Aug
16
Game 118 Spillover Thread
ByFunny how games like this don’t bother as much when you have an eight game lead.
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The Mason Williams Watch
Here’s the part where they hang another crooked number on Fister.
Is zero a…
yep
its just that i feel like Joba still hasnt learned from his mistakes, he keeps on making them over and over again. heh, i guess thats what you’re gonna get from a young starter, just have to wait it out.
Exactly. You have to wait it out. You can learn from your mistake, but it take more then just knowing you’ve made one to correct it. It takes time. Once he gets to the point where he is repeating his delivery more consistently, be will get much better.
Bugsy: “you guys are assholes.”
Thank you very much. We’ll be here all night. Don’t forget to tip your waitress. They work hard.
that’s a little too much flair for poorly worded humor.
no flair. just fun. and what is poorly worded my oxford contemporary?
Jersey also said we have retard humor.
YAYYYYYYy
Then I have succeeded.
Would still like to see someone get Joba to get back in to the rhythm of pitching that he had in his first two starts after the All Star break. He seems to lose his rhythm and then falls in love with a pitch. Still a huge learning curve.
Well there’s also the hitters breaking up his rhythm by stepping off the plate when he’s ready to deal. I think teams are using this tactic more against Joba. It’s annoying but legit, so it’s kind of frustrating at times.
If I were a pitcher, I’d be getting suspended left and right. I’m ready to pitch, you’re ready to hit, you step out of the mother fucking box, I’m planting a 95 fastball in your fucking ass.
LoL, I hear you. It’s bad for the pitcher, think about going into the motion…loading all that power into your body and then all of a sudden someone says “stop”. It can totally hurt the guy.
you’re only allowed to do that if you’re a bulldog like Josh Beckett
I have to say I firmly agree with you. This taking 3 minutes to adjust your cup, glove, flick a booger, grab your ass, get planted in the box is bull shit.
Bob Gibson would never have stood for this.
damn, 12 pitch AB, hopefully Ace has a quick inning next time through.
Cmon offense, time to score now!
And I agree Mike
Aceves wanted it more according to John Flahrety. Hopefully this is Flahrety’s last series of the season. I smell another comeback win today.
We’re actually 3.5 games in front. B/c although division title is more important, wouldn’t it just be a LITTLE nicer if we had home field against the Angels?
We need a Jerry/Ramiro HR
Actually Mike, being 8 up makes me want this game even more.
That was the same ball he called A-Rod out on. And it cost the Yanks another baserunner.
Did anyone else see Frank Viola’s comments on the NESN pre game show? He said that last night’s 8 SB were just a one time thing and just bad game for Penny/Varitek.
Because Penny leading the league in SBs, the team 1st in SB allowed, and Tek having a 17% CS rate has nothing to do with it.
he was horrible the whole night. like, worse than michael kay.
definately. Orsillo does all the play by play, and he just bitches the whole time or says nothing while the other team is doing good
DIE UMP, DIE! ! !
Hit a hr cano
Jerry shouldve walked
this man is a weak popfly MACHINE!!!
I dont know about this. We pretty much have the division locked up, no need to take abats away from Pena and as i type this cano gets a hit and makes me look like a fool.
I like that you posted anyway. Nice follow through. That is playing like a champion.
Oh Robbie. You’d be better if you weren’t so good.
3 similar hits like that by DJ to the same pitcher.
bloop, bloop, ______
fill in the blank.
assblast?
weak gb.. BOOOOOOOOOOOO
Wow, Pat. I think we have that telapathesis or something.
Strikeout?
poop?
weak groundball to second.
c’mon johnny!
gr. safe?
if only the ump didnt call that a strike to Jerry, we’d have one in and 1 out instead of 2 outs
Yeesh, Damon has been Fisted today.
ah damn, Johnny is having a bad game today. I guess he was due.
Damon shamin’ the organization’.
what’s up with the extra apostrophe after organization?
Well, let’s hope Fister hits the showers after that…
hairy, wtf!?
well, I wanted to borrow you trimmer, but…
it’s bugsy, not trimmer.
ew, FAIL, you = your.
thats what HE said?
Not a great day in center for Jerry. First a bobble, now that. I hope that doesn’t make Girardi to stop using him there if needed.
until Gardner comes back he’s the only option*, and Melky needed a day off.
*Swisher isnt an option
Speaking of which, do we know the timetable for the Gritner?
2 weeks.
exactly, I hope Joe doesnt hesitate to use him there
Ah fuck.
What a shitty game.
Damn, two misreads.
damon aint no hinski.
+1/2
it’s over, we lost……
it’s the 7th, but goodbye…..
Troll.
Ok thank you for your opinion.
Goodbye.
good bye.
The M’s are getting their hits in today. It ain’t over, not by a long shot, but you can’t win everyday.
whatever happens, we still have a 7.5 lead baby!
Did i honestly hear YANKEES SUCK chants? Honestly? Really?
the yankees are a nice team, nothing like giving a team with hardly any chance of going to the playoffs a little bit of hope!
In their defense, if I was an M’s fan, I’d chant it too.
eh, puts the dp in order.
Wasn’t Mike Everitt on our umpire shitlist?
A DP would be so awesome here
Alright, just get that one pitch and you’re out of it still down one.
Damn, I thought Ace was going to get out from that jam. Now we are screwed.
Oh he gave up runs? My TV must be slow.
He kinda did, just now.
Or maybe not. Comon Ace, one more.
He still can, can’t he? Why give in and throw a cookie now?
Good game Mariners.
didn’t joba walk this schmuck?
WAIT A MINUTE U CAN’T STRIKE SOMEONE OUT WITH A 92MPH FASTBALL.
Tomorrow’s “REST THE PLAYERS, WIN THE DIVISION AND GET FUCKED BY THE ANGELS BECAUSE WE WON’T HAVE HOMEFIELD” lineup is:
1 Johnny Damon-LF
2 Nick Swisher-RF
3 Jerry Hairston Jr-2B
4 Alex Rodriguez-3B
5 Eric Hinske-1B
6 Hideki Matsui-DH
7 Melky Cabrera-CF
8 Jose Molina-C
9 Ramiro Pena-SS
Matsui has fluid in his knee so hes not playing
Tomorrow’s “REST THE PLAYERS, WIN THE DIVISION AND GET FUCKED BY THE ANGELS BECAUSE WE WON’T HAVE HOMEFIELD” lineup is:
PREGAME TRANSACTION:
RHP David robertson designated for assignment.
Yankees purchased the contract of 1B Cody Ransom.
1 Johnny Damon-LF
2 Nick Swisher-RF
3 Jerry Hairston Jr-2B
4 Alex Rodriguez-3B
5 Eric Hinske-1B
6 Cody Ransom-DH
7 Melky Cabrera-CF
8 Jose Molina-C
9 Ramiro Pena-SS
I’m with you, buddy. Winning 23 of 29 is unacceptable. Almost as unacceptable as giving a couple guys who play every day the day off after taking the first 3 of the series. Fire Girardi, fire Cashman, and DFA Joba.
wow! this is unbelievable. Just…WOW!
Dude, give it a rest, you’re being ridiculous. Guys need rest, end of story.
rest rest rest
Relax Relax Relax
we took 3 out of 4 this series and you’re complaining about resting some players that havent really gotten a day off?
i think its more important that they are healthy later on so we dont get “fucked” by the angels, dont you think?
we‘ve
tookalready taken 3 out of 4 this series and you’re complaining about resting some players that havent really gotten a day off?Ain’t over yet.
lol what about now?
There are nine innings in a game.
Now it’s over.
Calm down, home field through-out will not be won by never resting our players. That situation will probably decided whoever plays better in September. Also, let’s be honest, do you know we would be winning if Matsui was in the 5 hole/ Melky in center? The M’s have great pitching and are borderline wild card contenders. We are not losing to a crappy last place team. That is our next opponent, the A’s.
big K but we still need another out. Joba wasn’t able to until they scored but I hope Ace can.
Wow Aceves.
In situation like this, it always seem the 3rd out is the toughest one.
HUUUUGE K
hahah ace looked like he was smiling after that.
Crud, another plunk.
so who gets beaned, mark or alex? i’m taking bets.
neither. They got a run out of it.
no one. Wilson sucks and we didnt do that on purpose. Why would Ace hit someone with 2 outs and bases loaded with Ichiro up while being in the game?
wasn’t expecting that.
woopsie lol
Come on Aceves. U were this close.
Well, the floodgates have officially opened.
i think you used that phrase a little earlier than it’s meaning
WTF? They scored one run and there’s two outs. That’s not “floodgates.”
one run, one fucking run, ONE FUCKING RUN. No flood gates. We’ve come back from worse.
wow. you turned out to be right.
can’t beat’em, hit’em
Oof. That was kinda random.
meh, 2 runs aint nothing if Gaudin holds em there.
Now that’s the hard part of the plan. I have a bad feeling about Gaudin here.
Isn’t Gaudin terrible against lefties….
thats what I thought
Interesting attempt by Swish. Granted, it was a tough play.
Well, thank Mo we don’t have to watch Swisher play 1B every day.
Oh poop.
ah fuck Tex gets that but oh well
Looks like quikksand was right. Floodgates open indeed.
now they have but he was way too early.
TWSS?
Do you think we are we at the point in the season yet that we can just be glad that the Red Sox lost?
Perhaps, let’s see how the standings look after the dust clears after the Fenway Series.
If the Yankees lose this game, get swept by Oakland, get swept by the Sox while Boston wins every game between now and then, they’ll still be in first place.
lol i like your thinking.
Question? How is Gaudan able to relieve, if he’s starting on Wednesday?
meh. game ova.
gaudin is terrible.
Damn, this is getting ugly.
It’s OK if we lose (especially since the Sox lost already) because we are gonna lose once and this is only our 2nd loss in 14 games. Hopefully we go on a streak again if we lose like after our last losses and take that streak through the heart of Bahston.
hmmm melancon would definatly been used in this game lol
This is where not having Mo available fucks us. Joe probably would’ve went with fireman Phil here rather than Gaudin.
why would he go to phil when we were losing?
Coke to face Ichiro would have made sense.
no phil in this leave him be
when it was 4-3 bases loaded, why wouldn’t you go to your best non-Mo arm?
Was Cody Ransom really deported?
At least Gaudin is starting against the A’s. He looks worse than Mitre.
GAME OVER should be flashing on the TV screen. This sucks. And he’s gonna start?
Its ok. They play Oakland next.
Licking my chops already.
Can I please go on record as saying it is important to rest guys when you have a comfortable lead in the standings and that people who want to go into the final stretch with an exhausted (and possbily hurt) team for the sake of sweeping a lesser team instead of being content with 3 out of 4 are delusional
My punctuation also has the day off
Here the come the negative posters…
its so annoying, its not like they have the best record in baseball or anything.
I plan on disappearing for the next hour or until they lose interest.
We have 6 outs to get 6 runs. Call me crazy, but I think we can do it.
I’m with you, brotha.
okay.
Are we facing the “Geo” that blanked us last time out in our next series?
No, Gio pitched yesterday.
he got beat up too. crazy. he pitches well against the sox and yanks and can’t do poop against other teams.
poop is my word of the day.
Gaudin is still starting Wed right??
Tomorrow’s backpages: “Yankees Get Fisted by Seattle”
I Figure you have the late edition of the Post, eh?
Who knew Giaqueomo is Italian for Lanny?
I did actually. Into to Italian, 1996.
maggiorato di uno
this is where i stop watching.
You got to be able to take your lumps, Mr Siegel.
Johjima = stat-padder
Johjima is Japanese for Arod
What’s the largest one inning comeback we have?
We caN do it!
how awesome would it be if we somehow won this game with a big ninth>
not likely, but would be the best thing ever.
For the 1st time in his life Tiger Woods has choked.
OMG!?!??! Really, and I missed it
this is one of the more puzzling b-ref pages I’ve ever seen.
http://www.baseball-reference......001—
How in the hell did you find that?
I was looking for Kyle Long. It was the first entry in the b-ref search page. Very strange
Start a new streak tommorow. Hey, the Red Sox lost.