For a few seconds in the first, I was entertained to see Verlander sucking. Then our offense reminded me what's what. Then Carlos Silva reminded me why I hated his contract. I should start writing these things down so I don't forget again.
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That should have been a rickroll
Graham MacAree - May 20, 2008
damn you.
I have to build up trust first, then the rickroll was going to come.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Wow its not like that wasnt tried or anything
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/5/17/519844/5-17-open-game-thread#6168467
Robert - May 20, 2008
Maybe they could do a backwards warp like in Lost Levels.
JI - May 20, 2008
See Jeff could even fun with these if he just put a little effort into it
Robert - May 20, 2008
backwards warps are Hitler's answer to Nintendo
JI - May 20, 2008
Ya...
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
What in the name of fuck happened to Polanco's head?
JI - May 20, 2008
It's ugly and mishapen?
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
I can see that.
JI - May 20, 2008
And it's always been like that?
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
No.
JI - May 20, 2008
I'm pretty sure it has
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
He has a growth coming out of the side of it like he's a Star trek ailen.
JI - May 20, 2008
it wasn't always there
JI - May 20, 2008
Beltre blows.
JI - May 20, 2008
Detroit's 3 of 4 wins this month have been by 1-run.
Mariners = Slump Buster.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Wow, I used to fall asleep watching mlb.tv
not possible with this stupid yahoo commercial being that loud.
Schuxu - May 20, 2008
God this team sucks.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Sonics with pick number fourth
Crap
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
OKC here they come!
marinator - May 20, 2008
Not to mention OJ Mayo, who the Sonics will probably take in this position
and who is highly overrated by everybody. So, there is solace in that.
marinator - May 20, 2008
I think OJ
might actually be underrated at this point. Since everyone hates him and no one really bothered to watch him play.
bluemax - May 20, 2008
From what I've seen
His defense is highly suspect, and his ball handling leaves a lot to be desired.
marinator - May 20, 2008
His defense is actually the one thing people rate down
that they shouldn’t. He’s a much better defender than given credit for. His ball handling is not as good as I thought it would be and he didn’t attack the rim as much as most people expected him to either.
bluemax - May 20, 2008
OJ is one of the most underrated players around
and keep in mind who this is coming from. He’s a legitimately elite player, and from all accounts, a stand-up guy. I don’t blame him at all for the Guillory situation – if I were in college and someone offered to give me a car, nice shoes, a big screen TV, and lots of pocket cash to just do what I would do anyway, I wouldn’t turn them down.
I would be thrilled if the Sonics drafted him. His court vision is impeccable and when he plays with better finishers (realistically, the only guy he had on his team who moved well without the ball was Dwight Lewis), he’s just going to get better. His jump shot is a thing of beauty too. I’m just terrified that we’ll get stuck with Jerryd Bayless, who is either going to be Antonio Daniels or Dwyane Wade – there’s really no in between.
And BTW, his defense is outstanding.
seattlebruin - May 21, 2008
Presti is smart.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Yeah, sad.
At least we got Durant last season…. or at least OKC did.
Wilder. - May 20, 2008
Ugh
So no Rose or Beasely.
Lulz at Knicks getting #6 and Bulls getting a top 3 pick.
bluemax - May 20, 2008
Down 5-1 Sims?
Really?
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Just curious. How fast is Verlander throwing?
Is he the same kinda suck he’s been all year, or has he returned to form? If he’s still down in mph, then the M’s are indeed bad.
Edanger6 - May 20, 2008
I saw a FB clocked at 95 on the FSN gun.
JI - May 20, 2008
That last one was 93.
JI - May 20, 2008
He's throwing like 92 MPH on average.
We suck.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
that's a still a bit down for him
Dave from USSM had a good post about this at Fangraphs. Not good for the M’s (or my FT)
Edanger6 - May 20, 2008
no no no no no no no
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Same here
Edanger6 - May 20, 2008
Wlad is fouling off a lot of pitches right down the middle
Schuxu - May 20, 2008
Just put Reed Burke Cairo and Ballgame out there
Wave the white flag
marinator - May 20, 2008
I'm off to bed and turn on basketball now
Schuxu - May 20, 2008
nothing is more hardcore than rapping about pepsi
MFAN - May 20, 2008
rapping about the ninja turtles
JI - May 20, 2008
I remember the 1st ninjat turtle movie rap
MFAN - May 20, 2008
Go ninja Go ninja Go!
DCMariner - May 20, 2008
i read that as "raping the ninja turtles"
which would also be more hardcore
ack - May 20, 2008
That homerun pisses me off
because it makes Ordonez’s contract look less ridiculous.
JI - May 20, 2008
Sims says "What do you want me to do? Put a gun in my mouth?"
awesome
JI - May 20, 2008
I would kill to have sims come to the LL get together
Robert - May 20, 2008
That would rule.
JI - May 20, 2008
Hey! Just got here!
How’s the game going?
Paytheline - May 20, 2008
It hasn't started it.
Can’t wait to see Kazmir pitch.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Welp
Fuck
dbroncos31 - May 20, 2008
If we come back and win this
it will justify Mickey and the cello playing Cat.
JI - May 20, 2008
Sims "Battle of the crafty elderly left handers tomorrow"
I think Rogers has 10 years on Burns.
Sims is just beltin’ em out today
marinator - May 20, 2008
89-91 MPH fastballs up the ying-yang.
We suck.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
So...this is fun.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
I like how this game has pretty much ground the game thread to a complete halt
marinator - May 20, 2008
holy crap
JI - May 20, 2008
cool.
Alaska - May 20, 2008
Wow that was like over his head.
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
Slump Busting, FTL.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Wow this is a bad team.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
So funny...I left my parents house
and it was 2-1 Tigers…five minutes later I come in, sit down, turn on the TV and it’s 7-1.
Sadly I couldn’t even feign surprise.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Holy fuck,.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Wlad was like 3 feet to the right.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
WOOOOOOO
STRASBURG
JI - May 20, 2008
this is still more hilarious
- B. Wilkerson homered to deep right
MFAN - May 20, 2008
So this is fun.
Happybelly - May 20, 2008
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!
Alaska - May 20, 2008
nice
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Yay fantasy team!
Oh yeah, nobody cares…
Omerta - May 20, 2008
I like Detroit
Good to see them getting their swing back.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
We are so bad, it hurts
joof - May 20, 2008
WHAT IN THE FLYING FUCK IS GOING ON
POLANCO AND RENTERIA ARE HITTING THE BALL HARDER THAN THEY’VE EVER HIT IT IN THEIR LIVES
JI - May 20, 2008
I have a feeling rally fries aren't gonna save this one.
Alaska - May 20, 2008
They should fire Mac, because what the hell why not, every team needs a scapegoat.
JI - May 20, 2008
Ha, yeah.
They’ll fire him for the wrong reasons…. But hell, I don’t care. He still sucks.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Maybe Howard Lincoln will do the honorable thing and fall on his sword
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
Maybe the president will resign too.
JI - May 20, 2008
Yeah right.
The only thing we can do to get rid of Armstrong and Chuck is as follows:
Convince the Japanese ownership that they are having a very sordid, public affair with each other.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Armstrong and Lincoln* dammit.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
I'm against it.
Then Cheney would rule.
Paytheline - May 20, 2008
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Hmm?
joof - May 20, 2008
...public scapegoat
JI - May 20, 2008
Sheffield looks finished
mariners11 - May 20, 2008
For sure.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
I think I enjoyed the great hitting, pitching starved teams
of the late ‘90s rather then the poor hitting, sometimes good sometimes crap pitching team we have here…(I was going to say good pitching but I conveniently forgot about Batista, Washburn, Silva, Baek and EOF).
Omerta - May 20, 2008
CapSea - May 20, 2008
I like it!
JI - May 20, 2008
Oh my
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
If you want to cry the House thread is a few posts over.
JI - May 20, 2008
I don't cry at funny things
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
You'll never see Renteria hit a ball harder or further.
JI - May 20, 2008
Not to speak for Jeff...
but I assume this game is awesome for a blogger.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Until Graham or Matthew shames me into thinking otherwise
...Cabrera will probably be just fine at first.
JI - May 20, 2008
defensively? might be
but it lowers his offensive value quite significantly.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
yeah, I was commenting on Sims/Blowers discussion
about how he’s nothing more than a DH at this point.
Usually guys do ok when they move down th spectrum, even if they were shitty thirdbsemen.
JI - May 20, 2008
Washed up HOF pitchers who will be FA next year
Clemens
Martinez
Maddux
Johnson
Glavine
Schilling
Pettite
Mussina
Which would you choose? I like Glavine, but he’ll never be an M. I doubt Randy wants to come back. Schilling probably hates the NW. Maddux will never leave the NL.
M’s would probably choose Mussina because he’s the worst on the list.
marinator - May 20, 2008
Moyer!
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Not so sure I'd put Moyer in the HOF
marinator - May 20, 2008
Yeah probably not
but a man can dream…
Omerta - May 20, 2008
The Dragonslayer will be a Free Agent
Watch Bavasi give him three years and 36 million. Woo!
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
we already have a moose
MFAN - May 20, 2008
Don't we have 5 pitchers on contract?
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Batista to pen?
Washburn to the netherworld?
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Yeah. I'll hold my breath.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Felix -------> bullpen
needs more seasoning
JI - May 20, 2008
I don't see Washburn and Batista starting next season
I’m not so sure the both of them will finish the season in the rotation to be honest
marinator - May 20, 2008
Johnson isn't washed up.
JI - May 20, 2008
I know he's 4-1
Haven’t seen him pitch this year though. I guess I just assumed.
marinator - May 20, 2008
He get's Ks, has good control
he’d be our third best pitcher
JI - May 20, 2008
I still don't think he'd come back
He didn’t leave of the greatest of terms if I remember correctly. I guess if he’s still got stuff he’d be a much welcomed addition. Imagine Griffey at DH next year (fuck Griffey he’s the worst player in baseball I know, I know), and Randy in the rotation. I’d flip.
marinator - May 20, 2008
That's not what I was implying.
He’ll retire in Arizona.
JI - May 20, 2008
Did anyone else see squiny on Reed as a defensive replacement...
“We’re happy with our defense in the outfield,’‘
LongLiveTheKings - May 20, 2008
Man I hope he's scapegoated.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
I fear Perlozzo or Riggleman would be worse.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Man I hope they're all scapegoated.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Let the Sheriff take over
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
Edgar for manager
Nobody would be able to understand wtf he is talking about, and hilarity would ensue.
marinator - May 20, 2008
A Healthy Vidro grounds out to 2nd.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
I like this comment.
JI - May 20, 2008
Who would ask for the expressed written consent of the Mariners?
Alaska - May 20, 2008
Sexson...master of the blowout double.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Does anyone know which Snoqualmie Falls beer they have on tap at SafeCo?
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I usually get the Jack Daniels lemonade because
I handed in my man card after the rabies episode of House.
JI - May 20, 2008
is that somehow less fruity then mikes?
Robert - May 20, 2008
No.
JI - May 20, 2008
damn
Robert - May 20, 2008
It smells like gasoline.
JI - May 20, 2008
I think it is Wildcat IPA
CapSea - May 20, 2008
LMAO KENJI!
Oh this IS funny!
Omerta - May 20, 2008
What happened?
Did Kenji do something crazy like triple? I’ve got the game off right now.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Nah he had the lamest check swing into an out I've ever seen.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Pudge Rodriguez
Most overrated player ever?
JI - May 20, 2008
.... no?
Why do you think so?
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Didn't hit nearly as well as everyone thinks he did.
JI - May 20, 2008
catcher defense is overrated
JI - May 20, 2008
his wasn't
he was legitimately awesome for many many years. Yeah, his hitting was inflated by Texas and all, but he’s been a great player.
I agree he’s overrated, but nowhere close to most.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I think you took my subject line a bit too literally.
It’s a shame his 2000(?) season was cut short.
I was just thinking about all the old Roy Neyer flamewars where he was called an idiot for thinking he wasn’t clearly the best catcher ever to play the game.
JI - May 20, 2008
He's a good player.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
obviously
or was a good layer
JI - May 20, 2008
Most overrated player ever?
Alex Rodriguez.
:)
CapSea - May 20, 2008
JI - May 20, 2008
List of things funnier than that picture:
1) Everything
2) i
CapSea - May 20, 2008
It makes me laugh evertime I see it.
JI - May 20, 2008
You know what that picture is from?
That was the day Griffey handed that guy his used jockstrap after he signed it.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Even better!
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Link
This is why Griffey is the greatest player of all time.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
if you take away all the players better than him, you're correct.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I do.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
That's a lot of players you have to get rid of. Kudos to you for taking the time.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
It's easier when you've categorized them into two groups based on the following criteria:
Is this player named Ken Griffey Jr.?
Group 1 = yes
Group 2 = no
Then I delete group 2.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Yeah, that's pretty close.
You do have to eliminate all current MLB players before Griffey ends up coming out on top.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I may be deleting worse players.
But they’re casualties of my pro-Griffey-is-the-best-player-of-all-time war.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
He said "of all-time"
Griffey isn’t the worst player of all-time. Even if he currently is the worst in 2008 as long as he plays the field.
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
I think you're responding to the wrong person.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
I'm jealous.
JI - May 20, 2008
That was pretty cool.
JI - May 20, 2008
I smile every time you get upset about this
Griffey blows.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I'm glad you enjoy my 5-minute Photoshop.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
That took five minutes?
JI - May 20, 2008
Vicodin.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
'roids shrink your man bolts and reduce your sex drive
Is in doubt.
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
I think the Mariners make a strong point here
regarding their claim to the status of worst team in the league. Move aside, Detroit!
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
How much losing can a Canadian Baseball Writer take before he snaps?
From the 5:45 blog update…
“That’s now seven strikeouts in six innings for Justin Verlander as the M’s prepare to bow out of this one in a hurry. Now an 8-1 game after Cha Seung Baek served up a homer to Magglio Ordonez on the fourth pitch thrown in the fifth. Verlander looks cured of all the pitching ailments that had afflicted him heading into this game. Call it a dose of “M’s tonic’’. Got a losing streak that needs fixing? A little problem getting hitters out? Well, hey just call 1-800-Bavasi and he’ll send you a lineup guaranteed to fix your hurts. By the way, this is the type of game that gets managers fired.”
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
I like how LL has become a Baker reaction blog.
JI - May 20, 2008
from 5:56
All I can say is… I’m glad I don’t have his job.
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
But I find this type of writing absolutely hilarious and I hope he does it more often.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
The worst team in the AL?
Has he been watching the team he is paid to blog about?
marinator - May 20, 2008
Detroit has a worse record.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Not for long
marinator - May 20, 2008
Well... obviously.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Don't roll your eyes at me
marinator - May 20, 2008
See, this is exactly how he should write.
This type of cynical commenting on games is excellent. This is what I like to see.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Its not worth my time to say this
But we fucking blow.
Edgar for Pres - May 20, 2008
I think that's the Fifth Law of Thermodynamics
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
lolol
no banjo cat for you
Sylar - May 20, 2008
yuni blast! GO!
Alaska - May 20, 2008
At least Joe’s Tracer wants to entertain me.
JI - May 20, 2008
hahhhaha
Alaska - May 20, 2008
RALLLLLLY!
Alaska - May 20, 2008
False hope!
Ha, I kid. There is no hope. Not even false hope.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
hope. hope. hope.
Alaska - May 20, 2008
No.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
shit.
Alaska - May 20, 2008
2 outs? Fuck off
marinator - May 20, 2008
Tigers getting sloppy!
I do enjoy their struggles given all the money they spent in the off-season…
Omerta - May 20, 2008
wow, how did Ichiro hit that?
MFAN - May 20, 2008
NEW THREAD UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Link here.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I'm so there.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Well played.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
JI - May 20, 2008
I never click on that...I just click the lookoutlanding link on the bottom to get to the homepage
kentroyals5 - May 20, 2008
you should click on this one
Matthew - May 20, 2008
he would never HaloRoll you
JI - May 20, 2008
I see what you did there..I approve
kentroyals5 - May 20, 2008
YES RALLY!!
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
So I think I'm going to avoid watching the games when the Red Sox come to town.
Anyone else with me?
BrianL - May 20, 2008
nope
JI - May 20, 2008
Nah I don't think so
Nothing like getting pounded with style.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
I don't mind seeing us fail
I just don’t want to see us fail with ten thousand Red Sox fans filling up our stadium. I hate Red Sox Nation.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Ohhh that's a good point.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
WE SUCK!
BrianL - May 20, 2008
yikes
JI - May 20, 2008
WOOOOOOOOO Guillen
YOU STOMPED ON THAT On…
Oh snap we traded you for Ramon Santiago.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
At least we still have Ramon Santiago
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
HAHAhaha... ha... fuck
LongLiveTheKings - May 20, 2008
You could jog laps in this dugout
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
It's a lot different than highschool.
JI - May 20, 2008
I'm so glad Jeremy Reed isn't in the game.
If there’s anything you need in a 12-3 rout, it’s veterans still on the field.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I want to see Raul strain his quad.
JI - May 20, 2008
I want to see Bill Bavasi strain his manager position.
Alaska - May 20, 2008
Removing veterans would be admitting defeat
We cannot shame ourselves by admitting defeat.
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
So we should kill ourselves rather than disgrace the emperor?
JI - May 20, 2008
Hence the falling on sword of M's management
We can get the Operative from Serenity to help them.
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
Like I've been saying
the only way to get rid of Howie and Chuck are to convince the Japanese ownership they’re having a public affair.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
They aren't?
LongLiveTheKings - May 20, 2008
Reed!
JI - May 20, 2008
no strained quad >:(
JI - May 20, 2008
REED!
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Boomquist!
Blasehit!
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Reed pops up
He’ll have to sit on the bench for the next two weeks as punishment.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Send him back down.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
nice throw
JI - May 20, 2008
WORST POSSIBLE OUTCOME!
Matthew - May 20, 2008
God damn it.
Vidro gets 3 more weeks
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
Just switched to baskeball
Only to see Joey Crawford making a pair of ludicrous calls… I thought they threw him out of the league.
LongLiveTheKings - May 20, 2008
Vidro is wheezing on second!
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
JI - May 20, 2008
A healthy Vidro hits meaningless doubles.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Vidro 2B
crap
MFAN - May 20, 2008
if the game was 3-3 that would make me happy
MFAN - May 20, 2008
Bloomquist - Reed - Vidro - Cairo
worst hitters ever assembled consecutively? (outside the NL)
Matthew - May 20, 2008
so I can't retort with the Giants' MOTO?
[sifts through 92 Angels’ lineups]
JI - May 20, 2008
put 'em in any order
ha ha ha
JI - May 20, 2008
heh
that was my last “official” year as an Angels fan.
It was a smooth transition.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Sweet tits I've never seen so many sub .300 OBPs
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
You've just seen our future.
JI - May 20, 2008
:(
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
But that team had great chemistry.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Wow... Vidro is actually the best of the bunch?
Wow
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
He's not.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Oh is Reed better?
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
I'd take Reed or Willie over Vidro
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
But Cairo tells great stories!
Omerta - May 20, 2008
High fives all around
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
At least we get punch and ho-hos after the game.
JI - May 20, 2008
So, randomly, I just got a massive food craving for some stuffed crust pizza.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Let me know
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I cannot eat a whole pizza by myself. Need someone to share it with.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
are you pregnant?
JI - May 20, 2008
I'm confused.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
sudden cravings for food wanting to share it with Jeff
yeah I could have done better
JI - May 20, 2008
oh fuck now I'm getting the same craving
maybe if I pick it up myself…
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Damn V7 chords... always wanting to resolve in funky ways...
BrianL - May 20, 2008
So I'm never buying a Nissan
there are so many different parts of my ass that MLB.tv can kiss
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I'm waiting to see how much worse this is than silence.
JI - May 20, 2008
Just for the record
a Nissan Hardbody pickup is a great truck. I’ve got 330,000 miles on mine.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Stay away Corco
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I'm serious!
They’re great trucks!
BrianL - May 20, 2008
The run on American flag combustion right?
JI - May 20, 2008
Eric Davis 2.0 is 3 for 4 with 4 RBI
Yeap.
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
You guys ever been to Paseo's Cuban Sandwich Shop?
I had forgotten how good it was…funny to look around the place and see everyone devouring their sandwichs making strange and slightly sexual satisfactory noises.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
I'm planning on moving to Fremont to be closer to Paseo.
I’m not joking in the slightest.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Yeah I was kinda sad when I had to choose Greenlake instead.
They have some strange hours of operation…no Mondays, and they celebrate odd holidays. Worth the wait though.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Tigers scored lots of runs.
Glad we can help.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
needs more rubenesque Jose Vidro
JI - May 20, 2008
Stupid Blue Jays
Bases loaded, no outs, 0 runs.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Since this is going nowhere I'm going to count the ways that Griffey sucks:
(1) at baseball
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
(2) Hitting more home runs than Barry Bonds
JI - May 20, 2008
(3) Stretching
Matthew - May 20, 2008
(3) Less Nike commercials than Jordan
am i doing this right?
Omerta - May 20, 2008
(3) making a classy exit
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
(4) Endorsing Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
(5) making N64 video games with competent outfield defense
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
(6) leaving Seattle on better terms than A-Rod
JI - May 20, 2008
(7) Pissing off the common M's fan
Scrupio - May 20, 2008
(7) at baseball
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
this list just lapped itself
JI - May 20, 2008
He's really bad at it
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I'm guessing your recaps go through more than one draft.
JI - May 20, 2008
We've been over this before
after the intro paragraph the rest is usually a series of excerpts from Gerald Ford’s autobiography.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
to be honest
I don’t read anything that’s not in chart form.
JI - May 20, 2008
Hence
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/5/20/524120/5-20-open-game-thread-part#6242286
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I think this subthread just lapped itsself.
JI - May 20, 2008
(8) at baseball
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
He is quite bad at it.
JI - May 20, 2008
I had that ready to go to.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Technically, this is a D-Raysbay meme.
JI - May 20, 2008
Sister site
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
bad image
I wanna bang that site
JI - May 20, 2008
sister-in-law site
Matthew - May 20, 2008
who's our brother?
JI - May 20, 2008
McCovey Chronicles
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
He's not the type to beat the site out of us for banging his wife is he?
JI - May 20, 2008
I'm confused
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Maybe I'm the one that is confused.
JI - May 20, 2008
Robert - May 20, 2008
I wanna be that site's bitch.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
uh oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matthew - May 20, 2008
which means its not overpriced and likely to implode at any moment
Robert - May 20, 2008
Ha.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Hey look
something resembling an outfield defense.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
How horrible will Washburn be tomorrow?
At least Kenny Rogers has an excuse for sucking this year he’s like 50
marinator - May 20, 2008
8 runs through 2 2/3 IP
Leaves with a “calf strain”
BrianL - May 20, 2008
I thought you guys were kidding about the Pepsi rap
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Worse than silence, huh/
I’ll find out in ~20 mins.
JI - May 20, 2008
Since today is a lost cause
I really wish Reed would have subbed in for Ichiro in CF. His legs are going to fall off by the all-star break.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
I can't wait until Ichrio gets the patial day off at DH
and we run out a Raul/Ballgame/Wlad OF
JI - May 20, 2008
hope! hope! hope!
JI - May 20, 2008
CapSea - May 20, 2008
man, pizza hut's website sucks worse than the Mariners.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
They're trying to warn you
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
They have coupons, but Ihave the damnest time logging in.
JI - May 20, 2008
That one time I ended up getting the stuffed crust
I severely regretted it. But to be fair I missed that whole thread.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Sounds like you grasp the main point though
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
It tastes good until the chesse solidifies inside the crust.
JI - May 20, 2008
I've never had it warm and fresh
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
You're doing it somewhat wrong.
JI - May 20, 2008
screw it, $18 for a medium pizza?
you’re not getting my money this time PH. I do think this should be done during the get-together though.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
No on-line coupon?
balderdash
JI - May 20, 2008
there might be one, I can't figure it out and I don't have much patience for their shitty food.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
http://www.amantepizzaandpasta.com/
CapSea - May 20, 2008
holy fuck that thing is unuseable
JI - May 20, 2008
Try here
joof - May 20, 2008
OK, fail
https://quikorder.pizzahut.com/phorders2/deals.php
joof - May 20, 2008
$10.99
JI - May 20, 2008
buh?
link
JI - May 20, 2008
on second thought
you and I probably reside in different zip codes
JI - May 20, 2008
Stuft crust?
That’d be pretty funny.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
This is better than the Schindler's List suggestion
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
we should have tried in SF instead of that German place none of us remember.
I bet stuffed crust is awesome when you’re blitzed.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Too blitzed to think about it
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
True.
Speaking of which, can you bring some In-N-Out up with you?
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Would you believe me if I said I've tried that before?
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Only if you say it worked and yes, you will bring me some delicious double cheeses
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Technically it worked but it satisfied no one
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
we could compare day old in-n-out with fresh stuffed crust...
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I want no part of this experiment
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
don't lie. you're curious.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I didn't say I wasn't curious
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
It was just throwing it out there.
JI - May 20, 2008
Well there is some good news today, people.
A judge has found Jack Thompson guilty of misconduct during the GTA and Bully trials.
Disbarment likely to follow.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Awesome
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
Yay for freedom of pretending to kill things
marinator - May 20, 2008
ahahahahaha
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
This is going to be a loooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg three weeks
Scrupio - May 20, 2008
Unclutchest RBI I've seen in a while
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
meaningless
if he wanted to help the team out he should have hit into a DP and got them in bed a a decent time
JI - May 20, 2008
7 more runs, and three outs
and we break out the bass playing cat
JI - May 20, 2008
Oh yeah there's a game.
Bases are juiced baby!
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Yay - excuses to use all of these new images.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
a lightsabre seems like it wouldn't work very well in baseball.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Especially when one-handed
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Probably would result in a dead ball.
Get it? Dead ball. You know, because the lightsaber slices the ball in half.
I’ve got nothing, people.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
you'd lead the league in swinging bunt singles
JI - May 20, 2008
I like the look of focus on his face.
Like the ball is floating.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Lightsabre? Graham is rubbing off on all of us far too much.
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
You could just keep cutting the ball and forcing the pitcher to throw pitches until he is tired and then use a real bat
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Bring in Todd Jones
Let’s thrash his fat ass around
marinator - May 20, 2008
I would laugh my ass off for days and days
if we did this…who’s coming in, did Fransisco Cruceta already pitch?
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Ima kill you Pepsi rap
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Francisco Cruceta.
Hey now.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
I can't hear him over the sound of all those steroids he took
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Hey I remember you
I thought this guy sucked
marinator - May 20, 2008
he did.
Alaska - May 20, 2008
Reed just hit him
So apparently he still does
marinator - May 20, 2008
Reed baby!
Omerta - May 20, 2008
REED!!!!!!!
Game still over but hey now!
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Hey, Reed is better than Vidro.
Who knew?
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Not Geoff Baker?
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Perhaps in the twisted evaluations of M's management
this warrants additional playing time?
Omerta - May 20, 2008
One hit does not a veteran make.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
He played for a couple seasons!
He’s been through some wars!
joof - May 20, 2008
the war on drugs is not a real war.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
It was a selfish move that needlessly prolonged the game.
$2000 fine and a trip back to AAA Tacoma.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Don't call it a comeback!!
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
What's going on?
JI - May 20, 2008
Oh don't do this to me Mariners...
Omerta - May 20, 2008
needs more epic
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Oooh. 12-8
What an exciting game.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
God I hate Jose Vidro so much
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
What the hell do you call this?
Holy shit
marinator - May 20, 2008
False hope.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
Boy, that bullpen kinda stinks...
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Let's trade some of ours for some of their hitters.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
COMEBACK
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
you jinxed it good job
ColeFitz - May 20, 2008
False hope!
kentroyals5 - May 20, 2008
IT IS CLEARLY REAL HOPE
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
And here comes Todd Jones
I have hope, damn you Mariners!
Omerta - May 20, 2008
This is getting interesting....
ColeFitz - May 20, 2008
Todd fatass Jones!!
Out of the frying pan into the oven
marinator - May 20, 2008
Miguel Cairo - oh.
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
BUT MIGEUL CARIO HAVE 5 RBI!!!11one! HE IS TEH CLUTCH!!!one11!!!11
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
So instead of a game here's a list of foreign insults
http://www.cracked.com/article_16275_9-most-devastating-insults-from-around-world.html
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
cracked is a quality website.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Other helpful Serbian phrases:
“The Pope fucks you” (Jebo te Papa)
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I can't stop laughing at
“Brush your teeth, my dick will be inspecting soon!”
Goose - May 20, 2008
Sweet, we have our big bats up.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
God if Cairo gets a hit right now
we’re going to be stuck with him for another season.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
BB would suffice.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Their booing brings me strength
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
It's making me feel a little gassy.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
At least Jones blows.
JI - May 20, 2008
i don't even know our lineup at this point
so I’m not even sure what I should be rooting for.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Cairo's suck is better than Jones'
Happybelly - May 20, 2008
Cairo in game over.
ColeFitz - May 20, 2008
Fitting.
DFA.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
Nice work, Cairo.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
hahahaha
Cairo
JI - May 20, 2008
Thatta boy
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Ah you knew that was coming
The one sub you shouldn’t have used McLaren you fuck
marinator - May 20, 2008
When Cairo pinch-hit it was 12-3
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
It's inexcusable to have him on the roster to begin with
Rant rant rant
marinator - May 20, 2008
Well yes
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Well at least we made them squirm over at BYB
Yay for small victories…
Omerta - May 20, 2008
CapSea - May 20, 2008
Cairo grounding out, great finish.
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
knew it was a false hope ><
MarinerBlue - May 20, 2008
Teach you to have hope.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
It wasn't false while it lasted, it was real. It made me believe.
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
That isn't the only thing Leyland will be smoking tonight Sims
Eye problems you know
marinator - May 20, 2008
I don't know whats more pathetic
The fact that we didn’t have anyone to pinch hit for Cairo there that wasn’t terrible, or that we had Cairo up there.
joof - May 20, 2008
What do you want?
This was a complete blowout when the subs came in.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Cairo off the team
ColeFitz - May 20, 2008
Felix should have PH.
JI - May 20, 2008
Ichiro pitching.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
I meant the fact we're acctually paying Cairo
joof - May 20, 2008
So who's going to see Indy IV on Thursday?
BrianL - May 20, 2008
I might see it tomorrow night
Robert - May 20, 2008
The timely wnd to this game is Ludwck approved.
JI - May 20, 2008
Typos starting with w are fun to say outloud
Robert - May 20, 2008
I was hoping no one would see.
JI - May 20, 2008
It would suck to have the post game job these days
Glad we’re not forced to listen to them.
Omerta - May 20, 2008
So the one Padres series a year I watch and Vasgerian is on the DL?
humbug
JI - May 20, 2008
According to the portion of the game I watched, the Mariners won 7-1
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Watch the whole damn thing next time.
JI - May 20, 2008
A woman at work was talking about hockey
that so takes precedence
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
She was probably just talking about how the players were hot.
JI - May 20, 2008
Such a woman would terrify me
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
The only chicks I've ever known that were into sports dug hockey
because the guys were cute.
JI - May 20, 2008
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
the Randy Johnson of hockey
kentroyals5 - May 20, 2008
Without the awesome
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Agreed
kentroyals5 - May 20, 2008
Actually with some of the awesome
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
and more corsseyed
JI - May 20, 2008
Maybe he's Wilson's brother
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
Girls in Canadian bars love any American that knows something about hockey
Robert - May 20, 2008
Congrats on your 2nd win of the year, Verlander.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
My fantasy tea...nevermind
kentroyals5 - May 20, 2008
No commercials on the STL-SD feed
so far so good
Ludwick in center?... :-\
JI - May 20, 2008
Nissan live sets are quite loud.
JI - May 20, 2008
Felix, Strasburg, Aumont, Morrow in 2010
Woo!
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
Yeah you can go ahead and scratch Morrow from that list
OlSalty - May 20, 2008
Derek Jeter was hit in the hand today
this made top story on Yahoo! MLB.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Quick! Empty the petroleum reserves! Deploy the nukes!
Matthew - May 20, 2008
He'll rub some Vagisil on it.
And why were you on Yahoo! MLB? Fantasy team?
kentroyals5 - May 20, 2008
Quick box score check
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
This isn't Garza's elbow...
joof - May 20, 2008
and ESPN
JI - May 20, 2008
Jon Lester knows about not getting hit.
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
Jon Lester isn't good
Fuck Jon Lester.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
beating cancer isn't heroic
JI - May 20, 2008
Shouldn't the hero be the person who cured it?
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
It would explain your love for Wilson.
JI - May 20, 2008
That's Robert
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Isn't it you too?
JI - May 20, 2008
I think he's okay
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I need a flowchart.
JI - May 20, 2008
Your the photoshop expert
Robert - May 20, 2008
You're too
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
I'm only good at stick figures
Robert - May 20, 2008
it adds to your veteranhood though
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
First career complete game. :|
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
He has not yet achieved the complete game of life however
and based on his history it seems he’s likely to be yanked pretty quick.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
we just need to wait until he gets the flu.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Just give him some amantadine and call it good
Robert - May 20, 2008
Good, let your hate flow through you
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
Heh
Reminds me the X-Play skit with the Emperor who counsels a patient into killing his family.
Frosty Raptor - May 20, 2008
So, I hear there was a good House episode recently.
Nothing like turning on the game to find out Silva sucks again.
eponymous_coward - May 20, 2008
I don't think I'm going to complain about this team ever again.
It’s all be said so many times.
vkut79 - May 20, 2008
I wake up to find out that the Mariners lost, and the Sonics got 4th pick
Fuck Detroit and fuck Chicago
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Oops, extra, comma, dammit
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Man they didn't suck all year for the 4th pick
Dammit.
Fin - May 20, 2008
I didn't go through all that heartbreak for OJ fucking Mayo
I typed that before realizing it sounded like a refrigerator sex scene
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Mayo seems like it would be a guy
DO. NOT. WANT.
Robert - May 20, 2008
Umm so i guess i didnt miss much?
Steak is nice….Fosters is good, Paulaner’s Double Bock is much better.
Back to studying…
laxtonto - May 20, 2008
Well if anyone is going to trigger a Tigers comeback, it might as well be us
OlSalty - May 20, 2008
Emil Brown for the win!
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
DEFENSE CANNOT HURT YOU!!
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I just listened to Not Vasgerian talk about how the 2003 Mariners were the greatest rotation in history
for three hours
fuck this shit I hate Joel starts
JI - May 20, 2008
I want to start a defense blog.
All I would talk about is defense. Defense. Only defense. That’s it. And the conclusion to every post would be “just another bit of evidence that defense is far and away the most underrated and underappreciated aspect of the game today.” And the site logo would be Raul walking on all fours like he has spina bifida.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
...and nobody would read it
because we’re all not huge losers
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Baker reference?
JI - May 20, 2008
No, I just like to put people down
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Also, what the fuck?
I Google Image searched “spina bifida” and now I feel sick. You dirty, dirty whore
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
you GIS everything you hear?
well then, this was bound to happen.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I DON'T HAVE VERY GOOD JUDGEMENT
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
spina bifida
is only like the 23rd most disgusting thing I’ve happened to GIS.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
i was just thinking the same thing.
JI - May 20, 2008
My friend once suprised me with a GIS of "shitting dick nipples"
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
If you were hoping we would do this
you are sadly mistaken, tubgirl.
CapSea - May 20, 2008
I think it's both hilarious and disappointing that that exists
And mostly disappointing that I looked it up
BrettJMiller - May 20, 2008
no glove on a pole in a rollerskate?
JI - May 20, 2008
Not graphic enough
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
You'd need to flim leftfield
from the 300 level at Safeco to truly convey your message
JI - May 20, 2008
You could also use a GIF of Raul throwing the ball straight into the ground.
Fin - May 20, 2008
Defense Wins Championships
ThundaPC - May 20, 2008
You know who sucks at defence, Jeff?
Josh Hamilton
Graham MacAree - May 21, 2008
He could always move to LF and still be an asset.
JI - May 21, 2008
I'm okay with that
Jeff Sullivan - May 21, 2008
Looking at our WE chart for this game, them fancy conpooters didn't think we had a chance to win the game
after the 5th inning.
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Jeff Clement
Hits a GS for Tacoma.
MfaninAlaska - May 20, 2008
This news should make me happy
but it only makes me sad.
BrianL - May 20, 2008
yep
feel the same way…. if only he’d have had a modicum of success when he was here.
MfaninAlaska - May 20, 2008
...so Frank thomas is kicking ass again
JI - May 20, 2008
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYS
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
So I just saw Brown's error
God damn.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I could get paid to do that
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - May 20, 2008
Too late, already Brown's job
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
"It's not his job to play defense, it's his job to hit with men on."
This is the most annoying of all annoying arguments.
JI - May 20, 2008
Do you play the field?
THEN PART OF YOUR JOB IS TO PLAY DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I used to argue with retards all day about this.
uuuuuugggghhh
JI - May 20, 2008
Roles and labels are the worst of baseball inventions
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
it's not unique to baseball
JI - May 20, 2008
Where can I see this error?
Fin - May 20, 2008
Gameday
Link
Top of the 8th.
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I was almost sure he was referencing my typing.
JI - May 20, 2008
and
bwhahahahahaha @ Brown
JI - May 20, 2008
Looked like Vintage Ibanez to me.
Fin - May 20, 2008
Say what you will about Raul but at least he generally manages to catch the balls hit right at him
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Raul may not have range but at least he doesn't have an iron glove like Fist Rockbone
Matthew - May 20, 2008
I am not falling for this again, Blast
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Whatever Thickneck, go write your recap.
Matthew - May 20, 2008
Writer's block, Squatthrust
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
God dammit
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
Matthew - May 20, 2008
sidebar plz
JI - May 20, 2008
You think Crash Steelpipe would be able to do better than Shari Lewis.
JI - May 20, 2008
Correct
although at least in other sports the labels can actually carry some meaning (“sniper” or “agitator” in hockey, for example).
Jeff Sullivan - May 20, 2008
I was about to go into the ZOMG POLITCS zone but thought better of it.
JI - May 20, 2008
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