Game Thread: June 28, 2009
by Ryan on Jun 28, 2009 12:45 PM EDT
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Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians, Jun 28, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
INDIANS (31-45): SS Asdrubal Cabrera, DH Grady Sizemore, 1B Victor Martinez, RF Shin-Soo Choo, 3B Jhonny Peralta, LF Ryan Garko, 2B Luis Valbuena, C Kelly Shoppach, CF Ben Francisco. LHP David Huff (3-2, 5.71).
REDS (36-37): CF Willy Taveras, 3B Jerry Hairston Jr., 1B Joey Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips, DH Jonny Gomes, C Ramon Hernandez, RF Jay Bruce, SS Paul Janish, LF Chris Dickerson. RHP Micah Owings (4-8, 4.87).
Asdrubal is off the Disabled List, taking the roster spot of the recently traded Mark DeRosa.
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let’s go tribe~
make 2 W 1 L at least
by amazingPen on Jun 28, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does Chriz Perez not take DeRosa’s roster spot?
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FWIW, I found this on Twitter. Someone with Cardinals inside knowledge named Drew Silva posted:
Francisco Samuel and Jess Todd are on the short list of possible PTBNLs to finalize the Mark DeRosa deal. That’s uh… interesting.
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don’t know doing some research right now
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keith Law had Samuel as the Cardinals 10th rated prospect. BA has Todd as the Cards 4th rated prospect. Both are pitchers
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TINSTAAPP. This also makes me mildly nervous about Perez.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not really a fan of that line of thinking
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neither is Adam Miller.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, yes. I’m aware both of us could list people all day long, and neither would be definitively correct. And I’d obviously rather have well-thought of young pitchers than non-“prospects.” They just make me nervous, is all.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
After the last two seasons, everything makes me nervous
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey guyz i dun know nothing when it comes to STL team related.
is that guy PEREZ any good ?
by amazingPen on Jun 28, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great strikeout ability. Control needs improvement and his motion lends itself to heightened injury risk
I saw him pitch in person, and he had some nasty stuff
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dat's good to hear. but at this moment. i just don't know what we gonna get from this PEREZ guy
by amazingPen on Jun 28, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m too hung over and have too much packing to deal with this.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dsfy8o hfshiuyds diofs;ioo PEREZ oof8sup hdasljhflaiu
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
June 28, 2009, the revenge of the fallen begins.
AKA, the day Asdrubal led the Indians on a 70 game win streak.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 28, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Billy May shill for the Sham-Wow, Snuggie, or any other LGT-fav informercial meme?
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I disagree; I would rate Droobs above a 3.
I'm not really into Song of Hiawatha.
by sarcasmdave on Jun 28, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
on a scale of 1-3
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 28, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome back Cab!
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Drubal, then Grady, then Vic, then Choo. It’s like Christmas.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Basehit!
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is this the world’s biggest time delay or the a gigantic time machine?
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB.tv is delayed hardcore
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Switch it off nextdef and it wont be lagged, but it will be ugly.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 28, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahh i didnt know that. thanks for the tip!
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s the former, based on last night.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sometimes Grady looks conditionally confused before his atbats
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In a season like this, he increases my desire to watch the team significantly.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. It’s a lot of fun watching a player improve right in front of our eyes.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Off to softball, LGT!
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 28, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice :D !
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vic is an RBI machine. Thankfully Wedge can recognize this
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Say I know there is a whole thread on this, but I need answers now…If Clifton gets traded, who the crap are we going to trot out on the hill next year?
by RD74 on Jun 28, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well for one, the guy we get back in the Cliff trade
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and then you have Laffey, Huff, Westbrook for 2-4
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we pray westy can make it back…Does Rondon start in AAA?
by RD74 on Jun 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this point I would say yes, but there is a lot of time for that to change
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And probably one of the other guys you get in the Cliff trade, too.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right. Then we have Rondon and Lofgren getting close. Fausto (fingers crossed)
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In summary, the pen is probably going to be my biggest concern for the rest of my life.
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t you mean:
“Right. Then we have Rondon (fingers crossed) and Lofgren (fingers crossed) getting close. Fausto (fingers crossed)”?
by jakesinger777 on Jun 28, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Hafner was hitting between Choo and Peralta, minus Francisco, this would be a legitimately sweet lineup.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5-12 in interleague. We’re bad.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again who’s bad.
M. Jackson
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huff moves faster…Ohka was putting me to sleep last night.
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s the key to successful pitching. Keep moving quickly, don’t give the other team a chance to study you and rattle you.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure Garko knew what to do there
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looked like he played just fine to me.
by jakesinger777 on Jun 28, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way. He turned around and watched it for a couple seconds and it didn’t even hit the wall on the fly.
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention an outfielder of average speed would have been there quicker to have a shot at making the catch
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The joke is our manager putting him in that position. This is my biggest Wedge tactical issue
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But how is he supposed to get his 90 RBIs if he doesn’t get to play left?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huff is like F U Garko, I do it myself
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be amazing if Huff can be a legit number 3 starter.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jun 28, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been impressed with Huff’s control and changeup. Good signs
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bacon cheesy potato BURRITO?
I fear for civilization.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Throw some eggs and refried beans in there and you’re talking.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s so pigeon-toed, maybe that’s part of it.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’ll i’ll be Garko got a single lol
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You’ll be Garko? Like, for Halloween?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would make a great costume..idk if i want to scare kids tho
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by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we established yesterday that Garko is actually a zombie. So it would actually be an appropriate costume.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
now that is a nice justification. i’ll work on it for october….i need to work on my lethargicness
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by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate that about lethargy…. I want to work on it, but I’m just too lazy!
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It still takes 3 hits to get Garko in from 2nd.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did they really just attempt a pickoff with Garko on first?
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He smokes everything…if we could just get him to find some holes
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially once LaPorta comes up, I feel legitimately excited about this lineup overall.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn Wedge… Why can’t he motivate Valbuena to find some holes?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wedge couldn’t motivate a starving POW to eat!!!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate interleague play. I used to be indifferent, but I’ve moved on to dislike.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you. It didn’t bother me until I read a book about Cy Young and realized that the World Series was basically just a gimmick at the start. I like the idea of two separate leagues meeting up once at the very end.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a little different here, but I’d rather see the whole league adopt the DH. Every team plays every other team during the season, and you play your division opponents more often than the rest of the league. Kind of like the NFL
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the idea of everyone adopting the DH. Having a pitcher hit should have gone out with having an offensive lineman kick field goals.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would ease my dislike, since if I wanted to watch bad hitters bat I would just splice together footage of Josh Barfield.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Owings really stands at the end of the rubber, doesn’t he?
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shoppach sucks…if he doesn’t get blunked or wiff at three in a row, he’s a great rally killer with his killer speed and greatness to hit into DPs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We’ve got catchers waiting in the wings. He’s a backup catcher playing everyday.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has 139 ABs. Compared to Victor Martinez, who plays every day, has 288 ABs. That is not playing everyday
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No other team pitches their backup catcher 2 out of every 5 days. Hell, most teams may only play their backup catcher one every 7 days. Why? I don’t care if you’ve had historically great numbers…if you’re not getting it done now…you need to sit.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you would advocate benching A-Rod? He has struggled this year so far
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then you and I fundamentally disagree, and I have no intent on continuing
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you find that players improve while sitting on the bench?
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Domino skills go through the roof.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I consider myself a personal example. My junior year of college I started off the season with a +5 era while going 0-4 in my first 5 starts of the season. I was benched for my next two starts and then finished the season 4-2 with a final era of around 3.5 after getting my head on straight. I’ve seen it with numerous other guys in my playing career.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just out of curiosity, do you believe in clutch hitting?
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frankly every hit is in the “clutch”. You go out their trying to get a hit everytime, if you are truly playing the game correctly.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are there some guys who are playing the game so wrong they’re actively trying to get out?
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sacrifice bunts are active attempts at outs. Sometimes the defense can’t take you up on the offer.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
like Jhonny playing in LF when a bunt is likely coming?
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gosh, I have no idea why you would think that might be what I was thinking of. NO IDEA. :D
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry…that should be “play” not “pitches”
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His defensive skills seem to be dropping as well. I’m all for playing him if he’s throwing guys out…if that’s the case I don’t care about his offensive numbers. But he’s not doing that anymore. He’s allowing more pastballs this year too. Now, that could be partially attributed to a bad pitching staff, I don’t know…but his defense is going down
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems Kelly has definitely had defensive issues this year, but your evidence isn’t compelling since you seem to acknowledge you may be blaming him for things not in his control.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pastballs…. are those the ones that go so fast that they get there before they left?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Satchel Paige used to throw those. If you looked back, it might be gaining on you.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When a guy time-travels as much as him, you never know how old he is…
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shoppach certainly isn’t having the year he had last year.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody tuning in to US-Brazil this afternoon?
by bogey021 on Jun 28, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m TiVoing, so try not to spoil it for me
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No reason to give this guy a fastball he can reach.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Come ON, Huff. Don’t let this punk get you.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 1:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But also don’t walk him like you’re halfway to doing
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giving up RBI hits to Brandon Phillips is painful.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Giving up Brandon Phillips was painful.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
choo taking charge of that pop-up ~
c’mon no more give away runs
by amazingPen on Jun 28, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Ben Fran totally misplayed that off the wall.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t realize Ben Fran was in center until that play. This sucks, thanks for giving Huff an outfield D, Wedgie
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently he didn’t realize Huff gives up fly balls. Numbers mean nothing to him.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you’re going to put Garko in left, the least Wedge could do would be to put Grady in centerfield. Garko had to run halfway across centerfield to pick up that carom that Francisco butchered.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Garko in left just makes me want to curl up in a corner and weep
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not in love with the tilde, but I wanted to commend you on how you’ve cleaned up your approach since the top of the thread.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked it better when Huff went 8 scoreless.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
putting GARKO LF role is just not gonna work…
simply too slow…..
by amazingPen on Jun 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
When are 2011 vehicles usually available for purchase? I want a Jeep Phoenix. It’s cute!
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
When do 2011 tickets go on sale? I want to see Tribe fans have hope again, it’s cute.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are exceptions. My brother is six, and he’s already painfully cynical. THAT’S cute.
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, that might be cute.
But the Jeep Phoenix is Carroll-esque in stature. It’s CUTE.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A high school team could take advantage of this outfield. F-k Wedge.
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, my summer camp is a rousing success. There’s that.
by afh4 on Jun 28, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s even more of a success if it prevents you from watching this.
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I’ve had to go MIA for first session. Staying up late and making sure logistics are straight.
by afh4 on Jun 28, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
those nachos looked good
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i sort of wish Grady was in the OF tonight…
and i really want that goddamn elbow to be fine.
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
come on Vic!
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cmon Choo….lift one over that there fence!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh ffs :[
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by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t generally pay attention to where pitcher’s stand on the mound, but I don’t remember ever seeing one with so little of his foot on the rubber as Owings.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone teach kids the knuck anymore? It seems like the only knuckleballers there are now are converted position guys. Forget the 300 game winner, are we watching the last of the knuckleballers?
by junkballer on Jun 28, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope not…its such a devistating pitched if learned correctly. Its also really fun to watch knuckleballers. I hope they don’t all die out like the dodo birds.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
has anyone seen wedge does he still looked cracked out?
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You mean the hobo beard and blank stare? He’ll never lose that look sadly. That’s what happens when you’re more meant for a job as a bench coach, instead of managing games.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
now if only he had someone to switch with?
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by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly we can only hope there is someone out there…although this whole debacle of a season is hardly all on his shoulders
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wonder how Lou would handle this team
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by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
7 pitches 3 outs. I like that a lot better than the previous inning!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BenFran up with guys on. Here comes a grounder to third.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just about to say, no backwards K….but looks like its just a good ol swing and a miss instead.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Benfran: 2 check swings on balls down the middle, then chases one outside. Fucking moron.
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He really can’t be long for the majors at this point
by supersizeme on Jun 28, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4th outfielder I guess. He is bad.
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like to bring in a manager that doesn’t play favorites.
by ASP on Jun 28, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don’t want Garko or Ben on the roster next year at all. It’s time to move on
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you. I wish I didn’t, since I think I would be a more contended fan if I could justify their regular playing time to myself.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umm…yeah, can we all scream it loud enough to hear it in Cleveland….eh hmm…..LAPORTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our offense scores a lot of runs…but darn it all…we’re up, we’re down, we’re all around
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what happened, I was watching the soccer
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope USA beats Brazil!
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by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
high fly ball, dropped by garko in the corner
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One more time…LAPORTA!!!!!!!!! Brantley….anybody that can play left!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well to quote Rick Manning: “He didn’t approach that right, but… he’s not a left fielder”
by supersizeme on Jun 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Couldn’t agree more. Crazy moves all up and down this org.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When even Rick Manning can see it, it’s gone beyond mere favoritism and playing by cliched baseball truisms.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly! So why in the world is he out there? That’s my question. Why?
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my god this team sucks. why the hell do you throw home?
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i think its time to retake baseball 101
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ಠ_ಠ 5 to 1 game :[
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You know…that pitch was down and out and he didn’t try to do too much with it…why can’t OUR guys figure that out? You don’t have to kill every ball.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I know my schadenfreude-y self should appreciate seeing Garko and Francisco playing badly, but I just hate it. It isn’t their faults they’re in over their heads.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Like standing in the Grand Canyon looking up, over their heads.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, who do you think should be playing every day?
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you, they’re over their heads…its just sad that our org doesn’t have any one better. I think we’ve simply mismanaged players for too long and this is the end result.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There simply aren’t answers ready or good enough at this point.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what
the FRAK
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And there goes another one. Ballgame folks. We just don’t have it.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
almost everything down in the middle
offerring too many good pitches to hit
by amazingPen on Jun 28, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wedge’s gonna leave him out there until he gives up two touchdowns.
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like we’ve let yet another struggling pitcher pick up an easy win over us.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Regardless of how bad or good Huff would have been today…we’ve got to light up a guy like Micah Owing. Again…our offense if good, but it comes and goes too much
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what happened with Grady. i had to get the phone
Clone Grady 25 times and we will win the World Serious in 2040
by biscuitsandgrady on Jun 28, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Asdrubal’s back! Yes!
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, salome!
I went to a store the other day where I saw t-shirts with that cartoon character, and I couldn’t find one.
So, seriously, I might be losing my freaking mind.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which store was it?
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember seeing one in Meijer, so that’s where I looked.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But we are getting rocked. Boo.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to the bizarro thread.
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want to say that right now, I’m not a fan of the DeRosa trade. My opinion on that could change, pending Perez II’s performance.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What about the fact that we are supposed to be getting a strong player as the PTBNL?
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It could change based on that, too.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and what was the alternative? Keep DeRosa and let him walk as a FA?
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That wouldn’t have been a good option, and I guess now was a good time to trade based on his value. I just don’t like it. I didn’t like the Blake trade, either. I basically never want to lose the players I like, and I know that’s not logical.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you there. I know it’s not logical but I will eventually accept them.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I definitely do. I just need my “dammit, I hate this” time and then I get over it.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is staggeringly hard not to comment on the Confederations Cup Finals.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are we not allowed. Well darn. I broke that rule.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just got here. I have a hard time reading things that have already been said so I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You read things before they’re said? :D
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s why I have a hard time. Sometimes I get mixed up.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lay off the pastballs out of the zone.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who just saw that goal by the US? Pretty.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice counter attack goal
2 up against BRAZIL
holy cow
by amazingPen on Jun 28, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, Choo.
One pitch one out makes Costco shoppers cry!
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, this turned into one pretty awesome day for a game. ‘Specially If you’re a Reds fan.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So where is Matt Underwood? I must have missed why he is gone.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love when players look upward when something good happens. Because if there’s a god, it’s presumably very invested in whether your batted ball finds a hole.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s more of an appreciation thing. Like thank you for giving me the talent to be able to do that. I don’t mind it all.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s an interesting way to look at it… I suppose if that’s it then it seems a lot less presumptuous… I’m not convinced that’s the usual thing, but I obviously have no idea.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just find it amusing for the same reason you do.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is the case actually. It’s appreciative more than anything
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as it’s appreciative of having the talent, as opposed to appreciative of helping the ball go through or whatever, then I guess I don’t mind.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure that’s what most of them would tell you.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like it when players cross themselves after a good play.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a humbleness thing? That’s kind of nice I guess.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have always thought they were thanking God for making the play possible, like you. That is why I find it funny.
I’ve heard too many celebrities/sports figures thank God for specific wins/awards/what-have-you to think it’s a general sign of appreciation.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah… I have a feeling that, whatever they’d tell you if you asked, some non-small proportion of players who do that are thinking about God having had a hand in the outcome of the event itself. Which is absurd.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and why I am I talking about this? Because this game is really quite boring.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, what can you do.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He wasn’t paying attention. He was taking care of a pass in the US-Brazil match.
by odradek on Jun 28, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG BILLY MAYS DIED! This week sucks. I apologize for the all caps but I think it was appropriate.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The pointing, shouting, bearded infomercial guy.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think I’ve seen an infomercial in years and years.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Billy Mays with his fishbowls.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love how infomercercials always exaggerate how bad things were without the special product.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD STRAINING SPAGHETTI NOODLES IS SUCH A COLLOSSAL HEADACHE!!!
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
/Normal colander falls and crashes on the floor while spaghetti goes flying.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mooooooo-oooommmm! I just cannot wait the seven minutes it takes to cook those noodles!
-points to watch
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Help! Help! The phone is ringing and I’m trapped in my blanket!
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My word! When I deliberately smear grape juice, grass, and tomato sauce on this white blouse, it never comes clean AGAIN!
Heavens to betsy, when I put the anti-perspirant on my forearm it just DOESN’T WORK!
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, gotta hate it when my roll-on leaves a visible trail on the orange paper.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
People tell me I should buy fewer clothes made out of orange paper, but it’s just so comfortable!
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good luck getting grape juice stains out of that shirt.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Before amphetamines, I just sat on the couch watching Judge Judy and eating Ben and Jerry’s all day. I was starting to look like Jabba the Hut. Now I’m thin, and it only takes me an hour to clean the whole house! And now I can watch four shows at once!
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll only live to 24, but it’ll be worth it!
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“I need to lose weight but I don’t have time to work out! Help!”
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More like: “I need to lose weight but I’m too lazy to work out or change my diet.”
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The TV salesman from Hell.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guy who sells Oxi Clean and stuff. He’s hilarious.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah. Oxy Clean. Yes, I know who that is.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a nice one at that… first thing worth watching since the first inning.
FE WEE
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Halftime in South Africa. Nice DP by Droobs and Valbuena.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Hit Francisco. That’s a favor.” – Al Pawlowski
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like Palowski. A lot more than Underwood.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually don’t get why so many people here don’t like Underwood. He doesn’t bother me. He’s not actively enjoyable to listen to, but he rarely makes me cringe. Manning says more inane things, seems to me.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Underwood is goofy and strikes me as a bit dim.
Manning is snide, but not clever enough for the snideness to be amusing.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manning pisses me off with his attitude. I don’t think Underwood gets that he’s being mocked.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but Underwood’s dumb. I don’t care that much that Manning mocks him. I’m used to Al Harabosky and Dan MacGlaughlin (I’m not sure I spelled either of those last names right) and Al is a lot meaner to Dan than Rick is to Matt.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just don’t see Manning winning any Mensa awards either.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he’s smarter than Underwood. He also makes me laugh often. Which in many games is needed.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Being smarter than Underwood while coming off as a nasty human being isn’t a good choice to me.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manning has orange skin. Sometimes.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He better be careful what deodorant he buys then.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He does. Which also makes me laugh.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still like him. I really think it has a lot to do with growing up with the St. Louis announcers and being desensitized to dumb comments and then mocking by people who are not that much smarter. It just seems normal to me.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al Hrabosky is not dumb, though. I don’t know about Dan McLaughlin.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al’s gotten dumber with age. I used to like him a lot. He’s losing it though.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like LGT!
(Just joking, everyone! Put down those rocks and torches!)
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Manning is pretty dumb.
You could make a drinking game out of the dumb things he says game after game. Not as bad as Tim McCarver, though.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only one a in Hrabosky.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Manning. I can’t stand Underwood. He just annoys me. He’s obviously not the worst announcer in the world though.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good job Ben. That’s how we do it.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Screwball thrower.
Ph33r.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Herrerra does something odd with his trailing leg.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s made of WOOD you meanie!
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha.
You know, he’d be a good candidate to play Ponch in the brand new movie version of CHiPs!
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOOOOOOOOOOO
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Astrocabbage? I don’t know where that comes from, but it oddly has a ring to it….
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know where it came from, either.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boy, do we look really bad.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would love to liven things up in a baseball-related way by arguing with you. But I canna, captain.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OoooOoooooo wonder what Lou said to Milton.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Al Pawl has a very soothing voice.
Or else I’m just sleepy.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Al is a pimp, pure and simple.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 28, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considering the way things are going, I suspect the latter.
I’m kind of a bump on a log myself.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could say that the screwball was a good symbol for this season, but really it’s just sad.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow… a staggering percentage of text poll voters don’t like the DeRosa trade.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s too soon. People need their “I miss DeRosa I don’t care how good anyone else is.” period.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Almost certainly for the same reason salome mentions upthread. It’s just kinda depressing to see a player you’ve watched and have grown to like being traded away.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it’s not as if he was a fixture with the team… he was an Indian for less than half a season! I mean, I’m not faulting salome for feeling a little sad about losing him, for a little while, but how hard is it to get the concept that once you’re out of the race, you have nothing to lose by trading guys who are gone after the year anyway?
I would think you’d (generic you’d) at least withhold judgment until we find out who the PTBNL is.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s only been a little while. Less than half a day!
If people are still complaining in a couple of months AND they’ve gotten something in exchange, then we can be annoyed.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really liked DeRosa almost the second I found out he was on the team. For no rational reason. I just thought he seemed funny and like a nice guy. So I just liked him a lot. I still like the trade though even if I miss DeRosa.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I have to go with #3 on that poll. Which got like 10%.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The average fan doesn’t regard DeRosa as automatically gone at the end of the year. He sees keeping DeRosa (and others like him) as a decision that the team can make more or less at will. He doesn’t understand why the team would choose consistently to trade away DeRosas rather than keeping solid veterans around.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Jun 28, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I’m sure it’s partly that, partly denial about the season being over, and partly just an emotional response of the sort Julie and salome are talking about.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Darn I must be behind.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nine more of these and we’re tied!
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can do it.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Later though.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stay behind. It’s better back there.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes. Hope stays alive a little longer.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we can just convince them to switch bullpens for the 9th, this one is in the bag!
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wood pitching down 8-1 — i hope he is enjoying his $20M
by palcal on Jun 28, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m fairly certain I would be enjoying the hell out of it.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, I’d be enjoying a tenth of that.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty content making… um… can’t do the math… a lot less than that.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kerry Wood! Hi!
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fix your hat Brandon. It’s crooked.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
See, Kerry, that’s what we baseball insiders call a 1-2-3 inning. I know you hardly know what that means, but it’s okay. We’ll talk you through it.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh sure a 1-2-3 inning now. But you know when you’re in Chicago and we have a chance to win you fall apart.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that DeRosa has been traded and the Mystery Ball is over, can we go back to the FIRE WEDGE mania or has that died down until the All-Star break?
by palcal on Jun 28, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
kahletruck wrote:
I know for sure the Indians really need to fire Wedge, & Shapiro for a better team leaders, The team needs help with their pitching staff (relief pitching 09) Then the team will start off with better relief pitchers, cause Sowers, Perez1, Lee, & Wood cannot pitch cannot make it without the help of the team. Then we can start trading the worst players like Peralta, Val, Carroll, Garko, Gut, Shop, & Choo which is a different issue pertaining to alot of errors that have been and still going on for the team, which by coincidence we also in need of most talent MLB for years to come.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That list of players makes me want to curl up in a ball.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just now caught “Perez1.” I like the idea of calling the new guy “Perez2.”
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, hold on.
the worst players like Peralta, Val, Carroll, Garko, Gut, Shop, & Choo
Am I reading this right? Those are our worst players? Choo? Are you kidding me?
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know who Gut is. If they mean Franklin they’re a little behind or bitter.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that part had me in stitches.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indians.com is often every bit as mind-melting as cleveland.com.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CHOO?! I get madder every time I read it.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It must be those fly balls he sometimes loses in the sun. His one weakness.
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by westbrook on Jun 28, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When he learns to destroy the sun at his will, this won’t be an issue. I hate anyone who hates Choo. I will strike them.
/shakes fist
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 28, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Content aside, this sentence structure is my favorite part of this comment:
Then we can start trading the worst players … which is a different issue pertaining to alot of errors that have been and still going on for the team, which by coincidence we also in need of most talent MLB for years to come.
Such as.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I almost am! I could never do a troll that good.
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by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we also in need of most talent MLB for years to come.
That’s my favorite.
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by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I didn’t know better I would guess that this whole post was the result of a computer randomly stringing words together from various other posts.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think maybe the errors part was specifically in reference to Choo.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Jun 28, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s as good a guess as any…. It wouldn’t surprise me if this whole comment was written first in Japanese or something and stuck into an autotranslator.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 28, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surprised this doesn’t have any recs. Timeless classic.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Jay on Jun 28, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn’t able to read the whole thing, my brain started cramping
by Roger Dorn on Jun 28, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would like to see them give another manager a shot. A real shot, not an “interim manager” position that creates no expectations of success.
by Julie on Jun 28, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exhibit B:
I am so ticked-off right now!!! The least this team could have done was TRY another manager. Wedge"s record is 5 games over 500 after 7 years. You couldn’t do much worse. And no Wedge doesn’t lose EVERY game with his stupid decisions, but he’s obviously lost enough. He’s a 500 manager. Charlie Manuel has a 530 winning %
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Force quit and move to trash.
by vbc3 on Jun 28, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well he could be under .500.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Jun 28, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently they’ve never watched the Royals.. or Pirates.. or Nationals.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 28, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently this guy doesn’t remember Pat Corrales, or Jeff Torborg, or Ken Aspromonte or, hell, most of the other guys who have EVER managed the Indians.
by woodsmeister on Jun 28, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pallbearers?
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 28, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another exciting day at the ballpark.
I’m glad that the Indians will be visiting here when I go to Cleveland in September.
That way I won’t have any possibility to see them live this season (since spring training).
by palcal on Jun 28, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
With this loss, the Indians have a good shot at the worst IL record among all 30 teams.
Keep an eye on Oakland and San Diego.
by palcal on Jun 28, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A’s can tie with a loss, but the San Diegos can’t come close (4-10 with one to go)?
by odradek on Jun 28, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would consider 4-11 worse than 5-13.
by palcal on Jun 28, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
by westbrook on Jun 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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