World Series Game 6 Postponed (Open thread)

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 26, 2011 3:44 PM EDT in Game Threads

With the Rangers leading 3-2, Game 6 at Busch Stadium has been bumped to Thursday. Doppler gamesmanship?

Fire up the banana phone:

-- Via www.fangraphs.com, via @iracane

Also over at Notgraphs is this menacing image (basically safe for work), that could be mistaken for anime fan art from a weirdo who really wants the Reds to acquire Colby Lewis and turn him into a science project. Makes me long for the Steroids Era. And Neo Tokyo.

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That picture makes me laugh even after seeing it 100 times

Dayman, Fighter of the Nightman, Champion of the Sun

@btcoop71

by btcoop71 on Oct 26, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

Same'd

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 26, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Sonovabitch!

Why?
Two days in a row without sports is too much.

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 26, 2011 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed.

I scheduled my one social weeknight of the week for last night on purpose!

I guess I’ll be watching old episodes of Homicide instead, then.

Still not a candidate.

by Gray on Oct 26, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Ghost Hunters for me

Hey, it’s getting close to Halloween.

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

by BubbaFan on Oct 26, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

new Brad Meltzer's Decoded on History Channel at 10...

it’s about Patton…could be interesting!

Tequila and pancakes, anyone?

by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Oct 26, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I find that show too speculative

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 26, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Meltzer doesn't blink enough

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 26, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions

that's b/c he's a freaky looking dude and has his team do his work for him

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 27, 2011 5:37 AM EDT up reply actions

I liked that in one episode, they were hanging out shooting pool at the Big Hunt

Mostly because they spent a good ten seconds lingering on the bar’s sign. Also, I’m not sure if I knew they had pool at the Big Hunt.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

It would be hard to find a pool table amidst all those bros.

by Cuetotally Amazing on Oct 27, 2011 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

This increases the chances of Carpenter starting Game 7 if there is one

by ams78 on Oct 26, 2011 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

There's always the chance that Lohse starts the game due to an illegible lineup card

by ken on Oct 26, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I hate this cancellation based on speculation bullshit

It’s the same as when the schools here call off classes for the following day because it’s supposed to snow. How about waiting until it’s actually raining enough to cancel the ballgame before doing so?

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Oct 26, 2011 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

fuck the cardinals

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 26, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

i disagree

if you look at the weather and see it will most likely be raining from 6PM until midnight why put the fans at the game through a number of rain delays and perhaps a cancellation. Actually cancelling it ahead of time is really the fan friendly thing to do, much better than having the fans at the game when the powers that be know there is an 80% chance that the game will be cancelled or have long rain delays but still sell concessions regardless.

Also rain delays can really fuck up a bullpen and this is a bad time for that.

"Life is such a vapid world pool of nothing"-Eddie Pepitone

by Yossarian22 on Oct 27, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I looked at the forecast for St. Louis

The highest chance of rain from 6pm to 11pm was 30%. I’ll take those chances.

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Oct 27, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Then yeah they should have made an attempt

but i don’t think it is across the board bad to cancel the game hours before the gates are scheduled to open.

"Life is such a vapid world pool of nothing"-Eddie Pepitone

by Yossarian22 on Oct 28, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

booo

I wanted a game tonight.

Actually, I agree that the smart thing to do is bang it. Forecast is horrible, and it’s much better tomorrow and Friday.

But dang, I wanted a game tonight.

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

by BubbaFan on Oct 26, 2011 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

dang

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 26, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Having no life, I kinda like the possibility of a game 7 on Friday night

by ken on Oct 26, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

That would be extraordinary.

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 26, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

But there is a game

Zulia takes on Caracas in the VWL. Henry Rodriguez and Julio Torrealba both play for Aguilas de Zulia.

Mgr., Red Reporter

"Every office I've been in, there has been a guy with weird scars that he needs to explain to you—'it was one of those old Xerox machines, with a lot of razors in it'... or a pale person with a novel of supernatural erotica that keeps getting left on the printer. Major League lineups need those guys, too." - David Roth

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Oct 26, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Hey baseb...

Oh. Nuts.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 26, 2011 6:32 PM EDT reply actions

First RR post from my new iPad!

I will commemorate it by saying, once again, that TLR is a dumbass.

It feels so nice to be back to normal

by nycredsfan on Oct 26, 2011 6:41 PM EDT reply actions

Mrs. Scrabbles got an iPad a few weeks ago

It’s fun, huh?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 26, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

so does that mean you're gonna have to start a new account with the name chewbacca?

Individuality: Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.

by joshuar9476 on Oct 26, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

so does that mean you're gonna have to start a new account with the name chewbacca?

Individuality: Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.

by joshuar9476 on Oct 26, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

stupid lagging internet connection

Individuality: Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.

by joshuar9476 on Oct 26, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

stupid lagging internet connection

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 26, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

stupid lagging i

by Cuetotally Amazing on Oct 26, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

don't you mean

“stupid lagging me”?

by the finest muffins on Oct 26, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

bummer

i guess now it needs to go 7, just to see Carpenter lose

by Howie Feltersnatch on Oct 26, 2011 8:01 PM EDT reply actions

and then Carp explain it to his son

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 26, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

"Seven comes after six, boy."

“One… two… three… GODDAMMIT! QUIT SHOVING PASTE IN YOUR MOUTH AND LISTEN!”

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I am watching Jaun and the tigers play.

Brad Thompson is still bad at baseball, in case you are curious.

by Eastwindquinn on Oct 26, 2011 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

Anybody see Drive?

Because I saw it tonight, and wooo boy….

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 26, 2011 11:17 PM EDT reply actions

no

who was in it?

what was it about?

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 26, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Ryan Gosling.

It’s about a driver.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 26, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Those sweetass satin jackets will be available for the holidays

by poojols on Oct 27, 2011 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions

who is Ryan Gosling?

don’t make me have to imdb this, please?

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 27, 2011 5:38 AM EDT up reply actions

For my money

there are few better actors going today. He was in Blue Valentine, Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson…you may know him from The Notebook.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 27, 2011 7:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Better than Leo?

And on that note, I’m sure I’ve said it before but Leonardo DiCaprio is the biggest “didn’t see that guy becoming a really good actor” case for me. Matt Damon too, but it’s a stretch to call him a good actor.

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Oct 27, 2011 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions

You don't think Damon's a good actor?

I dunno, I’ve liked him in pretty much everything he’s been in.

by DerekH91 on Oct 27, 2011 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions

I guess I don't see a whole lot of range from him

But I don’t watch a lot of movies either so I may be wrong.

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Oct 27, 2011 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Give The Informant! a shot.

I’d say between that, Good Will Hunting, and the Bourne movies, he’s impressed me with his range.

by Cuetotally Amazing on Oct 27, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

matt damon's greatest quality is that he's extremely likable.

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

His stint on 30 Rock was remarkable as well

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 27, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I did not care for The Informant!

He’s creepy good in The Talented Mr. Ripley, though.

by the finest muffins on Oct 27, 2011 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions

oooh, I forgot about that one

I’ve always wanted to see it and/or read the book, but have somehow managed to do neither.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 27, 2011 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

that's not fair to say

he may only seem good because you’re comparing him to jude law

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

i had to re-read scrabbles comment before going off on his foolish statement

i originally thought he said there were no better actors than gosling, but he actually said there were few better.

in that case, i’ll have to agree with him.

however, DiCaprio is one of those few.

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions

DiCaprio gets the edge just because of longevity

But by the time he’s finished, I think Gosling is going to be counted amongst the greatest of all time.

It feels so nice to be back to normal

by nycredsfan on Oct 27, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

i think gosling's problem is that he looks so much like a ton of other actors his age

as of yet, he’s done nothing to make the average person know who he is or be able to differentiate him.

dicaprio has always been & always will be unique

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

DiCaprio hasn't aged at all like I thought he would.

I think Gosling’s career matches up eerily to Edward Norton’s so far. It’ll be interesting to see where he goes from here.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 27, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

yes, and he looks like norton

edward norton is one of my least favorite actors of all time.

his range goes from “regular edward norton” to “boring edward norton”

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

He had a great late-'90s run

Rounders, American History X, and Fight Club. He was pretty much The Guy, and then something went wrong after Y2K.

by ken on Oct 27, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

You thought Edgar Renteria couldn't OPS .750 over 75 PA, so what the hell do you know?

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Oct 27, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yes, but Gosling got his start on Young Hercules

Which is right up there with getting your start on Silver Spoons (or whatever it was for DiCaprio).

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

i thought gosling got his start with the much more talented justin timberlake on the mickey mouse club

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

If Timberlake is any good in In Time

I will eat my hat.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

timberlake will be fine

but the movie will blow

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 28, 2011 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Remember when Affleck was the hotter commodity than Damon?

Because yeah, that was hilarious in hindsight.

I think Damon half-asses a lot of roles, but when he finds something he likes, he really goes at it full bore.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 27, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions

I guess that's it too, it almost seems like he's not trying sometimes (and I HATE that description, especially applied to actors and pro athletes)

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Oct 27, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

I think its ok when applied to actors

there’s a lot of movies they’re contractually obliged to do that they really don’t care about. It’s not like athletes where they could literally get killed if they half-ass.

You ever hear that Michael Cain line? “No, I have not seen Jaws 4. But I have seen the house that I bought with the money from Jaws 4 and it is quite nice.”

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 27, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I didn't know there was a Jaws 4

The Island is the weirdest Michael Caine movie I’ve ever seen. Some really creepy stuff.

by ken on Oct 27, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

Exactly what I thought.....there's a Jaws 4?

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Oct 27, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Is that true, though?

I’m not sure that big-time actors are contractually obligated to do any movie. That would have been true during the studio years, but I’m sure that Matt Damon calls his own shots. There was actually a very good interview between Leo and Clint Eastwood in last month’s GQ, and Leo pointed out that he chooses to do very few movies because he’d rather have a good script than a good payday. They kept making fun of comic book movies.

by Cuetotally Amazing on Oct 27, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

How's about Joseph Gordon Levitt?

Tommy from Third Rock from the Sun moving me to tears (like, straight up weeping) in 50/50? Didn’t see that coming.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

You mean to tell me that his performance in Angels in the Outfield

didn’t make you cry?

by the finest muffins on Oct 27, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

tommy is great. he must have got some lessons from lithgow

on that topic though, why does seth rogen make so many cancer movies.

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

His best friend that wrote 50/50 was diagnosed with cancer

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

yep

but that doesn’t explain funny people

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 28, 2011 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Big penalty for 500 Days of Summer

But did a fine job back in the day as the young Norman McLean.

by ken on Oct 27, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

You know what's fun?

Imagining that the plotline of The Notebook bookends the plot of Drive. There is, in fact, a strong argument that all of Gosling’s films can be read intertextually.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 27, 2011 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Imagining Half Nelson in The Notebook is pretty hilrious

Although, was heroin even around then?

by DerekH91 on Oct 27, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Also, The Ides of March

He was really really good in that. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I saw a movie in which every major player gave a knockout performance. Clooney, Gosling, Hoffman, Giamatti. All great.

Didn’t love Evan Rachel Wood, but what can you do?

It feels so nice to be back to normal

by nycredsfan on Oct 27, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow, I imdb'd her, and she has been in a shitload of movies in the last 5 years

Has she been really good in anything?

Is there a mod so powerful he can ban himself?

by andromache on Oct 27, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Thirteen?

That was a while ago though

Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."

by ChiDa on Oct 27, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

thirteen came out when I was thirteen

which I think colors my view of that movie.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 27, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Across the Universe (the Beatles movie) was entertaining

by ken on Oct 27, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions

i haven't seen the ides of march

but you are the first person i’ve seen say anything remotely positive about it

Operation: 'tHan's Awesome Plan is living up to its name.

by 'tHan on Oct 27, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

while I've heard of The Notebook

this will come as a major surprise that I’ve never seen it

I’ve heard of none of the other flicks

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 27, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Queue 'em up in your Netflix

Especially Blue Valentine and Half Nelson. Great stuff.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 28, 2011 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions

that would require me having Netflix

however, I will look into it and I do appreciate the suggestion

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Oct 29, 2011 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Was there enough driving?

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 26, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Surprisingly little, actually

Though I assume you’re referring to the “Fast Five lawsuit.”

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I liked the score A LOT

Music that wasn’t 80’s music but sure sounded like it for a movie that wasn’t an 80’s movie but sure looked like it.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 27, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

it's oddly difficult to find anything besides Nightcall on youtube or Spotify.

It may end up being the first album I’ve bought since Sinful Savage Tigers’ debut. But my Nightcall Pandora station is AMAZING.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Oct 27, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey Hey Hey!

I just realized that it has now been one month since the Reds season ended. That wasn’t so bad, was it? Just four or so more and we are back in business! And what fun it will be with new additions Aramis Ramirez, Hanley Ramirez, James Shields, n’ Matt Kemp!

by Cuetotally Amazing on Oct 27, 2011 12:26 AM EDT reply actions