Game Thread #163: Brewers (0-0) at Phillies (0-0)
by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM CDT
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PrintMilwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies, Oct 1, 2008 2:07 PM CDT
There's very little new to add to what's already been said, so let me link you instead:
- Check out the NLDS rosters for the Brewers and Phillies, the latter including a certain left-handed outfielder you may be familiar with. Six non-roster players will also be on the bench for the Brewers, with four more in attendance but not in uniform. Quick, spot the prominent name whose whereabouts remain unmentioned.
- The Frosty Mug collected a lot of predictions, including Jeff's, contrary as usual.
- Dixie breaks down Phils Game 1 starter Cole Hamels. Takeaway fact that you might not have known: Hamels, unlike most lefties, uses his changeup well against same-handed hitters, so don't be surprised when he makes Prince look silly on one.
- Read Jeff's three-part interview with the Phillies blogosphere, and the Good Phight's own interview with him.
- A couple more things of absolutely no predictive value: Recall what happened the last time the Phillies came into the playoffs as a white-hot team that had caught and passed the Mets at the very end of the season? Also, don't forget that the Brewers have math on their side: they won the last October game they played.
- Mike Cameron CF
- Bill Hall 3B
- Ryan Braun LF
- Prince Fielder 1B
- J.J. Hardy SS
- Corey Hart RF
- Rickie Weeks 2B
- Jason Kendall C
- Yovani Gallardo RHP
Remember: there's many Dane Cooks, but there's only one October. Go Brewers!
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Biggest game for the Brewers
(other than the last one) in 26 years… incredible…
This is a special occassion… getting swept would be horrible, I want to see two game at Miller Park minimum.
I think we can pull the upset, everyone in the media is underestimating Gallardo… he could show something special today. I am thinking a low scoring game… with the weather… 3-1 Brewers? Last time that score worked out well for the team.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Since Jeff is at the game I can safely make a comment about the lineup :)
Weeks should be batting second if not lead off. Bill Hall just shouldn’t be batting second. Also, Hart should probably be moved down a least a bit. He has been so cold. That said, these are very tiny things and doubtfully be an issue. Maybe Kendall will be better with a couple of days off here.
I will be Tivo’ing the game but have a good thread guys.
It's real!
So I went to pick up a will call ticket today and figured I’d stop in the Fanzone. Outside I could see something going on with the field. So I smoozed security guard and got to walk the concourse.
NLDS Logos on the field!
by SgtClueLs on Oct 1, 2008 12:06 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
The last inning for that last October game is pretty funny
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Villanueva facing 1-2-3
O - 2 100% A Miles Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
R - 4 99% C Duncan Home Run (Fly Ball)
R - 2 98% A Pujols Home Run (Fly Ball)
Francisco Cordero replaces Carlos Villanueva pitching and batting 9th
O - 4 99% P Wilson Strikeout Swinging
R - 5 98% S Spiezio Home Run (Fly Ball)
O - 6 100% J Encarnacion Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Cardinals 3.
Surprised
Cordero entered in a non-save situation.
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Quick, spot the prominent name whose whereabouts remain unmentioned.
Derrick Turnbow?
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
Escobar?
Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ
No, Escobar is with the team but not in uniform
Haudricourt didn’t say what Gamel was doing, though.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Maybe the team not bringing him along
Is a sort of punishment for him hiding his elbow injury?
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He hasn't been with the team for at least two weeks now
It was barely news, they said something like “we sent him home to clear some room in the dugout”. He wasn’t going to play with the injury, anyway, but they just sent him home. Shows you how little he got used.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
He was around for Prince's walkoff
He was in the photo I posted.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Chronology fail
He got sent home the next day, after you posted a fanshot with something like “look at Gamel get in there with the big boys”. It just seems like 2 weeks ago, even if it was only one.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
Not to be
a stickler battlekow but you have to say " There’s only one AAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKKKTOBER!"
I was just going to say that
You kind of have to say “October” as if you’re sneezing it out.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Burrell starting
Rollins, SS
Werth, RF
Utley, 2B
Howard, 1B
Burrell, LF
Victorino, CF
Feliz, 3B
Ruiz, C
Hamels, P
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Amazing to think the Brewers are 11 wins from a World Series Title
Was a time I thought I would never ever be able to think that.
Go Crew
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Hey Chris, why'd you close the WSB?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Hey, yeah!
What’s going on with that?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
I got tired of beign told I was an asshole every day
by people I thought were my friends
I was not a member of the Blind Faith in the Brewers club and was punished for it. The blog stopped being fun so I quit doing it. Hobbies are not supposed to suck
Do not get me wrong I am stoked that they made the playoffs but 2 weeks ago I did not think they would do it and said so. glad I was wrong but up until that Braun homerun it was in doubt
That and I just got really tired of dealing with ESK to be honest
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
over at the cheesehead corner which i joined
after you debunked wsb…i haven’t gone back since it pissed me off so much.
I untuck my shirt!
and that if he wanted to converse with college students
he’d go over to uwm…
i guess he forgot about esk being a student too. just what an asshole
I untuck my shirt!
that is a bummer but enough about the WSB no living in the past lol
Only looking forward to a Brewers victory today
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Asshole.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Well that's not cool
Stupid people ruining it all for the rest of us
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Mike Cameron
He hasn’t hit a leadoff home run since June 28, 2006 and he hasn’t hit one on the road since August 25, 1999. It’d be cool if he wanted to change that today.
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And he hasn't hit four home runs in a game since May 2, 2002
It’d be cool if he wanted to change that today too.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Heading to the bar....
…but I just want to say…
Lettttttttttt’s Goooooooooo Brewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!!!!!!!!!!
Tim Q. Mills,
Brooklyn, NY
Jodie Sweetin advocates taking the untucking of shirts to a whole new level
And just go into full-on Pants Off, Dance Off mode after a victory.
those 4 b's
are they the philadelphia p, upside down?
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Never stop posting pictures
I need competition
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
I love you
You win this one… but I win too :)
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
I'll design him a t-shirt
It just might not be safe for public viewing
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
When Kibir finally gets her hands on Braun
I would pay good money just to watch lol ;P
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
There's something to be said for 2 pm starts...
when you’re seven time zones over. (No, not Eastern Siberia.)
If you were in Siberia
Know that you’re being watched intently by Alaskans. Don’t try any foolishness, or head-rearing.
by Marty McSuperFly on Oct 1, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
No head-rearing
But rearing your kids’ kids as your own is fine though.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
actually my 8 year old got sick at school
so I had to go get him and also grabbed his younger brother so now I do not have to out in the middle of the game to get him
I gave him a bunch of meds he is sleeping in his bed and I get to watch the game
what a great son I have lol
and no he is not faking you cannot fake a high temp lol
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Heh nice
It’s like there’s a higher power looking out for you
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
You know I am an atheist right lol
Or is the higher power Earl Weaver lol
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
I am too
:-P
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
really I must have misread your blog
or as usual I am missing a joke
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Well, I'm Buddhist more than anything
I don’t believe in God, therefore I’m atheist too?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Religious studies & history
I wanna teach comparative religions because I find them intriguing
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
if you've ever watched the movie ET
it was done in there
But most kids would have the tendency to give themselves a 300 degree “fever” by that method.
Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ
France. :)
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Just say Yo!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Oct 1, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
The Brewers will win today, but
the question is whether Weeks will score enough runs to make up for his inevitable blown DP.
What is the true start time 2pm or 2:35pm ?
Is there a bunch of hoopla before first pitch?
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
It is funny to hear the National Talking heads
Go on about how Yo has not won a game this season etc. Questioning why Dale is starting him
They do not understand Yo’s makeup like Brewers fans do I think Yo coming back could be a huge boost to the chances of this team.
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
They don't understand our 26th man, Math
YoGa has a 1.88 ERA and zero wins. He’s clearly due.
by Getting Yosted on Oct 1, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
And they accuse the msm...
of pack journalism…yeesh
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Oct 1, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Did they mention he hasn't lost a game this year?
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4.41
That’s Cole Hamels’ career ERA against Milwaukee.
Why, I’m surprised they have him playing at all in this series.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
According to TBS, Virgil Trucks in 1945 was the only other pitcher to start a playoff game without a regular season decision
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I like Jim Konstanty's 1950 WS start better
Didn’t start a game all year and then lost Game 1 by allowing one run over eight innings.
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Ripken just called us "Minnesota"
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
BP's odds to win the whole goddamn thing
Chicago Cubs, 32.3%
Boston Red Sox, 19.4%
Tampa Bay Rays, 12.8%
LA Angels, 12.5%
Milwaukee Brewers, 7.5%
Chicago White Sox, 5.4%
Philadelphia Phillies, 5.0%
LA Dodgers, 5.0%
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
(I can say goddamn because kirbir is an atheist)
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I wonder what other kinda things you could say if you knew more about my hobbies?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
"BP's playoff odds to win the whole uncomfortably sexual thing"
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
"It puts the pine tar in the basket. It does this whenever it's told."
by Brendanukkah on Oct 1, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You, sir, are awesome
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
The hype for the series is "Two tortured cities"
Someone call Amnesty International.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Reds fan, Bengals fan here
I’ll chip in a Cleveland fanbase, and an Ohio State team that has to keep hearing about SEC “speed.” Please. Ohio’s meth is better.
by Brendanukkah on Oct 1, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Already dropped a "we've" when discussing the Brewers
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good luck
we’re all counting on you
"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"
good luck
we’re all counting on you
"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"
good luck
we’re all counting on you
"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"
airplane reference
anyone?
"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"
It's an entirely different kind of flying all together
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
shirley you're not serious
"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"
at least anderson will pronounce gallardo properly
i hope he doesn’t try to do too much with it
I untuck my shirt!
Wait,
you don’t want him to add a little latin flair to the pronounciation? What are you, anti-fun?
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Oct 1, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Only if Gallardo strips off his shirt as he runs around the bases
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Don't worry
He’ll stay back, try to go the other way with it. If nothing else working with The Rock for 2 years he should have learned that.
by Getting Yosted on Oct 1, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm in Barcelona Spain
My “pisomates” are oblivious to the international importance of this game.
My very foreign Digital Logic professor was psyched about the game this morning
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I was in England during the 2001 World Series
The man I was staying with tried to stay up to watch some of Game 1 with me (it was about 2:00 AM start time), and dismissed it as boring. Then he spent the next month watching the Snooker Championships with rapt attention.
Snooker: It’s like pool, only nobody sinks any balls. Defensive positioning is mesmerizing, apparently.
The next month?
Were they playing underwater?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
it's like the "3D" sub-game bundled with final fantasy X
by the way, olympic water polo is awesome. They should show more world competitions of that on TV.
Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ
I hated Blitzball at first, but came to love it
I doubt that I will come to love snooker.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Oh god, it's really happening!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
No commentary necessary on the K apparently
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I cannot believe I miss Rock
this Philly guy is killing me already
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Even Gorman is excited.
He’s tearing the crap out of his “Rally Lobster” costume.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
C'mon Billy
They’re wearing Red, do your thing
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Oct 1, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions
i'd like to see anderson get all excited for the brewers
then realize he’s on tbs
I untuck my shirt!
C'mon Brauny
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
come on braunbino
or brauntosaurus
it really is lonely watching these games overseas.
Awww poor guy
At least you have the internets!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Maybe kirbir can have Buffalo Bill ask Hannibal Lecter about that
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I have some fava beans if someone else has chianti
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
BCB
saves my sanity . . .
especially after braun hit the go-ahead homerun and my pisomates were watching “dirty, sexy, money” which isn’t nearly as dirty or sexy as the title would lead one to believe.
that's turning out to be not all that it's been cracked up to be.
money-under-the-mattress?
Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ
Dale Sveum hit clutch HR this year?
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We're gonna need a bigger boat
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
This shark, swallow you whole.
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Did Joe Simpson say that Sveum hit a couple big homeruns for the Crew down the stretch? I just went back and watched it and I want confirmation
Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay
i missed
gallardo’s last start- how was his location?
Did Trenni travel with the team?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Who else is gonna bring the moonshine?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Rickie brought his playoff glove
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Uno, Dos, Tres...
Gallardo!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Oct 1, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
way to go Yo
And Prince and Rickie play defense
Must be the playoffs lol
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
And he did it on 12 pitches
Probably the most important number today. I’m already assuming the shutout.
It seems like they hit the ball hard twice
and we have yet to hit it hard yet . . .
If so, was the decision to start him a Sveuming?
:-)
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Only two pitches, as it turns out.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Great opening sentence
When the Brewers’ team bus pulled up to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday morning, it hit Dale Sveum all at once.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
If only that bus had hit Yost.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Yost got hit by the bus as the team was LEAVING Philly
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I want an AL team to feel the final Yo-sting
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by TheJay on Oct 1, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Here comes the wind
and the rain…
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
He has about 1 AB since returning
So no one really knows.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
He didn't even consider swinging in his first AB back
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
If Ryan Howard is the MVP, the BBWAA really needs to be disbanded
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Keep him busy
Give him an iron and tell him his shirt is wrinkled.
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Heh nice thought
But where would he plug it in?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
To Gallardo's electric fastball
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
he's obviously loving the Phils and hating the Brewers
just take some consolation that they didn’t bother fitting his sport coat and he looks like a dork
Thanks for starting Burrell, Chollie
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Burrell's back
didn’t keep him from first-pitch hacking and grounding out.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
anderson keeps talking about a pitch count
i heard on the radio there was no limit since he’s not pitching anymore in the series
I untuck my shirt!
"Hey, throw strikes."
thanks for the advice, Jason.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Game within the game
It’s fun listening to the announcers; it’s basically BA vs the other two.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I never thought I'd feel bad for BA until today
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
If I lived within range
I’d be watching the game on mute and listening to Ueck and Jim Powell…but the MLB.com audio delay is too much.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Maybe I should try it...
the MLB.tv video delay is pretty huge too, maybe I’ll get lucky and the radio feed is just as far behind…
Perfect game through 2.
Begin the jinxing.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
2 1/3
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Cole Hamels is pitching a perfect game?
Wow! A perfect game! In the playoffs, no less. That’s really incredible. He hasn’t given up a hit, or even a walk. That Cole Hamels sure is pitching a perfect game!
If he can do it through the rain, he should get an award!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
2 2/3
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
3 1/3
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
3 2/3
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
4 1/3
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
4 2/3
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
And finally!
Who would’ve guessed it’d be Corey?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Gallardo knows what's even better than a one hitter
by Brendanukkah on Oct 1, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Ah, you ran into the same problem I did after Sabathia's one hitter
Crappy pics from smoke-nut.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I would have thought you'd have gotten a "404: Error"
Guess the official internet didn’t see it that way.
Was Kendall's foul the hardest-hit ball so far
At least for the Brewers?
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I thought you were saying it was Kendall's hardest-hit ball for the Brewers
I was about to agree to that.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
So, I guess Gallardo can hit
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
That was a nice hit
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Because he guards "home plate" with the tenacity
of the female lead in “Paradise by the Dashboard Light?”
Carlos Ruiz's nickname is "Cooch."
What is this, the little league world series? I wonder if his favorite food is pizza.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
All the players on the team
and ‘cooch’ gets a base hit?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Well that makes up for the 1st inning
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Holy crap Rickie
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Missed the ball, not first.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
I need some help
What does pFX measure? What’s the number mean?
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am also pro-Rodgers.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 1, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
If I never see a reply of Yoga's injury again, I'll die happy
That hurts just to watch
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
At least you know
you can count on Billie and Rickie!
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Does Chase Utley
Have a group in the crowd called Utley’s Uglies? If not, he should.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Epic fail Cam
Way to trip
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
But we don't need Danny Richar
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Ummm
when the ball is in the webbing of your glove and falls out, it’s an error.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Especially when you misjudge it first
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Jeff is at the game
Who will defend Cameron now?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Tracey Gold?
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
“Ordinary effort” might never have reached that ball.
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Can it be the 4th inning please?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Bullpen up?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
BULLPEN UP!?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
K good
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Was that the first good curve from Yo?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
There's another pretty good one
Again taken for a ball. Maybe they’re not so good.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Yoga might need to come up
He looks like he’s getting pretty tired
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Powell said on the radio that Yo had a 90-ish pitch limit
This will shorten that.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
2-0 on Victorino
Women and children first, please
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Get the hook
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
If this was Sheets
Would it be evidence of his lack of heart?
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No, but the ACL tear would
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
If it was Dave Bush
Would it be the prelude to a grand slam?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Postseason baseball tastes like regular season baseball
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
But with half the calories!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
And twice the sodium
And everything else that threatens to make you have a stroke.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
"He only pitched 24 innings this year"
Announcer man is being an ass
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
not as bad as it could have been
but with the hamels is pitching it seems like a lot
I untuck my shirt!
Top of the order up
Maybe they can answer back right away.
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Well, zero doesn't have any straight lines
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Cameron's fielding percentage that inning was double his batting average!
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
He's taking a nap at the moment...
Once he tore off his Rally Lobster suit, it became a very comfy thing to sleep on.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
So cute :)
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Yeah
His pain killers are knocking him out.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Could we really even get that much for him at this point?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
A standing ovation
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cole Hamels is "doing what the Phillies needed him to do."
Sadly, most pitchers haven’t figured out that throwing a perfect game leads to victory.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
It's five o-clock somewhere
More importantly, pomegranate hard lemonade is stocked up in the fridge
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
I haven't had a drink in months...
but pomegranate hard lemonade is an intriguing concept.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
wouldn't that drop your blood pressure so much that you'd be comatose?
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Is his spot due up soon?
If he’s not going to hit in the top of the 5th, I expect him out there for one more.
Not that I’d do it, but I expect it.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Due up sixth
I wouldn’t mind his spot coming up here.
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There's the change again
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Don't let it get you down
Many women have normal and healthy sex lives even after menopause.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
I'm still waiting for the Brewers' hot flash
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
he's at 75 pitches...guessing he's done
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
Cold beer for you!!!
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Hart gets the first hit?
On an 0-2 pitch? That must have been a mistake pitch.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Wouldn't have expected Hart to break up the perfect game
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Wow, the Phillies guy balantly cheering for them
“A harmless single, hopefully…”
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
We don't have time for the real world, Anderson Cooper
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Don't have time to spend 30 min in the bathroom either
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
something tells me taco bell didn't focus group that product
the words “volcano” and “lava” should probably not be in taco bell products
Are you supposed to turn the TV off during the game, too?
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I'll do him one better.
I just won’t watch game 4 of the ALCS at all. Think of the energy I’ll save!
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Stetter?
WTF?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Not early
Gallardo was done-ish and there are two lefties in a row.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Utley and Howard
Plus the pitcher’s spot is up next inning, so you’re not going to use a long reliever.
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I didn't realize the Howard-for-MVP thing was so serious
What a joke.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
What the voters don't realize
Is that Ryan Howard got so many RBIs by counting the ones he got in real life, then counting them again when he entered them into the website. It’s called “misleading the shareholders.” Another term for it is “fraud.”
Ryan Howard = Katherine Harris?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
RBI's
Howard had the lowest batting average for an NL RBI leader since 1901 (and possibly ever). Only Harmon Killebrew in (.243 in 1962) and Cecil Fielder (.244 in 1992) had lower batting averages among AL RBI leaders.
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According to what?
Those defensive stats you hate?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Well, not really
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
M's?
I like the green ones…
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Or maybe not
Righties only hitting .170 against him. It always seemed like righties killed him, maybe it’s just his funky windup.
righties would kill him
if he threw strikes to them.
he walks ’em. This is why he was sent down to AAA
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I'm surprised, too
Very un-Yosty move by Dale.
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Yovani Gallardo had trouble with his control
all game.
Didn’t he lose it just after Week lost it at first on Hall’s throw?
Ueck made the claim about Yo above
not me. Can Weeks season be over today, please?
by heybatterbatter on Oct 1, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Hart is surprised to still be in the game
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I'm sure the medication he is receiving now
has numbed his surprise impulse….
by heybatterbatter on Oct 1, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Never had an ostrich burger.
I did have elk for lunch, though.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Wait...
You ate ostrich?!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
i have
it tastes rather much like Beef actually. More so than chicken at least.
Quite good. They’ve got a place called “Redrum Burger” out here that makes the “Big Bird Burger.” Good stuff.
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Thought that was moose?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
They both taste like
Battlekow’s chicken, actually.
by heybatterbatter on Oct 1, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
How come no one eats chicken burgers?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Focus on genotype, not phenotype
I mean ground chicken formed into patties.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
i think you meant that the other way around
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
(and no, I meant it that way)
Genotype = what it’s made of = ground-up meat
Phenotype = its form = meat sandwich
A chicken breast sandwich may resemble a burger in phenotype, but not in genotype.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I had some great chicken burgers in Australia
Although they were a lot closer to chicken breast sandwiches, rather than ground up patties. Still, they called them chicken burgers and I’ve been craving them again for about six years now.
Counsell facing a lefty
For the 28th time in 2008.
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well boys and girls i have to get to work
hopefully the brewers do much better without me watching than with me watching!
yeah counsell grit!!!
I untuck my shirt!
Who foresaw Hall striking out on a pitch low and away there?
I for one am shocked.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
So why
was Billy playing today anyway?
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Unlike Inigo Montoya, Hamels is left-handed
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Please tell me no one on our team has six fingers on their right hand...
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Why do you think Antonio Alfonseca hasn't led the league in fingers lately?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Nah
he ate all those burgers Prince used to eat.
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
So that's where all the chicken burgers went
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Sorta like Hart
wondering why he’s still in the game?
by heybatterbatter on Oct 1, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Way to go Billy
Ruin Brauny’s chance at another grand slam
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Surprised BA didn't initially think that one was going to get out
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Don't worry, Tim O'Driscoll will change it to a hit soon
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Oh dear, that deer is cute!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
The little orphan, delivered by Caesarean section, was just six inches tall and, at 500 grams, weighed little more than a bag of sugar.
What kind of a comparison is that? Was this story written for ’50s housewives?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
He should switch to Ohio's meth
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
If he goes to jail
He might pick up some sex tips that would prevent him from adding to his nine illegitimate children.
He can't just add to his kids
He has to use the member kid.concatenate function.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Villy
Nice job young man
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Big as a fucking really big brick
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Wow
Either I have something on my mind or I need some new reading glasses
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Don't forget
about Cameron’s gaff
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Well
If there was any question about Hamels going nine, that five-pitch inning took them away.
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Hey guys
I am COMPLETELY confused after remembering that the game starts at 9PM my time/2PM your time, but nonetheless hoping that you manage to rally and pull this one out. Nobody likes the Phillies. Although, if you get your losing games in the postseason out of the way early, then you’ll have all your wins left for the World Series. :) Well, so long as you don’t lose too many, that is.
If this post makes no sense, I apologize. I am not sure I know my own name right now. I should probably go to bed.
Rockies 2008 Season Motto: "Naaaahhhh."
What is a German guy doing cheering for a French team?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
went to the campus-area sports bar
caught the top of the 3rd through nowish (missed the most recent inning)
gah. Weeks. Catch the damned ball.
gah. Cameron. Don’t start so goddamned shallow and that would have been a routine fly. And if it’s in your glove – SQUEEZE!
That was a 5 out inning. None should have scored and YG should have been able to get another inning, maybe two if you boneheads knew how to play.
Back to work
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P.S. what the fudge is Hall doing batting second?
he killed that rally. I don’t know who should be playing there instead other than Mr. Clutch, as Branyan is still out. But seriously, batting second?
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Yeah, it doesn't seem like a good place for him at all
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
it looks like he's always trying for a goddamned homer
when was the last time that man hit a solid single or double?
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--NoahJ
(cue TheJay with an embarrassingly reasoned reply in 3...)
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Probably his double on the 25th against Zach Duke
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Maybe we can send him on a barnstorming tour to visit Zeyes in Eastern Siberia
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
So, Villanueva, pretty good
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
so was YoGo
i don’t know how the Phillies hitters managed to lay off and the umps call a few of those balls – he was barely missing his spots and had some nasty action. I wish he’d be in position for the win (or rather for the no-decision at this point)
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Frank Caliendo
Like Joe Piscopo for a new, fat millenium.
by rob deer's moustache will destroy us all on Oct 1, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions
Gwynn was our best base-hitter coming off the bench?
that’s pathetic
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--NoahJ
Tony Gwynn, for one, welcomes our new, first pitch-swinging overlords
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
see signature
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--NoahJ
if i had attributed it to someone else
would you have called me on it?;)
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--NoahJ
whodathunkit
our first hits today
Corey freaking Hart
Craig ol’ man Counsell
it looks like the apocalypse isn’t upon us yet: Kendall didn’t get a hit
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--NoahJ
Change
on ESPN radio and TBS they are saying the same thing- no one has ever seen Hammel’s change look so good
September 15: Not a bad little Monday
Counsell
First time he’s faced the same lefty twice in a game since June 14th (Glen Perkins).
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Bill Hall sings backup for Bon Jovi?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
don't keep your day job Bill
that profession is the one for you
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--NoahJ
Save him for tomorrow I bet
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Keep his free agent price down by not letting him succeed in the playoffs
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That's only the sixth hit combined
And the only one that really mattered was more properly an error.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Is it really necessary to praise Howard for running hard to second on a ground ball up the middle?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I don't know
Anyone who hawks “yum rockets” has my vote.
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Look at him streak to third!
What a gamer.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Ryan Howard: particle or wave?
MVD (Most Valuable Duality).
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Whoo streaking!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Stop posting my Facebook pictures
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
You are cornering the market on 80's themed baseball players
You already have Corey Hart, and now you have Mota In: What’s your price for flight? In finding Mr. Right, You’ll be all right tonight.
Unfortunately, Mr. Right doesn't pitch until tomorrow
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
uh oh
i’m picturing a stolen base, throw into centerfield, runner scores.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
hey, Kendall's a BCB reader! Gritty!
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Mike Rivera's reading the Mug right now.
What else is he going to do, given 3 hours every day where’s he’s ensured no activity?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
a friend invited me to Philly on business so we could go to the games
Tickets were pretty reasonably priced, but I declined on the outside chance the game would go something like this. I would hate to be surrounded by Phillies fans right now. Better off being here at work where no one can see me cry $#$%#!
I didn't realize SBN censored the word "mommy"
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I forgot the period
Those were two separate sentences, but your interpretation is also fine
by keephopealive on Oct 1, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Brad Lidge
has 2007 Patriots and 1999 Gary Andersen written all over him
by keephopealive on Oct 1, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Maybe he'll throw wide left?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
If that was supposed to be a closeup of the ball in Lidge's hand, it was really far off...
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
The anemic offense keep rolling along
hard to win when you get no runs
Shame the pitching staff actually put together a nice game
win tomorrow and it is still all good
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Hah
Lefty on the mound and they put two LH bench players in the game and now that a RHP takes over they use the guy who can bat righthanded off the bench.
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seems to have worked
counsell actually had a hit
and now durham did (batting leftie?)
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Yeah, it worked today
Just kind of weird.
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good call on yanking hall-of-shame
nice hit ray ray
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kirbir's
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Little known fact:
I am the announcing writer
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Can you get them to mention the Mug?
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Since you included my blog
I can try
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
What a coincidence
I am the eggman.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
The walrus just struck out
Bill Hall is dead. Bill Hall is dead.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Talking about how Braun doesn't cut down on his swing with two strikes
Just look at his BB/K ratio.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Hells yeah!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Fair ball!
Awesome. Our playoff cherry is popped.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
in '81 and '82 it happened.
when sex doesn’t happen for 20 years, it gets erased? kind of like your driving record after like 7 years?
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--NoahJ
If I wasn't alive for it, it didn't happen
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Does that rule apply to your partner as well?
Or should I direct the question to kirbir, if she isn’t busy rubbing the lotion on its skin.
Heh
Way to include the nympho
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
how could we not
include the nympho?
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--NoahJ
Good question
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
geez
just saw the “defensive highlight”
at least that didn’t go down like Cam’s
i think a little defensive fundamentals need to be stressed after this one.
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Walk Fielder?
Seems like a terrible idea, but Smoltz is suggesting it.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Make 'em throw batteries, Prince
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I do not like this mix in the tv booth
wish it was neutral guys
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
I was just gonna say
Time for JJ to go Poo-Poo.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
playoff game
gameday only has 2 freaking highlights? what else are they doing today?
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Better question is what the hell the teams were doing
7.5 empty half-innings today.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
gameday suggestion
on the highlights: show something (also) other than just the last pitch of the AB, especially on walks.
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--NoahJ
Philly fans are as bad as cubs fans
if it does not bounce they think it is a strike lol
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Bunt, Prince, bunt!
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Crap.
Should’ve bunted.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
by roguejim on Oct 1, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
he wouldn't know how
it would go foul
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30 pitches for Lidge
Silver lining at the very least.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
C'mon Hart
You and your sunglasses can win this thing.
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Hart home run threat lol
stop it Brian you are killing me
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
It's up to Hart
Can’t really pinch hit unless you want Nelson or Rivera romping around the outfield in the bottom of the 9th.
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lol
is this the same logic for not PHing Kendall?
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It's in Philly too
Corey, if you hit a home run, the fans will boo.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Yeah Brauny and JJ!
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Heh
With Hardy on 2nd, I’d be leery of saying a base hit ties it. You should know this, Brian.
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outfield single
outfield single
outfield single
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Ugh
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Ah well
At least they rewarded me for not turning the game off by showing some signs of life.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Until tomorrow, folks...
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
his was slightly more excusable than Weeks' blunder
Weeks is so chunky now i got him confused with fielder.
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hindsight management
should have pinch hit for Hart there. I think everyone’s in agreement
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CC can get us a W tomorrow
At least we got close
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
win tomorrow and we can win without going back to Philly
If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right
Positive note
if CC wins tomorrow it is a best of 3 with 2 games in Milwaukee
September 15: Not a bad little Monday
unfortunately my vote changes
from Brewers in 5
to Phillies in 4
this was the swing-game.
bah
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bummer
If CC wins tomorrow at least we have two home games to win without going back to Philly, unfortunately one of them will be started by Jeff Suppan :(
Suppan's time
Outside of C.C. nobody on that staff you want more on the hill than Suppan. Dude is nails come playoff time.
small sample size
he’s been the the playoffs once, right? a bunch of years ago, right?
sorry. i’m not drinking the kool-aid.
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Jeff Suppan postseason gamelog. He’s been good, but hardly dominant.
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