Game Thread 2: May 17, 2009
by afh4 on May 17, 2009 3:23 PM EDT
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He shouldn’t.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Couple no-hitters going on.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Sonnanstine sucks. We should have 20 by now.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
wooo kent state!
We're really bad this year. How's that for a signature?
by mixmasterasia on May 17, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
So assuming Wedge gets fired, how well would an LGT consensus do managing this team? In the end we usually come to an agreement on most things, no?
I’m afraid we wouldn’t find enough at-bats for gritty veterans.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
by mjschaefer on May 17, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess he’s another member of the Jerry Hairston All-Stars.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
See that, see that teammwork? We would rule at running this team.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The Dodgers are stupid for letting Kershaw stay in the game. He’s over 100 pitches and he’s been wild.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Makes sense that Francisco, Carroll and Dellucci would be fired up with Wedge’s job possibly on the line. If Blake were still on the club, he’d probably hit five home runs.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on May 17, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And Lee according to multiple media sources.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
I find it very hard to believe the Indians will trade a starting pitcher with a year left on his contract. I don’t see any scenario in which the team doesn’t view itself as a serious contender in 2010, but they need Lee on the team to do so.
We are lacking some serious pitching for 2010.
Lee
Carmona (Who is a massive question mark)
Westbrook
Laffey
Huff
I’m not sure that’s a contending staff.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Speaking of which…..Marte with an RBI double!
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure what to make of Grady’s abstaining.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That Jesus exchange in yesterday’s thread was epic by the way. I’ve been sending it to various friends all day.
Gummi bears are good. And on a related note, the cartoon “gummy bears” was, in retrospect, one of the strangest shows I ever watched.
bouncing here and there and everywhere….
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know what this means.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
So if you would’ve told me at the end of 2008 that our bullpen on May 17 would include Matt Herges, Luis Viczaino, Greg Aquino and Aaron Laffey….yeah I’d say we were in trouble.
Hell what am I saying, if you would’ve told me that on Opening Day 2009, I’d say we were in deep trouble.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
AQUINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
We should be bunting.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
I choose to believe Balfour is on the mound reciting Vogon poetry.
by Julie on May 17, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Does anyone think we come back? I say no.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Are they in St. Pete or in Tampa?
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
No offence, random Japanese people with your flags, but you’re ridiculous. That’s basically like me being in Boston for a Red Sox game, and bringing Canadian flags because Jason Bay is playing. See? It’s ridiculous.
I don’t think that’s a fair analogy. Canada is in North America; there’s a baseball team there.
It would be like you living in Japan and some Americam (or Canadian) being involved in a very popular sport there and you cheering for him because you relate to him. Which, really doesn’t seem all that bizarre.
I could totally get into an American cricket player.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Or curling. Do they have leagues for curling?
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I would equate bringing Japanese flags for Iwamura to bringing an American flag because Bobby Valentine is coaching in Japan. Just doesn’t register for me.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this thread title deliberately set up to bring to mind Joe vs. the Volcano?
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
Is Hamilton openly challenging Indians’ fans?
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions
What did Hammy say, for those of us watching TV?
by woodsmeister on May 17, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
See this is where I want player accountability introduced into sports. Go ask Crawford what happened, and if he lies, suspend him after the game.
Well the big loophole in my idea is that the player can always claim he’s not sure what happened.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s a judgment call. No rules were broken. The call, once made, is not subject to video review. I don’t believe we can play this game under protest. The best we can get is an apology after the fact.
by woodsmeister on May 17, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was a catch as well at first because I thought it hit his glove and came back and he caught it. But I’m not paid to make a call on my computer screen. So me being wrong doesn’t matter.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
I think the remaining game should be managed via the “open auditions” method.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions
I honestly don’t even know what the rule is.
If it hits the wall, it can’t be an out, right?
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
I think that’s the dispute. The umps are saying it never hit the wall, it just hit his glove, and he bobbled but eventually held onto it.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
yeah, that’s my understanding too…. from my memory of having seen it only the once, it seemed clear that it hit the wall though
by Logodaedalus on May 17, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
No, no more than fielding the ball off the 17-foot wall is an out.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
normally they would show a play like this over and over again ad nauseum…. On the Rays’ feed, at least, I haven’t yet seen a replay. I’m sure there was at least one, but…. I want to see it again, dammit!
Absolutely. No question. It hit beside Crawford’s glove, hit the top of the padding and then he caught it off the wall.
by woodsmeister on May 17, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, even the Rays’ announcers indicated that TB got a break
by Logodaedalus on May 17, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
They probably didn’t want to give him the satisfaction.
by woodsmeister on May 17, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
When it first happened, I thought it hit the wall. Underwood said it hit the wall. Manning said, “That’s a catch.” So, if Underwood and I could see it but Manning couldn’t, is that a clear-cut blown call?
Fine with me. I’m mentally punting Greinke anyway… why waste a better starter on him?
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Beach house. Are you on Erie or Ontario?
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Same distance from either. I know no one with a beach house though.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure there are plently available for rental, if you weren’t a starving med student.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Let’s pretend cost is no consideration. But yeah, beach house might not work since I might be doing this alone.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Fallsview Casino, baby! Although this was a lot more fun when I was 19.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha I have 9 days to kill. Any good international/US events going on at the end of August?
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m reaching the end of my social planning skills.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Unless I’m sick, I have to start my days with a shower, otherwise I sit around feeling useless and gross. I draw energy from the hot water or something.
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Force quit and move to trash.
Twice for me. (I like to go to the gym… /flexes)
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You could make the case that Wedge should be fired for failing to get tossed.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Yeah. Lou Piniella would have been throwing bases. Heck, Lou Brown would’ve been throwing bases.
by woodsmeister on May 17, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
At this point I don’t need anymore ammo in my case to have Wedge fired. Unfortunately, Judge Shapiro has it out for me and won’t let me in the courtroom.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
So in other news… I’d really like to see a breakdown of bullpen performance when ahead or tied vs. behind….
These faceless vets seem to have acquired the skill of pitching well in blowouts. You know, after giving up that leadoff home run where necessary.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I WANT TO WATCH I WANT TO WATCH
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions
Hammy thought they were related, too. Must have been Thursday.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The Tribe took exception to the way the Rays stole bases with abandon while they were down 9-0 the other night.
by woodsmeister on May 17, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, if you’re down 9-0, I’m pretty sure you’re entitled to do whatever the frig you want offensively.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently, Upton had apologized to Victor at one point.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah good call, yeah this is it right here.
by supermarioelia on May 17, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Wood threw behind the batter. Batter made faces. Wood threw inside. Benches cleared. Lots of jawing but no punches thrown.
Rays broadcasters now saying Victor should be thrown out for shouting “F-U” to Maddon.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Victor Martinez: amazing baseball player or the amazingest baseball player?
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember clearly thinking, when Cliff got into that fight with Vic — specifically Vic — “That’s it, this guy has just got to be a total dickhead.” Come to think of it, Cliff may have come to the same conclusion about himself at that point.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
The weirdest part still is that Vic got all upset about Cliff throwing at Sammy Sosa. Who really cares about Sammy Sosa?
I don’t think throwing at Sosa specifically is what Vic was mad about.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
I thought Cliff would be dead to me for a long time after that. Turns out, it doesn’t work that way.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
These umpires have so lost control of this game, or the rules for that matter, that I don’t think anyone can say what matters and what doesn’t matter.
by woodsmeister on May 17, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
DeRosa looked like he was shot.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
“And now Wedge wants an ejection. He’s the one who should be ejected, because he brought Wood in to hit B.J. Upton! And that was premeditated!”
“Yeah, that was definitely premeditated.”
Just to be clear, Wedge is guilty of first-degree closer misdeployment, not merely third degree.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
You can get your license suspended for that in Wyoming.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on May 17, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
So when a team gets screwed all game, and the umps continue to screw us on close calls, they must just hate Wedge right?
Well, he made contact. A cycle would have been nice. Of course, then I’d have no reason ever to watch baseball again after the fulfillment of all of my dreams.
then vic coulda hit one and punched the catcher afterwards
FE WEE
by westbrook on May 17, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
inconsistent with my hyphenation there….
by Logodaedalus on May 17, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Question about “days off” in baseball….is it really that taxing to pick up a bat and take like 5 swings? Please?
Physically, pretty taxing. Mentally, it takes a ton to focus every day, which compounds the physical exhaustion. Anyway, a single day off is huge. Two days in a row off doesn’t do anything.
What happened? I leave the room and everyone acts like there was a tease.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
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