So sorry I’m late, guys. But better late than never a game thread for the Saturday Fox Game of the Week.
Grill and serve.
Friday
November 15, 2024
Since 2002
"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
Way to work a walk Cervelli.
Okay, here I am, in the new thread.
Aie, DJ! Dag.
GODDAMMIT JETER.
FUCK.
How about you do something OTHER than hit the ball to the shortstop.
FEH.
Dammit.
[3] messed up the thread mojo, Alex!
=)
Nerts! Off to walk the dogs, should be back in 1/2 hour.
[2] ah, i see how ya are - splitting right after i call you out trying to sound smart about music! yeah, you totally lost me on your last comment there. : )
btw, did you play an instrument in school band growing up?
Well done CC
[6] i was thinkin' that!
timmay's laugh is just brutal.
cool pacha bell!
Whoops...I got caught betwixt threads. My last post down there:
I’m surprised that was not interference on Cervelli, though I don’t know the rules for that scenario.
Drat, Jeter!
I have a feeling that Teix is gonna show up next inning driving the score truck.
nice 'n easy inning. me likey.
Nice start so far CC ... just do a better job keeping it up than Javy did last night, ok?
Yankees have really let Davis off the hook…they need to break through here.
[12] what are the rules on that? tim and joe were on about it.
[8] No, just piano (and never got very good). And then I sang in college.
[12] The ump has to determine that the catcher was impeded before the throw...it looks like Shoppach was only impacted after the release.
By the way, I thought Gardner should have tried to "accidentally" get hit by that ball by Jeter.
[18] does drunken karaoke count though?
[19] thanks. yeah, though you could argue he sort of interfered before the throw. theoretically.
Well, Teix didn't make an out, at least.
[22] You could...it's a subjective call by the umpire.
[21] Hey, who says I was drunk?
RIPPER!!!
ROBBIE!!!
Wow...that's bat speed...Davis has been getting by with a little luck, so about time they broke through.
Doncha Know!
Yay! I was close [13], Teix ended up *riding* the score truck.
Here's to warm Aprils!
ROBBIE at the wheel!
[25] it is known.
[30] That's right! You thought he was asking for the keys, but he was just shouting "Shotgun" to Rob.
[33] i plan on being drunk later! but first, i need to get my butt to the studio and put in a coupla hours of practice. must turn off game soon...
OBP!
Another 3-2 count for Swish ... another walk.
C'mon Curtis!
[34] you tickling the keys again? writing a song called "Shotgun"? i actually used to work in a band that sometimes played "White Wedding" as a bossa nova. that was fun! : )
C'mon Grandy...
davis's breaking stuff is rather excellent today. at least, location wise. they seem hittable...
[33] Dude, don't believe those lies. I always sound like that.
Actually, I have never done karaoke. Seriously! I don't dig raw fish at all. (That was my best thelarmis imitation.)
[40] pretty good and VERY accurate! : )
CC with some leather.
CC and Cano are both convinced it isn't April.
[40] hehe. CC has looked good except for after when he tired in boston. I just wonder what a good early start would mean for a guy who doesn't start well.
gritty!
why not just have gardner steal?
I really hate the bunt when Gardner is more than capable of taking 2B.
Bunting with Cerveli: probably good. Bunting without trying first to run Gardner: maybe not so good. Steal third now!!!!
Hm, their 3B is pretty good too.
Or that'll do.
that' smore like it Jetes!
Trust in Gritner, guys, come on. Gritner gets the job done.
The restaurant I just left had about 10 tvs showing both the Masters and Texas Hold 'Em. Plus a couple of Mets games and a UNC football game for Mo's sake. Had to get some dude to commandeer a remote for me. Cano's homer was flat out smoked. : )
Our long national nightmare is over.
TEX!!!
Ahhhhhhh.
Jeter may be slowing down a little, but he still manages to get there.
[53] i'll never get watching poker on tv
Jeter is the anti-Posada.
TEX! Man Jeter was in trouble. But it all worked out!
Just Fair, your arrival inspired Teix to smack on down the line. So it's just as well you decided to leave that bar.
[60] Oh dear grasshopper, Jeter is never in trouble.
And monkeypants, you were obviously seeing a little further into the future than you thought.
I'm back -- just in time to miss all the scoring.
[58] I mostly agree, but think the guys on ESPN (esp. Norm Chad) somehow manage to make it interesting. On too many occassions, I've found myself inexplicably watching hours of the WSOP.
[64] Of course, because (as I've remarked before), rbj comes after rbi.
[62] Jeter used the Jedi mind trick on Shoppach. My son is cracking me up. He keeps imitating Jeter's slide home here on the floor.
[61] Cheers to that. If I wasn't home for his first hit of the year I would have felt bad. Mabye if I go back, though, Alex will homer.
[63] Sometimes prescience is difficult manage.
[65] I often spend most of my time wondering why the hell so many wear shades. So lame.
damn, i missed Tex's hit and Jetes' running.
[66] nice!
[67] too cute!
i don't poker. playing it and especially watching it.
shit, there goes the perfecto.
[66] Heh.
The dreaded leadoff walk.
[69] well said young jedi
Yankee pitchers haven't spent too much time holding runners this season.
innings aren't the only thing CC will eat lots of...
catcher's interference! as in the catchers' hand and glove got in the way of him transferring the ball...
[76] Can you imagine standing along side CC and Shaq? Holy smokes are they big dudes.
Those foghorn things are delightful. Now if only they had some cow bells to go with them.
pat the bat looks a bit like mussina.
i miss Mikey Moose.
[78] i have 4 cowbells on my main drumkit. well, actually - 2 cowbells, 2 jamblocks, plus a "homemade" icebell. : )
CC!!!
gotta love those awesome Chick-Fil-A ads - eet mor chikin or we'll charge the mound!
attaboy, CC. lookin good, big guy
Frankie Brains with the fist pump. Atta boy, Large Man.
[80] Man, --2 cowbells. That's mind-boggling even for people (like us) who love numbers.
i would've enjoyed catcher's interference there - as in shoppach interfering with longoria.
Brains talking to CC on the bench is so damn cute.
[84] ooh, don't make fun of my drumkit! it's the "mothership"! : )
my solo cd opens with a fun track that includes all 5 of the aforementioned "bells".
nice Curtis. please steal 2nd!
Timmy, your intelligence is pure conjecture.
Yeah, I bet Tim McC has extensively researched whether pitch count has any long term affect on a pitcher's arm.
Hm, I wonder whether the whole pitch count, innings count thing has any good evidence behind it. I know, let's ask Tim McCarver!
wahoo! go go grandy!
hmmmm. I guess in these hard economic times the Rays were able to keep the ol mascot around, huh? stoopid red sox... http://tinyurl.com/yhffpo6
Effect.
Sorry, words.
I'm surprised Davis is still in.
What sins did we commit such that forever and always, no matter the score or game situation, the announcers must talk about Joba-rules-eighth-inning-blah-blah?
[93] words aren't offended and don't need apologies. now, if it were numbers...well, that's a whole 'nutha story!
fuuuuuuuuuuck
Slide feet first dummy. FUCK.
[94] me too.
damnit. why the fuck didn't he slide?!?!
Yay Griner...yikes, Grandy. Oh well, good send with two outs.
Fuck.
Terrible play by Grandy to not slide. Jeez!
Yet another case of a catcher illegally blocking the plate (in this case tripping Granderson)....why does MLB tolerate this? Baseball isn't a full contact sport.
Damn!
[103] Yep, that's just what I said to my son.
But the rule and traditions around plays at the plate are so murky, you can't blame an umpire.
A 2 out ribeye from Lil' G will just have to wait. I'll pretend Curtis would have broken his leg if he had gone it feet first I guess.
Grandy was not so dandy? The Grandy Man can't? A gaf for the Gander?
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Sorry about that.
jeter wasn't there telling him to slide?
[103] I agree entirely. Of course, that stupid (and dangerous) play is now "part of the game". Indeed, Buck and McCarver are positively glowing over that "great play".
Two more innings, CC.
[102] He may have slid if he wasn't tripped.
[103] i disliked how he did that. made it look like he wouldn't block and then did. That's just dangerous.
no, you guys were grinning ear to ear 'coz the yanks didn't score. fucking assholes.
[107] the restaurant in the building i work in is the Gandy Dancer. Time to rename it...
that beurhle play will never get old. wow!
On a happier note, if Gritner can keep this up---slapping some opposite field singles, getting a few lucky rollers for hits, walking once and a while---he may make himself valuable.
[105] The rules are pretty clear, but the traditions completely obscure them.
[113] you're right dude. bias fucks.
[110] ???
[114] well, his name does anagram to "Dancers Groin Rust".
if that doesn't work, how bout the "Slide Next Time Cafe"?!
where in the fuck was that gorgeous curve, blue???
[116] The Grit is starting to slowly move my opinion of him...and I've been one of his biggest critics.
Punch him out. Are you fucking kidding me?
[121] Gameday has it near the middle of the strike zone.
don't lose him.
fuck you, blue
[120] haha
YEAH!!!!!
TEX!!!!!!!!
TEX you rule. man. goddamn that was a great stab!
Hot damn. Sweet grab, Teix.
[124] Someone tell Joe West.
Tex picks up Wally Bell...he owes him an AB with no strikes called.
my reaction was a bit more animated than Joe & K-Long's
Wow. Fuck.
If he gets three more outs in a row, then I'll start thinking bout things...
So, I'm reading J. C. Bradbury's book, and there's a chapter on the effect managers have on umpires' balls & strikes calls. The method is basically this: look at the difference between the calls for the manager's pitcher in Questec parks and non-Questec parks, and see if there are any managers with a big difference. Turns out there are several managers who seem to have a marked effect on umpires.
hmmm....
Nice play by Kapler.
take that email to heart, bitches. stfu!
How's CC look today?
[138] i'd rather not say
[134] Aren't there only a handful of parks that don't have Questec? Or is the other way around?
Now Tim and Joe are talking about the way Matsui...walked?!
[138] Check the boxscore, and don't say anything.
[140] According to wikipedia, only about a third of them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuesTec#QuesTec_Stadiums
[134] What is the sample? If one manager has a very good staff, you'd have to presume his pitchers are better at taking advantage of a wider zone. I can't believe a homeplate umpire is thinking about the manager while he is calling balls and strikes.
[142] Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow...........That's a pretty picture of a bridge in Tampa!!!
[140] Not sure, but for the period of the study it was used in ten parks.
where the fuck was that, blue????
aaaaaarrrrgggghhh!!!!!
[141] and fred couples, of course! : /
christ almighty. now watch the floodgates open, starting w/ a stolen base.
he was struck out, goddammit!!!
[144] Of course, but why would this change between Questec parks and non-Questec?
Even if they aren't thinking about it, some managers could affect umpires subconsciously.
Ignore Crawford.
Robby Cano Don'tchaknow!
Missed a double play there.
That's JV baseball boys.
Great play by Cano...FC, E-1, I presume.
oh geez that was too exciting.
YEAH!!!
not textbook, but i'll take it. wipes that speed off the bases and the go ahead runner in scoring position.
I only swallowed my tongue a little bit just then
Ha ha ha! Sucker.
Good...ohhh a gamble...he's got him...NOOOOO...Yayyyy!
My emotions over the course of about three seconds during that last play.
[153] Dont think they had a chance for two.
[155] no E-1 yet... reminds me of that game of his w/ the Brew Crew...
I just went through a quick roller coaster of emotions. I'm like, "get em! FUCK! WHAAA... YEAH!" then wondering about the scoring of it all.
gotta rinse the puke outta my mouth now.
[155] They should score it that way, but I bet they don't give an error since there was an out recorded at the same base.
nelson cruz has 4 homers for the rangers already. vernon wells has 4, too...
I don't think it can be an E if it doesn't cost an out, can it? Or cost the team anything?
jesus christ, ump. joe west is gonna fine you. call more strikes!!!
YEAH!!!!
carsten charles in charge!
[166] It could because Crawford was technically safe on the error, but then out on the overslide.
Yes!
[169] Ah, good point.
Hot Dog. The whole slanted angle from centerfield is really messing with my mojo. ps. Catcher's controversy! : )
CC is going to need a ton of pitches for a complete game.
what in the fuck is wrong with this ump??????
Wally Bell is killing CC.
Eat shit, blue.
Amazing play!
A-ROD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
holy fucking shit!!!!!!
SWEET JESUS
Holy SHIT.
Pin the tale on the strike zone. Let's be consistent, blue. Yay, A-Rod-to-Teix!
WOW!!!
Yay-Rod!
Arod is the bomb. Was that the 4th 130-footer today? 5th?
HOLY FUGGIN SHIT!
THAT WAS AMAZING.
ohboyohboyohboyohboy
but man, 102 pitches already ... what's a Girardi to do???
cool pacha bell in lieu of wally bell.
[178] looks like you and me both are postponing practice to post-supper, huh?
in other news I just picked up a $50 bleacher seat for opening day, not a bad deal if I do say so
It's officially "Canon Day", thelarmis. Amazing.
And Teix is back!
It's a bit early in the season to let CC go 120 or more pitches. My guess is that Girardi is secretly hoping CC gives up a hit to the 1st batter of the 8th.
Nice strike to Alex. These guys are piece of work. Yay, Teix. Drop the hammer, Robbie.
one thing to remember, CC is on an extra day of rest today ... might just give him a chance to complete "it" ...
Oh, they'll let him complete it, if it's it. So to speak. But I agree with OYF, Girardi must have some mixed feelings about it.
shuddup mccracken!
Release the McCracken!!!
Choate!
one of my most hated bullpeners we ever had. up there with the heredia's and osuna's of the world.
Swishing the other way again!
Grandy Slam?
Mmmmmm ... insurance runs ...
Awesome. Love me some Granderson,
Nice rope, Grandy.
The Grandy Dancer!
yeah, Curtis!
c'mon Cap'n - don't groundout on the 1st pitch, thank you please.
Beat the lefty!
I wonder if Girardi will bring in Winn for Swisher in RF next inning ...
I'd honestly be fine with a DP here, there I said it
Grandy has had some bad ABs against lefties, but some good ones as well.
oh that's right, it's Gardner. my bad.
suicide squeeze! (kidding. kind of.)
Let's see a Gardner Slam here.
goddamn, AB, those steaks look good as hell. My wife is starting spaghetti sauce and the onion/garlic smell is taking over. Ahhhhhhh
C'mon, Jetes.
[206] I would have pinch hit Posada for Brett, then let Jorge play the position.
I mean, what the hell. Baseball is supposed to be fun.
[206] good thinkin'...
[188] yeah man. i can't leave this. i actually get to see it live. sucks though - totally throwing my day off. i slept too late after a very late gig last night. i'm gonna have to forego running errands and only practice. i have to work on both instruments today and have a lot of work to put in. i'm already hungry. sucks, but worth it...
I call k looking.
Maybe the Gardner can 'plant one'?
I hope this long inning doesn't foul up CC's rhythm.
alex got lucky. he was jumping and ducking at the same time!
i'll take another run
I love how A-Rod jumped on that play. Totally wrong instinct.
[206] He has done it in every clos egame so far.
hehe.. Gardner was past the IF dirt by the time the camera panned. Love it.
Okay... NOW it's Captain time.
I'll settle for that.
[221] ugh. I haven't learned the lineup today.
It's time to end the Thames platoon and give Gardy a shot at fulltime LF.
[220] he probably shoulda sent in winn to pinch run then. get him stretched out and put more spedd on the bases.
frankie brains!!!
frankie!!!
[221] I know, I loved that too. In the replay from the 3B camera, showing the ball hit the mitt, you can't even see Gardner in the picture!
Put CC's arm on ice and call it a day.
Brains!
Did Joe Buck just refer to that ball by Cervelli as a "pop fly", until he saw that it was over Kapler's head?
aw, that smile was precious!
The Brain is mightier than the Brawn!
or something ...
BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS!!!
I do not like this long inning
this is sweet as pie. Nice hit, Cervelli!
Goddam. Nobody deserves it more.
[224] i want that too. If it doesn't work so be it. But I like Gardy.
That play defined 'bad route'.
[221] yeah, that was pretty amazing.
oh, and i hate bullpens that are on the field. i think it's both dangerous & distracting. totally pointless. just keep 'em behind the outfield...
well, that was an easy call.
c'mon CC! you got this...
CC's fine. He still had sweat on his brow... not cooled off.
Now it gets edge of the seat interesting.
Winn in RF now.
C'mon everybody, let's pull this out.
Nice CC! Nice Robbie!!!
Not the hand!
Fucking A. This is getting ridiculous.
please be okay (x1000)
Ca-yes!
defibrillator, please...
omigodomigodomigod
Well, this is just getting silly.
Man, the infield has been something else today.
Nice play by Robbie-flavored Cano!
that was frackin scary!
[242] i don't even think joe fuck mentioned that about winn. tool.
SHUDDDDDDUP McCRACK!
[250] yeah, he was "Frosty" in the ALCS!
stfu joe fuck
4 more!
i love the "Let's go CC" chant in tampa!
So does Jeter have to make a great play, too? This inning? Next?
That change is a beaut.
Fug.
damn.
Balls. Still, an amazing job.
Auuugh!
Great game though.
fuck...maybe the silver lining is it prevents a 140 pitch outing.
one of those walks was bogus. dude struck out.
oh, boo. that sucks. get him outta there. oh well. great game, CC!
i'm off to practice...
Damn. Damn. Damn.
Awesome show today, CC. You rock!
Clappity-clap-clap. Everybody wins.
Oh well. Still, this has been so far the Yankees' best performance this season by far, in all aspects of the game.
Ohhhhhhhhh.
sigh
Almost great. Guess it wasn't "destiny" T Mac.
damn, damn, damn.
But DAMN, CC great job!
oh yeah, FUCK YOU, shoppach!
seems like his hand is fine. i hope it stays that way.
let's keep the shutout in tact...
Who's the 8th inning 1 out guy following a broken up no-no? Hope he doesn't get stuck in that role.
[274] I dunno, we're not very tactful.
Whoa, didn't realize it was still a no-no. Damn. Well anyway, that was a good solid hit, so you can't be too mad; wouldda been pissed all weekend if it were a fluke hit.,,
damn, d-rob. haven't even thrown a pitch and a blunder...
uh, Robertson ... why are you even bothering to throw over to 1st with an 8-0 and the CATCHER on base???
Char sui buns should be Schedule I Controlled Substances. Picked up a few fresh ones from Koko's Bakery here in Cleveland. Not momofuku ssam's, but great nonetheless.
Also, neither my team nor I appreciate this crap, Yovani Gallardo.
[276] semantics. we only deal in numbers.
At least Brains doesn't have to strain his back picking up Large Fella. That would have been a DL stint for sure.
[279] yeah, good point. maybe he was pissed at shoppach and wanted to hit him with the ball!
too bad we don't have Farnsworth to start the 9th and create a save situation for Mo. ; )
Good tossing CC.
[284] Yeah, or even Bruney. Damn.
[284] low blow, brother. I like it! Like so many others, the Human White Flag left pinstripes and turned it up a notch.
[282] So it would be a job for NJ?
I just read Suzyn's lips. She said, "RAWGER CLEMENS! RAWGER CLEMENS!:
I actually agree with Timmy on the no-hitter talk. I find it rather stupid.
dammit.
oh, that sucks. Tex tattooed that. i'm glad he's hitting w/ authority. still counts as a hit...
Bizarre
Oooh, embarrassing.
But, no matter.
[294] yeah, better now then in a 2-2 game.
[292] Yeah, but shoulda been a double. (Better for his SLG.)
[290] i'm all about the hush-hush superstition in regards to no-no's/perfecto's, but then again, i'm a drummer and we're a superstitious sort!
outside the failed stolen base attempt, a very good all-around day for A-Rod.
why in the fuck is it 'interesting' that we didn't bring molina back? wow, you really are an idiot.
[297] Have you ever tasted salt? Or thrown it over your shoulder for that matter? : )
what a beautiful piece of hitting by robbie up the middle. what a gorgeous swing!
Melky obviously was holding the future MVP and batting champ back.
Rob plucks a duck!
[300] i love salt! i have a bad shoulder though, so i don't throw it over. i did play in a band that had a song called "Over The Shoulder". does that count?!
i hope we get into double digits here.
weak. pretty crappy at-bat for winn. not that that surprises me...
Should have been Swish, Swish would have picked up the rbi.
ANOTHER GIRARDI LOSS.
Or anyway, another Girardi now-no-double-digits-dammit.
Unless Granderson can bail him out...
another BB for Grandy. cool.
... or Gritner can bail him out...
Maddon is the Al East Douche version of Scioscia.
2-1 Gritty. Dig in and smack a granny.
[307] neh, Swish woulda walked, too. but i do like your bit of alliteration, it's even numbers oriented!
[310] I dunno, he may be a douce but Maddon seems to be a genuinely superior manager to me. Scioscia is all rep and hype, all bull.
I could be wrong (about Maddon, I'm definitely right about Scioscia).
little nick johnson, how 'bout that!
They fear the Grit!
DOUBLE-DIGITS!
Gritner RBI!
just before that last pitch, my son said, "Let's hope it's a grand slam!"
Gritner with the bases juiced: money.
at least maddon has some semblance of a vocabulary. at least for a baseball manager. ironically, both maddon and scioscia are both pennsylvania guys.
goddamn, timmay's laugh is god awful.
So when is Joe West going to get on the Tampa bullpen for all those walks?
was frankie trotting, or is he really that slow?
joe fuck gets excited 'coz there's only 3 outs left and he can get as far away from a baseball field as possible.
why am i still here? i really need to go practice. i've got a cowbell quiz in rhode island to prepare for.
[318] what a cool kid, sounds like he's gonna be a drummer! you can have your own built-in rhythm section! : )
Hey... Anyone wanna unload some tickets to the Friday night Yanks game on 4/16? It's my son's 6th birthday, and I want to take him.
[323] Uh oh. I had a dream about this once. I'll show up at the quiz in my pajamas.
[325] if you can't score tix to the game, i've got 2 gigs that night. i'll let him sit in! ; )
[326] uh, i think think i have another audition that day. sorry. but i'll recommend a really good sub for the gig. promise!
[325] my niece turns 6 two weeks later.
Buck and Tim oinking away about how awesome the new kid is, and D-Rob puts him away on three pitches. Nice.
(Of course, Brignac may well be awesome.)
nice d-rob!
David Robertson needs to find a way to incorporate "K" into his name.
[328] so does mine! JJ and his cousin are 12 days apart. She's on 4/28.
[328] My oldest son's birthday is on the 15th. Yeah, he's my little tax deduction. Only not little.
D-Rob showing the stuff.
almost got him. kinda.
i hope to keep the shutout in tact.
[331] i got nothin'. but i did try!
Helluvaballgame.
Nice victory, Yanks! Way to rock it CC.
See y'all tamara.
[332] nice! my niece is on May 1st. or, "fuwst", as she would say!
[333] big boy? my oldest nephew is large little man.
GAME OVER!!!
nice win
Appropriate last out.
Oops, when I wrote [338] I thought it was A-Rod at third.
alright all, time to go whack some cowbells! (finally...)
[339] woulda been appropriate if carlos pena had been the one to ground out!
Nice pitching by CC today.
[342] Not bad for the big man.
Who said he needed to lose some weight?
[343] More specifically, who said he needs to lose weight in order to pitch well?
Fun Sox game, Beckett vs. Greinke. Josh doesn't look sharp so far (one down, one on bottom of 1st).
Woke up and just browsed the game thread..a near no-no sounds exciting..Timmah & JoeBuck sound nauseating...
[345] Of course local tv here NOT showing that great matchup, instead got Angels-As on in one hour...sigh...
[346] Ohhhh. Too bad. But you do get to see 松井.
I'm thinking of buying the mlb.com video package. Did that last year; this year I have FiOS and could buy their mlb package instead. I have to decide pretty soon, obviously, or I'm going to miss games. Have you tried out the mlb.com package?
[347] Actually looking forward to all the Matsui-Ichiro matchups this year, J press here will be all over it.
Had mlb.com Gameday last season, holding off this year...so far...but with so few Yanks games on tv this season here I may be forced to get it again..
Zach Greinke really must regret signing that deal with KC..what an awful, awful team. Their lineup puts me in hysterics..Jason Kendall batting 7th?!?!?
[348] But Ankiel is the real deal.
You have to remember that Greinke suffers from social anxiety disorder, so he's actually very pleased to have the long term deal with the Royals. He has a comfort zone, and he's making a pile of money.
I'm guessing he's a little unhappy about that bullpen, though. Yeesh.
Just watching the game now, thanks to saturday blackouts ... DAMN that was a nice play by Alex to get CC out of the 7th.
Bravo, sir, bravo!
[349] Was that Ankiel comment some dry New England sarcasm that I am not picking up from across the ocean?
True, the Roylas stuck by Greinke when he was unable to pitch, that must count for a lot to him..but still, what an awful organization..sad that Trey Hillman bombed out there too, he did such a good job here taking the Nippon Ham Fighters to two straight Japan Series, winning one title.
Via Lohud:
"“Shoppach was his last hitter no matter what,” manager Joe Girardi said. “He did not know that going out, but he knows now. I told him when he came out because, big picture. It’s not something you want to do, but you have to think big picture. I told Dave (Eiland), 110 to 115, that was it.”"
So now I'm glad Shoppach got the hit, would have been frustrating to pull CC after 8 no hit innings. Right thing to do, but painful to see it happen.
[352] Wow! I never would have guessed that.
[351] No, really. (Okay, it's partly the rhyme that I liked.)
Ankiel smacked Wakefield and the bullpen around yesterday, and he's graceful in the OF. I like him. Now, I believe he does wish he were back with the Cardinals, but at least he's in the same state...
Ricky just tracked down a V-Mart drive at the 410 mark. Beautiful.
[352] That's crazy..the "big picture2 includes history..no way in HELL would CC come out of that game and also no way in hell anyone could physically move him off the mound!
[353] Yeah, he can smack the ball for sure but if he's your main power threat..btw, that BoSox offense really doesn't look great..I wonder if the Rays will easily be 5 games ahead of them by season's end..
[354] Good timing, he robbed the Professional Hitter! Oh, and Josh Beckett sucks (just had to say that)
Ankiel drills another one, this time Drew flails as it sails by.
Generous scorer, as it was in Drew's glove.
Better odds: thelarmis eats a turkey burger, Mr. OK Jazz buys a Reba Mcentyre record, Kendall goes deep off Beckett?
Hmmmm.
Kendall.
Whoa, Hermida.
And Tek.
Definitely a problem with Greinke's delivery...
No effing way Varitek homered off Zach the Great!! That is just NOT right..
[362] Hanging curves, to both. Very, very hittable. (Obviously!)
Podsednik to the fence? What's going on in KC tonight, rip in the space-time continum? Where's Doc Brown??
great job getting that runner in KC! ok, I'm out of here, let's hope the Royals can get to the Boston pen again..
Angels-A's...Ben Sheets, glad we did not take a risk on him, his pitches look very flat and the Angels are getting a lot of solid contact..Matsui looks great so far this season!
Oh, and Mike Scioscia is so irritating..announcers fellating him about "Angel baseball" when there was a "productive out"...
Game-winning hit for Matsui! Announcers go wild, let out their 4th "Professional Hitter" tonight! Lots of smiles and jumping from his teammates, he's off to a great start. I hate the Angels but will always be a Matsui-fan so happy for him.
[359] hey, i love turkey burgers!!! it's red meat i don't eat. and while i don't care for reba, i do play in a pop-country band and i must admit, i enjoy it! : )
[368] Hahah, would not have guessed either of those! Reba..I suppose I'm dating myself, couldn't name any more recent pop-country acts (and frankly, do not want to..)
Great ending to that Angels-As game, though the repeated shots of Sciosia giving signals to the fielders was annoying..home broadcast for them so of course they love the guy but he's so over-rated it's ridiculous.
[369] well, i eat lotsa organic stuff. just had a coupla organic burritos. turkey & veggie burgers are yummy! real burgers are ICK! haven't had red meat in over 18 years.
well, it's not like i own any pop-country or prefer it, but it is fun to play and the studio musicians are really good. the song writing is excellent and the chick singers are generally smokin' HOT!
i'm the same age as you. i wouldn't know any of these 'artists' either, but i have to for work. i've played in a coupla pop-country bands and both were fronted by females. plus, i used to date a girl who was a singer for a somewhat similar styled band.
carrie underwood, martina mcbride, miranda lambert, sugarland, et al...
[370] You'd love a lot of traditional Japanese food I think, it's been "organic" for centuries!
Country..hmm...does the smoking hotness outweigh the putrid music?
Another day game, hope I wake up to a victory and a funny gamethread to browse through!
i love indian and thai food. of course, chinese food is great. i've never liked japanese food, though. i've tried the miso soup / chicken teriyaki route, but it doesn't do it for me...
yeah, the smokin' hotness pretty much outweighs the music! i've dated two of these singers now! : ) but seriously, a lot of the music is excellent...it's the pickup truck lyrics that really suck...
[372] Damn, getting hungry here now..me and Mrs. Jazz are going shopping a bit later, to the basement food floor at the department store down the street. I've been craving a hero all day, think will fry up some eggplant & mozzerella, make a real solid sandwich..
"Pickup truck lyrics.." nice one!
When you heading over to Turner Field next? Do you live far from there? Take some pics when you do and get them up online!
mmm, eggplant & mozz hero sounds downright delectable! i'm enjoying a bunch of sierra nevada pale ale : )
yeah, i call it "arena rock with pickup truck lyrics"
i used to live walking distance from turner field in the late 90's. the last 10 years, i was just a few miles from there - 3 or 4. now, i'm 3 miles further down the road, which i guess is still pretty damn close.
as of now, i'm supposed to go w/ some friends Sun May 2nd vs. the Stros. but if i end up picking up a jazz brunch gig, i won't be able to go. i was offered tix to opening day here, but had two jobs...
"Arena Rock"!! REO Speedwagon, Boston, Kansas, Journey, Foreigner in the 70s..then Def Leppard, Bon Jovi & Poison in the hair-metal 80s..then the "alrternative" years of Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, etc... (how "alternative" can you be when you play the old Captial Centre in DC??)
I do still have a soft spot for the Classic Rock arena dinosaurs though..Pink Floyd and Zeppelin forever!
Man, I bet the Braves will sell more tix if Jason Hayward has a strong rookie year..he seems like the real deal.
jason heyward is most definitely the real deal. i hope he stays healthy for a lengthy career. it could be special!
zeppelin rules! BONHAM = ROCK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time to head out, enjoy those Pale Ale's and get ready for the sunday matinee tomorrow!
[377] yeah, not sure i'll make it tomorrow. today's near no-no really cut into my day. i'll prolly have to read about tomorrow, after the fact...
have fun w/ the mrs. and jr.!