Game Thread: World Series Game Two
Philadelphia Phillies at Tampa Bay Rays, Oct 23, 2008 8:29 PM EDT
And now it gets interesting — will we see another nail-biter? Which Brett Myers shows up, and which Ryan Howard? Can the good guys (that's the Phils, people) take a commanding lead back to the Brother of Lovely City? Will Voltaire ever figure out that he doesn't really like the Rays, he just likes the idea of the Rays in the abstract?
Any World Series matchup that doesn't include the Indians sucks, by definition, but this matchup might suck the least. Personally, I'm hoping for another connoisseur's delight, a one-run, low-scoring affair that gets the game in under 3.5 hours.
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It's a nice idea
I’ll just pop in here and say I’m with Voltaire… I kinda like the idea of the Rays, too…
/me goes back into hiding
Commissioner of the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance (PEBA)
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Fictional, highly detailed baseball sim league comprised of LGT regulars
Composed of. Not comprised of.
Usage Note: The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose the whole. In strict usage: The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or constitute or make up) the Union.
I stand behind my wording! :)
Commissioner of the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance (PEBA)
Fictional, highly detailed baseball sim league comprised of LGT regulars
Interested in joining PEBA? Get in touch with me through our website:
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Actually, your usage note contradicts your wording.
The Union comprises 50 states, but 50 states compose the Union, thus the Union is composed of 50 states.
LGT regulars compose the league, thus it’s a league composed of LGT regulars.
I think its ok. You think theirs a problem?
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 23, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
That usage note come from Dictionary.com, not me. Of course that doesn’t make it authoritative. I’ll have to look into further, but based on the example given there the sentence would appear to be correct.
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The league comprises LGT regulars. Like the Union comprises 50 states. It’s the big thing which does the comprising, therefore it’s the subject of the active sentence.
by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, I think I see what you’re saying. Color me convinced; I’ll change the wording.
This reminds me why I lurk here…
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Right. I guess things could be comprised by something, but it’s hard to think of a situation when you’d want to say that. Comprise should be used in the active voice. Active, dammit!
by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I just became aware of the irony of demanding active voice using a sentence in the passive.
by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No problem! Although I paid for my support with a grammatical beat down. :P
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I admit to falling asleep during last night’s game. I woke up on my couch at 2am to John Kruk’s voice. That’s terrifying.
I hope the voice was coming from the TV.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 23, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
phillies fans can take comfort knowing that brett myers totally beat up on his wife before the game tonight.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Oct 23, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions
I know it’s dumb but the iPhone commercial that shows the MLB app has the Indians losing 6-1 to Boston and it kind of pisses me off
I saw that too! I’m never buying an iPhone now!
by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Pasta, dude pasta. Think about all the variations and how your mom could turn durham wheat, tomatoes and garlic into a symphony. That outta be good for 10,000 words. Prego.
Resident LGT beer kinda sewer
Well, it’s gotta be something sports-related. I’m really trying to avoid World Series stuff, since there’s approximately one million people who have said anything I could possibly say.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 23, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
which basketball players, since the NBA is about to get started, would make the best baseball players
Good idea, but I don’t know a damn thing about basketball outside of the Cavs, really. I just got my new Grady Sizemore jersey today, so I was thinking about doing something about my “jersey curse” and how it has taken a toll on Hafner and Carmona so far. It would be total fluff, but I’m running on fumes and deadline is tonight.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 23, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
It’ basically open, but I think I’m generally supposed to stick to sports for a while. I’ve actually hammered out a pretty decent little piece on the aforementioned topic — turned out much better than I thought it would. I can send it your way if you wanna give it a read before I submit.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 23, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, how about your all-time Italian-American baseball team. Joe D. Yogi, the Rock etc.
Resident LGT beer kinda sewer
Sal Fasano and David Delluc…. oh, wait. You want a good team?
by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Careful, I like Sal. You know, white, gritty, plays the game right, etc. etc.
Resident LGT beer kinda sewer
I think Chuck was doing a Wedge impersonation
by cleveland teamer on Oct 23, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, okay. You can’t really dislike him though, can you?
by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Joel Skinner for a functioning traffic signal.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 23, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Depends. Is there a shoulder laying around on the field somewhere?
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 23, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
TRAVIS’ SHOULDER DID HAD NOTHING WRONG
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 23, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
TRAVIS’ SHOULDER DID HAD NOTHING WRONG
by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, there’s 40% of a shoulder…
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 23, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear Phillies,
Please score some runs.
Thanks.
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And instead the Phillies have new & different ways of blowing opportunities. Awesome.
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That’s not really acceptable baserunning.
by cleveland teamer on Oct 23, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
STOP SINGING GOD BLESS AMERICA DURING THE 7TH INNING.
Had to jump into the game thread to let that out. Have fun everybody.
Oh, and go Good Guys (the Rays)!
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 23, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Posted on Neyer’s chat:
The most runners left on base during a nine-inning shutout is sixteen (16). It has occurred twice in Major League history: May 24, 1994, when St. Louis shutout Philadelphia and May 7, 1998, when Seattle shutout Toronto.
Also, the Rays have blown a lead of more than three runs exactly once this year. Game 5, ALCS.
I thought Joe “Mr. Indignant” Buck would make sure to note that BJ wasn’t exactly busting his ass down the line on that ground out.
http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com -- just in case.
Eric Bruntlett? Seriously?
http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com -- just in case.
Man, was that some shitty umpiring. Obviously the Phillies could help themselves by not forgetting how to hit once a runner gets to second, but still.
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So I just got here and don’t have time to stay and watch the game, but I see the Game Thread header has made me famous. Oh, the glamor! I hope it doesn’t change me.
But I do actually like the Rays. As do a majority of LGTers. Proof by numbers! It’s infallible.

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