ALCS Game 5: Yankees @ Angels (NYY leads 3-1), 7:57 PM
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2009 7:30 PM EDT
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PrintThe World Series starts on Wednesday, October 28th. That means if the Yankees win tonight to clinch the AL Pennant, there will be no baseball for 6 days. That's just ridiculous. If by a miracle the Angels can send this series to 7 games, the last game will be on Sunday, giving us two off days between the end of the LCS and the beginning of the WS. Oh, and if the WS goes 7 games? It will end on November 5th. Opening Day '09 was one week later than Opening Day '08. That had to do with the WBC but also the calendar. Opening Day is a Monday so there will be some years when it's later in April. You can't start in March after all (OD '08 was March 31st). So for the next few years Opening Day will be just a little later than I prefer, but that doesn't mean the playoffs have to last this late into the year.
Part of what makes baseball so difficult is the fact that it's a marathon. Teams sometimes go 20 games without an offday, traveling from place to place overnight between series. But for some reason, several years ago, the playoffs became a bit more leisurely. Remember when a 7 game series went like this: two games, travel day, three games, travel day, two games? I miss those days. Now there are off days all over the place. The Twins and Yankees had a day off between games 1 and 2 of the ALDS even though both games were in NY. Both the ALCS and NLCS had an off day between games 4 and 5 despite the fact that there is a travel day between games 5 and 6.
I know it's about television and ratings and all that, but it's ridiculous. Maybe in the years when the season starts on April 1st it wouldn't be as noticable, but we already lost a week at the beginning of the season. Every night we have to hear about the freezing weather well duh, it's almost November.
Maybe I only prefer it because I'm pretty die hard, but the postseason should just be a blitz of baseball. Multiple games every single day until the World Series. It should be wall-to-wall baseball. Not off days so that each game in the LCS can be a prime time event.
Ok, so that's my rant, and it really has little to do with tonight's game, but really what is there to say. John Lackey will try to keep the Angels from being eliminated so they can go back to New York and lose there, only with bonus coverage of Kate Hudson looking on adoringly from the stands and reverent speak about new Yankee Stadium's first time going to the world series, and maybe some talk of destiny or some such. And if they go back to NY where it's cold so we'll get to hear all about how cold it is this time of year again, and maybe some more about Derek Jeter having being all sneezy.
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Fuck the Angels for playing like shit. And Fuck the umpiring. And Fuck John Sterling, who I’ve been listening to on the radio because the reception for a goddamned New York radio station is infinitely better than the Baltimore and York ESPN Radio stations.
yeah, fuck that fucking guy
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I shall be watching this game on mute
while listening to music. It’s the best way to preserve my sanity.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Jeter'd it
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Fucking hell.
This is why I don’t think John Lackey is worth the retarded contract he’s going to get.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
Sit down mouth breather
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
It looked a little low/outside
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
AJ Burnett rocking the douche bag necklace
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I like Bobby Abreu
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
$16M or more for 2 years and he's all yours.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
Those thunder stick things
sort of make me want to hate the Angels. Why can’t you just clap?
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Are they free?
Are they given out by the networks or something because they look pretty on TV? Having never been to a playoff game, I wouldn’t know.
I would imagine they get handed out there
the same way those white towels and such do for other teams.
I hope when the Orioles get back into the playoffs nobody who works for them gets the idea that we need that crap. We certainly didn’t have them in 96 or 97 when I went to games.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
oh and
they hand them out because they’re so loud. Have you ever heard like 50,000 of them banging together at once? Although I suppose when your park is filled with Red Sox and Yankees fans you need something to drown them out.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
they hand them out because angels fans are retarded.
as was evidenced when birdman and i went to that game in july, they don’t make any noise unless the scoreboard tells them to.
last night in philly, the stadium was rocking fromthe first pitch with LOUD fans, soccer cheers and a real playoff atmosphere. but at “the big A” (hello, stupid name), they sit back and work on their tans until the scoreboard tells them MAKE SOME NOISE.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
seriously
think of how loud Yankee Stadium and such gets. Those Cali fans need to get their acts together!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
if you listen when the yankees get a hit there,
you can hear cheering by the yankee fans at the game. and there aren’t that many yankee fans there. that’s how quiet the home fans are.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
I did notice that.
On Jeter’s first hit I actually looked up, confused, to check that they were in fact not in NYC, because of all the cheers.
...and it's not that the yankee fans are that loud.
…it’s that it’s so quiet until that moment that the yankee cheers stand out.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
it's funny
because they get good crowds there during the regular season. Even at Camden Yards when there are 15-20K people there it can get pretty loud as long as the O’s aren’t completely embarrassing themselves. Of course at this point it’s pretty much only hardcore people anyway.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Gotcha
Yeah… in 96/97 I was in…. middle school, I think… at the mercy of my parents who wouldn’t drive me to Baltimore, damn them!! But when I do go, hells yeah I will scream until I’m hoarse, I don’t need any gimmicky crap to do it for me.
And it appears those thunder stick thing were invented in Korea… who knew.
I was a teenager
Fall of my senior year of high school in 1996, Fall of my freshman year of college in 1997. In 97 I went to one of the games by myself because I could only find one ticket. My mom was convinced I was going to get lost or assaulted or something. She’s crazy. She was also like, “Won’t you be lonely?” I told her I was going to be with 50,000 of my closest fans.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
closest fans?
closest friends. To my knowledge I do not have any fans.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Hahaha
Oh, moms. Mine also would have been concerned (and by “concerned” I mean nearly making herself sick with worry) if I’d gone to a game by myself. Hell, she used to get freaked out if I told her I was walking alone to meet friends at a bar. And yeah… going to a playoff game alone, I imagine you’d just be yelling for joy and hugging random people and everyone’s your friend. Or of course, alternately, everyone’s consoling each other… whichever.
My uncle was there
with his buddies (he’s quite a bit younger than my mom) and she gave him these strict instructions to find me and make sure I was safe. heheh. It was before we all had cell phones, though. I never saw him.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
You two do realize how old you're making me feel, right?
Jeez, my DAUGHTER was born in ’97!
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
Didn't realize you needed us to make you feel old
I thought that’s just how you always feel.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I really would like to go to a baseball game in Korea
and Japan. And the Dominican Republic and Venezuela and all of those places where they go so crazy in the stands.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I've been to games in Japan
when I was little, like 7 or 8. Yomiuri Giants. I was so young, but I remember the stadium feeling ENORMOUS and echo-y (what with the indoorness) and loud and over-stimulating.
Soccer in DC
Went to some DC United games when they first started in DC. Wow, RFK is rockin’ when they play well.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
I went to one of the Olympic soccer games at RFK in 96
They had some of the preliminary rounds there. It was awesome.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Burnett is getting smacked around!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
It's early yet
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
the reservoir in the second shot of that travelrs ad...
…is where i go running. cool.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
That is why I'm not listening to sound
I cannot believe how many news articles I saw about Jeter’s cold. There’s even a video on mlb.com of Joe Girardi discussing his cold.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Damn Mathis just ran smalck into the screen
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Nice play!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
ooh but a bad call
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
The umpires need to rebalance their karma.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
Nephews, actually.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
yeah, the yankees can't exactly complain about umpiring right now.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
hahaaha that was awesome
Burnett was SOOOOO concerned about him and the one time he doesn’t look Hunter is practically at 2nd before he’s out of his windup.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
oh crap
I totally forgot I was going to try to be a hockey fan this year. After baseball is over.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Geez, Caps are playing?
See y’all later
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
I watch for 30 seconds and ATL scores short-handed
Back to the ALCS…
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
yea that was bad....varly needed to stop that
they got pretty screwed with those penalty calls at the end
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Gross
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I'm talking to a Yankee fan who's complaining about ESPN being "the Red Sox cheerleaders"
Tears streaming down my cheeks.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
God dammit.
Fuck this shit.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
Fucking Angels, stop sucking! I'm trying to get some schadenfreude going here!
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
You can’t help but admire how those scrappy, overachieving Yankees keep on overcoming insurmountable odds.
It’s everything that’s right about sports in the world.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
they really do know how to warm your heart, don't they?
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I don’t know how anyone couldn’t root for these scrappy underdogs.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
well with teams like pittsburgh being AAA teams
not much choice!
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
ha ha
+1
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I hate Red Sox fans, but I never get this pissed when I see the Red Sox winning
Fuck the goddamn Yankees. Fuck all their fans. Fuck that I have to root for the Phillies to stop them.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions
nobody is going to stop them
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
you might as well accept your fate
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I've accepted it and I'm pissed
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i've accepted the fact that you were once anakin skywalker, my father
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Your Star Wars reference has slightly cooled my rage
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
were you not paying attention in 2004?
not everyone quivers at the sight on the MFY
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Why do you bunt when you're down by two runs?
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
because you're dumb
I know people say the Angels play effective small ball or whatever, but it’s so stupid.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
Still made no sense to give up the out
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
yea true
not complaining about a run tho
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like
showing that replay is a jinx
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
JUST out of the reach of a diving Jeter
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
So much for that improved range
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
I just realized I’m going to be NJ this weekend. Perhaps it would be for the best that the Yankees go ahead and win tonight. It’s inevitable and I’d rather not be amongst the Yankee fans when it happens.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
i'm recommending you take one for the team here
just sayin
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
If the Angels pull this series off, I'll never make jokes about west coast teams again
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
that's a shame
making fun of west coast teams is one of the few joys we have left.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I had my fingers crossed behind my back
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I could never give up LAAOCCAUSAWHEMWU jokes
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, i get most of that....
….but what’s EMWU?
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Earth, Milky Way, Universe
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, except...
earth is not actually in the milky way.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
you could do ESSGU
earth, solar system, galaxy, universe.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
coughnerdcough
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I feel like I was lied to for so, so many years of schooling
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Next you'll tell me Pluto's not a planet any more
(I knew that already.)
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
dude...
..the guy who discovered that pluto wasn’t a planet? mike brown?
i played beer pong with him in college. crazy.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
i'm in tivo jail again.
listening to the radio because project runway is being recorded.
’cause you know, Project Runway NEVER gets rebroadcast.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
ahhaahhah
I already canceled The Office and 30 Rock so that I wouldn’t be in jail tonight. They show them on hulu so I chose them over Grey’s. I’m not sure if that is played on the internet or not. Probably is, but whatever.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
You know what I love
all the hullabaloo over Joba and should he be a starter, should he be a reliever, blah blah, and then it turns out he’s not even that good anyway.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
and he’s a jackass.
That’s all I’ve got.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
oh but how i loved him and all of his fist pumping jackassness
when aubrey huff homered and fist pumped his way around the bases
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
GOD THE BUNTING
If these small ball motherfuckers weren’t playing the Yankees I might have to root for them to lose.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
HE'S IN SCORING POSITION ALREADY
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
i kiiiiinda get it
late innings, one run lead
so you move him over, then sacrifice, insurance run.
but i personally would swing away
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
actually
Jeff Mathis is pretty bad. Maybe with such a bad hitter I’d consider it. But what I’d actually do is pinch hit Napoli who actually can hit.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
ok then
He’s 6-10? Don’t make him bunt. He’s not good enough to get a hit? PH him. I have no patience for bunts.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I mean you're right - he definitely sucks as a hitter.
But somehow he’s caught fire this series. I agree though with the no bunting.
motherfuck.
now we’re recording flash forward? WTF? this is a terrible show. but i lost this particular battle.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
ha ha
this guy at work has been telling me to watch it. It’s no good?
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
OMG
i only saw the pilot, but it’s basically a bad rip-off of LOST crossed with a really bad soap opera cop show. there’s some ridiculous emoting in it. in the pilot, the part of the LOST “polar bear” was played by a kangaroo.
here’s an example of why it’s ridiculous: the premise is that the entire world blacks out for 2+ minutes and everyone has dreams about the future. when they all wake up, chaos. there are shots of downtown LA where nearly every building has been hit by a helicopter….‘cause you know, there are always 20 helicopters in downtown LA at once. then we hear from some gov’t official that “800 planes have come down.” 800? First of all, there aren’t that many plays in the air in this country at any given time. there might be that many in the world. maybe. but second, planes are on autopilot for about 90% of their flight plans. So the odds are that the overwhelming majority of those planes would be on autopilot before the blackout, and nothing would happen to them.
it’s really bad. at least the pilot was. maybe they’ve fixed it. oh, i almost forgot, the suspect/terrorist is a hot, stacked, rail-thin blonde woman. ’cause you know, they always are.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
yeah I think I'll pass
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I feel like, under different circumstances
I could like Robbie Cano
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
don't blame them
of course if Matsui hits a HR I’ll change my mind fast.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
jesus christ, dont effing walk matsui
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
the Angels SUCK
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
hysterical
joe girardi wants to make sure everyone knows he’s managing.
if the yankees tie it all their hitters will be out for the rest of the game.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
WTF!
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
OH MY GOD
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
fuentes
over the radio, it sounds like he’s losing his shit
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
they should have left Weaver in
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
swisher's been terrible this series.
i bet fuentes walks him.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
heh
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
YOWZA!
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
OMG, the radio announcer called that as the third out.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
it looked like it for a secon
barely foul
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
heart attack.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
wow that was almost a great play
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
now he'll throw a junk pitch because they always do
jsut throw another strike
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
FINISH THEM!
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
UPPERCUT! UPPERCUT!
BODY BLOW!
PUT HIM AWAY!
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
FATALITY!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
jesus motherfucking christ, you stupid fuck, throw fucking strikes.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
color me not surprised. :)
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Brian Fuentes is a shitty pitcher
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
(who led the AL in saves this year)
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
It happens
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
that goes to show you saves are a useless statistic
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i feel like there's another pitcher who got a lot of saves last year, but wasn't good.
now let me think……
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
He's going to walk in a run
this asshole
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
that's why you DON'T waste a pitch up 0-2
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
ok there you go
ahaha Fuente’s fist pump. He couldn’t believe he did it.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
THAT'S A WIN BITCHES
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
THANK FUCKING GOD
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
I hope Aybar acctually called that ball, too.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
the crowd still sounds quiet.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
jerks
I get so mad at fans who don’t behave appropriately for the situation. We will take that winning team right off your hands if you’re not interested in supporting them!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
there was a baseball game tonight?
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
FULL RECOVERY!
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Angels live to fight another day
Which means when game 6 is happening on Saturday night I’ll be watching it in NJ with a bajillion Yankee fans.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
there's a caps game on the island saturday nite
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
ha ha I can imagine trying to get them to go to that
instead of watching the baseball game.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
But it's OVECHKIN!!!!!
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
You don't need Sherrill flashbacks
You could have just watched the NLCS. He was pretty vintage “Mr. Excitement.”
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
hmmm that game just happened about a 1.5 from my apt. .
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
I bet they bring back CC
He pitched Tuesday, so that’d be what, 3 days?
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
i would laugh so hard if they did that...
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
He was on short rest his last time out.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
yeah, but twice in a row?
i’d pop some popcorn for that
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
I would guess Pettittee-Saunders
since Weaver actually came into this game
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Sounds about right.
Well the Angels should have a shot against Pettitte. Although I would say the Yanks have a shot against Saunders too…
You know
I’ve had my iPod playing on shuffle for about 6 hours, and I have to say I have way more Dolly Parton in my collection than I thought.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
i love torii hunter
He’s like Adam Jones except richer.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
The Angels have the momentum. MOMENTUM.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Bummer that you won't be getting any lovin' from him in return.
You think he wants to go from pitching game 5 of the LCS to pitching in Baltimore???
No I do not
But I still have a man crush on him right now. Love3d when he said “You’ve got to be shitting me.”
if we dump a pile of cash in his lap,
yes.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
I don't think so.
Unless we double the next highest offer from Boston or something. And at that point it wouldn’t make sense.
I retain a smidgen of hope
Only because Andy says he wants a good starter, and there aren’t many other options. And he just seems like such a nice, competitive guy to teach the kids.
He's dumb as a fucking rock. I don't know that he'll be doing much teaching.
Although if he could teach by example I guess there’s that.
we're starting to look more attractive than boston
that team has to make a number of decisions this offseason, and they already have pitching issues. they’re old. they’re disorganized. they’re not such an obvious choice any more.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
zk is drunk
don’t mind him.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
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