All-Star Game Open Thread
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 5:40 PM EDT
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MVP = Nate McLouth
No particluar reason…Just always seems to be one of the more unlikely candidates
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 5:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NL -2
book it
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 15, 2008 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Talent need not apply at ESPN
EY is the younger version of Joe Morgan.
I want Dan Shulman, Orel, and Phillips to do every game I see on ESPN. That is a good group when they work together.
by Jason Collette on Jul 15, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orel is amazing
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 15, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least Joe Morgan sounds competent and can string sentences together, even if it's all bullshit
Eric Young just sounds stupid, and would still sound stupid if he said intelligent things.
by Sky Kalkman on Jul 15, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the Josh Hamilton Lovefest continues
by Pie-O-My on Jul 15, 2008 6:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As it should
He’s absurdly talented.
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MVP: Joe Mauer
he gets a couple doubles and could have 6 RBI
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 6:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be great if Mariano blows the save.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll laugh
If Rivera blows the save, but Papelbum gets the win when the AL wins the game in extras.
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Paps is the one who has been acting like a world class dick at every opportuinty
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waaaa...?
How did Billy Wagner make the All-Star team?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate seeing Boggs in a Yankee hat
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I had no idea Gaylord Perry was still alive
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he threw out the first pitch for a Rays game at 70's night
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't been this excited for an ASG in awhile
Maybe because we have 3 guys in it or maybe because of Yankee stadium but for some reason I can’t wait for the game
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow this will take forever
the game wont start until way after 830
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ozzie Smith is my most favorite player of all time
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love how the Yankee fans remind me why I hate the Yankees
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
You’d think the All-Star Game would transcend that.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very true
they even managed to cheer a-rod
...they are so bi-polar with him
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seconded
There are too many guys in the game to boo for legit reasons.
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheering on Hamilton like one of their own?
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i fear he will be one day
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't wanna think about that
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton/Rodriguez scares the shit out of me just thinking about it.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and we get a preview tonight
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He won't be a FA until past his assumed prime.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Assuming he makes it there
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That hasn't stopped the yanks before
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
And the Yanks are essentially paying on a different scale as it is.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It scares me that they have so much coming off the books this year
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't concerning me as much as it should quite yet.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seattle's going to throw some dough around
And depending on what Boston decides to do with Manny. I’m guessing Sabathia to LA.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Seattle hires a competent GM (extremely questionable), they will not be big free agent spenders this off-season
Too much rebuilding to do.
by Sky Kalkman on Jul 15, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit, dammit, dammit.
I wish it was Mays/Fukudome/Ichiro.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice that they finish with Yogi Berra
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They should have him as the color commentator for one inning
that would be incredibly entertaining
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would
Berra is hilarious
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why in the hell does she need a guitar
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because she plays the guitar
Wish she had brought her singing voice though
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
EPIC FAIL
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FAIL
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
It never really goes 4+....But it always seems like it
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am i the only one that finds something about her incredibly annoying
I dont even know what it is, I just really cant stand her
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's actually my reason to be annoyed by her
She felt the need to latch onto him for his fame
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are many different reasons for many different people to be annoyed by her
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That commercial break was stupid
Especially with people like McCovey and MacPhail that probably shouldn’t be out there that long
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
George looks like utter shit
O/U on how many months he has left?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dunno about smartest
I mean, look who he left the Yankees to…
But he’s up there.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To his sons.
No reason to do any different.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only reason it went to his sons
Is because his son-in-law decided to engage in some extramarital activities
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I deeply hate the Yankees
but I will always respect George. He has done a ton for this community and this sport.
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real question
Will he be around when his kid runs the team into the ground?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
But he probably won’t be coherent enough to know it
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
remember the quiet one is actually supposed to be pretty smart
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steinbrenner?
oh boy…
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I reiterate
Yogi is hilarious
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate the Yankees
but Steinbrenner is a genius and is the reason the Yankees are well the Yankees.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
but Hank isn't
Luckily for them, Hal is also involved in the team ownership
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hank is outspoken
But I wouldn’t take that to mean he’s stupid necessarily.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hot-headed is worse than stupid
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could argue George himself was hot-heated.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It explains the 15-year lull in the success
He wasn’t firing Joe Torre every few months
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Derek Jeter welcomed into the Gilette Fusion elite group
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So, why not move the start time to 7, get rid of the "pre-game" show and have a decent ending time?
I went to bed early on the “tie” and feel robbed, robbed!
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or at least be honest
and say it’s going to end at 12:30am instead of 11pm.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just remembered that apparently there are different time zones.
Move the pre-game stuff to 7:30 and have the first pitch at 8:15.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
West coast
If they start at 7, then people on the west coast are still at work. It’s all about $$$.
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a crazy idea, how about move it up 3 days and have it on a Monday
Start the pregame stuff around 5 and start the game at 7.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and move back*
Wow I really struggled through that one.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Teams dont want to give up a weekend draw
And the ASG will always sell out
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you meant Saturday, I think?
In that case they’re wasting higher drawing games in 15 stadiums rather than a guaranteed sellout.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will never stop making sense.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yogi Berra makes more sense than you
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it really going to matter that much
the big market teams (Yankees, Sox, Cubs etc..) are going to sell out and the other teams there is what a 5-10,000 person difference. A number that seems like a lot but in the grand scheme of things not a ton of money.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I think it matters more
To teams like us that are hosting this weekend
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We draw nearly double
on Saturday
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is a fairly low-key dude
Ever hear him speak in some commercials?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or the "Language Lesson" spots during home games?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was CP and AKI
I hadnt noticed Navarro in any of them yet
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Navi was in one during the Saturday Royals game
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Bob Melvin Taco Bell commercial
Why?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So the AL is going to win by 3+, right?
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lee K!
Nice!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
C'mon AL...
I want the 1st game of the World Series in Tropicana Field!
by Jason Collette on Jul 15, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Lee K!
Nice!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
KK!!
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
be careful where you are heading with this one
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
saved by cliff lee
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He didn't get a K
LEE, YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweet Lou and C.B. Bucknor
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't care how sad the kid looks
I work that hard and catch a HR, I’m keeping it
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But then it wouldn't be a fun commercial
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if the kid kicked him in the shin and then took the ball??
sounds like a fun commercial to me
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a fun commercial. It's a sad social commentary.
Hard work means nothing if you just have a sad face or a pretty smile.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL Chase Utley
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Utley butchered that
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They'll need to bring Uggla out
Uggla would get that
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Soto
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Soto younger than Navvy?
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
didnt think so
thanks
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
Hammy looked bad there
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now for M(aterial)-Rod
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's in October form
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A-Rod fails
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love this commercial
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why they should let girls play baseball
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw an interview with the director talking about how so many people thought that really happened
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing this is the same pool of people who think the moon landing was a hoax
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
youtube nation
one of the most popular videos in site history
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
gatorade ball-girl that is
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna say, you have BPH?
j/k
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So far
That fearsome Hammy/A-Rod connection looks like suck
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"She's gone from 'suck' to 'blow'."
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Or, choose all of the above"
And then we go to the at-bat
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chipper gets the first hit for the NL
Figures
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Be careful with that weed little man, I'm a direct result of the munchies"
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lee Racist K!
Nice!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ironically, not American anymore
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Budweiser
The Great Belgian Lager
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coors is Canadian, and Miller is Afrikaaner
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only American lagers left are Samuel Adams and Yuengling
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sierra Nevada makes a good beer
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talking about major label beers
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't Sam Adams use German hops?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding
The Irony is that they have had an anti-Miller marketing campaign for several years that uses the buy-american theme at its core
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even more irony:
Nothing more American than chasing the almighty dollar. They folded for an extra $4B.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this point in time
It’s silly to concern oneself with who has majority ownership in a corp. The focus should be on where the products are made. What’s more American? A Toyota Prius made in the states or a Ford Focus made in Mexico?
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prius isn't made in the states (yet)
But Corolla, Camry, Matrix, Tacoma and Tundra are.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and now the Boston Red Sox vs. the NL All Stars
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so what are the chances any of our guys get in?
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Navi and Longo should get in
Kaz not so much
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not good for Kaz
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very good
Though I kope Kaz sits
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny can't catch up to a good fastball
anymore.
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and now
Kaz, Longo, and Navi are sitting with each other
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's almost like they're teammates or something
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Parker Brothers walks
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Will Youk cry if he K's?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Soto sucks at throwing
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope we see a suicide squeeze to win the game
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it could happen
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Youk fails
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shorty's up
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice shot of A-rod picking a winner
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHA
All three outs made by Sux!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Glad they at least got Yogi in the booth
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hellboy 2 was decent, what I miss so far except for Mccarver's mccarverness.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Besides the expected tributes
A whole lotta nothin’
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and i think jmb and i are the only ones left in here
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I despise the Yankees
I love Yogi, though
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love that little asian guy
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lolJeter
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
/facepalm
Jeter pulls a CC
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Still gotta dog your team
Even when they aren’t on the field.
Harsh…
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Hammy story is a great story
but I’m a little tired of hearing it.
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Way to make Big Z work, rejects
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Halladay K!
Nice!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay for Kaz learning from Rivera
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Him with a cutter would make me happy.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kaz + Cutter = Holy Shit
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
=finally having an out pitch to lower fb rate
=unstoppable
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in your bullpen
stealin’ your cutter
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ICHIRO!!
NICE!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THANKS ICHIRO
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro is a bad man!
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ASG FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The first rule of running on Ichiro is that you don't run on Ichiro
The second rule of running on Ichiro is that you don’t run on Ichiro.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Big Z throwing at Manny
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if they will discuss just how retarded Youk's batting stance is
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Hanley Ramirez flashing the defensive skills
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and Parker Brothers saves his ass by failing
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2008 All Star Game: WTF is a run?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
about time for some Rays to get into the game?
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Kazmir pitches he should behead someone.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He'd have to beat Maddon/Friedman to it
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this rate the starters that come in in the 6th may need to pitch 3 in anticipation of extras.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone wish we would have that CC for Evrin Santana deal last year?
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was 2006, and people would've went nuts about last year.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it 06?
Huh. My memory sucks these days.
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK
God damnit, Santana
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Holliday wants to be a Ray
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yea we don't want that guy?
Make the deal now. Davis + Niemann
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Except
They’re gonna want Price
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not if they realistically want to trade him.
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thay're gonna wait for Bay than ask more.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and so does everyone else, doesn't mean we can't do a deal without him
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just going with
what Colorado’s been saying
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I don't want that guy.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather it be Hellickson and Niemann
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That might work for Bay
but not for Holliday
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis, Houser, and Ruggiano could be enough
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
really, I wouldn't think twice.
A guy who potentially could be our #5 starter, potential pen guy, and potential 4th outfielder
for an all-star RF who hits .330 with 20-30 HR 100+ RBI
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn't be nearly enough
We’d obviously make that deal. The Rockies will not.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok that makes since
I thought yall were saying you wouldn’t make the deal from the Rays perspective
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For 1.5 years of that guy. And he'll be a
.300/360/.540 hitter away from Coors. Not with it.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not being in Coors didn't hurt him against Santana
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's one AB in an All Star game. You can't use that as an example
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should base all of our trades around one at-bat in the All-Star game.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't the pitch 97mph?
Not many guys are capable of doing that with that pitch
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a great at-bat and he's a very good player.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I'm shocked
It actually was 97 according to Pitch f/x. I figured it was an inflated Fox gun.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's a
.300/.400/.450 guy this year away from Coors. He’d be a stud and help us a lot.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus Canadians are easily manipulated.
We can sign Bay long-term, not so much with Holliday/Boras.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
He’s going to steal 25 bases and can play defense. Bay can do neither of those things. They are very similar hitters, but Holliday is the better player.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He plays an average LF. He'd move to a more challenging right.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bay is worse though
and would be making the same transition.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And in the AL.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just don't think you can completely discredit everything a guy does
because he plays in Coors. Not to mention 2008 Coors is different than late 90’s early 2000 Coors.I remember hearing about them changing the balls to counteract the thin air.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The almighty Humidor
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Humidor, yes.
But I’m not selling the farm for that guy.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
should we sell the farm for Fuentes
maybe away from Coors he will have a sub 1 ERA
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have the depth in the farm
why should we be scared and lose are chance to win this year by getting a guy like Murton instead of ponying up and getting Holliday.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murton wouldn't be that far off for four years, and cheap
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
woohoo we an have a below average RF for 4 years
Instead of an all-star for 2 but it’s okay we will have a couple extra arms in the pen.
My guess is if we have Murton he won’t be our starting RF in 2 years anyway.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, we'd have an above average RF
And my guess is if we have Holliday he won’t be our starting right fielder in two years either, unless you think Boras is missing out on that payday.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He wouldn't be below average
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When to Matt Murton become above average.
The Cubs gave him every oppurtunity he could possibly want to start in LF and he couldn’t do it.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except not.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In how many At Bats?
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sample Size
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sample Size
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When we had Gomes make multiple starts in RF in a four game series
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is simply false.
2006 .809 OPS
MLB LF AVG in 2008: .755
That’s above average. Not Holliday levels, but above average.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No they didnt!
They went out and signed Soriano and never gave him a fair shot.
Trust me, I’m also a Cubs fan and have followed the entire thing. I think Murton would be great for the Rays
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Every opportunity"
Um, no. Guys the Cubs brought in/played over Murton: Jones, Hollandsworth, Soriano, Floyd, Pagan, Patterson, Pie, ect.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just don't see him being any better than Hinske
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't need to be better than Hinske
Just better than Hinske vs. lefties
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is my point
If we want to truly try to compete our big move can’t be for a platoon player. I doubt we see the Yanks or Sox go out and trade for a platoon guy.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get this attitude that we aren't going to compete
Unless we make a big move.
Through more than half of the year we’ve had a top defense/pitching staff with no sure signs of regression laying ahead and a middle of the pack offense which is actually above the midpoint in OBP/SLG.
Maybe I’m just quirky in thinking we’re truly trying to compete whether we acquire Holliday, Bay, Murton, or someone like Blake.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Rays are past the point of trying to experiment on unknowns
If they want to compete, they need to get someone who has a track record. They can’t afford to gamble on a player that may be good or may not. This is why Price isn’t the answer this year either.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then just say that.
Nobody is saying he’s a better player than Bay/Holliday, we’re simply saying he presents an alternative that makes more sense, in our opinions, for the long term.
Quoting small sample sizes as proof of talent doesn’t help anyone.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think anyone is discrediting him completely
Saying he’s an .900 OPS guy is giving him credit that:
A) His road numbers are hardly indicative of his true talent.
B) His home numbers are inflated some.
C) He’s a really good player.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His home and away splits alone nearly discredit this train of thought
He’s simply a much much better hitter there. With the stigma of coors canaveral, there’s not much of a way to know if he’s a better hitter at coors or a better hitter at home.
Also, I’m sure that Vinnie Cashsteala is floating in the back of the NRO.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conversely
Price would be a .500 guy with a 4.00 ERA @ Coors.
Truely impressive.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
After reading this article, you'd have no idea Hamilton would eventually pop.
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In retrospect
Maybe it isn’t much of a stretch. He’s compared to Griffey Jr, and in 99 not only was Griffey in his prime, but absolutely unbelievably skilled. Griffey had similar hype coming out as the next coming of baseball Jesus. Griffey also tried to kill himself I believe after his 2nd year.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mantle was thrown around for Hammy
He was truly an elite prospect.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Imagine him in RF right now
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we would have had Josh Mantle and Rocco DiMaggio
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Josh comps were based on talent
The JoeD comps were based on nationality and number.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mauer!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gad damnit, Ichiro
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“It’s a fallacy to think pitchers get it where they want all the time”
Honestly, who thinks this? McCarver is truly a moron. Or at the very least plays one on TV.
Tools Whore
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CLUTCH
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OMFG Jeter, What was that?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Varitek? WTF?
PUT IN NAVI!!!!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I understand Francona holding back some players for potential extra innings
But putting in Varitek is absurd and insulting. I’m going to be pissed if we don’t see any Rays in this game.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
At least
They’d get to rest…And I don’t mind them getting a chip on their collective shoulders….But I still think navy and Evan will both play
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those two are who I was indirectly referring to
I really wouldn’t want to see Kaz in there. The way he’s pitching he might get hammered around.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
For one inning he can still be lights out. It’s the 2nd time through the order where he’s getting nailed
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get the move at all
We’re behind and ‘Tek’s bat is a black hole in the lineup. We need to score, not suck
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's whats gonna happen:
We’re at Hamilton. When ‘Tek comes up somewhere in the next 2-3 Innings he’ll be PH’d by Navi.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMFG HE SUCKS
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hammy!
NOW FUCKING SCORE, DAMMIT!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Russel Martin
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sizemore looked terrible right there
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Please tell me you’re not one of those guys who goes on message boards and calls UF the ‘Gay-turds’
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
/facepalm
Parker Brothers…
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dolphins QB Josh McCown cut his index finger recently while chopping firewood.
It gets worse. McCown was holding firewood while his brother, Tampa QB Luke McCown, accidentally cut his finger instead of the wood, causing six stiches.
Funny stuff.
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Really Dumb
Lucky that it wasnt worse
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares? The Bucs are gonna trade for Favre
Actually, I couldn’t care any less about the Bucs right now. I’m completely disenchanted with the team.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we ever get a solid-franchise QB
this may change
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What, the trade for Favre, or my pure lack of interest in this team?
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lack of interest
It seems like the entire NFC South has gotten a lobotomy. All of the rivalries are dying, everyone is getting so old.
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A solid franchise QB isn't going to make me feel better.
I hate the way Gruden coaches the offense. I hate the constant things I hear about players being screwed. I hate the fact that I honestly think that Cadillac Williams will be the starting running back by week 8 regardless of how well Graham does, and I think that somehow, Gruden will figure out a way to sabotage Graham’s production to justify it.
Most of all, I despise the fact that Jerramy Stevens is still on this team, and that Bucs fans basically had the wool pulled over their eyes. And I hate the fact that Bucs fans have been left only with an explination from Bruce Allen, not the Glazers, as to why this guy was resigned.
I hate this ballclub, plain and simple. They could go 19-0 and I still wouldn’t root for them. Until things change, I’ve reverted to being a Browns fan.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is the deal with Gruden
Is he on the hot seat? He won the super bowl but hasn’t seem to done much since.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know if the Glazers are paying attention
I think they’re more concerned with keeping Cristiano Ronaldo on Man U.
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Cadillac learns whatever has kept Dunn in the league so long.
I definitely understand what you’re feeling. There is no communication and it’s difficult to tell exactly what the long-term plan is. Have the best offensive line possible?
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Saints are in pretty good shape
Outside of them, I’d say you’re right.
I really hate Gruden’s obsession with “veterans.” Fuckin dumb.
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he the Dusty Baker of the NFL?
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'm an extreme example.
I’ve renounced my home team out of protest and refuse to come back until things change. I’m more concerned about making a point that I’m jumping off the bandwagon of a division winner. I’m not leaving because the team plays poorly, I’m leaving because the team treats its fans and it’s players like crap.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wish Simms hadn't have gotten hurt.
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's weak sauce
He was dead to me after he tittered about Gruden hurting his feelings
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, on that topic.
Let’s say the price is equal, who do you want: Bay or Holliday?
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If the price is equal
Holliday
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tough one
They both play in hitters parks, but overall I’d go Holliday
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Navi should be up this inning
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Morneau!!
DO SOMETHING, DAMNIT
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NAVI!!!!!!!!!!!
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GO NAVI!!!!!!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Navarro, former Yankee...I hate these two.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Down to one bench player?
Did I miss Evan coming in as a defensive sub?
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Longo is the last man on the bench.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably put in as the DH
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing.
I’m guessing his facts are wrong.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Francona only down to 1 more bench player.....
uh what? He’s still got Longoria too….or did i miss something?
I hate joe buck.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DREW!!!!
TIE GAME!!!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Yanks cheering for a Red Sox player?
Perposterous!
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good bad, glad it's tied, hate it was a Sox
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Relax
Maybe Longo or Navi get the game-winner
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Sox fans don't like Drew though
so it’s ok to root for him.
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
J.D. Drew is pretty underrated, really.
Overpaid though.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, its not
Red Sox + Florida State…Can’t think of a worse combo in my book
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Sox + Florida State + Nazi?
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to add Al Quaeda
But you beat me to the punch
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Micheal Young get MVP for a go-ahead hit?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How great would that be
A Red Sox player getting MVP of the last all-star game at Yankee Stadium
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sox responsible for Rays home field advantage
I’ll take 2, please
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They need to relax the rules in the AS Game....
since one of the goals is to get everyone in (it’s stupid this determines homefield…it should be fun). And as long as everyone has played (bench), you can start putting them back in.. Then there’s no “ok, tie ball game, it’s all over”.
I mean, would there ever be a Randy Johnson/John Kruck moment if the AS game counted?
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A Red Sox/Rays battery
Okay…
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHA, funny....
Navy catching Papelbon.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Papelbum blows this...
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's getting double-sided boos
This has to be first
by gatorbait on Jul 15, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was going to ask the same
Sounded like Steroids for Tejada
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSHOOOOOOLE
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yanks fans suck....
I mean, if you’re gonna heckle, get in sync people. :)
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha classy new yorkers
Protect the Trop: Keep northerners out.
by St Pete Native on Jul 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That was perfect for the overrated chant.
Yankees fans need to shove it
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Navi's gotta catch 'em all.
From Papelbon.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit Navi
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
God damnit Navi...
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn it Navi
Of all the times you’re gonna flub that, why now?
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He did it on purpose....
cause then papelbon gets tagged with the loss and later killed by new yorkers.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Navi just wants to screw over th Red Sox in the WS
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MMMM hotdogs....
ohshit, i missed the 2nd baseman.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
w00t
Our boy just cost us the lead…
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Longo better hit for Crede.
I’ll be pissed if he doesn’t
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, one Ray has already been clutch tonight
Why not go 0-2?
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If crede hasn't hit, i'd imagine he'd hit and lognoria would be a defensive sub.
dunno.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must've seen the graphic wrong
when crede was up
by Vin on Jul 15, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Guillen
I guess Longo slipped in at some point.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nm
Their board still says Longoria available, these announcers are just retards
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
did i miss a longo? buck said they used up all the spots
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You have to love the player getting the fan vote in
not getting in, Thanks Tito.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hes got on a helmet and a bat in his hand.
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone here rooting for the NL so just in case the redsox or yanks make it?
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm a little torn
But not for that reason. I grew up an NL fan (Giants). It’s much easier for me to see the Rays as my team than the AL as my league
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm suprised he didn't switch Guillen/Longo
Longoria’s defense > Guillen’s defense.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wagner headhunting?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Longo for the win!
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LET'S GO LONGO!!
CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The stage is set....
for longoria to get that 2r hr.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just another day in the park for longo
Cool under pressure
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PLEASE HOMER
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PLEASE HOMER
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RISP
Fuck….
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LONGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LONGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is this the music at the end of Jurassic Park?
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ya
it sounded close. good ear.
by EminenceFront on Jul 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Evan Longoia is the truth
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Hinske like goatee obviously was the reason for our struggles.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
My wife says it didnt serve him well, and that he looked much better w/o it
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Much better with the full beard
The right facial hair is very key to success in baseball
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Longo: I just saved your ass, Navi
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who is left in the AL bullpen?
I know that Rivera can go 2, but who is left outside of Kaz?
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Soria, Sherril
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soria of the Royals
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, If Rivera doesn't get into this game
Tito will get a ton of heat
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's trying desparately to have him close
I don’t know how much hate you can have for him.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't get a save at this point though.
Tools Whore
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
leadoff walks are bad
And K-Rod looks like he’s trying to throw the ball through Navarro’s glove.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If this frame stays scoreless
Navi has a chance for some walk off magic.
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would like to take this moment
To point out how innefective the ‘This time it’s for Real’ rule change has been. They still play it like an exhibition. I’d much prefer the team with the best record, and/or alternating years formats.
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Disagree
They don’t play as hard as you’d see in a playoff game, but you certainly don’t see the Randy Johnson/John Kruk yuk yuk crap that used to exist in the game.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not
But the AL bench is now empty….Hard to justify if the object is to win
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a difference in usage patterns
Between this and 2002?
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The position players are empty
They’re not likely to wear down if they have to play a few extra innings. Francona left plenty of arms in the bullpen in case the game goes long.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea the 6 SB this year are an indication of teams trying to win more
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry
5 total SB…Still I dont see this as that much different
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 for the AL
And yes, I know I self respnd a lot
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea....I miss that :(
Kruck gets buzzed, hits the ground then comes back up, puts his helmet on backwards and continues his AB.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the other side of the plate
He also switched to the left side.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea....i was going to say that but i couldn't remember if that actually happend or not haha.
need to find a video of it. one of the alltime funniest moments in baseball.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually he wasn't buzzed per se
The pitch was 3 feet behind him and two feet above him.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tito wants Rivera to get the win when Navi gets the walk-off
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought we were all going to get to cheer and weep durring Rivera's warmup
I’m so bummed now
by kurby on Jul 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
despite the error, how cool must it be to be Navi
He gets to catch Papelbon, KRod, and Rivera.
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NAVIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
REDEMPTION IS SPELT N-A-V-A-R-R-O
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The AL has played alot like the Rays lately
Getting a hit, then not getting it home. :/
by Cory Alexander on Jul 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Until a Ray got his chance with RISP
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regress Dempster Now!
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so apparently it is better to be out of pitchers than out of position players
in extra innings???
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kinsler, you suck
GO NAVI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
howell should have made the team instead of howell...but kaz was a player pick
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DIVISION BY ZERO
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone together now
Navi! Navi! Navi!
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Navi! Navi! Navi!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So....who, by now, doesn't know the AL has no more position players....
I mean come on….really. do you have to say that every pitch…
“the count is 1-0….the al is out of position players”
“the count is 1-1….the al is out of position players”....jesus…..STFU.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OH HAI GUYS I THINK THAT THE AL IS OUT OF POSITION PLAYERS
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I want us to win, but I dont want a red sock to win it for us
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Just found myself quoting Roger Dorn for Dempster…i.e. “Stirke this MF OUT!!!”
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
God damnit, Drew
Let’s go AL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not totally dissapointed with a K there
everyone knew Dempster was a Racist anyay
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Dempster is the master of alternative energy technology,
what, with all the spinning windmills he just faced.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they cant
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm secretly rooting for this
If for no other reason to show that ‘This time its for real’ is a bunch of bullhit
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nate McClouth....
of the clan McClouth.
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Obviously, McClouth is not the one.
Because he’s dead.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
By my count the AL might be out of position players.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
tim mccarver said it, so it must be true.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So wait.....are you trying to tell me that position players
The AL has none left?
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they were out of position players
And then Longoria mysteriously appeared, so who knows?
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Buck just informed us that the AL has no position players.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They should just flash it between innings,
in big epileptic flashing letters.
At least it gives them something else to talk about other then Josh Hamilton.
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the AL has no more players of the fielding variety.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does the AL have any more position players?
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Girardi can catch, so yes
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How far is Longo down in the line-up?
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
7th
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When would he be due up in the 10th?
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm calling the Longo Walk-off
Because it looks like my McLouth prediction fell through
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
5th I'm guessing
3 from last inning and there was one batter after him in the 8th
by Dbullsfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone know what the attendance is? haha
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love BR's useless stat of the day...
Tim Redding finally got a win on Friday night ending his streak of 9 consecutive starts without a decision. (1 short of the (post 1956?) record ).
However, Redding did pitch 6 innings in that game, keeping alive an unprecedented (at least since 1956) streak. Since April 13 Redding has made 18 starts. In every single one of those starts he has pitched at least 5 innings, but no more than six and 1/3. This by far shatters the (post 1956) record of 13 consecutive starts.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Aki gets that
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barty gets that.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barty gets THAT
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Micheal Young, you suck
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm not gonna lie...i wouldn't be heartbroken to see mariano blow a save to close down yankee stadium.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Against Baltimore
Sure…but id gladly trade that for a few blown saves on Sept. 12-14
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Young has Jeter like range.
Tools Whore
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by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YES
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NICE JOB!!
Longo walk off time!
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, yes Hinske's inclusion was nice.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He needs to bring back the haircut
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember the first time I saw Hinske in a Rays uni
My first reaction was ‘who is THIS d-bag’....couldn’t have been more wrong
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugterrible
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Dan Uggla
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This AT&T commercial is totaly relevant to our situation right now
We’ve been summoning you for an hour
but the AL has no one on it’s bench!
by chancedj on Jul 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Dan Uggla
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahahahaha!
Uggla is a butcher
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on Jul 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugterrible
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
but he is living out his father's dream
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now get a couple of outs
and let Longo kick your ass
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by JMB on Jul 15, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
half way there
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a good thing that Uggla isn't in the AL
Because the AL would have no position players to do a defensive replacement with.
by kericr on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nl needs to bring in a K artist.
9 = 8
by websterjtc on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
STRIKE OUT SIZEMORE.
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
by P Brady on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Nice...walking him to get to sizemore....
sizemore k’s and longo is up.