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10/23: Open NLCS Game 6 Thread


Jonathan Sanchez

#57 / Pitcher / San Francisco Giants

6-2

190

L

L

Nov 19, 1982



Roy Oswalt

#44 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

6-0

190

R

R

Aug 29, 1977


Freddy Sanchez is the most #2 hitter in baseball.

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Caressa, huh.
Buster Posey.

He has no favorite anything.

Sandoval neither

But I think they just edited his out because no one could understand it.

That's some funny shit.
Subject line.
Does it matter?

It’s a picture

If there is a subject line you can collapse the image.

And it helps the mods with stuff and things. Site rule.

Alright. My bad

I just assumed pictures had to go in the lower box. Lesson learned!

Pictures do have to go in the lower box.

It is general custom to put a period or something like that in the subject line.

Oh, okay. Thanks again

Double lesson learned

Yes

More than usual, probably.

It's nice to be able to close them, as gifs tend to slow down a thread.

Also, subject lines are part and parcel of accepting membership with LL and the community tends to respectfully request they be used. They also assist the mods for linking purposes.

Oh, silly Panda. That cake was a lie.
GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS
Man those Philly fans are a noisy bunch.

The atmosphere there must be awesome

C'mon baseball!

At this point I just want a damn good October baseball game.

Anyone seen any signs?
Every time you guys mention this I get an Ace of Base song stuck in my head.
Signs. Signs. Everywhere a sign.

That help?

I think you'd be impressed with my speed

It’s funny to think that mac and charlie are actually probably at this game.

Dammit.

I was hoping we were done with the damn chalupa.

Oswalt must be one hell of a catcher.
I'm impressed that Oswalt is managing to pitch and catch at the same time
Something from the television broadcast?

I’m not putting this together from the radio broadcast

Gary Matthews introduced the Philly lineup.

He said Oswalt would be doing the catching.

There is a lot of family resemblance between father and junior.
PITCH BETTER
I like how Oswalt was able to get called strikes out of the zone but Sanchez can't get any in the zone.
Sanchez looks terrible.
This is like 2008 Felix.

FastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastballFastball

Or like 2010 everybody else.
Utley comes through. Now Ryan Howard hits a bloop.

2-0

Got Sanchez's painful 1st inning out of the way. Could've been worse..

But it was pretty bad.

The magic is gone.
A nice play by a 3rd baseman for once.

I was starting to tink Adrian was the only good fielding 3B — and Beltre’s not good, he’s great

Watching the Ms this year, I'm programmed to think this game is over..
Holy shit, a swinging strike!
This is like watching Morrow.
Do we have a reliever named Jonathan to trade to the giants?
Ahh yes, who can forget the contributions Neftali Perez made to the Rangers
Is Dave Niehaus in the booth?
He sure sounded like he was in love with a couple of those guys towards the end of the season
Edgar Renteria looks like he's handing the ball to Huff when he throws
Focus!
Thanks Jonathan. That's better.
I think the Rangers will crush either of theses teams, the Phillies or the Giants.
Eh, they probably have an advantage, but it's still a crapshoot.
As is any best of 7 series.
I'm hoping this series goes the distance and that somehow ices the Rangers.

I’ve always wondered if calling timeouts to ice a kicker in football actually has a measurable effect

That base running was awesome.. In a goofy way.
That was wonderful
This has been an amazingly bizarre inning - Sanchez reaches on an Utley error, God-knows-what happened on the Torres fly ball.
WHY WOULD YOU SEND HIM?!?!
He slide like a five-year-old going down Crocodile Mile.
Yeah, that was pretty weak.
He should have slid head first and around the catcher tagging home with his hand

like a slide around. Maybe Torres would have had a chance.

That was dumb.
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I LOVE BASEBALL

Wow.. This is entertainment.
This game is giving Game 5 a hell of a run as weirdest game of the series.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Baseball game and a circus tonight
What the fuck is going on?
Baseball is such a weird sport
Don't be a Sue? This is a new campaign to me.
Sanchez is done..
That ain't good for business.
This game may get really crazy if both starters crap out early
I can hardly keep all the weird stuff that happened last inning straight.

1. P Jonathan reaches first base on an error by Chase Utley on a routine ground ball
2. Andres Torres hits a deep fly ball that Victorino almost Willie Mayses but instead bobbles in a way that confuses Sanchez and makes him stay at second while Torres is almost gunned out after overrunning first base. Then a sac bunt by a different Sanchez happens.
3. Demon Brumley possesses the soul of the Giants’ third base coach and makes Torres try to score from second and get gunned out by 15 feet on Aubrey Huff’s single up the middle.
4. Buster Posey hits a soft roller that Polanco bare-hands like Beltre and throws to Howard, whose glove was in the baseline. Posey runs into Howard’s glove, the ball hits off the glove and Posey’s back and squirts into the first base coach’s box. Aubrey Huff scores from second base.

Amazing! Sounds like I just missed the critical moments of the game.

Crappity doo

Pull him
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
KICK SOME ASS, GIANTS
GET EM SWEENDAWG!
Well that was interesting.
That was dissappointing.
Jonathan Sanchez is acting in a very immature fashion.
It wasn't intentional.
sometimes

when I’m pitching really horribly I throw as hard as I can, aiming for the batter, and for some reason it’s always a strike on the outside corner. It’s like some power knows my intent and is wagging a finger at me. “nuh uh”

looks like sanchez did that and didn’t get any intervention

Batters don't fall down on the ground as much as they used to when Bob Gibson pitched

I think

I know.

it was the mouthing off at Utley afterwards

I feel bad for the dude.
Utley really had no business tossing the ball back to the mound but it was a cool gesture.
I love that initial "WHAT?" that you could see on utley's lips at first base.
Maybe Sanchez has lingering anger over the way his eyebrows got waxed prior to the game.
Great job by Affeldt.
Okay, so I left to get some snacks

Could someone briefly go over what happened about the HBP to cause the almost-fight

After walking Polanco to lead off the inning Sanchez nailed Utley in the middle of the back with a breaking ball.

As he went to first the ball bounced up to Utley, and he flipped it back to Sanchez. Sanchez decided to take offense to this and started jawing with Utley, leading to benches clearing and Sanchez being taken out of the game by Bochy.

Much appreciated
is it common courtesy for commentators

to not call each other out when they say something wrong? like when dave calls a 78mph breaking ball a fastball and blowers just twiddles his thumbs? cuz sanchez hit him with a fastball. 2-0, if memory serves

Oh no, I'm just an idiot.

87 mph fastball.

Utley was hit in the back shoulder blade and the ball bounced down the first base line.

As Utley was jogging to take first base, he picked up the ball on the run and tossed toward Sanchez standing on the mound. The ball hit the mound and awkwardly skipped away in to the infield. Sanchez and Utley exchange dirty looks and then words and it all started up with the benches clearing.

Not that I don't appreciate you, too
Looking for the local and he got the express!

Amirite Tim?

Oswalt getting an expanded strike zone.
He's needed it, too
Howard still doesn't have an RBI!
Walking to get to Victorino with 2 out?
Guess that's not why I'm not a manager. :)
(Um, double negative much).. that's why I'm not a manager.. or a teacher.
I also thought there was a good chance Victorino would come through
I was thinking the same as you, really
Miller with a vert audible sigh of relieve on the radio.
Ok boys, let's do this.
Not getting any younger.
Hey Roy, you're shaking off a catcher who called a no-hitter earlier this postseason.
Giants broadcast "In his last at bat, Ross saw nothing but doo doo from Oswalt."

Seriously?

"Doo doo"?

Oh, well he hit the shit out of it this time. Oswalt’s pretty damn vulnerable tonight.

I wish that ball bounced over Ibanez's glove.
raul took pride in that
That had a chance to be another great moment.

Dammit Raul!

I think that was intentional..
Naw. Not in this situation.
Sets up a double play + he's been dialed in all night = intentional, I believe..

Could be wrong.

Just how they planned it.. ;)
Channel your 1997 self, Renteria.
Almost, Edgar.

Almost.

I had forgotten that not only did Renteria have his rookie year at 19, but he started in the Marlins system at 15.
Speaking of which, does Baseball Reference know something we don't?

Check out 2010 under Post Season batting

Casilla warming up?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Wilson is ready for a 12 out save
Ha,ha.. Replay of 'Shit!'.
That looked a lot closer at first than it actually was
Utley finally makes a good play
Bullpens from now on!
Why does it seem like Edgar has been playing since I was a child?
How old are you?
In my thirties.
Yeah, Renteria's been playing since you were a child
He's 200 or something now, right?
I couldn't buy alcohol when he broke in.

He was thinner and quite fast back then.

He still leads the league every season for stolen bases in BMO.

By a lot.

Fuck you, Raul.
Exciting game, and I just looked at the clock and realized I had to drive somewhere.

SO is this game on the radio? i listen to the Mariners on the radio, but not certain if we would have the NLCS on the radio here -

Help?

I would imagine it would be on your local ESPN station
It's on 710
Thank you, I rarely use AM radio, but don't want to miss this!

Go Giants!

Nice called strike ump!
I hope your balls get caught in a wheat thresher, Rollins.
Thank god he sucks.
Phillies are blowing a lot of chances
Apparently not the right chances.
I'm really happy with the contrast between the things I'm watching right now

NLCS and Kanye’s movie thing, Runaway. Goofy game with a lot of tease and tension versus the worst concept, done poorly. I think Kanye just saw a ballet for the first time and thought they were neat. At least he’s going all out on his opportunities. UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE

this is like, tommy wiseau bad
I'm going as Tim McCarver this year.

I’m going to smear myself with shit and just babble.

That was emphatic.
That was lik3 half a foot off the plate. Wow.
Woa, unitentional chat speak.
Scary those guys get paid.
Wide strike zone all night
For Philly pitching.

From what I have watched, the Giants can’t buy a strike in the zone. If there was ever a conspiracy to get a team to win, this home plate umpire is not hiding it too well.

Not buying into all of that -

Officiating has sucked all goddamned year.

CJ Wilson is watching the game with his father, who has been providing his son with pithy tweeted quotes all night
Fuck you, Ibanez.
I have a feeling that this is going to go awry...
Don't I look silly
As you don't feel silly, who cares..
As long as you don't..
Don't you feel silly...
The only way to be.
If someone named FaceRuiner is telling you that you're silly,

I think you’re doing okay!

If it helps, I immediately regretted using this as my handle
I love you like a really, really ugly son.
Flower Power coming up.
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT
Okay, this is pissing me off.
God Bless, HEY! What if the moon was made of spare ribs!
Yeah, I know it's not Harry Karey's son -- I'm just really wishing it was.
Does this guy have braces?
apparently that's fashionable now
Am I allowed to stab and eat the Phanatic?
Chase-ing Destiny? Really Phillies fans?
Sadly, "Let me see your Ichi-Roll" is better.
Ichiro-LL

only we would get it

Better than "Phunder".
I was impressed by his speed
SURPRISE BITCHES
FUCK YEAH JUAN URIBE
What a joke of a park.
It's the size of an inner city park

you know, the kind with A slide and A swing

I enjoy seeing starters warming up in the bullpen.

How delightfully odd.

Here we go now..
Tim Lincecum-Setup man
Just like he would have been had the Mariners picked him!
I was trying to avoid this joke.
Then you shouldn't have said anything.
Let's be fair.

Starter, then relief, then starter, then relief.

Then traded.
Don't make me cry, you dick.
Funny

That was the Giants developement pat with Sanchez. And look how well that worked out!

He was high

with a lot of his pitches.

There's a line break!
The best part of this WS is that no matter what both cities can look forward to watching their football teams....oh wait
Yeah, I rec'd that.

Fuck Tony Romo.

Lopez can't pitch another inning?..
This is the 3rd starter the Giants have used today.

I’ve never seen that before.

There was a woman asleep in the crowd.
Not the first time I've heard that.
I think she was praying.
Pre-funked too hard.
Maybe she was shutting her eyes in prayer
Definitely looked asleep.

But you’re probably right.

I fell asleep at a Mets/D'Backs game once.

I don’t think I need to explain that there was not a playoff atmosphere to it.

I dont think this was posted yet.

I want to marry her.
Oh fuck off Raul
5-out save!

It’s tense enough for a normal one

If you're asking Wilson to get five outs, why not just ask him to get six?
Well that was stupid.
This seems like overmanaging.
Am I the only one that wants the Phillies to win?
Perhaps.
And why? Do you manacure Moyer's lawn?
It's probably just because my roommate is rooting for the Giants. As well as everyone else on campus.
Ahh. Fuck your roomate.

No, seriously – then you have the place to yourself.

You're definitely in the minority.
I kinda do. Just to see 7 games.
I own a Phillies hat, but I'm pulling for West Coast..
Hope you didn't pay money for it.
I did, but was young and naive..

Last year.

I want Sweeney to win.

The rest of them, not so much.

I did early on.

But then Cody Ross. And the idea of a World Series without an east coast team.

That's a good point. Minus Cody Ross.
I don't understand.
I'm just noy into him.
That would definitely happen to the Mariners.
Amazing.

Go Giants!

The girl was totally hitting on the USPS guy.

He blew his chance.

Mental Ninja powers there.
Physical ninja powers are better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpY9oaCeaQ4

Holy shit look at him go.
That was crazy.

… the guy got up and walked back to his motorcycle and no even looked twice…
Wow. Did the guy he ran into even stop? Traffic just flowed around him as he stood in the street looking at the wreckage.

Wow, ragdoll.

It’s in Chinese though, not Japanese.

Sweeney as PH to lead off the ninth?
Hopefully

Would be nice to see him strike out one last time.

They said Ross Gload.
Fuck Ross Gload.
I would if I was close enough.
Have you SEEN Ross Gload?
No, but that's my standard response. Plus he's a millionaire baseball player so...
Did I ever mention I dry humped Google once?
Bet that left a mark.
Google was all like, "Feeling Lucky?"
This is so bad it has to go green.
Ross Gload doesn't hit for the love of Ken Griffey Jr.
Anyone else see this?


Sleeping…

I told you so.
Also, great work with the giffing lately w00tah.
Yeah, and the guy crying.
Is she standing?
I'm not sure which is worse.
Standing and sleeping.

Quite the accomplishment.

I half expect her to leap over and begin to devour his brains.
Injury delay?
Not to worry, Felix is okay!
Oh thank goodness.
Andres Torres seemed to have hurt his hand sliding into first.
It's when you try for third base you have to worry about injury.
He did a barrel roll running to the first base line.
Were the enemies firing lasers at him?
this sucks

wilson has to bat with the bases loaded.

It is going to be glorious when he gets a base hit.
Guaranteed single up the middle.
Hundred bucks he gets a hit.
Deal.
Too late.

Good effort, though.

Take one for the team!
Second most awesome grand slam ever coming up.
Brian Wilson getting a hit would be amazing.
Hell, just getting hit would be fine.
Stand closer to the plate!
he doesnt even have the label facing the right way
Awwwwwww.
If only he were clean shaven.
WIN THIS SHIT!
he's gonna throw so hard now

he’s been drinkin green tea all god damn day!

Usually green tea wouldn't get you that amped.
watch hot rod

then reconsider your sentiments on green tea

Please capitalise properly

Not trying to sound like an arse but them’s the rules.

I'll take your word on it.
Dude, I have a dollar. Fuck it - let's go.
Batting, then back into closer mode might fuck with him..
Again. Fuck Ross Gload.

Sweeney would have gotten a hit.

I was convinced that Wilson was going to hit a grand slam there.
I notice that's not a strike anymore.
Yeah, same here.
Only when the Giants are pitching.
Edgar still would have been out on that play.
I want the Giants to win but a HR would be zanarchy to the likes that we haven't seen in years...
There were some really attractive women in the stands.
You're attracted to crying.
Sleeping or just waking up.

Look at all of them covering their mouths yawning.

zzzz

Now I want a Game 7 with these two teams.
Me too but only with a Giants victory tomorrow.
I don't care so much.

They’re playing great baseball and I don’t want it to end.

I want a Ryan Howard strikeout.
I want a Ryan Howard.
I AM SO FUCKING HAPPY RIGHT NOW
I think Howard has a sinus infection
THROW A PICK OFF ATTEMPT
Wilson will blow it
I imagine Giants fans are having fun right about now.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
PUMPKIN NINJA!
Shades of Carlos Beltran!
It could not have ended better.
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!!!

And how the fuck did you not swing at that, Howard?

Oh well, at least he's getting paid.
Nothing beats a strike-three finish.
SPARKLING WINE, BITCHEZ
SPARKLING WINE, BITCHEZ
GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS

GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS

What an awesome game.
Truly enjoyable.. Every pitch.
YEAH FUCK THE EAST
Uribe made some divots in the infield with the hopping and the jumping.
They'll just pack some former Mariners managers in there to even out the sod.
Ended in great fashion.

Howard striking out looking and 20,000 sighs.

Pitch looked low
Suck it, Phillies.
Aubrey and Madison, the new Olson Twins
Brian Wilson is a high talker.
You should have been at his bris.
Now the Giants must DESTROY with Rangers.
In 7.
Four.
Agreed.

Make it quick and painless.

Booooooo-sweeps are terrible.
Also, I want the Giants to win at home.
Ooooh, I can't wait to hear the crowd!
Not when it's the Rangers getting swept.
And extras.

Make it embarrassing.

I'm happy.

No east coast, and one of my main drinking partners on this coast was a Giants fan before the D’Backs entered the league, so I should be able to enjoy the series.

Is Pat that tall, or the interviewer that short?
Ken Rosenthal is apparently 4'3".
He uses a booster seat in the broadcast booth.
I was going to say telephone books.
Pshaw. 5' 4 and 1/2 "

He insists you mention the 1/2.

I saw that tweet too - funny!
Pat Burrell has to be the happiest person right now.

At least the most satisfied.

And Sanchez is the most relieved.
So, they aren't going to force the Phillies fans to watch the presentation...
Wow - Rick Neuheisel has long hair now.
"Not bad for a bunch of cast offs and misfits."

Sound familiar?

They don't compare.
I didn't say it.
?

That made me all warm and fuzzy inside.
Odds on a fuck yea from Lincecum?
I'm going as Joe Buck for Halloween.

Cover myself in horse shit and talk endlessly about it.

Ok Giants, the last time you were in the World Series, you were facing an AL West team in the very first trip to the big show.

You failed and as a result, helped create the most insufferable fanbase/team in baseball today.

DO NOT FAIL US AGAIN!

Here, here.

Get it done, Giants.

WE WILL NOT.

Believe me, we do not want to create another Eckstein.

Ha. From McC

Wow, not even one.

I mean I doubted they could do it, but not that much.

It's weird how many girls Nelson has to work with.
Good thing they aren't getting paid for this kind of stuff.
And I don't believe those who chose 7 games.

You know they wanted to say fewer.

"Giants in three" sounds suspect.
Does this mean Bengie Molina is going to get a World Series Ring no matter what? :P

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