All-Star Game Thread
by Jeff Aberle on Jul 14, 2009 6:37 PM MDT
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Tonight the Phillies, er, the NL looks to end the recent dominance of the AL in the All-Star Game (haven't won since 1996). In case you don't know: This Time it Counts. In other words, the winner of the game will be given home-field advantage in the World Series.
Many people wish that this weren't so:
All-Star Identity Crisis (Crasnick)
Change the Format Now (Bryant)
Whatever the hue and cry, the MLB All-Star game remains by far my favorite edition of the game.
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I threw this together literally in three minutes...
sorry if anyone had a bigger thread planned, but it was getting to be game time.
Eschew Obfuscation!
Thank you
I was beginning to think we weren’t getting one.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 6:41 PM MDT up reply actions
NL rules, AL drools.
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 Jul 14, 2009 6:41 PM MDT reply actions
Nice to hear Marquis get a nice ovation
in the pre-game intros. Wasn’t sure what the feeling about him in St. Louis might be…
I know what it would have been,
if he were still in a Cubs uniform.
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 Jul 14, 2009 6:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Did anyone watch the parade...
The Red Sox, Rockies, and one other team (that I saw anyway) had all their All-Stars in one truck, while others all got their own. I wonder why…
It was so cool to see Brad and Marquis announced for the rosters. I’m just glad the Cards fans didn’t boo Jason, being an ex-Cub and all!
Ichiro single to RF.
Come on Timmy
time for a Jeter GIDP.
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 Jul 14, 2009 6:51 PM MDT reply actions
Settle down Timmy!
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 6:53 PM MDT reply actions
this is the CGI Tim from the 2K9 commercials
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 Jul 14, 2009 6:54 PM MDT reply actions
out at third
nice play Molina.
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 Jul 14, 2009 6:56 PM MDT reply actions
argh.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 6:57 PM MDT reply actions
dammit Albert
E3
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"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 6:57 PM MDT reply actions
On what planet was that liner up the middle
into right field, Joe Buck?
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 6:59 PM MDT reply actions
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Nah, just when he plays the Rox
He’s on my fantasy baseball team!
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions
The Giants need to win as few games as possible.
That includes against teams other than the Rockies.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions
They could just lose
every OTHER game. Let the Rox take over, but my team afloat :-D
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 7:03 PM MDT up reply actions
True....
… but with Lincecum scaring me the most, I’d prefer him to have the slump.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Ok, going to switch shirts for luck...
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:00 PM MDT reply actions
It will be interesting to see what effect your shirt has on a baseball game a couple of states away...
… but the effort is appreciated. :D
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I do what I can...
considering I’ve had about an hour of sleep, even changing a shirt is challenging right now.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Went to visit some friends back up at college
didn’t get in all that late. Stayed over and just couldn’t sleep…no matter what i tried music, reading etc. Then I had to get back home since my mom had some health stuff this morning. A lot of driving, not much sleeping.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Sounds miserable.
I got too much sleep last night (11ish hours)
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:18 PM MDT up reply actions
When you sleep more than normal, it feels a lot harder to get up in the morning, though.
8 hours, I feel great and ready to go. After 11, I want another 11.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I am jealous for sure...
I am just trying to keep alert for the game.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Just changed now,
hopefully 2nd inning will be bettter.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Roy
=
Rox
?
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
I'm not currently support of trading for Halladay.
That may change in the next week.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions
how the heck did he make it ????
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
angel_hernandez_press_your_luck.jpeg.
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Am I the only one who is not seeing the pic?
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn't post it, just a reference to it.
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:08 PM MDT up reply actions
just referenced it.
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
hahahah
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Do it!
Always a chance he will randomly decide to call it a strike.
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 7:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Timmy strikes out Halladay.
Shocked!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:12 PM MDT reply actions
Roy, when you come home
you’ll have to swing a little better than that.
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:14 PM MDT reply actions
Who doesn't wanna
meet Joe Buck…………
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
Me!
I do like that Obama is a White Sox fan.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:20 PM MDT up reply actions
they are not even calling the game.
mute.
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:20 PM MDT up reply actions
This is like kid in the booth inning on FSRM
Only without George’s general irritability at the whole situation….
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 7:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Victorino!
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:21 PM MDT reply actions
Hawpe would have hit a home run.
/bitterness
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions
RBI single Molina!
ERROR!
TIE GAME
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:23 PM MDT reply actions
New shirt power 2-2 baby!!!
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:23 PM MDT reply actions
Thank you :)
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Obama's pitch
barely made it to Pujols…weak…
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 7:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Fielder!
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:25 PM MDT reply actions
Yes, Roy.
lower that trade value
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:26 PM MDT reply actions
Did McCarver actually suggest that they might not have enough time
with Obama in the booth?
I think there was very little danger of that. Shocking McCarver could be totally wrong, I must admit….
McCarver is an idiot.
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Apparently Marquis is one of the NL pitchers unlikely to get in the game.
Bummer. I’d have to look at the roster and see who else has been in previous All-Star games and when they pitched last, but you’d think they’d try to get a guy in his first (and maybe only) All-Star appearance.
Maybe they'll go
16 innings again and get him in
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Fuentes didn't get into his first game either.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Luckily he's been in more games.
Marquis might not.
But then, I also heard Madden is holding back Tim Wakefield, and this is his first, too.
yep.
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I have no problem with some guys not getting in.
And Marquis is a logical guy to hold back for insurance purposes (you don’t want want starters in case you need guys to go multiple innings). But I wish he’d planned it more carefully.
I think he has a good chance
I bet 3 innings and an AB or two
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 7:35 PM MDT up reply actions
If only so we could have seen him, Ibanez, or Braun try to play center field.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Ibanez fails at defense.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe they can PH Marquis
Biz is not a one trick pony…..
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 7:35 PM MDT up reply actions
I hope one day mine is like that.
That plus my new Foggburns will make me one smooth character. lol
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Good inning by Mr. Goatee
FHWEE Woodie!!!
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2 nice plays from Pujols
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:32 PM MDT reply actions
Makes up for his error
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
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Now
here comes a homer ?
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Jackie Robinson
http://www.geocities.com/by31lengths/Randompage2.html
That field looks awsome
FHWEE Woodie!!!
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Pujols just got robbed of a hit again.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:37 PM MDT reply actions
So, is anyone planning on seeing Harry Potter tomorrow?
Since there’s absolutely no baseball and everything.
I got it screened for me ages ago.
/brag
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions
I have only given a positive review to one Potter film.
This was not it. David Yates, like he did with part 5, is probably the most competent director with the material. However, Part 6 was not one of the better books, and the story suffers significantly as a result.
Much of the climax was removed, making the entire thing feel like little more than one big setup for the upcoming two part final chapter.
Jim Broadbent was great.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Correct.
He was an entertaining character.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:45 PM MDT up reply actions
That first scene with him (I'd assume they kept it the same for the movie)
How’d the graphics look with him changing from a chair? Sorry to bombard you with questions.
I saw the movie and read the book so long ago, I don't even remember that at all (in book or film)
My screening was back in February (the film was ready in November, for the original December release, but got bumped up to the Summer).
With all the movies I see, I can’t recall that detail. Sorry for the let-down.
I do recall the graphics in general to be superb, as they were under Yates with Part 5
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Nah, it's alright. Now at least I have something to look forward to!
I didn’t realize it was supposed to release in December.
It was
but due to the success of the most awsome movie ever made, they bumped it to July
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It was a result of the WGA strike of 2007.
With the writers out of commission for five months, Hollywood studios had very few projects ready to go for release this Summer.
As a result, several projects that were ready for December release (Harry Potter 6, Star Trek, etc) were bumped to the Summer to fill it with more movies, because they didn’t have enough.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Good to know
I have only read the first book and I’m half way into the second. Its amazing the amount they cut out in the movies.
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The first and second films (Columbus') are VERY faithful to the originals.
If you think those have stuff cut, wait until you get to books 4+, where Rowling adds an entire other book of useless fat to each book in an attempt to make it appear she’s an actual novelist.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions
I know a bunch of people going at midnight.
But I still haven’t seen the one before this one, so I’m not going.
You havn't seen the one before this one
the one before this one was the best one yet. Simply awsome.
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Sure beat the heck out of the second one.
Then again, almost any movie could beat the Chamber of Secrets.
I liked the seconed one
the third.. eh. I’m not a fan of Azkaban.
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I also am the only person on the planet who has never read any of the books.
Thus, I feel far less urgency to see the movies.
I haven't read any either
And haven’t seen any of the movies…
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions
not the only one.
I haven’t read any of the either.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm glad I'm not alone.
It’s not that I never wanted to read them. It just became a situation where I was resisting the fad. Which I don’t always feel the need to do that, but I did in this case, for no really good reason, as I’m sure I would enjoy the books. Some day, maybe.
They're not particulatly good....
… (in my obviously subjective opinion), but I read them to ensure I am kept up on pop culture, a necessity in my field.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I generally don't need books to be high quality literature.
I can enjoy brain candy now and then. And I’m just going off of other things I’ve enjoyed and the opinions of friends and family whose tastes I often share. So really, I don’t know why I’ve never gotten around to it.
It's now so low quality that I would call it "brain candy"...
… they’re just very “meh”. The first two are very childish (out of necessity), 4-6 are very angsty, and the final bit has far too much to wrap up for its own good.
The third book is the best, and ironically (in a sad way), my least favorite of the films.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:52 PM MDT up reply actions
The books do get a little... uh, lengthy, in describing some things.
It’s come to the point where I just completely skip over chapters when I read it.
Books 4-6 are FILLED with useless information.
7 needed to be as long as it was. Perhaps even longer. If only Rowling had devoted more of her earlier works to wrapping stuff up.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Haren in.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:41 PM MDT reply actions
Way to go Danny!
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 7:42 PM MDT reply actions
Greinke in.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:49 PM MDT reply actions
that slider was nasty from Greinke
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:51 PM MDT reply actions
Cobb?
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:52 PM MDT up reply actions
yes!
I’m not bitter about the fact that Hawpe should have been starting or anything…
Considering he would have had t o play CF and embarrass himself...
… I’m not really bitter either.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:01 PM MDT up reply actions
But there was that catch that Victorino made
that made me say “well Hawpe could have done that.” He just took like three steps.
Hawpe in RF!
YAY!
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 Jul 14, 2009 7:56 PM MDT reply actions
They didn;t?
Sounded like “Brad Hawpe” to me
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions
they put Braun's name up
they said it right, at least
Ah.
In the graphic. I didn’t read that.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions
prediction:
Hawpe throws out a runner.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:57 PM MDT reply actions
5
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:59 PM MDT up reply actions
I think Braun's spot actually
Because they put Braun’s name up for Hawpes
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Braun is in LF now.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Nice play Utley
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:59 PM MDT reply actions
Incoming Jeter Into Double Play
JIDP
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 7:59 PM MDT reply actions
allmost did it.
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Ok I'm going to say it
even though a Rockies Fan really shouldn’t say something like this.
I really like Chad Billingsly
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I like most of the Dodgers.
Except when they’re playing the Rockies.
I know, I know, I’m the only Rockie fan who likes the Dodgers. But if they make the playoffs and the Rockies don’t, I’ll be rooting for them.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Blasphemous heathen!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:03 PM MDT up reply actions
He was on female growth hormones
Look at the guy, he’s not ripped at all. He doesn’t cheat.
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions
You say that
like it’s a perfectly normal thing to do?
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:09 PM MDT up reply actions
The female growth hormone he was using is used to minimize testosterone levels accumulated after using performance enhancing drugs.
That’s still naught more than circumstantial evidence, but you have to admit it’s not all that unlikely of an explanation as to why he was on it.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn't know that
But still, look at the guy, he’s not ripped.
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions
You don't have to be ripped
if you’re on PEDs. They can simply help stamina, or injury recovery, or energy.
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions
No.
The hormone DIMINISHES testosterone levels. If anything, it probably made him less fertile.
But the question is, why was he trying to lower his testosterone levels if they weren’t unusually high?
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions
If they were...
… that’s what would be indicating he was on steroids. They raise testosterone. The point is that he WOULDn’T have been taking them unless his testosterone levels were high.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I know
I was just saying maybe they were natuarlly high. But what is this about ED?
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:17 PM MDT up reply actions
They may have been. I won't accuse Manny of anything other than taking this particular hormone.
But it is suspicious.
What is “ED”?
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions
No boner
Idk, this guy below keeps mentioning something about it.
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, but it's not like I'm paying attention to them. :p
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions
AHHH
I realize what it stands for now. I wouldn’t have gotten that without the context, though.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions
well that kinda does it for me then on manny
I was buying it for ED or something penis related
but if it didnt have any other purpose…
sorry mann-ford no HOF for you
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah... that's why he was suspended for 50 games.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:13 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't love Manny, but I don't hate him as much as most people.
I am, however, a big fan of Kemp, Loney, Ethier, Martin, etc, when they’re not beating up on the Rockies.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions
I would like thoughs players also
if they played for some other non Californian team. I would really like some of them in Purple pin stripes.
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I would LOVE Loney on our team in a post-Helton regime...
Not Martin though, as he’d displace Iannetta, and I want CDI around for a long time.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions
I would take Kemp and Ethier
and Broxton and Billingsly.
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
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Jeter Runs like a little girl
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Hey !!!
Do not talk about Tulo’s hero like that…j/k
Its the super tight capri pants
SOme people call them island pants
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Braun is NOT a good fielder....AT ALL
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:05 PM MDT reply actions
He's actually a surprisingly decent LF...
… especially taking his 3B showcase into account.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Didn't he
have 3 errors in one game last year? Or was it 07?
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions
all NL west starting pitchers so far.
time for Marquis.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Albert!
Nice D
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:06 PM MDT reply actions
YOU CAN GET BUD LIGHT LIME IN A CAN!!!!!!
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gAlLTZsGUg
Trivia answer:
Hornsby & Williams.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:09 PM MDT reply actions
Howdy Rowbots
Coming to you live from Park City, Utah, tonight. Go NL.
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--Horvil Tiki
He will come up with 2 outs and hit one like 500 feet.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Time to get the party started.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Tejada in at SS
Hoffman in to blow it.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:14 PM MDT reply actions
Hawpe Fhwee's the ball
one out
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gAlLTZsGUg
line out to Hawpe.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:14 PM MDT reply actions
GIDP!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:16 PM MDT reply actions
Trevor time went well
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 8:16 PM MDT reply actions
if we get a baserunner,
we’ll see hawpe w an AB
if you're reading this, it means my undying support for your team will result in its failure.
2 out homer time
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:16 PM MDT up reply actions
this Taco Bell commercial
is so damn stupid
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:17 PM MDT reply actions
my thoughts exactly
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 8:18 PM MDT up reply actions
youguys hearing this TB commercial
all about the roosevelts baby
thats awful…anf yet im slightly aroused
backs slowly away.........
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Taco Bell truck.
spreading salmonella across the land!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:20 PM MDT reply actions
If Hawpe knocks in the 7th run for the NL...
…Do we get tacos tomorrow?
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
should
im pretty sure that its a national promotion cuz SD TB’s had same thing for the pads when I was there
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:22 PM MDT up reply actions
really
pretty safe promo down there eh?
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
Taco Bell really going out on a limb there
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Would be even better for the Natinals
I’d laugh at the promo if I lived there :-D
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
They'd get tacos like six times a year.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Has anybody ever actually gone to get tacos?
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions
I have a couple times
On my way home from work
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:26 PM MDT up reply actions
im pretty sure a couple these dudes go every time
Im outta town
EP Tacobells wont honor the promo
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Now and Then
Depends where I am and what I’m doing. It’s cheap, though, so if you’re close and you like Taco Bell, it’s worth it.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
They'd have to change it
They’d have to make it for 7 errors, just like in Arizona.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Cheap Tacos
If they win a game.
That was kinda mean. I’ll shut up now.
upton do something good
and get aboard so Hawpe can get an AB here.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:21 PM MDT reply actions
Upton fail
yet again.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:22 PM MDT reply actions
Someone needs another hit here.
So Hawpe could have an AB in the 9th if needed.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:24 PM MDT reply actions
in the 8th inning.
I would use a relief guy here too though.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Unless we're still tied into extra innings...
… I’m not betting on a Marquis appearance.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
Just like Cookie last year, didn’t pitch until what, the 11th?
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Which kinda sucks
But then, ESPN Radio voted Cookie MVP last year for the ASG. Maybe we could have Marquis get it this year if the NL wins in extras.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Hawpe could win it with an un-tying homer
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Pitching 3 clean innings in the ASG with Dan Uggla doing his best to sabotage you is definitely MVP worthy.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Heh, reminds of an episode of Cheap Seats
Watching one of the old all-star games. Made a bunch of errors, every time they’d say “All-star……All-star…..All-star…..”
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Ha ha! I wondered if everyone was complaining about Upton
Come on NL, 6 straight outs? Hawpe is waiting!
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
Adrian Gonzalez in.
Pujols out.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:25 PM MDT reply actions
traitor
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions
You're always listening to Abba.
Which is pretty cool, but how well do ABBA and baseball mix really?
Abba makes me happy...
… when baseball is making me sad.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions
NL needs to score here
Papelbon & Rivera in the 8th & 9th = big AL advantage…
C’mon Brandon!! One swing for the lead!!
That sucks.
Now if Hawpe hits a HR, it’s all going to be “OMG Papelbon sucks” instead of “OMNG Hawpe is good”
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Papelbon in.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:33 PM MDT reply actions
DAMMIT!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:34 PM MDT reply actions
Ohmigod.
Almost.
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NL still has K-Rod
Any other stud closers?
Broxton being out doesn’t help, as much as I generally approve of the idea….
Nobody will remember that.
All about Crawford’s catch there. Which, to be honest, it probably should be.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Well then
It means we get to see Hawpe swing in all the highlight recaps!
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions
And probably have his name mentioned.
lol
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Don't you mean
that they’ll misidentify him?
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Brandon Hawpe?
Or just as “an NL batter”.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions
This,
since we have no hitters after Helton.
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Jason Werthless.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:35 PM MDT reply actions
darnit.
Beaten like a Papelbon fastball.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Harry Kalas
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Come on Werth
Pretend you’re playing the Rockies.
How did Pedro Feliz and Jayson Werth wind up on the same roster? At least they’re outta the division.
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--Horvil Tiki
eww Werth.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:39 PM MDT reply actions
Jason Werthless.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:39 PM MDT reply actions
monster
ROckies beat him once..but i still hate to see him
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions
not if Hawpe gets to hit again.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Upton
What the hell was that.
FHWEE Woodie!!!
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Grandy triples.
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He just made an even more difficult catch, in fact.
Upton is an even bigger enemy now.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Triple by Granderson...
NL West pitching hasn’t been too stellar… and defense by Upton. So blame the rest of the division.
I got nothing.
Heath Bell is worthless.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:44 PM MDT reply actions
No way that happens
with the hit Hawpe just had
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions
If he scores, that'll be different.
Until then… still a tied game.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
i was meaning for manuel to save some bench for Extra innings
third beer fat fingers
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:49 PM MDT up reply actions
it wasnt to force the PH?
sorry not paying attention
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Youkilis out on deck
Can’t wait to watch ESPiN if he knocks in the winning run
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 8:47 PM MDT up reply actions
went to O's
in the Bedard trade. Great player
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
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A lot of people seem to age quickly.
But every time I see Charlie Manuel, he looks younger than he did before for some reason.
Bah!
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Dammit.
YOU SUCK HEATH BELL!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:49 PM MDT reply actions
Wow
Bell just missed his location very badly with 3 straight fastballs. Those were all belt high, right down the middle of the plate.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Heath Bar is getting owned.
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
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+1
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions
He plays in our division.....
…. and we’ve seen him at least 3 times….
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:51 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm pretty new to baseball
but I know quite a few players. I bet a lot of people havn’t heard of him though.
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not faulting you.
When I first got into baseball, it took me a while too. But even if you didn’t know him, you should now, as he is the Padres’ closer. We’ll be seeing a lot of him – of course, until he’s traded, likely later this year.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
I litterally just starting following baseball this year
and the Rockeis about a month ago. I know, pathetic, but at least I’m trying.
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Nothing pathetic about it.
I myself have only been following the game closely since 2006. I’m sorry if you felt I was being too harsh.
If you’ve only been a fan for a month, you may not have seen us face the Padres.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Yea I started watching about when we were playing St.Louis
I’m catching on pretty fast though
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions
And you're bound to catch on fast with a community like that here at PR.
We have probably the top 30-40 most knowledgeable internet based Rockies fans with a wide variety of opinions at your disposal here.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Why did you leave me out?
You could have at least said the top 100.
Check out my Rockies comic strip at:
Rock Drive 1.4
Really?
That’s what happens when you are the “closer” for one of the worst teams in baseball.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
He hit that one.
T ime to strike back, NL.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Cordero and Franklin
both NL central guys
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Ah ha
They probably had the 1-2-3 innings so I blinked and missed em
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Let's get some runs plz thnks.
"Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun."
The Sandlot (1993) – Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar)
by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 8:52 PM MDT reply actions
swing and a miss
too late for that.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:52 PM MDT reply actions
On ESPN's message board, there are currently 3 topics of the following titles:
“Heath Bell sucks”
“Heath Bell blows”
“Heath Bell sucks and blows”
Chris Young lost the ASG a couple years ago...
, as did Trevor Hoffman.. now Heath Bell may do it. San Diego pitching should not be allowed out of Petco.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Sounds about right
San Diego’s pitching never really has been known to show up in big games.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Heath Bell over Huston Street, everybody!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:54 PM MDT reply actions
Fail
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Ya ask Redhawk
he’s not a good hitter.
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Hey I'm on Youtube!
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That would probably go up outside of Petco.
The guy’s one heck of a baseball player.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 8:59 PM MDT up reply actions
How much, though?
Petco’s huge. I don’t imagine it would be all that difficult to hit for average there if you hit gap-to-gap.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
With the exception of Giles...
…. not many players have hit for average in Petco.
I’ll bet A-Gon could consistently hit 290+ elsewhere. Emphasis of course on the could; a lot more goes into contributing to a batting average than does the park.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions
yes.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:59 PM MDT up reply actions
come on Adrian,
you’re supposed to be the GOOD Padre.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:58 PM MDT reply actions
hahaha
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Does anybody listen to Jim Rome?
Adrian Gonzalez sounds exactly like one of the regular callers, “Vic in NoCal”.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
used to listen to rome...waiting for dan patrick
the patrick /olberman hour was some great radio
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Patrick's good
Except the guy that he calls McLovin’, Andrew Perloff, is awful. He blogs for SI, and everyone hates the guy. He wrote a blog not too long ago (I think after the Celtics lost in the playoffs) about the City of Boston’s “slide into sports mediocrity”. It was terrible.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
A-gone walks!
Hawpe will get another AB
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:00 PM MDT reply actions
Fowler would have scored from 1st
And the Braves would have made a few throwing errors.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
And the DBacks would have made a few throwing errors.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:02 PM MDT up reply actions
It kind of hurts me.
But I guess I’ll root for him too.
There's a doin's a transpirin'!
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:02 PM MDT reply actions
If it was for setup, sure.
I like Street as our Closer.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not.
Huston Street gives me far fewer ulcers.
Perhaps you have the forgotten the
wonder of Shawn Chacon?
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes.
I wasn’t an avid baseball fan in the Shawn Chacon days.
Whatever happened to Chacon?
I know he was with the Yankees for a bit, but I haven’t heard anything recently
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 9:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Hadn't seen that
I coached his cousin in softball a couple of years ago. The family doesn’t seem to like him too much.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
I also had another cousin of his as a high school teacher
She was a sub, but she also has coached volleyball at Windsor High School forever.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
He went to the Astros, tried to kill their GM, played in the independent leagues, recently signed a minor league deal with the A's.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:07 PM MDT up reply actions
but that GM was a Dooshbag
I’ve had bosses you wanna punch
most people dont but Shaq’s gotta eat lunch
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
He's outta baseball
He went to the Pirates, then signed last year in Houston. He got into a physical altercation with Astros GM Ed Wade last summer, and he’s been outta the game since. Something tells me that punching your GM in the face isn’t a good way to keep your job.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Ah ha
I do remember hearing something about that now. Crazy
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
He';s in the A's minor league system.
So he’s not really out of baseball. But in terms of not playing in the majors, yes.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Shaq is a bad ass
The front office F-ed hiom when they converted him to the Pen
Gotta love the greeley boy
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 9:07 PM MDT up reply actions
ahhhhhhhh.....I say good riddence to bad rubbish
he wouldnt sign his own jersey I had on my back at spring training
HAte him for life now…but i still have the jersey
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
I would rather Have Helton in this situation
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gAlLTZsGUg
Hawpe Vs Fuentes
Walk off.
Book it.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Gah!
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Dammit Howard
you fatty fatty fat fat fatty..
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:07 PM MDT reply actions
As I said
I would rather have Helton right there anyday.
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gAlLTZsGUg
If every pitcher did that
Howard would not get one hit.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:09 PM MDT reply actions
hahaha
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions
When I see "Crawford"
I always think of “Crawdad.” I can’t help it. Just like when anyone says “Barmie” it reminds me of pirates. It’s wierd.
Upton, Hawpe, 2 run walk-off homer
I know this is what you meant…
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Upton better get a hit in the bottom of the 9th
He owes his teammates and fans of the NL that, at least. He also owes us all a steak if the NL loses.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Justin Upton
you BETTER get on base….
or I will disdain you for eternity.
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 Jul 14, 2009 9:12 PM MDT reply actions
DO NOT SWING AT THE FIRST PITCH
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:15 PM MDT reply actions
yep.
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"Good is not good when better is expected." -Vin Scully
by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
dammit Upton
YOU ARE GARBAGE
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:17 PM MDT reply actions
Mariano's tougher on lefties
How is Hawpe with the inside-out swing?
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
ugh Hawpe,
that was ugly.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:18 PM MDT reply actions
umm Joe Buck
Hawpe is not a very good defensive outfielder.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:19 PM MDT reply actions
People make that mistake
because of his arm
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
But that was Rivera
So the point is mute
by Junction Rox on Jul 14, 2009 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Swing the bat.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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NOW THE STRIKE ZONE EXPANDS
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:19 PM MDT reply actions
Nasty
OUtside stuff after all those cutters.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
I thought I was watching a Rockies game there
I say a Rocky at bat watching the 3rd pitch strike.
FHWEE Woodie!!!
Hey I'm on Youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gAlLTZsGUg
so who is the mvp?
The sac fly guy? What a boring game
Probably Grady Anderson
Since he hit the triple to set it up
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
that was a "mariano rivera is on the mound" strike
like they used to give Gange on his streak
Or MJ in the Paint walking
All right,
so the Rockies won’t have home field advantage in the WS.
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the home field in the WS was decided ON THAT.
Go to hell, Selig.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:21 PM MDT reply actions
I hate it too...
… but I also hate the idea of half the players showing up for three innings then leaving.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Should really be best regular season record
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, idk where in the hell baseball came up with this system
It’s flat out dumb to put this much riding on an All Star game
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
They came up with it after the ASG in Milwaukee a few years back (it was before my time too)
When players just up and left the game because they didn’t care.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Well...
…the game ended in a tie. That’s why they changed it, to ensure that that would never happen again.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Selig has said that old-time players had been complaining to him
about the All-Star game before that.
I don't care if the ASG ends in a tie after that many innings.
IT DOESN"T COUNT TO ANYTHING
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
I know iot ended in a tie.
I was under the assumption the reason they cou;couldn’t keep going was because many of the players active on the roster had already left the game.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Not enough pitchers available
from what I remember.
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Somebody mentioned somewhere that several of them had left the game and gone home.
I may have misunderstood.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, a lot of them do
That wasn’t why they changed the formula, though. They can’t be used again anyway, so a lot of them just leave. It was all about saving pitchers.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Right
The tie was the impetus, but as I said above, I know that a number of old-time players had been complaining about it before that.
It was all about pitchers
Both bullpens were empty in the 11th, and they were on relievers. I believe the score was 7-7. They did the right thing, but they didn’t want it to happen again.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Give me a decision
in the All-Star Game or give me death! No, that doesn’t quite have a ring to it.
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So what
It’s still only one game. Not a big deal. All the other sports are like that. It’s just supposed to be fun, but whatever
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 9:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Again, so what
In a 162 game season you take away a lot by just saying one game decides home field adv in the world series. The honor should just be being named to the game.
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions
They should
make it so if the NL wins, the AL has to abolish the DH rule for the next season. That’d make things interesting!
Dunno what the AL would do the NL though…
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions
adopt the DH
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
never. i would die
rather than have that garbage in my house
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Or take a week off
and make it a whole series, that was it is more fair, each pitcher would pitch for a lot longer and players would play for longer too
by GoldenNugget on Jul 14, 2009 9:32 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't necessarily disagree about the home field thing.
But the game itself has, in my opinion, been much better. It really was getting to be a huge joke. Guys would get taken out in the 3rd inning and leave the stadium. When the game ended, the dugouts would be practically empty. The MLB All-Star game has a lot more tradition behind it than the other All-Star games, and players really did take it pretty serious until recent years.
Part of me hates it
But the other part of me hates the idea that a team like the Angels would have home-field advantage in the traditional way by beating up on a terrible division.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
I hate the AL :(
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by AtkinsandTulofan on Jul 14, 2009 9:22 PM MDT reply actions
Well, life sucks again this year
And I hate Charlie Manuel. Marquis would have kept that Granderson ball on the ground. Moron.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Last year, Philly fans went after Hurdle for losing the game...
should we go after the Philly fans this time?
I got nothing.
philly fans are tortured enough
its like raking a stick across the fence of a dog who never gets to go outside the fence
by El Paso Jeff on Jul 14, 2009 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions
? It's not as if they actually won a world series.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
Yup
You should always go after Philly fans. After all, they’re the only fans that boo Santa Claus. Them going after Hurdle was because Lidge got up and warmed a few times. Hurdle’s pitcher did all he could to win the game when the defense – errr, Dan Uggla – was doing its best to give it away.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Hawpe did his best to win the game for the NL.
Stupid Crawford.
The NL West minus the guy from Colorado certainly didn’t help.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions
No, Charlie Manuel should be
Upton should be the new Byrnes as well, and he’s on the same team.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
Naw, Crawford deserves credit for his catch.
He did it in the All Star Game, which has no bearing on the Rockies. If he made that catch during an important season or post-season game… maybe.
by Greg Stanwood on Jul 14, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Rockie in a highlight!
I’ll take it anyway I guess, heh
by ShadowPenguin on Jul 14, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions
why do I see a monstrous 2nd half from our guys?
Tulo, CDI, Hawpe. Haven’t they all hit about .300 in their 2nd halfs?
No more asking please for wins, now I'm telling you: YOU WILL WIN.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 14, 2009 9:33 PM MDT up reply actions
At least I'm comforted
by the fact that I’m not the only one who uses dimes to pay for Taco Bell.
by J. Henry Waugh on Jul 14, 2009 9:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I paid with 107 pennies once.
Eschew Obfuscation!
by Jeff Aberle on Jul 14, 2009 11:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Well that sucks
See ya’ll Thursday in SD. (Well, I’ll be in Utah still, but the Rox will be in SD.)
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
In other news, it is freaking hot in my neck of the woods.
Sheesh. It’s practically cool all summer and then, bam! 100 degree weather.
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