Gameday Thread: 2008 All-Star Game
8:05 on FOX, y'all. Let's take this stupid, pointless day as a chance to talk a lot of B.S. about players that have no real bearing on our team. Rock and roll, hoochie koo.
| Today's Starting Pitchers | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | BAA | HR | BB | K | W-L | |
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Ben Sheets - RH - Brewers | 18 | 123.0 | 2.85 | 1.11 | .235 | 13 | 28 | 108 | 10-3 |
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Cliff Lee - LH - Indians | 18 | 124.2 | 2.31 | 1.03 | .234 | 5 | 20 | 106 | 12-2 |
![]() | National League | AB | AVG | OBP | HR | RBI |
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| 1 | Hanley Ramirez - SS - Marlins | 373 | .311 | .391 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 | Chase Utley - 2B - Phillies | 364 | .291 | .372 | 25 | 69 |
| 3 | Lance Berkman - 1B - Astros | 334 | .347 | .443 | 22 | 73 |
| 4 | Albert Pujols - DH - Cardinals | 286 | .350 | .466 | 18 | 50 |
| 5 | Chipper Jones - 3B - Braves | 298 | .376 | .472 | 18 | 51 |
| 6 | Matt Holliday - RF - Rockies | 309 | .337 | .421 | 14 | 51 |
| 7 | Ryan Braun - LF - Brewers | 377 | .286 | .324 | 23 | 66 |
| 8 | Kosuke Fukudome - CF - Cubs | 326 | .279 | .383 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Geovany Soto - C - Cubs | 316 | .288 | .369 | 16 | 56 |
![]() | American League | AB | AVG | OBP | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ichiro - RF - Mariners | 391 | .304 | .366 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Derek Jeter - SS - Yankees | 352 | .284 | .345 | 5 | 42 |
| 3 | Josh Hamilton - CF - Rangers | 377 | .310 | .367 | 21 | 95 |
| 4 | Alex Rodriguez - 3B - Yankees | 279 | .312 | .392 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Manny Ramirez - LF - Red Sox | 328 | .293 | .389 | 18 | 60 |
| 6 | Milton Bradley - DH - Rangers | 269 | .316 | .440 | 19 | 57 |
| 7 | Kevin Youkilis - 1B - Red Sox | 328 | .314 | .381 | 15 | 63 |
| 8 | Joe Mauer - C - Twins | 301 | .322 | .418 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Dustin Pedroia - 2B - Red Sox | 395 | .314 | .357 | 9 | 47 |
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Lincecum is REALLY out now
Went to the hospital this morning with “flu-like symptoms.” Wan’t going to pitch anyway, now won’t even be at the stadium.
Discuss.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jul 15, 2008 6:05 PM EDT 0 recs
i wanna say real quik...
those tribe alternate unis like the one cliff lee is sporting in the pic above are DOPE!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 15, 2008 6:05 PM EDT 0 recs
yes he does
As Young’s backup. AL shortstop is REALLY thin.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 6:14 PM EDT
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REALLY THIN
The Cap’n is arguably the 2nd best SS in the AL this year. Who else ya got?
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jul 15, 2008 6:15 PM EDT
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Jhonny Peralta
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 7:37 PM EDT
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wow, I looked it up, it's really that bad
you could still make an argument for Jhonny Peralta over Jeter, but it’s a stretch
by math_geek on
Jul 15, 2008 6:25 PM EDT
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How's that a stretch???
Leads him in OPS, OPS+, VORP, WARP. He’s been a significantly better hitter and dramatically better defensively.
Jeter has a better fist pump.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 7:40 PM EDT
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well, maybe not that much of a stretch
but a .300 OBP is really not very good, and OBP is more important than SLG even though we treat them as equals in practice. Jeter’s terrible defense is a factor I wasn’t measuring however.
by math_geek on
Jul 15, 2008 7:49 PM EDT
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Yeah, OBP is more valuable
But it’s not that dramatically more valuable. It’s not making up for Peralta’s huge lead in SLG%. And then there is defense.
I don’t have a huge problem with Jeter going. He’s there for the same reason Cal was there year after year no matter what his stats were. But based on his production this year, he’s not really deserving.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 7:54 PM EDT
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This parade is out and out ridiculous.
And not in any sort of awesome way.
by getxstoked on Jul 15, 2008 7:04 PM EDT 0 recs
I'm pumped, guys
This time it fucking COUNTS. I can’t wait for Brian McCann to hit a three-run homer off of George Sherrill, ultimately securing home field for the 82-win Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 7:46 PM EDT 0 recs
except for the part about the Diamondbacks making the world series on 82 wins
that would be hysterical
by math_geek on
Jul 15, 2008 7:50 PM EDT
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It's not going to be Sherill.
It’s going to be Papelbon, and he’ll get a much deserved booing.
by getxstoked on
Jul 15, 2008 7:52 PM EDT
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I’ll keep my bet on the guy that’s not very good.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 7:53 PM EDT
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I'm going with guy who I hate more.
Just a good old fashioned personal vendetta.
by getxstoked on
Jul 15, 2008 7:55 PM EDT
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I'll tell ya
You wanna talk about undeserving All-Stars, Sherrill’s up there.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 7:55 PM EDT
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Yeah, Roberts, Markakis, or Huff deserve it more.
by getxstoked on
Jul 15, 2008 7:56 PM EDT
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Roberts should be there
Can’t do anything about the fans voting in Pedroia and Insler deserves to be there; but why not carry 3 2B? Did we really need 29 RP in the game?
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 7:58 PM EDT
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let Brian Roberts play Shortstop instead of Jeter
he can’t be any worse defensively
by math_geek on
Jul 15, 2008 8:04 PM EDT
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I hear he calls a great game
Put him behind the plate.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 8:08 PM EDT
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It makes more sense strategically
to take a bunch of closers with sub-2.00 ERAs since nobody’s pitching more than two innings anyway.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on
Jul 15, 2008 8:22 PM EDT
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Sherrill's era is over 3
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 8:24 PM EDT
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Heck
It’s over 4. And Papelbon is over 2. KRod is over 2.
These guys don’t do anything that most good starters could do. Too much value is placed on closers.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 8:26 PM EDT
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over 4
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 8:26 PM EDT
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Then kick him off the team
I can’t get worked up about anything to do with All Star rosters.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on
Jul 15, 2008 8:27 PM EDT
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Apparently
we DID!
"Jeremy Guthrie’s funny. Sneaky funny. Smart funny. Stanford funny."
-Kevbo
by dayzd toe on
Jul 16, 2008 9:53 AM EDT
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yes, dipshits
Hold up your Pepsi water.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 7:47 PM EDT 0 recs
oh fuck you
I hate New York.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 7:56 PM EDT 0 recs
alright
Lawrence Taylor and Darryl Strawberry, fine representatives for the city of New York.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 7:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Guess Steve Howe had other plans
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 7:59 PM EDT
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Wait....
Actually, I think he passed.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
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usually he failed
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
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not making light...
i believe he died in a car wreck a few years back. drinking and driving, he was.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on
Jul 15, 2008 9:06 PM EDT
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there was meth in his system
Just a guy that never quite beat it. With the relapse rate for these things, I really do get a queasy feeling about Josh Hamilton. Just sayin’.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 9:08 PM EDT
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Uh Ernie
Wasn’t it time to win a game about 10 years ago?
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 15, 2008 8:02 PM EDT 0 recs
Ernie played for the Cubs.
So, closer to 100 years ago.
by getxstoked on
Jul 15, 2008 8:02 PM EDT
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Good point
Maybe Ernie wasn’t the right pick to give words of wisdom to break the streak.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
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yeah get Bud Black in here
They’re only 20 games under.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:02 PM EDT 0 recs
How bad is Utley going to get booed???
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 15, 2008 8:03 PM EDT 0 recs
man
Corey Hart and Kerry Wood could be dirt bike riding no goodnik brothers.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:04 PM EDT 0 recs
I like how these old farts are talking to these guys like they're 11
Go out and have fun! Don’t try to be a hero!
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:05 PM EDT 0 recs
GEORGE
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:05 PM EDT 0 recs
Not a single boo for our guy???
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 15, 2008 8:05 PM EDT 0 recs
They don’t know who the fuck he is.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 8:06 PM EDT
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I know
Sad
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 8:06 PM EDT
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Is Sherril rocking a goatee?
I guess the no facial hair rule only applies when more than one Oriole is present.
by getxstoked on Jul 15, 2008 8:06 PM EDT 0 recs
CAL AND EDDIE
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:07 PM EDT 0 recs
BROOKS AND JIM
I can’t wait until we’re good again.
by getxstoked on Jul 15, 2008 8:12 PM EDT 0 recs
oh look it's the MASN color guys.
Anyone think either of them can go 6?
by getxstoked on Jul 15, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
well let's see for Chase
Nothin special.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Probably mostly season ticket holders for tonight's game
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on
Jul 15, 2008 8:17 PM EDT
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they were holding out for Pedroia.
I don’t blame them either. Fuck that little douchbag.
by getxstoked on
Jul 15, 2008 8:19 PM EDT
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Well, I can't NOT watch this "game"-- I mean, I voted 150,000 times. What, didn't you?
"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.
by Titov on Jul 15, 2008 8:18 PM EDT 0 recs
god tony gwynn is fucking fat
FRANK
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:23 PM EDT 0 recs
EARL
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:24 PM EDT 0 recs
Tommy Lasorda is so dramatic
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:24 PM EDT 0 recs
ANDY'S DAD
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jul 15, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
She’s playing the anthem with a guitar. She brought her guitar. And her poor woman’s Emmylou Harris impersonation sucks.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 8:31 PM EDT
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uh...
shouldn’t they let a real ‘murikan do the anthem? nuts to this freedom hating commie!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on
Jul 15, 2008 9:09 PM EDT
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her friend the communist
holds office in his ARRVEE
she don’t know diddly squat
I hate Sheryl Crow.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 9:09 PM EDT
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I always liked Sheryl Crow
I like most women who can sing. But what is that guitar really adding???
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 15, 2008 8:32 PM EDT 0 recs
Could have been one of the worst National Anthem performances ever
At least by a professional singer.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 15, 2008 8:32 PM EDT 0 recs
He had a snot on his face during his ride.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 15, 2008 8:35 PM EDT
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what the hell was Willie Mays doing trying to sneak in there
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