Gamethread # 5
by sheeter on Apr 5, 2008 12:15 PM CDT
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PrintIt's just after 1PM on the east coast- do you know where your regular game threader is?
If you want the lineups Hyatt posted them below.
Manny Parra pitches today, and I'm pretty excited to see him...but not as excited as I am to see Sheets tomorrow, and certainly not as excited as I am that Sheets is matched up against Barry Zito and not Cain or Lincecum. That's right, I like 'em easy. (you might think that there was a sexual joke in there, but that's because you're a pervert)
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Gwynn isn't getting that spot back
If Gross has an OK game, Ned's love affair with him will take over
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:18 PM CDT reply actions
Gabe Gross walks!
that's as good as a hit, as my little league coach used to tell me...
so that wasn't Dusty Baker, then
He might do well in little league, anyway
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I like weekend series in time zones far away from the West Coast, because it means I can sleep in and wake up to baseball.
I did not see Prince yesterday as I was at work, but wow. Looks like he's wearing the Babe's uniform.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply actions
You'll like Parra
Lots of fun to be had with that name. :)
"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!"
He's Norcal, therefore I like him.
Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for posting
I was about to post a game thread ... but I thought the game started at 1 central, not noon!
Also, cheese.
hmmm
Parra in the 9 spot. Apparently the 'pitcher batting 8th' business is only for when Kendall is starting. I'll have to think about how I feel about that.
Also, cheese.
I don't like it
Particularly because Counsell offers a similar offensive skill-set to Kendall.
He's extremely quick and good.
wow
how did prince get that?
"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!"
He wanted to show up defensive god Counsell
"See, your throw was even harder to handle than THAT!"
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Jose Castillo
since when is he not in Pittsburg?
Since he wasn't good enough for the Pirates nor the Marlins. Seriously. The Marlins thought Jorge Cantu was better than this guy.
So of course he fits with the Giants!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Ortmeier
What are the odds he usurps Aurilia as the regular starter soon?
He's extremely quick and good.
Never. Bochy wants to use Aurilia. I never said it would make sense.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
His wife
is known as Chick Correia.
"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 Giants drafted him thinking they'd get good pitchers from Korea. You can imagine our disappointment.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
An easy mistake to make. :)
"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!"
huh
Pitching around Billy to get to Hart. Wouldn't have guessed that.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:36 PM CDT reply actions
Brewers hitting .400 with RISP
Still, I bet the "inability to hit with RISP" is cited as a major factor in a loss in the next week.
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undoubtedly
at least one runner will be left on base. you'd think they'd have worked on that in spring training.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
not loading for me.
I actually haven't gotten anything at all this season, and I know it's not my internet connection.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Ned made a few calls
and got you banned. He's petty like that.
by sheeter on Apr 5, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Works fine for me
I'm using the new silverlight player
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
it's not even giving me the opportunity to download,
so I think therein lies the problem.
Ned, if you're reading, notice that I'm on your side. At least until I'm reinstated.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, ugh
that's a good idea.
doesn't mean i'm going to like it, though.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Weird
Was that another case of mosquitoes around Ned?
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I wonder
has any team ever made all three outs in an inning at third base?
"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!"
Hustle play
Great job by Corey/Sveum!
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ha
Sveum's performance is going to be rated on how many guys make it home, since he never stops anybody :)
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha!
I was thinking the same thing. Lots of green lights in the first few games.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
in fairness
somebody just did a study that apparently showed that 3B coaches are almost all too conservative. I think it was at the Statistically Speaking blog, though I haven't read it myself.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow!
Were we watching the end of Major League before the game?
"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! FSN just heard about
Laporta's grand slam on Thursday!
Come on now.
Those ponies at Western Union have to stop and eat sometimes.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
They wouldn't have to
if they were veteran ponies
that eat grits
"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!"
that is not what I would have thought bocockian would mean
but it seems to be the case.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Bocock slipped right into third there.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions
looking to score, i suppose
"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!"
Sometimes getting to third base just isn't enough.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmm
a lot of G-men in scoring position this afternoon. That can't be good.
"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!"
Bocock strikes again.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
So
Bocock is the shortstop? How hard can it be to take the job of an 80-year-old man, anyway?
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions
Another line drive
Parra's getting lucky these liners with runners in scoring position are getting caught today.
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It's hard to explain
It must be parra-normal
"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!"
Almost
He'd have gotten his glove on, sending it deep into foul territory. RBI double.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmm
What are the chances that someone whines about the pitcher batting ninth and leading off this inning?
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Powell thinks it's okay because Parra can hit
Not that he actually said so, but I'm putting the fact he was raving about Parra's bat and not complaining about lineup order together.
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Backsliding
Powell seems to be getting more and more opinionated (and wrong) with each year that passes. I seem to recall when he would call a good game, and not get all Joe Buckish with his judgments.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
i've noticed that too
I think that's the danger of having a captive audience who likes you ... you start thinking you're smarter than you are.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
says the head of "Jeff Sackmann's Milwaukee Brewers Blogparty"
:)
"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 wondered if anybody would catch the parallel
but I've been opinionated from day one, and the audience is far from captive.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Be careful
Keep going on like that and you'll be hosting your own blogparty soon--about the Siberia Reindeer Herders.
He's extremely quick and good.
yes, today's lineup is actually worse
3.39 runs per game instead of 3.55 for the Giants.
Also, cheese.
We try.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Actually it's not too hard..
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
...Are you sure?
OK..I guess.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
And with that comment, kids all over America
will no longer be able to access this site.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Before the Nats/Braves game last Sunday night
a friend and I were trying to guess who the Nats starter was going to be, and realized that neither of us could name a single member of their starting rotation. I might have come up with Bergmann if I had thought longer though.
Tim Redding!
Odalis Perez!
Shawn Hill!
Michael O'Connor?
(That's better than I thought I'd do.)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, and Matt Chico!
How could I forget Matt Chico!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
And we're all enabling him.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
well, yes
and I sorta have an excuse. I wrote an article about the Nats rotation at the beginning of last season. It has changed a little, but not much.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I lied to get out of fishing
so I could watch this game. I have a Brewer addiction. I never lied about drinking, I do that all the time, so I am probably cool there.
awesome!
How many FSN viewers are going to catch the Handy Manny reference?
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:04 PM CDT reply actions
I'm just now recovering from yesterday.
Didn't get hammered at the game, but afterwards...oofta.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 1:04 PM CDT reply actions
shh.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Mike Krukow just said it. -_-
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
he is looking good through 4
then again, I think it was the 4th inning yesterday when Sanchez was really getting in a groove, too.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Clearly,
no one informed him of the grittiness of today's lineup.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
It's where he does his best work.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
cue the Rock
Doesn't cost anything to hustle
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply actions
Next time I get pulled over
I'll mention that to the police officer.
"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 sure he'll be impressed.
When he night-sticks you, I wonder if it will be because he thought you provided a smartass excuse for your speeding, or if he'll take your comment as a criticism on how long it took him to walk up to your window.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Question
Are we able to post pictures straight from our PCs or do they have to come from the intraweb?
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions
I think they have to come from the web
avatars might be able to come from a pc, though.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
word
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how many times we had 3 errors last year
when none of them were committed by Braun.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT reply actions
Kendall
This is where Kendall would take a trip to the mound so BA and the Rock could talk about what a great catcher he is.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT reply actions
don't the giants know
that you're supposed to run on *kendall*?
and kendall isn't playing today!
Also, cheese.
Bochy's a wuss
Perfect opportunity for the squeeze.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions
bochy probably knows
this will not be a one-run game for long.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
It could be 13-2
and I'd still call for the squeeze. I just love seeing that play.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
So the squeeze is sort of your Gabe Kapler.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
whoa
Maybe Ned and I could bond over a squeeze play involving Kapler
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
and its so rare
Lou did one last year in Chitown as I recall.
With the Brewers scuffling in the field, it would seem a good time as well.
The best time to squeeze
is when Bocock is up.
Turns out, there's still a joke or two left in the barrel.
"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!"
also in the barrel
is a lot of filth from before yesterday's game.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Notice
Rivera goes to the mound to make sure they're on the same page. Kendall goes to the mound because he's a catching savant.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions
Rivera is a very good catcher
BA and the Rock just aren't interested in hyping him, I guess. He's as big a factor in that inning ending scoreless as Parra.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
do you really think so?
I don't know whether Rivera is any good as a catcher, and there certainly seems to be some divergence of opinion.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure
I haven't had a whole lot of opportunity to see him, but whenever I have he's played well. The last inning required him to call for a lot of stuff he needed to block and he kept it all in front of him. I don't see much in him offensively, but I like his defense as much as any decent catcher.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
heh
Guess Rivera wants to flash some offense today, too.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
nice!
kind of sad to spend 10 pitches of rajai davis, but hey, 5 shutout innings despite three errors. Go Manny!
Also, cheese.
What's really crazy
He's been Vargasesque in getting out of jams and still can pitch into the sixth...
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that was a nice pitch
"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!"
If I were a rookie
I would *never* trot over to first like that. I'm sure that umps remember that sort of thing, and they don't treat you well because of it.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
An FSN producer is going to get fired
This camera work is amazingly bad. /snarky blogger
He's extremely quick and good.
Bad FSN camera work...
...and Uecker having trouble describing things accurately makes it hard to tell what's going on today.
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Nice job, FSN
Hey, look, there's a game going on!
"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 way the Cubs are playing
the Giants are going to beat them, too.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a shame.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
How very Dave Bushian.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm weird like this
but i'd like a 2-run home run :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Simmons doesn't sleep
he waits.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Inside-the-parker
coming on this pitch.
"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 pitcher knew it was coming, so he walked Weeks
"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!"
Gross about to earn that spot
Jesus is his copilot
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:38 PM CDT reply actions
I like scoring the runs
though I hate it when it makes Ned look smart.
"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!"
we should put JJ in center
"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!"
Move the pitcher up in the order??
What are you trying to pull here? :)
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Correia
How has he only thrown 66 pitches? It seems like he's been out there forever.
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I was thinking the same thing
Parra's up around 80 at the same time.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
The errors added about a dozen to his total. At least.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
no question
and 7 K's isn't as efficient as a bunch of ground balls. I'll take 'em, though.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Beyonce is off the market
Too bad- I hear she likes dudes who post on Brewers' blogs
http://omg.yahoo.com/report-beyonce-and-jay-z-wed/news/7985?nc
as long as Mandy Moore is still single
I've still got hope.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
Beyonce's gonna be a heiffer by the time she hits 35 anyway.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't know The Jay was dating Beyonce.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
She finally got it through her head that I wasn't going to leave my wife.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
lol...
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Larry! How could you?
"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!"
That looked goofy
All those pitches blocked in the dirt and a cross-up makes Rivera look bad. Being a catcher is tough...
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The Giants are resorting to the other team's blunders to score.
I am okay with it.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 1:48 PM CDT reply actions
we've certainly given you enough blunders to work with
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Beggers and choosers...
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Well,
I just logged my first BA "Won't carry" of the season
I think 7-8-9 is Mota, Riske, Gagne
unless something bad happens to the score right here.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
No argument there.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Riske was up in the pen
I think he's coming in.
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ah
that would be better information than my uneducated guess.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
GET THE HOOK, DAMMIT
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions
Ugh
this is starting to look like Villy's outing yesterday. Except for the huge cushion.
Nice play by Gross
Keeping Durham at first.
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Starter out short of 6 innings again.
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by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
not a good sign against the giants.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope.
I'm trying not to get concerned since we're just finishing the first trip through the rotation, but after last year I'm tired of watching our starters hit the wall after 5 innings.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 5, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Gabe Gross
Doesn't take kindly to a guy trying to tag on his arm.
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Take that back
It looks like his hand missed the bag on the first pass, and Weeks tagged him before he touched.
Merkin was actually named Manny Mateo. Then he changed his name when he came to the States...to Merkin Valdez. Then he named his son Merkin II.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Bocock and Merkin...a match made in heaven
"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 still insist that the Giants should invest in orange merkins. It would make quite the promotional item.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Fan appreciation giveaway!
"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!"
No no, let everyone have one. Then laugh at the people mistaking them for beards.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
quite a nice mix of image results at google
http://images.google.com/images?q=merkin&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Or this...
http://achewood.com/index.php?date=09172007
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DING!!!
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions
Mmmmm
I love booze. Gotta get rid of these shakes.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions
sure does.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I really hate
the fact that they don't show the buffoons that run out on the field.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions
Jeezus
how many ground balls cant they beat out?
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions
*can
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Bocock must be stopped.
someone needs to tell him about his zips projection already :).
Also, cheese.
I contemplated
posting a picture of Bocock, but I don't want Jeff to ban me.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
IIRC someone was posting about Bocock on the ESPN message boards and it came up as Bo****.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
IIRC someone was posting about Bocock on the ESPN message boards and it came up as Bo****.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Now I really want one!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Bocock
Went off prematurely there.
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It's okay. It happens to every guy.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Like nobody here hasn't slapped Bocock once in a while...
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
It's healthy and natural. No shame in it.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
that didn't work.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh
Defense really making up for the last four games today.
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Without three errors today
Parra maybe goes another inning or more. Errors likely mean wasted pitches which is Yosty's point. (This may be the first time, I've ever agreed with any of his ideas.)
cubs take 7-5 lead over the astros
on a two run double by fukudome
This inning can end any time now
It should have already.
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Finally
Sheesh. It'd be nice for the offense to beat up the Giants pen here.
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that's good to know
even with that, I think Parra would've been better off throwing batting practice to bocock.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Kapler? Home run?
check the bat.
"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!"
Was that the George Webb burger run?
"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!"
Uh oh
That might have been Rickie's last at-bat.
"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!"
oh yeah
I totally forgot about that.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
time for a yosting
with a solid two run lead, we could be due for our first turnbow appearance coupled with a yanking of braun for defensive purposes. We haven't had one of those in a couple months
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions
thanks
i'm stuck in the office 6 days a week until the tax deadline, so brew crew ball and gamecasts are my only sources of following the day games.
they should really start including who's up in the pen on game casts, by the way. why is this not a standard feature?
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
They should
I don't know why MLB.com doesn't do it, but STATS, inc. requires their recorders to note pitchers in the pen.
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oh good
I'm glad that's tracked somewhere. that seems like valuable info to have when considering how much pitchers have worked, etc.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
My guess
Is that the gameday dude sits behind home plate and might not notice people up in the pen (unless if they looked at the scoreboard).
riske
i noticed that earlier to, they still have riske with a KC hat. isn't there a mandatory photo day during spring training? i'd think they would have time for one photo beftween feb. and april
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
With the success
of the bench players today, I wonder if we'll rest Braun, Weeks, Fielder, and Hall tomorrow.
"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!"
Of course
It's Prince bobblehead day. Perfect day for Yost to show he doesn't give a damn what the fans want.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
better not
knowing yost, nothing would surprise me, but we need to take full advantage of every sheets start we get until he gets injured again
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Then again, Sheets is starting
No matter what lineup is behind him, he'll get a no decision.
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this is good
Yost doesn't seem tied to Mota in the 7th, Riske in the 8th, etc -- he used Riske when he needed 4 outs. That's the right thing to do, I think.
Also, cheese.
that would make sense.
he's very possibly the best reliever out there, and it's often a better idea to use that guy to shut down a rally in the 6th than to save him for the 9th.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
i remember
jeff making this point last season, and I completely agree. i've thought the same thing for a long time. whoever your best bullpen arm is, closer or otherwise, it makes no sense saving that arm until the 9th when you need to stop a rally in the 7th. just seems obvious to me. then again, i wouldn;t be smart enough to bat the pitcher 8.
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
well
using your best pitcher in the highest leverage situations is WAY more important than batting the pitcher 8th. so you've got that going for you :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
by the way
does it make me a bad brewer fan to cheer against kendall in the 9 hole? I'm glad he's playing well, but i don't want to see that move play off in any way, shape or form. i don't even really think getting production from him in that spot justifies the move at all.
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
turnbow
does anyone else find it curios that we still haven't had a turnbow sighting yet this season? not that i'm complaining
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
really?
that's the only game i didn't really follow, thanks.
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Ick
Didn't the Giants come into this series without any home runs?
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yes
a total of 2 XBHs, IIRC.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Cynical prediction time
Ortmeier will get on somehow and Brian Bocock will hit a home run to give the Giants the lead.
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what's the term for a phrase that only returns one google hit?
because that term applies to "Brian Bocock will hit a home run"
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I googled it
Has to be a two word phrase with one hit returned...
googlemelon
"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!"
google coffeepot
"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!"
google platypus
"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 thought
that's how you describe cookie monster's eyes when you buy a cookie monster stuffed animal.
"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!"
Prince
I don't like that I was suprised he picked that
I had the same feeling
"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!"
So you guys hate Gagne too right?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply actions
so far
I don't think he's anybody's favorite.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
The boyfriend responsible for me supporting the Brewers emailed me "^^%&^%$&^%* Gagne?!" when you guys signed him. Erroneously I assumed you all disliked him.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 5, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
not yet
i was advocating the signing even before it happened, i still think he could have a decent year. i'm not going to get too worked up over 1 game, i just don;t want it to bite me in the ass
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 5, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I love
Gagne. With the Dodgers he would come out to Welcome to the Jungle and a video of him being a big dork and pushing up his glasses, than K-ing everyone. I think he can put together a decent year.
Gagne just needs to be mean again
and catch a shave & a shower.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 5, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw him
coming out of Fenway the day after game 7 of the ALCS and he is huge. I wouldn't tell him that he sucks to his face.
Oh no. Merkin!
"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!"
this makes no sense
but I always get Merkin Valdez and Kelvin Jimenez mixed up.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Gagne
must not be grizzled enough for Yost yet
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Gagne
Go figure that the only guy to really go after Bocock gets him to strike out.
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Gameday
Is only reporting 2 errors now, Fielder's throwing error disappeared. Wonder if he sent a veggie burger upstairs to the scorer.
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
convoluted explanation by BA
of how Gagne treated the tie game on opening day like a save situation. BA then explains "That's what a veteran does." What did Gagne treat the actual save situation he was in as? Batting practice?
alright!
gagne can pitch!
we'll have to wait until another day to see how he does against a lineup full of major leaguers, but this is an important first step.
Also, cheese.
going for the sweep with a regular lineup tomorrow hopeuflly
"They're trying to make me the escape goat"-Michael Scott
Yeah
my guess is Braun feast's on his brain.
Is Matt Laporta
better than all of today's starting Giant's outfield?
interesting...
LaPorta would probably rack up as many strikeouts as all three combined, but that aside, it's possible.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
right now
the Giants for sure. probably not many others.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
watching Braun's eyes
in the postgame interview as reporter lady talks to Rivera = high comedy
I wonder how much love talk radio callers
and forum posters will give Gagne?
What's that phrase? Zero to hero?
He must've
officially been turned down for the part he wanted in 'The Last Full Measure'
I hope not much
retiring 8-9-1 in the Giants order is nice, but anybody in a major league bullpen should be able to do that most of the time.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 5, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
if he doesn't do well next time
they'll just grab the big transmission lever and throw it from Hero to Zero.
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