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Game Thread: World Series Games Three and Four

Game Three:  Jamie Moyer vs. Matt Garza

Anyone else working tonight?

Fan promotion in Philly tonight: if you can throw faster than Moyer on the pitch speed machine, you get a free jumbo dog.  Moyer is old ... very old.  He debuted in 1986.  I'm pretty sure a few of the Rays weren't even born then.  Looks like the Phils are already up 1-0 as Garza is starting the game off shaky.

 

 

Game Four: Didn't seem like we needed a whole new thread for it. Carry on. [Jay]

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I’m pretty impressed the Phils have been doing as well as they have with very little contribution from Ryan Howard.

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

What a difference 23 hours makes …

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

ooh…not a good play for Ohio St.

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Crawford is faster than Burrell

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Ugh, stupid Penn State

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 25, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

don’t worry, Turk. Just enough time for OSU to come back and score a TD.

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

that’s not going to help, though

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Seriously. I know this is a common overture, but Tressel’s play-calling has just been way too conservative tonight.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 25, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ve only been watching it during commercials. But as a Michigan fan (sigh), Tressel’s coaching seems pretty fine to me.

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I am younger than Jamie Moyers’s career.

by Voltaire on Oct 25, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m not, but in the right lighting I think I could pass as his son

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

i’m close

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 26, 2008 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

Garza is not looking good tonight. That was a no-doubter from…Ruiz

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Lazy fly ball in 29 other parks.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 25, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe, but that was anything but lazy.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 25, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

/sarc

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 25, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Game for OSU

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 25, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

sorry OSU folks

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions  

i should probably call my mother and make sure she’s ok

She is, by the way, an insanely rare person – a crazy OSU fan who graduated from the school.

by Voltaire on Oct 25, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know, I cheer for OSU because I figure, like, it’s the one big, bad, hated, bandwagon team I can legitimately cheer for. And even then, I suffer an inordinate amount of ball-crushing bedshittery.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 25, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

I lived in Nebraska as a young kid. Grew up a Cornhuskers fan during the era where we lost every year to Miami or Oklahoma. Moved to Cleveland around 1st grade. Was a casual OSU fan through school, but didn’t have any connections to it and maintained my Nebraska ties (while becoming a dedicated fan of all things Cleveland). Ohio St. fields a lot of great teams but loses to Michigan just about every season. Go off to college (Atlanta), watch a lot of SEC football, get some mild satisfaction out of Nebraska’s championships. Start grad school at Michigan. Given that I’m actually directly tied to Michigan, become a big Michigan fan. They proceed to lose to OSU basically every year I was there. I am not someone you want rooting for your college football team. Although at this point, given I actually have two degrees from there, I’m pretty much a Wolverine fan for life.

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hear Boston’s nice.

by SuddenSam on Oct 25, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

so far so good. no way i’m going to become a Boston College fan, though.

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, you’re really there. I was joking, suggesting you move your jinx there.

by SuddenSam on Oct 25, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

i moved here late Summer. Clearly I’m already having an impact (Red Sox, Tom Brady…).

by APV on Oct 25, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

wait till the Celtics get started

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

So, people really are interested in the Series, I see.

by Voltaire on Oct 25, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions  

that ball was hit a long distance

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions  

That ball is definitely gone if not for the wind.

Things are certainly going Philly’s way tonight – Utley’s ball went with the wind; Longoria’s was against.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think Philly has the mo on its side

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

that was not a good pitch that Howard blasted

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Garza hasn’t been nearly as locked in as he was in Game 7.

If he could become more consistent, he could become a very good #1 starter, but his inconsistency is his main weakness (and that partly stems from him being an “emotional” player).

Just my 2 cents.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

Just stopping in to say…

Longoria wuz robbed.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 12:14 AM EDT reply actions  

wow. that was a hell of a play from a 45-year old. umpire gives the old man no love.

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 12:17 AM EDT reply actions  

Seriously, Moyer is feeling it tonight.

"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter

by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 26, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

that really was a great play

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

Man, no kidding. Diving & then a flip with the glove to the barehand by Howard, he should’ve gotten the out for the style points alone.

by zempf on Oct 26, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

McCarver is becoming less sensical the later it gets.

by Brad D on Oct 26, 2008 12:19 AM EDT reply actions  

I’m listening to the radio, couldn’t take McCarver & Buck anymore.

by zempf on Oct 26, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

I must be feeling masochistic.

by Brad D on Oct 26, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

I’m in Philly, so I get to listen to Harry Kalas, which is awesome.

by zempf on Oct 26, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Harry just can’t let it go on that Moyer play.

by SuddenSam on Oct 26, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

Considering the non-HBP of Rollins and the “ring him up & send him to first” on Baldelli in the last game, I think the Phillies might be a little pissed at the umps.

by zempf on Oct 26, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

That’s possible, though I think Culbreath’s strike zone benefited Moyer much more than Garza tonight.

In other words, Moyer essentially needed that strike zone to be as effective as he was tonight; the larger strike zone is less important for Garza, so the larger strike zone certainly worked in the Phillies’ favor tonight. (Along with the wind).

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Right. Although “CC” was very out.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hello westbrook,

I’m not sure I know what you are referring to, unless you’re saying that CC needed a larger strike zone, even with his power stuff, because he couldn’t command it.

It’s true that a larger strike zone can benefit a power pitcher as well, but a power pitcher can work just as well in a smaller strike zone; a soft-tosser like Moyer working with a smaller strike zone would likely have led to him giving up many more hits and/or walks than he did tonight.

Just my 2 cents.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was referring to Carl Crawford who the Rays fans semi-annoyingly call CC.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

Well, the announcers can afford such emotions, but not the players. (see, 1985 Cardinals)

by SuddenSam on Oct 26, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

I’m not sure McCarver is that sensible early on either. :-)

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

Like to see the Rays get something going here.

by Brad D on Oct 26, 2008 12:22 AM EDT reply actions  

They’re getting the runs in “fundamentally,” so they’ve taken full advantage of this inning to get back to within a run.

It will be interesting to see if Baldelli and/or Perez gets in there, now that Moyer is out of there. Gross hasn’t done a bad job tonight (2 RBIs), though he’s arguably not the hitter Baldelli is and doesn’t have Perez’s speed.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

And the inning continues – perhaps they can retie this game or even take their first lead.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

Gross did manage the difficult act of looking overmatched by Jamie Moyer.

by Brad D on Oct 26, 2008 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

Granted, it’s a SSS, but Gross was considered a pretty good hitting prospect at one time.

So far, I haven’t been impressed – he looks almost as much like an automatic out as a pitcher.

In his defense though, Longoria (among a few other Rays, like Iwamura and even Pena) also looked overmatched by Jamie Moyer in his first 2 ABs before he crushed a pitch that would have easily been a HR 99.9% of the time.

Just my 2 cents.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions  

Anyone watch Heroes?

by Voltaire on Oct 26, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions  

I’ve gotten into that show recently. I thought most of the first season was great, but it’s been getting on my nerves since… Seems like they’re doing a lot of recycling.

by Logodaedalus on Oct 26, 2008 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

That’s why I asked. This is what everyone but me thinks. i think it’s been awful since the beginning. I’m trying to figure out why I differ from everyone else on this.

by Voltaire on Oct 26, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Because you have a diminished capacity for enjoying simple pleasures?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, see – I love the show and have no plans to stop watching. It’s so awful I can’t look away.

by Voltaire on Oct 26, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

And, I mean, super powers

by Logodaedalus on Oct 26, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ah, like the heyday of Melrose Place.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

wait, mlb.com has no video highlights?

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 26, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply actions  

so no one cares at all about this do they

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 26, 2008 12:54 AM EDT reply actions  

There’s the importance of speed, right there in a nutshell – Upton’s legs are the reason why this game is tied 4-4.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 26, 2008 12:57 AM EDT reply actions  

Well, watching Broadway Danny Rose was 100% more satisfying than I would’ve found watching the world series.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 1:36 AM EDT reply actions  

shit.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 1:49 AM EDT reply actions  

big hit there for Pedro Feliz

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

I’ll say once again that I can’t imagine an ump being in a better position and making a worse call (in reference to the Rollins situation).

Sour grapes.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions  

That was a terrible call. The one last night where the baserunner was out at first on Moyer’s diving throw, I could at least see that he maybe was shielded by Howard. That play, though, was about 3 feet from him and he had the world’s clearest view of it. I don’t really understand how it’s possible he missed it. And as a Phillies fan, I don’t even like it as a “make up call” or whatever. A terrible call is a terrible call, whether it’s for you or against you.

by zempf on Oct 26, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Interesting thing is, the ump had a better view than the camera, he was right on top of the play. How could he not see that Longoria’s glove was practically right up Rollins’ ass? Is it possible the camera lies?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

no. but it is possible that umps suck.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pat Burrell has Victor Martinez-esque speed, which is impressive for an outfielder.

by zempf on Oct 26, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions  

VMart to LF, opening a spot for Kelly!

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Guys, I am doing BIG THINGS over at Royals Review. We are all like best friends with them now and we’re going to get to go to doublestix’s bar mitzvah. I told him had to invite all of us or none of us. He’s going to have a donut making machine he said.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Did you ask him what “doublestix” means?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

He said he’d show me when he had to ride around on the chair.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Matt Stairs is finally going to get the ring he so richly deserves.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Rollins should’ve been going for 3B. Did he stop to watch for a moment?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions  

When Matt Stairs hits a majestic shot like that, the whole wide world stops to look.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Interesting comment from McCarver, he says managers never give the runner on 2B the steal sign, he’s always on his own. Can that really be right?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions  

And on that note, Rollins should be stealing.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

that’s got to be bs, right?

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

i don’t know. You generally would only even attempt to steal 3B with one out, never zero or two outs, so who knows?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

given how painful baserunning outs are at 3rd, this just can’t be true right? and don’t you always see the guy on 2nd checking with the 1st and 3rd base coaches?

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but they could just be passing on bunt or hit-and-run signs.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I doubt it. You tell me Sciosia has never told a guy to steal third…?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, either they reach 3B after rounding 2B or they get thrown out. The Angels don’t believe in stopping at 2B.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

haha.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe only a few guys in the league are even allowed to consider it.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s what I’m thinking.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shouldn’t there be numbers on that. How many guys a year steal third?

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

you mean besides Vic, Peralta, and Hafner, right?

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Did you guys notice the lower standard over at RR? One rec = green.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah. Weird. How many little things like that do mods actually control? Is there anything else we don’t realize?

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

ClevelandCrazy is an alias of Jay’s.

by Voltaire on Oct 26, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ryan and I both edited the headline on the Justin DUI FanShot last week.

Oooooooh, the power.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

shame on yall for editin my cawments.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

I made several comments on that. Humorless bunch.

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it’s just a variable we set. I think I set it at 3 not long after we noticed it was there, the default might have been 5. Three does seem like the right number.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

It made me uncomfortable.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looks like the team isn’t the only thing with low expectations…

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

There’s no proof of that … no proof of anything …

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, this just got moot in a hurry.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Double steal not counting.

I want to see a double steal where the guy on second didn’t get a signal.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good point, you.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Phillies are sitting pretty well right now

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Jayson Werth’s facial strip is still disgusting.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

The landing strip for men.

by Brad D on Oct 26, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Up three games to one, what could go wrong?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

don’t make me pull out the angry mob again

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

anyone watch the Mad Men finale tonight?

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Never seen it. Heard it’s overrated. Your take?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ve grown more patient for slow writing, which it certainly is. The show can get a little monotonous at times, as well, but it is very well done. Not awesome. But for regular television, pretty damn good.

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

It looks like it would be on HBO in the ads. I’ll give it that.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

the show puts together some very good scenes. you sometimes have to wade through a lot of crap to get to them, but there are some good ones.

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Even The Wire was like that sometimes.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

for me the show’s failing is its attempt at nailing down a BIG THEME in the context of social changes, both public and domestic, as the 50s fade into the 60s. It achieves this spectacularly at times in individual scenes. But the whole plot/narrative of the story is just to repetitive and to blunt to be exceptional. You end up viewing it as comedic rather than serious. But it’s a good show, just not an awesome show.

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

i just, what, huh, wait, no

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

a good post from Ta-Nehisi Coates (blogger at the Atlantic) on the show

by APV on Oct 27, 2008 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but which year?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I guess it sort of reminds me of Six Feet Under in the ads. I have no basis for this.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

So, not John From Cincinnati?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

For some reason I thought that was going to be about John Teeter, that internet meme about a time traveller.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

ugh (although I do like the theme song)

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

which season

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

I watched that SNL sketch about Don Draper. That was my first exposure to Mad Men.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Okay … we have a laffer.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

are we over-taxing?

by APV on Oct 26, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

He threw a mean curve.

by SuddenSam on Oct 26, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

YO I NEED A LITTLE LAFF IN MY LIFe

-JLew

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Worse things about World Series:

-Joe Maddon being called a genius
-Rocky Theme

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

You know, it’s for moments like this that you carry Eric Gagne on your roster.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

The Rays should have won on Saturday. The prospect of a tied series heading to a Game 7 would be cool.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

That remains a prospect until the exact moment the series is won.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Although I guess the smart money is on a Cole Hamels coronation tomorrow.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does it make me a jerk for hating the idea that Cole Hamels is “becoming a star this postseason”?

He’s been awesome for a while. Though I guess awesome doesn’t equal star.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’d like to see a non-tied series heading to a game 7.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

best of nine, I assume?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Naw, just the 1920’s.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is there some kind of modal distribution on when vampires are popular? It seems like we’re trapped in a sinusoidal vampire wave, starting with that Cruise-Pitt movie, Interview with a Vampire or whatever, then down, then up with Buffy, and then down, and now back up with two Vampire movies this fall “Let the Right One In” and “Twilight.”

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Twilight looks awful. The other one looks pretty messed up and might be good.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s highly rated on rottentomatoes.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Howard with the error and…

HERE COME THE YANKEES

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Ah, ya got me. Actual LOL.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

In my mind’s eye, Bartolo Colon is laughing at the Yankees.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t even know what that means.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can’t help but assume everyone looks like their avatar. The avatar’s become paired strongly with names when I’m reading.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I have to remind myself pretty often that that’s actual Zax.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well I’m good.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ah. Well, I am about the same weight as Colon, but I’m five inches taller.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

You were George Clooney for a while. To me at least.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

And you’ve been a meth addict for a long time.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

me too, actually.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, you sounded much smoother when I narrated your posts in my head, Jay.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

You mean I’m not the only one whose been reading Jay’s posts with a Latin American accent?

by fleerdon on Oct 26, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

You mean I’m not the only one whose been reading Jay’s posts with a Latin American accent in between bites of Andy Capp’s Hot Fries?

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

there was a guy in one of my classes last spring named Jay that kinda looked like the Clooney avatar pic. It was weird.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

That is kind of hilarious.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was tempted at one point to ask him if blogged on the Indians, then I reminded myself that you didn’t look like that.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, not so very much.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don’t sell yourself short Jay, you’re a tremendous slouch.

by Fredward on Oct 27, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Zoinks.

--
In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 27, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

For a while I thought Juan Rincon and J.C. Romero were the same person.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Anyone remember when I was saying that Blanton would be a pretty good acquisition? Anyone?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

SCREW YOU MAN.

(swigs from bottle of Kenny Lofton, chases with platoon outfielders)

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

That’s the second time that douche bag threw in a Fox show reference in the middle of a postgame interview.

While I admire the creativity, JUST STOP BECAUSE I WANT TO STAB YOU IN YOUR SOUL.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

What show was it tonight?

by Voltaire on Oct 26, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

“The Phillies undefeated so far this postseason in their own house— House, that’s a good show on Fox —so Jimmy, what was it like….”

I mean really, are there execs in a room looking at numbers that suggest THIS BOOSTS RATINGS? Really?

While we’re on the topic of House, I chuckle a little every time they show the preview for the next show and the woman is like, “Come on, cry! Cry!”

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Isn’t House on USA?

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

You’re thinking of La Femme Nikita.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Balls that was funny.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Usually, yes, but not in this case.

by Jay on Oct 26, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

The topper! You took my joke and you topped it!

Well done.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

hahaha

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

The woman’s name is Cutty, and that’s the lamest plug I’ve ever heard.

by Voltaire on Oct 26, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

“You hit that ball far and then wobbled around the bases-like you were drinking some Cutty Sark! Hey, Cutty, that’s a great character!”

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow you threw the ball so hard tonight you could have put a Hole In the Wall— Hey ….

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 26, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

anyone know if that show is as dumb as it looks?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

had a feeling.

You watched that crap?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 26, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Found my suitemate passed out on the couch with the TV on that show.

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

that’s what they all say.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 27, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

“That ball you hit could really fly, like fire…it sucked. Your hit sucked. I don’t care how many people liked watching it soar through the air. This interview is over.”

by Voltaire on Oct 26, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

“Er, um … Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles. I’m out.”

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 27, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Teahen, hey? Because when I think off-season 2008-2009, I think, “Intra-division flotsam swap.”

by fleerdon on Oct 26, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Crowe is jetsam. He sinks.

by afh4 on Oct 26, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whoa whoa, breh, you got to call up the pen and take a side angle on the negativity.

by fleerdon on Oct 26, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

what the hell happened up there

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:01 AM EDT reply actions  

You’ll disappear too if you keep asking questions.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 27, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

Is it bad that this whole saga is the funniest thing that’s happened to me all weekend?

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

I’m not sure, actually.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 27, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

Why, how many funny things usually happen to you?

by Jay on Oct 27, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

This weekend I had to go shopping with a girl who hates me, and whom I hate. Just the two of us. That’s what my life is usually like.

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

story

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

I am in a fully student-produced play. She is the same year as me, and is the director. Let’s just say we have completely differing personalities.

I needed a costume, and she had the money for it, and the car to drive to the thrift store. She also had the authority to order that I accompany her.

So we get to the store. My character needs a tweed suite, a shirt, and a tie. I pick out a tweed suit, and, pausing to let the last of my spine slowly curve and melt away, bring it to her and ask if it works. She lets out a snicker and says “here, I’ll do it,” after which I must suffer through twenty minutes of her having me try on various jackets and hold up various pants to my waist. It was as though she were some demonic evil girlfriendbot.

The entire experience was humiliating, simply because I knew everyone who looked at us assumed we were a couple. The thought of dating her, um, erm, you can figure out.

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

This doesn’t count the car ride to the store and back. And she drives a purple mustang. WTF.

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

In the movie version of your life, you end up in bed with her the night of the play. Or the night before.

I’m just saying.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 27, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

LOL

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

i looked into jay’s soul and saw three letters: K.G.B.

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

i’m going to be forever bothered by those periods i put in there

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

That’s what C.C. said.

"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter

by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 27, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was actually thinking more like G.G.L.

by Jay on Oct 27, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

i have no idea what this means

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

Miami Vice.

--
In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 27, 2008 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow, looks like I missed something epic. I was at Chili’s though,so it was worth it.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 27, 2008 12:04 AM EDT reply actions  

I checked in on the thread & still missed it. I blame beer.

by zempf on Oct 27, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

If you want it, e-mail me.

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

wait what in god’s name

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:06 AM EDT reply actions  

hey i want to go to turkey

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:07 AM EDT reply actions  

The new headline is super duper.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 27, 2008 12:13 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

rec

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

whats everyone going as for halloween?

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:24 AM EDT reply actions  

so is this technically LGT after hours?

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:29 AM EDT reply actions  

Yes. Technically. Let’s go crazy.

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think you scared everyone away.

by Voltaire on Oct 27, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

balls

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 27, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

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