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Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals, Sep 21, 2009 8:10 PM EDT


Star-divide

You know, the pitching matchups in this series are not actually setup bad for the Royals. Aside from the fourth game, which involves a Dusty Hughes start, the Royals have every reason to be in the game by the time the bullpens get involved. Sure, the Red Sox have a better bullpen and a much better lineup, but a split in this series, if not a 3-1 Royals win, would not surprise me.

(Ducking)

Tonight's matchup is Wakefield (he of the worst contract in baseball from a player's perspective) against Lenny DiNardo. With these guys pitching in front of two of the worst defenses in the league, expect base hits.

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Base hits, whatever,

just tell me what I need to do for hair crisis relief?

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just saw Rany's blog from last week

Very interesting, worthy of discussion.

by Gus Zernial on Sep 21, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I friggin hate Sox fans

as fair weather as you get and I live among them. Tools.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gross...and you have the bandwagon pats fans too

and the re-energized celts fanbase

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why do you say that?

I’ve been around Leonard a few times socially and at the ballpark and he seems like a decent enough guy

by RaulDuke on Sep 21, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he was our 'pitching coach' one year when i was 12...

he was a huge asshole every day.

I still havent figured out why he was there. He seemed like he hated kids, hated baseball and I’m pretty sure we weren’t paying him.

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmm....i wonder why leonard career was kinda short....

maybe it was the cg in 1/3 of the starts

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I need Donald Brown to score me 20 points

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My team was facing Chris Johnson this week,

50 points later and Payton and Reggie Wayne have me feeling helpless.

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Sep 21, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah I have Chris Johnson in one league...

still losing, He had Brees and other BA players, who are slipping my mind.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Capsule line-up summary

You don’t want to know.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

heeeeeey..i have company

and our hitters sound absolutely retarded when trying to describe hitting a knuckleball

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They only asked one. The other guy was Bloomers.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've already heard DDJ & Teahen are out

so that leads to an even more anemic than usual lineup.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope. Bloomers-Maier-Butler-Jacobs-Callaspo-Olivo-Gordon-Betancourt-Anderson.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Other guys: Ellsbury-Pedroia-V Martinez-Youkilis-Bay-D Ortiz-Lowell-Baldelli-A Gonzalez.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps the other guys

will be confused by the small crowd and think it’s an exhibition and not take it seriously.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could live without Anderson in there

What ails DeJesus? Does his hair hurt or something?

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Still the ankle thing from Saturday, I guess.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lets see:

157 games in 2007
135 games in 2008
141 games in 2009 (3rd behind BamBam and Callaspo)

China Doll

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Sep 21, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

convenient that you leave out the 122 and 119 the two years before that...

and even in your cherry picked sample, he’s not exactly Cal Ripken

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Considering the "China Doll"...

is still year in, year out one of the few players on our team who is actually above average and has a favorable contract, I still don’t get all the crap he takes.

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The last 3 years isn't a good sample?

I’m much more concerned with the last 3 years than seasons 4 and 5 years ago.

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Sep 21, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whats the difference b/w 3 and 5 years ago with regards to someone's pain tolerance...

which is the one thing i question about davey*….so many ticky tack injuries….two weeks with fucking hives? Maybe it’s our training staff not making his booboos sound manlier….but they always sound like things that would keep my 12 year old sister out of a rec league vball game

i lied, i also question his baserunning ability and his ability to play defense at the wall, and know where the hell to throw the ball. however, he does have good range in LF and hits well enough. i just want him gone. he’s completely useless here

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trey announced before the game

that the “air pressure” tonight would be bad for his injury.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no way....

please tell me that was a clever joke

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he was just making a few comments

to be shown for the pre-game. Don’t believe reporters that might ask him if he is sane were present. Or perhaps they were stunned speechless if they were there.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, hey- no lineup post yet

 Boston
   AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
J. Ellsbury cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
D. Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
V. Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K. Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J. Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
D. Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M. Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R. Baldelli rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A. Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
 Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Kansas City
   AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
W. Bloomquist rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
M. Maier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
B. Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M. Jacobs dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
A. Callaspo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M. Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A. Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Y. Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J. Anderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Boston
   IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
T. Wakefield 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.36 4.22
 Kansas City
   IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
L. DiNardo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.88 5.06

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I liked it better above

where it isn’t so obvious.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But... I'm lazy... and slow... and blind!

Won’t someone think of the sloths among us :(

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Franks words of wisdom for the night....

‘if you’re a good hitter, youre better than the guy that’s not a good hitter’—-paraphrased

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So, sitting here packing for San Francisco

Anything I should know about as I’ve never been? We have what we’re doing planned out but little useful tidbits about the BART or anything like that?

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh...

I went last March… And let me say the In N Out burger at the Fishermans Warf is pretty freaking awesome. And i also wanted to go to the Winchester house then forgot.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Winchester House is in San Jose. The drive down the peninsula is nice but I wouldn’t make it just for that.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah fair enough...

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My wife has a conference in Monterey and I'll be joining her

But we’ll basically be going to the aquarium Thursday and then driving up that evening

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Monterey is great, the Aquarium is great

The most direct route from Monterey to San Francisco takes you over the Santa Cruz Mountains via Highway 17, which is a little hair-raising (to be avoided during commute hours but scenic), then 280 up the peninsula.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Google and mapquest have me going down 101 to 156- poor choice?

Actually, I’d kindof like to take 2 different ways. The first would be after rush hour (hopefully) Wednesday as my plane gets in around 7:30 so I’d be leaving SFO at 8ish.

The second time would be to get back, probably leaving Monterey after dinner Thursday, around 6 or 7ish.

Any thoughts as how to get the best scenery and avoid the best traffic? I’ll be going it alone the first time and with my wife the second so the better scenery would be better reserved for the second time.

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

156

280 / 17 is definitely the better scenery, but you’ll be leaving Monterey late enough that it’ll just be getting dark as you pass through San Jose.

When you get in, 101 out of SFO to 156 is probably fine. It’ll be dark already anyway, so scenery schmenery. I was thinking of 152 between Gilroy and Watsonville as the windy road over the hills,not 156. I’m not sure now if I’ve ever been on 156.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s going to be mild in the city and next to the Bay, cool at night, and hot if you go anywhere else, such as Wine Country.

BART’s a system for which the fare is calculated according to the route you’re taking. You pay, retain your ticket, and then put your ticket through again when you exit. It’s not always easy to get change (depends on how well the machines are working in whatever stations you’re going through), so bring some small bills and some coins with you.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is there anything like the Smartcards for the Metro

Where you can recharge them? Or use them multiple times and refill?

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Essentially every BART ticket works that way. Here’s a good link.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, weather should be pretty simple (I think)

Monterey Thursday
Muir Woods Friday
Around San Francisco Saturday and Sunday (with Giants/Cubs Saturday night and Alcatraz tour Sunday night)

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’ll be fun. I hope you and your wife have a nice time.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cool, thanks :)

It’s been one of my top cities to want to visit for a while now and with my wife having a conference in Monterey and plane fares still reasonably cheap (about $250 to fly cross country from Richmond), we made it happen.

The big sacrifice we had to make was that we’re staying down by the airport so we have to travel to get into the city. I have had absolutely no luck getting a good Priceline deal, tho I suppose there’s still a couple of days left to try.

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Must be negative

since the Sox haven’t scored yet.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

inversly proportional

to the effect of heavy air pressure on unicorn flight I would imagine.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's with all the Red Sox fans?

and in the good seats, by the looks of it.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shitty day in KC, the Royals fans that are left don't want to head out into this.

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Sep 21, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no sane royals fan wants to.....

1 watch this team
2 sit in the rain
3 deal with red sox fans

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

all of these are true

Sponsor of the Will Ebner Physical Therapy Center for Players Who've Been Hit By Will Ebner and Want to Try to Stop the Ringing. Or WEPTCPWBHBWEWTSR for short.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Sep 21, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Must be something about 3rd basemen;

Lowell with the completely unnecessary head first slide into 3rd.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Probably was reading

The Machine on the plane.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yesterday.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was very entertaining. Interesting characters on that team, not just Rose.

Also, I was relieved to find that it steered clear of any editorializing about Rose.

It’ll be cheaper eventually, so if you’re not in a hurry it’ll wait.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what'd he have to say about morgan?

b/c he came off like a huge prick in ball four IIRC

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He lets the actions and the words of each of them

speak for themselves. Griffey leaves no doubt that Morgan was (is?) a selfish asshole.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But

that’s Griffey talking, who may or may not have come away from his Reds experience with a chip on his shoulder.

Poz does a very nice job of weaving these threads.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He felt he was jerked around by Anderson and ignored by the 4 stars. When he was put in the #2 slot in the order, he was instructed not to steal because it distracted Morgan. He feels he could have been a better player if they had just let him play.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man, I miss Half Price books

When we went back to Lawrence a few months ago, my wife brought back about a third of suitcase of books because it’s so much cheaper than getting them here :(

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

you wouldn’t want the author of a book stooping to promote it.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah..it was just the way he did it....

apologizing like 8 times for doing it….then still doing it.

do it in every post, i dont care, but dont spent 400 words apologizing about it….especially on a blog where EVERY reader already knows about it

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoyed The Soul of Baseball.

Just have to pace yourself.

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Sep 21, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that the key?

small doses? I’ve never been able to do that. I dont remember the last time it took me more than 2 days to read a book

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it takes me forever to read a book...

I have awful retention so sometimes I have to read the same paragraph multiple times.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah..i read fast and will just sit there until im done....

with only piss breaks, cig breaks and pepsi runs stopping me

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I could read faster...

and it murdered my ACT score.

I currently have a stack of about 5 books in line to read, but watching Royals every night and school really kills my time.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was killing it myself...

but that 19 in reading comprehension really offset the 34 in science and reasoning.

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah...science reasoning was the only one i had below 34....

and it was well below….although, i blame that partially on the hangover really starting to kick in at that point

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can relate...

I took the ACT the day after getting drunk… for the first time.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha ha....it definitely wasnt the first time...but i was rocking zero sleep....

like not a minute.

it somehow got to be 5:30 when we thought it was like 130 so we decided on no sleep and a kickass breakfast….worked out well for me…the other 3, not so well

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why nonsense?

I mean, Poz is a gifted writer so if you were a Reds fan, it’s probably a great read.

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never mind

I guess you answered above

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

just cant stand his writing style for that long....

and just dont think i’d be interested in those teams….

i might put up with it if it was a team like the late 80s mets

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

which one doesnt belong..

greinke’s slider
lincecums whatever pitch
verlanders fb
wakefield knuckleball

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No kidding.

Though of course Wakefield is getting 33% of the vote.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was the question

“Which pick out of these is the worst?” Wait- then it should be like 95% +- 5% margin of error

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would be hilarious

if Bill James dropped by the booth one night. WTF would Frank & Ryan say to him? I guess they’d just start using funny hand motions as if he couldn’t speak English.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've got hate

brewing for DiNardo.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 8:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why hate?

Poor guy is out of his league against the BoSox, is all.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 21, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but Lenny's not really

a Dayton guy. He’s just AAA filler – the best AAA filler we have – who got called up when Meche, Bannister and now Davies came up lame.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 21, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

clearly doesn't understand the fundamentals

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lenny nutmegged!

Had to take up baseball after failing at soccer, obviously.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Big cheer went up.

Obviously the Sox fans showed up and the Royals didn’t.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wish someone would explain to me why

’he’s gonna have to take one for the team b/c we’re pretty thin on pitching right now’ is ever acceptable after september 1

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No kidding

“Hey, Dusty, you bored? Get warm.”

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the comeback starts now!!!!!!!!!

by royalsreview on Sep 21, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I've never seen that

with the 9 exclamation points. It’s a good look.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

note to peyton manning....

quit throwing it to the white guy

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nobody warming in the pen

Hillman’s genius knows no bounds

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dinardo is brutal but

so is this defense. Holy hell, can they field anything? Just a complete trainwreck out there.

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he counts too

just every single fucking ball in play = somebody reaching, unbelievable

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gordo the Gazelle

can field anything by starting off with his back heels on the grass, yaknow

Graduate with a B.S. from the Dayton Moore School of Stats Analysis

by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

except for the popups....

those trouble him regardless of where he starts

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gordon is just an abortion on third base defense right now

that throw to end the inning was almost a disaster as well

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He Hasn't Been

The same since he got his nose wiped off his face on a grounder; last day of ’07?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, A Bad

Hop smash; he’d been very good up to then.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty much if the Royals don't get on the board this inning, Im gonna stick with the fooseball tonight...

that way I can reserve all my hate for tomorrow when Grienke gives up 1 run on 3 hits, and the Royals get no-hit

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Will this be one of those games

where we have to pray for a single hit just to avoid that embarrassment?

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wakefield already got close to a No No once this year...

I dont think that happens again…

Besides Josh is on 2nd now

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How The Fuck

Did Joker reach? I missed it.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Base

on balls.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I Missed That

Era.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

DOUBLE STEAL!

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do It Again!

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great Idea! Sporqie

And Joker just stand there. Why even give them a bat?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

E-mail to Trey immediately.

Put the suggestion in a nice religious card and he’ll implement it for sure.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Favorite

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trey seems to definitely

be an Old Testament guy. Something about the vengeance of a wrathful God would be good.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Usual Apocalypse.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love

Love is happening.

by NotAHippie on Sep 21, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, You're Not

A hippie.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew

someone was gonna call me on that.

by NotAHippie on Sep 21, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Royals saw the graphic that the 3 leading walk gets in the AL

are the Rays Sawx and Yankees, and said… HEY!!! They might be on to something…

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Horrible Call.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

C'Mon BUTTLERBEAN!!!


And then that happened

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jakers Vs Wakers

Comedy gold.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why do you say that?

Teams do it all the time on Olivo? I thought it was just normal ;)

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

is there a grittier way?

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A 2 Base

Olivo to start the inning is nice.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

through 3 innings this is the worst game of the year

i have no motivation to watch anymore of this

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Richie Allen On

Batting against Wilbur Wood; “I just swing real hard three times. I’m not going to fuck up my swing trying to hit that shit”. Not an exact quote, but close. The thing is, he had a good swing. Jakers, not so much.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pete Rose on Charlie Hough

pretty much said the same.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And then this happened

F-U-G-L-Y

If you watch Rambo backwards, it's Sylvester Stallone healing people with his magic bullet vacuum.

by ratherfantastic on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Youkilis is not a pretty man

Or were you talking about something in the game?

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both

If you watch Rambo backwards, it's Sylvester Stallone healing people with his magic bullet vacuum.

by ratherfantastic on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

YEEEAH

random air time for the UCM logo

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ryan can't remember the new name for UCM

but he knows that they beat Pitt State last Saturday

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Youkilis is my favorite baseball player...

in the non Royal division that is

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Walton/Kennedy ISN'T Arrowhead?

could have fooled me

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its amazing how down Pittsburg gets after a Pitt State loss...

and even more hilarious that I had no idea until now.

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm surprised that

UCM actually beat one of the good MIAA teams. Usually they lose to NW and Pitt. Hell, they lost to MO West twice and MO West is a glorified community college

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

UCM's gonna kick ass in the Mineral Water Bowl this year

WHOO

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds like a great roadtrip.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol @ dinardo still being out there

only on the royals, with expanded rosters, could a team still be short bullpen arms / starters

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The Thing Is

We have “pitchers” in the loosest sense of the word, just none you want to use.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good thing we dont have chris hayes up here

much more important we find out what yabuta has to offer

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, not just Yabuta

LONG RELIEF YABUTA

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't give a damn if he's jesus

AT LEAST GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO SHOW SOMETHING

this season is a complete disaster, i’d be bringing in every warm body within 2 minor league levels to give guys a chance to impress me

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

our first ML debut was in September

DM knows that the Baird guys dragged us down this year anyways

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

theres that....

and then theres the thought of not bringing up guys who arent deserving

but were in complete agreement, there’s never an excuse for being out of arms in september

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Sep 21, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

um hello we've had john bale, roman colon, and jamey wright on the roster

not to mention yabuta
like any of those jokers are deserving of a major league job? hell no

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't want to risk too many grounders at Yuni.

Must keep our long term solution at SS from blowing out his rotator cuff .

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gotta qualify him for the win when we come back

DM’s “stretch them out” directive has worked wonders for this team

all the great teams are shaped by strategic orders made by their GM

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

PETITION TO CALL THIS ONE AFTER 5

All in favor click the closest reply button to this line and let your voice be heard.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Phuck it, why not at this point

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we still have 1 run and 0 hits

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we now have a run

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoo

a hit

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Houston, We Have

Contact!

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gordon is going yard here

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

can't imagine how throwing to 2nd in the rain would be hard

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So two questions

1. Has any pitcher ever thrown a no-hitter, but gave up at least one earned run, and still won the game?

and

2. What’s the longest a game has gone with no hits from either team?

Thanks for your help!

by eXCell1st on Sep 21, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

1. Yes, a number of times. Last time by Joe Cowley, Sept. 19, 1986.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome

Thanks so much man. Do you know the answer to the longest game question?

by eXCell1st on Sep 21, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

2. 9 innings. May 2, 1917, Cincinnati vs. Chicago, Fred Toney vs. Hippo Vaughn.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

SI story on that game.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

GORBI

to cut the lead by 20%!!!

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gordo with the ribbie.

We are good mudders apparently.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We now are murdering Wakers.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yuni didn't embarass himself

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

how the fuck does that happen, i thought he's supposed to be fast

the sad thing is we should be right in this game but….
…aren’t

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

when did the laws of logic and physics...

ever apply in a game where Wakefield pitches?

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Buntzilla just needs more time

good thing that he’d be the best cheap OF on the market if given up

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Situational hitting fail count;

Butler – cost us 1 run
Anderson – cost us 1 run

Am I missing anything?

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

how can it not!

the sheer incompetency! i cannot help but to be appalled and outraged

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You make it sound like they have been anything but failures (for the most part).

I think we all agree that its ridiculous, but at this point its pretty expected.

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by averagegatsby on Sep 21, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fuck, are we gonna need a monsoon to get a delay

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This is my World Series

If we could just wound the Sox a little, my quality of life up here rises dramatically.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think tomorrow will be perhaps the biggest game in Zack's season for Cy Young consideration

“National” stage, late in the season- if he can shut down the _ vaunted _ Red Sox lineup, then maybe it will shut up some of the “if he pitched in the AL East, he’d be a lot worse”

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey trey i think dinardo is done

just going out on a limb here but i think 100 pitches and 13 baserunners in 4+ is a wee much

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

See Phil's stretching diagram above.

No rotator cuff gets out alive under Trey & Dayton.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's Getting Gobbled

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trey is 2-9 against the Red Sox

makes me long for the Buddy Bell days.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yabuta?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If he brings Yabuta in...

I mean, seriously. What the fuck is wrong with Hillman?

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Trey probably recommended him to Dayton,

so he’s trying to get 1 good outing from him to justify the 6 million they’ve wasted on him.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

After getting nothing from him for millions

I think he’s due an outing in the pouring rain.

by 2X2L on Sep 21, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice Carom

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

who starts for us in the Dusty spot

Dusty
Davies
Chen
or someone else

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's Known As

“The Dusty”.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

HEY TREY

DO YOU THINK HE’S DONE YET YOU FUCKING MORON

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, it's the magic 114!

We seem to have a ton of 114s this year

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the comeback will start again

by royalsreview on Sep 21, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

In play, run(s)

Well, that worked :(

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I really, really, really

want to give up on this team until Hillman is gone. I wish I had the discipline to do it, for the principal of it and for my own mental well-being.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

like, how do you justify what he just did to dinardo there

the guy gave up SIXTEEN BASERUNNERS IN FIVE INNINGS, 116 of the most high stress pitches possible

i just can’t even begin to comprehend what must be going on in that mans head

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why do we have 17 pitchers and leave him in so long?

I mean, is there a point to this? And then, to have Yabuta warming up, WTF Trey?

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Sep 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was awesome

just awesome
glad we could cement the loss here in the 5th inning and let dinardo throw 120 pitches

well done trey, can’t wait for you to get that manager of the year award

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The 80's Were

Brutal for country music.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

except George Strait-

he was 80’s right?

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Sep 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's too bad, George Strait is country music.

Acceptable answers for everything I hate about country music include (but not limited too):

Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Big and Rich

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by Warden11 on Sep 21, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Roseanne Cash was good.

I think her best albums were in the eighties.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Manatee Sees Nothing

To hit; nice SB, Bloomers.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think Jacobs ended an 0 for 12 there

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sign him now!!!!!!!

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Sep 21, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trade Him, He'll

Never have more value.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Blind Pig

Circles the bases with his acorn.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was tobacco...

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Sep 21, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tobaccorn?

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

All I know is

If Billy breaks Hal McRae’s doubles record, Zack Greinke breaks Dennis Leonards K record, and he wins the Cy Young, I’ll consider this season a success!

by eXCell1st on Sep 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We should have the tying run on first right now

See? Hillman makes it hard to enjoy a three run homer, even.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Does the tarp come out

as soon as this inning is over?

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A-Gor Just Missed

The 3-1 hanger.

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

christ almighty

we have like 15 walks total, because both pitchers suck and it’s raining

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yuni will put a stop to that.

First pitch swinging. Though on the second he almost tied it.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

By Inches

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by philofthenorth on Sep 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Using front office logic:

“It could be worse- it could be TPJ so we had to get him!”

by sterlingice on Sep 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Terry Francona learning from Trey

oh crap, that was close

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Sep 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we need to move the fences in

so Yuni can hit more home runs

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so close

but yet so far away

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by slayor on Sep 21, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So how's Lenny's quest for revenge going?

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by devil_fingers on Sep 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Trey's definitely going for the win

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by devil_fingers on Sep 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Pete Rose is not

the only manager to bet on baseball.

by hunter s. royal on Sep 21, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

time for Yabuta to give up 5 runs

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by BHWick on Sep 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm mind boggled that Yabuta's in there

Wright’s gotta be in rehab or something.

by LaFLamme on Sep 21, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ahhhhh. That's nice...

But cut that out! You’re interferring with my rage.

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