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I'm in.  You can call me 'Crazy Aunt Martha' or 'Pittsburgh Diving Champion' or whatever you want...

As long as you're calling me 'winner' at the end.

Quote from: Corn-fed on September 27, 2007, 12:49:46 PM

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Quote from: CT II on September 27, 2007, 09:59:45 AM

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Quote from: Andy on September 27, 2007, 09:13:50 AM
I couldn't believe Ned brought in McLung to hit Pujols.  He had McLung and Turdthrow both warming up at the same time.  You knew what he was going to do.  Somebody on baseball primer pointed out that as bad as Turdthrow has been he's tragically terrible when entering a game with runners on (something like 6.23 ERA for the entire season...even with his "good" start to the season included).  So you guarantee that Pujols will be on first when that mouthbreathin' dope comes in.  Ned might as well have pulled the stock on the floodgates on his way to the clubhouse after that move.

Now it's down to this.  If the Cubs lose the rest of their games they'll probably have to play a one-gamer at Wrigley.  If they win one, they'll win the division.

Not exactly the most graceful way to win it, but who gives a shit?

The Brewers recap says that in Turdthrow's August/September outings, he's allowed 12 of 14 inherited runners to score.  Wow.

And yet Yost keeps marching him out there.  This must have been what it was like for Astros when Baker was managing the team in 2004.

Hey not even the Farns was that bad.

What of LaTrojan?

He was a black hole, which nothing resembling 'good' could escape.  There isn't a Cub in the last 10 years that I hate more than him.  Even the shortstop whose name I can't bring myself to speak.  He might be the Cub that I hate more than any other when I die.

Quote from: The Paul Popovich Experience on September 08, 2007, 01:38:17 AM

Quote from: CT II on September 07, 2007, 11:41:36 PM
Bump.

All three "contending" teams lose again tonight.  I feel no anxiety about this divisional race.  It's fucking hilarious that none of these teams can get out of their own way.

I'm proud to note that I predicted a month ago the Cubs would back into this thing and win the Central.....with a .500 record. Prescient, I am, or something.

We're still a long way from finishing 2 over... or 5 under.

You'd be prescient if the season ended today--but it doesn't.  Bust out the Barry Horowitz pat on the back on October 1 if you must.

Bumping the thread to introduce the Atlanta Thrashers' "Blue Crew."

http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=13661

A possible cure for anything blue that you might have.

Home, home is 40 minutes from the Quad Cities for me.  The Wolves play there on Friday Nov 2, would be a good game for me to come back for, if anyone wanted to catch that one here.

I'd be down for a Wolves game too.  I guess it's not their year (or Quad Cities) to play the Baby Pens, which is a shame.  Maybe next year.

Also, if my apartment gets satellite that lets me buy the hockey plan, I'll get it.  But I'm down for Desipio Hockee Night.

Quote from: Slaky+ on August 23, 2007, 12:18:08 PM

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Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 23, 2007, 11:31:44 AM

Quote from: Andy on August 23, 2007, 11:14:58 AM
My favorite part of the Barry intentional walk is that it looked like Lou told him they were going to do it.  After the mound visit he walked right past the plate and smiled and said something to Barry.  I'm almost positive he told him they weren't pitching to him.

I think it'd be funny if Barry would actually throw the bat away with the elbow guard on ball three and see if the other team still intentionally throws ball four.  I'd be surprised if they even noticed, but how great would it be to see a guy without a bat get intentionally walked?

If Barroid took no bat to the plate whatsoever, he'd still the best hitter in that sorry Giants lineup.

Boche fucked up though last night, in my opinion.  I've criticized Lou for this in the past with Cliff Floyd, so why not when the other manager does it with Barry Bonds in that shitty lineup...

What is this trend of pinch-running for your best hitters in a tied game?  To me, it seems far less likely that the extra bit of speed will make more of a difference, than keeping that player in for possible extra innings.  I realize some of these power hitters are slow, and perhaps even lazy...but it's not exactly akin to going from a 90 yar-old in a walker to Ben Johnson, either.   Not only that, but you have one less option left on your bench.  It just seems like an extra-bad play in the National League. 

I wouldn't be surprised if anticipating that move by Boche made walking Barry go from an easy decision to an absolute slam-dunk, nothing to think about type of decision.  Not only do you not have to pitch to him, but he'll be out of the game completely.

Gary Roberts

Excited for hockey, are ya?

Just a little.  My other tabbed windows were opened to the Penguins website and letsgopens.com's message board.  Hence the slip, but still a moran moment.

I'd fix it, but I think it's funnier as is, since, well, I've been caught, and it'd just be revisionist history.

Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 23, 2007, 11:31:44 AM

Quote from: Andy on August 23, 2007, 11:14:58 AM
My favorite part of the Barry intentional walk is that it looked like Lou told him they were going to do it.  After the mound visit he walked right past the plate and smiled and said something to Barry.  I'm almost positive he told him they weren't pitching to him.

I think it'd be funny if Barry would actually throw the bat away with the elbow guard on ball three and see if the other team still intentionally throws ball four.  I'd be surprised if they even noticed, but how great would it be to see a guy without a bat get intentionally walked?

If Barroid took no bat to the plate whatsoever, he'd still the best hitter in that sorry Giants lineup.

Boche fucked up though last night, in my opinion.  I've criticized Lou for this in the past with Cliff Floyd, so why not when the other manager does it with Barry Bonds in that shitty lineup...

What is this trend of pinch-running for your best hitters in a tied game?  To me, it seems far less likely that the extra bit of speed will make more of a difference, than keeping that player in for possible extra innings.  I realize some of these power hitters are slow, and perhaps even lazy...but it's not exactly akin to going from a 90 yar-old in a walker to Ben Johnson, either.   Not only that, but you have one less option left on your bench.  It just seems like an extra-bad play in the National League. 

I wouldn't be surprised if anticipating that move by Boche made walking Barry go from an easy decision to an absolute slam-dunk, nothing to think about type of decision.  Not only do you not have to pitch to him, but he'll be out of the game completely.

I told my friend the same thing while we were at the bar.  You force the Giants to burn a bench player--but the only thing is that if it's Gary Roberts, you all but hand them 2nd as well.  A 2-base walk and Bonds out of the lineup is still better than a ball in the Cove, but it doesn't seem like an altogether easy decision in that instance.

As for pinch-running Pie, I think that was the absolutely correct move.  You need that run, bad.  It'll make a huge difference on a single that's in-between whether to send or hold him, or on a ball hit like Kendall's, if you send the runner on contact or not.  I think that might be the biggest difference.  You aren't going to see that spot batting for another 2 innings (most likely), it's the go-ahead run, and in a close game, you probably want the superior defense and fresh legs.  I think it was the right move.

Oh, and had Pie hit that ball, he would've been standing on second.  Clifford just barely got in.  That's the difference in speed right there.  A lot.

Quote from: LoneStarCubFan on August 11, 2007, 09:59:08 PM
Fuck Brad Lidge. Fuck him right in the fucking ear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1yG4S_YRnE

Quote from: ~Apex on August 08, 2007, 05:16:52 PM
19-4, F

Milwaukee
                           IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
Y. Gallardo (L, 4-2) 2.2 12 11 11 3 1 2 4.20 
C. Villanueva  0.2 3 4 3 0 1 1 4.46 
M. Wise  0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.55 
M. Parra  2.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 3.06 
B. Shouse  1.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 2.60 
D. Turnbow  1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.88

11 BB for Gallardo?  Can that be right?

Don't you figure your guy doesn't have it oh, after walk 5 or 6 in the first 3 innings?  It's a good thing for the Cubs that I'm not managing Milwaukee.  Guh.

Quote from: Andy on August 04, 2007, 11:35:14 PM

Quote from: BC on July 30, 2007, 01:28:18 PM
Let's say that...

This week:

Cubs go 2-5
Brewers go 2-4
Cardinals go 4-2

Standings would be:

MIL 59-53 --
CHC 57-53 1 GB
STL 53-55 4 GB

Next week:

Cubs go 2-5
Brewers go 1-5
Cardinals go 5-2

MIL 60-58 --
CHC 59-58 .5 GB
STL 58-57 .5 GB

Week after (Remember that STL plays both MIL and CHC):

Say the Cardinals sweep the Brewers at MIL while the Cubs can only win 1 of 3 from the Reds, then the Cardinals go to CHC and win 2 of 3 while the Brewers can win 2 of 3 from the Reds...

Cubs go 2-4
Brewers go 2-4
Cardinals go 5-1

STL 63-58 --
MIL 62-62 2.5 GB
CHC 61-62 3 GB

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That scenario is realistic, and doesn't even take into account worst-case scenarios that could see the Brewers and Cubs even farther behind than the 2.5 and 3 games back they are in this scenario.

I'm still trying to follow this.  Where do the 15-1 and 12-1 losses the Cardinals have posted on their way to a 1-5 road trip through Pissburgh and DC fit in?

Somewhere between a rock and a hard place.

Or a Piniero and a Looper if you want to Cardinals starting pitching the expression.

Quote from: DPappy on July 28, 2007, 10:41:01 PM

Quote from: ~Apex on July 28, 2007, 10:06:55 PM
Yeah, no shit. The Tards are finished. But the Astros! Oh, buddy, the Astros give me fits when I sleep. I'm also scared of the boogie man, the Detroit Lions, Peter King and Al Gore.


Heh heh heh...

They traded Dan Wheeler to Tampa Bay for Ty Wigginton.  It's funny to think that a team that's 10.5 games back is buying instead of selling, but this IS the Astros we're talking about here....

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2952871

First, I'd hardly call a team that picks up Ty Wigginton--the same Ty Wigginton that sucks so bad Pittsburgh wouldn't keep him--a 'buyer.'  I think that Morgan Ensberg's stock just fell to junk status.

Second, this one time last year around this time of year in Pittsburgh, the Cardinals got swept by the Pirates.  True story.

If the Cards win the division, I think a Scott Eyre fourthmeal quality photoshop needs to be done on that chic, only giving her a Cubs' and/or Brewers jersey because that's the only way the Cards win this division.

Did anyone catch the botched hit and run with Prince on first, someone on 3rd, and 1 out in the Brewers' 8th last night?  Jenkins K's swinging, Prince is running, the catcher drops the ball on the exchange, takes a good full second to find it, picks it up, guns to 2nd.  Prince is still out by 20 feet, but instead of running to tag him--he was a smart fatass and just plopped down in the middle of the basepath--the Reds SS throws home to gun down the guy at 3rd trying to score.

Score it 2-6-3 CS to end the 8th on a strike-em-out, throw-em-out DP.  I'm still laughing about this one.

I went absolutely nuts when he hit it.  The best part was you knew it when it left the bat.

If we can take tomorrow's game, I think the pressure is on the Brew Crew, not us.

Quote from: ~Apex on June 19, 2007, 10:47:10 PM
But hell, the last two years we couldn't even play with ourselves. So there's that.

First, how do you explain all the dead arms and limp wrists in the bullpen at the start of the year?  Or was it because they were out of practice?

Second, the NL Central all won tonight.  Can we get a 2nd night of that tomorrow, or is this just a fluke?

Finally, I positive the Marmot.  Just keep him out of the tub.

Quote from: hammerman on May 19, 2007, 05:49:43 PM
My man-love for Derrek has never been stronger.

Yeah, ditto.  That was really, really awesome.