Dodgers Place Hong-Chih Kuo On DL With Anxiety Disorder
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:06 PM PDT
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PrintWell, the Scott Elbert news proved correct, as the lefty was activated before tonight's game. However, it isn't Blake Hawksworth getting placed on the disabled list. Hong-Chih Kuo is going on the DL, though this tweet from Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times sounds ominous:
Mattingly said he can't say what's wrong with Kuo until the #Dodgers get league approval.
UPDATE (3:50 p.m.): The Dodgers said Kuo has an "anxiety disorder," per Hernandez.
The Dodgers go for their second straight win, hoping some of last night's offensive cup runneth over into tonight. Hiroki Kuroda gets the start for the Dodgers, facing Paul Maholm of the Pirates.
Lineups
James Loney gets the night off against the left-handed Maholm, and Russ Mitchell makes his first start of the season. Xavier Paul gets his first start of the series tonight, batting second and playing left field.
Neil Walker was a late scratch with flu-like symptoms. Brandon Wood starts in his place, at shortstop, with Ronny Cedeno moving to second base.
| Dodgers | Pirates | |||
| SS | Carroll | CF | McCutchen | |
| 2B | DeJesus | LF | Paul | |
| RF | Ethier | RF | Jones | |
| CF | Kemp | 1B | Overbay | |
| 3B | Uribe | C | Snyder | |
| C | Barajas | 3B | Alvarez | |
| LF | Sands | SS | Wood |
|
| 1B | Mitchell |
2B | Cedeno | |
| P | Kuroda | P | Maholm | |
Notes
- John Perrotto at Baseball Prospectus analyzed the Dodgers slow start that has been overshadowed by the ownership mess. "The pitching hasn't been appreciably better, as the Dodgers also rank 13th in the NL in runs allowed, giving up 4.53 a game. It says something about how poorly his team is hitting that Mattingly believes pitching has been his club's strength," Perrotto said.
- Eno Sarris opines on Ted Lilly for Bloomberg Sports. The article is written from the perspective of fantasy baseball, but the worrisome conclusion is that Lilly's declining fastball velocity could prove a problem for the Dodgers going forward, not exactly the most encouraging prognosis for someone in the second month of a three-year deal.
- Before tonight's game, the Pirates placed reliever Mike Crotta on the 15-day DL, and recalled right-handed reliever Jose Ascanio, who hasn't pitched in the majors since August 2009, having missed over a year after shoulder surgery. Jennifer Langosch of MLB.com has more details.
Game Time: 4:05 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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The team clearly just did this to ruin TBLA’s scoop on Elbert/Hawk. Gurnick rubbing his hands together and twirling his moustache thinking about his sourcing fake out earlier.
League approval? Is this standard because, pardon my ignorance, it's the first I hear of such a thing.
Is Kuo pregnant?
I have never heard of it either. Just terrible though.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
nah
they just need more than $5000 to repair the cybernetics in Kuo’s arm
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 11, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My guess would be a substance issue…that’s the only time you ever hear of such crap.
League oversight is supposedly for financial considerations; I doubt that player movement would come under that. But who the F knows.
by KellyStephen on May 11, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t they have to use the restricted list for substance abuse? Don’t really know actually asking?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I’m going with a mental break for the DL.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Unless the substance was pulverized elbow bone fragments.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
people always said that Kuo could either end up pitching another few years or be done tomorrow. Looks like tomorrow is today.
"The Dodgers are such a .500 team that if there was a way to split a three-game series, they'd find it." - Vin Scully
Looks like tomorrow is today.
I hope this was the title of your paper.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s probably anxiety. And I’m sure the league has to review something like that since you can’t just produce an MRI or X-ray to document it.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
shit shit shit
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
More Dylan tweets
Are you expecting Kuo to return this year? Mattingly: “it’s hard for me to answer that.”
Do you think Kuo will ever pitch again? Mattingly: “Yeah, I do.”
:(
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 11, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I was told by a real reporter that he would be just fine.
by Michael White on May 11, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wonder what the pitch count was?
by jim hitchcock (railway) on May 11, 2011 2:16 PM PDT reply actions
47 runs on 21 hits...
Does that mean she either walked or HBP’d or her team allowed (via error) at least 26 runners to reach base?
What the hell?
I play in the Venice kick ball league
and I think only one team has topped 20 runs this season
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Not off hand
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I’m guessing that is not his real name.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don't think I know the names of too many people on other teams
any idea what team he plays for? Is he a colorful figure who is easy to spot?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
He is not short
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Depends upon who you ask
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
There is a team that wears purple
and is called Grimace.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
awesome
BFDC also played championship caliber kickball but he’s in NY now. I also do not know his name.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
My team is definitely not championship caliber
Unless you want to count post game drinking activities.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Are any of those through Planet Social Sports?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
You know what would be awesome? If we named our team “Fake Madrid!”
/every soccer league I’ve ever played in
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
hah hah i played in a league that had a team so cleverly named
I’m always looking for creative soccer team names but then i see what the opposing teams are called and think, why bother?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
We were FC ACL for a couple years, trying to ward off the ninja that wrecked 4 dudes knees. They changed it last season after we lost 3 more dudes.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh!
are you guys playing on sport turf? I’ve heard wearing turf shoes instead of regular cleats when playing on fake grass can help cut down on chances of ACL injury…
I once thought FC UK would be a clever name. But decided against it.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Nope. Grass. My first one popped from wear and tear over the years, I was just jogging after a ball and it went. The one I did last year I got hit square in the knee with my weight planted on my leg.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yikes
I live in fear of this every game basically
{knocks on wood emphatically}
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It’s odd- ACL’s usually tear completely, and once it’s torn, there’s nothing left to cause pain. The resultant swelling is a bitch, but the actual injury itself doesn’t hurt very bad, unless you tear some meniscus or cartilage with it.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Only Sands and Rubby can save us now
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Seriously
I had some hope for 2011 but yeah.
This year sucks
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
better to all come in one huge pile of doodoo
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Block reported that Mattingly said Hawk may only miss 3-5 days. They will wait to place him on DL.
Which means a short bullpen for the rest of the week.
More Joe Block...a little more clarity
#Dodgers will confer with #MLB on “the correct verbiage,” Mattingly says, before announcing why Kuo has been put on the DL.
fuckin rook
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Did someone kill a nun or something?
Has anything broken our way yet?
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
I’m gonna use the lessons I just learned.
Kuo is a felon.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
and the real Kuo has been incarcerated for the last three months
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Fuck. Kevin Kline almost pulled it off.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I am suddenly reminded
of last year’s Mets
"The Dodgers are such a .500 team that if there was a way to split a three-game series, they'd find it." - Vin Scully
Is there a pool going as to what is going on with Kuo?
I would think Xeifrank would be running it.
I left a blank line in the caption hoping for some speculation / jokes in the comments.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You take drugs, don’t you Danny?
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Asian dudes don’t take drugs unless they got the kung fu master beard and hang out in opium dens
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
And the bullpen blows a huge lead?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
same as the odds of the bullpen blowing it :)
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Kuo is still shaken from Quakes’ announcer Mike Lindskog being openly disappointed in Kuo’s performance during his rehab assignment.
That guy is really cool in person
Welcome to Thameswood / You'll be the first to go, unless you think
Good to know
I enjoyed his enthusiasm for the team
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You mean openly angry right?
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
I'm siding with the speculation that it is something within the cranium
Perhaps
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
One of my all time favorite movies. I’m a huge Hitchcock fan, and seeing this homage to the master of suspense from the master of comedy was fantastic.
by KellyStephen on May 11, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
(Sorry folks I don’t consider Spaceballs ‘great’ though it does have some hilarious moments. That one would be the last Mel movie that doesn’t suck, though.)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Makes me want to sing that title song...
and head to the Hyatt Hotel at the Embarcadero where they filmed it
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I was the ring bearer in 1972 when my Uncle got married in SF with the reception held there. Can’t remember the name of the Catholic church where they wed, but it is oft-seen in SF-set movies, TV.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
probably grace cathedral or st. mary's?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
St. Peter and Paul. I used to live one block from that church, went to EAster Service there once
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
North Beach right? Yeah that's the one. Doesn't it have tall spires on it or is that on the backside?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
hey SAn Francisco the place is a beautiful city
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh bite me. :-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
there’s a bitchin restaurant around the corner there, called Mama’s. Brunch line around the building on weekends
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuo was a partner at Galleon and has been implicated in insider trading.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
I met one of his jump offs at a party
she was a spinner
"The Dodgers are such a .500 team that if there was a way to split a three-game series, they'd find it." - Vin Scully
When you are 6’11", aren’t most girls?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
while that's true
she was teeny teeny tiny
"The Dodgers are such a .500 team that if there was a way to split a three-game series, they'd find it." - Vin Scully
Well now I’m just curious about the physics behind this.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
remember the basketball dude at our school 6’11 dating the smallest girl in school.
He was such a light weight he couldn’t even get into a top college even though he was 6’11. Don’t think he like baskeball but basically played it because he was 6’11.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Like Hayden Panatierre dating that Russian boxer.
(No, not Dolph Lundgren)
I’m still a bit stunned by Mrs. Cal Worthington.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That was his reward for outliving his wife and 10 dogs named spot. It is also his way of telling his kids they are not getting shit.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Kids: “Fuck you old man, continuing to run my life nearly from the grave, you miserable bastard.”
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Is she sized like a thimble?
I mean, considering Mr. Worthington is the size of my 20-inch screen.
There was nothing thimblish about Mrs Worthington
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Since some people didn't see it
This is his wedding photo. They were just married last month.
So if it’s a legit anxiety issue, it’s not cool to register emohongchihkuo.com, right?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
“Ironically, Hong Chih Kuo’s job in the bullpen has been outsourced. To Taiwan.”
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
“Hong Chih Kuo knows an elbow heals faster than a soul”
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Phish is touring, right? Maybe he’s going to follow his favorite jam band across the country
"The Dodgers are such a .500 team that if there was a way to split a three-game series, they'd find it." - Vin Scully
No, it makes sense.
He’s hitting the DL because he caught Hep C whilst following ’em on tour.
I like the clever videos by his other band, OK Kuo!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
(Alt: OK Guo!)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Kuo is retiring
Discovered his is a direct descendant of Wellington R. Burt and can now retire.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The Rangers were up 7-0 in the 4th inning. Mitch Moreland even hit a grand slam.
But, it never happened. Rain came and the game has been postponed.
So if it's "barky elbow" again maybe
Kuo has the “yaps” and not the “yips.”
I’ll take my answer off the air, and possibly off line.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hong Chih Kuo is forming an exploratory committee to run for president. His party doesn’t have a platform, so much as a mound.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:44 PM PDT reply actions
Unlike other candidates that talk about the rubber hitting the road, Kuo wants to focus on what happens when the feet are on the rubber
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Hong Chih Kuo’s border policy is simple. Don’t step on it as you’re crossing it.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
physical manifestations of nerves – most commonly seen in putting strokes and free throw shooters
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
so it’s like a muscle version of CRS disease
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Mackey Sasser had it too.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s what Andruw Jones had when he played here.
by wonderphenom on May 11, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Mental works
but I am confused to this “yips” of several years ago. Does that mean the time he threw the ball from the bullpen to the Dodger backstop he did not have a bad elbow but the Yips?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Now I’m remembering the All Star Game.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
depends
I don’t think he has a career as mediorce center fielder so he better work it out
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
“I told him I had been there,” said Withrow. “I knew exactly what he was going through. He told me what was going on in his head, and I told him I went through the exact same thing. I told him, ‘Kuo, I was you. I came back, and you can do it, too.’ He told me this might be his last year. ‘No it’s not,’ I told him. He pitched that night, and he was lights out. I told him, ’There’s nothing wrong with you.’”
that was from last year, too
which makes it even eerier. yeah weird to see such a young guy having sage words for a vet…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Except wouldn't it be the reverse in this scenario?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Despite the lack of pressure of a professional career and millions of dollars, I actually caught the yips when I played in high school. Maddening shit.
The way I got fixed was the coaches told me to throw the ball as hard as I possible could, every time I had to throw to first. It worked.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:52 PM PDT reply actions
Didn’t help Steve Sax or the great Twin 2nd baseman who became a piece of shit yankee 2nd baseman.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
They clearly lack my mental fortitude.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Random obscure childhood Dodger memory: Steve Sax was on an episode of Who’s the Boss
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Callback: To his credit, John Perrotto tweeted me back
to thank me for catching the Ethier mistake in his BP piece on Do
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Who knew
that Jonny Brox was the mental rock in this relationship all along???
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m confused about this all of the sudden becoming the Yips. For 35 years it was the Steve Blass disease and now it is the Yips. Did they get tired of paying Steve? I mean even Ankiel had Steve Blass, how come Kuo gets the Yips. Sounds racist to me.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
pervasive nature of golf
it has become the reference point
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
More likely
no one knew who the heck Steve Blass was, so they just made it the yips.
Both Ben Hogan and Tom Watson had bad cases of the yips at times which cost them major titles.
I’m just not sure choking during an important golf match can be called the yips.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ben had the yips…hated putting his entire career
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
yips to me entails failure, Ben had to much success to simply call his few failures the yips. JMO
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I always think of them
as the inability to putt (and really not hard putts) at crucial times. And also, you tend to identify yips with great success because it stopped them from even more success.
This is my opinion fwiw.
the yips aren’t always failure, they could be a tendency to pull your putts in mid-stroke due to nerves, that happens intermittantly
Now if you are good enough from tee to green, you could still be very successful while you suffer through them
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Then my objection would be for them to use this golfing term to define this baseball problem.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
prevasive nature of golf
it has become the reference point
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
For example
in baseball Steve Blass went from World Series stud to no career
Rick Ankiel went from phenom to no career as a pitcher
Knoblauch went from perennial all-star 2nd baseman to a joke
don’t see the comparisons unless these golfers careers actually ended because of this
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Just because you have putting yips doesn’t mean that you have the yips tee to green
Knoblauch and Saxy were fine at the plate – it was that little throw that killed them
Pitchers only play one game, so it limits them more
FWIW – I always think of them in terms of a short jabbed at rushed putt that is pulled 4 inches left of the home
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Sam Snead had them too
which is why he tried to putt while facing the hole like croquet-style until that was outlawed by USGA.
now your baiting me
but I HATE all those stupid putters they allow in golf today…
ruins the gam for me – I think they are disgusting
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
My 3-hole
mallet putter laughs at you. (Not that it particularly helps me, if I started playing again, I would probably splurge on a Scotty Cameron putter with an extra thick grip).
When asked, Ethier replied
“Wait, who’s Kuo?”
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
If had known then what I know now, Kuo would never have made my fav five list for the last three years.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wow…thrown out to the curb like yesterday’s garbage already?
by KellyStephen on May 11, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
one of the great at bats
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
From Joe Block
@joe_block Mechanically, told Kuo’s slider lost much of its effectiveness bc it became easier to read out of hand and didn’t dart late like it used to
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
That’s some crappy passive voice there. What the heck caused it to be easier to read out of the hand?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
out of hand, out of mind?
or a bird out of hand… no…
I got nothing.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/5/11/2165862/the-biggest-changes-in-hitter-approach-in-the-2011-season
Leading the way, we get one of the worst hitters in baseball, as Loney has been swinging more often and generating terrible results. Pitchers have come after him with a lot more first-pitch strikes and Loney, to date, has been helpless to make them pay for their aggression.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
It’s interesting to see Adam Dunn on the list. You might have asked yourself before, “Would it be possible for Adam Dunn to swing even less than he already does?” To which Dunn has replied, “Yes, it would be. And thank you so much for asking.”
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
How did James Loney even manage a home run this season?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
But now he’s on the Ritalout.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
HACKLEBURG, Ala. — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has no intention of coming out of retirement.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/brett-favre-staying-retired-942873.html
Where the hell is he?
Is he running to the dugout?
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
coming home
see little patch of dirt on right
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This has tremendous photoshop potential.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea how to use photoshop, but pretend there’s the big rock from Raiders of the Lost Ark, an angry bear, and the Scream guy.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the great and unexpected gifts of my adult life
well, that’s an overstatement
but with Gamer, Neddy did good
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If anything better demonstrated the hollowness of batting average….
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
They're 10th in team wOBA!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
“I don’t get it how are they not scoring” – Dayton Moore.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
“Why didn’t I sign Freddy Sanchez?” —Ned
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
GM of the team who currently ranks 4th in the AL in runs scored
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Melky Cabrera isn’t complete shit this year, who could have seen that coming?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Fantasy baseball is dumb and I hate it.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I take it that means you have not been very successful at it:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 11, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I blame Francisco Liriano.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m feeling good, I’m in first with Mauer out, Santana sucking, Pujols being meh. Though I know Pineda is going to hit one hell of a wall.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
How the hell do you get Mauer and Pujols?
I got Uggla and Liriano early and I don’t have any of my late round picks playing out of their mind to make up for it.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Pujols was 55, Mauer was a keeper from that year he had the kidney problem in April of 2009 and I got him for 20 because people just weren’t sure what his physical problem was. He is on the last year of his contract.
Every year Pujols has played he has been the most expensive player in the league, always between 55 – 60, I’ve owned him every year the bidding stops at 55. It is interesting. I never make any profit off him but with him on the team I can take chances.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Oh yeah, auction. The way my league works the guy who drafted Pujols seven years ago can just keep him forever, so it’s never been an option for me. Being able to pencil in a guy for MVP numbers would be a huge advantage.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I just ignore it, but applaud your conviction and the confidence you have in expressing said conviction
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
1986 called, it wants its statistic back, preferably as printed in a “newspaper”
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully a real reporter would have the courage to print these facts in said paper! :)
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
From reading all of the above
Sounds like Kuo has the pitcher’s version of the Loneys
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
except James never had a hitter’s version of the Kuos
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
jeez, that is digging deep
why don’t you tell us about the time he threw a no-hitter and went 4 fo 4 in the 5th grade
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
James Loney scored four touchdowns, in one game!
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
James Loney wants to know why his 2006 is forgotten lore
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Small Sample Size
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
until you combine 2006/2007 and you get a full season of awesomeness. But fuck that
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The problem is
you get a full season of awesomeness in 2006/2007 and we don’t have a time machine that works worth a shit
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
fucking delorean won’t start without a new flux capacitor
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
No problem
just resent the fact that some posters act like he NEVER hit. That is all.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Phil, it’s easier this way. Pretending he never hit is so much better than tearing at our souls and asking god why
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
well, that’s true, but you get the point
sometimes you gotta let hope go, let it go Phil
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, the story is better for those who have faith. No one will remember the 100’s who said no only the few you said yes.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
it is
and as soon as I can get this horse to talk I will be a bazillionth-aire
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha
how sad is James that you compare him to something that only has a chance in 1000 of happening:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Shit is so old is written about on the rosetta stone
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to use Sanskrit, would that have gone over better?
Hieroglyphics?
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Stele of Hammurabi?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
There’s a cave in France that has pictures of horses, buffaloes, and James Loney’s home run trot.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I still wonder why the thread that posts the lineups and game time doesn’t become the game thread…
by DodgersKings323 on May 11, 2011 3:27 PM PDT reply actions
I’ll take Catch the semen for 200 Alex
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
by mleadman on May 11, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lets go behind the curtain a bit
I started changing it at some point (I think late 2009) for two reasons:
1) The game threads aren’t archived in the SB Nation software (i.e. under the “archive” tab above), so I didn’t want the content I was generating to simply fade away
2) During the game, for someone who stumbles across the SB Nation game page (tonight’s linked here) via search, the comments from the game thread are linked (again this is an SB Nation software thing), so I wanted to have a separate post.
Now, it has evolved into needing more posts because we get a ton of comments during the week at least no matter the topic.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
now the total mystery is ruined
next thing I know your going to explain easter island
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool, next time i’ll ask why kinda server this place uses :P
by DodgersKings323 on May 11, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll document I’m saying under, because very frequently, I’m wrong.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Last night was the first time they'd scored 5 or more since April 24th
I’m going under
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
when the damn breaks she breaks big – OVer
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
New headline?
If it keeps on rainin’, levee’s gonna break.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Close
Maybe I’ll just use “Walking On Sunshine”
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
2011 Dodgers Get The Led Out
Frank was acting like a Fool in the Rain. Jamie said, “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”. Frank, frustrated, thought ‘When the Levee Breaks’ and blamed his lawyers for a Communication Breakdown. Left Dazed and Confused, Frank is offering All of My Love to the fans and media, reminding them of Good Times, Bad Times. Now making Achilles’ Last Stand, Frank is begging the fans, asking, “Hey Hey What Can I Do? It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine”. The fans, unimpressed, said, “Ten Years Gone, No Quarter for you! Why don’t you Ramble On up that Stairway to Heaven. We’ve been Trampled Under Foot for too long!”
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on May 11, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
I have to go to New Orleans tomorrow night
and I am not happy about it
I land after midnight and take off for home at 4Pm the next day
thought I would share
4 hours of heavy meetings right smack in the middle
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
If I thought you were not going to make money from this trip I might offer condolences, but being you are a businessman, this would be like Sands complaining he has to play 20 straight games in the major leagues.
Plus you can watch the great ole river crest. From the air. how awesome is that.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Fair points all. I’ll put on my big girl panties and get to work
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
But a short trip to New Orleans sucks if you can’t get to a good restaurant. It’s like going to Chatsworth and not renting a DVD
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
you are feeling me Marty
besides I was going to round you and BH up tomorrow night for drinks and baseball on the TV, got spices
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
See, you ignored me and now you must pay the piper for your sins
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
um, and you too Phil
was going to make a um
ok, gotta go
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
scary thought, he could have been our LF
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Though I don’t think that would happen.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d say Yikes but having TGJ on hand means that will never happen.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I am confident that through his incompetance and our luck we have avoided Scotty Pods forever more
or at least 2011
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
WeHo is west hollywood? Damn, the more I think about it, the more I think the guy I’m crushing on is actually gay.
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a chance he’s not!
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 11, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
why does me crushing on a gay guy make sense?
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
because it is easy for woman to fall in love with gay guys because they see so much of themselves in them:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
he’s just so well groomed and his hair is so pretty
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
shit, I SWEAR I was just writing
and they are well groomed and smell pretty
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
right? I was gonna say photoshopped but the graphic seals it
by Josie Becker on May 11, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, I'm glad I saw this
Cause I was just about to do that!
ladies and gents
THAT is an introduction!
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Might I suggest at least two before the game starts?
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know whether to reference Guinness or Guinness World Records
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
As requested and because I'm procrastinating before a meeting
Raiders of the Lost Gamer
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on May 11, 2011 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
someone without a wife who would kick his ass
should get that tattooed across his back
by Hollywood Joe on May 11, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Done
it really was a natural! the way he was running and all. just had to shrink him down to fit the perspective and all
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Link here too
http://twitpic.com/4wepql/full
reuploaded it since maybe my work people won’t like that i used our server (and work time) for such an exercise. ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Flawless execution, so good.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on May 11, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Where is the guy who plays little league?
http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/little_leaguers_so_fast_hes_hit_by_his_own_line_drive/4713605
by DodgersKings323 on May 11, 2011 3:48 PM PDT reply actions
Tell that to season 6
Fucking Audrey. Jack was a pussy.
by Eric Stephen on May 11, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
New Pirates Lineup - Walker scratched
McCutchen CF
Paul LF
Jones RF
Overbay 1B
Snyder C
Alvarez 3B
Wood SS
Cedeno 2B
Maholm P
Our pen if Hawksworth hits the DL
CP – Padilla
SU – Guerrier
MR – MacDougal
MR – Elbert
MR – Jansen
MR – Link, Tron, or ZGerman
other dude – Cormier
sound right?
Have meeting + movie screening so will catch the game on "tape" later tonight
so just want to tell you good luck, we’re all counting on you.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
you, everyone but especially the Dodgers ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Needs more quote marks
Have “meeting” + movie “screening” so will catch the game on “tape” later “tonight”
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
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