Post-game victory celebration thread!

by APV on Apr 12, 2009 4:33 PM EDT

Pizza party at Little Ceasar's! Bob's mom made cupcakes!!

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

Bob’s mom is awesome.

by Voltaire on Apr 12, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

This commercial is not.

by Voltaire on Apr 12, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Is that why Wickman was so fat?

LGT's resident Beer Advocate.

by LGT Patrick on Apr 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Do we have to celebrate Easter daily, now?

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions

Woo! Little Caesar’s! Our victory parties were always at East Coast Custard.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 12, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions

ah excellence! the true love of my life.

by hans on Apr 12, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t find a pic with curtains and eggs.

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions

“We can invite all our friends! And have soda and pie!”

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by vbc3 on Apr 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

Does this mean I have to drink like 93 more 40’s of PBR during the regular season?

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

At least.

by still ill on Apr 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess I’m stuck with last year’s avatar.

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by vbc3 on Apr 12, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn, I never changed my avatar

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Er, signature

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

We win the division with 92 wins, so you probably don’t have to drink 93 if you don’t want to. But shouldn’t you do it for every game, just in case?

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 12, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope you like the taste!

La Presidenta del Club de Amantes de Rafael Betancourt.

by salome on Apr 12, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

1-0 with the benfran hate sig

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

oooo, very nice

by Voltaire on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Celebrate good times! Come on!

by mjschaefer on Apr 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

CLEVELAND ROCKS

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

Too bad we don’t have an 11-yearold with a webcam pointed at his TV that can upload the 9th to youtube

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I’m hoping the DVR was running at home, myself.

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by vbc3 on Apr 12, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I can make it so.

La Presidenta del Club de Amantes de Rafael Betancourt.

by salome on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Engage.

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by vbc3 on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

La Presidenta del Club de Amantes de Rafael Betancourt.

by salome on Apr 12, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

The KC ballpark looks lovely, though I thought it always did.

by Julie on Apr 12, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

That scoreboard is kind of silly huge.

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by vbc3 on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I love the place been there 20+ times.

by mjschaefer on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you going this year?

by Julie on Apr 12, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I think in May.

by mjschaefer on Apr 12, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I highly doubt they make a trade.

by Voltaire on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

Who?

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Underwood suggested they might.

by Julie on Apr 12, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

The Indians, I mean.

by Julie on Apr 12, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Elaborate?

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

There wasn’t any elaboration, just him saying something like “Who knows who will fill that role, if they call someone up or trade…”

by Julie on Apr 12, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

For a replacement starter. Sounds like the TV guys made it up. They talked about it during the game.

by Voltaire on Apr 12, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I doubt it too, then. I could see them looking at Pedro if SLew is out for over a month.

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

mlb.com has Hafner’s homer

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

(or at least a link to it that doesn’t work)

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Multiple video highlights on GameDay

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_12_tormlb_clemlb_1&mode=gameday

by SeattleVinny on Apr 12, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t get the Hafner one to play in Safari or firefox

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I can never get sound. It’s annoying.

by mjschaefer on Apr 12, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ve got sound, no video.

Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.

by westbrook on Apr 12, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Man, I could watch that Pronk homer all day long

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. I liked Crowe’s swing when he finally got his hit, too. Don’t know if that can be done consistently, but looked quick and strong.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 12, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that was surprising.

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 12, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

That link just brings up Gameday for me.

La Presidenta del Club de Amantes de Rafael Betancourt.

by salome on Apr 12, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Wait, I got it.

La Presidenta del Club de Amantes de Rafael Betancourt.

by salome on Apr 12, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank you! Hafnerbomb was a thing of beauty.

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by vbc3 on Apr 12, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I am still trying not to get too excited about Pronk but it is becoming very difficult.

I never learned to read.

by Brad D on Apr 13, 2009 2:56 AM EDT up reply actions

That’s exactly how I feel.

I was so not expecting three bombs in the first six games, I can’t quite even process it.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Apr 13, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions

three bombs in the first six games

And he only played in 5 of those

by APV on Apr 13, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions

by Voltaire on Apr 13, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions

And the first 2 games were not impressive. Over the last three, he’s hit .333/.467/1.167 with a double, 3 HR, 3 BB. That’s 4 XBH in 12 AB.

Hafner’s off to the third-best start of his career, after 2004 (1.260 OPS, 3 HR in 5 games) and 2006 (1.642 OPS and 4 HR).

by FredOx on Apr 13, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions

And the first 2 games were not impressive.

Had to get his timing back.

by afh4 on Apr 13, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

MLBN said the pitch he hit out yesterday was 96 mph

by Brick. on Apr 13, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

by FredOx on Apr 13, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

so, which one do people usually use?

by Brick. on Apr 13, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Which what? If you mean speed, the gun’s measuring something close to the release speed. The result speed is the speed with which it crosses the plate.

by FredOx on Apr 13, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, so when Hazel Mae says he hit a 96 MPH fastball, she’s referring to the release speed – which is the common practice?

by Brick. on Apr 13, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Can’t speak to common practice, but it was the speed the STO gun had.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 13, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Possible or likely, of course, that it’s the same gun, implying they do measure release speed.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 13, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

and don’t forget he nearly hit a 4th!

by Roger Dorn on Apr 13, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

In October…we’ll be look at this game as the turning point in the season. I am glad to share it with you all.

by mjschaefer on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

God I love the audio wrap with Hammy calls of the best plays.

by SeattleVinny on Apr 12, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

trade for peavy

by Cap'n Snegiryov on Apr 12, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

Honestly, who here figured it’d be Hafner Pronking and Lee/Carmona sunking at this point?

by thevicar on Apr 12, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

Well… I thought Pronk would be back, albiet slowly throughout the year. I also thought Cliffy was not going to be… the same… as last year. Carmona I’m just puzzled by. Who’dve thunk it?

I just want to believe.

by mjmarble on Apr 13, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions