Open Thread: Playoffs - Day 2
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 8, 2009 11:01 AM PDT
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After three uninspiring games games to kick off the '09 post-season, we have another triple-header for you today. Pat Riley once said a series doesn't start until a road team wins a game, so in that sense, no series has started yet. Of course that is especially true in the case of the Angels and Red Sox who resume their annual October affair this evening. If yesterday is any indication, AN'ers either love the playoffs, or have no lives. Perhaps a little of both.
The lineup (sans actual line-ups):
11:37 PST: Colorado @ Philadelphia, Game 2. Aaron Cook for the Rockies, Cole Hamels for the champs.
3:07 PST: St. Louis @ Los Angeles, Game 2. Adam Wainwright for the Cards, Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers.
6:37 PST: Boston @ Anaheim, Game 1. Jon Lester for the Red Sox, John Lackey for the Angels.
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And as a quick preview to the next segment of the Scrapbook series, today marks the 20th anniversary of this moment:
Sigh.
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I try to avoid those whenever possible.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those were good times
I was lucky (unlucky?) that my formative baseball years (age 9 and up) coincided with the great Oakland teams of ’88, ’89, and ’90, and my two favorite players, McGwire (because he played 1B and could bash) and Rickey (because he was was fast and strong and entertaining and an Oakland boy just like me!). Thanks for bringing those good memories back.
by el generico on Oct 8, 2009 11:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
McGwire was a childhood hero of mine
When he batted .201 in 1991 that was probably the first time I was tremendously disappointed in a public figure.
by Manstein on Oct 8, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not to open a can of worms
But I am going to be dissapointed if he never makes the HoF. I just missed growing up during that time — I started following around 1992. Always liked Big Mac though.
"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 8, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus he looks like he gives really good hugs.
Which too many HoF voters don’t take the time to consider.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 8, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rickey sure is loving that hug.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Oct 8, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
McGwire should have just started referring to himself in the third person
that would have cemeneted his HoF status
"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 8, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like McGwire pretty much killed his HoF chances
I think acting like a moron in front of Congress was his kiss of death.
by Manstein on Oct 8, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is not incriminating oneself moronic?
seems pretty bright to me…
Would you rather he lied like Palmeiro?
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was his 'I'm not here to talk about the past' line
That was turned into a sound-bite and it made him look like a coward hiding behind the Fifth and like a fool. What was he exactly there to talk about, tax policy?
by Manstein on Oct 8, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do agree that he should have recited the text of the 5th...
rather than saying “I’m not here to talk about the past.”
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no one would have cared back in the day
I can see why someone might not put him in for all the off-the-field stuff, but the fact remains is that he might have been the best pure power hitter ever. In additon, he consistently hit the ball farther than anyone else did.
"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 8, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
still rooting against the slegnA
I have grudging respect for Lester, after the cancer and his recovery.
"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 8, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Sox and Angels are my two least favorite sports teams
I’m rooting for Anaheim this time around. Let’s get some real representation for AL West in October.
by Manstein on Oct 8, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Scioscia.
I wish he were our manager.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
-1
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Oct 8, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just because he's always been on the wrong side
doesn’t mean he’s not a great warrior.
We’re likely talking about a Hall Of Fame quality manager here.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're probably right
But it’s unfortunate he manages the red devil team
"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 8, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is scum.
That is all.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Oct 8, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he may be a good manager
but I don’t like whiney people, that’s wh I don’t like Davis Ortiz or Jorge posada
by Future Ed on Oct 8, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is Scioscia's one fault...
sometimes he should shut up and prepare to fight another day.
But he’s a warrior, not a monk, and collateral damage happens.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RED FLAG!
Maybe you can find one made by Go F**k Yourself San Jose... -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 8, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking it would be a link to "TV Party," or "My War"
what a pleasant surprise…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought about that, but then
I do love Duchess Says a lot…
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and thank you, doctor...
I had never heard of them…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I typed that very thing
then canceled because I didn’t want to confuse subtheads
True story, when I am in the car my 3 year old requests “danger” which is what he calls “Ex lion tamer” Usually he demands that it be louder. He also cries when it is over and asks for it again. “I want danger, daddy!”
This has been going on for about a month. Prior to that he wanted Dot dash. I have listened to that for a half hour straight going down the peninsula
by Future Ed on Oct 8, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
On that basis alone, you sound like a Good Parent; at what age do you buy him his first guitar?
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bought a kids' drum kit for a friend when they'd had their first child a couple of years ago
It’s fair to say, he’s ambivalent about it. Likes the musical development, not so keen on all the noise.
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice work, breeders.
speaking of Breeders, I’m sure the little tyke would love
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That has one of the best pauses in pop music...
Speaking of the Deals, my brother should be watching the Pixies around about nowish.
One of the more amusing things about the Pixies film was that every memeber of the band seems to have married a girl who looks like Kim Deal
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude!
I used to be in a band called “Daddy Fuckheart And The Living Light”
and we HAD a song called “Everybody Wants To Have Group Sex”
which contained the line
“Everybody wants to marry Kim Deal, but they get her f**ked up sister instead!”
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thread bare today
Go Rockies! CarGon with the mad speed!
"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 8, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fun day to apply for jobs
And watch baseball.
Follow on Twitter - @MAD_Marvin
by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I concur
seems to have turned to winter overnight, too
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love Fall
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
let's try this again...
I do love The Fall.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, have you read Mark E Smith's autobiography yet?
I haven’t managed to get my hands on a copy. Which is a terrible state of affairs, really
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not yet, but someday I will.
I hope it’s not as disjointed as the last few Fall tours have been.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear it straddles the line between fact and fiction rather easily
I’m pretty sure it’s fairly entertaining
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that's next week
but at least it’ll be the end of fire season.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think I'm rooting Rockies in this one.
But I like a lot of players on the Phillies. But they won last year, let someone else win.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Oct 8, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I find it hard to root for the Rockies, being a Satanist and all.
Give me another club like the 86 Mets. Oh baby!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-0 rockies.
woo hoo!
"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 8, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ecchhhhoooo
"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 8, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
gezhunteit (or however you spell that)
by OakA'sHoney on Oct 8, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
it’s suppose to be read as long echo. But, thanks — I’m sure I’ll sneeze soon
"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 8, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you off soon too?
"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 8, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice DP!
"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 8, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Man
whatever happened to protecting the plate?
Follow on Twitter - @MAD_Marvin
by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
3-0 rockies!
muy excellente
"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 8, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Booo
Ibanez didn’t just throw the ball into the ground
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
must be taking his fielding cues from eric patterson
"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 8, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MOAR LAWN DART
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Oct 8, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doing his best deion sanders celebratory endzone spike
"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 8, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think this will ever not be funny
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How could it not be?
Unless he died in a terrible ball throwing accident, which is highly unlikely.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who is that 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 8, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ibanez
It’s a very popular Lookout Landing gif
by el generico on Oct 8, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A whole two minutes to reply!
Give people a chance.
Oh and yeah, not much :-P
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the usual fast-paced thread action
All’s I’m sayin’ is all’s I’m sayin’.
by Joey C. on Oct 8, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
people are eating, 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 8, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cupcakes!!
Warming up!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 1:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
He's in the bullpen?
Or are they bringing him on to pinch hit
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Phillies end up in the WS against the Yankees
I wanna see Swisher pitch to Blanton.
"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 8, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In some version of the future
this happens
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if Blanton beans Swish.
Just because.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cuppitycakes is in!
Rocking the high socks, too.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cupcakes on the mound!!!
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Oct 8, 2009 1:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hey! more people!
Hi ZF!
"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 8, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
R-r-ripped to Right Field - how irritating
I miss the As radio announcers. This guy on ESPN radio is super irritating. He keeps saying that a ball is “r-r-ripped to right field,” which could mean anything from a single lined over the second baseman, a deep fly ball to the track, or a liner a few steps to the side. But he reacts the same way every time, so you have no idea what is actually going on.
Also, he doesn’t tell you where the pitch is when it is a ball, or what kind of pitch has been thrown. It’s either “in there for a strike” or “missed for ball two.”
by paris7 on Oct 8, 2009 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If it's the same guy as last night he's terrible.
Paired with a guy called ‘Darling’.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah that darling guy never did squat for 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 8, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course he didn't.
he was a pitcher, not a catcher.
rdrr
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yoooouuuuuuurveeeeet!!!
sorry his name just lends itself to be yelled
"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 8, 2009 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GYMNASTICS
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gosh, this new version of Astro Boy looks dreadful
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe Hamels is out after five and 4-0 down
Isn’t he Mr. Clutch? How can he pitch so bad in October? He was World Series MVP! How is all this possible?
by Manstein on Oct 8, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he's only got a fastball.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he'd'a just bowled googly for a while he'd'a been alright.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do they have the biggest crowd today and not during the WS last year?
"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 8, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope. Slo mo did not change the outcome of that horrible play.
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 1:36 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
must have missed that
did the throw go high or what?
"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 8, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here come the Phillies
groan
"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 8, 2009 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
was that groan you?
or the Phillies coming nevermind
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
"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 8, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A bouncer that then hit off the heal of the first basemans glove
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 1:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
4-1 rocks
phillies threatening though
"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 8, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bottom 6... 2 on, nobody out,
and now the signal is out and I have just as much nothing as you do.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Live television is such a novelty, after all
I have the sneaking suspicion that some management genius came along, looked at the TBS technical budget, and zeroed out the lines for the backup satellite feed and the troubleshooting engineer on call…
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4-1 Rockies,
Phillies have runners at 2,3, no outs, bottom 6th
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
crappola 4-3 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
by cuppingmaster on Oct 8, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dp to end the inning!!
"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 8, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i forgot, why do we care about this game?
by OakA'sHoney on Oct 8, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not yet ready to give up on baseball for the year yet?
plus, Joe Blanton
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cause this is who we want to win
so they can get knocked off by the dodgers
"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 8, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only Rated R was here
That one was a softball.
by Joey C. on Oct 8, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like to think the majority of us have more class than that.
Ah who am I kiddin’.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
must be in school
lol
"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 8, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A bouncer that then hit off the heal of the first basemans glove
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 1:42 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Yes!
Suck it, Ruiz!
"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 8, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like this MNF Coors Light song amalgam
"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 8, 2009 2:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, they dodged a bullet there...
I’m going out running for a bit. Hopefully Houston will be on when I’m back!
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 2:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ah, Huston.
i thought it was 2005 or something
by Future Ed on Oct 8, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Score? update?
Series tied?
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 2:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OMFG HI BBG.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woah.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that was pretty insense.
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
inTense
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right now we're looking at Harry Kallas's shoes
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which, along with his suit, are hanging in the dugout
Whatever makes you feel better, but it’s just a bit creepy for my taste. I can’t imagine the A’s having Bill’s grubby old flip-flops and aloha shirt hanging up for a fetish.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, how many SP does Philly have?
They’ve used Hamels, Blanton, and Happ today?
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 8, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giambi, in the on-deck circle
just described as “menacing” by the TV crew.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would not be averse to having Gumby rip a slam right here
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Oct 8, 2009 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sonofabitcho.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surprise - a strickout by the Bastardo
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Oct 8, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh damn....
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
5-4, getting worse
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
there are a lot
of recently departed cleaveland baseball team players in this post season
by Future Ed on Oct 8, 2009 2:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hm, most interesting game of the post season so far
It’s all lining up for Houst-o!
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 2:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gulp
c’mon Huston!
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gross!
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And there's me thinking you girls dug that.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best ones do, my friend.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You expected less from me???
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really, no.
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as we're on the same page, then.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting the drummers' routine for Huston now!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Huston, do what you're good at and blow the ballgame.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huston show why Oakland traded you
The drama is tense.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huston!!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
:P vs. The Keg With Legs!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a matchup
Of A’s of old, and A’s of older
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess Bailey's performance has made me miss Houston less
but boy, he’s good
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bailey is not as beautiful as Huston was in his rookie year
…but neither is Huston.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I met him on the field once -
he was very nice and oh so cute!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?!?!?!
His numbers are WAY better!
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I despise teh gu
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's try that again......
I despise the guy. Mr Blown Save.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean one, specifically?
Or that period last year when he was hurt and should have not been pitching (I’ll agree, it’s up to players to take themselves out if they can’t play effectively)
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The point where he needed a good kicking if he had the nerve to
turn up to collect his pay cheque.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that showed poor judgement, but I don't think it makes him a bad player
And I can’t bring myself to dispise him, to be honest. He didn’t cause everyone else to stop hitting
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a sports fan, I don't do rational.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
quality comment.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 8, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's that witty t-shirt picture?
The one about ‘In case of emergency use Stairs.’
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Love
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'Tis awesome.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gameday has Stairs hitting right-handed
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Oct 8, 2009 3:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ummm- nope
still a lefty
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hm, pinch running your ace?
Interesting tactic…. what happens if there’s a play at the plate?
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm suer they're hoping for that HR - no play then
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*sure*
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Street Slider down the Middle
That’s a home run ball…
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
is Street still dreamy?
I miss him for the eye candy…..
by my_cat_max on Oct 8, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not quite as gasp-inducing
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Rollins, hit this guy out of the park already.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
me either
he’s okay in the broadcast booth though
by EllisFanatic on Oct 8, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Street got lucky there
about 4 meatballs that should have been launched. Not impressive at all but he got the job done.
Good result.
by Trainman on Oct 8, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He got him to swing at one way off the pitch at the end there
He’s got some nice movement on the fastball
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah he was typical Street.
One of those saves that takes years off your life.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, my brain wants the Rockies to win, but I can’t help rooting for the Phillies. They seem like a great buncha guys. I love Utley, Rollins and Stairs and am quite fond of many others.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Oct 8, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
high drama!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 8, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
uh-oh...
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
by Blicks on Oct 8, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oooh this brings back memories.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Game over. Yay Rox.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
by Blicks on Oct 8, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BUt wait....
there’s more baseball in your future should you choose to accept the consequences of gorging yourself on hours and hours of the game!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
in play, out(s)
boo!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 8, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey an empty Dodger Stadium
Reminds me of an empty Coliseum during the playoffs.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Really? When was that?
My memories of playoffs in Oakland mostly involve sell outs.
Though, the memory, it’s a tricky one sometimes
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking along the lines of those daygames
Game 5 Twinkies, etc…
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, I couldn't get ticket to that
but I was at the 2006 ALDS day game when they clinched, and it was definitely packed oout
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it's a paper sellout
Then I would suppose the bandwagoners would give up on Bay Area teams when they have their backs to the walls, i.e. the San Jose Sharks.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 8, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya 2002 people didn't come out as much
I think many were waiting for the 2nd round to go to the games. Also I think they raised the playoff ticket prices for the playoffs that year.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Oct 8, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those games weren't empty
There were empty seats in the upper deck, yes, but the problem there was not just that they were weekday day games, it was that the time of the games wasn’t set until a day or so beforehand. A lot of those empty seats had been sold to people who thought they would be night games and couldn’t get off work. (I had taken the precaution of buying tickets for my boss as well as myself, so no worries….).
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine too
every playoff game I’ve gone to has been packed
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you know how hard it is to get there for a 3pm game?
It’s insanity in LA at that time. Dodger stadium is horribly located.
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that's how postseason ballgames should end
Exciting down to the final out.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looking at the Dodgers' lineup...
It’s sooooooo much better than the first half of the season, when Matt Kemp, maybe the team’s best non-Ramirez hitter, was batting EIGHTH all the frickin’ time. The hitters are now slotted ideally. I wonder why it took Torre so long to figure this out.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Oct 8, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How many Crosbys would we have to sacrifice to get a player like Kemp?
I can think of three that we could off quite easily, but the next guy’s a superstar in the NHL right? People might miss him.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby from Crosby, Stills and Nash
I’d be ok with that. If he’s still alive?
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is. He's achieved something though.
I’m sure three would suffice anyway.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a bum!!!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Oct 8, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, NOW he can hit.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He could always hit, he just chose not to in Oakland.
Being the energy sucking vampire that he was. The man is pure evil.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Generally, you don't want runners in scoring position for the bottom of the order"
uh…. yeah. RISP is baaad
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It is if you don't want to win the ball game and have somewhere to be.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew there was a reason I liked Oakland
Convenience
by bobnothing on Oct 8, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having said that it was, once again, a breaking ball.
Throw the guy high heat, he REALLY can’t hit it.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Oct 8, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, I'm going to conserve my energy for the Sux-slegs
Catch you all later!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 8, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so did rockies win? what game is next?
still at work, multi-tasking way too much
by OakA'sHoney on Oct 8, 2009 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hi.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 8, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The rockies (barely) won
It’s now the Dodgers/Cards…and then Angels/Sox
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on Oct 8, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jazz from the fresh prince of bel-air just got on the bus
Big hair and all
"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 8, 2009 3:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
NEW THREAD
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 8, 2009 3:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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