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[MartyBarrettMVP]

Fucking stat padder

[Sprowl]

Awesome hand-eye co-ordination
Itty-bitty little strike zone

[P'tucket, rhymes with...]

Rodney shuts down CWS rally in the eighth...looks like the two worst contenders are right on course to keep us from knowing when we're going to start the playoffs until Wednesday morning. Worthless fucks.

[BucketOBalls]

That is an awesome pic.

Edited by BucketOBalls, 04 October 2009 - 02:19 PM.

[Barbara]

Rodney shuts down CWS rally in the eighth...looks like the two worst contenders are right on course to keep us from knowing when we're going to start the playoffs until Wednesday morning. Worthless fucks.

I think the Yanks have only an hour to decide once the Central is decided. So, yeah, it may be after midnight.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

That is an awesome pic.

That's from the 2007 post season, I think. Was that the WS game 1 lead off home run he hit?

[NomarRS05]

That's from the 2007 post season, I think. Was that the WS game 1 lead off home run he hit?

I thought it was game 7 against CLE. Looks like Victor behind the plate.

[Beomoose]

That's from the 2007 post season, I think. Was that the WS game 1 lead off home run he hit?

I thought that was from the Indians series, looks like Vmart behind him.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

I thought it was game 7 against CLE. Looks like Victor behind the plate.

Yeah, I think you're right. He was fantastic that post season...

[Sprowl]

That's from the 2007 post season, I think. Was that the WS game 1 lead off home run he hit?

I'm not sure when it dates from -- it's been floating around the game threads for a while now (certainly longer than Frau Blücher). I'm never one to steer away from a cliché.

[BucketOBalls]

So, not a good tuneup for Buchholz. meh.

Hope he got the suck out of his system at least.

[BucketOBalls]

I'm not sure when it dates from -- it's been floating around the game threads for a while now (certainly longer than Frau Blücher). I'm never one to steer away from a cliché.

It's not an actual PA(see the foot in lower left).

Somebody did a nice job with it though.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Kottaras! Fielding percentage at 3rd base... 1.000!

Get that man a gold glove! He's about as deserving as Raphael Palmeiro was in 1999...

[SmoothriderSean]

I like Tito's new "where else on the field can we put a catcher and get away with it?" game.

[BucketOBalls]

I like Tito's new "where else on the field can we put a catcher and get away with it?" game.

It's not worth checking, but with the three position pitchers, Youk in Left, and probably some other stuff....it seems like Tito has done the "stick players somewhere random they arn't usually" much more often this year.

[Barbara]

Tiggers win.

[Sprowl]

Bowden was living dangerously: this is a lot of pitches over the middle of the plate -- where's that fastball command we heard so much about?

[Sprowl]

Kottaras! Fielding percentage at 3rd base... 1.000!

Get that man a gold glove! He's about as deserving as Raphael Palmeiro was in 1999...

Yeah, but can he pitch? Tito likes his catchers multi-functional. It looks like Kottaras might have a natural sinker. With Brown's knuckler, there are some different looks possible.

[InsideTheParker]

Seems to be feeling just fine.

[bosockboy]

Drew's a stat-padding machine.

[God's Cop]

ON FIRE

[Pearl Wilson]

Yay Tigers!

Looks like that rest paid off for Drew

[Beomoose]

playoff form

[shawnrbu]

What's Drew's OPS?

[Snodgrass'Muff]

The MLBN crew not looking too bright. There has been a claim of Kubel over Mauer for team MVP followed closely by a Cuddyer over Mauer claim.

[unclebobo]

it's official! the RemDawg has declare JD Drew "All set to go" for the playoffs

[Harry Agganis]

Drew Damn you

[Snodgrass'Muff]

What's Drew's OPS?

Out of proportion with his RBI total.

[BucketOBalls]

Bowden was living dangerously: this is a lot of pitches over the middle of the plate -- where's that fastball command we heard so much about?

Could this be one of those "minor league balls are different" things?

Seems like an incredibly stupid policy though. Could the sox just give their players major league balls? I can't imagine the cost difference would be that much, and being able to evaluate your players better would probalby make up for it.

[fenwaypaul]

Frankly, this stuff strikes me as foolish, and a case of trying to fit an old narrative onto every piece of batter success that comes along: what is there in Buchholz's performance today that makes you think he's a head case as opposed to simply having poor command of the fastball?

Reactionary game-thread fever? I do worry about him though.

[Prodigal Sox]

Why can;t JD hit home runs with men on base. He sucks.

[SmoothriderSean]

A 2009 narrative comes to an end as Eck finally gets his wish for Drew to "heat up".

[Sprowl]

it's official! the RemDawg has declare JD Drew "All set to go" for the playoffs

OK, quick take him out before he gets hurt.

[P'tucket, rhymes with...]

Yay Tigers!

Looks like that rest paid off for Drew

Screw them, if they had any business in this thing they'd have shut down the Twinkies last week. As it stands now, they're going to screw up our preparations, and go into NY completely toasted.

Of course, screw the Twins, too.

[Sprowl]

Reactionary game-thread fever? I do worry about him though.

Sounds like a good diagnosis. Me, I worry about every Red Sox pitcher. I think we are seeing the league start to catch up with Buchholz's changeup, so he needs to have at least two of his pitches working to be effective, and he lost command of his best two pitches today at the same time.

[Beomoose]

Gathright reaches, lol

[SemperFidelisSox]

Great at-bat from Gathright.

[SmoothriderSean]

OK, quick take him out before he gets hurt.

So who goes to right? Dusty Brown or Dustin Richardson?

[SemperFidelisSox]

I think the Red Sox are 99.9% sure that Game 1 will be Thursday and could care less about that 1 game playoff right now.

[Sprowl]

Gathright gets his chance to steal a base.

So who goes to right? Dusty Brown or Dustin Richardson?

I'd say it's time for Tito to go with DustyPetra (recently added to the major-league roster).

[Beomoose]

So who goes to right? Dusty Brown or Dustin Richardson?

brown! Please, Tito

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Of course, screw the Twins, too.

Yeah, any way you look at it, the Tigers just handed the Yankees the ALDS. 5-5 in their last 10 when all they needed was one more win in there to put it away. It doesn't matter if the Tigers or Twins end up winning... the best chance we had of seeing the Yankees get ousted in the ALDS was to have Detroit lining up their starters for the series nice and rested. They'll be lucky to get more than a start each from Verlander and Jackson. And neither will be on normal rest.

Oh well... if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. So take care of business in Los Angeles and we'll have to handle the Yankees after that.

[Pearl Wilson]

Screw them, if they had any business in this thing they'd have shut down the Twinkies last week. As it stands now, they're going to screw up our preparations, and go into NY completely toasted.

Of course, screw the Twins, too.

You certainly have a point. I am mightily pissed that they pissed away their lead.

[Dusty Petra]

I'd say it's time for Tito to go with DustyPetra (recently added to the major-league roster).

I've got my glove and am ready to go.

[Andrew]

The road to the World Series goes through New York.

[Barbara]

Great at-bat from Gathright.

Yes, it was. He tends to be impatient.

[teddywingman]

Gathrighteous!
*THAT* was an appropriate sky-point.

[BucketOBalls]

Yeah, any way you look at it, the Tigers just handed the Yankees the ALDS. 5-5 in their last 10 when all they needed was one more win in there to put it away. It doesn't matter if the Tigers or Twins end up winning... the best chance we had of seeing the Yankees get ousted in the ALDS was to have Detroit lining up their starters for the series nice and rested. They'll be lucky to get more than a start each from Verlander and Jackson. And neither will be on normal rest.

Oh well... if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. So take care of business in Los Angeles and we'll have to handle the Yankees after that.

Eh. Odds of Detroit beating the MFY, even under the best conditions was, what, like 20%? Maybe half that for the twins?


The Sox getting the WC pretty much meant the Yanks were going to the ALCS.

[BucketOBalls]

The road to the World Series goes through New York.

Unless your in the NL.

[Beomoose]

LOWRIE GRANNY!!