Athletics Nation

+1

agreed
ditto
this

my commute consists of walking 15 ft to the elevator

riding it to the 2nd floor and then walking 20 ft to my apartment front door :-)

Wow....you're lucky or smart for living close to work! Unless your living space is also your working space

I which case you’re still smart for setting it up like that!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

He lives in his mom's basement,

and his job is to paint the basement.

My Mom doesn't have a basement

she has a garage. Where are you from, tornado country? :-)

Yes. Specifically, California.

I remember in 4th grade there was a dust devil in the school baseball field during recess

all the kids were freaked out because they though it was a tornado.

Soon after a series of pit bull attacks noted in the media,

I was walking my golden lab / beagle mix and a child looked scared and asked, “Is that a bull pit?” Very cute.

I'm an on-site apartment manager

not a bad gig.

Ahhhh. That explains it!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

A commute without a bridge

Kind of like 6 characters in search of an author.

Phillies be damned if they let the Yankees celebrate #27 there

1-0 already

even Cliff Lee might not be enough :-(

Just got here

GO PHILLIES.
a) because I like you
b) because I hate the Yankees and most of all,
c) because I’m not ready for baseball to be over.

I approve of all three of your conditions

JLaff - November 2, 2009 reply

i called it again!!!!!

That's the way, Chase!

Utley!!!!

oh yeah!

Jesus, Chase Utley's on fire, isn't he?

If the at least force the series to go back to NY, the entire team owes a _big_one to Chase.

Chase

What Matters Utley

Wow -- just think if Teixeira had good RANGE...

UZR FAIL!!!

Hi Everybody

I guess I missed all the excitement!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

How's it going?

The Phillies really need Cliff Lee to spin another gem tonight.

I'm just happy I'm home....frustrating day at work - none of our technology was working!!

makes it a bit hard to get anything done! Baseball is much better~!

Let’s go Cliff Lee!!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Baseball could be better!

But it, er, could very well not be better considering how this game unfolds.

Burnett exploding would be a good start.

Was the scoring all on Utleys HR?

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

yes

Rollins single, Victorino HBP

Back at the Grand Tavern

I may have scared the other patrons with my yell when Utley hit the HR

OaklandSi - November 2, 2009 via mobile reply

Again with the odd decision to start Molina over Posada.

I know Girardi’s doing it for Burnett, but when Molina inevitably gets lifted for Jorge, they’re really on thin ice.

Does he not ever catch AJ??

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Somewhere along the line, they've dubbed Jose Molina

as Burnett’s “personal catcher”. I doubt AJ’s actually more productive this way, but that’s the way they’ve done it.

There was a period of time where it seemed Posada was the catcher non gratis

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Didn;t make me sad!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Jose Molina

The black sheep of the Molina brothers?

I bet wherever she was, even if she wasn't watching the game, OAH called that Chase Utley HR.

See above!

i did, i had just turned on the game, logged into AN

no time to post so i yelled it out loud!

Normally, I'd say that she's overusing her Chase Utley calling powers

But he seems to be cooperating every time.

ALMOST...

We coulda used one more homer from him last night!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

If only.

Also, if only Brad Lidge got one more out. One out! Just one measly out!

i have no control over lidge

Apparently, no one in all of Philadelphia does either.

Lidge doesn't have control over Lidge

Crap, he practically did HR again (1st inning),

which would have been 4 HRs by Utley off Sabathia in this series.

Jeter out again

makes me happy :-)

Hope everyone knew the answer to that trivia question

Hey the A's were just in the world series...I've been lied to

wacchampions - November 2, 2009 reply

The Raiders were just in a Super Bowl

Or did I dream that?

hello there people

Hi....

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

yo

Hey hey.

hi there

Has Jamie Moyer pitched in the Postseason?

he seems to be the forgotten man on the staff. Is he hurt?

had offseason surgery or something, didn't he?

er, surgery after the regular season

It was serious -- appendicitis? He was hospitalized.

this article was updated 10/01/09 but the comments are on 9/30/09.

near the end

surgery was on 10/02

Blood infection

after the surgery.

So here's how clueless I am.....I don;t even know which team he is on.

BRB – Baseball Reference time!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Heh, for a minute there I was trying to figure out how

BRB was an acronym for Baseball Reference Time.

Phillies, by the way.

Yup that's what I found out!

BRB = OOOOOOOOLD time chat acronym….

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Wow, Victorino must be hurting

Or he's doing a really good job of deking the Yankees into trying to run on him

Hi, everyone.

They've been talking about how he jammed his finger - did you see him gingerly taking off his batting glove?

ALSO – did they say if Cabrera has a strained hammie?

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Yes

linky

TY

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

yeah

Melky was replaced on the roster and Gardner started in his place.

TY TYT

Thank you to you too!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

c'mon utley, another HOMERUN please!!

i'm not surprised he walked

you have to call HR

not walks

i did, now i'm telling howard but i'm not posting it

my hr calls are now turning into walks

okay root hard now!

woohoo! i told werth to get a hit!!!!

Utley needs to hit another HR

So his name won’t have be associated with Bonds.

Good discretion by AJ

Hey, as long as it's not "injecter/injectee"

being on the same list as Barry Bonds is pretty damned good.

Hitting one HR more than him in a series is even better

I vote for this.

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

What in the hell does that statement mean? "There have been many people in baseball hit while still holding the bat"

wacchampions - November 2, 2009 reply

"There has been at least one commentator who speaks without thinking"

If we try to figure out the inane things they say - we will just go C-R-A-Z-Y!!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Good catch, Jeter

Derek Jeter selflessly misplayed that ball

It was a gritty act of compassion for his teammates, who are sometimes overawed by his perfection and feel unworthy to take the field beside him.

Also

That throw should be fired for making Jeter look bad.

Fired?

How about imprisoned? Deported? Tortured?

We are watching this on Fox

So I’ll say tortured.

Heh.

Let’s go with “enhanced interrogation”.

(cringing)

steinbrenner is on it

Hmmmmm...maybe His Wonderfulness isn't so wonderful after all!!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Whew.

"Jeter could not handle the throw"

I love hearing that.

there's moyer

another 3-Run jimmy jack would be nice

I'll take that too

Nice hit!!!!

He Werth hard for the money

Tho hard for the money.

Yes, I do sing that every time he does something good.

Do you have a lisp?? HAhA

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

muahahahah

burnett doesn’t have it today

He exploded and Danmerqury called it!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

The problem with my powers of persuasion

is that OAH can keep pushing Utley to hit HRs. Once I’ve done my duty, AJ’s out of the game. It’s a one-time deal.

You have to just keep calling.......

the thing about calling – is sometimes you seem psychic and sometimes you seem silly!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

More runz!!!!

this is fun!!!

Wheee!

Go lawn dart!

Yay Phillies

And Buck and McCarver should be fired for not saying anything about how Jeter botched that throw from Molina.

They should be fired for a great many more reasons than that.

True

Many, many runs are prudent to build up against the Yankees

I think 22 should be enough

agreed

keep them coming Phils

Wheee!

AJ Burnett: 2.0 IP, 5 ER (and counting!)

I like this game.

need to get to 10-1

then it is two-slam range +1

Make that 2.0 IP, 6 ER

Anyone else listening to the Phillies radio team?

they just saw a fan

with a Mets jacket on with a sign that says “My season was bad enough, don’t make me watch the Yankees win – Go Phillies!”.

perhaps they saw it on TV though and everyone of you saw it also.

So it looks like this new guy, David Robertson

is a fastball/curveball sorta guy. Pitched well this year, in 45-ish innings of relief. Gets a ton of K’s, but walks a bit more than he should.

Thanks for the scouting report

I suppose I should have mentioned that he'll get hit around

like a pinata.

Gnats fans should recognize that popup

burnett looks like he is gonna cry

that’s awesome

So did Joba last night

But it worked out OK for Joba. Of course, he only let them tie the game rather than get 5 runs ahead.

I was thinking he looked seriously depressed......

Phillies woke the F up!! Where were these guys last night???

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

6-1!!!!

yay!!!

jinx

Whoop Whoop

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

6-1

Yay!

Wheeee!

Oh, this is so much fun!

Woohoo, Phillies!

Who’s doing what to who up in here?

CLIFF. LEE.

Hell. Yes.

Phillies slapping the crap out of YANKEES pitching!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Now there's a nice slapping change.

i'd like to tell you i called that cliff lee hit but i didn't

go phillies!

Just call a hit before each batter comes to the plate.

If they really blow open the lead

do you pull Lee early so that he’d have more available in him for game 7?

with the phillies bullpen I'm not so sure

they didn’t pull him in game 1 when they opened up a big lead but this is a little different.

Yeah.

I wouldn’t even start to think about it until they had a 10 run lead through 5 or 6. But that would be the question.

good question

I would

Interesting question......

Manager seems kinda conservative……do you have confidence in their BP?? I am not sure I do.

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

what would nico say?

what would scooby do?

get a scooby snack

Let his annoying nephew make the decision?

Hmmm.

I’d only do it if they’re really up. The bullpen gets tomorrow off to rest, thankfully. Actually, would JA Happ be available for 4-5 innings?

He pitched on SAT I think?

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Hmm.

Then maybe 2-3 innings for him. He only pitched a couple last time, if I remember right.

Wow

Just finished watching Mad Men and turned on the game. I have to say I didn’t expect a 6-1 score. Go Phillies!

I've had a million people recommend that show.

So I watched the first episode the other day. Interesting. I think I’ll keep watching.

It's a great show

creeping into my top 10 of all time.

Wow, that's high praise.

I’ll be sure to continue with it.

I don't think you'll be disappointed.

It’s highly addicting.

it is very addicting and it's one of those shows that can be enjoyed on so many levels

OH EM GEE

Can we talk about it now? Ive been waiting for someone to bring it up.

Yes, please!

I'm out of it - I haven't watched!

Please don’t throw stuff at me……

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Ack. Ok.

♥

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Wait...do you mean you haven't watched ANY or you don't want us to spoil the last ep for you?

Talk away.....I haven't seen it at all

I know….I’m wierd!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

On Demand.

Go back and watch when you have the chance,

So many ppl like it I may do that. By the time I get around to it - I'll have forgotten what you guys have said!

what channel is it on in real time?

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

AMC, 10pm Sundays

Next week is the season finale. Netflix is your friend…watching them back to back is killer.

Thx

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

I'm sad that next week is the last episode until next August

but I can’t wait to see it

just finished reading the sfgate weekly mad men blog

that show is so brilliant

I read it right after I finished the show

it’s always interesting to see what Goodman comes up with

i'm really interested to see what betty will do

I have no idea what's going to happen

and that makes me very happy

She's gotta know that Henry isn't the answer to her problems. I do like how she said "I really don't know what to say to that" becuase

his proposal seemed so out of the blue. I mean they hardly know each other. Here’s hoping Betty’s going to toughen up some more.

She must be a great kisser

for him to propose when that’s all they’ve done.

Lady in public...

Oh - I thought you said "Laid in public..."

Then I thought I really need to see this show.

You REALLY do!

that's how it was back then

more innocence and longing, but not for long

What did you think?

I was riveted. I thought they handled the JFK thing well.

I thought it was perfect how they handled it.

I loved how Duck unplugged the TV so he could get him some Peggy

He calls her "PeeWee"

that was kinda gross.

I was reading over at Television Without Pity and some of the posters there were talking about when JFK was shot as one of those moments everyone always refers to…“where were you when”? Poor Pegs.

Its my first real memory.

what year were you born? (if you don't mind me asking)

also, did you have a fab weekend?

'59

So when it happened my mom ran into the bathroom crying uncontrollably. I’ll never forget that. “They shot him!” It was pretty traumatic.

I did. Totally awesome!

Omg! I couldn't believe he did that!

I also thought it was very telling how Don didn’t want anything to do with the reality of what was happening.

"take a pill"

Exactly.

Everything will be okay.

His whole life is a lie so

I don’t think he knows how to react to anything real

I thought the way they did the footage was really good too.

It struck me as very 9/11-ish, the way everyone just couldn’t turn off the TV.

I think you're dead on there Pam

it was the first TV national tragedy in a lot of ways

AND at the time of the assasination it was ALL that was on. Not like today - but for the times LOTS of coverage

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

They even showed the Walter Cronkite footage where he almost looses it.

Yeah, it totally caught him...you could hear him choke back emotion.

Obviously I wasn’t alive and I’ve seen that footage a million times but I swear my hand was over my mouth in disbelief watching it…the acting was good! Aside from Roger’s daughter, that is.

I was in second grade

The teacher suddenly decided to show us a movie and went out in the hall to talk to the other teachers. The kid next to me, who unlike me had gone home for lunch, leaned over and said “The president was shot!”. I said “Shut up and watch the movie, you big liar!”

I was in 3rd (I think) and we just sat in total disbelief...no one said a word!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

I was four and a half months old

I really loved how Salamander went to comfort her mom when she was watching the TV coverage of it --

so opposite of Betty when Gene died and Sally was alone watching the footage of the monk burning himself in protest in Viet Nam

that's because even though she's a child she's still more grown up then Betty

She's an intuitive kid.

At the end too, when Don’s leaving in the morning and Betty’s just SO cold toward him. She knows something is up.

Yep.

I thought the Betty story line was so well done.

When she yells “What is going on here!” Dead. On.

January Jones does a great job with that character

They all do.

What I love is that they are so essentially human. There are attributes you love about them and then there are the obvious foibles.

i've read that they want the show to span the entire decade of the 60's

so I wonder what kind of jump we’ll get next season

i hope 1967 when pete is a hippie

Fine year.

1967

My dad was born in that year.

Thanks for making me feel like the fossil I am

You!!??

what about me?? LOL

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

I know someone else that was.

My former girlfriend in Iowa, for one

Wait Mr. 67 is your Dad?

Yeah

He adopted me.

You did a good job on the lawn.

Meant to say so yesterday.

Thanks

I try, you know.

I know I'm not so good with compliments sometimes.

I adopted a bad attitude in 1987

It looks like Pete might really change his spots

Pete Campbell – radical!

didn't you like that comment from peggy's friend

wondering why peggy would be dating duck if he wasn’t married?

why is she dating Duck?

I still wonder where that is going

i think she thinks she can get ahead somehow

or she is just slutty

I think she will become the female Don

and not just at work

agree

I don't know that they're "dating"

I still think he’s trying to screw her somehow, and not in the literal sense (since he’s already doing that)

Impressive that victorino is back in there

He should go touch Jeter

So Derek could spontaneously heal his hurt finger.

"It ain't broke.....I'm playing!!" - Shane Victorino

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

"It kinda hurts....I'm not playing" - Carl Pavano

nice

"I hurt myself and took others with me" - Bobby Crosby

LOL!

"He's not hurt....and he's awesome, BILLY" - Ed Crosby

Don't a few of our guys fit in that category too?? Along with Milton Bradley??

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Ho hum, another 1-2-3 inning for Cliff Lee.

He’s really something else.

ok utley, you know you want to hit anith HR!!!!

damn

You should save your Utley-mojo for when it's needed

so i should stop for the night?

save some for weds crosses fingers

okey dokey

I'm not saying it's the right thing to do

But I’m willing to bet that Girardi’s seriously mulling around IBB’ing Utley if there are any runners on base.

Howard is due

for another K?

apparently

He was the MVP in the other series....

peaked too soon???

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Homework

I had to read the first four chapters in The Catcher in the Rye and I must say that it’s a pretty good book so far.

That's a high school senior book for seemingly everyone.

It’s interesting. Different, that’s for sure.

Teenage angst defined....

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

holden caufiled is awesome

whoops misspell, caufield

Holden Morrissey Caulfield

That’s the guy.

Is that a baseball book RRS?

Catcher in the Wry - Bob Uecker

No

The book is about the breakdown of a teenage boy, basically. It has been challenged a lot in the United States for “its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and teenage angst.”

woohoo!

Accolades

The novel was among the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 as chosen by Time.
It was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

what's even better, people wanted to ban it

so you know it’s good

Are you sure RRS

When I read it I thought it was about a catcher who liked a good reuben sandwich

Catcher in the Rye with FREE KRAUT

Yum!

Wrong blog.

i thought it was a guy in mask drowning in a vat of grain alcohol

Sweet Biscuit!

Hi

How are you?

I am well.

You doing okay? I heard our boys didn’t look too bad Sunday.

Nice

Yes, I’m okay. We had an offensive outburst on Sunday, with 16 whole points on the road. My recap is here.

Your recap was better than the game RRS

Thanks

I appreciate it. I enjoyed doing something like that even though we lost as usual.

if you waited until they won

it might be awhile

Looking Ahead

We have the Chiefs in two weeks and then the Browns in December. Also, we have the Redskins somewhere on the schedule. We could win four games this year, four less than what I expected.

Yes on the Chiefs

but it’s too early to tell on Cleveland and Washington. I wouldn’t be surprised if they beat someone they shouldn’t (aka Eagles) and then talk about running the table and making the playoffs

They'll probably win in Denver.

Which will then convince me to spend $1200 on season tickets.

I may have to resist next year.

(don’t hit me!)

Spring Training fund.......LOL

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

I wish.

;-)

I know......

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Yay for Spring Training!!!

I might even buy my tickets more than three days in advance this time! :)

did you go for just one weekend??

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Yup, arrived Saturday morning, left Monday very early morning

got two games in (Saturday and Sunday) and had a marvelous time. Was back at my desk Monday by 10am, so didn’t miss any work. :)

I was looking at the schedule but games are so close

you can see them even if they are away?

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

"away" is sometimes a 5 minute drive down the road

All the Phoenix-area stadiums are pretty darn close to each other.

That's what I thought. Where did you stay?

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

with lynnzgal

dunno where that was.

Haha!

I forget. I liked it tho! We had a grand old time!

Good idea!

Not that you really need to.

GO DUCKS!

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. ;)

Pac-10 Rankings

Four teams from the Pac-10 are inside the top 20 in the BCS poll.

Arizona won't last long up there

They still have to play Cal, Oregon, USC, and Arizona State.

Arizona

They should give all teams a pretty good test, especially California and Oregon State. Keep in mind that California also has to play Oregon State.

I won't stop worrying until the Pac-10 season is over

Until then, I’ve seen way too many upsets and injuries to not worry…

Pac-10

The overall depth in the conference is pretty good. Oregon and USC will both get BCS bids when it’s all over this season. Three or four teams could be ranked to finish the season, with the fourth being either Arizona or Oregon State. Arizona State also isn’t that bad. Stanford can handle the weak teams, but struggle with teams right above them. That’s their next step. Overall, a case can be made for the Pac-10 being almost right up there with the SEC this season.

what is cal ranked now?

California

We’re 20th in the BCS, 23rd in the AP and the 23rd in the coaches poll. The BCS ranking means the most, though.

slowly climbing back, yay

Movement

We can make some good gains once more with wins against Arizona and Oregon State.

23rd in AP/USA Today

20th in BCS

Booooo!

But I will say this…I will root for you in the Rose Bowl!

Don't jinx it!!!!

But oh, so so so nice….

I may resist also.

Oh, who am I kidding?

You just like to donate to the Coliseum's potential Improvement Fund.

If only we were playing Monopoly and got the community chest!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Broncos

Unlike last year, I don’t think they’ll collapse in the second half this season. They still have the Eagles, Giants and Steelers, but they also have the Redskins, Raiders and the Chiefs twice. Being 6-1, they should get to 10-6 easily.

I'm hoping for 6-10 for Denver

nothing warms my heart more than Denver losing

Redskins

They look pretty terrible, though. They lost to the Lions, they lost to the Chiefs and couldn’t even score a touchdown at home against the Rams. Their wins are against the 0-7 Buccaneers and against someone else that I can’t remember.

De La Salle. By one.

You did a recap?!

Awesome!

Yeah

I took it upon myself to do a recap since our editors or what not didn’t do one. They kindly moved it to the front page, though.

A nice job

linky

Geezus, Ryan Howard.

Just throwing this out there...

He now has 11 K’s in 20 WS plate appearances this year.

Grrrr....

Part of the reason I wanted Lee in Game 4, Blanton in Game 5 is that I felt the Phillies could get to Burnett. How nice it would be to have Blanton going right now — and have had Lee on the mound last night with 4 runs of support.

I know — who knows how well he would have pitched and so on. But I think that was the right move and the Phillies could be taking a 3-2 lead with Pedro and Lee lined up.

Manuel needs to get that hindsight checked!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

I was saying it just after Game 3 ended.

Grrr…..

They said he was pretty testy about it in the post-game interview last night

If they win – no more second guessing. if they lose – that’s all anyone will talk about!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

with ya all the way, man

I just hope if we get to tomorrow, Pedro can pull a rabbit out of his hat

mmmmmm ribs

Boo, RBI's!

Don’t let them, Cliff.

will sauteed bell peppers, onions, garlic, and tomatoes do? wth some grilled chicken?

put some KC masterpiece on that and it's a deal

avocado

i don't like avocado by itself

in guac it is okay

I love avocado

That BBQ area was up the near where are seats in the July 6 game

where our seats were

DP right NOW!!!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

AGAIN - with the not listening to me - not much they could do there...

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Just got here...

What happened to Melky?

oaklandfan89 - November 2, 2009 reply

Hamstring pull in last night's game.

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

see above

there was a link

Howard seemed befuddled on that play

He doesn't know what to do right now

Exception: He does know to swing and miss at pitches

He is pretty ace at that

Howard: Please pull your head out. Get the outs and then wait for the umpire's call. Thank you.

Yes

Also, you don’t have to go back to the bag. You can tag the runner if he comes to you, and if the runner at third breaks to the plate first, you can throw him out and not worry about the runner at first.

Exactly

And I believe he could have turned the DP there too and then the run wouldn’t have scored either.

The main objecgive should have been to keep the run from scoring!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

christmas commercial? NOT YET PLEASE!!!!

I got you something.

you did? awwwwww

is it wrapped?

Oh god. This is going downhill fast.

I had it going in the opposite direction.

With a bow on top and everything.

I know!

I'm going to get dinner

see you guys later.

TTFN

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

wow. nice play.

Gardner gave it up on that catch

Ouch......another one bites the dust???

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Jayson did not miss that one by much!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Gardner doing his best Aaron Rowand impersonation

This time, in a game that matters.

So close!

Heh heh, good ol' Phillie Phanatic.

and child?

Mistress?

companion

stormtown - November 2, 2009 reply

What's Lees pitch count??

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

86 pitches

TY

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Wowl, I guess the ball really doesn't carry to left center

Thought that ball off Swish’s bat was going further than it did.

my anti-yankee mojo is starting to kick in

wasn’t even sure i had any

Dr.Evil stole my Mojo

we all post on here, therefore we all have it buried down there somewhere

Good time for a K!!!

Let’s add on here…

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Game 6

It will be Pettitte against Martinez on Wednesday, right?

they just said there was a chance they could go with happ

I'd go with Pedro

So it's Gillespie's coachind we can blame

for Howard’s hitting in this series.

*coaching

Shuttie!

Don’t jinx him!

hamels probably shouldn't have said that

probably not, although it's likely there was a lot frustration mixed in there

he needs to watch Bull Durham again

and remember what Crash Davis says about how to talk to the media

i love that movie

I don't trust anyone who doesn't love that movie

You know, I really need to see it

Putting it in my Netflix queue right now.

If you love baseball you'll love the movie

I hated the Natural and Field of Dreams

But Major League was great.

i didn't like field of dreams at first

but it grew on me, and now it makes me cry (thinking of my own dad at the end)

I cry like a baby at that movie everytime I see it

ditto

Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa.

I loved all 3

but Major League is one of those movies that I never get tired of watching. Lou Brown should manage the A’s!

Move it to the top.

Then rent Tin Cup too and make it a Kevin Costner best of film festival.

Tin Cup is great but then I'm a golf nut so it's right up my alley

I love that movie!

And I’ve never played golf in my life.

gimme another ball!

I love when Renee starts laughing hysterically.

Oooh, I don't think I've seen Tin Cup in it's entirety...

I should watch that sometime…

Worth it!

The thing that is great about Costner is that he looks like he could

really play baseball or be a golfer unlike some actors

he's a goofball

Suck it, Posada

Agreed - Get in the box and hit

loved that hapless look....hate that guy!

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Wow - weak popups must run in that family

The bad news is that Cliff Lee probably won't be available for anything

but late inning duty in game 7. The good news is the Philly pen should be well rested.

IMHO - the team needs to win with other pitchers - not just on the back of CLIFF LEE

Not being Captain obvious here – just saying if no other pitchers can get a win…..team is not strong enough in all areas to be the WS champs

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

And I'm back.

Not much changed, which is a good thing.

"I'm so lucky!"

I just got a splinter of Jeter’s bat embedded in my chest!"
- NY fan at the game in Philly

wow........just wow.

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Now THATS taking one for the team!

Crazy SOB’s!

Probably more mystic than a relic of The True Cross

I love this commercial

Those pudgy babies are adorable. No A’s gear though.

I just got in from Palo Alto to see that last innings

I just like to state for the record:

SUCK IT, POSADA

This has probably been discussed

But WTH is up with that Hall’s ad?

First time I saw it.

Ick.

Dis-turbing

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

creepy

I mute the ads

and I skip them when I DVR something. This has made my life better

Normally I mute (I gave away my TiVo to a friend)

But I had to turn that one up because it was so confusing and disturbing.

hey you're a cool friend

my friends just give me a hard time

Gave it to him when I moved to Europe

Then let him keep it when I moved back

I almost never watch live TV.....

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Now I'm tempted to rewind

and see it. Was it that weird?

dis-turbing

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Alright, I did it.

Um, wow. That was something.

I think David Lynch directed it

The problem is that I have a piece of hard candy in my mouth.

Trying my hardest not to do what they did.

It only works with Hall's

if you believe all that the commercials want you to.

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

David Lynch huh

any Lesbian dwarfs in it who killed Laura Palmer?

ti did drawoH

You have to say it very slowly and backward-ish.

sknaht eelbdlrow

emoclew

Is Lee done?? who's warming up?

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Add on, Phillies!

This

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Homer again, Utley!

ok

Are you the new OAH?

I love you!

your wish is his command!

There is is....No.Doubt.about.It

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

excellent work

Utley's following everybody today!

YOU called it!!

LOL

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

i called it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Again, it makes it easier if you call it every time he comes up to bat.

it didn't work last time, i just have to feel when it's right

twss

Go Utley!!!!!!!!!!!

RING THAT BELL

Chase Utley is a fucking monster.

But in a good way.

Chase Utley and Wife

I guess we're going to have to ask Mrs. Utley

if he’s a fucking monster or not.

Hey

We have kids in here.

We have kid in here.

hey now

good one

ha ha ha

LOL

she is looker, so likely so

Aww!

Damn, they’re cute!

I like THAT hairdo much better than the one he's sportin' now

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Aw that's cute.

And they have cats! And he’s not wearing one of those stupid graphic print t-shirts ballplayers seem to be so fond of.

All of this out of a second baseman?

And a damned good one at that? Unreal.

he is?

and he celebrates by showing off the gel-dome

yeah, wow

I was just wondering whether that was sweat, or the Gavin Newsom special

utley and the gav should have campaigned together

“i endorse this man’s use of hair product”

"hm, is that your wife?"

LOL

the gav would have been a drag on utley's production

I'm calling a Ryan Howard strikeout or popout

no

you called it

Ryan Howard-Cust

oaklandfan89 - November 2, 2009 reply

C'mon now.....no prescience in that!! Haha

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

At the level Chase Utley is playing,

there’s no prescience in calling his HRs too!

Also note that I waited until he had two strikes

It’s an old psychic trick. Next, I’ll say that you know someone whose name starts with ‘J’.

Hey....my name starts with a

oh…..nevermind…

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Buck just said OPS

McCarver’s head is about to explode

apparently it's a "new" stat

We've even passed the point where

ESPN has stopped putting the league-average OPS on their statboards.

Like a Colombian gangster, Utley put Coke over the fence

Hahaha.

RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!!!!!!!!!!!

Hooooooly crap.

Ibanez moon shot

Lawndart powah!!

It hit the Jeep sign!

Holy Ibanez!

That was HUGE.

Too easy.

PAMCAKES.

you weren't here before...

You're right.

That's what ...

ah, never mind

Nice.....

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

Teeing Off Coke

That should be illegal.

Phil was like "New" Coke tonight

more christmas commercials

It is November, after all

(runs off to scream)

after baseball at least

they have the Christmas lights up in downtown Palo Alto

we don’t have them in the Mission, thankfully.

I don’t know why this still weirds me out, it’s nothing new. But still…

I think it's a bit early for lights......

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

They have them up at the Toledo Zoo, too.

Which, btw, if you happen to be there, you should visit.

Zoos kinda creep me out

I would like to see Toledo, though

Oh yes Toledo is on my to visit list near the top in fact

Lol!

It was about the person, more than the place. I had an awesome time there.

Its very pretty.

The zoo. Toledo, too. Fall colors and all.

I'll be in the warm ocean on Christmas so it can't get here soon enough

will you be thinking of us all freezing here in CA??

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

uh........probably not

Wha??? I'm shocked!! ;-)

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

JERK!

"You're a Jerk"

You can watch it here.

I more of a jackass

can’t you see my avatar?

should we send craft out to look for you?

He's in Colorado at the moment.

so we should send a homemade balloon?

NICe

Hahahaha.

nah I'm like a fish

I love being in the ocean which is why I hope to live near it one day.

Phil Hughes: 81 ERA

i really wanna see the moto droid when it comes out

That Motorola Droid commercial is all kinds of awesome.

did you see the "reply" commercial?

From Apple?

Didn’t know there was one.

on behalf of apple i suppose

let me see if i can find it

linky

http://mashable.com/2009/10/27/idont-care/

er

Ratings Prediction

I think the Falcons-Saints game will have a higher rating than the World Series tonight.

I don't see it RRS

the Yankees game beat the Sunday night Giants game last week

I heard they were some of the best WS ratings in a good long while.

BERRYJO - November 2, 2009 reply

That's what happens when the Yankees make it.

[insert frowny face here]

Ratings

These are the best World Series ratings since 2004.

Reasoning

The World Series game is a blowout tonight
The Monday night game is a close, high-scoring battle featuring an undefeated team.
The odds of a football game beating out a baseball game is higher than a baseball game beating out a football game.

It hurts the NFL game that it's on cable

more people than you might think don’t get ESPN

I don't get ESPN

can be used in so many ways

Yep

outside of PTI

I rarely watch it anymore and I used to love ESPN

ESPN and Disney belong together

So constantly self-promoting that they become unwatchable.

Disney Channel Original Movies

Those were the best.