2009 World Series: Game 4
by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 7:31 PM EST
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So the Yankees are up 2-1, and I can't figure out how to get the pitcher stats widgets to display side by side. Exciting, eh?
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First
day of November. And there’s baseball?
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 7:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And at least one more game to go!
It really cooled off here today. What’s the weather like up in NY?
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it was very warm during the day
But is supposed to drop to 33F tonight. Still feels very warm, though. I just took out the trash wearing flip-flops, and didn’t feel cold.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And the football announcers are still talking on Fox...
Will this game actually start on time?
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Game time is actually 8:20
So there’s lots of time for hot air.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
didnt you get the memo re: pitcher widgets?
Lucy down in HR is gonna have some ‘splainin’ to do.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Our HR Department completely sucks.
I still haven’t gotten any information on the company health plan.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i'll summarize it for you
dont get sick. and dont even think of asking Slyde about the Dental Plan.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This Fox guy is trying to get Ozzie Guillen to flip out on live TV...
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I saw Ozzie and immediately thought, "Man I hope he says/does something dumb"
"What the hell are spanks????"
by jch24 on Nov 1, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you notice how hard that guy was trying, though?
He said something like, “C’mon, Ozzie! Are you saying you wouldn’t blow up at him if he did that?”
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I had it muted, so no
But that’s great. I hope they antagonize him to the point he calls one of them a faggot or something.
"What the hell are spanks????"
by jch24 on Nov 1, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
great minds think alike
"I have found me a home"
by obc2 on Nov 1, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute.
They asked everyone to remove their hats, and yet the singer is wearing a hat! She’s not very patriotic, is she?
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
how dare you!
she’s serving our country!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and honestly
my wife sings better than that. too bad she’s a Commy Jew.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I was about to comment...
She wasn’t horrible, but she wasn’t very good either.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
more appropriate for a Columbus Clippers game than the World Series.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I assume Fox wanted her because they're
really pushing the military angle this WS.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i still cant understand where that comes from
what does the military have to do with baseball? or any sport for that matter. there’s always Blue Angels or astronauts at the Super Bowl too.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Fox does this more than most...
but in general, I think networks look for some popular cause to push at these major events, and this is the easiest one. It’s hard to argue against “honoring” the military, no matter how irrelevant it is.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Military don't remove their hats for the national anthem
They’re supposed to salute instead, but I guess if you’re singing it, you’re exempt.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
why are they hitting A-Rod?
i thought Jeter was the Captain.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ARod's got a little Captain in him
if you know what I mean.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 1, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know.
What do you mean?
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm saying he has sex with Derek Jeter
if you know what I mean.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 1, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Captain Morgan?
Are you saying he’s drunk?
The man who will one day be President is, at this moment, lying in his cradle, trying to find some strategic way to get his big toe in his mouth.
-Mark Twain
by poojols on Nov 1, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it was intentional
The word has gotten around that the key to beating A-Rod is to pitch him inside.
Do that with Jeter, and the ball will end up dropping in in front of your outfielder.
Both sides warned, though. That kinda sucks for the Yanks.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially if Werth comes up with men on!
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Can’t plunk him with both sides warned. Boo!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Poodle has already turned the game off
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 1, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Two outs, two runs.
Well, this is going well for Blanton.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Derek Jeter won the Hank Aaron Award for the AL?
The Award supposedly given to the best hitter in the league? Is Jeter even the 3rd best hitter on his team?
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 1, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
BTW, this is an award voted on by the fans
but only stupid fans can vote, apparently.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 1, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sort of. According to wikipedia...
In 2000, the system was changed to a ballot in which each MLB team’s radio and television play-by-play broadcasters and color analysts voted for three players in each league. Their first place vote receives five points, the second place vote receives three points, and the third place vote receives one point. Beginning in 2003, fans were given the opportunity to vote via MLB’s official website, MLB.com. Fans’ votes account for 30% of the points, while broadcasters’ and analysts’ votes account for the other 70%.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also pointed out on wikipedia:
Derek Jeter won the American League award in 2009, despite trailing Joe Mauer in every Triple Crown statistical category, as well as On-base percentage and Slugging percentage. Jeter is the winner with the least and second-least amounts of home runs and runs batted in.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yes
If you use that old-fashioned stat, batting average.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
which he finished 3rd in the AL in
I’m not upset or anything, it just amazes me that there is any question that Joe Mauer was the best hitter in the AL this year. Only one player in the AL batted over .353. Only one player in the AL got on base more than 42% of the time. Only one player in the AL slugged over .569. Only one player in the OPS’d over .961. All of those players were Joe Mauer (.365/.444/.587/1.031). There shouldn’t even be a motion for an argument.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 1, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Then he actually leads the team...
Of course, he’s third in the the AL in batting average, third in OBP, 35th in slugging, and 20th in OPS. Mauer led the league in batting average, OBP, slugging percentage, and OPS.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not defending the choice
The question was whether he was third on the Yankees. I would say yes. He leads the team in BA and OBP. He’s not a power hitter, though.
Which means he’s not an ideal DH. Yanks are going to have a tough choice when contract time comes.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just picked a random number
just to make a snarky point about how his season wasn’t good enough to be considered the best hitter in the league.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 1, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Incidentally
he was tied for fourth on the team (among qualifiers) in OPS. To give one example, he had pretty much the same OBP as Jeter (.406 vs. .402) but a much lower slugging percentage (.465 vs. .532).
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So is this guy in the Windows 7 commercial
something like 7 feet tall, with a four-foot-tall wife?
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's well known that tall men prefer short women.
"What the hell are spanks????"
by jch24 on Nov 1, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it?
I mean, I suppose I do, but I’m not as freakishly tall as that guy appears to be.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
he’s an ogre. he’s the guy who should have made a million dollars as a defensive end, but he spent too much time in high school playing Diablo and watching hentai.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so far
This pitching matchup is not quite the mismatch it seemed on paper.
Gotta wonder if pitching on short rest is getting to CC.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i blame Utley
somehow he owns CC like a rented mule.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
semantics
you can own something that’s rented?
by DevilsAdvocate on Nov 1, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im just trying to be clever, mixing my idioms like that
did it work?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think so
because “owning” something you rented, probably means you messed it up. Because if you break it you bought it!
by Red_Poodle on Nov 1, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Poodle!
Slyde thought you’d given up on this game, now that Werth is un-plunkable.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, no
I have not given up, just buried in this paper. I’mn not really sure what I’m arguing about anymore so maybe it’s a sign I should quit. Or maybe now I’m truly doing philoosphy. I’m not sure which
by Red_Poodle on Nov 1, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Glad to see your phosphors. This place is too much of a sausage factory tonight. ;-)
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Btw, I don’t think Werth is ever unhittable. I believe a Werth beaning is now subject to review. If the umpires decide that he “deserved it” no one is warned, or punished. I thnk that rule came in with the instant replay stuff ;)
by Red_Poodle on Nov 1, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's called
the “Poodle Rule”!
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It would be great to hear
John Sterling say that
by Red_Poodle on Nov 1, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
is it really werth beaning werth in the final analysis?
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 Nov 1, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if you arent sure anymore what the hell it is you are talking about
then you are DEFINITELY truly doing philosophy. keep it up. and remember, phrases like “paradigm shift”, esoteric references to early Soviet films, and a professional-looking clear-plastic binder are surefire ways to get you an A.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 1, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love the esoteric Soviet film suggestion
I’m going to employ that in the next one of these. Paradigm shifts are always gold. I find that, in most analytic philosophy papers, a few hardcore physics examples are helpful, even if not applicable to anything you’re talking about
by Red_Poodle on Nov 1, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
woah
see? youre better at this than you thought!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 2, 2009 8:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it's like a G.W. Bushism
you’re cookin’ on all cylinders, definitely
by DevilsAdvocate on Nov 1, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Blanton has pine tar all over the bill of his cap
"I have found me a home"
by obc2 on Nov 1, 2009 9:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FTH
Ryan Howard steals?
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Werth is not an attractive man
And is that tobacco in his mouth? Ugh.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He is pretty ugly (no contradiciton intended)
that facial hair makes an otherwise unremarkable face pretty hilljack-ish to boot
by Red_Poodle on Nov 1, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he's no Bronson, that's for sure
"I have found me a home"
by obc2 on Nov 1, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He never actually hit the plate, did he?
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 9:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Damn Posada
Haven’t you learned that you always tag the runner?
by Brian B on Nov 1, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not a great night for Jorgie
And Damon…he’s gotten pretty terrible in the outfield.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not bad with the glove but what a horrible arm
i’d say there’s at least five guys on RR that can throw better than him, and he’s a ML outfielder. ack.
"I have found me a home"
by obc2 on Nov 1, 2009 9:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he's getting bad jumps
And making poor decisions. He stayed back and waited for that ball that scored Howard, when a couple of years ago, he’d have caught it on the fly. I think an average outfielder would have caught that ball he dived for and missed, too.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a good throw by Werth gets Cabrera at home
"I have found me a home"
by obc2 on Nov 1, 2009 9:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Melky's a bonehead
He got lucky.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it still only the fifth inning?
Jesus, these games have been dragging on.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 10:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think it's just that they're starting so late
That, and there’s a lot more ads than during normal games.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Melky hurt?
He lollygagged to 1B, and seemed to be clutching the back of his thigh.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yes.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gardner in
That means our backup CFer is…Cherry Hudson, Jr.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It appears that the Yanks are winning....again.
Charlie Manuel should be fired for starting Blanton.
Next year when the Reds play the Yankees in the series with luck, Dusty will have only great pitchers to start all 4 games that the Reds win…
Until then
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 Nov 1, 2009 10:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Boo Phillies
A Philly win will spur more talk of how Carlos Ruiz is similar to Johnny Bench.
by Brian B on Nov 1, 2009 10:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a lie...
Ruiz is not gay and he cna’t hold JB’s glove let alone hist bat or his balls!
BEARCAT UPDATE %th in BCS – 4th in AP
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091101/SPT0101/311010015/Bearcats+5th+in+BCS++4th+in+AP
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 Nov 1, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh...
Chan Ho Park in.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 10:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well it was great visisting but this time change has me so confused and worn out that I'm hitting the hay.
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 Nov 1, 2009 10:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And...Utley!
Hey, maybe this one isn’t over yet after all.
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 10:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Utley is a monster
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tie ballgame!
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 11:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
saw that one coming
I trust Joba about as far as I can throw him.
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he seems to be an above average middle relief/set up man
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 Nov 1, 2009 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he's a head case
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by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
alla
?
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 Nov 1, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It took me way too long
to figure out what you meant by “alla”…
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by Gray on Nov 1, 2009 11:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I figured he was facing Mecca and praying....
"What the hell are spanks????"
by jch24 on Nov 2, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw a bumper sticker on a truck on the way to work this morning
That said “Bomb Mecca!”. Welcome to the Commonwealth.
"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 Nov 2, 2009 11:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
why is brad lidge used in high leverage situations?
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 Nov 1, 2009 11:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Unreal
I thought the game was going to extras for sure. What a rally.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 1, 2009 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
well you know brad lidge is a game changer.
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 Nov 1, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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