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Thank God.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

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uuuughhh.

by emil minty on Oct 5, 2007 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

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much better.

ahhhhhhhhh. ahhh hahhah hah. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!@11

by homelytourist on Oct 5, 2007 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

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I miss posting in the game thread. The entire game, I'm dying to post. And yet, I'm terrified to do it.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

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JESUS

by world dictator on Oct 5, 2007 9:41 PM EDT reply actions

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All those Yankee fans who said they'd believe in Fausto when they see it in the playoffs . . . do you believe now?

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 5, 2007 9:42 PM EDT reply actions

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Fausto is the walrus.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

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fau sto ca joob

Trouble ahead, the Grady in red! --- Take my advice, you'd be better off dead!

by Casey Jones on Oct 5, 2007 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

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by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

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Tell everyone to come over to the decompression thread, I can post here!

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

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I would go gay for Fausto right now

by mikebrowns26 on Oct 5, 2007 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

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Fausto was completely awesome. I had to listen to TBS gush about Pettite, meanwhile Carmona had only given up 3 hits. Eph yeah!!!!!

by columbus714 on Oct 5, 2007 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

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Yeah, how could they give Hafner player of the game? That was totally Fausto's pie.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

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Keith Law was just complaining about that on ESPN. Said it was like a slap in the face to Fausto.

by jjfoosk on Oct 5, 2007 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions

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does fisto even do tv?

by emil minty on Oct 5, 2007 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions

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He's G' Damn right.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions

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Naw, I'd rather not let any of those provincial putzes f*** with Fausto right now. Who knows, maybe T 1/2 volunteered to jump on the grenade for the team

Trouble ahead, the Grady in red! --- Take my advice, you'd be better off dead!

by Casey Jones on Oct 5, 2007 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Shows TBS is a rookie at this postseason thing!

Hello Erik,

I know - granted, Pronk got the clutch hit to win it, but who's the one who matched Pettitte, the one with 35 postseason starts (or whatever it is) pitch-for-pitch, and arguably, outduelled Pettitte?

Carmona goes 9 IP of 3 H, 1 ER ball, Pettitte goes 6.1 IP of 7 H, 0 ER ball, but should have given up at least one on Peralta's near HR ball, plus was fortunate to get out of two other close scrapes, so frankly, he wasn't as dominant as Carmona was.

So, certainly, Carmona was a worthy candidate for the Player of the Game. Besides that, Pronk got the pie last night - he's going to get two straight pies? That doesn't seem like the norm in the pie giving over the season - I believe the stats suggest no player gets a pie twice in a row.

Also, a special thanks to the squirrel and the gnats for their "support" - it's always nice to know Mother Nature is on your side - may it continue! :-)

Go Tribe! :-)

by indiansfan on Oct 5, 2007 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

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Hey Joe. I don't want to slight Pettitte. He pitched well. Well enough to win, except that Fausto pitched both better and deeper into the game. He made one bad pitch that got punished, Pettitte was in trouble with the first hitter of most of the innings that he pitched. So I guess I'm not sure that I agree that you could even argue the point.

It does kind of seem incredible that Joba basically got pestered off of his game. I mean, talk about destiny.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Pettitte pitched well certainly, but TBS was

essentially giving him all the credit, whereas we helped him get out of some of those jams by chasing pitches we really should not have been chasing (like Hafner chasing that pitch up around or above his head, for instance.) And like I mentioned, Pettitte was fortunate Peralta's ball didn't get out because that mistake was hit very hard; a few inches more to the right, and the game is tied right there 1-1.

Hello Erik,

Certainly, Pettitte did pitch well, and shut us down more than I thought he would, but he certainly had a fair number of breaks as well, something you wouldn't really realize if you just went by the TBS broadcast - I think they blew up every Yankee positive to be about 5-10X bigger or better than it really was. That's why I finally decided to mute those guys - it was actually better watching the game with no sound (didn't put the sound back on until after Hafner got the game-winning hit.)

Just my 2 cents. :-)

Go Tribe! :-)

by indiansfan on Oct 6, 2007 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

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Whew.

Now, must find girl willing to have sex with me while calling me Fausto.

Was that out loud?

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 9:45 PM EDT reply actions

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'fraid so buddy. But you gave me an idea for tonight.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

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I love that we all think you're gone but you're really just being superstitious.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

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I am totally NOT gone. It's no different that refusing to shave. Or wearing the same clothes throughout the playoffs. I am not posting in the game threads until this is over. Period.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions

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I have not shaved and have worn the same pair of shorts each day, at least your habit smells good.

Dealing with it.

by Brad D on Oct 5, 2007 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

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LOL

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

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Good idea! I'll do that too! Or she could call me Tyler! Or whatever, really.

by fleerdon on Oct 6, 2007 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions

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oooh. post-game on the yes network. this is going to be choice.

by emil minty on Oct 5, 2007 9:48 PM EDT reply actions

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michael kay just looks disoriented. like he can't figure out what's going on. "joba? hello? joba, anyone?"

by emil minty on Oct 5, 2007 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions

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I love the game thread on Pinstripe Alley...I've never seen so many "fuck"'s in one thread

by world dictator on Oct 5, 2007 9:50 PM EDT reply actions

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Squirrel = player of the game

by mikebrowns26 on Oct 5, 2007 9:50 PM EDT reply actions

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Grit
Soup
Cowbell
Pronk
Drink!!!
K Love

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 9:51 PM EDT reply actions

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Fausto
Walrus
Boom
Snicker
Gosh
Yup

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions

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Raffy L
Raffy R
LOBlake

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

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a-rod bats eighth tomorrow?

by emil minty on Oct 5, 2007 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

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Are they still letting him bat?

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

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Love me some bugs! Goodbye Joba mystique. Hello NYC pressure cooker! This is the best case scenario for the Tribe. Not only are the Yanks down 0-2, but they are going back to the weirdest media in the country, and A-Rod goes back hitless for the series and watch the fans turn on him (Go to Wrigley, A-Rod...). Wow...

wow...

by Fundamentals on Oct 5, 2007 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

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Fausto Carmona.
Raffy Perez. Hafner's hit.
And bugs! What a game!

by Fiddlesticks on Oct 5, 2007 9:56 PM EDT reply actions

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Don't you mean, "Oh my"?

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

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LOL!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnat

by mikebrowns26 on Oct 5, 2007 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

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BTW, thanks Ryan for giving me a "non-game" thread to post in!

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

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You're welcome.

by Ryan on Oct 5, 2007 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

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Kenny Lofton through game 2 : 5 for 7 4 RBI's

Max Ramirez who?

by world dictator on Oct 5, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions

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So where's Jay? Writing for esquire again?

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 9:59 PM EDT reply actions

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I would make a joke but he told off that guy who called me a racist, so we're cool for now.

This just in: Dice-K. Not very Dice or K.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

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I figure GQ will be calling him any minute.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

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This from a whiny bitch who won't even post in Game Threads anymore?

by Jay on Oct 5, 2007 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

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SNAP

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

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Good to see you too Jay.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 6, 2007 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions

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The TBS crew is so gay for Pettitte it was unreal, how do you NOT notice Fausto's effort? Awesome win, pathetic broadcast

by Fios on Oct 5, 2007 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

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And in the Pinstripe Alley thread, they're saying the same about Carmona. Who cares?

Complain about the poor production values, the bad audio, the repetitive commercials, the substandard graphics, and the total unfamiliarity with the entire American League - TBS has given you plenty of ammo outside of any "bias."

by mkwng @ Let's Go Tribe! on Oct 5, 2007 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions

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Bug jokes in the BOS-LAA telecast.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:02 PM EDT reply actions

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I feel sorry for them. Didn't you notice that the bugs were only attacking the Yankees? Oh wait. They were swarming Fausto and Raffy too weren't they. I withdraw my sorrow.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions

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I'd like to pretend that only the Yankees were being attacked. It doesn't cheapen the victory one bit.

by homelytourist on Oct 5, 2007 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

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I totally agree.

No natural or freak event short the actual death of a Yankees player can cheapen any victory over them.

by Jay on Oct 6, 2007 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions

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I almost cried.

by EZbrown on Oct 5, 2007 10:03 PM EDT reply actions

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Tonight's one of the best nights of my life and I haven't even gone out yet.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

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I just looked at the win probability graph, and I'm pretty sure that it matches my pulse rate during the game.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 5, 2007 10:11 PM EDT reply actions

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With all the Lud-Thumps from inning to inning? No wonder the decompression chamber, oops - I meant decompression thread, was set up!

Trouble ahead, the Grady in red! --- Take my advice, you'd be better off dead!

by Casey Jones on Oct 5, 2007 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

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2-0, Westbrook's gonna roll

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 10:17 PM EDT reply actions

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Can we take pinstripe alley off the sidebar until the series is over? They've now got a post up saying the game should've been suspended.

Yeah. Because it was way worse than being in rain.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:17 PM EDT reply actions

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I'm just shocked it took this long.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions

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I'd buy "there should be a bug delay!" if that... worked with how bugs... work. At all.

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by AngG on Oct 5, 2007 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

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Hey, ya think George will hire a team entomologist?

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 5, 2007 10:20 PM EDT reply actions

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The Pinstripe Alley thread is hilarious. It's filled with complaints about how Chip Caray is so pro-Tribe. Since we all think he's so pro-Yankees, I guess that means he's doing his job pretty well, impartiality-wise at least. It also blames the loss squarely on the bugs.

But this is my favorite post, the entirety of which is a heading and a signature line, complete with misspelled name:

fuck

"Sports don't build character, they reveal it." - Haywood (sic) Hale Broun.

by StrappedYankee on Fri Oct 05, 2007 at 09:32:58 PM EDT

They surely do, Heywood, they surely do.

by Fiddlesticks on Oct 5, 2007 10:23 PM EDT reply actions

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Does strapped mean he has a gun?

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

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cash strapped from his house in the Hamptons that he bought with the teaser-rate mortgage, more likely

by homelytourist on Oct 5, 2007 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

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Did they notice that the bugs were on the INDIANS, too? :-D

by Voltaire on Oct 5, 2007 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

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I just love that they're going after each other.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

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This wasn't your favorite:

I hope the Indians fans enjoy this

Their team is about to get served.

by PsiFighter37 on Fri Oct 05, 2007 at 07:31:20 PM EDT

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

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I should clarify...this was posted as Joba was entering the game

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

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Also...this post came before Joba's run-in with the bugs...

The bugs are doing more damage to Carmona than the Yankee bats

by mrljdavid on Fri Oct 05, 2007 at 07:41:54 PM EDT

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

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I had to stop watching

my pizza came and I don't want to get sick.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Fri Oct 05, 2007 at 08:11:10 PM EDT

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

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I hope the Indians fans enjoy this
Their team is about to get served.

by PsiFighter37 on Fri Oct 05, 2007 at 07:31:20 PM EDT

Served what? An ALDS series victory?

Trouble ahead, the Grady in red! --- Take my advice, you'd be better off dead!

by Casey Jones on Oct 6, 2007 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

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Apparently there will be a street-dancing competition during today's batting practice that I was not aware of.

by nickjs21 on Oct 7, 2007 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

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I sense that wikipedia page won't last very long...so here's the screen

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 10:26 PM EDT reply actions

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stellar.

by Thommy on Oct 6, 2007 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

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Ted Robinson, play by play in the Boston game, looks fucking crazy.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

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2 wins without a need for a closer (sorry, Joe)

by palcal on Oct 5, 2007 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

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Dice K being lousy makes me very, very happy. What a waste of money, for this year at least.

Fuck a big market.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

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Bugs, eh, indeed.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

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I knew we would get to Joba, he was due to have a melt down and I also said that the defense would kill the Yankees and it did. Hafner was not an unlikely hero but who on the Indians is? Maybe, Barfield other then that I have confidence in everyone. A great win to say the least. This is the type of game I wasn't sure we could win going into the playoff but this team has really grown up and there is no type of game this team can't win right now. I think we finish them off in New York and end Roger Clemens career in a bad way.

My prediction
Clemens
2 1/3 IP 7 ER 9R 10 HITS 1Walk 1HBP 2WP

Indians win

15-2

Playoffs! LGT resident kineisologist

by E5 on Oct 5, 2007 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

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That would be the best ending- totally destroying Clemens and ending his career Sunday night!

by JesseAK on Oct 5, 2007 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions

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Now for the hard part - why will the Yanks say they lost?

by Voltaire on Oct 5, 2007 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

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don't they have a squirrel that runs on the field a lot at Yankee Stadium? I'll go with that.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions

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That'd be perfect, but I think it's their good luck charm. But it would be very Yankee-like to turn on the squirrel. :D

by Voltaire on Oct 5, 2007 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

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Is anyone else's TBS HD switching over to QVC for seconds at a time, where they are trying to sell me the affinity diamond ring?

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

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I guess this also pretty much guarantees we see Byrd if there is a game 4.

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

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And now my TBS is switching to NBC HD?

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 10:58 PM EDT reply actions

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so who got pied tonight? LIstening to Pronk on WTAM, apparently you can't get pied twice in a row.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 10:59 PM EDT reply actions

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I can't believe it, but I think...no-one. They didn't show any on the post-game.

by Voltaire on Oct 5, 2007 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

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I'm watching the Rangers
We have a two man bullpen and no heart in the lineup.
Give me someone like Eric Byrnes or bring Scott B. out of retirement. The only chance we had to win that game was Andy, Joba and Mo...And then came the bugs...The gutless beat reporters never will ask real questions except to bash ARod. And the rest of the Sports media covers up for their entire industry except when a scandal is too big and they have no choice...

by John Amato on Fri Oct 05, 2007 at 10:56:07 PM EDT

Awesome. Yeah. These bugs are a scandal being covered up by the MSM. Because it's not the lead story on ESPN or anything.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:04 PM EDT reply actions

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So, what do they say about the fact that the Yanks, with 11 innings to score, put up 1 run?

Oh, that's right. They have no brains.

by Voltaire on Oct 5, 2007 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

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This is from one of the fucking moderators from what I can tell.

I just sort of assumed all other SBN blogs were like this one, or the Royals one, or the M's one, all of which are excellent.

Apparently we're very lucky. Jay and Ryan do this on a level that could easily be compared to professional levels.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

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I think you're misconstruing John's remarks here.

He's talking about the general incompetence and complicity of the mainstream sports media.

The scandal is steroids.

The "real questions" the beat reporters aren't asking are about what's really causing the team to lose games, rather than just focusing on A-Rod.

by Jay on Oct 6, 2007 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

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I didn't read the game threads yet ... but did anyone else think that Gomez should have batted in place of Asdrubal in the 11th? The kid was clearly pressing tonight.

Also, since he hit into 2 double plays .. why not try a suicide squeeze there with Kenny at 3rd? The chances of bunting into a DP would be slim to none.

Just fun second guessing ... dont get all worked up about it.

by Toxicadam on Oct 5, 2007 11:05 PM EDT reply actions

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Gomez isn't a great hitter. I don't think you want to take out Asdrubal's defense for his bat.

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

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I'll bite. I would've been ok with Gomez. He's a good defender, not a liability, and he's much more of a "professional" hitter than Cabrera.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if anybody can do things like sac fly and sac bunt, it's a guy like Gomez. Don't guys like him have to be able to do all of that stuff?

I dunno. I never really played baseball. I feel confident in saying that bunting is largely an effort/practice things for guys at the major league level but I don't know if that's true of hitting sac flies. I feel like Gomez would be better at than Drubs but I'm talking out of my ass.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

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AstroCab's bunting wasn't the trouble. It was the hacktastic ABs when the team needed a hit or sac fly.

Whoops .. re-read your post and you included sac flies as well. Who knows if Gomez would be better in that dept.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions

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Drubs is a great bunter, no question.

I'm confused by that entire skill set-sac bunting, sac flies, hitting to the right side, etc.

Some guys are clearly very good bunters, naturally. Other guys get criticized or not practicing it enough.

When a guy can't hit to the right side or hit a sac fly, people act like he just didn't want to or wasn't concentrating.

I dunno. I have no idea how hard this stuff is on a major league level.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions

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I called for a squeeze a number of times during that at bat.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

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Frank Thomas calling Pronk our biggest weapon and saying that the lineup feeds off of him.

Sure...

Cal Ripken sounds genuinely surprised that the Indians are playing well.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:09 PM EDT reply actions

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Granderson underplays bugs, says the Off draws them to you. Thanks, Professor Curtis.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

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I didn't see the post game (too busy absorbing these posts) .. but I thought Granderson handled himself very well in the pregame show.

Hard to believe he is so young.

by Toxicadam on Oct 5, 2007 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

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I think he's right. OFF! is designed for mosquitoes. From what I've read, the midges we see are all male, and in their adult stage all they do is compete for females, who would (I assume) be near something that smelled like a larval food source -- that is, warm, damp, and fragrant. Insofar as bug spray makes you damp and fragrant, I can't see how it would help.

by fleerdon on Oct 6, 2007 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions

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Garko ripped the Yanks on the bug topic.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

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Tell me more, plz?

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by AngG on Oct 5, 2007 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

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was talking about how Fausto was out there and he wasn't flinching and the Yankees infielder were acting like "there were bullets flying around their heads." Then he caps it off with the "this is the big leagues" comment. Garko 4 Prez.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions

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Nevermind. Saw it over on the blog. Mmmm. Blog smacktalk. I approve.

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by AngG on Oct 5, 2007 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

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What? Where?

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions

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http://ryangarko.mlblogs.com/

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by AngG on Oct 5, 2007 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

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WHAT THE F?

How did I not know about this?

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

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I am unsure! Indians.com tells me about it a lot!

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by AngG on Oct 5, 2007 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

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I get so tired of indians.com. It plays that stupid thing on the right and makes all that noise.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

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I am very "get off my lawn!" at the auto-highlights on the side. I have the RSS feed on a reader, though. So I mostly just skim the first paragraph of all the articles in case Ryan Garko suddenly has a playoff blog.

Disclaimer: this post doesn't mean what you think it means.

by AngG on Oct 5, 2007 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions

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Yeah the auto highlights actually make me grate my teeth. It's like a baby ESPN 360.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

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Here's the part:

The bugs caused a lot of drama tonight. But Fausto didn't flinch. He didn't blink. That says a lot about him. You've got to give him credit. There was some adversity thrown at him. That might have been my favorite part of the game. He didn't step off the mound once, and the other guys on the Yankees were acting like there were bullets flying around their heads, not gnats. I mean... this is the big leagues.

-Ryan Garko

by APV on Oct 5, 2007 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

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Funny how I said it would effect Joba but wouldn't faze Carmona.

Playoffs! LGT resident kineisologist

by E5 on Oct 5, 2007 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions

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yeah, fill us in.... his blog?

tool noun 1. LeBron James 2. an implement used in the practice of a vocation

by crazymoloh on Oct 5, 2007 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

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So anybody see what Joba and A-Rod said about the bugs on their blogs?

Guess not.

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Oct 6, 2007 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions

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From what I can tell, they have one blogger from every postseason team ... except the Yankees.

by Jay on Oct 6, 2007 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

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Wow, thank goodness for those bugs. Joba is a surefire 1st ballot HOFer and if it weren't for the distraction the Indians wouldn't have gotten a single hit off him.

I hate NYY

by gte619n on Oct 5, 2007 11:13 PM EDT reply actions

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Man, good games the last two days. With these retarded start times, I can't watch much of the games since I'm on the west coast. I think not being able to watch the games, but bask in the victory has added atleast 10 years to my life....

GO CARMONA! ACE! The greatest offensive force held to 8 hits in two games? What?

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by crazymoloh on Oct 5, 2007 11:14 PM EDT reply actions

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Fausto had the bugs, too, people. For crying out loud.

(obviously directed at people who won't read this)

by Voltaire on Oct 5, 2007 11:14 PM EDT reply actions

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anyone have Raffy P's updated statistics against the Yankees in his career?

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 11:16 PM EDT reply actions

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With bugs sticking to his muscular, sweaty neck, Chamberlain threw a wild pitch in the eighth that gave Cleveland the tying run.

That's from ESPN. Seriously. Muscular, sweaty neck.

I don't know what to say about this kind of stuff anymore.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:16 PM EDT reply actions

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actually that's by Tom Withers, who covers all the Cleveland teams for the AP.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions

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The adjectives for Joba were quite possibly added in to the article by the ESPN editor. ESPN has seemed to go gay-freindy to an extreme for the past year, so much so that I don't want to admit Mike Golic is from Wilowick.

Trouble ahead, the Grady in red! --- Take my advice, you'd be better off dead!

by Casey Jones on Oct 6, 2007 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

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I will admit, when I first heard a NYY fan say he looked like Babe Ruth I thought Joba-love had reached the ultimate irrational peak. But I will say he does have a decent physical resemblance. Except Ruth was a lights-out pitcher, and, well...

by Voltaire on Oct 5, 2007 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions

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The media won't tell you the true story about Joba. He wasn't born, but created in a laboratory in the Bronx, using Babe Ruth's sperm and an egg plundered from the ovaries of Eleanor Roosevelt and frozen for 60+ years.

Babe Ruth we all know about, but Eleanor ... Eleanor could throw the shit out of the ball.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions

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Does Joba also have a love for Hotdogs and Beer, and have the gut to match? I don't quite get the resemblance...

Trouble ahead, the Grady in red! --- Take my advice, you'd be better off dead!

by Casey Jones on Oct 6, 2007 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions

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It's in the face.

by Voltaire on Oct 6, 2007 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

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Two words for FAT SHORTSTOP:

Offseason conditioning.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

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wtf is your problem?

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by crazymoloh on Oct 5, 2007 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

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Chillax!

I always pick on Peralta (sarcastically most of the time) and the name FAT SHORTSTOP has come up before as a sort of joke nickname.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

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ah

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by crazymoloh on Oct 5, 2007 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

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Although, to be perfectly honest if he were to shed a few pounds, I think he'd have the chance to be even better in the field and on the bases.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions

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oh, and this night would be complete if Anaheim could steal one in Fenway.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

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I want so much to win the WS, but in a strange sense, beating the Yankees delivers almost the same sensation.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:24 PM EDT reply actions

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I'd say beating the Yankees would be enough for me. But I'd be lying. Beating the Yanks on the way to winning the WS - now that's cake for me.

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by crazymoloh on Oct 5, 2007 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

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I think we could trade Matsui for Johan Santana in the offseason. Matsui's a great player when healthy, but with the way Damon's been playing left, and with Giambi not going anywhere, he's not indispensable.

From Pinstripe Alley. I should really just stop reading it but, jesus, it's a train wreck.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:24 PM EDT reply actions

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Matsui is my favorite Yankee because he seems so unYankee-esque.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions

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But for Santana?

Psssssssssssssssh

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

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I hope the new Twins VP wouldn't be stupid enough to trade arguably the best pitcher in baseball for a one-dimensional aging hitter with a balky knee.

Unless, of course, the new Twins VP is Gabe Paul.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

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No it'd make total sense. They'd have Matsui for all of 2008 and 2009 for only 13 million per!

It's not like they could get prospects or anything.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

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I don't know what to make of P.A. It must be hard to start a dedicated Yankees blog when all the fans are already on the ESPN boards.

by fleerdon on Oct 6, 2007 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions

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I've been thinking about it even before this game, but I see Westbrook pitching a hell of a game on Sunday. I mean, it won't be like Fausto tonight, but he's going to keep us in it.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 11:28 PM EDT reply actions

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http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/photos?photoId=1703220&gameId=271005105

Gay-Rod

by mikebrowns26 on Oct 5, 2007 11:31 PM EDT reply actions

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Right click -> save

by mrich on Oct 5, 2007 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions

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yes.

by ASP on Oct 5, 2007 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions

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I always thought the Yankees had a special relationship with the umps.

Dealing with it.

by Brad D on Oct 5, 2007 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

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holy shit

that picture is too fucking hilarious. the look on his face. the ump's arms out like that. my gog, huge LOL.

by Brick. on Oct 6, 2007 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

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Just got home a little while ago from watching the game at a bar here in downtown Chicago with some friends. Turns out my wife (who's also from Cleveland, and who ordinarily couldn't give two shits about sports) was watching the game at home -- I told her in 20 years she'll hear people talking about The Bug Game and she can tell people she saw it!

I am just on such a high right now ... wow.

by mrich on Oct 5, 2007 11:32 PM EDT reply actions

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You're in Chicago too? I think we might be doing a vague LGT meet up for game 3.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

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Thanks but my daughter's birthday party is Sunday afternoon/evening. For sure I'll try to make a Chicago LGT meetup if we make the ALCS

(notice how i was careful to not jinx us there)

by mrich on Oct 5, 2007 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

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No worries. Happy birthday to your daughter, hopefully we'll see you in the future.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

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keep us posted.

i don't want to alarm y'all, but i think it's time to pump out some glitter.

by jonnykilbane on Oct 5, 2007 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions

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I missed the first seven innnings because my wife was in a head-on car wreck. Thank God she was ok and by the bug inning she was screaming at the announcers "they aren't exactly locusts." Another great game. I can't wait to watch the Rocket lose, I hope he cries.

Dealing with it.

by Brad D on Oct 5, 2007 11:38 PM EDT reply actions

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Someone at Pinstripe Alley called Perez our ace setup man!

MUAHAHAHAHAH

Apprently one inning wasn't enough. You don't even realize what our ace setup man looks like.

MUAUAHAHAHHA

God I love the Raffies.

by afh4 on Oct 5, 2007 11:39 PM EDT reply actions

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I'm going out. Iowa City is going to be great to me tonight. (Everyone hates the Yankees!)

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 5, 2007 11:39 PM EDT reply actions

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I'm not sure where this photo fits in the discussion but this guy clearly had to destroy a bathroom to build the Crapster - AND he's wearing a red shirt.

by Seattle Tribe Fan on Oct 5, 2007 11:40 PM EDT reply actions

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I say they pack some chiggers in the luggage for Game 3.

Turf Toe -- Sports skewered weakly (and weekly.)

by emd2k3 on Oct 5, 2007 11:47 PM EDT reply actions

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http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread.php?t=106844

Here's a better fan forum than Pinstripe Alley (no offense to you lurkers from there).

Busier forum, with more rational people mixed in among the usual mouth breathers.

by Toxicadam on Oct 5, 2007 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

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yes. GO tribe!

Upstate NY Tribe fan

by tribe fan in Rochester on Oct 5, 2007 11:51 PM EDT reply actions

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Where can I watch the postgame press conferences?

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by crazymoloh on Oct 6, 2007 12:04 AM EDT reply actions

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ESPNNEWS always carries them.

Dealing with it.

by Brad D on Oct 6, 2007 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

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From BPro:

"They were extremely annoying but I refused to swat at them because I could see they were really annoying the Yankees," Blake said with a grin. "I wanted to show that the Indians weren't going to give in to gnats. We're mentally strong."

We had home-fly advantage, Sizemore cracked.

by APV on Oct 6, 2007 12:08 AM EDT reply actions

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GRIT~~

I heard that the aura of GRIT around Trot Nixon actually repelled the gnats as he walked onto the field.

by Toxicadam on Oct 6, 2007 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

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Which group of guys is in the playoffs for the first time?

I love these guys.

by afh4 on Oct 6, 2007 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

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I almost got the shit kicked out of me wearing a Sizemore t-shirt to a New Jersey pub. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FUCKING PUMPED I AM RIGHT NOW!

I'm sitting at my desk very inebbriated and playing this on a loop and clapping right now:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6vl5FWUMnNM

The poster formerly known as JRam.

by Joe on Oct 6, 2007 12:20 AM EDT reply actions

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That video is AMAZING!

My roommates are going to hate me, damn rockies fans. Would be great for my apartment to have a CLE-COL world series.

- Jake

by jakesinger777 on Oct 6, 2007 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

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Our friends at Lookout Landing had a nice game thread that's almost entirely pro-Indian. Some funny stuff there, too.

by APV on Oct 6, 2007 12:25 AM EDT reply actions

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On Sportscenter, during the highlights, the anchor goes, "and the bugs, who hatched from A LAKE nearby..."

How much "stuck up, elitist, east coast" can you get? It's Lake freakin Erie, dude....

by col63onel on Oct 6, 2007 12:43 AM EDT reply actions

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An update from Pinstripe Alley: "Bugs Win 2-1 in Eleven Innings." Then an article that claims the game should have been stopped. For bugs. It is easily the stupidest thing ever committed to the internet. I hate the Yankees and their moronic, whimpering, ignorant simp fans. You got beat, deal with it. That site is worthless beyond its moderate merit as comic relief and a shelter for the brain dead.

Dealing with it.

by Brad D on Oct 6, 2007 12:44 AM EDT reply actions

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Photoshop opportunity:

by Ryan on Oct 6, 2007 12:49 AM EDT reply actions

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This win is even sweeter to me because John Sterling got his pre-game wish. He hoped that Pettite could get ahead by the 6th and the Yankees could go to Joba and Rivera in the 7th, 8th and 9th.

I don't think it worked out quite the way he planned, but it was a nice way of admitting the other than the two of them (who happen to human after all), the Yankee bullpen sucks ass.

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Oct 6, 2007 1:05 AM EDT reply actions

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Anyone see the footage of Albert Belle starting a fire in the dug out in '95 to get rid of the bugs?

Walt

by curly1229 on Oct 6, 2007 1:18 AM EDT reply actions

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Hey everyone. Lurker here for a couple seasons. I was at the game tonight and wondered what was going on here on the boards quite a few times so i figured I may as well sign up!

Lifelong Tribe fan raised in Jersey (surrounded by hostile Mets fans in the 80's and Yankees fans in the 90's) but with a family based in NE Ohio. Had to fight with my boss, but it looks like I am going to be able to work remotely to attend the playoffs....GO TRIBE!

by CWTribe on Oct 6, 2007 2:12 AM EDT reply actions

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two down.

by hans on Oct 6, 2007 2:16 AM EDT reply actions

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Phenomenal game threads tonight, even though it did just take me the better part of an hour and a half to get through them. I was in Niagara Falls for the night but amazingly enough I could still get WTAM in the car there, so I ducked out of the dinner every 10 minutes, enough to hear Bugfest 2007 and the game-winner. Let's keep this train going.

by supermarioelia on Oct 6, 2007 4:35 AM EDT reply actions

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Just finished reading over a 1000 posts. Had to leave the game in the 10th to go to my nephew's 5th birthday party so a fellow NZ tribe fan was texting me with updates, no cellphone coverage at the party venue, it was 5 hours after the game driving home that my phone started beeping, gave it to the wife to start reading them, tribe win, tribe win. All of a sudden my 3 tired hyped sons from feasting on sweets and coke all afternoon seemed to vanish and I was left floating on a cloud with a stupid grin on my face (still there and has been since yesterday).

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

by new zealand tribe fan on Oct 6, 2007 6:21 AM EDT reply actions

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Wow - no cellphone coverage in parts of NZ - amazing. Even the most remote parts of Maui - admittedly much smaller than NZ - has cellphone coverage.

Man, how do you people survive!

Anyway, trust me, this is going to be a hell of a ride.

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions

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Does this remind you of this?

by Nat on Oct 6, 2007 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

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That's a good comparison. I can't help but wonder if M's fans would be acting the same way if the M's were in the place of the Yankees.

We already know that when a game in early Apirl is called for snow, the Mariners high-five each other and celebrate like they just clinched a playoff berth.

"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series

by Eric Plunk on Oct 6, 2007 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions

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Yeah but Mariners fans >> Yankees fans

The Yankee's fans actually believe there was a conspiracy to sabotage the inevitable Yankee victory. They're idiots

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

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Is cleveland.com down for everyone else?

by APV on Oct 6, 2007 10:26 AM EDT reply actions

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Yep.

by Voltaire on Oct 6, 2007 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

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Yep, my browser can't locate it either.

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

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Two Yankee bathrooms demolished. One to go.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Oct 6, 2007 10:48 AM EDT reply actions

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This is good isn't it?

I'm thinking about adding a diary about Yankees fans, since I'm surrounded by them. They really are scum.

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

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Yes, cleveland.com is down. I blame bugs.

"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series

by Eric Plunk on Oct 6, 2007 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

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Anybody see any connection between this and the lead to this?

Ya don't think Ocker's reading this blog do you?

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

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Based on this I would have to guess that said joke was being told around the press box. Bunch of thiefs.

by supermarioelia on Oct 6, 2007 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

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So Mario, what are you up to this weekend?

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

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Certainly not studying. Just had an exam yesterday, and this weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving. It's time to sit back and enjoy some baseball/hockey without thinking about school.

by supermarioelia on Oct 6, 2007 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

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See, if you was dedicated you'd be studying Sabiston's and doing ivory figurine carvings to improve your surgical skills in anticipation of kicking ass on surgical rounds.

Now is the time to sneak up on the opposition - you know like George Washington did on your cousins the Hessians at Trenton on Christmas Eve.

I'm not sure I can coach you up to make honors in the clinics if you keep this up.

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

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lost in Bug Gate were all of the good plays last night that no one, at least on the NY side has talked about..Grady's diving catch, Astro's play where he ranged very very far to his left, Garko's snag, Grady beating out the strikeout throw to first and knocking over the first baseman..I mean, it's really surreal that all of this happened in one game. I'd love to get a DVD of it in its entirety.

by ASP on Oct 6, 2007 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

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Agreed. Such an incredible game, and let's not forget Fausto's pitching!

by Voltaire on Oct 6, 2007 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions

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And don't forget the whining of the Yankee's fans - perfect!

Guru: Conan, what is good?

Conan: Defeating your enemy, seeing them driven before you and listening to the lamentations of their women.

Right on Conan - To Tribe!

LeBron must GO!

by mauichuck on Oct 6, 2007 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions

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Garko's snag was a very big one IMO. First and third in that situation could have unnerved Fausto.

I think that was a big key to last night was very few baserunners (2?) made it in scoring position.

by Toxicadam on Oct 6, 2007 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

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I still have the game on DVR. I think I can transfer to VHS. I don't know about DVD.

"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series

by Eric Plunk on Oct 6, 2007 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

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Probably not to DVD. There are ways to do it, but you need to be an uber computer god to figure it out.

by Toxicadam on Oct 6, 2007 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Fun win. Fun, fun win.

by afh4 on Oct 6, 2007 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

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I lost my voice last night. I honestly got so many high fives and shout outs from random people just because I was (am) all decked out in Tribe gear. I can barely speak. I love it. I was kissing pretty much every female I knew last night in my exuberance.

What a fucking night.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 6, 2007 12:18 PM EDT reply actions

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ESPNews says Yankees news conference at 12:45

by ASP on Oct 6, 2007 12:33 PM EDT reply actions

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MLB won't be too happy about it, but the Yankees canceled their workout at the Stadium today.

Cleveland will be here later this afternoon.

Game 3 starter Roger Clemens will meet with the media at 12:45 p.m followed by Joe Torre. Our plan is to have audio of those press conferences posted by 2 p.m.
http://yankees.lohudblogs.com/

by ASP on Oct 6, 2007 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

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This team is awesome.

Haven't been able to post since early in Game 1, but everything's gone well since. Maybe I'll follow the lead of the good doctor.

Anyway, this team is awesome.

by nickjs21 on Oct 6, 2007 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

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I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty emotionally drained right now. Happy, but very, very tired. I was watching the game at a good friend's house, who also happens to be a yankee fan. I could tell that he was nervous as hell with just a one-run lead most of the night. He was talking all kinds of trash too, but I just let it bounce off as I watched Fausto make Rodriguez look stupid.

As awesome as the ending was, this was such a frustrating game to watch. I think I almost puched a hole in the wall after Grady got stranded on third. My friend was wearing a "Joba Rules" shirt during the eigth inning when we tied it, which was awesome (he promptly took it off the next inning).

Fausto vs. Rodriguez late in the game was probably one of the most epic at-bats I'll ever see. I didn't move from my spot in the room the rest of the game, for fear of jinxing it. For whatever reason, my friend kept calling an ARod homerun before he struck out. He got really quiet after that, although I think I sprained something in my jaw from shouting so much. I knew we were going to win after that, between Perez and all those walk-off wins I've seen before. Just a hunch. I'm definitely keeping a copy of this game; just amazing.

by Pronk33 on Oct 6, 2007 12:39 PM EDT reply actions

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As good as these 2 games have been ... which is very, very good ... it pales in comparison to kicking the crap out of Roger Clemens in Game 3.

That is absolutely the ONLY thing that matters. Many, many old Indian ghosts will sleep better when that is done.

by rden on Oct 6, 2007 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

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Couple of funny Nixon-Clemens articles from the NY Times from 2000 and 2001. Note the 2nd article by Buster Olney describing Nixon as "Clemens's primary nemesis on the Red Sox". Granted this was 6 years ago, and Nixon certainly is not close to the same player, but do we really think Clemens is nearly the same pitcher? I personally vote for two at-bats then a switch to Gutz ASAP.

by supermarioelia on Oct 6, 2007 1:14 PM EDT reply actions