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5/14: Open Game Thread, Part 2

I haven't been watching this game, thanks to work and all that fun stuff, but it would appear from the line score that our corner outfield defense is awesomely bad.

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That was ball 4 Ichiro...
wow, the Rangers announcers are basically calling Ichiro out
Texans are racist.
Ichiro hasa league average 299 BABIP

Which is way low for his career. Any ideas why?

Because suck is contagious
How many bunts are we going to hit foul?
who should be playing first base instead of Cairo?
Washburn.
wooooo pussy hits
If it weren't for the non-baseball comments

This game could have been wrapped up in 1/4 thread.

It’s that dull.

You must've been something before electricity.
O FUCKINH HATE FUCKING HIT AND RUNS WHAT A FUCKING WASTE COCKSMOKERS
McLaren just wasted a Beltre AB with that hit and run
I want to hit and run on Maclaren's dog.
I did a hit and run on your mom last night.
hahahahhaahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahhaha..ha?
good way to stay out of the DP...
This team is why I drink:

a) coffee
b) beer
c) lighter fluid
d) all of the above

what are you, DOV?
I don't understand this joke, dept.
Well it's not A...

Why would you want to stay up and watch this team, I choose BC.

Well.. that's true.

I was trying to make a “coffee because this team puts me to sleep” reference, but I suppose your point is valid.

Eh, that makes sense

D it is.

JI they're already discussing your impending free commenting status over there at HH

in this FanPost

I worked hard on this and Jeff closed comments in the old post so I’m posting it anyway, dead subthread or not

ITS A TRAP!
No!! I said it went to HH!

:(

Obviously I'd like to return home to VEB one day

but until they do a full commenter housecleaning they will never be able to contend for a championship

You could always just demand a trade there using your 10/5 rights

and go there to help the kids learn to bechamps

I dislike the idea of half my brain being retarded
We're not re-signing JI in the offseason?
We have a blog option

I hear Jeff is in negotiations with other posters, though.

Look I want JI around here as much as you do

but no at the price he would command. Not wanting JI is wrong.

This blog does have a history of signing declining veterans past their peak.

So I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a six year option already on the table.

DO. NOT. WANT.
I want the Brad Wilkerson deal.

3 million to go away forever.

I think there's a more lucrative six-year deal on the table, as Librocrat pointed out
I think RJ Anderson will take good care of me if I shave, cut my hair, and change my avitar.
If I dont get JI's spot in the lineup I demand to get traded to Field Gulls
Different sport, stupid.
I get what I want
You think you're better than Brian Jordan?
I thought you said Robert Jordan

Cause I’m not dead yet thus making me better

JI is part of our core

he’s not going anywhere. It’s the periphery we have to improve. I have high hopes for this Liebkartoffel character but right now it’s mostly potential.

Call up Coach Owens!
Coach Owens has been a massive bust

we’re looking into trading him for Dewon Brazelton or Sean Burroughs.

a bust?

that implies there were high hopes for him.

He had a lot of energy, really carried a spark

unfortunately it hasn’t sustained.

Position change?
Bat boys aren't actually ont he roster.
We could make him the kid that JT Snow saves
I approve of this idea.
Change of scenery

challenge trade. In talks with LSB re: SaltyGoesYard

I think that's a huge coup for us.

Salty really brings a lot of sarcasm to the team. He’s a big bat. Bit inconsistent, but when he connects…

Just don't get roped into giving up Liebkartoffel too

don’t give up anything more than a C prospect, like maybe F’nA’s

F'nA's is untouchable
That would be like trading the Mariner Moose.
I think you're confusing valuable prospects with the physically unappealing again.
F'nA's is a catalyst

real clubhouse guy.

You need gritty guys like that.

You’re not going to win if you don’t have gamers on your team.

Thanks, Matthew

Jeff’s a terrible GM, so all of us need to help with his personnel moves

Screw the future

Matthew and Graham might leave in free agency before Liebkartoffel is ready to contribute. Lets go for it this year.

LIEBKARTOFFEL CAN HELP IN THE PRESENT NOT THIS AGAIN
Defending against trolls is underrated

Lets just have as many high recomend posters in our rotation as possible.

Defending against trolls is overrated*
But you know the toughest thing to acquire in commenting is an ace troller.
The Times blog has Mr. X.

There’s a reason they didn’t block his IP.

Corcoran has the potential

Just needs to make some adjustments to his delivery

Corco is this blogs josh hamilton
Oh hells no

Corco is this blog’s Gerald Laird.

DUDE I SAW THIS GIRL SHE WAS A 10 WAY OUT OF MY LEAGUE

CHEVY IS THE MAN

more like Daniel Cabrera
I thought that was Matthew

Change of scenery and screen name later, he’s a Hardball Times writer and SBN All-Star

you forgot sexy beast

but I forgive you this time.

Sorry about that

us regular commenters have trouble memorizing all your accomplishments

Dont worry

He has no problem with reminding us

It's all part of how awesome I am
Yeah, I've never found him particularly memorable
Just ask any one who saw him destroy opposing trolls

Graham was the most feared commenter in his day; it is a crime he is not in the hall of fame

Shouldnt have thrown game threads

He knows the rules

Yeah, in his day

But wanting him back in an LL uniform is just a Griffey-esque dream

::ducks::

Just joking Graham!

Graham's personality and dealings with the media really hurt him

if he had just been a little more personable and responded better to the performance enhancer questions, there’s no doubt he’d be in the SBN HOF already

Fuck them I do what I want
Graham = Barry Bonds
Well then I take back what I said

SIGN GRAHAM!!

He's already under contract
I would have been a real dick move to type "Jim Rice".
Graham gets compared to Obama, Megatron, House and Barry Bonds

You get compared to Stiffler.

and Gil Meche
Stifler gets more ass
Than House, Bonds, Obama, and Megatron?

I think not.

Young, decent ass
Bonds?
Well Bonds just rapes his way to sexual gratification

at least that’s what newspapers tell me

You can't prove that I used performance enhancing rohypnol
Chloroform

do you think I don’t read your emails or something?

You can't prove that wasn't a metaphor
FUCK YOU

I HAD FRIEND WHOSE CHILDHOOD WAS RAPED BY BONDS

and, yeah

I’m not a huge Sela Ward fan either

House has horny fungus
I refuse to believe Stifler gets more ass than Megatron
More like Jack Cust
He still has isolated moments of lucidity.
Actually recapers are the easiest postion to fill

the Game Thread is usually on the line posts before they come in.

We can always pull Skoorbo off the waiver wire
Skoorbo died while out driving with Tony LaRussa
LaRussa fell asleep

Player A was the one who wercked his car.

Dave Cameron is a smooth talker

Jeff bought into his hype

We need to start scouting the Venezuelan blogs
At least his outfield play is hilarious.
In a season like this

Laughing at ourselves is the last thing we get still get joy from.

Vote of confidence!
I'm so glad our GM is always in communication with us posters
Yet another think the Padres pwn us at.
We could trade him for a vetern poster that could bridge the gap between game threads 2 and 4
That's stupid

we should just call up Coach for that situation

I suppose Corco could work
Might need to send him back to USSM for seasoning.
They're our AA minor league affiliate, right?

and the PI blog is our Rookie league team?

Crap

Does that mean I have to head over to the PI blog?

Whatever you do don’t make me sign with Baker’s commentors

No don't worry, LL still owns your rights

so once you prove yourself over there, you’ll get the call up to the big blog

I don't think I can handle Baker land

It may make me give up the dream

If you can't handle that, how are you going to handle the pressures in Major League Blogging?

SBN is as good as it gets – would you rather flip burgers or comment on a blog?

/end AFL coach motivational speech

he'll go comment in Japan
That's true, he can probably still get a good contract over there
And get 60 recomends a season
Anything is better

Than joining the people at Baker’s blog

Everyone's gotta start somewhere

excuse us for being a well run blog who knows how to develop prospects

Damn....

I just started here. I thought I could hoodwink you all

Don't worry about it

you still have your whole career in front of you. It’s not like you’re JI and you’re just trying to make one last splash in the free commenting market before you have to retire

I wonder if I'd make the Future 40 of USSM

For commenting… that’d be a career highlight

I wouldnt be so sure

JI will just start using steroids HGH and have a late career resurgence.

HGH fixes typos, right?
No, but TTOTD does
It's never actually been proven

But, if you are the home typo-ee, you can fix them at whim

No

but it allows you to recouver from them much faster

HGH cancels out shame?
Two wrongs make a right...

Double shame = no shame

No

but it allows you to recouver from them much faster

HGH cancels out shame?
Two wrongs make a right...

Double shame = no shame

Switch to Dvorak

You’ll be fine…

... Was that a music joke?

Because I am a music history major, and I don’t get it…

Geek joke.

Here.

Ha

I am glad that this is a nerdy enough place that you have to specify which area of nerdliness you are coming from

No

but it allows you to recouver from them much faster

HGH cancels out shame?
This meme will never die.
This certainly explains your devotion to the Mariners
That's true

although I thought that over the hill commenters just started using this instead of HGH

JI has several years of effectiveness ahead of him

I’m afraid esoteric might be getting burned out, though.

My best comp is Chris Speier.
I'll never forget the meteoric rise and fall of rljaws
Dare I say, LL's Dwight Gooden

just couldn’t avoid the intoxicants.

I hear he made a late career resurgence though

HGH is suspected

He changed his name from Joey to Albert.
Worked for Deanna.
AAA.

Churchill is AA, Baker A, DOV = VWL

PI forum = AFL
PI forum=Before the bigs
Please, DOV is Blanchet High School.
Which is DOV?
The really, really optimistic one.
Yeah, I don't think I've seen it

Should I?

No, amigo.

The constant ellipses, depts., and butchering of the English language will cause your head to explode.

Thanks for the save then

I thought of looking it up

No

You’ll dumb yourself down from reading it.

That's why they're our VWL affiliate

Everyone there still has a chance to make the big blog

Detect-O-Vision.
Liebkartoffel is our best prospect.

But he’s not untouchable. If we trade him we can always call up butthole to fill his role. He has roughly the same posting potential, though he does not have as high a ceiling.

Call up butthol?

Why even have high minors if you’re not going to use them? Prospects need to develop away from the spotlight.

butthol is our Rene Rivera.
Don't be mean, unless you're Graham
I meant in terms of being called up early.

But this is still a hilarious response.

I remember when I was optioned to Single A HH

Terrible day for me

Your posting hasnt been the same since
HH's minor leagues are You Tube comment flamewars.
Thats why I gave up on baseball

and pursued my football career which has been steady. I would like to propose a deal to get Robert to switch leagues btw

Fuck yes

Now I get to show up Brownie in person

I'm glad I haven't watched a game since Putz walked in the tying run 10 or so days ago

I’m not sure If I could handle Miguel fucking Cairo playing 1b AND batting 2nd! Is it weird that I’m pining for Vidro to play 1b? Too bad we no longer have Norton or Wilkerson to play 1b, and too bad Morse is done for the season, all 4 are better options at this point (hell even WFB is a better option)

You missed Richie going apeshit
You rang?

This should be in the image section

As should Raul spiking the ball.

This one's really well done.

Lots of frames, fluid motion – a keeper.

Also, although Richie may suck at baseball,

he is a giant, giant man. It’s like watching a bull gore a koala.

"bull gore a koala" = indelible image

Forgot to recognize this earlier.

This needs a photoshop
PRODUCED FROM LIVE VIDEO

(The original is much bigger).

Small is better.
That's not what she said

Sorry, that was WAY too easy

That one is a bit too small.
I disagree

for the sole reason that by keeping it small, it will not be a bother if we want to use it often. Big photos get old quickly.

Agreed

Only problem with this one is that it needs a few more frames at the end to capture the bounce

Without the bounce you almost don’t realize he’s spiking it.

Which game was this from again?

Yeah

We need to get it in good shape for the 2008 highlight reel

It seems like the only 1B options we have are WFB, Cairo, or Vidro

So should Vidro be playing first base? He’s not that great defensively and his bat stinks as well…Why all the complaining about Cairo if there is no clearly better alternative?

Cairo has never been able to hit

He’s a career backup MI who’s on the downside now.

Vidro at least hit well last year and for his career

How is his 1B defense?
Not as bad as Sexson's.

Similar range, and Sexson clearly has size advantage, but Vidro’s years as a MI actually help him play 1B somewhat acceptibly.

I’d rather have him there than Cairo.

It's a problem of roster construction.
Should have kept Norton
Should have never signed Cairo.
apparently his "speed" is needed for all our slow players
Cairo is not fast.
Irrelevant when we don't get on base.
Scott Feldman had missed a bat in under 3% of his pitches this season
That's to be expected.
I have developed a Gotterdammerung-style Mariners deathwish...

Now that it’s pretty much over for the season, I want to see us REALLY fail. Fail in all the worst ways possible. 30-3? I want to see us beaten 40-3. By the Pirates. I want us to lose more consecutive games than the 1988 Orioles. I want to see us reduced to starting AA players even more unqualified than the ones on the Giants. Hell, I want Bill Bavasi, as a final move prior to falling on his metaphorical sword in late September, acquire the Zito contract from San Francisco. And send them a prospect.

If we’re going to fail, I at least want to see us fail memorably. Because there’s nothing even remotely fun about dull failure.

TYING THE GAME IS NOT PART OF THIS PLAN.
This game is progressing exactly as expected
Thanks to us the Rangers will probably reach .500 after today
+1
Oh no you didn't
+8
-6i
ah shit

I never could to anything right past Algebra II/Trig

No

Never. Ever. No.

Die

Ugh…

I honestly have watched about 10 innings in the past week yet have close to 500 posts in that span
In play, run(s)?

It can’t be.

what the hell??

umm…..Clement?!

TAKE THAT HAMILTON!
Woo Rangers defense
YEAHHHH

Where’s Hamilton’s defense now?

"Misplayed into a triple"

Can you do that?

Clement with a triple?

Awesome.. too bad I’m watching the game thread instead

it was a "defense-assisted" triple so you didn't miss much
ehh, more like, line drive to center, misplayed, triple
Best player in West!

hahahahaha

get out of your mother’s basement stat boy!

It's a weekday afternoon

I’m in my work’s basement

You're a geek.

You’re telecommuting into your day job from your mama’s basement…

If I could telecommute I'd save so much money on clothes and soap
I only buy soap thats price is reduced for quick sale.
Johjima is so clutch

weathermen across the world must feel ripped off and underpaid for not being as wrong as Johjima

I'm so glad Clement got a hit

He is in major danger of getting demoted

I don't see why that would be a bad thing
less MLB experience?
I'll take getting a year of service time back for it
More team control
Might help us keep him an extra year. Service time.
oh right, meh
Balentien K? No Way!

It rhymes.

HAHA he totally crushed that wall
YUINBOMBED
Yuni thought he got all of that, so did I.
Well that was odd
YUNI!!!!!!!!!
woah

YUNIBOMBdouble

SITUATION: A runner on third, nobody out.

RESULT: Nobody scor—-HOLY SHIT WTF I WAS WRONG?

Oh right, this Feldman character sucks
Out of town Scoreboard Power!
we're making everyone else look good...

Baltimore’s record: 20-19
against teams other than the Ms: 13-18

Texas: 20-21
without us… 14-18

NY: 19-21
or… 16-21

this must mean something other than the obvious “we really, really suck”

No it's pretty much that we really really suck
nope

getting beat by bad teams just reinforces the suck

Erm, that's really exactly what it means.

Comparison: check out the NL East-leading Florida Marlins’ record vs. everyone else save the Nationals, who they have eaten alive.

Why are we winning?" I
I'm confused

please don’t send me to AAA for that comment

I am pretty sure Boggs did not see that wall at all

Absolutely crushed into it

We would not have scored any runs at all if it was not for

the two defensive miscues by the Rangers. Sad.

yup, defense matters
So this is what other teams feel like?
Sounds familiar
Ichiro blows....
I have complete faith in our ability to cough up this run plus one more in the next inning.

Let’s go M’s.

I smell a Mark Lowe appearence
you will be very correct
David Murphy is really annoying.
Enjoy the next 40 seconds of having thislead.
No-single-er still intact!
Silva has always been one for double-portions
Nice variation on a standard theme
C-Los.

Represent!

BTW, is it smug and elitist of me to gauge someone's true fan commitment to the M's...

...by their willingness to hang out in game threads even during times like these?

Or perhaps they’re just a lot smarter than the rest of us?

I go back and forth on this.

Given the fact that most of us are only paying attention to the game thread and not the game?

I’m going to say only maybe

This is when game threads are the most fun
It certainly seems to be when many of the best photoshops are created.
The difference between last year and this year

Last year we would have held on to this lead. This year we would not.

Carlos Silva has four strikeouts

I have missed something today

I think he has something like 3 swinging strikes
Boggs and Catalanotto both struck out swinging

How must that feel on the way back to the dugout?

Cue Schiavo pic
Injury?

Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury? Injury?

speak english
JIM KNOX YES
The read outs on my sarcasm dectector are off the charts.
Oh, a sarcasm detector

that’s a real useful invention.

Injury Delay?
Is FSN crapping out for anybody else?
Is this team's strategy to just fake a pitcher injury when they forget to warm up someone in the pen?

Seen it alot this year

seems logical
It sure seems to be a recurring theme this year doesn't it?
Mound conversation

Silva: I’m really hungry I could really use a hot dog, could you grab me one?
Mac: Sorry Carlos, Vidro ate em’ all we’re going to have to take you out.

Are you serious?

ANOTHER fake injury? Don’t they know you only get to do that about twice a year?

How about put Silva on the DL and let Morrow start?
But no, they will let Baek do it instead
Dickey, plz?
9 games back

wow

This game is giving me a rash
Your mom is giving me a rash
Does it burn when you post?
NO! Joel NO!
Sounds like a throwback to 2006
For me it sounds like a throwback to tomorrow.
Never google rash.
I'm just Gamedaying here...can anyone tell me what's wrong with Silva?
He ran out of bacon chalupas
Feline AIDS
JI did his cat?

That’s not even vaguely right

He has typos during sex
Oh/ bbee

Do tht agan?

::shudder::

I knew a cat that died from that
I don't have feline AIDS.
Mild suckitis.
I knew a meme that died from that
I hope you weren't expecting an actual answer
did the Rangers announcers just say DMZ??
oh hey, Morrow sucks again.
oh hey, Morrow sucks worse than ever.

again.

Since the season is over, can you please make Morrow start in AAA?

Please?

Oh nooo....
Is this a fucking joke?
Morrows lucky Albinos can't hit fastballs.

Two right down the pipe.

To be fair his fastball is really really good.
he's warm now
well he's at least hitting his spots now
And then that happens.
Spots being? Outside and low.
hahahaha

wow…

we need a Sean Green double play ball right now
That's what I was just thinking...

which means, yeah MAC will bring him in. Then he’ll walk in a run, THEN he’ll get the DP.

This is so awesome to watch
people at work are missing out on this moment

it’s like being alive when Jeebus was around

We like trainwrecks
Hey Robert, tell us your thoughts on this pitching change please.
How long until we're losing again?
Check back after Arthur Rhodes throws a pitch.
This lead lasted much longer than I thought it would.
that was a strike
that exact pitch was called a strike against Lopez earlier.
yeah Morrow please leave

find some control while you are gone

"he's just a kid, give him a break"
Great outing Brandon
RRS > RHODES

RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODES RRS > RHODESRRS > RHODES

meh, Rhodes has been pretty good this year
interesting turn of events
SOS RRS SOS RRS SOS RRS
This is like watching two of your least favorite co-workers getting in a big fight.

I can’t wait.

Vazquez is gonna own us again, right?
It's quite a comedown

when your nemesis goes from David Justice to Ramon Vazquez

Ramon Vasquez's gameday picture... that's not actually him right?

Isn’t that one of their pitchers?

I am fully ready for us to lose
This is more awesome than Tiny House

and Tiny House was awesome.

I'd watch that show.
Vasquez the HERO?!?!

WHATA DOUCHE!!

And here comes Byrd. ANOTHER DOUCHE!!!

SO, How's Jeffy's defense?
Lol our bullpen can't throw strikes
olololololololol
This is going to be awesome.
Mariner record after 42 games in 2004: 14-28
We're WAYYY better now.

SEE A DP!!!

2004 Mariners record after 45 games: 17-28

So we’d better win the Padres series AND this game.

We'd better win?

Being worse than the 2004 team is a much more interesting accomplishment than being better

I dont think anything will be 2004 mariners bad
1992 Mariners
I'm also taking complete lack of hope into consideration
YAYYYY!!!

Goodbye lead.

You're a fucking idiot, future predicting self.
What in the flying fuck?
DEFENSE!

Fuck the what?

Who saw that coming....
YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!
DP!!!! ARTHUR!!!!
... ... ... this is a hallucination, right?
Is it possible that we might get a JJ appearance today?
Against Hamilton..awesome..I'm down for that
Colossus of Rhodes that was neat

I am way too excited for being at work

LOL, that's funny!!
Arthur Rhodes is trying to cost us Strasburg
He hurts this team by costing us a better pitcher
Motherfucker can't do anything right
I missed the whole strasburg thing, but I assume its the race for dead last.
Very perceptive
You are correct.

He struck out 23 peeps in one game and has 101 mph fastball.

With insanely good command.

And a slider from hell.

AHHH, even more clear now.

He’s the projected #1…gotcha.

WTF RHODES, WE ALMOST HAD STRASBURG!!

He learns fast.
Well, no...

He’s not draft eligible. So, uh,...yeah.

Which is why this year's record matters :P
To bad ALCS dont count :(
Close enough for this shitty team.
The Mariners win the pennant!

The Mariners win the pennant!

What an ugly swing
Cairo got a hit?
He got a "hit", sure.
Jesus Christ, I only just now noticed that MIGUEL CAIRO IS BATTING SECOND

I know, I know, batting order doesn’t matter blah blah blah BUT STILL FOR FUCK’S SAKE.

It matters when a player shouldn't be in it.
Cairo blows.

Over and over.

Has there ever been a good long-term free agent signing?

That was worth the money?

Alex Rodriguez if they didn't trade him?
King Awesome says hi
umm... not really?

He’s pretty expensive.

He's also pretty good.
check out his stats

I’m not saying he’s bad, I’m just saying it’s a bit too much money

you are very wrong
Check out Safeco Field.

And no, it’s not.

The field has nothing to do with this.

I’m not talking about his skill, only about his contribution.

I 100% agree with you
Right, and his skill is very good.

It just doesn’t look like it because Safeco kills .290/.340/.500 right handed hitters who play great defense at third.

You have to take player-park factors into account

When you judge if a contract is worth it or not.

and yet, you aren't.
You can't win this one.
Beltre's not clutch though
It depends on how you look at money

For the Mariners maybe it’s not an issue, but for teams with less money, I don’t see how his contract is justified.

that's because you are worse at performance analysis than we are
Ok, well let's flip this around.

Try to convince us specifically why Adrian Beltre is not worth 5/65. Convince us why he is worth less than that. I don’t think anyone can do it.

I think he is worth 11 million or so

I’m not saying it’s a horrible deal, just a bit too much.

So if Beltre's not worth that contract, tell me someone who you think is worth that contract.
A 3B or a position play in general?
If you can think of a 3B, great.
David Wright
Pretty sure he would be worth like 16 million
He'd be worth way more on the open market.
Wright would probably get 7yr/100 mil
I'd give him 140 for 7 years
I bet he could get 10/200

Or very close to it.

In the land of opposites you are correct
Its ok, I agree with you
that's not the question you asked.
He is too expensive for what he has contributed to this team

That’s what I meant

See but we're just arguing that he's been worth his contract except for maybe 2005

What makes you think he’s too expensive for his numbers?

I'm taking 2005 into account.

If he had a 2005 like he had 2007 then I would say the contract is fair.

And you're wrong.
Then you're wrong.
He's not expensive at all when you factor Safeco into his numbers..

They’re outstanding, and he’s actually a relative bargain.

Defense matters....

come on we’ve gone over this

define long-term
3 or more years
Johan Santana's last contract

Pedro’s contract with Boston
Alex’s first contract
Beltre

No Bonds?
mentioned below
I retract my question.
Vlad
Mike Mussina?
Dan Haren
Johjima
Mike Hampt-wait, I'm doing this wrong, aren't I?
Denny Neagle supports you.
As does Jarrod Washburn.
Greg Fucking Maddux
john smoltz
jamie moyer
Ortiz
Was Tood Helton worth it?
Depends

A lot of FA contracts start as bargains in their first couple years but eventually turn into overpays.

David Cone
Alex Rodriguez
for 25 million, maybe

He’s probably worth it yeah

Manny Ramirez?
Bary Bonds
Manny Ramirez
Manny Ramirez.

For all the bitching about the contract, it’s worked out pretty damn well.

Randy Johnson
Was just posting that

I remember thinking at the time that the D-backs would regret it.

They didn’t.

Barry Zito

Long-term laughs for all

Andruw Jones

OH WAIT

Pedro

the first contract

Beltran, Beltre
Also, the guy we signed to play RF in 2001 that was a FA from Japan was pretty good, too
DOOD THAT WAS HIS ROOKIE YEAR HE WON THE AWARD!!

I love Ichiro, but that was easily the most undeserving ROY ever given out.

For what reason?

Todd Hollandsworth says hello.

I have no idea who that was.

Good thing we went with the guy we won the posting for from Japan to play RF instead.

Dustin Diamond in every Saved By the Bell spinoff
glad we're getting owned by a guy with 1.0 career innings.
experence matters not
Gameday went straight from Cairo to Ibanez

Beltre so unlucky he doesn’t even get to bat

Wow. When was the last time we had the lead? This feels kinda cool.
Monday, 5-0...

Fuckin Bedard

Is ANYONE paying attention to the game?
No, we're too busy pointing out Beltre doesn't suck at 5/65
It's on in the background

it’s game thread season.

A little bit

We’ve got some old crafty veteran was in, and squinty did something, and the announcers were inane…. yeah, that’s about right

We're winning right?
Something like that

you act like I’m paying attention either while trying to discuss your free commenting rights

All I know is the number next to "Mariners" is higher than the number next to "Rangers"

Not sure what that means.

Not for long.

We’ll be back in comfortable territory soon.

I'm busy redrafting 50 pages of biomechanical analysis of spinal disc herniations
See?

That’s not steroids! You don’t know anything about it.

/dumbass

It's much more fun than biochemistry
look at me everybody
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

No single-er broken up by Laird

oh hey, the lead is about to be gone
Whatever, we knew it would come to this.
Crap

I forgot to wake up today. looks like a missed a good game.

What game

all I see is a game thread

lots of Gerald Laird and whatnot
This is going well
I think so. We've named a ton of people who deserved their 3+ free agent contracts.

That is what you’re talking about right? That’s why we’re all here.

We had to go through three other relievers until we got to our best one.
We talked about LL personnel moves
there goes the "doubles only" by M's pitching
Remember the relentless flood of comments on Opening Day?

Yeah, so glad we’re past that.

So you're all grammar Nazis

Shouldn’t it be “Go-ahead run on with fewer than 2 outs” rather than “less than” two outs?

yes
Thanks

These damn Rangers announcers are driving me nuts with that… I had a HS teacher who drove that into our heads…

Aw shit I guess this needs a new thread
But this is one of my favorite threads ever
Sorry if I missed someone else saying it but they're calling it "Mild Lower Back Tightness" for Silva.
RRS sighting!

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