Game 108: Reds at Astros
by Slyde on Jul 29, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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Ah, gold ol' Brian Moehler. Remember way back in 2002 when he was one of the Reds big deadline acquisitions? And then he posted a 2-4 record with a 6.02 ERA? That was a special season.
The latest rumor from Jayson Stark is that Arroyo is off the market. I'm fine with that, and not just because of the last 5 starts. I probably would have been fine with him being dealt, but he's not a bad pitcher to have in the fold. My only real concern is that he has thrown the most pitches in the Majors over the last 3 seasons. Of course, that's only because Harang has missed his last two starts.
I'm really hoping the Reds get something going here soon. When they are in a stretch like this, this team is painful to watch.
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'sup brendan?
So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?
by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The world has been trying to keep me from watching this game
Gridlock downtown, accidents on the highway, cashier’s scale broken at the grocery store. But I’m here. On time. I’m sticking through this game come hell or high water (or earthquakes in LA). Go Reds! Vamos los Rojos!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Teixeira to Dodgers?
It’s being reported by several sources, including here.
According to an American League source, the Angels and Braves are close to a deal that would send Mark Teixeira to the Angels for first baseman Casey Kotchman and pitcher Stephen Marek.
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Angels or Dodgers?
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Halos
Arrgh.
Obviously, I’m still thinking about the supposed Dodgers-Red Sox trade. (I wonder what’s happening with that, if Teixeira is off the market?)
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there was a rumor
that the Dodgers would get Manny, the BoSox would get Tex, and the Braves would get prospects. but it looks like Tex is going to the halos, so whatevs.
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If Boston was smart they'd send manny to the reds for dunn and pay the difference in their salaries to cincinnati
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions
how does that help us?
Manny wont stay. and even though he said he would waive his no-trade, i dont think he would do it to go to a non-contender in the Midwest. just doesnt sound like his thang.
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
he said he'd accept any trade if his option wasn't picked up
it helps boston and it would boost attendance for the reds the rest of the season, and gives us the same two draft picks
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i know he said that
but he says alot of things. and i think if the chips were on the table, he would choose a shot at the Series.
and i dont know how much it would boost attendance. he seems like the kind of guy most Cincy fans would crucify. i think he would seen as Adam Dunn with an attitude.
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a career .313 hitter and is hitting .304 this year
Reds fans would love that.
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
but the lazy outfield play and the admiration of long singles
would ruin that good will very fast.
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
it would be a harmless experiment for two months...
that’s not a long time for it to get old
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i do see your point
if nothing else, it would be an adventure. but realistically, i think Big Bob still has hopes of keeping Dunn. and Leatherpants isnt our GM anymore. he would go for something like this, but i dont think Jocko has the pepper for it.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe not, but they could still try to sign dunn in the offseason
if they were so inclined.
i don’t think it’ll happen, but i would enjoy it if it did
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
"i would enjoy it"
since is baseball about having fun?
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
what
you like a guy who only strikes out and hits solo homers that score 4 runs?
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I really, really, wish they keep Dunn
mainly because I’m going to the Nats series this weekend. But I don’t understand how the Reds are handling Dunn. Why don’t they put his image everywhere and make him a superstar? Why is he batting 5th and being quiet…the guy is quote-a-minute and very accessible, but the Reds PR doesn’t seem to want to turn him into The Man.
Dunn has been everything the Reds have asked of him so far. He’s playing solid D. Hes tied for the lead in HR. Why oh why can we not market a team around him?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
the executive VP of marketing
is also the announcer.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The Reds could use Manny's right-handed bat
But he’s a terrible outfielder, and all that “Manny being Manny” stuff….ugh. He’s getting worse and worse. The Sox really can’t afford to lose him, but he’s becoming a clubhouse cancer. He’s pissing his teammates off, not to mention the front office.
The worst thing, IMO, is that every once in awhile he makes an amazing play, and you get a glimpse of the player he could have been if he actually tried.
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What did you think of losing Ohlendorf?
I tend to keep track of him because he’s very close with my officemate. They grew up together. When he was called up, he told her on G chat while I was in the office. Pretty cool.
I’m pumped about getting to make fun of him now that he’s with the Pirates.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
The general consensus
is that the Pirates got robbed.
Ohlendorf wasn’t that impressive. Perhaps he’s just raw and needs some more cooking time down in the minors. But he’s a right-handed relief pitcher, and the Yankees have more of those than they know what to do with. What they need is southpaws, and that’s what they got with Marte. They’ve been trying to get Marte back for years.
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The Pirates getting less than full value for some of their best players?
I curse the Pirates every time Aramis Ramirez steps to the plate in a Cubs uniform.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
oh dear
umm, anyone see this lineup we have going out? CPatt AND Jolbert in the same starting 9?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
can we get a lineup rundown?
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
from Fay
Corey Patterson cf
Jeff Keppinger ss
Adam Dunn lf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Jay Bruce rf
Jolbert Cabrera 3b
Joey Votto 1b
David Ross c
Bronson Arroyo p
v. Brian Moehler p
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Holy crap, Dunn batting third!
So much for the strategy of letting teams walk Phillips to get to Dunn. It works!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
???
how can Cabrera play 3B? and hit ahead of Votto?
oh right. Dusty. gotcha.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't really mind batting Votto low
He’s only batting .200 and OPSing .473 over the last week. He’s scuffling a little bit. Not that Inspector Jolbert is gonna light the world on fire, but let’s see what happens.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Patterson out in three pitches
b
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
He's now batting .185
Baseball Reference lists his weight at 180. We could see something special folks…
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
mail him a big mac!
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
if corey could beat out routine 4-3s
he would be awesome
"I never should have given up the animation rights."
I could forgive a lot for that kind of speed
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
bad thing is
he probably is the fastest guy in the Reds organization. If he could only hit, sigh
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
also, if all of his strikeouts hit the dirt before the catcher caught them and then he got to first safely
he would get on base a lot.
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
motion on the floor
Walk Fat Elvis every time he comes up. All in favor?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
i've been in favor of that for about six years
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the notion that someone had last night
Plunk him a couple times too. More economical that way.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
As my mother says,
“That’s a mouthful!”
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
she never said that to me...
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
it can be hard to make out
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I take it noone else is watching this
and is doing gameday instead?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
i'm watching it!
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
GameDay for me
What happened? It looked like it ricocheted off Bronson to Phillips.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
it ricocheted off Arroyo alright
and he went down like a sack of potatoes. But apparently he’s ok.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
madville posts nipples
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And I missed them
What good does being on Red Reporter all goddamn day do me if I miss the nipple posts?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone else using the MLB.tv feed?
Or, like me, unable to use it for some reason?
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its working for me
but usually doesnt. I just get frustrated and use audio, personally.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Not for me tonight, I guess
Thanks, again, Monopoly League Baseball for your dedication to not merely promoting your product, but providing the best possible service to your consumers.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i think dunn's did too
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Because Brian Moehler
is PITCHING A PERFECT GAME. He has allowed NO HITS. He is SHUTTING OUT the Reds.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Still, I think we should trade Adam Dunn.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
we already traded brian moehler
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And our pitching got better six years later
See? Flawless reasoning.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
until he threw this perfect game against us
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
one time, Brian Moehler was battery-mates with Chad Moeller
How did they communicate?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
...
with a Bridge!
Thanks, I’ll be here all night
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
I was trying to make some kind of St. Xavier joke
But I wasn’t that incisor.
(You know, instead of “incisive”? Okay, I’ll go back to following the game.)
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
grins
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
brian said "I heard Moeller Sucks!"
then
Chad said “I heard Moehler Sucks!”
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
they were both right
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Stanley Kubrick and his buddy Hal, Now don't look that abstract.
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
"I'm afraid I can't see you, Dave."
Shit, wrong Hal.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I appreciate our puns, Brendan
even if this place otherwise got suffiiciently silent. Wanna go out after the game on friday?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
we're stand up comedians
for a stand-up double
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Yeah, you can show me where the young crowd goes
and I can make comments about the music being too loud. And honestly, you call this music?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He pretended this was Canadian football
and scored us a rouge.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
is rouge code for whore?
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
ladies pinch
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
and look at those tits
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
bunting votto to third with no one out?
Dusty, sussly…
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Yeah, but is he a better defensive shortstop than Keppinger?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm assuming you're kiddin
he’s widely considered one of hte best.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
I was about to comment that I hoped Arroyo would drive him in
because I have more faith in him than in the people behind him. I was correct.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
This Corey Patterson thing just doesn't get any more sane
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Corey's batting average: .184
Bronson’s batting average: .211
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Realizing the number of at-bats
is akin to counting Russian casualties in World War II. After awhile, the numbers get so high, and what they represent is so horrible, that your brain just stops comprehending as a matter of self-preservation.
(Plagiarized from the next Jemele Hill column)
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting question
But who the hell would be going after Griffey?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe it's just a quiet disciplining
for his throat-slash gesture on Saturday night.
by cesarhernandez on Jul 29, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
i hate empty threats
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
the Reds need to be careful
that might elicit an impolite hand gesture from Junior.
Like the dreaded whatever “W”
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
1) I still don't think anyone's taking him, possibly even if the Reds pay the rest of his salary
2) That would be a terrible way to bring his Reds tenure to an end. I’m not saying it’s not the smart move, but I also think the team owes him a proper, respectful send off.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
proper, respectful send off, Griffey style
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Houston booth
“The numbers indicate that he really shouldn’t be leading off”
God, the yokels doing Astros games are smarter than our manager.
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Maybe they should check the position he's playing
Don’t these guys know anything about baseball? Sheesh.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
they did say he was fast
which I think is part of the new CBA.
“Under the Doug Glanville Exception of 2001, any mention of Corey Patterson’s inabilities to reach base must be followed by any iteration of the following meaningless observation:
1) That he is “fast.”
2) That he has “major league speed”
3) That said speed cannot be “taught”
4) That he is a superior “defender”
A failure to make mention of these or other suitable excuses can result in punitive measures, including, but not limited to, being accused of living in your mother’s basement/attic/pool house.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
An 0 for 4 night tonight would...
Take him to .183/.211/.322. His OPS+ would be 36, which would move in front of Eric Owens for the lowest OPS+ ever by a Reds outfielder with a minimum of 200 PAs. The all time lowest was Bob Dernier in 1989 with an OPS+ of 27. BTW, Wily Mo Pena is currently 5th on the all time list with an OPS+ of 33 this season.
It's a lousy night to be an atheist!
Lemme guess
A Raiders fan that ran afoul of some Cubs fans at a baptism?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Alternate "witticism"
“You taste like a burger. I don’t like you anymore.”
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Such as..
maybe she needs to use a thicker pad?
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by Slyde on Jul 29, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Slyde
her nipple spikes are showing. I feel my morals eroding.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll raise you the Andrews Sisters
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't hold with these race records
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm gonna go with Frank Robinson
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i looked it up, actch
it was the norm wooster singers. im out for the night kbye
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
I'll take my Sisters McGarrigle, thank you
Somewhere in that sea lurks handsome sodium!
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
aflac trivia
2 players in Reds history to lead the team in HR’s in 6 consecutive season
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
You win this round, Caleb
A long time ago, I went to a George Foster baseball camp. The man himself signed a shirt for me. If only he’d signed it, “To jerk kid, I led my team in homers for six straight seasons, what the hell did you ever do? Your hero, George Goddamn Foster.” Then I would have known. And cried.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Frank Robinson did it 5 straight
but then had a rough 1963 and Vada out homered him
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
That's what he wrote on my game ticket last month
only instead of that it said:
“Dear Fatso, I am a beautiful former slugger being kept in the Reds Hall of Fame against my will by an evil local broadcaster until I consent to play in his charity golf tournament. Please send help. And cranapple. And karate magazines. PS: I hit a fuck load of home runs, so, yeah, lick my chode.”
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
July 2nd game against Pittsburgh
the one that ended in the 11th with Corey Patterson hitting in Dunn’s spot with a chance to win the game.
He didn’t.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
The Tex to Angels trade is final
my initial reaction is that this is a great trade for the Angels.
I’m Kige Ramsey for YouTube Sports
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Good for them
They play the game the right way. But is Teixeira really scrappy?
It's a lousy night to be an atheist!
he will be for 2 months
and then he wants 20 mil per year for 8 years.
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
I think it's a great trade for them, too
Gawd, I hate the Halos. They’re the Yankees’ nemesis. They really do “play the game the right way” – and it works, at least against the Yankees.
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their nemesing the Red Sox this week
No hitter for lackey?
The Angels really needed a left handed hitter. And they got a damn good one.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
They're coming to the House that Ruth Built
the day after tomorrow.
And they’re bringing their spiffy new hitter, too.
No no-hitter, though.
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How can I get through wal mart faster, and how can I please a woman?
thanks kige!
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
When I want to please a woman
I just go to my sister’s room and put the Blue Collar Comedy Tour tape into the video machine.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Scientists mingling with fans
ruh roh
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FSN Houston
talking to actual Top Gun pilot. Fuck, yeah.
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it's classified
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Stop comparing everything to Top Gun
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
"I played ball with your old man."
“We were in the game of our lives. Your pop got two quick strikes, but he could have gotten a walk. Instead he stayed in it, and laid down a bunt to advance two runners.”
“So he played the game the right way?”
“Yeah… he played it the right way.”
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
and a home run by Youk
Pedroia has been inhuman lately.
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Espn will have more coverage
It must have been the greatest pitching performance of this decade to almost no hit the might Red Sox
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
Back to the Reds
When was the last time the Reds got 3 hits in the same inning? Did they do that yesterday in the Dunn’s grand slam inning?
somebody got brandon the message and he hit berkman
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by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions
he's brake.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
or clutch.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand machines or metaphors derived from them.
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
g'damn Arroyo
diminished his trade value big time on that one swing
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Good thing we're no longer putting him on the market
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm willing to settle
for not getting our asses handed to us by the dregs of the National League. I bought tickets for all three games against the Nationals, and if these trends continue… I’m just gonna stop at Ace Hardware for a short length of hose, pop in my Waite Hoyt/Joe Nuxhall/Marty Brennaman greatest hits CD, and just sit back, close my eyes, and let the car idle.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that Matsui at bat zapped him
He was all over the place after that at bat.
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Crap
Both the Yankees and the Reds games, down the toilet at about the same time.
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George Grande was speechless
He didn’t say anything as Lee rounded the bases and only talked again when the replay came up.
best call of the year
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
he was distracted by a group of fans
from a local retirement village
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I can hear Brantley right now
“A 1-0 fastball RIGHT. DOWN. THE MIDDLE. Some pitchers NEVER learn.”
(even though it wasn’t down the middle)
What's up Bitches...
Tuesday nite at the lanes and AGAIN we took all 4…why the hell are we in 6th place. I have laid off the hard liquor only 2 Jacks and cokes and 4 premium BUD ICEs Yum-fucking-bo 
Wouldn’t it be great if somebody took Jr. off our hands!
BTW Carlos is on the Prince fielder diet
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
Back from a social call
at the wrongest time possible.
Can I get a “Wah-wahhhhh” horn?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Following a grand slam
The Reds come back with Corey Patterson, who pops up a bunt…
you couldn’t write this shit any better
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maybe YOU couldnt
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Daniel Cabrera just got ejected for plunking A-Rod.
That’s crazy.
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Madonna has powerful friends in the umpires union
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard she has nipples, too
but I don’t believe it
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Scarlett Johanson ha one nipple but Slyde removed it before crolfer got on line.
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
i think your computer just had a stroke
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
That’s as good an explanation as any. Even the Yankees fans are baffled. A-Rod homered off Cabrera earlier in the game, but the situation was NOT one where you’d intentionally plunk someone, and Cabrera has always been kind of wild.
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did i mention
Darin Erstad was a punter at Nebraska?
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
and a football player's on base average
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
JCH's Picture wasn't that bad....
It was just a Lesbian, and she was clothed!
So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?
by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
nothing yet
So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?
by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
got it...
and it was pleasant!
So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?
by chandrathan on Jul 29, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Affront to God?
As in, the way the Reds are playing lately is a total lesbian!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
We're using that line
when we go to Archibald’s after the game on Friday.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
if Dusty likes to get his bench guys some starts
where the fuck is Andy Phillips? dude makes so much more sense at 3B tonite than Holebert. start him in RF and make CoPat scrub dishes on a freighter somewhere in the Indian Ocean.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
"I don't know that movie"
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm really amazed
at how little he’s played. Pinch-hitting a few times a week, never any time on defense. I didn’t know it was possible to be on 25-man roster and get so little playing time.
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"I didnt know it was possible"
we’ve been saying that a hell of a lot this year havent we?
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
wreck in efec
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
screeeeeeeeeeammmmm
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Jul 29, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Michael: Now, the soldiers are paid to fight; the rebels aren't. Roth: What does that tell you? Michael: They can win.
by havanaconnect on Jul 29, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember the day the Giants signed their new bat boy
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe that's his retirement party
he’s being carried up to receive his golden passifier
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope he's leaving an honorarium in Dusty's hand right now
Also, “pacifier.”
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
So I'm the dummy
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
oh sure
Now you’re posting pictures of topless underaged girls. I shudder to think what you send ‘Than.
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It's "research"
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Mostly just one bad inning
He got two outs, then fell apart and couldn’t close it out.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Just one bad inning, really
But it was enough.
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Not really
Just loading them up for Carlos lead to pick one off his shoelaces and put it over the fence.
More lineouts . . .
I’m surprised that Cabrera’s line shot wasn’t caught. Who does he think he is getting a line drive past the infield?
Inspector Jolbert
“The law allows you nothing”
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
reccing that
in the RR play of Les Miz, I guess Crolfer is Gavrouche?
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
Instead of going out to get ammunition
He would complain about all the gun in the hands of students.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Painful as it is, let the young bloods play...
This will be a team to reckon with by this time next year.
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
you may need to get off of the bottle
anyone else miss shortstop?
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flagg'd
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
flordia
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard
he’s been spotted on I-40 heading toward Chapel Hill
Michael: Now, the soldiers are paid to fight; the rebels aren't. Roth: What does that tell you? Michael: They can win.
by havanaconnect on Jul 29, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Hope it is Jr.
most likely Dunn
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
hope it is Dusty
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i felt the same way
human after all
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
are we now down to quoting
Five for Fighting?
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
more like Daft Punk
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
They don't look like Daft Punk. We wanted ones that look like Daft Punk
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
very few situations cannot be fixed by more Germaine
this, however, is one of them.
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Animal Crackers
La Vie En Rose and Tudors Season 1, disc 4
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
who is this guy again?
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Lead singer of Five for Figh...
I mean, I don’t know.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Frank Robinson
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
BP is scrappy - incredible fielder
What an amazing SS he would be
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
Houstan announcers
mention Mark Portugal and EdE is in the game. I just started paying attention again!
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
and speaking of Portugal
he went 18-4 with a 2.77 ERA one year. Wow.
...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield
by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Just poppiing by to say...
we are getting shut down by Brian Moehler. Nice.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
Tell us about the time you owned Moeller
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Its a really really quick story
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
your dad fucked my mom
ok, maybe it wasn’t such a long story.
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
funniest movie ever!
So hey, umm....do you guys mind if I have this fruit roll-up?
by chandrathan on Jul 30, 2008 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
much funnier than UHF
UHF is ok, but I didn’t like it as much as you’d think I would.
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by chandrathan on Jul 30, 2008 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMm magic man
he been reasonably good as of late
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
Pretty good there
It’s too soon to lose this baby.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, the whole "donkey hooves" thing
that the Astros announcers do when showing Lee coming around to score was pretty funny
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I think is a horse
since is nick name is “El Caballo” which is spanish for…”the caballo”
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of course
I got my enormous LFers confused. Give me a mulligan.
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
losing our CF?
thank you.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
When he's there
It’s like no one is there at all. Avg check on CPat after that K?
sig lines are for suckas
If he goes 0-4 next time he plays
He’ll be hitting less than his weight and the prophecy will be complete.
sig lines are for suckas
someone needs to let Marty know
i would actually listen to him for that one.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
when it gets this low
they should call it “batting bad”.
ha
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Why in God's name is Corey Pastterson still in the Bigs?
Let alone in the line up, let alone leading off – I know its ranting about the obvious
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
Seriously, though
He’s like that one guy in the Hall of Fame who everyone says, “yeah, but Corey Patterson is in, so why shouldn’t ___ be in?”
Nice at-bat, Corey.
Patterson
0-3, no balls out of the infield.
a tidy shelf indeed
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this may be the most exciting part
of the end of the season.
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Last player to accomplish the .200 or lower OBP in 200 or more PAs
was Sam Bowens in 1965.
It's a lousy night to be an atheist!
so which has a great chance of happening
CoPa .200 OBP or Dunn 40+ hr?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
So who of the Red's 'brain trust' are in Houston?
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Krivsky?
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Marty & Cowboy
And the over-the-road produce driver. He stopped on the way back from Denver.
sig lines are for suckas
never did it for me
I think Twelve Chairs is the most underrated of Brooks’ whole oeuvre. Young Frankenstein…mehj
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
everyone tells me
that this movie was made for me. right up my alley. and i thought it was just alright. really a disappointment after all the build up.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what she said.
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i bet youre the kinda guy who just loves
telling children that Santa Claus isnt real, arent you?
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
When the internet gives you that kind of gar
you throw it back
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
flogging admins...
that’s hawt
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to post a picture from Ghost World, but this is better
Now, to right a wrong.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Or fuck up
Shit.
Corey Patterson : bunt :: Brendanukkah : posting an image
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
no no
i think you did just fine.
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
on a lesbian kick tonight, are we?
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by BubbaFan on Jul 29, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
encroyable!
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
On their blogroll, the Fay?
Roll, roll, roll with the Fay!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you think conversations between Castellini and Baker are like?
Bob: “So, how’s the team?”
Dusty: “Great, Bob. Couldn’t be better.”
Bob: “Are you sure? Is there anyone on the roster who’s dead weight?”
Dusty: “Nope.”
Bob: “Did we sign anyone that turned out to be a mistake?”
Dusty: “No one comes to mind, Bob.”
Bob: “Are you sure there isn’t anyone on the team who just SUCKS ASS?”
Dusty: “Can’t say that there is, Bob.”
Bob: “Are you sure about that, Dusty? Are you sure I’m not wasting $3 million on a no-talent scrub that you begged me to sign?”
Dusty: “Doesn’t ring a bell, Bob.”
Bob: “Are you aware that Corey Fucking Patterson couldn’t hit water if he fell out of your fishing boat, Dusty?”
Oh, I’m tired of this. I don’t want to know how this ends.
Dusty: "Did you see yesterday's Maramaduke? Hilarious!"
Bob: “Does anyone want to buy a ball club?”
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Every day, I read the comics section
And every day, “Family Circus” is sitting there in the bottom corner, waiting to suck.
Bonus points?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed
I kinda liked “Fire Up the Shoesaw.” And who could forget this little ditty?
by Brendanukkah on Jul 29, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Selfish Dunn - only moves the runner over, guess he wants man love from Dustbag
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
is your last name
Bannister?
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
there's a chance that the brain trust:
Bob, Walt, Dusty, Dr. Tim, Clownboy, sMarty and the crayy ol’ leftover will come up with a ridiculous plan invlving keeping Corey abd Grif and trading Dun and Votto.
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
That's not fair to Griff.
He’s been the best hitter since the All Star break, and at least there is potential.
He's old and in the way..trade him or else
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
Dunn's got him since the AS break, but Griffey has definitely been good over the two week period.
and I’d like to know what Griffey’s potential is. He plays well in spurts, but honestly he’s not that good of a player anymore.
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I think your definition of potential is different than mine.
Griffey has the potential at the present to to drive in runs and not make outs. Griffey does not have the potential to develop his career and get better than he is right now, while just about every other option does.
I'll give you the not make outs
The driving in runs is iffy. But my question is, does it really make a difference this season? And do you want another season of watching Griffey’s skills deteriorate? I’m not trying to be a dick about it, but it seems like now is as good of a time as any to end it. I doubt it happens through a trade, but do you think he should be brought back next year?
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Heer Heer!
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
more like Wesley Wleft
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
More like Wesley Willis
Rock’n’Roll MacDonalds!!!!
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
rock over London!
rock on Chicago!
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by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
He whipped Spiderman's ass
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by Man Mountain on Jul 29, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
little does he know
Votto hits lefties betterr.
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this really a picture of your mom Slyde
It sure doesn’t look like Teri Garr
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yeah that's my mom
making her regular appearance on City News. Common!
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thats it
goodnight everyone
please dont shit on my dreams. i dont want shit on my dreams.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 29, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
amen, brother
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by Cy Schourek on Jul 29, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I still take Edinson
Given the circumstances, Hamilton had to go.
My question for the RR braintrust: has there ever been a trade where both players had never made an all star team and made it the next year? Preferably one-for-one, but any would do.
sig lines are for suckas
I'm not saying
the Hamilton trade was or wasn’t a good move, but why did Hamilton “have to go?”
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by havanaconnect on Jul 29, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The Narrons were gone
And Hamilton had made it abundantly clear that he wanted/need Johnny Narron around. Jerry’s firing made Johnny’s departure a certainty. Factor in rumblings of clubhouse tension due to the attention given to a “rookie”, and it made for a bad situation.
Personally, I make that trade every time, and I LOVE Hamilton. I may have said it before, but I’m not comfortable investing $10-15 million per year (a steal!) in someone who could relapse at any time. It’s pessimistic to be sure, but remember, baseball contracts are guaranteed. And what happens if he blows out his knee/shoulder/whatever and needs surgery? Do you prescribe him pain medicine knowing that was what led him down the path of destruction previously? And how does he cope with the downtime?
Too big of a risk in my opinion, at least when you’re talking long-term.
sig lines are for suckas
You're probably
right. There was no way of knowing how either player was going to play this year or in the future. I just wonder if keeping Hamilton wouldn’t have forced them to trade Griffey. Plus Patterson would probably never have been signed to this team. Like I said though it’s all hypothetical. There’s no way of knowing.
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by havanaconnect on Jul 29, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He needed Johnny Narron as a baby sitter
And once the Reds fired Jerry, it was just too awkward to keep Johnny around.
Also, it was apparently causing problems in the clubhouse – the supposed special treatment Hamilton got.
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Ah Votto a 9 pitch strike out
Well I just don’t know why I keep coming back for more heartbreak
I often think how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied for art school. - George Carlin
Wow
the Ranger sjust blew the lead when two runs scored on a wild throw to first in the ninth. FIVE errors in the game tonight. 10-9 Mariners, with one out and a runner on third.
At least the Rangers get another at-bat.
The Mariners
are really a pretty awful team this year.
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