Climb The Wall To Make the Sun Rise: 6/23 Game Thread, Reds at Jays
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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Cincinnati Reds at Toronto Blue Jays, Jun 23, 2009 7:07 PM EDT
Hope everyone is having a lovely Tuesday!
The spiritual children of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (fun Hugo-fact: I am a bit of an amateur Roman Republic historian -- yes, I know, you thought I was a dork before!) come to Toronto to take on the Jays, but for at least one member of baseball's first team, it's a homecoming. Etobicoke's own Joseph Votto is back in the majors and what better place to return than his hometown?
It's been a busy few days preparing for this series to begin. First, Tom recapped our strange but successful 4-2 road trip through the two mid-atlantic Senior Circuit towns and I updated the progress of our hatchling Jays.
Then, Tom and our good friends at Reds Reporter provided us with the vantage point of the enemy, while JesseF did his usual splendid job previewing the hurlers against whom we must contend this series. Today, I rounded up the Jays blogosphere and then, with Dickensian brevity, took a look at what the heck we are going to do about that big hole in the lineup. As you can see, today the Jays have opted to fill that hole with Russ Adams' bat.
I figured a Toronto band was the best bet for our return home, so Metric's "Soft Rock Star" provides today's title.
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Hmmmmm nice to see Doc throwing...
He’s to start Monday now
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So very very nice.
Makes my day.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they pushed him back a day?
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what they said, ya.
That they’d give him a day’s rest after coming off the DL
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to try to insinuate he wouldn't be doing everything he can to come off
but what is the point of taking him off the DL on Sunday to start him Monday? Why not just take him off on Monday?
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No idea
It seems to me that he is already getting essentially 15 days of rest… donno what the extra day does.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
other than deprive us of a player
that day, not that that is a big deal at all but why do it if you don’t have to
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's what I mean
Not that it will probably be a major issue, particularly in an AL park, but it just seems like it doesn’t make any sense. If he isn’t ready to start, I understand, but why take him off the DL then?
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well I'm not sure that they aren't waiting...
I think Jamie and Pat had it wrong
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep, now we just need to get him a good haircut
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if it was 1979 he would look good
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, it's 2009 and he looks good.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so
Tallet today, Richmond tomorrow, Cecil on Thursday, Rick Ro Friday, and Mills on Saturday?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good start for Tallet
if he can keep putting that pitch right there
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
only dusty baker would have a guy with a .274 OBP leading off
by harrison1 on Jun 23, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no kidding
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NICE K
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
tallet is rolling
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
tiny crowd, huh?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
everyone likes a team mate who brings presents
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What was that about?
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's the Reds Kevin Millar....
except he can play
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i liked that line a lot
bravo
Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog
by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, my curiosity is piqued about what qualifies as stress DL
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whatever it was
great to see him playing again
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
though I hope he takes
a couple of days to get back into things…
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my understanding was that he was coping with severe panic/anxiety
its good to see him back
by domefan on Jun 23, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
interesting … that stuff is kind of hard to understand
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
interesting sentence
it’s frightening that I can understand what you’re saying now
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...watching my wife....loved her big sister, all is good a lot of the time.
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think he meant the sentence structure was what was interesting
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
our own death effects us all the same, I would think....
others dying is different
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no doubt about it
I have friends whose parents died when they were in high school and college and law school, and I really doubt I could have coped with my mom dying at any of those times
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah my friend's dad died just before an exam and the teachers and I and everyone were saying 'go home'
but he wrote the test
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess sometimes it's easier to focus before it sets in?
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what he said earlier today
If I heard correctly. Something to do with shock from his dad’s death. I can’t remember exactly what was being said, but that was what I picked up out of it.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of my favorite players in mlb
glad to see him back out there
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Saw him for the first time really during the WBC and liked what I saw from the kid.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's great
plays really hard, has a great feel for hitting
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
went to a game in Cincy last year
i think his dad had just passed away and he was just off the bereavement list. he didnt start but he did get a pinch hit
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah his dad's seems to be the trigger
that was back last august but I guess it hit him now
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
great job Tallet
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I always root for Owings
we don’t have too many major leaguers come out of our school
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pretty good baseball program, still, though isn't it?
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, we're always around the top 25, and sometimes better
but not many early round draft picks
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
Hope that isn’t a sign of things to come…
Smacked hard right at someone.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
though more line drives like that
wouldn’t be so bad
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wells chases the high one
at least Scoot made him work a bit
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Be right back
grabbing a blue to toast the game
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sounds like a plan
I’ll do the same
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
was as much a suggestion
as a notification
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ye-ouch
Phillies up 6-0 already over the Rays. Glad they didn’t figure that out against us.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh right, it is. LOL
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scott you are good!
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man Rolen is unreal
what a freakn play that was
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
telling the folks at uzr their ratings are screwing him
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
makes me feel better about Wells' D
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
great play Rolen
think he was safe though
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Definitely was
Frame by frame seems to indicate that at least.
I’m not complaining though.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 wristbands
seems like overkill, doesn’t it?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As a side query
Anyone know of a decent site to get in on some good free Fantasy Baseball?
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
6-up, 6-down
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
few more like that
and he’ll have me believing again
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GBJOAT!!!!
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hells YES
SCOTT ROLEN!
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow rolen
and i was thinking that he might have lost his home run power
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
its hard to describe how much more I love Rolen than Glaus
by domefan on Jun 23, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I liked Glaus
but love Rolen
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
liked glaus more before the hgh thing
i understand guys use it to come back from injury but still cheating in my book
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
makes up for the Phillips play if so
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe the umpire has a date after the game
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he's gotten groupies
Like our friends behind the plate have…
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or it is the guys behind the plate?
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good correction
It seems like the posters on this blog do not view them as friends :P
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, wait, I see what you're saying.
LOL
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looked out
They owe the Reds anyways if not
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I thought he was out by a half-step
great play to rob lind
by domefan on Jun 23, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think our man Lind needs to work on getting out of the batters box a bit more quickly … he was watching the ball for a second … enough to get him safe … just drop the bat and run … forget about the ball IMHO
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
Nice play by the third baseman
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lind gets robbed
by the 1-5-3
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rios singles the other way
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
S'all that counts :P
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that steal helps too.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
second now
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rios steals second
good move
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wonder if that was partially opened up by the steal
probably wasnt as worried about facing overbay when he kenw he had the righty on deck
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it didn't work out for him
though it could have
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lyle draws the walk
wonder if Rios can get a jump and steal third here?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good call.
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Attaboy Rios. Caught the camera guys by surprise too.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
but not us!
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad when he does stuff like that on the basepaths
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOW
Lucky but I will take it!
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i did not noticed
did Rod duck down (a la bautista) on the throw to 3rd during the rios steal ? DOH!
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if Rod did it I can understand
he is a catcher, after all
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either way, I think the self-preservation instinct kicks in...
Value of face > value of a stolen base in most players’ minds I would guess.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Russ
Keep that average over .500 :P
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
come on Marco
some more runs would be nice, Owings is labouring
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a terrible AB by Adams
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not terrible
maybe a little overaggressive on the inside pitches, considering Owings difficulty finding the strike zone, but not bad
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya, the inside ones kinda sucked
But overall, ya, a 7 pitch AB is still a plus I would say.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
definitely
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marco
was way out in front of that change
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good 2-1 call and pitch
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately my son has soccer....would love to watch the game but will record
by Tom Dakers on Jun 23, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you mean you have soccer, don't you?
aren’t you the coach?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
That would have been nice to see it drop.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That would be awesome
Lessons from Hill
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wish he could teach me how to turn the DP
I never mastered that turn from second, had it from short though
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
Soft hands and light feet
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
somehow
I got too used to turning it from the SS side and my instincts always messed up my footwork a bit. I could do it, but was never really comfortable doing so
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
I’ve actually never managed to turn a DP being the turn guy.
I usually play SS in our softball leagues and it is TOUGH. There just isn’t enough time to do that.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, in softball it is near impossible
especially on the slow fields we play on (we play on the National Mall so it’s all grass). I used to be pretty good at the turn in baseball though
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
softball on dirt is easy
except it is hard to get a good grip on a softball quickly (for me, at least)
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find that most fields I play on aren't quite good quality
So usually the fielder taking the grounder has a hard time picking it clean because of bad hops.
Then again my team’s 2nd baseman is useless… former hockey goalie so I think he’s scared to get hit by a ball without wearing pads. Doesn’t put his body in the way and misses all the bounces. That might explain why i don’t get to even try to turn 2 most of the time.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
I’m of two minds playing on such a slow field. on one hand it feels cheap, but on the other hand I feel totally fearless playing infield and I can play shallow. Of course, this season I’ve been playing mostly centrefield
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hill goes into shallow right for that popfly
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i do not think Rios was happy that Hill did not pull off the pop to right
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
who has priority … the outfielder or infielder?
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i though infielder has to pull off if outfielder calls it
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the outfielder
it is an easier play coming in
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nifty play Scoot
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
scoot with the Ole' at short
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"they lead the national league in sacrifice hits"
is that a good thing?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sac flies are usually pretty good
sac bunts with the pitcher aren’t bad
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But with Owings on their staff
their pitchers should have to bunt less.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Sac Hits and Sac Flies are kept as different stats aren't they?
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sac bunts and sac flies are usually kept separate
I have no idea what they mean by sacrifice hits, I guessed a combination of the two but I could be wrong
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understood it to be bunts=hits in the stat keeping.
Maybe I misread… guess I’ll have to fire up the google search.
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no I think you're right and I'm wrong
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i believe so.
i think sacrifice hits are just bunts.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Attaboy Hill
Good feeling today. Couple good hard hits and a few lucky bounces. Good mix so far.
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no worries vernon
you will be okay, just get locked in
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and please do it soon!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no way Hill would have made it if he had tried
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good move to hold hill
ball hit in front of him and hard
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
great throw from left too
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya, that would have been DOA for Hill
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
come on Lind
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
rolen loves that slide
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he needs to get that big body away from the tag and reach for the bag
good strategy
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, those outfielders look to have some solid arms on them
Rolen has a phenomenal knack for sliding clean around the tags.
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rolen Rocks!
Can’t stay. My parents are traveling in from Nova Scotia for my girls first birthday but I had to pop in after that sideways slide from Rolen.
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
happy birthday to the girls!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of them just took their first steps the other day!
Exciting times! alright I gotta get back to cleaning and getting them ready for bed.
Go Jays Go!
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'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it only gets better...
mine has new words for me every day when I get home from work.
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
crap
i can’t believe i forgot to mention that the Reds pitching coach is named Dick Pole! I definitely meant to
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rios grounds into the twin killing
to end the rally
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
frustratingly
would have been nice to add that run.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was a nice bunt
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
true, but if overbay covered
hill might have been able to nab him at first
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
I’m not convinced
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
neither am i.
but would have had a better shot than him not covering
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tallet in a bit of trouble
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
heart of the lineup batting now, too
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phillies are thrashing the Rays 7-0 (top of 4th in Florida)
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
10-0 now
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy cow
utley has probably passed hill and phillips in rbi
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has 4 tonight
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh sweet
i go to the grocery store to pick up some bread and ice cream… come back to see were up 3-0
i should step out more often :-p
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
mmmmmmm,
64 slices of american cheese.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
63...
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"i think i'm blind"
odd that that quote came up twice in recent memory…
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice, gidp
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice job Tallet
and Hill
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sknx down 3-0
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3-0 ATLANTA
they swept us… no reason they cant sweep the stankees
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice job bri guy
way to get out of it with no damage
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and tallet escapes with the popout.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmm, i wonder if there is acrimony between hill and rios
they are not very chatty … like wells and rios are chatty when they cross paths on the field
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wells and Hill are good friends, I know
not sure about Rios and Hill
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately
Hill is a racist
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, that's the perfect word for it
it is unfortunate
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no that is not true
let us not perpetuate these rumours … they can be destructive
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough
My bad.
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought the word unfortunate
was perfect there.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't Hill the racist?
:P
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good work out of jam Tallet
Didn’t want to see that one bad inning
by plen on Jun 23, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
tough inning for Tallet
nice to see he got out of it with thanks to the glove of future hall of famer aaron hill :-D
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nationals tied it up 2-2
…and the bases are loaded for them
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 8:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
go Nats ... go Dunn, we love you Dunn ... LOL
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no need to cheer for him
he doesn’t care.
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
big cut from big rod
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and another one
but this was big connection from big rod
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huuuuuuuuuge
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
jacked!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or, more accurately
Rodded!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
attaboy Big Rod
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this pitcher reminds of Rob Ray
certainly nothing special
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
special bat for a pitcher, though
or rather special arm for a hitter
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
i think i mentioned i wouldnt be surprised if he gets converted to OF
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you did
great job on the preview as usual, by the way
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, thanks
is fun to do them. though, as hugo mentioned, epic fail on not namechecking Dick Pole
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you should see him hit
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love how he pinch hits for their other starters
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, I heard that somewhere. Is the DH mandatory? Surprised he's not hitting.
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not mandatory
and you don’t have to DH for the pitcher, you can pick any player I think
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't think so
I suppose it’s easy to check.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edmunds
sometimes mention Edmunds for a role on the Jays .. i wonder if Rolen and Edmunds get along ok … did the play together?
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes they did
I seem to remember them getting along. Of course, that is easy when you’re winning the world series
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah didn't they both dislike Tony the Russa?
the enemy of my enemy is often my friend.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see Edmunds with the Jays. I can't believe nobody signed him. His numbers were great last year.
I’m surprised Sexson is out there too. Hits well against righties.
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yankees picked up sexson last year
he was horrible with them from what i remember
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually he was OK
OPS of over .900 against righties, if I remember?
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
847 vs lefties with Yankees
but didnt face many. i dont see him as much of an upgrade (or any, really) over bautista
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Richie Sexson?
his OPS against righties was .580 last year
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
his overall numbers from last season were
basically what Millar is doing now, and he hasn’t slugged over .400 in a bunch of years.
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to stay far away from Sexson personally
Edmonds is interesting, he has always hit righties well. I wonder what kind of shape he’s in
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
scutaro have a good shot a gold glove, if he keeps hitting you think?
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope so
Bartlett will be tough to beat, I think – he’s a good fielder and is having a good year at the plate too
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do I think the voters will vote for him if he deserves it?
No.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is a utility player
how can he deserve it?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(that's a joke, by the way)
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was all over that one
knew it was a strikeout as soon as it left his hand.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the fans are having a great night
$1 hot dogs and free pizza … CHOW DOWN BABY
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he really is
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grrr, this always happens lately...
I miss the first part of the game, and don’t get to see the Jays score.
Perhaps I should miss the first part of every game?
Hope you’re all doing good. I’m overworked and underpaid but I got Jays on the radio and suddenly life’s not too bad after all.
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
doing well
and enjoying this game for sure
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right there with you
though I’m watching the magic of the internets, definitely relate with the overworked and underpaid!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was a nice play by Hairston
no real way to get him though
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i wonder if he remembered who was running
though i guess i’ve tried to throw guys out knowing that they’d be safe before
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hill borrowing from the Vespa School of Base Running
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice baserunning by Hill on that
Vernon hit that well at least
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wells hit that one hard
but deep part of the park. nice baserunning by hill to advance
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
30,351 official attendance
was hoping for more :-/ oh well, 8 more home games in this stretch
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
30,351 attendance
Seems okay I guess, for the opening game against the Reds
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how many came to see Votto
return from the DL? and how many didn’t come because they thought he was still on it?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if they are knowledgable enough about baseball
to (1) know about Votto; and (2) know he was on the DL, that’s not bad
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
remember when that cincinnati sportswriter advocated trading votto
straight-up for Joey Cupcakes?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was ridiculous
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
though not as good as the Edwin Encarnacion home run
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was great
Jeff Brantley, right?
also, is it campbell who keeps calling him Encanicion?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Blanton
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no kidding
but then he also compared the number of managed wins Dusty Baker had to Bill James
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was the best
“how many world series rings does Bill James have?”
well, two
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not terrible
I thought it looked smaller, but I jumped the gun and judged too early, when folks were still arriving
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two guys off to the right in white shirts have something on that says
“…Fake Umps”
by plen on Jun 23, 2009 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone know if dome open or not?
i assume it is..
by norm depalma on Jun 23, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They said so that it was open.
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
open
i think they said in the intro
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tallet
those mutton chops were holding him back!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not as aerodynamic
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
unimpressive play
by Hairston
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No complaints
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don't miss a pitcher coming up in the order one bit...
I’ll deal with it in the world series, but I’m definitely an AL guy
by plen on Jun 23, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I guess I can appreciate the tactical side, but it just feels like it kills the momentum of an inning when the pitcher bats with runners on and it’s not a sacrifice situation
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
woooooooooooo
scoooooooooooooooooooooot
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MARCO!
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
first dinger since April! (right?)
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds about right
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scooot!!!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was a homerun?
seriously? I’m not complaining, but it looked like he trademarked it
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
total
trademark, I thought right off the bat
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was hoping it would bloop in
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, looked like a jam shot. ball is carrying tonight. barajas thought he missed his too
by harrison1 on Jun 23, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't sure if Rod
thought he missed it or if he was doing the Rolen head down move. you could well be right though
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess they're acquired a taste for these so-called "
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"winning streaks"
and would like to go on another one.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they won four in a row
between the jays and yankees didn’t they?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
10-1 Phillies over TB
Glad we didn’t face that Phillies team last week!
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow Tallet out
Don’t see that if it stayed at 4-0?
by plen on Jun 23, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
solid outing for the Stache
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's all for Tallet
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
aargh why can't we have everything working
at once?
by epoxypatch on Jun 23, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you don't walk batters
with a 6 run lead – you let them hit their way on
by epoxypatch on Jun 23, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
camp lucky he didnt get called for a balk there
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
almost took the ball all the way out of his glove and put it back in during the delivery
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, Jamie, we love Snider
… and we can’t wait for him to come back … looking forward to that powerstroke in the lineup
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
interesting how the first tater was a breaking ball when it was the fastball that pitchers were trying to keep away from Travis
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Camp, that was not good.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nope, not good at all
Geeeez, that’s brutal. Now Carlson’s gotta clean up this mess? Yergh.
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in comes jesse carlson
im still nervous
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that appearance
was nasty, brutish, and short
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hobbes, right?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i m just glad that they pulled him soon enough
instead of leaving him out there to flail around for awhile
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
aargh
there goes my peaceful happy night
by epoxypatch on Jun 23, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he was brutal
but he wasn’t getting any close calls at all (not that he shouldn’t have been pitching entirely to contact)
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
okaym, r really?
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whoops
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shocking... Carlson gives up a double
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If I'm Tallet right now
I’m thinking “Sonofab…”
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
let's leave him in
great call
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would hate to see the bullpen ruin another start for Tallet.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Camp is a gaurantee for suckage jay tonight
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually only -.064
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup, low leverage
Carlson must be worse
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally you don't assume
all three guys will score. and even if they did, still a three run lead in the seventh inning. still good chance to win
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 runs now...
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but we will still certainly give him the suckage
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"just has to get that breaking ball in a better position"
preferably into an infielder’s glove
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
An out? What is that?
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
couldn't have gotten him if he was roberto clemente
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You were saying?
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry
what was that?
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually that's untrue
he can throw pretty well
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah . . .
3.3 Runs Above Average arm at CF
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that wasn't so fun
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good thing scute hit the hr
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well said.
So, does the heavy drinking commence when Carlson comes out the 8th, or should it already have commenced?
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
heavy drunking
just in case he does come in
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
done and done.
Thank you for your input.
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
I don’t think he will be coming back out
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to grab one after rolen bats.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I guess we're in for a "Which League tonight"
Unless the Jays put up an 8 spot here or whatever
by plen on Jun 23, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bring in...
8th: League
9th: Frasor
end this shit already
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta get some of those runs back.
Now. And I mean, right now.
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
STANDING INTO 3rd BASE
Well, your magnificent sonofagun
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Attaboy Vernon!
LOL
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow, crazy jump
time to tack on a couple more runs
by SuckaMD on Jun 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wells!
way to go!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Crap
Way to stick with it Hairston
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by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sounded like a great grab
Rolen has been hitting the ball hard tonight
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's unfortunate
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hairston robs rolen.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wells has had his problems this year, but his baserunning has been just great
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
if it wasnt for his legs, we wouldnt have swept the Sox at home
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
soon will be redsox
hopefully
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it really has
it doesn’t replace good hitting of course, but you have to appreciate how willing Wells is to use his other skills to help the team even when he wasn’t hitting
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Lind is actually hitting lefties better than righties?
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no, I don't think so
but he is doing well against lefties. this looks like a tough one though
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except that he's not arbitration eligible
so it’ll be a while before the team takes a dollar hit for him.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they could try to lock him up
and he might get his payday early
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
does jp have that flexibility right now?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good question
the Jays have been willing to shell out to extend their own players. they might decide now isn’t the best time to do it, though
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah!!
Adam!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does inherited runners scored
take into account if you come into the game and suck it up but the next pitcher bails you out?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good question
I don’t actually know
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think there's a stat that counts runners you let others strand
other than your WHIP sucks for letting them reach base in the first place, and Strand% counts them whether you or someone else strand them.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't mean his baserunners, though.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They announced that Herrera was the best in the league at not allowing Inherited Runners
but say you come in with runners on 2nd and 3rd and you walk the batter, then get taken out. Does that count as you didn’t let two inherited baserunners score? because if so, that is obviously a terrible stat.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You didn't strand them
So I assume you don’t get credit. They’re only stranded when the third out is recorded.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
isn't stranding runners
just a combination of luck and how good a pitcher you are overall? Especially for relievers who pitch out of the stretch all the time? It just doesn’t seem like a very useful stat
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems like it shouldn't tell you more than the general opposing hitters stats with runners on.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
they are terrible predictors, but it is a good indicator of what you’ve done and how much you’ve helped your team (even if it is luck-based). I’m just saying that if you actually are credited for the situation i described earlier (like you would be for a hold, for example) then it doesn’t even indicate how much you’ve helped your team
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that's how it shoudl be
but I’m not sure. the stat is “Inherited Runners Scored” not “Inherited Runners Stranded” . . . so I’m not sure that it matters if you’re stranding them, provided that you aren’t letting them score.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
look cito - he pulled the pitcher even though he got an out!
:)
by epoxypatch on Jun 23, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
total meltdown by florida
where was this when they played us? wtf
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
for everything the Jays have been through, they are likely going to be tied for the Wildcard after tonight
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that sounds so nice
say it again
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait for three more outs in atlanta
by torontocoltsfan on Jun 23, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait for six more outs in t.o.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
league picks up where camp left off.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
leadoff walk for League
fail
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and the steal
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
costs them the DP.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would the ground ball still have happened?
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by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i am so sad
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by boo15749 on Jun 23, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
too bad about that steal
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice play Lyle
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
run scores
but nice play by lyle.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
geez...
walk batters….hit batters…. i wtf is wrong with this bullpen
sorry asses
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hits Gomes now
we seem to hit a lot of batters
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
4-0 for the Braves
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
strange inning
League really needs to get his stuff under control
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was still a net positible WPA
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
only because he came in with a three-run lead, though
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure where positible came from
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by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when he was getting his pitches over
the Reds didn’t look like they could do much of anything with them
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
League is a Katy Perry pitcher
he is hot or he is cold
he is yes or he is no
he is in or he is out
he is up then he is down
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that one went past me
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You lose a man card.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank goodness for beer
It’s the only way I can get through the insanity.
by Temujin on Jun 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the cause of
and solution to, all of life’s problems.
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know the one where they ask Homer if he drinks alone
and he asks “Does the Lord count as a person?”
I wonder if fellow Bluebird Banterers count
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha yeah
then she asks if he hides beers around the house and he takes one out of the tank behind his toilet
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Simpsons have taught us so much.
It has got to the point where there is not a situation that cannot be described with an event from either Simpsons or Seinfeld
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
South Park realized this a while back
“Simpsons did it!”
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how has Adams looked since he came up
bad?
by SuckaMD on Jun 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not bad, not great, I'd say
worked the count to 3 balls a few times
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vespa
took an 0-2 count to a 2-run tater … man, if that does not sting a pitcher, nothing will
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
remember the League 0-2 grand slam?
wow, was that painful
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LALALALALAL
I can’t hear you!
LALALLALALA
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
extremely painful
it already sucked losing Doc…
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
please Frasor.... dont make us hate you
1-2-3 inning please… especially with their 7-8-9 hitters
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Frasor and Downs, I think, have been the least source of concern in relief pitching this year
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frasor time
bottom of the lineup man, throw strikes!
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by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Phew
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
warning-track power for jay bruce
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rios tracks it down
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dang ... i hate when they catch the ball like that
at their shoulder without covering with their other hand etc … bad fundamentals … someday that is gonna be a costly costly error
by aagoodfella on Jun 23, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i hate it more when they drop it
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that generally
only happens to Luis Castillo
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
K!
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
with the heat!
must have been looking for that split change
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
has to make it interesting..
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bluejays = made for TV baseball
almost every game is a roller coaster
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow the Indians are on the verge of blowing a 5 run lead going into the bottom of the ninth
5-4 now and Kerry Wood just walked 2 in a row to load em up
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how many out?
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Full Count
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2.
Wow that starting staff has to be steamed. Lee has been good again this year and can’t win. Huff tonight threw 8 innings of 3 hit ball and had a 5-0 lead….
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jays Win Jays Win!
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
by JohnnyG on Jun 23, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
Man that play had me a tad worried for a slight moment
by plen on Jun 23, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
a quick flip from hill to end it
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
game!
w00t!
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Magic Number: 97
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
woooooooooo!!!
good start to a big homestand. tough 10 game road trip to follow. then allstar break
by REMO on Jun 23, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that'd be Tallet
Rolen and Rod as Jays of the Day. HM to Frasor, Lind, and Scoot and Wells for insurance runs we turned out to need
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Richmond and Arroyo tomorrow
that looks winnable. Cecil and Cueto on Thursday should be very fun to watch
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont know if anybody else read this
just saw it on espn.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=4278550
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I linked it in a fanshot
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
by Torgen on Jun 23, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I also mentioned it in the link fest today in the comments
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wells comes off pretty well in it
you don’t often see an article that complimentary of a player slumping that badly. Often reporters make it seem like the bad play is indicative of some character failing, or whatever
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully Vernon wakes up
during our 10 game road trip… this homestand would be great as well :)
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I enjoyed his "hit and run" in the 7th
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
by hugo on Jun 23, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good win for the jays! yankees lost so were tied with them. although a 6-0 lead in the 7th should be an automatic victory, but we made it closer than it should have been. but im not complaining a win is a win.
by Jaysallday on Jun 23, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
another good day for greinke
7 ip, 1 r, 5 k, 0 bb
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by jessef on Jun 23, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much the only bright spot on my roto team today...
Him and Rolen.
Got 8 for 38 batting with 1 R, 1 HR, and 4 RBI and 0 SB…
Pitching saw Grienke and then Lindstrom blowing a save (3 runs in 0.2 innings)
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 23, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zauny just blew a tag
Florida wins… should have been a super easy tag at home
by Aquamelli on Jun 23, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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