Game Thread: May 27, 2008
by Ryan on May 27, 2008 6:24 PM EDT
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Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, May 27, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:05 PM (STO)
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he has no use for a place so strict on foul language.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I guess we did touch rock bottom last night.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We will score 15 runs today. Count on it
by inferno on May 27, 2008 6:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And Casey will be back tomorrow.
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sizemore – CF
Caroll – 2B
Francisco – LF
Martinez – C
Peralta – DH
Garko – 1B
Gutierrez – RF
Marte – 3B
Cabrera – SS
by inferno on May 27, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Still no Pronk, eh?
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 27, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, shoulder.
Tribe fan from far, far away
by LGT Patrick on May 27, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT IS THIS I SEE?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Castrovince: One thing I do know is that Andy Marte will survive tonight’s cut, because Wedge announced - shockingly - that he plans to start playing Marte more this week, taking advantage of Casey Blake’s versatility and the now-open DH spot.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 6:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Get that man a new contract!
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
designated limp verbing noodle.
"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"
by Gradysmanldy on May 27, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing we get Jamie Carroll more at bats too!
It's the Arizona talking, really.
by RD74 on May 27, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It took a Pronk injury, not a Blake sucking, to get Marte playing time. Unbelievable.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone have a good reason why they cancelled Taradise?
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
without having seen it or even heard of it, i can think of several.
by emil minty on May 27, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That it existed in the first place?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, neither of you know what Taradise was all about. Or what the E network is about.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m taking a breath there. Regardless of what you think.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your punctuation is bad and you should feel bad.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah. Meditative punctuation. Okay.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GFP where the heck are you? Our boy’s in!
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 6:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GFP where the heck are you? Our boy’s in!
I give this guy a week.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah someone was bound to put that right back in my face. Better in the pregame I guess.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jay? Do you see how this newb is talking to me?
BAN CITY = UNDERPANTS NEW HOMERUN CALL.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait. Andy has two dads? I had no idea.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The truth behind why Marte is discriminated against, finally exposed.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow STO just showed the HR stats for the Tribe this year….42 total, 28 of them are solo shots….scary
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 6:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ooooo ahhhhh…..look at all the righties!
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 6:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Upon seeing Marte in the lineup, I bet on the Indians on CentSports. Bring me my 14 cents, Andy…
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What is the deal with centsports? Can you only bet 14 cents at a time or something?
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, but you have to be better at betting than I am to amass more to bet. (Actually, I’m sitting at 43 cents going into tonight!!!).
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you get a free 50 cents to start or something?
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A free ten cents, that can be renewed at any time when you lose out.
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SO if Marte doesn’t have an obnoxiously awesome game does he go back to the domino game in the dugout? How well does he have to play for Wedge to notice he’s there because I’m convinced someone else filled out the lineup card tonight and when Wedge actually sees it he might ask who Marte is.
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m actually pretty surprised Wedge gave Andy the call after Blake’s big night. He’s been known to overlook terrible career numbers against Buerhle in the past.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s safe to say everyone is a little surprised to see Andy in the lineup
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
please. she’s the Hawk Harrelson of hollywood.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Her face isn’t much, but she has some pretty nice cans (of corn).
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s that, Curtis? You’re taking off your shirt? Okay!
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is some pretty serious incentive to never talk about boobs again. Point taken.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awww. But I wanted to share! :(
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just watching Vh1’s most embarrassing moments and she was on it.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, it’s cool. Curtis just feels like taking his shirt off sometimes.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick question….who has a bigger chin: Casey Blake or Jay Leno?
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
With or without beard?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Without beard…..and I’m officially throwing Mr. Incredible from “The Incredibles” into the ring as well
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually do miss Chuck. And I’m kinda worried. The guy is pretty old.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he disappears from time to time. He’s the Hawk Harrelson of business trips and checking in with his blog community.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sizemore – CF .254
Carroll – 2B .214
Francisco – LF .338
Martinez – C .305
Peralta – DH .218
Garko – 1B .233
Gutierrez – RF .234
Marte – 3B .115
Cabrera – SS .182
Bench – Aubrey .200, Blake .221, Shoppach .219, Hafner .217, Dellucci .228
MMM MMM bad
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
God, I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.
It's the Arizona talking, really.
by RD74 on May 27, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the key to the Indians losing this year can be pinned on out second basemen not wearing 8 pounds of jewelry….Droobs needs to start wearing gold chains like Baerga did in the Tribe’s hayday
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ozuna got a hit! Oh wait, its the one not in our lineup…
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It sucks that their actual Ozuna is luckier than our virtual Ozunas.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m just gonna assume the local boy scout troops reserved the entire upper level tonight then got in a bus accident on the way to the ballpark
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brick you time machining tonight? Andrew too?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually no. i am listening to hammy and watching slightly behind on DVR. i just can’t take hawk anymore.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do have time machine abilities. But I’m also going to go work out. Also, in the future, Chlamydia is curable!
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but I hear chicks really enjoy getting Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, so you’ve gotta weight it out.
Oh god, here comes another male model….
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Public Service Announcement
This man has herpes
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJ says Hafner is “regrouping.”
How long till the national media realizes he blows?
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Months before Hawk and DJ figure it out.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m always worried that ballboy is going to grab any ball anywhere close to him. I don’t trust that kid.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hire sweet sweet fly balls.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rick Manning sounds like a tool….I officially dislike him after years on the fence
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta realize I go to school in Dayton and I am now back in Northern Ohio for the first time in 4 years…it’s more or less a forgot how bad he sucked at his job….
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s the Hawk Harrelson of facial hair.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he does seem to have been able to center it up.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that facial hair had the tools that Juan Uribe did, and it put it all together? Mercy. Watch out.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I would rec this twice if I could.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me being a newb here….what’s the deal with Hawk Harrelson?
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other than him sucking? Do you know who he is?
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
White Sox announcer, lots of people here live in Chicago or used to. He’s beyond bad. Atrocious. Incredibly atrocious. He’s got a think southern accent and says the same things over and over and over (You can put it on the booooooooard…. YES! or Hang whiff ‘em, or 1-0 Tribe, Good Guys comin’ to bat.) He was a terrible baseball player, too, yet brags about his career a lot. Has a creepy man crush on Yastremski. Was traded to the INdians from the Red Sox and once called it the worst day of his life on the air. Was such a prick while a player that he made the Indians put “Hawk” on his jersey, which is neither his real name nor his last name.
I hate him.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aside from what a joke of an announcer he is, you mean?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The WORST (or close to it) of announcers. Also!! One of the worst homer announcers ever – and I am talking about in any sport worldwide.
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Google search of “hawk harrelson facial hair”
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooo, I love Raising Arizona.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay. I also now feel really bad about the Burrell picture. I’m so sorry, guys.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He must be the Hawk Harrelson of pitchers, then?
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it “overly literal correction night”?
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
First 10,000 fans get a dictionary and annoying Brit to take home.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this is the hawk harrelson of not funny posts tonight. rec.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I was Buerhle, I’d intentionally walk BenFran and Vic all night and make one of our other scrubs get a hit.
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jhonny is back in the doghouse after that AB.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hunger.
Also, bringing myself to cook is hard.
A baked potato isn’t too hard. I should… go get on that.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quentin you lying sack of potatoes.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love when Gameday time machines me.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Man, gotta make Buerhlre pay for all these walks … pretty please????
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You can bet Alfonseca’s thumb, I don’t think he’ll mind.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m glad it’s Frank up and not Marte…would just be asking for trouble.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a single. I won’t be greedy. Pretty please.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Franklin has a good eye. He’s just not good at hitting the ball.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This seems like a wonderful Time Machine
by Chief Wahoo on May 27, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow and he passes half the team in RBI’s with that one shot
by Roger Dorn on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuvhfduighduifhdfiuah OMG OMG OMG OMG MOAR COWBELL?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What is that peculiar number in the run column?
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was the next AB actually. Somethinga bout the ump stopping Buehrle mid windup for the second time tonight and how “that couldn’t keep happening.”
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to say, as much as I hate those guys, it’s great to listen to them whine when we’re beating them.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA OMG OMG OMG
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rick Manning: “It should be free and easy the rest of the way.”
Congrats to the White Sox for extending their winning streak to 8
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OMG …. multiple runs in an inning …. what is wrong with my gamecenter
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is so… strange. What does it mean?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO WAY, look away for a couple of seconds…......
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just blacked out, what happened?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
......maybe Wedge is smarter than he looks?
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He looked pretty smart a couple years back with that Dale Earnhardt replica mustache on his lip
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I was noticeably silent for a few minutes there.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
based on gamecenter, looks like Marte had a good AB, swung at all the strikes and laid off the bad pitches.
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So can someone provide me with a description of the grand slam
by Roger Dorn on May 27, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It had really nice eyes and a cool personality.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Buehrle also threw 38 pitches that inning :D
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ooof, that could’ve been much worse on that pitch.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
figures I benched Gutz for BenFran this week … sigh lol
by talonk on May 27, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m using my new exclamation:
CHOO CHOO GOTZ
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frank “Don’t Trade Me, Assholes” Gutierrez
by fleerdon on May 27, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Swish cut his hair. And grew gross overly manicured facial hair. He’s officially a Sox player.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do the Sox have the opposite facial hair rule of the Yankees?
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i saw him last weekend getting bottle service at crobar. the “bottle” was blue curacao.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The White Sox are quite possibly the least attractive team in the majors.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How are the Indians gonna lose this one, let’s see how creative Wedge can be in concocting a loss here
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No….just a pessimistic Cleveland fan, I don’t really believe we won until I see it on Sportscenter the next day
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’d be surprised the quality tail new teeth can get you.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hawk talking about Ozzie’s mad skillz at the plate.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As a hitter? Really? He of the .264/.287/.338 career line? With an OPS+ of 68?
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
as far as guys w/ sub-.125 avg’s are concerned
by DontCallMeJoey on May 27, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You shush about Mario’s boy.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
correction. that was just a good inning.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andy that was kinda questionable there.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just got home and turned the game on. I spent the last ten minutes trying to catch up here, but other than the Gutz home run I didn’t pick up much. I’m like the Hawk Harrelson of getting to game threads on time.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Take it off the board Nick, take it off the board.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not trying to be a jackass here - really - but does anybody think, watching Andy play, that Casey’s arm has looked a little weak by comparison?
by fleerdon on May 27, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let’s got the opposite way and say that Andy has a plus arm. I thought Casey had a hose when he played right field, right?
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did too. I’m asking if anybody else thinks they saw some decline there.
by fleerdon on May 27, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I getcha… I’m going to go with “maybe.”
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh also, did you see the THT piece today about declining fastball velocity by age?
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but marte looks more laid back when he throws, so it confuses wedge. casey makes sure he grunts loud enough that wedge can hear it in the dugout and know how hard he is trying.
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blake walks around the clubhouse with a cowboy hat saying, “There’s a snake in ma boots!” and Wedge just loves that.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
ever fouled a ball off your inner knee?
by fleerdon on May 27, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually yes….but I’ve just never seen someone wear a shin guard that high, made me giggle
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look everyone Sasha Pavlovic’s twin brother plays baseball for the Indians
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In case anyone was wondering, Grady is a member of the 2008 Cleveland Indians.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How jealous are you of Phillies fans? They score a cool 35 runs their last two games and have 4 in the first inning tonight.
Jeeeeeez!!
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 27, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Phillies fans are getting really interactive with the team.
Is it still literal correction night?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bleh.
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 27, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mario, do you pronounce your name the normal way or like Mare-io? I have this debate with some of my east coast friends that insist it’s pronounced Mare-io
by Roger Dorn on May 27, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I could never believe a pro athlete and I had such similar names.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I go Mare-io. I’m always tempted to start telling girls my name is Marr-e-o, since it does sound better, but it’s tough to change at this point. I’m too used to it.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’sa me! A-Marrrio!
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
After asking about Hawk Harrelson earlier I did some research and found this little dandy of a website
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I posted that for you above. It’s a good one, and it looks like they’re actually updating it somewhat regularly this year.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he’s literally one of the worst Americans alive right now who is not directly responsible for the death of another person (that we know of)
by DontCallMeJoey on May 27, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Garko’s fault.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank god that wasn’t Marte’s throw, he’d never see the field again.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don’t see too many spotlights on first base.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Haley Joel Osment really hit the skids as a teen.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
That was all on Garko
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 27, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Throw from Cabrera to Garko, was a tad high, but eminently playable, and Garko was looking directly into the sun and put his head down and the ball sailed over his head.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It didn’t matter but when he fielded the ball he just fell over.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He made a nice sliding cutoff of the ball, I liked it.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
laffey’s getting jobbed again?
by Gradyforpresident on May 27, 2008 7:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Come ON. Their Pablo even bunts better.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not that I could see.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad time machine?
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh i mean, the error, the bullshit bunt, etc.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah ok in retrospect it’s just sorta unlucky.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has Manning ever given birthday wishes to anyone under the age of 57?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“And a happy 85th to June Thompson from Parma Heights….June just got a new pair of dentures…and boy does she bite down hard now.”
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I grew up in Parma Hts., so this is twice as disgusting for me.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was Manning talking about? I don’t think he understands the infield fly.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whew. Way to stay with it, Asdrubal.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hegan’s description was a little hazy…bobbled grounder, but still turned?
by DontCallMeJoey on May 27, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drubs just dopped the ball then picked it back up.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was thinking about Manning’s blabbering from the previous atbat.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright Manning, let’s not get crazy here.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i want victor to get a homerun just so the announcers can stop mentioning it every at bat
by Brick. on May 27, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How slow will Vic be when he’s like 36? Is this even imaginable?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Bill Veeck were still alive and Victor were 36, he would take the team to Alaska and try to get Victor to outrun a glacier on pay per view TV.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hawk just claimed that if you even failed a pitch off low and away against old time pitchers, they would’ve knocked you down.
What
The
F.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
An abscess? Can someone tell me why Miller’s hands aren’t kept in a hyperbaric sterile chamber?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Beckett hogs the only one available; furthermore, as you know, the RedSox and Yankees are the only teams that matter so he gets dibs.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’re calling it an abcess? Seriously?
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha that’ll teach me to listen to Underwood.
I never knew you could get a fistula between calluses. This guy has the worst hands ever.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s like the opposite of David Duchovny in Zoolander.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you got a fistula between your study partner’s calluses in clinic
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is the most disgusting and pleasurable rec I’ve ever awarded.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That might be the problem. Too soft. I’d suggest the alou route. He’s probably on orders to do nothing but pee on his hands for a solid two weeks.
¡Free Chan Perry!
by TheVanillaGorilla on May 27, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Ozunas are playing well tonight. I like our chances.
Also! As refreshing as Francisco has been the last couple weeks, I hope no one forgets that Choo Choo Gootz is the better of the two. Oddly enough Hammy and the rest of the broadcasters are confusing the two on a regular basis—that Frank Francisco character has thrown them through a loop, I guess.
by jhon on May 27, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope. Absolutely routine. He’s just awesome looking out there.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I try to be mindful of the whole physiognomy thing. But unlike the well-animated Barfield, that Gutz is the real deal.
by jhon on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t Manning pronouncing Gutierrez properly at some point? What happened with that?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Underpants helped him get it wrong, finally.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure there’s anyone, ever, with less perspective, in all senses, than Hawk Harrelson.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ron Santo might be close. The two should be put into a steel cage and forced to fight to the death.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not even in the same stratosphere.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
McCarver makes me want to punch walls. On Saturday, I actually went and sat in the outfield bleechers at Turner Field in 160 degree heat in order to avoid the Fox broadcast.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think it’s close. Hearing Hawk talk about the past is absurd.
by afh4 on May 27, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was he talking about this time?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I definitely agree, but Santo has absolutely no clue what is going on either. They’re easily the worst two announcers in the game. It’s bizarre that Santo is so popular and Hawk so reviled.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you’re not appreciating the purpose of Ronnie in the booth. I personally think Pat Hughes is a great play-by-play, but the reason everyone loves Santo is that he is the embodiment (is that a word?) of Cubs love. He LIVES for the Cubs. And Cubs fans love him for that. Ronnie’s raw emotion more than makes up for his lack of “color skills”.
Hawk has none of that. For what it’s worth, I’d rather have a Tribe legend who just loved the Tribe than necessarily Hegan (who I think does a fine job).
by steincat on May 27, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you, and I know that that’s what he is. And I do think Hawk realizes it, too, and tries to be that to some extent, which is bizarre since he never played fro the White Sox. But as a non-Cubs fan, who worked at Wrigley for parts of five seasons and listened to a LOT of Cubs’ radio, Santo is brutal to listen to. Absolutely brutal.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh – different strokes I guess. I really enjoy the Hughes – Santo team. I listen to them a ton in school and since (10+ years) and wouldn’t change it.
But I despise all Sox announcers, Hawk being Public Enemy #1.
by steincat on May 27, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me, too. Plus Santos is funny when the game isn’t close and he starts talking about other stuff: ice cream, parking lots. And Santos will acknowledge a good play by an opposing team. He also made a great call on a Brant Brown drop of a routine fly ball in 1998 that seemed to ruin the Cubs’ postseason chances: it was, as I recall just Ron saying: “Oh, no! Oh, no!” You had no idea what had happened.
by odradek on May 27, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh yes – I was at that game in ol’ county Stadium in Milwaukee. I was in the bleachers and it was a routine fly ball to the track. The ball dropped down in front of us, with the fence obscuring the ball. My friends and I, who were actually missing our first day of class at Northwestern to go to the game, started cheering.
Then the rest of the Milwaukee crowd started cheering, as Geoff Jenkins rounded the bases and the bases, which had been full, were now empty. Almost got into a fight after the game with some rowdy Brewers fans.
As a side note – I also may be the only person in the world who was at that Brewers-Cubs game (a day game on a Wednesday) AND at the Grady Sizemore game in 2005 in Kansas City, when he dropped the ball in the sun. Kind of a weird coincidence. Throw in that I was about 500 yards from Wrigley for the Steve Bartman game, and you might say that I’m bad luck. Oh well.
The point of all this is that Santo is good people.
by steincat on May 28, 2008 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that’s pretty good. You should stay away from Prog Field, though.
Did you think Grady’s drop ruined everything? I thought the end came the inning before, when we couldn’t get the runs across.
by odradek on May 29, 2008 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have some positive moments from the Jake – was lucky enough to see Fausto dominate the Yankees in the “midge” game last year, and in the ‘95 I was at the Tony Pena extra innings homer game against Boston.
I think they definitely had a chance to get a lead in the ninth. Our ‘pen was good enough that year with a dominant Howry to think that we could outlast them, but it would have been ideal to push the go-ahead run in the ninth, as you’re saying. That sun was pretty nasty and someone on the Royals had dropped a ball earlier in the game. The real kicker was losing to Seth McClung later in the week – ripped our hearts out.
by steincat on May 30, 2008 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is strangely making me want to listen to him.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could listen to his call of J-Mike catching the fly ball on his backside all day.
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oooo I bet that was epic.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious. It was like his voice rode the Demon Drop.
“AKDJLFJKL: WE WIN OMG… caught.”
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two of my favorite things about the Hawkeroo:
When he was traded from Boston to Cleveland in 1969 he was so pissed he quit the game. Refused to play for the Tribe.
His career as a general manager, highlighted by trading away Bobby Bonilla.
by odradek on May 27, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, Gameday Audio is sucking it up tonight. :(
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Indians offense priorities for this next half inning:
1. More Runs
2. More Hits
3. More Walks
(note: 2 and 3 are interchangeable)
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
4. Not flying out.
5. Not grounding out.
6. Not striking out.
Maybe these should have been the first three.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey everyone!
Look at my mood!
Runs!
I’m making gouda-stuffed chicken breast for Mrs. Tabs! Hooray!
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Huzzah, even!
I’m positively giddy.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you bring enough for the rest of the forum?
by Chemo on May 27, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I want to go to fantasy camp to meet that guy.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone read Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Legends?
I’m reading it right now, and it’s a fine book, but the first thing I did was skip to the chapter where he takes Hawk Harrelson’s autobiography and proves a good portion of it completely false. It’s fantastic. Really adds another layer of absurdity to listening to Hawk talk about the past.
by Chemo on May 27, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This makes me want to read that book so hard.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never knew that Hawk even had an autobiography, let alone that it was false. Was he out and out lying or was it more innocent?
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s mostly Hawk saying stuff like “I really keyed the pennant run for the Red Sox! I had 17 RBI in 21 games, and every single one was a game-winner! In one game against the Orioles I had a homer, double, triple and 7 RBI!”
And then Neyer’s like “Uh, no.”
by Chemo on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Note: That’s an exaggeration, but only by a little bit.
by Chemo on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome. I’m ordering it right now.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Full disclosure, it’s only like a three-page chapter on Hawk, so don’t buy it for that reason alone. But the whole book is great.
by Chemo on May 27, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You forced me to skip ahead to that section… Thank you for that. To quote from that section…
The final score was 10-2, and the Red Sox would have won with Woody Harrelson in right field that evening.
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m actually reading it while listening to the game and checking the site. Its been a GREAT read so far.
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gutz rocks tonight, but I’m wondering if his haircut is straight out of 1986. Ang, want to address that? Bad hair?
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hm. I am without visuals this season, but I’m generally not feeling what I’ve seen of this team’s hair this season.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAD TO SHOW UP FOR THAT!
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Andy yeah
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 27, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THAT’S MARIO’S BOY!
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really thought this place was going to explode in a billion posts about Marte’s first homerun.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We will bring this thing down when this glorious event happens.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
After that atbat, it’s only a matter of time now…he’s gonna go all Ben Francisco on us.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m madly calculating his new OPS now.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Followed quickly by:
Damn, Droobs. :(
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manning and Underwood actually had some sympathy for Marte before that hit.
“He’s essentially like a starting pitcher, he sees action once ever 5 or 6 days.”
“Let’s hope he gets a couple of hits for his sake … Just sneaks a few in.”
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s more like a backup special teams player on the Browns. He sure as hell doesn’t play as much as a staring pitcher.
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
every other Sunday? that’s about right.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The ball definitely jumps off Andy’s bat. As Jay has said, it’s hard to get into a groove when you play less than Luis Medina. But give him time, and those rockets fall in.
LISTEN UP WEDGE YOU BITCH
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think LUWYB should join the pantheon right along with FOB
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually don’t think it does jump off his bat. In his time here, he’s hit a lot of fly balls that didn’t go as far as I thought they would. Seems that way to me, at least.
by TribeJay on May 27, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now. Let us hope baked potatoes are lucky, because I’m feeling lazy this week and I’m trying to avoid eating the rice I mostly ruined that’s sitting in my fridge.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve decided I’m going to buy an Andy Marte shirt. I only own one other Indians shirt, a Fausto one, and he went on a mad tear last year when I bought it.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 8:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to draw a bowl of soup on it.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is soup still lucky? Should I be making chili?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just. I have the stuff to make it! It’s not really seasonally appropriate at this point, but I could take one for the team there.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that’s as bad as me saying “no indians tonight”
then caving slightly listening to it in the background while playing madden
then continuing to listen after
then saying maybe i’ll go read LGT just not post anything
then having to when marte gets an XBH
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
See? Classic abusive relationship. You can’t quit it!
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s like the dark side of the Force. Or ex-girlfriends that live nearby.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on May 27, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pick up an Adam Miller jersey while you’re at it.
by jhon on May 27, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys remember that one time where Andy Marte hit the ball hard and got a double out of it, something The Beard has rarely done this season? That was awesome!
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Andy Marte’s OPS against lefties this season (7 plate appearances): 1.171
I can use small sample sizes too!
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I just clicked over to Gameday and wtf is with Toby Hall’s facial hair there? Ew.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh shit, it’s Ozuna
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
damn technology proving me wrong.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Laffey’s wife is hot.
(cue Ang posting picture of Laffey jousting shirtless or something)
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, I don’t think those pictures exist. I would definitely have them in my collection if they did.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2nd Joust reference today … that’s awesome!!!
by talonk on May 28, 2008 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think J-Mike (bottom left) wins, followed by Jhonny (top row, 3rd from left). Laffey’s (bottom row, 2nd from left) will move into 2nd I think once Aaron starts making more money and taking her to tropical destinations…just a little pasty for my liking right now.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently you are a fashion designer, possibly a closeted fashion designer. I find your beauty standards to be mundane and media-driven. And anyway, when are you going to figure it out: It is not the least bit cool to sit around in mixed company critiquing women and their physical appearance. It’s actually rude. Do you even know any women? Have you been on a date?
This goes back to Chuck’s Rule: Don’t say things here you wouldn’t say to someone’s face in a bar. I’m trying to imagine us sitting around that bar — all of us — passing around this picture, talking about who’s hotter. You wouldn’t, and if you would, then you’re a dolt.
by Jay on May 28, 2008 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not entirely sure why you waited until this morning to post this, a whole 12 hours later. If you were working on the phrasing of your lashing, well then well played.
If eight Cleveland Indians wives/girlfriends/fiances walked into a bar and none of the people I was with made a single comment about J-Mike’s wife….well then I guess I’m a dolt. If what you’re getting at is that I wouldn’t say anything to her, and that she could possibly read this…well then I guess you have point. Maybe. But Jay, I’m a 23-year old university student…you expect far too much of me. Talk to me in 20 years and I may be changing my answer to top-left.
by supermarioelia on May 28, 2008 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But yes, I apologize to all of the ladies and gents who were offended by my comments.
by supermarioelia on May 28, 2008 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as I know, there are no Indians wives/girlfriends/fiances in this bar with us, and if they were, then either they wouldn’t be hanging out with us, or you wouldn’t be ranking their hotness right to their face.
I waited because I wasn’t sure I wanted to say anything. I eventually did, because three months of my being more subtle about this has apparently not sunk in, and yet I really think this is basic common sense and common courtesy, and again, this should be obvious to any man who has ever socialized with any woman in any context.
by Jay on May 28, 2008 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, meant to say, first and last, I appreciate the apology (to others).
by Jay on May 28, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(This is long and possibly too political for the site, and all my own opinion, but offered for discussion.)
I’m just going to jump in here a second and explain why conversations like the one that was starting about that picture can go horribly awry, at least for certain people (by which I mean, uh, myself and some other ladies I know). The issue isn’t saying “Lady X is attractive” because, uh, sometimes a lady is attractive, and believe me, I get that. And I really don’t have a complaint about people commenting on that within reason. For me the issue comes with the ranking or the implication of who isn’t attractive. These things always come down to certain commenters picking apart a perfectly decent looking woman, breaking her down into her component parts, and her legs aren’t thin enough or her eyes are funny looking or oh no, she could stand to lose a few pounds. And obviously you’re not going to be attracted to everyone, but…
I don’t know, maybe guys don’t feel this way as much as girls do, or maybe they do and I’ve just missed it, but there is this pressure that it is always a competition. (And a competition that you are always losing. You never win the pretty game.) It’s not like, culturally, women are told they can overcome these things by having a lot of money, or being personally successful, or being funny. Pretty much the only commodity is Being Prettiest (which we never will be). And this just re-enforces that. I don’t know that you realize how uncomfortable it is to be on an unrelated site, and all of a sudden people are talking about how a person who, if you saw her on the street, would definitely be considered at least kind of attractive, is totally not doable because she has a bit of a tummy or whatever. Like people are just trying to find fault to find fault.
That’s the conversation that makes me uncomfortable. This didn’t go near it, but as soon as you line ladies up and discuss which one you think is hottest, it has a tendency to start heading that way. And it’s a conversation I expect in certain fora, but on sites that aren’t, for example, fashion sites or, I don’t know, the Maxim website, you’re going to get people who didn’t expect it, and it’s going to put them off the forum. There are website I don’t go too because I’m too sensitive about this stuff and because it’s always present.Let me re-iterate: I didn’t personally have a problem with your comments, but I understand why Jay nipped it in the bud.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 28, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think Luis issac deserves more credit
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ONLY MARTE WOULD TRY THAT!
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Only one K in the first 37 batters… unusual.
by jhon on May 27, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
finesse, crafty lefties will do that to yah
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha…Rick Manning: “You see that’s his speed”—-speaking of the missed opportunity of turning the double play….sounded funny
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ehhh, I think he was safe if a howitzer fired that throw across.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Andy Marte checking the dugout to make sure no one is screwing with his dominos.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Rec’d because it’s so true I died inside a little.
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pablo Ozuna is a career .377 hitter against the Indians (26-for-69).
He bats in every spot in our order and still manages to beat us.
by Chemo on May 27, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think Ozuna beats it no matter the throw. I choose to believe that.
by tabler84 on May 27, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes. But he probably wouldn’t have beat it had Laffey gone to second. Probably a mistake there.
by TribeJay on May 27, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how close are to the seeing “The Close”.....I am ready to be entertained
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What was that random falsetto there?
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hammy? not sure.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quentin fouled one off and it came back up and hit him in a bad spot (for him).
by TribeJay on May 27, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhh. Missed that.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else have the sudden urge to join the US Border Patrol?
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wedge is paying Droobs to bobble these balls….somehow he believes it will force Marte off the field on back into the dugout
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This just in:
Cabrera disapproves of my baked potato consumption.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
by AngG on May 27, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s time to send him down. He can’t hit, and now he isn’t playing up to his gold glove potential.
by inferno on May 27, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s heated up ever so slightly in the past 7 days. Having some good atbats. Seriously.
by jhon on May 27, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, it was in his glove and everything.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow I am so upset that I didn’t make it home in time for the Marte at bat
by Roger Dorn on May 27, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You better be joking.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t plan on litigation, but that was pretty dumb. We live and die by time machines man, you don’t mess around with flux capacitors. You just don’t.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Uh, like, urr.
Don’t like negativity and stuff, man. Aren’t you, like, a hippie or something?
by jhon on May 27, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn’t the greatest forum to lay down that kind of dare.
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marte, unassisted, cleaning up the trash.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 27, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Andy Marte crushes the souls of Sox’ fans.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Much like Edgar Renteria does to Tribe fans
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really, no.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you, defense!
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Have to wake up bats!
by vbc3 on May 27, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Even so, that kid weighs more than Raffy P.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Grady! finally!
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
See Hippie boy? Now THIS is a time machine.
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’re not all watching the same broadcast, so when someone posts something like “Grand Salami….tribe down 6-5,” it makes everything think that it actually happened.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t STO the only station to broadcast it?
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WGN, Gameday Audio, MLB.tv (the biggest cocktease in the broadcasting universe) plus all the DirectTV feeds.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most of which are behind STO.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 27, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah sorry to jump down your throat, but we actually had a guy kill himself early 2006… his name was E5.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
STO, the Chicago feed, MLB.tv, MLB Extra Innings, XM Satellite Radio. There are people here listening/watching to most all of those. Actually, on this board, I’d say that the majority aren’t watching STO.
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
an exaggeration, but yes, it is.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FIRE BUNTS
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe we should have bunted
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 27, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bunts are the fat friend that hangs around with Home Runs.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really want to quote Stephen Lynch’s She Gotta Smile right now, but I’ll resist.
by Fundamentals on May 27, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How bout a hit and run. It’s been forever
by inferno on May 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bunting seems to contradict the whole “good at bat”, doesn’t it?
by jhon on May 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Settle down, he was bunting for a hit.
Actually, he should’ve squared around as it turned out.
by TribeJay on May 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright who said we weren’t scoring again until the 8th?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, when did Eric’s hair start thinning?
by supermarioelia on May 27, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you really don’t expect that from a guy who can grow a Tom Sellick caliber mustache.
by gte619n on May 27, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s been pulling clumps of it out lately to come up with new excuses for Andy Marte as to why he’s not playing.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 27, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This would be an opportune time for VMart to go yard
by Tribe_Hippie on May 27, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good idea for something to do … in that NEW GAME THREAD
by Jay on May 27, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad time machine … inning over … NEW GAME THREAD
by Jay on May 27, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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