DLD 6/30/09: Pardon me if I'm sentimental
by Englishmajor on Jun 30, 2009 10:28 AM PDT
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It's the 42nd anniversary of the first major-league game I ever attended, Minnesota Twins vs. Washington Senators. Unfortunately, the game was called on account of a tremendous thunderstorm before it became official; here's the box score for the next day. Look at that lineup.....Tovar, Versailles, Killebrew, Oliva, Allison, Rollins, Zimmermann, Quilici, and the promising rookie Rod Carew was brought in to pinch-hit for Kitty Kaat.
Some links that caught my eye:
AP writeup of last night's game describes Mark Ellis as possessing "an ineffable knack for timely hits" which is so much nicer than "clutch", don't you think? Also:
Left-hander Fu-Te Ni struck out Giambi in his major league debut. Ni didn't know who Giambi was, and he raised his eyebrows in surprise when told of Giambi's achievements.
NI!
SuSlu prefers to reference old Hayley Mills movies to describe last night's game, or perhaps she was thinking of the Lindsay Lohan remake, which was vastly inferior in every way except that it used a song by Shonen Knife. Which makes it of course the greatest film ever made in my opinion.
It will be a long time before many of us can hear or read the words "dance floor" without adding "Whoops! But I did not spill my draft beer". In this case, that may be appropriate.
The good people of Fremont, having averted the horrible inconvenience of having a major-league ballpark in their PLWAM, may also soon be rid of the annoying congestion caused by nearly 5,000 people going to work;
And July 4 is the anniversary of Lou Gehrig's retirement speech; the speech will be read during the seventh-inning stretch at every MLB game.
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Does no one care that Josh Outman is having Elbow Surgery?
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090629&content_id=5593858&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
A rookie pitcher who was 4-1 with a 3.48 ERA in 14 games — 12 starts — when he was initially placed on the disabled list, Outman will submit to a procedure similar to the surgery that knocked projected closer Joey Devine out for the season.
Noted elbow specialist James Andrews, who performed the surgery on Devine, will handle Outman’s procedure as well.
There was another post on it.
and its sad sad sad news.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
There's a whole fanpost about it.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I think he means Jason Outman
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 roommates with Jack Hanranhan.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
at least Gio won't be yo-yo'd between the bigs and AAA
assuming he starts getting big league hitters out…
We’ll see what he has for us tonight.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 30, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd forgotten about Devine...
I realized I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.
Wow
7 Replies. You guys must really, really care.
by Colorado Fan on Jun 30, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The Knight of Ni was surprised because the current version of
Giambi sucks at professional baseball.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
Excuse me folks, but I need to vent for a second...
Bacon!
Bacon!
Communism!
Bob Geren has no soul!
I’m obsessed with pancakes!
Thank you for flying C(Sh)ity Airlines
I live in mortal fear of The Smurfs
Thank you for your time.
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 30, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions
+1 for the South Park reference.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jun 30, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
...and bonus bonus points for double bacon.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 30, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
argh its lunch time
don’t know whether to go with the chicken pesto panini, the chinese chicken salad, or the ribs from the car wash.
yes, ribs at a car wash.
thank you los altos.
May I suggest the Porcello?
Excellent when lit up.
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
mmm...tasty...
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 30, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Smurfs are less scary if you remember they're Belgian
and called Les Schtroumpfs in their homeland.
AN was so much better before I got here.
Smurfs AND Tintin!
What a country!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
You know, Gargamel's creepy, regardless.
The Smurfs are weird under any set of parameters. Wanting to catch and eat little blue sentient beings, though…there’s something wrong with him.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 30, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
What, a fancy way to say Arlington?
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
is vanlandingham vs isringhausen still the longest combined last names of starters who faced each other?
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
by closetasfan on Jun 30, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer Saltalamacchia vs. Ni
for contrast.
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 glad to hear that Ellis is ineffable
because the rest of our lineup certainly has been effed.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
nice.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Oh my.
you may be my new hero.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 30, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I was busy applying vinyl letters to 26 foot trucks, Poppy.
I take it you’ve already posted that?
Well, I don’t have to change heroes, then: you were already my hero.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 30, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't already post that, but thanks. I love you, too.
Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.
Me too.
Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra
For those of you into such things.
Alice in Chains released their first new song in 14 years today, and it sounds like they dug Layne up. Alas, it’s a sound-a-like (sorta) named William DuVall. You can download the song, “A Looking in View,” for an email address at their website. Though I think it’s only through today…
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
The New York Yankees today acquired infielder/outfielder Eric Hinske from the Pittsburgh Pirates along with cash considerations in exchange for minor leaguer right-handed pitcher Casey Erickson and minor league outfielder Eric Fryer.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 30, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions
The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have acquired outfielder Lastings Milledge and right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan in exchange for outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-handed pitcher Sean Burnett.
Pirates senior vice president and general manager, Neal Huntington, said this:
“Hanrahan had a strong season in his first year as a relief pitcher in 2008 and has the arsenal to pitch in late game situations in a quality Major League bullpen. Milledge was one of the premier prospects in baseball. He is still young enough and has the tools to develop into an above average Major League player. We have the confidence in our staff to help each of these players reach their high ceilings.”
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 30, 2009 3:40 PM PDT reply actions
Oh noes! Our 3Bman!
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
That's why he sucks so bad... he's moonlighting!
It’s hard enough to hold down two jobs in one town…
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 30, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
slegnA inquiring about Haren
Ewww…
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9749600/Source:-D-backs-'can't-conceive'-of-Haren-trade
Ken Rosenthal
And noted from the ever random MLBTR
DO NOT WANT. DO NOT WANT.
Some of the MLBtr comments are actually intelligent though. As in “it ain’t happening”
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
Buck should be in there
1) Cust should never see the outfield
2) Cust is looking so horrible at the plate he needs time off
3) Geren continues to be an idiot by not starting Buck who was hot once.
Agreed.
I would be upset if they DL’d Cust. He needs the time off it seems.
by MrMoneyBaller on Jul 1, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
You have got to be kidding me.
Geren’s idiotic actions are starting to erode Beane’s credibility at this point.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
me too.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the whole Detroit coaching staff
especially Andy Van Slyke. Some of you might remember what a GREAT player he was. Still a great personality.
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