Game Thread 2: April 27, 2009
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there’s an ubelievable amt of bious in baseball’s umps
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
“That was nowhere near a strike!” – Hammy
by JulioBernazard on Apr 27, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t wish violence or injury upon him. I just think the bat to the head will clear his vision.
by xrickx on Apr 27, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
@Frosty, from last thread — Yeah, on the DP. Jhonny was a good 5 feet off the bag. Green should have one coming.
by fleerdon on Apr 27, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
I might be the only one who wants more faux-Twitter
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:43 PM EDT reply actions
Trying to explain why its funny would be like when the New Yorker tries to explain why their cartoons are funny on Seinfeld.
Slice of life?
I just think it’s kind of like eating crabs out of the shell. Yeah, it’s good, but is it really worth all that effort?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Oh man, crabs sound good.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
i can’t say enough bad things about twitter
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you being serious? Cuz I kinda don’t like him either. But if you’re joking, never mind.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
What’s wrong with him appreciating an opposing team’s play or player?
by JulioBernazard on Apr 27, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve got some pure water to sell you
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
Speaking of which, can we get some more flu pandemic humor going here?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Haha I was thinking this afternoon whether I would dare bust out a swine flu joke tonight. We’re sick dudes.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Swine flu jokes don’t even register to me on the spectrum of offensive jokes.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
“Dude. It’s the flu. You don’t joke about that shit.”
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure I’ve told awful Spanish Flu jokes, but they had less to do with the flu-part of it.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Eddie Mooo……yada yada yada….bad runs….yada yada
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Q: If Bird Flu fought Swine Flu who would win?
A: Shark Flu.
by afh4 on Apr 27, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nothing says funny like a cytokine storm.
by Julie on Apr 27, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Man I am hungry
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions
I want that
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice
I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck
by Turkmenbashi on Apr 27, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
This should not have take until the 5th reply. Shame on you other four.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
If I were to vacation in a failed state I’d rather do it in Afghanistan than Mexico
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i think you’re missing a real opportunity in haiti, and many fewer miles to get a flight
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
As a general rule I like to avoid failed states.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Just got in – has it been as bad as it seems looking at the line score? (Though it looks like Clifton has been superb.)
Datz and Skinner at dinner tonight:
DATZ: Well, Joel, that was a great win. Let’s enjoy it with this great chianti.
SKINNER: Why thank you, Jeff. I would love some wine. Hmm…this is tasty..[chokes]…[grabs throat]…wait, Jeff, this isn’t wine at all! It’s..it’s…SWINE!
DATZ: MUAUAHAHHA. [Picks up phone. Dials Eric Wedge’s number.[
by afh4 on Apr 27, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I was going to rec this and then I realized it wasn’t Twittered
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Gameday is hilarious. Wakefield’s pitch selection just lists knuckleball over and over and over again.
They say he hasn’t thrown more than two or three fastballs.
by JulioBernazard on Apr 27, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i was just thinking the same thing…and then they listed a curve to shop. although, the curve was 66 MPH, and then the next knuckler was 67 MPH…so i’m not really sure how they differentiated…
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i can’t remember for sure. i was on the way to the game, i do remember that, and we got stuck in traffic. missed a mcgwire show in BP and a bomb in the, like, 4th.
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
They’ve been great when they haven’t had to pitch this year.
by xrickx on Apr 27, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait, could Cliffton actually be good?
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
150! No, A THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR!
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I believe Delcarmen was the guy the Indians demanded in the Coco deal, and they finally settled instead for Mota.
You spend an inordinate amount of time mired in sadness during an Indians game, I believe.
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Not. At. All.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d give it a go. Haven’t been too many “high-stress” pitches, have there?
by JulioBernazard on Apr 27, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it just me or does HD look sharper than real life?
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
i think there are corrective lenses that can help you with that
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
All right, so talk to me folks. I need food recommendations.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
I forgot.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This sounds really good.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m feeling a nice penne w/ vodka sauce and some garlic bread
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Too lazy at the moment.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
whoa…i meant take out. i would never suggest preparing something like that on a monday…
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Hell Yeah
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew someone would say something.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
This sounds good.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Hammy, confidently: “wood has faced the red sox”
Hammy, surprised: “wood has never faced the red sox”
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
WHAT WHAT WHAT
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
We replaced Kerry Wood with Bob Wickman! Let’s see if the Indians notice!
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Force quit and move to trash.
My Twitter: Oh Shit
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
Someone on our club missed the memo that he kinda sucks now.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ANY FAN CHEERING THE RED SOX ON THE ROAD SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT BACK
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
not least b/c albert jojuan belle was a moderate threat to maim you and people close to you if you threw near him.
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what non-native Red Sox fans who cheer for the Red Sox on the road are?
Quislings.
Oh no what happened.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
Pathetic.
Whatever, keep telling me not to panic. My panic is higher than over swine flu, I’ll tell you that.
Anyone loudly cheering right now should be assaulted. Yes, including the kids.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Hell yes, bitches.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Grady dove for the ball in short centerfield and it skipped past him.
by woodsmeister on Apr 27, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Boo. Let’s stick to the dumb stats after the game.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I get that “all the parts are coming together” or some such but seriously, when do we win games?
WHEN DO WE START WINNING GAMES?
Such a results oriented boob thing to say.
by woodsmeister on Apr 27, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Very frustrating. I know the knuckleball thing, you never know how it’s going to go. But 8 scoreless innings?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
You’re the expert in irrelevant and depressing stats. Go look it up.
by woodsmeister on Apr 27, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I know the whole bring in the closer in a tied ballgame, but couldn’t we have gone with Lee in the 9th?
You can’t fault them for going with Wood. But he threw too many fastballs, and got burned by a leadoff walk and another damn bloop base hit.
don’t get me wrong, I’m not bashing Wood here (that somehow seems like a dirty sentence), and I understand the move, but given Lee’s dominance and the bullpen’s workload, I thought maybe Cliff should’ve atleast started the 9th.
Well, I’m not ignoring Lee’s workload, but I think he should have pitched to the lefties.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
I was strongly considering sending Lee out for the 9th.
by JulioBernazard on Apr 27, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I really hate the Red Sox. Not because they are good at what they do, but because they are smarmy bitches about it. And their fans are ridiculous.
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by salome on Apr 27, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They are just smart with the ability to buy over their mistakes. They only got Mike Lowell as a trash pick-up in order to get Beckett, cause the Marlins wanted to clear Lowell’s $16M in the Beckett deal. They just pinch hit their $14M per season outfielder. They only reason they have Bay is because they bought Manny eight years ago.
in all fairness they do have a solid minor league system and have some homegrown players on the team, but you’re right about those guys.
Easy to praise the minor leaguers when they’re supported by $100 million in rentals.
Give us the $100 million in rental players and see how our system looks.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Apr 27, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Give us Delcarmen and take back Marte.
by JulioBernazard on Apr 27, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate them. I mean, I’m visceral right now.
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
This is Cleveland. It can still get worse.
by woodsmeister on Apr 27, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
if you have the chance, it’s worth tracking down the clip of the comedian Louis C.K.’s bit on (the real) Cinnabon. uproarious (SAT word)
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Have we had more than our share of crappy home plate umps or does it seem that way because we’ve been losing?
by woodsmeister on Apr 27, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
i can’t imagine it would show anything that obviously discredits an ump, though, can you?
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course it does. Go back a few game threads and see how ridiculous some of the calls have been.
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my point is that if an ump calls a pitch a strike, gameday is going to show it, at worst, on that thick white line that surrounds the strike zone. i’m not arguing how ridiculous the calls have been…actually, that’s what you’re doing.
by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 27, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
“because the ball hit the glove, it was a strike”
—hegan
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
Same pitch to DeRo?
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
Is this team going to make me drink tonight?
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
BENFRAN MAKE ME HATE YOU — LESS.
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
by westbrook on Apr 27, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I hate to be a negative nellie, but might as well call this game with Ben Fran being our last hope.
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Just a hit. Keep it going. Don’t have to be a hero. Just keep us in this.
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Force quit and move to trash.
So this week we’ve had Crowe, Graf and now Ben up with the game on the line.
I’m kind of excited to get Dellucci back.
This feels like 6 games we’ve lost with the winning run at the plate or on base.
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Force quit and move to trash.
This is what, our 10th home game of the season?
by woodsmeister on Apr 27, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate this team
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
Since Opening Day, Cliff has a 2.33 ERA over four starts.
</bizarropalcal>
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
It’s gotta happen every few games or so. Gets out all of the bad blood.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
E . . . . 5? Is that you?
I refuse to ever root for a team that routinely does the MVP chant for opposing players.
by TheVanillaGorilla on Apr 27, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t much like you.
I refuse to ever root for a team that routinely does the MVP chant for opposing players.
by TheVanillaGorilla on Apr 27, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I would prefer any of the previous one thousand one hundred and twenty-one Tims to yourself.
by supermarioelia on Apr 27, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Is it really one of those years?
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by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
You really are relentless with this stuff.
I refuse to ever root for a team that routinely does the MVP chant for opposing players.
by TheVanillaGorilla on Apr 27, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Twins and White Sox sort of sucked last year.
by afh4 on Apr 27, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just realized this team treats me like a bad boyfriend, and I’m a teenage girl.
Free LaPorta; when proper.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 27, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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