Here I’ll just type the damned thing up, and someone can subject line minimize it if it’s intrusive… Not my favorite translation, but it was the book in front of me…
The Dawn
The New York dawn has
four columns of mud
and a hurricane of black doves
that paddle in putrescent waters.
The New York dawn grieves
along the immense stairways,
seeking amidst the groins
spikenards of fine-drawn anguish.
The dawn comes and no one receives it in his mouth
for there no morn or hope is possible.
Occasionally, coins in furious swarms
perforate and devour abandoned children.
The first to come out understand in their bones
that there will be no paradise nor amours stripped of leaves:
they know they are going to the mud of figures and laws,
to artless games, to fruitless sweat.
The light is buried under chains and noises
in impudent challenge of rootless science.
Through the suburbs sleepless people stagger,
as though just delivered from a shipwreck of blood.
My brain deciphers a lot of messages like this one really easily, but sometimes they just skip on by and I’m left there holding the short end of the bus.
Lee is going to sign with them, it is a sad fact. He is going to get a huge contract he deserves.
I’d rather there be that awkward moment in the locker room than no awkward moment. I’m a huge fan of awkward moments and I love the Bradley and Wedge are on the same team again.
Any time fat people endorse food, it makes me simultaneously desire it (opulence) and question its nutritional benefits.
And I don’t care how much weight you lost on NutriSystem, Mike Golic, you are a ~50-year-old former NFL defensive tackle. There’s no way you’re not out of shape.
But Tabasco has a flavor, and that flavor is not complementary to pizza. MAYBE it is on meat pizza, but I don’t eat meat so I wouldn’t know. It would not taste good on cheese pizza.
from the vegetarian angle if the tomato sauce was a bit sharper in its acidity or if there were onions or marinated peppers, but I wouldn’t use it on something that had a lot of cheese on it, no.
Yes, in general white guys here dislike the hot sauces they put on pizza,
but it’s not a slam dunk. And many guys who’ve been here for a few years actually learn to like it, so what do I know.
I’m with you that spicy=good. And if the pizza is terrible, then it’s a good way to mask the horror. I just don’t think you can do a whole lot better for the overall aroma/flavor combo than crushed red pepper and parmesan. One of the big local problems with using parmesan is they don’t have a strong dairy system here.
Well, I know with eel they don't bother to de-bone it.
But there are other preparation methods, like in Japanese restaurants I’ve had deep fried bones from smaller fish and it’s a little odd at first, but it’s not bad. I didn’t expect that they’d have the same preparation methods in the Philippines so I was curious as to what they did.
They crave ‘em, too. There just isn’t a suitable substitute for calcium, and they obviously don’t get enough as it is, with a national height of like 5’5" for men and 4’11" for women.
I think it's more of a matter of base, with regards to Tabasco.
Vinegar on pizza without the benefit of the pepperoccini’s natural flavor makes Tabasco ew. Other peppers just don’t work. I wouldn’t put Habanero on pizza, because the tastes clash too much.
I had a 500,000 scoville unit hot sauce that feel from my cabinet onto the ground.
My dog tried to lick a giant glob of it, and to essentially save his life I had to kick him right in the face since there was no other way to reach him in time. As I cleaned it the steam burned my eyes.
It's kind of sad when you get to the point where all you can say
about a trauma is “I will not let this traumatic experience define me.” And you repeat it, falling into a trance-like state each and every time the situation gets brought up.
First team ever with a $100 million payroll to lose 100 games (2008).
I treat surviving that like I treat graduating from one of two high schools in Oregon to be rated unacceptable multiple times by the state board of education. If one can live through that, one can handle anything.
It surprises me how many people I've seen wandering around NYC in Mariners gear.
Sometimes it feels a little weird talking to Yankees fans about it, but a few of them still respect us, or are mad because we were the thing that stood in the way of Mattingly getting a ring. Other times it’s just “oh you have a team, that’s cute”. But most of the people I talk baseball with don’t have quality teams anyway, so they understand.
Now just get Sheamus O’Shaunessy to rep it on the tv spots, and we should be sipping mixed drinks on a tropical island as soon as the stock offering happens.
If so, I suggest we figure out some form of bootlegging and get on with it. Maybe involve the Chinese somehow? They don’t really respect property rights like we do, and are quite good at making cheap approximations of the real thing.
If so, I suggest we figure out some form of bootlegging and get on with it. Maybe involve the Chinese somehow? They don’t really respect property rights like we do, and are quite good at making cheap approximations of the real thing.
Johermyn Chavez has been tearing it up in a handful of games in Venezuela. Alex Liddi has also been respectable there. Cortes, Robles, and others are still just getting started.
In Arizona, Ackley sprained his finger in the second game of the season. Tenbrink started hitting the ball again today. All of our pitchers are throwing hard and are generally awesome.
It's only a short time span, but a few guys are off to good starts.
Chavez in particular, last I saw he was hitting .400 with half his hits going for extras and more walks than Ks. The relievers in Arizona have also been outstanding. Fields seems to be getting back on track mechanically and not overthrowing as much as he had, and Wilhelmsen, who has the great story anyway, has eight Ks in four innings now. He could move very quickly depending on what they decide they want to do with him.
Basically he was a Brewers prospect, drafted back in 2002, played one year in their system then dropped out, smoked a lot of pot, did some traveling, did some bartending, and then at one point a couple years back he decided that he was sick of drinking and smoking all the time and wanted to try baseball again. It turned out he could still pitch, like mid-90s on the gun pitch, but he got injured after the Brewers re-signed him and naturally, what with Zduriencik around, he came to us next. He didn’t get out of the Midwest League this year and is holding his own against guys that were mostly double and triple-A, albeit out of the ’pen.
We weren't sure whether or not there was an h in there.
It’s rather uncommon for a last name to be Romanized that way with the long O. Usually it’s oo or ou, but they probably made the right choice because it’s closer to the phonetic pronunciation.
I wish I’d seen more of Cliff Lee this year, but being in Asia without a dependable internet connection made it impossible to catch more than two of his games.
At this point, I don't want addition by subtraction.
I want our division loaded with talent, and managed by well-organized front offices so that we actually have to get our shit together to compete. Not just talk about competing, but actually competing.
The point is, if our FO and upper management feels like they're
in a dog-fight every single year, they’ll have to push harder than they have. And then when rivals fall on their faces, we are in a position to capitalize. The way it is, we aren’t in a position to capitalize on anything.
We’ve been in a position to provide a family-friendly night at the ballpark, and hydro races. That’s about it.
Without Felix and Ichiro, this team really would be the Pirates, and that is despicable.
The team sucked because they had Bill Bavasi running them for five years.
During that time they had the dynasty or whatever you want to call it that the Angels had and some occasionally good A’s teams to compete with. The team has tried to be family-friendly for years, before they started to suck again. Having a team with more talent and newly found money can’t do anything but hurt us. If the front office wasn’t already motivated to try to put the best team out there possible then they shouldn’t have their job. To say they need to have better competition to stay motivated to put together a good team seems like an odd argument.
I'm not really suggesting that having stronger rivals
is likely to make us better. But it will absolutely show the differences between successful and unsuccessful approaches. I’m just sick of being lied to and snookered for so many years, when it’s pretty obvious that this organization hasn’t done what it takes to be truly competitive since Gillick left.
At this point, I just want it to be clear. And if our fate is to be the Blue Jays West, I can probably live with that for awhile.
Yeah, I think we're sort of saying the same thing.
I don’t think this administration is as wildly incompetent as the Bavasi one. I’d rather be good than bad but I’d rather have the goodness result in playoffs than frustrating 3rd place.
To be fair, they haven't won this thing yet. They aren't in the WS yet.
I hate the fact that they could end up with more post-season coins, but I cannot help myself when Cliff Lee is pitching. Those are the only games I want the Rangers to win.
I don’t want the Rangers to gain in any way financially during this post season. On the other hand, I cannot root for the Yankees against Cliff Lee. Did you see the man pitch tonight. That was 8 innings of solid sex.
but get over it. Let’s say the Mariners win the WS at some point soon. AWESOME!!! It’s what we have all prayed for!! It’s pretty hard to run a dynasty WS winner in baseball. So what if after that awesomeness, we regress to Cubs/Mets standards and languish for eons afterward? Either you’re a fan for life, no matter what, or you’re not.
Of course I would love to at least Brave it and go to the playoffs every post season, but I’m fine just dredging along waiting. And then I’ll wait again. And again.
I didn't say I wouldn't be fine with being as good as the Blue Jays.
I’d just rather make the playoffs if I had to pick. I’m not going to not be a fan. The teams that haven’t made the World Series doesn’t actually mean anything, it’s just nice to have more company in there than the team that picked first two years in a row.
I myself am avoiding going home and doing nothing,
so I bought a cute girl a glass of wine here at my bar, and I’m typing this to you as she types on her computer, and we’re not even talking, and that’s great, because fuck talking.
Rangers fan. I fucking love you guys for giving us Lee. Not here to gloat.
Smoak will be awesome. He’s a good dude. I’m just so fucking excited to be in the MF ALCS right now. HOLY SHIT. I love you guys. Mariners fans kick ass. Please don’t ban me. I love all.
Andy Pettitte has the best tunnel-vision in post-season history.
I guess we won’t be seeing any throws to first tonight then?
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
I can't believe I just cheered a Michael Young hit.
This series is truly testing. A combination of TBS and the Yankees crowd is making me want Texas to win despite what my brain tells me.
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
Dude, it's Cliff Lee day. It's OK.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I'm rooting for Texas to win 2 in a row and then drop the last 3 so the Yankees go to the Series
Hopefully, Cliff Lee will get the loss after throwing a no-hitter in which a Michael Young error allows the only run to score.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Sounds good to me.
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
Game over.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
Game Over.
ThundaPC - October 18, 2010
Yankee Stadium donger only.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I really hope the BMO League isn't an accurate predictor.
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
In last years BMO
Texas, Seattle and SF became the three super powers of baseball. the AL East became a distant memory.
bluemax - October 18, 2010
The similarities in the last BMO playoffs are pretty striking
Rangers, Phillies, Giants and Twins all featured with the Rangers beating the Phillies in the World Series.
Of course, the actual Rangers don’t have me running them so I’m not too concerned.
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
Damn straight SF did.
Robert - October 18, 2010
You forgot New York Yankees, who came back around 2025 or so.
Kirk - October 18, 2010
And Mets, around 2035 or so
BrettJMiller - October 18, 2010 via mobile
I think I might have stopped playing by then
bluemax - October 19, 2010
Thats one more run than Lee needs to win, amirite?
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
I love you more than bacon, Cliff Lee.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Oh good, the hat conspiracy.
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
I want cliff Lee to make a middle finger out of Rosin for the next time he pitches in New York (even if he's wearing a Yankees uniform)
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Game over man, game over.
Slurvey - October 18, 2010
Felix sighting!
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
Someone tell me who to root for!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Cliff Lee.
Joe Metro - October 18, 2010
.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/10/18/1760147/10-18-open-alcs-game-3-thread?login=1287447881#49695230
Decatur - October 18, 2010
WOO! GO TEXAS!
POP THOSE BIG APPLE BITCHES WITH THE SAME AGGRESSIVENESS AND INTENSITY THAT A-ROD USES TO POP PREPUBESCENT CHERRIES.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
A-Rod is Jarrod Washburn?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
This is the kind of enthusiasm that just can't be faked.
Eyeball Kid - October 18, 2010
It's a pun?
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
It could be!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I'm supporting the Yankees in non-Cliff Lee starts.
I want to see them destroyed in the World Series and see the whole city turn into the end of a Lorca poem for a few days.
JY - October 18, 2010
What's a Lorca? Is that that like a barca lounger?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Because Cliff Lee will make New York his footstool, bitches.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Turning the Evil Empire into an ottoman empire
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Federico Garcia Lorca...
Here I’ll just type the damned thing up, and someone can subject line minimize it if it’s intrusive… Not my favorite translation, but it was the book in front of me…
JY - October 18, 2010
Lorca is great
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Yankees!
Robert - October 18, 2010
WOO! GO YANKEES.
SHOW THOSE PONYBOY RANGERS THAT THE LAST TIME SOMETHING WAS BIGGER IN TEXAS WAS WHEN A-ROD SAW MICHAEL YOUNG IN THE SHOWER.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
My hope is that this series goes seven games and the NLCS goes 5, so that the NL starters line up better.
I want the National League to have every possible advantage in the World Series.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Cliff Lee is an anagram for Eli Flice. Coincidence?
Yes.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Apparently the comedy continues with Lopez Tonight.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Call me skeptical but I don't think this is true for at least 3 different reasons.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Jose Lopez is too serious to be funny.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
That's one of them!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
According to wikipedia, Kano is one of the reincarnations of evil.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
And the former leader of the black dragon empire.
He can also shoot red laser beams from his eye.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
None of this is in his scouting report
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Were the New York fans just chanting "Asshole! Asshole!" at Michael Young?
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
He does seem like a bit of a prick.
joof - October 18, 2010
Ben Gibbard is singing the National Anthem at NLCS Game 3 tomorrow.
I should be excited, being a fan of his and all, but the Mariners’ season after his Opening Day performance just has me nervous.
Joe Metro - October 18, 2010
The M's were already 2-5 before the home opener, the Gibbard curse has been greatly exaggerated.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
They didn't even have 100 losses after it!
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Most feared hitter in baseball!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
WHY WHY WHY
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Dude, there's no Y in Robin's-on Cano(e)
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I read this as Robin's sun canoe.
joof - October 18, 2010
I never saw the sun until you said that.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I hate that feeling.
My brain deciphers a lot of messages like this one really easily, but sometimes they just skip on by and I’m left there holding the short end of the bus.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
The thing was, the joke still worked without it, so I'm happy with it.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Rec'd for being above and beyond.
Big Jared - October 18, 2010
Yeah, that was a strike Posada. You're a catcher, you should probably recognize one.
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
How great would it be Lee wins tonight and in game 7 knocking out the yankees and then signs with them next year.
Hey guys remember me? I cost you another world series appearance. Fun times.
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010 via mobile
That would be the worst thing ever.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
That would not be great.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Lee is going to sign with them, it is a sad fact. He is going to get a huge contract he deserves.
I’d rather there be that awkward moment in the locker room than no awkward moment. I’m a huge fan of awkward moments and I love the Bradley and Wedge are on the same team again.
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010 via mobile
So I need to recheck my comments before I post.
*I love that
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010 via mobile
You and I seem to have a different definition of the word "fact"
Decatur - October 18, 2010
No it is not a fact.
The Yankees do not get every free agent ever. He might be more likely to go there but it is certainly not a foregone conclusion.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
Your 100% absolutely right.
I’m just depressed that we wont get him back.
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010
I know. :(
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
And by another I mean A
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010 via mobile
None.
The answer is “none great.”
Joe Metro - October 18, 2010
Wow.
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
Better than bacon!
That was AWESOME!
ambrosia2112 - October 18, 2010
Ride the Gardner pony Cliff.
44FAN - October 18, 2010
Cliff Lee honest-to-God tea-bagged Brett Gardner there.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
I'll have to check for that on the highlight shows.
Thingray - October 18, 2010
That lucky son of a bitch.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
No kidding. Gardner has a purty mouth.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
No Yankee deserves to even be in close proximity to Lee's scrotum sweat.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Tabasco on pizza sounds terrible.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Not really.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
No, for reals.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I've never heard him talk before, but Mike Golic seems like the kind of guy who would be bros with Colin Cowherd.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Any time fat people endorse food, it makes me simultaneously desire it (opulence) and question its nutritional benefits.
And I don’t care how much weight you lost on NutriSystem, Mike Golic, you are a ~50-year-old former NFL defensive tackle. There’s no way you’re not out of shape.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
It depends on the pizza.
On the whole I think I’d rather go with the crushed red pepper.
JY - October 18, 2010
This is my belief, yes.
Spicy things are great, but Tabasco is not the right choice.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
In the Philippines they put blandish 'hot sauce' on all pizza.
It’s kind of nasty. Pizza Hut and Shakey’s are the only ones that don’t automatically bundle it.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Again, spicyness is great.
But Tabasco has a flavor, and that flavor is not complementary to pizza. MAYBE it is on meat pizza, but I don’t eat meat so I wouldn’t know. It would not taste good on cheese pizza.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I'm thinking it could work...
from the vegetarian angle if the tomato sauce was a bit sharper in its acidity or if there were onions or marinated peppers, but I wouldn’t use it on something that had a lot of cheese on it, no.
JY - October 18, 2010
Debatable, and likely too subjective to be proven.
My immediate taste response to the idea is ew.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Yes, in general white guys here dislike the hot sauces they put on pizza,
but it’s not a slam dunk. And many guys who’ve been here for a few years actually learn to like it, so what do I know.
I’m with you that spicy=good. And if the pizza is terrible, then it’s a good way to mask the horror. I just don’t think you can do a whole lot better for the overall aroma/flavor combo than crushed red pepper and parmesan. One of the big local problems with using parmesan is they don’t have a strong dairy system here.
Their calcium intake comes from sardine bones.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
That's a lot of fucking sardines.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
No risk of pregnancy that way.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Good point.
I guess you’d have to have one to fuck a fish that size.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Wow, you are really overthinking this.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Dude, when you go three years without a good pizza,
you start to look for the break in the chain.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Do they just eat the sardines whole or?...
JY - October 18, 2010
My dad eats sardines this way.
Disgusting.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Well, I know with eel they don't bother to de-bone it.
But there are other preparation methods, like in Japanese restaurants I’ve had deep fried bones from smaller fish and it’s a little odd at first, but it’s not bad. I didn’t expect that they’d have the same preparation methods in the Philippines so I was curious as to what they did.
JY - October 18, 2010
Yes, they eat them whole.
They crave ‘em, too. There just isn’t a suitable substitute for calcium, and they obviously don’t get enough as it is, with a national height of like 5’5" for men and 4’11" for women.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Makes sense.
The body is designed to crave things like that if there’s some kind of nutrient that’s deficient in the environment.
JY - October 18, 2010
All I know is he gets the stuff from the cans and it doesn't look like they take anything off.
Although I never really look close. They reek like hell too.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I think it's more of a matter of base, with regards to Tabasco.
Vinegar on pizza without the benefit of the pepperoccini’s natural flavor makes Tabasco ew. Other peppers just don’t work. I wouldn’t put Habanero on pizza, because the tastes clash too much.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
The only peppers I like other than crushed red is grilled bell peppers.
But thats on my homemade stuff.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Sriracha is a good choice on pizza.
It doesn’t complement the taste at all but its one of those sauces that’s good on a lot of things, like ranch.
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010 via mobile
I love that stuff.
Use it all the time when cooking rice, chicken, veggies etc. Delicious.
wazzu93 - October 18, 2010
I regret using this phrase without a kickass gif.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Exactly.
Tabasco has a really weird sort of hotness. Red pepper just adds plain spiciness.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Probably the vinegar.
JY - October 18, 2010
Might be. Tabasco has it's place.
Pizza is not it.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Breakfast foods.
Omelets, hashbrowns, etc.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Yes, good on stuff with eggs.
I like my hashbrowns with salt and nothing else though.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Goddamnit
I want some pizza now.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Don't forget the Tabasco.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
So Cliff is still pretty good.
Whats new.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Just filthy.
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
And I don't mean his hat.
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
Bitch please.
No one beats the Yankees without cheating.
the other side - October 18, 2010
CONSPIRACY!
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
Goddamn right.
That Ichiro dude probably has shit going too.
the other side - October 18, 2010
They're talking about the Mariners! Sort of!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
...
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Wow. Cliff Fucking Lee.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Siddown bitch.
the other side - October 18, 2010
That's right Nick Swisher, fuck along now.
JY - October 18, 2010
7 Ks in 11 batters!
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Well that was just embarassing.
Didn’t realize Swisher was named after the sound his bat makes when he faces Cliff Lee
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Did the world explode yet?
the other side - October 18, 2010
Cliff owes everyone a refund.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
Totally bogus!
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
ROBOTS
Decatur - October 18, 2010
The third ball was the only one that was really borderline and it still looked more like a ball than a strike.
joey90 - October 18, 2010
I know, but I don't want to accept that Cliff Lee walked anyone.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
He had a balls on base last inning with Brett Gardner
CapSea - October 18, 2010
You know, just this morning I was thinking that there weren't enough songs about supply chain management.
Thank you UPS.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Does Joe Girardi have a platinum grill?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
I wonder if his had brims keep spinning every time he stops.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Is that Conan?
Taze Him!
ambrosia2112 - October 18, 2010
Does anyone else hear that slurping sound coming from the broadcast booth every time Robinson Cano bats?
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
No, but thanks for getting me thinking about it.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Jeter's getting up in years, he's got to pass the baton so to speak.
Big Jared - October 18, 2010
Please Cliff, don't take the money.
I want those Yankee fans who are so sure they’ll get you this winter to be very very sad.
msb - October 18, 2010
Cliff Lee's hat is gross
joof - October 18, 2010
He's no Steve Kline.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Somehow I can't help but thinking that was all Dave Sims' fault.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Suck a dick, Posada, you cheating fuck.
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
Suck it Lee.
joof - October 18, 2010
Awwwwwww
the other side - October 18, 2010
Molina is dropping 3rd strikes like his name is Rob Johnson.
ICEBURN!
sanford_and_son - October 18, 2010
Josh Hamilton heard the crack off the bat and tried to snort it.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
This thread has 140 comments, at the moment.
Thirty-five of those were in the hot sauce subthread.
We’re really invested in this game.
JY - October 18, 2010
I love hot sauce.
w00tah - October 18, 2010
I had a 500,000 scoville unit hot sauce that feel from my cabinet onto the ground.
My dog tried to lick a giant glob of it, and to essentially save his life I had to kick him right in the face since there was no other way to reach him in time. As I cleaned it the steam burned my eyes.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I had some of that too! Did you have to sign a waiver to buy it like I did?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Got it free as a gift.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Speaking of hot sauce, I want to fuck Cliff Lee.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I honestly find myself kind of lost here.
I just can’t get into these playoffs at all. Usually I can to some small extent at least, but nothing this time. Whatever, pizza is sex.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Hard not to like these Rangers
I mean, I get why I’m not supposed to, but as a baseball fan there’s just so much t love there
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Oh I thought that was gone
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Can we root for this series to end from, and result in, 10/18?
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
What does this even mean?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Yeah I also got kind of lost
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Too soon?
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Too late?
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
When
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Right now.
JY - October 18, 2010
Well, now it's gone.
the other side - October 18, 2010
No, you'll have to wait another two hours, at least on this coast.
JY - October 18, 2010
But, it's still daylight time so isn't it three?
the other side - October 18, 2010
All right, everyone out of their parallel universes and back into the gamethread.
It’s a little after 10 pm EDT right now.
JY - October 18, 2010
You don't let us have any fun.
the other side - October 18, 2010
The universes were confusing, but not in interesting ways.
It’s back to square one.
JY - October 18, 2010
This sounds like something that should have been said in an early LOST meeting.
the other side - October 18, 2010
And that's why I decided to not watch that show.
JY - October 18, 2010
I have to honestly say I've seen about 10 minutes of one episode.
Maybe when I retire.
the other side - October 18, 2010
You made chose wisely.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
I'm out.
I can’t do anything right today.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
No way, this turned out better than the radio broadcast
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
I never give in to peer pressure.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Now you've lost me.
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
You know, just double peer pressure and multiply it by it's square root.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I believe it's your peer divided by your area.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
No the integral of the squared area over 3.
the other side - October 18, 2010
There it is.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
How do I made post?
JY - October 18, 2010
HOW BABBY FORM?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
How I mine for fish?
joof - October 18, 2010
Easy.
And pick up the pieces.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Remember the portal in Twin Peaks?
That led into a room with the backwords talking midget? Yeah
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
FUCK YES
Shit was AWESOME.
The series finale was pretty terrifying.
JY - October 18, 2010
I hear they have that gum you like, Jay.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Hopefully soon. Preferably after Cliff Lee leaves the stadium.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Yeah that clears it all up.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I may be getting trolled.
Can’t tell.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I'm alluding to an event which happened in NY and is known by a date. And now repeat.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
I don't know why you thought this would make sense at all to anyone other than you.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I thought you said you'd never forget.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Again, I don't know why you thought this would make any sense to anyone other than you.
You mention a random date that is not actually 9/11 and then expect everyone to know exactly what you are talking about.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Maybe 10/18 is the anniversary of the day that Robert's friend seized the controls of the Microsoft Flight Simulator game.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
It was more entertaining than the game.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
No, no it wasn't.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Then I apologize.
Sorry guys. Back to baseball.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Here's the thing...
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I hope A-rod goes Abe Vagoda on Cliff Lee
CapSea - October 18, 2010
And OBVIOUSLY by Abe Vagoda, I meant Ted Bundy, which you should have known since their first names both have one syllable.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I wonder how many Abe Vigoda references we would have without you.
JY - October 18, 2010
I'll guess two, both by Aaron Campeau
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
Not nearly enough.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
We've got eleven currently archived.
CapSea – 4 (five now)
marc w. – 2 (both band references)
cjhenry41 – 1
RustyJohn – 1
thehemogoblin – 1
wazzu93 – 1
Phildopip – 1
JY - October 18, 2010
Hot damn, I've contributed to something!
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Still not nearly enough.
Also, I spelled Vigoda wrong at least twice.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Super Bowel.
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
That's a play on turds.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
POOP JOKES.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Someone beat kevin to it.
I’m shocked.
JY - October 18, 2010
Where's Sullivan when you need him?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Until Faux pointed it out I never realized I was spelling it that way
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
No hits for Vagoda archived.
JY - October 18, 2010
There will be soon!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Personally I was hoping for and Eddie Munster with a side of cream cheese
But an Abe Vagoda will get it done
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
Geez, it's spelled Vigoda.
We’re both a couple of dingi.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
What a pair of dingoes
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
Dinghies?
JY - October 18, 2010
DINGAHS!
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Cripple fight!
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I don't think you're gonna salvage this one.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I got it.
It wasn’t that big of a stretch.
joof - October 18, 2010
Will he be having tabasco pizza, by chance?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Tabasco pizza? Ewwwwwwwwwww
JY - October 18, 2010
I don't think we're getting a lost sequel.
I hope to god not.
the other side - October 18, 2010
In future threads, please interact with us and not the alternate universe inside your mind.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Too much Fringe.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
You have made less sense than anyone since classic Coach.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
It's lonely in the bleachers.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I would imagine so.
The Mariners don’t play until like next year.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Yes?
I’m lost.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Whuh??
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Andy Pettitte has his name engraved on his glove. Is that a common thing for players?
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010 via mobile
Hyphen does it I think.
I think it’s in Japanese too for some reason.
JY - October 18, 2010
And I think Felix did it too, at least his first few years.
JY - October 18, 2010
Tim Lincecum's says
SCUM
ambrosia2112 - October 18, 2010
Japanese GLovemaker
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Maybe he convinced the guy who makes Ichiro's glove to make his.
I doubt it tho. The guy who makes Ichiro’s glove is a legend in glove making circles in Japan.
LeftArrow2 - October 18, 2010 via mobile
It's fairly common.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
It's common enough that they offer it on custom Rawlings gloves now
if you buy through their website.
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
Most players do that from what I have seen.
Kirk - October 18, 2010
I engrave my name in everything I own.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Dude...ouch.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
You got owned at some point in the past, I take it.
JY - October 18, 2010
This is going to a good place...
the other side - October 18, 2010
That's probably what they told him.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Worked, too...
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Aw quit bitchin.
You’ll get over it with therapy.
the other side - October 18, 2010
It's kind of sad when you get to the point where all you can say
about a trauma is “I will not let this traumatic experience define me.” And you repeat it, falling into a trance-like state each and every time the situation gets brought up.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
MARINERS FAN.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Does it ever feel like a confession when you tell people you're a Mariners fan?
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
More of an apathetic declaration, really.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
"You like baseball too?"
“Yeah, well, I’m an M’s fan, so…”
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
I know what you're saying.
Kind of like, NFL fan? Well, Lions……
the other side - October 18, 2010
First team ever with a $100 million payroll to lose 100 games (2008).
I treat surviving that like I treat graduating from one of two high schools in Oregon to be rated unacceptable multiple times by the state board of education. If one can live through that, one can handle anything.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
It surprises me how many people I've seen wandering around NYC in Mariners gear.
Sometimes it feels a little weird talking to Yankees fans about it, but a few of them still respect us, or are mad because we were the thing that stood in the way of Mattingly getting a ring. Other times it’s just “oh you have a team, that’s cute”. But most of the people I talk baseball with don’t have quality teams anyway, so they understand.
JY - October 18, 2010
Maybe it's because I only seem to meet Yankees, Giants, and angles fans,
and I know they’re going to make fun of me.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Really?
Giants fans?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Well, they ARE in the NLCS.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Sort of.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Huh?
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
How does it feel to be confused, you bastard??
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
That does suck.
Also, thanks for bringing up my iffy parental lineage.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
At least yours is still questionable.
There’s no hope for mine any more.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the marinerholics anonymous thread.
the other side - October 18, 2010
No worse than watching the M's this season.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
I could have mentioned I live in San Francisco.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
I know Mets fans, D'Backs fans, and a Brewers/Indians fan.
The one Phillies fan I know is so level-headed I have no idea how he’d respond if they won it all this year.
JY - October 18, 2010
I tried to give a knowing nod to a guy I saw on the subway in NYC wearing an M's cap
but he didn’t respond and nobody seemed to give a crap about my M’s cap during the playoffs there last year.
But I did get the evil eye from a bunch of people on the BART this Opening Day in Oakland. That was fun.
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
All of a sudden, that got really intense.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I know.
misterjonez, I’m sorry I referred to that one time when you got owned.
JY - October 18, 2010
Everyone, let's hear it for misterjonez and JY.
I think we’ve had a breakthrough this evening.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Hi, Jay.
Wait what?
the other side - October 18, 2010
Go ahead, Cornelius. You can cry!
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I'm having a hard time typing. You guys crack me up.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I think you need a good, long, hard hug.....
the other side - October 18, 2010
It still hurts...
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I engrave your name on everything I own too.
Kirk - October 18, 2010
Your cat must hate you.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Dog.
And it was easy to clean up with a few spare rags, so whatever.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
That's what she said?
::ducks::
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
LL is a TWSS-free zone.
Don’t worry, I learned the hard way too. It’s generally regarded as a played-out joke here (although I am not of that persuasion).
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
It was played out before it started.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Yeah, I figured it was played out here.
Still, I couldn’t think of a clever way to reference it indirectly.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
"At one point, she spoke of a moment much akin to that which you describe."
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Now, if we could flavor that with some Irish-ness, we could go to market.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
How about some tabasco?
the other side - October 18, 2010
I love Tabasco!
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Is it Irish?
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Close enough.
the other side - October 18, 2010
It ain't Mexican.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Good enough for me!
Now just get Sheamus O’Shaunessy to rep it on the tv spots, and we should be sipping mixed drinks on a tropical island as soon as the stock offering happens.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Fuck yeah dude.
I think this is where I kill you and take your share.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I enjoy your business acumen.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I'm not really afraid of the death threats.
It’s the damned lawyers that get my stomach churning.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I'm not really afraid of the death threats.
It’s the damned lawyers that get my stomach churning.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Second verse, same as the first.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
There I go repeating myself. I've been told that's a fatal tell.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Yeah, we can totally pretend you aren't next until you turn your back.
the other side - October 18, 2010
You're dealing with a guy who fistfights hobos and hides out in Thingrays bushes.
Checkmate.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Well, shows you what I know.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I challenge you to a treasure of the sierra madre style "who can stay awake the longest" duel
the other side - October 18, 2010
I haven't slept in four years.
I also see everyone as a ninja threat, and I swear to god my couch talks to me.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Meth is one hell of a drug.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
This subthread is unusual.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
No more so than this entire post.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I will not let this traumatic experience define me.
I will not let this traumatic experience define me…
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Your couch does talk to you kevin.
Do what the couch says.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Okay. I'm gonna go get some sleep and shower and find a job.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Your couch is a total dick, dude.
Maybe your ottoman is the party animal.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Dammit - thank god we don't run out of recs to give.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Maybe the ottoman is a ventriloquist?
Seems to make more sense, when you think about it.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Great. Now I'm terrified of everything I own.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
The comedowns are a total bitch, man.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
The cat should be okay.
But now it’s hiding cause CapSea showed up.
the other side - October 18, 2010
After all of this, we have a unique image of how you would go about finding a job.
JY - October 18, 2010
In the shower, of course.
Jesus, Jay. Are you retarded?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Something tells me you would try the liquor store first.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Don't shit where you eat is what I say.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
That's just to get ideas.
JY - October 18, 2010
Those ideas are at the bottom of some bottle.
It’s my duty to find them.
the other side - October 18, 2010
That's a worm, dude, and you're not even drinking Mezcal.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
IT FUCKING MOVED
the other side - October 18, 2010
No, that one's not inSIDE the bottle.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
It also turned into MJ and tried to rape me, so I'm not sure whats real.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Umm..nope. That one wasn't real, either.
Hehe….
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
You can file it under, shit to blame on The Office.
the other side - October 18, 2010
So I'm not the only person to not enjoy that show? What a relief.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I never really got into it.
For certain, I couldn’t sit down and watch ten episodes in a row. The characters seemed too static, and the jokes weren’t all that fresh.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I haven't watched a ton and a lot of the later season shit, but I don't see the appeal.
And Steve Carell annoys me
the other side - October 18, 2010
You are not American.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I like Breaking Bad?
Oh and he was fun in Despicable Me.
the other side - October 18, 2010
You may proceed.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Do comma splices go there too?
/grammar Nazi
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
That was terrible.
And yes.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I always drew on mine with a Sharpie so I could find it in the pile of shit in the dugout.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I did this so that when I inevitably left it places people could get it back to me.
That happened a lot.
the other side - October 18, 2010
My coach hated it. One year I wrote "FUCK" where the knuckles would be, in Old English font like a tattoo.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Affliction, much?
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
WAAAY before that.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
My coaches all loved me.
I got away with shit like that.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Oh, mine too. That's why he let it slide.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Hey, who's Fuck Face?
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
Am I up to bat, coach?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Somebody got a hit
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Oh yeah. Baseball.
the other side - October 18, 2010
What the fuck is this, baseball?
JY - October 18, 2010
How many scoredowns does the home side have
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
They had a good chance at a field goal, but they bogeyed and had to take the slam-dunk.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I fucking hate chick sports.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I like soccer with Elizabeth Lambert
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Bowling with Jenny Finch.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Becomes swinging with Scott Speizio.
Think I’ll pass.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Yeah, but at least they're holding par on their free throws.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Another double fault and they're screwed.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I can't believe A Rod messed up Jeter's sticky wicket.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Yeah, but watch out. The other bowler throws a wicked Googly.
joof - October 18, 2010
Ouch. Ever had A Rod in your googly?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Ooh, kinky.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Madonna has.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I once got one in my Golgi Apparatus. My cells couldn't package proteins worth shit for a week.
joof - October 18, 2010
WIN
Decatur - October 18, 2010
HAHAHAHAHA!
Baaahahahahaha!
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
This is fucking GOLDEN.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
That was good.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I fucking love basebaLL.
the other side - October 18, 2010
They're out of fouls, so another false start and they'll be on their second serve from the eighteen.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
And now you've gone and upset Cliff
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Why dont you tweet about it Swish
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Who's doing color commentary?
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Ron Darling and John Smoltz.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
Some Yankee fans...
ambrosia2112 - October 18, 2010
So, the story of this game so far is Pettite says Smoltz
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
I love the implication that only Texas Rangers fans should drink Guinness.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Well, they did trade for Cliff Lee, so I would have to admit that they were at least temporarily BRILLIANT!
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
This question comes from Edgar on Facebook.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Hello, Edgar from Facebook!
We’re here admiring the prowess of Pettite and the Mighty Yankees tonight, glad you could join us! What’s your question?
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
Dear John Smoltz, can you pass this note Cliff Lee for me?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Anyone else think that Edward Jones commercial looks like a pitch for you to join a cult?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
They have koolaid?
Grape or Cherry?
the other side - October 18, 2010
No, put it's all in black and white with smug, self-satisfied, enlightened looking people and a plea by a wizened oldish guy to "Join Us"
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Even more so when you watch it without sound and the only words you see are "Join us" then "Edward Jones"
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Shit, I have not seen that one.
People get paid for those ideas too. I’m in the wrong profession.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Ha Smiltz talking shit about Francoeur
he should know
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
If only Pettite's command were as good as his pickoff move he might not be in line for the loss.
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
We'll be seeing bullpen motherfuckers pretty soon
and then all hell might break loose
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Every time sing God Bless America the terrorists win.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
God Bless America played backwards sounds the same as the call to prayer
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Let's try that again.
Every time they sing God Bless America the terrorists win.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Why?
joey90 - October 18, 2010
Because it's a terrible, terrible song that no one liked or even knew existed until after 9/11
CapSea - October 18, 2010
If anything, they should sing God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood.
That at least had a tune.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I'm down with that.
I’ll be in the Chevy if you need me.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I was trying to remember the title of that.
JY - October 18, 2010
I'm pretty sure that's not necessarily true.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
No, it's true. Trust me on this, I'm a doctor.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Oh, well shit, man. Why didn't you say that before?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
The operative parts of that, "terrible, terrible song," still apply, regardless of the song's previous popularity.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I hadn't realized that they didn't sing the song before 9/11.
I only started watching American baseball in 2001, so I guess it makes sense that I didn’t catch the change.
joey90 - October 18, 2010
It's better than the National Anthem
But our National Anthem kinda sucks.
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
Russia's national anthem for the win!
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Shit is catchy.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Makes ME proud, and i ain't even Russian!
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Canada.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
The worst rendition I've ever heard of the Canadian Anthem
was at the ’01 All Star Game. I had considered the song un-fuck-uppable, but I was proven wrong.
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
Oh my God, yes.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way.
I don’t even remember who it was who sang it, but God it was terrible.
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
I remember an actual feeling of anger.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Worst rendition of US anthem?
nemo1 - October 18, 2010
What the heck?
Here.
nemo1 - October 18, 2010
Also,
this one.
nemo1 - October 18, 2010
There are so many.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Carl Lewis and Roseanne are the obligatory mentions.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
Taken
tough titty
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
False.
Azimov says so.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
THEY RUINED OUR NATIONAL PAST TIME
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
We had eighty-two posts last night in a game that most of us cared more about.
JY - October 18, 2010
Tabasco is a hot topic.
the other side - October 18, 2010
x(
Decatur - October 18, 2010
This is terrible.
Recs for you.
JY - October 18, 2010
Wow.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I am ashamed.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Pizza will do that to people.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Your sig lines up well with this.
JY - October 18, 2010
Nice.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
That was fucking awful.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
I care
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Youre welcome
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Cliff needs some grounders now
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Like that
ignacio - October 18, 2010
and that. No more Ks
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Really, that's Smoltz on ESPN?
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Oh hey, bullpen, 8th inning.
Weee
the other side - October 18, 2010
This game is flying by.
Goose - October 18, 2010
Just like Cliff Lee's pitches.
Dammit, that guy’s a stud.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I really hope the Mariners win this game.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I wonder if Putz and Dickey ever ended up dropping their periods.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
We're going to seeing some pretty pregnant bellies soon.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
*be. Fuck all.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
12 Ks
ignacio - October 18, 2010
That was a sick strikeout too
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
What's weird is that this isn't even the 2nd best pitching performance of the post season
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Halladay & Lincecum, sure
but here’s Cliff every time out
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Not really close.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Cliff Lee is so overrated.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
We should sign him to a small contract so he can use Safeco to pad his stats.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Holy shit 120.
the other side - October 18, 2010
God I love that man.
joey90 - October 18, 2010
So if the Rangers manage to win one more non Lee game, they're gonna beat us to the World Series.
Goddamnit.
Goose - October 18, 2010
Isn't it best of 7?
joey90 - October 18, 2010
Yes. One more non Lee game
Because Lee gets one more start
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
Cliff Lee, I you would so desire it, I would let you have me.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Do the Texas the Yankees? No? Then yes.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I eat cat food.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
And your breath?
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Silly, my breath doesn't eat.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Pardone
ignacio - October 18, 2010
This is more surreal than usual.
but the correct answer was “smells like cat food”.
JY - October 18, 2010
I couldn't force myself to play into that.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I was just about to post a pic.
You win this time. And last time. And probably next time.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
No, I meant ever word of what I said.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
God, I'm turning into JI.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Montero?
goyo70 - October 18, 2010
Fredy?
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
That picture is totally fucked dude.
the other side - October 18, 2010
For me anyway.
the other side - October 18, 2010
That's a mistake - Gardner is fast enough to cut that ball off and hold Hamilton to a single if he takes the right angle.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Does Guerrero have a post season hit yet?
Bearskin Rugburn - October 18, 2010
.083 average, so yeah.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I'm too lazy to actually look it up though.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Hamilton took all his hits.
BAZING!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
But yeah, he has 6.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I agree, announcer.
The best thing you can do is not try to get a lot of runs until the 9th, then BRING IT. P90X!
CapSea - October 18, 2010
They have to send him out to start the ninth, no?
Poochie - October 18, 2010
Yes, and it looks like they are going to.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
Too lazy to look, but who is batting for the Yankees in the bottom of the inning?
(In my defense, I have about 15 tabs open, 14 of which are related to an essay I should be writing.)
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Top of the order: Jeter, Swisher, Tex
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
Depends on how long he sits here.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
Yeah, definitely.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Texas might start scoring here
ignacio - October 18, 2010
I doubt it.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Morgan was just silent for like 45 seconds.
orgasm
the other side - October 18, 2010
That didn't take long.
Two Rs and Two Ls - October 18, 2010
Was the reason he was silent for like 45 seconds, or caused you to have due to the fact?
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
The latter.
But, it’s gone now. He’s babbling again.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I've never liked him very much, except when I was a new fan
and enjoyed his personal insights into the game.
Now, I’m with you.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I think I'd enjoy Jon Miller without him.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Jon Miller is good with or without anyone accompanying him.
Kind of like Yo-Yo Ma on the cello.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Yeah, he could be okay.
His voice kind of makes me sleepy though. Although that could be the pills.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Wow. Texas has a great shot to go to the World Series, and I'm not even upset.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
That's the most fucked up thing you've said all evening.
JY - October 18, 2010
I KNOW!!!
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Cliff fucked your sister.
Actually, I would be okay with that.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Me too. But her husband would BE PISSED.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Not a baseball fan eh?
Who wouldn’t want a little Cliff?
the other side - October 18, 2010
Cliff Lee.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Cliff has like 3 little Cliffs.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Redacted.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
He's no A.C. Green.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Is there some maximum quota for Cliff Lee's?
If so, I suggest we figure out some form of bootlegging and get on with it. Maybe involve the Chinese somehow? They don’t really respect property rights like we do, and are quite good at making cheap approximations of the real thing.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
The chinaman is not the issue here.
the other side - October 18, 2010
TOS, you're outta your element!
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Is there some quote for Cliff Lee's?
If so, I suggest we figure out some form of bootlegging and get on with it. Maybe involve the Chinese somehow? They don’t really respect property rights like we do, and are quite good at making cheap approximations of the real thing.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Only 2...
msb - October 18, 2010
Nice.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
On second thought, that might actually be his wife.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
That is his wife. That's why it's only 2.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Yeah I thought it was his daughter at first.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
Well he was born in Arkansas.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Well, he is from Arkansas
Aaron Campeau - October 18, 2010
That was....uncanny.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Seriously.
Spooky stuff, guys.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Great minds.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
So it's his cousin?
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
/wife/sister/great aunt.
the other side - October 18, 2010
All of the above.
LonelyintheBleachers - October 18, 2010
They've apparently been together since junior high school.
and not just since she was in junior high school.
msb - October 18, 2010
Had to rip open that wound....
the other side - October 18, 2010
Ledge and Ridge Lee?
joof - October 18, 2010
Related Cliff Spawn!
Score!
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Uncle Cliffy is my hero.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
I wish Josh Hamilton had super aids.
joof - October 18, 2010
Ok, might be best to just pull Lee now.
drblacknwhite - October 18, 2010
Yeah
ignacio - October 18, 2010
This is fucking awesome
Poochie - October 18, 2010 via mobile
Fuck the Yankees!
ambrosia2112 - October 18, 2010
Any news in the prospect world, JY?
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Oh yes.
Johermyn Chavez has been tearing it up in a handful of games in Venezuela. Alex Liddi has also been respectable there. Cortes, Robles, and others are still just getting started.
In Arizona, Ackley sprained his finger in the second game of the season. Tenbrink started hitting the ball again today. All of our pitchers are throwing hard and are generally awesome.
JY - October 18, 2010
Anyone rising in potential in your eyes?
CapSea - October 18, 2010
It's only a short time span, but a few guys are off to good starts.
Chavez in particular, last I saw he was hitting .400 with half his hits going for extras and more walks than Ks. The relievers in Arizona have also been outstanding. Fields seems to be getting back on track mechanically and not overthrowing as much as he had, and Wilhelmsen, who has the great story anyway, has eight Ks in four innings now. He could move very quickly depending on what they decide they want to do with him.
JY - October 18, 2010
Wilhelmsen... Don't remember ever hearing that name before.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Tom Wilhelmsen.
Basically he was a Brewers prospect, drafted back in 2002, played one year in their system then dropped out, smoked a lot of pot, did some traveling, did some bartending, and then at one point a couple years back he decided that he was sick of drinking and smoking all the time and wanted to try baseball again. It turned out he could still pitch, like mid-90s on the gun pitch, but he got injured after the Brewers re-signed him and naturally, what with Zduriencik around, he came to us next. He didn’t get out of the Midwest League this year and is holding his own against guys that were mostly double and triple-A, albeit out of the ’pen.
JY - October 18, 2010
Cool.
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Excellent, thanks. His last name isn't that great for jokes, but I think I can like him anyway.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I just realized something about our relationship
Kermit. - October 18, 2010
Oh no.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Your last name isn't that great for jokes either.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
It depends on how you feel about references to late German Kaisers.
That’s about as far as I could get into the cleverness there.
JY - October 18, 2010
Got your toes wet, mein freund.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I don't really care for them.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
I didn't think so.
JY - October 18, 2010
Not since they stole the word twenty.
JAH - October 18, 2010
That movie will write itsself when we go to the WS.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Jhohermyn Chavez?
What’s Wilhelmson’s first name?
ignacio - October 18, 2010
Johermyn Chavez.
It varies based on where you see it, sometimes it’s Johermyn, sometimes it’s Yohermyn, but I think the J’s pretty standard now.
And it’s Tom Wilhelmsen, last name with two e’s, no o.
JY - October 18, 2010
It's like Jo(h)jima was for his first couple months here apparently.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
Why the parenthesis?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I remember seeing it as Jojima for awhile when we were interested in him.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
Well obviously America has to correct the fucked up Asian names.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Seriously. Do you remember when his name was Kosuke Idontlikeyouverymuchbutletshavesexrightnow?
Freakin’ Asians.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Aw.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
We weren't sure whether or not there was an h in there.
It’s rather uncommon for a last name to be Romanized that way with the long O. Usually it’s oo or ou, but they probably made the right choice because it’s closer to the phonetic pronunciation.
JY - October 18, 2010
I honestly knew none of that.
If you don’t win the most helpfull LLemmy that award is a mockery.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I'm helpful in pretty specific areas though.
Everyone knows that mention of prospects is going to get my attention no matter what else is going on.
JY - October 18, 2010
So who was it that choked the game away in game 1?
msb - October 18, 2010
Oliver is the one I remember.
It was kind of a group fuck-up though.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Too bad the Rangers lost game 1 with their best reliever still in the pen
Poochie - October 18, 2010 via mobile
I love a quiet Yankee Stadium!
truemsfan - October 18, 2010
I went to a game there once
the cement floors are incredibly sticky
ignacio - October 18, 2010
It's wonderful to look at all those empty seats behind home plate.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
I'm loving this score.
I wish I’d seen more of Cliff Lee this year, but being in Asia without a dependable internet connection made it impossible to catch more than two of his games.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I loved that overhead shot
it was like watching the cockroaches scatter when the lights are turned on
msb - October 18, 2010
Start spreading the news...
surfmonkey89 - October 18, 2010
This sucks
lemonverbena - October 18, 2010
If Texas is going to win, this is the style I prefer.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
True
But the goddamn Texas Senators in the world series before us, on the back of Uncle Cliffy, is tough to stomach.
lemonverbena - October 18, 2010
They've existed longer than the M's have.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
That makes me feel so much not better at all
lemonverbena - October 18, 2010
I don't care how Smoak does...
The Lee trade was worth it for this game alone!
ambrosia2112 - October 18, 2010
You do realize he isn't on the Mariners anymore, right?
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
He dislikes the Yankees apparently.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
FUCK THE YANKEES!
I will continue to repeat myself!
ambrosia2112 - October 18, 2010
Yeah! Fuck the Yankees!
ignacio - October 18, 2010
I will join this chant.
Fuck the Yankees!
Droid Rage - October 18, 2010
Clap. Clap. Clap-clap-clap!
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Yay division rivals getting more money.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
At this point, I don't want addition by subtraction.
I want our division loaded with talent, and managed by well-organized front offices so that we actually have to get our shit together to compete. Not just talk about competing, but actually competing.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I can't wait to be the Blue Jays of the AL West.
joof - October 18, 2010
Well, Felix - Halladay.
Not too far from the relm of possibility.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Yeah I bet the Rangers hate the way they made the playoffs.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
The point is, if our FO and upper management feels like they're
in a dog-fight every single year, they’ll have to push harder than they have. And then when rivals fall on their faces, we are in a position to capitalize. The way it is, we aren’t in a position to capitalize on anything.
We’ve been in a position to provide a family-friendly night at the ballpark, and hydro races. That’s about it.
Without Felix and Ichiro, this team really would be the Pirates, and that is despicable.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
The team sucked because they had Bill Bavasi running them for five years.
During that time they had the dynasty or whatever you want to call it that the Angels had and some occasionally good A’s teams to compete with. The team has tried to be family-friendly for years, before they started to suck again. Having a team with more talent and newly found money can’t do anything but hurt us. If the front office wasn’t already motivated to try to put the best team out there possible then they shouldn’t have their job. To say they need to have better competition to stay motivated to put together a good team seems like an odd argument.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
I'm guessing you're a bit angry.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I'm not really suggesting that having stronger rivals
is likely to make us better. But it will absolutely show the differences between successful and unsuccessful approaches. I’m just sick of being lied to and snookered for so many years, when it’s pretty obvious that this organization hasn’t done what it takes to be truly competitive since Gillick left.
At this point, I just want it to be clear. And if our fate is to be the Blue Jays West, I can probably live with that for awhile.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Yeah, I think we're sort of saying the same thing.
I don’t think this administration is as wildly incompetent as the Bavasi one. I’d rather be good than bad but I’d rather have the goodness result in playoffs than frustrating 3rd place.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
It feels like we've had this discussion before...
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/4/21/1436072/4-21-open-game-thread-part-2#35461678
Decatur - October 18, 2010
.
the other side - October 18, 2010
To be fair, they haven't won this thing yet. They aren't in the WS yet.
I hate the fact that they could end up with more post-season coins, but I cannot help myself when Cliff Lee is pitching. Those are the only games I want the Rangers to win.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
Yeah, but this seems like Yankee-hate not Cliff Lee-love.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
No, it is not that. This is Cliff Fucking Lee Love.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
Much of it seems to be that but some of it is just Yankee hate.
I have no problem rooting for Cliff Lee. I’m just rooting for the Yankees in the other 5 games.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
I'm not being clear obviously.
I don’t want the Rangers to gain in any way financially during this post season. On the other hand, I cannot root for the Yankees against Cliff Lee. Did you see the man pitch tonight. That was 8 innings of solid sex.
Go Yankees, erase the Rangers.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
Yeah. it's hard to root for the Yankees. That's why I'm making the Cliff Lee exception.
I don’t want to be associated with only the Nationals until one of us makes the World Series is part of it though.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
No worries, we're on the same page.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
I'm sorry dude,
but get over it. Let’s say the Mariners win the WS at some point soon. AWESOME!!! It’s what we have all prayed for!! It’s pretty hard to run a dynasty WS winner in baseball. So what if after that awesomeness, we regress to Cubs/Mets standards and languish for eons afterward? Either you’re a fan for life, no matter what, or you’re not.
Of course I would love to at least Brave it and go to the playoffs every post season, but I’m fine just dredging along waiting. And then I’ll wait again. And again.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
I didn't say I wouldn't be fine with being as good as the Blue Jays.
I’d just rather make the playoffs if I had to pick. I’m not going to not be a fan. The teams that haven’t made the World Series doesn’t actually mean anything, it’s just nice to have more company in there than the team that picked first two years in a row.
Mariner John - October 18, 2010
Agreed
Poochie - October 18, 2010
You're a dog. What do you know?
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Proper bone burial procedures, which butts smell the best, the exact right moment to stick a cold nose to maximize discomfort.
JAH - October 18, 2010
Well that's not very nice at all
Poochie - October 19, 2010
Hey guys, I don't think the Mariners are gonna win this one.
the other side - October 18, 2010
They're not gonna lose it either I don't think
ignacio - October 18, 2010
@Coopz22: Seriously,fans throwing bottles in the #Rangers 'pen? Grow up for fuck's sake
msb - October 18, 2010
Lee has the comfortablility factor.
That’s why he was able to use his strategeries to make this game happen.
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Cliff Fucking Lee, Congratulations!
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
Cliff Fucking Lee, Congratulations!
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
I'll second that.
the other side - October 18, 2010
That was great
ignacio - October 18, 2010
To look on the bright side of this series, at least every game a team I hate loses.
FairWeatherFred - October 18, 2010
This is a Mariners blog.
We don’t do glass-half-full shit. THE GLASS IS FUCKING EMPTY
the other side - October 18, 2010
And now, I can no longer justify my procrastination.
Goodbye, cool world.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
But.. It's cool?
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
That was a weird movie.
JY - October 18, 2010
What movie did I/you just reference? I have seen maybe one movie in its entirety in the past three months.
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
A movie starring Brad Pitt, Gabriel Byrne, and Kim Bassinger as a Jessica Rabbit wannabe.
Cool World. It’s like Who Framed Roger Rabbit? trying to be edgy with a dash author vs. creation fantasy and just failing in most regards.
JY - October 18, 2010
Never seen it.
Anyway, I have a
suicide noteessay to write.thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Right, I'm back to the research grind myself.
Good luck….
JY - October 18, 2010
I am avoiding my calculus assignment like the plague.
the other side - October 18, 2010
I myself am avoiding going home and doing nothing,
so I bought a cute girl a glass of wine here at my bar, and I’m typing this to you as she types on her computer, and we’re not even talking, and that’s great, because fuck talking.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Bless you, sir.
JY - October 18, 2010
Well, good luck in the next. Nice knowing you.
ignacio - October 18, 2010
You cold bastard. You didn't even ask if you could have the rest of his beer.
kevin_ess - October 18, 2010
Cliffs on the radio!!!!!!!!
the other side - October 18, 2010
Man that stadium is EMPTY
ignacio - October 18, 2010
It really is amazing what Cliff Lee has done the last couple of years in the postseason.
He’s pretty much the ideal pitcher right now. What a pleasure to watch him pitch.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
Rangers fan. I fucking love you guys for giving us Lee. Not here to gloat.
Smoak will be awesome. He’s a good dude. I’m just so fucking excited to be in the MF ALCS right now. HOLY SHIT. I love you guys. Mariners fans kick ass. Please don’t ban me. I love all.
hornedfrogs45 - October 18, 2010
...
Decatur - October 18, 2010
Just kidding. Welcome to LL.
Decatur - October 18, 2010
And you'll be able to root for the Mariners...
when they draft Matt Purke.
ghostofErikThompson - October 18, 2010
Good point!
I can attest to Purke’s awesomeness. He’s incredible.
hornedfrogs45 - October 18, 2010
It's one of the things that allowed us to maintain some faint hope towards the end of the season.
I don’t know if it’s going to be Cole or Purke at this point, but I would be quite happy with either.
JY - October 18, 2010
What's amazing is.
That given the ALCS match-up, the M’s were given a choice to take the Yankees package or the Rangers package for Cliff Lee.
I’m happy with the Rangers’ haul….and the post-season results!
ThundaPC - October 18, 2010
Jon Daniels is brilliant - he sows dissent and strife amongst his enemies with the hard-throwing gifts he bears .
Decatur - October 18, 2010
If Lueke pitches for the M's, then I'll stand by my original approval of the Texas deal.
If they ditch him and don’t acquire equivalent value in return, I’ll probably moan for awhile about not getting Montero.
misterjonez - October 18, 2010
I leave you with a gift.
hornedfrogs45 - October 18, 2010
What's that from?
msb - October 18, 2010
Don't you mean a ".gif"?
thehemogoblin - October 18, 2010
Was that this year?
jackyz - October 18, 2010 via mobile
I hate all of you.
hornedfrogs45 - October 18, 2010
Aw come on man.
It’s all in good fun.
the other side - October 18, 2010
Haha, I know.
It made me giggle.
hornedfrogs45 - October 18, 2010
Griffey would be dead by third if that was this year.
joof - October 18, 2010
Third?!?!
msb - October 19, 2010
Why are all those ethnically diverse people attacking that sleepwalker?
CapSea - October 18, 2010
Zombies.
msb - October 19, 2010
Well, that can take you back. It's like 15 years old or something, I think.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
Reply fail.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
Seattle Mariners baseball fail.
TrustBaseball - October 18, 2010
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