Athletics Nation

Happy Birthday! I love pie.

I'll watch everyone else it and have my five raw almonds, savoring each one slowly.

Happy Birthday and enjoy some good pie emperor

A Funky Space Reincarnation

thanks friends

I am just gonna catch the 1st couple of innings of this contest and then we are gonna have a birthday recording jam party downstairs, but here is the link to my birthday mix, grab it and funk hard all Fall:

Many happy returns of the day (not the pie)

Happy......

happy birthday Pictures, Images and Photos …….Birthday

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Happy Birthday EN!!

Make sure you have some fresh whipped cream for that

Or for whatever.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Let's Go ...., uh, well, uh,

nobody

Damn, that's Richard Gere in the first photo.

OMG

Now I get it, I was like, who is that, I should get this.

Nico is like the James Joyce of photocaptioning, if there were a Hall of Fame for that he’d have his own wing.

oh yes, nico has talent in areas that he could leverage beyond his present position.

Is his gerbil with him?

Long past, I would not want tibet on it.

mmfurg

(half snicker, half groan)

ewwwwww

Did Scioscia just rub his head, then smell his hand.

I don't think I've ever seen Scioscia's head without the cap on it before

I’d just as soon not see it again. But his hair is darker than I expected. Possibly he was checking to see if the Just for Men was rubbing off?

McCarver strikes me as one who is amazed that the sun rises in the east every morning

"If CC starts game 1 of the World Series, Yankees fans will know they won tonight"

Can we just shut him up? Seriously, does he realize just how dumb his comments are? “If they yankees win tonight, they will know they won tonight.” Just dumb.

but if they don't win tonight they'll know they didn't win tonight which means they'll

know that they play tomorrow which they’ll have to play if they don’t win tonight.

OMGawh

Does the sun set in the west too!!! Every night??!!!!!

it does set in the West because the sun knows that it sets in the west

and it knows this because it rises in the east and then it sets in the west which is why it rises in the east which the suns knows because it sets in the west.

Thanks - You ARE the real Captain Obvious~~

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

I wanted to believe I didn't hear that - wanted to rewind to be sure hbw didn't really just say s/t that stupid

resisted the urge…..ugh

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

I know. I had the same reaction.

Only it actually rattled around in my head long enough to not only realize he did say it, but that I actually remembered it in it’s entirety.

So it will shine on the Yankees first...

As it ALWAYS does...

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

OMG that was the clutchiest catch of a line drive in history.

Boy, I wish I could stop sneezing right now

Boy, I wish I could stop watching the Raiders on Sundays.

Pretty ugly today, huh

Ugly and painful to watch

Catch Raider fever in 2009!

That's like H1N1, except there's no cure

Also, a severe lack of vaccine.

Kinda like that song...

Dr Dr give me the news
I go a bad case of loving you
No pill’s gonna cure my ill
I got a bad case of loooving…..y o oh – u

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

the Raiders are my addiction that is bad for you

I’m quite sure I’ll die of a massive heart attack while watching the Raiders

curious, I just checked the outcome 38-zip to the Jets

I guess the momentum from the previous glorious victory over the Eagles went nowhere.

No problem for Bay Area residents

Thank God for the NFL’s anachronistic blackout rule.

yeah, that was no great loss

but then sticking us with Carolina – Buffalo?

Why not put the New Orleans game on, huh

It was on the channel before the game...

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

oh, was it?

oh well. I mean, I don’t care that much really, I went for a walk instead

Wrong network (sadly)

With the NFL package I got to see all 60 minutes of the greatness of the Raiders today

oh I’m so frickin’ lucky

See if you can pay extra to have the Raiders' games removed from the package

Might be worth it.

It would be the best money I ever spent

this team is killing me

Jeter would have had a hit there

but he was worried we’d all just chatter about his perfection all night, so he made an out out of pure modesty and altruism. Plus, he was helping a little old lady cross the street with his mind during that AB, and these things take precedence even over baseball when you’re as perfect and as wholesome as Derek Jeter.

You're just jealous God's Puppy wouldn't let you pet him.

wait

didn’t Fausto Carmona run over God’s Puppy?

Jeter just did an awesome job of taking a sip of water there

The gritty way in which he spilled the beverage as he tossed the cup away was probably what inspired his teammate to get a hit.

if only he weren't psychically healing the crystal beneath New York City

with his mind, he’d have assisted a 3-run HR there. Oh well, it’s only the start of the game, he has time.

GRIT

lol. I wish Joe Buck could at least try and hide his true affiliations.

I'm pretty sure he's wearing a "I Heart Jeter" shirt under his suit.

That's sad that that play was even close

shows how far Vlad has declined

More of a brain decline

Absolutely no need to stray that far off of 1B on that play.

I was actually referring to the initial run to first

But that definitely was a brain decline

FAIL

Swisher....most cool!

Jeter should get a Gold Glove

even if his plays don’t always result in outs, simply because he is the One True Jeter.

Oh, Vlad, wtf is that, oy vey.

scoscia is eating his hat right now

while having an aneurysm

I loved that explanation

“Jeter was where Vlad was SUPPOSED to hit the ball, but Vlad isn’t very good at baseball so he accidently hit it to the place where Jeter wasn’t. Silly old Vlad!”

oops

nice going vlad

I came here for the Jeter-hype parody comments, and I've not been disappointed

There's just such amazing material to work with.

these aren't parody comments

Derek Jeter really is the most perfect human being ever placed upon this Earth to grace us with his presence.

Joe Buck told me so.

reply FAIL-icious to drK

Joe Buck really needs to start seeing other people.

He is cheating on Jeter with A-Rod

if Derek Jeter were crack rocks

Joe Buck would be a basehead fo’ sho’.

Hey, Swish had a little redemption there.

Did I miss something in an earlier game??

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Just Swisher missing the ball a lot

Hello from Meridians

Giggling one also says hi, and that the calamari is good

OaklandSi - October 25, 2009 via mobile reply

wow calamari

I loves me some squidliness.

i will be the Googling one and lookup Meridians...assume a sports bar?

Yes, in Berkeley

With a menu more typical of Berkeley restaurants than sports bars in general.

Nice- makes me hungry

An upscale pub located in the heart of Downtown Berkeley just two blocks from BART and the UC campus. Our globally influenced and seasonally inspired menu features the best ingredients found in our area: fresh, locally grown, organic produce; all natural meats, fish, and poultry.

so you're saying that instead of burgers and nachos

it’s 29 kinds of Kombucha?

Botanic No. 3

Hi!!!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Hi guys!

Wish I weren’t over on the wrong side of the Bay….

Swisher mohawk fail

So if Swish gets a hit here, it's because he made a routine catch and a quick throw to catch a dumbass base-runner who was mentally asleep

Thanks, Timmy.

routine catch followed by routine fly ball out whilst at bat.

the TV annoncers seem to really be hype

to filter every damn thing the Yankees do through this epic “story” they like to tell, where the syrupy music plays and the soaring strings are supposed to get you all goopy with Gehrigness or something. Really it’s to sell, to promote the product of MLB like their bosses insist they do, with the Yankees as the marquee franchise whose dream all this is and the rest of the teams are just in the Yankees’ dream.

what I meant to say in pictures

EQUALS

If a tree falls in the forest...

And lands on McCarver, does anyone care?

Derek Jeter would have caught it

And then spun and flipped the tree for no reason.

No

He would’ve re-planted it, saving the world from the horrors of Global Warming.

While catching the cat that fell from the highest branch.

Then flip the cat for no reason

to its owner.

Maybe his mom or family.....

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

I would.

I’d notice that I’d have to listen to a different FOX shmuck instead of him. I’d also be just a little happier as a result while I wouldn’t know why.

LOL at Buck

Swisher “looking for something to pound on this 3-1 pitch”.

Actually, I think Nick is worrying about getting a hit here. He’ll worry about scoring after the game.

Don't hurtchoreself chone

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Nice time for my cable to go out

Anyone else experiencing that magic? Or is it just an outage in my house?

I'm on Comcast and it's all good here

Did you pay your bill??

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

JETER JETER JETER JETER JETER JETER JETER JETER JETER

I want the slegnA to lose, but I’d love a clutch strickout here from the Messiah of MLB.

Lookin more like a possible walk

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

don't you dare take Jeter's name in vain! In the name of Buck I beseech thee!

Shouldn't Buck's face be on the chick if its his dream?

Does Damon look like the missing link

or is it just me?

Not as much without his hair long and a full beard

then he could really claim it

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Making the treasonous walk from the Red Sox to the Yankees.

So easy a caveman could do it.

You're funny.....LOL

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

not just you

Damon would’ve been perfect for the role of Atouk in Caveman had he been old enough then.

like this?

Hey guys.

Yikes, has Saunders really been pitching this poorly? Five baserunners in two innings.

mmmmmmmmmmathis

WTF is up with Mathis and the doubles?

His swing it pretty - and effective

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

classic comment from the Halos Heaven

“I swear, they must have had Mathis hypnotized for this.”

McCarver just said plugging the gaps. HAHA

I wish someone would plug the one on his face between his nose and chin

Hahaha.

I’ve gotta say, the mental image of Tim McCarver with a massive wine cork stuck in his mouth is pretty amazing.

I was thinking of some other word that starts with 'co' and ends with 'k', but that works too

I think Jeter can hook him up with something

What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth.

Well, except for audio, I suppose.

Wish it would

Dont want A-Rod to get jealous, though

can you say

OUCH!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Nice plate discipline by Aybar

FAIL

mmmmmmathis score!

YAY Bobby Abreu

wtf couldn’t Jeter have stopped that hit with just his Wonder Messiah Powers?

Those were two horrible hanging curves to Abreu

that was very odd

Joe Morgan was commenting on why Posada called for another curve like that after he hung the previous one so tremendously.

Fox showed a replay of the first one

No comment from either Buck or McCarver. Then he throws another and it gets ripped to RF. Then McCarver says the first one was good and the second one was not.

Morgan is terrible, but he sounds like Bill James compared to these TV clowns.

Morgan's terribleness is largely perception, not reality, IMO

wtf is pettitte doing nodding to teixeira?

is tex calling the pitches now?

elcroata - October 25, 2009 reply

maybe "Superfreak" is playing in his head, too!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Damn Kirk Gibson!

Say not the name of He Who Shall Not Be Named

what made you think of that?

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

It was on a commercial

well i'm not payin attn...

I thought it was a random thought!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Lets go Yankees!

closetasfan - October 25, 2009 reply

- a billion

9Custs - October 25, 2009 reply

dollars

Hey, that's nearly half their payroll

So then, about a billion left to spare?

So then, about a billion left to spare?

We agree

No comment about that fine play by Aybar?

If Jeter had done that, they’d be slobbering all over themselves right now.

if Jeter had made the play just made by Aybar

ESPN would have cut into CNN’s feed with a Special Report, with Joe Buck interviewing fans who had witnessed the Event.

The New York metropolitan area would have gotten a TV emergency broadcast.

did the wind get that ball a little bit?

Morgan thinks so, or at least that it pushed it toward the line.

Horrible strike calls

That was a strike only for Pettite

Oh wow, look, the Yankees graciously permitted the Angels to score

Vlad usually not one to stomp around in Blue's face like that

Vlad knows when a pitch is not close, he swings at them all the time… that one wasn’t.

I'm starting to hope the Yankees lose

http://deadspin.com/5389462/is-this-hubris-or-did-they-play-game-6-and-not-tell-anyone

By the way, did anyone see the MLB.com shop earlier today?

Oops.

LOL is it down now?

Rev was f-u-r-i-o-u-s about that

he had a whole Halos Heaven post linking to that.

Don't blame him

The Rev is a grade-A prime-choice asshat, but this is just ridiculous.

if this were the A's in the ALCS

MLB.com would have been selling Yankees 2009 Champs gear before Game 1.

Yeah, but then it would have made sense

Yeah, it is now.

Not sure when they took it down, though.

after the secret coin flip between Moreno and the Steinbrenner kids

didn't Nick Adenhart

fix that coin flip from the Etheric Hereafter?

Ethier's on the Dodgers, not the Angels

and happy birthday

stormtown - October 25, 2009 reply

That settles it

Go slegnA

I went and looked at the MLB shop and I think they took it down!

whoops!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

that is offensive

this is hilarious

elcroata - October 25, 2009 reply

what is that "most balls in play" stat they just showed?

Wouldn't that be Beltre?

LOL

and ouch

Holliday

percentage of the time he hit the ball

as opposed to K, BB, etc

Hi

and thanks

hey there suzy!

the Colonel is flirting with disaster in this game

too many baserunners, eventually the Yankees will get lucky, like Swish just did.

the colonel?

Colonel Saunders

LOL nice

I could go for some extra tasty crispy right noe

I know that the eyes, they tell you lies

but it does seem to me like the Angels’ left side has been pretty terrible defensively this postseason

if Jeter gets a hit here

Joe Buck might make out with Tim McCarver, right there in the botth.

in the booth, even

Let's hope he doesn't try to stuff Tim's mouth.

I wonder if Scioscia is staying too long with Saunders

Remember that J. Weaver is available (would have started today) and Saunders is a crooked number waiting to happen.

total agreement

The Colonel is beginning to resemble Joseph Cotten’s character in The Hellbenders in this game.

Looked like Kendry coulda run a little bit harder for that foul ball...

To be fair, even at full sprint

he would have had to dive into the wall to get that one, I think.

plus, if you catch the ball there, the runners can advance, right?

tough one to throw to the plate after a slide

Dunno, looked like it dropped about 3-4 feet from the wall.

Think he could have at least gotten a glove on it.

I wonder if he was worried about being able to throw out the runner at the plate

If he caught it.

Ah, that's true.

But would have been nice to get the out.

I can’t (again) believe I’m rooting for the Angels.

Those are the clutchiest popups ever

Um, what?

That was a ball?

You didn't read the MLB splash page above?

They have it all ready to go and everything!

Boo.

Laaaame.

I'm glad Damon got the hit and not Jeter

The Missing Link comes through

Geez -- I can't even SEE the game

and I could tell you Saunders needed to come out. Remind me, “Sosh” — you’re saving Jered Weaver for…?

Huh. Jepsen and Oliver are warming up.

game 7 of course

scones and tea

let the record show

That when Scioscia is fired after this game, Nico is first in line to be Angel’s manager, he called it a few minutes ago that Saunders has flirted with total disaster in this game and Weaver the Younger is in the wings.

Did the game get blacked out?

No, there's a Comcast outage that includes my area

Mostly because Comcast, God, and the Yankees all hate me. No wait, it’s me hating the Yankees, but the other two are correct.

Don't sell yourself short. They probably do hate you.

Are you the Yankees?

To: Nico - I hate you

From: God, VP of operations Comcast

nico, try the other channel 2

if hi def not working go to the old one, it might work
it happened with me on nbc last night for a bit, i have comcast too

Wait -- what's "the other channel 2"

There are many channel twos???

Also, my non HDTV is out as well so I’m skeptical — apparently the problem relates to a PG&E outage at Comcast.

did you try the link to Adthe

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

just click 2 instead of 702

Oh. I'm on 2.

Go down to Meridian and hang out with gigglingone and OaklandSi

Too lazy.

What? Am I losing sympathy?

Try Here

LINK

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Saunders working on his last hitter here

"Yankees take the first lead of the night?"

Really???? what about the lead the Angels had for a few innings. These guys are unbeilevable

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

They're talking about THEIR first lead.

Because, of course, it’s the only lead that matters.

Jon Miller

goes “2-nothing Yankees, I mean 2-1 Yankees!!” when they scored LOL

Nice play by Aybar.

Did the best he could, at least.

He should have jumped more on the throw

Jeter would be happy to show him how.

Kate Hudson on the screen.

Take a shot, people.

Saunders is deep-fried already

A-Rod is the "New Yankee hero"

he’d clearly done nothing before this year

Seriously.

I’m surprised they didn’t cut his ass last year, after being selfish and unclutch.

yeah, all those 40+HR years can suck my balls

metaphorically speaking, of course

You know if he hits a slam here, he will finally be a True Yankee

God, I can’t stand NY.

love NY, hate the yankees

I love seeing the look of entitlement from Yankee fans in the stands

They’ll be asking for a TARP bailout if they don’t win this series.

That was not a strike????

Unbelievable.

That's ridiculous.

Looked like one from my sofa!!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

When the levee breaks

I’ll have no place to stay.

Greatest drum groove ever.

It’s so ridiculously powerful and hard-hitting.

Give it up for Bonzo

zep!

I can't think of a better example of the groove that best described him.

My favorite is The Ocean

It has CRAZY time signature changes, yet Bonzo makes it all sound completely natural.

Another favorite.

I tried counting out the time signature once. I got 15/8. Delightfully mind-blowing.

if you're talking about the archetypal Bonzo groove

I’d take a pilgrimage to Kashmir

that song is awesome

but the version by Magic Slim from the 1950s in even dirtier than the LZ version of it, search it out.

So in a New York Minute

A tipped ball lead to the Giants TD and the lead.

Then Johnny Damon hit a single with the bases loaded to give the Yankees the lead.

Wait, that was a regular minute everywhere else?

In a New York Minute everything can change

according to Don Henley

weirdly, and this is true, I was listening to the Eagles about ten minutes ago

I had roasted Eagle for lunch

yum

with some duck sauce?

I prefer soy-eagle

But only if it’s organic.

mmm.... soygle

I like mine with catsup but never with ketchup

Just when I thought George Lopez and Frank Caliendo on my TV were done

Here comes Wanda Sykes.

And - we get to see her throughout the WS

Better her than Windows 7

is it not good??

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

It's Windows -- how could it be good?

true....as a mac user i might not see it in action

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Having used both,

Much prefer the Windows based OS over the Mac ones.

Windows 7 is pretty great, actually.

It’s been super-smooth and reliable.

My sister called a couple of innings ago

I had a conversation that many of you may have had some variation of with your non-baseball nearest and dearest:
Sister: What are you watching?
Me: Baseball.
S: Oh, I thought that was done. Wasn’t that a couple of weeks ago you were going to the last three games?
M: Yes. The last three A’s games. These are some other teams.
S: It’s funny they all don’t play the same calendar….that’s the way it works with basketball.
M: They do all play the same calendar, these are the playoffs and the A’s aren’t in them.
S: Oh, I see. So which teams are in them then?
M: Yankees and Angels.
S: But aren’t those the ones you’re always saying suck?
M: YES. Yes, they do suck.
S: Then why are you watching them?
…..

Is your sister Cindi?

No, but she used to do hair professionally!

She’s actually very smart, just cares absolutely nothing about baseball.

Omigod, that's exactly just like meeeeeee!!!!!!!

Maybe we’re twinsies! Does her name end with an “i”?

-Cindi

Oh wait -- I care a lot about baseball

Never mind!!! :-}}}}}}}}

-Cindi

Ooh, A-Rod with an elbow night in the ruts on Aybar

there's your boy, OAH

he needs to score again

Hey everyone, schooch on over, make room for me on the couch!

Amnesiac - October 25, 2009 reply

hello - I thought you forgot about us!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Oof! Look out, don't sit on the remote

Is that why we're watching 60 Minutes now?

or Mad Men

there's nothing wrong with 60 minutes...

Ow - get off my hand!

I was about to say "get off my ass"

Your way works too.

Lots of Double Plays

Feels like A’s Baseball.

How dare Cano deny Jeter more glory by taking the force at 2B himself

Yeah, that was really selfish

But they'll fix it in the special deluxe edition

of Yankees AL Championship Glory Blu-ray Edition™. Available for only $299.95, and you can buy it on MLB.com right now.

the way things are going it looks like we'll get one more series to make Jeter jokes

i'm rooting for a game 7

Game 7 is my favorite team left in the playoffs

I'm rooting for peace and love for all of mankind

that sounds nice miss america

Do you like my tiara?

you're a knock out!

Just wait for the talent section

one word….mime

ooo so sexy

(replys with mime)

………….

no

but I like your implants, miss prejean

mmm implants

I honor your accomplishments

While also thinking your parents may have been too pushy putting you on the beauty contest circuit at a young age.

Game 7 probably better than Windows 7

I understand why people want one of those, but not the other.

That called 3rd strike

was in the same place that ball 4 was called on A-Rod

I hope FOX compensates

By having two different strike zone graphics for the two teams.

I hope FOX goes out of business

That would be even better than the Yankees losing

athleticsBB4life - October 25, 2009 reply

in A’s news – Anvioris Ramirez was added to the 40-man roster on Saturday

who?

I don't like Anvioris on my pizza

You should only take Anvioris if your doctor says you're healthy enough

Anvioris may cause eye bleeding and a spastic colon

and instant death if your name is Perry.

What do I do if I have a slider lasting for more than 4 hours?

Call the neighbors

oh wait you said a slider

Don't call Larry Davis.

lefty----was at kane co.

according to BB Reference

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

ok how random was that

out by a ball bouncing on your foot

Wait, then how come A-Fraud wasn't out

when he had a ball bounce on his knee at second base. Maybe even a pair of them.

The Empire State Buliding is the 102 stories tall

I thought I’d reply with a random fact for your question about something random

how random

Did you know that the best height to drop a cat from is the 7th story of a building?

That is assuming you want the cat to be horribly injured or die.

random and violent

Michigan and (slap!)

Does Fox have the World Series coverage as well?

yep

Yes

Hi

Hi, I made it.

wait if you were a real Raider fan you would have gotten in a bar fight and killed a man

so you should be in jail RRS

do you need bail $$?

No

If you’re talking to me, no, I just need you.

awwww

how are you my sweet little cinnamon roll?

Frustrated

I had to reboot my computer. I’m pretty sure I lost all of my songs and I had about 1,700 of them.

you can always get them back

download, borrow from friends, etc.

do you have em on an ipod?

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Yes

Will that do something?

We just don't know. There's relatively little research

on the effects of putting “em” on an ipod.

Hey so me buying all these CD's I have isn't a bad idea after all

I’m afraid to count how many CD’s I own

Me too.

Oh, CDs. I thought you said STDs.

I can't even...they are scattered all over in my house!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Same for m --

Oops, same problem.

I'm gonna need the attendance list for Chez Nico.

Like, now.

Hey, I'm just relieved to learn that

you don’t actually get swine flu from pigs.

CD's

I use them in my car.

That's exactly where I got six of mi--

Never mind.

if you do there is software that can get them from your iPod back on to your computer

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Thanks

I’ll look into that.

it's called Senuti - check it out.

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

if the songs on you ipod are ones you downloaded like from itunes

they will automatically go back on to your computer
this happened to me last year when my hard drive crashed, i lost everything

Downloaded

I didn’t have songs from iTunes.

actually, you don't need software

do you have a PC? I only now how to do it for that

Basically, plug your ipod in, and then use the ‘My Documents’ window to show the ipod files.

then:

Tools —> Folder Options —> View —> click the ‘view hidden files and folders’ opttion.

your mp3 files will appear! you’ll have to copy them across to your hard drive (will take some time), and then you’ll have to re-add them to your itunes (will take some time), but they’re all there

it does take some time. but hey.

Thanks

I’ll do that some time.

that's cool - I bet the software is doing just that

going through the steps for you!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

the big problem with it is that all the files have weird names

and they’re scattered around the folders, too.

I think the software renames them based on the metadata, or something, so you can tell what they are.

the screen looks like itunes so it's esay to see what you are transferring

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

there's a country song in there somewhere

“I Don’t Need No Bail, I Just Need You”

throw in "and my dog died in my pickup truck"

and you’d have a hit record

"and I don't even own a pickup,

or a dog."

Died in your pickup truck?

Like, not hit by one? Just keeled over inside of one?

(he was old)

(and had been dropped into the pickup from the 7th story of a building)

Country songs and extended analysis don't go well together

I think Lynn isn't here, so hello sweet biscuit on her behalf

Thanks

I appreciate it.

hullo

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Cal

They’re ranked!

oh boy!! what is the ranking??

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

BCS

We’re ranked 24th.

tha's good....

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Go Bears!

Raiders

They were spanked!

and not in the good way

no in the very bad 38-0 way

There's no good way to spank a 350-pound defensive tackle.

At least, no hot way.

I don't know.

If you’re a 400 pound woman with low self-esteem it might be at least interesting.

750 pounds of loving fun!

I believe this is where we use the phrase ménage à small Volkswagen.

Slash discipline.

I think there is a joke involving flour in there somewhere

Good to see

Yankees special strikezone™ is still in full effect.

Vlad

wtf where was THAT pitch? Did he turn his bat magically into a tennis racket for that one?

Tiger Woods would have been proud.

baseball?

Isn’t it winter?

Aren’t both these teams chock full o’ douches?

(um, hi)

yes, almost, yes (but mathis is hot)

Yes.

Almost.

Absolutely.

Hi.

yo..welcome- haven't seen you for a few days...

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Can I become a Bengals fan Bloom?

I'm half a Raiders fan.

So, sure.

BTW, y’all need a new QB.

What, Gradkowski isn't the pro bowler he was made out to be?

shit, bringing Stabler out of retirement might be better than Russell

I don't know if he can bowl or not

but he can’t play quarterback

Warning Bloom

Someone mentioned He Who Shall Not Be Named earlier in this thread.

gasp!

well, then, I’ll not read it. Was s/he properly warned against repeat violations?

Damn, darn, gosh darn it all, shucks

"Tim Hightower has pounded it in from a yard out"

and they try to tell me football isn’t the most Homoerotic thing in the world

I think the UFC still nudges them out.

I do like to see oiled men grappling

nudges?

or places in a highly BDSM-resembling chokehold?

exactly.

They say it’s your birthday. It’s my birthday too.

Buck has been saying "pounded" and "squirt" all game long

Methinks he has some plans for later on tonight.

dont forget plugged

wrong buck

Wait until he busts out the "ducksnort".

sirbed, mad men is about to get GOOD

all hell is about to break loose

hey, let's hold onto that thought until it comes on my tv in a few hours?

it's on amc hd at 7pm, you don't have to wait

yeah, I'm going to watch it tomorrow morning

I need something to distract me while I’m waiting to hear back about this job!

I have it on the DVR

just finished taping. I’ll watch it tomorrow but I can’t wait as this season has been great so far and Joan I know is in this episode (yes!!!!!)

One Poster over at Halosheaven said

Fuck, I hate the Yankees.

I was tempted to type. SO DO I EXCEPT WHEN THEY PLAY YOUR TEAM

But decided not to.

Trainman - October 25, 2009 reply

good job showin some retraint there

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

restraint of tongue and pen and all that.

Good move

Reading HH will lower your IQ by at least 10%, although the effect is temporary.

That ridiculous

Not is bad that much so a lot. I was just over there, um…

What’s a word that means “reading”?

…Oh yeah, I was just over there reading and not wasn’t IQ made less of it.

quick, somerone get Nico some stats! Stat!

OPS BABIP VORP WHIP

whip?

Yeah, baby!!!!!!

Walks/Hits per Inning Pitched

Cat + Nine tails/Kinky

these stats are so sexy!

WHAT?????

That is NOT what they told me at the club last night.

12.2!!!!! +/- 0.4!!!!!!

A WAR of 1.7!!!!!

I’m back, baby!

BABIP, FIP, WARP3, wOBA, RC/27

alright I am going to jam downstairs, the fun is beginning

ciao 4 now, I hope the Slegs can do something to make that Yankee MLB gear obsolete.

have fun!

(waves)

Enjoy your jam.

I sent peach.

Enjoy your jam

I sent toe

just kidding once again have a fun birthday

have a greay rest of your B-day!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

I read that as

“have a greasy rest of your B-Day”.

My brain needs to stop making up letters.

or I have to learn to type better when I am lying down

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

Wait, how long has it been since the Phillies last played a game?

about a month?

So the Yankees have been losing games on purpose, to get an advantage!

cunning like a fox

Doesn't the World Series start at the same time?

I blame the Phillies for not wanting to play more baseball with the Doyers.

They were hungry like the wolf.

They didn't come undone

how exactly does one smell like they sound?

I'm pretty sure the World Series starts at the same time

It would be difficult to have the Phillies start one day and the Yankees another.

I'm sure MLB could arrange that so the Phillies would lose and the Yankees would win

right, vaguely referring to the Phillies being less game ready due to hanging around for so long

if they don't make a sound does that mean they have no smell?

I have ample evidence to refute that idea.

I hear things that are silent

are deadly

you're just like that Sixth Sense kid,

but with farts.

maybe that could be the sequel

that sixth sense kid must be what 48 by now?

So why do I hate the Yankees like a million times more when they play in New York?

Smug fans

They play in 1+ billion dollar decadance

While the A’s play with Tarp.

They have bathroom attendants.

We have troughs.

do they really have bathroom attendents?

well, they still clip up newspapers above the troughs, right?

Those creepy guys who say they're bathroom attendants?

They’re not. Don’t ask me how I know this.

Hey, you made an extra $20.

Quit your bitchin’.

I'd flag that, but it's true.

that's one of the five worst jobs on the planet

everyday would be the shi**s

I'm too worn down to hate anyone tonight

but the Yankees are everything that is wrong and unfair about baseball in my opinion

Even my wife says, "The fix is in"

While watching the differential in the strikezone calls.

And on a completely unrelated note,

MLB will make more money if the Yankees go to the World Series instead of the Angels.

Also I hate the Jets

While does all New York hate have to culminate in one day?

I hate the Jets today

My brother loves the Yankees AND the Jets

But I still love him.

My Brother

He likes the San Francisco Giants. I don’t love him.

well, at least someone raised you right.

Also

He’s a Bengals fan.

hmmm....

does he just like the colors orange and black?

No

He likes the Blazers in the NBA and the Sharks in hockey.

The Giants,Bengals,Blazers and Sharks

hmm that’s pretty random

Seriously

He’s weird, man.

Why do people outside of the Queen City

Like the Bengals?

enjoy torture?

I hate my brother

good thing I’m an only child

My brothers and sisters all hated me, 'cuz I was an only child - Weird Al

Am I the only one

that hates the Angels more than the Yankees?

Nate - October 25, 2009 reply

No. Apparently Joe Saunders feels the same way.

I loathe both teams equally

All this Yankee reach-arounding by Fox is making me ill.

Seriously guys

The Raiders should keep the tarp, sell out more games, and the A’s can play without the tarp.

Yeah, based on recent events,

the Raiders should probably keep the tarp. Have they sold out one home game this year?

The Charger MNF game

Usually the first home game is the only game where enough people are convinced to buy tickets.

game 1

The Raiders should get under the tarp and never come out again

Al Davis

I wish he’d sell me the team for free.

At this point I'd trust your judgement over his

Weaver's getting up in the bullpen.

FINALLY.

I would have saved him for extra innings

Or Game 3 of the World Series

That can be an important game.

He should have been in 1-2 batters into the 4th, if not to start the inning.

It was pretty clear what was about to happen.

Yay Swish

Okay I'm rooting for game 7 now

yay!

'bout time.

He was your friend, DAVID!

HAVE YOU NO SHAME?!

Shame is lame when you got game that leads to fame and a big name

I think I remember that part of American Me.

Hey the prison ain't no fun movie

he can't make love the normal way cause he's only used to the prison way.

that was a scare you straight kind of movie

only if you're in a Mexican gang.

well who isn't in a Mexican gang?

Chavy - he isn't Mexican enough

At least the Giants are getting punked

Feels good to say that year round.

oh no more mathis?

have we discussed why joba the hut's hat is so dirty?

he's obviously doctoring the ball with something.

I don't want to know

Yeah, I saw that.

Looks like someone dusted a bunch of chalk erasers over his hat or something.

yes

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

My Hair Is Tourist pinch-hitting for Mathis

Really?

JETER!

God, you’re awesome.

the way he bounced that to Cano

GENIUS

Even when he boots one, he comes up golden

The gods smile on Derek Jeter, constantly, don't they?

you mean, He smiles on Them?

If we were still doing QOTM, both of you would get a nomination

he's magical.

ya but he never get's any hot women

his life must suck.

maybe we shouldn’t hate him. Poor guy.

TWBS

That was the best misplay of a ground ball of Derek Jeter's chest ever.

Off the chest of Jeter...

If not used in a baseball context, what a disgusting act and dialouge. Wouldn’t you say so Mr. Buck?

I'm fairly convinced that,

given the opportunity, Mr. Buck would fellate any of the “golden four”.

4 Jeters?

menage-a-quatres?

that sounds complicated

That sounds like an field that gives up a lot of runs.

Derek Jeter,

Derek Posada, Derek Pettite, Derek Riviera

D-Rod?

Earlier, Joe Buck was talking about how all four of those have four WS rings.

I have four WS nose rings

you're not a very good preppie, are you?

yeah, lots of balls have bounced of his chest

I’m talking about fielding.

obviously.

That wrestling game commercial was bizarre.

Really, really bizarre.

guess the black jack taco sales are kind slow....

freebies on Halloween!!

BERRYJO - October 25, 2009 reply

can't imagine why.

They're trying to repeat the Tacoboy Bellsbury stunt

The black taco shells look like roof shingles to me. Not very appetizing.

When I want to get sick I eat at the bell of tacos

Cardinals beating the Giants by 10

a lot of people are going to lose some money on that game

NEW THREAD OPEN

Here

I have been on the phone for one hour and 50 minutes

with a friend up in Bonners Ferry and turned off the TV when I thought it was the 4th inning, so i just hangup and fire up the tube and its still going only bottom of 7th.

Yankees.