Game Thread: May 8, 2008
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Only thing that kinda worries me is that he took a HUGE swing on that one ball last night and the fact it didn’t go out was shocking. Like if that didn’t go out, how is he ever going to put one out? Let’s hope this is exactly like when I complained about Garko’s monster swings not leaving the yard.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I like having Francisco in the OF with Byrd on the bump. Having him bat 5th though, two spots in front of Garko… that’s unexpected.
for better or worse?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
the great thing about this lineup is it leaves proon on the bench for a game-crushing PH appearance.
The Disabled List just called ... it was trying to unload Joe Borowski. I offered a bagel but balked at giving up a ham sandwich. It wanted to keep Westbrook.
mood crushing?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
is anyone else now officially hoping blake gets dinged up for like 2 weeks?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 12:21 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve been encoraged by what I’ve seen from Marte, but I still like having Casey around. He’s so damn versatile.
I think that was a media creation, and it was premised on our letting Belliard go after 2004, since we had signed Boone. As bad as Blake was at 3B that 2004 season, I doubt the Indians were ever considering putting him at 2B.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
The last two days have kinda mellowed me out. I’m less anti-Blake than I was on Monday.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s just the fact that Marte is getting time that’s softening me up. If Marte was still going to be riding the pine every day, my seething hate would continue to… well, uhmm… seeth and hate.
yeah
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
should i start drinking
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions
i found this the most hilariously inappropriate response
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I went out last night to The Local, Atlanta’s home of the $2.50 PBR tallboys.
My stomach is NOT HAPPY today. In fact, it’s furious.
how bout some of Masa’s saki?
Lastly, a quick anecdote from last night’s postgame. Masa Kobayashi brought out a bottle of celebratory saki to share with his teammates, I guess it was pretty strong stuff. Hafner said it tasted like tequila. Dellucci took one sip, winced and said, “I could put this in my car and get 30 miles to the gallon.”
Found it pretty funny, but didn’t warrant a FanShot.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
why the hell did he bust out the good stuff in may?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is everyone so shy about the FanShots?
I say, FanShot everything. Why the hell not.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
No drinking yet for me. Way hungover. Trivia night last night, my buddies and I won a $250 bar tab which we immediately spent. Ugh. I’m going to watch some baseball and then go running until I vomit. Ah, summertime.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Last night was Lazy Dog. I’ve never done that one, but we used to go to Catacombs on Thursdays a bunch.
Il faut d'abord durer.
I’ve been to the Lazy Dog. We did a lot of trivia nights during grad school, at the little Boulder Beer Brewery off Valmont or Old Chicago’s (I know, terrible food). And at that sports bar next to the Fox that’s constantly changing.
No more sports bar next to the Fox, the Sink and Mamacita’s are the only places left on the hill with a liquor license. I avoid Old Chicago and BJs like the plague.
Lazy dog is always crowded, last night was packed but we got a table because we were there early and there were several pretty girls with us willing to con guys out of theirs.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Hherrmmann keeping the scoreboard clean in Akron this morning.
Although I can’t say we’ve seen or read much that suggests that he’d be useful at the top level.
Kinda sucks that we have to face the hottest pitching staff in baseball though.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure if you’re talking about the A’s, or us. Jays with 19 runs allowed over their past 10 games.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully. I only bring this up because it’s all I’ve been hearing about for two weeks up here.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
You sir should be pourin’ over Harrison’s Textbook of Medicine.
"the most vehement Yankee-hating guy I know" - Jay
I’m reading about mental retardation as we speak.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
thalidomide?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Down’s, Fragile X, alcohol, rubella/CMV/toxo/HIV
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha it’s no fun having to answer these questions seriously, but if I don’t I get the beats.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Disease – rubella/CMV/HIV sorta
Toxins – Pb, OH,
Genetic – trisomy, Fragile X or just having more than one X chromosome
Prenatal/birth trauma
Organize dude, organize.
"the most vehement Yankee-hating guy I know" - Jay
We actually went with the organization of:
Genetic
Teratogens
Preg/obs complications
Postnatal causes
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear LGT,
Why all the vitriol directed at Casey? He’s gritty, and he gives it his damnedest. Why aren’t we angry at Wedge instead?
I mean, I know Wedge gets heat, but way too many people also bash Blake like he’s a terrible guy. I love him, I just hate when he plays every game.
It’s like, are you mad at oil companies for making money, or are you mad at government for giving them extra cash?
The Blake-bashing has actually subsided in the past week I would say.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
both?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I would say we’ve been Wedge-bashing a LOT more than Blake-bashing. I’m like you – Blake’s a great guy, just shouldn’t be playing every day.
Whoa. Just whoa. If you’re going to blame Canada, the least you could do is properly blame Alberta.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
For some reason I have CNN on in the background here…when did RPGs supplant WMDs as the new buzzword? Did I miss this?
because they’re actually in Iraq?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Time until first “Mike Mussina went to Stanford comment”: 30 seconds.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
what comes first….I’ve got Hamilton on the radio and Gameday up…
by APV on May 8, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I shouldn’t be..just doin mlbtv over here.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
same
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
in a row?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I just threw up in my living room … the YES guys talking about how wide eyed and bushy tailed the Indians youngsters are, and how appreciative they are to be playing in Yankee Stadium.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Tribe guys are saying what’s obvious…Hafner is way messed up at the plate right now. Even in batting practice.
There are few things I like better in sports than watching a locked-in Pronk. It sucks not knowing if it will ever happen again. But I have to believe it will.
at least now we have some indication of why he’s not doing well….remember last year we thought his swing was fine the results just weren’t there….
by APV on May 8, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
17 of 33 games Indians have scored 3 runs or fewer – are 4-13
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:16 PM EDT reply actions
oh yeah…forgot (read: forced out of my head) that…
by APV on May 8, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Michael Kay, you are not witty.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
i’m drinking fat tire
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:21 PM EDT reply actions
and eating tuscan three cheese kettle chips
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
so how am i supposed to live?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s good, too…although the noun-ing US dollar is killing me
by APV on May 8, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
believe
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i did a month over winter break
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i didn’t put up anything here, got loads of pictures on facebook. did 2 weeks in egypt – cairo, alexandria, sinai peninsula; 5 days in munich and thereabouts (went to see neuschwanstein), and 3 dais in jerusalem – while bush was there.
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
augustiner dunkel. and weiss wurst
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
go now. i would kill to be there
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m working right now…but I’ve got Saturday-Monday off…so I’ll do more touristy stuff then
by APV on May 8, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
wait don’t order weiss wurst after noon the locals will look at you funny
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m drinking Green Mountain coffee by the gallon. 3 hours sleep, and going back to work in an hour. Then Cavs and Lost tonight.
Ha ha, that’s how I read it too. Have their been any Cavs discussions here? (you know, not character studies, but ball) Or are we pushing things to Matt’s site?
I think the only Cavs discussions center around Chuck’s hatred of LeBron.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
push it to the free zone
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
One Golden Delicious
One Tangelo
Smart Chili (this stuff rules)
Chicken and beans in a mango curry
Bottle of Water
seriously that sounds so good
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Re: pitching hotness … C.C.’s last trainwreck was April 16, 22 days ago.
In the last week, we’ve given up 47 runs (earned and unearned) in 18 games, which is an average of 2.61. Our ERA is 2.47 over those games.
So we can agree very few runs will be scored.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
As I wrote two days ago, still wost in the league at 7.51.
Last three starts, 2.21.
All five starters, last three weeks, 2.19.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Another thing to add to the list of things I am sick of: constant talk of how awesome Yankee Stadium is & how much it’ll be missed. Blah blah blah.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Ditto.
Fenway has a lot more charm, though not as much history of course, and Fenway is also no place for anyone over 5’10”.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i have no problems in fenway. seats were roomy for me
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I love 13 year old footage of much slimmer, much less roidy Jason Giambi.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
i guarantee you hegan has never seen the Taj Mahal in person
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
I’m not even going to look it up, it’s more fun just to agree with you.
Rizzuto, yeah, he sucked it big time.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Bill James wrote a lot about this in one of his books. Basically, Yankee fans everywhere threatened a nation-wide boycott of the HOF if Rizzuto wasn’t inducted. Steinbrenner said the Yankees wouldn’t play in the annual HOF game. They caved.
It was 857, league average was 773, OPS+ was 122, and he is a shortstop.
More fun stuff from B-Ref:
Gray Ink: Batting – 46 (529) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting – 18.9 (689) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting – 87.0 (184) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Similar batters:
1. Jose Offerman (953)
2. Claude Ritchey (942)
3. Hughie Critz (940)
4. Lonny Frey (939)
5. Jim Gantner (935)
6. Tom Herr (933)
7. Johnny Evers (929) *
8. Bill Hallman (928)
9. Delino DeShields (927)
10. Billy Rogell (925)Only HOFer on that list is Evers, also widely considered a ridiculous mistake.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
let’s try again …
1. Jose Offerman (953)
2. Claude Ritchey (942)
3. Hughie Critz (940)
4. Lonny Frey (939)
5. Jim Gantner (935)
6. Tom Herr (933)
7. Johnny Evers (929) *
8. Bill Hallman (928)
9. Delino DeShields (927)
10. Billy Rogell (925)
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
As a shortstop, that might be okay - it’s better than Vizquel - but he really only played for 13 years.
Vizquel has 1000 more hits, 177 more doubles, 9 more triples, 39 more home runs and 231 more stolen bases.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
And I realize errors don’t mean much, but Vizquel has 80 fewer errors in 1000 more games.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Of course errors matter.
The difference between an error and a putout/assist is the same as between a groundout and a single.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
True, but errors also depend a lot on the official scorer & stuff. That great a difference over that many more games definitely points to Vizquel’s abilities, but as Jeter shows us, they never give you an error if you just don’t make a play on a ball. You only get an error if you try to make a play & fail.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Well, right, fielding percentage isn’t everything and has some stability issues—just like batting average. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
When did you get a computer and cable in the same room?
by Jay on May 8, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
jhonny is good
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:38 PM EDT reply actions
THAT WAS VALCHEK’S VOICE ON THIS CUSTARD COMMERCIAL
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions
Apparently Mike Mussina collects tractors. Who knew?
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Casey is “Mr. Clutch” according to YES broadcasters.
I just mailed them Casey’s “clutch” situational numbers from the previous three hundred years.
like, put a stamp on it and everything?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m not even particularly interested in this game
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions
we’re at 6 through 3. way over.
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Things to add to the list of crap that annoys me about the Yankees: Yankee Stadium constantly playing “Apple Bottom Jeans” on the PA. I swear I’ve heard at least 4 times now in the last three days.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Actually, it’s the shut-in shout-out. St. Vincent’s Hospital gives away future game tickets to a recent patient who is currently recovering at home.
Seriously. I am not making this up. I had much the same reaction the first time I heard it.
Free Andy Marte!
I hate watching Byrd pitch. I know he does okay more often than not, but it’s sort of like being shoved and having someone kneeling down behind you to make you fall over.
Il faut d'abord durer.
i mean this shit is just boring
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:54 PM EDT reply actions
if there are any other nerds out there looking to get gameday audo (or mlb.tv) working in linux, here’s your answer:
straycat/mlblinux.php” target=”_blank”>http://www.eds.org/straycat/mlblinux.php
I agree with Locch
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 8, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions
i’m damn near close to just leaving the game thread and going to shower and do some work.
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions
it’s just boring
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah.
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Iowa ain’t a bad place, though yes it’s boring. Spent 4 great years at a small college in Iowa. Couldn’t have asked for more.
I interviewed for a job up at Macalester earlier this year. It was funny, because all of the students I met were obviously self-conscious about some sort of academic reputation rivalry with Grinnell. It came up separately at least half a dozen times in 2 days.
by APV on May 8, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I talked to a someone for a few minutes, come back, and it’s the bottom of the 4th. Somebody earlier in the thread predicted an 11-9 game. Nice call.
fuck that bullshit
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions
Another reason to hate Yankee Stadium.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Jeter has been an empty singles hitter so far this year. Just four walks, five doubles and two triples in 128 PA. No homers, no steals.
uh oh.
The Disabled List just called ... it was trying to unload Joe Borowski. I offered a bagel but balked at giving up a ham sandwich. It wanted to keep Westbrook.
?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, he had his chances to get three outs before seeing Giambi.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently this is all Giambi can do anymore, hit soft-tossing RHP. I think Neyer wrote something about that.
at least we took two
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions
idk. i’m trying to get myself out of the game so i’ll go do things productive
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Do the rare double-switch where he sticks Byrd out in leftfield & puts a different pitcher in there every time Giambi bats. It’s just that simple.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
wow – this is intriguing – has it ever been done?
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I was just reading an article somewhere about that, it does happen, but not that often. I recall it mentioning Sam McDowell being switched out for someone because Frank Howard owned him – check out this boxscore, it shows McDowell as p, 2b, p.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Jeff Nelson was talking about this on the radio our here in seattle a few weeks ago. I forget if Pinella did it with him (and the M’s) or if torre did it with the yankees. He said it was because he was a beast shagging fly balls during BP.
The most shocked person in the stadium was the leftfielder he replaced.
Found this cool description (love it when reporters use the “Mr.” tag with athletes);
When Chris Resop, a Braves relief pitcher, was warming up in the bullpen during an April 3 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the coaches asked when he had last played the outfield. “I said a few years ago in the minors. And that’s where they left it,” Mr. Resop says. “I had no idea why they asked.”
Braves manager Bobby Cox was desperate, and he was plotting an ingenious plan. He was nearly out of right-handed pitchers, and players can’t re-enter a game after they’ve been removed. If Mr. Resop, a righty, could play the outfield, that would allow Mr. Cox to replace him on the mound temporarily - and use a lefty specialist to pitch to Adam LaRoche - without losing him entirely. So after Mr. Resop pitched to three batters in the top of the 10th inning, Mr. Cox had him go to left field. When Mr. Resop returned to the pitcher’s mound one batter later, it marked the first time a pitcher had pitched, played the field and pitched again in the same game since Jeff Nelson of the Seattle Mariners in 1993, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
re; giambi and soft-tossing righties, yes neyer cited an article by steve lombardi of Was Watching and this quote:
In summary, it appears evident that Jason Giambi cannot hit a Power pitcher. And, there’s some evidence to suggest that Giambi’s best success against a Finesse pitcher only comes when the pitcher makes a mistake. In total, as a batter, left to his own skill, Giambi - over the last three years - is worthless.
The next day, Neyer cited a counter-argument.
baserunner
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
I say, Mussina is pitching just well enough to lose!
by Jay on May 8, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Here we go
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 8, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
It’s good that he’s righthanded, we can have a crappy platoon.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
When I need a craptoon I go with “Final Countdown”
by APV on May 8, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Casey Clutch
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 8, 2008 2:22 PM EDT reply actions
what the fuck?
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions
But does it? Could you make a good throw as quickly as that lousy one?
by Jay on May 8, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Jay c’mon. That was at least 15 feet. He takes his time and still gets him.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
We need a screen cap on this. The ball went past Molina and to me it looked like Gutz still wasn’t on the dirt.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
NOTE: not a time-machine
You know what I like?
I like when Shoppach hits a big gapper.
That’s what I like.
I would take a Sac fly honestly
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 8, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if Good Time Machine has a facebook profile that I could friend
by APV on May 8, 2008 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Here’s the thing with Skinner on that play.
To get Gootz, they’ve got to have good throw, good catch, good throw, good catch, good tag, and that’s assuming the throw beats the runner.
Gootz is one of our fastest guys, so you send him in that situation. I think it’s a pretty standard thing.
And I know we suck on the sac flies this year, but there was 1 out.
by supermarioelia on May 8, 2008 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
So the conclusion I draw from this is that your new defense for all questionable coaching decisions is “It’s a pretty standard decision” “They were playing it by the book.”
Just kidding.
No, just the irrational ones.
I don’t think Skinner is very good, but that job is totally damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Really, I’m starting to realize that the only way to be rational about sports is to insist on avoiding being results-oriented when the entire culture ONLY emphasizes results.
Essentially, it’s turned me into a high-functioning schizophrenic because the emotional reactions are so strong and sudden and then I remember to be rational and I’m over it.
I remember being so furious about the Colts rolling over on the Titans last year, week 17. I was outraged and then I got rational and realized the Browns were on their way, regardless of a one-game playoff appearance.
For whatever it’s worth, I was basically in a funk clear into March after the ALCS loss. The rational side only has so much sway over the mind.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, i see your point…but this being the majors, no one should be surprised to see that sequence happen pretty flawlessly a lot of the time
by DontCallMeJoey on May 8, 2008 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you would find that make-the-defense-execute is a pretty popular strategy on balls to the outfield, in particular with a fast baserunner putting extra pressure on.
by Jay on May 8, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah Kelly
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 8, 2008 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
nah, i’m sort of drifting in and out of sleep. ah fuck outs
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by Gradyforpresident on May 8, 2008 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Screw trying to get hits, just send ground balls to Jeter. You gotta figure the amount of balls he can’t get to is higher than our batting average.
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