. But we probably don’t want to have another thread full of amateur immunology.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I just hope folks do realize that getting vaccinations
has the potential to do one harm, as well as to do one good, and both should be weighed. I certainly won’t go near the shot, but I understand many will and obviously I hope we both stay well!
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
Partially why I'm not either
But mainly people tend to overdo sanitization making them less resistant to even the smallest bugs. Screws up the immune system.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
so just curious..
what “causes” allergies? Cuz my immune system thinks everything is a bug. I only develop symptoms from the most vehement bugs… but I look like I have a cold 50% of the year.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Santization and immunization are rather different things;
On the whole, immunization shots are one of the greater successes of the modern age.
When was the last time you heard of someone die of smallpox, for example?
oh no, totally
But your ability to fight off major bugs is reduced when you’re keeping your body from the practice of fighting off minor bugs. And you’re much more likely to get the bigger bug if you’re body doesn’t handle it properly with the smaller one. I’m not discounting immunization on the whole by any means. But there is a risk/reward involved and if your system isn’t well prepared to handle bugs, you should probably get the shot because you’re body will be less able to fight it. If you’re system is strong, the odds of getting it and/or getting it really really bad are less so you have less need for it. Something like small pox that’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to treat well, it’d probably be really dumb not to get it.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I'm not sure that this is strictly true
Else, why would have life expectancy improved as hygene has improved?
Naturral immunities are built up, but that’ll only stop you getting the same disease again; viruses mutate, and due to the nature of this selection process, will be resistant to the phages and keys that your white blood cells have developed to fight them.
This is why you keep getting the common cold, for example. Not because your body didn’t build up a way of fighting it, but because the virus that causes it is a slightly different strain than one you’ve had before.
Your core point is, of course, correct; if you’ve never had any disease before, and were released into the world, you’d basically be fucked, because you’d immediately catch everything out there. So in that respect, exposure does help you, as it lessons the chances of you getting multiple illnesses at once.
Well there stupid and and then there's overdoing it
Life expectancy improved, in part, by better hygiene. Don’t eat shit off the floor. Don’t touch things that attracted bugs, etc. That’s still important. But people who use the heavy duty soaps after touching anything and everything are doing more harm than good because your system still needs to be active. It just doesn’t need to be overactive by being overly sloppy.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I honestly don't think they're doing themselves any more harm
Except by wasting their time and depleting their bank accounts.
The practice is, for the most part, pretty futile, unless you really did lock yourself away.
I think we basically agree, but you think it’s a little more dangerous, I just think it’s pointless. There’s not an ocean between us, really
Agreed
Dangerous is definitely the wrong word. Just more harmful. I’ve seen studies that suggest this. I seriously doubt it’s a life threatening sort of thing. Just more “prone” if anything. But we’re definitely not really disagreeing with much.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Yeah, dangerous is not the right word, I overstated your position
This is a really boring game, isn’t it?
Yes... yes it is.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
biggest loser
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Stankees 5, slegna Nil
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
meh.
I like the close games: stresses fans of both teams out, and then one side suffers a brutal loss. None of this almost-blowout nonsense.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 20, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
What game is he watching?
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Mad Men?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hope it's more important than doing his job.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I bet he was looking at center field again
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Someone oughta tell Tim McClellan that he's missing a great game.
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
Either that
or pass the popcorn and tell us what channel the game he’s watching is on.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
This is that wasn't even a remotely tough call.
Neither man was on the base.
Both were tagged out.
HOW CAN YOU MISS THAT?!?!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe if you're too "right there just a couple feet away"?
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
Clearly there's a hot chick out in the outfield bleachers
who is much more interesting than a player tagging two runners off the base.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
A _new_ "neighborhood rule" perhaps?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hey who doesn't love pie?
Ben & Jerry’s has this new apple pie ice cream that I just finished that should be illegal it’s so good.
I don't
I don’t hate pie either, but I don’t think I’ve ever had a deep seeded need for pie nor a pie experience that left me satisfied.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Meh
I like cake a lot better and have cake cravings and been satisfied by cake. So I guess so. Still wouldn’t say I loved cake. We just get along better than pie.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
How much do you love pie?!?!
Would you eat the pie AFTER he… uh… “mated” with it?!?!?!
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Mmm... candy
Good & Plenty. Sweet sugary treats. There’s where my love goes.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
With that and the color it reminds me of a children's classic
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Gremlin
Not a Mogwai. Mogwai = cute and cuddly and don’t touch water or eat after midnight. Gremlin = Ugly
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Aioli for me with the fries
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I had dinner already
but now I can’t stop thinking about fries……
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
TV announcer commented that the Yankees' dugout
looked more like a salon…between Posada’s nail polish and A-Rod’s personal toweller…cute
yeah, that's why many catchers do it
there was a moment in the Yankees’ dugout where Posada fluttered his fingers under Swisher’s nose…looks like they’re having fun with it too…
speaking of the tarps,
I hope they clean them sometime before next season, because they looked really gross this summer. The white was all dirty and almost gray. Made the tarps look worse than normal.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 20, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Lew thinks that's what rain is for
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Getting confused about the number of outs at this level is pathetic
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Omigod, everyone!!!!!
Jorgi Posada’s nails look sooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!! Are the Red Sox still winning?
-Cindi
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
just saw the shot of the stadium from outside
“Angels Stadium…of Anaheim”
don’t they know where they are?
The Yanks should let CC hit
Just for giggles.
Oh, and Swish can pitch.
With Giradi as the manager that could happen as he does a triple switch in the 8 inning
with 2 out and nobody on
i was trying to take a nap but it's too cold
i think i have to turn on the heat for the 1st time this fall
We need a topic that's not the game
(because even those of you watching the game don’t have anything to say about it).
So: anyone here watch “Glee”? I’ve been enjoying it, for the most part. I’m a sucker for song-and-dance in pretty much any form, so this is right up my alley.
yeah, gotta watch baseball while you can.
I watch online too. I really love Hulu, especially as I am TV-less. What did we do before TV on the internet? Ah yes, VHS… glad that’s over with.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 20, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
well you and your DVR
are just too cool for school Hulu then.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 20, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I have single-tuner DVR
I find I watch more online and the DVR stuff stacks up like netflix DVDs.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
This
Despite the fact that Jane Lynch, who I tend to like, is in it.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I've not been watching Glee
but I am watching 90210, now.
mmm, glossy.
I am also making no progress actually doing any work
weirdly, they just made a reference to Dawson's Creek
why not just flash up a message and tell me I’ve wasted my life, it’d be quicker
outside of
Mad Men, House, The Daily Show, and baseball… I don’t watch a lot of TV.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
I don't watch Lost, but the other two are good
I ‘work’ at home, so I tend to have the TV on to distract me during the day
If I worked at home I'd never get anything done
and it would be hard to have 25 students in my condo
And episode of Glee is like an really short "after school special"
with singing, dancing, and better writing (most of the time).
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
There we go.
Nice play by Aybar!
Something worth commenting on….finally.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions
That was speshul.
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
Damn it, Palmer
You’re making 30 year old journeymen look bad.
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 hope every time that Jonny Damon hits a home run
a ‘Nation’ of Red Sox fans whines
I know certainly do
The foul territory in Oakland doesn’t stop that ball from going out.
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 leave for 45 secs. to get my laptop powercord....
….and by the time I get back, the game has gotten even less interesting.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Given the fact that virtually EVERYTHING in the 2009 baseball season
has gone the opposite of what I hope for, I’m not holding my breath.
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 don't know
The giants not making the playoffs was something that worked out well for me. I’m hopeful.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I was kinda torn on this
I would quite liked to have gone to some playoff games here in the bay.
Though, I would probably been rooting for the visiting team (non Dodger caveats apply)
And it'll be more satisfying than seeing the slegnA beat them.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Disagree
But my Yankee hatred is great enough that I’d have no trouble rooting for the Dodgers in an LA-NY World Series.
I think I’ve figured out that my worst case scenario is actually slegnA-Dodgers, since I can’t for the life of me determine who I’d want to win it.
Since I hate the Yanks worse than anyone, their presence in a series vs. the Dodgers would actually awaken a rooting interest that I’d miss were the two LA teams playing.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Phil's are the only team I don't hate
Plus Cole and Chase are just dreamy!
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
"I think we were in a car commercial..."
I’ve seen that VW ad literally dozens of times and it still doesn’t really make sense to me.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions
Lackey doesn't even close his mouth on the bench!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:16 PM PDT reply actions
He's a mouth breather - pure and simple and disgusting to watch
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure we could even afford his uniform.
There’s a lot of material there!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Baaa Baaaa
Black taco?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:19 PM PDT reply actions
What the heck IS that anyway??
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
No kidding
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
And more importantly - based on those commercial - why would I want to try one?
Fail by the ad agency that sold them that campaign
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Again. No kidding.
That and the “volcano” taco. But at least you got that was supposed to be hot.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I thought
“volcano” referred to how it came out at the end of the process… Huh.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
I just decided that I am not in their demographic - so I don't get it!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't want to know anyone who is in their demographic.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I've a question
has anyone ever been to an event with a motivational speaker? Especially if it was an athelete?
Do they actually, yknow, pump you up? I suspect I’m a little too jaded
we had a guy talk to the football team last year
when I was coaching and I thought it was silly but the players loved it
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
There's some inspiring defense!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions
Getting some Schaden-value from the faces of the slegnA fans!
That’s something…..
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions
I just got home to see the Damon HR - but this game has been over for a while...
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions
hoping for some better baseball??
Last night’s LA/Phillies game was pretty good (what I saw)
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Or to see Angels LOSE big!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody else see that girl crying her eyes out in the stands?
I feel sorry for her.
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
They're the umps. Oh, why, not who. Um, because they're making all the calls in the field.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Did he get hurt in his last at bat?
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes....As I was driving home - I was thinking about how wierd it is to be watching with no fan investment.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame her parents for being Angels fans
Presumably. I was asleep at the time.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Wow - some huge (I mean GIGANTIC) airplane just flew past my house on its way to Moffet Field
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
seriously? whoa.
(I haven’t checked the score for a while.) Hey, Gaudin’s pitching! Pretty high-pressure situation for good ol’ Chad.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 20, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Well - I only saw two innings.....but sounds like I didn;t miss much
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
There go several hours I'll never get back.
Hopefully a small footnote en route to a second Phillies title.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
Where's your Rally Monkey now, Moses?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It's so panther
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 20, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
unlike my formative years on AN, I can honestly say
that I believe I have not viewed Halos Haven or Heaven or whatever is ever this year…..may do so shortly just for the heck of it.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
well, was just there perusing it.....
one thing, it seems less overtly crude-nasty than it used to be.
Headline has something to do with the umpiring yankee bias.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Sure. But 11 runs worth?
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Let's hope the Angels decide that it's time to rebuild and trade everyone away
They can keep Mathis, mind
Not a man whose name should be attempted by those who lisp.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 20, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Just saw this over at SB Nation
Yes, from the "if it was anyone else, this would probably be satire" file comes the latest from Manny Ramirez, who didn’t watch the Phillies’ ninth-inning comeback Monday night. Why? He was showering up.
Aren’t you supposed to WANT to root your team on? Aren’t you spozed to support your teammates?? Typical Manny…..what a jerk.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 20, 2009 8:48 PM PDT reply actions
Manny being Manny - GAG
The worst thing was reading how Torre was defending him.
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
damn
Reading Halos Heaven you’d think that the Slegs lost 2-1 or 3-1, REv has it that the umpires handed every call to the Yanks and that’s why the LAAAAAA lost… whatta sore loserino, wow. I’m like, wait a minute, your starter got thwacked like a pinata and CC was lights out and you lost 10-1, no umps-as-decoders there if you ask me, and I didn’t even see/hear this game.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 20, 2009 11:05 PM PDT reply actions
I meant deciders, not decoders
but you get the idea.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Oct 20, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
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