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10/12: Open NLDS Thread


Cliff Lee

#34 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

6-3

190

L

L

Aug 30, 1978



Ubaldo Jimenez

#38 / Pitcher / Colorado Rockies

6-4

200

R

R

Jan 22, 1984


Ubaldo Jimenez's series ERA is 9.00. Cliff Lee's series ERA is 1.00. Based on a sample size of that game, the Rockies are really gonna need to rally against Philly's bullpen.

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I have to root for the Rockies here because the name Ubaldo always makes me laugh for some reason
It's as fun as Uribe.
The Rockies really like Uey last names.
Or Uey names in general. Son of a
The Phillies announcers have renamed him Ubaldez because they can't remember his name.

Dave’s failings are more endearing.

I'm home in time for this.

Delightful!

Why is sports

Almost always synonymous with really bad music?

Bon Jovi = Baseball
I thought

Dane Cook = Baseball? I know he’s not music, but still – has TBS been lying to me all this time?

Is this sort of like Hank Williams Jr = football?

This year

George Lopez = baseball.

That's not improving the situation.

I think maybe I’ve been able to tune that out a lot easier than Dane Cook. Lopez isn’t as annoying.

And he dresses a lot better in his commercials.
The flyin Hawaiian!!!
Ryan Howard beat out a double play
Ubaldo is working really hard to prove his ERA is no fluke.
Score a single run!
I don't even know where to start with what is wrong with the opening statement
Drive him home come on guys
ARE YOU KIDDING ME
I don't think I've ever seen that before
What about his heel?
I can't remember

Why again was Lee sent to the Phils? Anyone?

Salary dump mostly
By which I mean "Mark Shapiro's latest rebuilding effort"
Ah.

Was he struggling at all for them? For some reason I remember that being the case, but it’s been a long 6-7 months, so maybe my memory is failing…

He had a bad record, and struggled the first two starts of the year, but was hot when he was traded.

Assuming I’m remembering correctly.

That sounds vaguely familiar

Man, there is just too much to keep track of…

He was 7-9 when traded with a 3.14 ERA

not that either of those two is necessarily a good indicator of his talent, but he didn’t seem too horrible – but he’s been a lot better since he left.

4.50 tRA* in the AL vs 4.27 in the NL.

Like you said, he was good before he was traded but he’s been better since.

Positively Marineresque inning
BOO

God I hate intentional walks. I HATE THEM SO MUCH.

Don't hold back.

Tell us how you really feel.

Intentional walks are for wimpy little momma's boys
Ral
ly monkeys are stupid
Agreed.
This game is incredibly boring.
There's only one OCTOBER
Thank God baseball has been doing a better job of promoting itself recently.
If only it was Raul in RF right there.
crap, the games on?

darned work. and it isn’t on 710, so no audio on the way home…

You aren't missing much

I’ve drifted off twice

Seconded

Aside from a near-collision and some questionable safe calls – and Werth’s homer that he hit just now – not much has happened.

Good Christ

I have tried to be an enjoyer of pitching duels, but I just can’t get into it very much. When it’s two teams I don’t care about much, it’s even worse. This is killin’ me.

This isn't so much a pitchers duel as a hitters-making-outs duel.
Maybe that's why I'm so bored...

Though Jayson Stark seems to be of the opinion it’s a pitchers duel. I think I’ll go with “clusterfuckery”.

That was was we got used to watching the last few years, right?
Yes!

Not sure I missed it…

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Wow that was anticlimactic
Helton goes into the dugout and collapses!
So at what point are runners going to figure out that you're supposed to freeze on line drives?
Wow the Astros list of managerial candidates is pretty hilarious

Link

I think Phil Garner is the funniest considered they canned him only 2 years ago to hire the guy they just fired
"It'll be different this time!"
So what's everyone having for dinner?

Because knowing that would be more interesting than this game.

This game has a promise of extras
So does my dinner.
Will your dinner be prepared by people that don't usually prepare dinner?
Just don't eat Tyler Durden's Clam Chowder.
I don't know what that means

But I’m fairly sure it’s illegal in at least 10 states.

That's the spirit
I'm probably going to have a Black Taco and a Fosters.
Advertising really does work!
I have to admit I decided to try the taco based on the commercial

not impressed but hey they got my money so what do they care.

It looks like a regular taco with black food coloring.
That's about how it tastes

the Volcano taco was a better gimmick taco.

The "lava sauce" they use taste like vinegar.
I didn't say it was great

just better.

This was my thought as well

It looks like a normal corn tortilla to me

I have found that Taco Bell tacos

Pretty much all taste the same, regardless of how they try and fancy them up.

Yeah

it was cheap and I was feeling lazy so that’s my excuse.

I usually go for burritos

If I’m letting Taco Bell drive my car, I might as well let ’em run me off a bridge.

I wasn't hungry enough to justify a burrito

but normally I with you on that.

Racist.
When will the tacos learn to live together
They already do!

In the utopia that is my belly.

You have discovered my secret shame.
Spinach salad with hb egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, avocado ....

[root root root]

um, kalamatas … feta?

Oooo!

I had noodles. LLLJ, I know….

Chicken soup.

I have the flu.

Feed the flu, it is important to keep up your strength.

Lots of fluids.

I thought this game was on at 6.

Oh well. Go Phillies!

It started at 6 somewhere
RAUUUULLLLLL!
BHWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

CLASSIC RAUL!

RAAAAUUUUUUUUULLLLL
That was perfect!
RAUL TAKES PRIDE IN HIS UNDERRATED DEFENCE!
GIF?

that was awesome.

The close up one was best!
What the happy horseshit was THAT, Raul?!
Yeah that was a pretty uncharacteristic fielding blunder
I realized after I wrote it that someone would say something

But that’s not really what I meant.

If it wasn't for the baseball he would have had that ball.
I've waited the entire game for that.
It wasn't the "Lawn Dart" but the Rockies will take it.
I would root for the Phillies to make it to the World Series if I knew Raul would do something like the "Lawn Dart" on the big stage.
D'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...
Fucking Rockies, how dare you reject Raul's generous gift
Did you hear who is warming up in the bullpen for the Rockies!!!

How exciting…

Miguel Batista!!!

Oh, wait….

That's a funny looking strike
Well shit

PUT THE BALL OVER THE PLATE DUMBASS!

One more!

God no clutch hitting tonight, by either team.

That looks like a strike on game day.
The Philly announcers

“How about you wait until he throws a strike to swing.”

Nice tight rope job there.
Another opportunity wasted for the Phils

LETS ROX IT!

Lee sending a message there

Get the fuck off my plate.

Almost a Coors field special

There…Dang it, Raul you HAD to make that play.

Stfu Charlie

That was a clean play, your guy fucked it up.

Wow,

Rollins had a .990 field percentage in the regular season, but makes an error there.

Rollins distracted by the leap frog game.
This postseason is great!
Charlie's smartest move of the game

Raul being taken out in LF.

Well, *that* was something to come home to ..
Hopefully someone on Colorado

Can actually get a RISP.

Holy crap

That was amazing. No way Ibanez makes that catch.

Exactly what the tv broadcaster just said!!!!!
DAMMIT

Although I do love the Raul bashing on the broadcast

"There's no way Raul Ibanez gets to that ball. NO WAY!"
Dammit

You took my post! haha!

Adam Jones makes that catch

Oh wait….

Damn it! That would have been wonderful to see Raul on that play. It would have been a very rare triple to LF.
The Giambino!
The Roid freak

Delivers.

Please refrain from steroid speculation or any references to the use of PEDs.
Steroids make me like him more
He stops at nothing to win.
TIE!

Way to go old man!

Oh, for the love....
Jason freakin Giambi!!!
What's that guys PH average this season?
Giambi? REALLY?!
He was as surprised as you were.
He did look marginally shocked.
Not a Giambi fan

but you got to love the handlebar mustache!

The older Giambi gets the more '70's homosexual the facial hair gets.
Ballgame

YORVIT!

Rockies!

PLAYOFFS WOOOOO!

Reggie Jackson is playing for Colorado?
I like your energy, Yorvit!
Who's this Madson moron they brought in? Gets bailed out by Francisco then gives up two huge hits.
Lidge's sometime replacement!
Dextor Fowlers mad hops saves Colorado's season.
Fucking crap

I wanted this over tonight….

It's only the 8th!
I don't have that much Phaith...
He's really very short on *charm*.
I like this series going a little longer...

Fills the void for the week, more Raul chances for hilarity, and how else are you going to get your fill of “men of a certain age,” ads?

"Who else? Yorvit Torrealba!"

Really? I know he’s been hot, but that’s a little much.

If only he had had the chance to show what a clutch post-season performer he is!!!
In the broadcasters defense, Yorvit appears to have been radioactive death to the Phillies

in the postseason, both this time and in 2007.

1 away

Let’s do it Rox!

The Dobber is not as Clutch as JoeJessica.
I forgot all about JoeJessica, thanks for the memories.
Wow Pitch 1 was not a strike.
I wonder what the traffic would be like here if the M's were in the Rockies situation right now?
THROW THE DAMN BALL, ALREADY!
My, it got very quiet just then.
Come on Ryan, destroy their hopes and dreams.
And done.

I went to a Rockies game this summer and their fans seemed very arrogant and obnoxious. Thinking of them being sad does not bother me all that much.

From my own interactions with them, they do seem to have alot of arrogance for a franchise that hasn't really done much.
GODDAMMIT GET THIS FUCKING OUT
YES YES YES YES YES!
Major fail by the Rockies.
I have blood in my heart now.
Wow Huston Street blows.
See, Ryan Howard is someone worth watching.
I'm done with baseball for the year, I think.
There are three more batters due up

Anything could happen…

Never mind

I’ll stop talking now…

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can see the headline now if he drives in this run.

“Phillies prove their Werth”.

Howard you feeling about the impending Philly Victorino?
Horrible but it made me chuckle.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, Huston Street.

You blew it, dickbag.

It just got very cold in Coor's Field.
Cold as the Rockies?
You can tell it's ready

When the bottle turns blue!

I have a friend who loves Coors light, despite my many attempts to convince him otherwise.

And his dog loves it as well. Every time he says, “Code Blue” the dog runs over to take a sip.

Really?

That’s kind of cool, aside from the whole not-supposed-to-feed-animals-alcohol thing.

It's okay as long as you take their keys first
Ok

That made me snort.

Yeah.

It is pretty funny. The dog seems to know when you are finished with your beer and he will bark at your to let him lick the bottle. I think it may have a problem.

I had a kitten who drank beer once

But she only did it like twice. Perhaps my other cats had an intervention.

I mean, I once had the kitten

She drank beer twice.

How many fingers am I holding up?
Youuuu're not the boss o' me

You think yer so schmart…cuz you went to COLLEGE! ‘hic!’

I've never had a cat show interest in beer.

ice cream, now …

Yogurt

And bread. I know, they’re freaks.

Nail files.
Yikes!

New meaning to ‘sandpaper tongue’.

crunch crunch crunch.
The dog watched him eat them and does the same now.
Yoghurt is a popular item.

one was more of a baked goods fan than the others…

Isn't that strange?
The lady that I got my dog from trained him with cheese.

He goes insane every time I take it out of the fridge, even though I’ve had him for 8 months and never given him any.

Hell, *I* go crazy for cheese.
So do I.

I feel bad for the guy.

Dogs have looooooong memories.
I've never had a dog that didn't love cheese
We had a sheltie who was a big fan of carrots.
Oh man my Scotties love carrots

I think that may be one of their favorite non dog treats in the world.

My cat has learned to eat just about anything

Pineapple…..rubber bands….etc.

Ours loves chocolate.

Especially M&M’s and Hershey’s kisses.

HEY COLORADO!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Suck it Rockies.

Holy fucking crap it's Miguel Cairo
Well

Here’s where the threat ends….

Uh, what happened?

I dozed off with 2 outs and Philly down 4-2. Wake up and the Phillies up 5-4. My goodness.

According to gameday, Street threw all fastballs to Howard

Now, I know you’ve gotta keep the hitter guessing, so you’ve got to do that sometimes, but really? Is Ryan Howard the guy you want to throw nothing but fastballs to?

Carlos Gonzalez is becoming a household name?
In Mexico maybe?

Pretty common name.

Huh. I did not know that CarGon has been quite good for Colorado.

This distresses me.

But CarGon can take you away!
And a little Ric Flair to left?
The best part about this is that Philly isn't using Lidge.
Well thats what I get for opening my mouth.

Brad Lidge in with the game on the line?

OH NOES!

You were saying?
Insert

Psylidge.gif

It is a game that does not end!

It just goes on and on, my friend!

I'm with the Rox fans

TULO TULO TULO!

Brad Lidge better blow it.
This should be fun.
I'm rooting for the Rockies, but Brad Lidge blowing yet another game would be hilarious.
rooting for the Phillies rather
MLB History tonight

With the Rockies choke job in tonight’s game 4, it is the first year since 2000 that neither wild card won their division series and only the second time since the wild card was added.

Looks like I'm a Phillies fan from here on out.
AAAAAAAAAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
That was interesting
That would be even worse as the losing fans ... to come so close to winning, and have it torn away again.
I do feel badly for them

But am happy for Raul, even with that whole awesome left fielding thing…

Hope Jamie is out of the hospital, and watching this from home.
Yeah, hope Moyer is better.
I see that he supposedly got out saturday

so, wed-sat in the hospital on antibiotics

ahh -- a post-surgery (pre-infection) note from Karen M

“We both wonder how incredible it is that this is his first surgery of his very long career.
The surgery went very well – performed by one of the leading specialists in the country, out of Philadelphia. In fact, he’s avoiding pain killers because he doesn’t have any pain! He is thrilled that the doctor saw no reason why he wouldn’t be ready for spring training.
As his wife, it has been my job to keep “Superman” down! That has been more difficult than taking care of our 8 kids! "

FUCK HUSTON STREET!!

There is now officially NO ONE left to root for in the playoffs!

Huh

You know, champagne celebrations in the clubhouse are just a teensy bit…gay…ish…

Howsabout with beer?
Even so

They still have to shake it in a way that makes me a little uncomfortable to watch. It’s like that Wii sketch with Alec Baldwin.

What, you have a problem with jumping around in a group of guys and rubbing up against each other while spraying white foamy liquid all over each other?
Wait

Is this a trick question?

Sounds like a real sausage fest!
Just like an LL football game!
Its not our fault the ladies refuse to play in bikinis
So Robert's not playing in a bikini then?

I’m not showing up. :|

Fudiddlyuck
I know right
We were so close
I wanted to cheer baseball tomorrow
Never again will I get my hopes up
Tell me tomorrow
Tomorrow
I never meant to type tomorrow
You're still doing it
Dogs have very poor short term memories
Come on you are clearly not a dog
If I barked for you would that change your mind?

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