I was at the game today, and this was a truly electric moment, but not even the loudest applause he...

I was at the game today, and this was a truly electric moment, but not even the loudest applause he got on the day; after he struck out the side in the 9th, the place went absolutely nuts. Thanks for the horse.

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I’m glad for the big fella that he’ll get to bat every fifth day for the rest of the season. He loves it, and it’s adorable.

Hopefully he keeps cranking the ball and enjoys the experience so much that he signs with a National League team this offseason. After all, we know how Young Steinbrenner feels about pitchers batting.

by still ill on Jul 14, 2008 12:11 AM EDT 0 recs

This picture is ridiculous. You must have had really good seats.

by NickFantana on Jul 14, 2008 9:00 AM EDT 0 recs

So are you officially the Brewers beat reporter of Letsgotribe.com? I’m done with that.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 10:04 AM EDT 0 recs

nick means down

by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:08 AM EDT up 0 recs

Thank you, interpreter.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 10:21 AM EDT up 0 recs

not only do i perform typos, but i apparently read them too. i read that as down the first time.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:41 AM EDT up 0 recs

Thanks for the horse

are we going to get updates after every c.c. loss as well? neither or both. not one or the other. don’t be a reds fan.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 AM EDT 0 recs

Brandon Phillips went 2 for 3 the other day, FYI.

by Toxicadam on Jul 14, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up 0 recs

I’m not updating you about his wins and losses. I just figured that him homering (and a cool picture of it) were cause for a FanShot. Sorry for the disturbance.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jul 14, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

not a disturbance. i like the style of what you do, and your contributions – especially on the other guys in the deal. it can just get old if it takes on a feel of rubbing it in. this is more of a preemptive don’t just rub anythink in the way people love to do with phillips.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

You guys seem to have a genuine appreciate for Sabathia as a person and player (well, except for mauichuck), so when I post things like this, it’s more of “Hey, look at the cool thing CC did”, kind of like relatives sharing photographs and memories, than “Look at how awesome your old player is doing for us!”

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jul 14, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

That’s how I am taking it. Your contributions on the prospects we have received in return have been helpful

by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

all of the above are dead on. my initial wording probably needed to be clear – this has more to do with not wanting to read more on Let’s Go Tribe about former indians than current ones – particularly when it’s only to point out how great they’re doing not as indians. again, preemptive – probably unnecessarily so – not in with respect to what you’ve done up do now.

also! i am not the boss of you.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

I’d like to see more posts on how sucky the former Indians who suck have sucked. For example, I’m pretty sure neither Richie Sexson nor Ben Broussard hit a HR last night.

by FredOx on Jul 14, 2008 4:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

Reds fan here.

I’m curious what you’re referring to. Is there a Reds fan that comes over here daily and gives you Brandon Phillips updates?

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Jul 14, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

you didn't have to identify yourself as a reds fan

you used the subject line

So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?

by chandrathan on Jul 14, 2008 2:48 PM EDT up 1 recs

It refers to our obsession with former players. And several dead horses.

by Ryan on Jul 14, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

daily, no. but it happens, by indians fans too – and it gets old.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

Thanks for the horse.

Shamu the horse?

by ken from alexandria on Jul 14, 2008 12:51 PM EDT 0 recs

OKAY, EVERYONE, CALM THE HELL DOWN

Time to make some rulings here.

1. The CC updates haven’t gotten old yet, and many of us have expressed our intention to follow CC and the Brewers down the stretch.

2. Having said that, it is likely that despite our lingering affection, it’s going to get old at some point to read about him kicking ass for someone else — or maybe just when one of us is in a crappy mood. (Brick — for the love of God, have some f’ing coffee.)

2. Having said that, it hasn’t gotten old, and not every CC start will be as noteworthy as this one … the huge HR swat, the complete game, the striking out the side with the score tied in the 9th … and the fact it’s only been a week since we traded him.

3. I don’t recall any Reds fans coming over here to bait us about BP. We bait ourselves about BP. That’s not to say that I like everything every Reds fan has ever posted, but let’s not confuse issues here. This is how pointless arguments are made — let’s just all chill out and rise about it right now.

4. Most of us are not in Cleveland, and Cleveland has never struck me as an uptight town. (Chuck, go ahead and weigh in as the expert here.) If you think we’re uptight here, then go ahead and just blame us directly. Ryan and I are tending to the open community here under certain rules and are comfortable with any criticism that might come with that. (Then again, as our colleagues, you might take a moment to consider our methods and appreciate the results — as we try to do on your sites.)

5. “Black Sabathia” — it’s funny, but as a simple headline with no context, it’s more uncomfortable to read than it is enjoyable. As the caption to a Black Sabbath photo with CC’s face photoshopped in, it would be more funny than uncomfortable. battlekow, this wasn’t any big deal, but any writer has to take responsibility for mis-reading his/her audience.

6. Bottom line, though, we basically have encouraged battlekow to post stuff like this, at least implicitly, so at the very least we shouldn’t get bitchy about. We’ve had a great, positive interaction with him and the whole brewcrewball community this month, and everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt.

Can I get a gavel on this?

by Jay on Jul 14, 2008 4:26 PM EDT 0 recs

Okay, so there’s two #2 items. Sue me.

by Jay on Jul 14, 2008 4:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

But for the record, I think that whole double #2 thing is likely grounds for an appeal.

by APV on Jul 14, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

Eh, the uptight thing was just a one-off. I should have chosen my words better; I was just surprised that the race card got played (or rather, that I was interpreted to have played it). My apologies. Henceforth, please note that if I happen to refer to Casten Charles as Black Sab(b)athia, that it commemorates his crushing at the plate and Sabbath’s crushing riffs, not the color of his skin. For the record, and at the expense of further derailing the discussion of how CC is a stud who hits bombs, I’m really pleased at the amount of African-American star wattage the Brewers are wielding. It can only be a good thing for what is widely acknowledged to be one of the most segregated cities in the country.

I’ll try to limit the Sabathia stuff, and indeed had thought to myself already to try to limit it, sensing point #2 (the first one) myself, but this was just such a singular, epic moment that I felt it warranted posting.

Thanks for the kind words from everyone regarding my contributions, particularly about the prospects. I love following the minors and am always up for chatting about them, if you feel like dropping in at BCB and asking a question.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jul 14, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

So that kind of reads like it was translated from English to Russian and then back to English. Myself apologizes.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jul 14, 2008 4:39 PM EDT up 1 recs

the pic alone was worth posting.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

cripes – better be careful and clear – that should not read “you should have only posted the pic”

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

why has this become so blown out of proportion?

it’s going to get old at some point to read about him kicking ass for someone else

ALL i was trying to say.

There absolutely has been Phillips baiting – was that last year, i think after he had a homerun or two in a game a guy came over? and there was another time i can’t place. and i noted that often times it’s the indians fans doing it. whatever the case, nothing could be older. When I read “thanks for the horse”, i MISread the context as nose-rubbing.

and i love stuff like this. as i said, i loved the posts on brantly, and laporta – and i love that he uses pics and videos – i wish we did that more here.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

Like I said … benefit of the doubt, especially for someone we know. That’s all.

by Jay on Jul 14, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

yep and it’s totally my bad here. my ‘benefit of the doubt’ reflex is much slower than my ‘here we go again’ reflex.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

I’ve been known to use pictures. From time to time.

Everyone.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

Jay using the subject line? world spinning out of control

"A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself."

by Fiddlesticks on Jul 14, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Love the pic, battlekow, and love the updates. Keep ‘em coming.

by Voltaire on Jul 14, 2008 4:59 PM EDT 0 recs

BATTLEKOW DID NOTHING WRONG

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 5:13 PM EDT 2 recs

that and the “IS baseball” thing don’t seem to get old for me.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 5:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

I was kind of hoping he would reply to Jay’s beatdown, but he took his losses and ran. Smart move

by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 6:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

Note to battlekow … Roger is not referring to you, this is an LGT in-joke, several months old.

by Jay on Jul 15, 2008 10:28 AM EDT up 0 recs

Battlekow, what can we call you? We’re kind of on a first-name basis here. That’s what Cleveland is like. Laid back.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 7:11 PM EDT 0 recs

by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up 3 recs

ha ha ha

by APV on Jul 14, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Christ, the Internet is awesome.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

It’s as easy as “Battle Cow” image results, my friend.

by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

I know. First thing I did when I saw that picture.

And there are at least 8 results on the first page alone you could have used perfectly.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

I like this one even better:

Viva la Revo-moo-tion!

And this is the one I used to use as my signature on a message board way back when:

(I can’t find a non-cached version, but when it’s larger, you can see how ominous the looks on the cows’ faces are.)