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Game Thread: March 5, 2010


Cleveland at Cincinnati, 3:00 PM

Justin Masterson vs. Mike Lincoln

Lineups:

INDIANS (0-0): SS Asdrubal Cabrera, CF Grady Sizemore, RF Shin-Soo Choo, DH Travis Hafner, 3B Jhonny Peralta, LF Austin Kearns Jordan Brown, 1B Andy Marte, 2B Luis Valbuena, C Lou Marson. RHP Justin Masterson

REDS (0-0): CF Drew Stubbs, SS Orlando Cabrera, 1B Joey Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips, 3B Scott Rolen, RF Jay Bruce, LF Jonny Gomex, C Ramon Hernandez, DH Drew Stutton. RHP MIke Lincoln.

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I can’t wait to be watching some baseball again…

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 2:39 PM EST reply actions  

I could use one right now. This is going to be my cheer-up gamethread. I can feel it!

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Nothin like a good game thread to slowly work my way back into LGT.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 2:43 PM EST reply actions  

I have to go do a little teaching…I should be back around 4:05. I’m expecting the game to be 14-0 Indians at that point.

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions  

I’ve got no visuals today, so good descriptions and a little time machining will be key.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Luckily I signed up for my account before the events of this week, so I should have visuals via mlb.tv.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions  

I refused to buy a yearlong subscription this year since I caught very few games in from July on last year. I’ll go month to month and miss out on ST games I guess.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Plus I start the new job on July 1st, so this year’s watching will take a hit too.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Losing my job actually increases my watching, since I worked 2nd shift.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

what are the options for following the action? i’m completely rusty and out of touch.

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 2:47 PM EST reply actions  

STO at 3, Gameday audio on mlb.com at 3, or MLB Network at 7, I believe.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions  

It is saying I’ll have a video stream on mlb.tv as well

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions  

This isn’t helpful at this point, but it was on FSN-OH as well

I hate the steelers the way a mother loves a child.

by notthatnoise on Mar 5, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Bank/food run, be back for the start in case no one else here has eyes.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 2:49 PM EST reply actions  

I think the banner being rolled out in that picture says Valhalla…

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 2:52 PM EST reply actions  

If you can’t beat em, threaten em with the underworld

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions  

I think you can also listen to it WTAM online since its not a reg. season game.

by johio1 on Mar 5, 2010 2:59 PM EST reply actions  

And it doesn’t appear to be subject to international blackouts. Sweet.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions  

sweet

< / guy who wants LaPorta to play 150 games in LF >

by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions  

taking forever for the page to load though.

< / guy who wants LaPorta to play 150 games in LF >

by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions  

yup, thanks for the tip, haven’t had any luck with gameday audio yet. and, yeah, mario, it works in canada!

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 3:06 PM EST reply actions  

from oberlin, oh, but currently living in montreal.

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions  

I went to school at Oberlin!

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

by gorilla_baller on Mar 5, 2010 9:42 PM EST up reply actions  

meant as a reply to johio1 …

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions  

WOW!!! Great OMEN!

by johio1 on Mar 5, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions  

I’d love a little play by play. It’s something that’s totally unnecessary during the regular season, but for this kind of game, I think there’s a few of us who would appreciate it. Am I right?

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:09 PM EST reply actions  

DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBS!!!

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:09 PM EST reply actions  

now that is an auspicious beginning

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 3:09 PM EST reply actions  

Championship!

by Chemo on Mar 5, 2010 3:10 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Anquan Boldin?

< / guy who wants LaPorta to play 150 games in LF >

by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

What a great leadoff hitter.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:10 PM EST reply actions  

I take that back. He left the bases empty for Grady. Useless.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Way to go, Acta!

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

hamilton: “grady with surgery in that, uh, groin area”

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 3:10 PM EST reply actions  

All is right with the world.

by Voltaire on Mar 5, 2010 3:11 PM EST reply actions  

does Hammy sound clearer than usual?

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:11 PM EST reply actions  

Well you’re listening online, not on AM waves, if that has anything to do with it.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Who knows, then. New season, miraculous new clarity.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:13 PM EST up reply actions  

I’M HERE. GAME THREAD. FEELS GOOD.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:13 PM EST reply actions  

I hope everyone did their calisthenics before signing on. 1st Game Thread of the Season. Don’t want anybody to pull anything.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:13 PM EST reply actions  

felt a twinge in my right ring finger reaching for the backspace key.

i’m day-to-day.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions  

first hammy of the year

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST reply actions  

Hamilton’s first psyche-out.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST reply actions  

..It was a fly ball by Hafner, by the way.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

a TOWERING DRIVE to center field, Stubbs coming in …

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

In his defense, towering can refer to travel in the vertical direction, too.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Just a quick request for Pronk. If you truly do feel better about yourself, then keep up with the optimism. But if you don’t, don’t frig us around like this.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST reply actions  

Acta says Jhonny is gonna have a huge year

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST reply actions  

Acta’s collective projections are pegging us around 1500 runs.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Hafner popu-PANIC

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST reply actions  

from the world of spring optimism, hammy/heagan edition:
1. hafner with great batting practice, reminescent of healthy days
2. acta feels that jhonny will have a ‘huge’ year

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 3:15 PM EST reply actions  

Okay, I give up on trying to listen to Manning and the Reds announcer chuckle about Johnny Gomes on mlb.tv. WTAM feed it is.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 3:16 PM EST reply actions  

So, you guys think this will be the year that Zack Greinke finally taps into that potential and has a good year?

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions  

I’ve got a name for you guys to remember: Ryan Howard. Scouts say the guy has power that will play in the big leagues.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Don’t sleep on the Yankees. That team could be playing meaningful ballgames in September.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions  

I know you’re not going to hear this from those mainstream television guys, but some good baseball gets played in Boston.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions  

He may not hit it the farthest, but you know who’s a ballplayer? David Eckstein.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions  

And to a lesser extent, Chris Gimenez.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions  

God rest his soul.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:24 PM EST up reply actions  

I think it’s Andy Marte’s year to break out. Wait, I don’t think I’m playing this right.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m liking what I’m seeing here.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions  

I bought a Masterson jersey for this year.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions  

i’m digging this comment

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions  

It hasn’t come yet, obviously, so I’m sitting here wearing a Cliff Lee t-shirt from a couple years ago, trying not to find it too depressing.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Just pretend it’s a Chen-Chang Lee jersey from the future.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions  

i’m gonna go ahead and say it, i’m high on david huff this year

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST reply actions  

you gotta stop smokin that crap, man. it’ll kill brain cells.

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Mar 5, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Mmmm, Asdrubal looks smooth already.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST reply actions  

You can’t get baseballs past ANDY MARTE.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST reply actions  

bouncing ball to 1st, knocked down by marte flips to masterson

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST reply actions  

knocked down by marte

the ball has been taken out of the game.

Marte has really bulked up this year.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Marte smooth…

I’m not emotional about iPad...

by JimmyAB on Mar 5, 2010 3:22 PM EST reply actions  

Marte – the impenetrable wall.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:22 PM EST reply actions  

Trivia question: who had the best OBP last year: Peralta, Kearns, Marte, or Valbuena?

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions  

That would be a scorching .336 by Kearns.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Remarkable that he could keep drawing those walks without being able to do anything else with the bat.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m going with… Marte. Just cuz I wanna.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions  

is the answer down below? i’m going with valbuena

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Kearns, even though he hit .195.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions  

shapiro knew that as soon as he got austin kearns he’d become an all star

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions  

Austin Kearns: gapfinder.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions  

I read that as:
 Austin Powers: Gap Finger.

Disturbing.

I’m not emotional about iPad...

by JimmyAB on Mar 5, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions  

The are 35 Gap stores in the Austin area.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions  

You are one of those terrible Bing commercials.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Commercials may refer to:

    * Advertising, commercial messages
          o Radio advertisement, via the medium of radio
          o Television advertisement, via the medium of television

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions  

acta wants 12 pitchers to start the season

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:26 PM EST reply actions  

All at once? Seems unfair to the other team. Unless they’re Bugs Bunny.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions  

who just flew out. was that andy?

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:27 PM EST reply actions  

yessir

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Seriously though, lazy fly or decently hit?

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Pretty much your garden variety flyball out.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions  

I imagine it was a frozen rope.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions  

It was slightly thawed.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Valsingle!

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:28 PM EST reply actions  

This Reds guy has the sinker working…

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:28 PM EST reply actions  

The video feed just showed him explaining his pitches and he throws that sinker with no fingers on the seams. Odd.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions  

1499 to go…

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST reply actions  

line drive base hit right center marson

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST reply actions  

opposite field rbi single

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST reply actions  

What inning is this? 2?

by Voltaire on Mar 5, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Si.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions  

i’m totally drafting marson in my scoresheet league now

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:30 PM EST reply actions  

Asdrubal loads em up for Grady.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:30 PM EST reply actions  

Sizemore batting with the bases loaded.

Cleveland.com watches with the eyes of a proud parent.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:31 PM EST reply actions  

I love this place.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Can’t even score on a ground rule double.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

legit lol

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Mar 5, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions  

I just haven’t felt back at LGT until right about now

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions  

In the corner! Groundrule double.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions  

droobs would have scored

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions  

I am fully expecting to win my $1000 owed from the Venetian hotel. We’re winning it all.

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions  

“That’s a two run double for Mr. Sizemore. Guy’s a ballplayer.”

Impeccably accurate commentating. Spot on.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:33 PM EST reply actions  

Dusty Baker pulling his starter 93 pitchers earlier than usual.

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by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:33 PM EST reply actions   2 recs

pitches!

damnit

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Still good stuff.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions  

This makes me much happier than it should.

I don’t care.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:33 PM EST reply actions  

Yankee Stadium? Really?

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Yankee Stadium? Really? Hellohole.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions  

This.. might be the typo-thread.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Saying that out loud is pretty amusing actually.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Weird, I don’t remember that, and I seem to have started it. Seems like a really long time ago.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Note the thread title: Game Thread 4.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

If we can keep this pace up throughout the regular season, we will 5,832 runs and give up 0.

The pythag record there is 162-0, if you were wondering.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:35 PM EST reply actions  

I could use a Choo-smash.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:35 PM EST reply actions  

Or not.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions  

It’s ST, time to work on the fundamentals. Remember that your ability to jinx a player is a function of your emotional investment in that player. So you need to be careful with BLC.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

You’re right.. I should try to direct my efforts elsewhere.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions  

So there’s no chance I was responsible for the injury to Jordan Almonds, then?

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Exactly, unless you just spent 500 words trying to tell everyone how awesome he was….

 

 

 

crap.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

LEFTIES ARE KILLING THIS LINEUP.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM EST reply actions  

Choo K’s on a breaking ball on the inside, but it was meant for the outside. Then nearly the same thing happened on his first pitch to Hafner. I’m hoping he keeps failing to spin that so he can hang one right in the middle.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM EST reply actions  

I have to leave at 4. I’m glad they actually listened and scored before I left.

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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM EST reply actions  

Hafner walks on a ball that was clearly outside but Reds fans wanted, because they’re blind.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:40 PM EST reply actions  

A helpful disability when you’re a Reds fan. Or from Cincinnati.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Or dating someone from Cincinnati.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 3:46 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m going to the bar after this inning. To the Tribe.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 5, 2010 3:40 PM EST reply actions  

Teaser from Castro’s latest indians.com story:

Before the first pitch of their first Cactus League game, the Indians scheduled two MRI exams on Friday. It was, obviously, not quite the ratio of games to MRIs the Tribe was hoping for.

by Voltaire on Mar 5, 2010 3:42 PM EST reply actions  

Man, I love Castro.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

he’s on today:

@castrovince
  
With Eric Wedge gone, who’s Brandon Phillips gonna glare at when he hits a HR off #Indians? Can’t answer yet, because he just grounded out.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Interesting question: Will BP and MB have less motivation to go off on the Indians now?

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions  

BP, maybe. MB, never. His hatred knows no bounds.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

In fairness, it wasn’t his problem, it was the Indians fault. And Chicago’s, and San Diego’s….

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

I see what you did there.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

But his new best friend is Junior. Nothing but blue in the MB skies, this year.

by YoDaddyWags on Mar 5, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions  

What are the odds they’ve figured it out yet?

by supersizeme on Mar 5, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Also.

@castrovince
  
See? If Sizemore had led off, that would have only been a one-run double. Manny Acta = genius. #mlb #Indians

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

JHONNY. FOR GOD SAKES…

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:43 PM EST reply actions  

I thought this was ST, looks like the regular season to me. Oh, wait…

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Last year, Jhonny got off to a good start in AZ, so a so-so spring is a good omen, I think.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

What happened to Jhonny there?

by supermarioelia on Mar 5, 2010 3:43 PM EST reply actions  

Tried pull a pitch that should never be turned on.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

I thought you said a switch that should never be turned on.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:46 PM EST up reply actions  

That would be the definition of that one.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Masterson makes BP pound it in the dirt, looking good.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:45 PM EST reply actions  

Fact. Jordan Brown has never made any play unassisted. FACT.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 3:46 PM EST reply actions  

Is anyone else on mlb.tv and finding the audio level extraordinary low?

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:46 PM EST reply actions  

A little. I’ve got it cranked up to 11.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

My amps don’t go to 11. No wonder.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

I gave up on it a while back. I can deal with the dissonance between WTAM and the picture.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Definitely not low on WTAM.com.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Think it’s mainly the video feed’s level. Mlb.tv really struggles with the little things in their services.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Maybe they’re hiring.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Haha, I should investigate.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Yes. So I just turned it off. Too frustrating.

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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 5, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Umm.. check swing broken bat. No ball contact. He was called out because his bat broke the plan when it broke even though his hands clearly stayed back.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:51 PM EST reply actions  

I think I approve of this version of Masterson, even if it is a spring training game against the Reds.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 3:54 PM EST reply actions  

i’m not even following the game, just the thread.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 3:57 PM EST reply actions  

That check swing broken bat is one of the stranger things I’ve ever seen.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions  

So, anything happening on the field in Goodyear?

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:01 PM EST reply actions  

Not at the moment.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Strike that, Kerry Wood is still looking like the Indians version of Kerry Wood.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Leadoff double of Grady’s head. Though, if it was the regular season, I think Grady would have went for it.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions  

“Double of Grady’s Head” is a drink served in some Cleveland bars. it’s an vodka-espresso martini with a frothy creme cap served in a coffee mug.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Served with an umbrella especially for Grady’s ladies.

"Nobody ever thinks, 'Hey, maybe I’m actually an idiot.'" - Jay

by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions  

That is unspeakably hilarious. Also, told ya this was the typo-thread.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions  

every thread is an typo thread for me.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions  

And no joke about the mug either. Impressive.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I actually think that would sell.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions  

New job – marketing “Double of Grady’s Head” pre-packaged mix.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions  

that didn’t take long.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions  

It was lame, he damn near swung at it.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions  

oh, i’m sorry. i don’t know what’s happening in the game. i meant the first sexual innuendo wood pun

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions  

wasn’t ambriz pitching today?

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST reply actions  

Things learned thus far in today’s game (via this thread):

  • Droobs is a serious impediment to the rest of the team.
  • The bullpen is going to be the weak link while the SP is gonna rock. Masterson will win a Cy Young.
  • We will never lose a game.
  • Nothing gets past the wall known as Marte – Booya!

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Mar 5, 2010 4:11 PM EST reply actions  

If BP has a picture of Wedge glued to the underside bill of his cap we are in trouble.

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by JimmyAB on Mar 5, 2010 4:13 PM EST reply actions  

Never mind.

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by JimmyAB on Mar 5, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Gamethread!

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:14 PM EST reply actions  

Strickland’s commercial. Now there’s something I miss when I’m in Athens.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 4:15 PM EST reply actions  

This guy’s voice is positively omnipotent. I mean, he sounds like the god from Monty Python.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 4:16 PM EST reply actions  

I can’t stand those voices… the lull me to boredom.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions  

“This guy”? I thought you were a Buckeye fan. You suck.

by NickFantana on Mar 7, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions  

Midseason form. Excellent.

by gte619n on Mar 8, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions  

Hegan just mentioned that we’re seeing “vintage Lou Marson”.

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by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 4:17 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Lou has an old soul.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

And I assume “vintage Lou Marson” means he hit a single? or walked?

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

hey now! lou hits doubles.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Single right up the middle.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Sweet, Choo triple… got my online radio up.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:22 PM EST reply actions  

Woo!

On an unrelated note, students who cry in class kind of suck

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:22 PM EST reply actions  

that couldn’t have been fun

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Math? I hated when my classmates would cry in math.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Student was unhappy with her midterm, even though I have not yet graded it

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Haha, that is impressive.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

at least she’s not a results oriented boob.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Not much of a studier either, I presume.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Actually she’s an almost freakishly good student…hence her breakdown over her failure to finish the final essay on her midterm

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Ahh, I see. Takes it so seriously she can’t handle failure. Not necessarily a bad trait.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Not necessarily a good one.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions  

TBD.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions  

Meh, I don’t know. I’m going with more bad than good regardless.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:40 PM EST up reply actions  

The drive to succeed is good, the inability to accept failure is bad. I would think that it is easier to learn to accept shortcomings than it is to create a strong desire for success. That’s my argument for good.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Agree wiht all of this.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

OK, but control over the strike zone is still most important.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:44 PM EST up reply actions  

You can’t make a damn thing of yourself if you have one without the other. Drive without perspective is lunacy and perspective without drive is complacency. My experience has been that there are two variables in the equation of success — hard work and talent. What keeps me up at night is, what if the ability to work hard is also a talent?

by fleerdon on Mar 5, 2010 9:33 PM EST up reply actions  

It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

by ShawnK on Mar 5, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions  

i had a student come cry in my office b/c she had a breakdown upon seeing her ex-boyfriend in the olympics. she felt this justified an extension.

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Only if he won a medal.

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by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions  

awesome….my girlfriend gets many more criers in her office than I do. I typically try to send out the “I’m socially awkward and am not going to be supportive of your crying-vibe”…not always with success.

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

I apparently sent out the “I’m socially awkward and will be sympathetic to your crying even though we all know you’re out of my league and won’t talk to me again once you’re all better” in high school.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

yesterday a student wanted to show me her scar from lower abdominal surgery as proof for missing class. that was awkward. (i declined the offer.)

by macasson on Mar 5, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Ha, I had a student do that exact same thing once. No joke.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions  

is “lower abdominal surgery” code for “got a tramp stamp tattoo”?

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Reminds me of the Blockbuster employee who stabbed himself to get out of work.

by FredOx on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

When I was at Michigan I had a senior offensive lineman from the football team come into my office and totally breakdown. Guy must have been 6’6" 320 pounds. I am not 6’6", nor 320 pounds. I felt a little awkward.

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Choo-triple!

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:22 PM EST reply actions  

Wow Choo is fast.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 4:22 PM EST reply actions  

And yet no threat on the basepaths. Not part of his game.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 7:44 PM EST up reply actions  

alright I can’t take it anymore, who said this? I remember the broadcast and hearing it but can not remember who said it.

by kjhill42 on Mar 5, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Steve Phillips.

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

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 6, 2010 7:34 AM EST up reply actions  

ChooRiple!

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by JimmyAB on Mar 5, 2010 4:23 PM EST reply actions  

I believe the correct pronunciation is “choople.”

by Chemo on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Santana in and Bixler and Duncan and Brantley in the OF… LAffey in to pitch

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:27 PM EST reply actions  

I think he said Brantley.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

would have gone better had i listened then typed instead of typing as i heard it. (thus all the ANDs).

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Santana…drool

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

also known as dodger tears

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

K! Santana calls a hell of a game!

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:29 PM EST reply actions  

was the K in spanish or english?

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Que?

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Victor would be third string on this team.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

just tell people this is santana

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m just waiting for the right picture.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions  

But then, things happened, you know?

The Wisdom of Mike Hegan

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by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST reply actions  

Wow, I know it’s ST, but the Reds guys really have no clue who our players are.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:33 PM EST reply actions  

did you know they got brandon phillips from the indians?!

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions  

I heard the Indians paid them to take him, too!

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

I’ll give them a pass for Bixler. But if it’s Santana or Brantley, nope.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

It was Brantley. They called him Sizemore.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

GOOD SIGN!

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions  

i was watching some mlb.com video things the other day and they had one on asdrubal. and one of the highlights was brantley hitting a single.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Home run.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST reply actions  

Buscher.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

taking over where brown left off.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

OPS of 1.023 last year. In spring training.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions  

what more does he have to do!?

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:40 PM EST up reply actions  

HR for our 2nd best left-handed hitting 3B.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST reply actions  

Chris Hi-C robs an indian batter of a double, as Marte gets pinch hit for.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:36 PM EST reply actions  

After watching Grady make nice dives, watching others ungracefully flop to a ball is tragic.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions  

there is all kinds of wild stuff going on this inning

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 4:37 PM EST reply actions  

buscher HR, two hard hit line drive outs, carlos double

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions  

C’mon Carlos!

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:38 PM EST reply actions  

double!

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Did they just say Carlos was the best prospect in all of baseball? I mean, I love Carlos and all, but…

by Chemo on Mar 5, 2010 4:39 PM EST reply actions  

I thought he said catching prospect. And even that, I’m not so sure.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 4:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Exactly. And Montero, if you refuse to admit he’s really a 1B/DH.

by ameliorate on Mar 5, 2010 4:41 PM EST up reply actions  

i don’t take any of those guys straight-up for santana. not even weiters.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Weiters irritates me.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions  

montero is not a catcher

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

and I am in love with his bat

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

I’d agree with best catching prospect.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Man, I thought that was Victor. Except that he stretched it to a double.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:40 PM EST reply actions  

yeah, my tip-off was that he didn’t tear a hamstring in the process.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:41 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Same here, it’s eerie

by millionairesrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

World Voice Day, april 16th, people!

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:44 PM EST reply actions  

Acta doing ads for WTAM… refreshing to not be Wedge.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:44 PM EST reply actions  

Wegz now in left.

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by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 4:45 PM EST reply actions  

2 Perfect innings for the Bulldog.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:47 PM EST reply actions  

I know that I am fairly new to the site, but I was wondering everyones thoughts on Laffey. I think he should be a lock as the #4, but I have read some who dont think that I am wondering why?

by johio1 on Mar 5, 2010 4:47 PM EST reply actions  

I think that if he isn’t in the rotation on opening day, then he is either injured or someone made a clerical error.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions  

A clerical error like having other pitchers without options?

"Nobody ever thinks, 'Hey, maybe I’m actually an idiot.'" - Jay

by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

That is not a good enough reason. I don’t see any point to not having Laffey in the rotation. He has proven his value in my eyes.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

not proven enough to toss other assets in the trash.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Assets? Guys that haven’t proven anything up to the point of being in the final option year?

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Like Jeremy Guthrie and Brandon Phillips?

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Damn you, Jay!

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by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 12:11 AM EST up reply actions  

I’m with you here. I am in the minority, but I think he might be our 2nd best SP.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions  

I feel like he is a consistent #3 starter, will probably be 4 in this rotation behind Westy, Fausto and Masterson.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

oh wow.

i totally forgot about fausto being in the rotation.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 5, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

He is the hinge here. I think Westbrook and Masterson all can out perform Laffey on a consistent basis. Fausto, he’ll either be the ace of the staff or.. well, not so much.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Right.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Let me amend that by saying that IF Masterson continues to develop how he should, he SHOULD be able to consistently outperform Laffey.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions  

If he figures out that platoon stuff, I put him ahead of Laffey.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

I agree. Thats why I was asking

by johio1 on Mar 5, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions  

There is a lot of love for Laffey here, but there is also considerable concern for his long-term health. Also, what we have seen from Laffey might be the best he has to offer, whereas some of our other guys have a higher potential ceiling. I would like to see him in the rotation, but he might potentially offer more flexibility out of the bullpen.

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

I understant the higher ceiling point, but I must have missed something on the injury front. Not sure why he ranks different from anyone else.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions  

All I can remember is the abdominal? That is pretty routine these days, no?

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:54 PM EST up reply actions  

A freakin’ tradition.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions  

elbow concerns

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 5:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Fourthed. 44 starts of league average ERA from ages 22-24 and we’re supposedly the worst rotation in the league. Seems like a no-brainer to me. But there’s the Talbot option game.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

But we can get Talbot in the rotation without bumping Laffey. I’m not concerned about Sowers, especially with the shoulder issue now.

by 7foot3 on Mar 5, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions  

I agree. I’m totally over Sowers.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Agree, Laffey is on, then consider the options and whatnot.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions  

OSU chants already? Are they that bored?

by millionairesrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:55 PM EST reply actions  

3 run homer for WEGZ!

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:57 PM EST reply actions  

O Canada!

"Nobody ever thinks, 'Hey, maybe I’m actually an idiot.'" - Jay

by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 4:57 PM EST reply actions  

Wegz… wow.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:57 PM EST reply actions  

9-0. This lead has legz.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 4:57 PM EST reply actions  

WEGZ – DEZTROYER OF WORLDZ

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 4:58 PM EST reply actions  

I forgot he was a redhead. He needs to get to the bigz soon so my gf has someone to root for.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 4:59 PM EST reply actions  

Again, BS. Y’all are playing with me.?

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:59 PM EST reply actions  

Now his name is Brian Weglarz. Incredible.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:01 PM EST reply actions  

I’d like to apologize for my annoying comments regarding Jordan Brown over the past few days. I will now return to my annoying obsession with Wegz, the once and future king.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 5:02 PM EST reply actions  

Castrovince’s tweeted nickname for Wegz – “The Canuck with Pluck”

"Nobody ever thinks, 'Hey, maybe I’m actually an idiot.'" - Jay

by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 5:06 PM EST reply actions  

So far, which of these is the best thing about today’s game:

a) Cabrera’s leadoff HR
b) Choo’s two hits, including a triple
c) Carlos Santana’s 2B
d) Weglarz’s 3-run HR
e) Sweet Lou’s 2-2
f) Masterson’s 3Ks
g) Laffey’s perfect 2 innings

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 5:08 PM EST reply actions  

h) all of the above.

But if forced to pick, I’m going with Wegz.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions  

I like the fact that the pitching has been consistently good (or else the Reds hitting has been consistently bad!), and that our catchers have both been productive. And Wegz, of course. Nice first ST game, all in all.

by MTF on Mar 5, 2010 5:13 PM EST up reply actions  

rec for you.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Don’t start crying on us. It would be awkward.

by YoDaddyWags on Mar 5, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Rodriguez’s batting stance is a bit Asdrubal-esque.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:10 PM EST reply actions  

Yonder Alonso. He’s one of their big time kids.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 5:18 PM EST reply actions  

Over where?

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Listening to this makes me want to have a hot dog for dinner

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 5:18 PM EST reply actions  

I didn’t want to ruin everyone’s fun, but that fried baloney thing looked horrible.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 5:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Well, you weren’t there. I assure you it was quite delicious.

Although I do sort of remember it taking 3 of us to finish it.

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by JimmyAB on Mar 5, 2010 5:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Chris Perez, will you be our closer?

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:21 PM EST reply actions  

Have to go home and walk the dog. Fun times everyone.

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 5:22 PM EST reply actions  

Good luck.

"Nobody ever thinks, 'Hey, maybe I’m actually an idiot.'" - Jay

by woodsmeister on Mar 5, 2010 5:32 PM EST up reply actions  

Wes Hodges, well hit double! Pretty good day if I must say so.

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:26 PM EST reply actions  

Wait, Raffy P came in and was good? That has to rank high.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 5:30 PM EST reply actions  

And that’s a day for me. Go Tribe!

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by USSChoo on Mar 5, 2010 5:31 PM EST reply actions  

That was fun. Now I’m going to follow the slap-fight between BS and K Olbermann.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions  

UNTIED.

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by westbrook on Mar 5, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions  

"Nobody ever thinks, 'Hey, maybe I’m actually an idiot.'" - Jay

by woodsmeister on Mar 6, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions  

UNDERPANTS.

by fleerdon on Mar 5, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I love baseball

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 8:32 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Righteous. Spring training games are a lot like the classic games they play on MLB. Guys stay in the box; pitchers step up to the rubber and throw the ball. I used to think it was just misplaced nostalgia when old timers whined about the pace of play in the modern game, but I was watching some games from the 70s and 80s this winter and thinking, man, this is riveting.

by fleerdon on Mar 5, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions  

And also: Man, these guys are skinny.

by Jay on Mar 5, 2010 11:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Just saw the Weglarz at-bat on MLB network’s replay. They were on the STO feed during that half inning, and the announcers had no idea who was at the plate. They kept joking about it, until he went deep, and they decided they better figure who it was before he got his fat frame around the bases.

But a great swing on an outside sinker, took it out the opposite way, no doubt.

Lots of opposite field hits today.

by dgcambridge on Mar 5, 2010 10:19 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah, that was funny and a little sad. Nice looking swing, though.

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by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 12:13 AM EST up reply actions  

450 posts for a Spring Training Game.

Congratulations, everyone.

by gte619n on Mar 5, 2010 10:27 PM EST reply actions  

This from our friend Paul. I know I dont proofread all the time ,but if I was a beat writer I probably would take the time.

“Perez started the seventh inning and retired the Reds in order. He once again looked like one of the left-handed relievers in the AL.”

YES YES he did PAUL!

by johio1 on Mar 6, 2010 8:48 AM EST reply actions  

That is a massive improvement from last year.

by gte619n on Mar 6, 2010 9:35 AM EST up reply actions  

“our friend Paul” = The DiaTriber, not Hoynes.

by Jay on Mar 6, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions  

#Indians vs. #Reds today: CF Brantley, 2B Grudz, DH Choo, 3B Peralta, LF Weglarz, RF Kearns, 1B Marte, C Toregas, SS Donald. LHP Huff.

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by westbrook on Mar 6, 2010 12:29 PM EST reply actions  

I can’t believe the Mets picked up Kiko Calero on a minor league deal. Really? A guy with a sub 2.00 ERA and 69 k’s in 60 innings can’t get a major league contract from someone?

That being said, where were the Indians on this guy? Maybe a 35 year old reliever in the last throes of his career isn’t exactly what we are looking for in the 2010 season.

by Toxicadam on Mar 6, 2010 1:38 PM EST reply actions  

Are you even remotely familiar with his injury history?

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by woodsmeister on Mar 6, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Anyone else listening? Huff pitching in the first:

K looking,
1b for Cabrera,
K swinging/Cabrera out stealing “by 25 feet”

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:13 PM EST reply actions  

So far, so good.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 6, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Who’s catching?

by Jay on Mar 6, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Toregas.

Can we start a gamethread? Even if its just 20 of my comments.

Brantley reaches on a error (he’s a trouble maker!), and scores easily on Grudz’ double.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:16 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m in now.

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Huff strikes out Gomes to end his day.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:28 PM EST reply actions  

Partay!

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 6, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions  

Agent M, two-run homer to left center!

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions  

“This ballpark will surrender some runs because of wind, but that was not one of them.”

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions  

I’ve lurked so long here that I’ve begun incorporating the memes into my personal lexicon, except then I forget it’s an internet thing and use them out in the real world. People look at you very oddly when you refer to Marte as “Agent M,” I’ve learned.

by ameliorate on Mar 6, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions  

WOOOOOO

< / guy who wants LaPorta to play 150 games in LF >

by westbrook on Mar 6, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Swung on … BELTED

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:33 PM EST reply actions  

I was just going to listen and not come over here to see if there was a gamethread, and then Marte hit that homer. So, hi.

by ameliorate on Mar 6, 2010 3:34 PM EST reply actions  

Just a few of us. A small partay among friends.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Ain’t no partay like a Marte Partay.

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions  

I just put some broken down mopeds I need to move out on Craigslist in the hope of turning them into cash.

So far, I’ve only gotten a few bizarre offers for “interesting” trades. Do you guys think a couple “antique brass fire extinguishers” are a fair trade for mopeds?

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 6, 2010 3:39 PM EST reply actions  

If they’re brass, I think the current rate is about 1.8 extinguishers per moped.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions  

I wouldn’t wait it out, though. I exchange rate is plummeting.

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Another guy stated he was short on cash, twice, in his e-mail. His offer included “unopened memorabilia” and a “womens LV wallet”.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 6, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Hilarious. I don’t understand this at all. It sounds like he’s not necessarily in need of a moped, but just someone who likes to trade junk for other different junk, like the Ben Wallace – Shaq trade.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:46 PM EST up reply actions  

At least our junk is now outwardly demeaning to Dwight Howard. His pain is my pleasure.

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 6, 2010 3:48 PM EST up reply actions  

“These boxes most likely include memorabilia, but I’m afraid to open them.”

< / guy who wants LaPorta to play 150 games in LF >

by westbrook on Mar 6, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

So they’ve got some guest in the both, but he’s not miked, so TH keeps telling us what the guy just said.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:40 PM EST reply actions  

I think it’s hangover from late last season when Hammy and Mike really began treating the broadcasts like no one was listening a la Harry Doyle in Major League.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 6, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions  

We may be most of their audience today.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions  

I was listening to that. Bob DiBiasio (Indians PR) and Bill Wills (WTAM morning show host) were hanging out. Not guests per se. Hammy and Hegan were ripping on Wills.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 6, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

I missed it, who’s pitching now?

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:47 PM EST reply actions  

Someone should tell the Reds that this is our B staff.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Brantley is on my A staff.

No, not you. Your helmet!

by PatBordersHelmet on Mar 6, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Alright, I’m going to start a new game thread … one minute.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

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