Lookout Landing

I hate Ozzie Guillen the person, but I love Ozzie Guillen the cartoon character.

The only thing that would be better than a one game playoff

is a one game playoff decided by a blown call that is wrong even after review. That would be fantastic.

But go Twins. The White Sox have already had their blown call for them in 2005.

GO TWINS!

Oh man, go Twinkies.

l0nepinemall - September 30, 2008 reply

Pocket schedules

Hi. Does anybody on this site have a Mariners pocket schedule (that you might be willing to mail to me)? If so, send me an e-mail at gbarasch.student@manhattan.edu

Thanks!

greg123 - September 30, 2008 reply

I've changed my mind, I'm rooting for the White Sox.

LET’S GO GRIFFEY!

The Sox would be an easier draw for the Rays

After watching Griffey play defense for five games, no one would ever bitch about Upton again.

If DRB we LL Dropo photoshops would have been dead memed by now

What?

*were

You think the White Sox are worse than the Twins?

I think they are.

C.Gomez and Span are beasts in the field

The ChiSox are aged loafers. More Rays flyballs and liners dropping in.

Easily

especially without Quentin

Oh right.

Didn’t think about that.

I think you're wrong.

The Twins are also going to be slightly less exhausted

Wouldn't be the first time.

White Sox were about 5 wins better than the Twins by BsR.

Losing quentin hurts of course, but I don’t think by that much. Unless other factors (no more Livan) are able to close that still sizable gap, I’d say the Twins are worse.

~How much was Quentin worth on defense?

Shrug.

In Arizona he was bad.

I spent a lot of time following the Sox this year

And I never felt like he was a liability. Not great, but I didn’t think he hurt.

Subbing Griffey with Quentin is pretty damning

as is Liriano for Livan.

I think the White SOx have had a better year, but right now the Twins are better.

That series would be so much damn fun to watch.

This better be decided by 8

Fun fact: If Minnesota wins, the only two dome teams in MLB will play each other in the ALDS

(I’m not counting retractable roof teams that always keep the lid shut, like Houston)

Frank Tv is back.

All is right with the world.

Oh dear lord you have to be fucking kidding me.

Are they really going to do that to us again?

FrankTv is back!

Nick Punto has been absurdly good this year.

How's his pitching from behind third?

I heard that could be important.

He plays SS.

Yeah, but the home team could say there's no DH, so they'd pitch him from behind third.

There’s nothing in the rules that says you they couldn’t.

Oh good, another time to break into my I hate Nick Punto for no discernable reason tirades.

I thought we were done.

"I'm lovable!"

Bahahahahahahaha

Go Twins!

Weren't they telling us

“there’s only one October” last October?

I laughed at the White Sox "One October" commercial.

It's still September, and you might not see October Ozzie.

Joe Mauer should win AL MVP this year

shouldn’t he? Assuming Sizemore (team sucks) and A-Rod (team not in playoffs, everyone hates him) aren’t in the discussion.

ack - September 30, 2008 reply

I think Mauer is the MVP in any case.

I'd vote for A-Rod

After looking at the numbers again I think I would too.

Any of those three would be fine with me.

Please no Pedroia.

K-Rod!

Absolutely no mention of Carlos Quentin?

Dude was a monster this year…

Whenever I think of Eckersly, I always think of that Mike Birbiglia joke.

I personally think of that Kirk Gibson joke

You know, the one where he craps on a 3-2 suck pitch in Game 1 of the ’88 World Series on two bad knees?

Haha I think the same

Fuck ’em

PShwa - September 30, 2008 reply

Ah, I see they showed one of Griffey's 3 home runs with the White Sox.

I'm starting to think that all Cubans are adorable and not just Yuni.

Hmm?

Too white

I can't pick which team I care least about.

I have no feelings about either of these teams. I thought the South Side fans were awesome when I visited, and I love watching the Twins outfield play defense, but that’s about it.

Fuck it, go Twins.

Griffey?

To me I don't care since he's not much of a help

he didn’t really earn the ring

So?

Sometimes I think this place cares way too much about the fact that Griffey is old and sucks now.

I haven't really cared all that much about Griffey since he left.

My allegiance only follows players that leave amicably.

I'd be happy for him if he won a ring, but I don't care all that much.

Ozzie Guillen is a horrible person. Root against him.

Any neat inside info on Ozzie?

We know he’s crazy… but I wonder how crazy….

Alternatively

we don’t need Chicago and LA both having 2 teams in the playoffs. Root against Chicago.

I'm swayed enough to cheer a small amount.

Third reason, Hawk Harrellson does not deserve happiness.

This I can agree with.

But still…Griffey.

^
|
—- Not corco endorsed

Which means we're correct.

I'll never understand why people dislike the Hawk

He’s such a baller

100% Agreed

And it’s a bit sad that DJ is leaving the booth next year

Yes it is

HIDDEN.

Say what you will

but Hawk is a huge part of why the Sox will always be my #2 team

This is all anybody ever needs to know about you Corco.

Hawk is a huge part of why they're not mine.

I always loved the Frank Thomas White Sox, and as I mentioned above, I love the fans on the South Side. But I could just never adopt a team that require listening to him and DJ five or six days a week.

But to each his own, of course.

I dunno

I just remember being a young’n in Chicago and my Pap would always have WGN on TV and whenever I’d do anything good he’d yell “YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD!!! YES!!!!!!!!” and give me a high five so I associate the home run call with all my good childhood memories

That's understandable.

I'm all for them

Because I’ve got a girlfriend who will watch as much baseball as I want, so long as she gets to watch her Sox. Easy choice for a second team then, and I think having a blatant homer is kind of fun for an announcer. Reminds me of the idea of putting two fans (one of each team) in the booth for any sporting event. Always thought that would be fun too. It’s not as if you really need an announcer for a TV game.

I dream of the day that I meet a girl who likes baseball.

I've got a couple for you

This is possible, you know.

Amended

I dream of the day that I meet a girl who likes baseball and likes me.

Thank you.

Your girlfriend is a White Sox fan?

You are the luckiest soul on the planet

That's what I say

I’ve been seriously rooting for them since May of 07 or so. Fun team to watch, and I love Ozzie. I would take him as manager in the drop of a hat.

Oh God Ozzie Guillen as manager might actually cause me to switch allegiances.

Despite his assholeishness (which I actually think is hilarious)

He’s a pretty decent game manager, as much as anyone can be. I tend to really like his bullpen usage.

He's an awful, awful man.

Yeah

And Willie Ballgame and Raul Ibanez are good people…

Shades of gray.

They don't remind us what terrible people they are on a daily basis.

Did I miss something about Guillen?

Objectively I would not

Subjectively I definitely would. Ozzie keeps things interesting and makes the game awesome

This is amazing

We're well aware that you don't understand what 'annoying' is.

That fucker is signing and selling pictures of him striking out in 2005

Go Twins!

"Orlando Cabrera, everywhere he goes, he catches the ball and wins"

Except for Montreal.

I was gonna root for the Sox on SouthSideSox

But then I saw that LL had an open thread, and well, that was an easy decision.

Dammit

Fuck.

C'mon Sox

I want to see Hawk and Griffey in the playoffs

Joe Mauer is a catcher and is about to win his 2nd batting title.

Holy crap.

If only he was shorter in height, he could win an MVP too.

That's right AJ, pump your fist because you got out #3 in the game!

.

Genius.

marc w - September 30, 2008 reply

And if anybody knows how to hang a slider, it's the Eck.

I do love Harold Reynolds

Haha

Nick Swisher:.219/.332/.410

Whoops.

.247 BABIP

In fact, if I were in a front office, I'd be calling Kenny Williams about Swisher this winter

to see if he could be had on the cheap.

Yes yes yes.

I love Nick Swisher.

I like this idea

I had to talk a friend out of trading him in a certain fake-sport-management league.

LD% of about 21% this year. Brutally unlucky. But of course all we heard about was how he was struggling to adjust to a new team and a new park or whatever.

.247 BABIP, but yeah.

Hey does anyone know if this is on the radio in Seattle? What station if so?

KJR

Thanks.

Announcers already criticizing the teams for failing at small ball.

The blackout idea the Sox had

Reminded me way too much of Lollablueza

Everyteam does it

Few teams do it as poorly

Didn't help Georgia much on Saturday night.

Blue Friday is cool in the fact that the Hawks don't promote it yet fans still dress up

SUDDENLY< A WILD RHINO APPEARS AND GORES JIM THOME, FRANSISCO LIRIANO, PAUL JKONERKO, JOE NATHAN, GAVIN FLOYD, KEVIN SLOWEY, JOE MAUER, AND JUSTIN MOURNEAU.

.....What?

You guys should just have your GT's here

Probably, but then we'd have less morons to make fun of.

Yes that would be horrible.

We have our fair share...

(no

?

Go Twins!

Slurvey - September 30, 2008 reply

Pearl Jam!

Danks is awesome

Go Griffey!

Is it wrong to root for Griffey to get a ring

…if it means he’s more likely to come to Seattle on a cheap “last hurrah” contract? I mean if he’s still in the hunt for a ring he’ll be signing with an obvious contender. But if he’s just out to make a couple bucks and enjoy a goodbye tour, he might end up on the M’s and take up a roster spot for a useful player.

short - September 30, 2008 reply

Yes

AND RUININ' YO' BIRTHDAY

Oh my god, fuck you Angels.

I hate them at least twice as much as any other professional sports franchise.

That commercial pisses me off, because they have Dave Neihaus talking about them, and they don't deserve that honor.

It should be Steve Phsyioc saying something retarded about ducks.

Don't read Dave's wiki...

This makes me sad

I miss being in the playoffs.

speedomike - September 30, 2008 reply

hahahahahahahaha

Having to use an inexperienced 1st base coach will screw the white sox in the clutch.

Oh god, that looked like Griffey of old

Why was it foul?

Hey look it's

There should be a "the" somewhere in there.

Worst player in the baseball?

"Hey look it's the worst player in baseball!"

Worst pltheayer in baseball?

eponymous_coward - September 30, 2008 reply

Hey look the it's worst player in baseball

Yikes.

Dang...strikeout for Junior.

Rookie Grand Slams

Are you shitting me?

Almost as useful as ERA+

GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!

Except for hitting and fielding, BUT GRAND SLAMS.

Did Alexei Ramirez just walk?

Yeah, that was weird...

His learning our planets' ways more and more each day.

Have you seen this guy's stuff?

Palehose 8 (formerly preceded by 6 & 7, with 6 being the best)

That text/background combo makes my brain sad.

His stories are generally good though

I agree that this comic leaves something to be desired, I just thought it was appropriate

I like the comics, but try to read the comics.

I like the comics, but try to read the COMMENTS.

Better the other way.

I have never attempted that

And dear god that is difficult

Ozzie Guillen, High Life commercials and Frank TV.

All we need now is Zach Grienke and Derek Jeter quoting Ayn Rand.

Derek Jeter thinks special people are better than regular people.

special people are at least more important, worth more, if not better

Harold thought that was pretty funny, apparently.

Announcer says pitch counts are especially overrated for young pitchers.

When you’re 23, you’re strong and super excited to pitch, so you’re fine. That makes you less likely to get hurt.

Just ask Mark prior.

So it's okay to let Tim Lincecum throw 138 pitches per start?

Not our problem

This episode of Matthewbaiting has been brought to you by:

moves like that will keep the Giants as competitive as they have been this last year

besides it will keep his salary down when he becomes a free agent.

Listening to Norm Charlton talk about pitch counts will make you want to cry.

"Fastball fastball fastball 140 pitches fastball fastball fastball"

Everyone take a shot every time the twins bunt

We have enough issues with typos around here.

I'll never forgot that game last year where they bunted like 6 times against us in one inning.

Or, if you want to stay sober,

take a shot every time they bunt the ball fair.

Why does gameday default to an old game?

Cashman has signed a three-year extension with the Yankees.

Dave at USSM.

Holy shitmonkeys

One HELL of a thunderstorm has just cropped up here

where?

Hyattsville, MD

It’s where UMD College Park is

I hate you Denard Span

ihateyouihateyouihateyouihateyouihateyouihateyou

20 innings! no run baseball! ... that is what I am hoping for... make them good and tired for going against the Rays!

Apparently the Montreal Expos never existed.

If you ask the Washington Nationals Baseball Club, that's the answer you will get

WHY IS MOVING THE RUNNERS ALONG MORE IMPORTANT IN GAMES LIKE THIS THAN OTHER GAMES

IF IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN ONE GAME IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN EVERY GAME

Not if you're playing to lose.

I think at this point

a win is worth more than a higher draft pick

Never.

PLAYOFF GAMES ARE ALWAYS LOW SCORING

JUST LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S ONE GAME PLAYOFF

Go away Bon Jovi.

Go away and die. Enjoy hell.

COWBOY ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

HOW IS HE STILL RELEVANT?

How is Journey still relevant?

Goddamned stupids.

I'll say.

Is it a crime to like Journey?

It was one of my dad’s favorite bands, so I grew up listening to them.

My dad was into Jimmy Buffet and the Grateful Dead.

Whatever happened to rebelling?

Never had the urge to rebel against my parents.

Sad.

Journey has "camp" value.

I like camp.

Umpire camp?

When I grow up, I want to be the next Angel Hernandez.

If the Twins win I plan on rooting for them vs the Rays

The only thing worse than a LoLemming is a LoLrebel

MIN is one of a few teams that wouldnt piss me off with a WS win.

really?

This is the first time in a long time that the playoffs have mad me content with who is going in. As long as the Angels don’t win i’ll be happy, and as long as the Red Sox don’t win it should be pretty good

MIN and any of the NL teams

no d-rays?

I want them to do good just not win it all

Their fans haven’t suffered enough.

i agree.

by my count there are only three remaining teams i can make fun of with utmost confidence.

...We had chuck LaMar as a GM for 7 years

Robert has a decent point.

You guys suffered for 9 years. We’ve suffered for the better part of 30.

You don’t deserve a title before us.

But you had A-Rod and Griffey for years.

So?

And even if you take away everything after 1989, we’ve STILL suffered longer than you.

Shhhhhhhh

D-Backs >:(

They didn't deserve a title before us either.

In fact, that specific title should of been ours.

Yes and thats why it was such a bitch to root for them there

7 years ago Arthur Rhodes roofied my life for the second years in the row

Trust me it will feel better if you suffer for a bit.

Dammit this was supposed to be my thing

The only thing worse than a LoLemming is a LoLrebel

The Twins players are much cuter

Uh.. ok

The boy has a point.

Explain.

Awww

Also the one up above.

I always thought Mauer was a dreamboat.

I do love me a nice catcher.

This one can actually catch a pop up

I love flawed individuals.

Mauer doesn't have power.

Mauer doesn't have _pauer_ you mean

Damnit

Formatting doesn’t work in the subject.

Not enough pun.

Kazmir is cuter

Not sure about that.

I'll assume you've finished your homework.

One portion, yes.

Cuter when you're high. Plus he smells like weed constantly.

Non issue now :(

Danks is incredible...

bly fun to watch.

I miss the Proactiv commercial where Diddy talked about the importance of keeping his sexy sexy.

damn high throw

umpire camps

right….

lead-off double!

aj is not clever

FUCK

NAILED BY JUNIOR!

that's what she said

Nice work there.

Junior gunned him down baby!

SUK IT GRIFF3Y HATAHZ!!!!!111

WOOO EXTRAS

That's my shtick

Yours?

JI's shtick is stealing other people's shticks.

If this is anybody but Steve Allen

you’re stealing my shtick

My extras bit was entirely different from your extras bit.

(Give ’em ten grand.)

Well done.

Fogel adopted it as his won.

I'd like to think it was a joint shtick

balls

Can someone please hit like a grand slam it's getting kinda boring...

Slurvey - September 30, 2008 reply

Wrong.

20 innings ... no runs

Woo Griffey

ColeFitz - September 30, 2008 reply

To be fair

that flyball was no shallow, no one attempts to run on a MLB caliber player

Taking that chance was kind of stupid.

LETS GO TWIN-KEES

Extra Innings plz

Rooting for extra innings is a dead meme

Yes, now we play for a tie.

Oh bullshit. House is airing on Wednesdays now?

False.

For some reason I thought today was the 29th.

It'll move from Tuedays when AI starts

Boooo

I prefer it on Monday or Wednesday

because Mondays are often off days, and Wednesdays are sometimes day game days

Wednesday is supposed to be Mythbusters day.

Off days change every year

No they don't gaywad

THERE'S ONLY ONE SEPTEMBER 30TH

Did Mauer seriously just bunt?

delay your responses

some of us are on proxies

Anybody want to win this game?

I don't want a winner

wheeee!

this sucks

a longer game definitely favors the White Sox pen

You mean Eddie Guadardo isn't a good reliever?

he's no player B

But Nathan

Wait, what?

JIM THOME!

ffuck

No fuck you Thome

Ah shit no

You can put it on the booooaaaarrdddd

YES!

Booooo

No.

Shucks.

STRETCH YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet jesus

YES!!!!!!!!!!

I just got here

What’s the ratio of Sox/Twins fans?

0:0

:o

Thome you fat hunk of pig fat

The face he made while watching the pitch sail was a pure JIM THOME face

Thome shouldn't have killed that rally.

He's always been a bad teammate.

OH MOTHERFUNK

Woooooo JUNIOR!

Way to not hit a homer old man

GRIFFEY

zomg that was nice to see

They have to PR for their CFer?

ahahahahaha

uh yeah WTF

Griffey!

ColeFitz - September 30, 2008 reply

Pinch runner? In the 7th?

Only Kenny Williams could assemble a team where his worst outfielder played center.

/ defensive replacement

apparently Guillen knows what everyone else does about griffey’s defense

alright Blackburn

What does that have to do with anything?

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

I have half my entreprenuership class watching this game

That's triple if Raul's out there.

damage minimized

Fuck Ashton Kutcher

Amen.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Those Subway Philly Cheesestakes are delicious.

...

BAhahahahaha

Is that his sexy look?

I hope not.

He looked like he was trying to have "fierce" eyes.

Bahahaha

violent = sexy ?

What, no America's Next Top Model for you?

Nope.

That's his "preparing to disembowel a cow" look.

He reminds me of this guy from Men in Black

dammit dye tricked me into thinking he lost it in the light

Wow AJ Preyzinski is a fucking moron

AJ likes the way the Sox run down fly balls?

Does he know that Griffey is the CF?

Wow AJ Preyzinski is a fucking moron

Yeah, you beat me to it.

Sorry

Shouldn't it be pronounced "Toll-bear" ?

ASSWAGON

Gosh darn it

Yeah Danks!

GTs where people are rooting for different teams are kinda' fun.

I agree. We should instate more of these.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

You think Jeff'll let us do all of the playoffs?

Make a gamethread fanpost.

It can’t hurt.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

I think he said we were going to have playoff threads.

Hooray!

I don't see why it would be different than last year.

I think the key is that we all (generally) get along, and most of us aren't super invested emotionally.

Well, its not like we're always at each others' throats.

Its more of the occasional Corco or Fogel beatings. Or 20 against 1, us against some idiot poster.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

needs more Coach

Coach, wither thou?

I get beatings?

The fuck are you talking about

That was a hell of a DP

Punto!

HEY HEY HEY

Gooooodddbye

So smart = desperate

Sorry, what?

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

*So: smart

or

*so…

Gotcha

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Joe Nathan is fucking awesome

Let's go Twins!

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

I dunno Harold, Pap is pretty fucking good.

On Nathan: "He's the closer for the American club"

Fuck… remember when that would’ve been JJ?

I remember when JJ was good.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Also,

I love batting lines shown as scorebooks. What a great trend

NOOOOOO FUCK

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Oh wait.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Never mind.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

I wanna' see five straight bunts.

Why the apostrophe?

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Stylistically correct?

Chastity?

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Nope.

I've often seen it with an apostrophe.

Sorry, but wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.

Teamwork!

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

So is goin' also incorrect?

No.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

Wanna = want to

Goin’ = going

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

That's correct.

Pardon.

Goin’ is correct.

No

The apostrophe replaces a ‘g’ there

You've been outvoted 2:1.

.Taylor - September 30, 2008 reply

If I'm wrong I'm wrong, but this isn't a democratic process.

Doesn't an apostrophe

signify missing letters? Like contractions can’t/cannot or y’all/you all.

Well I'll be jiggered.

Did you look it up?

And please, please keep using this phrase.

I certainly plan on using it now

Yeah, but Eyebrows seemed quite sure so I was inclined to believe him.

I just thought it was one of your things, like the extra zero in the year.

02008?

The extra zero in the year isn't one of MY things.

There’s a whole organization full of smart people that use it.

Planning ahead for the Y10K transition?

...

Well that was weird.

http://www.longnow.org/

Sounds slightly dirty.

Damn it, I can't mock this, I agree with it.

SEE?

I thought we were supposed to fuck things up now and let our future people clean up after us

You are the future.

shiver

I am a sign of things to come

Brain Eno has a ribald sense of humor.

Brain?

GODDAMMIT

You aren't the future.

Phew.

Yes, and I thought maybe there was an entire subculture of persons who use extra apostrophes.

:(

Hahaha, mlb08 hates the Cubs.

I’m a starter for the Cards and they finished 91-71 and in tie for first place with the Cubs.

The Mets won the wildcard with a 92-70 record. So instead of playing a one game playoff for the NL Central, the game tells me we won the Division and will face the Braves in the NLDS.

WTF?