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Game Thread 3: April 29, 2009

Can't believe I let Jacoby stinkpalm me.

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For the win.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions  

ICE CREAM

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

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 29, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m tempted to listen to Hammy instead.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

I guessed right. My second time.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

my size gamethread

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Kinda forgot how to act in one of these.

Guess I’ll wait around ’til something big happens.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

The new thread comes just after I submitted the new recipe for Chicken Fausto Carmona.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

first step – throw chicken breast on ground

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

If Giada is making Chicen Fausto Carmona next month, I’m going to go ape.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it would be delicious!

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hold on, I’ll get it ..

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hammy sez the Tribe has given up 27 8th-inning runs in April.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

And thank goodness we have Wood. Without him, those could very well be 27 9th-inning runs.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wood has not pitched well.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m saying just by virtue of having another human being pitching the 9th.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was only excited about the Wood signing because I was led to believe he was not, in fact, human.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I never noticed Declerman’s (sp) brutal beard. Yikes

by OscarDog on Apr 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Chicken Fausto Carmona

Per Julie:

Chicken breast in a garlic, olive oil, dried chili and gorgonzola sauce tossed with fettucine and fresh tomatoes.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

See? Doesn’t that sound good?

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Quite so.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I’m seriously considering trying this. Sans the tomatoes.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

You’ll have to report back.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Need a non-dairy version.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

You could leave out the chicken and just have Pasta Fausto Carmona.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

That does sound good. But I want chicken!

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m trying to think of something that would be gorgonzola-y without the cheese. I mean, sure, you could find a mold I suppose…

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why not grill the chicken separately with the chili, garlic and olive oil and then just toss with fresh pasta. That should be enough sauce.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

This sounds good.

I was thinking originally of making this more Caribbean in flavor, so maybe saute the chicken, chilis, garlic, chopped tomatoes, and maybe something like a papaya in oil and serve it over rice and black beans.

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by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

That also sounds really good.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

OK, that is a different direction but also good. I would say with such fresh flavors, you probably want to be light with the oil. Maybe even don’t cook the papaya and add it in raw at the last minute as a topping or side.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know, I bet there’s a nice mushroom that would obviously be a different flavor but a good one, but I’m not knowledgeable about mushrooms.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Google-fu suggests perhaps morels.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Delcarmen = of the carmen

by AllenSmith on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

LFFT

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

actually, let’s not.

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

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

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

DUmb ass dude in the Ortiz jersey.

by OscarDog on Apr 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Gotta say, it’s disheartening to hear the crowd in Cleveland respond so positively to plays that are bad for the Indians.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I’ve got the torches if you’ve got the moral certainty.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

I want this on a T-shirt also.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tihme to ghet ohff the schnidhe.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Jhonny. I know what pitch is coming. How do you not?

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Could you hit it?

End of discussion.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

No. That’s why I wouldn’t swing at the fastball at my head.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Criticizing players as if you could do their job is absurd.

If you want to say he sucks, fine but don’t act like you can do his job.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

I never suggested I could be a major league hitter. But it does not take a genius to know that he’s been chasing high fastballs like crazy. Lester struck him out on one earlier today. I’m not vying for my major league ability, or lack there of. I’m wondering when a MLB hitter is going to make an adjustment after two weeks of not.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dude really?

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

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

You really shouldn’t pick a fight over that.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m on the edge of my seat. It’s been awhile since there was a good LGT fight.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Generic criticism

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

He doesn’t mean any disrespect. Saying “Jhonny sucks” is too easy a criticism, and he knows that. We all want Jhonny to do well, as does Jhonny. It’s just a matter of him watching tapes and seeing the way he’s been defeated for the last 10 days.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah but baseball obviously isn’t this simple. Otherwise, everyone would be Manny.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

And I like that you’re referring to yourself in third.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

No no, I meant you when I said “he.” And I agree, it’s not that simple. Which is why I’m not going to say he sucks.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just go away Jhonny. Come back when you aren’t terrible.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Handed a break last night, have a chance for a nice relaxing win tonight… oh wait, forgot that it never works that way.

By the way, why is Peralta not getting like multiple days off.

by cheech99 on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Maybe they bring up Barfield or Valbuena and give him those days off…

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Would not really be a shock if they brought up Valbuena and sat J-Honey for a few days.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s not like Jhonny is a defensive wizard. He’s bringing nothing to the table right now.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

A patented Wedge “mental break.”

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

oi. He’ll turn with his next big hit.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do we need a different SS for Aprils going forward?

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Greinke’s ERA up to an enormous 0.55.

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

DeWalksa

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

  Thats something. I guess.

by OscarDog on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Give this man a fastball. Please.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Francisco for two in a row?

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Gotta love a hitter’s count…

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions  

COMEONSHOPPPPPPPPPPP

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions  

I hope Shoppach isn’t too antsy here.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Come on, birthday girl …

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions  

I did not know this.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

And on that note, he’d have made a perfect hero.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOADED

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow, Grady’s left-right splits for the year are interesting

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Come on guys, CAPITALIZE.

CAPITALIZE GRADY.

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by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

C’mon, Grady, make ’em pay!

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Mario, will a good result earn Grady forgiveness?

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Grady walkoff, obvi

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

by Turkmenbashi on Apr 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Sadly, it’s only the 8th.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

you know it’s the 8th, right?

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not too bright, obvi.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Well who saw this coming.

This is going to make the inevitable pop up that much more depressing

by OscarDog on Apr 29, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

But I did sorta call it.

by OscarDog on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, it was a well hit ball, just hit too close to an outfielder.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

2/3 of all PA end in an out. You don’t get “credit” for “calling” one.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

1/2 of all arrivals to game threads end in the team’s expected win % increasing or decreasing. You don’t get “credit” for “saving us”.

/jackass comment

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

This is sort of passive-aggressive, but also funny. I recommend it.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your pride is somewhat misplaced.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ll tell you this … slump or no slump, this is not the matchup the Sox wanted.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

ASSIMILATE, DAMN YOU!

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

You need this, Grady. I need this.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

I approve the “take til you get a strike” approach. More patience, Grady.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

No time now for the umpire to start expanding that zone. Good boy on that 1-2 pitch.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

FUCK

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Fucking this.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

DAMN

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

I cheered then deflated like a frog.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

How does the liner not fall, when the Red Sox just used four groundballs to mount a three-run rally.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

I would’ve hit a grand slam there.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

I would have hit a grand slam, then taken another turn and hit a second grand slam, all by myself.

TRUE FAX.

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by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

You should have pinch hit.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

How about Wedge’s inane comments about the Indians ’raising their game"?

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m for it. The game-raising.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

If Van Every had Crowe’s roster spot – we’d be winning (maybe)

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

sigh

Free LaPorta; when proper.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Just classic Indians. I need to find a hypnotizer to make me indifferent about this team

by cheech99 on Apr 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

One thing I do like about the STO crew this year is that they have started talking more about pitching strategy on a pitch by pitch basis, as far as what to throw when. Of course, Manning usually guesses wrong about 50% of the time.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

See comment below.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Usually 50% of the time, huh?

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, in fact I’ve got it right at 50%

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m on board with the “Grady not picking up the ball very well” thing

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions  

He was a .257 career hitter.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

He struggled on Monday.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

He did hit that ball pretty hard. Too hard, in fact.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

3 for his last 22, and all 3 were singles.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I mean on defense, folks

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s how I responded. He wasn’t seeing the ball well at all on Monday. He did make that great catch though.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Welcome aboard. It’s not a ship I’m happy to be on though.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does anyone else laugh when Ortiz puts his hands on his hips. I just find this hysterical.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions  

I require a heroic inning from Jensen here.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I am thoroughly satisfied.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Stomp.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Jensen says F you, Jason Bay.

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by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions  

What pitch is that? A slider? splitter? change?

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions  

K pitch was a change

by AllenSmith on Apr 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

a sitter – which is what Bay is doing now

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

OK. Let’s win this.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions  

I could see Droobs walk it off

Free LaPorta; when proper.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

I could see any of three.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Three best hitters this inning.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

That was surprisingly easy.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Am I the only woman on the planet who doesn’t like diamonds or diamond commercials?

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

You’ll have Ang as company

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

NO. I am fundamentally against diamonds.

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by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Perhaps it is a function of preferring baseball diamonds.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ah, I knew there was something there.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I went to the gem & mineral convention in Tucson last year. It happened to be going on, and I heard it was something else.

I learned that there are other rocks that women can take seriously for the same purpose, and I saw firsthand people develop crushes on rocks.

I still don’t know why people feel so intimate about shiny little stones, but it’s an amazing thing to see.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m planning on asking this nurse out tomorrow, and I can’t stop laughing at the prospect of asking someone to gamethread as a date.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

If she says yes, then you just skip the formalities and get her one of those ring things.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

This would be hilarious

Free LaPorta; when proper.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 29, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

“I would ask you to coffee, but I’m already committed to something between 7 and 10 pm

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does Chuck approve of this plan?

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Chuck was probably experimenting with two at a time back in his day.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is that allowed?

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nurses? Hell yes. I finish on this rotation Friday so there’s not even a risk of affecting patient care if she says no.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

cool, I’m going to be doing rotations at the Cleveland VA to be a dietitian soon.. pumped

by Clevo's Finest on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

We really do need an LGT dietician to go over that last game thread with a fine-toothed comb.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Like meeting the parents on the first date, if you ask me.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Better stop at Jared.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do you guys know that Okajima doesn’t look at the glove when he throws.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Huh. Never heard of such a thing.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

He has to raise his head really quickly after delivering the pitch so he doesn’t get hit by a comebacker.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, he’s kinda funny to watch.

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by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

what?

What is wrong with these umpires

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions  

The zone suddenly grew large in a single AB. I’m not saying they weren’t strikes. They just haven’t been all night.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Can you do it? End of discussion.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can’t let it go unsaid—I appreciate this.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Those were three fucking crazy strike calls

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, you don’t go to the I’ve-got-dinner-reservations strike zone in a tie game.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

America’s team is pitching. Gotta do what ya gotta do.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

that 2nd strike was ridic

Free LaPorta; when proper.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 29, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions  

If only McCarver could tell me that Okajima looks at 3B while dealing.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions  

He does??? WHY DIDN’T ANYONE TELL ME THIS BEFORE

by mrich on Apr 29, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

This umpiring crew is the best! I’ve really enjoyed watching this series! I hope to see these guys come to Atlanta soon!

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions  

This backwardsness is going to pay off.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yay baserunah!

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Bring in Haf…pinch…

/sigh

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions  

No pinch-hitter for SlowMart.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions  

I think I’ve shopped there.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damn. That was our best hope. I have no faith in Garko.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

I hope he changes your mind.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I do too. I mean I love being wrong way more than being right.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Man. Choo hit some CF and opposite field bombs in the WBC. I’m waiting for that stroke…

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

I wonder if Shoppach ever works on his first base skills. This would’ve really helped tonight.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice to Betancourt crapped the bed tonight. You know, spreading around that bullpen awesomeness.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Know is missing up there.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

He didn’t. DeRosa blew an inning-ending DP ball.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Didn’t see it … putting kids to bed and whatnot.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

No worries. I thought you were reading the box and maybe couldn’t glean this…

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hate Hammy

“CHOO HITS IT TO RIGHT but definitely playable”

by Clevo's Finest on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

The crowd was way worse than Hammy on that one.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Garko’s going yard here.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Does this happen anymore? Isn’t he a 10-12 homer a year guy?

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

We need some Gonnie action here

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Haha…Yes. For pure shock value.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

you know, catch ’em off guard. READ THIS WEGDE!!!1

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tek would probably drop the ball.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ryan Garko? That’s where our hopes lies?

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions  

With him or with Jhoney.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

And if he gets on, it’s JP TIME!

Goddamn.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

I want some Peralta redemption.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions  

nobody could find the number for Mark Hamill’s booking agent

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I do too, but dammit I’ve been wishing and hoping for this for some time now.

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow. 3-1 changeup.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Because all of our hitters tend to sit on fastballs?

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh not jhonny

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Lace one down the RF line.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

It’s funny, while we have 14 pitchers, two of them are off-limits because of work and we’ve used three, so we’re really down to Rundles, Masa, Chulk and Smith tonight, right?

Who do you choose out of that crap platter?

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

The one who likes bacon cinnamon buns. Would probably be Masa. He’s done way crazier.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Okajima looks highly polished in his gameday picture

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Jhere’s Jhonny!

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Don’t Jhoke!

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Apr 29, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Jhonny, I’ve been complaining about you for awhile now. I would like you to shut me up. Thanks!

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions  

I’d like him to shut you up, too!

Wait, that didn’t sound right.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I told you it didn’t sound right!

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

2 for 30 with RiSP. It’s time.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Not yet.

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Miles of Suck

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

FUCKING CHRISTMAS

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Is this a complaint or a cheer?

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s taking the Lord’s name in vain in a way that is not patently obvious you are talking the Lord’s name in vain, I suppose.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Swing the GOD DAMNED BAT

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice jhob asshole

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Johnny standing further away from the plate there or was it just me? Can someone rewind that?

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

The air was green, the grass was pure blah blah blah

Can this Pure Michigan guy sound any more bored?

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions  

It’s Tim Allen. He’s just in coke withdrawal.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jensen for one more, right?

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions  

This would be my choice.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Look away.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

what the hell, why not

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do you keep him in for Van Every, a lefty?

That’s a tough call.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait, no it isn’t. Sipp isn’;t available. Duh.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I posted this during the at bat before the disaster. At this point I felt nervous about pressing our mini-streak of luck with Jensen all the way through Van Every, but I felt a kind of detached resignation over our options. If anything but a homer happened, I think that would have been Jensen’s last batter. The worst possible outcome of that situation (no on, two out preceding the ninth) was to serve up a long ball, and that’s what happened.

This is a good example of the worst thing that could happen happening, and that’s this early season in a nutshell.

by jhon on Apr 30, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions  

This team is so tight all the damn time. Clenched sphincters all around.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Two years ago, when the Indians were in Detroit, the Detroit announcers said that Travis Hafner is a sphincter hitter—when he comes to the plate, they can feel it in their sphincters.

These are the people who communicate with the masses.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL at this. Classic.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jhonny’s sphincter is contracting so tightly it’s cutting off blood supply to his testicles. And that’s not even anatomically possible.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m going to have to check with the Detroit booth to confirm this. They may have to call Hawk Harrelson to confer with others of similar mental ability.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s what happens when you’re grinding all the time.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Poopy pants. Does J-Lew stay in? Or are we gonna be Rundelrific?

by jakesinger777 on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

fuck me

Free LaPorta; when proper.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Always polite to ask.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sounded more like a demand to me.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Then I question your hesitancy.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

You’re more a blind obedience kinda guy?

by jakesinger777 on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, this’ll be my pickup line tomorrow. Settled.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

And the crazy part is, considering that WE’RE calling for Jhonny’s head, how mad do you think Wedge is?

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

WEDGE3000: zzzpppt … brrrrp …. grinding …. zzzppttt … sitting on the right pitch …. nnnmmmrrr … took his swings ….. zpppt

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

bzzt…. game plan… brrrt… good cuts… bzzt… pressing

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

He may actually not have a problem with it. Jhonny has, at least to my eyes, been well focused and performing very well in the field, and Wedge seems to be concerned with that above all else.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh that Eric…he’s always gotta buck the trend.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I guess, for the record, I’d go with Masa, but it makes me feel sick.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

I AM SERENELY CONFIDENT.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

I can’t help it, I must:

SERENITY NOW

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

It worked yesterday.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t mind this for the bottom part of the order. Bring in the fresh crappy guy after Ellsbury.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Bacon.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Those were good times. Good times.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Back in the mists of time.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think I have a radical new direction for those Pure Michigan commercials …

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

1 pitch 1 out..I can live with this ratio.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions  

This team needs a dugout prankster. Someone to pull the ole hotfoot.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions  

OH

Boy.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Van Every? Seriously?

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh, this is the pukiest.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Jesus fucking christ. What the fuck is this?

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

That’s just not even irony.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

FUCK YOU VAN EVERY

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Van Every?

Really?

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

“you could bet your mortgage that it wouldn’t be Van Every hitting a HR in EI” -Hammy

by Clevo's Finest on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well now. That’s unfortunate.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

FOUL FILTH

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Wait, he hit a HR? Horrific time machine.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

What was that pitch?

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

I think I preferred the van down by the river.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

When do we admit we suck?

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

We suck. There. Done.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

The problem is that we’re going to suck all year and still be in contention. It’s just a question of if you can stomach it.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

CAN YOU TAKE THE PAINNNNNN?

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

We are not going to stay in contention never winning series.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ll admit my insufficiencies right now.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are we actually going to lose this game? My god.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

One of those dumbfucks in the booth: “Jensen’s a different pitcher when no one is on.”

Really cause he still looks like dogshit to me.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

i’m dropping jensen from my fantasy team out of principal. i don’t even plan on replacing him with anybody.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

You better be in a 20 person league. Why even own this guy?

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

8 team, AL only, 24-man rosters. got him for high K/9 and low WHIP.

that last part sounded much better on april 5th.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

or principle… either one.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

This isn’t good. BenFran is going deep of Papelbon.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

I would love for this to be true.

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow

Free LaPorta; when proper.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Please don’t make me look at Cinnabon.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Baseball is stupid.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

you know what’s cool? drugs

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Should our defense be so dreadful after the Longest Spring Training Ever?

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

I know I wasn’t anywhere near here, I didn’t say anything, and it’s Van Every, but do you at least THINK about having Rundles ready? How many pitches was that for Jensen?

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

The HR was his 32nd, I believe

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

DeRosa will walk (or single) and BenFran will walk us off of the field.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

I fear that DeRos will try to hard. He screwed the Indians into this mess. I don’t want him trying to undo it in one swing. Though I readily approve if he manages to do it (while not trying to). Ok. Confused.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

You are prescient.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sure we have individual pieces that all look great at some point, but they almost have elements of suck to them. Serious elements of suck.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Lewis went 2 2/3 innings.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Papelbon. Yay. Some aim a live drive for his teeth.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

someone

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looking forward to putting a few guys on and not scoring.

by cheech99 on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Players whose names begin with P are dead to me.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Seriously, though should Jensen Lewis ever pitch MORE than 2 innings?

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

FIRE HAMILTON NOW

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

That sounded like a 500-foot shot

by cleveland teamer on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Time to smear Pap

by cleveland teamer on Apr 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

dero you tease

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice try, DeRo.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

FUCK YOU BASEBALL. THAT’S NOT FUNNY.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

No luck. A wind gust. A bird to swoop up the ball and carry it over the fence. Anything.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

If they can carry coconuts, they can carry the damned ball.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s always been my measuring stick.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

At this point, does it matter?

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

It has to be African.

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

All I care about is that they’re in Cleveland!

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

DeFlated

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

< font size = "100em"> F U HAMMY </ font>

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

when i use to make websites in the 90’s font size = only went to 7, i’m glad progress is being made

by c9kay32 on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Apparently I’m in the minority, but I don’t blame this mess on DeRosa. I think that was a pretty tough error that he took, and he’s done a lot of things to help the team win this game, both at the plate and in the field. And that was a great swing he just took right there.

Grady, on the other hand, has really let the team down tonight.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions  

I blame the team for not winning.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t blame a player for the occasional error. General poor play is a different matter, and I don’t think DeRosa is playing badly at all.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

PLus, who put those runners on base? DeRosa?

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well… provided Kelly doesn’t GIDP, he will have one more shot to redeem himself.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ben has to not get picked off, remember

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Grady and J-honey a combined 0-for-9 w/ 8 LOB so far…yee-ouch…

by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 29, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

make it 0-for-10 w/ 9 LOB

by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

2 for 32 with RiSP.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree with this completely. Its easy to give Grady a pass, cause well, he’s Grady Sizemore, but he really failed to hit well in high leverage at bats, just a bad game for him.

by hans on Apr 30, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

Amazed that wasn’t called a strike.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Walk. Here’s our tease.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Walk. Kelly Shoppach is up.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions  

This game has not been kind to my students’ grades

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions  

nor to mine.

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jay…please invite the birthday girl to the table.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions  

C’mon, Showpack. Show Pap!

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Haaaaaappy birth … day …

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m getting the candles out right now….

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

… to … yooouu …

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

this is so aggrivating

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

This could be a belated present to me, since they lost on my birthday.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Did you register for this shit?

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is that like registering for the draft or something?

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

BE A HERO

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Grady. Just do it. Please.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Team leader. Be a hero.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

NO CAKE FOR YOU!

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Well. Grady. It’s on you.

by mjschaefer on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

My least favorite Red Sox player.

True.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

“Least favorite”? Did I actually just type that.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Total ass.

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Papelbon versus Pedroia. God, that’s too hard to choose which one to hate more.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Watch the end of Game 7 of the 2007 ALCS. That put him over the top for me..

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh Shoppach and his outcomes

by cleveland teamer on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Dear Underpants,

I don’t care what Papsmear did for a job before the 2005 season. there’s a 1-2 count on the go-ahead run in the 9th. Focus please.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

There’s no way they send Benny here.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

No, Hammy, the guy I want at the plate in this situation is Victor Martinez.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions  

This.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Playing for the tie, right.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Alright who had Shoppach down via the high heat in the pool.

/everyone rasises hands

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

All these throws demonstrate some low level of concern with Sizemore.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Wha?

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Trying to get a third out the easy way.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

got it.

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Doesn’t it show a HIGH level of concren for Sizemore?

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I nearly messed my pants.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Underpants raises a good point. Why not Crowe on the bases?

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Franchismo is pretty fast.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

ben isn’t slow, really

by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Get tossed again, Wedge.

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions  

He asked for time before Papelbon even started.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

how bad was that strike call? hammy makes it sound un-close

by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 29, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

It wasn’t a bad call.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

now they’re saying grady was calling time

by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 29, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but it was too late.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

He was, but he didn’t start soon enough, and he basically screwed up the pitch.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

He was. Too late. Didn’t get it. Got pissed. Lost argument.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is it just me or was Wedge yelling at Grady?

by rockemsockem on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

i don’t have visual, but that seems unlikely

by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, he was chirping at the umpire.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s outside on Gameday, FWIW

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was close enough.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

i’d like to see wedge delay this final out by arguing for 6 minutes and then getting thrown out.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Running like crazy on Boston.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions  

SB. 2-2 count. Just need a hit to not lose. If that is noble.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions  

wheels

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions  

i’d like to kick papelbon in the face.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions  

you have my full support

by cleveland teamer on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’d like to kick the Tribe into, ya know, winning.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hegan, if Grady was “right there, oh my” on that pitch, then how come he fouled it off?

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

ugh

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Well. Great. Just great.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

christ

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

this game fucking sucked

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

How the fuck did we lose this game.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

We lost this game? Damn.

by Voltaire on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looks in the bullpen, DeRo, and Jhonny’s direction.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

We also had some pretty crappy luck on those seeing eye ground balls.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

This. Is. On. Grady.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

by not putting it in Rich Rundles’ hands?

by cleveland teamer on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

April baseball, Pimplebon, April baseball.

by woodsmeister on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Win 1, lose 2. Welcome to 2009.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

can’t believe i just wasted 4 hours on that shit

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Night.

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Bacon.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Laughable. Just beyond description

by cheech99 on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I lost my serenity. Stupidly, I’m still optimistic. Obviously, not so much for this game.

by Julie on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Now making up my word list for my sestina. Serenity and optimistic are good starts.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hope Grady snaps out of this slump soon. This team is less fun to follow when he’s going oh-fer.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions  

ETA on Clifton’s trade?

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions  

this team sucks.

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

by westbrook on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

LAPORTA NOW.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

already happened in my head

by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

FIRE LAPORTA TRADE WEDGE CALL UP LEE.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

8-14 … really?

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions  

how’d we ever win 8?

by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

It’s a miracle!

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

I actually thought it was worse than that.

by afh4 on Apr 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

It feels worse than that…

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge..." C. Darwin

by Spidey on Apr 29, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m getting sort of tired of looking forward to 3 different times with this team… the trading deadline, the winter meetings, and spring training.

by cheech99 on Apr 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

2007 wasn’t THAT long ago.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Grady with a solid -.538 WPA in the last two games. Didn’t know that was even possible.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

He decided to take the Boston series off.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think he’s extremely frustrated. The quibbling with the ump in the last AB… that is out of character for him, isn’t it? I suspect he is as upset as anyone.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don’t forget that this game started with Grady reaching base on an error, and then promptly getting picked off.

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

by Jay on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

worst loss of season, im furious

by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

I think the Cliff game on Monday still takes the cake for me. There are a few to choose from.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

I fucking hate this team. I really do.

Free LaPorta; when proper.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

You know what? Based on what Jay said earlier and what Wedge said on Sunday, I wonder if it isn’t Grady that needs some calling out here.

Of course, this has been his worst game of the season by far so I might be a little revisionist.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, Grady’s having some troubles that need to be addressed. Maybe Wedge doesn’t want to publicly call him out for some reason?

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

FIRE WEDGE, HIRE BELICHICK (woulda called out Grady 15 times in front of the tem by now)

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

by westbrook on Apr 30, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

This stretch is almost over. It has to be.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

If Wedge isn’t ripping everyone on this team right now I’m going to be pissed. In fact, if Wedge doesn’t show up with a cast on his hand because he broke it punching through a wall in the locker room, I’m going to be pissed.

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

It’s frustrating because this team seems like it should be so much better. And so many of these games have been tantalizingly close. I don’t know… perhaps this is a psychological bias kind of thing, but it seems like the other team is often dropping in bloop hit after bloop hit, while rocket shots off our bats are tracked down in amazing displays of defense.

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Very much so. If Grady bloops in that shot off Delcarmen instead of lining it right at the RF, it’s ballgame.

The Red Sox scored on one hard hit ball, the Van Every HR. Lowell had a broken bat hump-back liner double. Ellsubry, Baily, Varitek, and Van Every had ground balls in that big inning.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t fault Grady for that AB… he got his pitch and nailed it. Just in the wrong place.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yea. That’s what we’re all saying. He pulled the hands in, made great contact—can’t ask for more.

by xrickx on Apr 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

One of the reasons this team isn’t getting the seeing-eye grounders everyone else seems to be getting might be that the Indians struck out 12 times tonight. Before tonight they were third in the majors in striking out. When you don’t put the ball in play ten times a night it’s hard to get lucky grounders.

by odradek on Apr 29, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Then again, I guess the team did when last night on an error….

by Jeffrey R on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well the bullpen still has some gaping holes in it, the hitting has been ok but they have sucked with RISP, and the rotation outside of Lee and Laffey hasn’t been all that good.

As much as it looks like Carmona is back to form, I don’t buy it, We really need him to go “deep” into a game sometime, tonight was ok but he seemed to lose it in the sixth and wasted away pitches. His K:BB ratio is terrible. I mean terrible. He can get all the ground balls he wants if he continues to walk over four batters per nine innings he’s not going to make it out of the sixth inning often.

by hans on Apr 30, 2009 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

I’m so pissed that I don’t even feel vindicated for criticizing Grady over the past week.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

On the other hand:

Chicago Sox 11 10 .524 -
Detroit 11 10 .524 -
Kansas City 10 10 .500 .5
Minnesota 11 11 .500 .5
Cleveland 8 14 .364 3.5

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m getting sick of looking at these standings though. It only soothes me for so long.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is true but not really all that reassuring.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

That doesn’t help. The best piece of shit is still shit.

by APV on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

The best piece of shit makes the playoffs though.

by Ryan Kelsey on Apr 30, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

Of course, on the third hand:

Toronto 15 7 .682 -
Boston 14 7 .667 .5
Seattle 13 9 .591 2
Detroit 11 10 .524 3.5
Chicago Sox 11 10 .524 3.5
NY Yankees 11 10 .524 3.5
Kansas City 10 10 .500 4
Texas 10 10 .500 4
Minnesota 11 11 .500 4
LA Angels 9 11 .450 5
Baltimore 9 13 .409 6
Oakland 7 11 .389 6
Cleveland 8 14 .364 7
Tampa Bay 8 14 .364 7

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yay! The Tribe is as good as the defending AL Champs!

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

we’re all average.

so average.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Grady, you suck.

READ THIS SIZMOORE!

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

It could just be that the rest of the league is just better. Most teams aren’t doing the stupid shit they used to. Every game is competitive. Every win is precious.

We don’t suck, we’re average.

And we’ve just been beaten, soundly, by a more competitive team.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

I don’t agree that we were beaten soundly.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

This team beats itself most of the time, except in Texas, when we just got plain rolled.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

The way their relievers came in and shut us down completely?

This was textbook. Not bad luck.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

But, for the first six innings, we were ROLLING.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Was it true we had 0 hits after the 4th inning?

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

I dunno. I don’t recall any dynamic events from the last 5 or more frames.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Totally. That, and Raffy B is fully cooked. That turkey is done.

by joeee on Apr 29, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

I dunno about that. What turkey would replace him?

They’re all turkeys.

We should trade for Jimmy Gobble.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think he’s probably our worst option right now. I’m so sick of his 3-run meltdowns. I think Jensen and Perez are average, at least.

by joeee on Apr 29, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Every option is a roll of terrible dice.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yo call me some time. I’ll tell you about my weekend in Menomeny, Wisconsin. Out.

by joeee on Apr 29, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Evidently you weren’t there long enough to learn how to spell it.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

woulda pitched a scoreless inning if derosa didn’t go Rosenfels on us.

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

by westbrook on Apr 30, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

when do we hit bottom? please let this be it.

by macasson on Apr 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Hiya, folks, how’s everybody?

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions  

swell. howsitgoin?

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Apparently I’ve got a date with your sister lined up. We’re gonna gamethread the night away.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

She does call Youkilis “Yuckilis,” so there’s definitely some common ground there. With her current boyfriend, I mean.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha this night just keeps getting better and better.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

You really do have to read the earlier thread to understand what the hell I’m talking about.

by supermarioelia on Apr 29, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Caught the tail end of this coming out of a shitshow of a final, I’m not really in the mood.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ve been thinking, I could go for a phantom injury to Peralta and a little Luis the V action.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions  

I hadn’t entertained the notion, but now that you mention it, that doesn’t sound terrible. Even better, let’s just option Jhonny.

by NickFantana on Apr 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

To send a message, right.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Worst part of XM-Sirius merger = Howard Stern saying “Bub-ba The Love Sponge” every half-inning.

by JulioBernazard on Apr 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m not sure I like this team. I’ve kind of gotten over being pissed and just settle for the low-level entertainment of who’s going to fuck up when it counts.

by mcrose on Apr 29, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Wedge is eerily starting to look like Ron Gardenhire.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 29, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Gardenhire – brains = Wedge

by odradek on Apr 29, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mangini – asshole = Wedge

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

by westbrook on Apr 30, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Wedge – impacted asshole = Charlie Manuel?

by odradek on Apr 30, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Okay, so, basically I think this is what happens when your bullpen gets overextended. Jensen Lewis goes 30 pitches because nobody else is fresh and trustworthy, things go wrong. If Raffy B doesn’t morph into the fetid corpse of an effective reliever, we win.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Also, Jhonny, blech.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

that character needs a good benching. and not the kind that Tulo got then didn’t get.

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

by westbrook on Apr 30, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

Lewis didn’t seem tired at all. He was, as the announcers pontificated on just before he gave up the dinger, really in the groove, throwing strikes. Lost his focus on one (ok two, the inning before on the 0-2) pitch, Van dings it, then he strikes out the next guy.

by mcrose on Apr 29, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wasn’t speculating about Lewis in particular, just in general: The less relievers have to throw per outing, the more effective they are. I realize it’s not terribly scientific, but I think we were pushing our luck.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Grant you, the only reason JLew was out there at that point was because Wedge didn’t have confidence in anyone else. Sipp wasn’t coming in after last night.

by mcrose on Apr 29, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Kinda weird having the most confidence in the AAA guy called up a few days ago.

by mcrose on Apr 29, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

You really believe he momentarily lost focus?

Yeah he seemed to be finding a “groove”, but he got burned inside of that groove. Bested. By a stiff. It happens

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Served up a meatball, call it what you will.

by mcrose on Apr 29, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

now seems like a good time for pronk to go ahead and have that shoulder replacement surgery.

by DontCallMeJoey on Apr 29, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m so bored listening to Wedge I just looked him up on Baseball reference.. only to see:

Suffering Indians Fans sponsor(s) this page.
How long til we get a manager who knows baseball?

LOL

by Clevo's Finest on Apr 29, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Everybody relax, it’s Pavano up next.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions  

My faith in Pavano is still strong.

[redacted]

by salome on Apr 29, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

On that note.. time to take a double shot of whiskey and head to bed… at least we have a day off tomorrow RIGHT?

by Clevo's Finest on Apr 29, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks. I needed that.

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by vbc3 on Apr 29, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, Ryan, let’s not go former Tribe.

by fleerdon on Apr 29, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Please, nobody rec my outburst.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oops. Green.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 30, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

that sounds much better than my LFFT acronym

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

by westbrook on Apr 30, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Didn’t watch today’s game, looks like Fausto didn’t completely suck. Gotta love that his 3:4 K:BB ratio is a positive. Officially hitting the panic button on this season and Fausto. Conversley, not worried about Peralta and SOLD on Droobs’ allstarhood.

by joeee on Apr 29, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

He wearied and walked the last guy. It was a decent start.

by jhon on Apr 29, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’d even say it was a good start, guys don’t pitch shut outs every single outing.

I would like to see the # of walks go down, but I still stay good start Fausto.

by AllenSmith on Apr 29, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m with you Joeee, i posted this above but shoulda waited to see if anyone else felt the same.

“As much as it looks like Carmona is back to form, I don’t buy it, We really need him to go "deep" into a game sometime, tonight was ok but he seemed to lose it in the sixth and wasted away pitches. His K:BB ratio is terrible. I mean terrible. He can get all the ground balls he wants if he continues to walk over four batters per nine innings he’s not going to make it out of the sixth inning often.”

by hans on Apr 30, 2009 2:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

Scanned the thread and saw some mention of sphincters. I laughed. That, in a walnut shell, is the word I always think of in the Wedge era teams. Poised on the flap of a sphincter.

by mcrose on Apr 29, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

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