Playoffs Open Thread: CWS @ TAM, MIL (0) @ PHI (1), LAD (1) @ CHC (0)
by Scott Christ on Oct 2, 2008 8:11 AM EDT
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PrintTime for more of the postseason enjoyment! Hooray! All games remain on TBS, where we'll be snowed with FrankTV ads and Cal's shiny dome glistening in the studio light next to Eckersley's moustache.
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I was going to pull for the Phillies
but then I saw that horrible thing on Myers’ face. What is that?
I have to go with the Fat Man from Milwaukee now.
Well, Longoria just went yard
His $45MM contract looks like a bargain right now
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
Longoria homers again
What a monster. Even in the playoffs, the Trop still doesn’t give off any kind of playoff atmosphere; probably because it’s a bunch of 60 year olds in Hawaiian shirts.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
are they banging on their cowbells and shaking their jars of change yet?
that drives me insane.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
The cheerleaders
On top of the dugout probably assisted in handing out extras. I see virtually no one in the lower level with any semblance of Rays gear on.
It’s understandable though, why would that franchise have any kind of fan base after their decade of futility. Glad we’ve never had to endure anything like that.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
out with "blurry vision"
"This world extends way beyond this little field of dreams we're dancing in and I want to see that world"
Sabathia looks tired already
I mean come on, he’s gotta be. He’s not superhuman. He’s fat.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Philly fans
This is pretty awesome how they’re exploding for every foul ball and ball taken by Myers.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
It's odd to see Sabathia like this.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
not if you think back to last year
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
True that
Kinda unfortunate that he pitches out of his knickers for a few months and then lays an egg when it counts. He is the A-Rod of pitchers, I guess.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
I heard he is good at hitting things
"This world extends way beyond this little field of dreams we're dancing in and I want to see that world"
Hey Rollins and Feliz
call the fucking ball
"This world extends way beyond this little field of dreams we're dancing in and I want to see that world"
Go Rays!
I’m so glad they won. Brewers are a let down, though.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
Cubs are having a rough go of it
Zambrano’s head is about to explode.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
Oh man
The Cubs are gonna lose in the first round. It’s not funny, but it sort of is.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
no, it's very funny
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by Scott Christ on Oct 2, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
So, maybe the Cubs would like Brian Roberts right now.
I bet he could have gotten at least one out on that ground ball earlier.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
the Dodgers are just taking a dump on the Cubs
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
jesus, third error of the game
Horrible. They are horrible.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
And Manny hits a HR
I don’t know why but I’ve started wanting the Dodgers to win. That wasn’t true when this series started. I didn’t expect this.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
the Cubs are pathetic
And all the fat Jeff Garland fans are going to cry.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
10-1
I hope someone is keeping an eye on Ron Santo, he may try to take his own life
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
umm
If the Cubs somehow do this, I will shit my pants. I will go right to Brown Town.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
oh hell yes
Little Cubs fans getting excited just to die.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
THERE are the boo birds
Fukudome has sucked since May. F him.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Cubs trying to make it interesting
it’s a little late for that, guys
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
He had the “I don’t give a fuck” zone going the last few innings. You cannot take that pitch. You learn that shit in little league.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by Scott Christ on Oct 3, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Wanna bet on the Rayz going to the Series without selling out the venue? Only 35 K at The Trop yesterday...
Yeesh, people are still pissed about March, I guess. Oh, and the crappy sight lines, adult-correctional-facility cement-block background and the rug that looks like you had your high school friends over despite specific parental warnings about partying while they’re away.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
It was a sellout according to the radio
The announcers said they lost some seats to the press(?)
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
I stand by my just-disappeared reply...
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Did you reply?
For some reason my reply posted three times. I deleted the bottom two, but there wasn’t anything attached to either one. That’s bizarre.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
Here is what they said at DRaysBay
I asked because I thought 35K seemed like a low total for a sellout
Capacity is 36K and change. They blocked out two sections of the outfield upper deck for press.
There are sections of obstructed views in the upper decks
They won’t remove the covers of those seats until the WS if the Rays get there. If that happens the capacity becomes something like 43-44K I think
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
Yeah, I actually replied to the threesome, in my jocular way: "I believe you. I believe you. I believe you."
But even though the reply is still there in my archive thingy, nothing comes up when you click it. So somehow You Killed Kenny!
Anyway, the short version: What kind of MLB franchise has a 35 (or 36) K max seat cap? A crummy one. Here’s hoping this year’s success will lead the TB area powers-that-be (all three constituencies) to get together on a new stadium package— which the team deserves and the fans might be more inclined to visit.
I don’t give a rat’s *ss about the Marlins, but I’d really like to see TB succeed as a franchise.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
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