Wilson vs. Carpenter and a big game five.
From Tyler Kepner:
[Chris] Carpenter rejected the idea that postseason results should define a pitcher.
“I think what defines who you are is, one, the consistency you put in day in and day out as a professional, and two, how you go about your business on and off the field,” he said. “That defines who you are.
“Postseason is just at a different level. I think the guys that are successful, maybe, might be a little more relaxed and able to deal with the distractions a little better, because there is a lot of them. But if you scuffle in the postseason, it shouldn’t define what type of player you are. That could just be that series. There’s times throughout the year where guys go through slumps or don’t pitch well.”
Let’s Go Base-ball.
[Photo Credit: Kaleb Marshall]
I want a game 7.
Nice dive there.
Quiet night tonight.
this is the last game i can see/hear. just getting home, gotta cook din-din, so it's just radio for now. close game...
[1] i might get to hear the end of game 6 and/or 7, as i leave work. maybe...
[3] it's mainly been the 3 of us for these threads...
the online espn radio feed is really really behind. freese at-bat still going on. huh...
...and I'm stuck watching Dancing with the Stars for the next 40 minutes with the WIFE.
ok, they skipped the commercial break and are pretty much caught up. just a hair behind the live play...
[6] HA! i've never seen it, but my friend was on it a coupla months ago. easy material to make fun of him! : )
Would you still have to watch DWTS if the Yanks were in the Serious?
I think that would be grounds for divorce for me. ;-)
[6] Ouch! Actually outside of The Simpsons & SNL I don't think I watch much network tv.
[10] I don't watch much TV, either. Maybe a documentary once in a awhile. I like those dinosaur shows on the Discovery Channel.
I watch so much sports, I don't have time to watch anything else.
9) No, then the wife would be stuck to her DVR. But this is the one show she watches on TV and so twice a week, she's got her way and I'm happy to give it to her. Plus the game will still be on and I've been listening to it on the radio.
SNL? Is that show still on?
Wilson's in trouble.
fuck. i just got marinara sauce all over my favorite yankee shirt (and jeans). dammit. : /
During a Commercial Break: Wilson out of trouble.
14) DOH!
got out of it.
Nice escape.
[14] I read that as "marijuana" sauce and thought a:thelarmis doesn't do such things and b:where can I get some marijuana sauce!
[12] Yup, I watch both mainly to keep up with pop culture references. Otherwise I stick to th history & science channels. Occasional food or house channels. When there isn't a Yankees game on, that is.
20) I stopped watching after the Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Martin Short cast. Though I know Phil Hartman and Will Ferrell and others were very good during the years.
[21] RIP Phil Hartman. :(
PFP!
[19] funny! yeah, definitely not what you read. i should've written 'red' sauce. : )
I would be having a heart attack if the Yankees were in this game.
damn. molina's in the postseason. you can only hope to contain them...
[25] i was just thinking that. cj wilson has walked NINETEEN batters this postseason. i would need a quadruple bypass...
texas is about to take the lead (and prolly the series...).
[28] toldjya. in fact, i was even gonna write "tie it first, then..."
sorry, cult, but you don't call me Nostra for nuthin'! ; )
if this were the yankees, i'd be cancelling the open heart surgery. or, at least postponing it! ; )
They haven't taken the lead yet.
I'm kinda surprised TLR hasn't started reliever roulette yet.
[21] Mad tv show had an ad for a dating service called "Lower Expectations". It's the same with SNL. They do have the occasional decent show. Plus I hear about acts & headliners I wouldn't hear about otherwise.
Ah A Yogi reference
that stadium gets fucking LOUD! my friggin' ears are ringing.
(well, i guess that's nothing new...)
oh, and carpenter really needs to shave.
holy christ, napoli has some power. *just* missed it...
ooh, walking the dude before pujols. not a good idea.
pujols destroyed the last pitch he saw from ogando.
what now?
You don't want to -- oh crap putting someone on in front of Albert.
take that scioscia!
gunned down runnin'
IBB.
[38] see [37].
walk puma. bases loaded. freese up. 2 out.
1st pitch flyout to center.
tie game.
stretchy time.
This is a tense game..I may decline the Authentic Burger cheeseburger lunch so I can follow it online.
[40] does the burger come with marijuana cheese?
leadoff walk to a good basestealer.
[42] there was already 1 out. my bad.
andrus looked *awful* in that ab...
another good game.
yankees should be playing...
andrus made a *fantastic* play, but moreland couldn't handle the scoop. shoulda had him.
leadoff man on in teh 8th, loogy time...
i'd be mortified if nick punto were getting majorly important at-bat's in the serious, on my team.
hey, where'd the few of you go?
another gorgeous play by andrus. this time, moreland matched him on the other end!
mr. rnager w/ a leadoff double to start the 8th, off dotel.
bullpen roulette.
um, why in the world would wordpress send "bullpen roulette" to moderation?????
jeez.
ok, that's twice. fuck off, word press.
"bullpen roul**te" is really unacceptable? really?
i'm out...
Do players really get to call hit and runs?
And jeez, Dotel struggled to IBB Cruz. WTF?
I think "roul**te" is the bad word. Probably because of gambling related spam.
[47] back with my bento lunch!
Opposite field hits are where it's at.
[52] he bounced the 3rd lob and it took a left turn. molina made a nice play (of course).
[53] that is sooo insanely stoopid, i can't even begin to... fuck word press.
[52] yeah, i thought that player hit & run thing was pretty crazy. timmay and word press, a match made in pure hell...
more bullpen r******e
[54] bento?
oh, and if my numbering system is off, you can thank word press. i can see my posts awaiting moderation, so...
I love bento. It's usually translated as "Japanese boxed lunch."
It's very popular in Hawaii, because Japanese plantation workers have had a huge influence there.
eyechart looks like he's about to cry in the dugout.
poor guy. wasn't really his fault.
holy crap, another IBB. this is reeedickulous, cousin larry.
[58] thanks, randy!
what?! fuck you la russa. bring in a dude to ibb and that's it? buying time for motte. all these guys are trying to go for the reardon/sutter beard look. i'm not a fan.
[56] Yep, though today it's an Indian bento! Are you from Hawaii?
[61] ooh, i LOVE indian food! thought i was gonna have it this past weekend, but we ended up going for thai. hope to have indian in a coupla weeks...
speaking of vittles,
"motte" means 'food' in swedish.
Yes, I'm from Hawaii. Where bento often have un-Japanese items like macaroni salad. :-)
What's in an Indian bento?
[64] coolio! you hinted once before. how'd you end up in the midwest? or am i confusing where you are with rbj?
"bento" is a cool word. what does it mean?
[62] 2day I got saag chicken, jasmine rice, naan bread and one tandoori chciken drumstick, all for less than $10!
The Hawaiin style bentos have come back here, isn't a "loco moco" from Hawaii?
[65] oh, nevermind. i saw the "japanese boxed lunch" in [58]
sowwy!
[66] dude, that sounds awesome!
I wish Teix had taken one for the team.
don't try the stolen base/hit & run this time! ; )
[69] weeping!
Bento is usually translated as "boxed lunch." According to Wikipedia, the original meaning was "convenience." It's common takeout food (or even eat-in) now, but originally was a lunch packed in a box by a housewife for her husband to take to work.
I'm not in the midwest. I'm in upstate NY. Came here to go to college, and ended up staying.
WOW!!!
beautifully executed strike 'em out/throw 'em out.
eat yer heart out, scioscia
[72] i see, on the bento. oh okay, you & just fair are upstate NY, rbj is in toledo, methinks.
i have family in the binghamton/vestal area and a cousin in the syracuse/baldwinsville area.
Yes, locomocos were invented in Hawaii. Basically, young surfers who didn't have a lot of money would ask the cook at the local drive in for something cheap, and that's they came up with.
tying run in the form of a big puma.
[70] Where upstate? I went to Bard, near Kingston.
All in all, this has been a pretty sloppy game.
i know a russian girl who lived in seattle. when i played there this summer, i called her to see if she wanted to come to the show. turns out she moved to hawaii about a month before i played the northwest. not sure what island...
[75] I'm living near Bard now. :-) But I went to school in the Capital District. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy.
if the rangers win this, is napoli the mvp?
well, that's prolly the last baseball game i'll see until april...
Napoli certainly has a claim on it.
[80] nice area! and not too very far upstate : )
ah, i need to stop putting #'s in brackets, mine are all off.
sorry folks...
[78] Beautiful area, especially this time of year. But fierce winters..
[79] Don't worry thelarmis, I'll keep you updated with reports from the Japan Series!
Roulette is a spam word that's why it picked it off. Go figure.