Game Thread 2: April 21, 2009
by Ryan on Apr 21, 2009 8:42 PM EDT
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Not to be excessively needy, but how about we make this lead bullpen-proof lead, Tribe?.
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Force quit and move to trash.
Anybody interested in dual-gamethreading over at FTS?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
Holla
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
there are ways…
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I always wonder what MLB.tv subscribers who are out-of-market viewers of the STO feed think of Underwood and Manning.
Most of my friends who are fans of other teams tell me they find them relatively inoffensive, but boring. Easy to tune out.
“Not as bad as the Hawk. Those lucky bastards.”
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by vbc3 on Apr 21, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Somehow, I don’t feel that hitting a ball that is caught in front of the wall in left field qualifies as “almost hitting a grand slam.”
He hits a ton and has a cannon?
My stars, I do think I’m getting the vapors.
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by vbc3 on Apr 21, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Give it a shot, man. Sensory overload is awesome. Keeps you on your toes. I’m doing both and have g-chat open. And laundry.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He sucks
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what would be cool? If Asdrubal turned into some kind of monster hitter. That would be cool.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 21, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
It was incredible last year, too. Check out this 48-game stretch from last season. He’s batting .204, slugging .282 — so nobody is afraid of getting hurt — yet he’s got a 14.5% walk rate. It was ridiculous.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
But was it because he was not a cool person? I can’t imagine a constant top hat being a negative by itself.
It’s a cause and effect. There is maybe one cool person ever who actually wants to wear a top hat constantly.
I was him for Halloween once. A friend of mine went as Axl.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I really can’t in any way objectively discuss his coolness or uncoolness. I do believe he has stopped wearing the tophat and also gotten a haircut at this point.
I just enjoy people who can commit to something like that. A guy I went to school with would always wear a camouflage jacket, and would carry a bottle of Tobasco sauce in his inner pocket. He would proceed to take it out and drink it at random times. Once in the weight room he was going to town on a punching bag, while still wearing this jacket. He then unzipped it, and took out an entire loaf of bread. He ate two slices, drank some Tobasco sauce, put them back, and got back to punching. He is a legend.
If?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone know where I can get a cheap monocle and top hat?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
WHERE IS THIS?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
But what about GIANT CIMBAL?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys unrelated question: So you know those hats that the old-timey campaigners/politicians would wear? What would you call that? (for google/purchasing purposes)
sort of! it’s got a flat top, but it’s white and not really a tall hat.
anyone know what it’s called?
Like a Walt Whitman?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Because 7 ate 9.
LGT's resident Beer Advocate.
by LGT Patrick on Apr 21, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait, I was getting the MLB.tv feed and now it blacks me out. This is so weird.
So 2009.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 21, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
Hey all. Hope you missed me.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
So I was thinking about getting a tattoo of the Indians’ “Cleveland” script letters. Thoughts?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
upper arm/shoulder
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
God, I love Laffey
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
We can split the baby, but I get the left arm.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
This is, so far, the best non-Pavano start of the season.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
$10 to anyone who thought anyone would ever say that this year
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I take back nothing.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, nice
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
people must see those and think you’re some regretful 16-yo girl who misses her ex-bf Aaron.
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
Bad popsicle joke #3:
Why was the lamp flunking all his classes?
(Don’t ask me why lamps are dudes in this scenario. Are there lady lamps? Do they get married and have baby lamps?)
I’ve used them extensively. You sweat like crazy on them, so bring water.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Yeah I’ve used them before. Just wondering what others think. I sweat a lot more on them than stationary bikes. Seems like a better option, since I just can’t use the treadmill.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Better than bike or than treadmill even?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that’s encouraging. Because I ca, um, ellipticate much longer than I can run.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I love running and am planning to restart the couch-to-5-k program that I almost finished last year before getting a foot injury, but it’s hard on the body.
Ugh. Running makes me want to die.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. I mean, exercise is supposed to make you feel good. Something about it, no matter what I do…
It’s not like I feel tired or fatigued, I feel ill and come close to fainting every time I run.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe. I guess I’m saying it shouldn’t be that hard. I mean, yeah exercise should be hard. But not because of stuff like that.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I figure I’ll stick to running only in the context of sports. Funny though, because I’d be way better at sports if I didn’t want to die when I run. I’m actually pretty fast for my size.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i think bike riding should be done outside on bikes. because it isn’t possible to elipticate outdoors, there’s no problem using a machine.
Yeah. I need to get a real bike.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Bicycling is awesome! I got the ok from my doctor to start doing a little on a stationary and I can move to real life bicycling next week. I’m so happy I could cry. I can’t imagine wasting my summer without bicycles.
There are a lot of great trails down here too. I’d love to start biking to work.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
If it’s a very far ride, sweat can become an issue when biking to work if there isn’t a shower there, but if that won’t be an issue, I absolutely recommend it. Healthy AND utilitarian!
~6 miles, but I’d sweat if it was .25 miles. But no worries, we have a shower!
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s about how far my old workplace was from my old apartment. The only issue for me was how early I had to wake up to get there on time because I am sloooow. (Like, Victor slow.) But even doing it once a week was really good. It’s kind of weird showering at work, though.
Fortunately, we have a very liberal arrival policy
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
if you’re in Cleveland, check out the ohio city bike coop. never been there, but i help out at a similar place in my town.
Thanks for the info, but I;m actually in DC
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope – I saw lots of guys on ellipticals when I belonged to a gym.
by woodsmeister on Apr 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I say yes. Run like a man. And damn your knees.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Laffey will save the season.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah DP
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions
so shocked, I might add, that I actually remember the exact moment. You know how important events in your lifetime, you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing? Like when the Challenger blew up or 9/11? Well I vividly remember seeing that picture of Brandon Phillips on the Baseball America website and being totally flabbergasted. Not sure what that says about me.
This at bat is huge for Wedge deciding if he will let Smith ever face a lefty again
by Roger Dorn on Apr 21, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hi people. In here late, but that’s because I was too lazy to walk in to the computer room from the tv room.
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So why do y’all think Joe Smith is so good?
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
He seemed worth taking a look at for more than a batter at a time.
by FranklinScott on Apr 21, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
So last night I finally got around to watching some Babylon 5. The best part was when some dude was reading a newspaper on actual newsprint. IN SPACE. In 2258. That was pretty great.
Of course, I’m the person who is watching through the original BSG on Netflix and enjoying the hell out of it, so cheese is relative.
It depends on what episodes you watched. If it was in the middle of the season, it might seem boring because you wouldn’t know what was going on.
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Hmm, yeah, I can see why. It took a bit to get rolling. Even then, some things didn’t make sense until later.
I know, it sounds like the sort of thing that requires a lot of investment, a la Lost, but once you get maybe 5-6 episodes in, most are hooked.
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Yeah, it’s really boring. People just buy into the aesthetic. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s not my bag.
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t dispute that, I just don’t have the attention span for it. And I think they really over-play the “pretty people stare at each other for 20 quiet seconds which indicates dramatic tension” card.
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t trust Masa yet.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Watch me
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
bullpen
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Seconded
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Mother lover
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
I’ll email you once I’ve conquered earth week, btw. I am getting killed by this planet awareness thing.
Trying to decide if that’s ironic. leaning yes.
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Dead serious. Things I’m in charge of include production of videos for morning assembly and the running of the “Off-The-Grid Classroom.”
“Kids one way to stay off the grid is to generate your own power. This is a small coal-fired generator. It’s energy independence: I stole the coal.”
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
“It’s important that we move to re-newable energy sources, however, such electricity, and whale oil.”
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Some group of 7th graders started a Students Saving Orangutans club and one of the big things is don’t eat palm oil because that somehow leads to orang deaths (this is well documented, I swear).
So, some other kid starts a palm oil eating group and they just get together and find things that use palm oil and eat them.
I mean, they’re in 7th grade. This is all play time to them orangutan savers included. None of them have a real strong ethical footing.
People who don’t work with kids tend to overrate their own middle school experiences in terms of maturity. The only moments most people remember are those that were of rare clarity and then, extrapolating, they assume they were mostly clear and intentioned.
In actuality, middle schoolers cry a lot.
Really? Most people think they were mature in middle school? All us college age kids remember middle school as the worst times of our lives, complete with our own personal immaturity.
I was definitely not mature in middle school. I am still not mature.
by jakesinger777 on Apr 21, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It shocks me that anyone ever considered hiring me for a real job.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
For some reason I thought you taught high school, so I’d have expected a bit more maturity.
To be honest the undergrads I see every day now seem like kids to me, so I can’t imagine working with 13 year olds.
It may just be my own conceit, but I really can’t communicate with the age group that’s currently in high school and younger. I feel like they speak txt and DS. Possibly kids who are older than me felt the same way.
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m just being ridiculous. I love the environment.
RE: The palm oil thing. Campus Republicans at Marquette once held a “Pig Roast for Animal Rights.” They donated the proceeds to the Humane Society.
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We haven’t had two guys in our bullpen get injured on the mound within 12 pitches of each other yet.
matt miller and raffy b, yes. And that bullpen had graves and mota in it. oh god was that a horrible year.
I was at that game. Horrendous.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure why we brought in smith to face lefties and pulled him before the righties came in
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Kerry Wood only exists if it is the ninth inning.
by InfiniteMonkeyTypists on Apr 21, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
YESSSSS
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
:) Kerry don’t rip our hearts out!
Also, it’s amazing how missed opportunities always come back to bite you in the ass.
So that’s like 500 days or something you’ve been a Rose fan?
Eric Wedge. The Adam LaRoche of managers.
Oh yeah I love Rose. He’s a guy that totally transcends whatever uniform he happens to be wearing. I just can’t believe I’m actually rooting for the likes of Ben Gordon and Noah, whom I normally detest.
This is the thing. Much as I wanna see Boston bomb, I can’t feel good about rooting for any Chicago team.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate everything about Boston 1000x more than I could ever hate any Chicago team, and that’s including the White Sox.
I dunno if it’s 1000x, but I feel ya. I really hate Cubs fans.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
DP!!!!!
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
This may actually work out for me. I plan on getting a Laffey W and a Wood save and 3 K’s for fantasy. I like.
You mean you don’t have Masa on your team?
by jakesinger777 on Apr 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d like some more runs here. Not that I don’t have faith in Wood, but the way things have been going…. two more would be excellent.
by Logodaedalus on Apr 21, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Not sure how I feel about that..having Kerry is amazing but if we can’t get him the ball with a lead, what good is he? Feels like a catch-22.
by jakesinger777 on Apr 21, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
he won’t dish the dirt with the rest of the girls?
by Logodaedalus on Apr 21, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
though when he goes to ballgames, he doesn’t sit in the bleachers
by Logodaedalus on Apr 21, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Wha?
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
If we had signed Juan Cruz, he’d never have to face Victor, The Best Hitter In Baseball™
by jakesinger777 on Apr 21, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
VICTOR YOU ARE A MONSTER
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 21, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
Nothing indeed. Love it.
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 21, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
VIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way very nice time machine this time
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 21, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
does Wood have a 1-run save yet?
by JP_Frost on Apr 21, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh.
by fleerdon on Apr 21, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
It is Wednesday down here, I’ll check the back page of the sports section
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 21, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
John Fogerty can now rest in peace.
Eric Wedge. The Adam LaRoche of managers.
by emd2k3 on Apr 21, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
HR " CLE: Martinez (5), Sizemore (5)
and it’s still April!
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
Vic’s gotta be up there for Player of the Month, I’d think. Haven’t seen the stats in a while, so I’m not sure if Longoria and/or Miggy are still kicking ass, but it’s hard to kick more ass than Victor is right now.
by jakesinger777 on Apr 21, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
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