Athletics Nation

notsellingjeans - October 10, 2008 reply

Thanks for helping me out, BBG!

I just got out of class, and I didn’t know the games were starting so early tonight. I appreciate your help.

Hey...no prob. I looked around and said, uh oh, there's a game on! :-)

Let me know anytime before game time; love playoffs :-)

I would just post tonight's lineup below the Dodgers one unless you need a new thread

Tied!

Shit, now who do I root for?

Goooo Dodgers

They've been falling apart ever since this comment.

I blame you.

I blame myself!

The reverse jinx is working...

2-1 Phillies

Alright, that’s better.

Come on Chad!

Oh and I am not surprised at all that Kemp had a fielding error. I wish he’d work on it.

:’(

4-1 Phillies.

Ouch, Dodgers, ouch.

Well, that game was over fast.

3 hours until

The game that really matters starts.

Cool, this is just like an A’s game thread now.

andeux - October 10, 2008 reply

I figured you'd like that :-)

Do not see the Dodgers come back from 3.

It’s only the 2nd inning.

OMG stop with the beat LA you are not the Giants.

They're much much better than the Giants.

I was referring to the fans chanting “beat LA” ;)

and I completely agree lol

Amazing that he struck the side out around that mess.

Come on Dodgers wtf

yaaaay! another run!

Not sure if anyone knows/knew this.

They mentioned it earlier in the game :(

Wasn't sure.

I am at work, and, um, didn’t even know the game had started. Some fan.

haha it’s OK I almost forgot it was an early game too.

That article was really good btw… I loved the last paragraph

When asked what she thought about her third-oldest child becoming manager of a major league team, she replied, according to the Inquirer: “That’s all well and fine. But somebody’s got to take this trash out.”

lol she sounds like she was an awesome lady.

Keeping them humble

That’s what moms are for. Love it.

Whenever I see a catcher wearing #55,

it reminds me of Ramon. I love Zook, but I still miss Ramon. Irrational, I know.

go go go go

Dobbs = fail.

ok FOX needs to stop playing “I love LA” … you’re not supposed to play it til the Dodgers win, and they haven’t done that yet so… they need to stop playing it.

I play "Celebration" before an A's win.

But I like that song.

But do you play it every commercial break? lol

No, that would make me weird.

Oh wait.

Come on, Dodgers!

So it doesn't matter to you

that Kirk Gibson made me cry? OK, it was 20 years ago, but still. Some scars stay.

Please don't say that it's been 20 years...that's scary.

Too scary.

Where does it go?

Not really. I mean, I feel bad that you are still really upset about it 2 decades later… but it’s not gonna stop me from rooting for them haha

Fair enough

But it is probably one of my worst baseball memories ever.

Why I even brought it up- especially when I should be working- is beyond me.

(FWIW...I would have hooked B. for sure by now)

This sucks. I’m gonna go take a shower. I hope the Dodgers come back by the time I return.

You will not be pleased

I should turn it back off since apparently they learned to hit very recently.

Every time I check the score,

the Phillies have scored more runs. Too bad that never happened with the A’s (well, it kind of did, except it was usually the other team scoring).

What the hell

This game is just crawling by. I started watching something else in the top of the 3rd, and now it’s only the bottom of the 3rd?

I was pretty damn sure Manny would do that

I knew they would give him something to hit with a 6-run lead.

STOP PLAYING THIS SONG EVERY TIME THEY SCORE!!!! DAMN IT FOX!!

2 away let’s get the freakin’ third out now without any runs scoring.

FOX analysts are so obsessed with the home run.

It’s basically one of the only hitting stats they talk about. Ridiculous.

Okay, that's the saddest story ever

Cannot imagine showing up to the park and finding out that your mom has died. BUT why in the WORLD couldn’t his family have waited to tell him until the game was over? It’s not like he could do anything until the game concludes in the first place, right?

I agree. I can’t imagine having that on my mind while trying to manage a playoff baseball game. Not that he wouldn’t have it on his mind tomorrow anyway, but he’d at least have a little time to grieve before going back to work.

er not tomorrow since they have the day off…

I know!

Seemed weird! Not like he was going to find out at the park, you know? Have him show up, coach, and then find him afterwards to tell him, and then let him travel, etc. Why make him think about that during the game?

I'm here now!

;)

rally rally rally rally lets go dodgers lets go!!!

so much for that :(

juuuuuuuuust a bit outside

Just a little more than an hour

until the Rays/Red Sox game starts. Wooooo go Rays!

anybody know of a sports bar or other place

in Oakland or Berkeley that’s likely to have the ALCS game on?

I looked up a few

There’s a place called Pat’s that may have it on, but the downside is no beer on tap.

i'll look it up, thanks!

BTW, minor earthquake just shook up the building

OK, so that WAS an earthquake...

I wasn’t sure at first…usually you feel a jolt, this one felt more like a big truck driving by the house

earliest report is that it was 3,1

but located just east of Lake Merritt and Piedmont

I'm right on top of it then (in Rockridge)

It was just strange because I heard it more than I felt it.

I'm on the top floor of my bldg

so I heard and felt it — it was a nice shake all right, and quick, typical of a small earthquake that’s centered pretty close.

Didn't feel a thing

That's what she said.

lets go lets go lets go

DAMN IT

What a catch!

That looked like it’d get a bit hairy for the Phils there.

Crap.

Just got up. What did I miss?

Everything.

Manny being Manny

and a lot of scoring.

Thanks!

She actually listened this time.

The lady that cut mine

definitely did not listen to me. Now my hair is so much shorter than I wanted it to be.

That's usually the problem with mine.

Are we really sitting here on a thread talking about our hair?

Feels weird.

I forget (or I never knew)

Are jokes allowed here? Not one-liners, but one you have to read. You’ll like. Promise.

I’m sure as long as it’s not political or racist or something it should be fine.

Nope, it might even border on "cute"

A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 90 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. ‘Amazing,’ he thought as he flew down I-70, pushing the pedal even more.

Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a State Trooper behind him, lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Suddenly he thought, ‘What am I doing? I’m too old for this,’ and pulled over to await the Trooper’s arrival.

Pulling in behind him, the Trooper walked up to the Corvette, looked at his watch and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason for speeding that I’ve never heard before, I’ll let you go."

The old gentleman paused, then said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a State Trooper. I thought you were bringing her back."

"Have a good day sir," replied the Trooper.

Hahaha

That is awesome.

I laughed haha

I am just really really hoping the Dodgers can sweep the games in LA. This game does not look good.

I just want this series to go 7

Ending with a 22-inning game, depleting both bullpens/rotations/benches, clearing the way for a Rays World Series Championship.

You had me at

Game 7 goes 22 innings.

The Rays gotta beat the Red Sox too, though.

Yeah, that would help.

That game thread should be fun… I would bet good money that everyone on AN will be rooting for the Rays :)

Hell, I'd even throw in some bad money

Don't you hate that?

4 runs is a lot to get. Come on Dodgers!!!!!!

You would settle for 3, no?

For now lol

I wonder if Lidge ever has nightmares about Pujols.

Hell, I do and I've never pitched to him.

But no pressure, Brad.

Is this game over yet?

Oh, and it’d be hell of a time for Lidge to blow a save.

lets go Dodgerssssssssssssssssssss

That little kid is too young to have heart problems.

Hot dogs will do that to you.

He may have been drunk also.

oh nomar that wasnt even close.

x2

why would he go up there and hack at everything after he already walked 2 guys?

None of those were close

Nomar must want to watch the Rays/Red Sox game.

Neither is this series.

(so far)

Last night was close

It was 3-2. And the Dodgers led for quite awhile.

Speaking in two games to zero terms

but you are right.

Ah gotcha.

:’(

If it helps,

I know how you feel (2006).

Didn’t help? No?

Sorry.

lol no it doesn’t help, but thanks for trying!

I miss our A's.

Me too mommy.

Sigh.

I turned down an invite to Iowa this weekend. Snicker.

Good Job Phillies!!!

Do I hear “Celebration” being played?

Boy, Lidge can make a fan sweat. Luck for him Pujols isn’t in the postseason.

GO RAYS GO!!

AGREED!

Watching the recap on Fox,

Manny is doing nothing to get on my good side.

And by Fox I mean TBS.

heh

I was wondering how I missed that.

goldfish - October 10, 2008 reply

Apparently someone yanked the remote out of my hand,

changed the channel, then placed it back in my hand without me knowing.

Ghosts.

No, I live with Criss Angel.

I hope he magicks his way out of doing the dishes

Whaaat Eck wanted the Dodgers to win?

How? He should still be hating the Dodgers.

he probably wants the Manny vs Sux drama

ugh

Yet another reason for me to root for the Rays.
I hate that they can’t talk about the rest of the Dodgers… it’s like it’s only Manny playing for them. Constantly talking about how he’s not on the Red Sox anymore. And I know he’s made a difference on the team blah blah blah but there are 8 other guys out there playing too. Ugh.

GO RAYS!

Booing Youk just doesn't work

It still sounds like they’re saying YOUK

Maybe they should shout "fuck you!"

That would suffice.

I would love to see some 5 year old Rays fan yelling “fuck you!” to a Red Sox player.

If I ever reproduce....

that will be his or her first words.

My kids first words will be

“Fuck the Angels and the Red Sox, baseball would be so much better without such high payroll jokes of a team” He/She will be so ace at English.

Oh man I hope the Rays just totally dominate this series. It’s nice to be able to express my dislike for the Red Sox again now that the Angels are gone.

It feels nice to have a team to root for.

That I actually want to root for.

That flashing sign was HARDCORE.

lol I know right?

Wow

I want one for my room, but instead I want an A’s one.

I want the Rays to win this series

But Lord Almighty, that is one ugly-ass dome.

They don’t seem to mind it all that much haha

TBS is so effing obsessed with those cat-walks

They are in love with cat-walks.

I do my little turn on the catwalk.

lol

doesn't look as bad as usual

with a full house

amazing what playoff baseball does to attendance.

They should put up some curtains.

... in the back windows of their pickups

They will go well with the gas-cap rags.

lol his purple jacket

Either my TV just died, or Sager's latest sartorial abortion just melted the CRT

I love Joe Maddon.

Booo Red Sox!

Man, that feels so much better.

salb918 - October 10, 2008 reply

Isn't it great to really hate, again?

I kept trying to tell myself that I was cheering for the slegnA to lose

It didn’t work – I still felt dirty.

My girlfriend

refused to sleep with me during that series.

Well she would have if I had a girlfriend.

Hahahahaha

Boo Angels!

Yup, still feels good.

Rocktopus - October 10, 2008 reply

What is written on Papi's helmet?

Youkilis reminds be of the big blond guy

in that old boxing Nintendo game.

haha

Youkilis reminds be of the big blond guy

in that old boxing Nintendo game.

haha

only with no hair on top of his head

Why is this here twice?

Stupid bitch.

Again, this is fun

boo. Let’s go Rays!!

Thank you God for astro turf

"rulebook double"?

awright Shields

That was sweet.

Suck it, Boston.

Okay, TBS...

I tried, really. MUTE. I cannot stand Ron, Darling.

Might have been before your time...

but one year, on some of the A’s telecasts, Ray Fosse did play-by-play and Darling was the commentator. It was as bad as it sounds.

I remember that

Gads. Or egads. Or something-ads.

How does anyone not love Ronnie Darling?!

He is the most listenable one in the Mets booth, helping us deal with listening to Keith Hernandez and Gary Cohen.

“red sox nation is wondering which dice-k will show up, the one with impeccable control, or…”

wtf the guy walks over 5 per game.

Translation - announcer sees 18 wins, and assumes he is actually good at baseball

he is pretty good at baseball, but “impeccable control” describes him about as well as it does barry zito.

Bases loaded!

Typical Dice-K for ya there.

Jesus 3 BBs already

And wtf, how does he Houdini his way out of bases loaded jams? 0 hits given up with the bases loaded this year.

Shit.

I wonder how many ulcers Francona can blame on Dice-K

Every inning is like that. He never has an easy inning.

Hi everybody!

Hey there

one of the many things i don't understand about baseball...

when a pitcher has just walked the bases loaded, why would a hitter still swing at the first decent pitch they get, and ground out to second base?

I like that retro gradient on the original Rays unis.

I'm going to the movies.

Bye.

I'm going to sit here and watch baseball and drink a really big glass of wine.

i like it when pitchers work fast

speed it up dice k

DyeLongJustice - October 10, 2008 reply

I'm surprised this thread is so dead.

Where is everyone?

Seriously! I was just going to ask.

Cheering against the slegnA wore everybody out

lol!

Let's go Longoria!

Clap clap clap clap clap clap

Eva!

Whoa. Huge swing.

vivaaaaa

It just wouldn't be TBS without..

VIVAAAAAAA!

Jennifer!!!!

Joe Madddon and his hot glasses on TV! WHERE ARE YOU!?!

I was watching....

I just couldn’t comment. Doing unemployment things.

Thanks JD!

Thanks for the help out of that inning.

That was probably the stupidest blue sparkly mohawk i've ever seen.

Well.. maybe the only one I’ve ever seen.

Anybody notice that Dice-K has a no hitter?

but not a perfect game

Let's jinx it!

but it’s also only the 4th. His pitch count will be too high for him to make it very far into this game… I hope.

heh, love that poor cave man.

You got your TV set up?

bit the bullet and got a small one at best buy for

last weeks cal game.

Nice.

Bet it was worth it.

yes, everything is "better" now. normality is in sight.

Do i dare ask what you sleep on?

His cat.

i graduated from....

a pilates mat, to an camping air mattress, to a queen sized inflated bed…..hog heaven with electric blanket purchased today….snow in forecast this weekend.

It sounds like you are camping

not living in a house.

oh no, under a roof. movers come november 7

with all my crap.

Nice.

November 7th shall be a glorious day in Colorado!

potential nightmare. at least i get the day off.

Mini TV and a lawn chair...

;)

lawn chair...lounger..."zero gravity" special

Go...go my new favorite team go!

ruh roh

I hate you, Mark Kotsay.

Bad Kotsay

not supposed to do that.

Damnit, Kots.

carp

Booooo Red Sox.

I hate you. And I don’t have to cheer for you anymore. So you can lose, and lose badly, and I will be quite happy. Just so you know.

On a more positive note, go Rays!

Nice Aki!

Cool!

Bahaha.

Kots stuck at 3rd… Kendall would’ve found a way to score on that.

yippee!

Woo!

Haha Coco Ellsbury

stupid douche

That sounds like a tasty breakfast cereal.

I call all the sawxers Coco Ellsbury

and Jacoby Crisp. All those freaks with their stupid annoying names… they are all the same guy to me.

Did you read that article about Ellsbury

and how he went to a special education school.

No... but that's awesome.

Dustin Pederast.

A Greek, I assume.

Anyone have a good idea for some kind of curse or chant I can put on the Red Sox?

Keeping in mind that I do not have Babe Ruth as a resource.

Spike their beverages with some

VIVAAAAAAAAA

how about a goat?

Where's Nico?

Limited damage, not bad.

But with the way Dice-K started pitching, it’s a bit sketchy. Hopefully we can get them to their bullpen. (Like how I started saying “we” like i’m apart of the Rays organization now).

freakin frank tv.....jeebus.

Hmm, so he's got a no-hitter going...

What, you say? Yes, a no-hitter. Hasn’t given up a hit. Rays looking for their first hit. Only allowed baserunners on walks. No-hitter. (C’mon, this jinx thing always works against the A’s…)

Didn't we have some stupid crap happen like this with Gallagher?

I think it was Gallagher…

That wacky start with the 4 innings, no hits, and a bunch of walks?

That was weird.

Sounds a hell of a lot like this game.

Dice-K always walks everyone.

I think Harden also did something much like it late this year...

(as much as I hate to admit it)

There is no way he pitches a no hitter

He should already have given up a few.

Trainman - October 10, 2008 reply

If only we could get mlb.com to mention the no-hitter

someone would crush an HR instantly.

Cedar Rapids!!

You did see that shot of Ry in his sliders, yeah?

Yes.

I was disappointed.

Aw!

Well, it’ll never be as legendary as the one of Harden.

Damn shorts always getting in the way.

Mmm, Cedar Rapids

No Cedar Rapids ads yet… but we get Red Sox ads. There’s something wrong with that.

They said no-no

The no-no is over next inning.

I think I'm in love

with a phone!

I actually really like that commercial... (I think I'm the only one)

but I have no idea what it’s for. Some kind of phone, I guess, but I don’t know what. How effective is THAT!?

Thiago Alves

sounds like a douchey enough name to play for the Red Sox

Ew.

Getting that close to Youk is completely unnecessary.

Was that a squirrel living in his beard?

I was thinking a family of chipmunks.

But who knows? I’m not about to investigate that further.

Need Krukow to announce this game

Every time they show a close-up of Youkilis, he could eliminate him.

Who's uglier: Lackey or Youk?

that's a tough one

i’d say Youkilis

Youkilis is sweatier

That at least triples with ewwwwwww-factor.

agreed

Lackey.

No contest.

To answer my own question...

I say Youkilis. Lackey doesn’t look as gross as usual in this picture of him and his teammates with a buncha skanks http://www.thedirty.com/?p=46869

"Kind of a fluke hit by Kotsay, but it works. 'Line drive' next day in the paper."

See, Ronnie is a good man.

or-TIZ. Not OR-tiz.

sheesh.

I THOUGHT I heard him say that...

Well. Isn’t that special.

been saying it FOR DAYS.

Matsuzaka will get slapped around a little this inning

The time has come for the Rays to take the lead.

In other predictions, I will not win the lottery this week

Trainman - October 10, 2008 reply

Thank you for not calling him "Dice-K"

1. Stupidest nickname ever.
2. Not enough time in the majors to be first-named.

I thought they refer to him as Daisuke rather than Matsuzaka because Daisuke is more the equivalent of a "surname" in Japan?

Or maybe I made that up.

And yes, Dice-K is retarded.

Family name comes first in Japan

His name in Japan would be give as Matsuzaka Daisuke

So it's already reversed for us? And then people are going ahead and reversing it again?

Nice.

I just thought so because when I ended up watching a lot of Cubs games this year, I noticed they say Kosuke rather than Fukudome.

I'm thinking

that “Dice-K” was a preemptive strike to prevent “Day-sucky”.

Englishmajor - October 10, 2008 reply

Heh, my dad calls him Dai-sucky

when he does poorly.

Wow. This Ryan Howard commercial is painful.

My favorite part is the "Mmmm! Hall of Fame"

I like it. It's cute.

Better than those Tony Stewart/other athletes.

If anyone hasn't seen the Youtube video of David Wright making a million bloopers trying to shoot a commercial

it is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdPEQub2Z_k
and I highly recommend it.

Aw, he's cute.

Not very good at the whole commercial thing, though. That was funny.

:)

I think it shows just how far his un-clutchness goes… poor kiddo.

he's a true met

I wonder how many people have named their babies after him so far

I know he’s the one thing that can make me, my aunt and my grandma all run to the TV at the same time.

i’m naming my baby September Collapse, does that count?

It was more like pre-ASB supersuckness

I can haz 4-6-3 plz

Have to settle for the K

Random question:

anybody know if DJ is on the roster for the ALCS?

Nope.

According to MLB.com

That's too bad.

I was looking forward to another pinch-hit homer.

I hope Paps blows the save

K-Fraud style.

The heckler is loud as ever.

asfansince1989 - October 10, 2008 reply

Ewwww. David Archuleta.

He's so little. Like 2 feet tall.

Ew.

He could mate with Pedroia

and have annoying little creepy midget babies

Yeah, that's a mental image I could've done without.

Eeesh.

I guess it's absolutely necessary to do God Bless America at every postseason game

It wore out its welcome here quite a long time ago.

"Navarro says, 'Bring it to me, big boy...'"

Um. Could’ve worded that better, McCarver.

Mute

asfansince1989 - October 10, 2008 reply

Oops, replied to wrong post

asfansince1989 - October 10, 2008 reply

I foresee a future career for him...

Oh my.

Apparently Navarro is letting his bedside manners show

If Matsuzaka holds on...

…this will be the most talked about no-no of all time!

I can only imagine what the BoSox fans must think of the announcers at this point!

Please god nooooo

I do not deserve to be punished like this.

I'll have to work out a deal with the devil

If Matsuzaka gets the no-no, Ryan Sweeney gets shipped to my house.

I think you'd have the better end of that deal.

As long as you didn’t let him get away.

Oh my god, why am I calling him "Ryan Sweeney"

apparently I feel far removed from him already

You're off the hook.

Jinx accomplished

I love you, Carl Crawford!

NO MORE NO-NO

WOOOT

YAY No-no go bye-bye

Booo Ry-Ry go bye-bye

YESSS, nice gapper

This is more like it.

LET'S GO RAYS!!!!!

RALLY!!

damnit rays you better score here

Don't go breakin my heart!

Damnit.

DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT.

Rally Ray

Mess with the ray

You get the stinger!

gabe gross if you swing at this pitch i will kill you

that was probably ball four

GAH COME ON!

This is so lame.

This inning has Green and Gold all over it.

I thought it looked familiar

That was ugly.

wtf...

“jason bartlett, their most indispensable player, comes up”

Oh you didn't hear?

Jason Bartlett was voted MVP of the rays by the local chapter of the Baseball Writers Association

COME. ON.

FAIL

Gah! You all suck.

AWWWW!

NONPERFORMANCE!

SwisherThresher - October 10, 2008 reply

EPIC DAMP SQUIB

Aw.

:(

Stop calling him Big Game James.

He did pitch well, but that nickname is just awful.

Not to mention unoriginal

jax a's fan - October 10, 2008 reply

There is still time.

I believe.

Trim your beard, Pederast!

You damn hippie!

I feel like a guy the size of Pedroia would be on the "receiving" end of any pederasty at hand...

god, I’m going all kinds of bad places with Pedroia ideas tonight.

If Dustin is giving...

I’d say the other person would have to be David Archuleta

F Dustin

and now we've got the midget babies.

the circle is complete.

SHIT SHIT SHIT

That was AWFUL

Oh fuck that.

FUCK

I’m going to need to drink tonight.

He should have had that.

This game officially sucks now

Life sucks.

I like Balfour. He's funny.

HILARIOUS

It's not over.

Never mind, it’s over now.

WTF?!

Time to fight

jax a's fan - October 10, 2008 reply

a fight would totally redeem this game.

Somebody splash Matsuzaka's little pink drink in his face, please.

Steroid drink mix!

It’s strawberry flavored.

Do they keep stats for

Intentional pitch to the face? IPF!

Okay, now I can't see Pedroia without shuddering.

Or, at least, shuddering more than I do when I see any of the Red Sox.

What do they think this is?

Hockey? Get rid of those ridiculous beards.

Thanks, Kots. I appreciate it.

Could have been SO much worse.

Whew, that could have been so much worse.

I'm playing Text Twist

and one of the words in the last round was “dale.” Oh, Dale.

ooh Text Twist.

SwisherThresher - October 10, 2008 reply

Tony Twist?

I love Text Twist

Daaaale :( Wherefore art thou, Dale?

Diving head first into his bathtub.

Correction

Diving head first into ~~his~~ Jennifer’s bathtub.

Saucy.

Bubbly.

Picture Dale wearing Floaties.

For some reason, that mental image fits perfectly into my perspective on Dale.

I'm imagining him with his home run face.

Wearing floaties.

HOLY SHIT

That is so fucking funny.

Heh heh.

LOL!

LET'S GO!!!

Youk couldn't see that ball through his beard.

Let's go Rays!

RALLY TIME.

Let's do it in the 8th because we don't have a chance in the ninth.

Hey, Paps, you know what the cool thing to do is?

Free balls to the dugout. With mediocre hitters on deck.

K-Rod did it. Nathan did it. You should too.

WHY

d'oh

Rays, stop swinging in 3-0/3-1 counts.

Okay, Evan. Do your thing.

(The home run thing, not the getting-out thing.)

Another FAIL.

NO NO NO

FUCK

CATASTROPHE!

FUCK!!!!!

b

Wow. Have these guys been watching tapes of the A's?

This whole stranding runners thing looks awfully familiar.

Well, there's always the 9th inning.

Paps, time to do the cool thing.

:(

Don't worry.

They’re the Rays. They’re resillient. If not today, then tomorrow.

SwisherThresher - October 10, 2008 reply

ugh

DERELICTION

I hate the way Gonzo says "There's only one October."

STFD Varitek.

Price time.

The Price is right!

Let's have a Papelbon meltdown

Sounds good to me!

For the love of jebus.

We need an EPIC NONPERFORMANCE out of Papelboner.

Oh my!

It looks like the Rays have suddenly acquired Travis Buck!

Not a current phrase in the english language sorry.

Paps, K-Rod did it, Nathan did it, it must be cool.

Your dugout likes balls. The Rays dugout wouldn’t mind them. Send some over after the ball has been put in play.

Wow - looking at Price's delivery,

I see so much Dan Meyer…what he might have looked like healthy (Price-lite maybe, but still).

Nico - October 10, 2008 reply

Yeah one reason I would never have been able to make that comparison,

is because when he throws his first pitch, it is a fastball and just jumps out of his arm to the plate, not exactly something I equate to Meyer.

It's just his windup and deliver look really similar -

Then the ball leaves his hand.

Nico - October 10, 2008 reply

AH!

I hadn’t seen Craig yet. It’s kind of sad, though—he actually looks slightly better than he did during the ALDS. Yikes.

It's distracting the Rays

Eject his ass blue!

Prince wants his jacket back.

louismg - October 10, 2008 reply

Does he count as a metrosexual...

…albeit a tragically unsuccessful one?

He was a one-eyed, one-horned....

Better luck tomorrow

Time to go drink my sorrows away.

Try Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner!

It rocks….even if it is from Boston!

Well that sucked

Back tomorrow for more agony.

EFF.

Ew.

Shut up, Papelbon.

Is this the penance we have to do for wanting the Red Sox to win the ALDS? If it’s only one game, fine. I just hope it’s not more.

Varitek can't bring himself to look at Sager.

It would probably blind him or drive him mad….

Youkilis is apparently made of stronger stuff (though he is giggling).

Ugh.

No more Sawx wins plz.