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6/7: Open Game Thread, Part 2

M's on top 9-4 in the seventh...

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First.
But first is the worst.
Only if you're in first grade.
Or have the mental maturity of a first grader.
We so need to find a way to incorporate
the Fark filter into LL. That way "first post" translates into "The Boobies"
Make it translate to:
"I polish Willie's balls."
Ah, thanks
Wasn't sure where you went.
Sometimes a man feels like going out to dinner.
Sometimes he regrets missing games like this.
That's what you get for trying to have a life.
Watch the last week's games
And you'd be strongly tempted to have hope for this team again.  Especially after tonight.
If they take the next 3 or 4 series after this one
Then I may get a little excited about this team.For now I'm just banking on individual performances.
Haven't you ever seen "Fever Pitch"?
That dumbass Fallon missed the greatest Red Sox comeback ever for a night with Drew Barrymore.

There's only one word for that: loser.

Took me awhile to get here
the links you posted in the other thread were no good.
Yeah.
I think I linked you to the admin-only "Edit Story" page.

Whatever.

Beltre
Had the ESPN web gem of the night with that barehanded play.  I didn't think I'd say it, but good job Beltre.  And you hit a home run, double good job.
Beltre hit a homer?
Did I miss something?
Sean Green has 4 Ks looking
he has some wicked movement on that sinker
The box score tells me
that Sean Green has been terrific.
Yep...
And Ichiro got career hit # 2500.

Sexson looks like he's officially heading back to 2005 form.

And Joe Mauer still refuses to make outs.

For a non-descript groundballer
He sure does a good job of fooling batters.
To whoever suggested
a Morse/Snelling platoon for DH, that's not such a bad idea:

Morse, versus lefties career:
92 AB, .293/.369/.424

Small sample size of course, and that's still not terribly much power, but it's certainly better the everett. And of course, Snelling can just take over full time if Morse struggles.

ME! YAY!
I supported C-Rex for a while...but he just plain sucks donkey balls and he needs to go, now.
Due up soon...
HAHAHA nice.
Rizzs talking like
striking out Graffanino, Mientkiewicz and Sanders in sequence is difficult.
Where the fuck did that miss?
Where was that pitch?
It was mentioned in the other thread
but it bears repeating that "Terry Tiffee" is a ridiculously stupid name.
all right
if they load up the bases for mauer, then i'll be worried.
HAHAHAHHAHA
Alex and Jeter: Let's get it on!
That was kinda dumb
But the look on Torre's face was funny.
Hilarious.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Funniest shit ever.  My boss is a Bosox fan and he will LOVE seeing that in the morning.
FUCK YOU LEW FORD
And here's Joe Mauer with the sacks jacked.  DAMMIT.
Mauer with the sacks juiced?
OH SHIT!
Uh oh.
Getting ugly.
In Sherrill we trust
GET HIM, GS52
If George gets Joe Mauer, Hargrove owes him... well, something more than pulling him after one batter.
Yeah
Mauer only hits .365 against lefties
Pitcher that dominates lefties
Versus the hottest left handed hitter in the league.

This could be interesting.

I was gonna say Green has been nails...
I hate to say this, but Mauer >> George??
This is either gonna be really good
or really bad.
This can only end two ways.
Really, really good, or really, really, really bad.
Someone make sure...
this guy stays away from this game:

Please!

PSHHHHMMMGGH
::vomits everywhere::
You might want to think about
y'know.....not posting here anymore.
Not buying it
Eddie is WAAAYYYY fatter than that
Not gonna jinx him...
... any other Photoshop requests?

Where was that pitch?

FUCK
THROW STRIKES, GEORGE.  YOU ARE LEFTY KRYPTONITE.

DAMMIT.

I am offically scared to death of Joe Mauer.
That was obvious...
There are unnatural forces preventing Joe Mauer from making outs right now.
Pujols
must've transferred his scary hitting powers to Joe Mauer after getting injured, for safekeeping.
Sherrill came in for his one batter walk
And he's done for the series.

That really sucked, too.

so is that it for george?
Joe Mauer<<<< George Sherrill
or Joe Mauer<<<<< almost everybody.
Arrows are backwards
aren't they?
Second time tonight
Get those arrows straight!
I suck
Leave me alone.
Just think of the brackets as a mouth
opening towards the better player.  Mauer > Victor Martinez

Then you'll get it easy.

Joe Mauer >>>> Pujols?
Over/under
on Torii Hunter hitting 0.5 grand slams this at bat?
Relax everyone
George was simply pitching smart.  Walking Mauer only means one run, but pitching to Mauer means 4 runs.

And besides...Torri Hunter vs. Raffy?  Puhhhlease.

Exactly.
A walk to Mauer in that situation, with a 5-run lead, when Mauer is tough, tough, tough vs. lefties, is totally fine.  Not "perfect" of course, but definitely not the worst thing that could've happened.  

Not sure I would've wanted George in there, with Mauer's stats vs. lefties in the first place.  Of course, the M's really can't seem to get him out anyway, (can anyone?).  I'll take a bases-loaded walk in that situation darn near every time.

That pitch 0-2 pitch by Soriano was indeed outside.

i have a bad feeling about this
torii hunter's gonna hit a home run here. not that i want him to, i just feel it. We were feeling waaaay too good about the m's just a few minutes ago. We have to be brought down to earth.
I share those sentiments
in every regard.
'Tis true
Hope is kryptonite to Mariner fans.
So much for that
You whiners!

jk

Cuddyer burned us last series
FUCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Well
I'd rather see him walk than put one out. I'd have IBB'd him to begin with, run or no run.
You'd intentionally walk a guy with the bases
loaded in a five run game to bring up the tying run?
When it's Mauer?
HELL yeah
Brilliant move
Whew
One more Raffy!
Soriano
I love you.
Got Hunter.
One more to go.
Cuddyer on fantasy team....
that's not the 20 team league, right?
cause he's mine there.
nope, different league
He's a great bench guy though.
Cuddyer w/sacks jacked, career
.240, 1 HR.
make that
2
Stat, and Mariners terrible karma, duly noted
Soriano about to be on my fantasy team
about to be?
trade, or picking him up? Cause if you're picking him up, that's a pretty shallow league.
Picking him up
Yes, it is pretty shallow.
Where was that?
WHERE THE FUDGE WAS THAT?!?!
Oh that was close
HA, Rizzs was pissed about that call
Ergggg
That was close
Fuck you Bruce Dreckman. That was a K....
FUCK YOU UMP!
Fantasy points!
Ahahaha
STFU
Fuck.
After that pitch
You KNEW that was coming.
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK MOTHERFUCKER
I HATE THE MINNESOTA TWINS.
unvelievable
So is my spelling.
Oh my God.
Utter, utter shock.

Oh man. This hurts so bad.

This Umpire just ruined Moyer's W.
HOLY FUCK
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
Noooooooooo!
Why! Why! Why!
Because you are an M's fan
Duh
well i didn't call it
but almost.
Man, that sucks for Soriano
That 0-2 pitch was strike three, and he is a much better pitcher than that meatball indicates.
I blame Jeff.
You just had to stop eating dinner, didn't you?
Flyball Soriano.
Great.  
this can't be happening...
plz... nooooo
F it
There goes all that "optimism"
Hey Soriano
Fuck you.
We're still winning this game
Hope
It's kryptonite, damnit!!! Don't you get it??!!
Fuck the prostate cancer benefit for a sec, Rizzs
We just got tarred and feathered.
Exactly what I was saying
I agree...
Then enthusiasm he had when he was talking about it had me hoping for a stray bullett to pierce his larnyx.
Obviously
Rafael Soriano has prostate cancer and wants it cured.
more like
the home plate ump has
such a bull 0-2 call
Couldn't he just ask for a raise?
Thanks, Ump.
You're one fucking strike call too late, you tranny cocksucker.
Yeah.
That pitch was worse than "Ball 1" to Cuddyer.
Bruce Dreckman
Needs to be fired as an umpire, then burned at the stake like in Silent Hill.  Fuckin' blind-ass umpire.
Nope. Soriano's bad.
That 0-2 pitch was at least 2 inches outside.  It didn't even seem that close to me.  

Not sure if the ump's been calling that all night, but it wasn't a strike according to normal strike zone rules...

Soriano's surrendered waaaay too many game-tying homers this year.  That makes me nervous.  I wanted a ground ball pitcher in there vs. Mauer and beyond...

FWIW
I agree.  It was flirting with the outside part of the plate, but it wasn't a clear strike.
Good side
Surely, this will crush any of the enthusiasm that the team had built up during past week...meaning another 0-6 roadtrip is on the way.

You know what that means!

Rumors will circulate that Grover will get fired
Then we'll win one to go 1-6 in our last 7 and that's all Lincoln and Armstrong need to see to keep Grover in place?
EXACTLY!
we're out of the race?
I don't know, i guess it's getting kinda old. Why are fans openly rooting against the team just to get hargrove fired. I don't like him, but i'd much rather see the m's succeed.
Figures
against the Mariners, that the Twins would bring in a known roider to pitch.
We better win.
I don't think I could stand losing this game and then losing tomorrow against Santana.

Fuck. Don't we lead the majors in allowing grand slams or something?

lol
Idiots.
C'mon Jose!
Give us a lead...
Um
How do you lose a shoe on a flyball collision?
Beltre just short of a homerun.
Story of our lives.
Quit trying to go deep
Just drive the ball and see what happens.
This has been a remarkably popular game thread
Sheesh.
This always cheers ME up
Fuck. We're going to lose.
What was Raul swinging at?
TAKE A HIGH PITCH.
Even Valle thinks Rizzs is cute.
Rizzs: "Perfect spot for a homerun."

Valle: quick scoff

He jinxed him too
Raul struck out immediately after he said that.
Unless Putz pitches more than 1 inning
we only have Woods and Guardado left in the pen for extra innings......
Eddie will give up the HR
and send me to bed
I hope you guys are ready
for another You Write The Recap, because I don't have it in me tonight.

Based on the size of the thread, though, it seems like there's been a lot to talk about.

Lazy POS
Get off my website.
Make me.
Oh would you two get a room already!
I'd rather not make you.
Your traffic makes me money.
And your mom...
makes me money. So we're even.
Glad she found a better job.
Johjima is winning this game
Holla back.
Woo woo!
I knew you had it in you
for those watching
did they say if nathan is warming up in the pen?
Terry Tiffee is going yard here
You know it's happening.
Can't homer if he isn't hitting
You underestimated the power
Of the Tiffee.
Seriously, Soriano
Fuck you
God fucking damn
this game was fucking ours.
Poker
Has officially jumped the shark.
Poker never was
Seriously, watching boozers and geezers play poker on TV?  How is that at all athletic?
But speed poker is the hot new item!
I can guess the next hot new item
No poker at all.
Wanna bet on that?
Hit me.
Stop Sucking Raffy...
Anyone else think his velocity is down? I've seen nothing in 2 days from him over 93.
Base hit for Castillo
I'm calling it.
Shows what he knows.
Is the ump even watching this game?
Fucking stoner.
i wonder what you got to do
to become an ML ump. I mean, does it require education or anything?
Safe!

It's helping me not focus on the game.  Leave me alone.  :(

YES!
Soriano didn't manage to completely screw us over.
We lost the other game
that Raffy allowed a GS in, remember? Chicago, Pablo Ozuna.... yeah, I hate this team. Couldn't just cruise to a victory huh?
End it here Mariners
I don't feel like listening to extra innings.
Okay, leading off the 9th...
His team needs a run, so what does he do?
Why, make another out, what else is new?

Richie:  Hey!  I hit a home run... once....
BIG RICHIE
Another classic
Who needs Sexson to lead the inning off
when you have WILLIE!!!!!!!
I'm more upset for Green
he didn't deserve his final line.
This is Jeff's fault.
We were doing fine until he came back.
I'm shutting this place down.
Hello, dynasty.
Hmmm.....
dynasty or the best blog around? Seriously, it's a tough choice.
Not a tough choice for me!
Woooo dynasty!
The Last Night of the LL Dynasty
By Jeff Sullivan
I always thought...
... you resembled Joan Collins.

;-)

don't get me wrong
it would be great if we win it here, but would it be somewhat disappointing to some of you too? I mean, how we blew the lead and all?
This team always disappoints me.
It's just degrees of disappointment.
Go for the cycle
Hurrah
BIG RICHIE
And better yet, shut out on strikeouts.  The chase for Adam Dunn takes a huge hit today.
Carl Everett!
GOD, he's good!
Carl Everett is an automatic out.
End it Joe
Please
Come on Joh. Walk-off time.
Bigotsaurus with second walk off HR?
He called that a ball
on Cuddyer.
I'd give anything
to shag a ballgirl.
Not last night's.
One bald girl coming up....
The white, female
Carl Everett
You're fired
Oh my god
Jeff, i don't ask for much, but please please delete that.
Hard to believe you came out of that woman.
Hard to believe
You went in there in the first place.
The ugly ones work harder.
Now that is a handsome woman!
The Bald Chick's Pussy
I'd pet that pussy!
To be fair
Carl saw a baby T-Rex sticker on Rodriguez's glove.
Just concede
Warm up Bloomquist.
If Willie pinch hits and goes yard
I'll never say anything bad about him again.......

.....for one week.

Wish this would end
So I could start watching Heart Like a Wheel.
That first pitch to Richie was ripe
Heart attack
CRACK!
DAMN
Jumped on that too early.
damn that woulda been nice
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
FOOOOOOOOOOOULLLLLLLLLL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Johjima
Jacked the shit out of that one...a lil too early.

AWESOME! How predictable was that...

test him for 'roids again
FUUUCCCCCKKKKKK
That would have been sweet
Fuck it. We're losing this game.
You keep saying that
Trying to talk yourself into it?
I almost cried from happiness
after watching that ball leave Johjima's bat.

Then I cried from disappointment.

Even the Royals didn't blow a 9-4 lead
how depressing
that's cause
they don't get 9-4 leads.
They had one against us
last weekend
leave me alone.
i think we're gonna be here awhile
unless, you know, the twins score. Cause we sure as hell aren't.
Yea
Knew the M's were getting too hot for their own good.
wow!
Grover's using Putz!  Who'da thunk!?
We have a Ricoh copier at work
It blows when the rollers aren't replaced.
Let's be positive guys.
It's Eddie time!
no no no!
it's Putz time!  :D
Ok, we have to wait until the 11th
Puuuuuutz!
I feel better now.
So what are the odds
That Putz gets shelled here?
Slim to none
but I'm more worried about a solo shot.
Please No
I might have to jump headfirst off my deck if someone goes yard of Putz...
Oh no
Mauer is coming up this inning
Oh damn
Here comes Mean Joe Mauer
I've barely been around
and this is still one of my favorite game threads of all time.
dude
you brought the bad luck with you!
I know.
That's part of what makes it so hilarious.
Mauer up?
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!
don't pitch to Joe!
Putz is going to manhandle Mauer here
And no one will piss themselves when he comes to the plate ever again.
I hate you soooo much right now
Pwnage vs Pwnage
KK Putz will not give, you little backstop bitch.
backstop bitch
Hahahahaha...

Eat

Shit

Mauer

Here comes the split!
........

WHEWWWW!

Based on his June numbers
there's about a 50% chance that Mauer doesn't get a hit here, which is something.
The image link is broken
But I found this doing a google search for JJ Putz...

That appears to be ARod.

HAHAHA
oh god
Can't read the dialogue
But it's still funny.
It reads
JJ: "Who is your daddy?"

AROD: "You are Mr. Putz!"

Based on a true story.

Putz: Who's your daddy?
A-Rod:  You are, Mr. Putz.
It says
"Who's your daddy"
"You are Mr. Putz"
Heh
JJ says, "Who's your daddy?"

AROD says, "You are Mr. Putz"

Hmmm. Lemme Guess.
www.leoneforthird.com.

An earlier game thread over there, perhps?  So sad y'all nuked that site.  There was some good historical stuff there that needed to be archived here.

If this were yesterday
I would be convinced Mauer was Satan.
WE GOT HIM OUT!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
PUTZ >>>>>> MAUER
He's out!
That should count as a win in the standings.
HOW DOES IT FEEL, MAUER?
Judging by the way the game has gone
Twins score here.
I was thinking the same thing.
Here it comes.
Apparently
there was also a hockey game tonight (albeit not much of one).
I was going to say something
but I won't.
I'm really bummed
Roloson's injury really screws every Oiler fan...and really every hockey fan out there.

What a downer...

I dunno.
I mean, it sucks that the team MVP is hurt and all, but Carolina winning the Cup would still be good for the NHL.

Plus, what fans they have are pretty intense%2Ìb~ that's neat.

Uh.
Plus, what fans they have are pretty intense, so that's neat.

Stupid interweb.

I suppose
I noticed there fans are actually half decent...especially for a southern city.

Nothing like those nutjobs from Anaheim...what a joke they were.  Seemed like they cried foul on every bodycheck...

I'm telling you
everything about Anaheim sucks, including their hockey fan base.
That was a stupid hit.
Stupid.
Hunter
Most have slept with Joe Mauer and had some of his luck rub off on him.
Sign #1 that we're not supposed to win
BEAN HIM
Nobody fist pumps in our house.
Oh shit
I'm starting to dislike Michael Cuddyer.
Stupid burial ground curse
That first pitch to Cuddyer
would have been a great time for Hargrove to come rolling out of the dugout and get himself tossed.
Why should he?
There's no buffet out there.
Kenji
Should start shoving strip steaks in his pants.

...

Yeah, same to you.

Hey Ump
Try not calling a ball. Cool things might happen, you blind, fat douche fucker.
Fuck you too, Putz
I was just thinking...
When someone takes a pic off of your site and posts it on another site, you can see it, right?

That means that the bald chick may be signing up for an annount as we speak.

That would be hilarious.
And it's not even my birthday
Ok, now that's some sick shit!
I am still...
a non-spell checking douche bag.
Does Putz have a soul patch
Or was he eating a really melty popsicle?
Or...
He was eating some dirty ass.
You're foul.
Jeff
Please disable his annount.
fook ewwwww!
Ew, tossing Eddie's salad...
hmmmm
same color as refried beans....
Ugh
I just vomited a little in your mouth
STRIKES, JJ
should we go back to it?
JJ PUTZ SUCKS BALLS
You can thank me later.
Cuddyer gettin' greedy
Can't hit that shit Mikey!
Splitter
K.
OMGWTFJJPUTZ!
SIT DOWN!
FUCKYEAAAAAH
CUDDYER
YEAH GO GET YOUR SECOND GRAND SLAM AT DENNY'S, BITCH.
Okay
That was deceptively hilarious.
Putz remains unfair.
SIT DOWN, CUDDYER
Just because I'm still feeling it.
Fuck you, Soriano.
Fuck Thornton
Fuck Guardado
Fuck Hargrove
Fuck Paul Walker
I hate that guy.
Jesse Crain sucks
Crain?
Okay, we gotta hit him right?
Reed's last at bat this month
NO
This keeps going and we will be approaching
our record for most comments in one game. I think our previous was like 862 or something like that.
Infield power!
JESSE CRAIN BLOWS
Just don't swing once this entire inning and you'll win.

Man, Reed...wtf.

Hmmmm....
does anyone else want a petagine sighting here? Yeah, it would mean willie comes in afterwards, but it's a good shot at trying to win it here.
Or not.
HEY
Betancourt wasn't pinch hit for!  That's a good sign.
Worst bunt ever.
Fuck Bunting.
Yuni's going yard!
Haha.
Reed is hopeless.
I'm surprised
Willie hasn't pinch-hit for Reed.
Has Crain thrown a strike yet?
Stop swinging at garbage!
Yuni!!!
OMGWTFBASEHIT?
Yubet having a hell of a day
Betancourt!
Creeping towards .300!!!!!!!

MOVE HIM UP IN THE LINEUP.

Jesse Crain
this is the guy that doesn't strike anybody out, right?
Ichiro
use your Power Swing
YuBet
has increased his average tonight by what... .100?
Do it, Ichiro
Kill it.
all right
don't lie, it crossed your mind too: Beltre walkoff.
Geeze...
Is this the Ichiro shift?
Please Ichiro.
Please. Please. Please with a cherry on top.

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