A Million Drunk Bostonians: Jays 7, Boston 4
by hugo on Sep 8, 2011 10:17 PM EDT
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PrintWell, that was a fun one! Who would've thought the Jays would have taken this four-game series after game two? Lots of good stuff today.
On the Mound:
Ricky Romero was terrific. He kept Boston completely off the board until well into the 7th, striking out 7 and walking 3. His final line doesn't look as good as he was, but trust me, he had his stuff working. Things got a little dicey in the 7th when the Red Sox managed to package a walk with a couple of hits, partially aided by a Yunel Escobar mistake in the field. Two runs charged to Romero scored on a single after he left the game. A very fine start for Ricky.
At the Plate:
One of the best things about today was some great contributions from some of the youngest Jays. David Cooper had two doubles and an RBI single. J.P. Arencibia hit a 3-run home run. Eric Thames went deep as well, and Brett Lawrie added a single and double of his own. Edwin Encarnacion also went deep and doubled.
On the Mound:
Casey Janssen came in to relieve Romero in the 7th and gave up a groundball single before completing the inning. He was terrific in the 8th, protecting the Jays' lead with a K, a popup, and a weak grounder. Frankie Francisco was okay in the 9th. He left a 1-2 pitch up and in and it got smashed, and then managed to close out the game around another couple of baserunners. He was throwing hard and with plenty of movement, but didn't seem to have a great idea of where he was going with the ball.
All in all, great series, and great fun in the game thread. Jays of the Day: Romero, Arencibia, with honourable mention for Lawrie and Cooper. A Domani!
Today's title from "The Ice of Boston" by the Dismemberment Plan. Red Sox fans have to be drowning their sorrows after this series.
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It was a fun series overall
It started out well with a solid Alvarez start and Lawrie drama, then ended with a great start by Romero. Unfortunately they had their only loss when I was in the stands :-( But at least I got to see DMc up close in his return!
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Getting blown out was sort of worth it
Cause we got to see Dustin for 4 innings or whatever it was
by Nadia on Sep 8, 2011 10:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
haha
perfect title
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
For Nadio (and anybody who wants to read good(?) manga)
ummmm… here are some that I really had fun reading.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Its… about alchemists. Its pretty legendary, so you won’t regret reading it
link: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fullmetal_alchemist/
Sket Dance: Its a comedy about a couple high school kids. Its funny, but you have understand Japanese culture a little bit, so you might have trouble understanding the humour.
link: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/sket_dance/
Beck: Manga about music and band. Its pretty decent, and theres several referances to modern rock, so music fans might enjoy.
link: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/beck/
Deadman Wonderland: This is a sci-fi (ish?) manga, actually quite similar to a concept in X-Men, with mutants. Its pretty good.
link: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/deadman_wonderland/
H2: Baseball manga. Pretty old, like really old. Regarded as one of the best sports mangas ever.
link: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/h2/
Cross Game: Baseball manga, same author as H2. Another good one.
link: http://www.mangareader.net/300/cross-game.html
Bakuman: Manga about manga authors.
link: http://www.mangareader.net/219/bakuman.html
Death Note: You said you like lots of text, Nadia? Well this one’s a doozy.
link: http://www.mangareader.net/113/death-note.html
Slam Dunk: Manga about basketball. Said to be one of the best mangas ever.
link: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/slam_dunk/
Sensen Spike Hills: manga about high school kids trying to steal admission test answers to a prestigious university. Very good.
link: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/sensen_spike_hills/
I recommend all of these. Much better mangas than the mainstream ones like Naruto and crap.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
for Nadia, I meant
lol.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Uhhhh Fanshot?
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by Minor Leaguer on Sep 8, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
she said put it up on the recap
I do as I’m told.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
whipped
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by Minor Leaguer on Sep 8, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I am, really
I’m way too nice
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
You really are! Haha
Thank you :) I’ll read a couple over the weekend and tell you what I think. Preciate your help!
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 10:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Heh. H2 that crap was old.
How’d you come across that?
Once over the hill, you pick up speed.
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Becauseits awesome
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
by Pikachu on Sep 9, 2011 1:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Any Adachi series is pretty much a must read
H2/Touch/Crossgame are the baseball ones, but he has a few others that are very good, slowstep and miyuki for instance.
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
everyone looks the same
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
The art style is the same
the storylines are pretty unique though in their twists.
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i know
i love his works
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Hmm...
Beck, and the two Adachi manga H2/CrossGame are probably the best of that list. Slam Dunk is a slow starter but is a great sports manga overall. I’d throw Fullmetal, deadman, death note, etc… into the Naruto type time sinks that are probably worth a read category. Sket Dance is a very quirky one, some excellent gag chapters but also some really poor chapters mixed in. Of the others, bakuman I dropped after a volume, did nothing for me, sensen i’m yet to check out but will add that to my list.
Manga/Manwha is very much a taste thing, pretty much all you’ve listed there are sports/gag/fighting manga (and Beck). I guess Death Note is more of a supernatural mental drama but it dragged on a little towards about the second half. There’s also a wide range of other stuff, so it would be easier to suggest stuff with an idea of Nadia’s tastes.
yeah
i prefer more obscure manga than the ones I listed there, but for new readers, those are the perfect balance of mainstreamness and non-crappiness. I do agree that Fullmental fell down a cliff after a really really good start, but cmon, its better than naruto.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
fullmental
lol
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
I guess I don't really have a taste when it comes to Manga
I’m pretty clueless about. I read a pretty broad range of books (including horrible YA novels). I wouldn’t normally read science fiction stuff but I don’t hate it. If you had to pick one I should start with, which would it be?
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 2:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
now that you mention it
I only listed pretty much male-prefered mangas
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
here's some unisex(?) ones
I think its pretty much gender neutral
monster: http://www.mangarush.com/manga/monster
Ikigami: http://www.mangareader.net/581/ikigami.html
Shiki: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/shiki/
Homunculus (this one might be a bit too weird) : http://www.mangavolume.com/serie-archive/mangas-homunculus
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Monster was great
I also liked Eden of the East, but I think that was only an anime
"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
I can't watch eden of the east
I know it has almost nothing to do with East of Eden, but I loved the book too much. that’s probably faulty logic, but I refrain from watching that anime.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
steinbeck's one of the great writers
and east of eden might be his best
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
thanks for these!
loved the anime for death note, looking forward to reading the manga. Will look into the others as well.
i can’t believe i left in the ninth inning and then missed the manga discussion in the thread. what a crock!
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
Ditto, went to watch the rest of the football
missed my area of speciality.
I also really like Vinland Saga
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/vinland_saga/
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Basically
http://imgnow.com/uploads/711090942wallpaper-550367.png
Also all this linking of gawdy readers makes me ill
Ball.
pretty much
almost all of them are good.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Hmm...maybe 10 on there i've not read
Will have to do some searching on those.
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
there are some landmines in there, like Akazukin and Narutaru
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Ichi the killer too?
my goodness
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
It's a pretty good ready,
if excessively bloody and twisted
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't mind it too much
but for some, it would cause traumas
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
probably says more about my mental state
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Yeah, Kodomo no Jikan may raise a few eyebrows as well
not exactly one you want to be seen reading in public.
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
And regarding your hate of anime, there are a few series that work better in video than in book form
Initial D is the classic example, but stuff like Speedgrapher and Durarara! were exceptionally done. You also have stuff like Hanamaru Youchien that works best in video form.
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I usually just can't take the voice actors
Its usually just so different from how I imagine it being. I tend not to like anything I’ve read (books, mangas) become tv shows or movies, they just totally ruins it for me. There are exceptions, but very few in my opinion.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Never watch the north american voiced transplants
they’re famous for being horrific (though the US version of Love Hina is so bad it’s ridiculously funny). You really want to find the subbed japanese versions.
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
no, I mean japanese too
anyone with a brain knows to avoid american dubbed anime.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Strange then
most are pretty close to expected. You might find more luck watching anime that are yet to be scanlated then, start with the video then move to the bookform for the extra content.
by TtD on Sep 9, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
I just prefer mangas over animes. Unfortunate there are some really good works that are only out on anime and not in manga. sadness.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
My little sister listens to those English dubbed animes
They are ridiculous but she loves them, haha
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Is your little sister 5?
If not, I can’t understand how she likes them
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Is your little sister 5?
If not, I can’t understand how she likes them
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Is your little sister 5?
If not, I can’t understand how she likes them
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Is your little sister 5?
If not, I can’t understand how she likes them
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
holy FFFUUUUUU
now I look like some weird creeper
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
She's like 10.
I guess I don’t know if she actually likes them but she watches them.
But also, Sailor Moon was the best show EVER.
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sailor Moon was originally made in japan to please 30 year old me
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
crap
30 year old men.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
I never lie, so I wouldn't know
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Yes
Sailor Moon was, is, always has been a shoujo property aimed at young girls.
Childish outlandish claims and all that
Ball.
that what they want you to think
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Something to ask Takeuchi
Possibly to enforce the action aspect of the story and/or the escapist theme of transformation. All sorts of possible theories, but why does any female author and/or artist feel compelled to make their heroines have sex appeal is more or less what is trying to be solved.
Ball.
its all about the money
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
to be honest, I have no idea
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Honestly, I think it was a joke
I do think Sailor moon is a bit too sexual for little girls but when they’re that age they probably don’t notice.
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Bahahaha
My sister had a sailor moon background and they were like halfnaked so i made her change it. It’s still an awesome show. My older sister still watches it.
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
3 sisters eh
niiiiiice.
don’t kill me.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
the only thing better than women
is underage women
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
I have a feeling Pikachu isn't 18 yet either
Hic sunt fortuna dracones
false
exactly 18
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
sounds about right
Hic sunt fortuna dracones
how so?
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
they're all just jealous of all the attention I'm getting
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
Cause of your manga recommending skills?
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
my overall internet awesomeness
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
hate the game, not the playa
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
well, you might be right
I’m only 10 in my mind
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
I cringe whenever pokemon is on tv
or whatever else anime
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
But your avatar is a pokemon?
I’m so confused by this whole thread, I come to this site to talk baseball.
You damn kids, get off my lawn!
/shakes fist
Hic sunt fortuna dracones
The Ironing is delicious
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
You guys make me feel older than Tom
Hic sunt fortuna dracones
i have actually
when I was 6. I have a scar to prove it.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
puberty came really early for me
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
I'm kind of burnout from baseball
Although the past month has been so exciting for the Jays
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It is hard to really care about much in the baseball world right now
Least compelling September ever
Ball.
Playoff matchups look awesome though
I’m really hoping for phillies-brewers
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
meh, I don't care much for the National League
I was excited for the Giants last year though. They were the team I picked to cheer for when the playoffs started, didn’t think they’d do as well as they did.
Hic sunt fortuna dracones
It's so much easier to cheer for NL teams though
I’ve developed so much hate for the good teams in the AL.
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I've always liked the Tigers and I'm ambivalent towards the AL West
I save all my hate for the AL East rivals
Hic sunt fortuna dracones
and the Royals, I will always hate the Royals
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Haha, thats basically my thoughts.
I’ll cheer for anyone to beat the Yanks or Sox
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 4:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Honestly
You gotta love a classic FF save. Also is it just me or does Ricky even look pissed when he wins. Good game tho
by jd90 on Sep 8, 2011 11:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Raised by the best (Doc)
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
You'd hate to see anyone get hurt
But then this is Bob Davidson (and he wasn’t seriously hurt). Warning for the kids out there: he says some words that are banned from Bluebird Banter!
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I wonder how many earned runs Ricky has been charged from inherited runners by Jays relievers?
Off the top of my head, I can think of 7 all by Janssen. The Grandslam, last start I believe, and this start. His ERA would be 30 points lower – basically there with Shields.
Ricky has bequeathed 22 runners and 11 have scored...
…putting him at 50%. Only one other starting pitcher who has bequeathed 15 or more runners has had 50% of them score, Joel Pineiro (LAA) who is 18/9. Gio Gonzalez (OAK) is right behind Ricky at 21/10. In the NL, Livan Hernandez (WSN) is 20/10, Jason Marquis (WSN/ARI) is 17/10 (59%) and Joe Saunders is (ARI) 15/9 (60%), the only two in MLB that have had more than half their bequeathed runners score.
Bottom Line: Ricky is the most unfortunate starter in the AL.
BTW, the breakdown by reliever: Fransisco, 1, Frasor 2 and Janssen 8. Janssen has allowed 11 of 23 inherited runners score (48%). League average is 30%.
Ricky’s and Janssen’s stats are updated to include tonight’s game, while the others cited were at the start of play today. Stats courtesy of Baseball-reference.
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on Sep 9, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
except Ricky is one of the most fortunate in all of baseball in BABIP and strand rate
at .256 (ish) and 80+%(ish) respectively.
Onions Baby Onions
Great research! I think you have definite proof that Casey Janssen hates Ricky Romero.
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by Minor Leaguer on Sep 9, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Janssen has issues like Morrow?
Does he pitch better out of the wind-up than the stretch?
2011 Jays slogan should be "Power and Speed", not just "Hustle and Heart".
Proud member of the AL North
@VagabondBansal
nah, it's like Minor Leaguer said, Janssen hates Romero
You can’t argue with numbers, haha
Hic sunt fortuna dracones
way too small samples to read into that
also, doesn’t casey pitch from the stretch even without runners on? A lot of relievers do
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
How could Ricky possibly have had 7 inherited runners scored
in two starts? Not only isn’t it correct, it isn’t even theoretically possible unless he was switched to another position and then came back to pitching.
As an aside, here’s a question to make your brains explode: if that’s the case, can a pitcher allow his own inherited runners to score?
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
It wasn't in two starts...
…the 7 DR Furious was thinking of was in 3 starts: (1) the GS, (2) Sept 3 and (3) last night.
(The 8th IRS was back on opening day)
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on Sep 9, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Dunedin's bullpen blows a 3-run lead
And lose 4-3 in the 3rd and final game of the series against the Daytona Cubs.
I guess the Jays’ blopendemic spread to its minor league teams as well.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Great win for the Jays
I know Lawrie can’t wait to meet the Orioles again!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Missed the game... :(
Missed it due to my first day of work, washing the race numbers at Hiawatha, made $60 tonight, wooooo!
Not changing my signature until Hechavarria is promoted to the big leagues.
[Funny phrase about how few followers I have on Twitter]
by Joey Kirby on Sep 9, 2011 12:40 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
McGowan to start Sunday
here’s the link
by JaysSaskatchewan on Sep 9, 2011 2:44 AM EDT reply actions
make a fanpost get the glory
Total Internet Points: 999
by Bowling_Guy25 on Sep 9, 2011 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, there is one already. I just didn’t recognize it as that.
by JaysSaskatchewan on Sep 9, 2011 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm pleasantly surprised too
Although I’m really looking forward to the day when beating Boston WON’T be considered a surprise. ;)
The man in the white shirt.
Great game
with every home run hit J.P. Arencibia is putting himself into contention for ROY honours, IMO. He already has the Jays HR record for catchers, who knows how many more he might be able to slug this month if he catchs fire. BEAST MODE!!!
unfortunately, it's going to be Trumbo for ROY
Hellickson is the most deserving though. I won’t feel bad if JPA doesn’t win the ROY. It didn’t do much for Alfredo Griffin or Eric Hinske.
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Forgot Nova from the Yanks as well
plays for the Yanks and a shiny win-loss record, that’s almost a shoo-in. Sportswriters are idiots.
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For homeruns to win you ROY I think you need more than 30
And JP is not getting to 30
by Nadia on Sep 9, 2011 10:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And
That .220ish batting average will sink him even if he goes berserk and mashes 8 in the next two weeks.
yep, Trumbo has the better batting average and more RBIs too
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ROY should actually be awarded to Lawrie and Jennings jointly
The WAR they have put up in such a short time is unbelievable. IMO they are the best rookies so far but they both got called up too late.
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Tough call.......
I agree with Jennings and Lawire being very deserving thus far given the small sample…but they wont get enough at bats. Nova is garbage IMO…an average pitcher playing for the best hitting team in baseball. Pineda, Hellikson and Trumbo have looked like the best players to me for the full season. Id have to go with Pineda.
lol
If i had to choose between nova and Trumbo, i’d go nova. Even with hellickson and nova, i’d go nova.
Sad, Drunk, And Poorly
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - JL
really enjoyed that series, i really hate the Red Sox
If I was Steve Rogers, sole heir to the Rogers fortune..I would buy Fenway and turn it into the New York Yankees Commemoritive Museum, just for fun.
Now we need to crush the Yankees
Next weekend
Steve Rogers?
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
by Frag on Sep 9, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bear Grylis is violating me with his eyes.
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He's trying to tell that building a fire is essential for morale
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No
He’s telling you to eat that bug because it could help you survive
by siggian on Sep 9, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
much better than mine, that's a rec'n from me
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nice title
love that song. when they played it live, they’d invite people onto the stage for it, was kind of cool
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
it is a great one.
whenever I go away for work and call home and am asked how it’s going, I always respond by yelling “Fine, Ma! How’s Washington!”
"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
the "hi honey, how's boston" voice
is amazing
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
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