Game Thread: June 29, 2009
by Ryan on Jun 29, 2009 6:39 PM EDT
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INDIANS (31-46): 2B Jamey Carroll, CF Grady Sizemore, C Victor Martinez, RF Shin-Soo Choo, 3B Jhonny Peralta, DH Travis Hafner, 1B Ryan Garko, SS Luis Valbuena, LF Chris Gimenez. RHP Carl Pavano (6-6, 5.80).
WHITE SOX (37-38): LF Scott Podsednik, SS Alexei Ramirez, RF Jermaine Dye, DH Jim Thome, 1B Paul Konerko, C A.J. Pierzynski, 2B Chris Getz, 3B Gordon Beckham, CF Dewayne Wise. RHP Gavin Floyd (5-5, 4.45).
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This could actually be an explanation for why Valbuena hasn’t been sent down yet. If they plan on working Droobs back to everyday, they might keep Luis up for another week or two
I am writing a letter to Khalil Greene. Should I address him as Khalil or Mr. Greene?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Either way he’s not giving you his hair just like that. You have to fight for it to prove that you can love him like no one else can.
Don’t worry. There will be fear in his eyes, but that’s just because he’s afraid that someone knows him on a soul-to-soul level as well as you do.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jun 29, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This was absolutely no help. I have decided now is not the best time to mention his strange hair and fashion choices.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
So what do I call him? I have never written a letter to a baseball player before, I don’t know what I’m supposed o call them.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
I’m going for Mr. Greene, but then if you mention his name within the letter use Khalil. It says “I udnerstand formality, but I’m pretty laid back, too”
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
He seems really laid back though so I wonder if he would want me to use Khalil over Mr. Greene.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Wait, you’re really writing a letter to him? I take back my stalker joke. Maaaybe.
What for?
Steel Nick
So he feels better about himself. he apparently has social anxiety disorder or something and he went to Clemson so I want him to do well. And he’s better than this. It is basically a letter of encouragement.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
I’ve written to NFL guys for autograph requests.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
I don’t really care that much about getting his autograph. I assume I probably will since they’ll probably send me back some generic picture or something with a thank you note.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
I once wrote an email to Jack Cressend.
He wrote back. I’m guessing he didn’t get too much fan email.
How did he respond to your accusations of ruining Travis Hafner?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I never asked him about this. I did ask him how he spends his free time on the road since he doesn’t drink or… anything else most ballplayers tend to when traveling. His answer was “I spend time on the internet”.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
Fair enough….
Presumably on www.howtoruintravishafner.com
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking at this picture of Garko, I’m starting to see this season as an opportunity to purge every Indian I don’t like from the roster. Garko, Barfield, and Francisco. Just go. Bring us back something decent. Make way for the starters of 2010.
Also, the hell is with these Cialis commercials? Who takes baths outdoors, on decks on the beach, on the top of a cliff? How do they get the tubs there? The water? I mean they’re old, that’s a lot of strain. When they’re done, does the water that their old bodies were soaking in just sit there? There’s no plumbing. Do you just tip the tubs over? It’s not even that romantic, you’re in separate tubs. Great use of a Cialis medication when you can only hold your wife’s hand. And I’m positive that can’t be legal on a beach.
So… Two separate thoughts there.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jun 29, 2009 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i’m glad somebody else hates the “bathtub in random scenic places” bullsh*t as much as i do. it’s really infuriating.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Jun 29, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Tremendous comment. Would probably be post of the week, if I were still doing that.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
SBN should come up with something that can aggregate all green posts. That way we can re-institute post of the week fairly easily, and have a weekly vote.
Suck on that Yankees!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Jun 29, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Wedge is not interested in optimizing his defense.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
I can’t tell what’s going for snark nowadays, but considering Asdrubal just came off a DL stint I think the long term health of a young crucial player is more important than the optimal defense tonight.
Steel Nick
NEW YORK — Milwaukee Brewers prospect Jeremy Jeffress was suspended for 100 games Monday after his second violation of baseball’s minor league program for a drug of abuse.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
And immediately the organization how you could possibly be so stupid.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
Way to waste 8 pitches and then leave a fatty right down the middle, ripe for the pickin!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 29, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions
Well…Pavano doesn’t have it again tonight….err….inability to get guys out.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 29, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions
I was absent for the double-off. Gameday is being all matter-of-fact about it. How bad was Choo there?
Steel Nick
A couple of steps too far. He shouldn’t gone that far.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
He sucks, but there’s underlying talent there, and Cameron makes me think that just maybe getting out of Pittsburgh would make a difference.
I’m just saying sometimes I wish we were the kind of team that could afford to be wrong about Snell and not care, reaping the obvious rewards if we’re right.
Steel Nick
Which is lamer – the I love ya Cleveland bottle opener, or the separate bathtubs in the Cialis commercial?
It’s something to do with McDonald and cheerleading I think.. all I know is she got to meet Grady.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
That’s harsh. Only worth a double play. I hope no one ever tells me that.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
“I’m just kidding… you’re worth at least a fielder’s choice.”
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Well at least that may mean I’m unselfish. You know, beating out the double play.
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I mean, if you’re not even worth getting to first base safely though…
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
of course, I suppose there can be something to be said for getting to first base dangerously….
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
But at least I’m worth more than a triple play. That would be bad.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
though a triple play is kind of noble, in a way…. a sacrifice of one’s chances of scoring in order to bring about something beautiful to watch
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess both of these points are true. So a double play is the worst?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Well aren’t you just in a “tell us what we can’t say” mood today?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
don’t get me wrong… your policing is oddly charming…
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
She once wrote a front page article in our local newspaper about herself. From what I can tell, you’re much better than this.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
I hate writing about myself. That’s why college essays sucked.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
She interned with the Tyra Banks show in LA and thought everybody should know. Considering I read the article as soon as I got back into town from LA from doing something similar, but I didn’t feel I needed to tell the whole town about it, I almost vomited.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
She should be redacted, if I’m using that right. I’m probably not.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
Yeah, I wanted to say something about her, but the mods would not have approved.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
Female iterations of these:
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by vbc3 on Jun 29, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are there going to be any more ballgames or will they all be blahgames from here on out?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
If Dale Jr. is always “doing the impossible,” then I must infer that “the impossible” is anything but.
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Why does the scoreboard update show the Indians’ score? I don’t think that’s necessary.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Because Underwear and Manning never actually give the score during an inning. For that matter, Hegan and Hammy seldom do either. Haven’t any of them been told about Red Barber and his two-minute egg timer?
by woodsmeister on Jun 29, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
The goal of boosting Pavano’s trade value has to supersede the goal of winning this game…. not that they’re the least bit in conflict.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Ronald McDonald would have gone up a notch in my estimation if, instead of urging the hot dog race contestants on like a cheerleader, he had tacked ketchup.
A man is stealing my internet for 5-10 minutes. Be back later.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Didn’t even realize it until Hammy said it, but Vic is catching Carl. Kelly trade upcoming?
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
If it’s true, it’s probably for reasons other than your mood-brightening…
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t realize this was unusual, actually. Who does Victor generally catch for, besides Fausto?
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Does it make sense to trade him right now?
I guess this is semi-related, but I’d like us to actually package some players together to maximize the impact of our return. Not Francisco for a C+, not Garko for a B-, but Francisco and Garko for a B that’s really close to the majors. Something like that.
Steel Nick
Some stranger opted to start up a conversation on life with me today. I’m fine with that. But then she quoted Bon Jovi, mid-conversation. And not ironically. She was really trying to explain life through Bon Jovi lyrics, like he’s a theologist. I didn’t know how to respond.
DEAR INDIANS,
ENOUGH OF THIS CRAP. THIS IS GAVIN FLOYD. GET HIM.
VBC3
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This is what we do. We make other team’s 3-5 pitchers look like Cy Freaking Young!!!! And then the next day after not scoring for 4 days, we score 20 runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 29, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, I have a teenage girl on line 3 who needs her exclamation points back.
by woodsmeister on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
We actually just recently had a post that pointed out this is not the case at all
by Roger Dorn on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
INSTEAD OF SO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS, YOU SHOULD TYPE IN ALL CAPS. NO WAIT, DO BOTH!!!!!
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jun 29, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry ya’ll….but the frustration is so much that I can’t help but not use the exclamation points. Maybe one of them will hit Mark Shapiro in the ass.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 29, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Too much (non-exclamatory) punctuation.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m going to give you a suggestion that is only slightly covered in sarcasm: One exclamation point has more effect than ten.
by JRontherim on Jun 29, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
How many ground outs are we going to have tonight! Errr.
by MooneysRebellion on Jun 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
This sucks… I’m re-reading yesterday’s thread because there’s a line in it that I wanted to use in my upcoming 6-pack. Don’t have the slightest idea what it was.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
I’d like to do a 6pack someday.. but I realized I can’t even come up with ONE thing to say.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
sup y’all
Derosa been playin 2 dayz in a row for the new team, which is STL
how come we can’t put Chris Perez into active roster right away?
any1 got answer for this?
i was told by someone that we gotta wait 72 hrs of some crap rule b4 we can actually use him in the game?? i heard wrong? if that’s the case, please correct me
Pretty sure that once it is official, they can be activated for the next game that has yet to start.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
I’m sorry, I might be a dick for this, but there’s just no way “thx” was so much quicker than “thanks.”
Steel Nick
U should consider other’s feelings b4 u say things liek this
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope. It was probably a matter of DeRosa simply getting to STL before Perez got to Cleveland. DeRosa was aware of the trade for awhile before it happened and was able to get his life in order. It’s tougher for athletes to move mid season than most fans realize.
Ah, thats what that 72 hours is. If he doesn’t within 72, do we get Albert Pujols?
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
No, rule b4 states that teams must stop wearing white shoes after Labor Day.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’m now listening to My Humps with the game on mute. I’d be less embarrassed to see Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
I was trying to double check if I remembered a part of the song correctly, and I did. For some reason I didn’t think checking the lyrics was good enough.
I fail to see how General Motors being done away with benefits the Indians.
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It is the Ford home run porch, right? This would have no effect.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
Would we have, like, rotating nights at the helm? My, this would be fun.
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I suspect it would be a consensus based system. Games would take weeks.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I want a game against the pale hosers, because they’re all getting plunked.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
But how much higher? He’s cheaper, has pitched better, but concerns of injury, fatigue, and oncoming ineffectiveness are all looming.
especially good for being all slanty….
/racism
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Facetious Disclaimer: I have many Asian friends.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
not so much the “friends” part… is s/he Asian?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
If I remember right they are part Korean, but that might have been someone else.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
In any case, I’m just being ridiculous on purpose… anyone who might be offended.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was a comment better saved for real life.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I won’t even comment on why this might be
/stereotype
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
shoot, you’re related to Michael Dorn, aren’t you?
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
C’mon Travis, make me feel bad for starting both Soto and Theriot over you.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
My favorite emails are the ones I get that, when read literally, become downright disturbing. There is something inherently creepy about the mental image of someone sitting at a computer in a dark, empty house, bopping busily away at the keyboard and giggling their head off.
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I’m always wondering why I don’t see more assless people walking around.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Doesn’t Garko have the right to keep running along his baseline? Or does he have to get out of the way of the fielder?
I'm not really into Song of Hiawatha.
I actually think Giminez has done a nice job, all things considered. Still don’t know why he hasn’t caught yet.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to say that as well, but realized I haven’t been watching enough to know whether he’s played there at all.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
man
i just don’t get it… wedge’s strategies, especially starting lineup
why can’t he just stick with starting position players everyday?
use sub players during the game!!!!!! in adequate moment !!
he’s like switching player’s position everyday.
In all fairness he doesn’t have a real LF and his best option at 1B is a catcher which would mean you’d have to put K-machine behind the plate.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
I think it’s fair, he’s a backup catcher who plays too frequently.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
Well, when he filled in for Victor everday last year he was close to excellent.
How many AB’s do you think Shoppach has this year?
He did, but last year doesn’t do much right now. I’d say he has somewhere around.. just under 200?
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
This is a shade above being completely ridiculous, Cody. Dude’s having a rough half-season as a part-time player.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, I can see an argument that he is someone who needs even more consistent ABs.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
Well, I dunno. If you don’t like him, you don’t like him, but I can’t see how playing time is relevant to the argument.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
From now on, when an Indians player does something bad, my stock comment is going to be, “inadequate moment!!”
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Giminez is just bound and determined to make Jay eat that 2007 “not exciting” crack.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Great idea! Evaluate him after 1 batter!!!!
by Roger Dorn on Jun 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No one gave up on DeRosa. He was just more valuable to trade than hang on to.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
by USSChoo on Jun 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude come on. The guy has throw what, three pitches?
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
no, I think you had it right the first time, given the situation
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Solid judgment to make after he’s faced one batter.
by Chief Wahoo on Jun 29, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great. We just traded for Nuke LaLoosh.
Heads up, Slider.
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by vbc3 on Jun 29, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
My last ever AB in baseball was to the back of the hand like Dye just took. Broke a bone, said “Screw it,” amateur career over.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions
HOWE IS BB FORMED
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 29, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
dude, this is the first grammatical thing he said
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, I don’t actually mind this. We were going to lose anyway.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
If nothing else, notbody is digging in in the batters box.
by woodsmeister on Jun 29, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know, we might be able to find some work for that guy.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Did it kill JFK?
Trade Cliff.
by Gradyforpresident on Jun 30, 2009 3:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahahah is Reyes missing a tooth? I love this guy.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
To be fair, wouldn’t you want to make some friends in the bullpen your first day on a new team? Show them you have stuff in common?
You know I try to be nice. But anyone who registers his username as something negative like this tends to be a douche bag
He doesn’t like you. I don’t like you either.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jun 29, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nerd, yes, but I was just pointing out that the newest 3 Star Wars are bologna.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
Not to you. But to teenage girls all over it helped.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
The rat tail! It was like 1993 + The Force!
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah the rat tail was nasty but if you forgot it was there you were set.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
For thinking he was good looking. I was much younger then and much more shallow.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
But as we have established, you are not shallow now.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Cheap recs all around from me.
Trade Cliff.
by Gradyforpresident on Jun 30, 2009 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve got tears in my eyes.
Trade Cliff.
by Gradyforpresident on Jun 30, 2009 3:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Bad news: The Tribe.
Good news: This Sarsaparilla I’m drinking is tasty.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
I’m seeing the Hangover tonight. I think that’s my good news.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/06/bonus_robs_transformers_2_faqs.php
The first one was SO BAD.
Steel Nick
Why is the U.S. military helping them?
Supposedly to help keep the Transformers a secret from the public. Although since the climax of the last film was a massive firefight involving 50-foot robots and took place over five miles of downtown Los Angeles and the beginning of this film wrecks several miles of Shanghai, China, they seem to be incredibly shitty at their job.
How does the U.S. military help them?
Well, not at all, actually. They just kind of come along with guns and stuff, and act like they’re going to help, but the Autobots do all the work.
Why is the U.S. military in this movie at all, then?
Because Michael Bay has a huge erection for jets and tanks and aircraft carriers and considers giant robots only a necessary evil for the film. At least 15 full minutes of the film’s 150-minute run time is nothing but footage of jets and tanks and planes without any robots or actual action whatsoever.
Steel Nick
Remember, Cody, “Dog Bites Man” is the one that’s not news.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Datz_a_Fact: feeling pretty sedate tonight actually (9:30 pm)
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
i heer u y dint we get carpintar nstead
FIRE SHAPRIO
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by vbc3 on Jun 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Has Shapiro done. What the heck HAS Shapiro done. Stop being so fucking lazy.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jun 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bad news is he’ll be the bench coach for the Nationals next year.
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by westbrook on Jun 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He’s only exploded once. He’s got to explode several more times before we send him down. He’s got a very long leash.
by woodsmeister on Jun 29, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Always pisses me off that the players give the balls to people in the expensive seats.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously. They’re Major League Baseball players they could throw all the way up to the nosebleeds.
Funny Story about this though: In KC Victor threw a ball to a kid but some guy reached over the kid and caught it instead. Victor gave him the glare of death and informed him to give the ball to the kid.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Someone was bothering me about being an Indians fan and I informed him it is probably easier to be a Cardinals fan most days and I will continue to keep my Indians magnet on my car thanks.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
“Your performance got positive reviews… ‘adequate,’ ‘passable,’ … ‘workmanlike’ ….”
“You want Uhl Brenner? DIG HIM UP. See what kind of a SHOW he puts on for you.”
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
U wnt UL Brnnnr.
I believe in Carl Pavano.
by salome on Jun 29, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just got in the 9th inning. Chris Perez pitched like a pre-horn rimmed glasses Rick Vaughn with a mullet.
fortunately no grannies were harmed in the making of this ninth inning tease
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can only vouch for “in the making of this ninth inning tease”.
by Logodaedalus on Jun 29, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Ryan Garko inadvertently earns himself another 3 weeks of starts.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve got a vomit-stained copy of the Annual and a cheap bottle of gin!
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So, there’s not much gin left?
Trade Cliff.
by Gradyforpresident on Jun 30, 2009 3:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Who was here in 2007, when we counted down our magic number with game thread pics?
We should do that every game we go under .500
Steel Nick
Or, we should find new hobbies, choosing only from those which were made available to us as profile questions on standardized tests in grade school.
Dibs on spelunking and black-powder marksmanship.
by fleerdon on Jun 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps it was his Yankee entrepreneurial spirit, or perhaps monomania, but Tudor was obsessed with the idea that ice would make him rich. During the next decade, he developed clever new techniques to convince people that they actually needed ice, including a "first one’s free" pitch. While living in a South Carolina boarding house in 1819, Tudor made a habit of bringing a cooler of chilled beverages to the dinner table. His fellow boarders always scoffed at the sight, but after a sip or two, they’d inevitably fall in love with his ice.
OT, but this article is kinda hilarious
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I see our bullpen taught Perez how we like to roll.
by Cleveland Indians on Jun 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
“Okay new guy here’s how we do things here. That strike zone thing, it’s overrated. Just throw it wherever you want.”
“Oh and if you don’t, Kerry’s got a bear locked up in the back… just sayin’.”
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Jun 29, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hate 2009.
Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Jun 29, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
The only good news tonight is Pavano pitched well. Good change, threw strikes. If he can do that a few more times, he might acquire trade value — who knows.
The feel in the park tonight was dead — the team looked flat and the fans were pretty bored (unsurprisingly). This may become Municipal Stadium before the season is over. Nostalgia lives!
The team has absolutely no excitement left in it. They have probably quit on Wedge… he needs to go. Obviously.
Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen
Funny. Hamilton was just saying last night that however you feel about this team, anyone can see that they still play hard and haven’t quit.
But no, I’m sure you’ve got your finger on the pulse more than he does.
Steel Nick
I don’t think the team has quit on Wedge. They just seemed down to me; they ran into a pitcher who was sharp and they didn’t really battle him. He was around 60 pitches through 6 innings, which isn’t the typical pattern for Indians teams these days, even when they lose.
As I recall, the team went on a schneid last year after C.C. was traded. I would imagine this team is down because it’s been officially acknowledged that 2009 is shot. So it is reasonable to expect some moping and listlessness.
I’d like to revisit this comment now that I’ve had some coffee. I don’t mean to be as abrasive. I think what I was getting at is if you really want him gone you’ll look for any excuse to explain why Wedge needs to go. But there are plenty of real and palpable reasons you can latch on to (and we all do). You don’t have to stretch for, “The players are quitting on him,” and present it as fact.
Steel Nick
Yeah, I know. The past two days have never even had one moment of jubilance, though.
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I, for one, just hope we can afford to sign Bryce Harper. Get excited, Tribe fans!!!
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Jun 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
Correct! He will be too expensive for us. We’ll certainly have our pick of soft-tossing college lefties, however.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Jun 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Diamondview has made it clear. . . after assessing the risk involved, and considering our financial limitations as a small-market ballclub, we felt it best that we not draft Bryce Harper.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Jun 29, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
H’e too expensive for everyone except those who are dumb enough to pay it.
Shin-Soo Choo, future U.S. Citizen.
Yeah. If we somehow had the opportunity, drafting Bryce Harper would be stupid. The best course of action for this organization is to continue to pursue low-ceiling collegiate arms and outfielders.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Jun 30, 2009 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions
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