Game #61 Overflow Thread:
by Rox Girl on Jun 12, 2009 9:09 PM MDT
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yes this
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions
hooray overflow
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:10 PM MDT reply actions
first
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
walk.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:12 PM MDT reply actions
Tulo BB
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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welcome aboard
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
I was in the other thread.
Trying to set up the wireless connection for a mini laptop.
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Tulo
for the 1000th time i am saying this since beginning of last year…but is he finally turning into the player we expected to see after 07? lol
If the Rockies should win
I’m bringing a burrito to the BBQ
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by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
You'd better lol! :)
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jun 12, 2009 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
tulo to third on the steal and error
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Tulo steals!
to 3rd on a bad throw!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:15 PM MDT reply actions
Tulo steals second, advances to third on throw.
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plz
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
creep, creep, creep... POUNCE
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
The sneaky way towinput 6 runs on the board at Coors Field.
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Pinchhitterlancepainter
and I have been beating the get fast, and play small fundamental baseball for awhile now.
Now….were is EY2?
I love small ball
I support this, and I was born in ’88
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
something about the way this was writen
made me laugh.
Small ball….it’s not JUST for cranky old geezers anymore.
never WAS JUST the cranky old geezers
you can ask my dad, he would say I like the small game better anyway
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Now….where is EY2?
Learning to play defense in the Springs.
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions
WILD PITCH!!
TULO SCORES!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:17 PM MDT reply actions
tulo scores on WP
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Stupid Gameday quit putting up highlights after Ubaldo's hit.
I really want to see the squeeze. Darn.
It was not a great bunt
right back to the pitcher. At first I thought Stewart was out….but the replay showed his toe hit the plate right before the tag hit his leg
strike 3
1 run 0 hits
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
that, and Taco Bell everyday
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Tracy going with Ubaldo for 8th inning...
Hurdle would have replaced him, thus showing one difference between these two managers.
Zactly....
Tracy sending Ubaldo out there after 104 pitches to do the 8th inning was something Hurdle NEVER did here in 7 years with anyone. The squeeze bunt and slug bunts were creative, unlike Hurdle’s excessive bunting in early inning unimportant situations.
TRACY >>>>>>>HURDLE
I like this move
because then we build Ubaldo’s arm strength and he can pitch more in the future
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Logged off the Mariners SB blog...
….those guys are outta control. You’d swear they’re all on the verge of going postal.
Wow
I went over to see it, but now I’m sad I did. If I quoted some of the stuff they say, I’d get banned.
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I wanted to link to some stuff
but apparently you can’t w/o being a member. But you’re welcome RG :) .
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Sounds like a bunch of teenage prisoners amped up on Spike drinks and crack
by TulsaDriller on Jun 12, 2009 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
To me
they sound like they hate the Mariners, and they hate each other.
Eh.
To each.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
When the Rockies were really losing badly this season
We probably didn’t sound too friendly, either.
No, but not even close to some of the stuff over there.
Our most maligned Rockies player doesn’t get even close to the degree of insults theirs do. And thank goodness for that.
This strikes me as strange.
Word on the street is that the Lookout Landers are a very savvy group of statheads. One would think that they wouldn’t be prone to such visceral reactions…
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
It's not so much that they're wrong about the players
but that many of their insults are crude, racist, etc.
apparently
sabermetric sophistication ≠ conversational sophistication
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Gameday threads are degenerate versions of all SBN blogs.
It’s just a matter of degree. LL goes way south, way fast.
This is also true.
One good thing about peaking in over there is a renewed appreciation for the Row.
I had the same reaction.
Good to be home.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
so....85% of the population of Seattle?
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
another pick for Todd
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
groundout.
woo
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:21 PM MDT reply actions
Beautiful inning!
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
3 quick ground outs
that a way
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
1-2-3 groundballs.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:22 PM MDT reply actions
Ubaldo leads off
and grounds out to the pitcher
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
looks like they are going let Ubaldo finish this
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:24 PM MDT reply actions
Another ball of the catchers mask
that’s at least 3 tonight
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
noticed that too...
…got hit with a bat on a swing that made contact plus to balls – must be really up on the batters
by TulsaDriller on Jun 12, 2009 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Just for the Record
Rockies baseball in High Def on the new big TV and the Hyundi slow mo cam is really amazing to watch.
Dex Ks
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Dex Ks..
he needs, um something..
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:26 PM MDT reply actions
Carlos in the OF with him
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
HAHAHA
M’s defense.
Barmes safe.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:27 PM MDT reply actions
Not really..
…I’m actually not sold on high-K pitchers, because you have to put out close to 9 pitches/inning, even if you don’t throw a single ball…
…whereas if you pitch to contact, you can get through an inning with as few as 3 pitches…
…it’s no coincidence that contact pitchers last longer in the bigs, with the exception of the Unit…
Triva:
How many pitches does it take a pitcher to get a win in a game?
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
15?
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions
What is the minimum # of pitches?
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Answer:
0 pickoff to first to end the inning, team comes back to take the lead.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
THe player has to get on first though.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 12, 2009 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Note he didn't say 'starting pitcher'...
…this was a nasty trick question, but yeah, a reliever can get a W that way…
I completely misunderstood the question.
I thought it was the minimum amount of pitches in a game.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 12, 2009 9:39 PM MDT up reply actions
27
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, I agree completely.
But this is interesting to me, therefore, I think it is interesting that it turns out this way.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 12, 2009 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Under Beltre's glove
Barmes on first
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
checking in...
winning again. Heard the small ball (Ubaldo RBI) inning on the radio. Wow.
Tulo hit another HR?
yessir
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
VERY weird game
We have at least one run on an error, a wild pitch, and RBI from the pitcher, AND a suicide squeeze
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 12, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Weird indeed
but Fun to watch
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Not pitching to Helton again?
You would think they wouldn’t want to pitch to anyone in this lineup
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Helton walks.
Come on Bradley
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:29 PM MDT reply actions
Hawpe grounds out
Come on Ubaldo CG here
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Yep
I want Fogg in the pen staying active just in case.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 12, 2009 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions
D'oh Brad
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:30 PM MDT reply actions
Philly Phanatic is fat too
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
the Mariners have that moose.
although the moose is kinda cool
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Mascots for baseball are like cheerleaders for hockey....
….could possibly make an exception for the Fanatic
by TulsaDriller on Jun 12, 2009 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions
I think that if they made him
a bit less kid-friendly (toned down the Barney-fied colors), he’d be pretty awesome.
"Admirably obsessive." - Uni Watch, March 24th, 2009
NA34 | HK | RMN
The Reds have four mascots.
Four. I would think at least one of them’s superfluous, especially Gapper, who doesn’t really fit in with the others.
My Dinger disgust has cooled
because my 2 year old niece loves him
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:33 PM MDT up reply actions
With Interleague, a lot of teams ahead of the Rockies in the standings have already lost
Or are losing. It would be nice to make up a couple of games if we can prove an exception to the NL trend again.
would be 3.5 out of WC
if we hold on…i know a ton of teams in between but from where we were last wk wow…
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jun 12, 2009 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Corpas warming.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:32 PM MDT reply actions
Is it just me
or does Marc Stout seem unusually animated tonight? In his pre-game stuff and now with his “Wooooo-Baldo”, it seems like he’s very happy to see Denver again.
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It's his B-day....probably started celebrating early
by TulsaDriller on Jun 12, 2009 9:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Line out to Hawpe!
1 DOWN!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:33 PM MDT reply actions
Come on Uball!
We love you!
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
Fly to dex
2 down
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
flyout to Dex!
2 DOWN!!!
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:34 PM MDT reply actions
HERE WE GO
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
See here is the thing..
I wouldn’t mind seeing Griffey go yard here….I like the guy a lot.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewrightshot/
Give this win to Tracy....
if it happens, of course.
strike one.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:35 PM MDT reply actions
strike two!
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:35 PM MDT reply actions
Full count
Walking Jr is just a bad idea all around
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NA34 | HK | RMN
walk....
come on,
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:36 PM MDT reply actions
or not!
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions
HE STAYS IN
FINISH IT HERE
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
gotta go pull him?
or just go talk to him
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:37 PM MDT reply actions
DO IT UBALDO
DO IT DO IT DO IT
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:37 PM MDT reply actions
This is something.....
you NEVER SAW from Clint.
That's gotta be a HUGE confidence booster
for Uball – getting the OK from the skip
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CMON Ubaldo!
We are all behind you!
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jun 12, 2009 9:38 PM MDT reply actions
YEAH!
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
UBALDO with the CG
Game over
5-4
9 IN A PURPLE ROW
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
NINE IN A ROW!
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
GROUNDOUT!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:38 PM MDT reply actions
This one is a Rockies winner!!!!
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jun 12, 2009 9:38 PM MDT reply actions
ROCKIES WIN!!!!!!!!
OH HELL YES UBALDO!!!
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:39 PM MDT reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
WOOOOOOOOOOT
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Rockies win!
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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ahh dammit I love this team.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:40 PM MDT reply actions
Game tomorrow is going to be fun
Everyone enjoy the thread, I’m going to the ROWBBQ
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
This!
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jun 12, 2009 9:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Tomorrow was going to be a great pitching matchup
with Bedard v Marquis, but now that Bedard is out it’ll be interesting.
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60 pitch limit for Morrow
let’s get to the pen early, so we have more chance on Sunday too
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Ubaldo, I <3 you and the Purple Row with its purple team!
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jun 12, 2009 9:40 PM MDT reply actions
I always figured their record would catch up
to their run differential…I just figured it would take until the break or even longer.
I will blame Fate
I never take the blame for a loss; I take credit for wins though
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
As seemingly the only NON superstitious one here...
…. I won’t really be blaming anyone.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 12, 2009 9:44 PM MDT up reply actions
9 straight!
BYO burritos to the BBQ!
"DAMMIT! No, calm down. Learn to enjoy losing." --Hunter S. Thompson
My cousin was there
beyond that, I don’t know
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by PioneerSkies on Jun 12, 2009 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions
see y'all tomorrow afternoon
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jun 12, 2009 9:43 PM MDT reply actions
WOOT!
9 in a row now? Whoda thunk it. Just 2 weeks ago we were pretty close to the dregs. Dang, I wish I could make the BBBQ and game tomorrow. Would be great fun. Stoopid weddings.
And how far back are we now?
Not to be a turd in the punch bowl
Was it necessary for Ubaldo to reach around 130 pitches? Seems a tad unnecessary to me. I suppose the thinking is that with the day off on Monday, Ubaldo will have an additional day off, but I’d be more comfortable had he left before the 9th.
130 should be ok once in a while.
Options in the pen were fairly limited given usage the past few days.
Like once a year
Don’t like to wear out a starter, especially one that throws hard like Uballdo.
BUT on the flip side, Uballdo has seem to me needing to take a step from being the kid prospect, to the star. That 9th inning seemed to be that message from Tracy that Uballdo WAS THE MAN. Small stuff like that can be HUGE in a players development.
Yes
I like the idea because it builds a pitchers stamina and as the season wears on he will be able to pitch deeper into games with less worry about a pitch count. These guys are major league pitchers and they should be able to hit 130 regularly by the end of July without injury concerns, unlike 10 year olds who have a long career ahead and are constantly throwing 75 pitches.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
Except
The data suggests it’s not healthy down the line. It doesn’t build strength, it leads to arm problems.
And I’m less upset about it if it’s either necessary (down the stretch in a key game when the bullpen pitched extras the night before or something similar) or something’s on the line (no-hitter, shutout even, something like that). But to go 130 pitches in a game where he gave up 4 runs and walked more than he struck out…. I mean… Really? That’s a bad managerial decision. Point blank.
by LawrenceDavis on Jun 12, 2009 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't want him
having that many pitches every time out, but the ability to do so when it is necessary as you say.
"We made too many wrong mistakes." ~Yogi Berra
"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all." ~Lou Gehrig
JFK
This would be all great and everything if it was true.
With young arms it’s good to be cautious, and not extend their workload too much over what they’ve already done in the past and build strength gradually. But a low (less than 110) in game pitch count for a healthy arm in its prime that’s shown an ability to handle a fairly substantial workload isn’t warranted. I think if Jimenez had actually reached 130, we would have seen him pulled, it’s why Tracy went out there with two outs, it’s why Corpas was warming up quickly, but I see no problem with leaving that as his limit as long as it’s not too frequent an occurrence.
Haha
Jack Corrigan talking about various superstitions of their engineering crew. People talking about standing in the same spot, not shaving, etc. LOL. Jack even made sure not to mention that the Mariners have never scored 6 runs in back-to-back games, because he figured he’d be safe and avoid the jinx.
Buchholz is also expected to begin rehab on Tuesday in Modesto.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 12, 2009 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
THAT
is great news. I, for one, have missed Bucky this year. It will be so nice to see the Lemur back in purple pinstripes. Sincerely hope that all goes well in his rehab.
And how far back are we now?
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