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3/31: Opening Day Open Game Thread, Part 4

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Lowe!

I feel bad for EOF

this is why ERA is stupid. He looked dynamite. So did Green. So did Bedard. I love our pitching right now.

Bedard had no command and still was awesome

No command Bedard >>> Most pitchers best

Let's smok'em Lowe

I'm THUNDERSTRUCK!

What the fuck was he swinging at?

Need 500+ comments in this thread.

499

498

497

496

495

494

I vote that this is unnecessary

no offense

Really ruining the z key for me

Seriously I'm gonna need to replace my z key by June

Offend away

It's really fucking things up with auto-update

With Season and Wilkeson up next

We'll get 500

YES. Soon to be JJ time.

Glad to see Lowe back

Putz in

Game Over

Yeah, our pitching has been pretty dominant

Opening Day is hot

So we have used half of our bullpen.

Cairo needs to go.

Anyone want to do the math for me here?

How many posts are we up to so far?

Inning over

Wooooooo

woo!!!

angels still losing

It's so great to see you back Mr Lowe.

I don't think he can hear you.

Unless he has an iPhone in the dugout. And I am sure he would have turned it off already knowing you are spreading your legs tonight.

Chicks dig the 8th inning hold

Especially when we're fucking the man.

who the hell is Darren O'Day??

Angles pitchers need better names

He's actually a pretty cool story

read this later.

http://www.pe.com/sports/baseball/angels/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_angels_feature_20.4393e0a.html

heh, that's pretty cool

anyone that plays in a beer league after being cut is good in my books.

That's fun.

I wish him success against 99% of the league.

I'd like to collect all the O'(name)s, personally

Our five man bench is unnecessary.

Our 11 man pitching staff is not enough.

Discuss.

Agree

There's no point in having 3 bench players with the same skillset

Cairo<Dickey

Problem

We would not lose Cairo

We should, but we won't

The less said about the symbolic nature of that statement the better

If we go with a four-man bench

we'll lose Jimerson as Mangament seems all uppity on Cairo.

Tacoma's right next to Seattle

Cairo is useless and our pitching staff could be deployed better

don't boo him

he's tryiang, dammit!

2nd and 3rd, 1 out for Twins

so, are Bedard and Millwood still 88,34?? and 114,111?

huh?

Twins are going to score again!

It's a good thing we have Cairo

That veteran grit has been utterly necessary

Twinkies rallying

bases loaded, 1 out

LIVAN. HERNANDEZ

seriously though....livan.

Put in Cairo!

I'm home

I'd give my afternoon at work negative stars.

Meanwhile, glad to see the Mariners have a pulse. Potatoes even looked pretty good.

what?

bullshit!!!

I am the biggest Bredan Harris right now.

Who are the smaller Bredan Harrises?

You suck, Wilk!

JJ's gonna pitch

it's not worth complaining about this.

what happened?

//watching Angel game.

Beltre swung through strike 3

McLaren thought he might've gotten a piece.

Angels decided to load the bases as a token of respect for striking out Vlad.

Twins have bases juiced with 1 out.

Yeah

There's little to complain about at the moment.

2 down in MIN

second walk for wilk

We've walked a lot today

Small sample size, small sample size, small sample size

Quiet

Wilkerson is on pace for a record shattering 324 walks.

how many Ks is broussard on pace for?

CHASING ADAM DUNN

That's how much.

Wilkerson has got to get rid of the

flavor saver. too many bad memories

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Adam Everett missed a grand slam by 4 feet.

What a queer thing to say

Adam Everett hits the ball?

foul

had the distance.

you have got to be shitting me

I'd be encouraged by Wilkerson's two walks

but considering Kenji has two of his own, I think it's better to just leave it alone and not pay attention.

Kinda fucking up your thoughts on the projection

Johjima may get the 20+ walks by sheer luck/coincidence.

FUCK

Adam Everett just missed hitting a Grand Slam.

And he flies out

Shit on a biscuit

Everett almost Salamied

I think EnglishMariner is already getting that particular treatment

From Dr Beltre?

No no no.

Do not listen to that man.

What's this I hear about Adam Everett?

Alternative to Slampig nickname:

Big McLargeHuge

Hotdog O'Snackey?

Slab McLardwad

Hotdog is easier

and more appropriate.

Chief Chompalotta

Bulk VanderHuge

Punch RockGroin

You are a MST3K fan. True or false?

6 walks?

You know your pitching is bad when the Mariners let you walk them 6 times in a game.

I thought it was the umpire. 0_o

let's call it 'a healthy combination'

Twins to the top 9th

3-2, Joe Nathan in.

Com'on NATHAN!

CLAP CLAP CLAP, the Angels have the CLAP!

how many walks is that today?

am I watching the Mariners, or is this an illusion?

So wilk is on, bottom 8th, lead by three.

Why not use our five man bench?

Because that might make sense

I agree

Jimerson should pinch-run.

Just incase Turbo actually does something

but not willie

we have to save him

Do all those open seats behind home...

piss anyone else off?

I didnt have any problem in the last thread

as long as people didnt act like idiots

COME ON... UNO MAS

Blow: "Angels are losing 3-2 in the 9th."

Sims: "Yay."

You have to love the guy

just about to post that

so defensive replacement time?

can we haz Jimerson in LF plz???

turbo power walks to first

sorry for the confusion but he was running

Another walk!

We're fucking walking crazy!

another walk

What the hell?

Holy crap...we walk a lot?

FUCK TROII HUNTERR

fuck him and his fucking valu

more walks

I am most confounded.

WTF? Those $1000 seats behind homeplate are empty.

Some people have too much money.

Yeah...I just said that...rich people make me angry.

Chuck doesn't care once he gets his money

Christ almighty just finish up this game

So I can go play team fortress 2 before bed.

So much about this game

is so wrong

More walks!

Don't we only have like 4 hits?

Welcome to Nippopolis.

I interpreted that as

'city of nipples'

Walk again, Joh

Fuckin' DO IT!

1 down in the 9th in MIN.

USE YOUR FUCKING BENCH ASSHOLE

Put Bloomquist and Jimerson in the OF

Other than that there's nobody who needs subbing

A 5 Man Bench Rendered Useless

By McSquinty. I hate him.

THUNDER!

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Kenji wants to set a career high

in walks today

Putz in, Game Over

wow, 7 walks

we probably lead the league :)

The Hunter becomes the huntee.

Sit the FUCK down!

Could you not

reply pointlessly to your own posts?

thanks.

You obviously were not here at the time.

You may read what was happening, but you will never feel what was happening.

THUNDER

nuh na na na na na na na na

What the fuck was with that Firestone commercial?

That "young" lady?

Heh, yeah

I think the odometer's been rolled back on that woman.

HUNTER K!!

2 down

sit your ass down, Hunter

Putz In.

Game Over.

Why the fuck was Vidro going to run then?

Fuck this 5 man bench. I may be a complete baseball novice from a country that mistrusts the game, but even I can realise that Vidro is a fat fuck who can't run quickly compared to the guys on the bench who are blocking Dickey.

Oh, stop it.

Hunter K's!!!

Oh wow

shouldn't have stopped watching this game in the 6th inning...

Nice!

Nathan needs to hurry up and close it out

So I can watch JJ Putz close it out.

Yup, we're screwed.

dude... jj was fucking insane last year

runner on in MIN

"A good number of them are still here."

If you've left the opening game, at this point, you deserve to be spayed/neutered and banned from all sporting events.

Unless it was an emergency like a heart attack, of course.

Glad Ben didn't get the sombrero

also glad he's out.

JJ >>>>>>> Ben

McLaren is a Complete Retard

Four eyed bastard

Sorry Ben

but he didn't strike you out because he always liked you

Kotchman!

signed to pitcher

What a hunk!

singled you moron

I'll take what I can get.

Where are Jimerson and Bloomquist?

Playing Uno

Ichiro is going to be pissed.

Reggie Willits appears

Fuck Reggie Willits

Oh hey

Someone didn't take the long walk of shame to Salt Lake.

Time for Mr. Splitty.

Look at those career numbers

We're doomed!

splitter, bitches

Which game ends first?

SITTETH THE FUCKETH DOWN

GAME OVER IN MIN!!!

That was the sickest split I've ever seen

Angels lose!

Perfect Opening Day For a Mariner Fan!

TWINS WIN TWINS WIN

NO YOU CANNOT HAVE A SAMMICH

Vintage Putz.

You have been served. Go home.

aaaahahahahahahaha

outlaw that splitter.

MINNESOTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

K

Siddown Kinsler.

TWINS WIN TWINS WIN

Welcome to K'Ville

Let's go M's...first place for a night!

prospectively, that is.

Angels looooooose

so getting young here would basically be the perfect ending to this day

angels 0-1

how many posts tonight?

We are OFFICIALLY

In first place!

Putz fireballing

Is JJ using a slider tonight?

no

that;s the split

There was one pitch in the first AB I think that looked like a slider.

But judging by the velocity it probably was a split.

JJ set the dial on 6

because he felt bad for Texas' shitty lineup.

I just accidentally hit myself in the balls

it's cool though I'll shake it off

lol

You must have a few beers in you.

Also, EnglishMariner says hello

Rub some dirt in it, Mary.

Stay in the game dude

Still got Stros-Pads to go

fuck michael young

Not done yet

Finish it Putz

Putz whiplashed

The soul patch weight

Kept his head down there.

My heart stopped.

young is trying to kill Putz

Yeah, we're gonna lose to the guy with the fire arm.

Better in a 3 run game

then when it matters

Young is definitely on my shit list now

Yay, 2006

all over again.

I hate that he's fallin behind hitters

but it's okay.

Who is falling behind hitters?

Putz is dealing

Here comes the splitter

BWAHAHAHa

that's a beautiful thing

Bean him!!!

Admit it, you don't want Hamilton to make an out for your fantasy team.

Smoke this fool!

END IT NOW!

Young

we are indifferent to thee

foul it

like the piece of shit you are

granted

the guy's a stud

CRUSH HIS HOPES NA DREAMS!

The Twins are basically rebuilding right?

They have Livian Hernandez as their #1

What do you think?

Dude's got a WS ring.

>_>

So does Eckstein.

Your point?

Pretty sure he was joking.

Teams with worse opening day starters?

Marlins: Mark Hendrickson
(my beloved) Nationals: Odalis Perez (!)
Giants: Barry Zito (think about it...it's true)

....aaaand that's about it.

Livan is worse than all of them

Twins' Pitching Staff is Horiffic

There aren't many clubs worse

Kenji has gotten better

DEVOUR HIS SOUL!!

For Josh Hamilton at-bats

the crowd should chant "RE-LAPSE RE-LAPSE RE-LAPSE"

nah,

he's a piece of shit

Hurry up and strikeout, Hamilton.

Sit down already you awesome story

done

and done

Rangers just got...

Putzed!!! "SV #1"

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

First Place!

Putz Woo!!!

PUTZ WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

SIT DOWN MOTHERFUCKER!

WE WIN, MOTHERFUCKERS!

FUCK HIS MOTHER!!

GAME OVER BITCHES

OK

you've made your point. We're all impressed. NOW GO SIT THE FUCK DOWN YOU"RE OUTGUNNED SON

1st PLACE!

WOOOHOO!

putz wooo!!!!

NOT AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR

BUT I LOVE IT.

FIRRRRSTTTTT PLACEEEEEE

K!!!!!

JJ!!! RAUL!!! LOPEZ!!!! BU-DARD!!!!

1-0, 1st place.

FIRST PLACE BIATCHES!

rack it up bitches!!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

M's in first place, Nats in first place = my world is perfect for a night

I expect neither of these two situations to obtain for much longer, but fuck it. For one day, I'm a happy mofo.

GAME OVER

AWESOME.

It may not match last year, but jesus christ that was a good start.

TITS FOR EVERYONE

Like, through the mail?

Or in public

Gropefest 2008!

/thread that was fucking awesome i literally lol

:D

You're the best blogger ever!

Best Opening Day ever.

Hey now

let's not be rash.

You missed 2007 right?

No, but anytime you win on OD and the Angels is the best OD ever. There can be multiples.

the Angels lose*

YES!

Can't ask for much more on opening day.

Wooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooooooo

Undefeated on the year baby

Yessss

And Felix tomorrow!

Perfect Start to the Season

Hopes are high! Don't make me loathe you again!

that was less than perfect

c'mon it was nice, but really, not perfect.

Opening day win - injuries = perfect

We had a better opening day last year

last year was better than perfect

it was Felix-riffic

Then it was perfecter

or something. Don't make use logic, my brain is still set on happy.

Coach?

Stop trolling on HH.

I'm Never Going Back

I also couldn't resist. It was harmless.

I CAN'T FEEL MY EYES!

cocaine is powerful drug

Putz in

game retroactively over

BRAD ADAM HAS TWO FIRST NAMES

BRAD ADAM HURTS THIS BROADCAST BY BEING A HONKY

Oh wait they're all like that

Add another big slugger to JJ's K list

Even on an off night...

I like Bedard.

Putz wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Hopefully Lopez can build off this.

Felix tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your mom was at a premium Metank.

Ok, I'm going to sleep now.

Good man

you earned it.

Mantank, meanwhile, always comes at a discount

Ask the UW baseball team.

Well, that was fun

and the Angels suck.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I am not surprised by the Texas Rangers.

To paraphrase Dana Stubblefield

New guys... same ol shitty Texas Rangers!

Even better news

Happy Felix Day tomorrow!

Tomorrow is gonna be nuts

wire-to-wire plz

Now that the event is actually coming to pass

Bedard followed by Felix is a whole lot more intimidating than I initially thought.

Downright scary, actually. YES WE ARE GOOD

Let's Not Forget

These are the hapless Texas Rangers, but yes, I'm extremely excited after today, and I haven't had 1 beer!

Close thread.

Start post count... and win expectancy chart!

Oh shit, tomorrow's game is a 3am start.

Only 24 hours to go!

I am going to be very tired this week. :(

I am just relieved that we won, even if our hitting was poor overall. Nice to see a few walks though. And the bullpen was honourable. And Bedard didn't stink up the joint.

And we discovered you have a pussy!

And that he likes to experiment

He should try feeding his pussy some beer.

woohoo

I found out how to get my main account back

Uh, I have a supervision in like 7 hours

So night dudes!

holy fuck I have to wake up for work in three hours

but the M's win!!!!! I'm gonna need someone sober to drive me to work at two in the morning. sick day!!!!!

So, officially

The Lopez steal was NOT McLaren's call.

GTE from Lopez?

Well, that's cool

That means he was actually awake and paying attention.

~3700 comments all told today

I survived through the dial up!!!

Undefeated, myself and the Mariners.

update the goddam standings

It's automated >:(

It's always something, isn't it, Sullivan?

You know I've had just about enough of your attitude Beardy

Patience, Jeff. Patience.

In four days, the glory begins anew.

Sadly it'll probably last the whole of one week >:(

But then we have Bedard! Felix!

:|

:) ?

:|

Even Bedard and Felix will have a hard time making up for an Anaheim Cup repeat

>:-(

Four questions? More like one on FSN

Bedard must have pimp-slapped Mantank on camera after her 2nd question for them to cut it off like that.

holy crap, check out the PIT-ATL game

the PIT OF let a routine flyball drop between the LF and CF for the tying two runs to score on a 5 run 9th inning comeback.

Jason Bay and Nate McLouth

An All-Star outfield anywhere in MLB.

McLouth on 2 of my 3 fantasy teams

something to smile about all year I hope.

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Not bad.

Didn't stay in the thread the whole time but that was a nice game. Impressive showing by the bullpen which is one of my bigger fears going into this season.

Heck yea, Putz with a save already!

Marlon Byrd won big points with me tonight

For having a great sense of humor. Brett & Baker, thanks for joining us for the end of the game.

Sorry I had to run after the game, but I was incredibly late for a meeting. Come down anytime. The seats next to us are owned by a car dealership and those cheese dicks bail early all the time.

"Hey Marlon, remember when you were the Phillies center fielder?..." *he nods* "...of the future!?"

Marlon's reaction was awesome. :)

I had a good time down there. I'll keep my eyes open to see if they leave in the 7th again.

What'd he do?

He actually chuckled. Turned and smiled at us as he laughed.

He took it very well IMO. I like the guy a lot more today than I used to.

Holy Christ, Really?

Four threads?????????????????????????? Tomorrow is not looking so good.

Yeah

And a lot of regulars were at the game. So imagine this, PLUS them.

I don't know how happy I am about that.

But it's definitely impressive.

Recently getting back

Good God it was cold but it was very worth it. Not as awesome as last year but still pretty god damn excellent.

Just got back from the game

and I echo the holy shit it was freezing sentiment! But definitely worth it - AMAZING game and great to see JJ get the save. Bedard I was disappointed with at first, but the more I think about it, he DID get shafted a lot on calls and he had nearly zero control but still went 5 innings with just a few hits and a fuckin michael young HR - not bad overall. Great performance by the bullpen too! Overall not too shitty - and we are a game up on the Angels!

Just got back

Good grief it was freezing cold but hot damn that was one great game! I heart Lopez and King Awesome.

Also, the home plate ump can go fuck himself.

It was really cold.

I had to give standing ovations to all the players just so I had an excuse to stand.

I was actually looking forward to the mile long walk to my car

just so I could finally move around to stay warm.

My buddy and I were the EXACT same way..

We parked way the hell out there and thank GOD it stopped raining / snowing / hailing by the time the game was over.. the walk to the car was amazing.

I unfortuantely got to wait for two freight trains

Yay awesome timing!

Yeah

Had to wait for them both as well, but it was warmer out there then in was while watching the game.

Got caught up in that too.

Great game.

I would have prefered that it've been closer though, hehe. ;)

Great game.

Was it just me being a homer, or was Bedard getting really, really, really squeezed the first few innings? I was very impressed by him today and I think he could've easily gone 6, but he was at 101 pitches... Basically, it looked like Erik should've had 2 or three more K's tonight, and the ump screwed him over...

Blind homerism, or did I have a point?

Not just you

I said it, everyone here said it, Blowers said it, Sims said it, Niehaus said it...and he's blind.

This ump was horrendous...so terrible.

I got a chance to see the TVs

and according to whatever the strike zone thing is, he had at least two strikeouts that became 2-2 or 3-2 counts.

That ump's strike zone was tighter than a 17 year ol-ERRRR compact parking spot

Yeah, I'm watching the replay now...I think Bedard looked really, really sharp.

I thought so in person too, but holy crap he looked even better than I thought. It's going to be fun watching this guy pitch.

He wasn't sharp

Bad control made worse by the umpires.

That was Bedard on an off day.

Ehhh it didn't look awful.

I'd say it was slightly below average control. He really got squeezed badly today. The zone was at the very least consistently small though.

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