At this point I don't think Josh Wilson's .341 wOBA is sustainable but I also think he's clearly now significantly better than we thought he was coming into the year
1) You are passive aggressive.
2) You are defeatist
3) You narrate the game.
4) You narrate the game as a defeatist.
5) You act uppity when people tell you they are annoyed with you.
6) You comment a lot despite bringing little value.
7) When someone gets upset with your defeatist, multi-comment narrating and calls you on it, you comment more with angry, passive aggressive comments that ensure people will like you less.
I remember this one time when I was three. My mother had taken me to the store to by the coolest new GI Joe action figure. All the kids wanted it. All the kids had it. My parents looked at the price tag – a whopping $6.95. Less than 7 dollars to have a toy that all the kids wanted and all the kids had. They looked at that price and they said no. They said that even though they may a combined 100 thousand dollars a year, they couldn’t buy me this one toy. This one, small, stupid little sub 7.00 toy.
It was unfair. As I grew older, I grew to need that toy. I think that’s when the neediness started. At first I would look to other people to see if they were willing to buy me that toy. All the kids had it, remember, and even though by then it had gotten old, I would grab hold of the nearest adult pant leg and see if they were willing to be more sharing, more open.
As I got older, i kept having these needy feelings. I would look towards baseball websites to see if there was just one poster that would take two seconds out of their day to rec me. Like my parents, the posters had unlimited numbers of recs, and the time it would take to click the rec button would be less than a few moments – arguably equal to the amount of dollars it would have cost to buy me that one stupid GI Joe toy. I know it was weird of me, but they really let me down. It drastically changed how my life felt from that on. I became a different person. I know I was 3. I know anything could have happened. But that toy was important. That toy mattered. I still don’t know who I would be today if it wasn’t for that single instant. Maybe the same person, maybe someone different. But if it were not for that one toy, I know that – at least for a little while – my life would have been drastically different.
You realize it's just an internet site to me and I couldn't honestly care less if I had one less internet site in the entire world wide web to post on?
And stop coming back every time you go on one of your “I’m LEAVING! THIS TIME I FUCKING MEAN IT! I’M GOING TO DO IT THIS TIME! YOU ALL ARE GONNA MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE! FUCK ALL YA’LL”
It’s early June and a little early to throw in the towel and a little unrealistic to declare imminent victory in the AL West. The poker references are right on.
While it’s the weaker league, I’m pretty sure it’s not THAT weak. I’d bet that the NL is a better league that the Japanese leagues, and there’s this CF who used to play over there who’s done OK here you might have heard of…
(Silva’s peripherals weren’t awful in 2008, and 2009 was injured. Him going on to be decent in the NL shouldn’t stun us.)
What does “I’d bet that the NL is a better league that the Japanese leagues, and there’s this CF who used to play over there who’s done OK here you might have heard of…” have to do with anything at all?
Silva is pitching against a considerably weaker league. If it wasn’t for somehow managing to dominate St. Louis which I don’t understand at all, his tRA would probably be slightly below average and that’s with games against Houston, the Mets, and the Marlins in this season’s small sample. I doubt he can keep up even average numbers over the course of the season.
But regardless, if you take a well below average AL pitcher, give him a little bit more confidence with his only good pitch and put him in the NL, he’s probably going to end up a slightly below average pitcher. That’s why I wouldn’t describe him as “pitching well” and really don’t care that he’s managing to get some successful numbers there.
Good User A makes a really funny statement or comment. Maybe it’s that Rob Johnson sucks more than a Dyson. Maybe it’s a drunk post by a mod. Maybe it’s a clever take on Ken Griffey Jr being slow and/or fat. Maybe it’s a meltdown by someone that is generally very calm. Comment is humorous, gets recced.
…
Comment becomes a meme.
…
Bad User A wants to fit in. Bad User A uses the meme (note that the root of the word is ME! ME! Look at me!) even though it is long since dead, hoping to be seen as funny.
…
New User A (sometimes also Bad User B) either has little experience with the meme or has no sense of humor and recs the long since murdered meme. Bad User A sees the rec. Thinks to themselves “I got a rec, everything thinks I am really funny and likes me here!” Bad User A continues to make more and more comments, hoping to get more recs, assuming that they must have come from Good Users. Bad User A starts to become more and more and more and more annoying, but has now been rewarded, so they see no reason to stop commenting (see: Operant Conditioning).
This creates more and more and more and more bad users, until suddenly Good Users (and Bad Users that Think They are Good Users) get fed up. Melt down on Bad User A. But Bad User A is confused. Petulant. How dare they not like me. I fit in here fine. Everyone likes me. I’ve been recced! Bad User A melts down. All hell breaks loose. Children cry. Fairies lose their wings.
Fight is over, Bad User A is likely banned or gone. Meanwhile, Bad Users B-Z think to themselves “Ha, that user was so bad. Good thing I fit in” and threads continue to get worse. I do not know if anything can be done about this process. So the best advice is this:
1) Please try to be more original.
2) Comment less.
3) Don’t jump in on any comment thread you are not already a part of unless you are positive that you are contributing.
4) Don’t narrate the game.
5) Don’t just complain.
6) Don’t copy Jeff.
Even if you’re annoying, as long as you follow the above advice, everything should be fine.
Rob Johnson practices voodoo.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
He must suck pretty bad.
the other side - June 6, 2010
Who's boned?
We’re boned.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
We're running out of catchers.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
There's only one that really needs to get hurt, but lucky us! He can't be hurt.
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Didn't throw that junk shot hard enough.
the other side - June 6, 2010
Hopefully it's broken now so he can't reproduce more "baseball players."
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
If we're lucky.
the other side - June 6, 2010
Were running out of shitty catchers.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
You know what is interesting?
There appears to be a French warship out in the Puget Sound right now.
I wonder if this means I won’t have to go into work tomorrow.
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Keep us updated
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Can do, boss!
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Not uh
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
No way pal
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Not on my watch!
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Let me ask Poochie
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
No I won't let you
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Aw man
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
These constraints are the worssstt
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
fuck your face!
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Please do not
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
I have stubble
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Owie!!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
That was a command
You have to do it
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Which part of my face
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
your butt!!
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
What!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
&$@!1!
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Jeff looks like Andy Pettite?
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
People think I look like dozens of other MLB pitchers so sure why not
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
I think you look like Doug Snell
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Ian, Fister
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Thanks, I always screw that one up because they look so alike
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
That was a command
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Do I have to?
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
You have to do it
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Here we go!!!!
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
CC Sabathia!
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
Clay Zavada
I could easily see Jeff with that ’stache.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
The cruise ship left.
Warship remains.
Matthew - June 6, 2010
YES I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A FRENCH POW
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Why yes I'd love some more wine. Thank you Pierre.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
Have some more Mariners with your fois gras, Monsieur Acblue!
You will tell us everything we want to know!
Kermit. - June 6, 2010
Comment voulez-vous que vous êtes crêpes ce matin, monsieur?
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
I see the word crepes in this comment so get a rec.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Rec'ed for having the patience to type in all those diacriticals.
rickpo - June 6, 2010
Which way to the Renault dealership miss?
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Quel moyen de la concession Renault manquer?
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Finally!
Corco - June 6, 2010
La Révolution!
Corco - June 6, 2010
We can finally join the Société de l'assurance automobile
Corco - June 6, 2010
Picture?
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
They only shoot white flags
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Yeah Luke got called up earlier this morning
Jeff had a quick fanpost about it.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Perfect.
My college will take any excuse to shut down.
the other side - June 6, 2010
I hope it aims for the viaduct
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
If the Vietnamese came up with banh mi imagine what we can do with a baguette and some salmon
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Mmmm... baguettes...
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Something the Scandinavians have already done better?
Matthew - June 6, 2010
To be fair, it might be surrendering since it's just sitting there.
But who knows what that tarp is hiding…
Matthew - June 6, 2010
If I triangulate the view from this photo I'm pretty sure I will be able to figure out where you live.
Sucker.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Do it.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
If my research is correct, as it always is, Matthew is currently living in a 4 story condo on Alki Beach.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Alternative motive:
It’s attacking a docked cruise ship
Matthew - June 6, 2010
I am much more interested in this than in the game.
Jeff Nye - June 6, 2010
Ooh la la
Nick S - June 6, 2010
Bad news...
We’re so boned.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Blech
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Eliezar will eat your children.
the other side - June 6, 2010
Time to lull the Angels to sleep and hit'em with a walkoff.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
I hope the bench coach will PH langerhans
IlliniM - June 6, 2010
M's know how to put people asleep who watch them play.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Saunders located his inner Langerhans
ignacio - June 6, 2010
WHOA WHUWHOA WHOA WHA WHOOOOO WHOOOO, WHOA WHUWHOA WHOA WHA WHOOOOO WHOOOO
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Hey, it worked!
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Raleigh Raleigh
The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
That Ichiro guy is fucking good.
the other side - June 6, 2010
Playoffs!
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
ICHIRO
Alto - June 6, 2010
ICHIRO YOU ARE THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME SANE
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
MOTHERFUCKING ICHIRO!!!!
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
FUCK YOU PRINCE
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Man Ichiro is slumping.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
We're not out of this yet???
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
ICHIRO IS FUCKING AWESOME!
SAUNDERS IS A FAST MOTHER FUCKER!
joof - June 6, 2010
ICHIRO!!!
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Yay.
Wilder. - June 6, 2010
Tinsley already better than bumsley!
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
I love you Ichiro.
MFAN - June 6, 2010
WHOA WHUWHOA WHOA WHA WHOOOOO WHOOOO, WHOA WHUWHOA WHOA WHA WHOOOOO WHOOOO
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
I love Ichiro.
E-Lizz - June 6, 2010
Great at bat by Saunders to set that up.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
Attention youth ball players: Learn the strike zone.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
I imagine he was just afraid of swinging and looking retarded again
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
As our current batter so nicely shows us.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
Holy crap, Ichiro leads the team in doubles.
MFAN - June 6, 2010
What would we do without Ichiro?
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Cut ourselves.
joof - June 6, 2010
Use that money elsewhere.
Tyler is a G - June 6, 2010
On shittier players.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
We'd be the Royals.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Their offense is pretty good sadly.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Sell the franchise.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Field a team full of Kotchmans.
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
No, leave Pineiro in. We're not done with him!
ignacio - June 6, 2010
It's Tui. We're done with him.
Allen Wu - June 6, 2010
But it's Tui
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Yeah, I forgot
ignacio - June 6, 2010
Tui is proud to replace Griffey as the "worst player in baseball!"
MFAN - June 6, 2010
Isn't that Rob Johnson?
Allen Wu - June 6, 2010
Don't forget about Rob!
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
I'd take Rob over Tui!
MFAN - June 6, 2010
I'd take any MLB player over either of them
Allen Wu - June 6, 2010
Alfonso Soriano!
HARRYP09 - June 6, 2010
Actually Tui might have been worse all along.
MFAN - June 6, 2010
ROB JOHNSON IS NOT WORSE THAN MATT TUIASOSOPO
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
MAYBE WE'LL KEEP BOTH OF THEM TO BE SURE
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
I know!!
MFAN - June 6, 2010
My expectations for Tui are as high as they have ever been.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU SO BAD TUI
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
Horrible batting approach. You feel the hopelessness from beginning to finish.
Allen Wu - June 6, 2010
Jesus Tui.
ignacio - June 6, 2010
Ugh.
Die in a fire.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Alrighty. Send Tui back down to Triple A.
Even if Hannahan isn’t hitting well neither is Tui and Jack can field at least.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Hannahan please
He can’t hit worse than Tui
Baconburger - June 6, 2010
DFA this incompetent motherfucker.
Tyler is a G - June 6, 2010
That was cute how Ichiro pretended like he was ready to run
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Like there was going to be a ball in play.
Silly Ichiro…
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
I can't understand the rationale of keeping bad players on a major league team because they went to high school geographically close to Seattle.
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
Where's my roster spot
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Depends - how was your spring?
tait644 - June 6, 2010
I'm not sure that's why Wakamatsu has him on the roster
Matthew - June 6, 2010
I bet it is
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
I'll bet you unbanned status
Matthew - June 6, 2010
You are a fool's fool
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Mutually Assured Destruction
Matthew - June 6, 2010
This was a clever strategy
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
What really scares me is that they don't seem to think he's worth replacing
MT Olson - June 6, 2010
If his last name was Jones instead of Tuiasosopo, is he on the 25-man?
Nick S - June 6, 2010
How many inept ballplayers will we keep on our team?
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Might be easier just to tally up the keepers, subtract that from the 40-man
But I’m no mathematician
Kermit. - June 6, 2010
Too bad Wak got tossed.
He should have his eyes taped open and be forced to watch Tui’s at bats for 8 hours while German techno thumps his brains out.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
I hope Kelley got all of that suck out of his system.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
REGRESS UBALDO
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
His ERA went up today!!
MFAN - June 6, 2010
Safeco!
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Too bad we didn't sign Torii.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
Mike Napoli's swing scares the shit out of me
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Ayup
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Thanks for that!
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Well done.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Should have said 'Mike Napoli swings like a small orphan girl'
Use your powers for good
Nick S - June 6, 2010
Matsui can and should go get fucked by 200 tenticles.
TheBishop - June 6, 2010
A verbal scolding from Andre Dawson and Tony Perez is better than any other kind
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Sims impersonating Rizzs.
Worth watching this game just for that.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
Fuck.
E-Lizz - June 6, 2010
Balls.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Well fuck.
I Lick Squirrels - June 6, 2010
Mother fucker.
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Fuck you Napoli
Allen Wu - June 6, 2010
Baseball can just fuck the hell off
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
Well that's Barnie!
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Predictably wonderful
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Jeepers Creepers!
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Neat.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Kelley? What happened to you?
ignacio - June 6, 2010
He's always been a tad homerun prone.
MFAN - June 6, 2010
Go sprain your vag again you little prick
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
I don't think we have a single good reliever in our pen.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
Sean White disagrees with you.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Who does he think is a good reliever?
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
Jesus Colome
Allen Wu - June 6, 2010
Wak.
Silly question.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Bobby Ayaaalala
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
So does Wak
tait644 - June 6, 2010
I like League even though he's had some bad games.
joey90 - June 6, 2010
All of our relievers are talented but incredibly unreliable.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
Interesting hypothesis.
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
Like you could fit an entire person in a pen!!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
I think I'm going to throw up
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
We have them right where we want them.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Standing on our throats, as usual
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
I think Ichiro is like 6 for 6 with some walks against the Angels' starting pitching this series. Is there a way to verify that?
joey90 - June 6, 2010
No
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Yes.
The Internet.
Wilder. - June 6, 2010
No way at all unfortunately :(
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
I suppose I could watch the archived games.
joey90 - June 6, 2010
What are walks?
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
Once a game ends all records are destroyed
Tamuzi - June 6, 2010
google.com
fangraphs.com
mlb.com
baseball-reference.com
lemonpary.org
espn.com
sportsline.com
foxsports.com
Did I miss any?
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
Seattle Times
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Do they show each at bat?
joey90 - June 6, 2010
Yes but you have to translate them from Latin first.
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
Thats how they get you.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Only the 5th one.
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
Thanks. You've all been so helpful.
joey90 - June 6, 2010
Boy, I hope you didn't take me seriously on that one.
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
I hope he did.
I need some laughs today.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
I didn't. I still don't know where to find the stats, though.
joey90 - June 6, 2010
Baseball-Reference box scores
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA201006040.shtml
scroll to the play by play
Matthew - June 6, 2010
If you can find LL, you can find previous boxscores
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Nope, I think ya got them all.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
7-7, three walks
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Thanks.
joey90 - June 6, 2010
And a few steals for good measure
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
True, but I think the 10 straight AB against SP without getting out is more impressive than the steals.
joey90 - June 6, 2010
"for good measure" isn't usually meant as a phrase of comparison.
But rather as a way to indicate an additional benefit, generally of lesser importance.
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Also, walks don't count as ABs.
The abbreviation you are looking for is PA.
Matthew - June 6, 2010
I'd rather watch pregnant teens on mtv rather than this.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
I'm currently making my way through Season 1 of The Shield.
Rather entertaining.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Are they pregnant French teens?
ignacio - June 6, 2010
Obviously?
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Been following the game ten minutes.
I already feel like this.
bruinchick - June 6, 2010
gross!!
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
I love this .gif so much
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Looks like you're having a good day.
E-Lizz - June 6, 2010
Go M's
hawkfanadam - June 6, 2010
agree to disagree
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Yes! Garrett Olson!
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Maybe our pitching will be better in the next ballpark we visit....
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
What could possibly go wrong?
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Olsen = Tui
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Olson walks way more than Tui.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
Tui hits as much as Olsen.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Olsen can play at least one defensive position adequately
Nick S - June 6, 2010
Kelley could've done that
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Not with that kind of grace though.
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Holy shit!
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Thank fucking Guti!
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
I LOVE GUTI
Best jersey I ever bought
LeftArrow2 - June 6, 2010
Guti is so awesome.
I Lick Squirrels - June 6, 2010
GUTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are sooooo damn lucky
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
HOLY FUCK!!! SEX!!!!
EVERYWHERE!!! GOLD GLOVE!!!
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
I FUCKING LOVE GUTI
SO FUCKING MUCH.
E-Lizz - June 6, 2010
God that was a sexy fucking catch
Alto - June 6, 2010
What a pile of sex
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Amazing catch.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
The Amazing Frabklin!
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Nice.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
SEX SEX SEX SEX!!!
micky D - June 6, 2010
So Franklin is good.
joof - June 6, 2010
Someday
a catch like that will really matter.
DaeguDave - June 6, 2010
He was grimacing
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Downerrrr
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Makes sense
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Please no.
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
He just dove onto the ground.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
You're seeing things
Kermit. - June 6, 2010
I am seeing a lot of things
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Are you on dope?
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
No
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Well
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Oh what would your mother say
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Probably lots
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
That is so your mom
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
Right?
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
I'm glad she has adbomen cancer
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Too soon dawg
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
If it were throat cancer maybe she wouldn't talk to so much?
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Olsen owes Guti a taco.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
How do you know Guti likes tacos?
Pehaps he likes a nice linguine
tait644 - June 6, 2010
HAH
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
An ugly French one, amirite?!
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Fish taco, amiright?
joof - June 6, 2010
Really?
E-Lizz - June 6, 2010
Oh fuck you Rivera
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Wow. Don't think Rivera could sell that any further.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Warning track power!
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
This whole season is coming up a lil short.
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Douchiest catch ever.
micky D - June 6, 2010
Rivera thought he had to jump, but then remembered it was Lopez
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Web Gem!
tait644 - June 6, 2010
The Cubs are one of the elite franchises in baseball?
Zuh?
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
A bit more to the left.
joof - June 6, 2010
Since when are the Cub an elite franchise?
joof - June 6, 2010
Since you need to do something to get Safeco full anymore...
tait644 - June 6, 2010
We're not out of this yet, as I always say
Dewey N - June 6, 2010
I hope we don't fix that at the top of this inning.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
I kind of wish we were
Let the Cliff Lee trade talk begin!!!
tait644 - June 6, 2010
But trade talk on blogs is annoying.
Matthew - June 6, 2010
I was being facetious
tait644 - June 6, 2010
You mean uninformed speculation ISN'T the coin of the realm?
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
But not as annoying as Tui and Rob Johnson!
tait644 - June 6, 2010
The only reason there's hype for the Cubs is because of Lou Pinella
Otherwise I doubt they’d care at all.
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Lou can come back and see how far we've fallen.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
They care about all the money they're going to make selling tickets
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Have to justify charging 5 extra bucks for each ticket somehow
Nick S - June 6, 2010
I like car commercials targeting the Uptight White Woman demographic
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
How is Oregon in the Super Regionals already?
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
Except for the fact that they're not?
drblacknwhite - June 6, 2010
Or whatever it is.
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
League will dominate since we're losing.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
A SHAME HE DIDN'T BREAK HIS NECK
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
I don't want him paralyzed
I just don’t want to see him on the Mariners.
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
The former almost certainly guarantees the latter!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
A sprain isn't too cruel to wish.
He could relax with some Flexaril and Vicodin and the remote.
ignacio - June 6, 2010
We should put him on the DL just to be safe.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
If he did he could be an inspiration and the Mariners could rally around his tragic injury and turn the season around!
Nick S - June 6, 2010
That was entertaining
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
That is the best thing Tui has ever done
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Tui, you're not Guti.
micky D - June 6, 2010
All he needs is a 'G'
Well, that and talent.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
You're forgetting Sexiness.
micky D - June 6, 2010
The dirtier the uniform,
the better the player.
marinerdan - June 6, 2010
GRIT!
marinerdan - June 6, 2010
Byrnes baseball philosophy 101
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
This statement is proven by advanced Sabermetrics.
micky D - June 6, 2010
Tui's Guti impersenation sucks.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
We'll have to find another utility infielder if Tui isn't more careful...
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
What an arduous search that would be...
tait644 - June 6, 2010
League just dominated.
Tyler is a G - June 6, 2010
Nothing was on the line, what is new?
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
He does his best when no one is watching.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
This is why he was good last year.
ignacio - June 6, 2010
Its also why Toronto is better this year.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Wait what
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
This subthread seems like it sucks a lot
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Why were Figgy and Wak ejected?
I started watching late in the game. Didn’t see the ejection.
micky D - June 6, 2010
I saw the ejection and I still don't know why they were ejected
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
It's a mystery really.
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Affirmative action.
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
Because God has a sick sense of humor and wants Tui to play
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
I'm going to go with this answer.
micky D - June 6, 2010
Paperboy?
Good?
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
How can we ruin this chance?
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Josh fucking Wilson!
ignacio - June 6, 2010
WHOA WHUWHOA WHOA WHA WHOOOOO WHOOOO, WHOA WHUWHOA WHOA WHA WHOOOOO WHOOOO
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Wilson wants that capital J in his name
Nick S - June 6, 2010
Lead off double.
Where have I seen this before?
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Your nightmares?
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
.
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
My name is Voigt dumbass.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
No one ever explained to me why he's called the Paper Boy
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Always delivers
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Looks like a suburban white preteen
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Sweendogg
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
So is it safe to say Jack WIlson is a backup if/when he comes back?
tait644 - June 6, 2010
No.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
I will disagree
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Kotchrocket is long overdue...
Allen Wu - June 6, 2010
Someone say something funny.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
A nun, a rabbi, and Hitler walk into a bar...
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Go on....
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
That wasn't enough?
tait644 - June 6, 2010
All my best material I stole from Blowers
Kermit. - June 6, 2010
Mike Sweeney walks into a bar
Nick S - June 6, 2010
The score is about to be tied. I feel it.
And I’m preparing to be crushed again when we drop the game like a hot potato.
bruinchick - June 6, 2010
At this point I don't think Josh Wilson's .341 wOBA is sustainable but I also think he's clearly now significantly better than we thought he was coming into the year
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Math and science do not apply to the Paperboy.
micky D - June 6, 2010
I have to agree. Scouting-wise, he also looks better at the plate. Going the other way for extra base hits
Matthew - June 6, 2010
It'd be adorable if he turned into a useful player
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Already there!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Long-term
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Utility players can be long-term useful
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Oh Casey.
Hit the shit out of that one huh?
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
SHUT UP
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
Don't bitch about Rob Johnson when he fucks up.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
How about we stick with you shutting up.
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
You're one trick is saying Casey Kotchman sucks.
No one likes one trick ponies. Ever little girls who love ponies find them depressing and boring pretty quicklly.
Mariner John - June 6, 2010
Pretty sure I congratulate Ichiro, Bradley, Felix, Lee, Guti and every other player who deserves it when they do something positive.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
There is a reason that most of the people on this site that don't suck think your comments suck
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Oh! Oh! I know this one!
Is it because they suck?
BrianL - June 6, 2010
List of things you seem to do that annoy people.
1) You are passive aggressive.
2) You are defeatist
3) You narrate the game.
4) You narrate the game as a defeatist.
5) You act uppity when people tell you they are annoyed with you.
6) You comment a lot despite bringing little value.
7) When someone gets upset with your defeatist, multi-comment narrating and calls you on it, you comment more with angry, passive aggressive comments that ensure people will like you less.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
This is a pretty good summary.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Well if you're gonna put it like that then I'll delete my 3000 words.
Sheesh you guys get right to the heart of it.
Kermit. - June 6, 2010
When are you going to learn to be more succinct you windbag?
<3
BrianL - June 6, 2010
CapSea wrote about 70 words
I’m actually a little curious as to what you would write with the rest of your 2,930 words.
Gihyou - June 6, 2010
It was terrible and not even amusingly so
Kermit. - June 6, 2010
My curiousity is gone then
Gihyou - June 6, 2010
.
I remember this one time when I was three. My mother had taken me to the store to by the coolest new GI Joe action figure. All the kids wanted it. All the kids had it. My parents looked at the price tag – a whopping $6.95. Less than 7 dollars to have a toy that all the kids wanted and all the kids had. They looked at that price and they said no. They said that even though they may a combined 100 thousand dollars a year, they couldn’t buy me this one toy. This one, small, stupid little sub 7.00 toy.
It was unfair. As I grew older, I grew to need that toy. I think that’s when the neediness started. At first I would look to other people to see if they were willing to buy me that toy. All the kids had it, remember, and even though by then it had gotten old, I would grab hold of the nearest adult pant leg and see if they were willing to be more sharing, more open.
As I got older, i kept having these needy feelings. I would look towards baseball websites to see if there was just one poster that would take two seconds out of their day to rec me. Like my parents, the posters had unlimited numbers of recs, and the time it would take to click the rec button would be less than a few moments – arguably equal to the amount of dollars it would have cost to buy me that one stupid GI Joe toy. I know it was weird of me, but they really let me down. It drastically changed how my life felt from that on. I became a different person. I know I was 3. I know anything could have happened. But that toy was important. That toy mattered. I still don’t know who I would be today if it wasn’t for that single instant. Maybe the same person, maybe someone different. But if it were not for that one toy, I know that – at least for a little while – my life would have been drastically different.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Wow.
the other side - June 6, 2010
Yay! Yay!
Okay now do me.
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
List of things you do that annoy people.
1) Needy.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Oh come on there's more than that.
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
2) Child rapist.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
No, I don't think that annoys people here
Matthew - June 6, 2010
That's why we love him
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
Hey what the hell? I thought I took your laptop out of your cage.
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
Aren't I older than you
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
It's mostly the neediness, but that's gotten better
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
That's what she said?
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Bad move slugger
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Those aren't allowed, eh?
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Oh you!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
*kicks dirt sheepishly...*
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Hey its the vast majority of this years rookie crop!
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Aww shucks...
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
:(
I’m sorry. I shall strive to do better.
Matt Erickson - June 6, 2010
I will bitch before, during and after
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
When you ask why it's okay for people to bitch about players and not okay for you to do it
the answer is because other people do other things, too. THIS IS ALL YOU EVER FUCKING DO. STOP DOING IT OR DO SOMETHING BETTER IN ADDITION TO IT.
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
I see you created an alternate account after getting warned
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Dude, really. Why even bother paritcpating if you are purposely trying to make sure no one likes you.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Listen to this man
He’s much better than you are.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
This is supposed to be in reply of John
You are terrible.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
You don't know shit from Sunday or me.
Your opinions, like you, mean nothing.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Actually I think they mean a lot more than you!
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
You realize that LL is my creation and you don't have an inherent right to posting here
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
You realize it's just an internet site to me and I couldn't honestly care less if I had one less internet site in the entire world wide web to post on?
You’re not THAT important.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
So go back to the forums www.latinhombreswithbigtitties.com
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Would there be a chance at seeing your homosexual father there?
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Ouch man, ouch
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Oh wait I'm not a homophobe so my father being gay wouldn't actually bother me.
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Ac, um, there's no easy way to say this, but I've....been having an affair with your father.
.Taylor - June 6, 2010
Wouldn't be the first time!
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
I picture you as the son of Nathan Lane
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
It's funny how close you are
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Although my dad does like the bitches
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
That's the best you can do?
BrianL - June 6, 2010
If he's gay wouldn't he not like titties?
the other side - June 6, 2010
It was a tranny joke
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
My bad.
Hombres is male.
Expanding my spanish one day at a time.
the other side - June 6, 2010
THEN GO AWAY
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Why keep coming back then?
marinerdan - June 6, 2010
Sounds like someone wants to be banned!
Nick S - June 6, 2010
It's all relative, and your proclamations of not caring smack of deep insecurities
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Yes he is otherwise you wouldn't still be posting here.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Well the fact that I don't have to feel guilty makes this a lot easier
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Go the fuck away then.
And stop coming back every time you go on one of your “I’m LEAVING! THIS TIME I FUCKING MEAN IT! I’M GOING TO DO IT THIS TIME! YOU ALL ARE GONNA MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE! FUCK ALL YA’LL”
BrianL - June 6, 2010
Wow when you get pissed you know it's on
Kermit. - June 6, 2010
Ahahahahahahaha
BrianL - June 6, 2010
I do know what shit on shit on Sunday looks like since you posted today!
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Correct that grammar first moron.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Or maybe it's just a stutter problem.
Robert.
Ender15 - June 6, 2010
Getting in fights with popular LL regulars is a great strategy.
BrianL - June 6, 2010
Making fun of somebody that has Parkinsons is probably one of the lowest things a person can do.
Your mother raised a quality human being.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
This comment
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/6/6/1504316/6-6-open-game-thread-part-2#39167219
was really all that needed to be stated. Can we all agree to leave it at that?
Matthew - June 6, 2010
That was like a Little League pop-up
ignacio - June 6, 2010
It's little league day at Safeco
It was his tribute to the youngsters.
E-Lizz - June 6, 2010
"Hey kids, I can hit like you too!"
micky D - June 6, 2010
Getting difficult relying on the ol' BABIP defense for Kotch anymore.
tait644 - June 6, 2010
FUNK BLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Excellent camera work!
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
Id be drunk too if I was forced to watch the M's all day.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Saunders is going deep
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
;)
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Wait, I'm not Fogel.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
0-2 is deep
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Saunders is going to K
My predictive abilities are HORRIBLE…
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Regression!
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Deep in the count, just like I said
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Nice cover.
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
Deep into 0-2, works a deep 3-2 count.
Judges?
….
Success!
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Hell yes
tait644 - June 6, 2010
The Condor is going to fly deep!
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Please Michael
ignacio - June 6, 2010
Tui is gonna K with the bases loaded.
Tyler is a G - June 6, 2010
Yay Condor!
2BB day!
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Nice AB.
MFAN - June 6, 2010
Ichiblast?
micky D - June 6, 2010
Nice walk Saunder!
I-CHI-ROOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
If Ichiro cant do it, no one can
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Ichiro is so fucking good though
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
That's 2 good ABs today
ignacio - June 6, 2010
Motherfucker.
micky D - June 6, 2010
Noooooooooooooooooo
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Alright now I can finally give up hope
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
My giving up hope reflex seems to be jammed
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Ah, there we go
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
I'm still waiting around for the Texas series.
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
If Ichiro hits a dinger here I will mail everyone in this thread 5 billion dollars.
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Don't worry Tui will be leadin' off the 9th!
MFAN - June 6, 2010
Dont worry, we have Tui leading off next time up.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Good infield shift
Usually a single.
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Matt Treanor has 2 home runs today.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
And John Jaso is good
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Matt Treanor hit two more home runs in one game than Griffey had all season.
Fuckmikereilly - June 6, 2010
Tui broke his belt.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
A noble death.
micky D - June 6, 2010
Its cause hes bursting with talent.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Aw man they scored another run
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Gettin' Aardsma some work!
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Ironically the Mariners getting French up in the bullpen is a signal of surrender
Nick S - June 6, 2010
I feel as if this team has settled in at 10 under.
Z save us.
Tyler is a G - June 6, 2010
Did you see his comments in the Seattle Times a few days ago?
He seemed pretty complacent and didn’t have any indication of doing anything.
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Thats basically what he always sounds like.
He must be good at poker.
the other side - June 6, 2010
Not much he can do right now. teams arent willing to trade yet.
FisteeFisterer - June 6, 2010
Thats comforting.
Maybe Tui will have insane positive regression considering that he has sucked more than Jenna Jameson thus far.
Tyler is a G - June 6, 2010
Did you hear him on TV the other day
He wants the players to play like they are capable of playing
tait644 - June 6, 2010
There's not really much he can do
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
He could juggle?
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Take out a pen
Tuilemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Z never tips his hand on anything.
Remember the trades that came out of nowhere in the offseason?
BrianL - June 6, 2010
I don't know if it was Z being complacent.
It’s early June and a little early to throw in the towel and a little unrealistic to declare imminent victory in the AL West. The poker references are right on.
KC Mariner - June 6, 2010
We have the draft next week!
Who’s excited?
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Ehhhhhh
Griffin Cooper - June 6, 2010
Littlewood!!
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Did we give up our draft pick to the Angels in this draft or the next one?
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
This.
Matthew - June 6, 2010
jokeabouthowthisisnotaproductivecomment.gif.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
This one!
BrianL - June 6, 2010
This one.
tait644 - June 6, 2010
This one but we get a supplemental pick for a different player
mont_mariner - June 6, 2010
This is what she said!
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Ackley hasn't seemed that great yet
ignacio - June 6, 2010
Check him since May 1
tait644 - June 6, 2010
OK. I know he's actually good.
I’m just impatient.
I think Nick Franklin’s probably also going to be good.
ignacio - June 6, 2010
What's the point of getting impatient over a guy just starting his 3rd month of pro ball?
He’ll be fine.
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Makes up for how awful Steve Baron is
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Unpredictably awful!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
.495 career OPS!
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
So he's like Rob Johnson?
eponymous_coward - June 6, 2010
We should give Jose Yepez a shot
Matthew - June 6, 2010
That wouldn't be confusing
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Actually it wouldn't be
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
You just repeated yourself.
joof - June 6, 2010
.
That wouldn't be confusingJeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Seriously though
his numbers are pretty good!
Matthew - June 6, 2010
Even if that pick was all about the $$, it sure looks bad.
tait644 - June 6, 2010
.434 wOBA, 28 walks, 13 strikeouts
Matthew - June 6, 2010
JY!
CapSea - June 6, 2010
I haven't been this uninterested in the draft in years.
Goose - June 6, 2010
On a good note, apparently the talent between about #5 and #45 is pretty close
We could end up with a pretty good player at 43.
tait644 - June 6, 2010
We can overpay too
Matthew - June 6, 2010
I'd say that after this 4 games series in Texas would be the time if we do poorly
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
What a garbage weekend
Although the Jays looked pretty good…
tait644 - June 6, 2010
SOUNDERS SOUNDERS SOUNDERS
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
Goals!
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Weeeeeeeee!
BrianL - June 6, 2010
I knew I should have gone to that match instead of getting tickets for DC United.
BrianL - June 6, 2010
DC United= Baltimore Orioles
Robert - June 6, 2010 via mobile
I need to get into the Sounders more
Can’t wait for the WC, however.
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Huh.
We went from allowing only one in three straight games to allowing over seven in three straight.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Just in time for the offense to start hitting better!
eponymous_coward - June 6, 2010
Yay.
E-Lizz - June 6, 2010
Welcome back, Luke
tait644 - June 6, 2010
Where's those rally fries!!?
Ugh…
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Where's those rally fries!!?
Ugh…
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Not that it matters anymore but please PH Tui
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Langerhans!
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Out of infielders.
BrianL - June 6, 2010
I'm sure Langerhans could competently play 2nd.
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Langerhans!
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Where's those rally fries!!?
Ugh…
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
Whoops?
I’m not sure how that happened.
wyte_lightning - June 6, 2010
A journey of 1000 miles begins with a singel step.
Jesus Jones - June 6, 2010
single*
Jesus Jones - June 6, 2010
Nobody walks 1000 miles
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
You have to walk to the airplane
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
That's what motorized road vehicles are for
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
You park your car next to your bed?
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Oh wait do you live in your car?
Shit’s rough out there man.
Aaron Campeau - June 6, 2010
Tell me about it
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
You don't?
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
The Proclaimers do.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Da da DAH da!
Jesus Jones - June 6, 2010
I would walk 500 miles...
Jesus Jones - June 6, 2010
I always make sure to start my journeys by skipping
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
How do you know if it will become a journey from the start?
Are all trips journeys?
Matthew - June 6, 2010
All of mine
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
You should write several books
Matthew - June 6, 2010
I don't have time
too many journeys
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Get a ghost
Matthew - June 6, 2010
HERE WE GO MARINERS HERE WE GO
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
Time for a dinger, Bradley.
eponymous_coward - June 6, 2010
The Angels appear to be pretty close to first place.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
We're doing our part
eponymous_coward - June 6, 2010
Guys like Figgins, Bradley, Kotchman and Lopez have been huge disappointments
Our bright side is Josh Wilson.
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Lopez's defense, Fister, Vargas
Matthew - June 6, 2010
I wasn't being thorough
Just talking about offense
Jeff Sullivan - June 6, 2010
Look at it this way:
Josh Wilson=future All Star!
Coach Owens - June 6, 2010
Guti has been great.
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
Figgins is anything but huge.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Hey, guess what! Carlos Silva is fat!
CapSea - June 6, 2010
Hey, guess what! Carlos Silva is pitching well for the Cubs!
eponymous_coward - June 6, 2010
Pitching well in the national league is like saying that 3rd place in the special olympics is a monumental accomplishment.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
That's a bit of an exaggeration, no?
While it’s the weaker league, I’m pretty sure it’s not THAT weak. I’d bet that the NL is a better league that the Japanese leagues, and there’s this CF who used to play over there who’s done OK here you might have heard of…
(Silva’s peripherals weren’t awful in 2008, and 2009 was injured. Him going on to be decent in the NL shouldn’t stun us.)
eponymous_coward - June 6, 2010
What?
What does “I’d bet that the NL is a better league that the Japanese leagues, and there’s this CF who used to play over there who’s done OK here you might have heard of…” have to do with anything at all?
Silva is pitching against a considerably weaker league. If it wasn’t for somehow managing to dominate St. Louis which I don’t understand at all, his tRA would probably be slightly below average and that’s with games against Houston, the Mets, and the Marlins in this season’s small sample. I doubt he can keep up even average numbers over the course of the season.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
I wouldn't think he's a great pitcher, either, but he wasn't as bad as his 2008-2009 Triple Crown made him look, either.
eponymous_coward - June 6, 2010
tRA disagrees with you.
But regardless, if you take a well below average AL pitcher, give him a little bit more confidence with his only good pitch and put him in the NL, he’s probably going to end up a slightly below average pitcher. That’s why I wouldn’t describe him as “pitching well” and really don’t care that he’s managing to get some successful numbers there.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
And Mike Sweeney.
ThundaPC - June 6, 2010
Well, that was completely demoralizing
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
I feel totally immoral now.
Jesus Jones - June 6, 2010
Disenchanting, then
I am not enchanted.
lemonverbena - June 6, 2010
This has been a disappointing weekend.
Doesn’t help that I have finals this week. :(
TWownsU - June 6, 2010
How I long for the soothing winds from the Tropic of Cairo.
JAH - June 6, 2010 via mobile
So I think I've figured out the problem.
Good User A makes a really funny statement or comment. Maybe it’s that Rob Johnson sucks more than a Dyson. Maybe it’s a drunk post by a mod. Maybe it’s a clever take on Ken Griffey Jr being slow and/or fat. Maybe it’s a meltdown by someone that is generally very calm. Comment is humorous, gets recced.
…
Comment becomes a meme.
…
Bad User A wants to fit in. Bad User A uses the meme (note that the root of the word is ME! ME! Look at me!) even though it is long since dead, hoping to be seen as funny.
…
New User A (sometimes also Bad User B) either has little experience with the meme or has no sense of humor and recs the long since murdered meme. Bad User A sees the rec. Thinks to themselves “I got a rec, everything thinks I am really funny and likes me here!” Bad User A continues to make more and more comments, hoping to get more recs, assuming that they must have come from Good Users. Bad User A starts to become more and more and more and more annoying, but has now been rewarded, so they see no reason to stop commenting (see: Operant Conditioning).
This creates more and more and more and more bad users, until suddenly Good Users (and Bad Users that Think They are Good Users) get fed up. Melt down on Bad User A. But Bad User A is confused. Petulant. How dare they not like me. I fit in here fine. Everyone likes me. I’ve been recced! Bad User A melts down. All hell breaks loose. Children cry. Fairies lose their wings.
Fight is over, Bad User A is likely banned or gone. Meanwhile, Bad Users B-Z think to themselves “Ha, that user was so bad. Good thing I fit in” and threads continue to get worse. I do not know if anything can be done about this process. So the best advice is this:
1) Please try to be more original.
2) Comment less.
3) Don’t jump in on any comment thread you are not already a part of unless you are positive that you are contributing.
4) Don’t narrate the game.
5) Don’t just complain.
6) Don’t copy Jeff.
Even if you’re annoying, as long as you follow the above advice, everything should be fine.
CapSea - June 6, 2010
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