WBC Game Thread: March 22, 2009
by Ryan on Mar 22, 2009 7:40 PM EDT
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United States vs. Japan, 8:00 PM (ESPN)
World Baseball Classic, Semifinal #2
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
The starting pitchers are Roy Oswalt (USA) and Daisuke Matsuzaka (JPN).
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Starting lineups:
USA:
B. Roberts 2b
D. Jeter ss
J. Rollins dh
D. Wright 3b
A. Dunn rf
R. Braun lf
B. McCann c
M. DeRosa 1b
C. Granderson cf
Japan:
I. Suzuki rf
H. Nakajima ss
N. Aoki lf
A. Inaba dh
M. Ogasawara 1b
K. Fukudome cf
K. Johjima c
A. Iwamura 2b
M. Kawasaki 3b
by Ryan on Mar 22, 2009 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one who really likes the USA’s chances in this game?
by NickFantana on Mar 22, 2009 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There’s only one Yankee on the roster, so they might not choke in the postseason.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rare Sunday night off for me, psyched to see some “real” baseball. I haven’t been caught up in the WBC like some people around here and elsewhere, but I’ve been watching the tourney on TV for about 5 straight hours and will happily get into a baseball game.
Is it wrong to hope that Derosa lines one off of Dice-K’s knee-cap?
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone around here really gotten caught up in it?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like there’s been a lot of talk about it. Certainly more than I would have guessed coming in. That’s all I meant.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think only because it’s been a long death-march of an offseason.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It certainly has been that. This endless spring training isn’t helping, either.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if it will become a tradition for some A-rod bashing to start each year from mid-feb through march.
Its not enough to replace baseball obviously but the story about a-rod and the ny prostitution service is some preseason fodder
As General Manager of this team, I demand to know when I'm getting a start.
by bigbrabbs on Mar 22, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’re playing DeRosa in the one position the Indians asked them not to play him in.
I mean, it’s understandable, and the objection is even kind of frivolous, but it’s still annoying.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A fun stat for the back of Jeter’s baseball card would be how many games — both for the Yankees and any other team — he’s appeared at shortstop and while not the best shortstop on the team.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think I believe this any longer. It has been a long time since Alex played SS, and I doubt that he’ll ever get to play there again.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Derosa is using garko’s glove at 1st according to booth.
That things got 2 errors in it for tonight methinks
As General Manager of this team, I demand to know when I'm getting a start.
by bigbrabbs on Mar 22, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let’s hope not
Tribe in '09!!
by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 22, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eat your Wheaties.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Morgan just call Fukudome a top-of-the order hitter? I wouldn’t even call him a “major-league-average hitter”
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s why Joe Morgan is winning Emmy’s. ANALYSIS.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Joe Morgan method is, in fact, to put a below-average hitter in the leadoff spot.
See also: Twins, Angels, most of the NL.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see Joe Morgan in mid-season form.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
At this point, Jeter is really a liability.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I demand Jimmy Rollins be in more commercials.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Roberts looked bad on that strike-3, btw.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I get the feeling that DiceK would love to throw one to the backstop here.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does DiceK got 3-2 on everybody?
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice. Wright with a dhouble.
Also, with Meloan getting optioned, I need a new sig. Any suggestions?
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess “CALL UP MELOAN” would cut a little bit close to the bone, huh?
by Fire Slider on Mar 22, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just not ready to acknowledge it…
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m late with this comment, but phillips said that walking Dunn was a bad idea with Braun next because it put “runnerS in scoring position”.
There were the same amount in SP as there were before the walk! Idiot.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What a play!
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
time machine?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
David Wright? He picked the bunt but, you know, then he threw the next one into the stands, but whatever.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw it. Espn360 has about a minute or 2 delay.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steve Philips is now saying that Ichiro may get 4000 hits.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s such a dumbass.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. MLB hits. Don’t know if you’re being sarcastic, but he meant 5 more years with 200 hits.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro is 1195 hits short of 3,000 ML hits going into his age 35 season. 4,000 ML hits would seem to be out of reach — his Mariners teammates might kill him before then.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be clear, Phillips most certainly meant 4000 hits total between Japan and USA. That means 2722 in MLB, so he’s only 917 away.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the record, I think Oswalt is a pretty awesome pitcher.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Adam Dunn so bad at 1B that DeRosa is really the best option there?
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yikes. Phillips answered your question.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m flagging this.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That "high"light reel would suggest so.
"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."
by sarcasmdave on Mar 22, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Wow. He’s really brutal out there.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on DeRosa!
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is there any statistical or logical reasoning behind the old “Left-handers like the ball down, right-handers like the ball up” maxim? As a (pretty bad) left handed hitter, I certainly liked the pitches down, but have never had it satisfactorily explained as to how that could be true across the board.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Mar 22, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and took a terrible route on that ball.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wheels off.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dunn has got to be winded.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Base coach had Jhonny’s body.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Peavy shouldn’t have been so happy about pitching the Final game that isn’t going to happen.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Evan, how was that thing on Friday?
by NickFantana on Mar 22, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I might be happy about this if Darvish is pitching tomorrow for me to see.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
White Sox sign Floyd for 4 years.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
O Adam Dunn, why art thou so overrated?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe someone can explain to me what would have been wrong with:
SS – Rollins
1B – Jeter
DH – Dunn
RF – DeRosa
Same lineup, better defensive alignment. Is keeping Jeter off of first base really worth losing Rollins as a defensive option and leaving Dunn out there in the field?
The need to flatter Jeter by keeping him at shortstop is hurting this team.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dunn specifically signed with an NL team so that he didn’t have to DH. Is it possible that Davy Johnson asked him to and he refused?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If so: Asshole.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt it. He was very gung ho about being on the team and said publicly that he’d play wherever they wanted him to.
by NickFantana on Mar 23, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG NO WAY CAN THE CAPTAIN NOT PLAY SS.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never suspected when I posted this how prescient it would turn out to be.
I mean … WOW.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, good call. This was the game right here.
by NickFantana on Mar 23, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t want to be an alarmist, but…
DeRo is normally a short-sleeve guy, unless the weather is very bad. Tonight he is wearing a long sleeve on his left arm only. Does he have a sore elbow? Or is he just trying to create a fashion statement?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m more worried that Phillips called him gritty.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d be so confliced if Jake faced Grady.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Howell just got out Iwamura.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering, conflicted about what? Which Jake?
Tribe in '09!!
by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 22, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The stadium.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea of what’s going on, kind of like my experience in Japan.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, hey look at that. Cliff Lee ran off with my T.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa threw that softly so Jeter couldn’t drop it.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps you would prefer that Jeter play 1B and DeRo play SS?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that would be funny
Tribe in '09!!
by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 22, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this stage of their careers, their range is about the same — and DeRo has a much stronger arm.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."
by sarcasmdave on Mar 22, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I’m Gamecasting this. I’d prefer it if we won. What happens if we don’t? We’re out?
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Winner plays Korea. Loser gets ice cream.
by FredOx on Mar 22, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s too bad. A Japan-Korea showdown would be kind of compelling, but we’ve sent a pretty good team to play in this. Not the very best team imaginable, but a good one. I want us to do better than this. A loss here is a little humiliating; maybe it’ll stoke my interest in the next classic.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which will also feature an all-East-Asian final.
by FredOx on Mar 22, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This whole LHP against Japan thing is interesting. Lilly is available, no? He should have started.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A grand slam would be helpful.
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa’s going to get a chance here to impress us.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like that was about a 427 pitch AB for McCann
by FredOx on Mar 22, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty suspenseful, even on the Gamecast. A good at bat is a good at bat.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a great AB. Just missed pounding a fastball.
by FredOx on Mar 22, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gamecast says 10 pitches.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
McCann is a great player.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
YEAAAAAAAAA ROSAAAAAA
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind. 2R double. Nice result. We’re definitely in this.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Turned on a fastball. Double inside the 3B bag, hustled to third when the ball got away in LF.
by FredOx on Mar 22, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we can honestly say that third base won’t be a major issue for us this year.
by supermarioelia on Mar 22, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Charitable scoring, but they gave DeRo 2 RBIs. That gives him a team-leading 9, even though he missed two games.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
U
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CA-NA-DA! CA-NA….ah cripes, I feel left out.
by supermarioelia on Mar 22, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Amazing Race starts in 9 minutes. WHAT SHALL I DO
by JRontherim on Mar 22, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a great episode, stick with the baseball.
by supermarioelia on Mar 22, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frankly I’m surprised there’s another Indians+Amazing Race fan on LGT
by JRontherim on Mar 22, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Say, sorry for a lame comment in advance, but if Kobayashi was any good, wouldn’t he be playing for Japan right now?
by RD74 on Mar 22, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s working off the assumption that the general opinion on Kobayashi is that he doesn’t suck. And that assumption is incorrect.
by JRontherim on Mar 22, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
PERFECT
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess that’s what I was getting at. He must suck if his homeland team didn’t even want to put him on the roster.
by RD74 on Mar 22, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You imply that Japan baseball is vastly different than the baseball we watch. It isn’t. It’s very competitive. We didn’t sign away a superstar like Ichiro. We got one of their pretty good relievers who happened to be a FA at a time when we were after one.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, so if a Japanese player is good enough to play in America, doesn’t that mean he’s good enough to play in Japan. I know the reverse may not be entirely true.
by RD74 on Mar 22, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone who knows nothing about baseball actually asked me about this. And I figured it made sense that a lot of guys go to Japan for an every day job, that perhaps they couldn’t get in American MLB.
by RD74 on Mar 22, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is true, but there’s only 25 guys on these teams. The 30th best Japanese player is more than good enough to be a minor role player — a middle reliever — on a major league team, but isn’t good enough to be on Team Japan. Is this really that hard to grasp?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No not at all. I didn’t know. That’s why I come to LGT, for the RIGHT answers.
by RD74 on Mar 22, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, flattery will get you everywhere.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most likely—probably 49 times out of 50. They have fewer teams there—like 12 I think, so maybe a pool of 480-500 trus pros to chose from. This is Japan’s All star team. He might conceivably miss it and still be someone who’d make a decent MLer. I think afh4’s case is the best of all—he ran out of gas last year, and I bet the Indians were adamant about keeping Masa out of this.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think that’s necessarily true. They run a fully developed top-notch league over there, albeit with fewer teams. He probably didn’t miss by much.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did Masa’s late season shut down count as a trip to the DL? He might not have been eligible.
I have to think the Indians were strongly against him going.
by afh4 on Mar 22, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not so sure DeRosa doesn’t make that play if he’s playing short.
"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."
by sarcasmdave on Mar 22, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Assuming he would have started from the same place as Jeter did, I agree — he has a much stronger arm than Jeter does.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
F-ing Jeter.
Every. Time.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeter is TER-RI-BLE.
He’s a 1B that can’t hit. He’s a 2B with no range. He’s a 3B with no arm. He’s a SS with no anything. Why do we keep running him out there???
Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.
by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He is better than Garko.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t see everybody slurping Garko at ANY given opportunity.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just saying, he’d make a better 1B than Garko.
Also, he had 599 hits over past three seasons. That ain’t nothin’.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For $41m I think we could do a little better than a 360 OBP slap hitter.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK nevermind. I just really hate Jeter.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but you’re forgetting that he makes everyone else around him better.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean he makes everyone look better because he’s so bad?
Tribe in '09!!
by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 22, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ours is not to question.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just got back, who’s the gascan on the mound?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do Nats fans really have to watch Dunn play defense for two years?
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s funny, isn’t it?
Parting gift from the genius Jim Bowden.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
THAT WAS THE WORST OUTFIELD PLAY I’VE EVER EFFING SEEN.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THIS IS NON-SUPER
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it might not be SUPER but its CLASSIC
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by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why did we forget to ask Uggla to play 2b?
How about in 3 years time we craft a .. TEAM … guys that can play defense and offense .. guys that can fill roles.
Ben Francisco's only fan on LGT
by Toxicadam on Mar 22, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good Lord, they’re putting in Darvish for a five-run save? WTF?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is he supposed to start the final?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Darvish is THE TRUTH, right?
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was looking forward to him pitching tomorrow if they won
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by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who says he won’t? As long as he doesn’t throw 30 pitches, he can pitch tomorrow.
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by DeRoMyHero on Mar 22, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be asinine.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not certain it’s asinine, but I think it’s likelier he’ll be available in the pen again.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are asinine for using him today and not starting him tomorrow.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with this.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just frustrating that Team USA needs to bend over backwards to accommodate Jeter’s ego when it makes us worse both in the field and in the lineup.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=darvish
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
21 years old, rockstar and married to an actress.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just bookmarked this to read tomorrow… at work, obviously.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s good – I read it when it was new, whenever that was.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I was this Yu Darvish guy I’d be a little upset that I was being made into “Dice-K 2.0.”
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
written in a stereotypical design style
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andrew ALWAYS brings the sexy.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in the small print at the top too, do they only use the western alphabet for S E X in that order?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is their 4th alphabet. It pops up in anything trendy or related to sales.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There needs to be a government inquiry on why America lacks homegrown relievers.
by afh4 on Mar 22, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Farnsworth and Turk Wendell need to be on the team. Up the crazy factor a little bit.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, where’s Borowski? Wickman?
They should’ve just brought over some kids-Max Scherzer or something.
by afh4 on Mar 22, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Juden.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Assenmacher, WTF.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that sucks.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but i think the Korea-Japan matchup is better for Choo.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silver lining. Go (S) Korea
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It makes it easier to root for them. I’m going all-in for America in this next classic. Enough is enough.
by jhon on Mar 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I concur.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s go Choo!!
Tribe in '09!!
by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 22, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My local print rag, reprinting wire stories, has referred to him twice now as Choo Shin-Soo.
by FredOx on Mar 23, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s correct either way.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 23, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Sportscenter doesn’t even shot the terrible, heartbreaking, rally killing error by The Captain.
Ok I need to stop.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good job Dunn for making my hatred of you that much more rational tonight.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 22, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
While I was a big “SIGN DUNN” proponent, I can see how the Reds fans got so frustrated with him.
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by gte619n on Mar 22, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harold Reynolds making a good point … leaving Oswalt in was a failure to recognize that this was an elimination game. (He didn’t say it quite that way, but that was his point.) I would say the same for the defensive alignment, but whatever.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Mar 22, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, this is also a weak spot for the US in this competition. Davey Johnson? Not technically alive.
by NickFantana on Mar 23, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That, plus it highlights the logistical problem scheduling this “tournament” the way MLB does. The Asian rosters are a combination of guys that have been playing for a while now and a handful of US major leaguers (or in the case of Korea, just one MLB stud). The American squad is full of guys that would otherwise be in Spring Training, supplied by teams that want them to be managed as if they were still in Florida or Arizona. If last night’s game had been a Grapefruit League start is Osceola County Stadium, the Astros would certainly have left Oswalt in, and fully expected Johnson to do the same, lest he come back from the Classic at a deficit in his program to get ready for April 6.
The same holds true for position players, albeit to a lesser extent. Logistics dictated that Johnson bring an All-Star game strategy to an elimination game, and putting Rollins at SS and Dunn at DH where they clearly belonged wouldn’t completely address the problem.
by FredOx on Mar 23, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe (just throwing this out there) the best team won.
by SuddenSam on Mar 23, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why didn’t they use Mastny in the 9th with a 5-run lead?
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 23, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There’s no way for you to have known this, but Mastny’s actually from Indonesia.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 23, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BUT HE PLAYS FOR A JAPANESE BALLCLUB NOW!!!1
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
by westbrook on Mar 23, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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