Boxer 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago Cubs Your 2008 World Series. Man, am I high on something? I NEVER thought that was even imaginable until now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brady's Torn ACL Report post Posted September 21, 2008 It'll probably be Phillies-Red Sox. The Phillies always look like a better team than the Cubs head-to-head, and the Red Sox have intangibles and experience and other such bullshit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Let's see in the A.L. we got the Rally Monkey/Thunderstix, a team with A.J. Pierzynski, and THE NASHUN. Oh ya I am so jumping on the Rays bandwagon for the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 BTW, I've already heard the "The playoffs won't be the same without the Yankees" rhetoric from the talking heads. We all knew this was coming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 BTW, I've already heard the "The playoffs won't be the same without the Yankees" rhetoric from the talking heads. We all knew this was coming. They're right. It'll be better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Sure, I guess I'm happy. Not like ownership has been working hard to develop a contender for the last ten years, and not like legions of Rays fans have been supporting these guys through thick and thin and will finally get rewarded for their suffering, and not like I particularly care about Evan Longoria or Andy Sonnanstine beyond "hey, they's good at baseball" and not like there's any reason to care about this entire organization, but hey, they're not the Yankees (and to what extent are the Yankees the Yankees? "Sure, Mark Kotsay, why not?"), right? Hey look, it's Czech "I root for an extremely crappy organization that hasn't managed to put a championship team on the field in 100 years despite obvious historical and financial advantages so I'll become extremely indignant towards any franchise that hasn't suffered through the same level of frustration as mine" Republic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 My favourites are the articles talking about the Yankees 'lost' season. Are we supposed to feel sorry for them, or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garfieldsnose 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 I'm definitely nitpicking, but the home plate ump just got hit with a foul ball in the Phils/Marlins game, and the crowd let out a big cheer. If this game was in Philly and the same fan response, it'd be a top story on ESPN about how horrible Philly fans are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 I'm definitely nitpicking, but the home plate ump just got hit with a foul ball in the Phils/Marlins game, and the crowd let out a big cheer. If this game was in Philly and the same fan response, it'd be a top story on ESPN about how horrible Philly fans are. It's C.B. Bucknor. I think most fans would understand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garfieldsnose 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 It's amazing how much base runners can get a lead on Lidge. I haven't noticed it that much until tonight. Lidge is basically paying no attention to the runner, and the players keep having to remind him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 It's amazing how much base runners can get a lead on Lidge. I haven't noticed it that much until tonight. Lidge is basically paying no attention to the runner, and the players keep having to remind him. Most closers work like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Well, that was a fun twenty-four hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smartly Pretty 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 John Baker just reminded me how much it bothers me when players don't run out a dropped third strike. That's a difficult throw for a catcher, and why would you just lay down and die anyway? It's lazy. Run it out, asshole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 It's amazing how much base runners can get a lead on Lidge. I haven't noticed it that much until tonight. Lidge is basically paying no attention to the runner, and the players keep having to remind him. Closers as a whole are notoriously bad at holding runners. Remember Dave Roberts, or Jayson Werth running all over Billy Wagner last season? Phillies in first place again! Three up on a playoff spot with seven to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 I'm certainly not shedding any tears over the Yanks missing the playoffs, but on the other hand the AL side of the postseason will feel somewhat aimless without the pinstripes in it. On the one hand, it'll be nice that they don't have the chance to add to their double baker's dozen of titles, but on the other hand it'll be like 1991 WCW after Flair left... sure there's a substitute heel in place, with either of the two Soxes playing the role of Luger, but it just ain't the same Hey look, it's Czech "I root for an extremely crappy organization that hasn't managed to put a championship team on the field in 100 years despite obvious historical and financial advantages so I'll become extremely indignant towards any franchise that hasn't suffered through the same level of frustration as mine" Republic. Cheech "Long way to go for a point" Tremendous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 and while it is nice to see a fresh face in the playoffs, I'm not looking forward to watching playoff games in that stadium of the devil's design Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Sla "cabbageboy" yer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 tre "Not as awesome as Slayer" ble Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Sla "cabbageboy" yer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garfieldsnose 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 I know how baseball works, I know closers have a hard time holding runners. The point I was making is I never noticed how bad Lidge was at it until tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Let's see in the A.L. we got the Rally Monkey/Thunderstix, a team with A.J. Pierzynski, and THE NASHUN. Oh ya I am so jumping on the Rays bandwagon for the playoffs. Actually it seems like the Rays fans needed more cowbell to go along with that fucking annoying "heckler" they have who finds one guy to latch on to all game and can be heard over the field mics. I pray to God that TBS, FOX or ESPN doesn't give the guy a second of camera time. How that guy hasn't had the shit kicked out of him multiple times escapes me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brady's Torn ACL Report post Posted September 21, 2008 I was thinking that the Tropicana games will either 1) be embarassingly filled to the rafters with the road team's fans 2) be full of bandwagon Rays fans with some incredibly obnoxious accoutrement as a gimmick like THUDNERSTYX and then I remembered "ohhhhhh yeah they've been doing that cowbell shit all year" so maybe it'll be 1 with a dash of 2. It'll be a tougher watch than the games at Fenway, that's for sure. Maybe this will help them get a new outdoor stadium built in St. Petersburg, and hire a uniform designer who can use more than athletic block and the WordArt feature of Microsoft Word. But seriously? Cowbell? We're only just now, after fucking nine or ten years, getting people to drop that stupid-ass SNL reference. I thought Lazy Sunday was going to be the dagger in More Cowbell's heart but that's pretty much gone and the cowbell shit STILL isn't dead yet. Lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted September 21, 2008 I love the heckler guy. I remember when the Braves were there he was harassing Scott Thorman all game. OH-NINE-ONE, OH-NINE-ONE I'm just hoping they get a home playoff game during one of the days I'm in Florida next month so I can A. attend a playoff game and B. see how bad that stadium really is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Let's see in the A.L. we got the Rally Monkey/Thunderstix, a team with A.J. Pierzynski, and THE NASHUN. Oh ya I am so jumping on the Rays bandwagon for the playoffs. Actually it seems like the Rays fans needed more cowbell to go along with that fucking annoying "heckler" they have who finds one guy to latch on to all game and can be heard over the field mics. I pray to God that TBS, FOX or ESPN doesn't give the guy a second of camera time. How that guy hasn't had the shit kicked out of him multiple times escapes me. Robert Szasz. Red Sox author Bill Nowlin wrote a piece about him in the recent National Pasttime. Seems a nice enough guy, though the heckling would grate on me as a fan during a live game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 But seriously? Cowbell? We're only just now, after fucking nine or ten years, getting people to drop that stupid-ass SNL reference. I thought Lazy Sunday was going to be the dagger in More Cowbell's heart but that's pretty much gone and the cowbell shit STILL isn't dead yet. Lame. I'm pretty sure cowbells at baseball games pre-date the SNL sketch. They are a cheering staple at events in Northern New Jersey, it seems. Besides, I still have to live with that f'n annoying "Day-O" chant, and Beetlejuice was twenty years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Back to baseball, Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 60th save last night. He did it by coming in with two on and two out of a 7-3 game, the minimum requirement of a save situation. Joe Blanton is 3-0 with the Phillies. The way he has pitched at times, that really surprises me. His big selling point was that he eats innings, yet in his last eight starts he has only completed six innings twice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Even though it has been a lost season for cincy just a quick note on Jay Bruce: The last 10 players to hit 21 or more HR at age 21 or younger? Jay Bruce - 2008 Miguel Cabrera - 2004 Albert Pujols - 2001 Andruw Jones - 1998 Alex Rodriguez -1996 Ken Griffey JR - 1990, 1991 Juan Gonzalez - 1991 Ruben Sierra - 1987 Daryl Strawberry - 1983 Cal Ripken Jr - 1982 I'm not sure it means much, but it probably bodes well for him being a decent player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 I hate being a Mets fan so, so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 Another crushing loss to the Braves on a Sunday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 If the Mets didn't have crushing defeats as often as they do we'd have the most wins in the league. [/Marvin logic] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
