ALCS Game 1: Yankees @ Rangers, 8:07 PM EST
by Stacey on Oct 15, 2010 7:45 PM EDT
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It's down to two teams in the American League, and it's really the two teams I wanted to lose in the first round. But what can you do? The Yankees and Rangers have postseason history, having played each other in the League Division Series in 1996, 1998, and 1999, with the Yankees winning each series. That shared recent history is the only thing these teams have in common in regards to the postseason. The Yankees won their first ever postseason series in 1923; the Rangers won their first this past Monday.
The Yankees haven't played since last Saturday and are sending a well rested CC Sabathia to the mound. The fat man will oppose C.J. Wilson, who dominated the Rays in the LDS.
I'll watch baseball until there is no baseball left to watch, but honestly my reaction to this series is, "Meh."
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Dear CJ Wilson
Please firestorm the Yankees.
love,
Aaron
p.s. I heard Jeter and A-Rod deal coke, you know what to do.
"I'd like to do something. We all would here," he added. "As I've said before, you just don't want to do anything stupid that you're thinking in May, 'What in the God's green earth was I thinking about?'" - Andy MacPhail 12/8/09
Nitpicking,
but the Rangers won their first series this past Tuesday, not Monday. Oh, and Texas, I would have preferred the Rays, but you’re not the Yankees and I like Josh Hamilton and Cliff Lee, so fuck up the Yankees.
They need to win one of the games w/o Lee.
Burnett’s in the rotation, so that’s a win for Tex, and then Lee’s gonna have game 3 and if necc. game 7.
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 7:55 PM EDT reply actions
Jesus, just this intro makes me want to vomit.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
Just realized
with the rangers getting to the playoffs, Brob is now the longest tenured player not to be in the postseason.
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 8:01 PM EDT reply actions
The statistics do not agree with you
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/10/biggest_loser_list_huff_coming.html
Randy Winn is #1 with 1717 games played and no playoffs. Roberts is 6th with 1194.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Really?
Coulda sworn.
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't bring any weak shit up in here.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Is TBS going to subject us to God Bless America when the games are in NY?
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
Good start
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 8:20 PM EDT reply actions
JOSH HAMILTON
Cheapie, but fuck it. Fuck the fuckin’ Yankees!
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:20 PM EDT reply actions
GOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 8:20 PM EDT reply actions
0 outs, 3 runs, infinite ERA.
Suck it, CC.
"I'd like to do something. We all would here," he added. "As I've said before, you just don't want to do anything stupid that you're thinking in May, 'What in the God's green earth was I thinking about?'" - Andy MacPhail 12/8/09
Oh, i thought it'd be back-to-back
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
"Yankees Suck" chants breaking out all over Arlington.
All over the country, actually.
I hate rooting for team that plays across the street from the Cowboys, but when the other choice is a bunch of classless douchebags in pinstripes, what are you gonna do?
"I'd like to do something. We all would here," he added. "As I've said before, you just don't want to do anything stupid that you're thinking in May, 'What in the God's green earth was I thinking about?'" - Andy MacPhail 12/8/09
Plug your nose and root for Texas.
Then shower later.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the plan.
I’m actively rooting CJ Wilson and Josh Hamilton, though.
"I'd like to do something. We all would here," he added. "As I've said before, you just don't want to do anything stupid that you're thinking in May, 'What in the God's green earth was I thinking about?'" - Andy MacPhail 12/8/09
I wonder if he told CC...
“I got your dinner tab if you get this next guy.”
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
Seeing Francouer come up while the Rangers are all over Sabathia is the baseball equivalent of a boner-killer.
Yeah, I said it.
He had an OBP of .300 this year.
Do you think he can play shortstop?
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't we do better than him?
Then again, if we had him, the Orioles would know when to shave. And that’s more important for the Orioles than the Mets.
He's safe!!!!!!!
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
foot looked like it tapped the plate before the tag
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
If you ever need proof that Satan is on the Yankees' side, check out that fucking ricochet.
That couldn’t have been any more perfect.
Even so, it looked like he got in. Ump wasn’t even out of position.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
Huh. Got him on the arm.
Weird play. I guess he should have slid head first.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
Note to EJ: 5-3, K, 5-3, K is not symmetrical.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
Sorta.
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Off to Maryland madness
"When you use those words, `mystique’ and `aura,’ those are dancers in a night club. Those are not things we concern ourselves on the ball field." - Curt Schilling on if the Yankees mystique and aura would affect the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 9:01 PM EDT reply actions
I don't know if you're old enough to appreciate midnight madness yet.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
New sig
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"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
I just breathed. There’s your answer.
The Orioles are going to open a can of Buck-Wieser on your ass......
by Zachary Beard on Oct 15, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
This is some great pitching under pressure from CC Sabathia right here.
NOT!
YANKEES SUCK! YANKEES SUCK!
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
He's
only any good b/c he’s so goddamn fat he can hide the ball until he releases it. Christ is he a lard ass….
by Fahrenheit 451 on Oct 15, 2010 9:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Clutch double play there, Cap'n Herpes.
"I'd like to do something. We all would here," he added. "As I've said before, you just don't want to do anything stupid that you're thinking in May, 'What in the God's green earth was I thinking about?'" - Andy MacPhail 12/8/09
Certain series of numbers are very nice....
36-24-36
4-6-3
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
also 66-70-83
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 15, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
4-5-8-20-22-33
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
4 8 15 16 23 42
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
1 7 11 15 21 23 29
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Why yes, that is the number from Inception
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
1 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 ...
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
3.14159265.....
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 15, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
No body did
1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
by the fix is in on Oct 15, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
8675-309
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
ummm
weird place to put the dash
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
it's not right?
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously?
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Kids these days....
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 15, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Kid wasn't even alive for 7-digit dialing, if you think about it.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
all the more reason
to get right what you don’t understand.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Right.
It’s not like there’s a magical place you could type that into in order to find the correct usage…..
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 15, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
The song makes it sound like the numbers are grouped that way,
but…no, that’s not a right phone number.
Pardon.
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck George Bush
Fuck The Rangers
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed.
And I hate the MFY so much that I’m rooting for the same team as the douche who drove western civilization into the ground. “That, my friend, is a dark side.”
by Fahrenheit 451 on Oct 15, 2010 10:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Must....hate MFY
But W is killing this for me. Go away, Satan, and let me enjoy the fucking game.
by Fahrenheit 451 on Oct 15, 2010 10:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
On the other hand
Benito Giuliani likes the Yankees.
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
So I need to get 3 movies to write an essay about the most powerful characteristics of film
I was thinking Taxi Driver,but after that I can’t narrow anything down, any thoughts?
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
The prompt = What are the characteristics of the most powerful stories and storytellers?
Don’t blame me. I was gonna go Scorsese and Coppola, but that was too generic. So Im replacing Coppola… sorry Francis.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Lighten up, Francis.
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
iswydt
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Return of the Living Dead
Funniest zombie movie, ever.
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
CC = fat fucking ineffective pitcher
Joba = slightly less fat fucking slightly effective pitcher
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Joba is also slightly less expensive.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
but slightly more douchey
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 15, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
well,
(Wieght – (ERA * 100) / Number of real friends) x Total Ed Hardy shirts = Douche factor
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Bwhahahahaha
Smooth move, Ex-Lax
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
Geez...'ole Nolan's still got the arm & control
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
One year deal?
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He'd make a mighty fine Mentor
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 15, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
There has to be a Satanic pact involved with these motherfuckers.
That’s all there is to it.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YANKERS!
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
Fucking Texas. I have to bring myself to root for you fucks, even though W is rooting for you too.
And this is what you give me. You fuck it all up for me. Fuck Texas.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
I don't want to sweat this shit out. Stomp them in the fucking throat.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree, stomp them in the throat, but still, can't give up on the Rangers yet.
Besides, if it was a different team that did it in 2004, isn’t the Yankees blowing a 3-0 series lead more awesome than just getting swept?
Hey guys, Ron Washington here
I’m a fucking moron, but I thought I’d make another pitching change for some scrub reliever right here. What do you all think?
"See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a, a high priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83, when I was the only practitioner of it. And I stopped because I was tired of being stared at."
I think you must have done too much cocaine, Ron.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
bawahaha look at Nolan Ryan
"See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a, a high priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83, when I was the only practitioner of it. And I stopped because I was tired of being stared at."
Cocaine's a hell of a drug
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
by duck on Oct 15, 2010 11:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
fuck you
you stupid motherfucker. go die in a well alone.
"See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a, a high priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83, when I was the only practitioner of it. And I stopped because I was tired of being stared at."
hey, Im rooting for the NL no matter what but this goes beyond baseball.
As long as three pictures of George Bush liter my NY Times sports pages, go yankees.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a situation I really hadn't considered, honestly.
Do I hate W more than I hate the Yankees? I think I just might.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
hey if you stupid idiots want to put past politics above baseball
that’s cool…but it makes you stupid assholes who deserve to suffer the worst pain imaginable.
"See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a, a high priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83, when I was the only practitioner of it. And I stopped because I was tired of being stared at."
by Andrew_G on Oct 15, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fine by me
Fuck the Rangers, for ever and always.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 15, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
so, now ron washington is thinking
why isnt girardi pulling wood for david robertson?
"See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a, a high priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83, when I was the only practitioner of it. And I stopped because I was tired of being stared at."
Walk off plz
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
How on earth did these schmucks come back?
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 11:54 PM EDT reply actions
Dark rituals that stain the collective soul of humanity.
Also, Ron Washington doing a shitty job managing a crappy playoff bullpen.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
sonuva a bitch
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 15, 2010 11:58 PM EDT reply actions
Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkk.......
It’s hard enough to root for the Rangers as it is. When they mess their own pants in their own park…
Boy, am I glad it’s f-ball season.
"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.
Que standard post-game commentary
The O’s could beat both of these fuckers.
by Fahrenheit 451 on Oct 16, 2010 2:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Pom-poms at a baseball game?
Really? During the off season Selig should withdraw the gift of baseball from Texas and leave them to their football, their creationism, their child executions and hopefully their secession.
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
by sluggo 2.0 on Oct 16, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
That's a rexecution.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 16, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
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