Olympic Game Thread: August 15, 2008
by Ryan on Aug 15, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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United States vs. Canada, 10:30 PM (NBC Online)
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I see…can’t bring in Burton without opening ourselves up to a little Stubby Clapp, huh?
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He played in Buffalo briefly last year, didn’t he?
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Stubby Clapp plays all across the minors. Lots of 10-day “contracts” with the Clapp.
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK I thought I clicked on fencing and I got wrestling instead? interesting.
I am really excited to see Weglarz!. More so even than LaPorta.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
appears to be womens wrestling no less. and quite frankly it couldn’t possibly be less arousing.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kirsty Coventry has had a fantastic swimmeet
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Only changes for us is that Stubby is leading off instead of batting 2nd, Adam Stern finally goes to the 9-hole where he belongs, and Garcia gets moved from 9 to 2.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HOLY MOSES PHELPS. He really lucked out that he was in stride there.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not even sure how he did it…terrible touch by Cavic
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cavic crapped the bed big time.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
clear the pool…biohazard incident. Great 99 meter swim by Cavic, terrible last meter.
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As if you guys are starting a lefty. What the hell.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey cool, this guy was traded with Eveland.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that finish was just lucky for Phelps…there’s no reason he should have won that
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do swimmers realize they’re on TV when they’re visibly seen drinking the water then spitting it out?
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
swimmers drink lots of water…it’s not a big deal
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ewwwwww. This is why I don’t go to swimming pools. Well that, and I can’t swim.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if olympic pools have as much pee as rec pools.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not as much pee, but a lot more turds.
by joeee on Aug 15, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I learned yesterday that apparently that smell at swimming pools isn’t chlorine, but the compound created when sweat and chlorine mix.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets Go Former Tribe Managers – Grover wants to come back to the majors.
by joeee on Aug 15, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the Yankees will call him this off-season
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not much a first base crop this offseason, he might have a shot at a non-guaranteed deal
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OUR OTHER WRESTLER BEAT THE MONGOLIAN!!!
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in a matchup of high latitude, unpopulated land masses
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there gonna be commentary on this game online? Cuz when Lithuania spanked Iran, there was no commentary.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
mario i am upset with your countrymen
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha why would you drink Sleemans?
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it wasn’t molson’s or labatt. ergo, i hadn’t heard of it, so it must have been better than those mass produced beers
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was also too high up on the shelf for me to reach
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amazingly enough, my favourite beer is bud light.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there are so many things wrong with this statement I don’t even know where to start.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just hate the taste of beer and I guess Bud Light is as close to water as you can get.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you really flagging these posts?
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you sound like a candidate for Rolling Rock. Wait…do you drink Kokanee?
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you got a grass is always greener thing goin on up there or somethin?
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this British chick has a beautiful stroke and is going real fast
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
If I had a penny for every time I said that…
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this had to be intentional. if so, rec. if not, rec.
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all these recs and yet I see no recs on the post. what gives?
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I just turned it on and I thought we were already brawling. Turns out we were just exchanging pins.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just watching a replay of the USA/Nigeria mens soccer game. What a freaking idiot, that Orozco kid. Red carded in the 4th minute. Dumbass. I guess that’s what happens when you send such an inexperienced squad to the olympics though.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, guys … just FYI, I’m going to go invite the A’s and Rockies fans to join us here via FanShot … they also have a couple significant prospects on Team USA.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Might as well invite the one guy from Bluebird Banter too.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That thread sucked.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you warn them
about using the subject line
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
These speed walkers are cheating so bad. Like they’re basically just running awkwardly.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why are we staring at some folks in the stands.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Terry Puhl. Guy has pissed me off nearly every game so far.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Canada have any fat players? If so, I could use my Stephen Harper Diet jokes.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, there must be 20 or 30 people in the stands.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they turned everything off 2 weeks ago. Air just finished cleaning yesterday.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was being sarcastic…the panoramic shot made it look like the city was shrouded in fog…a fog of stink
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, it actually WAS a nice day yesterday.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i remember them talking about doing some “cloud seeding”. manipulating the weather. anyone know how that worked out for them?
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember when Cobra Commander tried that. Didn’t work out so well for him, as I recall.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can somebody clue me in on who are the prospects in this game besides Weglarz! and LaPorta? Is this Anderson kid any good?
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah what was the deal with that? Was that really necessary?
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, watching these are just like sitting at Captains games.
Minus the fish races/
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that Clapp can still swing a bat is pretty remarkable. Like the guy is a minor league hitting coach.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Emmanuel Garcia is not incredibly talented. Minor leaguer with the mets
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone else notice the camera is filming from behind the netting?
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah. and it won’t change
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys want little info on these Canadians?
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well Stubby of course was a late-blooming career minor leaguer who had a cup of coffee with the Cardinals. Currently a hitting coach with the Astros single-A affiliate. Hasn’t played pro baseball since 2006.
Garcia is a scrub shortstop in the Mets system.
And Saunders is a highly-touted AAA-prospect with the Mariners. Hit a homer against the Cubans.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those of you who haven’t watched any of these yet, get ready for loud “OOOHHS” and “AAAAHHS” every time a ball is so much as tapped by a bat. Hilarious.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, nobody mention Anderson’s perfecto.
Oh crap
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the netting has the pleasing effect of making the game look like a microleague baseball game on my old Apple IIe
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hah, I got my start with Computer Baseball on the //e. That game ruled.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WEGZ
Alright I’ll say it, these fans are dumb as nails.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The awed cheering at pop-flies is cracking me up.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Brian Barden was black?
hehe
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Please tell me Terrance Puhl’s brother’s name is Philip.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if these fans had to pose nude before a panel of judges before they were allowed in the audience?
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pitch speeds should not be in km/h
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They look extremely impressive, don’t they?
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dad was astonished this morning. That Korean throws over 140? Why isn’t he in the majors?
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why don’t the Goo Goo Dolls go go and get gone
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m not a fan of anything they’ve done in years, but A Boy Named Goo and Superstar Car Wash rawk.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This Thorman guy makes me think of Pronk for some reason.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what org is he in? the name is familiar.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Braves. Been up to the big club a few times. Very Marte-ish numbers I think.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait a second…I just noticed I’m watching a replay of the Dutch-US game…
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, that should have you in a good mood.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
recognition that I’m a dumbass seldom puts me in a good mood
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the soccer game I hope. That was the worst finish ever.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea what they could possibly be protesting
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Cavic had just taken one kick on that finish he’d have won. But he didn’t and blew his chance of upsetting Phelps.
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
better than the other thing that they do
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t worry Americans, the rest of our lineup sucks.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Evidently, your entire contingent of Olympic athletes sucks.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey hey hey, they’re….trying hard. We’re not allowed to criticize their poor performances. Unless we promise to fund them better.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw that. We’re not paying him to hit bouncy singles.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So, the team that loses here has no shot at the medal round, right?
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If they got a lot of help, it is possible, but they’re pretty much done.
"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."
by sarcasmdave on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The odds are pretty good that the winner of this game will advance to the medal round, while the loser will stay home. Both teams still have very tough matchups against Japan ahead, so they may need to win their other three games to advance.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
just wandered in from The Purple Row
thanks for the invite
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
okey dokey
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rule #1: don’t use the subject line
Rule #2: there is no rule #2
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is there a Dexter Fowler cam…..?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Purple Row is the SBN Rockies blog.
I did about two seconds of research to determine that both the A’s and Rockies have a couple significant prospects on the team. For all I know there are another 2-3 teams that could say the same.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, welcome to possibly the only Olympic baseball game thread in the world.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, welcome. Who are your guys in this one?
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dexter Fowler
Casey Weathers (reliever)
Jason Nix…oh wait…he’s in the hospital
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
… and not really a prospect at this point, right?
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope not a prospect.
Opening day starter at 2nd for the Rockies this year……..but not a prospect.
Apparently you have to hit in the majors to be a prospect.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All kinds of parallels to that here … I like your sig, by the way. Don’t really know exactly what it means, but I like it. I was pretty critical of Hurdle in the playoffs last year, although mostly it was because I thought he should have been playing Spilborghs over Taveras in pretty much every game.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously. We have this Josh Barfield.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow … Weglarz is really fast. </rose-colored goggles>
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did his feet even touch the ground? I swear I saw him floating.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here’s hoping LaPorta can make up for his last, like, seven at-bats.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy Crap
Cotton Eyed Joe!
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How do the Chinese Know the Cotton Eyed Joe?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife has declared that she loves the clueless Beijing fans, and she wishes we could have more excited and easily impressed fans at our games.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Canadian flag sunglasses are suh-weeet.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seconding the flag, or seconding the comment that got flagged?
And why are we seconding things again?
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the flag.
i didn’t have anything clever to say.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, I think it’s actually a pretty good comp. Check out Sickels’s prospect retro on Burnitz. The first few paragraphs could have been written about Weglarz.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that it’s a heresy, but Burnitz’s early career and peak are nothing to sneeze at.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do I think many Chinese that got tickets to baseball…went “Crap!……Baseball? Who wants to watch baseball….I wanted something exciting…like soccer”
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks fans for tricking me good there.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LaPorta is 1-for-12 with six strikeouts and no walks. His one hit was a three-run homer, but he’s looked pretty awful
..
The glogger hates La Porta.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He has looked awfully bad.
And not much better in the field.
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hay guys i hear dara torres is like 73 years old
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and probably the hottest 73-year-old in the world.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is this pitcher for Canada? and when can he join the Rockies rotation?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We saw him first!
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
knowing the Rockies…we’ll take him after he’s proven to not be a major leaguer or washed up.
cough Jorge De La Rosa, Glendon Rusch, Livan Hernandez, Kip Wells, Josh Tower, Mark Redman
cough.
just this year
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure the Reds won’t ask much for him.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geez LaPorta, you just got struck out by Uncle Phil.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
STUBBY CLAPP?
He grew up abused
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I remember this Stern guy — the Red Sox Rule 5’ed him off the Braves a few years ago, sort of a poor man’s Coco Crisp. Apparently a free agent now, which makes this kind of like a glorified independent league stint for him.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Check out his stats. Pure hilarity.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Chisl and Cord Phelps finished a combined 8-11 with 4 2Bs tonight
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LaPorta does take a nice cut at the 0-2 pitch there, but pulls it just foul. He’s been trying to pull every pitch he’s seen.
This sounds weirdly familiar.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who was mocking Garcia before?
(hides)
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3-0
Soft throwing lefty that likes to work up in the zone…..I smell a future Rockie~
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you…and any soft-tossing lefties you have, will fit in well here
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on Davey, let’s see some managing out there! Let’s go!
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you better not have just time machined me
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, who is this awful pitcher we have?
It’s like Jason Davis out there.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t even remember what watching him was like.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
painful. Lots of hanging breaking balls and letter-high sliders that just rolled over.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The USA team hasn’t exactly been a scoring juggernaut. Anymore runs and this could be over, even before it has started.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
screw that. that 0-1 pitch was nowhere near a strike
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s OK Wegz, we’re all still totally gay for you
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dex Sighting!
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in AA. put it together this year, and is tearing it up. Will be the starter in CF next year (actually after the rosters expand this year).
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? You think they’ll just add him to the 40-man for the callup?
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah. He’s our last A prospect postion player. The team seems to be a little tired of Tavares, and his very low OBP. The fact that Tavares leads the NL in steals is over looked
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that Taveras generally is last in the NL in slugging is also overlooked.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah. Dex would have been called up this week I think if he wasn’t in the Olympics. In fact there have been comments, like “if we knew he wouldn’t play…we wouldn’t have sent him”.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This Bolt guy is fast…coasting to a 9.92! I remember when Ben Johnson had to be juiced to run like that.
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow…nice catch
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That better make the web gems. Amazing.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ol stubby dived and made a great catch on a line drive
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I sound like a fanboy broken record, but that’s a minor league hitting coach that just made that catch.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yea, I just realized that. Making the play even more impressive.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s something weird … the Brewers not only have a player named Corey Hart, they also have another guy who’s a minor league hitting coach, also named Corey Hart.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just happened to read it in a story last week.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
do either of them wear their sunglasses at night?
"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."
by sarcasmdave on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow that was a sweet catch. That was Clapp?
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Canadian Olympic baseball team : US Olympic baseball team : : US in general : Canada in general
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You heard me.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
People think that because I am a libertarian, I should love Canada. But except for drug laws, Canada has many fewer freedoms.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, just elaborating.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it’s okay. Libertarianism isn’t a real political position, it’s just a cozy excuse not to take one.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Zing! I am burned.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s allright. I’m also Libertarian – We can stick together.
by JRontherim on Aug 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, you can’t. You have to leave each other alone.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, they just can’t build highways for each other.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i disagree. i think common defense is backed by libertarians.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can shoot at each other from our carefully marked property lines.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last one standing gets Josh Hamilton’s remaining, legal, stash.
by JRontherim on Aug 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good call.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just admire each other from a distance
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you and I, at least based on your columns, could have quite a political argument.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can find ways to argue with someone who agrees with me 100%, so you’re probably right
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agreed with you 5% maybe, so even more so.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
5%? and you still read me?
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it was on the way to the ledge, and I knew you from LGT, so I figured why not.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I initially took it for bait, not nationalism
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gotta stick up for Mario here. Canada is awesome.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like canada too. they repaired a chip tooth in a toronto pool i got in 94 in like 30 minutes after it happened.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have nothing against Canadians, or Canada’s beautiful national parks – I loved Yoho and Banff and Jasper the last time I was there.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have something against sleeman’s
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who would want to buy a DVD of the opening ceremonies? Gag…
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I see Fowler is hitting about as well as LaPorta this week.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i’m gonna go ahead and say i was pretty sure dexter fowler was white
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, hell no. He could probably even play for the Netherlands.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Chinese sprinter runs with Elvis Costello glasses?!
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What’s with the Mussina impersonation from the stretch?
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was really funny when that catcher thought that was strike 3. which it was.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wierd strike zones all week. Low at the knees doesn’t get called .. but letter high and away does.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
um….Dex. Not hitting with a runner on…..yep he’s ready to be a Rockie!
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If anyone is streaming wrestling, can you tell me how the Canadians are doing in the semis? CBC is deciding to ignore our best chance at a medal so far in these games. Unbelievable.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Honey, get the camera! We don’t want to miss this!”
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Sorry, dear, I already filled the memory card up with all those incredible foul balls. :-( "
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d pay money for that.
I also got money on the big fat purple dinosaur being voted “ugliest mascot”
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do we have any other pitchers? This guy is meat.
by mrich on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve seen tougher bp pitchers
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is good this is the last time for baseball in the Olympics. Long live WBC.
by palcal on Aug 15, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only 7 more months until the WBC! I thoroughly enjoyed the last one. Even if it did ruin Ferd Cabrera’s career (not really)
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this pitcher doesn’t miss too many bats huh?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s it .. I’m off the Stubby Clapp bandwagon now.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody want to play a rousing game of “Dead, Gay or Canadian?” in between innings?
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If only Scott Thompson were dead .. I could hit the trifecta.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maroon5 makes me snarky.
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, look at the bright side, guys. Stevens won’t be known as “the guy from the Brandon Phillips trade” anymore, he can be known as “the guy who blew the last Olympics.”
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Tiffee still with the Twins org
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like the Dodgers. He’s been the most impressive hitter for the US so far.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this ump is honestly terrible
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you almost see him ask the 3b ump for a ruling on the swing? lol
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOME RUN
I am so glad we didn’t give that guy up to the Cardinals for nothing.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If it makes you feel better we gave you Jamey Carroll.
(and if you need more utility infielders, we have a ton of em!)
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A team full of sweet baboos.
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
surprisingly ok. Not sure he’ll ever make the majors…but a solid if unspectacular AAA pitcher.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hated that trade when it happened. But, this year has been such a disaster, Carroll has been one of the few surprises.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if only you (or we) still had Luis Gonzalez
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
*cough…..steroids……cough
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
steroids can sometimes help with a bad cough
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Process of elimination, or you actually know that?
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on. Do bears shit in the woods?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did seem pretty excited to be playing Bobby Darin.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, the crowd is having a blast today.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am also loving the “CURRENT SITUATION” on the scoreboard.
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
better that than a Laporta Potty (which is what it would be here in Boston)
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure that’s what he was reaching for. I wonder how long he has been sitting on it.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay this guy is getting smacked around. Time for some redemption Matt.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Give us a sign here, LaPorta.
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love the Commentary …who’s typing that?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s you and us typing it. You’re posting some, we’re posting some … that’s how it works.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jay might not have mentioned that we’re all between the ages of 12 and 16 and eating cheetohs in our parents basement
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and salsa spilled on said underwear
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell no.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although I do live in an S&M dungeon.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lmao.
no…on the NBC site. I have the commentary button on….and the writer is making snarky comments
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
figured…just wanted to cover
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not getting that, he’s just calling it what it is … the guy is having an awful week. He’s got at least a half-dozen bad at-bats and one fully leveraged mistake pitch.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So without reading this whole thing, how we doing? Just caught 3 minutes of US v China mens volleyball… pretty much a joke.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You know, I was actually watching the online feed live when LaPorta hit that three-run bomb the other night — and it was a bomb, a no-doubter — and for that one, perfect moment, watching many hours of Olympic baseball seemed like a really great idea.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
someone should remind Laporta about this thing called right field
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, at least he reached base.
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by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
His OBP is something like .140 at this point.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FIGHT
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Commentary:
“Sadly, That’s LaPorta’s 2nd best at bat of the tourny.”
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well, it isn’t donovan… he’dve typed “atbitt”
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally, some music I can get behind.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s true, the commentary guy knows his stuff. It’s so weird to be reading someone who’s paid to write about baseball and actually mentions useful things.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t wait for the day when tv and the internet truly merge. Where I have 80% of the screen devoted to the game, and then other information accessible at the bottom with the click of my mouse (or pointing device).
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, this one-screen thing makes it hard to be in the thread.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s about how I have this set up right now, actually.
Upper left corner: IRC hangout.
Upper right corner: game.
Bottom third of screen: LGT.
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Gosling.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is quite a change from J-pop or Maroon 5.
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
o/t that was a hell of a good start from cliff lee tonight
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, seriously, tell me about it, I didn’t catch any of the game.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
George of the Rose (Jorge De La Rosa) got some big HRs from Hawpe and Tulo to make his 6 hits in 6 innings plus 3 walks, 2 wild pitches, a Hit Batter, and 7 K’s stand up for a 4-3 win against the power house team, known as the Washington Nationals
oh..you meant the Indians game….sorry
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
How’s Tulo doing, anyway? Did he bounce back? I know he had a rough start, an injury?
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
which night would you like? He’s doing better….but that’s not good. Extremely inconsistent,. One night…looks like a superstar, the next 3 looks like he needs work in AAA.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don’t think that’s still lingering injury stuff?
My God, he was just a tremendous player last year all-around.
Our guy Peralta also had an incredible first full season in 2005, though not quite as good as Tulo — certainly not on defense — and has had trouble off-and-on being a good player since then. Kicking some ass this year, though.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe. It might also be that he’s had 5 different batting stances this year alone.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rec for the translation
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately not.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yankees got the leadoff hitter on base in the bottom of the 9th. They bring in a pinch runner (Christianson) and he gets picked off at first. LOL
by Toxicadam on Aug 15, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mickey Rooney.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Morley Safer.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gay
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet he got all kinds of ladies.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he did Mary Tyler Moore…I’d be very impressed. He could be as gay as he wanted with that one in his belt
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah. Back in the day, damn. Her or Jane Mansfield.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dead in Canada?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct answer was gay.
(adjusts collar)
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got that Open Letter To Marte typed out yet?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
1. waaaaay borderline
2. like there’s that much of a difference
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how many journalists were tortured in that building in the background?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let’s go Dexter! The fate of the Rockies franchise hangs in the balance.
by Toxicadam on Aug 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dead
wait a second
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
instantrimshot.com
side note: i once typed rimshot.com instead of instantrimshot.com in an aim chat. Not the same thing.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Raymond Burr.
Where do I claim my prize?
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
all over the place?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NONEXISTENT
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like mine better, although I forgot the /sarc tag. Or here at LGT, a ss before and after the words
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the butt.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I can’t see us hanging onhere.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this ump blows
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
4-3.
Homina homina homina.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You guys get the sense that Canada’s outfielders just need to play deeper?
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d answer this if I could get more than 1 frame every 10 seconds on nbcbogus.com
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’re probably not on the outskirts of your area’s dsl range.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Owch. Smooth as glass here.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canada is sort of like the show Friends: it’s widely loved, but people with taste know it sucks.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll agree with the second half.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(the friends half, not the taste-sucks half)
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always wondered how people can characterize entire countries as sucking.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
half of the middle east begs to differ
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just still bitter since a Canadian team kicked our ass at the ICT quiz bowl event.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, Friends was very highly regarded by professionals in the field. While rarely innovative or brilliant, the writing, acting and directing were all at a very high level, very consistently, over a very long time. You could hardly find an episode that wasn’t pretty well crafted.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Friends was well crafted, the Kansas City Royals over the past ten years and the LA Clippers over their existence have been well crafted.
And I said people with taste, not professionals in the field.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frankly, it is professionals in the field who get to say what’s well crafted, not self-impressed critics who’ve never made a TV show or anything else.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sound like someone in the business.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only tangentially — I run a recording studio, we occasionally do sound mixing and scoring work for TV.
I do know some writers, actors and producers.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I have nothing but respect for the sound mixing and scoring on TV. But I hate friends because it was as bad as Seinfeld was good.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
First, it certainly wasn’t.
Second, that is basically like saying Glavine shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame because he wasn’t as good as Maddux. Seinfield had all the commercial success that Friends did and was also innovative and influential — it’s a much bigger deal. Having said that, was it really as consistently well executed as Friends? No. Quite a bit of it, especially in the first few seasons, was pretty amateurish.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I feel like Friends is like Nomar or Jeter: widely loved, and certainly professional, but besides fan appeal, what is there?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thing is this: 50 million fans or whatever, an enormously successful run by any measure, one of the longest-run, most-watched shows in history.
On top of that, the creative pros behind it are well respected by their peers.
What is there really to criticize beyond that? It wasn’t erudite enough for you? Dude … it is a sitcom.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The characters were boring and predictable, the jokes got old quickly. We were told we had to love it after 9/11 because it was comfort food television, it launched a bunch of regrettable careers, and it was agonizingly low brow.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only good part of Friends was when Monica wore the fat suit. Also Chandler’s annoying girlfriend was pretty hot when she wasn’t talking.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, there was an episode where Fibi couldn’t ride a bike, and I saw it, and it was so stupid I took a hammer and hit the TV. No joke.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t remember the First International Bank of Israel making an appearance in Friends. But I only ever watched like two episodes.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, after like 3 billion seasons, I couldn’t believe why so many otherwise reasonable people cared about whether Rachel and Ross got together.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I personally couldn’t have cared less about whether they got together — I was curious as to the decision the creators would make about that, and how, but I could say the same thing about the end of The Sopranos.
Okay, clearly you have some personal axe to grind with this show. I get that you hate it, and I don’t mind your saying so. But to be so strident and insistent on its awfulness just seems misplaced considering essentially the whole world disagrees with you.
The 9/11 thing, I have no idea where that’s coming from. Friends had already been on the air for seven years at that point and was already immensely popular, closely behind ER and Seinfeld. If people did cling to it after 9/11 — I have no recollection of this — it’s probably because ER was depressing, Seinfeld was already off the air, and Friends was both funny and harmless.
Jennifer Aniston has been in a bunch of good movies, and I can’t see describing any of their careers as “regrettable” other than Courtney Cox, who is pretty close to a no-talent hack.
Finally, while Friends certainly was never high-brow for a moment, if you think it was low-brow, then you pretty clearly have never seen any other network TV program other than Seinfeld. This show’s brow towers above 95% of everything out there, that’s the reality. Like I said … it’s a sitcom.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sitcoms are like MLB Trade Rumors
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, it’s more like, 95% of everything is crap.
Like LaPorta’s AB this week, for instance.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
95% of everything is crap. i like that.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a fact of life, at least in any creative field. And there isn’t anything that any one person could possibly do to change that.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I admit I am out of place with the rest of the world, but that would apply to most of my cultural tastes anyway, so I don’t feel too bad.
The 9/11 thing comes from how its ratings went to like Olympics ratings for a year after 9/11 and it was the epitome of all the “comfort food” America was instinctively falling back on afterward. I understand why people bought into it, but it seemed like we were supposed to be watching it since everyone was.
It isn’t a stretch to say, everything Jennifer Aniston has done since then has sucked, Joey the series was suicide-inducing, David Schwimmer is the biggest wimp ever, and the rest have fallen into obscurity.
I know Friends wasn’t any more low-brow than anything else, but it reminded me of Gilmore Girls in that a lot of people felt smart that they got the jokes, but it was really not high level at all.
And yes, 95% of everything does suck.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just to name a few … Office Space, Rock Star, The Good Girl, The Break-Up … those didn’t suck. I don’t think hardly anythign she’s done has actually just flat-out sucked, although a lot of it wasn’t anything special.
Your comments re: Schwimmer are pretty much did on Christopher’s critique of Jon Favreau, to wit: WTF are you even talking about anyway? He’s a wimp? How would you know, and what does that have to do with anything anyway? THought he was quite good in a limited role on Curb Your Enthusiasm, which no doubt you love with your superficially intellectual judgments on everything.
Anyway, there’s nothing wrong with comfort food. You can’t sit around sipping single malt and listening to Giant Steps every day, can you?
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I wish I could hear the dugout chatter in my right speaker when watching MLB games …
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
now that I have clarity on. HIRE MORE CLARITY.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is clapping along to Sheryl Crow? Show yourself!
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m torn between rooting for Weglarz and the US team.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alright what song were they playing there?
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, thanks for wrecking that sight gag, SBN.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the guy with the commentaries…must be a bitter Brewers fan
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
US:Canada::Michael Jordan plays basketball:Michael Jordan plays baseball
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If people are bored by my analogy jokes or are tired of me ripping on Canada, I’ll stop.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just think you could be formatting them better.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect bunt, Robinson.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dead, Gay and Canadian
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have another trifecta if so.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canadian, not dead. Wikipedia has nothing to say about his sexual orientation.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did say he was married with 3 children….so I’ll go with “straight”
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
which would have fooled me….
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
These lefties are getting REALLLLLLLLLLY annoying.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think someone slipped the PA guy a CD of Anti-Jock Rock by mistake.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you were singing along to “where have all the Cowboys gone” too…..admit it.
no? just me?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe tapping a toe unconsciously.
I’ve heard that album far too many dozens of times at work to be healthy.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was the qualifications to be an Olympics pitcher? Soft throwing minor league lefty?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chris Reitsma? ? ? ? ?
so…unemployed pitchers work too. Love the quality of the talent on these 2 clubs
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Reitsma, who had had five elbow surgeries, is expected to end his pitching career at the conclusion of the Olympics. He’s saved 37 games and posted a 4.70 ERA in seven big-league seasons.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well…..that’s the kind of pitcher the Rockies will offer a contract for next year.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
waaaay out in front. he really has not looked good.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh look, a teletubby escaped from the kennel.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Take me out to the Ball game…should so be in Chinese
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh. I’m thinking it would sound like the Demis Roussous bit of the Blade Runner soundtrack.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to NPR, the chant most of the Chinese fans yell translates as “China more gas!” or “China more oil”
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So Reitsma can’t hit the strike zone to save his life…and you’re bunting. Don’t worry, our manager is even worse.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
too bad we couldn’t send Wedge on a Beijing vacation to do some “coaching”.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DEX
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Dexter serially kills this pitch.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope he doesn’t look stupid.
rockies fan=lower expectations
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah….like that.. pop up
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOO
Yeah we’re done.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s our future CF there! and sadly the future is now…..
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by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess you have to be here to enjoy it, but the drunken harridan across the courtyard from me (who loudly yells at her boyfriend/brother/husband/whatever for hours almost every single night) blends in almost perfectly with the crowd noise on this coverage. For a second, I was astounded who sounded just like her was yelling at someone else nearby.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
astounded that someone who sounded, rather …
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll tell you who the real victor in this one is: the continent of North America.
by fleerdon on Aug 16, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Meanwhile, on the other field, Taiwan, which was upset by China, is in a 0-0 battle
with Cuba going into the 6th inning.
The Taiwanese are waving their real flag and not the phonies from the opening ceremonies (don’t tell the Chinese).
by palcal on Aug 16, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really feel this game is a must-win, and I wish it were being managed a little more like it.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
I am not becoming a Davey Johnson fan watching these games.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The managing in a lot of sports has been suspect: the US men’s soccer coach made a ton of blunders, and a bunch of people blamed him for our elimination in group stage.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well there’s also the fact that we sent a bunch of inexperienced 22 year olds.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOu have to send under 23s
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then why was McBride on the team? I admit I don’t know the roster rules though.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 exceptions.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
time to hang ’em up, reitsma, you big gay canadian.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Haha Rheal Cormier? I’m sure Jay could give us a nice little essay about him.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh wait seriously, it’s rheal cormier? I missed the announcement. i can’t believe he’s still playing!
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jay, I was shocked when I found out you liked Friends. But then again you liked A History of Violence, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I heard Friends was a pretty popular show when it was on.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like lots of stuff, but as a creative pro, I understand when something is well done even if it isn’t exactly to my taste.
My wife likes the show, as do several very smart friends of mine. I find it to be harmless and well-done, and I find that there’s at least one attractive woman in a tight shirt on-screen just about every minute of every episode.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Reitsema is a big gay Canadian
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We now need a Canadian to tearfully blurt “I LOVE MY DEAD GAY PITCHER!”
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well okay, soon we get to see that crazy ass two-runners on rule. Hang tight, North America.
by fleerdon on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There’s another double. And now we’re REALLY done.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d get upset, but when our Olympics hopes basically rest on the shoulders of Cormier and Reitsma….yeah expectations can’t be too high.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You’ll always have that time your guy beat a Mongolian at wrestling.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is pretty hardcore.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She’s in the gold medal final now….will be our first medal of the games. Hooray.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
around 430am. Our men’s eights rowing team is going around the same time so I might just stay up.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Half the USA team is made up of hot prospects. the other half seems to be Journey-men AAAA players.
Guess which group has looked the best?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 16, 2008 12:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I assume the AAAA players, but isn’t that understandible?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wegz is gonna go deep here….and you guys won’t know what the hell to do.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You are time machining the hell out of me dude.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup the national broadcaster has been showing it since the 3rd.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CC Lee of Taiwan has held Cuba to 1 hit in 6 innings.
by palcal on Aug 16, 2008 1:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Please tell me Fausto Westbrook is coming on in relief
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and let’s hope they don’t have an Edward Borowski in their pen.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Figure there’s zero chance of a Stevens sighting here?
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 1:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1 more LaPorta AB before I hit the hay.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ahahaha, did somebody actually go to the trouble of singling out Prince Edward Island as being “without style?” While identifying Lake Winnipeg as being “with style” — moreso, evidently, than the rest of Manitoba? I’m so amused by my own confusion.
by fleerdon on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
T.J Burton on the mound.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I cannot stand the lady that does commentary for the diving. Insufferable.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 1:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The commenter guy is way sarcastic. I love it.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 1:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There is a veneer of “ahh, who cares, no one is reading this anyway…” about him. I like.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Casey Blake has homered tonight.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 1:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how come he never played in the olympics
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was certainly AAAA for a while, right?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Aug 16, 2008 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i swear i just heard ryan garko called up to the plate
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What does YAAH YO mean?
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That may be the case, but then why chant “USA CHINA” then? Just sounds odd.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now we sound like a ML ballpark.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
On your feet everybody! (except mario)
USA! USA!
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 1:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
f bombs from the canadian dugout
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know what they have to be mad aboot.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh. Shouldn’t you be DVRing Friends or something?
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think it would be cool to be canadian
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was about to say …
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah it was. this is a pretty cool AB. don’t time machine me any more tho please
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This has actually been a pretty exciting game.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LaPorta makes the catch. Ballgame.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats Yanks, you’ve beaten us three times in team sports since I woke up this morning. And being a sucker for punishment, I watched all three. Ah well, at least some female wrestler showed promise today.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 1:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
laporta with the squeeze. USA!
Give ’em hell in womens wrestling, mario. We all stand behind our friends to the North.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 1:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bon Jovi means bedtime for me.
Fun thread, guys.
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by vbc3 on Aug 16, 2008 1:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
christ i wish i had more of the west wing to watch
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good showing here, folks. I want to thank everyone for sticking it out, especially the libertarians and pseudo-intellectuals.
by Jay on Aug 16, 2008 1:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good night Chris Reitsma, wherever you are.
by mrich on Aug 16, 2008 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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