Game Thread: August 16, 2011 - Extras
by Jay on Aug 16, 2011 11:40 PM EDT
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PrintExtra innings. Can the White Sox go all the way on fluke triples and horrible officiating?
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WINNERS THREAD
Lou Marson fan. Jason Donald advocate.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:42 PM EDT reply actions
ROY eligible?
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
Pineda and Trumbo
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
whatever. #SuckitTrumbo
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
This the victory thread?
LET’S GO TRIBE!
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 16, 2011 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
Didn’t someone just post a link to research suggesting that home-field advantage was almost entirely due to officiating bias?
Fuk….no would be the optimum time for you to hit your 1st Tribe homer
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 16, 2011 11:44 PM EDT reply actions
We’re back to that part of the lineup that makes me think we’re going to need at least one more goose egg from the pen before our next chance to win this.
Trombone/creamy/soda.
i can’t believe that isn’t a strike
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:44 PM EDT reply actions
GOD DAMMIT BALL GO FARTHER I THOUGHT YOU WERE OUT
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:44 PM EDT reply actions
Front portion of the track…Looked real good off he bat though
by ClevelandSports on Aug 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
we have to do this again1?!?!
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
Sipp. At least they are burning through their pen too.
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 16, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
And they only have 6 guys in their bullpen
by troyflowers on Aug 16, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, all on the bullpen yet again.
I had hoped Fukudome would be a slight upgrade over other OF options. He really isnt even a slight upgrade……………….. more like marginal.
He wasnt that good even in the NL. I thought he might be better playing out of the nightmare that is the Cubs lineup though.
BS. Kearn-uck was awful. Plus, Fuko can play CF. and above average-y D in the corners.
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 16, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
you proved my point… a couple percentage points above Kearns/Buck offensively, plus better, more valuable defense
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 16, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not really on a “percentage point” scale, but yes, he’s been better,….but he’s been nowhere good enough to elicit satisfaction out of the position, nor has he been anywhere as good as he was before we acquired him. Not alot to be happy about.
OPS+ = percentage difference from league average.
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 16, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
OPS+ can be converted to a “percentage” form but it in itself is not a percentage scale. A 105 OPS+ is not 105% better than league average.
I lifted this out of wikipedia from laziness sake on my part:
A common misconception is that OPS+ closely matches the ratio of a player’s OPS to that of the league. In fact, due to the additive nature of the two components in OPS+, a player with an OBP and SLG both 50% better than league average in those metrics will have an OPS+ of 200 (twice the league average OPS+) while still having an OPS that is only 50% better than the average OPS of the league.
I do want to add that I think we are arguing over semantics to a degree after thinking about this more. So I’ll concede that your basic point is correct that he is hitting percentage points better than Kearns/Buck.
I’d argue that it hasn’t been much more than either of those two could have potentially hit better themselves though.
OT: The Browns commercial just reminded me that I’m totally buying into the Browns this year. (I say this every year.)
remind me some time to repeat Pluto’s comparison of cleveland sports fans to the children of alcoholic abusive fathers …
by NatiTribeFan on Aug 16, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
So Brantley’s not in center because of the injury, yeah?
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by Joe. on Aug 16, 2011 11:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
that and Fukudome has never player LF before
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 16, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Has Choo? This can’t be the best defensive layout.
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by Joe. on Aug 16, 2011 11:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Whats our record in extras on the road this year?
by ClevelandSports on Aug 16, 2011 11:49 PM EDT reply actions
random thing I remembered to look up: Talbot’s not doing so well in AAA
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
The fans are cheering as soon as the ball goes in the air. Idiots.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Win or lose, I’m still reveling in the fact that Ozzie Guillen isn’t our manager, imploding in the dugout while his closer is struggling to throw strikes in the 9th. Not a boss I’d want to have or for the baseball team I root for to have.
if they are not hit and running, doesnt matter if usain bolt is on first.
by Ryan Tramel on Aug 16, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, booing when the catcher comes out to talk to the pitcher
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 16, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
HE TAGGED HIM!
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
GOSHHH DANGETTTT!!!! HE GOT HIM!, NOT AGAIN
by ClevelandSports on Aug 16, 2011 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
HES OUT1
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
HES OUT OEHSHEOS OUT HES OUT
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
Drag bunt to first, Sipp blocked umps view of Laportas tag…Got him on the elbow, blatantly
by ClevelandSports on Aug 16, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
In the defense of the ump, he probably couldn’t see the tag.
With that said…OH COME ON! GIVE ME A BREAK!
And if you can’t see it, might as well screw the Indians.
by OddlyGaussian on Aug 16, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Y’all were saying that the first base umpire hasn’t had his share in this umpire debacle?
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can someone seriously send me a giant bottle of xanax
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:54 PM EDT reply actions
So how about that article linked on the sidebar about the team pooling money to send Hannahan home for his son’s birth?
I did not stay up this late to watch a loss.
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by Joe. on Aug 16, 2011 11:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
FUCK YOU AND YOUR FUCKING UMPS. THAT IS ALL.
by troyflowers on Aug 16, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Being as level-headed as I can be in the heat of the moment: It’s the worst I can remember.
by OddlyGaussian on Aug 16, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder why we don’t see this more often? What does a pitcher who’s been pulled have to lose by telling off the ump and showing him up?
Yeah, I’m hoping Sipp didn’t just get suspended. These umps need to know, thoguh.
Il faut d'abord durer.
So, we couldn’t ask the home plate ump if he saw the tag?
@grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
The guy that can’t ID a ball a foot in front of him? THAT GUY!?
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah.
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by woodsmeister on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I have this image of Perez just throwing the perfect DP ball that’s hit squarely to droobs. He’s not had a ball his direction since his error.
by themadlibs on Aug 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
When the Indians get out of this and win it next inning, we’re all going to life so hard about this game.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
GIDP please! we are owed something, right?
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, I make government wages. I think he can handle it.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Aug 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i didnt specify amount, i was thinkng around 5 bucks
by Ryan Tramel on Aug 16, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll sit tight with my cash as well.
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by Joe. on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Damn the man. Save the Empire.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Aug 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec for what you do and for the awesome reference.
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 17, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Crap. I just checked and Army privates make 1,644 a month pre tax. Wow
by NatiTribeFan on Aug 17, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey league minimum is only 250K and Latrell Sprewell is still having trouble feeding his family
by NatiTribeFan on Aug 16, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Only our worst two relievers left. Ugh.
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by Joe. on Aug 16, 2011 11:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Because?
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by Joe. on Aug 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If you think Perez is worse than Hermann…
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 17, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Frank has been worse than I thought. Perez is definitely third worst though.
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by Joe. on Aug 17, 2011 12:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, if we are basing it on my opinion of who our best reliever is, I am basing it on my opinion of that players’ ability and the past 2-3 seasons and not just this year. With that said, I would take Rage over R. Perez, Herrmann, Durbin, and Joe Smith. I would also probably take him over Pestano until Vinny established himself more than one season.
I do like Sipp a bit more than Rage.
they’ve said nothing
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
They showed it, but no replays.
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 16, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if we also have Huff in the bullpen.
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
come on perez. K, come on, K
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:58 PM EDT reply actions
My brother pointed out that this umpiring crew is the first in history to officiate an extra inning game while blindfolded. True story.
by xrickx on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
YES !!!!!!!
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
UYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
close
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Sorry about that, DPPPPPPPP!!!!
by ClevelandSports on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
Underwood went into dejected mode for sure.
by OddlyGaussian on Aug 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
AWESOME
Now all we have to do is score a run or two, and then get four or five more outs, and we win!
by Jay on Aug 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
EVEN if we dont win, I’m not gonna be to cheesed. But if we somehow win this absolute trainwreck…. GOD it will feel SO GOOD
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT reply actions
i don’t know if i’m laughing or crying or passing out
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT reply actions
From reading your posts, I can’t tell either.
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by Joe. on Aug 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Just scared the shit out of my poor dog.
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by Joe. on Aug 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
There’s magic involved.
Trombone/creamy/soda.
by Joel D on Aug 17, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And elves. And a hollow tree.
@grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, they measure leverage versus actual performance based on some pretty high level geek math.
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by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s based on decades of real data, computing the probability of winning the game from every possible base-out-inning-score situation.
fangraph was on that? i thought that was gamedays outcome predictor formula.
by Ryan Tramel on Aug 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
The fangraphs is the graph of the probability of winning over time in the game. I’m not sure if the same data and formulas are used for gamedays predictor.
by OddlyGaussian on Aug 17, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
laporta should be cut. i’m not even kidding anymore, i don’t want to hear the value sstatement or whateve,r he’s horrific and should leave
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
Even if this was kinda sorta arguably true, which it laughably isn’t, it wouldn’t make up for his offensive terribleness given position.
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 17, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah… this is not an endorsement of Santana’s defense at 1B…
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 17, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I.HATE.YOU.MATT.LAPORTA
I think you fail at life completely
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
God gets all kinds of smitey at the end of the New Testament. I’d be careful either way.
Trombone/creamy/soda.
by Joel D on Aug 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
GatorforGod types don’t know the difference.
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 17, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Good point. I knew when I posted it, it was probably past the line… sorry.
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 17, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
He doesn’t have the power to clear the left field fence yet alone call upon god….Don’t worry, I though that comment through
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Jack had a big home run earlier in the year. Come on…
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
What I hope is that Acta and/or other officials are willing to risk the fine to call out the umpiring in this game. Possibly even that the Indians commission an independent study. But neither of those things is going to happen.
A post game fine is possible. An independent study request can go in my imaginary letter…
by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
But even so, we’re still stuck with this sorry-ass crew for the rest of the series.
@grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah the Warren Spahn commission is coming soon
by NatiTribeFan on Aug 17, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
The Indians really may do well to see if they can pluck a 1B off the waiver wire this month. Even if he hits left-handed, they could use the help. LaPorta hasn’t hit LHP at all, and he’s been sitting in favor of Marson anyway. Might as well grab somebody who can hit the RHP.
LaPorta’s plate approach reminds me of a marriage between Ryan Garko and Kelly Shoppach… Just… Wrong.
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 12:03 AM EDT reply actions
JACKY H!
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:03 AM EDT reply actions
There we go!!! Hannadouble! Sorry, that was queer
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT reply actions
Hard to dislike the guy.
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by Joe. on Aug 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The price may never be lower.
@grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
so hannahan, the guy who is only here for his defense, just basically showed matt laporta, the guy who we got for cc sabathia, how to have a major league at bat
I know this is random but could you imagine the chants you would hear if Choo played for the Astros??? CHOO CHOO!!!
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
dreadful choo.
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
this is so hard
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
Perez at last radio report. Also, only 5 pitches.
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m beginning to think that the reason the White Sox are so douchy is that Jerry Reinsdorf just attracts douche bags. After all, he does employ Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer
NOT ANOTHER FUCKING TRIPLE
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
game
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
Only Omar left on their bench.
Also, we’re dead.
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
NO EFFFFING WASYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
don’t be sorry, you’re 100% right with this statement
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 17, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I say walk the bases loaded and go from there
by hans on Aug 17, 2011 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I won’t be satisfied unless we can sneak in another horrible umpiring call before we lose this thing.
by Jay on Aug 17, 2011 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
pb/wp and he’s clearly out at home but called safe
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, if we lose, I wont to lose and be able to be mad at someone
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Blown call on the plate on a SAC fly to Choo.
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
i thought for sure it was 6
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
i think it would only be appropriate for us to walk the bases loaded and lose on a strike-three-called-ball-four to walk the winning run in
If we lose, it will be on a ball 4 called strike 3. This game should be over. We should have 2 more runs and it’s all becuase Laz Diaz missed one freakin pitch.
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by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
ok, there’s one…
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
Walk the next batter….Wait, its Lillibridge, maybe not
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
hidden ball trick
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
jesus christ perez
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:15 AM EDT reply actions
NOTE TO FANS: No matter how dumb you sound when you think a routine flyout is a home run, you sound EVEN DUMBER when you BOO an intentional walk.
What about booing pick off moves? That’s a staple for the idiots. They’ll never surrender it.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
I don’t get this at all. Maybe if it’s the 19th consecutive throw to first.
by OddlyGaussian on Aug 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Hammy: “Just stay behind home plate you’ve had enough trouble there. I mean, the conference took 5 seconds. This is a pennant race. How he even has a job I don’t know.”
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
YESSSS
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
YESSSSS!~!!!!
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
I LOVE THEITSITOKLSLKTJSKFSFSDF DFDF
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
Now that was the baseball.
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by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
HEGAN’S REACTION WAS THE SHIT
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
holy fuck!!!!! we need to win this shit!!!!
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 17, 2011 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
I guess that’s the only rational answer. But if he steals second there, we just walk the batter to load the bases, so it still doesn’t make much sense
by troyflowers on Aug 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Two gems from my dad:
1. “Perez had them dazzled.”
2. Ozzie has one of the best bunters in history on his bench. All he has to do is send him to the plate, and he probably wins the game.
by Jay on Aug 17, 2011 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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clutch IBB… we needed that idiot on first.
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
This is the inning. This is the game. This is the baseball.
by barsham on Aug 17, 2011 12:21 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I WANT A DURBIN SAVE
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
Let’s shoot for a little perspective.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
LOL for the period at the end of a CAPSLOCK
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Then you do not understand the MLB playoff system.
However, you seem to have the BCS down pat.
Yanks are the Empire. Red Sox are the Empire with PR claiming they are the Rebellion.
by OPace on Aug 17, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and offensively before with that 2B
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 17, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Good point. Although that double didn’t save the game
by troyflowers on Aug 17, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Any chance Acta uses Huff?
Yanks are the Empire. Red Sox are the Empire with PR claiming they are the Rebellion.
that is so a strike
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:23 AM EDT reply actions
OMG HE HIT IT
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:25 AM EDT reply actions
my facebook status a second ago: “i think this ump is lost and wandered into an MLB game on accident. the little league world series is in virginia…”
I thought it was in Willliamsport, PA.
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by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Indians should come out of the dugout to applaud 1B ump for ruling Cabrera safe.
by Jay on Aug 17, 2011 12:26 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i hate replay. i walked away and saw him come back circling the bases. thought he had homered
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:27 AM EDT reply actions
This elusive run.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Holy crap is anyone watching the Sox broadcast? Absolutely the worst.
The most horrible part is they’ve got some laconic drawling southerner that goes “HE GAWN” everytime the sox get a K.
But it’s not all bad…every single time it’s a 1-1 or a 2-1 count, he reminds us that this is a “big pitch”. I just want to see a Tribe homer so we can have those golden 3 seconds of silence from Hawk.
waiting for marte.
by jonnykilbane on Aug 17, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you kidding me – C’mon guys. Some of us work tomorrow. Just score a dang run.
I just want to believe.
i really can’t take much more of this without collapsing
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:29 AM EDT reply actions
Last time he had 6 at-bats in a game, he walked off. Let’s go Kosuke.
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:30 AM EDT reply actions
not again
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:32 AM EDT reply actions
you mustn’t! if we break ranks we’ll hang separately
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
No, it’s a question.
Yanks are the Empire. Red Sox are the Empire with PR claiming they are the Rebellion.
by OPace on Aug 17, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
almost just woke up the neighborhood smacking one of the shirts I was putting away on a table.
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
well, he did pitch monday. It’s got to be a last-ditch move. In other words, you don’t use him before Durbin.
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
The game I can take, bad umping and all. But the hell of listening to the Chicago announcers is really making me consider packing it in.
Desktop and TV in different rooms now … but thanks, bra.
by randallhank on Aug 17, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
by randallhank on Aug 17, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
That made no sense whatsoever. I meant was it more before or am I paying the full bill.
by randallhank on Aug 17, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
How did I blow it? Didn’t you say the price would go down at some point?
by randallhank on Aug 17, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
My mom would always say “Alright children of the corn, time for bed.” And my current college is smack in the middle of a cornfield.
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
grinnell
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
kenyon?
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
The college? Ohio Northern
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
My dad made this joke every single time we said, “I’m hungry” for my entire life. And his name is Daniel.
Il faut d'abord durer.
We Daniels are a unique breed.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
After more than three years at LGT, it’s totally understandable that this game would be your breaking point. You’ll be missed.
by Jay on Aug 17, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hope you give me a nice send off as well.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
But he can check out any time he likes
Yanks are the Empire. Red Sox are the Empire with PR claiming they are the Rebellion.
Good laughs for bad tension. Need this game to Win
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Not sure what’s going on with my typing. Ken Harrelson and Steve Stone have somehow possessed my brain, probably shaved off 50 IQ points tonight alone. I’ll be a blathering idiot before this series is over.
by randallhank on Aug 17, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
ive never missed sto before in my life…. matt underwood is a genius in comparison
by Chris Creech on Aug 17, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I will be watching Parks and Rec after this game. I’ll need the laugh.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
I have an episode of My Little Pony all queued up and waiting, no matter the outcome.
by ameliorate on Aug 17, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Interesting that they’d talk about the 1920 ballclub. Isn’t today the anniversary of Ray Chapman’s HBP?
He had one sliding catch on a blooper earlier:)
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
zfutzbin!
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:41 AM EDT reply actions
fingers on wrong keys
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Santana’s been a defensive stud behind the plate tonight.
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this is ridiculous. it’s the tigers game all over agian, except teams are actually threatening to score.
Does anyone else hate laundry? I swear I can put it off as long as humanly possible.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
i love dishes
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
i hate ironing
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
DISHES FINE
IRONING FINE
LAUNDRY FINE
I HATE FUCKING SHIT UMPIRING
by Jay on Aug 17, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I think we’re actuallygoodthe best team in baseball
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
we keep getting fucked over left and right by nonsense bullshit and we’re still in this thing.
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
yeah some of those NL teams are scary. I think we’d beat Boston and NY in a playoff series. Texas/LAA would be tougher.
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
Isn’t Texas our best match?
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
with the Holy Spirit as the PTBNL.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
laporta!
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:47 AM EDT reply actions
MATT LAPORTA DID NOT MAKE AN OUT. I REPEAT: MATT LAPORTA DID NOT MAKE AN OUT.
by gte619n on Aug 17, 2011 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Even Hammy couldnt believe Laporta got on base
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
Matt “I’m really not that good, but i’ll take a walk when the pitches are bad enough” LaPorta
how about that for a new nickname?
How about, Matt ’effing sucks at baseball and was not worth CC"…..Laporta
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
LaPorta running on the pitch. ALL IN!
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:50 AM EDT reply actions
ball 4
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:51 AM EDT reply actions
Strike 3, and Jack is on 1st with a walk.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:51 AM EDT reply actions
I’d assume they don’t want him playing the field at this point. Who’d play first?
Il faut d'abord durer.
Kip to 2nd, Donald to 3rd, Hannahan to 1st
Yanks are the Empire. Red Sox are the Empire with PR claiming they are the Rebellion.
If you think this game is agony for us… Imagine being a sox fan. This game would ruin my outlook on the season if the sox manage to lose it.
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
At 432 pitches into the game.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
ok good job mikey b
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:53 AM EDT reply actions
i dont care if it will happen i wanna see it happen
by Chris Creech on Aug 17, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Brantley. Boo LaPorta’s speed.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:53 AM EDT reply actions
HOLD YOUR EFFING BREAKS MATT! NICE HIT FLOWER POWER!
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 12:53 AM EDT reply actions
if only orlando was here to pinch run
by tr1betime on Aug 17, 2011 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Choo, I don’t want to put too much pressure on you … but you have really fucked our season. So how about stepping up for a change here, whaddaya say?
fuck off choo, just really
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:55 AM EDT reply actions
It’s ironic that Choo’s shitty play is driving me to drink
by troyflowers on Aug 17, 2011 12:56 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i have no idea what you’re complaining about
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Rooting for a wild pitch.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
On strike 3. To twist the knife.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
laporta is swayin a little out there too
by Chris Creech on Aug 17, 2011 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
this is what purgatory feels like
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 12:58 AM EDT reply actions
Well, time to put in the laundry.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
I feel like we lost at the 1 pitch at-bat after tying it with the bases loaded
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 12:59 AM EDT reply actions
I really want to know what he’s so pissed off at. I agree he isn’t good. But he’s been complaining about something that inning and no one knows what.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Hindsight 20/20, but I agree with Jay, gotta send LaPorta there… that throw was up the line, could have scored.
I mean what do you have to lose? Really?
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Get a Durbin Turbine. Jump start his fastball.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Huh, interesting game going on here. LGT.
by cleveland teamer on Aug 17, 2011 1:02 AM EDT reply actions
Mongolia. I’m lucky when my Internet connection is working.
by cleveland teamer on Aug 17, 2011 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Can you lead a horde into Chicago? We have some umps that need performance evals.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Closing on something like .900/.900/2.897
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
wowwwwwwwww
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:04 AM EDT reply actions
i don’t think it’d be expontentially more. i bet our most was 3250ish
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
But none of it matters unless we get a win
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we lost it when Rage put the guy on third base with no outs. The rest of this is just purgatory.
by Jay on Aug 17, 2011 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Put your underwear on your head and hope to god no one hits you. But they will. Hard and often.
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve been listening to him off and on for the first time ever this year, and I really have to say, Hammy is great, but he yells at the most fucking random times.
LGT's resident moderate Yankee hating fan.
I still retain hope for next inning.
Pronk, Carlos, Fuku.
Durbin just needs to finish his business here
Somebody mind giving a brief recap of the bad calls? How many on calling strikes vs. in the field?
by cleveland teamer on Aug 17, 2011 1:09 AM EDT reply actions
Triple where the ball may have been foul and the runner was out at 3rd.
Tag out on a drag bunt and the ump somehow missed.
About 4 Ks on balls at mid-shin.
Droobs K’d on a pitch 6 inches off the plate.
Brantley got tackled rounding 2nd, cost Choo a double, which lead to a DP.
2 check swings appealed to 3rd called where the bat stopped at least 6 inches soon enough.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
it honestly has been the worst officiating we’ve had all year. We got squeezed horribly and consistently. I’d say 4 or 5 gamechangers at the plate (we did get 1), then this freakish interference call, a bang bang tag at first where they really really owed us a maek-up but no.
I really think Ubaldo wasn’t on his game but he got hosed on absolutely everything. A consistently smaller strikezone for him.
durbin legend
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:10 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I want the White Sox to get 19 hits and lose
by JamesPowell on Aug 17, 2011 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Give Durbin a third inning. He’s been nasty. A bloop double that could have been caught and a single to Konerko.
Il faut d'abord durer.
He lured them into pitch running for Konerko. He is gone forever!
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
come one, lets win this damn game already!
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 17, 2011 1:11 AM EDT reply actions
Is it weird the in two of the most important games of this season, Chad Durbin and to a lesser exten Hermann have been the unexpected heroes?
Smash them upon the ground until they are completely destroyed. I want 8.5.
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
False. It was a single. Because Casey Blake hit into a double-play immediately after.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Durbinating Hawk face! In his thatch-roofed press box! Thatch-roofed press box!
What if...
by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Who is this guy? His numbers are half decent? And they’ve been sitting on him this whole game?
Il faut d'abord durer.
zach stewart
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
OK, I am going to threaten to go to bed after this inning, and it will motivate the Tribe to score
Yanks are the Empire. Red Sox are the Empire with PR claiming they are the Rebellion.
OT: What is the board record for comments in a game? This has to be getting up there… If this game was with the Tigers BYB would be on Overflow Thread #28 by now
Sorry lol didnt think I had to /sarc that. Forgot it’s about 8 hours into the game.
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
At least Omar is now batting 3rd
Yanks are the Empire. Red Sox are the Empire with PR claiming they are the Rebellion.
As many as it takes.
@grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff
by woodsmeister on Aug 17, 2011 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s a reference to an extra-inning game …. oh, nevermind.
by emd2k3 on Aug 17, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really want to strange the White Sox fan screaming from the bleachers
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 1:18 AM EDT reply actions
And the improvements they’ve made in the last 10 years have helped a TON. Remember when the seats were all neon blue?
Il faut d'abord durer.
yes
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
again?
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:20 AM EDT reply actions
this is just awful…no one wants to score now
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 17, 2011 1:20 AM EDT reply actions
I feel the exact same way, but I wont go to bed until its over
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Man this has been a hell of a thing. I really couldn’t be any more angry at matola, and I’m angrier yet that no one else noticed he decided to take steps back towards the bag on that hit.
have not gone to bed this season without knowing the result of the tribe, not going to break it now
by danmang on Aug 17, 2011 1:22 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Same here, I just fall asleep faster when we win
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
After work today, I played possibly the longest tennis match of my life. I’m cramping and I can’t stand and now there’s this baseball game. Unbelievable.
durbin sounds filthy
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
Once again, the eyes of the world have turned to this tiny village in western Pennsylvania….
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You want a prediction about the weather, you’re asking the wrong Phil. I’ll give you a winter prediction: It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Aug 17, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
God I cant even type a coherent sentence anymore.
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
And first time. Or is Durbin Durbin his brother?
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by Danieldelamaiz on Aug 17, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Chad Durbin, son of Durbin, son of Nerbin Durbin, who also begat Dingle Durbin.
by Savage_Buckeye on Aug 17, 2011 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
If Durbin gets this win, I will staunchly oppose you DFA Durbin people. His breaking ball is freaking filthy right now.
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
And here comes David Huff…Show us what u got
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 1:27 AM EDT reply actions
MY GOD I JUST LOOKED AT THE BOX AND UBALDO STARTED THIS GAME
"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady
oh god it’s juan pierre
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:29 AM EDT reply actions
im going to throw up
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:31 AM EDT reply actions
FFFTUCSA,PL]GDNVOSD;,’GNOUADFFFFFFFFFFFFF ITTT ZLLLLLLL
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 1:32 AM EDT reply actions
blew it when we had bases loaded, 1 out
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 17, 2011 1:32 AM EDT reply actions
this one spent me. taking a hiatus
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by Gradyforpresident on Aug 17, 2011 1:33 AM EDT reply actions
Went from pitching/defense losing the game, to umpires losing the game, to us just flat out losing the game…weird night
by valhallas_own28 on Aug 17, 2011 1:33 AM EDT reply actions
10 Hits in 14 innings…Bases loaded 1 out….No more bullpen….This is prettyu terrible
by ClevelandSports on Aug 17, 2011 1:34 AM EDT reply actions
Bases loaded with one out often ends with no runs scoring. About one-third of the time, actually. It isn’t the miserable failure it’s being made out to be.
What’s the percentage of a team giving up 22 hits and still winning the game? I would say that’s probably a bigger contributor to the loss.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Aug 17, 2011 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I got the rare opportunity to watch some live baseball today, so caught the first 4 innings of this game. What I saw (tentative hitting, sloppy defense, wild starting pitching, and bewildering umpiring) convinced me we wouldn’t be winning it. Never did I imagine that it would take 10 more innings of slow torture for it to happen though.
Tremendously acerbic performance by the Game threaders during this game. Well done all, you deserved a better result.
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