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Got Two Shoelaces on Two Shoes / I Should Toss 'Em on A Telephone Line as a Monument to My Blues: 6/26 Game Preview and Thread, Phillies at Jays

Philadelphia Phillies at Toronto Blue Jays, Jun 26, 2009 7:07 PM EDT




Hi everyone.  It's been a rollercoaster of a day - our nanny flaked and Mrs. Hugo, God bless her, is off in Colorado partying so I had to stay home from work at the last minute.  Of course, work never takes an emergency FMLA (that's Family and Medical Leave) day, so I ended up spending the day running around crazily with the little one trying to juggle intense 8-figure settlement negotiations and an afternoon at the playground, which is never really a great plan.

Enough about me.  The day is winding down now and the Jays are getting ready to take on the Phillies on Flashback Friday in the Skydome (as I persistently call it, since, hey, I've got a song named after that place). 

The Jays got some good news today, as Craig already broke in the fanshots.  Doc Halladay threw 54 pitches in his bullpen session today and promptly pronounced himself ready to pitch on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays.  I'm not getting a good feeling about Downs' return, though.  In other good news, Jeremy Accardo is also ready for action today after a minor bout with groin issues. The Jays could really use another reliable bullpen arm, so Accardo's return is welcome.

Two young lefties go at it today, both former first-rounders -- Cole Hamels hurls for the City of Brotherly Love, while Ricky Romero goes for Hogtown.  Kevin Millar gets back into the lineup batting 6th (sarcastic cheer!) while Jose Bautista gets the start in left.  I hope Cito doesn't hesitate to use Lyle off the bench and then at first defensively. 

Today's title comes from the incredible song "Walt Whitman Bridge" by the great Philadelphia band Marah.  The Walt Whitman Bride connects Philly with southern New Jersey, where Whitman spent the last few years of his life (he was born on Long Island and lived most of his life in Brooklyn, one reason he's sort of a personal favourite). 

For more on the opposition, Dakers dug up the dirt here, while Jesse looked at their pitching here.

Let's go Jays!

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I hope they stop talking about this auction once the game starts

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Something seems wrong about bidding for an all-inclusive trip to NY

Especially for a JAYS charity.

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 26, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

It is to watch the Jays

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Still.... seems so wrong to me, 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 26, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm here with you Tom, don't worry!

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 26, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Sure about worrying? Or being here?

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 26, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hi guys

Hi 10 game hit streak Vern

by plen on Jun 26, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Terrific AB by Boo

What, 7 or 8 pitchers with a 1B coming from it? Nice work!

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 26, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions  

And extended the inning after 2 outs on 4 pitches by Vespa and Hill

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ya, that's a perk there too.

I hate it when a pitcher gets away with single-digit pitches in an inning.

Unless of course it’s Camp last night (8 pitchers/inning)

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 26, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

hey 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 26, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions  

you had a busy day

could have dropped your girl off with me…wife and I had an afternoon day

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

you're not 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 26, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

afternoon Hugo

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 26, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

you guys need to start a Heidi Watney fan club

"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 26, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don't think so...

Looks too shiny to me too. Most of my friends have a duller grey one. But Tom might be best to answer.

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 26, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

are you a serial multitasker

I am

"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 26, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

How'd you like 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 26, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

heh, for the moment, as a comedy, I'd say it's top five.

Van Wilder is my #1 and then there’s various other ones that cycle in there depending on my mood and who I’m watching with.

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 26, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

true great comedies are great movies

which I wouldn’t say about the Hangover, but I really enjoyed 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 26, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fair enough

My brain is stalling right now trying to think of other great comedies I enjoy.

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 26, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I stand corrected

Evanka was a Civil Engineer.

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 26, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

thx … i can never remember quite sure .. i have engineering friends and they show me their ring but i can never remember which hand

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's supposed to be your "working" hand

I assume by that they mean whichever hand you write with.

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 26, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL, zing!

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 26, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

nicely done

"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 26, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

happy pete grounds to short

to end the inning

"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 26, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Dear Blue Jays,

Please continue to dominate the Phillies.

Sincerely,

Mets fans

by Eric Simon on Jun 26, 2009 7:32 PM EDT reply actions  

hey Eric

beat on the Yankees for us, won’t you?

"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 26, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

No promises

The Mets are pretty banged up/ineptly managed, but anything’s possible I suppose.

by Eric Simon on Jun 26, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dear Mets Fans

Please stomp the Yankees so bad that they dare never to play a subway series again.

Yours appreciatively,

Jays Fans

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

PS - did I miss the comments about Rios being bumped?

I see he’s hitting 7th today. Thoughts?

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 26, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

I didn't mention it

I figured it was just irrational Millar-enthusiasm. Pretty funny that Overbay can’t bat ahead of Rios but Millar can

"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 26, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jeez, it just clicked to me that Millar is playing instead of Overbay

I am out of it… 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 26, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lexi draws the two-out walk

Rod seems to thump his old team

"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 26, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice smack from Big Rod there.

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 26, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

like that

little two out rally now for Bautista

"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 26, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

did Rod

roll his ankle? or something worse?

"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 26, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Crap

Probably his hammy again.

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 26, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

worse I guess

"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 26, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damnit, that's not good

Big Rod pulls something maybe?

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 26, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions  

just after i wrote about him being stable … i m a big jinx man

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

We might see Johnny Mac tonight

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 26, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions  

maybe the humidity caused him to sweat alot and he did not drink enuf fluids so it made him more prone to tightening up

fingers crossed

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

DRINK YOU WATER JAYS

stay hydrated … actually, Gatorade would be even better

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Depends

I’ve done it a lot (very tight hamstrings I have) but it might not be bad enough to limp, but still is enough to shorten my comfortable range of motion in a manner that I can’t run full out.

IE – jogging/walking doesn’t make it twinge, but sprinting or putting it under load (squating) 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 26, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

I pulled my hamstring playing soccer on wet grass once, and I could jog, but not sprint. We were out of subs and I had to stay in the game, which was horrible

"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 26, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea

that was my thinking … i m guessing it was more precautionary … cuz if you mess your hammy up, it can take real long to fix not to mention making you more prone to injury in the future

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ya, definitely

I might have done that to myself in training camp for football a few years ago. We started camp with 12 recievers and by the 3rd day we had the 4 starters and me and another rookie left. And I had a pulled hammy and quad on opposite legs but stuck it out and since then I pull my hammies virtually anytime I do heavy sets of squats/cleans.

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 26, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

it didn't look all that bad while he was jogging

did 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 26, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions  

me too

I thought he had just rolled the ankle or something. Of course, it’s probably still not possible to catch on that.

"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 26, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

hey Tom

have you actually heard that Downs is coming back next week? because I’m starting to doubt 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 26, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions  

I wouldn't hold my breath

I’m hoping for not too long after the all star break

"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 26, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

His BABIP is over .370

Of course he strikes out or walks 43% of the time, so it’s 37% of not very much.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's not really

a reason to feel encouraged about him going forward, though he does have a solid line drive rate

"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 26, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

he could be rusty …. not used much laltely

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

He didn't look good when he was playing more often

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

that’s why he’s been sitting

"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 26, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

I absolutely hate this Pizza Hut commerical

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 26, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions  

I had a different thing this morning

Someone mailed me a Jim Clancy baseball card. Addressed to Tom Dakers/Bluebird banter. No return address or anything else. American postage

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions  

not 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 26, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

I guess, is neat, just had me wondering.

my address isn’t on the site anywhere, but would be easy to find.

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

kind of creepy to get mail like that

I’ve gotten some weird stuff in the mail at work – luckily it all goes through irradiators and metal and explosive detectors

"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 26, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah my wife was interested

but I figure a single baseball card is likely ok. a note to go with it would have been nice though

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

No offense to Jim Clancy intended,

but if someone going to rattle the tip jar around here, that’s probably not what you were expecting.

by Temujin on Jun 26, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ricky

is rocking

"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 26, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions  

I donno why catching without a mask would be *that* dangerous without a batter in there

Especially with warmup throws.

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 26, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Tenace giving Mac the crash course in catching

"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 26, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions  

As much as I love Johnny Mac

I don’t want to see him today.

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 26, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

certainly not behind the plate

"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 26, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have to say

I agree with Cito about the whole “sitting the slump” thing. I don’t see what that accomplishes. If you have a better player to put in, fine, but don’t sit a guy just to sit him

"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 26, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions  

the Rollins conversation

made me think of that, by the 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 26, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

sit them before bad practices become engrained habits and thus more difficult and longer to correct

guessing

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

guess it depends on the player and situation

but I can’t imagine it really ever working.

"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 26, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

he's been a mess at AAA

"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 26, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

maybe A’s give Thigpen back, although he is out with a back injury

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, hopefully

"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 26, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

he had one decent game yesterday

so you can hope. still hitting .150 over his last 10 games with 2 walks and lots of Ks

"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 26, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

he's certainly not lighting it up either

I would expect Barrett and Chavez would split time, but just a guess

"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 26, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damn, there's the bad 1-2-3

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 26, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions  

great pitchers' duel thusfar

"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 26, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions  

uh oh

Rance agreeing with me is always a little scary

"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 26, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

sorry that's what I meant

and is actually worse

"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 26, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh Ricky you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind...

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 26, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions  

nice 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 26, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Leafs pick in the first round next on TSN

Was hoping for younger Schenn but LA took him 5th, projected is Jared Cowen

by plen on Jun 26, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Good cover by Romero

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 26, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Ricky's been a little wild

side effect of all the movement he’s getting, I guess

"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 26, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Howard

got Rick Ro’ed

"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 26, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Helloooooooo Mrs Rios

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 26, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

I thought they got married last year

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

all I know is

he refuses to change his daughter’s diapers. That’s about all I need to know about his personal life.

"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 26, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought so...

Or so Evanka leads me to beleive

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 26, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

strained right hammy for Rod

according to Bastian

"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 26, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions  

gee

never would have expected that

"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 26, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions  

they need to find someone to fill his spot

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ruiz

probably wouldn’t be much better or worse

"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 26, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

i loathe the strike out

at least if you fly out, you can advance the runner

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 8:19 PM EDT reply actions  

it depends on the situation

most of the time it’s not any worse than any other type of out (and sometimes it’s better). but in a situation like that it’s obviously worse

"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 26, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Isn't that the book on everyone?

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea

but if you miss on the inside, Rios will golf it for extra bases

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Woohoo!

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 26, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lexi comes through!

"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 26, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions  

I love Chavez' stat line

.263/.263/.368

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 26, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions  

actually

that would be a career best for him (in seasons he had more than 40 or so at bats) if he keeps it up

"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 26, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yikes

Though the part I meant to emphasize was the BA = OBP

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 26, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah I agree it's funny

"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 26, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

we do make the best athletes, haha

"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 26, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don't make me strangle you

: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 26, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

you couldn’t catch me because I play soccer

"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 26, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

I play as well… but Rugby is where I beleive the best athletes are

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 26, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

fair point

"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 26, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've had this debate multiple times with friends

So I’m well versed in it :P

I think rugby is one of the sports that have the least-specialized skill sets across all the players. All need strength, speed (as best as possible), agility, hand/foot/eye coordination and endurance.

And I absolutely hate the statement you see during the Olympics that the 100m champ is the best athlete there. Running in a straight line fast is an exceptionally specialized skill that holds little uses in other sports without other skill sets.

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 26, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

I don’t see how you can make that argument with a straight face, considering the decatheletes, middleweight boxers, among many others

"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 26, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ya, exactly

The irony of saying it in the same stadium where the decathletes compete just highlights the inanity of some announcers and pundits who pretend to know athletics.

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 26, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

my son and I had great fun with a teaser on a sports show

the announcer said ‘we asked bobby clark’ a yes or no question and ‘his answer will surprise you’. We thought….if it is yes or no, we won’t be surprised so we were expecting ‘potato’ as the answer

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I figure

Accardo has basically been passed on the way down by most of the rest of the pen, right? He’s arguably the 8th inning guy now, right?

"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 26, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Promotion through fellows' failure?

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 26, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd think 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 26, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

medium-depth fly to Bautista

3-2 change from Ricky…cool

"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 26, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

haven't seen many of those

since Marcum went on the DL

"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 26, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow

Ricky with another shutdown inning

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by hugo on Jun 26, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions  

42

that was my number, for obvious reasons

"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 26, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

The speed of your fastball? :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 26, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha

Jackie still a big hero in Bucktown. And you can’t go wrong with the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything

"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 26, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

good thing

Scoot didn’t get the bunt 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 26, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

that was a really bad 0-2 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 26, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

oh yeah

"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 26, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

keep it going Vernon

"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 26, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

great baserunning by Hill

Hamels totally beaten

"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 26, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Saweet!

Things might be unravelling for Hamels. I like 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 26, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Rolen's flyball

cashes Hill easily. nice at-bat

"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 26, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions  

just got in

woohoo were winning…..

No hitter through 5 for Ricky?! Im loving our rotation to be next season!

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

You jinxed it

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree, heads will roll.

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 26, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Evening all

looks like a good game going on. Hamels at 100 pitches, looks like he’s not long for this game

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Attaboy Lind!

Good hustle! Must be learning from Rolen about giving it everything every 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 26, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Hustling Lind

Same with the groundout he was running hard

by plen on Jun 26, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Apparently

So, without any animosity, take a hike!

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 26, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

off a fielders glove, but still

"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 26, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL, Hamels is just hitting bats like he's trying to do it

Millar just got lucky :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 26, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

we really got to Hamels

Bautista, to his credit, started it by working a walk. Scoot and Hill both ripped doubles

"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 26, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hahahaha, +1

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 26, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

funny thing is

Feliz is one of the best-fielding third basemen in the game I think

"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 26, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

but that's still light-years behind 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 26, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh internet memes.

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 26, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like that someone anywhere in the world can make references like that

and people everywhere get 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 26, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think I'm going to "prank" our parks staff during my shift this week

I’m planning on editing their “Caution – Wet Floors” into a “Caution – THIS IS SPARTA!” sign.

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 26, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don't forget the Danger Helvetica sign

Especially if anything uses the Helvetica font.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

Will do. Thank goodness I’m unsupervised often :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 26, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha

I’ve seen both of those on shirts

"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 26, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Heh, probably

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by wroth91 on Jun 26, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha

well played

"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 26, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Chan Ho

has pretty impressive facial hair for an Asian guy

"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 26, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Y.P. Lee style.

"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"

by jessef on Jun 27, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

And Rios takes out the pitcher.

That’s not looking 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 26, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions  

acl?

looked like something went very wrong around his knee

"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 26, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Let's hope not

for his sake. That can be a long-term injury. 6 weeks recovery at least.

What a weird play.

by Temujin on Jun 26, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

well, good inning

let’s see Ricky get another quick one

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Dang

you beat me to it. That guy looks like he could still rip it.

by Temujin on Jun 26, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

was just a touch before my time

"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 26, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

his time with the Jays, that is

"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 26, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't remember him either

and I’m more than twice that age!

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

we did have that one tweener guy

that didn’t last long 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 26, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh yeah

that

"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 26, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

I started really watching 1986-ish, but don’t remember him.

Jesse Barfield on the other hand, I remember him.

by Temujin on Jun 26, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

My birth year...

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 26, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Young'in

Two of the people who work with me were born in 1990. I don’t know how in the world that can be possible but there it is.

by Temujin on Jun 26, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

'79 here

missed being born in the 80s by a month or 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 26, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL, ya

My dad mentioned yesterday that he didn’t care that MJ died, rather that Farrah Fawcett died. I turned to him and said “who?”

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 26, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

not much on that throw

but got him

"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 26, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Ricky...wow

"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 26, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions  

RickyRo is cruising right now.

this is the ricky we saw before the injury

by elpikiman on Jun 26, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah just saw that

too many K’s, haha. going to make it tough

"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 26, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

if he's still going well, Cito might leave him out for 110 or 120

hopefully not more than that, though you never know with Cito

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Unfortunately

Yankees and Red Sox are both winning, TB tied

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

stupid Mets

always have errors against the Yankees…. bunch of chokers

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pelfrey has been bad lately

"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 26, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

HA

i laugh at the eye of jinx’ing….

Hmmm I need to add “Ricky Romero Jersey” on my wish-list on amazon

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

nice play by Victorino

he made it look easy, but it sure wasn’t

"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 26, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

it did look like he got a good jump on the ball

but he wouldn’t have had any trouble catching it even if he had gotten a bad jump

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

but hit hard, and a tough read I thought

if he had taken a half second more to read it, I think it would’ve been over his head

"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 26, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

but maybe I am overstating it

I find those ones hit straight at you, but that force you to go back, to be the hardest ones to catch.

"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 26, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good AB by Bautista there

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 26, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

you have a travel agent?

have you ever heard of this thing called the internet?

"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 26, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wish I lived in a bigger centre

Would have to drive to Prince George to get a decently priced flight.

Has anyone else been lucky at finding cheap hotels? Or should I just stop being lazy and look at the fanpost thread…

by Temujin on Jun 26, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have only stayed

at the Mediterranean in Queen Anne (which is nice, but a hike from the stadium) and the youth hostel near Pike Place Market (actually not too 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 26, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

me too

only fair, without you all this site would be pretty terrible

"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 26, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

please

three years of law school, became a dad at 27. I can keep up…

"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 26, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

not as much as law students

"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 26, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

University of Maryland law, just like Brett Cecil

Tulane U undergrad, just like Brad Emaus

woo!

"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 26, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

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 26, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

supposed to be a joke

obviously a fail on my part. n/m

My lawyer is a younger guy. He was telling me about his first job at a huge law office in Vancouver. 200 lawyers and 400 support staff. He was part of a group of 12 newbies that had just graduated. They called themselves “Armani Slaves” because they all made $90,000 a year, wore armani suits, but worked 14 hour days six days a week and 12 hour days on Sundays. He had like ten days off in the six months he worked there.

by Temujin on Jun 26, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

I could never do the law firm thing

I still don’t make now what they make in their first years ($150,000 or more now), but that’s no life, and actually, the work isn’t all that fun because you never get to actually do anything – you spend all your time carrying the briefcase for others and don’t get to actually do anything in a courtroom for years and years

"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 26, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think we med students

can give you a run for your money. Though you will likely have more money

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

the med students usually left the pub before we did

though not long before, haha

"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 26, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tom, where did you go for your Engineering degree?

I know the boys at the U here can drink hard, I can’t imagine it being different for other engineering schools either.

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 26, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Queen's engineering is quite well known in Ontario

for their hard drinking ways. Also here at Western, though somewhat less so

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not Me!

'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 26, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd like to

but won’t know until next week.

"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 26, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Me! And pops

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 26, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sounds good to me

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 26, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

whats in Seattle?

I’ve been out of the BBB loop lately

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

If it was in Toronto I would make the trip.

But London to Seattle is a bit long

'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 26, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

and just like that,

I’m out

"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 26, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Woooooo!

'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 26, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

You should see the good pictures!!!

by Carm on Jun 26, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

(I'm teasing)

I’m a mom…how could I be bad news??? :)

by Carm on Jun 26, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

that makes me feel somewhat better

about Mrs. Hugo hitting the party scene in Denver tonight

"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 26, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

just a tennis racket

and a yoga mat

"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 26, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

A mom like Stacy’s Mom?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4

'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 26, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or at the very least, The guy at mammoth burger will love you

'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 26, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmmmm...

Perhaps this is why Mike is unwilling to let me go on my own??? You’re not helping me here Tom!!! Sheesh!

by Carm on Jun 26, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh ok ok...

Carm is ugly as sin and her husband is 6’7" and plays with guns

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome song 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 26, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

sounds good to me

I know a great place in Chinatown

"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 26, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

you're the one

with dough to burn on travel agents

"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 26, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damn...

Lyle gets that (of course I have to say that)

by plen on Jun 26, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Yup

Physical advantages of being a couple inches taller and having the glove on the other hand

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 26, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's certainly possible

his glove is on the right side to get it, and he’s a better fielder

"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 26, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

no no-no

equalled what Marcum has done a couple of times, but didn’t get any further

"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 26, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Awww Scoot...

'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 26, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I almost didn't think he was going to reach 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 26, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

thats a tough play

even if he makes the first pick up cleanly

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

WOW!!!!

'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 26, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Marco

"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 26, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

This is why I hate watching TWIB

There’s rarely Jays highlights and yet I can count at least 1 spectacular play a night that deserves to be in the highlight of the week package

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 26, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

They did honour Hill the other day

As a player playing awesome on the road.

'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 26, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really? Crap, I must have missed 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 26, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

And Richmond as Rookie of the month, but that was MLB doing....

Agree mostly though, Very rare to see Jays Hi Lites.

'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 26, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, that was a while ago.

I saw that one where they looked at Richmond

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 26, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's on fairly frequently on SNET

Either right before Jays games or immediately following. I think I see it on the schedule about 3 times a week at least.

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 26, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sunday just before the afternoon game is the new episode each week...

'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 26, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Beauty - I've always meant to look up what the actual new airing time/date was.

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 26, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

that jump was insane!!

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

he got mad air

"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 26, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha

I used that previously, but without the link

"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 26, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

dammit

I thought I was so clever.

I haven’t been around these here parts lately, so I’m not sure what’s been used already

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

nah

I just beat you to it by an inning or two

"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 26, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

guess I just need to pay more attention

or be quicker with my bad puns.

One or the other

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Man I love that song.

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 26, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

If i were Doc, I’d say “The best way to learn is to catch pitches, here’s a glove, get behind the plate.”

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 26, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Get ready to catch the heat.

And then bounce it on purpose just in front of him

'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 26, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

surprising he would even volunteer his time for the event

seeing as he is so selfish

"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 26, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd pay to watch that

"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 26, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey Acorn is back!

'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 26, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Accardo is up...

amazing job by Romero tonight

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Accardo looks like he added some muscle

since 2007, I can’t really remember what he looked like last year

"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 26, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

1 easy out for Acorn

"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 26, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Who did we trade him for? Orlando Hudson? I don’t remember…

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shea!

"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 26, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

another terrible trade by our worthless GM

"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 26, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Godawful!

Fire em! What a Bum! A BUM!

'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 26, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Right… He was quite a hitter back then..

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

you must mean Accardo

cuz I know you don’t mean Shea

"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 26, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea, wasn’t Shea hit around .300? it was his ‘beef’ with Gibbons that got him traded… if i remember correctly..

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was his Beef with the Jays

He was pissed that they wanted him to come back to play.
He was pissed no one said congratulations that he adopted someone
He was pissed that he wasn’t in the lineup the first day back
- Not to mention the whole sinking ship thing.

'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 26, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

when he was traded

Shea was hitting .301. Problem is, he never walked so his OBP was .342. Put up a decent 110OPS+

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

and then promptly

tanked for the rest of the season, OPSing .690 with the Giants and never approaching league average 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 26, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

also

his defense was awful, yet he complained when he had to DH

"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 26, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Guess it wasn’t too terrible of a deal after all….

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

pretty darn good deal

especially considering JP had no leverage because everyone knew he had to move Shea

"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 26, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

And Chulk

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Neither of which still plays with the Giants.

'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 26, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

I bet Cito could have controlled him

not that I’d have wanted to give him the deal the Cubs did

"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 26, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice looking inning by Accardo

"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 26, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions  

indeed

we will need this bullpen next week against the ever important yankees series

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Way to be alert Lind!

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 26, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

This kid is getting better EVERYGAME!

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

And Overbay is in running for Millar

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 26, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha

Lyle Overbay, pinch runner. I do love that he’s coming in on d 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 26, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

I love his willingness to grow his game. Wish he could get better in left field 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 26, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

he really hasnt been bad from what I've seen this year

I would have no problem seeing him in LF for the rest of the season if it meant acquiring a plus bat to DH

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought he was doing really well

but yesterday’s game he looked a little stiff, though it could’ve been problems with the lights. UZR doesn’t mind him at 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 26, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

very true

Watching this guy progress throughout the season is great

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ugh I hate Pierre...

'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 26, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn it! Sorry guys wrong thread….

'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 26, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

you two-timing 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 26, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

no politics!

"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 26, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Except I was referring to that fool of an analyst Pierre McGwire from TSN....

Can’t stand that guy. Shouting Monster all the time, I die a little inside whenever he talks.

'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 26, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

I lose my Yankee cred

just for knowing that reference, by the 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 26, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

if they know him at 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 26, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

seems like him they know and no one since

and in honesty, I was too young to know much about him. but he was hated in my province.

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Its ok,

I put awwwww Scoot earlier in the other thread, when he didn’t come up on the grounder in the 7th

'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 26, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

HAhahahahahhahaaha

by Outz on Jun 26, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hehe I love that picture.

'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 26, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hate Pierre, too

South Dakota is terrible this time of year

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

was in Minnesota recently

it was gross – I couldn’t believe how hot it was up 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 26, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

loaded for Chavy

"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 26, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Can't believe that dropped.

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 26, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

come on Jose

break the game so far open we don’t mind seeing BJ

"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 26, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Whoa that was lucky

'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 26, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Good play by Overbay to hold up and prevent a double play from happening.

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 26, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

I would have paid good money to see him go through Ruiz.

Seems we haven’t run a catcher in years…

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 26, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

not too many do that anymore, though we know Barrett does, haha

"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 26, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

that was so sweet

"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 26, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

it was a force play

and he knew he would be out anyway, so he stopped running to force the catcher to apply the tag and prevent the possibility of a double play

by SuckaMD on Jun 26, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

it was a smart play

"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 26, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Barrett who?

Chavez has been outstanding this season

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

He's been adequate for a backup

Can’t draw a walk and doesn’t hit for enough power to make up for it.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 26, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't know about outstanding

but I doubt Barrett would have been any better than he has been

"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 26, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

put it this way

if Rod has to miss significant time, I think you will see Chavez exposed pretty badly as an everyday player

"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 26, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

as a backup though

come on, hes done more then enough IMO

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

he’s been just fine. I don’t wish any more playing time on him, 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 26, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

you are correct

he has none… his last walk was Sept. 18th… and last year with 116 at-bats… he only drew 4 BBs

thats um… awful lol

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

luckily his defense is actually good

because according to the 2nd rule of Newtonian catching mechanics, a catcher’s defensive reputation increases as their suckitude at the plate increases – so with his stick, he’d have a great reputation regardless

"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 26, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

bases loaded walk

so nice let’s do it twice

"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 26, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

ah well

6 should be enough

"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 26, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

he told me he's a bit under the gun

to get it finished in time. Must be tough when he gets called up to the majors a month before its due to the publisher

"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 26, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

he promised me he'd do an interview

before he “pitched bad and got sent back down.” You have to love a guy like that

"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 26, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ya, Cito said he liked Hayhurst's loyalty to the team

That he would have broken camp with them if it weren’t for his contract situation

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 26, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dirk told me he really likes Toronto

as a town

"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 26, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Let's go Garfoose

Let’s shut this thing down

'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 26, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Dirk sighting

they’re even promoting his book

"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 26, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

there's one

"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 26, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Ugh Wells

Bad throw there Victorino runs too well

'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 26, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

nice effort Vernon

but holding the runner at first would probably have been better

"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 26, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

probably thinking that is

by aagoodfella on Jun 26, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

no shutout

but 2 outs 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 26, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions  

I'll take it

Team shutouts mean nothing to me

by plen on Jun 26, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree

just making the observation

"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 26, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

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 26, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah

he’s been great all month, which I now know thanks to doing today’s post

"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 26, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I loved that 3-2 change to Werth (I think)

what a weapon, Marcum got a lot of outs with that pitch too

"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 26, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

if you can throw that for a strike

it’s so effective because the batter is thinking fastball all the 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 26, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dirk closes it out

"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 26, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

That'll do!

Though that previous pitch should have done it 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 26, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

honourable mention to Hill

for the double and starting that great DP

"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 26, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

actually you could argue Hill and Scoot should get JotD

since that double play was worth almost .1 WPA – if they split it, they’d both qualify. Though it might cheapen what Romero did to hand out too many JsotD today, I don’t know

"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 26, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

what the heck is the forumla?

everytime i suggest someone, i get owned lool

by Aquamelli on Jun 26, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

is on Fangraphs.com

is funny that lind was 2 for 4 and a negative….

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lind's double for example

didn’t add hardly any win probability because the Jays were already up by 4 runs late in the game when it happened.

"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 26, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like using it because then feelings about players don't cause us to choose them

if I, say, didn’t like Millar, I might not give him a JoD when he really earned one

by Tom Dakers on Jun 26, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hope Rod is ok

his bat seemed like it was starting to come around a bit in the last few games

"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 26, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

the Bronx cheer

used by the Queens faithful

"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 26, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

if it was possible

they’d have done it already. He was unbelievably unpopular before those two plays. Now he’s entered the Matsui zone

"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 26, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

that position is cursed for the Mets

ever since Alomar

"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 26, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

all right then

good night everyone

"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 26, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions  

guess

Barrett isn’t ready to come up yet

"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 26, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

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