Playoff Gameday Thread #2: 10/2/08
by snakecharmer
on Oct 2, 2008 2:00 PM EDT
We had a pretty good turnout for yesterday's action, so we've decided to keep it going for a while longer. Interest will likely wane eventually, but after spending 6 months with you crazy people, I can't imagine going elsewhere to follow a team, even if it's not ours. But if you're interested, SBNation has a nice post-season section set up with links to all the other blogs.
Yesterday in a nutshell: the Phillies took advantage of Brewer miscues to win 3-1, the Dodgers slammed (literally) the Cubs 7-3, and the Red Sox came away with a 4-1 win over the Angels, running their streak to 10 straight wins over Anaheim in the post-season. (Interestingly, the last pair of teams to exhibit that kind of dominance/ineptitude was Oakland going 10-0 over Boston from '88-'03.)
2:37pm ET, TBS
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Today brings our first look at the White Sox and Rays, and it will be a test for both teams. The Sox had to essentially play two extra games just to get to the post-season, and the nerves of the young Rays will be put center stage in their first ever playoff game. We know from experience that Javy Vazquez is like a coin - it can land on its head or its tail, but it is durable enough to always land somewhere. He has the experience that can overcome his sometimes gaudy-looking numbers, but he can just as easily implode on himself. A brief glance at Shields' numbers shows he can give up a lot of hits and walks but not necessarily a lot of runs. This looks like a toss up... either one of these teams can come away with this one.
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Despite the score, Milwaukee played pretty well yesterday. Both offenses were weak, and Philadelphia's 3 runs came all in one inning and were all unearned for starter Yovani Gallardo. Milwaukee has to score for its ace CC Sabathia, who is running out there on 3 days' rest for the 4th straight time. Cole Hamels was masterful over the Brewers, but don't expect Brett Myers to be able to do the same thing. It should be Sabathia's turn to confound the offense, but you have to think that all these starts on short rest might backfire eventually. Edge to Milwaukee for having Sabathia on the mound.
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Cubs fans and Cubs alike were stunned by yesterday's 7-3 defeat. Lou Pinella left starter Ryan Dempster in there a bit too long, just long enough for James Loney hit a monster grand slam to pull the Dodgers from behind 0-2 to ahead 4-2. The Cubs never really threatened after that, and the Dodgers tacked on throughout the rest of the night. Glad to see Pinella isn't "saving" Zambrano for Game 9 or anything. Both of these starters are workhorses with similar numbers, but I give the edge to Z and the Cubs tonight. Do not expect them to go out as quietly this year as they did last.
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I turn on the pre-game for the Tampa game...
And they’re talking about the Cubs and the Dodgers. Typical.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 2:19 PM EDT 0 recs
And Harold Reynolds is announcing this one
Way to ruin a perfectly good game!
by snakecharmer on
Oct 2, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
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Glad to see the fans so involved for the Rays
First two games sold out, fans wearing mohawks and got the cowbells ringing!
by snakecharmer on Oct 2, 2008 2:36 PM EDT 0 recs
That is good to see
They seem pretty excited for the game.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 2:40 PM EDT
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The mohawks are pretty funny
Apparently, they had a big rally for the team, and part of that was bringing in barbers to give free mohawks.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 2:54 PM EDT
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Tropicana Field is interesting
The way the concourse is decorated is kind of cheesy, but once you get to your seats, I really liked the field itself. Maybe it was just a matter of perspective from where our seats were, but it didn’t quite seem as vast as Chase.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 2:39 PM EDT 0 recs
Frank TV reminds me of the words of Doctor McCoy, “I’d give real money if he’d shut up.”
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 2:42 PM EDT 0 recs
1-0!
Evan Longoria!
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 2:58 PM EDT 0 recs
Kishi — where is TBS on Direct TV?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Oct 2, 2008 3:08 PM EDT
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Ooh, wow, that roof really is crazy..
Navarro knew exactly what was going to happen and made it to 2nd. Cool.
by snakecharmer on Oct 2, 2008 3:07 PM EDT 0 recs
Didn't we give Navarro to the Rays?
Or someone else? Or was that a different Navarro?
by snakecharmer on Oct 2, 2008 3:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Nope
He was originally with the Yankees, and was part of the Randy Johnson trade: “Before the 2005 season, Navarro was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team deal that sent Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Yankees, Javier Vázquez from the Yankees to the Diamondbacks, Shawn Green from the Dodgers to the Diamondbacks, and several other minor leaguers to the Dodgers.”
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 3:13 PM EDT
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Technically, we did
Per baseball-reference.com, this was two separate trades:
January 11, 2005: Traded by the New York Yankees with Brad Halsey, Javier Vazquez, and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Randy Johnson.
January 11, 2005: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Danny Muegge (minors), William Juarez (minors), and Beltran Perez to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Shawn Green.
Another future All-Star dumped by the D-backs… :-(
by Jim McLennan on
Oct 2, 2008 3:16 PM EDT
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Yeah, okay, that's what I thought
I knew we had some sort of connection to him when he was in the minors! I remembered him being part of a a 3-team trade.
See, I’m not crazy! ;) Thanks!
by snakecharmer on
Oct 2, 2008 3:17 PM EDT
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I was under the impression
that he was one of the guys we sent to the Yankees to get RJ back, so…. shows how much I know.
"If the government's nuclear football ever were to fall into the wrong hands Chris Horton would be called upon to intercept it on behalf of the Pentagon."
by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 3:20 PM EDT
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Nope, that was
Alberto Gonzalez, Ross Ohlendorf, Luis Vizcaino, and Steven Jackson. No big.
by Jim McLennan on
Oct 2, 2008 3:23 PM EDT
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One of them
turned into a pretty shitty Attorney General, and another turned into a Pro Bowl RB for the Rams.
Hit and miss.
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 3:27 PM EDT
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Running back?
No, he started a RPG company.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 3:28 PM EDT
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I remembered him being a Dodger
I just couldn’t remember our connection to him.
by snakecharmer on
Oct 2, 2008 3:26 PM EDT
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Whoops...
3-run HR for Sox… :( ALMOST out of the inning, too!!
by snakecharmer on Oct 2, 2008 3:18 PM EDT 0 recs
Any info
On why the Rays replaced Pena with Aybar at first?
by Jim McLennan on Oct 2, 2008 3:18 PM EDT 0 recs
Not that I heard
They mentioned it was a concern that they already had to do that, I think he was battling an injury, but I wasn’t listening that closely.
by snakecharmer on
Oct 2, 2008 3:20 PM EDT
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3-2
Nice RBI triple there.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 3:28 PM EDT 0 recs
Wouldn't it be
BJUp?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 3:29 PM EDT
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Hmmm.....
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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Ouch
K. No luck.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 3:30 PM EDT
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Why can't
WE get guys like that?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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4-3!
That kid is having a hell of a game.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 3:32 PM EDT 0 recs
Carlos Pena
I think they just said he was taking out because of an eye problem?
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 3:39 PM EDT 0 recs
That's what I heard
He scratched his eye last night at home and he tried to play through it but it’s probably safer to keep it out.
by snakecharmer on
Oct 2, 2008 3:40 PM EDT
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Alright, I gotta go
kishi, it’s your job to hold down the fort. I have a feeling that’ll be pretty easy today. ;)
by snakecharmer on Oct 2, 2008 3:44 PM EDT 0 recs
I'll do what I can
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 3:45 PM EDT
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Wow
Cliff Floyd has just crushed a few pitches that went foul.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 3:48 PM EDT 0 recs
I will say this
I think the ray tank is just about the coolest non-baseball addition to any stadium in the majors.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 3:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Cooler
than the people tank at Chase?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:04 PM EDT
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In my opinion, yes.
Tropicana gets bonus points for the fact that anyone can go up to the ray tank, as opposed to having to spend the money to rent the pool at Chase.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:07 PM EDT
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What if
Ray Romano wanted to rent the tank at the Trop for him and his friends?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
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Ray Romano has friends?
Really?
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:17 PM EDT
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An ex of mine
saw him coked up in Las Vegas once?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:18 PM EDT
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Really?
That’s the second saddest celebrity sight I’ve ever imagined.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
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Really really.
"If the government's nuclear football ever were to fall into the wrong hands Chris Horton would be called upon to intercept it on behalf of the Pentagon."
by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:20 PM EDT
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Well, I didn't vote for him.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:33 PM EDT
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Don't blame me,
I voted for Kodos.
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
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::groan::
In reality, though, I voted for Kang.
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:39 PM EDT
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I thought he
was feuding with Kirk.
Bob Melvin: Black Denarian in disguise.
by nargel on
Oct 3, 2008 4:22 AM EDT
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Nice play there
Pierzynski out by a mile on that steal. Didn’t even bother to slide coming into second.
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by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 4:03 PM EDT 0 recs
Did he
punch the catcher in the testicles?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:07 PM EDT
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5-3 Rays
Two on, Longoria at the plate, and he gets a single? Psh. Come on, man, disappointing.
And now Ozzie goes to the bullpen. You didn’t want to pull the starter until after Longoria?
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
by kishi on Oct 2, 2008 4:16 PM EDT 0 recs
My boss
is getting his TS clearance renewed as I type this.
Hmmm….
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by DbacksSkins on Oct 2, 2008 4:20 PM EDT 0 recs
TS?
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:21 PM EDT
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Top Secret
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:26 PM EDT
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If you don’t want to tell us, don’t bring it up in the first place.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:28 PM EDT
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NO
TS=Top Secret
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:29 PM EDT
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Or
did I miss your humor?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:29 PM EDT
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You missed my humor.
It happens.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:31 PM EDT
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Was afraid of that.
I had a BFF in HS whose middle name was “Kay”. She’d be asked, “What’s your middle name?” “Kay.” “No, your NAME?” “KAY!!” etc.
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
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I'm familiar with the routine
I high school, one of my friends had the last name of Guess.
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 4:36 PM EDT
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We heard a kid at our Temple
Who has the unfortunate last name of Pantsing. I flinched when I heard it, if not for now, for in 14 years when he enters high school.
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on
Oct 2, 2008 6:32 PM EDT
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I work in a hotel
And we just had someone check in by the name of Flame Vallentine. That’s just mean.
I want to be in Haren's harem.
by luckycc on
Oct 2, 2008 6:33 PM EDT
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Lemme guess.....
stripper? Or “escort”?
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 6:34 PM EDT
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Agreed!
Parents should have to go through a naming permission board.
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on
Oct 2, 2008 6:34 PM EDT
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Oh! I remembered
My freshman room mate was, “Holly Holiday.” Her parents thought it was, “so cute.” I just stared at her when she said that.
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on
Oct 2, 2008 6:35 PM EDT
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Still doesn't touch my buddy,
“Happy Johnson”.
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 6:36 PM EDT
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As I read this
There’s a Viagra ad on the TV…
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by kishi on
Oct 2, 2008 6:37 PM EDT
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That is child abuse!
Seriously? Who does that?
Were his parents on drug?
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on
Oct 2, 2008 6:39 PM EDT
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His parents on drug.
Make funny name.
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by DbacksSkins on
Oct 2, 2008 6:40 PM EDT
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Its been a loooong day
And obviously I am on drug as well. ;)
Granted, my drugs are benedryl but whatever. ;)
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on
Oct 2, 2008 6:41 PM EDT
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