MLB Playoffs Open Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 9, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
in Detroit Tigers News
Email
PrintOkay, the playoff open threads have been going well, so we're still doing them. (That is, if we can pull Baroque away from being the belle of the TrueBlueLA GameThreads now.)
To me, tonight's Twins-Yankees game is the tough one to watch. Had the Tigers made the playoffs, this would've been Justin Verlander's turn. And I really thought he might give Detroit a chance against the Yankees. That's what disappoints me almost as much as the Tigers not getting into the playoffs at all.
On the schedule tonight, all times EST. The National League is not in play:
Game 2 Twins-Yankees @ 6:07 p.m.
423 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Ther Verlander sentiment is shared.
He had the potential to win two games by himself. wahh.
Anyway. I have no idea who that woman is in the picture, and I don’t care to know.
Verlander thing is... OK
I was more depressed he wouldn’t pitch game three (which I had tickets for).
2100 Woodward and Twitter
That would be depressing.
Then again, I’m not sure anything could top hearing “KEN-NY! KEN-NY! KEN-NY!” in the ‘06 ALDS, so my expectation of JV in that role this year may be curbed to the point where I’m not quite depressed.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Doubt I'll pay much attention to Twins/Yankees.
I’ll be around for Sox/Halos though. If anyone else is looking for a face-paced game thread, check out Halos Heaven. Was there last night and the folks there are some really great people.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
that's why I call everything "eastern time" and let the rest sort itself out
if Indiana is too dumb to get with the time right, so be it!
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 9, 2009 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
somehow I think the political capital and the financial capital of the country are going to have a difference of opinion.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 9, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, Indiana got with it
At least, I think they did. There was a part that ignored DST year round, but now they actually pay attention to it.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
If Blackburn can match Burnett
Justin would have kicked his behind even worse. :(
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
And I can split time.
Just because I hang out there for games doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about the BYB people. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Inge has more guts in one of his creaky knees
That A-Rod has in his entire body. He’s such a phony.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
This Twins/Yankees series has me severly torn...
I despise both teams so much.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I can't watch it, it's way to painful for me to see either have success...
good thing Kung Fu Hustle is on Spike.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
come on yanks.
Only 2 innings to nathan.
by rook34 on Oct 9, 2009 8:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I hope that A-Rod slips on a bag and turns his ankle next time he gets a big hit. :(
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I hope the twins and yanks both lose the series...
I know, I should come back to reality.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I will if I can stay awake that long. :)
It will be less painful than Twins-Yankees. I feel like I’m picking at an emotional scab that itches like crazy.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
punto delivering a desired outcome
I’m conflicted….
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
It is so quiet in Yankee Stadium
That I thought my television lost sound for a minute.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
They fisted Rivera
who do the yanks turn to now?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
*reason for the crowd's quietude
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
oh, I know why they got so quiet
It was just funny (not funny ha-ha, funny peculiar) to hear them all fall that mute that suddenly. Normally there is a little bit of a buzz even when the crowd goes quiet. But they were just completely dead.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
gwarrior with a 1-2-3
impressive
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
almost feel like introducing twinkie town to the roller coaster
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
wait to see if A-Rod gets on
That would be classic Rodneycoaster.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
'Cept the Rodneycoaster usually gets 'em safely back to the station
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Aw man, I can't believe I'm saying this...
…but I just might miss posting that picture in next year’s Game Threads.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe some other situation will call for it?
I mean, the roller coaster was originally for Todd Jones and then Rodney picked up the stress mantle. Saving is an inherently roller-coastery thing.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
It'll always be the Rodneycoaster to me, though
And the “Run Away!” pic was for non-save situations.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Sigh
Coming home from work to watch a Yankees-Twins game just doesn’t have the same excitement. And to make it worse, the Twins are winning. Then again, Joe Nathan loves to blow saves at Yankee Stadium. I think I’ll skip this one and wait for the Angels-Red Sox game to start.
ummm...what are the lottery numbers gonna be tomorrow?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
holy shit....A-Roid was clutch
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Ooooh...there was some Twins squandering going on?
Is “squander” gonna be the keyword of the postseason even without us? First the Dodgers-Cardinals game, and now this.
Gomez fell down going around 2nd base...cost 'em a run
he got tagged out before the guy going home crossed the plate, I think that was in the 4th inning….massive squander there
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
wait a minute ...
Did they just say the Twins stranded 12 runners in the game?
Who knew that the Tigers’ squander but was contagious. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
didja see the 30 stranded that the Cards and Dodgers put up in game 1?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
yes
But they weren’t breathing the same air as the Tigers were. Clearly caught their illness from someone else.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
maybe someone at the minnesota airport took it over there
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
good idea
We need a baseball epidemiologist to track the squander epidemic.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Well, the Tigers DID play the Cardinals this year
And…they played the White Sox and Jim Thome got traded to the Dodgers.
Maybe it has a longer incubation period in the NL.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think that
“Squanderage – Pass it on” would make quite such an uplifting commercial.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
it's this huge anthropomorphic ass that sits on and squishes the life out of rallies
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Teams are going to start putting clauses in pitching contracts:
You walk Nick Punto, you return $50,000.
"He's 10-for-10 in stolen bases after the seventh inning"
It’s good that he qualified that statement, cuz I was gonna bust out a boxscore of Laird throwing out Punto.
Once again, I'm using baseball as an excuse to not go to the gym
I really had thought that would end when the Tigers season ended….oh well, score another one for the powers of rationalization
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Well, baseball WILL end someday
Unless you get yourself into the Venezuelan winter leagues.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
you think he ever goes up to bat with the theme song from The OC playing?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
This is a strange game to watch.
I’m not sure whether I feel better watching the Twins lose, or better watching the Yankees suffer the same way we did.
I’ve kind of settled on laughing at both teams when they do something silly.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Hey...
I’m trying to compile a list of former Tigers who are in the postseason, and so far I can only come up with three:
Jeff Weaver-Dodgers
Chad Durbin-Phillies
Matt Stairs-Phillies
Surely there must be more?
I just thought of Juan Rincon
He ended up with the Rockies, but I’m not sure if he’s on the postseason roster.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Grilli finished the year with the Texas Rangers
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that's right
I was trying to remember when he pitched against the Tigers, and it did seem like after interleague, but I couldn’t place it….thx for the tip
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
He started out okay with the Rockies, then began to regress, ended up with Texas...
…pitched decently for them for a while, then totally fell apart near the end.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that I think of it,
Ludwick was a Mud Hen.
by StringTheory on Oct 9, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
18, according to a called on the Dan Patrick show this morning
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Other than Greenberg and Golic...
there’s no bigger mark for his own publicity than Patrick. He actually thinks he’s part of what goes on out on the field. Insufferable.
the Mikes are so annoying
Especially Greenberg. He’s such a whiny wimp.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Greenberg thinks he's hilarious...
and Golic thinks we all care about how his kids are doing at Notre Dame. We don’t.
I like his show
for whatever reason, the FM stations on my ~15 year old alarm clock radio don’t come in, so I can’t tune to the ESPN radio station here…Patrick it is for the morning sports fix
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
On the rare occasions he's actually talking sports...
he’s all right. He caught the disease of “I’m on the radio so I am going to assume my audience wants every detail about my inconsequential life”. Greenberg and Golic are far worse about that, though.
We know PFP errors all too well.
That’s been said a million times around here, I know.
by StringTheory on Oct 9, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I keep thinking of that kid from the Simpsons who goes "Ha, ha" all the time
(Sorry, don’t watch the Simpsons very often).
I think that his name is Nelson?
But yes, I can hear “Ha, ha!” somewhere in the aether.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Nathan getting yanked.
That is a beautiful sight. Wish there were some Tigers on the bags though, and this was last week.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
Can we play all our games against the Twins at Yankee Stadium next year?
The Twins don’t play well there
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
"Division series struggles continue for Joe Nathan"
Does Joe Nathan not pitch well normally in the postseason?
Couldn't he just have said....
The Twins Division Series struggles continue? They’ve never won a Division series.
they said earlier
That he pretty much sucks in the division series. I think 6 games, 0-2 record, 5 ER in six innings. Something like that.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm bored...
heres a pre-test version of my flamethrower.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30832492&l=6e4931993e&id=1301678312
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
i'm glad he gave us a before photo
Please have someone drop by and post the after photo, poopz!
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 9, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
and I'll post the after photo's myself...
thank you very much. I’ll just have one less arm to do so with.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
eyebrows grow back
Voice of experience (not mine, someone else’s). :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm hoping to have it running by tuesday...
The most important thing since I’m dealing with propane is to make sure everything is sealed correctly. The final version won’t have the bottom extension on it. That right now is a tank that I’m gonna use for a test fire.
What’s left to do is to rig the propane tank up to the gun. Than test for leaks again. Than I can give it the grand unveiling.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
It's a pandemic.
As a side note, Pandemic is an excellent board game as well.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t believe I’m disappointed the Yanks didn’t just win. Yet I’m strangely relieved that this Twins crap happens to the Yankees too.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
what kills me..
is that the twins do not play the way they play against us against New York…it’s a totally different team
Damon dropped a fly ball from Mauer in fair territory that bounced into the stands.
Mauer should be on second.
They certainly got enough calls in their favor in our game
Time for a little payback
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
WOW!!!
that was a horrible call in favor of the home squad.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
If Cabrera is still with the Twins....
I say we drill him first pitch next year for his antics. Jackass.
Phil Cuzzi - LF Ump (from Wikipedia)
Philip Cuzzi (born August 29, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey) is an umpire who initially worked in the National League from 1991 to 1993 before returning to the NL in 1999; since 2000 he has worked throughout both major leagues. Cuzzi’s fellow crew members are currently Ed Montague (crew chief), Jerry Layne, and Jim Wolf.
Cuzzi has been at the center of several recent controversies. In the eighth inning of Game 4 of the 2005 National League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals, Cuzzi, working as the home plate umpire, ejected Cardinals star outfielder Jim Edmonds for allegedly arguing balls and strikes. With Edmonds batting and the count 3-1, Astros pitcher Dan Wheeler threw a fastball that Edmonds thought was ball four. As he started to walk down to first base, Edmonds was shocked to find that Cuzzi had called the pitch strike two. Edmonds turned around to ask where the pitch was, and was promptly tossed from the game. Pinch hitter John Rodriguez flied out to center field to end the inning. The Cardinals went on to lose the game and eventually lost the series four games to two. Earlier in the game, Cuzzi had ejected Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for disputing balls and strikes from the dugout 1. This has been the only League Championship Series which Cuzzi has been chosen to umpire; he previously officiated in the 2003 and 2004 National League Division Series.
Cuzzi also has a controversial history with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2003, with Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay pitching in his second to last game of the season and going for his team-record 22nd win, Cuzzi ejected the star pitcher for hitting Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli with a pitch. Few people, not even Baldelli himself, believed the beaning was intentional. Furthermore, MLB rules dictate that when warnings have been issued (as Cuzzi had done prior to the start of the game), the manager of the ejected pitcher’s team must also be thrown out, something Cuzzi failed to do. The Jays went on to lose what was at that point a 1-0 game, and Halladay, who had four straight complete-game victories coming into the contest, had to wait until his last outing of the season to break the team wins record 2.
A year earlier, Cuzzi was severely criticized by then-Blue Jays slugger Carlos Delgado, after Delgado was called out on strikes with the June 14 game against the Chicago Cubs on the line. Delgado, who thought the pitch was nearly a foot outside, later referred to Cuzzi as “amateurish” and said it was the “worst call I’ve seen in a long, long time.”[citation needed]
In 2008, Cuzzi will be on Ed Montague’s crew, along with Jerry Layne and Jim Wolf.
Cuzzi was once again mired in controversy when White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén claimed Cuzzi had a vendetta against him and that “He don’t like me, I don’t like him.”3 Guillen’s comments were in regard to Cuzzi ejecting him after arguing balls and strikes, the second time in as many years Cuzzi has ejected Guillen for said offense.
Phil Cuzzi was the home plate umpire for the first organized game at the New Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-7.4 It was not official and was an exhibition game. In the regular season, he was home plate umpire for the second home game at the New Yankee Stadium, a 6-5 Yankees victory ending in a controversial at bat for Mark DeRosa including two contested calls by Cuzzi.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
That Ump Should NOT Be Calling a Playoff Game In Yankee Stadium!!!!
Gardenhire and the entire American League should know this about this guy. Homer!!
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
even when a call doesnt go for the twins, they still manage to fight through it and now have 2 on, no out
they are so damn resilient.
You know...we so totally would've won this game
Verlander would’ve been spectacular. Rodney would’ve still allowed that leadoff single to Mark Teixiera, but then he would’ve gotten A-Rod to GIDP, then walked Matsui, but would finish off Nick Swisher with a called third strike.
that verlander point is SO true
like, the way he pitched this year against the Yanks and the way he pitched in general, if I were the Tigers I’m confident we win 2 games in the series.
’Tis a shame
I hope he’s as good as he was this year, next year, and for years down the road (for us of course)
I expected these games to be more of a slugfest than they have been
Minnesota’s got a tremendous offense, and they’re getting into the not-so-great part of the Yankees’ bullpen.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
If the game had been at Comerica Park, they would have
Those singles by Tolbert and Casilla were pure Metrodome-borne
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
The Minnesota Twins
Are just about to complete their dissertation in epicsquanderage. :)
Too hilarious.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
My coworker who is a Red Sox fan thinks the Angels will win their series easily
Seriously. He came up to me during work and said, “I think my Red Sox are gonna join your Tigers on the golf course soon.”
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Find the jetstream, Yankees
All you need is a pop-up, really. Just ask Verlander.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
It's one of the rules of the baseball universe.
Blow a bases-loaded chance, get walked off in the bottom of that inning.
A horribly important blown call (Mauer's double) and squandering bases loaded with no outs?
KARMA
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
I'm telling you, our guys cursed them
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes!
Miggy used his Santerian powers to curse the Twins.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Only one problem - this should be the 12th inning and not the 11th.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Sure that wasn't a foul ball?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
fair by about a yard
I didn’t think it got out at first, though – it bounced on the top of the wall.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
That's why the Yankees got off the field so fast.
Wouldn’t be the first time something like that happened… Brett Hull in the ’99 Stanley Cup finals, anyone?
On the replay, though, it was about a row deep.
by frisbeepilot on Oct 9, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I know
Wasn’t that much more fair than Mauer’s double that wasn’t
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Twins get hosed by a blown call...
…and lose a heartbreaker. Wow.
Nice to see Teixeira got pied in the face, though.
Hmmm....something familiar about that
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
“Replays were inconclusive,” my ass.
by frisbeepilot on Oct 9, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
they're inconclusive
Only if you are a mentally stunted baboon. To normal human beings with functioning brains it was pretty clear.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
It's just painful.
He was trying to be nice to Tex, and Tex looked as if he was about to get a root canal.
As much as I hate the Yankees
I hope they sweep the Twins, especially win the next one at the Dome.
Tammy
darn....the gym's open for another hour....
seeya for the end of the sox-halos, maybe?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Dear Twins:
How does it feel mother&#@%#s! Now 2-11 in your last 4 playoff appearances! (As much as I hate to say it) Go for the sweep Yankees!!!
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
i got pinged for this once by Ian...
but is it okay to say that Jered Weaver is a pretty darn good pitcher?
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
They're just being overwhelmed by Tiger fans right now
They were really nice to me when I introduced myself to them last night. I was immediately greeted with the statement “Verlander is a stud.” I liked those Dodgers fans right away.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to be a huge Dodger fan,
when Vegas was home to AAA. I actually saw Kemp, and Loney at Cashman field here
Tammy
I asked if they would accept a playoff bandwagoner whose boys were out
And they said as long as I was a fan of Edwin Jackson, I was welcome. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I have to be there
They told me so. Can’t mess with a winning streak. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'd be more then fine with Dodgers taking it all this year
Along with the Rockies or Angels
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, if the Dodgers don't make it, I'd like the Rockies to
Mostly cuz I like Carlos Gonzalez and I don’t know why.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
same here
Any of those three team would be nice to see – but I’m leaning Dodgers more than the other two.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
at work, we are hoping for LA vs LA
my boss is a big Dodger fan but his wife used to work for the Angels front office
Tammy
that would be nice for all the West coast fans
Tough for the East coast people, but when everything is scheduled for East coast convenience they wind up missing the first halves of games or needing to take time off work to go to a home game. It would be nice for a change for the times to be convenient for them instead.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
yaeh I watched the first few innings at work of the Tigers games
game time here was always 4PM.
Tammy
Always liked Van Slyke...
but I can understand why the decision was made to not invite him back (if that is true).
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
does that include swinging strikes?
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
Only straight calls by the umpire.
by StringTheory on Oct 9, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Continuing our discussion last night on T-shirts
This is the style of T-shirt I am looking for, only for Verlander (excuse my messy room in the background):
And here’s a close-up (at least, as best as I could get…my camera was really uncooperative) of that “stitch” design I was talking about:
By the way, for that second shot, I had the shirt on a crate that had a newspaper on the top of it, and if you can read what that newspaper says, you’ll realize just how desperately I need to clean my room.
Well, to be fair...
This is not my bedroom. It’s the room where I have my desktop computer and the cable. The rest of the room is mostly used for storage. I was planning on making a scrapbook last year and lost the motivation to do so, but I never got rid of the newspapers (There are other papers in that crate; you just can’t see them).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
June or July '08 if I remember correctly
It was a day game too
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember I saw the first five or six innings of that game and then I had to go to work
I spent four or five hours not knowing what happened. It was excruciating. Still, it was a good game.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I did give out a little evil-ish chuckle, I will admit.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I LOVE that picture
Of course, I like almost any picture of Cabrera (or Inge) being goofy (in a good way).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Always liked Van Slyke
but I can understand why the decision was made to not invite him back (if that is true).
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
you know watching these playoff games make me realize
how terrible we were. We would’ve gidp there. :(
Tammy
I thought we decided that we would've won the game that the Twins just lost?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Theoretically we could have gone undefeated in the postseason
Laird must have been saving all his power until then
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
With aluminum bats
I wonder if people still talk about “getting good wood” on a baseball?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
So what's going to happen to Jason Bay this offseason?
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
Cubs
need a stud OF to get over on STL, Milton Bradley is gone, Fuk-U-Dome isn’t as good as he needs to be, and Soriano is AWFUL. They can pay Bay.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
This is interesting to check out- free agent projections for next season
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/09/16/free.agents/index.html
I’d say the agent is definitely projecting way above what will actually happen. I don’t see anyone getting above a 4 or 5 year deal this offseason.
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
for future reference
Choose hand lotion scents carefully. I made the mistake of just using one called “vanilla buttercream” and now I’ve got a craving for cupcakes.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I worked for Bath and Body Works for Christmas one year
We had a lotion that was called “Buttercream frosting” and I made the mistake of smelling it after I hadn’t eaten in a long time.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Weaver is pitching very well against the Red Sox tonight.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
another quick free agent post
If you haven’t seen this before, this link is pretty good for tracking who’s available:
Cot’s Baseball Contracts
There isn’t a single LHP that I want off this list.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 9, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
I wouldn't mind the Tigers giving Carlos Delgado a chance at DH
We could get him for very cheap
by ryan_matthews28 on Oct 9, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Firefox has been acting weird for me too lately.
Pages have been loading really slow, and I know my connection is fine.
by StringTheory on Oct 9, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm actually not a big fan of Firefox, but I like it better than IE 7 or 8
It actually started when I closed my CD burning software, then I discovered my computer was running a spyware scan, but it still didn’t go away. I finally closed Firefox and re-opened it, and now my computer is back to normal speed.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm watching!
They just aren’t doing very much right now. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm here...
actually I’m looking at ahtrap’s facebook profile on facebook. He found me.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I don't think anyone around here has found me yet
You guys probably wouldn’t want to find me, though. I’m one of those annoying people who play Farmville.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
don't worry about that...
I’m very non picky with facebook friends. As long as I don’t think you have evil plans against me I don’t care. Ahtrap found me probably because I put a link to a facebook pic of mine up top. Or my email in my profile makes my name easily identifiable. I should practice better internet safety really. But than again, I’m building a flamethrower. I don’t exactly care about safe.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I'm not even on facebook
But it seems that I am easy enough to stalk by my screen name. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
and most of my friends do farmville or farmtown or mafia wars...
or some other random game.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Firefox question
Every time I try to type a subject that begins with a “C,” Firefox opens a drop-down menu that has something I typed earlier on it. How do I make that go away?
I've never had that happen.
all I can suggest off the top of my head is go Tools>Options>Privacy>Custom History Settings(drop down menu)>and than uncheck “remember search and form history.”
That’s all I can think of off the top of my head.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
That's form completion, or saved forms
Can’t remember what it was called in Firefox. I’m not quite sure where the option is in Tools —> Preferences but it’s there
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 9, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Just tuned in at the start of this inning
Currently in the process of powercleaning and reorganizing the kitchen. Lost track of time.
Kendrick worked his ASS off for that stolen base. I’m glad he got the run, because that was all his work.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
What position does Kendrick play?
2B? This might be an acceptable substitute for Polanco, with zero research into it.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 9, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Sign him. Yesterday.
Howie Kendrick 2b
1 year/$0.465M (2009)
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 9, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Kendrick struggled offensively for a good portion of the season
Like you, though, I haven’t researched this.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 9, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Even if he did
Polly’s season line: .285/.331/.396 with 5.09(!) RF/9 and .989 fielding
Kendrick’s season line: .291/.334/.444 with 4.77 RF/9 and .991 fielding
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Monthly breakdown
April: .260/.296/.442
May: .193/.239/.265
June (only eight games, possible DL stint): .269/.367/.385
July: 387/.433/.548
Sept/Oct: .339/.371/.576
Got hot after his extended All-Star Break. That’s something I could take a $3m chance on.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I believe he got sent down to the minors at some point during the year, but I could be wrong
The entire Angels offense exploded after the All-Star Break, I know that.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Ellsbury looked really awkward on that play
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah he did
Tripping over his own feet to the wall
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Time to give my good nights...
back to work tomorrow after 4 straight days off. It’s going to be very, very tough.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Good night
I actually have the day off work tomorrow. Good thing, too. I need to buy more scrubs.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
actually, I think I’ll watch futurama before I go to bed. I haven’t seen zoidberg in to long of a time.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
The Halos Heaven thread is depressing right now
God, we’re supposed to be dropping 50 posts at once right now :( not the fscking Twins.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
There's gonna be about five or six of us at TrueBlue LA tomorrow night
And I bet Twinkie Town’s not having good vibes tonight. I’ll take the high road, though.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Just took a peek at Twinkie Town
The lead sentence in their game recap:
Your buddy, the one who’s a Detroit Tigers fan? Yeah, he knows EXACTLY how you feel right now.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
Well, not exactly.
They get to come home to salvage a series and a continued playoff bid.
We did not.
Fscking Twins.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
You know, I don't have any buddies who are Twins fans
Back when my blog was at its old site, I used to have a reader who was both a Brewers and a Twins fan (mostly Brewers; the Twins were her favorite AL team). I also had a White Sox/Royals fan and a Padres fan. I think I had more fans of other teams reading my site than I did Tigers fans. Anyways, that is the only Twins fan I’ve ever been acquainted with (other than the ones who visit here from Twinkie Town, that is).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm from Detroit living in Lansing
Closest we have are ChiSox/Cubs fans originally from Chicago. I don’t even know anyone in Minnesota.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
wait wait
are you from DETROIT or the suburbs?
cause let’s not confuse our terminology here. But if you’re from Detroit itself, now that would be cool.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 10, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Detroit itself earlier on in life
Parents, of course, decided the suburbs were a less shooty and robby place to raise a kid.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
that's what I'm talking about!
I always get annoyed when people in the suburbs say they’re from detroit because when I ask ’what part?" and they say “rochester” they have a totally different experience than the one I had as a kid in, you know, Detroit. Before moving to avoid the whole shooty/drughouses two blocks away thing.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 10, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm in Toledo
There’s about an even mix of Tigers and Indians fans here (maybe leaning a bit towards the Tigers, unless you’re at UT, then there’s seemingly more Indians fans). I was at Walmart a couple weeks ago looking at their Tigers shirts and I came across a Padres T-shirt. It just seemed so random.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I got a good work friend who's a huge twins fan
We did a road trip to go catch a Twins game at Wrigley…I’d never been to Wrigley before, so I thought why not?
He was very respectful on Wednesday, for which I’m thankful…even managed not to wear the Mauer jersey he sports from time to time….
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
"He picked up that cutter early in the season and it completely turned his year around"
I’ll just pretend he’s talking about Brandon Lyon.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
We're busy pretending
Please be kind and keep your reality out of it ;)
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Verlander was DEALIN' tonight, wasn't he? ;-)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah and it was nice to see Maggs with that base-clearing tripple
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
And Rodney getting A-Rod to ground into that double play?
That was sweet.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
AND THAT MARCUS THAMES GRAND SLAM TOO
dons straight jacket
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
He looks weird WITH a helmet
I don’t like him sans dreads
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn't he get rid of the dreads around the same time Maggs cu his hair?
Plus, Vlad has no neck.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
*cut
not sure what “cu” is, other than copper on the periodic table
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Not sure when it happened
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
same day apparently
http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/magglio-ordonez-vladimir-guerrero-haircuts-turn-slumps/8010
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
you start typing Vlad Guerrero into google
and haircut is the third choice….must have been extensively discussed this year
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
It's the fifth choice when you start typing Magglio Ordoñez
Oddly, “girlfriend” is the fourth choice
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Dear Ryan Howard:
Please stop making Subway commercials.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:37 AM EDT reply actions
it's very weird, I keep thinking it's gonna be the Golden Girls when that commercial starts up
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
And this Taco Bell commercial is even worse
(Not as bad as that Taco Bell commercial they showed during the All-Star Game, though)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I had Taco Bell earlier
Skip the loaded nachos. When will I learn that their nacho offerings are just utter crap?
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm an incredibly picky eater
The only things I’ll eat at Taco Bell are plain nachos and cheese, that cheese roll-up thing that they have, chicken quesadillas, and cinnamon twists.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I tweeted this but
I was out to dinner during the end of the yankees/twins game and while we were eating, as I checked the score and saw they were tied in the 11th inning I said “the yankees are going to win, and it’ll be a walk-off home run by teixeira.”
you’re welcome. :)
but...but...I was rooting for the Twins
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
it's against the Yankees
are you saying you want A-Roid to win a championship?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
No
I’m pulling for the Angels in the AL.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Somehow, I get the feeling that if the Twins are dispatched, most of the people around here will stop rooting for the Yankees in the ALCS
I won’t, because I don’t care much for the Twins, Angels, OR Red Sox. Process of elimination, I guess.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
well my secondary team is the A's
so you can guess what I think about the Angels.
Frankly I’m rooting for the NL for that reason, but Yankees > Angels
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 10, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, for me it's Yankees>Angels>Twins>Red Sox
I’m fairly neutral when it comes to the A’s, although I like Kurt Suzuki and I don’t know why (similar to Carlos Gonzalez).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I want the yankees to beat the twins
then I don’t care what happens to them. would like the angels to win as well
Hi
That game was one big karma smackdown for the Twins.
We decided that Miggy used his Santerian powers to curse Minnesota.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh and thank you.
I also hate you for eating at a real restaurant. We don’t have those here.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
haha. this place was pretty unbelievable
five courses plus some extras. we basically had to roll ourselves home.
Yeah I checked out the website
$110 option plz.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
They are few and far between around here
There’s the restaurants at the docks by the Maumee River, and that’s about it.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I showed up on this thread right when the bottom of the ninth started
And I proceeded to say something like “Joe Nathan likes to blow saves at Yankee Stadium.” A-Rod hit the home run about two minutes later.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, Brian Fuentes has jumped on the roller coaster
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:47 AM EDT reply actions
Meh, that wasn't so bad.
Todd Jones could learn him a thing or two.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly feel good about this Angels squad
Both games have been absolutely phenomenal baseball on their part, they’re playing their asses off.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
So far, the Rockies are the only "road" team that has won a game
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah, the LDS are pretty much going down the straight lines
Ah well, the really good stuff doesn’t start until LCS anyhow.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I would love to see Dodgers-Rockies and Yankees-Angels in the LCS
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that's what I'm hoping for
Not sure if the Rockies have the juice
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 10, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Looking at that footage
I’m glad that Comerica Park doesn’t allow thundersticks. I went to a Mud Hens game on thunderstick night once. It was really annoying (It also happened to be Boy Scout night). Chris Shelton hit a walk-off home run in that game. That was not annoying.
Well, I'm off to bed
Tomorrow is my ONE day to sleep in. Looking forward to our Open Thread tomorrow as well as joining the folks on TrueBlueLA for their Game Thread.
All teams have their kryptonite.
We have the Twins.
The Twins have the Yankees.
The Angels used to have the Red Sox.
Hmmmm…….
The Texas Rangers have us
Who do the Yankees have?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 10, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Bless You Boys
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- The Cardinals Hall of Fame can now be found at Bill Clinton’s library in Arkansas (Huh?)
- Will Bryce Harper start the season with the Nationals?
- Mitch Mustain puts football behind him, signs reported rookie deal with White Sox
- Robinson Cano and Denzel Washington face off in Jay Leno’s Yankees trivia contest
- Shane Victorino lands role on ‘Hawaii Five-0′
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
