Orioles 3, Rays 1: Pick your savior
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 2, 2011 10:40 PM EDT
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PrintTwo men were on base, Ben Zobrist at the plate in the bottom of the ninth with two out. The bat cracked and the ball soared into right field, where it looked like it was going out. "F***! F***ing Kevin Gregg!" may have escaped my lips at a level inappropriate for an indoor voice. Then it looked like it was sinking and a fan might pull a Maier on it, but Nick Markakis came running in out of nowhere with a backhand, crashing-into-the-wall catch and Gary Thorne reacted as if the Orioles had just won the World Series.
After last April, you can't really blame Thorne, or anyone else, for being excited over a 2-0 start. Last year, it took the Orioles 18 games to record two wins. This year we have managed it in two games.
An entirely too-exciting 9th inning overshadowed what should have been a nice, calm and easy victory, which started out with Chris Tillman no-hitting the Rays through six innings. His command was a little shaky at times, with three walks, but he located his pitches when he needed to, getting five strikeouts and getting contact that went to his defenders. Tillman was pulled with the no-hitter intact, having thrown 101 pitches.
On the other side of the ledger, the Orioles offense was just as stymied by Rays starter James Shields, who was throwing changeup after changeup and the bottoms just kept falling out of them as Orioles batters kept swinging right over them. Shields struck out seven in 7.1 innings, but he ran out of gas in the top of the 8th, letting Mark Reynolds on base with a single and J.J. Hardy on a walk. That was enough for Joe Maddon, who gave the hook to Shields and tapped into his bullpen.
No fan ever feels truly good about their bullpen, nor should they; with rare exceptions, bullpen pitchers are in the bullpen because they aren't good enough to be starters. But the punditocracy is in agreement that the Rays' bullpen is unusually unstable to start this season. Maddon brought in Jake McGee, a left-hander, to turn Brian Roberts around to the right side. CCer YeahDonnie observed that when he thinks of Roberts in late-game situations he remembers the time the Yankees brought on a lefty in extra-innings to face Roberts and he promptly hit a walk-off homer. McGee hung the wrong pitch and Roberts blasted a no-doubter over the left field fence, giving the Orioles a three run lead.
Speaking of bullpens, the Orioles decided to make it interesting too as they took their 3-0 lead into the bottom of the 8th. Michael Gonzalez entered the game to start the inning as all of Birdland had horrible flashbacks to last April. Gonzalez even did what he does and proceeded to walk the first two batters he faced. That was about enough for Buck, who summoned the Sideburned One, Koji Uehara, who did surrender a run (charged to Gonzalez, the worthless one) on a single to Manny Ramirez that was so cheap as to be Jeterian but otherwise escaped unscathed.
On the subject of Orioles relievers who should have never been given two-year, $10 million contracts, Gregg was brought on for the 9th. He'd been warming up in the 9th inning last night after Jim Johnson gave up the home run, so I guess that makes him the "closer." Gregg gave up a first-pitch single to B.J. Upton, who was erased on a fielder's choice which should have been a GIDP except first base umpire Laz Diaz made like he was Jim Joyce at the end of Galarraga's perfect game. That wasn't Gregg's fault, but him walking the next guy was. The game ended on the long fly ball out to Markakis, but all we saw out of Gregg reinforced everyone's worst fears about him. He's appeared in one game and I already never want to see him again.
That's enough negativity out of me for one recap. The fact is the Orioles won the game in dramatic fashion, and I didn't even mention the play where Felix Pie and Matt Wieters teamed up to completely DESTROY Upton at the plate, after which Wieters turned his stony gaze back towards Upton to remind him of the folly he had just committed. See what I mean about the bullpen overshadowing all the rest of the cool stuff?
Zach Britton will be making his major league debut tomorrow afternoon, with some guy who doesn't matter because he's not an Oriole pitching for the Rays as the Orioles go for the sweep. Who would have even let themselves believe that was a possibility? I surely did not. 2-0 starts are fucking Birdland!
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At the request of a Koopa Troopa compatriot, Pie is now a poll option as well.
Also, this way Stacey doesn’t ban me.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 2, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I wanna be a Koopa Troopa :-(
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 2, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude
i’m not even a goomba. Hell, i’m not even one of those annoying tiny goombas that make you not able to jump high. Be grateful for what you have.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Aren't goombas the little shits that get squashed when Mario jumps on them?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 2, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Everything gets squished when Mario jumps on it
He’s Mario. But yea, they’re the little evil mushrooms with feet. Koopa troopas are just turtles though.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
It's a good idea to fear turtles around here
Just sayin’.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 2, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I went Nicky
I was 100% positive that we had just lost the game until he flew into the picture. Before that I would have been split between Tillman and BRob (2nd night in a row I’m so fucking glad he’s back healthy).
Anybody see the Gregg interview in the locker room? Is it just me or was he totally not giving Nicky enough credit for saving his ass?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I didnt get to see the game
and ive been waiting for your opinion on Tillman tonight. How’d it look?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Shaky at first
but he really started putting it together. Wieters knew exactly what he wanted out of Chris and it worked.
by LoveForTheGame13 on Apr 2, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
That's cool
but I want to know O’sFan’s opinion, because he hates Tillman (or at least has a very low opinion of him currently).
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
haha
I was initially very skeptical that the results were more of a reflection of the Rays lineup and some luck, but Duck may have convinced me that Tillman was actually pretty solid. His changeup and curve were much better than I saw last year, but his fastball was still on the slow/straight/flat side and he missed up with it all night.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
but, but, the nasty meter!
it said he wasn’t nasty! demote his ass at once.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 3, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone who thinks saves are good stats should be forced to watch
this ninth inning on loop for 48 straight hours.
Free Nolan Reimold!
by Andrew_G on Apr 2, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
"The Catch" was so good that it will overshadow it
but it sickens me that Gregg gets any kind of credit for that.
Yup
Jeremy Accardo got the W.
"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."
Although...
it almost does show that a good closer might be a bit important. I sure would like to have one right about now.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
We do
he saved our asses in the eighth and has awesome sideburns
"And everything about that was about that."
-The Hurk
I guess the problem with using your best relief pitcher at the most important point of the game
is that sometimes there’s an even MORE most important point of the game after that.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I was at a breast cancer charity event tonight
I look at my phone: no hits through 4.
I look again: no hits through 6.
I wish you all knew how much I was cursing a good cause. I was watching gameday on my phone on the ride home, cursing Gregg. I texted Stacey to find out if Nick had to climb the wall to save the game (because that’s how I saw it in my head). Pretty damn close. However, I am now officially of the mindset that we are going to the playoffs and every game from now on is super important. Rational thought has left my body.
Oh, and Tillman. I voted for him.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Apr 2, 2011 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Had to go with Nicky
Tillman was good….but I still feel like you gotta throw fewer pitches if you’re freaking no-hitting a team. That and Nicky’s catch was fucking awesome.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 2, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I just watched it
and it was. Still, that is NOT what I expected from Tillman. Especially not on short notice.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
There is no better cause than saving boobies
"With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he'll never know."
Tillman
Had to go Tillman, despite the awesomeness of SHJ and Nicky’s catch.
Can’t overlook 6 no-hit innings, maybe he’s taking this chance and running after all. We can hope.
Bertram?... Bertram got really into the 60s, and no one ever saw him again. - Smalls
I'm sorry
but when you go no-hit through six, you earn my vote. there was just SO MUCH good shit going tonight though.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
For me, tonight was a night where MBP =/= MVP
Tillman had the best performance for sure, but after being subjected to Gonzo and Gregg and being so sure we lost the game as soon as that last ball left the bat, an amazing game-winning catch gets my vote.
I'd argue that Kakes's play was the most valuable
he could be MVP as well. Whatever. All the answers are correct today.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
seriously
no wrong answers.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 2, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
You said it, Milk. He looked extremely relaxed and confident. This was the Tillman that beat the Rangers last season (twice, I think).
by Elton Alwine on Apr 2, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
In other related baseball news
TEX is dominating BOS again. Adrian Beltre has a grand slam and John Lackey sucks.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
john lackey does indeed suck
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Apr 3, 2011 3:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Tillman was great
Nicky was amazing, and the Pie-Wieters play was incredible, but I gotta go with my boy B Rob. I wish I could give them all a partial vote.
I went with BRob
Because 3 run homers are the bread and butter of Weaver baseball. But really, any of the choices are good.
this is one of those times
Where you can’t define MBP. I voted Nick with a huge shadow of doubt. That catch was just too sweet and changed me from “FFFFFFFFUUUUUU” to estatic. Awesome finish
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 2, 2011 10:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Reposting this from the overflow thread, because it's cool.
Markakis’ catch (screen grab courtesy of wayward O):
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 2, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
AWESOME OVERDOSE!
Seriously…this is tough. Had to give it to Tillman…though watching the highlights on MLB.com…
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Apr 2, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Rightly so
I expect he’ll be in the top plays on SC tomorrow.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 2, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
That seals it for me.
Orioles actually getting acknowledged for triumph on ESPN = Birdland as a motherfucker
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 2, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
They have a poll
whose catch is better, Nick’s tonight on Granderson’s diving catch the other day.
Not even close, the number of Yankees fans will probably give Granderson the edge, but that was just a regular diving catch that happens every game. Nicky was Oriole Magic.
Let's get the help of all of SB nation
we’ll win that meaningless vote yet!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Winning...
Is like, you know, better than losing!
Bertram?... Bertram got really into the 60s, and no one ever saw him again. - Smalls
UNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATEDUNDEFEATED
Oh, MBP? In a wonderfully impossible apples-to-oranges-to-Orioles comparison, I gotta go with Earl— that is, B-Rob — since this was, in the end, a classic Baseball Strategy game: a single, a walk, a 3-run homer.
"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.
and did I mention SWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEPSWEEP
Holy crap, isn’t Not Sucking great?!? It takes exactly 2 games to make me start thinking 2005. At 3 in a row my brainpan will prolly start chanting 1997-1997-1997! Good thing reality ain’t allowed around here.
"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.
Had to vote for Wieters
I just can’t stop watching that highlight over on mlb.com. It’s so freaking awesome!
"I could no more abandon my Orioles than I could repudiate my family, or my native heath, or my own childhood—even though I know it is a devotion that can now bring only grief." - David Bentley Hart
I thought that Wieters was awesome as well
With that said I voted for Tillman…gotta give it to the kid. But Wieters blocking the plate was badass
Original Os
I for one am loving the fact that the last two night’s heroes are all from last year’s roster. Roberts with 5 RBI and the first homer, Markakis with the other 2 RBI and the razzle dazzle glove. Guthrie and Tillman, Pie, Wieters (for the great defensive plays but also calling two solid efforts by the starters.)
Makes the narrative much less about the new talent we purchased and more about the big bats protecting legitimate homegrown hitting and pitching.
Monday
I didn’t think I could get any more excited for Monday than I already was, but apparently I can.
Bertram?... Bertram got really into the 60s, and no one ever saw him again. - Smalls
Pick Your Savior
Esskay, you said it, man. These guys are just stepping up big time defensively. I’d like to see a little more from the bats, save for Brian Roberts who’s doin just fine, but it’s game two. Unbelieve the emotions I was going through when Zobrist hit that ball.
Tomorrow, fellas (and Stacey), we get to see another baby bird step up and rock the baseball world. Believe, Hon! (wish I could make the o in hon an O!) jeez, now I’m just giddy…
if markakis doesnt make that catch its a tie game with a runner on 2nd
i had to go with markickass
by the birds clinch on Apr 2, 2011 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
I suppose technically
but if he doesn’t make that catch, the O’s instantly lose.
"And everything about that was about that."
-The Hurk
sounds like Longo could be in for a DL stint.
never like to see a guy go down, especially if he could shave a few W’s off the Sox.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
nothing official
but from a tweet I saw on D Rays Bay that’s what it sounds like. he’s going to get re-evaluated tomorrow.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 2, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
My whole fucking fantasy team is going to the DL in the first flippin' week.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I think I might create some new accounts, just so I can vote for more guys in the MBP poll
went with Nick though, but every one up there had a solid claim tonight
as per my "Nick Whenever an Option" Rule
I went with Nicky for MBP. Although Stonewall Wieters was a close second. LET’S GO O’S!!!! MAGIC! MAGIC! MAGIC!
Jioe Flaacco, Hon!!! "He’s like a live JUGS machine."
Went with Nick..
just because you rarely get those kind of clutch catches while watching Baltimore baseball.
There are no words for that emptiness when the ball left the bat
and you’ve already forgotten the good stuff from before and you just know it’s back to the same old shit and buck doesn’t mean anything and for fuck’s sake, kevin gregg?
And then Nicky comes and everything is right again.
"And everything about that was about that."
-The Hurk
by Steve. on Apr 2, 2011 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
I think I’ve broken the rec button
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 2, 2011 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
The best thing about Nick's catch
are the Rays fans in the background jumping up with their arms in the air as they think the ball is going out. Unfortunately, you don’t get to see much reaction from the angle after the catch.
My favorite part
Is how Nick just rolls to his feet, holds his glove up, and basically says “Eh, I caught it. So?” like it didn’t save a fan base from trying to kill someone.
"I've seen little kids run faster than that."
"You know Jeremy Shockey called you a wussy, right?"
-Kenny Powers
FTFY
Hey uhhh…like I like caught the like ball you know
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
what can you say?
dude knows how to focus easy.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
Rays Announcer
“the only thing the Rays didn’t do was win the game.”
Yes. Other than that, the Orioles have won 13 consecutive world championships.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Apr 3, 2011 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions
That game was all awesome.
I had to pick Nick, he saved the game for sure. But all the others are great choices as well. I hope we have this problem after every game.
Highlights are in Fanshots
Let’s do it again tomorrow.
Check out more of my highlights at dailymotion.com/gatecitycanes
So many times last year I had a hard time choosing MBP because no one earned it
Is there anything better than having the same dilemma because every choice has a legitimate claim?
I went with Nicky, but Tillman deserves it just as much. Not to mention BRob’s production. Oh and Felix and Matty were no slouches either. What a great game. I’ll be watching the highlights all morning tomorrow.
Tomorrow will also be the first game I get to watch all the way through, so my fascinating comments will be all over that game thread.
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
What is getting lost here is theunexpectedness/underdoghood factor
Which is why my choice is between Tillman and Pie for MBP. Not taking anything away from B-Rob, Nicky or even Wieters, who were all magnifico. But we all know that if there is a play to be made out in right, Nicky (i.e. the best RF since Frank) will make it. We all know how clutch Brian Bob is, and how tough Matt is at the plate. But for Pie to come off the bench and nail Upton at the plate is just total out-of-the-blue wonderfulness. But I gotta give it to Tillman for overcoming his demons and holding it together for six scoreless and hitless, even with less than perfect control and less than optimal stuff, and throwing too many pitches. That performance was better than brilliant—it was gritty. And gritty IS Birdland.
I don't think its lost at all
I don’t think anything is more unexpected than Nick’s catch. Once that ball was hit, i felt for sure it was game over. Once it started coming down i let myself think that maybe it would stay in and it would just be a tie game. Then Nick comes sprinting over out of nowhere and wins the game. Thats as motherfucking birdland as it gets.
i'm not a fan of that
it pretty much means that guys like Nick and BRob cannot win it unless there is no one else that performs
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 3, 2011 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I originally voted for Tillman
but upon further reflection, Nick is, in my mind anyway, the MBP tonight. Till’s contribution was solid and completely unexpected, but Nick’s catch was the moment that made me literally jump off the couch and hop around like a lunatic. That is what makes a MBP.
"With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he'll never know."
Tough one,
but I went with Pie, because he’s not gonna get a lot of chances for MBP this year, in all probability.
Chris Tillman? Check (for now). Next: Free Nolan Reimold!
I can see the future...
Best Staff in Baseball in the 90’s
Glavine
Maddux
Smoltz
Avery
Best Staff in Baseball of the Right Now’s (what’s the 11’s?)
Guthrie
Tillman
Britton
Matusz
I dare someone to disprove this in September.
(P.S.: This is motha f*in Birdland)
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
What are you?
Some kind of Orioles optimist?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
that I am good sir
that I am
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 3, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Can we find a picture where his mechanics look at least decent?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Crap
Was at the Phillies game, keeping track on the O’s w/my phone. Kept track of the no-hit bid and “saw” Brian Bob’s HR, but had no idea about how this one ended.
Went with Tillman for MBP…but no bad choices there.
Hey Westie: Kevin Gregg is from Corn Valley
The way I see it, Nick saved you a trip down there to kill him.
"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.
voted for tillman since no no (even if it wasn't a complete game) are pretty rare
all of the other plays, while awesome, are somewhat common place.
the game ended on the long fly ball out to Markakis, but all we saw out of Gregg reinforced everyone’s worst fears about him. He’s appeared in one game and I already never want to see him again.
I remember Jays fans saying he’s a roller coaster ride closer (like Sherrill) in the offseason. Damn, they were right.
Folksy literate type.
if you think he's a roller coaster ride in the offseason,
just wait till the season gets under full swing
"I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out." --Oscar Wilde
if you think he's a roller coaster ride in the offseason,
just wait till the season gets under full swing
"I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out." --Oscar Wilde
I have to see this catch.
I’m over here, and didn’t get to see the game. Does anyone have a link to where I can see Markakis run that ball down in the ninth?
When you're born into the human race you're given a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you're given a front row seat. And some of us have notepads.-George Carlin
by Afghanistan Steve on Apr 3, 2011 4:18 AM EDT reply actions
I get this pop up for the IheartMASN vid.....
This video contains content from MLB Advanced Video, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.
Oh fiddlesticks:(
When you're born into the human race you're given a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you're given a front row seat. And some of us have notepads.-George Carlin
by Afghanistan Steve on Apr 3, 2011 4:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Here you go, friend
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13419047
This is the first time I’ve heard Gary’s call that EME described as him acting like the O’s won the WS since I was in a bar when I saw it live. Beautiful.
I love how this clip gives you the clip three times. Once with Thorne’s call, once with Joe Angel, and once with the Rays’ announcer.
Everytime I watch this
I keep expecting Jeffery Maier #2 up there to grab the ball. Fortunately, it always falls just short of his glove (which he pulls back right after the ball passes, as if he just realized he was almost a huge douchebag).
Maybe this is the year we get a bit lucky. It’d be nice…
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
This is the first time I noticed there's an O's fan right there at the fence when Nick makes the catch.
That’s probably going to rank among the greatest moments of that dude’s life.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 3, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Absoluetly outstanding
I forget how much I like Joe Angel’s voice.
When you're born into the human race you're given a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you're given a front row seat. And some of us have notepads.-George Carlin
by Afghanistan Steve on Apr 3, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I voted wrong
I couldn’t watch the game, so didn’t see Nick’s catch until just now. That was Birdland as all hell.
"The first time we went to Yankee Stadium, I screamed at Derek Jeter from the dugout" - Buck Showalter
i give you more credit than that...
you may regret your vote, but i sincerely doubt it was wrong. i really think tillman, markakis or roberts are totally defensible picks. i voted tillman and i regret nothing!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
InstaPoll: More Birdland...
Zaun applying a tag by punching Carlos Gomez in the face or Nick’s game saving catch? Go!
"With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he'll never know."
by PBR me ASAP! on Apr 3, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's all just appreciate the very Weaver-ness of this win:
•Good pitching
•Excellent defense
•Timely hitting
•Waiting for the three-run homer
"Look, we all deal with Lou Montanez in our individual ways."-Andrew_G
by NoTimeForLove, Dr. Jones! on Apr 3, 2011 1:08 PM EDT reply actions
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