Hang on...with no baseball break, we go right into the playoffs with three incredible series today, starting at noon.
First up:
Brewers vs. Phillies - 12:00 PM
Gallardo v. Hamels
Final Score: Phillies 3, Brewers 1
Series: Phillies lead 1-0
Next Game: Tomorrow (10/2) at 3:00PM
(Note that the 9:30-10AM start that they gave the A's/Minnesota in 2006 wasn't good enough for this year's teams - /bitter rant, onto playoff fun!)
The Brewers
It took until the very last day of the season, but the Brewers won the wild card and found themselves in the playoffs for the first time since many of our AN crowd was even born. (The rest were wearing really, really bad clothes.) Highlights of the Brewers include Ryan Braun with his 37 homeruns, Price Fielder with his 34 homeruns, and Mike Cameron (25) and J.J. Hardy (24). Jealous yet? Did the A's even have 37 homeruns all year? As for the starting pitching for the Brewers, things look rather thin. As of the latest report, Sheets will not be throwing in this series, and is out most likely the rest of the season, and C.C. Sabathia has already been taxed to get to this point, so expect more work from him, Bush, and Suppan. I would certainly expect Sabathia to throw on three days' rest again, and I would expect the success or failure of the series to be directly linked to the starting rotation.
The Phillies
The Phillies bring Ryan Howard to play in the series with his MLB-leading 48 homeruns and 146 RBI's (again, did we have 48 homeruns and 146 RBI's all year?), but he isn't the only one that can hit. The Phillies lead the NL in HR's, and are second in runs scored. They also sport Brad Lidge, who is lights-out coming in from the 'pen, which is certainly an advantage up against the battle-torn bullpen of the Brewers.
baseballgirl note:
It looks like a battle between a well-prepared, well-rehearsed Phillies team, and an exhausted, spent, but absolutely on fire and hungry Brewers crew, and it should make for a great series right out of the gate. I'm rooting for the Brewers.
Dodgers vs. Cubs- 3:30 PM
Lowe v. Dempster
The Dodgers
Adding Joe Torre as a weapon this season didn't yield immediate results, as many thought the skipper was only highlighted with the Yankees behind him, but with the addtion of Manny Ramirez, the Dodgers have turned it up; plowing over Arizona and securing the top spot in the NL West, and looking at another chance to make their mark in the playoffs. Derek Lowe, who has backed up his number one slot with an amazing year, will take the mound for the Dodgers in Game One facing off against Ryan Dempster. The Dodgers led the league in ERA, but Zambrano and (healthy) Harden loom in the second and third game. However, the Dodgers, and their late-season revamping of the team, look to neutralize the great pitching and storm the gates of the NLCS.
The Cubs
The Cubs haven't won a World Series in 100 years. None of their current players can own that, and it would take three or four generations to even remember it, but it's there all the time; the Stomper-size elephant in the room during every pitch, every game, every time it looks like the Cubs will be somebody and go somewhere. This year, they have a great team, but you can't help but wonder; what will happen to derail the postseason train this time? Most pressing to A's fans, I would think, is how Rich Harden, who could barely string two starts together for the A's in five seasons, will hold up under the playoff pressure.
baseballgirl note:
For me, this is THE series. I love all the possible story-lines here; the all-SoCal playoff option; the all-Chicago one on the other end, Manny; the closest stadium to me, Torre back in the playoffs, and two of the most historic and well-known NL teams facing off for all the glory. I think this one will be fun. My hunch says Dodgers, but this one is a free-for-all, and I hope it's great.
Red Sox vs. Angels- 7:00 PM
Lester v. Lackey
The Red Sox
Neither the Red Sox nor the Angels are a stranger to October, and there's not much to say that hasn't been rehashed over and over during the last few years. But this Red Sox team is a little bit different; despite the pitching, the lineup, the manager, the experience, Manny being Manny will be Manny for another playoff team this year. And I think that's going to hurt the Red Sox.
The Angels
Man, this is one scary team. As if their beefed-up lineup wasn't doing all the right things anyway, they had to go out and bring Teixeira on board, my former favorite player, who is dead to me now. They are a scary offensive team, but more scary is their starting pitching, who by and large, has been incredible this year. We could talk about their closer's year, as well, but I want to file that away in 'more lucky than good; I'd save sixty games too if I was hand-picked a hundred save opps', and I would like nothing more than K-Rod's numbers outside his save total to be exploited in the late innings.
baseballgirl note:
Don't kid yourself. Despite the 10PM East Coast start, there won't be a baseball fan there (except perhaps fans in New York, who have all moved on to the Giants and the Jets), who won't be bleary-eyed at work on Thursday morning because they watched baseball all night. I despise both teams; both have caused the A's a tremendous amount of heartache over the years, and no one will cheer louder than I if the Rays manage to hang onto their own series and bounce one from the playoffs. I have to go Red Sox here; I will never root for the Angels.
Ready? Go.
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Well dang girl!
Much as I hate ‘em, gotta cheer for the Red Sox. I know I should support my league, but I just can’t. If it was anyone but the Angels.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Maybe because I'm here on the East Coast...
…and just plan tired of the Red Sox, but I hope Boston loses.
Note I didn’t say I hope the Angels win. I just want the Red Sox to lose. And then the Angels get trounced by the Rays.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
there must be a way they can both lose
there just MUST be
ArakSOT - October 1, 2008
Besides catastrophic injuries sustained in a bench clearing brawl, no
asfansince1989 - October 1, 2008
I hope the Cubs lose.
You think “Red Sox Nation” is bad, Cubs Nation will be MUCH worse.
The “Cubs Nation” bandwagon is bad enough with them losing.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
I kind of agree
But don’t fans usually jump on a bandwagon of a team that is winning? Surely long-time Cub fans deserve some credit. But I hear what you’re saying. I always wondered how Red Sox fans could be so overwhelmingly obnoxious, and that was before 2004. Strangely, my experience is that they are somehow less obnoxious now. Maybe the same would apply to the Cubs Nation if they finally win one.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
When the Cubs started winning regular season in 2007-2008
Mainly 2008
-the bandwagon expanded.Long-term Cub fans (one of my best friends is one) definitely deserve the credit, but the bandwagon will be obnoxious if the Cubs win the series.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
Nothing could possibly be worse than Red Sox Nation
Here’s why a Cubs victory wouldn’t be near as bad—the Chicago fans have embraced the lovable loser persona, as embodied in the eternally happy party that is the Wrigley bleacher scene. Boston before ’04, by contrast, sported the angst-ridden Calvinist ethic, embracing their crushing defeats like so much confessional penance.
When lovable losers finally win, good tijmes are had by all. When insufferable whiners finally win, they remain insufferable, when toxic superiority added to the noxious brew. Did I mention that I hate Boston?
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
I dunno, from what I've seen
the loveable loser persona is no longer as true as it used to be be. Cubs fans I’ve run into seem to be getting increastingly angst ridden, obsessed with finally winnign a WS.
rfloh - October 1, 2008
+1, plus i'm a Cardinals fan, so its a double whammy
DyeLongJustice - October 1, 2008
Agreed
Cubs fans are just like Red Sox fans except more frat-boy ish even, if thats possible. Yuck.
WiscoFan - October 1, 2008
Hard to root for either Boston or Anaheim
So I will just watch that series quietly…. These are some incredible matchups today, and the Rays don’t even play until tomorrow. Great write-up, bbg.
Alberto - October 1, 2008
i hope for 5 18-inning games
that thrash both rosters severely so that whoever faces the winner in the ALCS will be able crush them.
DMOAS - October 1, 2008
Agreed. At least one 18 inning game please. The more the better.
Preferably the clincher, please, so they’re extra tired.
Wasn’t the 2005 Braves/Astros game 18 inning game was the longest game in playoff history?
Blicks - October 1, 2008
Nice:
Didn’t know how you would be able to work that in. Good work.
pam5981 - October 1, 2008
Quick note/question/favor
Any chance you could note who the starting pitchers are for each game?
PaulThomas - October 1, 2008
Here ya go
Gallardo v. Hamels (MIL/PHI)
Lowe v. Dempster (LAD/CHC)
Lester v. Fugly [Lackey] (BOS/LAA)
Blicks - October 1, 2008
Ha! "Fugly"!
Sounds like the Cousin Oliver of the Addams Family.
monkeyball - October 1, 2008
Starting pitchers up...
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Great write up, BBG...
Once again, I don’t need any site other than AN for good baseball…
McFood - October 1, 2008
I fear this will be one of those postseasons
Where every team I adopt loses. I’m rooting for the Phillies, Cubs, Rays, and I’m even going to debase myself by pulling for the Angels—I just loathe Boston so much. But I’m 0-2 irooting against the ChiSox here in the early going, and I fear I’m on the cusp of running the table of defeat.
Malaise is coming back in style.
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
I really, really dread coming home from class tonight
I do not want to be leaving Lincoln Park at about the same time as a bunch of dumbass drunken Cubs fans are leaving Wrigley. Ugh.
thejd44 - October 1, 2008
I will never root for the Sux
I’m hoping for an exhausting ALDS that goes the distance and makes the winner unable to compete in the ALCS.
OaklandSi - October 1, 2008
LDS predictions... add your own
Phillies over Brewers
Cubs over Dodgers
Red Sox over Angels
Rays over White Sox
UncleLeo - October 1, 2008
Why do people think so highly of the Dodgers?
I’ve heard people call them the “hottest team in baseball” since acquiring Manny. Aren’t they something like 6 games over .500 in that time? That’s not exactly amazing. They had a losing record in August.
thejd44 - October 1, 2008
I like the way they set up for a short series....
Lowe has been excellent the last 6 weeks and Billingsley can shut down anyone when he is goign right.
OaktownPower - October 1, 2008
oaktownpower continues his streak
of responding to every “why are people falling for the espn / national sports media hype?” comment.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
What the hell did that have to do with ESPN?
I was answering a question about the Dodgers. My god…nice reach though.
OaktownPower - October 1, 2008
Why?
Let’s see, BPro have their third order pythag wins total, ie wins adjusted on offensive and defensive components, and strength of schedule at 88 wins, better than the Brewers, and Phillies, both with 86 wins. Don’t like adjusting for strength of schedule? Their 2nd order wins total, ie wins adjusted based on offensive and defensive components is 91 wins; the only teams better than that are the Rays and the RS.
Their pitching is outstanding. They have a very good rotation with Lowe, Billingsley, Kuroda, and a fantastic bullpen.
And Manny improves their offense. Their offense as currently constituted projects as pretty good.
rfloh - October 1, 2008
By the way, the "scary" Angels offense was 10th in the AL in runs scored
PaulThomas - October 1, 2008
That should scare Angels fans
thejd44 - October 1, 2008
Short series = scary.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Teixeira = scary
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Scaaaarrrrry
Well, just his face.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Has anyone noticed that Saunders is looking just like him?
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
So that's the secret of good starting pitchers
They look so fugly and/or scary that causes batters to look away during the delivery. Brilliant!
asfansince1989 - October 1, 2008
Not just for started
worked for Goose too.
asfansince1989 - October 1, 2008
is that considered Sfugly?
DMOAS - October 1, 2008
Go Brewers
Going to the game Saturday in Milwaukee. Not having a playoff team in 26 years has led the city to go nuts in the last week or so. The Brewers season has made the A’s year a little easier to digest for me personally. Almost forget how good we’ve had it as A’s fans seeing our team make it so often in the last 8 years compared to the Brewers or other franchises.
WiscoFan - October 1, 2008
Rooting for the Cubs, Philies, Boston (for now)
Cubs because of Harden. Philies because Blanton is probably gonna no-hit someone in the playoff now that he’s gone from the A’s, and Boston because TB is in the same division, and may know better how to beat Boston than LAAA.
asfansince1989 - October 1, 2008
Process of elimination
(And, yes, of course, that’s my favorite of the various processes.)
- Boston: unacceptable, mostly for loutish fans
- Slegna: self-evidently unacceptable
- White Sox: even with Thome (one of my favorite all-time players) and Dye on the team, the Asshat Factor mitigates against rooting for them
- Tampa: nice story, but that dome …
- LA: I love Manny, but … I’m too much of a San Franciscan to root for LA
- Brewers: I suppose if I were a consistent hobgoblin, Bud Selig’s stewardship of MLB should turn me off of baseball itself; but his “former” ownership of the Brewers taints the franchise in my irrational rooting eyes
- Cubs: yeah, Sawx Nation redux waiting to happen
I guess I’m rooting for the Phils.
monkeyball - October 1, 2008
That's irrational... but I feel the same way.
UncleLeo - October 1, 2008
I like Boston over the Red team
I think the Ray’s have the best chance against the Sox at home.
asfaninpismobeach - October 1, 2008
The Ray's *WHAT* ??????
Don’t leave me hanging like that!! I have to know!!!
mikev - October 1, 2008
I'm conflicted on who to root for in this game
I really like Hamels, but part of me wants the Brewers to win the series. I guess I’m more excited for the Cubs/Dodgers series and the Rays/White Sox series.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Eee! So much baseball today!
3 games in a row… sweet. It’d be better if one of them involved the A’s, but at this point, I’ll take what I can get.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Me too :-)
I do heart the playoffs.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
But do you hella heart them?
doctorK - October 1, 2008
Dude. Stole the words right outta my mouth!
pam5981 - October 1, 2008
Haha...I hella heart Dan Meyer.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I don't.
pam5981 - October 1, 2008
Hella don't?
mikev - October 1, 2008
Is it just me that's bitter?
Sentences like, “Jason Kendall, who has thrown very well this year”, or “Rich Harden, who has been awesome this year” just piss me off.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
It's not just you.
Seeing ex-A’s do well is very conflicting… I get bitter, sad, nostalgic, angry, and/or happy for them (the order depends on how much I liked the player in the first place).
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Yeah, with a few of them, I'm like...
“WHY COULDN’T THEY HAVE DONE THAT FOR US!!!!”
The ones who did well for us (Giambi, Tejada, etc) I have no problem with; it’s players like Kendall and Harden that I struggle with. I wished for years for them to succeed, and they do, but with the all-wrong team.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
i’m rooting for the rays, brewers, and phillies (yes i realize the brewers and phillies are playing each other), in that order, and against the other five teams.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
Where is everyone?
Does no one watch the playoffs?
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I'm working...damn it all to hell
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
If you're working, whay are you posting comments?
Shut up; i just came here for a second.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
(Photo from Deadspin)
JLaff - October 1, 2008
That's classic.....
UIt is up in NY too….Hey, rememebr the Mets choke? Oh..and how bout the Red Sox still in it? Double salt in the wound.
OaktownPower - October 1, 2008
it will be even more faily
if beckett is unable to pitch because of his oblique injury.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
Im rooting for whoever wins the Cubs-Dodgers series...
I like watching both teams and it would be exciting to have the Cub in there….and fun to have the Dodgers in there since Im 15 minutes away from the Stadium.
OaktownPower - October 1, 2008
Oh Cameron....
Wow, he usually catches everything.
OaktownPower - October 1, 2008
That was a mess....really bad time to make an E
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Is there a good time? Well, besides with an 11-0 lead. Unless it’s during a perfect game.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Wasn't an error
but it should’ve been – that mis-play was almost Emil Brown-ish.
doctorK - October 1, 2008
Not scored an error
Not many CF’s make that play – though Cameron should’ve – he took a bad route to the ball.
JJ - October 1, 2008
The phillies lead in the postseason for the first time since 1993
wow.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
isn't that less wow than if the brewers had taken the lead?
they haven’t had a postseason lead in decades.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
No.
The Phillies were in the playoffs last year and didn’t lead once. That’s more amazing to me.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
yeah i know, i was just trying to say that “since 1993” isn’t what makes it interesting.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
I've never pitched with a lead in the postseason.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
you're a lovable loser!
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
Aw. Thanks.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I have..
in little league, I’m sure I blew that lead.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Neither have the Rays
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
There's only one October!
WOOO!
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Not since Oct 20, 1982
Sixth inning, Game 7 of the World Series. They scored two runs to take a 3-1 lead, only to see St. Lous score three in the bottom half to reclaim the lead. And that was that.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
3-0
Gallardo is looking wild, 5 BB so far.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I just realized that I don’t even have a faint dislike for either of these teams. How refreshing. How boring.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Yeah, it's boring.
I’m looking forward to the next game. And then the final game, where I hate BOTH teams.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Me too, bbg.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Here's hoping a meteor crashes into LAAAAAAAA stadium and lands right on the Rev's head
doctorK - October 1, 2008
There isn't a lot to cheer for in that game, I agree.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Extra innings and carnage.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Yep. And a ALCS loss
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I would agree… but I’m going to be there so it will have to be something not so… apocolyptic lol
drmmerchk - October 1, 2008
apocalyptic even
drmmerchk - October 1, 2008
How about a few really tiny meteors
One each for Lackey, K-Fraud, Scioscia, Youkilis, Lowell (I’m still pissed about him destroying Piazza’s shoulder),
Bat BoyPapelbon, and Rev Halofan.doctorK - October 1, 2008
I might be able to deal with that.
drmmerchk - October 1, 2008
Do the Phillies fans have homer hankies?
Haha, well, they didn’t work, whatever they are. First hit for the Brewers.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Perfecto is broken up
doctorK - October 1, 2008
Pretty amazing playoff start
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Craig Counsell is on the Brewers?
Learn something new every day.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
the 3b dream team of counsell and grafanino
is why ryan braun spent over a month in AAA last year despite hitting like 20 home runs in spring training.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
At least Counsell allows us to once again
experience the spectacle that is one of the oddest batting stances in recent memory. It’s like he’s standing in front of the carnival arcade, at the “Ring Bell, Win Prize” booth, wielding his sledgehammer, and this time he’s really gonna ring that bell and impress his girl, by gum.
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
Or maybe, it was because Ryan Braun's
D was even worse than when he was finally promoted to MLB to play horrific D at 3b. So horrific that they moved him to another position the next season.
rfloh - October 1, 2008
This thread is slooooow.
But this game isn’t particularly thrilling, either.
Brian Anderson’s in the booth? What, did he desert the White Sox already?
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Why isn't Ray Durham starting?
Better defense, better bat, than Slick Rick.
This isn’t “let the kids play” time. Rickie’s and Hall’s errors cost the Brewers 3 runs. Gallardo pitched well.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
AMAZING start by Hammels.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Agreed. Gallardo pitched well too
the defense behind him just decided to crap the bed.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
THAT is true...how awful for him.
This game could easily be 0-0.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
If you count pitching well being wild and inconsistent.
I don’t see 5 BB in the first 3 innings being good.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Fail.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Hahaha...where did that come from?
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I just have to say it every so often.
No, it was for the Brewers’ shortstop trying and failing to get the out at 2nd. Diving stop, but couldn’t pick up the ball.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Okay, now this is getting good.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Indeed.
Took long enough!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Fuck you Princess Fielder
Blicks - October 1, 2008
I wonder if Corey Hart still wears his sunglasses at night
doctorK - October 1, 2008
Well, at least they made it interesting.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Wow...that was a LOT of pitches...
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Bring on Dodgers/Cubs!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I hope Manny Ramirez has a great night.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
ME TOO!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Whoo hoo, Phillies win!
You know, the Phils fans need to enter the conversation about how fan bases react when their long reigns of futility finally end. Red Sox fans responded by becoming more whiny and insufferable than ever. I believe Cubs fans, if given the chance, will embark on a period of drunken celebration akin to a college like George Mason winning the NCAA Hoops championship, and after their hangovers fade they’ll go back to being happy-go-lucky losers.
In 1980, the Phillies went into the year without ever having won a championship, and they were backed by what most observers would categorize as the most bitter, negative fan base in all of sports. After they finally broke through (I can still see Tug McGraw at the apex of his two inch vertical leap), the Phils became the team that…is backed by the most bitter, negative fan base in all of sports. It’s in the blood.
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
Gooooo Brewers!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Great recollection
He struck out Willie Wilson to end it. It’s been 25 years for Philadelphia (not just baseball, but any major professional sport – 1983 Sixers); I almost shudder to think how they will react. I actually almost want to see it happen now. Almost.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Hamels' voice is really high.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Bwahahahahaha
Blicks - October 1, 2008
(ahem) Dave Stewart (ahem)
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Ya know...if it wasn't for that sloppy one inning
The BrewCrew may have pulled that one out.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
The playoffs will consume way too much of my life.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
Well, my October life
Blicks - October 1, 2008
Frank TV must die.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Made this for last year's post-season threads
doctorK - October 1, 2008
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
That’s AWESOME!!!!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
If I had a lot of money, I'd buy a 30-second spot on a playoff game and show this
doctorK - October 1, 2008
If I had a lot of money, I'd buy the A's a power hitter
DyeLongJustice - October 1, 2008
If I had a lot of money, I'd buy that meteor and make it hit Angel Stadium tonight.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Make sure it spares drmmerchk and family
doctorK - October 1, 2008
With the rest of my lots of money, I will program the meteor to avoid A's fans.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
lol thank you!
drmmerchk - October 2, 2008
It would make a great plug for AN.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
okay, now the REAL games can start!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I care more about Brewers/Phillies
than I do Cubs/Dodgers.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
I’m going to the Angels/Red Sox game tonight with my family. I don’t know how much I’m going to be annoyed all night but it will probably be a lot.
drmmerchk - October 1, 2008
Haha...there's NOTHING good about that matchup!
But hey! playoff game!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
In this Bank of America commercial,
why is the A’s fan the one with the shrub? It probably is appropriate, though, that Kiefer’s voiceover says “a little out there” right as they show the A’s fan…
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Come on Manny, you're playing for a contract.
Send the ball OUT of Wrigley.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
I actually like both teams...
Why can’t it be Dodgers/Angels and Cubs/Red Sox…that would be EASY!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I don't have much of a preference in this series.
At this point, I just want to see some offense.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Besides the 3-run homerun? ;-)
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Errr...two run
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Who hit it?
pam5981 - October 1, 2008
Mark Derosa.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
Yeah, besides that. I want LOTS of offense.
From both sides. Seesawing leads. Extra innings, maybe. Too much good pitching yesterday and today (if that’s possible).
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
An 18 inning 18 run game.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
Yes, that.
And the same for the Sox-Angels. Although they should probably go to at least 23 innings.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I want a walk-off GS as well.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
I want every clinching game
to end in walk-off home runs.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I'd like a repeat of the sulk off, preferably in the deciding game
doctorK - October 1, 2008
*preferably in EVERY game
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
This is to hoping K-Fraud
Sets a record of blown saves in the post-season.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Random scenario:
say it’s tied in the bottom of the 9th (or 10th/11th/12th), the Cubs have the bases loaded, and the batter hits a fly ball that hits off the top of the outfield wall (or something)—basically, it’s unclear if it’s a home run or a double. The Cubs would win either way, because it’s obviously a hit, but do you think Lou (or whoever) would make the umps go to instant replay? That could be interesting.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Doubtful.
Unless Lou is a stat whore.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Depends – if the batter has a incentive clause in his contract for post-season HRs, you can be sure he’ll be clamoring for a review.
doctorK - October 1, 2008
Make it even more interesting
Let’s say the difference between HR and double is the difference between the game’s total runs being Over or Under the runs scored betting line.
That’s exactly what happened in that game some years back when Robin Ventura hit what looked like a walkoff grand slam for the Mets, but he stopped running the bases to celebrate between first and second. Scored a single, one run scored, bettors who chose Under win.
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
This game has already been more interesting
Derosa’s homer, and Dodgers leaving the bases loaded. Me likey so far.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I don't like the Dodgers leaving the bases loaded part.
Although the game is fun.
Blicks - October 1, 2008
I like it just fine
But I don’t like anything LA.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Ouch.
I’m deeply wounded.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I guess I could change that to say
LA baseball teams, or just So-cal baseball teams in general because I don’t like the Padres either.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
There is SO much baseball on today!
I LOVE triple-headers!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Awww, Rich. :(
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
What, did you just see his arm fall off?
doctorK - October 1, 2008
No, just the sight of him sitting in the dugout is enough to get that response from me.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
He's the game 3 starter, don't feel too bad for him.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I'm so looking forward to that!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
It's more that I'm feeling sorry for myself,
because I still miss him and wish he hadn’t been traded.
Game 3 will be quite bittersweet.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I'll still wear my Harden shirt
even if it’s got the wrong team on the front.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
:(
All but TWO of my A’s shirts are of people who are gone. Chavy and Huston are left… well, until this offseason.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I have Swish and Harden
Go figure.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Shit!
I forgot Travis Buck!
Travis, Chavy, Street, Kotsay, Swish, Harden, Zito. I’m buying a Swooney and Staplehead. Yes, they will say that.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
LOL
NICE! I want to see that when you get them.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Does anybody know if Blanton is in the rotation for the Phils?
Or is he in the bullpen for the NLDS?
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Don't quote me on this
but I don’t think he’s starting in NLDS
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I don't think he is either.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
You're both right
linky
doctorK - October 1, 2008
Thanks
I was just at that page, I should have checked before I closed it
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
In all honesty
It’s probably for the best.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Yeah, that's probably true.
Well, maybe he’ll get in some innings in relief.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I'd trust him pitching maybe the 6th or 7th.
I think he can be effective in that respect.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
If Manny signed with the Yankees
1. Would they make him cut his hair?
2. Would he do it?
3. And why would I give a shite?
doctorK - October 1, 2008
1. Yes
2. No
3. It’s Manny being Manny! Who doesn’t love that? He’s just so damn Manny.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
My son said he has something weird in his mouth,
I told him it was just Manny being Manny.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Dumpster has 6 BB in 4 2/3 innings
I’m honestly surprised he’s still got a shut out going.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Make that 7 BB
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
You were a fun jinx!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Don't throw me in the jinx category
Along with SI, the goat, and any other ridiculous excuses Cubs fans have.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
d'aw, Richie on the bench
I went to see him pitch for the Cubs last week. It was weird.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
So you actually got to see him?
Yeah, I bet it was weird.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
yeah, it was a lot of obstacles, but eventually it worked out
I’m finding out that Rich Harden pictures are an even bigger draw on Flickr than David Wright pictures. I got 1,500 hits the day I uploaded my Harden shots. Course, the most popular ones are the ones involving him bending over.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Ooh, pictures?
Link, please? :)
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Sure, here you go!
Cropped ones on my photobucket account: here
Fullsize everything on my flickr account: here
This is my non-bending fave:
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Ahhhhhh
Thanks!
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
You're welcome!
I thoroughly considered the viewing angle when picking out my seats… haha.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Nice! Thankie! I miss those thighs!
That tongue’s not bad either!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Ohhhhh Rich.
Seeing him in a Cubs uni makes my heart hurt.
I like the ones of him batting and chilling on first base with Delgado. And all the ones of him adjusting his belt… trademark move.
Great pictures. I miss him.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I miss the Rich Harden trot
His trot in between the mound and the dug out was awesome.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
hahaha!
I made my dad watch a Harden start with me recently, and when they showed Rich trotting back to the dugout, my dad was like “OH MY GOD! Is he hurt?? What’s wrong? His running is all messed up!”
I was like uhh… that’s just how he runs! :)
schmifty - October 1, 2008
hahaha awesome
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Aw, thank you!
What makes it kinda suck is, I’ve never seen him on the A’s.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Yeah, that sucks.
He’s always fun to watch. My highlight from a few years ago was going to a special Extra Innings with Huston and Rich. Aaaahhh.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Yes, its not just his pitching thats missed.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Holy crap
Well, I guess you have to say Demp had it comin’
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Holy cow
What just happened?! I’ve been watching baseball all day, and I change the channel for one second—boom, 4 runs.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
That would be a grandslam (shudder) homerun.
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
If it were the A's in that situation...
…it would have been Crosby instead of Loney and he would’ve struck out swinging at a pitch 3 feet off the plate.
UncleLeo - October 1, 2008
Wow! That sucks!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Or is awesome!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
I'm kind of torn,
I have one dear friend who’s a Dodgers fan and one who is a Cubs fan.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Haha...last Dodger GS was Dusty Baker!
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
Thats astounding!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Sorry, POST SEASON GS..
baseballgirl - October 1, 2008
something about g.slams, dodgers, and post season that irritates me.
ak_A - October 1, 2008
LOL @ that commercial...
“protecting her from life’s dangers… like shallow water,” made me think of Dale.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Dale :( Where art thou...
schmifty - October 1, 2008
over here, in the wading pool.
ak_A - October 1, 2008
i may have to buy a small tv.
had no idea the playoffs were completely blacked out on mlbtv even though i subscribed for years but just never needed it for post season.
ak_A - October 1, 2008
I think you can watch it on mlb.com
TBS has something crazy going on there with four different camera angles…
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Did the Cubs end up leaving Gaudin off the PS roster?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Looked it up myself
He was indeed left off the roster, poor Gaudin.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Maybe I'm unnecessarily picky when it comes to these details...
…but shouldn’t the shade of blue behind the “CHC” be the same as the shade of blue behind “LAD” in the score graphic?
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
Why should it be?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I think Dodger Blue and Cubs Blue might be two slightly different colors
Dodger Blue was picked up by the Mets, so Mets Blue should be identical to Dodger blue… I’m not sure how Cubs Blue differs. Slightly darker, maybe?
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Why are we looking so far into this?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Haha, you'd think uniwatchblog would have a file on this or something, but I don't see one
My brother is very very very into uniform details, and I think some of it rubbed off on me.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
It's more like they're using dark blue for the Cubs...
…when they don’t really wear that dark a blue.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
That B of A commercial is great!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Manny being Manny
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
In spades!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
What happened?
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Manny jacked one
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Manny lifted one.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Manny discombobulated one.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
Manny being Manny
OaklandSi - October 1, 2008
well at least I got Vince Scully to listen to.
ak_A - October 1, 2008
You should have seen it
It was majestic.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I still want to shave his head.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
He probably wants to shave yours too.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Would that be Manny being Manny?
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Yes.
I was going to respond to whatever you said with Manny being Manny. You beat me to it.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
i got off my lawn chair, carefully set the lap top down
laid on the floor, closed my eyes, and projected myself to Wrigley Field…..i sensed a tell tale taste of a hot dog whilst in a semi trance and the white blur of the ball arcing into the stands.
ak_A - October 1, 2008
Where can I get whatever drugs you just took?
That Colorado stuff sounds good.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
You slay me.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
my cat has not faired well with the move either.
ak_A - October 1, 2008
I just got into an argument over at Trueblue about the A's signing Furcal.
miggyk2 - October 1, 2008
Edmonds broke the ivy.
Bad boy.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Looks like he'll have to come in during the offseason and fix it.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
He should hire the A's fan in the B of A commercial.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
A's fans don't owe the Wrigley Ivy anything!
ANYTHING!
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
So true.
I was just picturing the damage he could do with those clippers.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Is that a euphemism?
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Well, he really did break off a piece of the ivy in center field,
but it can be a euphemism if you want it to be. I have no idea what it would be a euphemism for, though. I’m sure you’ll think of something.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I have a few ideas.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I thought of something
and it’s gross.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Keep it PG
There may be someone younger than I am out there.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I'll keep it in my head
but I really wish I could get the image OUT of my head.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
I don't know anyone that calls it
“breaking the ivy”
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Samardzija is throwing at the ground
Jitters must be getting to him
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I want to hear KenKo say his name.
I’d quiver like the hyenas in the Lion King when someone says Mufasa.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I had to rewind the game
Just to see how it is spelled. I don’t even want to attempt to say it.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Contender for Simile of the Month
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Quick question; just checking:
When Dick Stockton says “grand slam homerun” is that like saying “stupid idiot”? Yes, I’m still talking about Dick Stockton.
Nico - October 1, 2008
Redundant, redundant, redundant.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
I don't think so
It’s describing the type of home run. Because taken out of context grand slam could be referring to tennis.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
And you never know when Dick Stockton could suddenly change contexts mid-game
and start talking about tennis.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Or Denny's for that matter
Nico - October 1, 2008
The man gets hungry.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
But we're watching baseball.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I know
This is the last time I stick up for Dick Stockton.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
One night of Stockton was more than enough for me
Jon Miller has this series on 1050 (working with Rick Sutcliffe)
Soaker - October 1, 2008
As long as he doesn't say "...one swing of the bat...".... I'm ok.
UncleLeo - October 1, 2008
I liked Dick Stockton
When he was doing ice skating, and was still alive.
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
I'd forgotten how much I dislike Dick Stockton
In a game and a half I’ve already heard him make mistakes on the count at least 5 times. And every time he says “grand slam home run,” Bill King rolls over in his grave. Stockton is either overmedicated or just not paying attention. God help me, I’m looking forward to Tim McCarver!
skigurl - October 1, 2008
The guys look really squished in the booth.
Hopefully they just sit like that when they’re trying to fit into the camera shot…
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I love Tony Gwynn...
…but one of them is Tony Gwynn…
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
what?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I mean he's taking much space in the booth.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
I read that all wrong
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
He's large.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Ronnie Darling is always getting squished out of the shot
I think it’s in his contract or something.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
If my last name was Darling....
I’d change my middle name to “,”.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I call him that in my head
(I see him most of the year – Mets announcer on SNY)
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Jennifer, Darling...
Some might read that as your name actually being “Darling Jennifer”. I guess that would have the same effect…
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
Darling went to Yale
…and he still says “he shoulda went on that pitch.” From Glen Kuiper I expect it. But Darling, darling, you should know better!
skigurl - October 1, 2008
Well, when he sits next to Keith Hernandez, he sounds like a Rhodes scholar no matter what he says.
schmifty - October 1, 2008
AHHHHH!!!
There is still one game to go!
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Baseball overload!
We love it, we love it, we love it!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
I want to watch the Rays/White Sox
Why oh why is it the early game tomorrow?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
This is what Gameday is for.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
I'll be in class
With no internet. I’ll probably make it home in time for the last few innings.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
It's not the same.
For the first few years of my A’s fandom, that’s the only way I would follow games. Sad, really.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I know,
but its all I’ve got. At least the boss is in Spain, so I can watch without him bugging me.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Gameday is a mixed blessing.
It’s nice to know what’s going on, but I always hated those moments waiting for more detailed results after “in play, run(s)” or “in play, out(s) recorded.” At least it has video clips now.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
What about the times it just hang ups?
You know something tragic just happened, you just don’t know what.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Yeah.
It has a classic way of describing crazy plays, though, such as “Kendall scores on defensive indifference” or however it described the sulk-off.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Dodgers owning tonight
Russell Martin solo shot
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I think someone just died reaching for that HR.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Manny disgusts me.
Look at that uniform.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Hey! There's that weird thing my son was talking about!
What the hell is that thing?
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Mouth piece
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
his Mike Pelfrey imitation
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Um . . . why?
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
To protect his teef
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
So he bites down when he hits?
Causing damage to his teeth?
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Holy crap
schmifty - October 1, 2008
wow, is it coated with steroids too?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
"oxygenating" doesn't even seem like it should be a word
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
And yet . . .
Okay, nevermind.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Interesting!
And a little weird.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
i'm pretty sure there was an article in march or april about a's players wearing that mouthguard
i don’t remember all the names, but i’m pretty sure travis buck was involved.
and it sure did wonders for him.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
I think it only works
If you’re good to begin with.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
i thought the difference was
buck cut his hair and manny didn’t, but the talent thing is another plausible explanation.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
Hair is definitely tied directly to talent.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
travy being travy requires long hair.
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
Ah, Travy being Travy
good phrase, we gotta use that
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Too bad we won't see him again till February :(
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Maybe someone will see him at a bar
I’m sure it will apply pretty well there
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Ah. The Samson theory.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
3 more outs...
…until panic takes hold in Chicago.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
Edmonds' fly ball last inning
didn’t make it into the seats because he broke the ivy earlier. Wrigley’s getting back at him.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
And that one
almost hit him in the head, he’s looking silly out in CF tonight.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
It's so sad that Frank TV is the flagship show for TBS.
Also super annoying, the commercials will get so old.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I like "My Boys"
but it finished already this season.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I would rather they show commercials for a show that has already finished
Than the Frank TV commercials.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Me too.
Reminds me of my Cubs fan friend.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
I'm not a Bobby fan.
But I seriously heart Mike and Kenny.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Kenny is hilar!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
fixed:
the commercials
will getare already so oldwhiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
It's only the first day of the post-season
and you know they will show them for the entirety of it. Why God why?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Commercials sponsored by Best Buy:
after two days of Frank TV ads, remotes will be thrown at TVs all across the country, causing a sharp increase in demand for new TVs. Winner: Best Buy. Loser: everyone else.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
QOTM!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
I hope my TV is covered by Frank TV induced rage
Cause my TV may not survive this post-season.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
fixed again
the commercials
will getare alreadyhave beensoold for a yearFormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
Do I not get something?
How did he get his own show? When he’s on Fox NFL Sunday, I always leave the room or turn the channel.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
When did Maddux become a reliever?
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
When he got over the hill.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
My dad just walked into the room and saw Maddux on the screen and said
“What is this dork doing here?! I didn’t know he was still alive!”
schmifty - October 1, 2008
Just now...
The rotation is Lowe, Billingsley, Kuroda and either Saito or Broxton.
He may be aged, but I’m still a little surprised, since Saito and Broxton have zero starts between them this season.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
That is absolutely ridiculous
Why would they rather use relievers that haven’t really had much experience starting over one of the most experienced starters on their roster?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
what?
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
but also
where did you hear this?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Dodgers.com
Dodgers finalize postseason roster
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
My bad...
I read that wrong about Saito and Broxton. They are up for closer.
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
Alright, that's what was confusing
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Game over.
This game thread is getting really long. Onto game 3!
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Can we get a new thread?
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I can has a new thread?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I've been in this thread all day.
It’s cozy.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I say we go for the record.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
What's the record?
and is it even fair to call it a record if it’s 3 games a day vs. 1 game as per usual?
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
To answer my own question
It really doesn’t matter.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
The record is WAY up there.
No way we come close. New AN kills my computer when comments get over 200.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I just had a flashback to Old AN,
when the comments would get threaded after 400 or so. That was annoying.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Kills mine too
Nico’s front page ’09 roster thread became nigh unloadable.
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
we're nowhere near the record
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
Aww, k. I can see where it would become a problem.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Did you see those dumbasses high-fiving in the stands?
THAT’S why I don’t high-five.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Lol
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Baseball will cause me to fail out of school
I can’t even start my hw because I’d rather watch baseball.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Time for the meteor game!
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
If a meteor really falls
I’m calling witchcraft.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Damn, these games are moving right along.
It’s on time!
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I'm distracted by Buck's tie.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Nice color scheme there
Pink and purple, how adorable.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Did the tie have gold shooting stars on it?
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
We can only hope.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
It's Baisley!
…er, paisley. (Maybe. I didn’t really get a good look at it.)
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
More like Pansiley
/lame joke
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
At first I thought you were talking about Travis.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Speaking of Travis....
I was looking through Getty a few days ago…. What do you think of those shoes with that suit?
http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xt/80937746.jpg?v=1&g=editorial11&s=1
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Sorry.
Larger photo
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Yikes.
I think he should hire us as his fashion consultants.
Huston looks good, though. Snappy.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I like the suit and the shoes...
but not together.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Yeah, me too.
But it’s all about the outfit.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
He actually did a really good job with the suit.
The tie and the suit compliment his hair and eyes. A woman definitely helped him pick the suit out. The lady at the store, his mom, girlfriend, someone.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
And you know we would never work as his consultans.
Us: “Naked?”
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
"Really, Trav, that's what the dignitaries do in Japan."
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
"You'd be insulting them if you DIDN'T go naked."
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Hot tub action!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
"Just eat this sushi and we'll get you ready to go. Trust us."
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I love how far this hypothetical situation is going.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
"Ryan and Daric are going naked. You're going to look silly with pants on."
“They’re all going to laugh at you!”
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Silly me
I thought this madness would end once our season did.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Have you been here for an offseason?
The madness never ends.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
I like how they're acting like Mike Lowell being out since Sept. 26th is a long time.
It was less than 2 weeks ago!
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Hey, Robert Patrick!
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
haha!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Ew it's still 82 degrees outside
and is muggy as all hell.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Out in the valley?
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Out in Martinez/Pleasant Hill
Depends which valley you’re talking about, but I’m assuming we talked about both being from Norcal before.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Oh yeah. I'm sorry.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Oh good lord,
John Lackey is growing something on his face. That man is the definition of fugly.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
You know, I didn't think it was possible for Lackey to get uglier,
but that scruffy beard-like substance changed my mind.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Way to commit journalistic suicide.
I believe it’s all the rage this post-season.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Rooting for LAA is making my stomach hurt
But rooting for Boston would consign me to hell.
FreeSeatUpgrade - October 1, 2008
It's such a moral dilemma for me.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Hmmm...I'd like the Red Sox to go down in this series...
…but then again, seeing John Lackey get lit up in this game would be nice…
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
If it were Lackey vs. Beckett
I don’t think I could watch that game, I hate both of those pitchers so effing much.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I really liked Beckett in 2003...
…pitching that 2-hitter to clinch the World Series for the Marlins at Yankee Stadium. Unfortunately that led him to where he is now…
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
For me it comes down to the fact that I hate
Sciosca more.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
alright, almost forgot about this game.
boston audio too tinney on mlbaudio so I am with angels broadcast.
ak_A - October 1, 2008
I really like Teixeira
but I have a hard time with him on the Angels.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
I know, that seems wrong!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
well he'll be in pinstripes soon enough
xbhaskarx - October 1, 2008
Which brings up the hair dilemna again.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
How so?
He’s clean cut.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Oops! Manny on the brain.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Hahaha
Manny could be on the move also.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Yes, and I got that convo mixed up in my head with this one, my bad.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
It's a long thread,
easy mistake to make.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Hint?
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Just got home from work
Someone mentioned there was some sort of sporting event thingy going on today. Anyone here about it?
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Ping pong.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Uh, Jason, there are about a million Cub fans at your door.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Uh, Don, that's Jayson
Oh, hehe, thanks, Nico.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Anybody aroudn for a BOS-LAA thread?
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
What does it look like?
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
weeeeeee
more beers for me
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
er
beahs for me
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
Beahs and beahs.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
So a guy walks into a thread.
Ouch.
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Did you hit your head?
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
We've been here all day.
we’ll be here all week.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
AHHH!!!
My eyes!!
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
haha!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
WTF was that?
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
I dunno...
…but I’m not distracted by Chip Caray’s tie anymore…
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
The ridiculous clothes are Sager's signature
Soaker - October 1, 2008
Maybe if I watched more NBA on TNT...
…I would be desensitized to those suits by now…
FormerHuntsvilleStar - October 1, 2008
Can you say clash!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Ow! My eyes!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
WOW
paisley tie too!
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
Is there an echo?
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
HE needs fashion help.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
He needs Tim Gunn!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Holla at your boy!
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
Hahaha!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Wtf?
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Omg! Scary!
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
Red Sox vs Angels
It is hard for me to watch this game, I hate both teams so much that, although I will enjoy seeing oneof them lose, I will still be upset when one of them wins.
GO RAYS!
iljackb - October 1, 2008
i joined Over The Monster to see what red sox ppl were saying
im drunk. im sorry.
i feel like throwing up
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
Go throw up at Over the Monster.
We don’t want to clean up after you here.
pam5981 - October 1, 2008
But do throw up,
you’ll fel betr.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
pls take me back
[sobs]
[throws up]
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
Holds hair
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
:)
made my day
[hugs toilet]
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
Best druken break up make up line ever:
“Charlie, you f’in bitch!!! Let’s work this out!”
(High Fidelity)
5Aces - October 1, 2008
Quite possibly my fav movie ever.
lynnzgal - October 1, 2008
+10000000000
It actually is something I think about if I really want to consider someone I just met a new friend or not: have they seen The Ref and High Fidelity and what do they think of them.
I just wish I could make an edited version to skip about 15 minutes or so when the girlfriends father passes and the movie loses all humor for a few.
5Aces - October 1, 2008
Shit! Is that contagious??
67MARQUEZ - October 1, 2008
Thank god you guys are here.
I turn on the game and find myself wishing that a plane crashes into the stadium. Then I change channels and see the f’in Boise state team on the aweful blue turf on ESPN. Bad sports are everywhere tonight.
And to make it worse, Mrs. Aces is out of town for the week, so no drinking until the kids are in bed…
5Aces - October 1, 2008
It's hard because I hate both of these teams so much
But my hate for the LAA takes the cake. Go Boston.
butler19 - October 1, 2008
I miss the A's.
Jennifer - October 1, 2008
sigh.
thesteve9x - October 1, 2008
Me too, but we can still hate the angels together.
butler19 - October 1, 2008
NEW THREAD OPEN
Just up north a little.
Nico - October 1, 2008
[gets beer for 67marquez]
oakinboston - October 1, 2008
Dang it.
I hoped while I was away eating my (week-late) birthday cake, both teams would implode. Or the meteor would come. No such luck.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
Haha. I fail. Too many tabs open.
whiteshoes40 - October 1, 2008
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