Gameday Thread: O's (28-30) @ Twins (31-28)
by Scott Christ on Jun 5, 2008 7:20 AM EDT
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PrintBaltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins, Jun 5, 2008 1:10 PM EDT
Game time is an absurd 1:10 on MASN.
“I’m just trying to do things to help the team win,” Mauer said.
Isn't he so humble! It's like he doesn't know how good he is! What a guy! What a team player!
I'll fight you, Joe Mauer.
| Today's Starting Pitchers | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | BAA | HR | BB | K | W-L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Garrett Olson - LH | 7 | 38.0 | 4.03 | 1.42 | .264 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 4-1 |
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Scott Baker - RH | 6 | 33.0 | 4.09 | 1.09 | .244 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 2-0 |
Scott Baker's coming back from a short DL stint. He last took the mound on May 3. Olson is left-handed! Olson's WHIP isn't as good as Baker's. Baker has a nice K-to-BB. I'd like to get some of that action.
A partial list of Minnesota Twins I want to punch in the face:
- Joe Mauer
- Nick Punto
- Alexi Casilla
- Carlos Gomez
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So Mauer was sitting on the bus
behind Nuke and Crash when Crash taught Nuke to say meaningless pap in post-game interviews. Probably someone’s on a minor league bus teaching Matt Weiters to say those lines right now. I wish someone had taught Audrey to talk that line.
You won't see a worse play than the one you just saw from the Yankee captain... 3DG 5/27/08
HAHA
“Isn’t he so humble! It’s like he doesn’t know how good he is! What a guy! What a team player!
I’ll fight you, Joe Mauer.”
First a reference to Kindergarten Cop, now this… good stuff.
Oh, and interesting factoid...
Kevin Millar has 10 HRs… but only 5 doubles. How the hell does that happen? (HE’S SLOW.)
Also – non-QS for Cabs … 9-4
Orioles Strategizing
So Olson has a 1.42 WHIP and a 4.03 ERA, while Baker is 1.09 WHIP and 4.09 ERA? I’d have to say Olson knows how to bear down when he’s in trouble and get that out. Limit the damage. Kid has moxie! Baker is just prone to giving up the timely hit. No guts. Kid needs to learn how to bear down and concentrate more and probably not give up the untimely home run. Give me a tough kid like Olson any day of the year! Plus he’s a lefty.
I'd like Movie Quotes Borrowed by Joe Mauer for $300, Alex.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Oops, forgot the Sidline from Wednesday's SidWatch:
IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
4.0 8 6 2 3 1 1 3.88
If this were SC vs. Z on Daniel, it’d be a push (no decision, no QS, no nuthin’, pretty much).
Sid’s All Star prospects are dimming. Still, there’s no “Judges punched” line in the box.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
The only way this has anything to do with anything
is because this is what you get when you google-image search “Judge Punch”
That and there’s just something about a prostitute with a goat head on her head.
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Somehow this connects with Dragnet, I just know it...
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
"People Against Goodness and Normacy...P.A.G.A.N...Pagan"
“Go work Joe”
"Beatings will continue until morale improves"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Jun 5, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Twins' strategy is clear after one inning:
Let the O’s batters get on base, then try to pick them off. It’s easier than shooting fish in a barrel.
Why is Gameday Audio now making me watch a commercial
before I can listen to the game?
I pay money for this. I want the game NOW.
MLB is the devil.
"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."
huh?!?
I thought you paid money to get AWAY from commercials.
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
pretty soon
they’ll make you watch commercials before you can go to your local little league park in which the teams aren’t even wearing mlb teams uni’s because they cost too much money.
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Which is why ads in movie theatres should be banned. I always boo. We can watch TV for free...
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
That was one of the worst at bats
I’ve seen from AJ all year.
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
Really?
Hopefully a fluke, he’s been looking much better lately.
I’ve got the espn gamecast up. It’s super lame.
"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
Yeah he was given a bunch of trash
Breaking balls that maaay have broken just while crossing the plate but still unhittable.
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
Ah... hey...
our boys are back… leadoff double, no runs. SUUUUHHHH-WEET!!!
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Olson's favorite junk food=Pringles...
Joba’s favorite junk food=I’m not allowed to have any, Daddy Warbucks La Guardia says so.
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Wow, a catcher who doesn't suck at throwing out runners
Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks
With the 1st Pick in the 2008 MLB Draft
The Tampa Bay Rays select…
ESPN 2 right now.
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
Tim Beckham
Every single Tampa Bay fan is in attendance
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 you being sarcastic or serious
I can’t tell.
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
If your being serious
Pirates take Pedro Alvarez.
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
nevermind, i see that espn.com is giving us a running update.
Needless to say, I’m very anxious to hear who the O’s take.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
Pretty much a lock so far
And the Royals have taken Hosmer. This is the worst scenario but the predictable one for the O’s. They have to choose between Smoak and Matusz. O’s on the clock.
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
O's take Brian Matusz.
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
From ESPN
Probably the fastest moving starter in the draft. The Orioles have to consider moving him quickly through the system. He has about four average or better pitches. Not a ton of projection here; he is today what he’s going to be three or four years from now. His offspeed stuff is so good that he’ll miss a lot of bats in the low minors and not have a chance to work on fastball command.
"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones
Yeah that is what I get from what I have seen too
He has three very good pitches, and his slider is ok. He has a 95 mph fastball, a great off speed ball with movement and a curve ball that really breaks. I believe his fourth pitch is a slider but I haven’t seen it much and I don’t think he will use it much until it is fully developed. He was a top pitcher in high school, top pitcher in college, and he just translates to be a solid guy in the majors. He hasn’t received much hype because he has been good for so long and is just projected to be a no. 2-3 starter for a long time.
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
Yikes, is Ken Olson just One Regular Guy or what?!?
I’d swear he was in Fargo or something…
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
84 pitches for baker through 4
Hope we can maintain this lead. I’m out, go O’s! Hope we draft someone good.
No one from Canada, please.
pretty good day for the boys.
Sitting at a computer at work… just reading the play-by-play. No pickoffs. Good stuff.
is it me or is "Huff hits a deep shot aaaannnd it lands on the warning track" a frequent occurance
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
I think it's more frequent with Razor.
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Or
(but I haven’t had a chance to make him look happier on this yet.)
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
ADAM JOOOOONES!
"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
I am glad he got a homer
he needs to be hitting more of those if he is going to be the STAR OF THE FUTURE
"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones
man...
she really repulses. the more i see her, the more i get a sean young in ace ventura vibe.
...that’s right, i’m saying she’s a man.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
The difference is...
Sean Young was actually pretty.
That neck makes Anita look like what happened to Wilford Brimley in “The Thing”
Fat Albers, you da man!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Just hookers, or....
Famous hookers?
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Or maybe
Since a lot of us are at work, we lay off the posting of scantily clad women. Just until 5 p.m. :)
"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
Isn't Slowey a pitcher?
kind of ironic name for pinch runner, eh?
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
dude...
anybody else on mlb.com? man, that pic of kubel…did he eat the rest of the bench?
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
Sit down, Joe Mauer
Jim Johnson is no Jamie Walker.
"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
oh that makes me sad!
"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
ouch...
using his own device against him.
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
That could get ugly
If JJ starts to suck.
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Jim Johnson...
remains Birdland.
He also needs a theme song…I think “I’m A Gangsta” by Dayton Family may be appropriate.
Jim Carrey (in disguise) on MTV movie awards some years ago...
“And would it kill ya to play some Foghat?!?”
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
it's also well known...
that jj likes to take it easy. take it is easy as if he were on a slow ride.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
All right, way to show 'em our Johnson.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Pur johnson's bigger than their johnson...
wait… they don’t have a johnson do they. Does that make them girls?
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
Nah, you're thinking of Wang. Wait, he's on the Yerkees. But don't the Twins have a Colon?
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
not any more...
He went to PHN din’ he?
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
yup...
don’t think he ever pitched for the twinkies, either.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
You are correct...
Tribe
Spos
Pantyhose
Anaheim Angels
Los Angeles Angels
PHN
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
I'm worried that the German nihilists will come for him.
THEY WILL CUT OFF OUR JOHNSON.
mlb.tv ads featuring ball players...
anybody watching these (over and over again)
and does victor martinez sound ….. um …. SLOW? in his?
happy returns...
luis luis has cleared waivers and is back at norfolk, a’s cut fio and the o’s are trying to send him to norfolk, as well.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
Come on, George
Don’t fuck this up.
"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
I'm glad
Casilla is on the list of people SC wants to punch, because if not he definitely needed to be added.
"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
oh, he got punched, alright...
punched right the fuck out!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
Yay!
O’s win!
"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
we could've twice already this year
but BUH-Dard was too sceert to throw against us…. remember?
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
First series won against Minn
since 2005, I think? That’s what they were saying on TV last night anyway.
"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
Sheriff arrests baggy!
Hah, I hate the stupid Baggydome, how nice to win a series there—for a change!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
2 of 3 from the Prairie Home Companions?
I’ll take it.
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