Game Thread: May 26, 2008 - extras
by Jay on May 26, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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Shooting Derek Shelton with pepper spray would do me just fine
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
If an Indian hit a walk-off home run, would Skinner stop him at third?
"A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself."
by Fiddlesticks on May 26, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Of course I dropped Betancourt from my fantasy team today.
DRINK UP!
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
Yeah, you’ll need a magnet to get him back.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
No, just got in from IJ4. In brief: Too much crystal skull, not enough Indiana Jones.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to add that people saying it is comparable to the other 3 are doing a major disservice to Raiders
It’s not horrible, it’s just kind of generic, and Shia LaBouef.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone else for Wedgie growing his mustache back? I think the drastic change Shapiro is thinking of should take place on Eric Wedge’s face….that caterpillar was amazing
It was porntastic!
Can’t we just get Sal Fasano to manage?
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
John Adams, the drum guy in the bleachers, is probably looking for a job now that the Tribe are giving him few chances to pound his drum for a rally…he’s got a serious porn duster that could be dusted off and put in the dugout
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
the drum guy in the bleachers
I give this guy a week.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Hell, how about everybody grows Peralta-esque chinstraps?
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Or better yet, Kerry Lightenburg chops
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Betancourt is now in session.
ZING!
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
You have the flag option also? Like, “Hey, Ryan, check THIS out”?
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t you?
It’s for users to flag things for us, but only we can see which messages have been flagged.
Yeah, I understand that, which is why I think it’s funny that admins also have it. For whom would you be flagging a post? Couldn’t you just zap it yourself?
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
We might flag something to note for later. Like something borderline, and if a certain user keeps posting borderline stuff, then we might say or do something.
Okay, okay, got it.
/Hangs up jackass hat.
...
/Steals it back when nobody’s looking.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
This has hardly gotten used at all so far, in case you’re curious.
The flags, I mean. The jackass hat, all the time.
Yeah, we kind of do that out loud ‘round these parts.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
jaime brewington in for the save i assume
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Manning: You’ve got to be consistent.
Oh boy, someone better explain the definition of “insanity” to these guys.
Il faut d'abord durer.
i hate bunting off of relievers who have not proven they know where the strike zone is.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
MEMO
To: Eric Wedge
From: Jay Levin
Re: Jhonny Peralta
Two things you may not have noticed.
1. He’s not not Omar Vizquel.
2. He hits home runs sometimes.
by Jay on May 26, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I would give almost anything to see Pierodsugablkhsdf pass a ball on a Intentional BB.
Il faut d'abord durer.
SO that’s how you spell his last name, I always get lost after the P
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Andy Marte would not have been walked.
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
by emd2k3 on May 26, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I am pretty flabbergasted by both the nickname Drubbie Snacks (which sound delicious) and the reference to the language of Spanish as gibberish.
Do they speak Spanish? I wasn’t totally sure to truthful, they speak Portuguese in Brazil, I didn’t know if Spanish was their go to language of choice down there
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, they speak Spanish. It’s very understandable i assure you.
¡Free Chan Perry!
by TheVanillaGorilla on May 26, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Germany’s Tribe Fan…remember that guy? That was a fun two weeks.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s actually an Incan dialect. I just learned about this in IJ4.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Andrew, that video made me feel more emotion than baseball has in weeks. También! I was eating a Nestle Drumstick while I watched it.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
I think if you pick the right two halves of our brains and combine them you get a truly crazy person, number 2.
People used to mistake me for a pot-head. Truth is, I’m really just pretty well in touch with my subconscious unmedicated.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Tyler,
I saw IJ4 today too. Packed theater. And literally people were laughing at the “dramatic” parts. In the end, it was like we all woke up after banging the ugly one, looking at one another like, “Listen, I didn’t see you here, you didn’t see me here…”
Honestly, I would’ve rather watched a shot by shot remake of Raiders with the original cast.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Can a pinch runner be inserted into the field the next half inning?
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
Remember when Shoppach was like, all awesome when the pinch hitting was happening?
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
did i curse us by following the CIN-SD gamethread yesterday?
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
Garko is in the DH slot—if you put him at 1B, you lose the DH and the pitcher becomes part of the lineup. Wedge can’t handle that, no way, no how.
That being the case, it was either what I posted above, or use Marte, and we know how that’s going to end up.
Meanwhile, Andy Marte continues supplementing his major league minimum paycheck with extra domino winnings.
Free Andy Marte!
Seriously, you guys still watch the games? I’m just in it for the internet friends at this point.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
LGT’s kind of like AOL circa 1998 anymore. Minus the modem noises.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the way you think.
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 26, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, imagine if it was just named “Joe Borowski.” THat would be the coolest ride ever.
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
by emd2k3 on May 26, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like the “Joe Borowski Experience” personally
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I would ride that ride.
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 26, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm, good point. Well, Jay, because, frankly, it makes me very nervous…too many commas?
by Chief Wahoo on May 26, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like Brodzoski has almost mystical game-losing powers.
Like, he has the ability to give up a walk-off homer, even when we’re up by six — even in a home game.
by Jay on May 26, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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That foul was very Millennium Force-ish.
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
My heart literally did not beat that entire time.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 26, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Maybe Masa can teach him the deathball or the holocene slaughter.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 26, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hay guyz no worries, joebo’s triceps are totally fixed now
by mrich on May 26, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Could have sworn I saw 95 on one that he threw to Dye (which made me think the gun is broken)
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on May 26, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
The replay gun is saying everything is 95. During the game, he’s hit as high as 88.
by Fundamentals on May 26, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Got it, thanks (although I did see other #’s besides 95 up there). 88 is good for Borowski, though. Now come on Grady!
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on May 26, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
let me put it this way: why are so many great baseball writers royals fans?
by mrich on May 26, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Damn! If ever there was a time to pull the hidden ball trick …
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
Dollars to donuts?
GET AWAY FROM ME, ALCHEMIST!
by afh4 on May 26, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I made an effort at Betancuerto (La Abra). Nobody bit.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I only watched Friends for Betancourtney Cox.
by mrich on May 26, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Take your gibberish somewhere else.
¡Free Chan Perry!
by TheVanillaGorilla on May 26, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe cause he doesn’t actually complete the closing process?
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 26, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, you see when a man loves a woman….
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahaha I laughed to your laughing, pathetic isn’t it
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Pronk injured? (sorry if you went over this earlier…)
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on May 26, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
Got it, thx.
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on May 26, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d settle for Aaron Boone at this point
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m serious about this: Aaron Boone is outhitting Casey Blake. Probably as we speak.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The Mexican League doesn’t count….Aaron Boone is like Jake Taylor
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
He does. With 4 HR in 40 ABs. Which means he’s superior to Blake in two ways: 1. Hits for more power. 2. Plays less often.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
he could sing Tootie Fruitie to wake up the bats
by Tribe_Hippie on May 26, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks Jay, appreciate it. I will abstain.
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 26, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Why do the White Sox have so many pitchers who look like fat Amish?
Got in a fight with Joel Skinner, was injured by a charging Jhonny Peralta coming in from third.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on May 26, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
You must be 52 inches tall to ride The Close. Pregnant guests, guests with heart conditions and those who have not yet lost their childlike innocence are not permitted on this ride.
Cedar Point is not responsible for the consequences if The Close extends beyond one inning.
You must be 52 inches tall to ride The Close. Pregnant guests, guests with heart conditions and those who have not yet lost their childlike innocence are not permitted on this ride. Anyone who does ride The Close will be impregnated with a devil baby.
Fixed.
by afh4 on May 26, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I keep telling people, Ozzie is a good in-game manager. Been saying it for three years. People think I’m kidding or something.
OMG I’M SO SURPRISED THAT SCOTT ELARTON IS NOT EXCELLING IN HIS DEBUT AS A LATE INNING PRESSURE SITUATION RELIEVER.
Why is this his debut?
Got in a fight with Joel Skinner, was injured by a charging Jhonny Peralta coming in from third.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on May 26, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone have a quote on how much it would cost me to fly to Cleveland tonight, rent a car, and drive to Wedge’s house to punch him in the face?
Got in a fight with Joel Skinner, was injured by a charging Jhonny Peralta coming in from third.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on May 26, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
priceless
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 26, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
With or without the legal fees and fines?
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 26, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This would be my first felony, although an Ohio judge might agree that I was provoked.
Got in a fight with Joel Skinner, was injured by a charging Jhonny Peralta coming in from third.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on May 26, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
You probably could have nodded off when Byrd let that third run across.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
This one somehow feels pretty bad. You can only be so bad for so long.
Over/under on pitches we see in the bottom of the inning? I’ll set it at 13.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Reminds me, I’ve been thinking lately, one of the things I loved and really miss about the 2007 club is, it seemed like even when they lost, they brought the tying run to the plate in the 9th in almost every game. I have no numbers to support this, but it seemed like every damned night, they never let the other team rest easy in the 9th. This year, not so much.
Hell, almost 6.
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 26, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m having flashbacks of a Carter/Snyder Sports Illustrated cover…and an ensuing 110 loss season…
by DontCallMeJoey on May 26, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
Victor singles. Carroll strikes out. Jhon and Gut walk. Marte punches out Casey Blake, leaves him in a heap of dominos on the floor, takes his bat and clubs a grand slam.
Then punches out Wedge during his postgame interview.
by Chemo on May 26, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Rally punch?
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 26, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
To Jhonny’s credit, he didn’t try to do too much with that pitch.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m gonna try really hard to not follow tomorrow’s game. Probably won’t succeed.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
2-2 is optimistic, I like your attitude!
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 26, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I can quit anytime I want. I don’t even have to write 1200 words about the team tomorrow. I’ll only do that if I want to.
Actually, no. I’ve already written a lot more this season — even just the last two weeks — than I expected to, and I’m pretty much all screeded out at this point. Said what I had to say. We’ll do the Trade Everyone! thing this week, but I don’t really have much else to say about what’s happened and why.
Let’s just have arguments from 2006 and see if anybody notices the difference.
Cora’s stealing Peralta’s at-bats!
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Meanwhile, back in the dugout, Andy Marte sighs, collects his dominos and slowly counts his winnings.
Free Andy Marte!
wow…i just got here to find that Grady was a very Proon-esque 0-for-6 w/ 6 LOB??
by DontCallMeJoey on May 26, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
Don’t look back. The Emptiness will be at your heels.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Mark Jackson just said “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Continue to milk that cow.”
I think that speaks for itself.
All these bit parts, but it dreams of ONE SHOT at Hamlet.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
You should’ve picked out an outfit and hung it on the mirror while you showered. It’s almost like ironing it.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No, not really. Like, if you’ve got a tie or a sportcoat that’s a little crumpled after a plane ride or something, you can hang it in the bathroom and take a hot shower, and that will freshen it a little, but if there are actual creases you need to get the iron out.
by fleerdon on May 27, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Really, if you guys haven’t read the Athletics Nation interview with Beane, it’s awesome. He talks about making the trades he made because he thinks there’s no point in putting a mediocre club on the field—in baseball, you’re either getting great, or being great, or marking time. Food for thought.
by fleerdon on May 26, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions
Yes, it’s really good. Do you think the difference between Athletics and Tribe is that other GMs aren’t snooping around Shapiro, while they were doing so with Beane? Has Shapiro established a rep as a tight trader—e,g, forget Asdrubal Cabrera, no way we give up Franklin Gutierrez? Beane definitely the better trader
I’m struggling with the idea that other GMs would be more willing to deal with Beane than with Shapiro. My sense is that Beane’s just had better chips of late, and been in a more trade-friendly situation; i.e., he had a young, cheap guys whom he didn’t expect to re-sign, and as he talks about in the interview, he feels no compunction to placate the sometimes fans.
Not to say that your examples are fully representative, but word had it that Asdrubal was part of the offer for Haren; as for Frank, well, he is worth more than a couple months of a reliever, which to my knowledge is all we were offered for him.
by fleerdon on May 27, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Beane obviously is a far more active trader, but other than sheer length of tenure, you can’t say that Beane (or hardly anyone) has been better than Shapiro at acquiring prospects in trades, and that’s most of what Beane has acquired. His big-league trade acquisitions generally haven’t been much to write home about.
This offseason, the main difference may have been in the “sniffing around,” but the teams were in vastly different positions. A year ago, it was the A’s who won 96 games and then lost in the ALCS (got swept) actually — slightly less successful than the 2007 Indians, and not returning eveyr key player as the Indians were, but did you see Beane courageously blowing up the team then? No, of course not.
And clearly had he been running the post-2007 Indians he’d have kept them intact, too, though granted, he probably would have pulled off a trade slightly more creative than Jamey Carroll.
Yeah, I agree with you. But I wasn’t suggesting that either Beane or Shapiro blow up their teams, of course.
I was just wondering how many trades have their inception in sniffing around. I probably wouldn’t bother sniffing around Jim Bowden, because he reputedly asks for outrageous returns. I would talk with Bavasi every day in the hopes he just happens to be fed up with Beltre or something. Some managers must be more conducive than others to just bouncing ideas around. I get the sense Beane is while someone like Shapiro seems to play his cards close to the vest.
And I definitely hear you about Jamey Carroll. I’m beginning to think the Tribe should have dropped a four-year contract for someone like Linebrink. You regret it in the latter years, but perhaps Shapiro’s conservatism and caution will cost them one of their prime contending years.
Let’s assume the Indians win 83 games this year—not enough to get to the postseason. What happens in 2009? CC gone; age becomes a factor with Hafner and Martinez. How much longer can you ride this horse?
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