Gameday Thread: O's at Jays, 06/12

by Scott Christ on Jun 12, 2006 11:29 AM EDT in News & Rumors

Kris Benson, RH Casey Janssen, RH (6-5, 4.64) (5-3, 3.07)

Game time is 7:07 on CSN and RSN.

Hell yes! Benson/Janssen IV! Inarguably baseball's greatest rivalry.

I've done three previews on Benson v. Janssen already. I'm sorry, I'm out of material here. Benson good start return to earth, Janssen young pitching well won last four decisions. Watch the game.

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benson

isn't he married to ann coulter or something? nevermind.

by jeremy52 on Jun 12, 2006 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

I predict

A loss... nothing against you Bennie, but your team sucks, and we're gonna lose tonight. Sorry.

P.A., P.A., Go Away, come back NO OTHER DAY!!!

by dayzd toe on Jun 12, 2006 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

Perhaps

just perhaps I will make such a dire prediction every game. But I'm not superstitious or anything.

P.A., P.A., Go Away, come back NO OTHER DAY!!!

by dayzd toe on Jun 13, 2006 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions

A bright side for tonight

Game 4 of the stanley cup play-offs are on. There we can watch an american team beat up on the canadian team.

by O face on Jun 12, 2006 1:04 PM EDT reply actions

its hockey..

that's all I'm gonna say.

P.A., P.A., Go Away, come back NO OTHER DAY!!!

by dayzd toe on Jun 12, 2006 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Thats all you need to say.

It's coolest game on earth!

by O face on Jun 12, 2006 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I find Hockey boring,

shuffle board thats were its at

"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow" Earl Weaver

by Larry Bigbie3 on Jun 12, 2006 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions

curling

now that is a rockin' sport!

of course, the cannucks beat us in curling, too.

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Curling is interesting

for the first 5 minutes, then you laugh at it for 3 minutes then you say "Fuck this" and chance the channel.

"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow" Earl Weaver

by Larry Bigbie3 on Jun 12, 2006 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Curling

I tried to understand it...I really, really tried.

The US Women's curling team had some cuties on it though.

Orioles' Rebuilding Plan: Phase 1: Steal Underwear. Phase 3: Win the World Series.

by BrianS on Jun 12, 2006 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually went and played a few games

I was so interested. It's pretty cool once you learn all the stuff. And a very social game. Tradition is that winning team buys losing team beers.

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

any game

that involves me not paying for beer is my kind of game

"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow" Earl Weaver

by Larry Bigbie3 on Jun 12, 2006 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Well that didn't take long.

3 pitches, 1 homer.

"You'll get better. I promise." - Cal Ripken Jr.

by Jonnypops on Jun 12, 2006 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, baby

The O's went 1-2-3 in the top of the first, and Rios has already touched Benson for a dinger in the bottom.

Woo-hoo! What an exciting start!

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 7:19 PM EDT reply actions

NO TV for me tonight

"Millar reached on an infield single"?

I'd like to have seen that.

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

WTG Roberts

clutch hitting. haven't seen that in a while.

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 7:50 PM EDT reply actions

Alright MelMo

Cash in one more for us...

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 7:54 PM EDT reply actions

Wow

On TV I could hear a group chanting "Let's go Melvin, let's go!"

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions

D'oh

Apparently they weren't loud enough

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice job Kris

Runners on 2nd & 3rd w/ one out and he gets the big K... now get out of it completely...

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 8:04 PM EDT reply actions

and he does!

I can't see the game, but the GameCast location of the strikeout pitch for Wells makes it look like it was in the dirt a foot outside.

Must've been a sick pitch. :)

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 8:09 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah

It was a check swing, but Wells looked pretty retarded when he realized (too late) where it was.

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Bases loaded for Scorey!

C'mon...

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 8:13 PM EDT reply actions

D'oh!

Bases loaded for Millar! Damn, that's less exciting.

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah baby HBP

"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow" Earl Weaver

by Larry Bigbie3 on Jun 12, 2006 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

RBI HBP

Not sexy or even pimpy, but it works!

Bases loaded for Markakis!

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

on SportsCenter is angering me. This is the third time I've seen her do a highlight with Kakes in it. EVERY time she calls him 'Mark-a-kis' (the second "a" pronounced like the second "e" in telephone with the stressor on kis). Those Jackasses at ESPN need to get off their YankSox boners do just a little research. Either that or O's announcers need to get it right.

P.A., P.A., Go Away, come back NO OTHER DAY!!!

by dayzd toe on Jun 13, 2006 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions

they've got to ride

their mammoth yankee/redsox dick to make money! I remember for about 3 days I even bought into the Yanks/Redsox big rivarly then it ended.

"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow" Earl Weaver

by Larry Bigbie3 on Jun 13, 2006 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

ESPN

They do the same thing with Dan Uggla. They can't decide if it sounds like "Ugly" or like "Oogla"

by leitch71 on Jun 13, 2006 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Also they do it with

Marco Scutaro its Scu-tar-oh or Scoot-a-row.

"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow" Earl Weaver

by Larry Bigbie3 on Jun 13, 2006 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

How the hell

did they get their jobs... Learn to talk, or at least ask questions.

P.A., P.A., Go Away, come back NO OTHER DAY!!!

by dayzd toe on Jun 13, 2006 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

WAY TO GO KAKES!

now this is fun.

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

Aw

But they pulled our BP pitcher :-(

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Meanwhile,

Benson has really settled down.

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

Oh man...

...Rios homers again?

"You'll get better. I promise." - Cal Ripken Jr.

by Jonnypops on Jun 12, 2006 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

Why do we

keep bunting?

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

C-Ray...

Gives up a HR to Zaun? Alright, I don't like that.

by punkrawka on Jun 12, 2006 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

Zaun is really an Oriole Killer....

Just like Travis "I suck against anyone but the O's" Lee, he seems to always murder us.

I'm really starting to hate Zaun.

Orioles' Rebuilding Plan: Phase 1: Steal Underwear. Phase 3: Win the World Series.

by BrianS on Jun 12, 2006 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe...

...Zaun feels the need to perform in front of Uncle Rick.

"You'll get better. I promise." - Cal Ripken Jr.

by Jonnypops on Jun 12, 2006 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

OKAY then!

that's what I'm talkin' about

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

BTW

We are now 5-5 vs. the Jays this year.

And another quality start from a pitcher. :)

by zknower on Jun 12, 2006 10:06 PM EDT reply actions

I am remotely impressed...

Benson pitched okay...the bullpen did it's job and the bats came alive for 11 hits and 6 runs. We are going to have to do this more often then we are now if we expect to get to or above .500.

That said, Hernandez had a great game and Patterson and Markakis scored a run. Impressed, now come back the next couple nights and do the same things. I will bring the broom.

When is Penn due back?

Larry, here's a brownie to you.

by Patts69 on Jun 12, 2006 10:39 PM EDT reply actions