2010 Game 133 Thread: Brewers at Reds
by Slyde on Sep 1, 2010 5:00 PM EDT
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Today is another one of those days where I don't have time for much. So, I'll just say, MAKE IT EIGHT (assuming the Cardinals lost - they were losing when I wrote this, so sue me if it goes too fast).
Go Reds!
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Walter says
“mark it 8, dude.”
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 1, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Has the whole world gone crazy?
"We don't worry about the pennant much, we just like to see the boys hit it deep."
by beasleymachine on Sep 1, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Better enjoy it while it lasts
According to some of the resident VEWLB “experts” on pitching Chapman is destined for TJ surgery – possibly before the end of the year because the Reds FO has tinkered with his mechanics to increase his speed and most of our closers have been overused to the point of complete exhaustion all because of Dusty’s penchant for destroying the arms of his pitching staff.
Anything’s possible I guess?
The comedic value
of that site increases on a daily basis. Unfortunately, after we murder their playoff hopes this weekend, I’m sure the place will become a ghost town.
Are they complete idiots? His mechanics are damn near perfect. He throws one of the most effortless 100 mph FBs I have ever seen
Plus, if he does end up starting, he won’t be chucking it up there at 103 all night.
Yeah, everything I've read has said his mechanics are smooth.
And what did the Reds do to his delivery to get him to throw harder, as it was reported on VEWLB?
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
they did find a flaw in mechanics
but it was similar as to what they did with Bailey, they discovered he was doing some weird weight transferring thing I don’t understand.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
I'm telling you....
I saw a scouting film on him, and his 100+ mph fastball looked like he was going to rip his shoulder out. He’d twist himself into a pretzel where his left hand was almost touching his right foot and then swing his arm 180 degrees and release at the top. It was kind of like throwing underhand, backwards. I dunno, I’m not much on baseball scouting, but it looked inhuman. His slider on the other hand looked exactly the way it does now.
Obviously sometime between when that film was made and now they fixed his delivery.
No idea
I assume Dusty employed a team of crazed madmen to ensure the future of the franchise blows out his arm during his first month in the majors? They didn’t elaborate, because, of course, it is based on nothing but desperation.
Yes
I believe most of them are. They are grasping at straws because they are desperate and now realize that their season has completely slipped away unexpectedly over the past few weeks to the likes of one bottom feeder after another. The reality that they may very well be the worst team in the division right now is not settling well.
On the other hand, I am certainly enjoying the lackluster efforts put forth by their team.
Well I won't say that Tommy John Surgery isn't in Chapman's future
But that is simply because he is a pitcher.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
This sort of commenting makes me sick.
Whoever posted that:
1) Has no fucking insider knowledge and thus no way to know if Chapman’s mechanics changed.
2) Probably knows dickall about pitching, and is assuming Chapman will need surgery because he throws hard, throws a slider, doesn’t play for the Cardinals, and is absolutely unhittable when he’s throwing strikes.
3) Their arguments about pitcher overuse this year are ridiculous strawmen at best.
I really hate when idiots claim to know things like this and the rest of the idiots consume it as fact, especially when it comes to pitching mechanics on a player who has been in the minor leagues all year and has 3? maybe 4? public videos from which you could see a mechanical change. His implication that the Reds seriously want Chapman to throw harder are misguided at best, incendiary at worst, and moronic either way.
It's the internet
You seem to forget that everyone on the internet is an expert at something! Me, I’ve got my masters in eastern european languages.
I'm just frustrated because I finally joined VEWLFB to try to refute his "knowledge"
and have to wait a day. So I hope they all come here and read this and know how insipid that analysis is. If he runs into TJ, he runs into TJ. He throws hard, and guys that throw hard need TJ more than guys that don’t. Also, guys that pitch need TJ more often than guys who don’t.
right
also, I was kidding. I don’t have a masters in anything. See how easy it is to make up bullshit and talk out of your ass on the internet? Now you try!
I used to love a girl named Autumn.
I’ve hated myself ever since.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
/most infuriating movie ending ever
Holy crap, I wanted to throw something at the screen when I found out the whole film was a setup for that crappy pun.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
500 Days of Summer
or (500) Days of Summer or however the hipster idiots in charge of it wanted the title to appear.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
i ended up in the hipster part of town last week
it was miserable.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
I can take hipsters in moderation
but I’m a little bitter that they’ve ruined Brooklyn for me.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
it was terrible
my buddy promised somebody he would go. He bought me a lot of alcohol at the bar for my suffering.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
How so?
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Sep 1, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Also that 500 days of summer movie isnt about hipsters
its about yuppies.
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Sep 1, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if the girl counts as a yuppie
Administrative versus professional job. Neither of the main characters seemed loaded. Just annoying.
Plus, would a yuppie like The Smiths?!
by ken on Sep 1, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
The one question you have to ask yourself when looking for a true hipster is
Can i see this person living in a van?
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Sep 1, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I won't live in a van.
I won’t, I won’t, Sam I am.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
why not its fun!
Its like a studio apartment with alot of light!
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Sep 1, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
What part of Chicago are you referring to?
by Brian B on Sep 1, 2010 6:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
ha ha
if Bucktown is the hipster part of town…then there are many parts of Chicago you’ve yet to see….just sayin
by AB on Sep 1, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
well it was Bucktown/Wicker Park
Wicker Park I think we can agree is heavily hipster.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
is there anythign to proove that hard throwers are more at risk for injury?
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
Clemans wasn't at 100
but he was a really hard thrower, and his arm lasted his career.
Soft tossers such as Eric Milton and Bobby Livingston had major surgery.
I don’t know if I believe that throwing hard makes somebody more at risk.
What could happen is many pitchers who throw hard have bad mechanics. The mechanics or Wood, Volquez, Liriano, made them injuries waiting to happen.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
I'm not saying guys that don't throw 100 are less likely to need surgery
Pitching is violent and unnatural. Pitching harder, naturally, suggests a higher likelihood of a problem.
but how much of a difference is throwing 90 and 100?
I would like to a see a study on pitchers who have major arm injuries and compare their styles.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
So would a lot of people I think
I guess there’s no definitive research. Guys that throw hard, since they’re so rare, are under the microscope when they require surgery.
that is what i'm thinking
I mean if Dave Weathers goes down for surgery, nobody gives a shit. Francisco Liriano goes down and the whole world is watching.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
I guess it's just media bias then.
I really hope Chapman never misses time for a major injury, but even if it looks smooth, throwing a baseball 103 mph means moving your hand that fast, and that’s violent.
i know
i throw in the mid 50s, and if I play a lot of catch my arm is sore.
I reached a point last spring I couldn’t throw a baseball. It was my own fault, i tried to snap off a slider, and fucked up my elbow.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
I used to be able to get into the low to mid 80's during my sophomore year in high school
Probably can’t throw that hard right now. And not without being sore.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Thanks :P
I was a decent pitcher when I actually played. I was one of those wiry kids that people couldn’t understand how I threw that hard. Ugh, I loved pitching. Miss it now.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I throw decent for not having played much baseball
but that’s pretty neat
i had a buddy in college that throws around there.. hurts to catch without a mitt. Also, I was a good catcher once!
Nice!
I played middle infield and pitched. I had to catch one fall because our team didn’t have any catchers. That was an interesting experience. It’s tough work.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I think it's funnn!
I was really bad at judging fly balls, so it was C or 1B for me. I didn’t have the bat for 1B :p I was a .400/.400/.400 type
Yeah
I had absolutely zero power. I’d hit singles and beat out groundballs/force errors and then create mass havoc on the base paths. I did switch-hit though. I made good contact and could draw a lot of walks.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Actually my SLG was probably a little higher!
I hit a home run once when the OF was in, and had a decent amount of gappers :D
Anyway, bye Crolfer!
haha, catch you later.
Have fun with basketball.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
i always wonder how hard i can throw if i kept it up
I was one of the harder throwers in little league, but that was my only tool. I had no control, I couldn’t hit, so my baseball days came to an end when i was 12.
That is really impressive.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
sterrrrrrrroids
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
But other similar pitchers have been injury prone
Zumaya for some reason is the only one I can think of
i thought he did have surgery once!
i’m probably wrong
now that I look at a list:
Ubaldo, Broxton, Papelbon, Lindsrom.. but none of them throw as hard as Chappy
So don't go over there
I’m mildly surprised how often crap from there gets posted or is referenced here. Actually, I’m sick of it. Do you really care what they think? Can we just try to enjoy this without getting pissy about a perceived lack of respect from other teams’ fanblogs? Pretty please?
by ken on Sep 1, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Indirectly :)
90% of the reason I posted that here is because I couldn’t make a civil rebuttal there.
I don't quite follow
Specifically, the “there.”
Anyways, all I’m talking about is the stuff reposted from VEB. I’ve actually grown to like your off topic posts.
by ken on Sep 1, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Er.. well, this post that you replied to initially was RE: the whole Chapman is doomed/bad from VEB
I was going to post over there to ask about where he got his information to try and clarify Chappy’s situation and mechanics, but there was a 1-day waiting period, so I got annoyed and wrote that here.
glad you like my ramblings though :p
rec'd
It’s kind of annoying that you can’t really come to a thread on this site without getting a recap of what is said at VEB. And I ask again, do we expect them to be happy for us?
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Personally, that wasn't the point of my post.
Dunno about the others. But I think the message is clear: no more talking about VEB.
because we are obviously superior and they're whiny little bitches
In fact, they’re so whiny that I’m going to go tell mother on them! That’ll show ’em!
You may not have noticed, but there are more than game threads on this site
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Sorry about that Slyde
I’ve done it several times because I figure at least it’s baseball related unlike alot of other stuff that gets talked about around here. Plus, since I’m new much of the inside stuff around here just goes over my head. Didn’t realize it was taboo to do so. I will refrain from doing so again. Didn’t mean to bring down the level of the site.
It's definitely not just you.
A lot of us have done it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I don't think he was intentionally singling you out
It’s something that’s been happening a lot with a lot of threads. Kinda hard to claim they’re whiny little bitches and think we’re taking the high road and then turn around and whine about their opinions, which they’re entitled to have…
….no matter how wrong they are.
It ain't just you
So don’t feel bad. I’m not singling any one person out. It’s been common amongst a lot of people lately, even people who have been with the site for years.
I don’t want to discourage conversation on the site, so please don’t hold back. I just don’t see the need to point out what other sites are talking about. There’s a lot of good shit happening with the Reds. Let’s continue to celebrate that! :)
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It's really silly
to play a game in September with only 3 healthy OF. No reason why Balentien or Dorn isn’t here tonight. Come on Walt, D-F-A Danny Ray Herrera and get Dusty an OF.
Bummer
Next question, can Alonso be worse than Gomes in the field?
No
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
by cesarhernandez on Sep 1, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd say yes
they scrapped that whole idea at AAA pretty fast. Francisco played more out there, but I doubt he’s much better. Probably our best “emergency” corner OF would be Votto. He played left in MLB in 2007, and in 2009 at the WBC.
I'd be okay with that, as long as they only hit pop ups to him.
I just want Alonso to kill the ball for a month.
and yes, I know that isn't realistic
the pop-ups I mean
Back to the original point though, if Yonder is actually worse than Gomes in the field, I want to see it if only to be entertained.
Perhaps after the Reds clinch home field.
Alonso played left field as recently as August 28th.
If you want to see real bashing, check out Red Reporter…it’s crazy over there - hr
by RedsMasochist on Sep 1, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he's been getting some work in left.
Doug Gray mentioned in his guest RLN appearance that he has improved, although that’s not saying much when you consider how poorly he apparetly started.
It sounds like he could be passable at some point in the future. But I also think “passable” LF defense would not pass many RR folks’ test of what passable means.
by Brian B on Sep 1, 2010 6:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
passable means
he hits 40 home runs and has an on base percentage of about .370.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
Sure would be nice
If the Dodgers can rally now that Oswalt has been taken out. I’m really not overly thrilled at the prospect of having to face the Phillies pitching staff in the first round of the playoffs.
I'm watching Chapman's press conference
I’m looking forward to when he is just another guy. I feel kinda bad for him, it has to be kind of strange. He is in a strange land without his family, and he is being treated like a caged animal.
"@#$%$#@% you joey Votto. gutshot. urgh"-tehzachatak, Viva El Birdo
I would like to say something about RR and VEB
There has been an increasing trend of people going over there, reading comments, and reporting back here how ridiculous they are.
Obviously it’s a free country, but it seems to me that we should be taking the high road more than we are. I hate to say it, but that kind of stuff was fine the last 10 years when nobody gave a shit about our team, but if the Reds are a force in the division for the next few years like we hope they will be, it might pay to learn how not to be sore winners.
One of the things that drew me to this site was the self-effacing tone and the ability of the posters to not take themselves too seriously. It’d be a shame if winning turned us all into dicks.
This all seemed to start with BPs comments, and I won’t argue that the Cards aren’t a whiny team, but it seems many of you have transferred that onto VEB. Are they blindly partisan? Do some people there sometimes say ridiculous things? Do they tend to discount our good and trump their mediocre? Yes to all, but we definitely do all of that too.
I don’t mean to stomp on anyones fun or enjoyment of this incredible season, but I fear we are sometimes venturing into classless behavior unnecessarily. Just something to think about, and remember, karmas a bitch.
Finally, none of this applies to the Cubs. Fuck the Cubs and their fans.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Sep 1, 2010 5:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 9 recs
Doesn't everyone do this everywhere that rivalry exists?
We’re not trolling them, that’s what coutns.
Sure, it's better without trolling
but it’s still kind of silly.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I guess that's kinda true
I suppose I can stop copying and pasting. I still get enjoyment out of reading it.
Frankly, I hate the Cards more than the Cubs.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I went to Wrigley and had an enjoyable day out
I wore a Reds hat and t-shirt. People were quite nice, actually I was treated better in Wrigley than I was in Miller or Progressive.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
I saw the Reds, behind Josh Fogg of all people, beat the Brewers in 2008
That was the year they actually didn’t choke and they hung on to take the Wild Card, and I was booed after the game in the concourse, it was a very strange experience.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
I know, that last bit was just shameless pandering
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Sep 1, 2010 6:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If all goes well tonight...
I will get to stick it to a Cards fan tonight. You think she would she throw me out if I shouted “CHAPMANIA!” mid-coitus?
Watch it, ass blood.
Depends on how good of a jump you get
and how good her arm is
by thevole on Sep 1, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Half hour already and I'm the first to rec this? What is wrong with you people?
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Sorry, we were all off trolling.
by Brian B on Sep 1, 2010 7:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
Did he say "hey, that's my line!"?
by Brian B on Sep 1, 2010 7:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
i fucking hate cubs fans, and don't mind the cubs so much
i like the cards fans, but fucking hate their team
I like some Cards fans.
A lot of the ones that I talk to know absolutely nothing about the team though. It’s annoying to have to explain that Colby Rasmus has talent to them.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
that isn't surpring
you are a Reds fan who has lived in Cardinals country throughout their golden years.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
Ohio Northern was pretty evenly split between the Redsn and Indians
maybe 55-45 Indians fans. I go there as the Indians made their pennant push in 2005, and the Reds were well the 2005 Reds. It was tough.
I remember when the Reds traded for Brandon Phillips, a guy down the hall came in and was like “The Reds traded for Brandon Phillips” and he just laughed at me.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
Wholeheartedly agreed
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 1, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Shoulda read this first before my post above
Well put.
by ken on Sep 1, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah I agree
it’s best to be as civil as possible even though, admittedly, I sometimes get annoyed by remarks I see form there baout Votto being classless or Reds fans being classless but it ultimatley (a) means nothing to us and (b) it’s the internet and it’s a fan blog.—they are going to, in general, be homers and hate most other teams.
What's VEB?
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
It's all good!
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Sep 2, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone seen this yet?
I don’t feel like scrolling through comments
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/laf/1930411367.html
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
by cesarhernandez on Sep 1, 2010 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
that would be encouraging, but not a nail in the coffin
Let’s all keep the atlanta game in mind. Baseball is never over until it’s over.
for the record
that would mean after Sunday’s game the best the Cards could hope for is a 5 game deficit.
I know this isn’t statsie but the Cardinals look like a beat club. There manager is panicing and using Aaron Mile at shortstop, he sat Colby Rasmus for no real reason, and it is a clusterfuck there.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
TLR is a scapegoat at this point, but he's not helping himself.
Who knows what will happen with Wainwright, Carpenter, and Garcia in STL, where they play pretty well. They had a road trip swoon this year as we have had in the past, but facing those 3 in STL will be rough. Luckily, I think our guys will be a little more relaxed this go around.
and in general
that club can’t hit right now. They can’t pitch right now. They have had their asses handed to them by Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Milwuakee.
Everytime the Reds lost games to good teams, they got it back together. I panicked but they did not.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
I guess Edmonds could be back
johnfayman Asked if the #Reds would add an outfielder, Jocketty said: “We’re looking into it. But we don’t have a lot of roster flexibility.”
Seems like moving Edmonds to the 60 day DL would make some flexibility...
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
nice
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.
by Howie Feltersnatch on Sep 1, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
What is VEWFLB?
whats the real address? i couldnt find it when i googled it
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
i still got nothin.
vewlb.com?
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Sep 1, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
someone help me!!!!
what is vewlb ???
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Sep 1, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
oooh i get it
Stupid cardinals. I like the Reds team instead of the Cardinals team
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Sep 1, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Time to go play basketball.
Go Reds! I’ll miss you dearly. You guys led to me completing maybe 4 hours of work today.
oh, before i go
http://ramsey.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/08/votto-si-poster-giveaway-contest.html
win an autographed votto poster!
Surely Alonso doesn't play with # 77, right?
I be so turned up, I be swaggin to da max
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Sep 1, 2010 6:35 PM EDT reply actions
Can I be frank
I think it’ll look gay if he wears 77.
I be so turned up, I be swaggin to da max
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Sep 1, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Like Pedro Feliz gay.
I be so turned up, I be swaggin to da max
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Sep 1, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I wanna be your HOVA
wanna be your leader
and your MVP
Gnight, Slim
by supergrover on Sep 1, 2010 6:37 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Go Reds!
If I had to pick a favorite team, I suppose it would be them.
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
I'm leaning toward them too
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They may have a winning season this year!
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just hoping they can match last season's record
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technically
it was just legitimate improvement, but I stated that 85 wins was likely the cutoff.I decided early this year though, with the Chapman signing and the positive start, that the were moving in the right direction enough for me.
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as a matter of fact
yes
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I love how on MLB Gameday, Prince Fielder is a skinny white dude
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
In the Gameday of life, we're all skinny white dudes
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He took us back and made us pancakes
Nice game, bitches.
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by Slyde on Sep 1, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
love it
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.
by Howie Feltersnatch on Sep 1, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
So have we given Bryan Price enough credit?
Chris and THom are discussing him now.
I do think his work with the pitchers, as opposed to the ancient Dick Pole, has been a major plus this season.
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
I'd have more respect for him if he spelled his last name Pryce
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
so would Laynce
"Live every week like it's shark week. And dress everyday like you're gonna get murdered in those clothes." - Tracey Jordan
by RedinWrigleyville on Sep 1, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The pitching wasn't exactly bad last year
I’m not discounting Price’s contributions, but I don’t think Dick Pole was all that bad.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
It's funny that the two guys I thought he'd really help
Harang and Owings, had poor years. Everyone else seemed to do well.
by ken on Sep 1, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
You'll find someone new, Justin. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
Gomes guns Prince!
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
I think that was in the bible somewhere
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"The weak shall throw out the girth"
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
da whaaa?!??!
"Live every week like it's shark week. And dress everyday like you're gonna get murdered in those clothes." - Tracey Jordan
by RedinWrigleyville on Sep 1, 2010 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
I have to admit
I wish my real name was Lorenzo Cain.
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That's OK
I wish mine was Wink Martindale
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by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone wanna guess what the re-sale market is going to look like for each round of the playoffs?
I need to start saving..
"Live every week like it's shark week. And dress everyday like you're gonna get murdered in those clothes." - Tracey Jordan
by RedinWrigleyville on Sep 1, 2010 7:34 PM EDT reply actions
is there a Buy It Now option?
"Live every week like it's shark week. And dress everyday like you're gonna get murdered in those clothes." - Tracey Jordan
by RedinWrigleyville on Sep 1, 2010 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Not wild card...
National League Division Series, or whatever the hell they call it.
The first damn round.
He's now in the top 20 in the NL in doubles
He’s getting some doubles penetration on the leaderboard.
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Put not in the top 20 in the NL for facial hair
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by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
He’s not getting any facial penetration.
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Did your son get into your account again?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
okay
who is Raven Riley? She seems to have made quite a few appearances on here lately
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Lemme just say
don’t Google Image Search her from the Church’s computers.
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good to know
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
She was Clarissa's best friend
on Clarissa Explains it All
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
My son has a much more foul mouth than me
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I bet you go through a lot of soap
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by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
No
we don’t believe in voodoo stuff like that. Au naturale, baby!
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Ouch...
Ramon Hernandez Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), R Hernandez struck out swinging
Janish can't get a hit! Trade him!
That joke never gets old.
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
The janitor at my work just a.) told me to stop working so much and b.) that I should cut my hair so that I'd be more handsome
she is a 60 year old German lady who always smells like menthol cigarettes. I don’t know what to do with this information. So I’m leaving it open to ya’ll.
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:48 PM EDT reply actions
If Jake doesn't beat me to the punch
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Sue for sexual harassment. Then you won't have to work so much.
And you can use the money to get a haircut.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
brilliant!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
pukefest
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait, are they talking about 9/11? What the fuck?
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
He loves tea
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
THom has wood right now
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
Travis hates in-game interviews
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
IT WASN'T?!?!?!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey THom, clip your fucking string chatty kathy.
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
ok quit screwing around
get some runs!!
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
quit running around
get some screws!
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 1, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
giggle party
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
get running around
quit some screws!
wait… what?
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
BOOM BOOM CLAP
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
myeahhh see, let's get some runnahs across home plate, seee!!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:56 PM EDT reply actions
THEY WON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT ARIZONA
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:56 PM EDT reply actions
Cueto hits!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 7:57 PM EDT reply actions
Only two hits so far
And one of them from the pitcher.
Get going, Reds!
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his ERA is 2.0 higher than Cueto's!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
and 5.43 higher than Chapman's.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
by justin007000 on Sep 1, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Chris and tHom are apparently in a knitting circle tonight
Jesus lord.
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
you can do that?!?!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
School us, wise one, cuz I can't figure this shit out
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
Some versions of nex-def let you choose audio. mine is a little hinky, so I’ve got an at-bat window open with WLW playing with the FSO window muted
oh man, how did that not occur to me ever.
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
anything is better than listening to those two yayhoos tonight
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Sometimes I've had it been a couple of seconds off
but the video has been ahead of the audio, which is fine. Tonight, I’m good.
yeah they finally gave it to us..
after promising it for the last 2 years
/fuck mlb.tv and their monopoly
nARRRRRveson
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:02 PM EDT reply actions
talk like a pirate day is coming up
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
so you have to mumble quietly to yourself about Sid Bream?
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
When are we gonna do alter ego night?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
That sucked. And Hi-Z is not playing so well lately.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
He's got no dukes
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
what you just said didn't make sense
they paid for a year and he didn’t play for a game?
Joey Votto is my MVP.
LOUD NOISES!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea how to respond to that
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure they only have five players who are older than me.
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
by SullivanSmith on Sep 1, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i feel old watching this team
and any pro sports really
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.
by Howie Feltersnatch on Sep 1, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Joey! Talk a walk!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
Votto walked
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
/facepalm
talk a walk. yes. dammit.
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
MVP caliber patience there.
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COMMON SCOTTY
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
Nelson Figueroa Quote on Beating the Cards
"It’s been exciting," Figueroa said. "We play exciting baseball and we’re always putting the pressure on the other team and it’s only going to make us better going down the stretch and looking forward to next year."
/2001-2009 Reds’d
And THom didn't know what he was talking about
"Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game....until the game actually starts."
— Doug Gottleib, ESPN radio, June 3, 2010.
by cesarhernandez on Sep 1, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
tHom was always more of a Sunny Day Real Estate fan
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Well he is quite the repeater
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
argue damnit!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
So you're on the Tracey Gold diet, too?
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Thought I was going nuts
I have the game on in the background. Thought I heard that.
I think they sang the anthem at a M’s game this year – was that the context?
by ken on Sep 1, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes sense
Grapevine Fires is up there with anything!
by ken on Sep 1, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
if i were a fan favorite
I’d probably go with Friend of the Devil. Nice communal song.
Joey Votto is my MVP.
TALK A WALK GOMER!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
or not, dicknose
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Screw Gomes. He's pulling off of everything.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Is that before or after the Cardinals highlights?
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
more like lowlights
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
(rimshot)
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
thank you thank you ... just got here but i'll be around all night
don’t forget to tip your server
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
/puts hand over eyes
is this thing on?
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
oh and raven riley'd
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
hey Crolfer
are the Missouri Authorities prepared for the the Riots if the Reds sweep the Deadbirds?
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
to much meth to fight
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
so you're saying that you're not a bear that can use a computer?
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
"Did someone say ca-ca-ca-cocaine?"
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by RedsMasochist on Sep 1, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really wish that you'd stop posting that picture of me
It was 7th grade and times was weird.
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I shouldn't make fun of your stuttering problem either?
Damn, I never get to have any fun.
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by RedsMasochist on Sep 1, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
k-k-k-k-k-keep it to yourself!
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
yes he was
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
probably just as angry at gomes as the rest of us
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
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by RedsMasochist on Sep 1, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
hooray, finally caught up on the thread
slow tonight. monday i was playing catch up all night
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.
by Howie Feltersnatch on Sep 1, 2010 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
Come on, lets get out of this
and get some fucking runs across
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:39 PM EDT reply actions
FUCKING PITCHER
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 PM EDT reply actions
he's 2 for 2?
Ye gods and little fishies.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
reds vs. brewers
starring the reds and the brewers. the brewers are winning 1-0
make of it what you will
Starring Raven Riley
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus, find the plate Cueto
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
Relief, thy name is Carlos Fisher
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
phil castellini seems like a nice guy ...
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
Sorry, the two dweebs announcing the game can't be adjusted
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
working for me
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
Alright Paulie Walnuts, lets go
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
ERA is a flawed stat, haven't you been here long enough to know that?
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
someone remind Janish
He kills lefties.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
what team do you not want to play in the playoffs?
chris instantly: “philly”
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
if they make it, which I hope they don't
I also wouldn’t care to face the Rockies if they are a super hot team of destiny at the time
they still haven't touched home plate
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
yeah if they have another rocktober like a couple years ago...
what was it like 23 of 27 to finish the year?
Phillies first, St. Louis second, Giants third
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by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Sep 1, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
well that was quick
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
that's what you do when a guy with a 5.32 ERA is having a good night
you swing on the first pitch every time so he doesn’t have a chance to make a mistake
that's sooooooo '09 reds
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
not exactly making him work, are they?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
thom had no clue who bolt was?
idiot
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
and welsh it tearing him up over it
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
Crappy game so far
Offense has vanished.
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 1, 2010 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
We lead in most offensive categories
including getting shut out. Our offense tends to disappear entirely with some frequency
Hey, I finally got into my apartment!
Stupid bent key. But that makes it time for a NEW THREAD!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I don't like Stubbs as leadoff hitter
308 OBP. That’s positively Deionesque
by occams_tiger_teeth on Sep 1, 2010 8:59 PM EDT reply actions
on our way to getting shut out again
how many times now? I think this, if it happens, it would be 13
Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers were nasty boys. Arthur Rhodes is a nasty MAN. by Brendanukkah
My ex-girlfriend is at a bar here in Austin
and watching the game sitting next to DRH’s brother
Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.
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