Dodgers Need A Near-Record 57 To Catch Up
by Eric Stephen on Aug 2, 2010 2:30 PM PDT
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Nobody knows just how many wins it would take to make the playoffs, but the number 90 seems about right. That would mean the Dodgers, currently at 54-51, would need to win 36 of their final 57 games, something they have only done three times since moving to Los Angeles:
| Best 57-Game Finishes In Los Angeles Dodger History | ||
| Year | Record | Finish |
| 2006 | 38-19 | Wild Card |
| 1963 | 36-21 | World Series Champs |
| 1965 | 36-21 | World Series Champs |
But, you can't win 36 games without winning one, so let's get that one out of the way first. Hiroki Kuroda has allowed eight runs in his last four starts, but is 1-3 because the Dodgers have scored just three runs in those four games. I bet the other Dodgers starters are wondering who they have to kill to get that kind of run support!
Clayton Richard has made three starts against the Dodgers in the last 13 months, one with the White Sox and two with the Padres. He allowed four runs in 4 1/3 last June at U.S. Cellular Field, but in his two other starts -- both at Petco Park -- Richard has allowed one run in 13 innings, picking up two victories at the Dodgers expense.
I'm sick of typing "the Dodgers have scored [infinitesimally small amount] runs in ______ games since the All-Star break," so I will just add that it behooves the Dodgers to actually tough home plate reasonably often this week, starting tonight.
Get your guesses in for Xeifrank's game simulation here.
Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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is anyone listening to colletti on 570 or did I miss it
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 2, 2010 2:35 PM PDT reply actions
oh wait it was 710.. mason and ireland
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 2, 2010 2:35 PM PDT reply actions
Here is the link
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/live/?callsign=KSPNAM
Interview is coming up now
Actual quote said by John Hart on MLB Network, about Dustin Pedroia, while watching him take infield (using Ballpark Cam!):
“If you give it to that little guy, he’s out there grinding.”
I don’t know what that means.
Home plate has only seemed far away for a couple of weeks. Weren’t the Dodgers near the top of the NL in offense going into the AS break?
"A baseball game is nothing but a great slow contraption for getting you to pay attention to the cadence of a summer day."
Steve Mason
said Colletti “made the Dodgers significantly better” with his acquisition of four players.
why does that remind me of Invader Zim?
“I put the fires out.”
“You made them worse!”
“Worse? Or better?”
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Every mainstream fan seems to think so
LAD fans who don’t read fine blogs such as this one, and who aren’t acquainted with sabremetrics seem to think Coletti did a great job. He acquired (somewhat) well known players at the expense of “minor leaguers.” For those who don’t think about the constraints of constructing a MLB roster or the team’s future, these deals are pretty popular.
nope
other than that Ned called the White Sox offer “insincere” and not something that was designed to get a deal done.
ned seems to think theres more than 2 months left on the schedule
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 2, 2010 2:52 PM PDT reply actions
Steve Mason
just said he thought Carlos Monasterios was pitching Wednesday. The station just doesn’t follow baseball.
They have two seasons
One full season (all year Lakers) and then from August to first week of December, USC football.
What do you expect
It’s 2 months until the Lakers are back, who cares about the middle of the baseball season.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Ireland said he doesn't watch baseball anymore
because all the games are too long and who wants to sit down and invest 3 to 4 hours in a baseball game.
How can you be a sports talk show host and say things like that? I guess he is an example of sports talk hosts who mail it in that Jim Rome is talking about.
@soyboquense
Was Rome reading from his script when he said that?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 2, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rome circa 2001
“If it’s incredibly stupid and soccer is in any way related, then soccer must be the root cause”
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Ned quote
“You watch Ryan Theriot play, it’s going to remind you of Blake DeWitt, and how hard he plays.”
WTF???
Which sport is that most true for?
In which sport can you make up for lack of talent with effort? At least compared to other sports?
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Giveitallball?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 2, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec'd----who are the giveitallball hall of famers?
i will start with the easy
“beast mode”JP
by MammothDodger on Aug 2, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Lloyd Waner?
He rode giving it all, a more talented brother, and an awesome nickname all the way to the Hall of Fame.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
football
What we call hustle in baseball is called having a high motor. Being willing to simply never stop until the whistle blows does make a difference in football.
Generally speaking it makes no sense
“Hustle” is less important in baseball than any other major sport.
I think it is probably more important in baseball than others. In basketball you are either tall or not, no amount of effort will change that. Ditto for NFL, you either have an NFL body or you don’t. You can’t make up for lack of physical ability with effort.
So that leaves you with baseball and hockey.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Lamar is still a serviceable pro, all because of his natural ability.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
But “Rudy” was simply too small to even get a look at football. The motor is great and all, but you need a base level of physical talent before it matters.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Darren Sproles
Would certainly disagree with you.
Okay guys, I think we can concede that there are 1 or 2 examples which are outliers.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
In basketball there are plenty of players while tall, make their paychecks from being “hustle” guys, playing good D, rebounding, etc…
Same with Football. Football has the broadest range of athletic bodies of any sport. There are huge lineman, strong and fast RB’s, tall and fast WR’s, and QB’s can be just about anything. You have to work pretty hard in the “hustle” department to become a lineman for example aside from just being large, but it doesn’t require the most skill.
With baseball, there is effort, in terms of spending a lot of time in the cage, or fielding grounders, and it takes tremendous skill, but its not like you really have to “hustle” much on the field.
I'm in awe of Flanders
That is just beautiful
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Colletti has made my list
of guys I want to smack upside the head, with a bat.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Ned also just called 2012 “two twelve” and 2013 “two thirteen.”
I’m probably just nitpicking at this point.
To me, this reinforces the point that
the Cubs wanted Dewitt or some better (more advanced prospects) and dump Theriot. Not saying this is what Ned should have done but that is the impression I get.
In 212 and 213 the Dodgers would have been awesome at baseball
if they could survive the vagaries of the Roman emperor.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
San Francisco delenda est!
Leading the league in OMGs.
by Maddz on Aug 2, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Pretty much, yeah.
Just picture Griffith Park.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks alot ned.. you certainly did.. things at the deadline. good work.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 2, 2010 2:59 PM PDT reply actions
sounds like something you'd say to your dog
after he brings you your slippers, covered in drool.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
where do you guys find out who throws out the first pitch, other than the dodgers hollywood link on the website
This homestand
Tonight: Janet Evans
Tuesday: Ken Burns
Wednesday: not sure
Thursday: not sure, though likely someone from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (it is LDS night)
Friday: Tony The Tiger
Saturday (TBLA Night): Kevin & Bean!
Sunday: Anastasia Ashley (pro surfer)
Kevin and Bean were showing ignorance of baseball today when one of those guys (after all these years I still can’t tell them apart) claimed that Broxton was a former Red Sox with Manny.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m the same with Mark and Brian. I have no idea who’s who.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host their annual Dodger Night and more than 4,000 members of the church will be in attendance.
Ah, OK, thanks for the heads up. I think I have tickets that night, too, come to think of it. Yup, I do. I’ll be there, too.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
do they have to give 10% of their income
to McCourt?
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
James (Orange, CA)
What do you make of Dee Gordon’s season at AA? Should Dodger fans be happy that he is holding his own despite a two level jump given his “rawness” or should the lack of patience and power be a major red flag?
Klaw
(1:57 PM)
The two-level jump was too much – I think I wrote that in spring training before it even happened. I like Gordon’s ability, but he’s still unrefined as a hitter and could have used at least a half-season at high-A for the more gradual increase in the caliber of pitching he’s facing.
i really dont like giving out failing grades
So when I initially came up with that as a grade for Ned Colletti’s moves, I researched more, assuming there was some angle I could use to make tem defensible, but each new fact just reinforced that F. I don’t know Dodger prospects, but am I way off base?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 2, 2010 3:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
forgot the link
http://www.purplerow.com/2010/8/2/1599610/nl-west-report-sifting-through-the
Sorry for the double post
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 2, 2010 3:27 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
After all, when it comes to his prospect status...
Yeah, he was once ranked first or second or something, but…
Lambo lower now.
Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
The Lambo:
The higher you get the lower you go.
by prosellis on Aug 2, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
its a shame you stopped reading
In multiple different sentences, I acknowledged that Lambo has fallen off quite a bit in the last year. Nowhere am I saying he is THE top offensive prospect (Dee Gordon) but that he once was and is still up there. I am by no means an expert on every minor league system, and I am more than willing to admit an error. In fact, that’s the very reason why I posted the link over here – for feedback. It didn’t seem to me that a 50-game suspension and a little less than desired on field results would drop him from top prospect to worthless, but maybe I am wrong there.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 2, 2010 4:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry, my free time is limited. The “F” and the “top offensive prospect” raised the red flag. Thanks for taking the time to do the recap.
vr, Xei
Time can't be very limited if you are here?
I’d say anyone who is here has more time on their hands then they know what to do with.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
and i am very very busy Z-bottoning through the condensed milk conversation to read anything baseball related!!! :)
Heh, sorry for the clutter. That’s my beef with this site – not the unrelated comments, but the way it continually bounces around. Hard to follow stuff, sometimes.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
ya but this auto updating thread system is still the best i've seen on any site anywhere
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I read it.
I think you misrepresented the salaries for certain guys next season. While many are due raises, some have their raises locked in. Ethier, Kemp and Broxton are all on 2 year deals, compared to the others you mentioned will be arb eligible.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i was afraid of that
Just before work this morning, I remembered a piece I read about all the arb eligibles after this year and that one or more may need to he dealt to avoid it. I found an mlbtr article that seemed to fit the memory and pasted the names listed. A couple of them must have reached a two year deal after that article.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 2, 2010 5:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for the read
But, two things. One is that I must have been actually working or something, didn’t realize we’d signed Juan Castro back. And, second, is Belisario really “on the restricted list for substance abuse”? I thought it was still kind of unclear, but maybe I’m just missing a lot lately.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, thanks, glad I hadn’t missed that. I’ll take it as an educated guess, however.
Heck, if Lincecum can blow bowls in the off-season and win two Cy Youngs … I dunno, the world is weird.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
every time i considered bumping it to D-
I saw that Dotel trade. Lambo and McDonald may have fallen off in the last year, but each are more valuable than 20 innings of any pitcher
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 2, 2010 3:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
oh
Well then its worth it!
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 2, 2010 3:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i really dont like giving out failing grades
So when I initially came up with that as a grade for Ned Colletti’s moves, I researched more, assuming there was some angle I could use to make tem defensible, but each new fact just reinforced that F. I don’t know Dodger prospects, but am I way off base?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 2, 2010 3:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Dodgers lineup
Podsednik LF
Furcal SS
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
Ethier RF
Martin C
Theriot 2B
Kuroda P
Belliard was set to start at second base, but was scratched after being hit in the eye with a dart thrown by Joe Torre as he attempted to fill out his lineup card. Belliard is day-to-day.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 2, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Four different Brewers pitchers allowed 10 runs in a game in July.
Per MLB Network, the last team to have such a month was the 1937 St. Louis Browns.
here's hoping
that’s Kemp’s August, or Dre’s, or both!!!!
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ken Macha says
fuck you to every roto player in America.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
he did that last year too
when he stopped letting Corey Hart steal
by StolenMonkey86 on Aug 2, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there really anything more offensive
than Shrimp flavored cup of noodles?
Leading the league in OMGs.
shrimp CoN, Dr. Pepper
Ivdown calls me evil.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
If they had a Dr Pepper flavor I think I’d love Cup Of Noodles, haha.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
I’m just waiting for someone to tell me that there is a Dr Pepper flavored alcohol…that is the point where I become an alcoholic, hahaha.
Though my friend showed me a Vodka that is bacon flavored…I am very intrigued…
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Glass O’ Beer
Fill a shot glass with Amarreto, layer 151 on it. Light it on fire, then bomb it.
Somehow this ends up tasting like Dr. Pepper.
if you do it swift enough
it blows out en route. Sometimes.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
And sometimes you spill and light the coffee table on fire. So you should really only do this at a friends place.
He’s got some smart friends.
So how do you react when your SO lights your furniture on fire? I’m probably gonna do something that retarded at some point.
It was his coffee table
I just shook my head and walked away.
Joke was on him. He got super wasted and was too hungover the next morning to go to the Dodgers/Giants game. We chased Lincecum in like, 3 innings.
Leading the league in OMGs.
Maddz looked on
as the man she cared so much for made yet another blunder. As his face was lit from the alcohol fueled flames leaping off the table, she sighed, shrugged, and hoped in some deep part of herself, that it would all just burn.
or
Maddz looked on, trying to find some concern from deep down in her buzz. Finding none, she shrugged, and went to get another beer.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 2, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This isn’t the Anthony T. Tiger that is throwing out Friday’s first pitch, right?
That wouldn’t be grrrrrreat.
Although I would pay to watch a reality show with washed up and preferably alcoholic cereal characters.
one of our local watering holes does a root beer shot that tastes pretty dead on
ive never asked whats in it
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I'm glad the world I inhabit
has never felt the need to partake in Cup of Noodles.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I like them
the only reason I don’t eat them is the sodium
Thats the best one
with all those “shrimp” things in there. yum.
Thankfully, no one at work saw me leaning in to figure out what that was.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I recall some dessert recipes but not the details.
We just emptied our pantry of expired items. Our sweet condensed milk expired five years ago. The oldest thing in our panty that expired was in the 20th century.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It's essential for pumpkin pie
and after watching George and Gracie, I’m hooked on using it in my coffee. Carnation Evaporated Milk. All the men love it!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
I think something like that is in Thai Iced Tea, too.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It's condensed milk
though I don’t know what the difference is. Also goes in Vietnamese coffe
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
If you live in a world where Evap milk is the only thing keeping you alive
find a bridge.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 2, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ah, OK, that sounds right.
But, yeah, same here, I have no clue what the difference is.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The only difference between
Eavporated milk and Sweetened Condensed milk is the sugar in the SCM
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
except for use in Kimchi
Then they’re awesome.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I make a good kimchi
My Korean friends tell me so.
Or they’re just being polite
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
yeah
it’s really not dried, but pretty close to the same thing
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
What people fail to realize
is that the “free kimchi” that a good Korean restaurant makes for its own house brand, costs quite a bit of money.
The stuff I make is cheap enough
Napa cabbage, salt, rice vinegar, green onions, Korean chili powder, garlic, fish sauce, shrimp
Pretty much it
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I should try that. I love me some kimchi.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a soup that is great when its cold
Beef and Spring Onion, it is read because of all the kimchi in it.
Kimchi is often used to make a kimchi jigae which is a cross between soup and stew.
http://www.drbenkim.com/how-to-make-cucumber-kim-chi.htm
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I'm close to La Canada
which has turned into quite a little Koreatown. There’s a few Korean markets there that sell all the ingredients. The Korean chili powder is a little coarser grind and very dark red. I love it.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
oh, and sugar
shouldn’t forget that if you want it to ferment
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
You're supposed to bury it in the ground
for a week. But I just put it underneath my house where it stays cool.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
If you need something more offensive
we’re making Mormon jokes upthread.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
….At these prices I’m not surprised
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Aug 2, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mrs. Harris very smart
Martin Harris dumb, dum dum dum dum dummmmmmm
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard that Mormons
can’t drink soda. And their central beliefs involve some guy looking into a hat.
dum dum dum dum dum
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
That must be it
no caffine, so Coca-Cola is right out. Or is it no caffine/no carbonation. Is alcohol in? What’s the mormon stance on Sprite?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Barqs has caffine! Also, Barqs is the worst root beer known to man
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Those commercials were on all the time!
then it just seemed liked Barq’s disappeared.
Yeah, it's the caffeine.
A Mormon friend of mine who was kind of a rebel, in grad school, would drink chocolate milk. That was some kind of big no-no, too.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The caffine in chocolate
tisk
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Furcal funny quote
“Where am I hitting 4th today? (Looks at lineup) Ah, 2nd.”
by Alex41592 on Aug 2, 2010 3:46 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
MLB Network's ballpark cam just showed some Cub Scout troup practicing presenting the flag (pregame ceremony)
I feel bad for the 99.99999% of Cub Scout leaders that aren’t pedophiles, because you know we’re all thinking it.
presenting the flag
is that what the pedos are calling it these days?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
my younger brother
was both a scout and an altar boy at our Catholic church. No molestation took place. Good thing, because it would have been immediately followed by murder.
My mom is a mama bear, you don’t fuck with her cubs.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Padres lineup
Hairston 2B
Tejada SS
Gonzalez 1B
Ludwick RF
Headley SS
Torrealba C
Venable LF
Denorfia CF
Richard P
This one of the few quotes you can use without offending a lot of people
Governor William J. Le Petomane: Thank you, Hedy, thank you
Hedley Lamarr: It’s not Hedy, it’s Hedley. Hedley Lamarr.
Governor William J. Le Petomane: What the hell are you worried about? This is 1874. You’ll be able to sue her.
Don’t know if anyone cares aside from Eric, but the American Idol judges in 2011 will be Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and J-Lo.
instead of saying what he thinks
if you suck, he throws a fast ball at your head.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuo practicing his pick off throw right now.
by Alex41592 on Aug 2, 2010 3:51 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
U guys think we can sweep the Pads? seriously i think we have a shot of winning this series if we win the first game
Dodgers for life
I think anything is possible
Eric, you’re still buying me a car right?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
and I think we have a better shot at winning tomorrow than tonight anyway
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I'll believe we can sweep
when we win the first three and Broxton comes in in the 9th to close out game 4
with a 2 run lead, just because its been that kinda month : )
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Too small to see, but now that you mention it, that's a funny pic
Is that from 2007?
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Look on Martin's face says
“This is awesome! And there is no way in hell that this could ever come back to bite me. Snap away, photo man!”
The Omar Moreno of this blog
If one of those girls was an ex would you be pissed she left you to play with Martin, or would you say, Damn, my girl left me for Martin.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I’d be pissed she didn’t invite. There’s more than enough to go around, in that picture.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty sure, once you’ve broken up with a woman, you lose access to her friends. It’s like the third rule of thermodynamics.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
I always sucked at physics. Girls, too.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Aug 2, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope that Josie forgive me for this link...
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
Oh my link was delete...
I’m ok with that…
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
Had to be 1991
Lets everyone look at our official Silverwidow guides to games he has seen live :P
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
I was going to say
Hubie Brooks before this clue
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Also against Dennis Martinez
Sunday Game, Aug 19th, it was supposed to be the new Era.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Retrosheet says
Hamilton hit 0 homeruns in 1990 in 24 ABs
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I only brought it up
because I was going to guess Hamilton until I saw that stat on retrosheet
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Lie a good neighbor
State Farm will kill your pets
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Yeah! Why is he so smug?
and why wont he let the State Farm agent complete a sentence??
Thanks to Marty
I just made two different batches of “kimchi” (inspired) pickles. let’s see how they turn out….
Where you can go
and post off-topic baseball items? ;)
by TurnItDown on Aug 2, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I had some cucumbers from my CSA box that I knew were gonna just sit there otherwise
I did this recipe: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/quick-kimchi-cucumbers
and then did one with that korean red pepper paste, salt, vinegar, red pepper flakes, and fish sauce.
we’ll see how they turn out and now i have to figure out what to make for dinner.
Gotta love suspended games
Ely’s terrible start is erased and his ERA is back to 3.00
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 2, 2010 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
He got bombed a couple days ago
like 4 runs in 1/3 of inning. . . but the rain came, so its like nothing happened
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 2, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
I was under the assumption that the temperatures were a little less extreme in Southern California. I am wrong again.
That is 2x’s this year. That is weird.
It's very mild on the coast
but Pasadena is in the middle of a valley and is 20 miles from the shore.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
If you judge the weather by Dodger Stadium
it is fairly mild compared to those who live “over the hill” where even the devil finds the valley to hot for his taste.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The only time I went to
Dodger Stadium, the wife got a pretty good sunburn.
Of course I had her there as soon as they’d let me in!
It depends where you are. Near the beach, it can be in the 70s. Ten miles inland, it’ll be 100.
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
That is crazy
Like I said above, I lived in Oceanside for about a year. It was never too bad.
On the contrary, I lived in 29 Palms for about 10 months (March – December). It was brutal in the summer.
But this has been the mildest summer I can remember in Pasadena/Altadena. I actually was cold yesterday morning. On Aug 1!
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
4 of 5 home parks
are in the top ten on that list. So basically Keith’s answer was right.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Ely channeling his inner Elbert
walking the bases loaded .. . and then giving up a bases clearing double to the opposing pitcher
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 2, 2010 5:43 PM PDT reply actions
Love press notes. Ryan Theriot leads the National League in opposite field hits! By three over Brandon Phillips.
by Alex41592 on Aug 2, 2010 5:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You must hit it to the opposie fields
thats a quality of grit
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 2, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike and Keith what did you think of BB last night? Some highlights I like was the yelling match between Rachel and Kirsten and then how they all feigned interest to go the HOH room.
Blonde girl is smoking hot
that is all
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 2, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty good episode.
Kristen is done if she is on the block Thursday night. I thought it was a good episode. All of Hayden’s boys talk about how he needs to get rid of Kristen, but they don’t really tell him that.
They don’t need to tell him, she’s doing the work on her own.
Kristin can’t win POV, and nobody else will veto her. She’s gone.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Thought it was good. Both Rachel and Kristin are idiots. Hayden will make it past this week easily. Brittney is hot, and playing the game fairly well. Loved the clips of the houseguests reacting to Rachel’s HOH room.
by Michael White on Aug 2, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point on Brittany. She is working her ass off to hang in there right now. A little girl time with the chick everyone hates is brilliant when it is in the HOH room out of sight from the others.
Anyone notice
the great game by Wesley Wright yesterday? Wright and Hanrahan are simply give a ways.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I know how Beane probably feels
“Man, I could so trade him for some prospects.”
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Kyle Russell went deep
avg up to .220 and climbing. . .K rate still hideous
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 2, 2010 6:01 PM PDT reply actions
Congrats to the mods
The game preview thread on GasLampBall has 32 comments.
Same thread here has 444 comments.
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
he tried to block the plate with his leg
his knee looked like it might have bent the other way.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, he was in serious pain. hope he’s ok
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 2, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
he apparently had another knee injury a few days ago, though this one was minor:
I dont know if its the same knee.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100729&content_id=12786066&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Boston Baseball Writer Pete Abraham
Is calling it a broken leg on twitter. @PeteAbe
True
It’d be like me choosing between strawberries and cherries……
They both suck, but I think that strawberries would suck more….
Watched "The Club" last night
They talked for a few moments about how Kenny Williams picked up both Andruw Jones and Juan Pierre.
Mentioned how they are helping so much. Kenny and Ozzie wanted a “true” leadoff hitter and that is why JP was so important for them to get this year.
Ugh
My favorite part of that part
was that they are talking with the “stat guy,” Dan Fabian, and he kind of said “they were pushing for speed at the top of the lineup,” kind of subtly distancing himself from that move. :)
Also, pitching coach Don Cooper seems like one cool dude.
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