2010 Game 22 Thread: Reds at Astros
by Slyde on Apr 29, 2010 6:00 PM EDT
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Tonight will mark the second time that Bronson Arroyo has faced Roy Oswalt during their careers. The good news is that the Astros lost that game. The bad is that they were facing the Pirates. That's right, despite pitching in the same division for the last 4 seasons, Arroyo and Oswalt have not pitched against each other since 2001, when Oswalt was a rookie and Arroyo was a Pirate. Arroyo threw 7 innings that day, but left the game trailing 4-2. By the bottom of the 9th inning, the Astros led 8-2. Then the Pirates decided to make it a game, scoring 7 runs in the 9th inning, including a Brian Giles walk-off grand slam of Billy Wagner to win it. All of the runs scored after 2 outs in the inning. If I cared about either of those teams, that would have been a helluva game to watch.
Hopefully tonight's game will be less stressful but will have a similar result for the two pitcher's teams. You'll hear a lot tonight about Oswalt's dominance of the Reds, including his outstanding 23-1 record versus the Redlegs. However, the Reds have beaten the Astros 8 times in their history when Oswalt started, including three times last season. In the words of the Matrix, there is no spoon.
Lost in the shuffle of Harangony (Harang agony - get it?), is that Bronson has been Badroyo since his first start of the year. This needs to stop. We've seen the last two nights that decent pitching can top these Astros. You don't have to be superb, Arroyo, just be around the plate. But please, for the love of god, do not throw a hittable pitch to Lance Berkman. We don't need that guy screwing this thing up for us.
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Great game lead in...
now we just need a great game!
the sad part
of having insightful comments early in the thread is that nobody will read them after about 10 minutes.
So I have decided to again dispense with insightful comments.
thank ya
thank ya vurry mush.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
We thought you decided that 4 games ago... :P
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i decided that 4 YEARS ago :)
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 6:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I come here to glean them out,
save them for later to be published in a book.
Untitled so far.
Suggestions?
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
as I was saying
I vote the Reds continue Oswalts pain and suffering
Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting. - Yogi Berra
Too soon
But I’m not sad that his house was torn apart by a tornado.
Us Reds fans have to pull out all the stops for a winning April.
too soon it never is
/yoda’d
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 6:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nerd Rope is an extremely underrated candy product
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Apr 29, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey fellers and gals
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 6:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
How ya doin' Caleb?
The boy’s team is losing, booooo.
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 6:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
recovering some some nasty flu
that I wouldn’t wish on a certain Brewers fan
Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting. - Yogi Berra
I wanna see someone try to run on Bruce
and THEN I wanna see someone try to run on Hanigan.
YOU DO NOT RUN ON EITHER BRUCE OR HANIGAN!
Go, Reds!
They’re my favorite team.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
I might hate them...
but they are still my favorite team!
well hate third most -
after the Cubs and the Yankees
What choice?
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I just noticed
that CNati is offering a “Ben Rapelisberger” jersey.
I guess they won’t be getting any interviews from him…
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As much as I hate the guy and as much as rape isn't ok...
that shirt doesn’t really strike me as ok either.
they're edgy
Intentionally so, I guess. I respect what they’re trying to do, and I admire Trent’s work. But the shirts seem very borderline to me. Like, the athletes in question could probably sue and shut them down if they wanted to. They’re just trusting that they won’t want to.
But I’m not as creeped out as when Trent was stalking that girl via blog when he was with the Post. That was really icky.
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I can't imagine Roethlisberger would want this issue to be litigated.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
exactly
Chapman probably wouldn’t sue over the “Chapmania” shirts, either.
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As a public figure, the shirts are legal parody of a public figure.
But actual rape of a woman is anti-funny.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
"throwin' picks & rapin' chicks"
does have a certain ring to it.
I definitely would not wear those shirts
congratulations
you’re not a complete prick.
also, it’s nice to know that pittsburgh has turned on the guy to some degree – I’ve got a steelers friend who’d be more than happy to see him traded.
(also, yes, “steelers” and “friend” do not belong together in a sentence, but he’s a good guy.)
same here
My friend in Pittsburgh has had it with Big Ben. She has his jersey, but is too embarrassed to wear it any more.
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I saw a guy in Adams Morgan wearing a Michael Vick jersey shortly after the dogfighting came to light
That was even better than the guy I saw wearing a Michael Vick jersey that said “MEXICO.”
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
If I saw a dude in a "Rapelisberger" shirt
I probably wouldn’t come up and introduce myself.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I'd be more likely to get alone with someone in a "Rapelisberger" shirt than a "Roethlisberger" shirt
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Apr 29, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
ahhh
now i get it. not so creepy. sorry.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 29, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd hope the person in the "Roethlisberger" shirt
just missed the memo on this rape thing.
To buy a “Rapelisberger” shirt, you actually ahve to say to yourself, “You know what’d be funny? If I bought a shirt that was like some dude’s name, but about rape!”
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
It is in terribly poor taste to actually wear that shirt
that is making light of rape. There is nothing funny about when he was alleged of doing.
I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.
by justin007000 on Apr 30, 2010 2:31 AM EDT up reply actions
get alone?
Isn’t that what Ben’s modus operandi is?
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that sucks for them
I hear he puts out.
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 6:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He pulls out?
I’m not sure that works.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm absolutely sure it doesn't work
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 6:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
why would they want one?
CNati: Ben, what is your best move?
Ben: Well I prefer the two handed grab and throw. Following up with a groping right hand while I try to penetrate any orifice I can with whatever is available
Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting. - Yogi Berra
by Caleb on Apr 29, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you never know
He might end up a Bengal one day. The Pirates are supposedly shopping him.
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Arrrrghhh
I meant the Steelers, of course. This place needs an edit button.
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probably not
im relatively new here… just trying to fit in
And say "common" when you mean "come on."
I don’t get this one, but it’s definitely a thing.
by the finest muffins on Apr 29, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
as in ..
common your retarded.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
Hey guys, I'm going to explain one of our inside jokes to the new guy!
the “-’d” joke comes from the fact that when one of us rec a post, we usually follow it up with a one-word “rec’d” reply. “rec’d” —> “agree’d.” But you kind of get it already, I think, so this explanation is kind of pointless.
How in the world do they put up with football games starting at 10:00 AM on the west coast?
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
In Hawaii
Football is a breakfast time event. I grew up waking up to football on Sunday mornings.
My mom used to like it, because the games would be over by 1pm. Then she could drag my dad out shopping or whatever.
But when they started the Sunday night games – Sunday afternoon in Hawaii – she hated it. Now they’re stuck at home all day.
(I suspect it helps that Hawaii is full of heathens who don’t go to church. Nothing else to do on Sunday except watch football.)
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I go to a church service that starts at 7:30
It’s a traditional Anglican service, so there’s no music. We’re outta there by 8:10.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
but football starts at 7am!
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You the church of the 13th Disciple
And you don’t have to do anything or believe anything…just send in your love offering and the Reverend M.V. del Rio will do the rest.
Potential doesn't win games.
Or you could be a heathen like me.
And sleep in every Sunday, as Jesus intended.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm an atheist
But if I had to have a religion, it would definitely be Unitarian.
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My friend is Unitarian, and got a tattoo of the symbol over his heart
I didn’t know they were allowed to feel that strongly about anything.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Joke's on him!
Now he can’t be buried in a Jewish cemetery!
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What's the symbol
A question mark?
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
a flaming chalice
but a flaming question mark is what the KKK burns in our yards.
Fuck you, the KKK. >:(
I always get it mixed up with the Amnesty International symbol
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Amnesty International has barbed wire
Like a stripper’s bicep.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The Amnesty flame is pretty distinctive
Except that it’s very similar to the Freedom Center’s flame. 
by the finest muffins on Apr 29, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you have to hand it them
you know you are doing something right when you can draw ridicule from all sides.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 29, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
just don't burn a question mark in his lawn.
I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.
by justin007000 on Apr 30, 2010 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I think if I had a religion
it would be something I could carry around in a Mason jar with a rusty lid on it … just hide it under the bed and get it out late at night when the cat came in to be petted.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It makes finding Jesus a lot easier
“He was here in this Mason jar the whole time! Right behind my Cap’n Crunch!”
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
impossible!
Cap’n Crunch never lasts that long.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 29, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
"I don't care if you're Captain...."
“Crunch! No, Beefheart! Kangaroo! He was a guy. Remember Captain Kangaroo?”
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Right on.
Who says religions have to be so focused on what happens when we die? Let’s actually give a shit about what happens when we’re here!
Also, any chance you might make it to NYC when the reds come to town? Me and Nycredsfan are working on organizing an outing…
Ideally that's what Christianity is about too.
Ideally.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what Christianity was about
till the church got ahold of it.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
My dad maintains that Constantine seeing the cross in the sky was actually a trick pulled by the devil
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The Devil is a pretty tricky dude
pitching for the Astrovians tonight, he is.
Get out yer voodoo, that youdoo sooooooooooo well.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
that's kind of the point of big religions
If people believe that things will perfect and just in the hereafter, and maybe they won’t get too upset about the inequities of the here and now.
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I guess the voodoo suggestion is out of the question, then.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
disagree'd
but wayyyy to intellectually lazy to get started
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
at the same time:
I love this so so so mcuh
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Cthulhu for president
Why vote for the lesser evil?
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I disagree.
But I don’t really feel like explaining in a game thread.
by the finest muffins on Apr 29, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
try living in Hawaii, where it's 7:00
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 7:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
is it always 7:00 in hawaii?
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
Regularly timed afternoon/evening basketball games
used to be an excuse for my neighbors in college to drink at 9am.
by the finest muffins on Apr 29, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Tailgating for MSU games generally started at 6AM - universal?
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Not for me! For the frathouse next door.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
you should have been at today's Bats game
It started at 11am. “Educational day.” The guys behind me got there early and the drinking commenced. I think they’d already bought 20 beers by the second inning.
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I noticed that a lot of minor league teams seem to be doing this.
Is this a new thing? I just saw that the Bulls and Mudcats both had 11 AM games where they encouraged schools to send busloads of kids.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
they have this in our league
it is amazing to see 50 buses full of kids at the park. The most incredible thing is that it is a 4,000-person literal EATING MACHINE.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
last year
There were 1,200 kids on educational day. They filled the upper deck and the outfield bleachers.
Today, they closed off the upper deck entirely. Apparently, they’ve been doing it all year, except on weekends. (Last year, only the playoff game had the upper deck closed.) The kids were in the outfield seats, and everyone else was forced into box/reserve seats.
The season ticket holders were mourning the fact that so few fans are attending these days. Two years ago, it was impossible to get a ticket in the lower section. They were always sold out. Not any more.
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I've been to three or four of these in Gary
The kids are remarkably well-behaved, for what that’s worth. I don’t think any of them give diddly squat about the game beyond the mascot running around. But they all get their food vouchers and if they are in their seats by the 3rd inning, consider that a success.
It’s actually worth it to watch all the kids.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
for what it's worth
I also get a chance to see a ballgame that is over by 2 in the afternoon.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
PNC Field
keeps the kids separated from the rest. They get entire sections to themselves, and those tickets aren’t available to the general public. (Which annoyed some walk-ups, who wanted cheap tickets but found they were unavailable.)
They looked to be mostly older kids. Middle school age. The age where they’re far more interested in each other than anything else.
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what's educational about the day?
Do the kids have to show their work and find who had the greatest WPA for the day?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
dunno if it's new
It’s usually a sort of end of year treat for the kids. To encourage kids’ interest in baseball.
Based on today, I would guess it’s very profitable, even if they give the tickets away. The kids spent all their time on the concourse and in the gift shop. The food concessions looked like hoards of locusts had attacked. They had nothing left by the third inning.
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The Mudcats
have a deal where it’s something like $10/kid for a ticket and a box lunch. I imagine that’s very profitable for them.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
That's smart.
When I worked in summer camps and took kids on a field trip to a 12:30 game, we always had to leave early to get back by our 3 or 4:00 end time.
by the finest muffins on Apr 29, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i've drank at 9AM
i was making pancakes and there was a bottle of wine in my fridge, so I figured wine comes from grapes making it fruit juice. Perfectly acceptable!
I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.
by justin007000 on Apr 30, 2010 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions
"wake and bake, bra!"
“Totes! I can’t watch Terry Bradshaw sober, bra.”
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 29, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the 6 start time
i tend not to be too productive between 6 and 9, so it is the perfect time for me to take a break and watch my favorite team. Overall i’ll be missing central time in a couple of weeks.
I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.
by justin007000 on Apr 30, 2010 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
jch24 v2.0 singles, steals his way to third but is stranded
These kids are so unclutch.
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 7:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
what, he's dating already?
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by BubbaFan on Apr 29, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Steals his way to third?
Someone direct that kid to CNati.com’s merchandise page!
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
"Stealing his way to third"
I’m pretty sure that’s illegal, holmes
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Apr 29, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
In some states, it's not considered a steal if it's on defensive indifference.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
It's OK as long as he doesn't cross the mound along the way
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 7:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
That's a rec.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
You're having a tough reply day, aren't you, my friend?
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
that should be Hawai'i
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 7:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
ʻOkina'd
Like on this old schedule, from when Rice was in the Western Athletic Conference with Hawai`i.
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Let's have a luau!
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Apr 29, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Check out the bat boy
running for his life all the way to the wall after getting tangled up with Pence earlier in the game.
I laughed both times.
No one has ever seen Hunter and Channel 9's Larry shileds at the same place at the same time.
Potential doesn't win games.
That is pretty fantastic.
I hadn’t seen that play. It was much closer at second than Marty made it sound.
by the finest muffins on Apr 29, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
according to the Fay
Dusty did not put CoCo in to get a save. He knew it wouldn’t count as a save.
He put Masset in because CoCo wasn’t warmed up yet.
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I call bull-hockey
Why use Cordero 2 days straight in non-save situations? That ain’t the Dusty Way™!
...
So… he was going to pitch Coco with a five run lead? I am struggling to understand this.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
think it was an inherent distrust of Masset?
Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting. - Yogi Berra
Well, there was wasn't enough mistrust to prevent him from facing a couple of batters first
Still, leave it to Dusty to want to use a pitcher, but not have given that pitcher enough time to warm up. He is the worst at getting relievers ready.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
he didn't use his millions for dental work?
Strange. Seems like a lot of players get their teeth fixed as soon as they can afford it.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
players = people
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Mindy Kaling was tweeting about getting braces today
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't she go to Dartmouth?
I get the impression she could have afforded it whenever she wanted.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
gotta be careful on this dental stuff
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
Andyfan didn't even get much of signing bonus, if any
He was a seventh round pick. But his perfect smile looks much different from his Bama days:
Some orthodontist got a nice vacation.
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Ovie's got some time on his hands now
Maybe he should look into that.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i saw his post game interview this morning
i dont think he was yet convinced that they had lost. brutal.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 29, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Ben Roethlisberger could tell him the dangers
of pre-emptively putting your Knuble in the crease.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
speaking of amusing ...
the highlights of the big Cubs meltdown today … w.t.f. is Kelly Johnson?
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
former Brave!
"The Asian language is very different than ares." -- Justin007000
by jch24 on Apr 29, 2010 8:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So now he's a coward.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
But it's only like...what...2:00 in Hawai'i
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
He seems like the kind of guy who just never stops.
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
That's the thing that pisses me off most about bad announcers.
They make a mistake, but they don’t correct it because of one of these unacceptable excuses:
1. They never apologize.
2. They never heard the mistake.
3. They don’t think it was a mistake, because they are ignoramuses.
4. They don’t want to look foolish by admitting a mistake, because it’s better to be wrong and not get caught.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
"This has been no fairy tale of a series" - Astros announcer
MWAHAHHHA
I really want to start a “Reds are assholes” tag somehow
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Jonny Gomes had "a 27-hour heart attack" ... uh ... WTF?
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
even his heart attacks are slow!
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
he did
He had symptoms for 27 hours before going to the hospital. The doctors couldn’t believe he lived.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
He was saved by his magical sombrero, no doubt.
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
they said
it was because he was in such good shape.
Never mind it’s kinda weird for healthy young guy to have a heart attack in the first place…
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
hearts are insane
especially if you have to take uppers for your job like a baseball player
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
supposedly
He had a clogged artery, despite having only 8% body fat at the time.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Christ, Gomes is 8% body fat?
all the same, hearts —> crazy.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
oh, I just realized this was in 2002
when he was probably a lot lighter/skinner
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Because he's bad. ass.
And now, to quote Jim Brown in “Any Given Sunday,” “I don’t get heart attacks, I give ’em, motherfucker!”
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
word
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Like, he's going to specifically attack Coco Crisp's heart with that punch.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He's not punching his heart, he's gonna steal it.
Kali ma’d!!!
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
photoshop. now.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Dusty "buckle up and be ready for a tough game"
RoyO is officially an accident. I wonder if his mother told him before tonight?
The game hasn't started yet...
but apparently I’ve already missed 188 comments!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Yup, that was my initial thought, too. I missed the first ~160 and all the purty pictures
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
Purty pictures of what?
I guess I could actually look up there.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
you know how last night's game thread was nothing but comments about public transportation?
well this one is nothing but comments about hawai’i and illustrated candles
There wasn't much about public transportation last night!
But there were over a thousand comments.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
i only read the first thread
and it was only about public transportation.
that’s why i didn’t read the 2nd thread
there was a lot about public transportation.
we have conversations about things other than baseball.
I swear this will be my last official rant on this
Jeff Brantley is the WORST fuckin’ announcer in MLB history.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
sniper!
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
DC'd?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I was thinking the Kennedy assassination
Texas and all. Except I guess that it wasn’t really a sniper. …sigh.
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
and wasn't really Kennedy
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Mind, blown!
(from a low, angled shot, originating from the grassy knoll)
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Towles is no Hanigan
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Why is Oswalt still able to throw 95?
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
it's a fast gun, the houston guy conceded last night.
whatever that means.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
people from texas still talk like cowboys from the 1800s
Running out to frontyard laughing! -Fat Vegas Alan
Wow - I just tuned in, and Marty's already being snide.
BP takes off to steal, and he immediately slipped into his overused “here we go again” tone.
The runner takes off (I know this isn’t going to work)
The throw down (here we go again)
Stolen base (This team is screwed now..)
Insufferable!
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
And he just said 5 sentences, and never told us that the SS threw the runner out at first.
WOW, he’s bad now.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
And now he said "A base hit makes it a 1-0 game.
He meant, "A base hit COULD make it a 1-0 game. It’s still scoreless.
Ugh – am I the only one frustrated by this crap?
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I am the only one listening to sMarty.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
We're already 1 win over our Pythagorean record!
We only need about 10 more of those!
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
Paul Keels looks different
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Apr 29, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
so what's the theorum on this guy?
127 feet, 3 and 3/8 inches?
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
That's pretty phallic.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
High in protein?
Oh wait, you meant the yoga…
by RedsMasochist on Apr 29, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha ha!
That kind of looks like a caricature of a penis! (mostly because knees kind of look like testicles.)
phallic = penis-like
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
sword-fighting? :P
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
what, you mean like penises sword-fighting?
Nah, I’m not into that sort of thing. I’m a heterosexual.
Ben Roethlisberger thought he was talking about rapiers
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, that certainly foils the t-shirt makers.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Usually you'd have to epee for this much original content?
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
by andromache on Apr 29, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
*sword-play
apparently
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
by Ash on Apr 29, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
'tHan doesn't like American Idol as much anymore
He wishes they’d talk about Claymore.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
that's rapist!
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Apr 29, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'll alert Ryan Seacrest for you.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
it's the back view of a grandpa bending over. they only kept the artistic details.
Running out to frontyard laughing! -Fat Vegas Alan
Pasta gawking Cabrera
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
so I'm watching Clint Dempsey highlights
is there any rule in the MLB that all players have to have the same color shoes? Because how cool would it be if someone like Hanigan rocked puple and orange shoes for no damn reason whatsoever?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
BK and I were just talking about Clint Dempsey
Weird.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I shouldn't do it until the world cup is over
but man, Slovenia and Algeria have some beautiful kits.
And Mexico’s quetzalcoatl vibe? fantastic. While we’re stuck with “Oh hey 1950!” which is lame
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I thought so, but then I got a Charlie Davies away kit for my birthday
It looks badass!
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
because you play on a pitch!
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
your ideas are intriguing to me, and i wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Running out to frontyard laughing! -Fat Vegas Alan
I am buying a Clint Dempsey jersey right now
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Apr 29, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm here now!
276 comments by the first inning? Wow…
Had choir rehearsal. We have a concert Saturday and I have a solo. Gasp. You all should make the 8.0001 hour drive and see it. Yup.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
PAUL JANISH?!?!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
by andromache on Apr 29, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Howdy, Jake! Welcome!
Try not to get any on ya.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
by PeteyHendrix on Apr 29, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
who are you?
I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.
by justin007000 on Apr 30, 2010 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I just tried to switche to the Astros radio feed.
And now none of my audio works. Awesome.
It doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. It's what Dusty thinks that matters, and he's a knucklehead.
longest scoreless inning in history
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
Yeah, I thought so too.
I guess he was helped out by that three-pitch K.
Now he’s up to 28. Oswalt threw 19.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Oh, I didn't mean it to be all as awful as that
I just mean that everyone besides those two seem to have fallen below expectations so far this season.
Hate all you want.
I tell ‘than he’s full of hate all the time, nice to be able to use it on someone else
"There is no such thing as an innocent Gatorade cooler."
Cuz he's consistently throwing crap out there?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
he's gonna show 'em how it's done?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Your cheering inspired him.
Three bagger.
by RedsMasochist on Apr 29, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF, mlb.tv just logged me out for no raisin!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
It did that to me too but the raisin was pretty clear
It was a system failure.
lefties tend to have looping swings for some reason, no idea why -- jch
Get outta the sun
It’s 7 AM in Hawai’i
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
wow
I’ve heard of not being able to log in without a cookie, but a raisin?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
And now you're trapped in a world of plot holes and spelling errors?
by Brendanukkah on Apr 29, 2010 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I've called a particular company's customer service line 68 times today.
I haven’t even been put on hold yet. They’re that understaffed.
I don't like orlando cabrera and i don't like his pine-tar hat.
I wish he wasn’t our starting short-stop. I wish Paul Janish was our starting short-stop.
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