Playoff Gameday Thread, #3: 10/3/08
by Jim McLennan on Oct 3, 2008 4:30 PM EDT
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I'm subbing for 'charmer today and tomorrow, as she is otherwise engaged. The format will remain more or less the same, though I have changed the times we show for the games from Eastern to Arizona, just as a statement that not everything revolves around the East coast, dammit - much though a certain sports programming network might wish it to be otherwise. As we head into the weekend, there are just the two games today, which will likely do wonders for my productivity at work. But that'll just allow me additional time to taunt the office Cubs fan.
3:07pm AZT, TBS
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The Rays will endeavor to keep their 100% franchise post-season record - ok, that'd be played one, won one - going at Not From Concentrate Stadium this afternoon. I must confess to leaning towards wanting the Sox to win this series: partly because it would increase the agony of the Cubs nation, and partly because I like being the youngest franchise to have had any post-season success. This is the same reasoning that makes me cheer against the Suns, Coyotes, etc. when they reach the playoffs: the D-backs are unique, and I'd rather keep it that way. Call me a selfish old curmudgeon if you want. Still, if Tampa's #1 draft pick keeps playing like he did in Game One, he will soon no longer be the second-most famous Longoria whose name starts with "Eva".
6:37pm AZT, TBS
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No such qualms here, as I want the Angels, under almost D-backs owner Arte Moreno, to end the reign of the Yankees Lite ["Now with all the arrogance and salary bill you've come to hate, but just one-tenth the actual success!"]. Boston taking the first game was therefore unwelcome, and the Angels need to make sure they don't fall into a 2-0 hole, which is almost always terminal in a five-game series like the ALCS. Matsuzaka proved quite the stud during the regular season - and my fantasy team thanks him for that - so Santana will have his work cut out to keep up. The Angles offense also needs to show up; they were almost absent in the opener, in a way that likely felt very familiar to Arizona fans.
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Someone here
actually wants the Cubs to win the World Series? Show yourselves, you animals!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I believe there is a saying
something about great minds?
Proud supporter of Randy going for 300, even next year.
There's five votes now
It saddens me.
"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."
Oy.
The story is cool, but come on. It’s the frackin CUBS.
We hate them, remember?
The fundamentals of the economy are strong. Mmmhm.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Oct 3, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
I may not be sure if I want to cheer for them or the Dodgers in this round of the playoffs, but it’s really just a battle for who’s my sixth favorite team in the playoffs and which is my seventh.
"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."
I don't think it's the Cubs
as much as it is the boozy idiot in a Cubs hat who sits next to me whenever I go to a D-Backs/Cubs game at Chase Field. Dude, stop tossing peanut shells on my shoes and making clumsy passes at the young lady next to you. Watch the game.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
You know who they are?
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wow who's the turd bucket that voted for the Cubs?!?!
Proud supporter of Randy going for 300, even next year.
I think this evening will be the first time I've seen Matsuzaka pitch
"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."
Shocking development!
In other news, Republicans and Democrats still don’t agree with each other on several key political issues.
"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."
Louisana?
It’s pretty muggy there and quite a bit is economically depressed.
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They've got alligators, though
And Gambit’s from 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."
Plus the cool Cajun accent
Who doesn’t love Louisiana?
"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."
What are you talking about?
Hurricanes love Louisiana, that’s why they always try to stop by.
"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."
GMTA
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Hurricanes love LA
They go that all the time!
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Now people know
where my sense of humor comes from.
"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."
“Beat Louisiana”? Has that ever happened?
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Lead-off HBP
Let’s go Pale Hose!
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I have to say
if you want to brawl a team, the White Sox are about the last you want to take on.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Especially if Ozzie Guillen's going to take the field
If there was a straight up fight between Guillen and Joe Maddon, it wouldn’t be a question.
"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."
Guillen
would rip him in half, and spell out expletives with his entrails on the mound.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Maddon
would have some nice last words, though, I think. Some motivational and sort of eloquent.
"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."
Too bad
his remains would read “F&%# Mariotti.”
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Well
Couldn’t we all agree with that sentiment, though?
"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."
And a walk
the Sox got themselves two on. Not the start you want if you’re the Rays.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
The announcers keep going on about the HBP
Harold Reynolds seems to think that an All Star Pitcher would only hit a batter on purpose. Uh-huh.
Just shut up guys, the game is moving along.
"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."
I can see
where he’s coming from.
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I can see the point, too
But mention it once, maybe talk about it for a couple of pitches, and move on. Don’t keep going on about it two batters later.
"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."
I don't feel
he went on for too long. Talking about the consequences and potential retributions is fine in my book, especially since not everyone is going to know. Now, if they’re still taking about it in an inning or two, you have a point.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Who is doing the announcing?
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Harold Reynolds
is the only one I recognize.
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A bit of Googling leads me to believe the other two are Don Orsillo and Marc Fein.
"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."
Because one of them sounds like Chris Rock, and I’m pretty sure it isn’t.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Big first out 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."
Oh, man
Looking at the schedule, here’s hoping the Cubs and Brewers can win their respective Game Threes. That’d schedule about twelve hours of baseball on Sunday.
"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."
Mr. 4Corners Fan
approves of that idea.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
2-0
The HBP and the walk have scored.
"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."
2-0
yeeeeeeah White Sox!
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Hell yeah
he’s one of my favorite players.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I have
and I laughed. I can’t make too much fun, though, as I had terribly bleached hair in high school.
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Erf.
Not a fave.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet
this makes you pretty happy:
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Not particularly. I just don’t like him, I don’t wish him to bet beat up.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That was an interesting hit
That just died.
"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."
Uribe strikes out
to end the inning.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
FrankTV
oh yeah.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Sadly
Plus he’s got DirectTV ads. It’s terrible.
"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."
He's
actually kind of funny. Unfortunately he’s driven into the ground by the commercials.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I've heard that
And while that may be the case, his ads are annoying, especially when seen repeatedly.
"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."
He also
suffers from what every impressionist does: the humor generally isn’t in the joke but the absurdity of the impression. So there’s a shelf life on the routines.
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Upton?
Get back to Phoenix!
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Leverage
looks like the type of show that will either be excellent or bomb out after one episode.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I'll probably give it a try
Unless, of course, the ads have been shown to me so many times by them that I can’t stand to hear about it.
"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."
Talkin'
to myself….
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
That's true
I’m just going to turn off auto-refresh.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Hey, I’m here! I’m listening/reading.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Kishi
you have a green light to be angry now.
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Wooooh!
And it’s not angry, just annoyed. Move on, Harold.
"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."
What would it take
to get elevated to angry?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Over this?
I’m not sure. Quite a bit. I mean, it really isn’t something worth getting angry over.
"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."
Besides, when he gets angry, he starts knocking stuff off the walls, like TVs. Oh, no. Wait.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey
you weren’t even there.
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Oh
I think the story has been passed on vividly enough that many who weren’t there feel like they were in attendance.
"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."
Exactly.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
You
don’t know the terror. Have you ever looked a demon hound in the eyes? Felt it’s hellfire breath?
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Jim
If you see this, when you get back, hide the above message. Their marriage will thank you. No good can come from calling his wife a demon hound. The children are begging you.
Children? Hellpups?
Whichever.
"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."
Don't you encourage this.
By the time you’re done, we’ll have a carefully concocted tale about the perspicacious hell pups, their jaunt across the Scandinavian countryside, the poor Amish farmer who took them in when the world rejected them, and a special guest appearance by Christopher Lee.
This sounds
like a great SciFi channel movie.
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"great SciFi channel movie"?
A pure impossibility.
"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."
Look closer
after great is the implied “for.” It’s written really small.
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Must be in a different font
"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."
Hollywood
If you’re not too busy paying Brett Ratner hundreds of billions of dollars to ruin make X-Men 47: Whatever Main Characters We Haven’t Killed Yet Die, feel free to pick this idea up.
Are you kidding?
They’re too busy working on the sequel to Blade Runner.
"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."
It's a cartoon
Replicats, about an adorable family of cats that get separated from their rich owner, and have to travel back, meeting a sassy ally cat named Deckard who helps them along the way though you think he actually won’t, HE DOES.
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Really
I’m flattered that you think my tales are carefully concocted. They’re more improvisational, but thanks.
"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."
Yep
too much “Who’s line is it anyways” in junior high for me.
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Same.
Hell, I was the president of the improv club in high school. We thought we were much funnier than we actually were.
I kicked ass at Questions Only though.
Everyone who does improv thinks they're funnier than they are
I say that as someone who did improv. It’s so much more fun to do than to watch.
"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."
Agreed.
It’s odd. I used to (and still do, really) love enjoy watching Whose Line for what it was on the surface level. Nowadays I seem to get the biggest laughs when one of the performers can’t hold it together during a scene (primary example here).
I'm a nerd
I learned the Questions game from my older sister who read it in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” I was probably the only 4th grader at my school who know that, though.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
My mom and I used to play it the Questions game
Though “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” is pretty much my favorite plays ever. I got to do a scene for it last year for a friend’s senior project.
"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."
We did?
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
How can you not remember that?
"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."
Childhood memories
ruined!
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Don't you know how the game is played?
"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."
Who said I didn’t remember?
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn't it fun?
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
That's where I learned it the game
and my group spoke in questions only for an entire month while we were reading it in AP Literature last year. Drove everyone else crazy, cracked us up.
The fundamentals of the economy are strong. Mmmhm.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Oct 3, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
That was a nice catch
"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."
Another great
swing by Dye to get a single.
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Enough with the “I LOVE LA”, okay? We’re watching the Tampa/ChiSox game.
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember that chat we had
About how you’re not allowed to discuss LA? My tolerance of you breaking the ban only applies when they are actually playing…
And he still can't treat this as his own fan site
Your team has a blog, if you want to go crazy, go crazy over there.
Why would you need to be a physics professor to pick out a TV?
Wouldn’t you need to design electronics or something instead? Did their ad department just say, “Go wander a college campus until you find a science professor who’ll be in our ad”? Are we lucky that we didn’t actually end up with someone from the social sciences department?
"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."
They
really don’t like Pierzynski in Tampa.
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It sounds like
fat ducks are having sex in my fireplace.
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i just read this and nearly wet myself
that my friend was not expected
Proud supporter of Randy going for 300, even next year.
I don't know
whether to happy or sad that people can play Magic: the Gathering professionally.
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I'm okay with it
I’m sad that they’ve shown the tournaments on ESPN, though.
"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."
On one hand
people doing what they love for a living is great. I can’t hate on that at all. But then on the other hand, it’s hard for me to understand why other people would want to watch a M:tG tournament or follow a particular player. I guess it’s just as ridiculous as following a sports team, though.
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White Sox keep threatening
but only 2 runs to show for it so far.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
UH OH
Break in detected!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
The more
I see spots for the “Leverage” the more I want to see how bad it will be.
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 3, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The problem with the White Sox
is they rely to much on the home run. It’s not that they have guys who can’t get on base, but when they do everyone drops anchor or is too slow to take any extra base. They need to look into getting a little bit of speed in their lineup.
Damn you Harold Reynolds for making the same point as me!
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Some iffy calls there
on the Swisher strike out.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
here;s what i think the dbacks will do over the winter:
http://theblogofchampions.com/2008/10/03/offseason-plans-dbacks/
[This user is about to be banned.]
I guess?
I don’t disagree, but maybe flesh it out a little? Why will Ellis be with the Diamondbacks next year?
And welcome!
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Ellis just had shoulder surgery
So lucky for us, his price will be lower. Still not convinced we’ll catch him, though.
I meant for jad
the claims are made, but there isn’t any evidence to persuade. I don’t mean that to be a jerk, just some critique to get better.
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I'm sure
we’ll have plenty of time to discuss this over the offseason, but I guess I don’t see why want to go after him anyways.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
He'll be the best on the market
save for O-dawg, who we can’t afford. Whether we want to go for help or move around from within will be a good discussion.
But
would the money be better spent towards someone else? I mean, I’m looking it his numbers and I see nothing special. I guess if he came at a great price we can’t complain, but I don’t think he’d help the offense much. I might be completely wrong, though.
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He's OK offensively
He had a down year this year, but he has the potential to be very good. Defensively, he is nearly on par with O and probably better than anyone we have in the system right now. Whether we need that is what the FO needs to figure out.
My tolerance of them
is quickly slipping…
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A lot of work to be done
for the White Sox if they want to get back in this. Could still happen but I wouldn’t count it likely.
They’ve been horrible in domes all year, and though an 0-2 deficit is hard to overcome, I think they can do it, if they can get some runs going.
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It has nothing
at this point, to do with the Rays pitching (though very good). If the White Sox can’t string together hits and keep moving, they’re not going to win. We know they can hit.
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Bradford is definitely a question mark
though he’s not the official closer. I don’t know who’s taking Percival’s place.
Yeah, he is
He is one of the more extreme submariners, been known to scrape the mound with his knuckles.
wow
Hes extremely deceptive especially for someone that touches the low 80’s on the gun
Dye got some luck
to be safe.
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Double play
corrects the call.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
The dude's slow
no suprise there.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I don't know
I’ve follow them more than any other team than the Diamondbacks, so I guess I feel more of a connection. There’s no real reason for it, I guess.
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Totally understandable
Any particular reason you’ve followed them? Just curious… I can understand the random team connection. :)
Well
origin starts with one of my favorite restaurants, Chicago Sliders Co. They offer up free sliders if any Chicago team wins a championship. So midway through 2005 I think, the Diamondbacks aren’t really great this year and damn if I don’t love free sliders, I’m going to check them out to see if it’s even possible for them to win.
I found White Sox Interactive and started reading, really liked the community and have read it ever since. So if it ever came down to a Diamondbacks/White Sox series, there wouldn’t be much conflict, but I know enough about the team at this point that I feel a little something for them.
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probably followed them . . .
after they won their world series . . . . haha just kidding
Well, now
for the Angels/Red Cubs. I still want the Angels to win, but they need to get this buggaboo off their back about playing Boston.
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Yeah... I dislike this series too
I don’t particularly care for either franchise… as an Oakland fan, I automatically don’t like Anaheim, but, I think the rally monkey is so cute!! And I do like them better than the Red Sux… I guess….
I don't have any reason
to hate on the Angels, so I guess they win by default. Plus I liked it when they beat the Giants in the World Series a few years ago.
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In unrelated news:
Oh damn
I hope it heals correctly.
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+1
I also hope somebody accidentally pushes Boris Diaw down some stairs or something until he starts living up to that contract of his. And not injuring franchise players.
Or even better
trade him to the Knicks.
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Exactly.
I mean, how could a lineup of Marbury-Crawford-Diaw-Randolph-Curry not cater perfectly to D’Antoni’s style? Boy, that’d be fun to watch.
And the bench?
“Who cares!” Coach D’Antoni, 10/3/2008.
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It's worth pointing out
that the Tampa Bay Rays have the highest postseason winning percentage in the history of baseball.
I've been
to Disneyland quite a few times since the Mrs. and I met, but I’ve never been in Angels Stadium. I’ve always wanted to go to a game, but haven’t been able to convince her yet.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I think the Dbacks visit Anaheim this year
They visit Oakland I know (squee!), so they probably visit one other AL West team.
They do
and they’re one of the teams I want to see. My problem is I’ve been to a lot of the Major League cities in the past few years, but every time I can’t see a game. Someday I’ll see ’em all.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
A trip I desperately
want to do is go to Kansas City to see the Royals, visit the Negro Leagues Museum, the Jazz Museum, and get me some good barbeque. That’s heaven right there.
If that’s not possible, Liz and I are talking about what we want to do for a summer vacation, and I’m pushing for somewhere that has some baseball. Seattle and Chicago are both high on the list.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Depending
on what kind of manager you are, I bet the beginning innings of a game is generally pretty boring.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I see a billboard in the outfield
about the MLB Channel in January 2009. Anyone as excited as me?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
There isn't a ton of info
<a href"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLB_Network">the wiki. 26 games, the World Baseball Classic, and tons of other programming (hopefully).
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Hmm....
26 games doesn’t sound like much. One game a week. Then again, I’m spoiled by being able to afford MLB ExtraInnings. :)
One advantage
is (unless I’m reading wrong) is that it might be included in more basic cable packages than the NBA or NFL networks. So 1 game a week isn’t great, but if it were essentially free that’d be great. Especially since we can hope MLB would show more than the the Big 4.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
1-0
on a slew of hits by the Red Sox.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Angels
just can’t seem to deal with these Red Sox. 4-0, still top of the 1st.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
This may be Tampa's best hope
I didn’t fancy their chances against the Angels, but think they’ll have the upper hand on the Red Sox. Still, I thought the Angels would, too…
They are 10-8 against the Sox
and 6-3 against the Angels… but, yeah, I thought the Angels would have an edge here too…
If the Red Sox
start building on momentum, it’ll be hard for Tampa to stop that. One thing they will have in that scenario, though, is home field advantage. Either way it’ll be a good series.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
But Tampa's going to have momentum too
Especially if they sweep the Sox. Imagine the high they’ll be on, and the rest they’ll have.
They'll have
about the same rest if both sweep. It’s a tricky thing, though. You’d think we’d have had momentum last year after sweeping the Cubs but no such luck.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Yeah, that's true
and sometimes the rest can slow the momentum. But, you have to admit, the Rockies had a lot more momentum than we did!
by snakecharmer on Oct 3, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
4-1, two outs
Angels hitting back a bit. This game is far from over.
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I thought
Chip Caray was dead, then looked it up and realized it was Skip Caray, his father, that passed away earlier this year.
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Bleh
Taco Bell. I don’t want to eat like a man if that’s what I have to eat.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Taco Bell
Rarely is there a bigger gulf between how the food looks in the adverts, and what is actually served at the restaurants.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 3, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Though in their defense
They will be the only restaurant to survive the upcoming Franchise Wars.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 3, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Or Pizza Hut
depending on which side of the Atlantic you live on.
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It's all
The same. Which would make things look good for both KFC and Long John Silver’s, I imagine.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 3, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Mmm, A&W
They’re pretty good.
"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."
A&W Cream soda
is heaven in a bottle.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Yeah
which owned by PepsiCo. Mm, two horrible flavors at once!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I almost feel torn
with the Angels/Red Sox series.
And only because I’m watching it with my friend who grew up in Boston, and is naturally a Red Sux fan…and my dad is from Anaheim, and that’s the team he grew up with. So I’m sitting this one out.
The fundamentals of the economy are strong. Mmmhm.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Oct 3, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
wow.
SBN definitely left out part of my commment…
It helps that I don’t have a TV to watch on.
The fundamentals of the economy are strong. Mmmhm.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Oct 3, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The end of the second one.
So, nothing, really.
:-P
The fundamentals of the economy are strong. Mmmhm.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Oct 3, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
What happened to everybody??
Anyway, the Other Drew hit a tie breaking HR in the 9th, Sox beat the Angels 7-5, run their postseason streak to 11-0… new ML record for mastery of one team.
11?
I thought this made their streak 9 now.
I don’t know why I have such an innate dislike for closers.
"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."
Nope... Wednesday night's win was 10-0
It night be 9 games in a row (7 WS/ALCS, 2 now), but this is 11-0 just over the Angels going back however many years.
And, K-Rod is easy to disdain! Oh how I love seeing replays of the sulk-off…
Was watching the games on TV
It’s in a different room than the computer.
And wow. That’s gotta be frustrating to the Angels.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Ate dinner
and watched movies. “Semi-pro” was eh, but “Speed Racer” was actually good.
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