2009 MLB Playoffs Thread - "Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?!?"

[TheMojoPin]

I've come around to thinking it's a pussy move to charge the mound no matter who you are. You are running at a guy who can't afford punch you with his dominant hand, or either hand really.

You'd think the Red Sox would have this down:

http://www.survivinggrady.com/izzy.gif

[joeyballsack]

I've come around to thinking it's a pussy move to charge the mound no matter who you are. You are running at a guy who can't afford punch you with his dominant hand, or either hand really.

As opposed to intentionally hitting a guy in the ribs when you don't even have to go up to bat, letting your team mates take the hit for you ?

[Suspect Chin]

Porcello should have grabbed him by the ears before he threw that idiot to the ground to pay them back for what they did to the great Don Zimmer.

[Fallon]

The photos are pretty funny, Youk is nuts.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/gallery/2009/08_11_09_redsox_tigers/

[Suspect Chin]

Any Mets fans have inside info on Jose Reyes? I want to drop him from my fantasy team but I'm waiting for confirmation that he is going to miss the rest of the season.

[HBox]

As opposed to intentionally hitting a guy in the ribs when you don't even have to go up to bat, letting your team mates take the hit for you ?

That's the DH and American league baseball, for better or for worse.

[joeyballsack]

Yeah I know, but myself, I am pretty sure I would want to rush the mound too when its that obvious someone is intentionally throwing at you and possibly threatening your livelihood.

This one is going to end up costing the team though, with a big series coming up with the Rangers and another one with the Yankees coming up and a suspension looming for the best player on the team.

[Suspect Chin]

Yeah I know, but myself, I am pretty sure I would want to rush the mound too when its that obvious someone is intentionally throwing at you and possibly threatening your livelihood.

This one is going to end up costing the team though, with a big series coming up with the Rangers and another one with the Yankees coming up and a suspension looming for the best player on the team.

Lets not forget that it cost the Tigers their starting pitcher as well. I'm not sure how well he was throwing tonight, but it is the goal of the hitters to bounce the starter as early as possible.

[Fallon]

Yeah I know, but myself, I am pretty sure I would want to rush the mound too when its that obvious someone is intentionally throwing at you and possibly threatening your livelihood.

This one is going to end up costing the team though, with a big series coming up with the Rangers and another one with the Yankees coming up and a suspension looming for the best player on the team.
That's the second night in a row Youk got hit by the Tigers and Rick Porcello has only hit one batter this year and it's been Youk twice.

The suspension won't bother me, Lowell came in for Youk and hit two homers tonight. This will give Tito a few games without having to shuffle the lineup too much.

[Suspect Chin]

The photos are pretty funny, Youk is nuts.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/gallery/2009/08_11_09_redsox_tigers/

I love picture 6 where Leyland and Francona exchange pleasantries. Its like in hockey where the goalies start fighting each other just for the matchup aspect of it all.

[HBox]

That's the second night in a row Youk got hit by the Tigers and Rick Porcello has only hit one batter this year and it's been Youk twice.

The suspension won't bother me, Lowell came in for Youk and hit two homers tonight. This will give Tito a few games without having to shuffle the lineup too much.

It also gives the Sox a third baseman with the range of a corpse.

[Gvac]

I'm surprised Youkilis didn't go after Leyland, given the Red Sox history of beating up decrepit old men.

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[Suspect Chin]

Porcello should have grabbed him by the ears before he threw that idiot to the ground to pay them back for what they did to the great Don Zimmer.

I'm surprised Youkilis didn't go after Leyland, given the Red Sox history of beating up decrepit old men.

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I'm saying...

[joeyballsack]

I'm surprised Youkilis didn't go after Leyland, given the Red Sox history of beating up decrepit old men.

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Too bad there isn't some video of Manny pushing Jack McCormick. I bet its every bit as hilarious as this video is.

[underdog]

Porcello should have grabbed him by the ears before he threw that idiot to the ground to pay them back for what they did to the great Don Zimmer.

It looked pretty much the same.

[cougarjake13]

isnt it stupid to give pitchers 5 game suspensions ??


theyre only gonna miss one start, not the same as a position player


should be a pitcher misses 5 starts

[El Mudo]

Nats offer Strasburg record contract (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4401500)

No one knows how much it really is, but its definitely more than Prior's 10.5. From other sources i've read, its believed to be in the 14-16 range.

If he doesn't sign there, you can't really blame the Nats for not trying....that's an awful lot of money for a guy who's never thrown a major league pitch.

[TheGameHHH]

Nats offer Strasburg record contract (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4401500)

No one knows how much it really is, but its definitely more than Prior's 10.5. From other sources i've read, its believed to be in the 14-16 range.

If he doesn't sign there, you can't really blame the Nats for not trying....that's an awful lot of money for a guy who's never thrown a major league pitch.

i think hes gotta take this deal, theres no two ways about it.

the nats ponied up, youre unproven.....its time to sign and do your work.

[El Mudo]

I hate this guy already (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/08/to_sign_strasburg_nats_must_in.html)

The record-setting deal that the Washington Nationals have offered to No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg will have to grow if Strasburg is to sign, said a source who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of negotiations. The specific amount of the Nats' current offer to Strasburg remains unknown, but it exceeds the $10.5 million awarded to Chicago's Mark Prior in 2001, still the record for an amateur pitcher.

According to the source, Washington's current offer has been on the table since the team's ownership group, along with president Stan Kasten and acting general manager Mike Rizzo, traveled to California last week to meet with the 21-year-old pitcher. The fact that Strasburg hasn't since agreed to a deal, the source said, "should tell you enough."

Almost all involved, to this point, expect the negotiations to go down to the final hours, if not the final minutes. Strasburg has until midnight on Monday to sign with the Nationals, who drafted him some 69 days ago with the first overall pick. If he does not sign, he will be eligible for the 2010 draft, and can perhaps spend the interim period playing independent ball. Agent Scott Boras, who advises Strasburg, might also explore the option of sending the right-hander to Japan.

Scott Boras is pure evil :wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

I'm assuming most of this is posturing, because Boras takes every single one of his draft pick clients down literally to the final minutes, but i'm still not optimistic

[cougarjake13]

maybe he just doesnt want to play with the nats

[TheGameHHH]

maybe he just doesnt want to play with the nats

yea that cool, every unproven player should have the say where they play their respective pro sport. its part of the reason why i have so much respect for eli manning.

[El Mudo]

maybe he just doesnt want to play with the nats



Of course.....then he could re enter the draft next year, and play for one of those wonderfully run franchises in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, or San Diego, and at the same time, have every one in the league gunning for him and loathing him ala JD Drew. And miss an entire year of pro ball, or go play in Japan (as Boras has threatened) and turn into a pumpkin or rip his arm up like Jordan Zimmermann.

This absolutely shows everything that is wrong with Major League Baseball. They can't even run a fucking DRAFT correctly. A draft by purpose is designed to help bad teams get better, but the bad teams stay bad because they pass on drafting guys because they can't sign them. Imagine if Detroit had to draft another guy first overall instead of Matthew Stafford, simply for the fact that they could "sign him". It makes NO SENSE at all.

[TheGameHHH]

Of course.....then he could re enter the draft next year, and play for one of those wonderfully run franchises in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, or San Diego, and at the same time, have every one in the league gunning for him and loathing him ala JD Drew. And miss an entire year of pro ball, or go play in Japan (as Boras has threatened) and turn into a pumpkin or rip his arm up like Jordan Zimmermann.

This absolutely shows everything that is wrong with Major League Baseball. They can't even run a fucking DRAFT correctly. A draft by purpose is designed to help bad teams get better, but the bad teams stay bad because they pass on drafting guys because they can't sign them. Imagine if Detroit had to draft another guy first overall instead of Matthew Stafford, simply for the fact that they could "sign him". It makes NO SENSE at all.

its one of the reason why i love the NBA draft and the way it works. you get drafted and you can only make X amount of dollars for your first 3 years, thats it. no other way around it. lebron wasnt allowed to hold out and ask for a crazy contract just the same as the last guy picked wasnt allowed to do it.

[KnoxHarrington]

its one of the reason why i love the NBA draft and the way it works. you get drafted and you can only make X amount of dollars for your first 3 years, thats it. no other way around it. lebron wasnt allowed to hold out and ask for a crazy contract just the same as the last guy picked wasnt allowed to do it.

And it avoids the mess you get in the NFL where teams have to cut veterans to pay untested rookies massive contracts.

[TheMojoPin]

I really wish draft picks could be traded in baseball.

[underdog]

SportsCenter just reported the Nats signed Strasburg for $15.67 million. Nothing online yet.

[El Mudo]

ESPN says its four years, 7.5 per, and a 15 million bonus

Have fun spending that money in Hagerstown buddy

[PD]

I didn't see this yet:

Wear a cup: M’s Beltre out with injured testicle

SEATTLE - Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre might reconsider not wearing a protective cup. Beltre was put on the 15-day disabled list with a severely bruised testicle Thursday, one day after taking a hard one-hopper off the bat of Chicago’s Alexei Ramirez to his groin area in the ninth inning.

[razorboy]

Pudge, go home! (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2009-08-18-858201451_x.htm)

[underdog]

I didn't see this yet:

Wear a cup: M’s Beltre out with injured testicle

Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre might reconsider wearing a protective cup. Beltre was put on the 15-day disabled list with an injury to a testicle Thursday, one day after taking a hard one-hopper off the bat of Chicago's Alexei Ramirez to his groin area. Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu said the Gold Glove infielder is out indefinitely, and could need surgery because of bleeding in a testicle. Beltre does not wear a protective cup because he says it's uncomfortable. After fielding the grounder in the ninth inning, Beltre rushed a throw wide of first base for an error. He winced in pain but finished the game, which the Mariners won in 14 innings.

This is when it originally happened.

[El Mudo]

This is when it originally happened.


I remember reading years ago about how he played 3rd without a cup and thought he was batshit insane.

[cougarjake13]

I remember reading years ago about how he played 3rd without a cup and thought he was batshit insane.

i just think he nuts

[Snoogans]

They asked me what team I played for. I said 'Yankees.' I knew it was the Mets. But I was just hoping I could convince them, you know.

- David Wright, on the moments after receiving a concussion

[TheGameHHH]

Tampa Bay, good job with the squeeze play tonight. Joe Maddon rules.

[RingWraith]

Buck Showalter wants baseball to realign the divisions again. What does everyone think?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn

I'm kind of intrigued by it.

[TheGameHHH]

Buck Showalter wants baseball to realign the divisions again. What does everyone think?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn

I'm kind of intrigued by it.

i think it looks stupid. theres so many problems with it and theyre problems he doesnt really want to address head on so he kind of brushes over them.

[Snoogans]

The improved results are because I fixed my delivery. You see, now I'm delivering the ball to National League hitters instead of American League hitters.

- John Smoltz

[Suspect Chin]

My testicles have shrunk to the size of Caster Semenya's but at least I'll win the Triple Crown and MVP this year.

-Albert Pujols

[cougarjake13]

Buck Showalter wants baseball to realign the divisions again. What does everyone think?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn

I'm kind of intrigued by it.

i like the idea of re alignment


kinda looks like the old nhl divisions

[PD]

Buck Showalter wants baseball to realign the divisions again. What does everyone think?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn

I'm kind of intrigued by it.

realigning divisions based on who is good now is stupid; for the most part those things are fluid.

[Suspect Chin]

realigning divisions based on who is good now is stupid; for the most part those things are fluid.

The divisions almost become irrelevant, as in this plan, every team plays every other team an equal amount of times. I think the divisions only exist to maintain the regional rivalries we all love.

[PD]

Billy Wagner (http://sny.stats.com/mlb/playerstats.asp?id=5536) has been traded to the Red Sox for two players to be named later.
The Red Sox agreed to not pick up Wagner’s option for 2010, but still can offer him arbitration, thus compensating Boston if Wagner chooses to sign elsewhere in the off-season, which would be the likely scenario since he wants to close.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9982144/%27Change-of-heart%27:-Wagner-OKs-trade-to-Red-Sox

[Snoogans]

Billy Wagner (http://sny.stats.com/mlb/playerstats.asp?id=5536) has been traded to the Red Sox for two players to be named later.
The Red Sox agreed to not pick up Wagner’s option for 2010, but still can offer him arbitration, thus compensating Boston if Wagner chooses to sign elsewhere in the off-season, which would be the likely scenario since he wants to close.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9982144/%27Change-of-heart%27:-Wagner-OKs-trade-to-Red-Sox

im so sick of these lazy parents of ballplayers. You couldnt name the kid when he was born?

[Suspect Chin]

im so sick of these lazy parents of ballplayers. You couldnt name the kid when he was born?

Why not just let the kid name them self like Picabo Street did?

[KnoxHarrington]

realigning divisions based on who is good now is stupid; for the most part those things are fluid.

It would be like saying last year, "Break up the AL East, no one ever wins that except the Yankees or maybe the Red Sox," and then look who ended up winning it.

[Snoogans]

Mets to use accrued personal days and call it a season

The New York Mets say they will ask general manager Omar Minaya to use the personal days they have saved up the past few years and just not come into work for the remainder of the season. "This is what those personal days are for, aren't they?" said second baseman Luis Castillo. "We are going through a tough time right now and I think it's best for everyone if we're just not here. And I say this with authority as one of our lone remaining uninjured veterans." But Minaya says it's unlikely he will allow the entire remainder of the team to take time off. "Do they think I want to be here any more than they do?" said Minaya. "If it was up to me, I would have been at the beach since June. But we are professionals, so we still have to show up every day. And I'm proud to say that while the Mets do very little else, they at least show up at the stadium every day."

[HBox]

Angels on verge of acquiring Scott Kazmir. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4429766)

How did he clear waivers?

[foodcourtdruide]

Angels on verge of acquiring Scott Kazmir. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4429766)

How did he clear waivers?

Bad contract and he was struggling?

[HBox]

Bad contract and he was struggling?

He's only 25 though. I'd have thought the Sox would have jumped at him.

[foodcourtdruide]

He's only 25 though. I'd have thought the Sox would have jumped at him.

Eh, I dunno. He's only 25, but he has a 6 ERA and he's in the first year of a 28mil/3yr. (?) Contract.

[disneyspy]

sweetness,3 run homer in the 8th for polanco,verlander about to get his 15th

[Snoogans]

At a hastily arranged press conference this afternoon at the White House, President Barack Obama announced San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum will head up a brand new executive branch of the federal government: The Department of White Sox Pitching.

“Tim brings great leadership qualities to this important post,” said the president. “Primarily his mid-90s fastball and his devastating curve.”

The president says he realized the need to federalize the White Sox pitching staff after seeing them implode this weekend against the Yankees.

“At this important point in the season, with so much to lose, I can’t sit by and let the White Sox fall completely out of the playoff race,” Obama said. “It is in the best interests of the nation that we have a competitive final month of the season.”

Lincecum will leave his job with the Giants and begin pitching with the White Sox immediately.

“It was a tough decision. I wanted to win with the Giants,” said the reigning NL Cy Young award winner. “But the president insisted I would be providing a great service –- and if not to the nation, then to him.”

The creation of the new executive branch that will support White Sox pitching has been met with great opposition by Republicans –- as well as from some Democrats who are Cubs, Tigers, and Giants fans. But sources within the White House say that even if Lincecum is stripped of his powers, such a move wouldn’t come until well after October, which would be long past the department's policies would make their desired impact.

“Now that Secretary Lincecum is in place, I look forward to him filling his staff with some great public servants,” said the president. “I have developed a list of potential candidates that includes Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Zach Greinke and others.”

[KnoxHarrington]

Andy Pettite is pitching quite well through 7 innings of the Yankees game.

That's all I'm going to say about that.

[TheGameHHH]

Andy Pettite is pitching quite well through 7 innings of the Yankees game.

That's all I'm going to say about that.

i now rest blame fully on you and jerry hariston, 50/50 split.

[razorboy]

I guess Jim Thome and Jon Garland are Dodgers. (http://www.fanhouse.com/news/mlb/dodgers-acquire-thome-and-garland/648729)

[HBox]

When did the trading deadline become meaningless?

[El Mudo]

Well...he's at least an upgrade over James Loney and his 9 home runs and awesome 95 OPS+

Ned Colletti is a complete moron. How do you go THAT long with such shit production out of one of your essential "power" positions in the line up?

[TheGameHHH]

When did the trading deadline become meaningless?

a long time ago, how have you not realized this yet?

[Marc with a c]

Well...he's at least an upgrade over James Loney and his 9 home runs and awesome 95 OPS+

Ned Colletti is a complete moron. How do you go THAT long with such shit production out of one of your essential "power" positions in the line up?

i'm looking forward to watching thome trying to turn a 3-6-3.

[lleeder]

I heard Thome said he refuses to play 1st. He's strictly a pinch hitter and hopeful world series dh. Thats it.

[TheMojoPin]

I heard Thome said he refuses to play 1st. He's strictly a pinch hitter and hopeful world series dh. Thats it.

I think it's less refusing and more just being honest and realizing his limitations. Thome's not the kind of guy to refuse something like that unless he simply cannot do it. Any manager or coach or GM thank thinks he can play 1st for anything besides an emergency at this point is a fucking moron.

[razorboy]

The fact of the matter is, I think Thome is fine with his place in baseball history. He knows that he is a cinch hall of famer, and that his strength as of now is as a pinch hitter or DH. He knows that Loney is a superior first baseman, and that he can only hit effectively to one side of the diamond anyway. He makes the Dodgers better, and he wasn't going to win anything with the Pale Hose this year anyway.

[El Mudo]

I think it's less refusing and more just being honest and realizing his limitations. Thome's not the kind of guy to refuse something like that unless he simply cannot do it. Any manager or coach or GM thank thinks he can play 1st for anything besides an emergency at this point is a fucking moron.


If they can't play the guy in the field, why would they bother to trade for him? Does Ned Colletti think the NL uses the DH?

[TheMojoPin]

If they can't play the guy in the field, why would they bother to trade for him? Does Ned Colletti think the NL uses the DH?

He's still a very useful bat to have off the bench.

Colletti has been mostly horrible for a while now and Kenny Williams is a moron, so this was a pretty pointless move all around, but Thome can be useful if used correctly. It's a horrible longterm deal, but I guess they figured they needed the bench help now.

[TheMojoPin]

http://www.thefightins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/550_DarkHelmet.png

[razorboy]

http://www.thefightins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/550_DarkHelmet.png

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/razorboy_/gazoogood.jpg

[TheMojoPin]

http://www.thefightins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/550_DarkHelmet.png

http://heystupid.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/dark_helmet_angry.jpg

[El Mudo]

He's still a very useful bat to have off the bench.

Colletti has been mostly horrible for a while now and Kenny Williams is a moron, so this was a pretty pointless move all around, but Thome can be useful if used correctly. It's a horrible longterm deal, but I guess they figured they needed the bench help now.


Thome's contract is up after this year, correct?

There has to be some sort of law between Colletti and Kenny Williams making deals with each other. I'm not sure its legal to have that much stupid together all in one room. The universe may collapse on itself.

[TheMojoPin]

Thome's contract is up after this year, correct?

There has to be some sort of law between Colletti and Kenny Williams making deals with each other. I'm not sure its legal to have that much stupid together all in one room. The universe may collapse on itself.

Yeah, he's a FA after this season.

I get that Kenny Williams lucked his way into a WS ring in 2005, but it's ridiculous how so many sports analysts here line up to fellate him over ridiculous trades that are done clearly just to make a move. Granted, moving older players at this point who are about to be FA's actually isn't that bad and this is more on Colletti for being dumb, but I'm talking about the Peavy trade this year and the Griffey trade last year. People here reacted to the Griffey deal like Williams is some kind of genius and created a time machine and brought back Griffey from the 90's.

[El Mudo]

Yeah, he's a FA after this season.

I get that Kenny Williams lucked his way into a WS ring in 2005, but it's ridiculous how so many sports analysts here line up to fellate him over ridiculous trades that are done clearly just to make a move. Granted, moving older players at this point who are about to be FA's actually isn't that bad and this is more on Colletti for being dumb, but I'm talking about the Peavy trade this year and the Griffey trade last year. People here reacted to the Griffey deal like Williams is some kind of genius and created a time machine and brought back Griffey from the 90's.


Its about sportswriters to an extent. Plaschke LOVES Colletti because he's not Paul DePodesta, whom he views about as favorably as Satan. I'm assuming Williams gets a free pass from a lot of the media up there because he's not Ozzie (who he hired). But as you've said, some of the moves Williams has made in addition to the ones you've mentioned above (the Alex Rios deal most egregiously, and other great moves like signing Darin Erstad to a contract and trading for Scott Podsednik) just boggle the mind beyond all reasonable understanding.

[disneyspy]

oh shit,the chisox are tryin to make this a game,WGN bitches

[disneyspy]

YES! i dont hate the twins like i do the sox but these two 9th inning homers can help the tigers

[disneyspy]

holy shit are the twins blowin this game

[TheMojoPin]

Augie Ojeda is a dick. (http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6424375)

[underdog]

Brad Penny goes back to the NL and dominates.

[GregoryJoseph]

Don't look now, but the hottest team in baseball is my Cincinnati Reds. They've won 6 in a row and 8 of their last 10.

[K.C.]

Its about sportswriters to an extent. Plaschke LOVES Colletti because he's not Paul DePodesta, whom he views about as favorably as Satan. I'm assuming Williams gets a free pass from a lot of the media up there because he's not Ozzie (who he hired). But as you've said, some of the moves Williams has made in addition to the ones you've mentioned above (the Alex Rios deal most egregiously, and other great moves like signing Darin Erstad to a contract and trading for Scott Podsednik) just boggle the mind beyond all reasonable understanding.

*cough*minorityGM*cough*

He, like Minaya did for several years, will get the benefit of the doubt because no sportswriter wants to be the guy who writes the slightly too critical, too early, article and get a possible racism tag thrown on him.

[K.C.]

Brad Penny goes back to the NL and dominates.

You can't argue NL vs. AL on that one...the Phillies have a better offense than every team in the AL sans the Yanks, and the game was at Citizens Bank Park.

[disneyspy]

grand salami for inge in the 9th,tigers lookin to sweep the the rays

[hanso]

Rays coach should have just put/kept closer in.
Rather then screw around

[disneyspy]

Rays coach should have just put/kept closer in.
Rather then screw around

ya, i didnt understand why keep in someone that gave up 2 walks right before the slam

[cougarjake13]

maddon has made a few questionable calls lately

[disneyspy]

just saw a pittsburg pirate fan hold up a sign that said I WISH I WAS A DETROIT LIONS FAN,funny shit,congrats to the bucs for season #17

[spoon]

Listening to WFAN is just full of BDC characters with blinders on. I actually had to sit through hearing fan after fan trying to say Jeter is the MVP over Mauer and even MIKE was yelling at them for being such homers. It's INSANE listening to yankee goons try to make the case or any points on that fucking show.

[TheGameHHH]

Listening to WFAN is just full of BDC characters with blinders on. I actually had to sit through hearing fan after fan trying to say Jeter is the MVP over Mauer and even MIKE was yelling at them for being such homers. It's INSANE listening to yankee goons try to make the case or any points on that fucking show.

I've heard several sports writers, with votes this season, outside of the NY market say its coming down to Maurer, Jeter and Tex. Maybe Jeter isn't the best choice but how can you think its an insane argument when theres no clear definition of valueable on the ballot.

[spoon]

I've heard several sports writers, with votes this season, outside of the NY market say its coming down to Maurer, Jeter and Tex. Maybe Jeter isn't the best choice but how can you think its an insane argument when theres no clear definition of valueable on the ballot.

And those fucks are as dumb as you. He's not even the fucking MVP of his own team.

[zildjian361]

Listening to WFAN is just full of BDC characters with blinders on. I actually had to sit through hearing fan after fan trying to say Jeter is the MVP over Mauer and even MIKE was yelling at them for being such homers. It's INSANE listening to yankee goons try to make the case or any points on that fucking show.

Spoon fuck it change the station

[spoon]

I say let's give the yanks the Cy, MVP, Gold Gloves (all of them bc Jeter robs one every year anyway), Silver Slugger, Coach of the Year and anything else that's out there bc they are the yankees.

[Snoogans]

I say let's give the yanks the Cy, MVP, Gold Gloves (all of them bc Jeter robs one every year anyway), Silver Slugger, Coach of the Year and anything else that's out there bc they are the yankees.

Best Stadium Ever award?

[spoon]

Spoon fuck it change the station

Eh, it's like listening to Hannity or Rush, I get to just realize how dumb their average "great american" listener is and get all pissed off. I get a kick out of listening to Mike, a huge (ha) homer in his own right, argue against just awesome trade ideas and yankee homerism to just ignorant levels. Our very own BDC (Steve from Bayside) has all but been hung up on by Mike. It really is a fun listen, especially last year.

[spoon]

Definitely best blog award.

[zildjian361]

Best Stadium Ever award?

Not till I get to a Game Bro:smoke::drunk::wink:

[Snoogans]

Definitely best blog award.

i cant believe espn.com hasnt stolen that Steve Sciacca guy

[epo]

I've heard several sports writers, with votes this season, outside of the NY market say its coming down to Maurer, Jeter and Tex. Maybe Jeter isn't the best choice but how can you think its an insane argument when theres no clear definition of valueable on the ballot.

I believe voting in the AL should go:

1. Joe Mauer
2. Joe Mauer
3. Joe Mauer

[Snoogans]

Epo how dare you not have Tim Tebow on your ballot

[spoon]

I believe voting in the AL should go:

1. Joe Mauer
2. Joe Mauer
3. Joe Mauer

Dude, how could you forget...

4. Mauer
5. Mauer
6. Lind (hahahahah, that's our homer pick for the likes of HHH)

[Snoogans]

here is my ballot

Jevon Snead
Jevon Snead
Jevon Snead

[epo]

Dude, how could you forget...

4. Mauer
5. Mauer
6. Lind (hahahahah, that's our homer pick for the likes of HHH)

What about?

7. Aaron Hill
8. Aaron Hill
9. Aaron Hill

Seriously....where the fuck did THAT come from?

[Snoogans]

no love for Big Papi?

[spoon]

What about?

7. Aaron Hill
8. Aaron Hill
9. Aaron Hill

Seriously....where the fuck did THAT come from?

Hill?

He was really good before this and was set to break out in 08 until that asshole Eckstein laid an elbow into his head.

[epo]

Hill?

He was really good before this and was set to break out in 08 until that asshole Eckstein laid an elbow into his head.

But Eckstein is SO GRITTY!

How can you not love him?

[El Mudo]

here is my ballot

Jevon Snead
Jevon Snead
Jevon Snead



Its still hard to believe that Colt McCoy and Jevan Snead played for Texas at the SAME TIME (and if Vince Young hadn't left early, he would have been there too).

Mack Brown sure can recruit.

[Snoogans]

Its still hard to believe that Colt McCoy and Jevan Snead played for Texas at the SAME TIME (and if Vince Young hadn't left early, he would have been there too).

Mack Brown sure can recruit.

i love how we can turn any thread into college football talk

and yea that is impressive. Almost as good as Dom Natale and Jabu Lovelace.....YUCK


Thank god for Tom Savage

[spoon]

Posada = pussy

[led37zep]

Zito picks mid Sept to step up.

Hmm.

We might have a chance at this wild card race after all.

[Suspect Chin]

Cardinals lost again today. Cubs are staging a comeback!

[underdog]

Oh, the genius of Tito Francona.

Down by 1 in the 9th, 2 outs. Let's pinch hit and put in the .236/.301/.366 Nick Green.

HOLY SHIT HE WALKED AND TIED THE GAME.

But still, I'm shocked Tito has two WS rings. It's unbelievable.

[underdog]

But let's not pinch his for Alex Gonzalez. Genius.

Well, I guess Tito is really a genius and I'm an asshole sitting at home on a computer.

[Suspect Chin]

That little flair into left was totally catchable. You have to lay out for something that close in the bottom of the ninth....?

Sad thing is the announcers didn't even have the balls to mention it.

[underdog]

That little flair into left was totally catchable. You have to lay out for something that close in the bottom of the ninth....?

Sad thing is the announcers didn't even have the balls to mention it.

You would think that Angels and their "scrappy" players would have been diving from every angle to catch that.

[joeyballsack]

Oh, the genius of Tito Francona.

Down by 1 in the 9th, 2 outs. Let's pinch hit and put in the .236/.301/.366 Nick Green.

HOLY SHIT HE WALKED AND TIED THE GAME.

But still, I'm shocked Tito has two WS rings. It's unbelievable.

Who was he going to put in there? He was working with a short bench anyways not having Martinez and Youklis available to play tonight. Also, Gonzales is hitting really close to .300 since coming over from the Reds so why not let him hit?

With all that said, the Angels got screwed with a couple of those late calls.

[underdog]

Who was he going to put in there? He was working with a short bench anyways not having Martinez and Youklis available to play tonight. Also, Gonzales is hitting really close to .300 since coming over from the Reds so why not let him hit?

With all that said, the Angels got screwed with a couple of those late calls.

I was just still angry about Green when Gonzales came up. Why pinch hit if you're going to put Green in there?

But whatever, Sox won.

[epo]

Congrats Ken Macha, you took a game from the Cubs in Wrigley. Please that you played Alcides Escobar INSTEAD of JJ Hardy and you won. Please note that on your lineup card the rest of the year.

Thanks for nothing, asshole.

[TheGameHHH]

Oh, the genius of Tito Francona.

Down by 1 in the 9th, 2 outs. Let's pinch hit and put in the .236/.301/.366 Nick Green.

HOLY SHIT HE WALKED AND TIED THE GAME.

But still, I'm shocked Tito has two WS rings. It's unbelievable.

Nick Green struck out TWICE during that at bat. The umpires literally handed the Red Sox that game. If I was Mike Scocia I would immediately accept a fine and not stop bitching my ass off to the media after the game about those two blown calls.

[disneyspy]

grand salami,the epos go up on the mojos 5-2

[vjr97]

picth jesus high and tight=he cant handle thsoe picthes because of the wholes in his hands

jesus will strike out every at bat and then die-only to rise again and try to gain sympathy for his next at-bat

[Snoogans]

picth jesus high and tight=he cant handle thsoe picthes because of the wholes in his hands

jesus will strike out every at bat and then die-only to rise again and try to gain sympathy for his next at-bat

are you tryin to say jesus christ cant hit a curveball?
http://www.clevescene.com/images/blogimages/2009/07/28/1248794884-harris.jpg

[vjr97]

roman pictchers intimidate j.christ at the plate-put he keeps changing any curveball that might be a strike into grapes,oranges,potatoes,frogs.etc-this got him banned from the league

[K.C.]

Love Ozzie

http://csnchicago.com/pages/soxdrawer

[epo]

Aaron Hill has 35 homers. That's just stupid.

[spoon]

Aaron Hill has 35 homers. That's just stupid.

and he DOESN'T play in the yankee bandbox

I can't wait until he and Lind leave for another team in about a week

Lind has had an awesome year as well and should get votes in the mvp voting as well. I'm not saying win, but def some later votes.

[Marc with a c]

twins are three outs from being one game back.

git em joe.

[August_West]

Baseball Tonight Red Sox homers have GOT to be kidding.
Adam Lind hits 3 HRs and gets nailed by that punk Papelbon. Gammons says he can see he didn't mean to hit him. Unbelievable.

[epo]

Baseball Tonight Red Sox homers have GOT to be kidding.
Adam Lind hits 3 HRs and gets nailed by that punk Papelbon. Gammons says he can see he didn't mean to hit him. Unbelievable.

I don't know if you've heard, but Peter Gammons is slightly retarded.

[Kevin]

I don't know if you've heard, but Peter Gammons is slightly retarded.

Slightly??

That's like saying my english is kinda bad.

[August_West]

Slightly??

That's like saying my english is kinda bad.



The funny thing was that when Gammons was saying this Pap had that beligerent face of his on.
God what a piece of shit Paplebon is.

[August_West]

A follow up to this
I think Gammons is having another stroke on the air right now!
Im serious, He just started babbling and called Juan Miranda the greatest Juan since Billy Moran

Karl Ravich: " WHAT?"



"We'll break and try to regroup"

[Knowledged_one]

Just wanted to say i won my fantasy baseball league, came back from 60 down on sunday to win by 50 my bats hit over .333 for the week.

And freakin Pete Misch of the Mets goes from giving me -12 after his start on Monday to pitching a complete game Shut out on Sunday to end up at +32.5

So far this year

Won a NCAA pool that paid for my fantasy baseball, won fantasy baseball that pays for my fantasy football leagues and money left over and im 5-1 in two leagues

I need to find a job in fantasy sports

[underdog]

Mauer tipping pitches :

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[led37zep]

My giants were "officially" eliminated last night.

They did better than I expected when the season started but we still need a bat. Hopefully we don't sell some of our pitching to get it.

[Spagett]

Mauer tipping pitches :

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I think thats great. Why not do what you can to win the game? Of course I would drill Mauer in the ribs the very next at bat

[underdog]

I think thats great. Why not do what you can to win the game? Of course I would drill Mauer in the ribs the very next at bat

This is why people like me don't care about steroids. Cheating is so rampant in baseball.

[TheMojoPin]

This is why people like me don't care about steroids. Cheating is so rampant in baseball.

No, this is why people SHOULDN'T care about steroids like they do. Too many idiots still flip out over them.

[Spagett]

Its not cheating, it a part of the game. It doesnt fit into the unspoken code nonsense but its not cheating.

[KingModem]

Big weekend for the Tigers and Twins to decide who will move on to face the Yankees. Of course the Yankees are a combined 12-1 versus these teams...

[K.C.]

I'm loving this Twins/Tigers race.

Huge loss for the Tigers tonight. Twins need to put away the Royals, as this game is getting a little too close for comfort.

For the Twins, it all comes down to beating Greinke tomorrow. If they win that game, I think they win Sunday, Detroit drops one of the next two, and there's a playoff on Monday.

[NickyL0885]

I'm loving this Twins/Tigers race.

Huge loss for the Tigers tonight. Twins need to put away the Royals, as this game is getting a little too close for comfort.

For the Twins, it all comes down to beating Greinke tomorrow. If they win that game, I think they win Sunday, Detroit drops one of the next two, and there's a playoff on Monday.

Playoff would be tuesday, since vikings are playing monday.

[KingModem]

I am excited for this afternoon. If the Twins cant beat pitchers like Greinke, the postseason will be a miserable three and out for them.

[disneyspy]

I am excited for this afternoon. If the Twins cant beat pitchers like Greinke, the postseason will be a miserable three and out for them.

greinke is one of the best pitchers in the league,i hope he pitches a complete game shutout

[MHasegawa]

Spoon's new sig


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/3968087726_1f46f646bc_o.jpg

[TheGameHHH]

greinke is one of the best pitchers in the league,i hope he pitches a complete game shutout

me too, cause im in the fantasy baseball championship these past two weeks and we're tied 9-9. a CG would give me a point and nudge me up 10-9 with a day to play.

[GregoryJoseph]

Nice article in last week's SI on how the city of Detroit has rallied around the Tigers. With unemployment near 20% because of the automotive mess, they're still coming out to see their baseball team.

I'd love to see the Tigers make a run.

[Fallon]

Spoon's new sig


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/3968087726_1f46f646bc_o.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/t06ic1.jpg

[TheMojoPin]

Make it just the sign so it's not so squished. That needs to be seen in all of its glory.

[A.J.]

Spoon's new sig


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/3968087726_1f46f646bc_o.jpg

I saw something similar at Camden Yards when B.J. Surhoff was playing for the O's. The sad part is that it was a little girl who made the sign.

[TheMojoPin]

Dick Pole gets the shaft. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4526804)

[Fallon]

Dick Pole gets the shaft. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4526804)

"I told Dick when I got here today," manager Dusty Baker said. "He was hurt, and it was difficult for me, because you know how close we are. I'd rather be the one to tell him because of my relationship with Dick

:clap:

[TheMojoPin]

That really is one hurt Dick. That Dick got the high hard one.

[K.C.]

Great at bat by Mauer to solve Greinke....what a game this has been today. If the Twins win today, regardless of what happens, it'll all but ruin the Tigers' chances because they'll be forced to throw Verlander tomorrow.

[epo]

Nice article in last week's SI on how the city of Detroit has rallied around the Tigers. With unemployment near 20% because of the automotive mess, they're still coming out to see their baseball team.

I'd love to see the Tigers make a run.

Its amazing how easily you've sold out the city of Cincinnati for the city of Detroit.

[GregoryJoseph]

Its amazing how easily you've sold out the city of Cincinnati for the city of Detroit.

I'll always be a die hard Cincinnati Reds fan, but Mike Ilitch owns by beloved Detroit Red Wings AND the Detroit Tigers.

I always pull for the Tigers in the AL.

[epo]

I'll always be a die hard Cincinnati Reds fan, but Mike Ilitch owns by beloved Detroit Red Wings AND the Detroit Tigers.

I always pull for the Tigers in the AL.


Sellout.

[K.C.]

Put it in the books for the Twins.

AL Central down to 0.5.

All eyes turn towards the Motor City tonight.

[spoon]

Put it in the books for the Twins.

AL Central down to 0.5.

All eyes turn towards the Motor City tonight.

Go twins! Anytime Detroit is in the mix, I'm against them .... unless against nyy

[K.C.]

Go twins! Anytime Detroit is in the mix, I'm against them .... unless against nyy

I kind of would like to see the Twins pull it off, too, but you have to give it to Detroit...their ownership really did right by their fans this season, considering how awful things are in that city right now, and they're going to lose a TON of money this season.

They could have decided to gut that team and sell off all the pieces last offseason once it became clear how bad the economy was going to affect that city, but they did the right thing.

This could be the last hurrah for this core of Tigers...I'm sure the ownership is going to have a tough time maintaining next year.

[epo]

Russell Martin just apparently got tossed arguing balls and strikes from the bench. What a fucking idiot.

Edit: damn you Vin Scully for the bad information!

[led37zep]

I'm a Rockies Fan for these next two games.

[disneyspy]

tigs just went up 5 zip,c'mon you KC bastards

[disneyspy]

TIGERS WIN! TIGERS WIN! theeeeee TIGERS WIN! c'mon KC!!!

[epo]

Wanna know why people think Tony LaRussa is a dick?

10th inning today in a meaningless game. Cardinals losing 9-7. Prince Fielder comes up with 2 runners on and LaRussa intentionally walks him.

Prince is hitting .2994 and would hit .300 with a hit. He is also tied with Ryan Howard for the league lead in RBIs.

So LaRussa walks him? What a fucking dick.

[cougarjake13]

Wanna know why people think Tony LaRussa is a dick?

10th inning today in a meaningless game. Cardinals losing 9-7. Prince Fielder comes up with 2 runners on and LaRussa intentionally walks him.

Prince is hitting .2994 and would hit .300 with a hit. He is also tied with Ryan Howard for the league lead in RBIs.

So LaRussa walks him? What a fucking dick.


ok homer

[epo]

ok homer

Sure. But it doesn't make that any less of a bush league move by LaRussa.

[cougarjake13]

Sure. But it doesn't make that any less of a bush league move by LaRussa.

is it larussa's duty to help fielder achieve personal stats ??


so whoever was pitching to ted williams that day when he was at .3995 or whatever it was, grooved him a few fastballs so he'd get to .400 ??

[epo]

is it larussa's duty to help fielder achieve personal stats ??


so whoever was pitching to ted williams that day when he was at .3995 or whatever it was, grooved him a few fastballs so he'd get to .400 ??

Absolutely not. But LaRussa called to take the bat out of Fielder's hands in the final at-bat of a meaningless game that he was losing. That my friend is completely bush league.

[cougarjake13]

Absolutely not. But LaRussa called to take the bat out of Fielder's hands in the final at-bat of a meaningless game that he was losing. That my friend is completely bush league.

we'll have to agree to disagree


would you want macha to pitch to pujols if needed some record or stat achievement

[epo]

we'll have to agree to disagree


would you want macha to pitch to pujols if needed some record or stat achievement

Absolutely. Unless the game "calls" for the IBB, you pitch to the hitter.

That's why men play the game.

[cougarjake13]

Absolutely. Unless the game "calls" for the IBB, you pitch to the hitter.

That's why men play the game.



still i dont see how its larussas duty to do it


plus it wasnt entirely meaningless a phillies loss and a cardinals win would have tied them record wise and im not sure what would have happened there

loser would face dodgers while the other gets colorado


now keep in mind i have no idea what the timeline was so maybe phillies game was already over but they went extras and started early so they coulda been both still playing

[epo]

still i dont see how its larussas duty to do it

plus it wasnt entirely meaningless a phillies loss and a cardinals win would have tied them record wise and im not sure what would have happened there

loser would face dodgers while the other gets colorado

now keep in mind i have no idea what the timeline was so maybe phillies game was already over but they went extras and started early so they coulda been both still playing

A. Phillies game was over.
B. LaRussa had pulled half of his starting lineup. In fact he had a catcher in the game who was playing for the first time ever as a professional.

So save me the "Tony was trying to win the game" line, it doesn't play on this one.

Its not Tony's duty to have the pitcher groove one to Fielder. It is a disservice to Fielder to intentionally walk him in that situation. Lets face it, Tony LaRussa is a classless asshole.

[Marc with a c]

leave him alone, he was probably drunk.

[cougarjake13]

A. Phillies game was over.
B. LaRussa had pulled half of his starting lineup. In fact he had a catcher in the game who was playing for the first time ever as a professional.

So save me the "Tony was trying to win the game" line, it doesn't play on this one.

Its not Tony's duty to have the pitcher groove one to Fielder. It is a disservice to Fielder to intentionally walk him in that situation. Lets face it, Tony LaRussa is a classless asshole.



like i said i wasnt sure about the timeline


even still theres no rule in the book that says you have to do anything one way or another based on situations

[TheMojoPin]

leave him alone, he was probably drunk.

Fielder is lucky to escape with his life given LaRussa's track record of drunkenly murdering his own players.

[epo]

like i said i wasnt sure about the timeline

even still theres no rule in the book that says you have to do anything one way or another based on situations

New unwritten rule: Tony LaRussa is a bitch.

[Snoogans]

New unwritten rule: Tony LaRussa is a bitch.

he is a hell of a driver though

[epo]

he is a hell of a driver though

Even a better sleeper.

[K.C.]

Ok, prediction time:


AL Play-In Game:
Twins def. Tigers

NLDS
Phillies def. Rockies 3-0
Cardinals def. Dodgers 3-1

ALDS
Yankees def. Twins 3-0
Red Sox def. Angels 3-2

NLCS
Phillies def. Cardinals 4-3
Red Sox def. Yankees 4-3

WS
Red Sox def. Phillies 4-1 (as much as it pains me to make that pick)

[Snoogans]

i would like to see them take the last 8 teams and have a playoff too. that would rule

[K.C.]

Award Predictions

NL MVP - Pujols
AL MVP - Mauer
NL Cy Young - Lincecum
AL Cy Young - Greinke
NL ROY - Happ
AL ROY - Bailey
NL MOY - Jim Tracy
AL MOY - Joe Girardi

[K.C.]

i would like to see them take the last 8 teams and have a playoff too. that would rule

It would be:

NL
Nationals vs Padres
Mets vs. Pirates

AL
A's vs. Royals
Indians vs. Orioles


Padres would win the NL best of the worst. Orioles would win the AL.

O's over Padres 4-3

[Snoogans]

It would be:

NL
Nationals vs Padres
Mets vs. Pirates

AL
A's vs. Royals
Indians vs. Orioles


Padres would win the NL best of the worst. Orioles would win the AL.

O's over Padres 4-3

KC and Cleveland would have to have a 1 game playoff to see who they played

[KingModem]

It would be:

NL
Nationals vs Padres
Mets vs. Pirates

AL
A's vs. Royals
Indians vs. Orioles


Padres would win the NL best of the worst. Orioles would win the AL.

O's over Padres 4-3

Sad truth: Pirates would sweep the Mets.

[El Mudo]

I'm going to pick the Rockies to win the WS.

[cougarjake13]

you know that would be an interesting idea but would never happen

[midwestjeff]

Wanna know why people think Tony LaRussa is a dick?

10th inning today in a meaningless game. Cardinals losing 9-7. Prince Fielder comes up with 2 runners on and LaRussa intentionally walks him.

Prince is hitting .2994 and would hit .300 with a hit. He is also tied with Ryan Howard for the league lead in RBIs.

So LaRussa walks him? What a fucking dick.

One more thing for you to cry about for the next few weeks
while real fans of real teams with real managers focus on the playoffs.

No matter what you think, an opposing teams' manager is never responsible
for padding an opponent's meaningless numbers in a meaningless game.

I'm sure Chris Carpenter's Elbow would agree.

As for me, I am riding this dick to a championship. Again.

[GregoryJoseph]

http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/uploadedImages/weyi/Sports/Stories/TIGERS%20LOGO%20copy.jpg

[epo]

http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/uploadedImages/weyi/Sports/Stories/TIGERS%20LOGO%20copy.jpg

Look at Captain Sellout cheering for his "other favorite team".

[Freitag]

Will the national feed for Twins-Tigers on ESPN Radio be on Sirius, or is it strictly XM Only?

[joeyballsack]

Is the play in game going to be on MLB Channel tonight ?

[Marc with a c]

it's on tbs.

[Marc with a c]

i love playoff baseball, can't wait for this.

go twins.

[Marc with a c]

um. no signal on tbs? anybody else getting this?

[JerseyRich]

um. no signal on tbs? anybody else getting this?

Ted Turner hates you.

[hammersavage]

congrats spy, can't lose this now. no chance

[EliSnow]

congrats spy, can't lose this now. no chance

You're an evil man.


And I like it!

[disneyspy]

You're an evil man.


And I like it!

he's no hippo

[TheGameHHH]

this game is awesome

[Marc with a c]

oc baby.

[disneyspy]

fuck

[joeyballsack]

This has been everything I hoped it would be so far.

[EliSnow]

he's no hippo

You're right.


He's Hammer fucking savage!

[disneyspy]

You're right.


He's Hammer fucking savage!

the only difference between hippo and hammer is hippo has a job

[K.C.]

This has been everything I hoped it would be so far.

x2

This has gotten me so pumped for tomorrow.

I question the patriotism of anyone who does not watch playoff baseball. Go back to commieville, commies!!

[hammersavage]

the only difference between hippo and hammer is hippo has a job

joke doesn't work anymore

[disneyspy]

now its a good game

[Marc with a c]

joke doesn't work anymore

yeah. now there is no difference.

[hammersavage]

yeah. now there is no difference.

quiet or ill edit everything you post. people will think you hate ABDC and SBTB

[K.C.]

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[Marc with a c]

quiet or ill edit everything you post. people will think you hate ABDC and SBTB

disney is so old he doesn't even know what those stand for. also nobody would ever believe that.

[disneyspy]

disney is so old he doesn't even know what those stand for. also nobody would ever believe that.

hammer loves BDC is all i know

[Marc with a c]

and bbc.

[disneyspy]

anally

[Marc with a c]

can bring him in with one out in the 8th, but not start the 8th?

fucking asshole.

[hammersavage]

Unreal

[EliSnow]

Sweet double play!

[K.C.]

dios mio

[Marc with a c]

just get mauer up this inning.

[joeyballsack]

The Yankees are just licking their chops.

They are going to do some damage against whichever shorthanded bullpen they get to face after this game.

[RhinoinMN]

quite the battle there.

[EliSnow]

I forget how much fun baseball is.

[disneyspy]

this isnt fun,its nerve rackin,up past my bedtime

[Marc with a c]

I forget how much fun baseball is.

it's nice to see what goes on behind all the toys and comic books isn't it?

[Marc with a c]

fuck. waste of mauer now.

[disneyspy]

mauer the power can lick my saggy baller

[K.C.]

this isnt fun,its nerve rackin,up past my bedtime

Yeah, I'd be losing my mind if this was my team.

It's so much fun to be a neutral party in this. Game has been amazing to watch.

[hammersavage]

Ex-Met to kill spy?

[hammersavage]

Nope. Extras!

[disneyspy]

thank god it was an ex-met at the plate

[SKANE]

Spy, this has to be killing you but what a great game!

[Marc with a c]

96. since when does crain throw that hard?

[hammersavage]

Randy Marsh's strikezone sucks a bag of dicks.

[disneyspy]

somewhere dom deluise is smilin cuz that was a cannonball run

[Doogie]

Joe Buck is a terrible fucking announcer. I would rather listen to Marlee Matlin do play-by-play.

[Marc with a c]

somewhere dom deluise is smilin cuz that was a cannonball run

i'm quoting this so you can't edit it once you realize how bad it is.

[disneyspy]

i'm quoting this so you can't edit it once you realize how bad it is.

ha!


fucker

[Marc with a c]

Joe Buck is a terrible fucking announcer. I would rather listen to Marlee Matlin do play-by-play.

true but random.

[hammersavage]

i'm quoting this so you can't edit it once you realize how bad it is.


Listen to the Ron and Fez show, blondie?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I predict a game winning walk off 2 run homer by Brett Favre

[disneyspy]

I predict a game winning walk off 2 run homer by Brett Favre

oh thank god hippo is here

[Marc with a c]

Listen to the Ron and Fez show, blondie?

i'm just waiting for them to go up in the library.

[Fatwreck86]

Triple!!!!!

[Marc with a c]

as dumb of a play as you could possibly make.

[SKANE]

lead off triple? are you fucking kidding me?

[hammersavage]

i'm just waiting for them to go up in the library.

Not my fault.




And HOLY SHIT!!!!

[joeyballsack]

Wow.

I am so glad this is not a Red Sox game. I would be going nuts.

[Fatwreck86]

Lets Go Twins!!!!!

[K.C.]

oh thank god hippo is here

Just in time for Ryan Raburn to choke away the lead.

Coincidence??

[King Hippos Bandaid]

fundamentals fundamentals fundamentals

[disneyspy]

c'mon double play!

[disneyspy]

im going to be sick

[K.C.]

Raburn should be sentenced to exile in a burned down Detroit ghetto.

[RhinoinMN]

cmon sac fly!