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Open Game Thread: Playoffs Day One (cont.)

BOS vs. LAA - please continue rooting for both teams to lose! Currently 0-0 in the 2nd.

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New thread!

Cool

I agree

This looks like the type of neighborhood I could hang out at for awhile.

Oh, I've been tricked.

Funny, Nico.

If a line drive hit Lackey's face

would it get any uglier? If a tree falls in the woods…

The ball would reconstruct his face..

into something slightly less horrendous.

If a bear shits on Lackey's face?
That's a hypothetical?
ew
Sorry.
(referring to the face)
So is lynnzgal when she says "Sorry".
I want a ball at K-Rod's face/skull
Thanks Nico

the other thread was starting to take awhile to scroll through.

I know the feeling.
And it smelled like barf.
I was going to say Applebee's but yeah...same thing.
I've come to the realization that there is no way

I could root for the Slegna. To rip off Bill Simmons, the only way I could cheer them on is if Lackey was on the edge of a roof and someone started to yell “jump jump jump”.

I could root for Torii Hunter, so long as he was about to push Lackey
Ya know, I never thought I'd say this,

but I think that, given my hatred for these two miserable buttloving teams, I would even root for the Yankees against either one of them…

I would and I have.

There, I said it.

i can't bear to watch these two teams

i just hate them both too much.

i’m watching the boise state football game on espn.

don't leave

stay for the hate—feels good.

How can you watch on the gawdaweful blue turf?

I seriously consider messing up the color on my set so that it resembles Green.

Nico.

Does Blez give you a post season bonus for this extra ‘work’?

I get paid $10,000 per ak_a comment

So thanks – really, thanks.

(checks online banking)
I left my beer

in the other thread. Can someone get it for me?

Get your own beah!
that was yours?

Sorry man, I drank half of it, and threw my old smoke in what was left.

...But,

It would be so awesome to see the Rays beat one of these bunch of A Holes to get into the World Series though..

Let's hope

We’re not rooting for the White Sox to do the deed.

Even if the White Sox do win (tear) the ALDS

I still want them in teh WS over them Red Sux/Angels.

Indubitably

But in that case we could hopefuly root for the Brewers.

Even the required weekly broadcast test

is better.

Yet we are still watching!..
At least Lester looks better than Lackey
Yes, but that is so easy.
Lester is considered a heartthrob up here in New England

Then again, so is pretty much every Red Sox player. Ugh.

Thank God Anderson's a terrible hitter or just imagine

how well he’d be doing!

Don't they call him the "A's Killer"

Smells like sarcasm. I like it.

I love how 2 or 3 times they have shown pitch track

on a 1 pitch at bat. Thanks for that you idiots, I couldnt figr out the progression myself.

I like it when a hitter is referred to as

“a first pitch fastball hitter” – no really? I thought he might be one of those “third pitch changeup” guys.

I'm a 10th pitch strike out guy myself.
I like to walk on the third pitch.
Silly goose - you can't walk with three balls

You just fall over.

You can

if you completely disregard the rules. Sounds like terrorism to me.

I was just rereading Ball Four and Bouton says something like that.

Coaches would tell them about “a first pitch hitter”-let me know when he always swings at the sixth pitch…

And since I am complaining about this wonderful broadcast-they mentioned earlier that Aybar led Slegna in infield hits. Who the hell cares? Like it was his incredible strategy not to be strong enough to get the ball out of the infield.

He's proud of his string bean arms.

And I think it’s more referring to the speed it takes to beat out an infield hit.

Notice how no one jusr reads "Ball Four"?

They’re always re-reading it. I’ve worn mine out.

amen

My copy was a Christmas present from when I was in the 8th grade. It usually gets a reread every spring. The front cover finally came off, which makes me think I may need to get a new copy for Christmas this year.

Alright Teixeira I like that 1.000 BA in the post-season
F. this is ruining my productivity for tomorrow

damn you people and your West Coast Bias

damn liberal media.
Fortunately, these two teams...

…aren’t worth me staying up ‘til 1 a.m. for. I’ll be turning in soon.

have 5 more beahs with me

and reconsider!

Thanks for the offer...

…but I don’t drink…and, well, you’re asking me to reconsider the Red Sox and Angels…and Frank TV commercials and Craig Sager’s suit… :P

dude

that suit.

and the tie! im buying a paisley tie online right now

I hear yah and I got two hours on you but I am bushed with

these late games in mountain time compared to (chokes up) alaska.

If you were in Alaska

those tears would be frozen by now.

Can you see Russia?
No,

I thought they were supposed to be invading though.

thesteve9x for VP!
Awww!

Beat me!

I have the same amount of qualifications as a certain candidate.
Hmm...Your "mavericky" index doesn't strike me as high enough

Or on this site, is it “maverickey”?

And I'm not a MILF

:(

This is a weird photo.

I can't even tell who that is.

Obviously its “Cubbie blue”, and this is a playoff thread, and this is a baseball board, so its probably a Cub/former Cub, but who???

Sean. Gallagher.
More like

Stoned. Gallagher.

He's happy about sumpin'!
Mmm. Thankies.

He looks so…different.

< a’s schedule sean gallagher troll doll giveaway for next year >

Haha!

Oh yes, totally!

Hair emergency!

Someone call Rajai!

That is some serious JBF hair.
There is no way he gets laid with hair like that.
In theory

that could just be his hair after he gets laid.

That's his post-lay hair.
That was a post-lay hair post
Vlad is one scary dude.

Will he be with LAA next year?

He has an option, so I assume yes

However, in 2010…. hopefully him and Lackey will be gone. I will hate Lackey less when that happens.

*he* and lackey

[throws up]

I haven't slept in way too long

my grammar will suck.

throwing up from beahs

and green monsters. dont know what im saying anymore.

[cuts self off]

Oh my God

kill him please.

Haha!

I just asked my Cubs fan GF when I would sleep. She said “November”. Great answer!

OK I need to eat.

Don’t even think about taking my seat.

ohhh..

A nice, empty comfy seat next to the beer. Looks like I found my resting place for the night.

Crazy thing about the beer...

I thought I drank my last one (out of two), but as I was putting leftovers away, I noticed a barely open twelve-pack on the bottom shelf? How in the hell did I miss that among the one tortilla, Tapatio, and sour cream?

It was hiding behind the Tapatio

with 2 limes on top to look like a set of ears.

I just spit a mouthful of refried beans onto my screen.

That should be fun to explain to my girlfriend.

Well, if I had one.

Where's my tamale!
Burritos tonight.
Any leftovers?
Just put them away.

Quieres?

Well that felt like being punched in the gut.
Manny wouldve caught that
How lucky can the Angels get??

-Paul

100 wins lucky.
Well, lucky for us then

that of the last 16 teams to win 100 games in a season, only the 1998 Yankees won the Series.

I have no clue where I come wup with this shit.

OK, a little help on the spelling tonight?
Stand up

your ideas will come out better.

That hasn't worked for Dane Cook.
I wasn't saying they'll sound better

Most of the time they’ll just come out as gas, but sometimes, just sometimes they come out in the form of shitty ideas.

Newsflash: It IS gas.
Energy problem solved!
Do I really have to explain this stupid poop joke?
Please don't.

Though I fear I’m in the minority here.

No. I was about to write the

exact. same. thing.

Haha, good.

I didn’t want to.

Does anybody else here have the suspision that Youkolis is one of those

mentaly disabled guys that can just do one thing well, and that thing being baseball?

That was sufficiently random.
The Greek Savant of Walks
The Developmentally Disabled Drawer of Bases on Balls
I don't have that suspicion but..

he’s been getting closer and closer to taking his foot off the bag before tagging the base.

Somebody should drop 87 matches in front of first base and see what Youk does
I hear that's what got Buckner
You can read his lips as the ball's going through his legs:

“Yeah, 87. Definitely 87…Uh-oh.”

Ray . . .

just calm down.

So, you're

saying he’s not wearing any underwear because the pair that ’tek gave him didnt come from K-Mart?

He's DEFINITELY not wearing any underwear.
Jason Bay es no Manny.
Typical Lucky Angels

a gift run.

They might hit Lackey if they swing at the first pitch instead of looking like morons and taking it.

Attack, attack, attack.

Gotta swing to score

Hey, a first pitch fly out - much better! :-(

Yes, the Angels got lucky, but then again Hunter did have to get the hit and he did. Cust would have walked or struck out. Hannahan would have struck out or struck out.

Ouch

The Rays are leaving Troy Percival off the roster for the White Sox series.

Ooh - tough break for the Sox.
Since he got hurt blowing a save, he's been horrid.

Several better guys worthy of playoff roster-dom on the Rays.

That Joe Maddon knows what he's doing

Percival is automatic for the opposition.

where the hell can i find a red linen blazer

COME ON

It can be found in two easy steps:

Step 1: take a time maching back to 1974.

Step 2: go to your nearest Woolworth or Liberty House and saunter over to the young men’s section.

Hey, thanks for the new thread Nico...
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.

And where have you been,

while we’ve been overdosing on baseball?

K, how did that happen?
No joke; I've watched a ton of baseball today!
Week-late birthday cake is the best.
Will a line drive to K-Rod's head do?

If it comes packaged in a blown save.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.
But there's leftovers!

So it should last me at least another two days.

But you can have your cake

and Edith too.

I have no idea who that is.
Help from the old people?
Oh the way Glenn Miller played

Songs that made the Hit Parade…

Those really WERE the days...
I can at least feel a little bit better

I always remember the show because it cam eon right around bed time. (at least I think it did…)

Please tell me you're joking

I just aged like 15 years in this thread if you are serious.

I was not.
Edith Bunker

Played by Jeajn Stapleton, IIRC, on All In The Family.

Did she play the piano?
Yes.

At the beginning of the show, her and Archie sat in front of the piano and sang a song called “those were the days”.

Pretty sure that's the only part of the show I've ever seen.
I think that's all I've ever watched.
I don't know either.
Omg! Edith Bunker!

I hate you all!

And I am NOT old!
I love that show

Edith and Archie were EXACTLY like my New York grandparents, right down to the red hair and the racism and the living in Queens.

My mom has become so Archie.
While you are still a Betty?

Or perhaps Veronica??

And of course,

I am always a jughead.

I'm a Betty, for sure.
My mom used to always crack up

recounting one of the episodes. She thought it was one of the 2-3 funniest things she had ever seen on TV.

She looks vaguely familiar...

from some old TV show I used to see on TV Land or Nick at Nite but never watched.

Yeah.

I want to say her name is Cunningham, but that is WRONG.

Not even close - she was an infielder.
I saw her live on stage in "Arsenic and Old Lace"

Not once did she say, “Oh Aaaaahhhhhchie!!!” which was disappointing.

I'm trying to picture you at the theatre now.
I like to heckle the actors

It makes everyone very uncomfortable.

That was you??

But of course.

Elaine?

Where’s my Pez?

Because Boston appeared to get better wood on the ball last inning

does that mean they might score next inning?

I sure fucking hope so because I have already received 4 phone calls from my nauseating Angels friend.

Angels fans are terrible, yeah?
Ok, I hate to go all FJM in here

but they just said “his first hit of the night, AND FIRST OF THE SERIES.” Really? He didn’t get a hit in game 0? Jesus H.

Haha. I'm not really listening to the commentators, which is probably a good thing.
He's obviously not a "first pitch, game zero" hitter.
Youkilis has three long balls?

Like, ew.

thats more than lance
Can he walk with them?

Or does he just fall over?

"I'm an excellent walker."
"Dad lets me walk slowly on the driveway on Sundays."
I think that answers the question of who I'm rooting for

I am pulling SO HARD for the Red Sox, it’s scaring me. I hate the Red Sox…but I apparently have a deep-seated subconsicous urge to root against the Angels, no matter what.

to me, they are the same team...can both of them lose?
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!
+

11111111111111111

LOL...when's the last time you cheered this hard for a Red Sox homerun?
Haha.

I was watching Top Model and changed it back when I saw your post.

Bay makes up for his shitty at bats
DAMN!!!! That was a BOMB!!!!
i guess someone forgot to install bathrooms in Anaheim
BAYEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Jason being Jason.
Unlike my Angels friend

I will wait until Papelbon comes in before I call him

I just don't get how some A's fans don't want this guy in 2010

There aren’t a ton of guys as good as he is around.

haha, Bay's reaction was funny
That shut everyone up at Angels Stadium pretty quick.
Isn't that priceless to watch those

Morons holding their rally monkey’s

Walk up to an Angels fan during a game and steal his rally monkey.

And watch him cry.

Holding their rally monkey's what?

Oh never mind — we can imagine.

I love you Jason Bay.
Boston sportswriters are happy

They can recycle all their dreadful Bay puns.

Speaking of puns,

mlb.com’s headline about the Phillies-Brewers game: “Philly gives Brewers the Cole shoulder in Game 1.” Shudder.

Geez - I wasn't Braun yesterday.
I saw "Cole Slaugh-ter"

OK, I made that up.

Santa leave Cole in Philly stockings
Thank you Jason!
Thank GOD they have a commercial with Jeter in it

It had been like 1 day since I saw a Yankee, I was going through withdrawl.

Is that what you get after talking to a Southener?
Why yes good sir

I say, I say I do believe it is.

(It’s hard to pull off a Foghorn Leghorn impersonation in a post…)

Everyone is talking at once.

I don’t know who to reply to.

Is that a song? It should be a song.

Sometimes I can't tell the difference between Lester and Papelbon.
just look for the one thats a

HUGE DOUCHEEEE

Red Sawx Nation wants to kill you.
paps...give him something else
I don't think I've ever seen Lester pitch before.

He needs to put his cap on straight.

I like it gay.
You would.
If you weren't so cute, I'd be mad.
If you weren't so mad, I'd be cute
Sit down Napoli.
Likely he will
Sit the Monkeys down.

And spank them.

In a diaper!

Is it getting hot in here?

Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!
This is random,

but I was in Boston a few years ago the day after the Sox were eliminated from the playoffs. We walked around deserted Fenway, and it rained all day. Pretty much awesome. (Except for the getting wet part.)

This game thread is crazee!
The best kind!

It was absolutely dead this afternoon, especially during the Phils-Brewers game. Some people have this strange thing called a job… it was lonely.

SO LONELY...

….and I have a job!

I've been using that spelling all day.

Had to explain to my friends: there is crazy, there is CRAZEE, and there is Al talking for 45 minutes about how his coach is a total liar.

That was such a painful press conference.

Al is losing it.

"Losing" it?

He’s done lost it a while ago. A while meaning 1986.

I realized I still have some flavor aid in my system

I think it is Al’s fault, and I really want him to take at least a small step back, but as he was speaking, I admit I found myself saying “well, hell, if Lane did that, we should kick him to the curb.”

A small piece of me did as well

I’m just tired of going through coaches, man.

Lester just struck out the side.
Is that allowed?
100 pitches

Does he come out to pitch the 7th?

Yes, IMO.

If he allows baserunners, pull him.

Depends, how much faith does Francona have in his bullpen?
I think if you're in the playoffs

You ride your starter until he gives you a good reason not to.
Besides Papelbon, who else is trustworthy in the Sox pen?

oka.

not as good as last year. but still solid

Unless you're Grady Little of course
Of course

That was implied. :)

and there we go

okajimers warming up

At the moment

No one really, Okajima hasn’t been as good as he was last year.

Lester might be able to go another full inning

115 pitches isn’t that much to ask.

tough call.

im going to agree with Blicks. but only because there have been a ton of questions surrounding the bullpen.

hesitant though.

still have Okajimer and Paps waiting in the wings

Where's Daisuke when you need him?

Ah! Tripleheader tomorrow too!
And RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesss. Someone to actually cheer FOR.
I have to work again.

Who schedules these things?

Not sure if I can survive this thread.

And I’ve lost count of the QOTM. Laughing too hard!

BAHAHAHA

That was awesome.

That was the most fun play EVER!!!!
does somebody have a good FAIL pic
Missed it; what happened?
Look at your first two words - that's what Matthews Jr. did.
Thanks Nico. I love you GMJ. Please do that more.

Oh. Since I’m rooting for the Brewers, the Crew should let the Slegna borrow Rickie Weeks’ defense at 2B. Fun fun.

GMJ charged a line drive at full speed...

…and it went five feet over his glove and behind him. Had to chase it while Ellsbury went to 3rd

Ohhhhhhhh so great.
Oh shit.

That was nasty.

LOL @ Matthews

Now if there’s any justice a single will be next to make up for the Boston error

They have a coach named Butcher?

Well, why doesn’t he do his job, then?

I even gave him a machete and pointed to Lackey
GMJ didn't lose it in the lights

He lost it in the “oops!”

Great, my TV switched away from the game to record FRASIER.

WTF did I miss?

Tossed salad and scrambled eggs

in a sense

Pompous advice to Seattle callers?
I'm listening.
uglyface

just said the F word

Hahaha. Bye, Lackey.

Hopefully we won’t have to see him again this year.

Or ever.

Please go to the NL, where you generally can’t hurt the A’s

See ya, Slingblade
Hmm. French fries.
What a classy guy that Lackey

dropping the F-Bomb

He gets points for that

I love when players drop F bombs.

I hate it, specially when it comes from Lackey
I hate anything that comes from Lackey
Except for long balls.
Except when he gives up a home run.

That comes from him.. somewhat.

How about a wild pitch with a man on third?
Geez, you people are so literal.

Of course there are a very few notable exceptions, like the ones mentioned.

And out there.
Come on

do you expect any less from us?

For some reason I like Lackey now.

After Robert Buan’s interview with him.

Video/audio?
I don't have either if that was the question.
OK Big Papi.

Do what you do best. Send one out of the park.

wish i had nesn right now
NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Ortiz not nearly as scary

without Manny around.

This game is long from over.

The Angels always find some ridiculously stupid way to come back and win games.

Perish the thought!
Perished,

but just saying.

And then K-Rod airmails a throw into the dugout.
this TBS hot corner is so weird...

why are the players on the field holding their hats over their hearts? don’t they play the national anthem before the game?

They play America the Beautiful

during the 7th inning stretch.

What the crap is that guy wearing?!

Worst. Suit. Ever.

(this was probably discussed earlier, wasn’t it?)

Yes, yes it was.
Yes,

but it needs to be re-iterated over and over. Because that suit is horrendous.

It's not his fault

with the late start, he has to run straight from the park to check if his ho’s have his money. Aint no time to waste for a true pimp.

Yes.

I believe the consensus was “MY EYES!”

I think I just found my new Halloween costume

thank you TBS!

And the only person who can help him is Tim Gunn.

He’d make that shit work.

This like deja vu, man
It's like deja vu

all over again.

Haha. Unidentified commentator:

“…the Red Sox will be very happy with the way Bay has debuted in his postseason… … [thinking: ‘crap! what’s another word for debut?!’] … start for the Red Sox.”

LOL - I was waiting to see how he got himself out of that one.

He didn’t.

For a while there,

Jennifer and I were twins.

Alright I need to get off the internet

I have over 150 comments today. Ugh.

Wait, is that a bad thing?
I should be getting ready to go out

Instead of laying in bed on my laptop.

Haha!

Prioities!

[laughs at steve's total]

[points to my total]

I'm still a newbie

I’ve only been posting since mid-September.

You better pace yourself.

You don’t want to be ROY and then flame out with injuries and lack of talent, like a certain Bobby we know.

Yeah, like carpal tunnel or something. I'll have a sophomore slump next season.

Then fade away into obscurity.

And that school work is going to hell.
I done did it already.
Awesome!

Go out then!

I am

It’s my friends 21st, and she has some drinking to do.

I should be sleeping or writing this paper.

Neither are happening.

Yay playoffs.

Yay playoffs!
Boo Slegna baseball

Yay playoffs.

HOORAY BEER!

hm

2 seam vs. 1 seam.

intersting

Hahaha...this thread is awesome

So is the striking out.

STRICKOUTS!!!1!!!11!11!!1!!!!!1!!11!
My BF Cubs Fan was whining about the higher highs and crushing lows,

I told her the crushing low is when you’re on the AN game thread posting about the playoffs when your team isn’t in them. But this is fun. Mostly!

Lester gets better as the game goes on

velocity was at 95 there.

I would bring in Papelbon for two innings.

Their middle relief cannot be trusted can it?

Agreed.

No game tomorrow, bring him in.

But CAN he effectively do 2 innings?

Frank's Donald Trump is probably one of the most pathetic things ever.
When is he going to be phased out?
Damn

Just missed that one

Wow. That was like an inch away from hitting the pole.
Tough call on who should pitch the bottom of the 8th

I don’t know that Papelbon pitching 2 IP is the best option. If not Paps, maybe Okajima to face Tex and then Delcarmen or Timlin to face Vlad and Hunter. Far from ideal.

Timlin should not be allowed in a close game.
I didn't even know Timlin was still on the Sox.
Correction: He's not even on the postseason roster.
So I was right!

Kind of.

He's kind of their Foulke - hey he used to be great!

Delcarmen has the stuff but you never quite know what you’re going to get with him. If Timlin’s not on the roster, I’d say don’t use him.

There's a game on?

I wouldn’t go with Paps for six outs.

.Gotta love the west coast game.
Looked up stats- Paps has only pitched 2 innings twice in 2008

Both Sox wins.

Both in extras.

I'm guessing Francona will go with experience

and try to squeeze the entire 8th inning out of Okajima – with Papelbon ready for a 4-out save if things get dicey.

You enjoy this cat-and-mouse stuff, huh?

Seriously, no one on AN gets in a manager’s head more than you. I like when there’s a close game, just to read your thoughts. And I never laugh when you’re wrong.

Good thing...cuz I wuz!

I didn’t realize Masterson would get the call to set-up in a one-run game.

And yeah, I love it - I like to "manage" in real time

I never criticize a move if I didn’t have a different idea before it was too late for the manager to actually make the decision.

I remember you saying that you agreed

with most of Geren’s moves this year. I know how easy it is to manage from the sofa, but you seem to have a real sense.

Thanks - I try.
I'm not sure many saw that coming.
Never say you looked it up.

Make us think it’s all in your head.

I love you Jason Bay and Scot Shields.
Tex, Vlad, and Hunter

oh my!

Hunch

Tex will tie it.

What are those red clapper things the Angels fans have?

Whatever they are, they’re probably better than Thunderstix.

Whoa, nice catch!

Not that you’ll see this…. but it’s basically a giant plastic sheet you fold up like a fan and slap against your hand.

I had a headache by the 3rd inning.

Hunch

Tex won’t tie it.

Don't play the ponies.
Well, at least one of you will likely be mostly correct.
Hunch

Teix will be worthless in the playoffs.

Monkeys will have given up Kotchman for quintessentially nothing.

Now THAT is sucky baserunning
hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee
GREAT PLAY!!!! WOW!!!!

What a game!!!

I had flash backs of Emil running the bases
Wacky!

Youk got lucky he got his glove on it after it dropped.

Haha. Vlad.

Slegna baseball at its finest
Haha!

I felt the earth move under my feet!

It’s just Stomper.

Not this time!
You mean it was before?

Cool.

Only when Frank did.
hahahahahaa got love those angels

and baserunning errors.

Bwahahahahaha.

These guys make DFA look like a good baserunner.

it was like watching Frank and his triple there hahaha

except he was safe… and.. yeah.

Justin, please pull a Greg Smith.

Pick ’em off!

That's the double edged sword

Being agressive on the basepaths went a long way in getting them the best record over the regular season. But one mistake and it could be the first step toward getting knocked out of the playoffs.

The idea of taking risks is good -

but Vlad had no chance. You can’t force something that isn’t there.

He thought Youk

caught it for the third out?

Youk made an exceptional play to short hop it cleanly,

get up and make a strong throw. But if an offline throw can get you by 30 feet? Not a good risk.

I think he thought Youk would take longer getting it.

Youk made a nice stab at it to keep it with him. I think Vlad thought if he missed it he would have a chance. And as it was happening, I thought that might occur. But thats why you have a third base coach that you should watch.

That was the most fun inning ever!
"Ever"?
ever in the history of this day,

is probably more accurate.

That was a lovely shot of K-Rud just now
The "above average but not great" closer?
The plan view?

awesome!

...as opposed to a good baserunning blunder
Shields has not been good of late

and lets hope that continues with an insurance run or two

Now Paps gets to do his work.
What would the A's have to give up to get Lowrie?

The BoSox do have Lugo for a few more years.

Man would I love to have him.

But the answer is probably too much.

Rich Harden?

Probably have to add Gaudin as well to sweeten the deal.

As far as pieces I'm at peace with giving up,

the best I can do is Street, Mazzaro, Crosby. More likely something like Gallagher and Street gets the Red Sox attention.

Gallagher and Street for

Lowrie and Masterson.

Interesting - but I don't think the Sox would do it

They must feel Masterson is set-up material if he’s setting up Game 1 of the ALDS so Street would be a two-year upgrade of someone they like as a six-year option. Which means they’d probably have to like Gallagher – Lowrie straight up to do that deal.

They either really like Masterson or really hate their other options

I think Masterson could be a solid starter. I am a big fan of starters with a heavy sinker. A back end of Street and Paps would be pretty solid.

Yeah, but the downgrade from Lowrie and his potential to Lugo

is pretty steep too.

How about

Gallagher, Street, Crosby for Lowrie, Masterson, Lugo. Exchange bad shortstops and their bad contracts. Am i correct in assuming that Crosby is better than Lugo.

Eh. They pretty much both suck.
I don't think Gallagher's on the table, though

I think the A’s have him in mind as joining Cahill and Anderson at the front of a very good rotation come 2010.

So, Furcal it is.

He was back in action today, which was suprising.

So do we get free tacos again this year

or is it some other promotion?

"They can manufacture runs at will!"

That explains why they have 3 runs all night.

go figure

other teams can manufacture runs besides the Angels…
the way Hudler talks about them.. you’d think they were the only ones that could do it

Okay, I think I'm getting a little too much happiness

out of seeing miserable Angels fans. Hee hee.

That last shot was awesome.

I love seeing depressed socal tan people with frosted tips and visors. It just looks kinda funny.

Way to lose, LAAA!

Can’t wait to see Red Sox losing to the Rays. It’s like the big bad bully losing to the little guy that they always pick on. I may like this post season more than I think after all.

I want to see the Rays go through Boston,

then the Cubs.

No Cubs.

BREWERS!!!!

Or Phillies.
Yes, Jacoby, TAKE that bag.
Injury delay.

what happened.

Napoli took a foul tip or something off his knee.

Let’s Go Red Sox

ummm

Let’s Go Angels

no

Somebody lose already.

If the Red Sox hang on, every team I picked to advance

will have won today. Contrary to my rooting, I’ve picked the White Sox over the Rays (but go Rays!).

congrats

ur cool

OK. Bring Jacoby home.
Okey dokey!
Awesome!

Buh-bye!

Is it okay if I stop watching now?
If you stick it out for 3 more outs,

you can see many many sad Angels fans!

Scot Shields is pure win.

I love him and want him and K-Fuck to be the 8th and 9th inning guys.

I want Arredondo off the team.

LOL Pitching to Big Papi there

Not a good decision for Scioscia and his Rally Monkey swinging fans in the crowd.

Love the dejected looks

Go Rays tomorrow and all the way

Not a good decision for Scioscia and his Rally Monkey swinging spanking fans in the crowd.
Laughed out loud.
Finish this sentence

Winning 100 games and clinching on Sep 10, then losing in the 1st round of playoff is like …

awesome.
A dead rally monkey.
... winning the lottery, and then investing the winnings with Lehman Brothers
Camping out inline for a week for an iPhone, and then failing the AT&T's credit check

FAIL!

Psst. IPhones svck.
Yeah, they do.
I don't know how many 100 game winners have actually made it past the AL/NLDS in the years of their seasons
Going 16-0

and losing the Super Bowl?

Nah, that is much worse.

This series, like last year, makes me hate the Angels all the more

Rooting “for” the Red Sox against the Rodentia makes me feel dirty.

Yes, but I can't help myself.
Kill that farking monkey already
i really want the angels to lose at home

but i want papeldouche to blow the save
but i don’t want to have to see the rally monkey bullshit

< changes channel >

Oh, end it already! I want to watch Project Runway!
Kenley = K-Rod?
haha

my gf got me watching that show. its actually pretty interesting.

I’m just waiting for Top Chef to begin

She. must. go.
Their talent is comparable.
Is it bad that I like watching teams lose their games at home

so that I can see all the depressed fans?

that’s exactly what i’m rooting for.
-losses at home for the depressed fans
-blown saves and sloppy baseball

In this case, not at all
Not if the team is the Slegna.
weeeee.

but also, hate papelbon.

That reaction was a little overboard. I hate we closers act like that.
when*
im 8 beahs deep

apologies. no hate.

Holding hair again.
[thinking im in love]

[hugs porcelain]

You're not in love

so don’t forget it.

Angels lose!

[some other team wins]

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