GameThread: Blue Jays @ Orioles, plus March Madness
by Stacey on Mar 18, 2010 12:30 PM EDT
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PrintJeremy Guthrie vs. Ricky Romero as the Orioles and Blue Jays meet for the 2nd straight day. The game will be broadcast on Gameday Audio.
Feel free to also use this thread to chat up the NCAA tournament that starts this afternoon. Here is the schedule of games being played today.
Let's Go O's/NCAA basketball teams of your choice!
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izzy batting leadoff Ks on 3 pitches from romero.
jones grounds out after running count to 3-2
nick double to center
Now there's a phrase I hope to never hear again.
izzy batting leadoff
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
yeah get used to it
because its been happening a lot lately
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
if roberts is gonna be out
then i wouldnt be THAT opposed to izzy leading off. his OBP sucks, but who else are you gonna put there?
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
seriously – why would you put your worst hitter at leadoff?
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
cuz it makes more sense than a guy getting on base
and then not scoring even if markakis or jones hit a double or something
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
a couple things
1) you’re setting up the straw man of a false dualism between Cesar Izturis, leadoff hitter, and Ty Wigginton, leadoff hitter. There are also good options out there (I’d personally put Nicky in there)
2) how is it better to have runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs than a runner at 2nd with 1 out?
3) the most important thing in baseball is to not make outs. Nobody moves the clock on the Orioles like Izturis. So why would you give him the most plate appearances?
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
i think for #2 you mean how is it NOT better.....right?
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I'd rather the slow guy be on base
than the fast guy never get on base to begin with.
Odds of scoring are much higher when you don’t spot the other team an out leading off.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Looks like Dr. Jones hit a solo homer.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
oops...your bad
i’m getting very close to losing my first three games not to mention my bets in centsports.
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
and there goes 1
well that cost me 25 cents
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I really, really hope Guts is just having a bad day.
3 HR in 3 IP. Shades of ’09.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
I'm starting to resign myself
to the idea that Guts just isn’t that good. Hopefully he’ll be a little better than 2009, but I don’t see much reason to expect a big improvement.
i agree with this
i havent given up on him yet however
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's hard to tell, but I'm starting to think that way myself.
It’s hard to think he just got lucky in ‘07 and ’08, but he did have a somewhat lower than average BABiP and a slightly higher than average percentage of stranded runners. Couple that with a declining K/9 and his never-great HR/9, and it’s a bad combination.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
Well, the guy is 31 years old
you know, he’s declining, and he was never an ace type of pitcher. But he’s still useful. Don’t go crazy because of one bad spring training game here, gang.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Haha.
Opening day needs to get here already so we can stop overanalyzing everything.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
And the next manager might be a member of Camden Chat
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Mar 18, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
But, even if we are in worst-case scenario mode...
we have options now. We have David Hernandez, Jake Arietta, and others to take that spot. Gone are the days we needed Daniel Cabrera to work out because we just didn’t have anything better or potentially better behind him. We still have potentially better pitchers waiting for their chance. That’s a good thing.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Hey, he's having a better spring training than Joba
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Mar 18, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I really, really hope Guts is on a short leash.
I don’t want to suffer through 2010 watching him labor the way I did in 2009.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Shoooot
sounds like Koji and Tatum both got hurt this inning.
Noooooooooo
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Oh, geez.
Any idea what happened?
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
Nope
Something with Tatum’s hand, something else with Koji
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
It's his hamstring again.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
Man
crappy game, crappy game, crappy game
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
MATT WIETERS!
THANK YOU FOR BESTOWING MERCY UPON US
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
ballgame. 13-3 Jays.
guthrie pounded. koji is a wuss.
still no brian bob.
thank goodness for nick and matt.
$w/\YzE
$w/\YzE
I do not understand this comment.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Swazye?
Per Urbandictionary, this is my best guess:
Swaze
Adjective; When something or someone is very good or pleasing…similar to words such as sick/swag/sweet.
- This tune is swaze man, loving it!
- Man, that skill you just did was swaze, nice goal.
- You going to this party friday?…Yeah man!…It’s gonna be so swaze!
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 18, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
what isnt fucking amazing is thats another loss for me
and i had murray state originally
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS IS A BASEBALL BLOG I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Murray State? Honestly?
This just in: adorableness on the rise, family copes with child getting schooled. Film at 11. -daveh873
I wasn't convinced, but a lot of people actually saw that coming
I’m just glad i didnt lose Baylor too, that would have really hurt me
i had vandy losing in the 2nd round anyways
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
So do i, to UTEP
I’m hoping this actually will give UTEP an easier second round game and actually net me more points, assuming they can get past Butler
i think i had butler beating them
although i’m not convinced butler is getting past utep
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
and my bracket is dying a very painful death
unless richmond makes up some points here
by twistedlogic on Mar 18, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty unhappy i talked myself out of st mary's
I just didnt believe their WCC final performance was for real, and that they were really the marginal bubble team they were all regular season
cuz texas was once #1?
cuz texas is more talented wake?
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Mar 18, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Because texas played in a real conference this year
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
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