Cactus League Game 27: Reds vs. Rangers
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 24, 2011 2:00 PM EDT
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PrintHere's an intriguing question - at least as far as questions about bench spots go. Do the Reds decide to take only 11 pitchers, bringing Chris Valaika Northeast with the big league club for a spell? It's pretty unlikely. But he's still around and hitting well. In other news, Ramon Hernandez is scheduled to start tomorrow. With a little luck, the spring attrition won't creep any further.
The Rangers should really play fair and make Tommy Hunter swing the bat. Everything conspires to make our starters look bad out in the desert. But if anyone's going to buck that trend this spring, it'll be Travis "Avis Tries Harder Than Wood" Wood.
Go Reds! Here's hoping they're ready to rumble soon, and not crumble nor stumble.
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Here's where I hope
We don’t get somebody with a broken finger or sprained knee in the last 3-5 days before the bell rings. I’d rather these games get rained out, to be honest.
AW, just never fuckin' mind, OK?
X-File'd
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm rooting for an EMP.
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That is murder.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Here come de hot STEP-PAH!
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
July 29th, 2023
“Ash looks on skeptically as jch24 (name legally changed in 2018 to avoid child support) explains why the Reds should make a blockbuster trade for a 29 year old CF named Trey Griffey.”
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
by jch24 on Mar 24, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
or "7 out of 10'd"
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Mar 24, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
If we trade BP we trade the Franchise.
Plus who would we bitch about afterwards?
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
"Ahem"
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
Cordero is gone after this year.
We need to find a multi-season scapegoat.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Shit, there's not a lot to complain about really.
Gomes would be the one I guess, but I don’t think he’ll be around past this year
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
I want to complain... I need to complain.
I’ll just bitch about Votto being from Canadia.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like a solid plan
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
still not a fan of the Jay Bruce Leadoff Experiment (TM)
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Mar 24, 2011 2:13 PM EDT reply actions
It couldn't hurt.
He will get a ton of plate appearances. I think it is better than batting him 6th. Also his OBP would support batting leadoff, he just wouldn’t get as many RBI opportunities.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to see 25 solo home runs.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Mar 24, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
40 solo homeruns.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Donk
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Mar 24, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
For the majority players, half their home runs are solo
so I wouldn’t mind if Bruce had 25 solo home runs.
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So long as he drives in a clutch 135 runs
I think that means PJ has to hit .355 with 40 doubles, which means he’s probably the best guy to hit leadoff.
AW, just never fuckin' mind, OK?
Bruce seemed OK with leading off last year
Company line, probably. I think it shows a degree of confusion and lineup-out-of-a-hat strategy. The Reds didn’t fix this problem over the winter and we will have to endure it.
AW, just never fuckin' mind, OK?
Watching mets cards in chelsea
Capuano hitting a liner skip bobbles makes me smile.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
by Cy Schourek on Mar 24, 2011 2:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Capuano hitting Skip would make me smile more.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I think I'd like to hear that they found Skip's body in somebody's car trunk
AW, just never fuckin' mind, OK?
"I'm on it!"
-Jim Day
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
by DTFH91 on Mar 24, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Only one problem.
As far as we know, Skip isn’t a young woman.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
We can make exceptions to the premise
He isn’t pretty and he isn’t young.
But he is a WLB.
AW, just never fuckin' mind, OK?
I don't think Jim Day is particularly discerning in his tastes
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
Jim Day doesn't discriminate
He stalks all women equally.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I thought that said skip boobles.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats what I thought.
You can skip your boobles, but I refuse to skip mine.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
From Mark Sheldon's Tweetdeck...
Update from medical staff*
*Ramon Hernandez (sore right elbow) is swinging and throwing comfortably. He will be back in a couple of days. Baker indicated Hernandez could play a minor league tomorrow.
*Johnny Cueto (shoulder inflammation) has seen his symptoms subside. They are working on a strengthen program now.
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
What worried me on Cueto
is more on what causes this problem. I observed last year that I didn’t think sometimes the guys got the proper kind of evaluation when warming up. I still think that’s Masset’s biggest problem and it contributed a little to some early issues Chapman had, if anyone recalls that.
I think it’s worth caring about.
AW, just never fuckin' mind, OK?
Update from the jch poopdeck
I just might have serious structural problems in my throwing shoulder. :(
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
Yep, that's the shoulder
Only hurts when I lay with my arm above my head or when I throw something. But when it does hurt, whooooo doggie.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
Well I guess
We can rule out Jocketty giving you a call in case of emergency this season?
How much wood could Chakkuchakkuchakku if you can throw a tree?
sounds like a rotator cuff injury
seriously … I have had it in both arms, so I know the pain.
Announcer: "Just out of the reach of Berkman"
That's my guess
Day to day activity doesn’t hurt, but when I stress that joint, holy moley does it hurt.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
You will probably heal without any issues
but I ain’t even a doctor. I never had any surgery and it took 3-4 months for it to stop hurting. But I did lose some range of motion. Lucky for me, I can reach around and get at what I need to get at … if you know what I mean.
But you’d be wise to get it x-rayed all the same.
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i know what you mean alright
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish I had rehabbed mine.
I can’t throw hard at all anymore. It sort of feels like I’ve lost my secret weapon.
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by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i have a buddy who tore his labrum playing rugby
he had surgery, and went through the rehab, but he can’t throw for shit anymore. Watching him throw is tough, he says it doesn’t feel like his arm.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
My shoulder has been reconstructed and
it stays fucked, believe me. Exercise is the only thing that saves continuous, awful pain. I’m Mr. Sunshine.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 24, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
so Cueto could be out for a while if this turns into a Bailey situation
wish we had some hard throwing left handed pitcher ready to take starts if need be.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Those guys are hard to find.
We even sent scouts to the Pyrenees Mountains looking for them.
Announcer: "Just out of the reach of Berkman"
it isn't my fault i have to beat into you every day that you are wrong.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to let you in on a little secret, dude
AROLDIS CHAPMAN WILL NOT BE STARTING GAMES FOR THE CINCINNATI REDS IN THE 2011 SEASON AND CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING ABOUT IT IS DUMB.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
by jch24 on Mar 24, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Watching this Mets Cards game has been entertaining.
Jaime Garcia got beat like a redheaded stepchild. Poor defense all around, including Berkman looking foolish in RF. I know its Spring Training, but the Cards losing by 10 in the 5th is always a good time.
This is me every night, dude. Just staring at buttholes, and gettin’ a buzz on.
Oh, but to bottle this stuff and sprinkle it out around the middle of August.
AW, just never fuckin' mind, OK?
Slyde retweeted this from Kevin Goldstein. Pretty funny.
Announcer: “Just out of the reach of Berkman”
#Thingsyouwillhearalotthisyear
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
He's going to be smoking a lot of 'em
Although, thanks to that meddlin’ Congress probably, not in the dugout between innings.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Mar 24, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No kissing on the smoking floor
No smoking on the kissing floor.
(insert diverse adjective here as desired)
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I need some t-shirts. I can't remember the site that had a bunch of awesome cincinnati reds t-shirts.
Anybody?
Or any site for that matter that has some sweet t-shirts.
I like donkey tees (formerly lookatmeshirts, wanna say Josh Sneed has a hand in it)
Here’s a link to their Cincy-centric shirts.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
some funny stuff
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by johnu1 on Mar 24, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have that shirt
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Mar 24, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Stats question
I am discussing baseball defensive metrics. The person I am discussing it with claims that they are of little value because they don’t take weather or field conditions into consideration. Generally (unless you play 81+ games on astroturf) field and weather conditions will even out over the course of a full season won’t they?
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in the same way the "wind blowing out" vs. "wind blowing in" would, I suppose.
Stubbs’ 3 bombs were pull homers with a 25+mph wind heading out to LF. That didn’t get an asterisk in his SLG%.
Maybe playing in Seattle would have more of an effect than in Arizona, but I have zero idea how to quantify any of that.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Mar 24, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Park Effects are calculated in, which is SOME help in this regard...
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I would say no
Someone playing in SD has much better field conditions than someone playing in Minneapolis over the course of a year
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
i put in the exception for astroturf
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i honestly forgot about their new stadium
is SD going to have better field conditions than Minnesota?
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
but seriously
how much difference does that make?
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Shortsightedly
The third base line was built over one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes.
Is “lake” a weather?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Field dimensions do matter, on the other hand.
A big foul territory is a major advantage to a pitcher.
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it's not a warm place
Month Low High
Jan 4.3°F 21.9°F
Feb 11.8°F 28.4°F
Mar 23.5°F 40.6°F
Apr 36.2°F 57.0°F
May 48.5°F 70.1°F
Jun 57.8°F 79.0°F
Jul 63.0°F 83.3°F
Aug 60.8°F 80.4°F
Sept 50.8°F 71.1°F
Oct 38.9°F 58.4°F
Nov 24.8°F 40.1°F
Dec 10.9°F 26.4°F
does cold weather effect defense?
I am not trying to be deliberately obtuse.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
The ball reacts differently, for everyone involved
It SUCKS to play in cold/wet weather. I can’t imagine playing in that shit when the margin for error is as small as it is in the majors.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
wet weather i get
i know that between struggling to get your footing, to strange hops, to Chris Carpenters dreaded slippery balls.
But I had no idea cold dry weather was noticeably inferior for defense than warm dry weather.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It's harder to get a good grip on the ball to throw, hurts when you catch it the wrong way, takes different hops
All the way around sucks in my opinion.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
Chris Carpenters dreaded slippery balls?
That explains a lot, really.
Although how he explains it to his son, I have no idea.
"If you don't go to bed RIGHT NOW, I'll GIVE you something to cry about!"
Press spacebar to die!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 24, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
performance is affected, yes
cold weather affects breathing, blood flow, increases blood pressure and the heart rate, glucose is depleted much more rapidly in cold weather affecting energy levels, there is greater risk of muscle pulls…all sorts of things like this.
The ball seems harder
Or at least stings a bit more.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
personal experience?
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
it always happened in cold weather…of course, playing in ohio spring, cold, rainy weather was about as common as decent weather.
These kinds of vagaries are some of the reasons you shouldn't look at just one year
I could see awful weather in a few games throwing off someone’s metrics, basic or advanced, over the course of one year. Ideally the luck evens out over a larger sample. If it’s a permanent condition (i.e., the infield grass in Cincy is always longer than St. Louis), it shouldn’t have any effect.
Or erosion
Causing a shorter mound in GABP.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
has anyone complained about the GABP mound since 2003
I think John Reidling bitched about the mound being too short that year.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty said that Cueto got tired last year and they had to give him a break?
did that actually happen last year, or is Dusty confusing his suspension in 2010 with his short stint on the DL in 2009?
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"That guy can just hit"-tHom on Votto
bold statement.
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Reds are moving Franciso to left field
starting tomorrow.
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a foot race
end and alonzo winner gets lf in AAA
pete rose to tony perez "how can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?"
terrible defense behind him
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i was only half paying attention
Dusty kept bitching about it. I wasn’t completely sure what happened.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Just Rolen
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
To be fair, he got no help from his defense lastinnng
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
They are saying it was a planned exit now.
Dusty apparently called Rolen back from the on-deck circle.
Something fishy about yanking him in the 2nd inning…
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
twitter is saying he can't grip a bat
So much for moving END to left field….
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
who's twitter?
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Fay's bastard stepchild
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by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't know, I've never met him
Seriously though, there have been several reports. We’ll see I guess.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
Well, the tweet from fya was:
It’s official: Rolen left the game because of hit-by-pitch. Couldn’t grip the bat. #reds
Still not a candidate.
if he took a fastball to the elbow
it could have hit him in the ulnar nerve that causes him to struggle to feel his hand a bit.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, Gomes crushed that one
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
You're not in Ohio, right?
It’s on FSO, but that wouldn’t help you.
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
Yeah.
I’m trying to decide if I can afford mlb.tv this year. Stupid lack of a real job.
Still not a candidate.
I am sure your Ph.D in economics will pay off!
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe.
I’m thisclose to selling out. I’ve actually written a non-academic résumé for the first time in years.
Still not a candidate.
I already am
I am finishing my thesis and taking my exams and walking away with my M.A. and looking for a real job.
Between the 3-6 more years of living like a student and the 30% of humanities Ph.D’s who find full professorships (even less for tenure not that you don’t know how hard it is to find a job in any academic field), and just being tired of not being paid I can’t justify getting a Ph.D.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's pretty much impossible to justify a humanities PhD.
Mine should at least be slightly valued, but given that there’s no funding for me next year, I’m considering taking a 40 hour/week job in the real world before finishing. I’m too stubborn not to finish though, and I’m not too far away anyway.
Still not a candidate.
If i would have married a pharmacy major at ONU
I could justify getting a humanities Ph.D.
What is amazing is the mental gymnastics my colleagues make about their job prospects. I pretty much realize that in 10 years there will probably be small rhyme or reason for who has academic jobs and who doesn’t. A Ph.D from Loyola isn’t embarrassing, but unless it is in public history (we are one only a few institutions that offers ph.ds in public history; and two of our faculty members were two of the earliest serious public historians) it isn’t special and won’t set me apart from anybody else when I apply for professorships.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
that snake is going to be facing a workplace harassment suit.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
sMarty just said that he was hit on the hand in the first.
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
elbow, not hand
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
LEFT, non-throwing elbow
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It was his elbow
He did seem fine
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
Drewfus is fast
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
Its only spring training... Its only spring training...
.. but damn if I’m not getting tired of watching our pitchers get lit up.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
lets get them back to the pitcher friendly environment of Cinicnnati
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Havoc returns
A lot of base stealing going on today.
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
yes
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i saw the game in 2008 that Cueto left early with an elbow injury
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
where did you sit?
i’m looking at tickets and wondering where the best cost effective view is. wondering about that rockpile bleacher section.
I sat in leftfield
the tickets were given to us by the Oho Democratic Party. They were okay, I was only there once though. I honestly can’t tell you if the rockpile bleacher’s are decent or not.
But looking at the Rockie’s website the rockpile looks really far away from the field.
I would recommend asking the folks at Purple Row, when I did the Rockies write up 2 years ago they were very friendly and helpful.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
and i take that back, I sat in right field
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been to it
Walked around the outside of it. Not in it, though.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
honestly only vague memories
its a HUGE park. I think I was on the 1st base side, 2nd deck. It wasn’t too bad, and we lucked into a beautiful day.
I was too young to recommend anything else. I like Denver a lot, though, and I’m sure you can find some good people with good recommendations both in Coors and in Blake St.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
i'm thinking i'm gonna have to choose a day game
i’m like mid-summer tan by now and am not looking forward to their winter nights!
too young for 2000…that makes me feel old! :)
what time of the year are you going?
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
the airport is insanely large
You probably would want a day game this time of year.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
insanely large
and, well, insane.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
by Cy Schourek on Mar 24, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been, but my memories are fuzzy.
I think I sat in the 2nd deck and wondered around a bit. I do know they had Dale’s Pale Ale cans there which are delicious.
This is me every night, dude. Just staring at buttholes, and gettin’ a buzz on.
I've been there, in 1999, but it was during the All-Star break
so we took a tour instead of seeing a game.
by the finest muffins on Mar 24, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
minor league game
he went 5.2 innings, gave up 3 runs, struck out 6 walked 1. Nice to see the pitch counts reaching season level.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
RT @ken @justin007000 What's Wood PC?//Don't know, haven't been counting.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
did that just for you
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well played, Muaer.
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Mar 24, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I saw that ad for the first time while watching basketball last week.
I finally get it!
Still not a candidate.
So Janish has been hitting for a decent average in ST
but with almost no walks or extra-base hits.
Still not a candidate.
The Norris Hopper story.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Grandal likely headed to Bakersfield, according to Walter
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
i love listening to them talk about our wealth of prospects
God I love Dan O’Brien and Wayne Krivsky.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
no, not at all
Grandel, Alsono, and Leake are his, but O’Brien’s blue prints did a lot to get us to were we are today, and Krivksy not fucking anything up and putting together some not terrible drafts was important.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep. Methinks he's the real mastermind behind the system's renaissance
"Penus, stale beer, and day old hot dogs. Love it"--justin007000
that's A+, right?
I’m losing track of the teams nowadays.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
yes
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Bakersfield sounds like the suckiest place in baseball
Maybe Jackson, Tenn., is worse.
Announcer: "Just out of the reach of Berkman"
twitter stuff
RT @The_Vole @johnfayman Is there any quetsion you won’t anwser?//Only ones involving math.
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I just realized Matt Garza's tattoo
we’ll be able to have a lot of fun with that one this year.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
care to further enlighten us?
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
can't find a picture online
but it looks like Elvish. Doofier than Homer’s, even.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's really, really, bad.
x
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Sappelt and Devin both with singles
Impressed.
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
Will Fred Lewis end the rally with a 2-out CS?
As I typed this, he got the SB.
I CHUBB WHEN STUBBS CLUBBS!
Bob Castellini definitely isn't a racist
“well, I made one mistake, I thought that was Billy Hamilton out at shortstop but it’s actually… Jose…. uhhh… Jose something”
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
not Marty
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You think someone can actually kidnap him?
Yeah right- the guy slept through a heart attack.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
that is a loser mentality.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i had a reminder of why I hate Narron the other night
I found an article from after Harang hit the Cardinals back up catcher in the head in 2007 and TLR called for his suspension. The press asked Narron what he thought of that, and Narron said “well TLR knows a lot of baseball”.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i think he might be
the 4th best rh outfielder the reds have.
Sappelt must have an OPS of 1.500
Goddamn
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
Arredondo looked terrible against that batter.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
according to Bob, why not?
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck, janish would have gotten that from ss.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
We all know Billy Hamilton could have had it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Man- Arredondo shows that curve grip.
Not sure how obvious is is to the batter, but I could see that was going to be a curve before he ever threw it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I think they said he's out of options.
Maybe they’ll DL him and try to use the rehab to get him ready?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
that is what i am guessing.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Dick Clark's New Year's Rocking Pitching Coach
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Another one stroked into the outfield
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You're a whore!
Welcome.
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by PeteyHendrix on Mar 25, 2011 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Brantley feels like he is in an episode of Hee Haw
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
If I imagine him on 5 hits of acid
brantley makes a lot more sense
is the weird ice cream fetish
that brantley and thom have code for something else, or just a cry for help?
Yesterday, the Earth Conservation Corps came by National Geographic
They had a hawk, and an eagle, and an owl named Mr. Hoots, and they flew around the courtyard and landed on those badass falconer’s gloves. Sometimes work is cool.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Tommy Lasorda is in there too
Perhaps more importantly, so is Pete Rose, as done by Andy Warhol.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 24, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I once saw a midget porn star strip naked
I miss radio sometimes.
"I'm telling you, my other poo story is much better." -- btcoop71
He's gifted with watercolors.
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by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
We're already talking about ice cream.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I mean, ice cream. Ice cream!
- Allen Iverson
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by PeteyHendrix on Mar 24, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Ice cream?! Ice cream?!
-Jim Mora
"Those fellas make some good points," Baker said. "They're profane as hell, and they're probably gay, but they make some good points."
Dusty Baker on RR
i just had a snickers ice cream bar.
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
thom on cairo:
“he’s been blessed with a great body.” things get weird in 4 hour ST games.
Did you hear when Brantley started talking about eating ice cream off his body?
That was just messed up.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
yes
it was an incarnation of me. i was one of those women who had to stomp around in the grapes all day to make wine. praise bacchus!
More from tHom:
“….and you know Cowboy everytime I see Cairo out somewhere, at dinner after the game and the like, he’s always very kind, very gentle. He takes my hand into his and strokes it. He’s the kinda man that looks you in the eye and really engages you, you know.”
Brantley: “Yup…..I know.”
tHom: “No, I mean really, here’s a guy that’s been at this for a number of years now and understands his role. He was a big man growing up, but he’s accepted his role as a major league utility man and has run with it….a true professional. And, Cowboy, his whiskers feel like a worn in pair of comfortable jeans, just amazing.”
Brantley: “Oh, you’re preachin’ to the choir. That’s what the people at home just don’t get. Being around a guy like Cairo makes everyone around him better.”
tHom: “Precisely. He’s firm but soft. He’s tough but not domineering. Just an all-around man. Like an understated Tim Tebow.”
Brantley: “Well, I think Tebow couls take a lesson from old Miguel.”
tHom: “No, you’re right. You’re right…… (short silence)…….what about the time Cairo took you out on the town in Chicago…you know that time he introduced you to Mike Piazza’s ex?”
Brantley: “Shooo-weee. That was shure as heck was an Alabama Horse Collar. I couldn’t sit down for a week.”
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Mar 24, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
This honestly scares me.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. ~ Winston Churchill
by BigBabyBruce on Mar 24, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
i am trying to figure out if this really happened
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by justin007000 on Mar 24, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
i would take louisville's offense over houston's or pittsburgh's.
the infield is going to be nasty with mesoraco, alonso, valaika, cozzart, and francisco. add in that sappelt is going to get as many hits as 2 good outfielders, and it’s like they get to bat 10.
did they show
that blond girl wearing the “I heart Soft J” t-shirt on TV?
They showed her on the video board at the ballpark.
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You're reeeeaaally hoping you got on the TV, huh?
Press spacebar to die!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 24, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
all the important people are on TV
Most of them have a microphone and are yelling into it at some basketball game.
Announcer: "Just out of the reach of Berkman"
:-P
Yeah, it’s obvious how much I love being in front of the camera.
I thought it was cute that Janish has a groupie. Er, besides me, I mean.
He signed her shirt. While she was in it.
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