5/25 Post-Game: Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Indians
by R.J. Anderson on May 25, 2009 10:04 PM EDT
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Oh, for fuck's sake.
Robot strike callers. Now.
| Player | WPA |
| Gross | 0.125 |
| Brignac | 0.121 |
| Zobrist | 0.089 |
| Price | 0.074 |
| Crawford | 0.048 |
| Cormier | 0.031 |
| Pena | 0.026 |
| Aybar | 0.025 |
| Upton | 0.014 |
| Nelson | 0.004 |
| Balfour | -0.002 |
| Longoria | -0.002 |
| Thayer | -0.004 |
| Choate | -0.039 |
| Navarro | -0.057 |
| Izzy | -0.952 |
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WHAT THE FUCK
I walked away from this game when it was 10-2!!!
What?!
same
now im on the verge of a mental breakdown. cant watch sports center for at least a day now.
You know they're going to replay this about 300 times, too
by BrokeBearMountain on May 25, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Good..they should
This type of embarrassing crap should be played on loop in the clubhouse. Blowing a 10 run lead in any game, shitty umpire or not, is beyond inexcusable. The good news is those idiots can’t pitch tomorrow so it’s up to Garza and Howell to get it done. Good job by Cormier tonight..the rest of them should have to sleep on park benches in Cleveland
by Jason Collette on May 25, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
FUCK THE FAILPEN FUCK IZZY FUCK THAYER FUCK EVERYONE FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
…yeah, that about covers it
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
FUCK EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SUCKING, FUCKING PEICE OF SHIT LOSS OF A GAME
Yeah, that includes Balfour.
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
DFA BALFOUR
NOW and THE REST OF THAT FAILPEN WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS
We need Robots....The time is now Bud.
This is why
Bartlett is the MVP of the Rays
by Transplanted on May 25, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Because Brignac made an error in a blowout?
Jesus Christ. I’m going to go ahead and close out this thread.
by R.J. Anderson on May 25, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
MVB would have driven in AT LEAST another four runs.
by ReasonableDoubt on May 25, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Bartlett is a good player.
He actually has a case for MVP this year, Reid Brignac is not in that case. At all.
by R.J. Anderson on May 25, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
This is nothing – Indians still suck and Cleveland is still a craphole of a city.
by Jason Collette on May 25, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i cannot fucking believe we lost that god damn game,
how in the fuck do we allow them to score 7 in the bottom of the god damn 9th inning? i hate our bullpen, i really can’t portray how much we just cannot afford to lose games like this. that was pathetic, maddon please call out these pieces of shit that parade as our bullpen.
Either this is a perfect satire of the way the Rays played
or fail.
www.raysprospects.com
by Imperialism32 on May 25, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
One of the few nights where leaving the bases loaded twice is acceptable.
Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief
by Top Gun Numba 1 on May 25, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
I thought we got rid of the fat old shitty reliever who needs to retire.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
BigDogwdae LOL on the Rays blowing a 10-0 lead!!! Wow. Just freakin WOW. Merlot Joe better have a whole bottle.
Swav or Die.
..........I hate him so much
Why do people listen do this fucking retard?
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
Because, he enables stupid.
He’ll always be more popular than places that promote intelligence.
by R.J. Anderson on May 25, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I looked at that FanGraph upon coming here five minutes ago...
And it reminded me of Thomas Malthus.
It could have been worse.
We all could be dead.
Swav or Die.
by SRQman on May 25, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I watched the end of the game with his corpse fyi
Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief
by Top Gun Numba 1 on May 25, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Death would be better right now..
OK, maybe just a 12 hr coma or some amnesia so I can forget that game ever happened.
My cellphone already has 10 texts on it with “BWAHAHAHAHAHA” from various people. I just threw it somewhere in the house so I’ll find it tomorrow.
by Jason Collette on May 25, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Or...
“You’re still like the most underachieving team in baseball!”
by Zach Attack on May 25, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll wait until the Magic win the series
Then just smile and watch it rain Cleveland sports fans
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
Of course they are
But I carpet bombed them with AL Champs Bitches! when we won last year so they love to throw it in my face now
by Jason Collette on May 25, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Same here, to a degree
mostly because I only got back to watch V-Mart’s at-bat
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
I think its really, really funny
I’m pretty much over it already.
by PlayOnWords on May 25, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I was tired
Now I fucking can’t go to sleep. I’m still going to be pissed about this in the morning.
0 for our last 14 in that stadium….just wow.
by Jason Collette on May 25, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
Of course, both ways suck, but
I kind of think it’s better to get punched in the balls suddenly(lose a game like this) than it is to have someone squeeze your balls all game and then give them one last hard squeeze at the end(losing a heart-wrenching close game).
www.raysprospects.com
True.
I can forgive this if we can pick up the next three.
Wow
thats all
Btw think the pen is THAT bad, look at the combined walks in the game
worst ump EVER
Rotation: 1. James Shields 2. Matt Garza 3. David Price 4. Andy Sonnanstine 5. Jeff Niemann...... Coming Soon: Wade Davis
Exactly
The ump basically gave both teams carte blanche to keep the bat still
by PlayOnWords on May 25, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Welp its over and i'm over it.
Don’t fuck this up tomorrow gentlemen, and thank you to DRB and staff for always having someplace with insight to bitch about this team.
Thank you and goodnight.
by BrokeBearMountain on May 25, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
What a f'n weekend
Lose Aki
Rays lose yesterday
Rays lose like this tonight
My wife gets hit by a drunk driver yesterday at 5am on the way home from hospital (she’s ok – car’s totaled)
Roof is leaking from all the ## rain
This weekend FTMFL!
by Jason Collette on May 25, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
That sucks, man
Mebbe this cheers you up:
by PlayOnWords on May 25, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
This is one of those nights where I am thankful that I can freak out, bitch, and cry among people that feel the same way as i do
Thanks, DRaysBay.
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
Wait...
Haven’t we had 2 7 run comebacks vs the Indians in the last 2 seasons?
I guess this karma telling us we’ve had it too nice
by Jason Collette on May 25, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
The only bright spot...
is that I’ve lately been feeling sorry for Eric Wedge and I like him as a manager. Glad he’s feeling good tonight.
Everything else is 100% shit-dome.
Ummm
The rate he was going, he would be lucky to make it through 4 full innings.
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
Because fucking up the best arm we have in this organization is such a better idea
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
If only Maddon had your sense of hindsight.
by R.J. Anderson on May 25, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, Nolan Ryan
or Jack Mckeon don’t care. Even Greg Maddux doesn’t care. Read “Criticisms of Pitch Count”
We need Robots....The time is now Bud.
Nolan Ryan was a physical freak. Jack McKeon was 170 years old. Greg Maddux didn't put 1/3rd the amount of force on his pitches as Price does
Different animals
Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief
by Top Gun Numba 1 on May 25, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Things other than the bullpen to become angry/express concern/use as excuse for murderous rampage:
Price only going 3.1 IP
Five innings of shutout ball from Sowers
“Odd” strikezone
Untimely Brignac error
But wow, four pitchers and five walks in the 9th. WTF.
What an strange season so far.
Today, we are all Honkballers.
When Sowers was in the game, the offense was on auto-pilot
Hard to blame them. They’d have to think that professional pitchers can hold a 10 run lead.
by PlayOnWords on May 25, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
He was really not to blame, here
Balf, Choate, Stache – yes
by PlayOnWords on May 25, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Izzy's problem may have been
did he even have enough time to warm up, be wasn’t up in the 8th and when you hit the panic button who knows
by Transplanted on May 25, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Check the link embedded in the OP
He had five pitches called balls that were clearly within the established strike zone. FIVE. That’s huge in this situation. He was actually decent, I thought.
by PlayOnWords on May 25, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't care who the ump is
We should be able to hold a 10-0 lead
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
Exactly
Did the ump suck? Yes.
Still, IT WAS 10 TO FUCKING 2. WHAT THE FUCK?!?!
2009 Rays Baseball: God Damn It, Guys
Possible Reasons:
1) Stache was too tired after going three innings.
2) Choate was too tired from jet lag or whatever
3) Balfour just plain sucked, no explanation (maybe needs to visit shrink)
4) Izzy is Old, ok yeah that explains it
We need Robots....The time is now Bud.
Anyone who basically blows Price or blames the pen or Brignac's error
is flat retarded
Worst ump I ever saw in my life, 19 combined walks does not happen
Rotation: 1. James Shields 2. Matt Garza 3. David Price 4. Andy Sonnanstine 5. Jeff Niemann...... Coming Soon: Wade Davis
Are you serious?
I don’t want to ever see Izzy in a Rays uni again. The guy is a piece of crap. Why do these guys who don’t have it anymore continue to play. The guys sucks and I guarantee this is not the last game he costs us.
Yeah, a guy who was able to throw 93 in the accepted strike zone should be run out of town
It isn’t his fault he was forced to throw gophers in order to generate a strike. It wasn’t Choate’s fault Briggy threw away a DP ball. I’m not an Izzy guy, but this wasn’t the performance to pin a condemnation on.
by PlayOnWords on May 26, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
He didn't throw any gopher balls
If he did we would have won. No he walked 3 guys and then gave up a single. Its always good to walk Jamey Carroll to get to Grady Sizemore and even better to walk Grady Sizemore to get to Victor Martinez.
But your right lets just pick every player up who can throw that 93mph “heat” because obviously that means they are good enough to play in the bigs for a contending team.
You will see the error of your ways soon enough. This guy is not a big league pitcher.
Cut Izzy!
That's a fangraph curve
You may never quite see again. What a change. If it was so funny, I would be rolling around right now, but I am not.
Put Tampa Bay back on our road uniforms!!
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