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Game Thread: March 3, 2008

Grady-sizemore-remetee_tiny by Gradyforpresident on

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TOR: McGowan

It doesn't look like there's any audio for today's game, so I have no idea how any of us will follow this game. Let's just make this a dumping ground for all thoughts Spring Training.

Me, I'm really excited about Aubrey's (SSS alarm) performance so far.

Man, I really thought this was 300 characters. Umm, everyone give suggestions for what Andrew should hold up at the Indians-Mets game on Friday (ESPN televised).

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Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I move that he use a large foam gavel.
-Erik

by drerikbrady on Mar 3, 2008 1:02 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Follow the (infrequently updated) box score here -- lineup for today is:

Barfield, 2B   
Carroll, SS   
Dellucci, LF   
Garko, 1B   
Francisco, RF   
Marte, DH   
Sandoval, 3B   
Crowe, CF   
Haad, C

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:03 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fausto.fa usto.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:03 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
OK, the time is quickly approaching where I must decide between mlb.tv and Extra Innings. Mlb.tv is sooooo much cheaper but my computer sucks... 256mb RAM... is there any way I can run mlb.tv reasonably smoothly?
Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Mar 3, 2008 1:09 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Buy more RAM?
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 1:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Well I did... it came standard with only 128 (!) and I bought an extra 256 so technically I have 320. But the RAM for this thing is impossible to find because it's so old. Plus it would be like getting a paint job on a '74 Pinto. Is there anything i can try to watch for free that would give me an indication of how well mlb.tv would run?
Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Mar 3, 2008 1:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
there isn't a free trial period on each?  i thought there usually was.  i would check them both out once the season starts and decide.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I dunno. I guess at this point I'm really leaning towards mlb.tv, since Extra Innings would meaning dealing with Comcast and dropping their cable (while keeping the internet service) while paying for and dealing with DirecTV installation and increasing my monthly bill by about $60 plus the one-time costs.

With mlb.tv, you can log on on any computer, right, not just one IP address?

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Mar 3, 2008 1:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Correct.
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 1:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
yeah, i used in on many computers in different states, etc.  if you plan to be gamethread intensive and glued to the computer anyway mlb.tv works well for that.  the big bonus for EI is getting to watch it on your couch on you regular tv.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Yeah I figured it was HD vs. more viewing options. And I guess I could persuade my roommate to let me use his computer. Do you get all the ST games if you sign up now?
Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Mar 3, 2008 1:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
no idea.  i haven't had a chance to watch a game - just listen.  i had audio and tv both last year.  currently my audio works but from what i can tell on my credit cards/email i haven't been automatically renewed (which is fine for audio), but i am waiting to see if my cable company has EI again this year and plan to get that if so so i don't want to use my TV now in case it automatically renews me.  but, if you sign up now, i can't imagine why it wouldn't go into affect immediately.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Speaking of which, I called Comcast earlier today on an unrelated issue & inquired about getting Extra Innings this year & they said I couldn't sign up for it until late March for whatever reason. Anyone else have issues with that? I signed up for a month of MLB.tv just to get any spring training games that may be aired only on that.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
RCN, same story.  nobody there will tell me: "Yes, we will have it and you can order it on March __.  Rest easy, baseball fan."

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
The lady I spoke to told me to try back in mid-April. I'm like, the season starts at the end of March, are you sure it won't be available earlier? Ah, Comcast, I love you.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
i'm positive the guy i talked to thought i was crazy for wanting to know so badly.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
That's the other thing... I'm not entirely convinced Comcast doesn't carry it. last i check, the guy said they didn't have it "now." So who knows if they'll actually get it by March.
Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Mar 3, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I'm 99% sure Comcast has Extra Innings again this year (they definitely did last year). It's on their website, listed as "Coming April 2008" or something, and she seemed to think that they WOULD have it, just don't have it setup yet.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
To answer the question about if you can watch ST games if you sign up for MLBTV now, Yes.  Yes you can.  The first game is Wednesday.

by NickFantana on Mar 3, 2008 2:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Why dump Comcast if you want extra innings?  They offer it (at least in the northeast) for whatever godawful price they want, but they still offer it.  IIRC, it's only the NFL Sunday Ticket that is media-locked to satellite.
Lhet's Gho Thribe!

by BostonWahoo on Mar 3, 2008 2:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
so, seeing the .000 next to carroll's name makes me woner.  what ever happend to mike rouse?

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:22 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I was listening to a White Sox - Rockies ST game the other day and I heard his name mentioned. I don't remember which team he was playing for, but he's in camp with one of them.

It's the Mike Rouse Uncertainty Principle.

by mrich on Mar 3, 2008 1:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I dunno but it was weird... I was going through some old pictures randomly and came across a close-up I have of Mike Rouse from a game I went to last year...
Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Mar 3, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Carmona apparently following the CC Spring Training pitching regimen, as he gave up 3 hits, a walk, and a couple of runs in the first.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:37 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
fausto's just throwing underhand, right?  he's still perfect, right?  those runs were intentionally given up, right?

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:38 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I have no idea how the play-by-play went, but the box score also shows that there was a passed ball and a stolen base given up by Haad, so Carmona may not be 100% to blame for all of those runs. 3 hits & a walk is not great, but, you know, trying to find positives/excuses.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
my roommate is a Mets fan.  all i want is to get right up in his face on friday and dance, and dance and dance

by sandwich on Mar 3, 2008 1:40 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
i found this picture hilarious.  heads up, E:

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:44 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
What is that on the right?
I swear, next year is it.

by Brad D on Mar 3, 2008 1:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
The unfortunate offspring of Bartolo Colon and David Wells.

by TheVanillaGorilla on Mar 3, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Looks like he eats more than raisins.
I swear, next year is it.

by Brad D on Mar 3, 2008 2:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
That was my thought too.  For giggles, he's listed at ESPN at 6'3" and 224 lbs. Apparently, a good baseball player needs two kinds of plate discipline.

by Thommy on Mar 3, 2008 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Carmona in strgglesville right now. Hopefully this is just an experiment with the knuckler.

by TheVanillaGorilla on Mar 3, 2008 1:49 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Yeah, looks like they pulled him an out short of two innings after he gave up a couple more hits. Whatever, it's still early.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
It's always a love/hate relationship with spring training. I'm so glad it's finally here, but now i have to spend all my time convincing myself most of this doesn't really matter while spending several hours a day pouring over everything. It's a quandry.

by TheVanillaGorilla on Mar 3, 2008 1:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Me too. Especially now that you can follow it so closely -- it used to just be a matter of checking the boxscores the day after & seeing what happened, but now I can watch them update live, listen to them, even watch a few games on mlb.tv and it totally makes me read more into things that I should.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
so i read on one of the indians.com articles somewhere that miller's blister is totally healed and he was scheduled to start long toss today.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 1:54 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Can Andrew hold up some sort of "Fire Steve Phillips" sign?

by gte619n on Mar 3, 2008 1:55 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
hahaha
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 2:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
crowe seems to be continuing his nice spring.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 2:04 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I was just about to note that, though apparently he got picked off at first.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 2:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Remember, Carmona's arm needs to be tired, so he'll be throwing a simulated half-season between now and the opener to get him in "It was like I was hungover" shape.

by NickFantana on Mar 3, 2008 2:12 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Dellucci with a solo homer in the fourth makes it 2-1.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 2:27 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Grady, Franky, and the Platoons.
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
For the sake of consistency, can we please make an effort to call LF "Delichales" at all times, no matter which specific person is actually playing?

It'd just make me feel better, like I'm not actually having to watch David Dellucci or Jason Michaels.

by gte619n on Mar 3, 2008 2:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
If we're going to go with Dellichaels...I think we need to go for the full shebangabang:

Jadid Dellichaels

by APV on Mar 3, 2008 5:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
until fultz came in, it was Brick's favorite pitchers day.  all that were missing were betancourt and lewis.  any word on why stevens only pitched a third?

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 2:43 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Probably was only scheduled for an inning anyway, so he came in & faced two batters & they figured that was enough.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
it's like they don't want to sit guys down and get em back up again yet.  they're pretty much going a new guy an inning this spring.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 2:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Baseball is being played.
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 2:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Hard hitting reporting, a la a Steve Phillips/Joe Morgan conversation.

by gte619n on Mar 3, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I know. Seriously, I have no idea either.
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 2:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
4-1, Jays. Looks like Fultz gave up a triple & a couple of walks to allow 2 runs in his 2 innings.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 3:05 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
i like to think of fultz as just a guy keeping jeff stevens and / or reid santos' locker warm.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 3:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
just saw tallet's name in the box.  man, that seems like decades ago.

by Brick. on Mar 3, 2008 3:08 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Also, the box score lists "Herr" at 3B for us. Who the hell is that?

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 3:15 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Man, I need to pay more attention. Thanks!

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 3:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Right, you do, because if you don't then, um, well, otherwise pretty much nothing different will happen.

by Jay on Mar 3, 2008 6:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
If I don't read every comment on LGT, how will I ever understand the really weird in-jokes that get thrown around in the game threads? Someone will mention that Garko's mayonnaise really got whipped on that pitch & I'll be sitting there wondering what happened while my ability to make a timely and witty reply flutters away.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 8:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Perhaps, but ... we pursue that which retreats from us.

by Jay on Mar 3, 2008 8:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Let me know the next time you pursue that which advances towards you.

by Thommy on Mar 3, 2008 11:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Mastny pitches another scoreless inning, whee.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 3:36 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Remember when he pitched a scoreless inning in some bottom half of some inning in some game in the ALCS?

Anyway, it was like Youks, Ortiz, Manny, and he got out of it, and we were all on LGT thinking "Oh God this is over."

Good times.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 3:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
I'm sorry, I've actually blocked the existence of any entity known as the "Boston Red Sox" from my memory. As far as I can recall, they just ended last year's baseball season on October 17 for some reason. Might've been a strike or a lockout or something..? I don't remember, but it definitely ended then. Too bad they never had a World Series, I think the Tribe might've had a chance, too.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 3:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Looks like Santos gave up a couple of doubles for an earned run & then Herr & Sandoval each had an error leading to an unearned run. 6-1, Jays.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 3:48 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Luckily the murderers' row of Gonzalez-Marte-Sandoval is due up in the 9th. I'm sure whoever the Jays are sending out there is shaking in his boots.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 3:49 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
Oh man, an amazing back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back homerun display from the Tribe has put us right back into the.. no, I lied. It's over, 6-1 Jays.

by zempf on Mar 3, 2008 4:00 PM EST reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
darn
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 3, 2008 4:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: Game Thread: March 3, 2008
At least Danny Sandshovel got to play.

by kov on Mar 3, 2008 4:57 PM EST reply actions  

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