MLB Playoffs Open Thread
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 11:30 AM PDT
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PrintToday's games:
11:30am: Rangers (C.J. Wilson) at Rays (James Shields), Game 2
3pm: Yankees (Andy Pettitte) at Twins (Carl Pavano), Game 2
6:30pm: Braves (Derek Lowe) at Giants (Tim Lincecum), Game 1
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Why no De la Rosa?
Ben (Leland Grove): Did Rubby de la Rosa get any consideration for your list?
Ian Gordon: De la Rosa was another guy praised by a couple of managers but brushed off by others. His numbers were good — 3-1, 1.41 in eight starts — but the fact that he spent more of the season in the Midwest League meant that several scouts and managers never saw him pitch in the SL. His manager, Carlos Subero, spoke at length about his about to add extra velocity late in games, and compared de la Rosa to Edinson V�lquez. That changeup is a plus pitch, too
De la Rosa was another guy praised by a couple of managers but brushed off by others.
I wonder who these “managers” are. Rubby pitched 7 IP in 6 straight games, allowing 3 runs or less in all of them. Why is that unimpressive?
by Julio Nievas on Oct 7, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
“If his stuff is so impressive, why doesn’t he strikeout more people?”
by regfairfield on Oct 7, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
7 K/9 may not be very impressive, but shouldn’t be brushed off…
by Julio Nievas on Oct 7, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Lewis?
I thought they were using Wilson. Both Lewis and Wilson are great stories. Just think of where the Ranger rotation was last October. Then they add Harden for a shitload of money, but he fails. No problem we will give our ex closer a shot and he’s dynamite. Plus we sign this Japanese league refugee and he does the job. Then we job for the best pitcher in the AL. That is how you backfill a rotation.
Don't we all?
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I was still arguing for it in 2008.
I think he started a game in 2008 (without checking)
by Michael White on Oct 7, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
it is Wilson. I don’t know why I typed that
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Eric
I was leaving Venice when I turned on the radio last night to hear the Yankee’s trailing 3 – 0 in sixth, and my first thought was fuck, Eric is going to be all over me tonight. Then by the time I got to PCH/Topanga the Yanks had come back (again) to take the lead, and I was so torn. I want the Twins to win, but sadly I’d rather be right, so I ended up rooting for the Yankee’s. I felt dirty
I missed most of that game, so I didn’t get to experience the Twins’ lead. When I turned it on, it was already 6-4
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
it was funny
Orel was working the game and in the 6th he commented how the Yankee’s just don’t look like a team who wants to win. I thought what a BS thing to say, I hate that stuff. Nine batters later he said they now looked like a team who was into the game.
I was watching at that time, and wow did the Yankee dugout look dead when CC was up there gagging on the mound.
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maybe one more today
and a couple tomorrow. you like them or not?
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They are big time. No doubt.
I have never watched the show, but I’m sure you are doing it right by your sigs.
I don’t need the “I have no Credibility” Tshirt. I was kidding with that dude but forgot to type with my sarcasm
font flowing.
I have 1 favorite team. .
Cutthroat was good last night. You should get into it.
If you could boil down Cutthroat into 3 sentences, how would you describe it?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
the no credibility
was really a shot at him. I am out of time for new shows to get into.
"Shirt last minute...? What is this your first rodeo?." - DJ Pauly D
BTW
American Pickers cut from my DVR lineup
"Shirt last minute...? What is this your first rodeo?." - DJ Pauly D
Funny
I was following the game on my phone, and when I saw the Twins lose the lead and then re-tie the thing, my only thought was, I wonder what Phil is thinking about this?
Classier than Tommy Blackjack since 2010
by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yankees lineup, for later
Jeter SS
Granderson CF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Posada C
Berkman DH
Gardner LF
Pettitte P
Thanks to whomever posted the Price is Right
video last night.
Drew Carey could actually pretend he gives a fuck about his job…
yeah E
that was a great story. there is a Press Your Luck story like that out there.
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the Press Your Luck thing is the greatest game show story that was ever told.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Press Your Luck used the same sequence of screens, and the dude memorized the order, knowing exactly when to stop.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I’ve seen it.
He fucked them royally.
Good stuff. That was one of my top 5 favorite games shows.
can't wait for the Ken jennings story
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I was anti-Carey
because of his lack of reaction for like 18 months, but after reading the backstory yesterday I am OK with it.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a crazy story. I have to say I really enjoyed Drew Carey when I went to our taping
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 7, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
TB radio guys
seem to want the season to be over
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and was immediately rewarded with “I Will Follow” by U2 as the bumper music coming back from commercial.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell Nom Nom
I said Fuck off!
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Have you tried a burger fro Grill Em All?
by Julio Nievas on Oct 7, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Does CJ Wilson also play the son on Breaking Bad?
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OT - Just before midday
yesterday Steve Martin tweeted that he was
In Reno now. Where I was born!.I immediately replied
Will you shoot a man in Reno, just to watch him die?Around 10 last night, Steve Martin (no surprise), wrote a better joke with that reference:
@SteveMartinToGo Giant mistake. Played Reno last night, but shot a man in San Luis Obispo tonight just to watch him die
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Here's my question.
If the narrator in that song shot a man in Reno just to watch him die, then WHY THE HELL IS HE SERVING HIS TIME IN FOLSOM?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really helping out our debate
BHS (Southern California): Despite probably being ranked as the best Dodger prospect for the last few years, I remain skeptical of what kind of MLB player Dee Gordon can become? What is it about him, besides his speed, that should make me feel better about his ranking?
Ian Gordon: Two more questions, everyone. Gordon is a polarizing player, BHS. Some folks think that he’s just coming into his own — after all, Flash’s kid is still relatively new to the sport — and cite his plus makeup and projectable body as reasons for optimism. But one scout scoffed at Gordon’s physique, telling me, “He looks like a little bird out there.” Aside from his speed, though, Gordon projects as a 60 fielder and already possesses a 60 arm. So there’s that.
So what part of 60 fielder 60 arm leads to being unable to throw or field a ball cleanly.
by regfairfield on Oct 7, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope the Dodgers catch some shrapnel from this impending blowup
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Nah
It’s Tampa. We’ll trade them Kershaw and Sands and Rubby for Crawford.
But Crawford’s a free agent, you say.
Yes, I know, I say.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I take that back. Maybe you are helping. After all, Zobrist can play 2B, right?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
That is worth Kershaw and two of our top prospects. Sign me up.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
troof
tampa bay ray looking like ass
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 7, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
goddamn these geico commercials are even worse on radio
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 7, 2010 12:28 PM PDT reply actions
yeah I switched to texas today too
theres another one out there that blows too
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 7, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
what the fuck is this poison control jingle
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 7, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
A reason I should be jealous of Arash Markazi
@ArashMarkazi I sat with Diane Lane recently and couldn’t stop thinking about "Unfaithful" but got through the interview nonetheless. http://es.pn/ckyJH5
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I wonder if ESPN will pull that article too :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Diane Lane's quote about her mom
[comparing herself to her mother, a former “Playboy” magazine centerfold] Mom was better endowed.
Kelly turns 48
next week and she will have her next baby soon if the recent pictures are any indication.
Ads stuck in my head
“If you think it might be poison, and you don’t know what to do, call 1 (800) 222-1222.”
its free AND confidential
what the hell are people guzzling in texas
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 7, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as I'm copping to being a onetime Red Sox fan
Who do you call when your windshield’s busted? Call Giant Glass.
That runs about 39,254,278 times during every Boston broadcast.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
They have 911 in Texas, but it's not an emergency line
It is a 24-hour loop recording of God Bless America.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Help me
Is Gould’s name pronounced Goold or Gold?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The G actually makes a K sound
and the it has a silent ld.
j/k
by Xeifrank on Oct 7, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Goold
As in actor Harold Gould, etc.
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or Elliott
That’s what I thought, but I saw a thread earlier suggesting it was pronounced Gold (“Good as Gould” or something like that), and I thought, well, maybe it is.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
They needed to start someone to give up 0 or -1 runs so they can win.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Garza or Jeremy Hellickson would have been my choice. James Shield was picked because he pitches well at home. My point is that I wouldn’t want to give Shield the chance to pitch twice in the first place.
Shields has a 76 ERA+ for the season.
Garza has a 101 ERA+, and a no hitter, and Jeremy Hellickson has a 116 ERA+, but he’s a rookie.
They also went with Shields because he leads the team in x-FIP
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
from Fanhouse:
“For those that are really into numbers,” manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday in a news conference, “look into more of the deeper numbers regarding his performance this year, and he’s actually done a lot of good stuff, too. The innings, hits per innings pitched and the homers really stand out, but beyond that he’s done a lot of really good work underneath the surface.”
Maddon said that Andrew Friedman, the Rays VP of baseball operations (essentially the general manager), had made him aware of some advanced — perhaps not standard, but not unheard-of either — statistics.
Shields’ batting average allowed on balls in play (not counting strikeouts nor homers) was .344, highest in the American League. Some believe a high “BAbip” indicates bad luck, and Maddon told me he believes Shields has been unlucky.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
But
Yes over a season, you can say that but it is just one game where we know that all those numbers may not be relevant.
That seems like a weak attempt to justify starting, say, John Jay over Albert Pujols because, after all, it’s only one game.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 7, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
No
it’s my general feeling about baseball analysis, when your sample size is a whole season, I think to some extent, it all evens out but just because Shields may have pitched better than the numbers show, it doesn’t mean that he is going to do so today. I mean he isn’t due to be lucky today with balls in play just because he was unlucky with them over the season.
You can use that argument to start any guy over any other guy.
by regfairfield on Oct 7, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Shields also gives up more homers than any other starter on the team. x-FIP would say that he’s unlucky in that regard.
playing the percentages
roll two dice, should add to seven most times – but of course it won’t on one roll more often that it will. But if you could bet on one, which would it be?
now someone explain to me what the hell this claw and antlers thing is
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 7, 2010 12:44 PM PDT reply actions
OT for you hockey fans
Stan Lee’s vision for his latest superhero franchise, The Guardian Project, which will encompass the creation of 30 Guardians (one to represent each NHL team) as a new series of superheroes, with a creative concept that organically and authentically incorporates various NHL elements but is not set in the world of hockey.
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Game shows
Missed the discussion earlier. Just wanted to chime in that Win Ben Stein’s Money is my all-time favorite. So funny, smart and underrated.
Big problem with Win Ben Stein's Money, tho...
…Ben Stein.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I will not take a position on whether or not he is a genius. I find his screen persona incredibly annoying. That can work in tiny doses, when he’s supposed to be annoying, like in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Building a whole game show around that grated on me.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Good show
but my favorites are from the 70’s and 80’s
My all time favorite game show was “Card Sharks”
Card Sharks
I loved that game so much that for years I thought the actual phrase was “card shark.” I used that and somebody said, actually, y’know, it’s a card sharp. I was embarrassed.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 7, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I was a big Game Show fan as a kid
but loved the dating shows 10x more as I got older. Blind Date, the MTV dating shows, 5th Wheel, etc.
"She thinks her shit don’t stink. So I paid her no attention." - DJ Pauly D
OK.....
You should be looking at Jenny?
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Not to mention
her outspoken defense against getting your kids vaccinated makes me want to scream.
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Based on zero scientific evidence no less.
Fuck that vacuous bitch.
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…what, with Jim Carrey?
What would it be, for sex addicts? “Learn to control your urges?”
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Sailed?
That ship was never even built. That ship only exists on blueprints that Jenny McCarthy herself owns.
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Anybody have any idea how Pendleton won the MVP over Barry in 91?
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Atlanta won the division
after being horrible. Bonds would win in 1992 and 1993. Terry only won by 15 points and Bobby Bonilla came in third so he could have split some votes there with Bonds.
I called out as they said Td “His knee was dowwwwwwnnnnnnn!!!!” When they missed the extra point, i wasnt even sure if i wanted them to make the right call. It all worked out okay, though.
This Saturday is an absolutely hugetastic game for the program. I’m really excited for it.
If there is one thing in this world that is not overrated
It is school. School is awesome. Especially college, and especially if you are lucky enough that your parents are paying your way: all of the pleasure of real life, none of the responsibility.
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I was told by many that he is the very model of manager the Dodgers should have
of course that was two years ago. Before we’d seen enough of him.
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And people say luck doesnt have an impact on a baseball game….pshaw. That one call completely changed the series.
2-2 pitch to Michael Young
he swung, got called a ball.
Next pitch, 3-run jack.
Maddon argued and got ejected
So remind me again why Matt Garza didn't start one of the first two games?
No, on second thought no need to remind me again.
Gah.
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I m hope I'm not a loser to be Jewish too!
;-)
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On the plus side, kudos to former Gauchos!
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Take your Giants love over to MCC!
:-P
(I predict a 4-3 ish kind of game)
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Would love to see Messi school them
on the field. Only way it could possibly be exciting.
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That would be messy.
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Haha, pervert.
Yes, it’s my blog.
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Who woulda thought that Jose Canseco would be the only dude to come out of the steroid mess looking completely honest?
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I still don't believe him
in general he may have been correct, but I wouldn’t be shocked to find out a lot of the stories he put in his book where made up.
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Why would 1/2 of what he said turn out to be true
which would make you disagree with the other 1/2. Seems like that is what detractors of JIm Bouten said when they found out their hero’s were sex and greenie addicts who had the brain capacity of Beavis.
I just think he is a slimy douchebag
who is likely to sensationalize things to make a buck
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He probably is
but the true was sensational enough, I think.
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Better ratings if Texas wins.
Tampa at Texas 5:07 p.m. EDT
LSU at Florida 4:30 p.m. EDT
Florida State at Miami 8:00 pm. EDT
Something I don't understand about baseball managers
The situation in the 5th inning was enough for Maddon to pull his starter but not crucial enough for him to bring in a better pitcher than Qualls?
its only a playoff game
not a big deal
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Why
everyone has to deal with that. He simply needed to make another good pitch. This really was a spot where if you have Hellickson in the bullpen he can get you to Benoit/Soriano if your team comes back.
Not me
he was not in the rotation for Sept, so he couldn’t pitch very far. The better question might have been why wasn’t he in the rotation like Bumgarner since Nieman was having so much trouble.
16 teams had them going to the World Series
They (including myself) will lose interest in our pool very quickly
probably has something to do with his guts
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 7, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Talk about cherry-picking and selective end points
The Rangers announcers just said Carl Crawford this year was the only player in the modern era to have a .307 batting average, 13 triples, 47 steals, and 30 doubles (I forgot the 4th stat they used, but I think it was doubles).
I'm guessing they were looking for someone
1. hit above .300
2. had more then 10 triples
3. had more then 40 steals
4. had more then 30 doubles
but I may be giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Fuck
There are even 20 seasons of this
http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/5T68w
I don’t know what else they said
How's this for analysis
Kevin_Goldstein
#Rays playing with all the energy of a team on September 22nd that’s 34.5 games out.
Wouldn't it be funny
if a bunch of Tampa fans are tweeting to David Price and Evan Longoria about how these two games are embarrassing? :)
I heard Brown was having a hard time delivering packages in Arizona
by meercatjohn on Oct 7, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really like the Nike Boom ads
although I question the authenticity of the timing of Craig Robinson getting excited about Robinson Cano. He starts getting excited right when Cano starts running, on what had to be a stolen base attempt, but he happened to score on a hit of some sort.
We can only hope
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Right now
I can only find that only once has a team had shut outs in Game 1 and 2 of a post-season series, 1921 when the Yankees shut out the Giants. Carl Mays and Waite Hoyt did it.
At that age
only Tris Speaker matched that (actually he surpassed it) but it is still pretty remarkable.
Others to have done that in a 5 year span include Cobb, Sisler and Heilmann
Why not?
He’s made a lot more money than you and I combined ever will.
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grand salami time
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fail?
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5 games series are fucking brutal
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From Weisman at DT:
Former Murph’s Union 76 attendant Larry Wilcox charged with securities fraud, says TMZ: http://bit.ly/9padS 7
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
So John is a sketchy penny stock trader
and Paunch Ponch pitches shady real estate deal. What a pair.
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by David Young on Oct 7, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Twins Lineup
Span CF
Hudson 2B
Mauer C
Young LF
Thome DH
Cuddyer 1B
Kubel RF
Valencia 3B
Hardy SS
Pavano P
Giants Lineup
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Huff 1B
Posey C
Burrell LF
Uribe SS
Sandoval 3B
Ross RF
Lincecum P
Braves Lineup
Infante 3B
Heyward RF
Lee 1B
McCann C
Gonzalez SS
Diaz LF
Conrad 3B
Ankiel CF
Lowe P
Exactly how Cavs felt in the last game with Lebron.
Maybe not.
by Michael White on Oct 7, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
no they actually like Crawford
Cleveland liked the idea of winning for once…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Oct 7, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Mlbs headline is lame: Pavano can show Yanks the pitcher he's become
So…. healthy?
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In less than a week
The Rays can go from winning the division to being swept out, so goes the playoffs.
Only if the Twins win out
I was worried about the Ray offense coming in. I’m just glad they are doing it against the Rangers and not the Yankee’s, Giants, or Phillies. If they can’t hit Wilson ( who is good but not great) imagine going against the Giants and Phillie rotations.
What if the Rangers go through
Tampa Bay and New York to get to the WS?
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I'm going to go ahead
and assume thats a picture of you in your avatar.
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First time in post-season history
a team has had a pitching staff throw back-to-back games against them where they struck out at least 10, walked no more than 3 and gave up 1 or less runs in a game (okay big deal, but this had only been done 37 times.
What were the odds that the Braves would be a better team
with Infante starting at 3rd base instead of HOF Chipper Jones?
Hah seriously
I thought small was Aliso Viejo, 10 sq miles 40,000 people. I bet your small is even smaller though.
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too many white people live there.
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One of the city’s largest annual events, Toad Suck Daze, has been held since 1982.
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Was waiting for some one to catch that. It is awesoke. If you like a fair type atmosphere.
There is a place about 10 miles from Conway called Toad Suck.
hmm
scottie pippen lived there
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I apologize on behalf of all SF men
the ones that are Giants fans are particularly lame ;)
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I wonder how this breaks down between men and women
San Francisco has the second highest percentage of college graduates after Seattle, 44% of adults in the city limits have a college degree.
wow
rays are in trubba
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Has Kuroda wanting only a one year deal been discussed?
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Thought this was cool
Here’s a list of all the pitchers in baseball history who’ve started at least 75 games through age 22 while striking out more than a batter per inning:
Sam McDowell 9.52
Clayton Kershaw 9.29
If you lower the threshold to 8 K/9, King Felix and Dwight Gooden join the list.
Legendary.
McDowell's career was derailed by drinking
Gooden’s by coke and overuse. We can still be hopeful regarding Kershaw.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I still get kinda ticked off on behalf of Orlando Hudson
for how he was handled late in the season by Torre, even though Belliard was definitely hot for awhile. And I know Hudson had to recover from his injury. But I still felt bad for him, wanted him in there.
Meh, sorry to rehash moldy oldies. Carry on.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
On the day if not the exact date of the one year anniversary
of Loney getting the gift on his drive, Blake working a big walk, Belliard driving in the tying run and Loretta getting the winning hit, I say, let it go man, let it go.
I had let it go but then I saw him and the feelings started up all over again!
;-)
(Is that from a movie? I feel like it is)
And then I saw him hit into a DP and the feelings went away.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Well fortunately Torre’s gone so we won’t see otherworldly decisions made with no explainatio…
I’m sorry, I can’t finish that sentence.
You were so close, too!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
The great Roberto
of Vin Scully is My Homeboy passes along to us this link to a Kim “This Is My Town” Kardashian twitpic. No points for identifying what Eric will notice first.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Next you’re gonna tell me Nickelback aren’t die hard Dodger fans either.
by regfairfield on Oct 7, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They are poseurs anyway, aren't they?
But it is calling Ozzy into question!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Zenyatta is the one that is really going to break my heart if he is not really a Dodger fan.
"She thinks her shit don’t stink. So I paid her no attention." - DJ Pauly D
Do we like being able to sign free agents?
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." -Robert Heinlein
http://www.accessorizeyourvehicle.com/
They want to attract people who don't
normally go to baseball games.
See, they know, folks like us don’t care about those ads.
this
its why the super bowl show sucks. Its why they had Ashley Simpson do the half time show at the Orange Bowl. They know that us people will watch anyways.
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." -Robert Heinlein
http://www.accessorizeyourvehicle.com/
Does that really seem like a sentence I was serious about?
Yes I know it’s important to attract the type of person who thinks “wow Nickelback likes the Dodgers, so should I”, no matter how terrible that person may be.
Wait,Nickelback likes the Dodgers?!
GO GIANTS!
http://www.23beatsoff.blogspot.com/
So much wrong with that picture
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." -Robert Heinlein
http://www.accessorizeyourvehicle.com/
God I hate her just for that sticker
Rockin body though.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I just learned at this moment that Gil Hodges started his career as a catcher.
"She thinks her shit don’t stink. So I paid her no attention." - DJ Pauly D
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