Game 64 Open Thread - Royals (24-39) at Yankees (32-31)
by Freneau on Jun 9, 2008 5:00 AM EDT
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Guess who has the lowest swinging strike percentage among starters in baseball? It's today's Yankee starter, the perpetually petulant and annoying Mike Mussina (4.01 ERA).
Mussina's swinging strike percentage of 3.46 isn't even very close to his nearest competitor, multiple-time-Royal-perplexer Livan Hernandez (3.79). By way of comparison, our beloved cause celeb Brian Bannister is at 5.12%, Paul Byrd is at 5.83% and Barry Zito is at 5.84. (numbers randomly seen yesterday at Looking Landing )
I have no idea how this will play out tomorrow, but when we factor in a) the KC offense and offensive approach and b) the fact that it is a getaway day, the odds have to be good that we see a lot of quick at bats, ending either in singles and doubles or ground ball outs and pop flys, depending on the whims of fate. You know what I'd be betting on.
The Royals counter with Luke Hochevar (5.13 ERA) who will make his eleventh career start as a Royal. Hochevar needs another 27 starts to crack the team's all time top 50 i that catergory, which is currently an eternal struggle between Odalis Perez and Jim Colborn at 38 starts. If Dayton has any class he'll reacquire Odie at some point and give him one more start. For the truly curious, with one more start Zack Greinke will tie D.A.R.Y.L. May for 19th in team history (84) and with the same from Meche, The Epic will move into a tie for 35th, with... get this... Paul Byrd and Mac Suzuki, at 48 games started.
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One more glorious...
step on the road to the # 1 draft pick.
Negative overreactions
Thy name is djk royal.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
You’d better not be wasting time at work with such an important game in the balance. And, no, following the game doesn’t count. To The Stadium with you.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll be going at about noon
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, good for you
Drink too much soda, eat a mystery meat sausage outside the Stadium, and then hold your bladder all through the game in order to avoid a frightening/disgusting trip to the bathrooms for me.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Thankfully I'll be sweating out anything I drink
The forecast is 96….yet again. What a joy to sit in the toilet that is Yankee Stadium surrounded by a bunch of sweaty, obnoxious guidos.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Despite my tone
I actually do find it somewhat endearing.
(Probably more so from a distance.)
If you haven’t already left, have fun.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
If one doesn't hate the Yankees, then I think on can find it somewhat endearing if one isn't in the midst of it
But, for me, the only good thing about Yankee Stadium is the history. That stadium has seen a lot. I respect the history. I have absolutely no respect for the present. Neither the renovated stadium (completely gutted and remodeled in the 70’s) nor that organization are worthy of any respect.
As far as having fun, we’ll see. Hey, how could we lose?
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, that's pretty harsh, even for a Royals fan
But maybe a game thread isn’t the place to open up the “Is Brian Cashman any good, or is it just money?” debate, coupled with the question of whether or not Billy Beane only says nice things about Cashman to soften him up as a trading partner.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Constant defender of the status quo
Thy name is NYRoyal. See I can do it too. That was fun.
I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.
You certainly always enjoy ripping the Royals. I wonder why that is. If I were you, I’d look into perhaps attempting some fair and objective analysis. It’s worth a shot.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Constant defender of reasoned intellegence
Thy name is NYRoyal.
Hmmm. That doesn’t really work as an insult.
2008 KC Royals
Awful team or the worst team ever? If you don’t think they’ll have the worst record in the history of professional baseball, then you haven’t been paying attention. I hate this team so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Moose
I thought he was d-u-n last year. He looked awful. He’s been pretty hittable this year, but somehow he’s making it work with smoke and mirrors. Wonder how long that will last.
I still think this Yankees team is no better than a .500 team. Their rotation isn’t all that good, their lineup is overrated and getting old, and their bullpen other than Mo is awful.
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
They'll add at least one good SP and RP before the deadline
There are many good SP’s who will potentially/likely go onto the trading block. Count on the Yankees to improve their pitching through a trade.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Lineup?
I agree that the pitching overall has not been great for the Yankees, and, of course, their players will always be overrated, and probably, old, too.
But is their lineup (stricltly in offense terms) more overrated than usual?
Cano has been awful (66 OPS+, this will be the stat used hereafter unless otherwise noted), even for his own first-half standards (82 career), but even given that this is a horrible slide, it’s hard to believe he’ll continue to be this bad all season (career 124 after).
Jeter is at 96 (121 last year), and in addition to his defensive “prowess,” looks like the decline is coming fast and furious, although he might improve on that.
What about the rest of the lineup, though?
Matsui: 140. Maybe high for him, but does show that he’s not on the steep decline yet (126 career MLB)
Giambi: 158. Yeah, he’s streaking, but it isn’t that far off of his 2005 and 2006.
A-Rod: 161. It’s A-rod. he could go slightly lower. He could also improve on this. Scary.
Posada: 134. Probably a bit high, but more importantly in the “overrated lineup” context, he hasn’t been around, and they Yankees have had replacement-level offense in his place.
Damon: 146. OK, that won’t last, but it’s hard to believe he won’t end up between 110-120, at least.
Abreu: 122
Cabrera: 96. Not bad for CF.
I guess I didn’t need to spend that much time on it, but I see that a pretty good lineup, offensively speaking. Cano has been horrible, but it’s hard to believe he can’t at least OPS+ at least around 100 for the rest of the way. With him, Jeter, and Cabrera the only regulars around or just below league average hitters the rest of the way (and they’re “up the middle” guys too, even if Jeter sucks on D), and everyone else significantly above average, that’s an intimitading offense that, off the top of my head, only Boston and Detroit can compete with in the AL.
Then again, they’ll have to be with their current pitching…
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
In short, age is catching up with them
They do still have a very good lineup, but it has weaknesses and risks. Multiple guys can go down with an injury at any time (and should be expected to), particularly Posada and Giambi. And the ravages of time will pull down the numbers of guys like Damon, Matsui and possibly Abreu. Still good, but not as good as recent Yankee lineups. How is it that they still don’t have a decent first baseman?
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
And they have no depth
Their bench is a joke, and the only prospect at Scranton is Pam Beesley.
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I would be willing to trade them
the gritty Ross Gloadie
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Only if we got Hughes or Kennedy
You don’t just give away a player as valuable as Ross.
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OT, but interesting article
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/06/08/travel/20080608_BALLPARK_GRAPHIC.html
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
I love how there's only one park where they say "avoid everything"
...and it’s the CHISUX.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Lineup
LF David DeJesus
2B Mark Gritzielanek
1B Mark Teahen
RF Angry Guillen
3B Alex Gordon
DH Miguel Olivo
C John Buck
SS Amazing Aviles
CF Joey Jumpsalot
P Luke Hochevar
LF Captain Caveman
SS O Captain My Captain
RF Bob Abreu
3B A-Rod F&*% Choker
DH Hideki Matsui
1B Steroid McNeedle
2B Robinson Cano
C Jose Molina
CF Melky Cabrera
P Mike Mussina
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There was a post about it at deadspin last week, I think. There's one for every team.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh” target=”_blank”>http://deadspin.com/5013843/the-statue-of-liberty-has-never-looked-so-ugh
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Let's try that again
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Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I was having simliar trouble in a post the other day
I’m not much of an html guy, but I think they might have added some stuff in the canned “link” code that screws stuff up.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Another day game
Playing in New York is crazy.
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:10 PM EDT reply actions
Crap
uneventful first, let’s hope Hochevar can shut them down.
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:13 PM EDT reply actions
I posted this on fanshots, but in case you missed it
According to Sports Illustrated:
Royals starters average 99.1 pitches per outing, the most in MLB; the Yankees’ average 86.4, the least..
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
Interesting
What does that mean besides the obvious, that we let our pitchers go pretty deep?
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Our Starters Routinely
Use 100 pitches to get through 4 innings, but they don’t give up enough runs to get pulled.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Given that
we have Davies and Hochevar taking the ball right now, and given Meche was hungover from last year…it’s not good. But that’s a very general statement.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jun 9, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to hell for this
but after four days, I’ve reached the conclusion that Michael Kay is a good announcer.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Well I know it's been discussed in a couple places
but how bout that Angel Berroa, I don’t care what we got for him, I’m just glad he’s gone.
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions
Answer me this
I thought that early on, Buck was considered a good defensive catcher. Am I just MISREMEMBERING, or has he regressed?
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
Hey there's someone
I thought I was the only one here. Royals games are getting lonely during this downturn.
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
Wow, that was one of the worst called strikes I’ve ever seen…..Damn, it’s lonely during a monday day game!
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
Hi everyone!
I’m here, today. I knwo you are all ecstatic.
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks!
I’m happy to be here.
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright
Is Olivo someone that we shop to trade? Or should we hold on to him, considering he’s probably our second best power guy at this point?
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:29 PM EDT reply actions
I've been behind Buck since forever long ago
His average has really improved, but where did the power from last year go?
I like Olivo better. How old is he?
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Olivo is 30 July 15th.
Man, I’ve been wondering that about Buck too. But Olivo obviously has the better power and stroked lefties pretty well. In his career he hasn’t hit rightites well but during this 13 straight starts he’s done average (i think).
by I need more Esteban on Jun 9, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Two catchers running the bases
The slower one going to 1st… yup…
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
only in the sense that TPJ is a true shortstop....
by the way, i don’t even really know what that means… just felt the need to take a shot at tpj.
by blue bandwagon on Jun 9, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Grrrr
I hate getting projects during Royals games! What did I miss? Offensive explosion out of KC I’m sure?
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
With Teahen at first, the lineup has decidedly less exploability
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Or even explodability
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
winner
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
me too
It’s nice to watch while working…
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by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeter Swung At
The first pitch; is his halo now tarnished?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Weird thing about Jeter
For all the ridiculous praise he gets from the “mainstream media,” those same guys screwed up in giving him two awards he did deserve: 1999 and 2006 MVP.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I get that vibe too
Which is odd, because I always figured Denny for a jet-setting, metropolitan Playboy. New York seems to be right up his alley.
For the record, I LOVE New York. Hate the Yankees, and pretty much all their sports teams. But love the city.
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
Who is that?
And was he one of the cocaine users in baseball?
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, I Guessed
Wrong. I thought it was Lonnie. Willie is one seriously goofy looking guy.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks Like Skates
To me.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Hooch Is Farting
In the Yankees’ general direction.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
no kiddin'
I like him.
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Aviles predictably standing out with a standout performance
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
at twice what B-errora got
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Only if he's willing to be the everyday DH
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean until Hosmer gets to AAA?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i believe the current plan is to make Hosmer an outfielder
for no reason, and have him waste development years trying to be one
then, we promote him to KC and make him learn 1B on the fly, once a week, when Gloadliovo needs a rest
"Gloadliovo"
Awesome
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Either you're channeling me again
or you saw my clever comment yesterday where I posited a lineup including Callaspo, Grudz, Olivo, AND Aviles…
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Channeling?
I dunno, did you have a craving for Popeye’s spicy chicken earlier?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Who doesn't always have that craving?
Pinko commie bastards, that’s who.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I've Never Tried
Popeye’s.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there any way to ban the site owner?
Are you sure you hate it? I think you need to eat about 12 spicy drumstick on an hour just to be safe.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I concur with the exoneration
I assume that ribs are OK, though. Otherwise, there might be an even bigger problem.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure they're already rushing
the Mike Aviles bobblehead into production
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Wouldn't it be Mike Avles?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
No, that's only an Omaha thing
This is to commemorate his new position as perennial Kansas City all-star and future Hall-of-Famer.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
you mean the Mike Avles bobblehead
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Who owes whom the coke?
I prefer mind in rock form
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
It Was Gator
So the bunt was a 50-50 chance in any situation.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
insert Jeter/A-Rod joke here
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
by buddyball on Jun 9, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm tired of these slanders against A-Rod
Why can’t you just accept that Jeter lusts after him from afar, his manly love unrequited?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
SportsCenter hasn't updated us in awhile
On whether Derek and A-Rod are still friends. Why won’t they report the news that fans clamor to hear?
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
They're too busy providing us hourly updates
on the condition of Papi’s wrist and whether Youk and Manny are still friends.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Yay for getaway day!
Time of game: 1 hour 52 minutes
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
Aviles
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
you're both right!
actually, it is a tie. they are both awesome.
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I'm trying to determine which is grittier, therefore more awesome
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Both of them
Are overshadowed by the grit of Gload, making it impossible to quantify.
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Gosh darn Royals
It’s the 2008 Mike Mussina, not the 2006 Cy Young contender level one. Score some runs, he’s NOT that good.
GUILLEN ANGRY!
GUILLEN HIT BALL!
Hopefully one of these babies can get him home.
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Gordon?
Was it at least a solid fly, and not just a “power-popup”?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
darn that Teahen
if he wasn’t so selfish, he would have gotten on and Guillen could have driven him in!
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Nice job, Olivo!
Who the hell is Buck supposed to bunt over now?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
so this is looking like one of those classic series...
where we score 11 runs and lose and follow it with allowing one run and lose… good times.
oh wait
we just scored… guess i missed something
by blue bandwagon on Jun 9, 2008 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
How much longer does Olivo have to hit to hit well for people to realize that the kid can actually hit well and its not just an anomaly?
Sounds like he's already crossed the Rubicon for you
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with you on the trade value
I’m assuming Colletti is always ready to unload of of the unproven young talent (fingers crossed, everyone!)
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't know
Why won’t Trey put him in the lineup?
Wait…
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
Reality check.
In almost 1800 at-bats before this season, he’s about a .240 hitter with about a .270 OBP.
Now, after 145 at-bats, you want to ignore his career?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
If you can make it here (KC), you can make it anywhere
Just like that men among men, Emil Brooooowwwwwnnnnn!!!
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
O no i agree completely.
He’s not a great hitter, but he’s hit for some power and is verrrrrrry streaky. But streaky doesn’t mean he cant hit. Was hitting for a decent average last year ( like 280 at the break) before he had that hammy deal. Is he an all star? of course not. But ride this and get some trade value or make him your catcher the next year or two. Won’t kill ya. Doing a pretty job helping
Funny how it's working out that way
I go to quite a few O-Royals games, and I wouldn’t have picked him to be the missing anything. Actually, I probably wouldn’t have picked any of them; the team seems full of professional AAA guys. But what do I know, I’m not a scout.
It is really fun to see the callups do well, though. Like Matt “Tuppy-Cake Gumdrop” Tupman, hitting 1.000.
Hochevar -- 2 hits, no walks so far
Gotta like that
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
real wood, ply wood, Kerry Wood
I don’t care, knock it!
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah y eah
I know I’m going to hell,thanks.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
A general sample of the attractive people in academia (or, why I should have been a pretentious "indie" film director
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
if it makes you feel better
you can always be a pretentious academic. (just start working on the pretentious part!)
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redundant
I’m already there, anyway. Of course, this person is actually very good at her job, will rise through the ranks, and crush me.
As if I’m handsome in the least.
A rough sketch of me:
(to be fair to myself, the acne calmed down after high school)
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm from Oklahoma, remember
that isn’t that unusual
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
“All I see is an Atreides that I want to kill!”
Why doesn’t anyone bring that up to Sting in an interview. Got screwed on the Oscar.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW - I just started re-reading Dune
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Yeah, the missus just starting reading my old copies from my adosescenec
I swore I wouldn’t get pulled in again…
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
it is because I can't throw out an old book
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
No, hey, I'm not condemning anyone who reads them
or anything… I read stuff over and over again. It’s just, in retrospect, that I can’t imagine Frank Herbert ever laughing at himself about some of that stuff, that’s all. Maybe I’m wrong about that.
They aren’t bad, but I wonder how much time I wasted reading science fiction that could have been spent reading stuff that was actually good.
Oh well, if childhood wasn’t wasted on children, we wouldn’t have been children.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
No, because Hillman is going to
have TPJ pinch-hit, and he’ll triple and steal home, thus winning the game and cementing his place in Royal immortality.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Not sure 7 hits, 2 runs over 7 innings is mediocre
Although this whole thing is my fault for complimenting Hochevar
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
go through Mussina's gamelog this year
he has won on some bad outings, now I own him in fantasy so I’m not complaining.
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
on the other hand
it unclogged the bases. it’s sort of a break even thingy
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that homerun proved you can't start a poor defensive SS
and expect to win
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and if he didn't
at least he would have contributed something offensively, unlike the sad sack we currently have in
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Shocking
I can’t believe that we gave up a HR to that Rodriguez guy. Baseball can be so unpredictable.
One man with courage makes a majority - Andrew Jackson
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 9, 2008 3:06 PM EDT reply actions
Ramirez
Once again shows that there’s no way he could close if Soria was put into the rotation.
Shame on all those who suggested such a thing.
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ramirez can't close
he’s too important in the set up role!!!! why mess with a good thign@@#!
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psychology! George Brett! 1996 yankees! and so forth!
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
obviously
soria couldn’t handle starting….look at his performance on saturday.
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 9, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 7TH AND THE 9TH
There is way more pressure and like the inning has a “9” instead of a “7”.
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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 9, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just out of curiousity
What is everyone supposed to be working on right now instead of listening to the game?
I’m researching state statutes concerning the transfer of structured settlements. Its as fun as it sounds.
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Nothing at all.
Being unemployed has its perks, although the slush fund’s starting to dwindle…
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Reading an article on Newton,
but it’s not work, oh no, but strictly for the intellectual stimulation of reading about the influence of Henry More on Sir Isaac! Yessiree!
and I’m not listening to the game, I’m following the game on Gameday, thank you very much
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Self-unemployment and taking advantage of my wife's infinite generosity and patience
Thank the stars we didn’t have the money for her laser eye surgery until after the 7 year itch
Seriously? Usually this is too much info for the public interwebz, but in for a dime… After this paper, I’m trying to finish a proposal on Kant’s theory of reflective judgment! Feel the thrill! Max to the Burn! etc.
Yours?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
who was the grittiest 18th Century poet?
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
a lotta those guys were in the Revolutionary War
but its hard to tell if they really had tough positions in the Army
officers had it pretty easy back then…
the 18th c was very light on grit… which was why no one played baseball
so we had to wait for the grittier Civil War
to be able to play baseball?
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
if it had been 1770-1779
we could have had something to discuss…
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Um, I don't know much about that era of American poetry
But that’s pretty broad. And manly. I’m impressed. Can I still be cool if I admit I’ve never understood why James Fennimore Cooper is so lionized (and, yes, I realize that he isn’t known as a poet, but you’re the scholar).
In philosophy, anyway, I feel like American philosophers have been very negligent with respect to our own philosphical heritage, particularly with regard to Emerson, et. al., although that is being corrected a bit. Euro-centrism (in this sense) then spreads to our (philosopher’s) neglect of classical American culture in general. That’s a preface to saying I have a great deal of respect for those who take on that same culture a a matter for study, such as youself.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
poetry is for sissies
you don’t find any of that silly stuff in Guns & Ammo, DO YOU?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
That's what I thought in high school!
although i was a sissy anyway. And now I’m just a wuss and a philistine
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
As a philosopher?
Yes, if Stanley Cavell thinks so, yeah. I wish that I had received something other than the quickie high-school English version of him that makes him into some sort of 19th century Yankee Khalil Gibran, a “power of positive thinking” prophet of the age of self-esteem. From the (shamefully) little I’ve begun to read, he’s quite amazing.
That doesn’t mean that he’s right or wrong. I don’t know enough yet, and don’t have time to get much deeper into him at the moment. My sense influenced by those like Cavell and Lasch—that to neglect Emerson as an American is to refuse to sift through a significant (and ambiguous!) inheritance. “Quality” aside (and I’m curious about your thoughts on him, as you’ve almost certainly had to deal with him in an academic environment, and might really hate his guts), American philosophers “refusal” of Emerson would be like Germans neglecting Kant or (more acuurately) Goethe or Schiller, or French philosophers neglecting Descartes, and so on.
Wow, sorry for ruining the game thread.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
theres a line somewhere...
if you read him looking for philosophy you’ll see only literature and if you read him for literature you’ll see only philosophy, or something like that
i really am not a fan of his standard stuff - The American Scholar, Self-Reliance etc - especially in the high school context that you talk about, but i really came to get into him more last year, when i had to read most of his major stuff for comps… couldn’t really say much of what it was all about though…
i actually like his poetry too, which is pretty rare, as far as i can tell
What's the "transpartent eyeball" one?
that turned me off for years.
Cavell is great on Emerson, from what little I’ve read. From what I’ve looked at, “Fate” puts stuff in a different perspective. Like I said, for me, at least, it’s a matter of dealing with him fairly, first of all (and, again, that’s different in philosophy where he’s been so neglected in his own country—one of Nietzsche’s favorites, though), before deciding what I like and don’t like, or think is right or wrong, harmful or beneficial, culturally speaking, and so on. My dad and I read the first part of “Nature” together last September, and I was really impressed.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
developing a distance learning program for the CGSC at Ft. Leavenworth
US Army would like it if people didn’t have to come to Ft. Leavenworth to learn.
I'm one of those computer hackers
Fortunately, you can’t tell the difference between when I’m working and when I’m just wasting time.
Is it really?
One of my favorite bands, and I do like the single “Pork and Beans” although its not nearly as good as some of their past work.
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I'm working on
the molecular composition of the time-space continuum and how that can help get a man on Uranus.
One man with courage makes a majority - Andrew Jackson
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 9, 2008 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
insert totally inappropriate Jeter/A-Rod joke here
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
There is
An A-Rod joke in there somewhere. And in all seriousness, that sounda kinda cool.
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i love using a catcher as PRer
in the 8th
how bout using an actually fast guy, then bring in the catcher the next ining?
I don't know
looking at who is left on their bench, he might be the fastest guy they have
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
So much for the thought that Girardi would be a better choice
It’s a big mistake—backup catchers should PR for the DH, that is, if the manager wasn’t smart enough to start said backup at DH
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
please don't let this jerk beat us again!!!!!
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Does anyone know how many innings Rom-Ram has pitched so far this season?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
aren't you on stattracker or gameday or whatever? shouldn't it be a click away?
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm lazy
too busy thinking about Emerson while I should be watching the game while I should be doing my work~!
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
as that wise old man Mick Jagger once said
you can’t always get what you want.
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry, you were too caught up in academic discussions
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
No
but I’ve decided that Jeter will eventually take action to deflect the constant Jeter/A-Rod rumormongering…
...by marrying Amanda Beard.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
+1
For clever double-entendre
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
request for website link of the NSFW pic
hotlink doesn’t work.
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.xarj.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/jessica-biel2.jpg
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Outsourcing!
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
man, top of the line-up isn't doing it today
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Girardi=horrible manager
it’s not even a save situation !!! 1111 one
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
Mo Rivera
Due to give up a run, just like Soria was.
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I call plagiarism!!!!!
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, Rivera with a tie?
maybe he needs more wins for his contract
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Wins count against a Proven Closer (tm) 's contract, because that means he either blew a save
or was getting off in a non-high-leverage non-save situation like at the moment
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
GUILLEN PWNS THE YANKEEES!
KNEEL DOWN BEFORE HIS RAGING AWESOMENESS!!!!
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beyyyyyyyotch!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 9, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions
I'm confused
why is Rivera in? Is this even legal to use a designated closer(a proven one, super star one, Cy Young contender every year one nonetheless) in a tie game?
Gui-bag!!!!!!!!!!
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 9, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions
You know Hillman just put Yabuta in to screw Ramirez out of the win
(and in so doing, screw my fantasy team out of a win)
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
Again
Wish we hadn’t killed our ninth inning rally :(
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he's a manly man
hitting a big boy homer
I have completely come around on him – amazing since it coincides with his hitting…
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
How freaking selfishwas that?
Ooooo… I can hit the go ahead homer! Only I get to score the lead run.
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jun 9, 2008 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
True unselfishness = sac bunt with no one on
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
bah
Anyone who sac bunts with no one on is just trying to pad his stats
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
productive outs!
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
true unselfishness=
ground out and run as hard as you can to first
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
True unselfishness
Refusing to play so that better, more productive players will play. Take this route TPJ, Ross Gload!
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By the way
This morning I looked at baseball-reference, and Guillen was at 103 OPS+ this morning.
That’s right, as of today, the $36 million man is an above league-average hitter for the season!
Hooray for streaks! (hopefully we’ll all remember this during his inevitable downstreak, but of course we dont—me included. Fandom bipolarity is fun!)
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
Kosuke is better
But I don’t think he was going to sign here regardless of $$$$
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Old Mo
Meet the new Mo
Without the championship rings.
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hurting his teammate's feeling in the process
Jeter, ARod, Cano, Giambi: we want the ball!!!!
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
If Soria gets the save, it will be truly earned
A-Rod, Matsui, Giambi, and if anyone gets on, Moeller
this has to end this inning
or TPJ will lead off the next inning
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
DP right here would be OK with me
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
as long as you ignore the 14 he's already hit this year
they were just flukes
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Love him or hate him
I can’t be the only one who thinks, “For a guy getting $25 million a year, can’t A-Rod hire competent handlers and PR flacks?” Crazy, genius-level suggestions: “Take separate cabs from your ‘she-male’ stripper ‘friend,” or “don’t talk about your two therapists,” and so on?
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Part of me
wants to see Giambi in KC just to see how he “interacts” with the Hillman/Moore emphasis on personality morality, family, and so on.
Sorry, the pornstache rulez
Can you imagine him asking John Buck what he’s doning after the game?
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my god
I swear I saw Don Mattingley a couple days ago when I first saw the pornstash
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
No
When Giambi does it it = porn
Mattingly’s = “Birdesque”
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
power hitter, 3-0 count
but it’s post PED testing
Money has spoiled him.
1.04 ERA before contract extension
2.89 ERA since contract extension
Case closed.
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Send him down!
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
One blown save and the fans are already giving up on Soria
I guess that’s to be expected. Anyone the fans haven’t given up on yet? The grounds keeper? Parking lot attendants? Maybe they all suck.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Groundskeeper has been doing a great job the past few years.
The sculpting in the outfield really accentuates the pretty fountains.
I'm sure some fans hate him
He is a Royal after all. I’m sure that idiot Moore hired him too. Fire everybody!!!
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you need to rehydrate
I read those comments as coming from the sarchasm
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
come on
get these jerks out so I can get back to something more productive like cleaning my office
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Wilson Betemit = higher OPs than Ross Gload
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
Wilson Betemit
is one of the top 30 3B in baseball
by playingwithfire on Jun 9, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Crafty HBP
To set up the force out at home. I love the call Trey!
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Now, face the wrath of Moeller!
Pinch running rules!
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
oops, I guess Gameday is behind
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
FSN KC just lost the game, went to Food Network commercial!
Assuming this problem isn’t particular to my house.
we can't get beat by someone named Melky, can we?
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
WHEW!!!
If you had told me we’d get out of NY with a split, I’d be thrilled.
Can’t believe we did it. And I still feel like we should have taken 3 of 4!
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Hi, I'm Bob McClure
You might remember me from “The Mound Visit from Planet X” and “The Devil Wears Reebok”
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by marbotty on Jun 9, 2008 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I did say that Aviles kid looked pretty good for you guys, Hayseed! Watcha gonna do about it?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pinstripe Alley guys say behind him the whole time....
”...Huuuuber, Huuuuber, Huuuber…”
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Only if we had lost it in the 9th
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The Road to Respectability Begins Now!
Mixed metaphors also rule
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No Jose Guillen
And we don’t score a single run this series.
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Lucrative extension = no brainer
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
10 Years/$300M
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Melky would've been out anyway
But what’s with the slide to first? Head-first slide is stupidly slow enough, but feet first??
Had a crack vial in his front pocket
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 9, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
He's Too Wealthy
To smoke crack; it’s marching powder all the way for Melky.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jun 9, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
ohhhh, billy, billy, billy
i just crapped my pants.
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 9, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions
zippity do dah!!!!!!!!!
excellent
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Yankees suck
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yankees and their 200 mm payroll suck!!!!!!!!!
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 9, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply actions
I'm so happy...
...with this win. Despite the horrors of losing the ten-run game, we split the series. That’s great work. It’s a decent recovery from the horrible White Sox series. – TL
I like Hochevar a lot, but...
...decent pitchers always do well in their go around the league. I’ll be impressed during his second turn through the AL, say in late July and August. September won’t count as much do to diluted competition: it becomes match-up by match-up. – TL
Decent pitchers also often struggle their first time through the league as they make the adjustment from facing AAA to MLB hitters
The first time through the league isn’t always easy. But we will definitely know more about how good he is with more starts.
We do need to remember that a pitcher usually isn’t going to dominate in his rookie season. Decent pitchers usually improve in the years following their rookie season. In short, if he ends the season with a 4.75 ERA, that doesn’t mean we should expect 4.75 ERA pitching for the remainder of his career.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Jun 9, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
We've got to be happy with a 4-game split at Yankee Stadium
I know I am. It was worth the dehydration and heat stroke.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
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