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2009 World Series: Game 2




W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - Pedro Martinez 5-1 3.63 1.25 37 8



W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - A.J. Burnett 13-9 4.04 1.40 195 97


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CG's are kinda cool

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Lineups

YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Jerry Hairston RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C

Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 4.42 ERA in postseason)

PHILLIES
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Matt Stairs DH
Pedro Feliz 3B
Carlos Ruiz C

Pitching: RHP Pedro Martinez (0-0, 0.00 ERA in postseason)

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Molina is AJ's personal catcher

He starts whenever AJ does.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm starting to wonder if the problem is Jorgie

I love the guy, and the scouting report on him used to be that he was good at establishing a rapport with pitchers, but lately, well, that hasn’t been the case. Randy Johnson had a personal catcher (and it came back to bite us in the postseason). That year, Posada said he just didn’t know RJ, and pointed to Mussina as a guy he’d known a long time and got on well with. Then the next year, Mussina got a personal catcher, and it wasn’t Posada. Now it’s AJ.

So far as I know, none of these players has actually asked for a personal catcher. It’s just the pitchers pitch so much better with the backup, that it’s hard not to pair them up permanently.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I suspect it's driven more by personality than performance

There’s too much noise in a small sample size consisting of a handful of starts from one season. Still, there was an OPS spread of over 100 points in comparing when Molina and Posada caught Burnett.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

They'll probably switch Molina out

After a couple of at-bats, and pinch-hit Posada.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Philly fans

Prefer to throw batteries.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Burn

But I don’t see JD Drew in this lineup

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

My hatred for the yankees

and absolute certainty that they are going to win the world series won’t allow me to watch this game.

Thankfully, there is college football and NBC comedies!

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Oct 29, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions  

joe buck and tim mccarver need laryngitis

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

lets see if stairs gets a fastball on the first pitch

McCarver: I dont think so

and a first pitch fastball was delivered

"I have found me a home"

by obc2 on Oct 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Matt Stairs makes me look like i'm in shape.

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions  

uh, boy

They’re running on Damon’s rag arm.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

what about Sean Casey?

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'd be tempted to send a three toed sloth

any bets on how many bounces it would take for Damon to throw a ball from the warning track to home plate?

"I have found me a home"

by obc2 on Oct 29, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

so when does the Reds game start?

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:28 PM EDT reply actions  

such a blast from the past seeing Pedro on the mound.

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Pedro on the mound

Andre Agassi with hair.

It’s retro night!

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

rec'd

‘cuz I chuckled… and maybe it’ll keep you tuned in…

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice movement on that pitch.

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

The Phillies

have definitely signed a pact with the devil. There’s no other explanation.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:43 PM EDT reply actions  

NIce to see Cherry at the plate

Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 29, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

When's Bako gonna get to play?

Let’s see all the ex-Reds…

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

'cause they can't open all the flavors of word processing software

And everyone hates PDFs.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

I get that not everyone uses Word

But PDFs are pretty standard, I thought.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 29, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

PDFs may be standard

But everyone hates them. They can open them, but they hate them.

And even if you use Word…if you have an older version, you may not be able to open newer Word documents. The file conversions on Word can be really screwy.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

No doubt

I’m not the biggest fan of either to be honest. That’s why I use Corel WordPerfect, so everyone can open my documents.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 29, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I use Notepad for everything.

Problem solved.

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Oct 29, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

WordPerfect?

That’s Pedro with the Sox old school.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like WordPerfect, too

But it’s dying. Like Netscape, it’s fading away.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Kidding of course

I hated dealing with WordPerfect on the rare occasion that I had to.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 29, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I used to hate it

Because it was so bass-ackward compared to normal software. The function keys never did what you expected them to.

But I’ve really gotten to like it. (Plus they’ve fixed a lot of the weirdness.)

I hate Word. Especially the new version with the Ribbon. Gawd, do I hate The Ribbon.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Channeling Mads for a second....

The ribbon can blow me.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mads woulda' attached a JPEG

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've never run into that.

I always send .docs. I think pretty much anyone can open a microsoft word document

IAN! I'm on traain!

by andromache on Oct 29, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Different world

Microsoft Office is standard for any legal employer. Might not be the case in all industries.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really?

I remember when law offices were the bastion of WordPerfect.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've heard that

From what I’ve heard mostly everyone switched in the early aughts.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've heard that too, but it's kind of amazing how fast everything's switched.

I worked for a state government this summer where the computers were laughably obsolete, and they all ran microsoft word rather than word perfect. I’ve seen one document in word perfect since I came to law school.

IAN! I'm on traain!

by andromache on Oct 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

My engineering office started the conversion

years ago, but only recently removed WordPerfect from the computers and forced everyone to use Word. We’re going to be forced to use Outlook soon, too. Ugh.

Kind of a pain, because it sometimes takes 10 years or more to get a project out. Now we’re dealing with occasional WordPerfect documents we can no longer open. Plus, most of us don’t use word processing software very often, so learning the new software is a hell of a learning curve. Especially The Ribbon.

I still use WordPerfect at home, though I have Office as well.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

annnnd rec'd

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Oct 29, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know Firefox is supposed to be infinitely better,

But from a Luddite’s pov I don’t see a big difference. This probably makes me a bad person.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

aside from FF's spell checker

i dont see it. it crashes a bit less, i guess, but not significantly less.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

It crashes more, IME

But I put up with it, because it has so many features IE doesn’t have. All those extensions. I love them, and at this point, I can’t live without them.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is mainly because IE

has copied almost every innovation that firefox made.

For years, firefox had tabbed browsing and IE did not. This was a huge difference.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Oct 30, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

tabbed browsing is nice

But it’s the extensions that make Firefox for me. Ad-Block, NoScript, Flashblock, ImageZoom, Fast Video Download, CookieSwap, BBCodeXtra, Colorzilla, CopyPlainText, TabMixPlus, etc. I can’t stand the Internet without them.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 30, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

so we had trick-or-treaters tonight

a kid, maybe 4 or 5, walked up to me wearing a Boba Fett costume. i said, “hey cool! youre Boba Fett!” and he says to me, “no, im a Star Wars guy”.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions  

why did you have trick or treaters tonight?

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

im not sure

Columbus says when trick-or-treaters are to come out, so we do what they say. trick-or-treat is almost never on Halloween night.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's really weird

I’ve heard of towns moving Halloween from school nights to weekends, but from a weekend to a school night? Bizarre.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

if you lived in ohio you'd understand that good ideas don't come out of Columbus.

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fucking 'Tard

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by chesirecat on Oct 29, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

dammit, forgot the

/never seen a star wars movie

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by chesirecat on Oct 29, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

in the kid's defense

he was probably Django. but he probably knows better than to advertise that and i didnt want to acknowledge it.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

So much for "No child left behind"

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

They just don't teach the arts in schools anymore!

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Django ruled the world

To understand Israel and the Middle East, you must understand Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. -Glenn Beck (former cocaine addict and pedophile.)

by Madville on Oct 30, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

fucking aj burnett was involved in sending Al Leiter to the Mets

I hate him.

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Buck with the dig on the NYY Fans

“and at 9:04 PM Eastern, the Yankees fans show up”

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Tickets in NY

are much cheaper than tickets in Philly.

NEW YORK – Want to go to a World Series game? Try the Big Apple.

The average ticket price for the first two games at Yankee Stadium was $600 on Wednesday afternoon, compared with $1,400 for Games 3-5 at Citizens Bank Park. The cheapest tickets were going for about $310 in New York and $475 in Philadelphia.

Much as I love baseball, I just can’t see spending that kind of dough.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions  

If the Reds got in, I'd shell out 3 or 4 hundred

just ‘cause it’d be a once in a lifetime sort of deal. Luckily I won’t have to make that sort of tough financial decision anytime soon.

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by chesirecat on Oct 29, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Supply and Demand

The Phillies get to a W.S. 4 or 5 times a century, the Yankees do that in a decade… and that’s before we start talking about the Giants v. Eagles, Rangers v. Flyers…

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

plus i feel like there are more Yankee fans than Phillies fans.

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don't bring logic into my Yankee resentment...

I’ll just take my laptop and go home to my own basement…

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

You dare to challenge Moskau on economic principles???

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've gotta man-crush on Jayson Werth

He’s no Laynce, mynd you

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions  

He allegedly checked out my sis in law at Brasserie Perrier last month

She was very flattered. He looks like an evil Dax Shepard to me.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your sis-in-law runs in some top notch bourgeoisie circles!

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

She's in the restaurant biz

They all splash a lot of cash around at each other’s joints.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll say it

I’d check out your sister in law. Damn fine restaurant as well.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 30, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Fair enough

Luckily for my daughter, they’re a good lookin’ family.

by ken on Oct 30, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

made him look stupid there

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Werth

lost two seasons when AJ hit him on the wrist with a pitch.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

that's more valuable than anything McCarver's contributed tonight!

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

LA gave up on him

Which is how Philly got him for nothing. It’s their Brandon Phillips deal.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

And THERE's a Reds tie-in

Y’all make a nice 1-2 punch— who does PBP and who does color? What’s your signature HR call?

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

I knew about the injury, but didn't know about the AJ tie-in

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why doesn't Vin Scully do the World Series anymore?

Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions  

He probably doesn't want to travel

I don’t think he does road games for LA anymore.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think he called the NLCS from Philly

…but definitely doesn’t leave the Left Coast during the regular season

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who are the great remaining announcers?

It seems like everyone’s mediocre at best.

Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 29, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

What do you think about Charlie Steiner (Dodgers radio)?

Or Jon Miller (I prefer him on radio)

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

With Grande gone, it's hard to say

I still like Jon Miller. I went out to the store in the second inning and heard him on the radio. Great voice and tells the game well.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think people diss him

because they hate Joe Morgan. But Miller is good — especially on the radio. One thing he does that I really like: he describes the play slower than it happened, so he can add details to help you see it. Not much slower, but he doesn’t rush to blurt out the play just to do it at realtime speed.

by bbjones on Oct 29, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Miller, Krukow, Kuiper, and the other guy

are all really good with the Giants.

Dave Fleming, that’s his name.

The A’s announcers suck.

by bbjones on Oct 29, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

that could just be the baseball in Oakland...

that’s probably why Brantley doesn’t seem very good!

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

TeXEIRz your Daddy!

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions  

I'd forgotten

what a wicked sense of humor Mackanin had.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Pete Mackanin getting some love

In Philly he’s gotten credit for Howard’s improved defense.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Geeze, Bubba--

I give you props for enduring Johnny Dunn- er, Damon’s defense in LF. Pat Burrell was immobile for the Phils, but at least he could throw.

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

There's a popular Boston t-shirt

With a picture of Damon from his “Idiot” days. It says:

Looks like Jesus.
Acts like Judas.
Throws like Mary.

His arm has always been pretty weak, but he used to have good wheels. He’s dropped off a lot. And I think he’s still adjusting to playing in the corner rather than in CF.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just always assume that a CF will always look comfortable tracking a ball

even in his declining years. I should know better having seen Junior decline over time

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bernie Williams

was really sad to see by the end. He was letting balls drop in in front of him that even a bad outfielder would get easily. I think it was especially bad because Bernie’s never had good instincts. He doesn’t read the ball off the bat; his defense was due to raw speed. Once he lost that, he was lost.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

He was classy-- it's tough to see them when they drop off like that

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Especially since he refused to believe his skills were declining

The first time Torre put Bubba in as a LIDR, Bernie was crushed. Torre told him, “You can still go get it, but you can’t get it back in. This kid can throw.”

Then came the first time Torre pinch-ran Bubba for Bernie. That really shocked Bernie. He was always known for his speed. He just couldn’t believe it.

Even after the Yankees cut him…Bernie kept hoping they would change their minds and bring him back. He wouldn’t retire, and he wouldn’t sign with another team. His own mother said she was praying he would accept reality.

Damon, now…I think he’s more realistic. He knows he’s declining. The only thing is, in the heat of the moment, he sometimes forgets how bad his arm is, and how good Melky’s is. He takes the ball when he really should let Melky get it, just because Melky has a cannon.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice hands by Molina!

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions  

The Phils really crowd the plate

The Yanks probably oughta move them back.

On the other hand, I don’t know that Howard would even notice if a pitch hit him. Utley would take one between the eyes for the team— and he can turn on some of those purpose pitches, anyhow.

2 clutch outs for AJ

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Utley led the league in HBP

For the third year in a row. Look out, Craig Biggio.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

California Redwoods 17 - NY Sentinels 13 with 4:42 left in the 4th Quarter

Sweet UFL action on VERSUS … not to mention TWO teams wearing fluorescent key lime green…

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

An 8 pitch inning for Pedro... that'll spare the bullpen an inning

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow-- how'd he hit THAT?

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

They always say

lefties love the low and inside ball.

Not sure why that is, though. Wouldn’t it be just as easy for righties to “drop the bat head down” and “golf it outta there”? On the other side of the plate, of course.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've always wondered that, too

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Go-Go Godzilla

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Go Phils

And I mean it.

To understand Israel and the Middle East, you must understand Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. -Glenn Beck (former cocaine addict and pedophile.)

by Madville on Oct 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

If it ends here, Pedro won't get the credit he really deserves for pitching a hell of a game

Same as CC got last night.

Of course, Pedro’s about $28MM cheaper…

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions  

And deja' vous all over again

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Having lived in Japan for three years...

I wonder how the press over there turned Charlie Manuel into a gaijin cult-hero. How could they translate a damn thing the man says— hardly anyone on the East Coast can translate it!

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Foreigners love Americans at their most stereotypical

You were in the Navy, right? Where in Japan were you?

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yokosuka-- near Yokohoma

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I spent a little time in Tokyo

Never made it to Yokohama for a Bay Stars game, though.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Caught one of those

What about Tokyo Dome? Saw Yomiuri play there, too.

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I saw a Giants game

Also a couple of games at the stadium near Meiji Park where the Ham Fighters played (before moving to Sapporo).

I had bought tickets to see the Ms against (iirc) the A’s in ’03, but the State Dept cancelled that with the war coming up.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

how long were you there? Military, or otherwise?

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

5 months

Spring semester in law school. Best semester ever. Saw plenty of military types in Roppongi.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah-- had to save up to afford it...

those guys were always looking to find a stewardess to hook up with

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

BTW, I'm reading a good book you might be interested in

Tokyo Underworld, by Robert Whiting (from You Gotta Have Wa). It’s about the blossoming of organized crime during the Occupation. Often with tacit or even explicit approval from the Occupational Forces.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the lead--

I’ll find it.

Somewhat related that I enjoyed— The Emperor’s General by James Webb. A historical fiction piece.

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

like this guy, right?

The Animal

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm thinking the umping has been questionable in this game

especially on that outside curve. Phillies aren’t even offering at it though.

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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Phillies haven't adjusted to the wider zone

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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 29, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

that was weird

not only did we have the same thought, but the same non-traditional way of expressing it. i have half a mind to make you breakfast.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll take them over easy

I thought I had double posted at first.

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by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

"over easy"

that’s not how you took ’em last night!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lucifer's donning earmuffs

“El Capitan” failed at a fundamental baseball play

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

question:

is Jeter still a first-ballot HOFer?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I never thought he was a 1st ballot guy on merit

…but I’m biased against the pinstripes. He’s a HOF’er, though…

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

but...but...

he failed at a fundamental baseball play!

i dont believe in nothin’ no more man! im going to law school!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's in the dating HOF, first ballot fer' sure!

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mo Rivera is 1st ballot material, however

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm feeling kinda sorry for the umps with the losing streak they're on

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

1B ump was directly behind Howard

No way he can see the short hop. I don’t know what’s normally done with that play, but it seems like he should check with the home plate umpire.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rollins helped sell that, didn't he?

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Howard knew he didn't catch it

He went to second to try and get the DP. If he had caught it, he would have stepped on 1st to get Possada.

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by redandblue on Oct 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Girardi is weird

Why was the bunt on 0-2?

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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

wasn't Girardi

Jeter does that on his own. I wish he wouldn’t, but he does.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

sure 'nough

Jeter says:

With two strikes, though, Jeter made the decision to attempt another bunt. "That was me," he said. "I was stupid."

He does that. Being who he is, he is allowed to decide to bunt when he wants to. It’s been that way for years, since Torre.

But he makes pretty lousy decisions. He bunts in situations that just leave you scratching your head. Girardi should tell him not to bunt unless he gets the signal. But I guess you can’t do that to The Captain.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 30, 2009 6:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not sure about Girardi

But I think Torre let everyone bunt when they wanted to. He would sometimes call for a bunt from the dugout, but players were also allowed to bunt on their own.

Most players would not bunt if they weren’t ordered to. They want to hit, not bunt. Some players whose game was speed, like Bubba, liked to bunt, and did it a lot and appropriately.

But Jeter…he likes to bunt, even though he’s a great hitter. And he does it at the weirdest times. You gotta wonder what he’s thinking…if he’s thinking.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 30, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

"Died doing something she loved?"

Not sure anyone likes being the chew toy for a pack of wild animals.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

My favorite part of the CNN write-up

… is when she’s described as a “seasoned” naturalist.

No wonder the coyotes got hungry!

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 30, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

holy crap

I didn’t know full grown adults could be killed by coyotes.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

the hell?

Coyotes kill people?

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by chesirecat on Oct 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Guess they don't like folk music

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

according to Wikipedia

There are only two cases of coyotes killing people. This one, and another case involving a toddler.

This is the first time an adult has been killed by coyotes.

The Canadian press is reporting that she was attacked by two coyotes. Only two? That just doesn’t seem reasonable.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah-- so bizarre it's suspicious

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't doubt that

But it just seems really strange that only two coyotes could kill a healthy adult.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really?

I’m in decent shape, but I’m pretty sure one coyote could kill me with little difficulty.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

According to Wikipedia

This is the first time a coyote has killed someone older than three.

There’s a ton of coyotes around here. They kill the occasional cat, but it would never occur to me to be afraid them. Except in the usual “wild animal might have rabies” kind of way.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

maybe it could, but it doesn't know that

coyotes, especially alone, are pretty wimpy. If you yell at them or throw a rock, they will run away. They are basically as aggressive as deer, when by themselves.

I’ve never come across a pack, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if they are much much braver together.

Also, they aren’t that big. I’m much more afraid of a pit bull or rottweiler.

by bbjones on Oct 30, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

My defense plan would consist of making "beep beep" sounds

and holding up a sign making fun of the coyote. Theoretically it wouldn’t catch me.

by ken on Oct 30, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Even if it had a napkin tied under it's chin?

And was armed with an ACME-brand rocket??

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 30, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh sure, if you didn't have any arms

but that’s an unrealistic situation, don’t you think?

Wait…you didn’t just lose your arms in a combine accident, did you?

Definitely a good argument.

by Slyde on Oct 30, 2009 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

"If I had a hammer..."

“I wouldn’t be a dead folk singer…”

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 30, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

GIBP

Agree with McCarver; don’t know why they weren’t running

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Utley GIBP

nice turn by Jeter

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Even if they lose, a good appearance by Madson

could be a big plus for the Phils. He needs to find his mojo

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT reply actions  

meanwhile

Yanks don’t trust anyone but Mo.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

i don't follow the yanks,

but is his constant usage in the playoffs going to pose a problem if this goes 6 or 7?

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by chesirecat on Oct 29, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

yes

Mo needs careful handling. Can’t use him too much. But you can’t use him too little, either. If he sits too long, he loses his control.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't blame them

They had to win tonight. Mo hadn’t pitched in a while, they’re off tomorrow, and the heart of Philly’s order was coming up.

Bringing Mo in then was much more important than starting Cherry over Swisher.

by ken on Oct 29, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's overmanaged, but

 it’s the right call to bring your best to face 1-2-3 of the lineup in the 8th. Even if he can only get Howard and has nothing left, it’s a good move

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by "Red" Moskau on Oct 29, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

34 pitches for Mo

Is a lot.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:22 PM EDT reply actions  

yup

Don’t think he can go two innings next time, though.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sam Borden

on the state of the Yankees bullpen:

Chad Gaudin: Unavailable yesterday (and possibly tonight) after being stretched out Tuesday.

Alfredo Aceves: Has allowed four hits and three earned runs in 2 1/3 postseason innings.

Brian Bruney: Didn’t play in first two rounds; allowed three hits and two runs in 1/3 of an inning last night.

Phil Coke: Two hits, one walk, two strikeouts in two total postseason innings.

Damaso Marte: Has not allowed hit or walk to last six batters faced.

Dave Robertston: 3 1/3 innings, three hits, one un-intentional walk this postseason.

Joba Chamberlain: Has given up hits to seven of 17 batters faced this postseason.

Phil Hughes: Has allowed five runs, nine hits and four walks in 4 2/3 playoff innings this year.

Mariano Rivera: Still the greatest of all time.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

fuck the yankees

i have more high quality posts after this…

i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.

by justin007000 on Oct 30, 2009 12:37 AM EDT reply actions  

Joe Giardong looks rather like a an alien from the future than a 21st century MLB team manager

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by Madville on Oct 30, 2009 1:48 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Madville is a first-ballot HOF'er!

Just one 2 AM post to earn a rec!

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