MLB Playoffs Open Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 11, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintThe playoff schedule's a bit strange today, with a noon start in the east, followed by a long break before this evening's two games.
Will today be the last stand for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins? The St. Louis Cardinals' season ended yesterday in an improbable three-game sweep.
On the schedule tonight, all times ET:
Game 3 Angels-Red Sox @ 12:07 p.m.
Game 3 Yankees-Twins @ 7:07 p.m.
Game 3 Phillies-Rockies @ 10:07 p.m.
One thing I've forgotten to do in these playoff threads is link to the playoff teams' SB Nation sites. (Apologies to Viva El Birdos.) Most of you guys have found them on your own, but just in case you need some road signs:
Angels: Halos Heaven
Red Sox: Over the Monster
Yankees: Pinstripe Alley
Twins: Twinkie Town
Phillies: The Good Phight
Rockies: Purple Row
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I totally forgot there was a noon game today!
Boston certainly doesn’t want to leave the postseason just yet.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm watching the Lions actually...
they never make me happy. but they make me look forward to work strangely enough.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Well, at least the Lions scored.
And they certainly won’t go 0-fer this year. And they are better than Oakland. So I guess those are positives.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Bye, bye Red Sox.
And totally off-topic – I FINALLY got my best pictures from Sleeping Bear Dunes uploaded. Woohoo!!! Nothing to do with baseball at all, but it took some time to sort through them and decide which ones I liked the best. I’m pretty excited about my family and friends being able to see them at their convenience and without fuss. :)
(No titles, yet, but I’ll get to it. I just started using photobucket this weekend really.)
http://s824.photobucket.com/albums/zz166/zielonka97/Sleeping%20Bear%20Dunes%20vacation/
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
nice pics.
I was planning on going there this summer but couldn’t get the time off.
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bye red sox....
That sound you heard was the execs at fox and espn screaming.
by rook34 on Oct 11, 2009 4:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
And most of the rest of the nation in joyous celebration.
Meteor strike to the ’dome tonight will make things right in the universe.
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Cardinals- GONE
Red Sux- GONE
Twins- Very soon
Yankees- Go Angels!!!
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 11, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions
ANGELS!!!
One step closer to my dream Angels-Rockies World Series. That would be a meet-up of the two coolest, under-hyped teams this year.
I don't have a signature.
Dodgers haven't gotten much attention, either.
Supposedly the Cardinals were supposed to DOMINATE them in the series. Like ESPN knows baseball that well. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I thoroughly dislike the Dodgers
so their lack of late season media love does not impact me.
They were a huge item earlier in the season though…
I don't have a signature.
I am so hoping that this is the sendoff
For that plastic baggie-infested, carpeted, garage-inspired, demon-infested hellhole of a roofed facsimile of a poor excuse for a “ballfield” that was designed by Satan’s own architectural firm with the aid of the dark side of the force.
RIP Metrodome. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm confused.
You actually like the Metrodome?
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
OK off topic
I just turned on the Denver/Pats game…the Broncos unis today are nearly as ugly as those neon green numbers the Seahawks busted out the other week.
I just flipped over
You mean those yellow things?!? They look like their team name should be “the Fighting Highlighters” – what the heck ARE those things?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Effing brutal
they are their throwbacks from the 60’s. Good thing most people had black & white TV’s back then…
I liked the Bronco's retro uniforms.
Much better than the “XTREEM” crap they changed to in the late 90s.
I feel the same way about the "new" Pats unis
I like the style they’re wearing today much, much more
Most every uniform change lately has been about sharp lines, darker colors and more "fierce" looks.
And I’m kind of sick of it.
I really shouldn't talk, since I'm no football expert
…but last week, I was with my parents, and there was a news report about the Lions game. The reporter said something about “Honolulu blue,” which caused my mom to think that Honolulu had a football team.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda wanna see the Yanks lose
That would be hilarious. They can win tomorrow.
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't they already lose to Pavano this year
When he was still with the Indians?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
don't know
But losing to him in the playoffs would be amusing.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Evening
Work was…busy. All I wanted was a flu shot and to order Chinese food and I got neither (I never even got a lunch break). Still, it’s nice to see that the much-loathed Red Sox have been knocked off. Herein ends my support of the Angels, unless the Twins somehow pull off a big comeback (I cringe, but hey, it already happened to ‘em). I know this view is not popular at all, but I like the Yankees better than the Angels, hence I will continue rooting for them in the ALCS (I think it’ll be just me and Kurt).
I kinda want the Angels to win it all
what with the whole Adenhart thing and everything. Would be a nice story.
Well
the Yankees have their work cut out for them tonight. They hit .239 combined off of Pavano and the Twins hit .394 combined off of Pettitte. Ouch.
And...
There’s that little issue of them playing in Hell the Metrodome
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
One could also look at it as
the Yankees are due for a win against him…. we were and we did it. And God knows how PROLIFIC the Yanks are
I'm sure Pavano
is slightly fired up to get to stick it to the NY fans. You know, the same people who renamed the DL the “Pavano”
I think I'm a bit loopy but...
I’m starting to think the Tigers should make an offer to Mauer to help open Target Field.
Never been
But I’m looking forward to seeing for myself in the summer!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Nor have I
but I’ve seen enough on the television and in photos to get the gist of it….more fun to watch a game there than in a teflon roof covered edifice.
I've been there four times
Trust me, it’s a beautiful venue
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, come on, why does the national media prefer the Metrodome over views like this?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been wondering
If a woman has a sports-themed room, what is it called?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
It took longer than I thought it would
But I have given all the pictures I downloaded to photobucket titles. (I have never had shoulders this sore before, but at least it’s done.) Other pictures I will be sure to add LESS than 170 at a time!
Got my leftover chicken parmesan and ready for some baseball in hell. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm only kinda half-paying attention to Twins-Yankees right now
I’ve got MLB.tv up, watching the ninth inning of this afternoon’s game (call me sadistic, but I want to see the Fenway Faithful cry).
It was pretty amazing
Papelbon is normally so automatic, and to see his coaster go off the rails was remarkable.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
And I'm noticing that he had the thing reduced to one strike a couple of times
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Guerrero delivered the lead
He normally struggles in postseason.
Geez, first A-Rod, now Vlad? What is the world coming to? :-)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, there's one difference though
I like Vladdy. lol. I’m also not at all surprised that he was swinging at the first pitch.
I have no clue where my TV remote is, guess I'll watch baseball again
The dial seriously hasn’t moved off TBS this week….and darnit, my apartment is clean….ish….it’s amazing the ability of remotes (and keys and the like) to hide
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oh, shucky-darn
Those wily remotes! Always disappearing and forcing people to watch sports. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm still licking my wounds from Game 163
so I haven’t watched a whole lot of the LDS games. I’ll be back on the baseball bandwagon for the LCS, though.
Can anyone say...excessive?
TBS is giving A-Rod’s stats after a day off (something like 23-for-45). Did we really need to know that?
it's baseball
If someone asked for a pitcher’s stats in the 5th inning or later in a start in which he had already used the rosin bag three times and the weather forecast was partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers, someone would have them.
Not that it would mean anything, but they would have them. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Sounds similar to my dad explainining it:
“What a guy hits in a 3-2 count and there are runners at first and second on a Tuesday and the temperature is 87 degrees.”
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate to tell you...
…but Pavano has a PERFECT GAME through two innings. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have a PERFECT GAME in the postseason?
lol
That would be incredibly rare, a PERFECT GAME against a lineup as prolific as the Yankees. :)
Did someone tell him he was pitching against the Tigers again?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
hey, The Tigers whupped All Star Carl Pavano the last time we faced him
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yes, but I'm thinking before that
Before we jinxed him but good.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Stop making fun of the poor security guard, you guys! :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Oh and by the way
I wasn’t around on Friday night but…where was THAT Joe Nathan vs. the Tigers over the past half-decade?
his evil twin Jason Nathan
He escaped from the car trunk he was locked into in the Metrodome parking lot.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I think "jason" as a name for an evil twin should be in the byb by laws
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Now, is it reference to Jason Grilli, "Jason" Verlander, or both?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
What's gonna happen if we ever get a good pitcher named Jason?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
We'll blow up that bridge if we come to it.
Maybe he will go by Jay or something. Or we will change it by BYB fan decree.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
that's past, anyway
“Jason” as a default bad name is a recent invention.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Nathan just didn't have it.
You could tell from his first pitch. Don’t know if he was freaked or what, but it was just a matter of which Yank got him.
He even looked nervous each time they showed him on the mound.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Rule #1
Cardio. Twinks better be legging out hits…
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
that'd be one way to break up a perfect game
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You're telling me?
All I have to do is LOOK at my Kinetics notebook and my brain switches off
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
He left to get a beverage
after Swisher struck out, thinking the inning was over.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I already knew that from last year's ALCS
I had forgotten just how frighteningly bad Craig Sager’s wardrobe was. Is that a gimmick of some sort? He can’t be serious.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that's his thing
Does it for all the basketball games he coves for tbs or tnt or whatever…sometimes he almost looks normal, but that’s the exception.
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I've been watching basketball on the Turner family of networks
for many moons. I’m well aware of Craig Sager’s “wardrobe”. Although compared to Don Cherry he looks downright dapper.
Ah, see, I don't watch basketball
The first time I saw him was in last year’s ALCS. I was rooting for the Rays.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, I knew Minnesota left a lot of runners on in game 2
I did not realize they were THAT squanderrific.
KNOWINGLY received an HGH injection
Correct terminology. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm glad you clarified
although, who among us wouldn’t like to take a dump on the metrodome?
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Note regarding why the Yankees are impossible to root for, except tonight:
Giuliani had a fit two nights ago about the fact that he didn’t get his usual seats, the ones right next to the dugout, so he could chat with Jeter.
Not that this is the Yankees fault, but what a jackass. Life’s pretty good if that’s your biggest problem.
maybe Jeter arranged it
Got tired of listening to him flap his lips. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
See, I personally know three Yankees fans, and they're all really nice people
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Not saying they aren't
But the entire aura around that team, that they are somehow what holds New York City together, is a crock Most Yankees fans (most fans period) couldn’t ever afford to be a part of the proceedings
But just to clarify...
I don’t like Rudy Giuliani
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Hi guys!
Just turned on the game, but I have to try to do work while I watch, bleh. Where did the weekend go? Anyway, come on Yankees. And hell yeah Angels!
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah I bet
I spent five hours at Starbucks yesterday doing homework. Not the most fun way to spend a Saturday.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
hello!
I know where my weekend went – it was sucked into my computer because I downloaded and titled 170 pictures from my vacation.
Bah. I wanted to get more done, but at least I can check that off my to-do list.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I think I have met only ONE person who likes A-Rod
It’s a friend of mine that I roomed with in college. She was an Indians fan in college but converted to the Yankees when she got married (Her husband is a Yankees fan).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
he reminds me of Sidney Crosby in some ways
The talent is undeniable by anyone with a brain, but it is a little off-putting they way they seem like such plain vanilla personalities. It’s as though neither one of them says anything without mentally running it past three focus groups to make certain it is entirely devoid of any molecule of interest.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I think A-Rod's personality is far worse than vanilla.
I think he’s a total phony. Sidney just seems like a slightly confused kid who doesn’t appear to be all that bright.
That's true.
I’m just wondering if that is the direction Crosby is going. If so, it will be very sad – and the people around him who let him get that detached and fake will be doing him quite a disservice.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Hahaha
+1 for insulting Sid the Kid.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
he's so bland
If he were a sports drink, he would have the flavor of filtered water.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Wow
I’m sure she’s a great person, but she has terrible taste in baseball teams.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
Of my other former roommates (all of whom I like), one is a de facto White Sox fans (Chicago native, though her boyfriend is more into baseball than she is), one is Sri Lankan and is really into cricket, and one is from North Carolina and I have no clue what team she follows.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I like A-Rod
He seems to catch a lot of crap for a whole lot of nothing.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And he always looks like he's sucking on a lemon
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe they are just trying to get it in before the end of the series?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yeah, I noticed that :-)
There’s also a Granderson diving catch
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
although it makes me sad that he is not getting ready to pitch anymore. :(
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Oh no I missed it!
I will have to keep my eye out for that one in the future.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
His jersey just flashes on the screen for a half second.
It’s not actually Porcello, so you didn’t miss anything, really.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if players think it's cool
When they see their name or play in a commercial. :)
I bet they do.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
But secretly, of course
They’d never want to let on that they feel that way. ;)
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, of course
They have to act all aloof and blase about it. Like when you really like a boy or girl in high school, but can’t possibly let them know because that isn’t cool. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I wonder if up-and-coming players ever read fan blogs to see what's being said about them
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if they get disturbed by what they read sometimes!
I hope they get the humour in the tone in which it is intended, though. We only kid out of love.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Think about it...
Rick Porcello could be reading this right now ;-)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, though
I don’t think Rick is all that into the blogosphere…he updated his mlblog all of a what…twice?
Cuddyer!
I don’t know if I should be happy or mad about that play….I’ve got a dueling hatred thing going on here that I haven’t quite reconciled
Yeah, it's difficult
but I cannot root for the Twins. I wouldn’t even call it rooting FOR the Yankees, just AGAINST the Twins. I want to see them out of the playoffs as soon as possible.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I think of it
As wanting the evil empire to do me a favor. Before they possibly get crushed by the Angels in turn.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Of course they say Pettitte's been perfect so far
and he gives up hit.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:24 PM EDT reply actions
Morneau was holding him back
I say the Twins should get rid of Morneau for their own good ;-)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That has ESPN lameness all over it
“How many times does a guy make a big defensive play and then get a hit? Whenever we edit it that way!”
It’s so funny whenever they say that I want to gouge out my eardrums with knitting needles.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
That last one was okay because it was Nick Swisher
and I hate Nick Swisher.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
How can you hate Nick Swisher?
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
This game is moving along very quickly.
Squandering must gum up the works.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Anyone remember the Joe Blanton smudge-on-hat mini-scandal?
I did a blog where I discovered that wasn’t the first time he had a smudge on his hat, but the story totally died, unlike the Kenny Rogers thing. I was really disappointed because I was the only one who researched it.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, no, he hit like Nick Punto against the Tigers as well (under .200)
He just walked a ridiculous amount of times
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
"As Punto goes, so go the Twins"
That makes it official. Nick Punto is the black, black heart of the evil creature that is the Minnesota Twins.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
"There'll be no play"
reminds me of Tuesday :(
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
unless it's just a cover
And he is actually running an international diamond-smuggling ring funded by a network of meth labs.
But not likely. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Okay, we KNOW Mauer hits the ball the other way
So why would you give him something that he can hit the other way? Why not force him to roll over and hit a ground ball to second base?
terrifying
I would hire much security when I encountered fans.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Pavano's just broken the 80-pitch mark
Aren’t the Yankees supposed to, like, work the count and get the starter out after five innings?
To quote Chip
“The Yankees can score quickly with the home run ball”. This is, of course, markedly different than the other 29 teams and their dastardly slow home runs.
Yeah
It’s hard to score when the home run ball is flying so slowly that the outfielder has time to climb into the stands to catch it.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't the Twins hit a bunch of home runs in the regular season though?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Slow home runs though.
I bet the Rockies hit fast home runs. Altitude and a jet stream.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I am NOT nagging, just asking -
But did anyone look at my Sleeping Bear Dunes pictures? ;)
(Just curious.)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
just wondering
It’s my first time using photobucket or something like that, and mostly I wanted to make sure that someone else could actually see that dang things. It’s no problem for me but I set it up, so that doesn’t count.
Now I can let my family know that they can see my pictures. Thanks!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
yes I did!
nice stuff, looked like it was rather wet!
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
just the first day
Which was fantastic, because I love the look of dunes in the mist, and it’s tricky to predict that kind of weather.
It was gorgeous, though.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I miss visiting the glen arbor area
from the dunes up to northport, beautiful part of the state.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright!
Haha that kid with the Yankee sign
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
hahahahahahaha
I only laugh because I remember that all too freaking well!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Barf
I don’t know…I have a lot of Nick Swisher hate.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
that's a tough choice
But based on that, I’d have to go with Swisher.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Okay, I've been flipping between this and Amazing Race
…so all I heard was “…1984 Tigers.” What where they talking about?
No team that has led the league in home runs has also won the world series
Since the 1984 Tigers did that.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Huh. I would not have guessed that.
I didn’t even know the ’84 team led the league in HRs.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
he used up everything in the game against the Tigers
My mom actually has a surprising level of Kubel-hate. She told me the Twins are now right up there with the Cardinals on her baseball-hatred scale. Which is pretty impressive, because my mom is really nice.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Francisco Liriano?
Do they still have him? And is he Venezualan, or am I confusing him with Santana?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I think Liriano is Dominican, but I'm not sure
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot he's in the 'pen now
was a bit surprised to see him.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
OK fuck you Chip Caray
“Look at where Derek Jeter is!” I’m sorry…when is covering the base you’re supposed to a remarkable, praise-worthy accomplishment?
When you are Derek Freaking Jeter, Baseball GOD.
bleargh :(
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm not into the rankings bit,
but I’ve always thought Jeter, if you took him out of his pinstripes and exchanged him with say, Barry Larkin in his prime, you’d have close to the same results. Nice player, but incredibly overhyped.
hmm
wouldn’t you be more shocked if cowherd said something sensible?
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
He sucks.
Every time I hear him, he says that he’s not a fan, so he doesn’t understand fans. But he’s pretty clearly a fan of the Yankees and USC football, as that’s about all he talks about.
ever since he "borrowed" (read: stole)
from a U of M blog for a bit he did and then got mad at the blog when it called him out on it, I’ve thought the worst of him
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a lazy host...
sticking to only the most obvious topics. I don’t get the impression he does much research or even watches many games. He seems to be tired of sports and auditioning for a bigger pop culture kinda gig.
you should
How hard it it to cite sources? Not at all hard.
But I have a science background, so not citing sources is more than a blunder, it’s academic fraud.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
And SportsNation
is one of the worst ideas for a TV show ever, even by ESPN standards. Two people reading poll results. That’s it.
I was really hoping they'd mention the SweetSpot Network
on Monday. seems like bloggy things would be up their alley, and therefore good for my bloggy thing.
but they were too busy having an entire show about Brett Favruh.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
saw that once by mistake
Holy cow was it horrible.
And then mainstream media wrings their hands about fans going to blogs for information. I get better analysis from blogs, funnier writing from blogs, more timely updates from blogs, more innovative statistics from blogs, camaraderie and conversation from blogs …
I’d be happy to read msm if it wasn’t a waste of my time and my effort and I couldn’t correct factual errors with 45 seconds of googling.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Is that the island that churns out large quantities of Molinas?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Miggy cursed the Twins
So far, it’s still holding.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
they were doing so well until they played the Tigers
Squander Bug is easier spread than H1N1
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
sponsorships are funny
I was checking out the baseball-reference.com page for Ethier (full name: Andre Everett Ethier, childhood nickname: Vowels) and the sponsorship line reads “Your support helps pay our writers peanuts … sometimes Cracker Jack.”
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Why couldn't the Twinks make errors like this on the basepaths earlier?
It would have helped us out then.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I missed what happened with Punto
I was watching the Amazing Race. That kinda sucked because one of the teams I liked lost their passports and got eliminated.
went too far around third base
And Jeter threw to third for the out since he couldn’t get back in time. First out of the inning.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
hit initially
If he had stopped, Twins would have runners on first and third with no outs. Instead, runner at first and one out.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Actually Jeter threw home
then Posada threw to third, but same result.
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to admit
I almost feel bad for Punto. He looks so sad in the dugout.
But holy smokes was he a long ways away from the base.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
But then I remember
That even if the Twins lose this game, they still played three more games than the Tigers did, and I don’t feel so bad.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I feel torn
Because the Twins fans that stopped by to say “hi” were so nice, and this is going to hurt them so much. It makes me feel bad. :(
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
yeah, I know
It’s just easier for me to root for a team to lose when I don’t know anyone who is going to be disappointed by it. As soon as I know of someone, I feel bad for them.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
In that case, I would be rather conflicted
The only Twins fans I know of are the ones who have visited here (I also had a Twins fan at my old blog). I know three Yankees fans in real life.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
being a sports fan is a zero-sum game
But someone has to lose, so I just try my best to gloat quietly to myself and be considerate and respectful as much as I can in person, as well as not being a jackass when my team wins.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
hey, not all yankees fans are bad
don’t want to see the nice ones be sad either!
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you see him grab his head when Punto was caught off of third?
Ouch. To run right through a stop sign like that.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
In case anyone cares
Phillies and Rockies have started up on TNT
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
Lets go Rox!
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That's who I'm rooting for in that series, too
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Best friend is a Mets fan
So we have a pact- I root for the Mets, he roots for the Tigers.
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm rooting for the Dodgers overall
But I want the Rockies to beat the Phillies
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I just want the Phils to die in a fire.
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
if I moved, the two cities I'd want to move to are Denver or Seattle
so I guess I should root for the Rox
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
He has amazing powers.
Best not to cross the inoffensive people. They have secret dark powers.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
He entered into a coalition with Miggy
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
we need to get them to use their dark powers for offense next year
Cursing opponents is fun, but beating them in the actual games would be more fun.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Nathan appears...
as if he’d rather been anyplace else on Earth. He simply can’t get the Yankees out.
although it doesn't help that the bases were WALKED loaded before he even got in
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
They require great quadriceps endurance.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
GOODBYE METRODOME!
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a celebratory picture but I think it would be pretty tasteless to post it
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I just told that girl they showed that was about to cry
to cry harder than I did last week. not bitter at all. haha
Ah, what to watch?
I want to watch the end of this game, but Carlos Gonzalez is batting right now.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
I thought so too
I remember watching one of our games with the twins right after golf and being like, “whoa, is that mickelson?”
I think Mariano Rivera knows what to do to keep himself loose.
He isn’t a rookie anymore.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
He looks far less intimidating with no hat
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
He looks like a mild-mannered middle-aged man.
Like an accountant or a businessman that would be comfortable waiting for his proposal to finish at the copier.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
And by proposal
You mean cut fastball. And by copier, you mean mound.
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like a superhero thing or something
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
we need to steal one of his hats
For whoever is the closer next year.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Phillies leading 1-0 but Colorado threatening
No one wearing hoods that I notice, though.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Helton's got the high socks tonight
(I would imagine that would be colder, though)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
CAR-GON FTW!
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I keep thinking of what my personal baseball guru told me about Mariano Rivera and saves of more than three outs
And it’s not good
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
Someone else'll have to post it
All I have is the Monty Python picture
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you see how hard that guy was clinging to the fence?
Emotional attachment to the Metrodome is scary
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
OT: what's miggy's contract amount and length?
googling just gives me stupid articles about the drama
from Cot’s (which I have bookmarked):
- 8 years/$152.3M (2008-15)
* acquired by Detroit in trade from Florida 12/4/07
* signed extension with Detroit 3/24/08, replacing 1 year/$11.3M deal signed 1/18/08, avoiding arbitration
* 08:$11.3M, 09:$15M, 10:$20M, 11:$20M, 12:$21M, 13:$21M, 14:$22M, 15:$22M
* award bonuses: $0.1M for LCS MVP; $0.15M for WS MVP; $0.2M for MVP ($0.1M for 2nd in vote, $50,000 for 3rd-5th)
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Those bonuses are also such a joke.
It’s equivalent to giving someone with a $35,000 yearly salary a bonus of $262.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It's 20 million next year,
and last year was the first of 8 years.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Did they just say the Twins were "unbelievable" at home?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
Garrett Atkins is having one long AB
It has lasted through most of the fan interference and the entire Young AB
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
the Tigers can now sleep peacefully with the end of the Metrodome
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Don't mess with the Santería
(Sorry, I just wanted an excuse to post this picture)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
For real, this time
GOOD-BYE, Metrodome!
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah!! Go Angels!
Do it for Adenhart!
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
BYE BYE TWINS!!!
Just turned on the TV to watch this moment. Goodnight!!!
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
GOODBYE FOREVER METRODOME
(FOR REAL THIS TIME)
And with that, I’m off to read for the rest of my life. Have a good night folks!
by kendra.michelle on Oct 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
Wish we'd seen the last of the metrodome three weeks ago
the beast is dead, finally
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Bullet to the face?
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by David Tokarz on Oct 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
or an rpg through the torso
Nuke ‘em from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
So, are we more or less unanimous in saying GO ANGELS!
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well, I wouldn't say unanimous
but appears to be close
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I know that's how I feel.
The Yankees did what I wanted them to do, so they have now served their purpose. Time for them to leave as well.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
love 'em and leave 'em, eh?
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Totally OT: Does anyone think we would look at Papelbon were he on the market?
People have been saying he might become available this offseason. Considering Rodzilla’s stock has risen this season, we could maybe pull something off with him and prospects. What do y’all think?
I’m not saying I really want him, but it is something I’ve been thinking about.
I don't have a signature.
I suppose he would be worth a look, maybe
But I’m sure he will be expensive and it might be a better option to give Lyon a chance instead.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yeah, I see Lyon as a serious possibility, obviously,
but if a deal were possible, I consider Paps to be > than Lyon in the closing department.
I don't have a signature.
never overpay for a closer
ask the mets how K-Rod is paying off
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 11, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Thing is, K-Rod was kind of a sensation for a brief period of time
Papelbum has been working it for a while now.
I don't have a signature.
Precisely what I was thinking.
Now, I can only hope the Yankees do not go on some kind of tear.
I don't have a signature.
true
But with Verlander and Porcello it might not have been a sweep. And there were key mistakes that really hurt the Twins.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yes, we had a chance, moreso than the Twins
Our pitching would have given us a chance.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
Minnesota took the division from us in ‘06 and they were promptly destroyed by the A’s while we took down the overwhelming World Series favorite Yankees. Who knows what would of happened this year. I think we matched up a lot better to the Yankees than the Twins if you want my opinion. Honestly, they’ll never get deep in the playoffs with starters that pitch to contact and 4-5 ERAs. The Twins are built for the regular season, not the playoffs. They had a chance when they had Santana and even then they did squat. They’re a milquetoast franchise built for sustained mediocrity. At least the Tigers are interesting.
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Every once in a while I’ll watch that clip and mist up a little bit.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The sight of Polanco in that goofy hood trying to round the bases and jump for joy at the same time makes me laugh every time I see it
Cuz, really, that was the emotion of the ALDS and ALCS that year. Pure, unadulterated joy.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Minnesota is 2-12 in their last 4 playoff series
Becoming more and more of a trend
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 11, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not surprised.
They seem to specialize in being good enough to get into the playoffs, but don’t have enough extra oomph to push themselves past a playoff opponent.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Just sneaking into the playoffs always gets crappy matchups.
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Ladies and Gentlemen....
This is my 5,500 comment since joining. Just thought I’d share it with you.
wait a minute -
You’re old enough to drink, right? I don’t want to be contributing to the internet delinquency of a minor or anything!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Oh my God
Apparently the ace of the Seattle pitching staff is now Felix RODRIGUEZ
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
That's the old format.
It just never changed for the old videos.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I watched that not too long ago
Perhaps when we get closer to spring training I’ll take a spin down the entire 2006 ALDS and ALCS memory lane (mlb.tv has its perks). That time was just downright cinematic.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
you're not kidding
What is this sudden mist that clouds my eye?
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//sigh
What a special moment.
It’s nice to remember the moments of pure unadulterated joy of sports in with all the stuff about contract negotiations and labor disputes and officiating squabbles and all the other business stuff.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
By the way, fun fact
While looking for pictures of Polanco in that hood, I noticed that when you type in “Polanco” into Google, “Placido Polanco head” is the third choice on the list of suggestions.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
I do not understand this commercial with the talking pothole
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
Try understanding the black taco commercial.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Todd Helton
Although I have no idea why. Maybe it’s that mop of hair.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I know the feeling
See: Carlos Gonzalez (I like him and I don’t know why)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
You see, it's a Jason
There’s your problem
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Now does the "Jason" curse only pertains to pitchers?
What about position players named “Jason?” I have a story character named Jason Sanchez who is a position player.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I just checked.
This year, there is no Jason in MLB with an ERA under 4.
by StringTheory on Oct 11, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
and walks in a run to tie
NOT RECOMMENDED PITCHING PROCEDURE
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Carlos Ruiz sure was irritating in the World Series last year
Especially if you were rooting for the Rays (which I was). He always seemed to get that pesky single that extended the inning. Ruiz probably should’ve won the Series MVP, not Hammels.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions
And Carlos Ruiz continues to be irritating
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
well, if you had no reason before
Going 7 for 12 in the postseason might be reason enough to like him. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm off to bed
my visiting friend (who has manged to have fun despite being forced to watch some baseball) is leaving tomorrow so I’ll be back in full force for the rest of the playoffs, much to your guys’ delight/annoyance ;)
And if you were wondering...
I don’t think I know any more about Kinetics than I did BEFORE I started studying. I’ll have to double my efforts when it comes to studying tomorrow night (That’ll be for Pharmacology, though).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 12, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
I'd better get ready for bed before I turn into a pumpkin.
See you all in the next open thread. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yikes
I remembered that Joe Blanton homered in the World Series last year. I did NOT remember that he hit the home run off Edwin Jackson.
And on that note, I’m off to bed. Kinetics exam first thing in the morning.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 12, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions
Good luck
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by David Tokarz on Oct 12, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
They're idiots over there
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by David Tokarz on Oct 12, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweep, sweep, sweep
3 of the 4 divisional series are ending with a sweep. Although there were some close games (as Game 2 in the Dodgers-Cards Series) I am a little bit disappointed about it.
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