Jay Payton: Great Man, or the Greatest Man?
by Scott Christ on May 14, 2008 5:49 PM EDT
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GRAND SALAMI JAY PAYTON
DANIEL CABRERA RULES
BEST TEAM EVER
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Great day...
and if you’re watching the post-game show Quiroz is wearing a Markakis shirt from last night.
is it just me...
or did these guys seem to get personalities overnight?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
It's not just you.
This team has more personality than the past 10 teams combined.
They’re fun to watch & they’re fun to read. I actually like these guys, even the ones who don’t play well.
when’s the last time that happened?
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Cabrera
Fastball – strong
Command of the English language – not so strong
"Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score." ~Earl Weaver~
I was badmouthing Payton pretty much right until he hit that
And I’ll probably go back to badmouthing him again tomorrow.
It's funny you say that
I was at the game, and my friend and I were totally trashing Payton to some other fans sitting with us in the bleachers. We pretty much shit on him every time he got up to bat, and we were really disappointed when the two-out rally turned didn’t yeild a run before Payton came to the plate; we were sure he’d end the inning.
In fact, my friend (who had been enjoying some beers) said that he wouldn’t respect Jay Payton even if he hit a grand slam. He hadn’t even finished saying that sentence before Payton hit a granny. True story.
in looking back
I don’t why Okijima feed him fastballs. I’m surprised he didn’t throw him breaking stuff off the plate since it isn’t hard to get Jay to swing at junk.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
ITS OK SAWX
THE DEPARTED STILL!
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
come from behind wins fueled by grand salamanders are birdland
i am enjoying watching the baltimore orioles again. HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
Let’s give em all a nice big shitburger to eat, indeed.
we've had a bunch of 3 run homers lately.
Now a grand slam.
I could get used to this. (Although I know I shouldn’t.)
by the way.. time to update cabrera bowl.
another quality start for the man.
How do we give up 12 hits and only 3 runs?
Must have been those 4 double plays…
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
Adam Jones on XM Radio
“We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about.”
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
MEEEEE TOO!
“Might as well just win this”
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
Also,
the difference between us and the Red Sox is just wins. We are even in the loss column. Now we’re all chasing Tampa Bay.
And also
all you doubters of Cabrera’s ability to put it together this year: Bow down!
BOW DOWN I SAY!!
See the sig
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on May 15, 2008 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
we will never doubt you again.
"Might as well just win this game." - Adam Jones, 4/17/2008
Adam Jones is the tits.
by KenDixonFanClub on May 15, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Y'know, there's something even *more* encouraging about this win...
The not-blowing-your-cool when you’re down 3-0 to a team you’re 1-9 against lifetime and don’t have your best stuff is so un-Old Daniel. And SO Birdland!
Z, you stuck with him. Ahem: We’re not worthy, we’re not worthy!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
HOLLA!
I LOVE that you’re kicking the dog piss out of me in Cabrera Bowl ‘08. Talk about moral victories.
by Scott Christ on May 15, 2008 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions
we all do, man...
we all do.
(but i don’t think i’m alone in fearing that the score will even up sooner or later)
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
and don't forget...
those two homers.
BUT w/ his BABIP going up .020 in his last starts, his era has dropped a bit and remained constant. didn’t track his bb/k rates going back a couple weeks, but those should be improving, too.
maybe this means nothing, but it seems to me the closer his BABIP gets to the median, if he’s still doing well, we have less to worry about.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Ho-hum, another slam, another sweep of the Sawx, another bad call (or two) going OUR way against the NYBosSawkees
Same old same old.
OK, I freakin’ FAINTED when I saw the box this morning. And I’m in Happyland for maybe a week or something now. Hey Sawx:
sweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweepsweep
Gosh, that felt nice. Wait, lemme add another thought:
SWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEP
Jeez, I hope we didn’t spoil anybody’s field trip to “Fenway South.” Y’all come back and see us now, y’hear?
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Happyland is Birdland
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
Yep-- and thx for Wayne & Garth!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
btw...
y’all know i at least approve of the nats, but i gotta say, at this point, i see no reason the nats can’t be swept, too…even allowing for the fact that they’re a nat’l league team).
ronnie's a dillweed.
...and play in a 660 million dollar cheeseball park, hee-hee. All they lack is Petey or Hank, poor bastards.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
ESPN is not birdland
The headline on my widget thing for the recap of yesterdays’ game says “Manny’s snag, high-five steal O’s thunder.” Go to hell!!!
Good lord
That is just ridiculous! Manny’s catch and high five steals JAY PAYTON’S GRAND SLAM HOME RUN thunder? Please. I’m sure the Red Sox fans were so tickled by Manny’s high five that they totally didn’t care that they lost.
"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones
MOTHERFUCKERS!!!
Sure didn’t steal the Greatest Man’s thunder?
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
payton v lefties
Well, if there is one thing Payton is good at, it’s hitting lefties. I hope Trembley puts him against lefties and then doesn’t press his luck…
Hey, does Jay Pay have any trade value?
Librarians are hiding something
I would venture to say
that it may be growing… slowly, but growing nonetheless.
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
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