I had an “incident” with that while in Melbourne…too long to go into, but suffice to say that the same cute nicknames for irritating strangers don’t always work in every country.
That should be saved for the playoffs, when their veteran starter who is going to die from lung cancer in six months faces the menacing Yankees slugger in the 9th inning.
A joke? Do you remember last season? It is a mid-level miracle that we have a winning record right now, let alone somewhat in contention. Come on now. Think of how much worse it could be and how much better the future looks than twelve months ago and get back to me.
There were so many hopeful, happy fans calling into 710 today, all convinced that the M's should be buyers, and go get that one more bat, one more reliever they need to get over the hump.
I remember a few calls like that.
They may be right, but even if that happened, there is no way we can catch up. Not with this team.
Sadly, I think we may have to be sellers at this point. I was hopeful, until this evening. This isn’t just fail, this is a massive, all-out, light-up-the-night fail. I’m totally not wanting to be a bummer about it, but I have the feeling this is our death knell tonight.
Yesterday I listened to 710 on the radio for the first time, and I heard this old guy
say that the Angels are bound to lose – it’s the Mariners’ turn. And Salk asks “okay, why do you think that?” And the caller says: “because I’ve been around a long time, and these things go in cycles. It’s cyclical. And the Angels have been good for a while. They’ve had a good run. So now the time that it’ll cycle back and the Mariners will come on strong.”
And Salk was hacked off, but still surprisingly civil in telling him why that was insane.
Even the (great) riffing can’t save it from being hard as hell to take. Not the worst show in MST3K history by a longshot (that’s one of the Season 1 eps or maybe Hamlet), but not great.
But now I’m convinced that it’s better than the CC-Mike era. I think it’s mostly because Trace Beaulieu just seemed to lose control of his characterizations of Dr. Forrester and Crow after Joel left.
But I’m a Joel guy first and foremost. Give me seasons 1-5.5 any day. Any given episode from Season Three alone (especially the Japanese and ’50s sci-fi ones) is guaranteed to brighten my day.
I’m more of a Mike guy. I’m all about delivery and I never felt Joel’s was close to being as good as Mike’s. Plus, during the Mike era they tended to riff on more modern movies which I’ve always felt had less of an excuse for being bad thus making them funnier.
Yeah, I've learned to appreciate the tone Mike brings to it a lot, but I'll always prefer the more folksy approach of the Joel years.
That meant that when they got flat-out pissed at the film onscreen (e.g. Lost Continent, Castle Of Fu-Manchu, Fugitive Alien II, Manos, Monster A-Go-Go) it meant something. I dunno, it just seems more welcoming to me. Also it probably doesn’t hurt that it’s era I came in on…I started watching as a 10 year old just as Season One was wrapping up.
Ahaa, Fugitive Alien has to be one of my favorite Joel episodes.
“Puppet ships to the rescue!” But you’re more fortunate than me. My dad was the one who turned me on to it in it’s last year of re-runs on sci-fi. Youtube has been the tonic for my addiction.
Seven players involved in Sunday’s 20 minute brawl between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles received a total of 27 days in suspensions yesterday from the American League president, Bobby Brown. Four Mariners were suspended — Chris Bosio for five games; Norm Charlton for four, and Mackey Sasser and Bill Haselman for three games each. The three Orioles suspended were Rick Sutcliffe for five games, Alan Mills for four and David Segui for three games.
Toronto asked for Kyle Drabek, Dominic Brown and J.A. Happ for Roy Halladay.
That’s 2 grade A prospects + a guy who’s 7-1 with a sub 3 ERA this year in the major. Washburn is no Halladay, and we’d be lucky to even get a grade B prospect. Why not just keep him.
I was debating one because I’m not a guy with shaved hair lines on my face, and a female friend of mine wore one for her birthday and it looked kind of cool and summery. Knowing my luck, I’d look like an ass in it.
I was trying to gear the humor around three things, two of which were universal.
1). .Batista’s pitching is a joke.
2). Everybody is gay for Gutierrez.
3). Matt is looking at something out of the corner of his eye.
was what I was basing all this off. My first gag was just a thought balloon of him desperately trying to get Branyan to make eye contact with him (again, going with an obvious gay for Branyan theme). This was my second idea… a tuned out Matt starts to think about happier things… like … well you get the joke, I hope.
This is dumb.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
RUNS SHAFT POLISHERS
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
Shit!
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Shit ass
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
boned
Poochie - July 24, 2009
FUCK
BrianL - July 24, 2009
We're fucked.
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
speedomike - July 24, 2009
fuck
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
Well...
not good.
PLU Tim - July 24, 2009
That wasn't even in the strikezone
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
Sell.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Well we're in bad shape
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
boooo!!!
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
I dunno...we're only down by one.
Oh. Fuck.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Sell
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Darn
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Wow really?
JBell523 - July 24, 2009
1 out!
speedomike - July 24, 2009
I think we should be buyers!
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
Junior boo night?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
I know we have a lot of 2-1 wins.
whats our 4-3 record?
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
That does it.
I will never eat another kangaroo again.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Skippy burger!
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Mr Hoppy is delicious with HP sauce
But I can’t support this. Grrr. Another home run. Fuck.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Skippy... Skippy.... Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo
msb - July 24, 2009
Is that that kids show?
section331 - July 24, 2009
What I was referring to, yes.
Kind of like Aussie version of Lassie.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Ah.
I had an “incident” with that while in Melbourne…too long to go into, but suffice to say that the same cute nicknames for irritating strangers don’t always work in every country.
section331 - July 24, 2009
This is too true...
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
I figured it was innocent enough, but was quickly told
(By friends, thankfully) that it was not a good idea to use it. Lesson learned.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Here you go
better than watching this offense….
msb - July 24, 2009
I now feel slightly more whole
As a human being and citizen of the world.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Thanks, I needed that.
The major key music is nicely ironic.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Only with inserts of fake Roo paws opening doors...
msb - July 24, 2009
In some ways.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Travis Hafner looks like a Mediterranean Jeff
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
I can't get over how many muscles I have
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
*had
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
Am I not allowed to leave the room?
msb - July 24, 2009
According to the site linescore we are no hitting the Indians
Poochie - July 24, 2009
This inning has been full of mistakes
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Timely!
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
JESUS
HARD HIT
HARD HIT
HARD HIT
HARD HIT
HARD HIT
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
STOP THAT JEFF!
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Langerhans! :D
section331 - July 24, 2009
DAMMIT DAVE JUST SAY IT
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
Seriously...
a lesser defensive OF and this is an 8-0 game.
PLU Tim - July 24, 2009
Er about that...
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
Bravo.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
RRS fucking sucks
Poochie - July 24, 2009
TAKE HIM THE FUCK OUT
JBell523 - July 24, 2009
Well things sure fell apart nicely this inning didn't they!
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Maybe RRS needs to adopt that "stick your butt out" pitching technique.
msb - July 24, 2009
Sounds fruity
Poochie - July 24, 2009
YES.
That is an airline I will actually fly on.
section331 - July 24, 2009
A valiant effort
speedomike - July 24, 2009
Okies RR-S you've been just dandy but time to hit the showers
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
And the Angels are about to extend their lead!
Sell!
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Yep, Mike Napoli 3 run HR
6-2
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCK
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Welcome back, RRS.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
I almost got beat up by Red Sox fans!
It appears that they aren’t fans of being told to fuck off and die coupled with a crotchgrab but at least I stopped their chant!
Robert - July 24, 2009 via mobile
Chant?
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
2 people on the concourse started it but 3 or for others chimed in.
Robert - July 24, 2009 via mobile
God, there were actually people chanting for the Red Sox at an Indians/Mariners game?
I hope they get in an awful car crash on the way home.
MFAN - July 24, 2009
There was a Red Sox chant tonight?
MFAN - July 24, 2009
You're in TX?
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Were they Asian?
I saw this group of Asians decked out in Red Sox gear (with one dude in another team’s gear) on two separate occasions tonight at the game.
Decatur - July 24, 2009
Fuck
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
BURN THE TREE!!
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Look man I don't know how it goes other places you like to hang out but we here at LL aren't real big fans of homophobia
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
It is already flaming.
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Pitching to weak contact is not sustainable
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Tough guy.
msb - July 24, 2009
Unsustainable!
Jay - July 24, 2009
good 6 inns
only 15 pithces too many
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
6.5 out, fuck the Angels.
MFAN - July 24, 2009
Sure getting closer to seller territory. Damn.
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
It's not the Mariners fault at all. they've gotten absolutely no fucking help
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Well they could have helped themselves by not reverting to 2008 in May
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
True, but there's just no way you should lose ground during a 30-18 stretch
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Yeah, chance is a bitch.
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
Needles to say, the day after we sell off Bedard and Washburn and Branyan the Angels will embark upon a 10 game losing streak.
But we’ll lose 10 as well.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
By 'closer'....
I hope that you’re talking in terms of minutes…as in once this game and the Angels’ games are over.
PLU Tim - July 24, 2009
I have lost all faith in life...
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
Needles to say, the Angels are raping the Twins.
FUCKING ANGELS DIE DIE DIE
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Why does that sound like something in Penthouse?
section331 - July 24, 2009
Fucking Needles
Angels need to fly over the Andes as a team some time soon
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
RRS needs to blog so I can remember why I like him
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
He was good for 6 innings.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
so much for our weak division
west is magic
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
AARON LAFFEY SUCKS YOU CLOWNS
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
What are you clowns?
And why does aaron laffey suck them?
speedomike - July 24, 2009
Not even remotely funny
I suck
speedomike - July 24, 2009
Remember when we loaded the bases in the first inning?
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
It's funny how after that inning I had a feeling we would lose this game.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
I am enjoying this Beanie Baby conversation more than I'm enjoying this ball game.
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
I didn't completely catch it, what Beanie Baby were they talking about?
section331 - July 24, 2009
Blowers was comparing Bobble Heads to Beanie Babies
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
Ahhh.
They ARE bored…
section331 - July 24, 2009
Sure sign that we're losing.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
BEAN LANGERHANS IN THE HEAD
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
HOLY SHIT ARE THEY COMPLIMENTING LAFFEY'S FASTBALL
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Laffey blows
Poochie - July 24, 2009
SEVEN STRIKEOUTS?!?
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
HIS K/BB WAS 1
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Sigh...
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Key word, "WAS".
MFAN - July 24, 2009
I'm becoming restless.
Prince Fielder, coverboy for “The BIgs 2”.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
The videogame.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Laffey is awesome at pitching...
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Mariners is Horrible at Hitting
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
Good grief we suck. Time to switch to DVDs of my favorite TV show and harder alcoholic drinks
Rachmaninoff - July 24, 2009
.
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
The first and next person to make a Laffey pun gets a one-way ticket to Monster Island
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Funny!
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Should I ask you what Monster Island is?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
I would wager a guess and say that the name is in some way misleading
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
SEVEN STRIKEOUTS!!
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
HIS CONTACT RATE IS 86%
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
OWNED OWNED OWNED
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
OWNED OWNED OWNED OWNED
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Stop!
I’m starting to cry.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
It's Buckner's fault.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
BET IT'S LOWER NOW
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
LOLOLOLOLOL
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
MARINERS!!
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Yeah i wish we'd just ground out like last year
Poochie - July 24, 2009
UNSUSTAINABLE!!
Jay - July 24, 2009
Green in a 5-Rec System!
westbrook - July 24, 2009
Good crowd!
speedomike - July 24, 2009
The Mariners are the spiritual sister team of the Hartford Whalers
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
Never forget
:(
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Will move to Carolina?
Half of our team will have gone to school there anyway.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
If we take recent history into account
we were destined to lose this one and win the next 2. It is chaos theory. pure science. really.
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
And the Angels are destined to win the next 10
at least. WHY WON"T THEY FUCKING LOSE ALREADY GOD DAMMIT?!?
Fin - July 24, 2009
The real question is.
Why won’t anybody beat them?
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
JOE NATHAN!
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
That single was such horseshit
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Angels in the Outfield!
Infield, Clubhouse, Stadium, etc.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Nick Adenhart in the outfield!
Fin - July 24, 2009
I hear sequel!
Poochie - July 24, 2009
You know we are going to hear that from someone if the Angels make it to the WS
msb - July 24, 2009
Last game I went to
some douche bags were doing the stupid arm flapping thing.
bluemax - July 24, 2009
They used to do that ...
a decade ago
msb - July 24, 2009
This was at the Aardsma melt down.
bluemax - July 24, 2009
Oh god.
That should be saved for the playoffs, when their veteran starter who is going to die from lung cancer in six months faces the menacing Yankees slugger in the 9th inning.
Fin - July 24, 2009
We'll sweep them the rest of the year
but miss the playoffs.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
BASEBALL INSIDER BETTING!!!!!!!!!!
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
In the words of the 'Amazing Jonathan'
Fuck you they’re magic. Bastards.
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
Considering how bad the offense is, they have been shut out only 5 times ...
msb - July 24, 2009
Big hitters in the 9th
Ken(gee I want my job), Homerhands, and Cedamny’all I got it out of the infield. I smell a big inning.
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
This game feels like 2nd half 2003
It hurts so bad
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
Or 2007.
That was even worse.
Fin - July 24, 2009
They should put the outfield walls on adjustable tracks that move them in every home half inning
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
And they should put bushes on them and move them really slowly so no one notices
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Moustache.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
I think the Boston Braves actually tried that
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Boston has always been an innovative organization
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Wrong Boston stupid
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Pumpsie Green agrees with you
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
You mean Milwaukee.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
I know what I meant
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
The Boston Beaneaters of the National Association?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Actaully they were called the Red Sox back then
Poochie - July 24, 2009
You mean Atlanta
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
I know.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
The Atlanta Braves pre-date major league baseball
Poochie - July 24, 2009
They say teams did it when Bambino came. Moved the feces in for him.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Fences goddammit
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Sims: "Well....they're still playing in Oakland"
That game ended ages ago.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Pretty sure he meant
That the 16.5 games-out-of-first franchise is merely existing at this point.
Confess - July 24, 2009
I took it to mean "they're 16 games back ... but, hey, they're still playing"
msb - July 24, 2009
wild pitch.
steal first
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
WE SINGLED
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
It's a Hahnahit!
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
Next it's a Cedouble-Playo
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
NEVER QUIT!
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
holy fuckballs
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Joe Smith's shit's all retarded
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Still have a baserunner!
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Stop caring Indians
speedomike - July 24, 2009
And that's when we take their land?
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
I'm sure the Indians that made the deals were very happy
It’s the ones that didn’t get the beads passed down through inheritance were the ones to get mad
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
The Indians trade a lot better than they used to, I guess.
Jay - July 24, 2009
Or $32.00 worth of ...
junk jewelry
msb - July 24, 2009
Deflation has hurt everyone's assets
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
I love Stan Freberg.
msb - July 24, 2009
Twins start caring more
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
SELL! SELL! SELL!
SADNESS!
OceanBird - July 24, 2009
RALLY TIME BITCHES!
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
FREE HAT!!
Whoopetydoo - July 24, 2009
Hey that view sucks
Poochie - July 24, 2009
STOP IT
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Has anyone been to any of the Dylan, Nelson, Mellencamp shows yet?
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Can't say I'm a big Dylan fan
the other two would be pretty interesting
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
They are touring together, wondering what the show is like.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
This makes me want to search for a captain obvious picture
but I feel too dejected to right now
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
Hah.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Well I worked up the motivation
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
How did he make contact with that?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
He is good at baseball
speedomike - July 24, 2009
You can't say that about many in a Seattle Uniform...
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
We have five legitimate all stars on the team
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Pat Kerney sucks at baseball.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
Ouch
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Now we just made him more mad
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
He'll call two bad strikes at a time!
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Owch!
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
I wonder if our team chemistry got worse
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
NOTAKENOTAKENOTAKENOTAKE
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Throw it in the dirt away and strike Ichiro out.
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
SHITFUCK
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Season over?
bluemax - July 24, 2009
FUCK FUCK FUCK
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Most exciting moment of the game!
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Dammit Ichiro.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Narp...
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
Why am I still watching this?
speedomike - July 24, 2009
Because if you're home on a Friday night what the fuck else are you going to do
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Whack it
Poochie - July 24, 2009
I presume it's possible to do both
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Could be doing it right now!
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Must have explained all of JI's typos.
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
LOL!!!
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
I can type perfectly fine while whacking it thankyouverymuch
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Only if Branyan or Gutierrez is up.
I Lick Squirrels - July 24, 2009
Maybe he's still at work
like me :(
bluemax - July 24, 2009
I need something harder than the coffe table
To hit my head on
section331 - July 24, 2009
I have a suggestion
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
;)
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Knew you would say that...
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
You did read
The body part of the message, right?
section331 - July 24, 2009
It's time to finish off this gin.
Fucking baseball team.
section331 - July 24, 2009
This season's been fun!
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Selling time bitches...
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
Who knew the Cleveland Indians would end our season?
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
Miguel Batista has a goatee now and it is disgusting
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Late
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Oh, LORD!
That is weird, isn’t it?
section331 - July 24, 2009
Very.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
So how many games are we out of the wild card race after tonight?
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Worse than we were before.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
5.5
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
We can still do it.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
It's not a matter of "can"
it’s a matter of likelihood.
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
5.5
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Seven
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
No, my bad.
kentcheesehead - July 24, 2009
All of them.
I Lick Squirrels - July 24, 2009
This is f'n dumb.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Batista looks like he's dying.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
That Facial hair is down right ugly...
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
Is it any coincidence
That Batista’s number is 43 and Felix’s number is 34? It’s like they cancel each other out.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Opposites.
w00tah - July 24, 2009
My point.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Must be time to defect to TrueBlueLA
bluemax - July 24, 2009
Good gravy you guys
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Are we playing the angels?
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Buttnugget
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
We may not win
Poochie - July 24, 2009
That's the back breaker.
bluemax - July 24, 2009
Good outing by Batista
This game was over anyways
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Oh, Garko.
msb - July 24, 2009
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Season over.
Time to rebuild. Sell everything of value!
Fin - July 24, 2009
That actually makes me feel better about this game.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
That's it, I'm done
It’s down the road, not across the tracks.
section331 - July 24, 2009
LOL, Miguel Batista just lost all of his trade values
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
He had some!?!?!?
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Damn!
I was really looking forward to that bucket of Gatorade…
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
So the DA gets some rest tonight.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
How quickly can they DFA Batista?
bluemax - July 24, 2009
Last inning?
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
I wanted to trade him in for some more junk jewelry.
msb - July 24, 2009
Or maybe a bag of balls will do.
Fin - July 24, 2009
I'll run down there and DFA him right now
Wait, that’s not something I can do, right?
section331 - July 24, 2009
DFA
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Now it's funny
Poochie - July 24, 2009
God, it's not funny anyomore
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
I'm laughing.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
Quiet You!
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
Jamey Carroll?
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
WHAT THE FUCK?
esoteric - July 24, 2009
this.
westbrook - July 24, 2009
He homers off a right handed pitcher every other leap year
Poochie - July 24, 2009
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!????????????????
section331 - July 24, 2009
Hahahahaha
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
What a joke this team is.
Time to sell. I have lost all faith. We are out of it.
Fin - July 24, 2009
I agree with 3/4 of those sentiments
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Which one are you in disagreement with?
Fin - July 24, 2009
Calling this team a joke
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Okay, I get GTE and all but really?
A joke? Do you remember last season? It is a mid-level miracle that we have a winning record right now, let alone somewhat in contention. Come on now. Think of how much worse it could be and how much better the future looks than twelve months ago and get back to me.
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
It was more Game Thread Emotion than anything.
Mainly when I said team I meant Batista. I agree with all you had to say there.
Fin - July 24, 2009
BHLGDFHJK;LAGH;ASJKH;HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
AHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH
AHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH
AHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH!
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
Raul didn’t rob Caroll this time.
MFAN - July 24, 2009
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
You know what sucks?
Life.
I Lick Squirrels - July 24, 2009
Also,
Miguel Batista.
I Lick Squirrels - July 24, 2009
BURN THEM ALL.
SET THEM ALL ON FIRE.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Nice to ruin run differential.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Silva is probably telling Beltre
“Hey man, I could’ve done that too, no problem”
Fin - July 24, 2009
I am glad that in a lost game we at least let Jamey Carroll go deep
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Tiny Tim finally has his day!
esoteric - July 24, 2009
You want him?
Jay - July 24, 2009
No, I just feel happy for him and so does the Cleveland dugout
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
I’m just saying, he’s available — Garko too! Mariners love Indians first basemen!
Jay - July 24, 2009
I do hope Beltre & Silva were mocking Batista.
msb - July 24, 2009
Beltre: "We're going to be out of it before I get back in the lineup!"
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
I feel like I just got Gillooly'd.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Not really hurt at all?
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
More like I'm on the ground hysterically screaming, "WHYYYYYYYY WHHHYYYYYYY!?!?!?!"
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
RED!
section331 - July 24, 2009
I was more excited to see Matthew
Poochie - July 24, 2009
The smile was obviously fake as Matthew never smiles
Robert - July 24, 2009 via mobile
That's all you.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Cleveland's first through fourth hitters are 0-15
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Well, at least we'll actually get some good prospects this year.
Unlike during the Bavasi era.
Coach Owens - July 24, 2009
Time for a 9-run 9th inning.
Rally!!!
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
And get a W for Batista woo!!
I Lick Squirrels - July 24, 2009
Was that Red and Matthew that they zoomed in on?
Fin - July 24, 2009
I can't believe Silva didn't name-call Matthew.
msb - July 24, 2009
I wish Rob Johnson was catching.
This is all Kenji’s fault.
levnclf - July 24, 2009
It's funny how many of Baker's commenters actually think that
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
They can watch a game, see Joh's mitt held down here, watch a pitch fly waaaay out there, and somehow blame him.
msb - July 24, 2009
It's funny how if someone says something is true enough times
Others start to believe it.
section331 - July 24, 2009
If only he had a better relationship with the pitchers.
He’s the worst catcher we’ve ever had.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
Needs more gin.
Motherfucker fuckballs shitfuck.
section331 - July 24, 2009
To be fair, Batista hasn't pitched in a long time. He's rusty.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Also he is bad
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
To Kansas!
There’s no place like home!
section331 - July 24, 2009
But he was doing so well this year.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
July 19th.
msb - July 24, 2009
He is. But we only have 2 more months of him. Good riddance.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
A sniper could shorten that time frame.
Sundevil78 - July 24, 2009
Hard to rust...
When you’re covered with a good layer of grease.
Sidi - July 24, 2009
*Oil
Coach Owens - July 24, 2009
There were so many hopeful, happy fans calling into 710 today, all convinced that the M's should be buyers, and go get that one more bat, one more reliever they need to get over the hump.
msb - July 24, 2009
Obviously more drunk
Than I’m about to be.
section331 - July 24, 2009
I loved the ones who insisted the Mariners had pitching and chemistry
and couldn’t understand why Salk kept pointing out that the Angels did too
msb - July 24, 2009
Agreed
I love listening to those guys get aggravated at dumbfucks. They have every right to be upset about the amount of idiocy they have to field.
section331 - July 24, 2009
The Angels HAVE to start coming back to earth!!!!!!
msb - July 24, 2009
Wait, are you kidding?
haha! Sorry, my sarcasm meter is not doing so hot today.
section331 - July 24, 2009
A lot of them today were just SURE the Angels would start to lose, giving the Ms their big chance
msb - July 24, 2009
Oh, yeah, OK
I remember a few calls like that.
They may be right, but even if that happened, there is no way we can catch up. Not with this team.
Sadly, I think we may have to be sellers at this point. I was hopeful, until this evening. This isn’t just fail, this is a massive, all-out, light-up-the-night fail. I’m totally not wanting to be a bummer about it, but I have the feeling this is our death knell tonight.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Yesterday I listened to 710 on the radio for the first time, and I heard this old guy
say that the Angels are bound to lose – it’s the Mariners’ turn. And Salk asks “okay, why do you think that?” And the caller says: “because I’ve been around a long time, and these things go in cycles. It’s cyclical. And the Angels have been good for a while. They’ve had a good run. So now the time that it’ll cycle back and the Mariners will come on strong.”
And Salk was hacked off, but still surprisingly civil in telling him why that was insane.
I switched it to NPR pretty quickly after that.
Decatur - July 24, 2009
*facepalm*
section331 - July 25, 2009
I heard that too, pretty retarded
gregrabble - July 25, 2009
Holy shit Batista sucks.
Fin - July 24, 2009
SHOCKING
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
I am deeply impressed with Batista's suckiness.
Remember, he had an easy double play if leaves that second hit alone and lets the fielders do their job.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
At least we got all this regression out in one game
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Shave you disgusting animal
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
He looks like he has Swine Flu.
Hopefulmsfan - July 24, 2009
Send him to Texas and live with Vicente Padilla
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Suck it up, Batista, no one else will come in to rescue you!
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
:
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
He was smiling for 90% of it
Poochie - July 24, 2009
I know it made me uncomfortable
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
I'm not gonna ask you to gif it
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Why the clapping from Matthew? Does he enjoy Batista's failures?
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Mock cheer
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Was it a slow clap?
esoteric - July 24, 2009
It makes sense in a weird way.
Especially for a LL denizen.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Is Jeff the only LL mod without hair?
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
There are only three of us
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
If it's worth anything you're way sexier than the rest even though you don't have hair.
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
No shit
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Wait till September!
Robert - July 24, 2009 via mobile
This has never been funny
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
I disagree
Poochie - July 24, 2009
It will be when you nutshot me and you reply with it when I ask when it will stop hurting.
Robert - July 24, 2009 via mobile
Wow Matthew looks really young for a 38 year old
Robert - July 24, 2009 via mobile
Oh I'm gonna have some fun with this...
The Typical Idiot Fan - July 24, 2009
Matthew is known for his patience and understanding
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
If I should fall, I shall fall with a smile.
The Typical Idiot Fan - July 24, 2009
.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Ah the classics
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Been a while since this one was REALLY appropriate.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
It'sbecause Wak knows pitcher management better
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
He looked much better groomed back then.
I think his permanent demotion to the bullpen must’ve been demoralizing.
Fin - July 24, 2009
This game is way worse than Hobgoblins or Manos the Hands of Fate.
levnclf - July 24, 2009
Mitchell.
msb - July 24, 2009
Or my personal favorite Space Mutiny.
levnclf - July 24, 2009
How about "I Accuse My Parents"?
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Girl's Town
msb - July 24, 2009
This happens to be Joel's favorite episode.
I might just agree.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
I wonder if Joel's Mystery Date routine is online anywhere ...
msb - July 24, 2009
Hobgoblins is one of the most entertaining movie in the history of the show
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Nah, it's near unbearable.
Even the (great) riffing can’t save it from being hard as hell to take. Not the worst show in MST3K history by a longshot (that’s one of the Season 1 eps or maybe Hamlet), but not great.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Well it's not boring, I think the less boring movies tend to work much better
The Godzilla movies are a riot
Poochie - July 24, 2009
I generally find most of the sci-fi era episodes to be very watchable.
Hobgoblins just captivates you with it’s sleaziness and the riffing is some of the best.
levnclf - July 24, 2009
As a Joel guy I used to hate the Sci-Fi era.
But now I’m convinced that it’s better than the CC-Mike era. I think it’s mostly because Trace Beaulieu just seemed to lose control of his characterizations of Dr. Forrester and Crow after Joel left.
But I’m a Joel guy first and foremost. Give me seasons 1-5.5 any day. Any given episode from Season Three alone (especially the Japanese and ’50s sci-fi ones) is guaranteed to brighten my day.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Ah the old classic debate.
I’m more of a Mike guy. I’m all about delivery and I never felt Joel’s was close to being as good as Mike’s. Plus, during the Mike era they tended to riff on more modern movies which I’ve always felt had less of an excuse for being bad thus making them funnier.
levnclf - July 24, 2009
Yeah, I've learned to appreciate the tone Mike brings to it a lot, but I'll always prefer the more folksy approach of the Joel years.
That meant that when they got flat-out pissed at the film onscreen (e.g. Lost Continent, Castle Of Fu-Manchu, Fugitive Alien II, Manos, Monster A-Go-Go) it meant something. I dunno, it just seems more welcoming to me. Also it probably doesn’t hurt that it’s era I came in on…I started watching as a 10 year old just as Season One was wrapping up.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Ahaa, Fugitive Alien has to be one of my favorite Joel episodes.
“Puppet ships to the rescue!” But you’re more fortunate than me. My dad was the one who turned me on to it in it’s last year of re-runs on sci-fi. Youtube has been the tonic for my addiction.
levnclf - July 24, 2009
I already knew Joel from his weird stand-up appearance on SNL, but Mike grew on me.
msb - July 24, 2009
Works 100% of the time.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Comeback win weeee.....
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
I knew we should've scored 10 runs today.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
There's tv tomorrow for all the non-queers and foreigners
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Go Sounders!
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
He has as many swinging strikes as RRS.
MFAN - July 24, 2009
That'll happen when everyone decides to swing for the fences.
FWombat - July 24, 2009
Remember back in the 1st when we had the bases loaded?
Good times…
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Batista probably kept the facial hair because he thinks its lucky
Its funny because he will probably shave it after this game.
Pessimistic Optimist - July 24, 2009
Hey it's still this inning
Poochie - July 24, 2009
That was necessary
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
But hilarious
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
We can trade Washburn to Phillies for far less prospects than Toronto wants.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
My God he looks awful, in like 6 different ways
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
The fuck?
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
HOLY HELL!!!
IT’S NOT OVER!
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
This is rather unnecessary.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Ichiro made to nice catches today.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
"And a horrible performance by Miguel Batista in the ninth inning."
Marry me Dave
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
And the word 'horrible' was pronounced awesomely.
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
A little Waltonesque
msb - July 24, 2009
Sacrilege
88fingerslukee - July 24, 2009
You'll never have to be alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wRkoGKQ8qQ
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
I Love That Song!!!
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
I actually went to her concert with my girlfriend.
Good times.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Was it Sims or Niehaus?
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Sims
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Niehaus doesn't sound any more pleased.
esoteric - July 24, 2009
I love that they're bothering to take Batista out
Sending a message, I guess.
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
He couldn't get 3 outs with what was already a lost game.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Well, looks like Jakabauskas won't be starting sunday.
Fin - July 24, 2009
If it is a throw-day, a few pitches won;t matter here
msb - July 24, 2009
So do we have an answer for who we're clearing a spot for to get Vargas for Sunday?
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Batista!
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
That's the answer I was fishing for.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Would he be the highest-paid minor leaguer ever?
Until we send Silva down, of course.
I Lick Squirrels - July 24, 2009
He would have to accept minor league assignment
being a veteran, if he refused then you would have to DFA him and no team would claim him making him a free agent
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
But assuming he did.
It would be pretty funny anyway. Quite emblematic of the Bavasi years.
I Lick Squirrels - July 24, 2009
Did someone here order a 5 run comeback.
I think it got delivered to the wrong team.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
That was fun.
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
Why Wak? Why take Batista out?
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Can't have a player pitching who has been DFA'd already.
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
I was about to ask the same thing
Hey! I’m back! And I’m not in Boston any more!
ColbyInBoston - July 24, 2009
So where is Colby now?
Fin - July 24, 2009
His signature should be "Colby is no longer in Boston"
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Wilmington, NC
….and I finished dental school! Woo!
Who needs a filling done?
ColbyInBoston - July 24, 2009
I actually do.
If you want to come out here to Seattle.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Speaking of signatures.
Yours seems fitting right about now.
Fin - July 24, 2009
I'll be practicing in Olympia in about a year
Stop by.
ColbyInBoston - July 24, 2009
Hmm maybe I should.
Long drive from Bothell though.
Fin - July 24, 2009
It's kinda like the Sexson site logo. It'll be 99% applicable forever.
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Go big or go home.
If we’re going to fuck ourselves, I’d like to witness the whole thing.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Didn't Piniella leave Mesa out there against Tampa to rot?
ColbyInBoston - July 24, 2009
Are you thinking of the game that Mabry finished?
msb - July 24, 2009
I can't remember
It was the end of the Jose Mesa era. I may have popped the ’55 Dom Perignon that night*.
ColbyInBoston - July 24, 2009
Dom Perignon is really dry
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
From a PI note:
2000 May 28 John Mabry 0.2 ND
Replaced Jose Mesa after Senior Smoke gave up seven runs in the eighth of a 14-4 loss to Tampa Bay.
msb - July 24, 2009
Yes, I love that excuse.
Maybe [Cleveland] won’t have enough energy to score tomorrow. That’s exactly how it works.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
It's over! It's over! Everybody died except for oh wait...
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
It wasn't THAT bad
They could have scored 6 or 7…
GoCougs - July 24, 2009
Did that kid have on a Lopez jersey?
What are the parents teaching kids these days…
Pessimistic Optimist - July 24, 2009
We lost 0-11 to the Twins once.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
LL/USSM game is the same night as singles night
Robert - July 24, 2009 via mobile
And also season ticket holder appreciation night!
section331 - July 24, 2009
Seems like a recipe for something
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
A DUI, perhaps. :(
section331 - July 24, 2009
Probably no sex with random strangers though
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
No.
Unless of course Jeff takes me up on that whole ‘charge the mound’ idea…
section331 - July 24, 2009
'Charge the mound' is my new favorite euphemism
Neck-and-neck with ‘Cooler heads prevailed’
lemonverbena - July 24, 2009
YES!
section331 - July 24, 2009
What, you think that was an accident?
esoteric - July 24, 2009
Do we get a free first dirnk?
msb - July 24, 2009
Are they bringing out the whole piano thingy again?
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
Which is pointless because you'll all be ogling Franklin.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Is it 2010 yet?
lemonverbena - July 24, 2009
Yes, the rally cap will really help now.
Fin - July 24, 2009
So now we need 10 runs to win.
This team should listen to me more often.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
I think we should be buyers
just so we can have a 4% chance of making the playoffs with a -50 run differential.
RunningFool - July 24, 2009
They beat us when we led 14-2 once....
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
But they had more than 1 innings to make it up.
Fin - July 24, 2009
now 2/3 an inning.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Very true.
That game sucked donkey.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Do we speak of that game. I remember Neihaus proclaiming the game won by the 4th inning nd then the pen couldn't thow a strike to save it's life.
levnclf - July 24, 2009
I think we can talk about it because it wasn't overly meaningful and was regualr season.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
Glad I decided not to go tonight.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Russell Branyan is in a serious slump.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Not really
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Something like a 630 OPS in July.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Do you read the posts here or do you just drop by to comment?
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Yes and Yes. I know his BABIP is regressing back to mean.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
So I guess technically it's a slump but it's not like he's struggling
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
OPS isn't all that indicative of anything
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
Winning
Trenchtown - July 24, 2009
Depends on who's using it and how, bet that could indicate a couple things
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
More like .750
OlSalty - July 24, 2009
No, before today's game, he was at .678. He went 0-3 with a walk. So it will go down more.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Playoffs -------------> (o)
OlSalty - July 24, 2009
boob?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Black hole
OlSalty - July 24, 2009
I don't follow
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Our playoff chances have been compressed into a singularity
OlSalty - July 24, 2009
I bet the decimal is long
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
A quantum singularity?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
We got this!
Brian Floyd - July 24, 2009
That guy in the Seahawks hat was clean-shaven the last time Batista had an effective outing.
ColbyInBoston - July 24, 2009
So after this game Mariners end up 6.5 games back and have a single digit percentage at playoffs?
w00tah - July 24, 2009
Probably
Fin - July 24, 2009
Yep
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Jose Lopez is more likely to double!!
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Wow
Frank Sinatra looks PISSED.
section331 - July 24, 2009
gay
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
Gayer than 8 guys blowing 9 guys.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Ten dicks in his ass like the tail of a peacock
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
That's from something, isn't it?
section331 - July 24, 2009
*fifty
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTMbd5HG6Do
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
Hol y shit yes!
I love me some Patton Oswalt.
He has a movie coming out, it looks WAY serious for him, and really good.
section331 - July 24, 2009
I call bullshit
physically impossible
Poochie - July 24, 2009
chain link style?
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Whatever it takes
To sufficiently depict the gayness.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Gayer than this.
Fin - July 24, 2009
That was only done because
THEY TOOK ’AR JAAAAHBSSS!
section331 - July 24, 2009
What this team needs is a brawl
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Somebody needs to charge the mound.
Slurvey - July 24, 2009
I'll do it.
section331 - July 24, 2009
There needs to be more naked male fans running out into the field like early safeco years.
w00tah - July 24, 2009
Like the LA one or the Baltimore one?
msb - July 24, 2009
The Texas one.
MFAN - July 24, 2009
No Sexson to throw the helmet, though.
Fin - July 24, 2009
I'm sure we could hire him to entertain
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
I have $5 to chip in for this...
section331 - July 24, 2009
Hmm.
Seven players involved in Sunday’s 20 minute brawl between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles received a total of 27 days in suspensions yesterday from the American League president, Bobby Brown. Four Mariners were suspended — Chris Bosio for five games; Norm Charlton for four, and Mackey Sasser and Bill Haselman for three games each. The three Orioles suspended were Rick Sutcliffe for five games, Alan Mills for four and David Segui for three games.
Haselman is still around …
msb - July 24, 2009
Bobby Brown?
Did someone need a “dookie bubble” removed?
section331 - July 24, 2009
You know, Segui got suspended after the LA game, too.
msb - July 24, 2009
have someone taunt Lee.
westbrook - July 24, 2009
Where's Jason Ellison?
Brian Floyd - July 24, 2009
Pizza Hut?
kentroyals5 - July 24, 2009
Where is Richie when we need him
OlSalty - July 24, 2009
In my bookmarks
Poochie - July 24, 2009
I will watch that for the next hour.
section331 - July 24, 2009
three recs!
Poochie - July 24, 2009
Fun game
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Aaaaaaaaand owned.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
I like that Dave Sims is getting excited about how many people own hats
tootthekazoo - July 24, 2009
Remember his hat? Yeah, this guy likes hats.
w00tah - July 24, 2009
I am also curious about the recent resurrection of the fedora.
section331 - July 24, 2009
D-bag store had a sale.
w00tah - July 24, 2009
Ooooo.
That is a douchey thing, isn’t it? I hadn’t even thought of that.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Butt whipping!
Poochie - July 24, 2009
I love you Sims.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Good thing The Stopper is going tomorrow.
msb - July 24, 2009
.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Quit without saving
RunningFool - July 24, 2009
Sims!
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
They didn't shut off MLB.TV yet.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Yeah I'm here
JMKaustin - July 24, 2009
I would still let Washburn make 1 more start on July 28 before I trade him though.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Good heavens I would not
Jeff Sullivan - July 24, 2009
Exactly
Sell while the stock is at its peak.
Fin - July 24, 2009
But if he doesn't make that start, you have either
Jak or Garrett Olson starting in his place. You could be down by 7.5 games instead of 6.5 games after July 28. That’s a huge difference.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Assuming we don't pick up another arm.
SethGrandpa - July 24, 2009
And assuming Washburn doesn't regress at all.
Fin - July 24, 2009
Assuming we actually score runs.
ThundaPC - July 24, 2009
Toronto asked for Kyle Drabek, Dominic Brown and J.A. Happ for Roy Halladay.
That’s 2 grade A prospects + a guy who’s 7-1 with a sub 3 ERA this year in the major. Washburn is no Halladay, and we’d be lucky to even get a grade B prospect. Why not just keep him.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
I think saying we'd be lucky to get even a grade B prospect is incorrect
He’s no Halladay, but he’s going to be one of the more attractive arms in the market for a lot of teams
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Roy Halladay > Cliff Lee >>> Erik Bedard > Jarrod Washburn.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Is Bedard's trade value still higher than Washburn's at this point?
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
The beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Z is proving out to be a top flight wheeler dealer, it’s going to be fun to see what happens
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
There are still plenty of teams out there that value ERA
None of them are in contention however
maalox - July 24, 2009
Phillies, Astros, Giants and Dodgers?
MFAN - July 24, 2009
Jarrod Washburn's ERA will get killed in the new Yankees stadium and
Citizens Bank park.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Not that they would know this.
Fin - July 24, 2009
They don't? I think Raul knows it pretty well in Philly.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Ah, Ichiro enjoys his Flo Rida.
Fin - July 24, 2009
What a creatively named young man.
msb - July 24, 2009
And yet I can't guess where he might be from.
Fin - July 24, 2009
He's from Miami.
brian_sun - July 24, 2009
Whoosh.
Fin - July 24, 2009
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Where+is+flo+rida+from%3F
Go.
Pessimistic Optimist - July 24, 2009
Don's been pretty Karnakian???
Oh, Krueger.
msb - July 24, 2009
So do the A's ever win?
Or do they just re-stock on prospects every year?
Pessimistic Optimist - July 24, 2009
Field test.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd290/typicalidiotfan/redmatthew-1.png?t=1248497856
Click link please. Font is too small at 200 height.
The Typical Idiot Fan - July 24, 2009
By 8 run lead did you mean 8 run defecit
gregrabble - July 24, 2009
Fuck.
The Typical Idiot Fan - July 24, 2009
Or a .gif with a slow golf clap.
msb - July 24, 2009
This has nothing to do with anything
But it’s way too hot out for that hat.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Indeed.
msb - July 24, 2009
I just don't
Want a brother to get heatstroke, that’s all.
section331 - July 24, 2009
Lauren over at USSM votes for wearing Sims Hats at the USSM/LL get-together.
msb - July 24, 2009
Cool
Pessimistic Optimist - July 24, 2009
I wish I had one of those little fedoras he had on a while back ...
msb - July 24, 2009
The '50's were so good to men with male pattern baldness
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
Hey!
field trip!
msb - July 24, 2009
They sell them at Target now
I was debating one because I’m not a guy with shaved hair lines on my face, and a female friend of mine wore one for her birthday and it looked kind of cool and summery. Knowing my luck, I’d look like an ass in it.
But I subscribe to the Simms-taunting idea…..
section331 - July 24, 2009
A summer one would be nice-- I have a brown felt fedora, but that is really more a fall item
msb - July 24, 2009
I have short har
So wearing hats makes me look like a 12-year-old boy. :/
I think hats are better in theory, but I REALLY like them. It’s a dilemma.
section331 - July 25, 2009
Whoa, nice one! You're a gem!
Kermit. - July 24, 2009
I'm so down for wearing my fedora to the game!
Decatur - July 24, 2009
An entire section full of hats would be swell.
I suppose it would take some MIT students to also plan a card stunt that would spell out “Sims” or “Rally fries” ….
msb - July 25, 2009
I couldn't read it
But I am thinking of Gutierrez naked anyway
maalox - July 24, 2009
Explanation.
I was trying to gear the humor around three things, two of which were universal.
1). .Batista’s pitching is a joke.
2). Everybody is gay for Gutierrez.
3). Matt is looking at something out of the corner of his eye.
Too much? Not enough? Scrap it?
The Typical Idiot Fan - July 24, 2009
Er... that should have said "3" was what I was basing this off.
The Typical Idiot Fan - July 24, 2009
One of these two men is "foppish"
lemonverbena - July 24, 2009
Well that fellow on the right sure is fetching.
Aaron Campeau - July 24, 2009
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