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Tuesday April Baseball

  1. Royals v. White Sox
  2. Brewers v. Giants
  3. Rays v. Red Sox
  4. Tigers v. Blue Jays
  5. Mariners v. Twins

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Anybody else watching Royals Whitesox?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey everybody, it’s Dewayne Wise! Leadoff hitter!

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions  

I can’t believe Brian Anderson has never gotten a look.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mike Jacobs goatee is not good looking.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Are you watching local broadcast? I’m watching MLB.tv and the Sox are still batting.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Chicago broadcast. Sorry. I am way, way ahead of you apparently.

Alex Gordon is going to hit the crap out of a ball.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just now saw Butler ground out to the pitcher. This makes liveblogging a LOT less fun. Awesome.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

No no, don’t. I reloaded and just saw Aviles K. How far am I behind now?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

OK, thanks. Sorry to make such a big deal.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hakunna matata. If it makes you feel better, I have to listen to Hawk.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I got Coco’s 2-1 pitch on mlb.tv

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you having a lot of trouble with the video hanging?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

None. I’m watchin the KC feed and it looks good.

Speaking of which, kudos to mlb.tv letting us have this choice. There’s no way I’m spending an hour or so watching baseball right now if I have to listen to the Hawk Squawk

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Have you installed the NexDef plugin?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah but I’m not sure it did anything. I don’t have a great connection here (I’m in Buenos Aires for a bit) so I’m keeping my expectations low.

Anyone else hear “they aren’t gonna challenge Coco Crisp”?

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

So, to review:

You: Shaky, Argentinian connection = Great picture, no hangs

Me: Work T1 line, no other content streaming, Atlanta, GA = Can’t watch for a minute straight without catastrophe.

Sounds about right.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Alex Gordon announces his arrival.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice – Alex Gordon. I love seeing Mark Burelreleh get pounded. As much as I dislike the Yankees or the Red Sox, there really is no team (in any sport) I hate as much as the White Sox.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Mike Aviles bat waggle is ridiculous. Craig Counsell even quit that.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Sitting around, watching baseball and just decimating this stack of unread books is making for a good spring break.

Except for the dentist this morning. Gross.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions  

I like going to the dentist

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

you have not had my dentists.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

gd audio seems to be working better today.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions  

That was predictable. Every year they do this.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

what’s a “fash baw”?

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Not looking good early for Meche.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions  

SSS / Wrong.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for stopping by.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Sox have gotten really old.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions  

I smell triple play..

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

next year they will all talk like the royals radio guy

shrosh shltop

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is who I was comparing to Andre the Giant. Not an enunciator.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Which, you’d think, is an important quality for a TV announcer.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thome has wheels.

Granted, I’m only keeping tack on ESPN Gamecast, but it’s hilarious to see him stop at 3rd on a single, and then fail to score on two flyballs.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

only fly-balls in name. they were deep pop-ups.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

I prefer to bask in the ignorance of Gamecast and laugh heartily at Thome.

Please don’t rip that away from me.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

You are a gameday Conasseiur.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Keep that convo in the beer thread.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

The announcers keep emphasizing it, too. “And Thome, with no speed, will hold”. I think I heard that same sentence now four times.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Did anybody watch the A’s last night and think about how awesomely insane Billy Beane is?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions  

I thought about how deep the Angels bullpen is.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ehh. I’m not that impressed.

But Beane’s combining of 5 starters under 25 with a team starting Chavez, Garciaparra, Giambi, and Cabrera was blowing my mind.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really? Arredondo working the 7th does nothing for you? I think the Tribe is deeper, but it’s close.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Arredondo’s alright. It’s Fuentes and Shields that I’m not taken with.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

i think shields finally falls off the table this year.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah I smell that too. Then they’ll wish they hadn’t spurned Brendan Donnely. muahahahaha

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I only watched the last inning and I saw Giambi, Holliday and Nomar batting. For some reason, that did strike me as odd. I hadn’t followed the offseason that carefully (like I knew that Holliday went to Oakland but I had forgotten about the other guys) and it was just weird for some reason.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Oakland roster makeup is definitely weird.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

fields not fail

on 1 scored.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions  

on = only. i swear.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Very good throw – I can’t believe I’m letting myself get time machined on a freakin’ Royals-White Sox game..

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Brick, does anyone actually watch CSN original content? Monsters in the Morning? That guy needs way more make up.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions  

perhaps they have bears stuff. i always have to re-find the channel the 5 times a year i need to watch them play the indians.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Teahen is an OBP machine.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions  

i keep getting a chuckle out of that picture of lee and picturing him say “oh, hamburgers”

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Is Oh, Hamburgers a reference? Or just something the Levins say around the house?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

it’s not a reference to me. it could say “golly darnit to heck” and i’d get the same kick out of it with that picture.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, well, then that’s why it’s not a reference to me.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hawk just called Guillen the most talented hitter on the Royals, easily.

Sigh. Alex Gordon and Billy Butler are both rolling their eyes.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions  

so are dejesus, crisp, jacobs, aviles, teahen and olivo

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

How great is this Mike Jacobs thing?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I wish the media would stop spreading those rumors about him not having plate discipline.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or about him being the WORST defensive first baseman in the league.

Also, hat-tip to Guillen on the backup.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

That New York, New York ’shot is putting Ryan Adams in my head, and it took me 5 years to get it out of my head in the first place.

“Found myself a picture that would fit in the folds of my wallet and it stayed pretty good / still amazed I didn’t lose it on the roof of the place when I was drunk and I was thinkin of you”

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I saw him twice with Oasis last winter, mostly by accident. He’s not as much fun to see since he got clean.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I did like speedball-RA a lot better than sincere jammy singer-songwriter-RA. I’m glad he’s not going to be dead at 37, but I’m not listening to the music any more.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think the last couple of albums have been pretty good-the alt country stuff has always been a strong suit, going back to whiskeytown.

At least he’s not putting out another LLORDNAKCOR or whatever.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

If you treat Rock’n’Roll as an EP of 1974, Luminol, So Alive, and Does Anybody Want to Take Me Home, it’s passably rocking.

I guess I just enjoy his schtick more than his artistry.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I really like all those songs. The rest of the album-yeesh.

My friends saw him do a show in Asheville (his hometown) and all he did was talk about Andie MacDowell (from Asheville), recite lines from groundhog day, and cut himself on his guitar, leave stage, and return to do an hour long acoustic set.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

I stayed up til 2 a.m. playing the title track on piano one night.

I had been drinking.

But yeah, he’s a much more reliable experience sober, just kind of boring.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’d pay a lot of money to see him do a full acoustic set in a club. I’m not ever going to see him with a backing band in a pseudo-arena again.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, Andrew saying Hakkuna Matata to me has THAT song in my head.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sweet sassy molassy does this site get a lot of comments now. I was in the archives for some reason last week. The original Intentional Over-reactions thread had like 30 comments.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions  

The Dewayne Wise Experience.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions  

so am i wrong in thinking dewayne wise is the worst hitter on their team. I really like Gil Meche

by I'd give my legs for Wegz on Apr 7, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think DeWayne Wise might be the worst hitter in the division. It’s him or Go-Go.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like the Meche love as well as the Gomez and Wise hate. Nice reply tree.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Anybody see that Michael Cera has written a short story? It’s in this quarter’s McSweeney’s.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh, McSweeney’s

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just recently read an article hating on it; I think it was a pro n+1 piece.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, the McS quarterly and the website don’t have a lot in common and I think a lot of the hate is towards the web content. In terms of the content of n+1 the biannual and McSweeney’s quarterly, I have trouble believing that many people could really tell the difference if given samples.

Both are trying to raise a level of discourse but they both take themselves too seriously. McSweeney’s is worth the price of admission just for the way they publish it. I find it more interesting for how it looks than the content.

Getting the new stuff from Joyce Carol Oates, Roddy Doyle, etc isn’t a bad deal either.

In general, I don’t get the Eggers hate. He’s earnest and trying to do something. That’s hard to really hate on.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I mostly agree. I don’t understand why people love tearing things down so much.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s a New York thing.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

There seems to be a lot of it in hipster-esque college towns, too.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it’s the hipsters who are responsible.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, a substantial number of 18-25 year olds hate on the things and people that represent what they wish they were doing. So, instead of actually trying to do it, they just claim that everyone doing it is doing it terribly.

I do hate on McSweeney’s when it starts pushing a liberal agenda too hard. They did a publication called “Where will we invade next.” I don’t think a publishing house should really be going there.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ll add to that, it’s the Pitchfork effect. The way to get noticed is either to (a) correctly predict that something small will get huge, or (b) rip the establishment to shreds. So what do you do? Promote the hell out of some off-key tinkly acoustic crap with tap-dancers instead of drummers and call Sky Blue Sky “dad-rock.”

Same deal with writing. Worse, actually, because anybody can start a blog and get a hit counter; for bands, you actually have to face an audience of live people eventually.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

It sort of worries me that, with writing, it seems you have to say something really outrageous to get noticed. Like, hey newspaper, here’s a balanced, nuanced editorial, which you won’t print because you want people frothing at the mouth, Crossfire-style.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

It should worry you more that nobody reads.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ah, good point.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

CLIFF LEE DOES NOTHING WRONG!

'Z' button abuser.

by emd2k3 on Apr 7, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I mean, I really hate the Mike Jacobs signing. Add another OBP guy at first and these guys would really work any pitcher.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions  

The worst part of the signing is that he is barely an upgrade at all from Ka’aihue. The Royals don’t understand how to spend the money they have. I hate them even though I usually like liking bad teams that are in the midwest.

by I'd give my legs for Wegz on Apr 7, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think Moore gets too much hate but I do wish they’d play Ka’aihue.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah I think the Royals had a pretty bad off-season though. I grew up a Cubs fan so I liked Farnsworth after he body slammed Paul Wilson and watched him bleed but he should be relegated to only minor league deals at this point. 2 years at 9 mil made me upset.

by I'd give my legs for Wegz on Apr 7, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah it’s not a great signing in an analytical sense. That said, Moore has a great, great track record with relievers at this point (HoRam, RaRam, Dotel) and with turning relievers into more assets. So, I just think with a GM who obviously comes from a scouting approach, you’ve got to take a wait and see.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like that analysis a lot but its just too bad they signed him so early in the offseason because thats a lot of money for the Royals to throw at a reliever who may be effective. They just don’t have enough resources.

by I'd give my legs for Wegz on Apr 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

No doubt, it wasn’t a great offseason. I’m just a little over the FanGraphs people destroying every signing that doesn’t make money using WARP1 stats. If it was that easy, they’d have GM jobs.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree, this has become an annoying trend in the SABR community. It’s as if to them, it’s all figured out now, nothing left to learn

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Isn’t a big part of this just that the scouting part requires skills that (for the most part) SABR people don’t have?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Skill, data, time, the list is long.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s fair. But to me, part of what the stats movement has been about is demystifying baseball statistics.

The next thing that needs demystified is the scouting side so someone will need to make that process more available and transparent. That will only happen by through all of the resources you list.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m not convinced that the good FOs aren’t still that much further ahead on baseball statistics. Woolner hinted at that in his last chat.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think that is absolutely true. But you’d agree there’s more work to do in explaining and understanding what scouts look at rather than trying to guess what proprietary metrics FO’s are using, right?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, probably. I think the real place where we’re totally ignorant is what great FOs do at the intersection of the two-the way DiamondView quantifies scouting data, for instance.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree with you again. My thought process is that the nexus of the two disciplines would be more apparent with a more thorough understanding of the scouting process (and the medical and psych evaluation process too, I suppose)

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it’s the attitude that bothers me more than anything

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I really see it as an extrapolation problem on all sides. You watch a guy a couple of games, all you really know is what you saw those few games. You look at BIP data on 200 ABs, all you really know is what happened those 200 ABs. Obviously the projection, and making good decisions based on it, is the point, but I think context is really lacking in a lot of these discussions.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I’m tired of people calling Dayton Moore or others like him “an idiot” or his decisions “idiotic” or whatever. As if Moore isn’t at least employing some people who understand all these stats at least as much as bloggers.

There’s a tendency to assume the other side is willfully ignorant as opposed to acknowledging that we are inherently ignorant. Major League FOs have more data-way more. Just for starters, they have tape of the games. From different angles and stuff!

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

The irritation culminated for me when we signed Wood, and people were using a FanGraphs article to explain why it was an “idiotic” signing

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah that wasn’t a good day.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

To be fair, there is a widespread anti-intellectual climate that permeates American society, and it wouldn’t surprise me in the least bit if it had entrenched itself in some baseball quarters.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thats true, sometimes I get into that flow a little too much but at least i understand the flaw in that. I trust fangraphs more than i trust joe morgan though.

by I'd give my legs for Wegz on Apr 7, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I trust everyone I’ve ever met more than I trust joe morgan.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

And I definitely fall into the trap as well.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like it when teams in our division put inferior players on the field.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Can we please start calling Denard Span some sort of nickname that has to do with news, or politics, or something? D-SPAN, C-SPAN, etc.

News source?

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions  

GFP: Don’t ask. Assert.

Me, for example, I’m going to call him Nards.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

You see what happened here, Andrew? By phrasing it as a question, you’ve gotten him nicknamed Menards. It’s a vicious circle.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m going to call him News Source. I came up with it probably.

by I'd give my legs for Wegz on Apr 7, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I get all my news from the Menards circular, so it’s six to a half-dozen to me.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

10% cast iron firepits!

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

10% off, of course. Man, I am out of practice.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

dammit, i came in here to buy 1/10 of a firepit.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Those are full price.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

actually, I wanted a cast firepit that was only 10% iron

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was looking for an iron fireplace that was only 10% cast.

"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."

by sarcasmdave on Apr 7, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t think so.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Calling GFP Andrew. Gutsy.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

just getting in from a day of skiing.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

just stepped in a big slushy puddle.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

got hit in the eye by the bully by a huge snowball

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

curling up next to a fire with a good book

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m so happy baseball is back!

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Anyone see the story that Kumar from Harold & Kumar quit acting to work for the Prez in the White House?

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions  

that explains last night’s House

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes it does. Depressing.

by mjschaefer on Apr 7, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

he was easily my favorite of the new kids.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah I’m going to miss him a lot. I was not prepared for that when I sat down to eat lunch and watch House.

by mjschaefer on Apr 7, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Kal Penn? He’s Sulu in Star Trek: The College Years.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have a friend who took a class of his at UPenn. I don’t remember what he taught but he was some sort of visiting professor.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wiki rules:

He taught a course titled "Images of Asian Americans in the Media"

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

So he just showed pictures of himself, basically?

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Kal Penn was on the Lecture Circuit.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can’t remember who his agent was, though.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

incoming Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Liaison.

What in the world does that mean?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

White House Actor Guy

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your tax dollars at work.

'Z' button abuser.

by emd2k3 on Apr 7, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nasty pitch there by Meche.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions  

This thread makes me think we could just do a daily community thread and waste all day talking about ish.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions  

whilst drinking CoCo

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

our comment counts would all be in the 100 thousand range.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I do appreciate the organ music at the Cell.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions  

LGT sponsors Grady’s B-ref page! Who knew?

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions  

And Zachson’s.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Great play by Fields.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Who you guys feeling in SFTC today?

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions  

this means hamburgers to me.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Streak for the cash..you know you guys are as obsessed as I am.

I have decided I want to avoid picking baseball games, so I’m trying to choose between the 3 NBA games on there. Probably go with the Hawks.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

i’m somehow more lost now.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I got 8 twice in a row separated by only 1 loss and that’s when I quit

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have the Cubs. The Astros suck.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just think any individual baseball game is too much of a crapshoot to pick..maybe I’m nuts.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think that’s probably true but I am a volume guy. More picks, more chances for a dumb luck streak.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

It would have to be a lot of cash. Streaking can get you registered as a sex offender in some states..

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

try the veal, folks.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gotta think that’s a big missed opportunity for the Royals. Keep it close and some old White Sock will hit a home run late.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions  

this is the year i think Jenks falls off the table.

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

The floor of your house is just littered with AL relievers.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I don’t think so. But Jenks does make me think of that guy who made up that whole dumb memoir.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

James Frey? From Shaker Heights?

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

No. The guy who wrote the baseball book. The doctor. About being a minor leaguer.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha, haven’t seem this, but they mention Frey in that article

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

old White Sock

Way to narrow it down, dude.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions  

The one with the green stitching on the toe.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

i want a reloadable mysonic card!

by Brick. on Apr 7, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions  

So get one. $5. I’d settle for a Sonic within a reasonable drive.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sonic is one of those things that I constantly see ads for but have never seen in person. I don’t get it why they’re so prevalent if they’re not everywhere. It’s not like I see Jack-In-The-Box ads or anything.

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

I see Jack in the Box ads all the time. Those “You Don’t Know Jack” ads. I never see either place though.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

The difference is that Sonic is national in scope, it’s just not heavily represented within particular markets. Jack-In-The-Box is regional. The latter doesn’t exist here at all; the former exists, it’s just 25 miles away.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sonic is also more relegated to warm weather because of the roller skating drive-in style

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t get Sonic. Unless it’s really nice out (absolutely no wind, sunny), you have to eat in your car.

I can’t think of many things less appealing than eating fast food in my car.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Eating cold fast food. In your cold car. With the windows down.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

So what you’ve described is being homeless, finding some food and then eating it in the car I live in, right?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sounds about right. I’ve only had it once, didn’t think it was that fun

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

You can always take it with you (back to work in my case if ever), I guess.

It’s good in the summertime, though.

'Z' button abuser.

by emd2k3 on Apr 7, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

I had it in Indiana and my wrappers kept blowing away.

Also, I have issues with whether or not they’re compelled to purchase those skates.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just like Alltell. Constant ads, not available in Philly. Kind of funny.

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

by Jay on Apr 7, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Altell is part of Verizon. Which makes no sense. Why not just make it Verizon then?

'Z' button abuser.

by emd2k3 on Apr 7, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s only temporary. Final approval didn’t come until January, and they still have some customers to get rid of first as a merger condition.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

But they keep running national Alltel adds, dumping on Verizon?

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

by Jay on Apr 7, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

we talked about this exact thing in advertising class once.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dry-roasted wasabi edamame, anyone?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Stoned Wheat Thins and Laughing Cow.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

A hungry stomach

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

So is Thome still good for .850+?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Well that was some interesting defense.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Proof that I should drink less during fantasy drafts: I have an embarrassingly large number of the players in this game on one team or another.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Hopefully Gordon.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gordon, Meche, Olivo. And that’s just the Royals.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Backup catchers are hard to come by in a 16 team league.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

We have the same problem. I usually just try to grab the guy I don’t expect to get any at-bats so he’ll hurt me the least.

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

our off-season talks prompted be to grab Juan Cruz in two leagues.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m listening to Simmons’ latest podcast and he’s liking the tribe this year. I’m not sure that’s a good thing or a bad thing..

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

I thought he picked the Twins.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe at the end of this thing, but during the middle of the podcast, he and Jack-O basically agreed that the Tribe are the third best team in the AL behind Boston and NY.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yea he picked the Indians. I tend to ignore his prognostications, he only really is good with basketball

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah and he more or less admitted as much at the beginning of the podcast. He explained that he judges teams almost completely based on how scared he gets when their guys comes up (or in to the game, for pitchers). If a team doesn’t have lots of guys he’s scared of, they won’t be good.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

I only listened to Part I, but they definitely went with Cleveland.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

DeJesus is showing off today.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Incredibly off-topic, but I can’t get enough of this today.

http://www.closerangegame.com/

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions  

You love online games. I have never heard of any of these things you keep suggesting.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

This looks gross.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s based on an Onion article.

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I should say, incredibly off-topic and cartoonishly violent.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is actually just a really, really drawn out Onion News Network joke.

Dinorun nearly got me fired last summer, but other than that I’m not a huge gamer. Just get way too addicted. The only winning move is not to play.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

The only winning move is not to play.

Sounds like an anti-drug ad.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

WarGames, Andrew. Get with the 80s.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think I watched that.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Calling Iron Nick, Andrew. Real cajones.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait til I call Phil “Andrew.” Blow your mind.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whatever, Drew.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dinorun and me had a brief affair after I saw you mention it.

Closerangegame tried to crash my comp. No thanks.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah i’m waiting til I get home to try it, I just like the video, and the fact that they actually made the game.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, this is definitely the kind of video that you want to watch at work but then wait till after work to play the game.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Baby Carrots are meeting their demise in my newly cleaned teeth.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions  

I find the story of the invention of the “baby” carrot to be interesting. Basically run carrots through a green bean cutter, reduce waste and get people to spend more money. We eat a lot of them.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

They are way easier to eat.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Baby carrots are great.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love baby carrots. it’s just that there aren’t a lot of vegetables you can trace to one guy. Mike Yurosek, in this case.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thomas Jefferson invented the sweet potato.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hope you looked that up.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Carrot CHIPZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'Z' button abuser.

by emd2k3 on Apr 7, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Alexei Ramirez thinks he’s playing badminton.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions  

He and I have that in common.

My serve!

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought I was good at badminton until I lost to my 12 year old brother

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Beckett makes quick work of Iwamura to start of the Red Sox game. Boo.

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Josh Beckett is approaching least-favorite-player status for me.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ellsbury strikes out. I think that guy’s going to go the Melky Cabrera career route, AKA “we wouldn’t trade this guy for Johan Santana and now he’s on the bench in favor of Brett F’ing Gardner.”

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Around here we call that the Jaret Wright career route.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, to be fair, Wright did get injured. Ellsbury just sucks.

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m with you on Ellsbury.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dotel has great stuff.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions  

I was about to say, Butler’s swing looks awful. Very long.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Quick poll: Better record this year, White Sox or Royals?

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Sox, for one more year.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m with this.

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have to agree on the Sox. Just want to make sure I’m rooting against the right team. Quentin, Thome, Dye, Konerko will put up enough runs, regardless of age and salary, and their rotation is fine.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Big fan of mlb.tv’s picture in picture thingydoo.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions  

I remember when we first got a tv with PIP. I must’ve been like 11. Salespeople convinced my family (and America) that it was a useful feature.

For the most part, I can’t say it is.

You could also push “Guide” and it was do a scrolling 3 × 3 grid of screen shots of every channel, so you knew what was on. But once in Guide, you had to wait for it to get through all 120 channels or whatever. Took about 3 minutes.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it’s really good for sports. I like that on mlb.tv you can have it split the screen, not just have a PIP.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

The problem is my cable package at age 11 didn’t really offer multiple sports games very often.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m just impressed you could afford cable.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn’t have my own phone line or that Garfield phone I wanted.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pretty sure we didn’t have cable in 1979. A friend did, though. We watched a lot of Star Channel.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

You do not want to know what just happened in the Red Sox game

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I looked & I think I just puked in my mouth a little bit.

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s not an injury to a Rays player is it?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

As soon as we read your comment, we knew. DB high-fives all around fenway.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s OK, he’s not doing that again for like a month.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well…I’ll be at tomorrow’s game, so if he does it again I might just inadvertently spill my beer on the nearest annoying Sox fan while “celebrating”

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I could actually go for a Neidermeyer power surge to start the season. Get the little runt pull happy.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gut reaction: who won the Cutler trade?

I go Bears.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions  

I am with you. Cutler played extremely well on a team with no defense and that had 7 RBs go on IR

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

As a Bills fan, I just don’t believe in the ‘plug and play’ approach to QB. If you have an elite QB, I think that’s more or less priceless.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yea, he’s young and looks like he could be a star. How do you value a top QB?

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Isn’t he already a star? I mean, what else does a guy have to do?

In Buffalo, we can’t get a guy who can do any of the following:

A) Throw for 2,800 yards
B) Play in 10 games year to year
C) Inspire any confidence

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

You might be right. Cutler threw for the 17th most yards in NFL history last year.

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I really wanted him in Buffalo. I think Trent’s better than Orton, too.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’d take Orton over Edwards.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

The problem I have with the Bills and other teams is that they fall in love with these “game manager” types. Like when I hear Trent Edwards is a game manager, I immediately think he sucks and that the entire goal of the offense is for Edwards to hand the ball off to Beast Mode and not throw a pick

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Someone ran the numbers and Buffalo through 8 games or something had only thrown like 3 times when they weren’t in shotgun.

So, if they weren’t in shotgun, they were running. Everyone knew it. It was inexcusable.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

It would have been ugly if you didn’t have some good O-lineman and Marshawn

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was pretty ugly anyway. And now Peters is demanding a trade.

This, a year after they IR’ed Angelo Crowell basically for no reason. It’s just a poorly run franchise.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not only is Edwards a game manager, he’s a 25-year-old game manager. That’s like being a 23-year-old defensive replacement in AA.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I LIKE TRENT EDWARDS!

There, I said it.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Apr 7, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Personally I like him. As a QB, ehhhhh.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree. I don’t think Kyle Orton’s really going to duplicate whatever it was he did last year & they haven’t had a real quarterback since people were doing the Super Bowl Shuffle.

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Considering that the Broncos pretty much had to trade him, I think they did quite well for themselves.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah but that’s just because McDaniels acted like a jerk, it appears.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Right, of course. The big picture is ugly for Denver. Given what had happened before the trade actually went down, however, I was impressed they got that much for Cutler.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Denver will be awful next year. Maybe past that.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think I know next-to-nothing about the NFL.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t think you can answer the question till you see what Denver does with the picks. I’d think that Denver stands a better chance of winning deal, if only because they have a shot at 3 good players instead of 1. NFL injury attrition being what it is, the more talented guys the better – even if you don’t necessarily get the most talented guy.

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, can’t you answer it by valuing the picks? Isn’t a little hindsighty to wait until they pick a good or bad player?

Because, at that point you’re not faulting the trade, you’re faulting the draft process.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m sure they do a valuation of the picks. I just wonder whether that valuation is that meaningful given the huge variance in NFL performance (see Carter, Ki-Jana)

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bears, but McDaniels will make Orton better — and if Denver does well with those draft picks, they won’t need to score 40 points to win. But they won’t be winning 11-13 games any time soon without Cutler.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

A bunt? Really?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Can’t argue with it..was a good play – caught ’em off guard.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gordon was playing short LF, too. Nice play by the catcher.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

OK, so when did the White Sox become the Twins? Isn’t one of those enough?

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Outside of 3-4-5 and Juan Uribe, the Sox were always the Twins.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, only more douchey.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

0-4 for Dewayne Wise? Ozzie is a genius.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions  

C’mon Farnsworth. Revert to 2005.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Farnsworth sucks.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Thank heavens the Tigers flipped Jurrjens. That guy had lifelong Indian killer written all over him.

by fleerdon on Apr 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions  

He’s dutch.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Thank heavens they overworked all of their talented pitchers

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

They just showed the replay of the Hit and Run, there was a dude in the stands holding up the stop sign to Fields at third. Like he was going to try and score from first on a popup to shallow right.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Probably going to be a Thome HR.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Uuuuugh!

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 7, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

that works out well for my fantasy team. Dotel for me vs. Meche for my opponent.

Everything’s coming up Milhouse.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

shoot, he has Jenks too.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whenever I play, I build my teams entirely on the premise of these types of things happening to the Indians. Doesn’t make it hurt less.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

So this is the year Felix Hernandez finally becomes the best pitcher in the AL, right?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Fausto Fausto Fausto Fausto Fausto Fausto Fausto Fausto Fausto Fausto

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love Fausto. Really love him.

Felix has a chance to be a different breed. He’s Fausto + strikeouts – 3 years.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

So this is the year Felixausto Hernandez finally becomes the best pitcher in the AL, right

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

You forgot “again”

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I certainly hope so. He’s already top 5 though.

by Joe. on Apr 7, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, this Farnsworth signing is not so good so far.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Dayton Moore is incredibly overrated.

by Joe. on Apr 7, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

He’s an idiot, and he’s made idiotic decisions.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Apr 7, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who actually rates him highly?

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

For a while it was as if he was the best new GM in baseball, but yea it seems like people are coming around to realizing how mediocre to bad he is.

by Joe. on Apr 7, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

He’s not being federally investigated, so he’s at worst the second worst GM.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think he’s better than the Houston GM. Probably Colletti

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t think he’s that bad. As I mentioned, his reliever work has been impressive. The system appears to be improving rapidly. The Meche signing is a sort of minor revelation. I think he’s probably in that 15-25 mash up.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

somebody take these pretzels away from me

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Are they making you thirsty?

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Royals were called a sleeper enough this preseason that I find myself hating them a lot for the first time ever

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions  

These goatees are so stupid looking.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions  

I had Thai food for the first time in my life on Saturday. Now I find myself craving it.

by Joe. on Apr 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Just think, we could have had Teahen!

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Fat Camp on MTV. Motivating me to go the gym in 3.2.1.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m playing some hoops tonight. Didn’t realize how good of a workout it is until I was a few years removed from college

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wish I could find a consistent good game. Only game I’ve gotten in recently involves a 6’6", 240 guy who in the top 10 in scoring all time at DePaul, so he does that annoying “cruise control, dominate ball, shoot threes until game is close then make 7 layups in a row” thing.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I got signed up for a league. Comp is decent, but I still find myself exhausted by the end of the game. It’s disappointing playing and only being a shell of my college skill level.

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah I found an outdoor court up the street. One of my best friends and I are pretty well matched, so hopefully I’ll get some one on one burn going there. Then I’m working on a college campus this summer so hopefully I’ll be back in the utopia of decent games whenever I want.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

2009 Thus Far: Year of the Douchey Metallica Goatee

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Fat Camp couple just broke up. So sad.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions  

OK, I’m using the PIP for MLB.tv and it is definitely cool. Once they get the glitches ironed out, it’s going to be well worth the cash.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Also, I find myself gravitating to the West Coast announcers whenever possible.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Beckett looks like he’s falling apart slightly

by jakesinger777 on Apr 7, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Rec for Beckett hatred.

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Beckett looks like he’s falling apart slightly a douche.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Come on, Mr. Longoria. Hit it far.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Rec for Shields throwing a pitch just over Pedroia’s head.

Flag for missing.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Shields would be in the center of the LGT logo if he did to PEDroia what he did to Coco.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Knee-Jerk reaction: People at fat camp get way more hugs than I do.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions  

MLB.tv already looks and works better

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions  

I would love to have some understanding of what is happening behind the scenes there. I’m sure its hectic but I think its interesting that every year, Opening Day sucks and then a week in, it’s near perfect.

by NickFantana on Apr 7, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think they have such a huge number of people using the preview on opening day that it just screws the system. There’s no reason to have a system that can handle the extra 24,000 users, so opening day is always going to suck.

That’s my hypothesis.

by afh4 on Apr 7, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Better, but not there yet. I’ve had to restart a few times, mostly when trying to use the side-by-side or PIP, in which case the player keeps saying No Games Today.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hate Youkilis’ little shimmy. It makes me want to puke

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions  

First starts this year:
Lee
Webb
Sabathia

Will Lincecum suck, too?

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Gameday tells me that JD Drew got an automatic ball for something. Are they timing Shields pitching a la Betancourt?

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m wondering about that as well…

by JimmyAB on Apr 7, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait, I’m blacked out from Milwaukee but not Minnesota?

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Is this map right? If so, seems like Iowa is possibly the worst state?

MAP

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looks right, wonder why I got to watch Twins-M’s last night

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

6 teams out in Iowa! Guess I won’t be buying the package for my dad.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

And we don’t even have our own pro team; it’s a joke

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just curious, what teams do you get over-the-air/cable?

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just the two Chicago teams

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Baseball just needs to be more detailed about this. If you can get a team’s broadcasts locally, then they should be blacked-out on the package. But no local broadcast, no blackout. These broad territories are a lazy anachronism that pisses off fans and costs the league money. I expect we’ll see an overhaul.

by dgcambridge on Apr 7, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s really annoying

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

That map wins the 2009 Arbitrary Award!

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Apr 7, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Auto Ball and then a RBI for Drew.

by JimmyAB on Apr 7, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Shields coming apart quickly.

by JimmyAB on Apr 7, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Uh oh. What happened to Lincecum that he got pulled after 3 innings?

by zempf on Apr 7, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions  

SAT prep class

by APV on Apr 7, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

They played “Dance Hall Days” over the PA.

"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."

by sarcasmdave on Apr 7, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gutz looks good

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 7, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions  

WOOOOOOOO

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do I need to keep hyping up Josh Johnson?

And what’s up with Bonifacio… do they ever make a bad trade?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Okay, everybody got a drink handy?

Do I dump Freddy Sanchez for Bonifacio at MI?

I have a feeling Sanchez is going to have a good year.

'Z' button abuser.

by emd2k3 on Apr 7, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Freddy Sanchez and Josh Johnson are making me look geniusy. Others, including Shields, not so much.

by FredOx on Apr 7, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you the guy that screwed up taking him in my league—and immediately got a trade offer from me?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don’t think so. Which league?

by FredOx on Apr 8, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

No idea what it’s called. It was promoted in a fanpost here and drafted at night on what I think was a Monday. Roto scoring.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 8, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not me, then. I’ve got him in the head-to-head league. In the Roto league I’m starting a certain LGFT second baseman.

by FredOx on Apr 8, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Since when does Franklin Gutierrez know how to hit?

by Roger Dorn on Apr 7, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions  

2002

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Check his results after two games last year.

by JK in CBus on Apr 7, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Is Morrow their closer, or not?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 7, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions  

This A’s team is awesome in it’s weirdness. Every player hat appears for them I go “Wait. That guy?”

by afh4 on Apr 8, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions  

I’ll admit I’d never heard of 20-60% of their rotation up until this spring.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Apr 8, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

I do miss the element of Frank Thomas. They did use Rajai Davis as a pinch runner and defensive CF replacement though, so that was pretty cool.

by afh4 on Apr 8, 2009 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

THAT WAS NOT A STRIKE. GOOD EYE LASTINGS

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 8, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Do we need a Wednesday afternoon baseball thread? I’m blacked out for the current Inept vs. Cheap matchup, but may try to catch some of the 3-ish starts.

by FredOx on Apr 8, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wednesday afternoon champions league soccer thread would work for me.

by jakesinger777 on Apr 8, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Build it and they will come.

by NickFantana on Apr 8, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

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