GAME THREAD II: June 24 Omars 1-Omars 1, 7th
by afh4 on Jun 24, 2008 8:57 PM EDT
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leave me off the evite for the next marte par-tay
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, I feel terrible. I really just can’t get amped up to watch this team as presently constructed.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
Hehe. Marte is like Niquill for me.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Slumber party. Heh.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Lemonade for me
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just looking at some of those ecards….some pretty funny stuff.
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Just got here, wow this game is advanced. Missed anything of note?
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Jun 24, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions
bronson arroyo ruined my fantasy team tonight
by Gradyforpresident on Jun 24, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Winn grounding into a DP would be nice….
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions
Or not!
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
This is so fucking depressing. SO DEPRESSING. Our starting fucking pitching is oustanding AGAIN and this shit… AGAIN.
OK…how about a DP grounder from Molina?
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions
He could use a complex…..carbohydrate.
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would make fun of the Giants for batting clean-up, but unfortunately he’s out slugging our clean-up hitter
In order to reduce the team’s carbon footprint, the above slogan was recycled from the 2006 campaign.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on Jun 24, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m out….sorry!
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions
That sounds like a really fun cruise ship.
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Video of Shopvac’s throw now up on Gameday
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve got like, 50 episodes DVR’d from the Ultimate Cast Party Weekend!
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
You guys get Degrassi in the States? Whaaaaaat?
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hellz yeah. It’s on Noggin. The ex-gf got me really addicted to it.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m still in shock that they show Are you Afraid of the Dark down there.
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but that show SUX
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Who is this super utility guy Blake????
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions
Sad when we have to hope for that possibility.
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
WHo are these people on this team? It’s like the beginning of Major League.
This guy here is dead!
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So cross him off!
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Or Travis Hafner
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes. By 2011, we’re really regretting the 4 year deal we gave Bonds down the stretch run in 08. Hafner has led the Yankees to three consecutive WS victories.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Jacktown
Treetown
Hockeytown
The 2008 Cleveland Indians: Home of the Triple Steal, Unassisted Triple Play, and not a heck of a lot more.
TheNewPronkville.
The 2008 Cleveland Indians: Home of the Triple Steal, Unassisted Triple Play, and not a heck of a lot more.
TheIndiansReallySuckAtBaseballBurg…doesn’t really roll off the tongue, but it’ll grow on you
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
If we do make the playoffs, I think mlb will have to take a long hard look at what kind of shitty league they have going here.
*14 players tied with 1.
The 2008 Cleveland Indians: Home of the Triple Steal, Unassisted Triple Play, and not a heck of a lot more.
What is this a refrence to?
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh. I hate that movie.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
If I ruled the USSR, I’d send Susan Sarandon to Siberia.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I have now seen it all. Jose Castillo officially just handled the bat. Jose Castillo is a career .257.299/.386 hitter.
I Had A Dove
By John Keats
I had a dove and the sweet dove died;
And I have thought it died of grieving:
O, what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied,
With a silken thread of my own hand’s weaving;
Sweet little red feet! why should you die -
Why should you leave me, sweet bird! why?
You liv’d alone in the forest-tree,
Why, pretty thing! would you not live with me?
I kiss’d you oft and gave you white peas;
Why not live sweetly, as in the green trees?
Published posthumously.
by Gradyforpresident on Jun 24, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
Wedge is unbelievable in his steadfastness. This offense completely sucks balls, but he still insists on shattering Marte’s confidence by pinch hitting for him in every late inning situation and not pinch hitting for anyone else
Oh I’m not arguing that we should’ve left Andy in there. Especially with how Casey has been hitting lefties over the past few weeks. But the whole way this has played out has just stunk.
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
What percentage of Marte’s games started has he been pinch hit for though, because it feels like 75-80%
which speaks to an ENTIRE host of its own issues…but you’re right. maybe i want grady at the plate more than blake…maybe
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Look, I am a huge Marte proponent but Carroll is probably our third best hitter right now.
I’m sorry but when all the hitters have gone to shit this is about the only way to look at things.
My only point is that there will always be an excuse to remove Marte from the game. We need to let him play through it
If he doesn’t play every game after July 10, come talk to me. But, as far as Wedge is concerned, this team is in the playoffs right now.
I guess as manager he has to play that way, it’s just going to be one of those situations where Marte needs a change of scenery I fear
Honestly the only way Andy is going to prove anything this year is when we officially go into sell-mode. No chance it happens otherwise.
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m in agreement here
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
The issue is that despite being on the roster all season, come June 24th, Andy Marte has 50-at bats.
It was right for Wedge to hit Blake. The Indians need to try and win. But Wedge himself has not allowed for the circumstances to arise in which Marte presents just as good a chance as Blake to win, which, believe it or not, is not that good of a chance.
Agreed. I’d like to see a little frustration.
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Awful was 40 games ago…we are exploring uncharted territory unless you can remember the 60’s and 70’s.
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Did the 60’s and 70’s teams go into the seasons as serious contenders for the World Series ever though?
Obviously not, so we have definitely reached a whole new level of suckitude.
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Somewhere between too often and comical.
by xrickx on Jun 24, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
here comes dellucci out at the dish, man…good call. i’m sure of it b/c DD is awful at everything
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
MOST PREDICTABLE TRIPLE PLAY EVER
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
?
Also!
Garko sux
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
A pirogi?
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
you got some soy or plum sauce for that bad boy? maybe some spicy mustard? (that’s a dumpling, right?)
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
by far my least favorite player in major league baseball. and sidney ponson once kicked my aunt in the stomach…true story* (*not true story)
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Shopvac a hero tonight?
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
Nope…still the goat!
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by TribeLoverInNewYork on Jun 24, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
anothhhhhhhhhhhher letdown.
The 2008 Cleveland Indians: Home of the Triple Steal, Unassisted Triple Play, and not a heck of a lot more.
you’re not surprised, though, right?
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
why would I be?
The 2008 Cleveland Indians: Home of the Triple Steal, Unassisted Triple Play, and not a heck of a lot more.
just wanted to be sure that we’re all on the same page.
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
That swing on the 2-1 pitch was ridiculous by Kelly. Wasn’t even trying to make contact .. just hoping for a home run.
Mastny has actually had his moments – there was a stretch when he closed when he was effective and he pitched well in the playoffs last year. His last “trial” with the Indians wasn’t fair - he got put into a role he hadn’t been in all year and did predictably badly, then got sent down. I’ve been impressed, actually, by how he’s responded - he’s pitched very well since then. Maybe Roger Dorn is right and we should trade him while he’s “up,” but maybe he deserves a sustained shot—not just one or two sporadic appearances, but a chance to pitch regularly and show what he can or can’t do. It’s not like Masa or Betancourt have been models of reliability and consistency. What have we got to lose?
only more games, right? and we’re used to that…
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 25, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
At least I won’t feel betrayed when we trade him and then he signs elsewhere. Kinda like how I feel Colon never bailed on us
DeGrassi time, bitches. What’s Manny gonna do when Craig gets her pregnant?!
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After Ashley broke up with Craig he impregnated Marte
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too. Don’t know why.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve watched up until season five I think. I have that one on hold at the library hah
that is if we’re talking about Next Generation, not sure
Of course
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually I don’t know why I even said that, obviously we were talking about TNG seeing as Manny, Craig, and Ashley were brought up.
Yeah, I’ve never seen the older ones
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by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
i just can’t quit you, 2008 indians…
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 24, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just caught the end of the game, which confirmed what we all probably suspect—the Indians just aren’t a very good team right now. Oh well. Maybe it’ll force some changes and we can get things right next time. Poor Laffey. He deserved better.
If you can’t beat the Giants nor the Rockies, you are not a playoff team.
Put out the FOR SALE signs, kids. Ultimately, we’ll all feel better with some new blood.
Let's Go 2009!
Is it time for another intentional overreactions thread?
I did a Google image search for "Andy Marte." It turned up zero results.
I don’t know. The appropriate reaction threads are getting bad enough.
by APV on Jun 24, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s the long and the short of it. The unspoken premise behind a M.o.C. is recognizing a lousy spell for being what it is: A spell, of non-indefinite length.
This current lineup, on the other hand … you’d have to convince me that they AREN’T actually this bad. I don’t need jokes about bunting, I need spreadsheets and syllogisms.
by fleerdon on Jun 24, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I say go the other way, and post an irrational optimism thread.
by Toxicadam on Jun 24, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wedge postgame comments:
“We really grinded it out … it was a tough game all around. I love the way we competed. I’m disappointed, but it came down the last swing. That’s all you can ask for, you know?”
And I didn’t even watch the postgame.
I did a Google image search for "Andy Marte." It turned up zero results.
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by fleerdon on Jun 24, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions
It took me about five refreshes of this for me to figure out that my computer wasn’t broken.
by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
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