Phillies-Giants NLCS Pitching Probables
by taco pal on Oct 15, 2010 12:30 PM EDT
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PrintHere are your likely pitching matchups for the NLCS. Long story short: the Giants rotation is, in fact, really good, although the Phillies will still have noticeable xFIP and SIERA advantages in four of the seven games.
If you really want to nitpick the other side, it does appear that two of their starters benefited quite a bit from luck-based stats this year - Jonathan Sanchez with a low BABIP and Matt Cain with a low HR/FB rate. For Cain, at least, that's nothing new, as he seems to post unusually low HR/FB rates every single year. We've had discussions in the past as to whether he might actually have a rare skill at depressing those rates, or whether he's just had a very long stretch of good luck. I don't know which is the better explanation. (For whatever it's worth, his career home/road splits for HR/FB seem fairly modest.)
On the other hand, one other thing to keep in mind here is that the stats in the table below are cumulative stats for the entire 2010 season. Using full-year stats is generally a good idea because it provides objective, across-the-board time parameters that you can't manipulate. But at the same time, in reality, if you're trying to evaluate present quality, stats accumulated in April 2010 are somewhat less relevant than those accumulated in September 2010 and not so much more relevant than those accumulated in September 2009. So just looking at full-year 2010 stats is, in some sense, arbitrary, and doesn't necessarily tell the whole story.
For the Giants, September 2010 was an especially good month for all of their top four starters (xFIPs for the month: Lincecum 2.21, Bumgarner 3.08, Sanchez 3.56, Cain 3.57). Of course, that's a small sample so you have to take that with a grain of salt. But there is at least an argument that can be made that at this instantaneous moment of 12:30 p.m. on October 15, 2010, all four of the Giants' probable starters are better than or equal to each of their probable opponents from the Philies, only one of whom (Blanton) greatly outperformed his full-season xFIP in September.
| Games | Pitcher | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | GB% | LD% | FB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | SIERA |
| 1, 5 | Halladay | 33 | 33 | 250.2 | 7.86 | 1.08 | 0.86 | .298 | 51.2 | 19.1 | 29.7 | 11.3% | 2.44 | 3.01 | 2.92 | 2.93 |
| Lincecum | 33 | 33 | 212.1 | 9.79 | 3.22 | 0.76 | .324 | 48.9 | 19.5 | 31.6 | 9.9% | 3.43 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 3.16 | |
| 2, 6 | Oswalt | 33 | 32 | 211.2 | 8.21 | 2.34 | 0.81 | .261 | 45.7 | 17.6 | 36.7 | 9.1% | 2.76 | 3.27 | 3.45 | 3.29 |
| Sanchez* | 34 | 33 | 193.1 | 9.54 | 4.47 | 0.98 | .262 | 41.5 | 14.8 | 43.7 | 9.8% | 3.07 | 4.00 | 4.11 | 3.70 | |
| 3, 7 | Hamels* | 33 | 33 | 208.2 | 9.10 | 2.63 | 1.12 | .296 | 45.4 | 16.7 | 37.9 | 12.3% | 3.06 | 3.67 | 3.43 | 3.19 |
| Cain | 33 | 33 | 223.1 | 7.13 | 2.46 | 0.89 | .260 | 36.2 | 17.2 | 46.6 | 7.4% | 3.14 | 3.65 | 4.19 | 3.90 | |
| 4 | Blanton | 29 | 28 | 175.2 | 6.87 | 2.12 | 1.38 | .331 | 41.9 | 19.4 | 38.7 | 12.2% | 4.82 | 4.34 | 4.06 | 4.01 |
| Bumgarner* | 18 | 18 | 111.0 | 6.97 | 2.11 | 0.89 | .322 | 45.1 | 16.9 | 38.0 | 8.1% | 3.00 | 3.66 | 4.03 | 3.88 | |
| N/A | Kendrick | 33 | 31 | 180.2 | 4.18 | 2.44 | 1.30 | .289 | 44.5 | 17.2 | 38.3 | 10.9% | 4.73 | 4.88 | 4.81 | 4.94 |
| Zito* | 34 | 33 | 199.1 | 6.77 | 3.79 | 0.90 | .285 | 36.1 | 18.6 | 45.3 | 7.5% | 4.15 | 4.25 | 4.77 | 4.54 |
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I just want to thank you for saying this:
For the Giants, September 2010 was an especially good month for all of their top four starters (xFIPs for the month: Lincecum 2.21, Bumgarner 3.08, Sanchez 3.56, Cain 3.57). Of course, that’s a small sample so you have to take that with a grain of salt. But there is at least an argument that can be made that at this instantaneous moment of 12:30 p.m. on October 15, 2010, all four of the Giants’ probable starters are better than or equal to each of their probable opponents from the Philies, only one of whom (Blanton) greatly outperformed his
I have been trying to convince my friends here in Philly about this and all I get in response, except from one, is ERA…BLAH BLAH BLAH…no hitter…Blah balh blah…hasn’t lost at CBP… Blah Blah blah.
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 12:39 PM EDT reply actions
No problem.
To be clear, there are also legitimate arguments that go in the other direction. Whose rotation is better is a close call and reasonable people can disagree.
For sure. I don’t think we can really say which one is better but the possibility that one is better than the other exist.
The Phillies rotation has been solid and consistent, while it seems like the Giants fluctuates wildly. But I think in the end the talent level 1-3 is pretty damn equal even if the results this year haven’t been.
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
But I’m sure if you lived in SF you’d run into just as many people who don’t look at this series objectively, either and see SF as being the superior team in every way. Blogs like this tend to bring out the more intelligent baseball fans. All your friends here in Philly are Phillies fans and tend to be homers.
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For sure.
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
But I’m sure if you lived in SF you’d run into just as many people who don’t look at this series objectively, either and see SF as being the superior team in every way.
And you can find many of them in one convenient location…
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
What's the deal with the Asterisks?
I don’t see a legend explaining them.
Lefties
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
There goes my MENSA dreams.
There go my MENSA dreams.
;P
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
< Larry Andersen >
Heh.
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Cain is truly fascinating as the subject of a statistical study. FIP loves him, xFIP and SIERA not so much, and really the debate hinges on how “real” his ability to suppress HR/FB% is (as TP says above). Either way you side on that issue, though, he’s still a pretty good pitcher.
Depending on the source, HR/FB is expressed as home run per outfield fly ball, home run per fly ball (pops included), or home run per ball-in-air (non ground ball). Incidentally, Cain is good at all of them.
I wrote about this in my Cain discussion in my pitching previews for Baseball Prospectus, but Cain just seems like a pitcher who will beat his SIERA consistently because of the home run supression he has going. There is a slight tendency for pitchers who get a lot of infield popups to also get fewer homers on outfield flies, and Cain would be the example here. I’m sure there is a little luck, but he’s definitely better than his SIERA. BTW my discussion of Cain will re-printed with some additional notes on it before Tuesday’s game.
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by Boundforbeach on Oct 15, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
“Negative Advantage”
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Nerve-wracking At bats
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Not Awesome
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 16, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Kendrick is on the NLCS roster, so we may still see him. Dobbs was left off to give him a spot.
by dannijd on Oct 15, 2010 9:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
MadBum.
Great caption there, TP. I said over on MCC how Bumgarner went from overrated prospect to underrated starter seemingly in the blink of an eye… the turnaround is impressive, what with the fastball touching 95, the ground ball numbers way up, and the death to lefties approach (4.3 K/BB) paying its dividends. I’m inclined to agree with what Christina Kahrl said in the BP preview: between Bumgarner’s skill set and the fact that the Phillies have never seen him, the Giants have to be Game 4 favorites (with all due respect to Joe Blanton).
I don’t think he has Kershaw’s upside (that’s hardly a knock on Bumgarner, by the way), but the whole “power lefty who makes it to MLB at a precocious age” thing fits pretty well.
As far as results, what doubleh said. What’s interesting, though, is that Torre didn’t include Kershaw in his rotation for the 2008 NLCS (in Kershaw’s Age 20 season), choosing instead to go with Derek Lowe on 3 days’ rest. Bochy seems to have no such reservations in deploying Bumgarner, for whatever that’s worth.
My memory could be wrong, but I think Torre made that decision on the fly – that is, he didn’t name his Game 4 starter until after they lost the first two at CBP. That’s still different from Bochy, who’s affirmatively named Bumgarner, but he could still change his mind if they find themselves down in the series at that time.
In regards to MadBum’s prospect status. I wouldn’t say he was all that overrated. The drop in his numbers occurred with a drop in his MPH. If you look at his pitch f/x data from last year he was struggling to hit 90/91 mph!!! Now he is hitting 95, like he was early in his career. I think that his prospect rating stayed high b/c people wanted to see if the velocity drop was real. Unlike Tim Alderson who was hugely overrated by BA and Giants fans alike. But once the new prospect smell left and started to fall of a cliff stats wise everyone pretty much accepted it.
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t mean “overrated prospect” to be disrespectful to Bumgarner; it’s just that I’m aware of the huge discussion in the prospect community regarding Bumgarner’s velocity. When it became pretty clear that the 98 radar gun readings that were being thrown about were exaggerated, and he struggled to strike people out both in Double-A last year and Triple-A this year, I would never have predicted his current major league success. That success is legit, though, don’t get me wrong — hence the “underrated starter” part.
I know. I was just saying why he was overrated. B/c his results did not dictate the praise for a while.
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
What happened to throttling him back?
Guess that will happen when he stops improving.
Also, this.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Giants are Game 4 favorites. Phillies are favorites for the other six games on account of having a legit offense, though.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey TP… I stumbled on this Q&A with David Montgomery a few weeks ago. Apologize if this was already linked, but I don’t recall seeing it. Some decent quotes and background of his rise to team President and CEO. Thought you might find it interesting…
http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/10/bank_on_it_qa_with_david_montg.html
I love how
all of these pitcher comparison threads have no mention of w/l record…this blog is awesome
I'm reading it as sincere praise.
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by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
indeed
you would be correct, it is a great thing, everywhere else uses w/l record, ie mainstream media, which is inaccurate in my opinion, I like that our comparisons don’t even mention it
by PhilsForever on Oct 16, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Good article
But I think it should have accounted for the likelihood of the Giants’ pitchers being rattled by the threat of Phillies’ fans intentionally vomiting on them.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 15, 2010 2:52 PM EDT reply actions
Or Getting Tasered
If they get out of control and run around the outfield too much
…I’m just sayin’
Man, I really hope Lincecum leaves his pot at home then.
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Werth would just bogart it anyway.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks.
I don’t think that “pitchers getting rattled” thing is entirely without merit. But yeah, it’s getting massively overstated of late.
Yeah, a pitcher going on short rest for the 4th consecutive start who can’t find the strikezone against the worst hitting pitcher on the team is one thing, but Lincecum is quite another. I don’t see Timmy getting rattled except in my dreams.
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by dannijd on Oct 15, 2010 9:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dude has two Cy Youngs. If he could be rattled, I think someone would have figured it out by now.
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really. Blanket negatives just don’t work. Just depends on the situation.
Lincecum may not be rattled on the road at the Bank, true, but suppose he’s got twenty seconds to disarm a nuclear bomb and repair a rocket, underwater, equipped with only a rusty nail, dental floss, and a toothpick; all while being mercilessly booed by the 700 club. Also, his joint’s been bogarted.
by Phrozen on Oct 15, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Timmah Lincecum is….MacGyver!
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by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd, because, hey, it could happen and I haven't read about it anywhere else.
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by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 16, 2010 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, I mean, Jack Bauer is pretty much the most badass person ever…
by PhillyFriar on Oct 16, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
please tell me...
…that “MadBum” is not an actual, frequently used nickname for Bumgarner.
this whole first name/last name mashup–as–nickname trend cannot end soon enough. (yes, I hate hearing “J-Roll” too.)
Both of his names are so long that MadBum is easier.
Would prefer Maddy or Bummy?
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus, "Mad Bum" lets us use this picture
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 15, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
or as we call it in Berkeley
“Tuesday”
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some ideas:
I think you could work with his hometown—Hickory is such a great, evocative word. too early for “Old Hickory,” of course, and “Young Hickory” is far too derivative. I’m thinking maybe the Hickory Hacksaw? it has some nice alliteration and internal consonance. the Hickory Hammer?
alternatively, you could go with something about how he was the youngest guy to start a game for the Giants in San Francisco. “Kid” is always a nice choice. or something relating to the speed of his fastball, although “Rocket” is already taken.
by perfectdepth on Oct 15, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s better than his full name. Madison? For a guy? I don’t even like it for a girl.
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Yeah…If you are going for the “Presidential last name as first name” thing, why not stick to the tried-and-true Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, or Roosevelt ?
Who want to name their kid after Hoover? I thought you wanted to name your kids after GOOD presidents.
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And Buchanan and Harding…
How about Presidential middle names?
Want to name your kid Gamaliel or Quincy?
How about Grover Cleveland Alexander? Aparently no one called him Grover – he was Pete.
And Cal McLish? Wow, he was the Phillies leading starter for 1963. The Terry Mulholland 1992 of the team.
by phillyinportland on Oct 16, 2010 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions
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Get Mad, get glad.
You babes talk about your madison shoes
We’ve got a thing we call the madison blues
We do the Madison blues
We do the Madison blues
We do the Madison blues, baby
Rock away your blues
jct, if anyone can do a proper Mad tribute you can.
Something a la “All Your Base/Buster Posey”
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Phillies are now a lock for the WS
Phillies fifth starter Kyle Kendrick was left off the NLDS roster, but with Philadelphia potentially needing to use someone other than The Big Three to start against the Giants he’s back on the roster for the NLCS.
Kendrick won’t start, because Joe Blanton will get the assignment if Charlie Manuel turns to a mere mortal in Game 4, but he’ll be available as a long reliever and possible extra-innings emergency arm.
Domonic Brown remains on the roster after appearing just once as a pinch-hitter in the NLDS. He got the nod over veteran Greg Dobbs, which is a good call by the Phillies. Brown didn’t do much while playing sparingly in his first taste of the big leagues, but he crushed Triple-A pitching for most of the season and is among the best hitting prospects in baseball.
Kendrick may be a nice human being, but Kendrick the pitcher should be locked away on an island fortress for the duration of this series. Preferably in an iron mask.
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s only there in the event of some catastrophe like an injury or a blowout.
I’m more bothered by the exclusion of Dobbs. Whatever small benefit we gain from Brown being the better hitter is outweighed by the risk presented by having only one backup non-1B infielder.
Bill Baer said the same thing in a brief piece earlier today, and I definitely agree: whatever the marginal drop off between Brown and Dobbs as pinch hitting options this offseason seems far outweighed by the risk of defensive disaster in the event of injuries.
Wait a minute, Dobbs serves a purpose? I always thought the guy sucked.
by LeQuan Glover on Oct 15, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He does suck, but he provides the team valuable depth in the infield. No one is going to mistake him for an elite player, but by not putting Greg Dobbs on the roster, the Phillies only have 1 back-up infielder when there are 2 starting in-fielders who are playing with injuries. The Phillies are taking a risk because as bad as Dobbs is at 3rd, he is a better option at 3rd than Carlos Ruiz, who has played 3rd once in his entire MLB career, IIRC.
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
Right.
And in a worst case scenario — say, Rollins reaggravates his injury and should sit out a few days — you’re left with a really difficult decision: replace Rollins on the NLCS roster (ruling him out for the World Series, if we got there), or rolling with no left side of the infield backups.
Totally scary thoughts- both of which one would have expected the Phillies to think of given how injury plagued they have been this season.
by dannijd on Oct 16, 2010 12:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Either a] KK is as developed as much as possible and is just genetically inferior to other players, or b] the organization failed to develop his more limited genetic athletic potenial to the fullest. Whatever the case maybe, the fault lies on the organization to properly gauge his ability or develop him. Unless of course they are satisfied with KK in which case he’s a success relative to the team’s needs and payroll demands.
I think that’s reading a little too much into it. Some guys just aren’t that good. Such is life.
Kendrick is just a backup fifth starter who isn’t paid much. For that, he’s fine.
I have to say that TGP is a really good read. I wish I'd come over here much sooner. Here's hoping for a great series in which the Giants kick the Phillies asses all over the place, but at all times observing the Marquis of Queensbury rules.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking for myself, I have to say that all of the MCC visitors here have been quite welcome. Everyone knocks the mud off their cleats at the door and – so far – no one has demanded that we pay homage to your legendary manager/tiki idol/distaff cult leader.
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by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Why would we ask that which we cannot ask of ourselves?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
We have not been dealing with entire rational beings here of late.
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by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm here to keep the status quo.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
/cues up Randy Newman’s "Half A Man"
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy Newman and Pixar are a match made in…well, California, probably.
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by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
the Giants that ONLY barely manged to beat the Braves because Conrad Brooks made 4 errors?
or was it 6? the truth is that it was not for Brooks the Giants would be going on vacation.
THOSE Giants are going to sweep the Phillies?
Listen stupid whle the Giants could Barely beat a injured ridden error prone Braves between SEPT 20 and OCT 3… the phillies & braves played 6 games in the last 12 days of the season. 3 in Philly 3 in Atlanta.
The Phillies CRUSHED the Braves taking 5 of 6 … and the last 3 games with mosly t bench players .
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
well I apologize if I came across too strong.
I DO respect the Giants..a lot. I think this will be a tough series . I think Ken Rosenthal of Fox sports who think Phillies in 5 … are the ones NOT taking the Giants seriously. Take a Look at ESPN basbeall analysts for more " predictions" like that.
I do. ( Phillies in 6 or 7) But ….. SF fans need to keep in Mind that Just Like the Giants were not the same team in april/ may as they are now… with all those players they added… the Phillies in april may were not nearly the same team they are now.
Thus many of these stats which convince Giants fans that they have some speciual abllity to Hit H2O are IMO meaningless .
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
Pardon my brethren Giants fans with their injudicious commentary. They don't get out much.
And by “out” I mean outside the cozy confines of a site they’re able to snark at will on.
It tends to condition one in the wrong way.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
My comment came across wrong. It was meant playfully, and if you stop
for a minute to review the history of the Giants since they arrived in San Francisco, you’ll discover that, sadly for us, the trophy case at ATT Park is filled with nothing but dust and the game ball that Dusty Baker prematurely handed to Russ Ortiz in that World Series game that didn’t really happen.
What does this have to do with anything?
This, namely, that for a guy like me who first attended a Giants baseball game at the age of 9 and have been blessed to see Mays, McCovey, Marichal, Perry, both Bonds’ and a bunch of others have great seasons, but not once in the forty plus years of my being a fan have they brought home the trophy; for this guy to troll another board with boasts of a sweep, or even a series victory, THAT would have to be at once arrogant, stupid and just plain pathetic.
I like to think of myself as none of these, and as such I can assure you that though I would be ecstatic at a Giants sweep, only a fool would believe it would happen, let alone predict it.
I am looking forward to a great series, and I’m really enjoying the writing on this board, so thanks to all for letting me hang around.
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by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 16, 2010 3:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I think VAwxman just completely misinterpreted your tone. No harm, no foul.
And we accept your Queensbury rules condition… except with respect to Cody Ross. I’m hoping someone punches him in the nuts.
by PhillyFriar on Oct 16, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Or entirely rational ones, for that matter
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as my miscues are artful.
I mean…I planned that….
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
That save was Benitezesque
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
“I did my job.”
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The other comments were all reply fails.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
C. C. having a rough night, 3-0 in bot of 3rd
by The Fish on Oct 15, 2010 9:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
67 pitches and a balk. Huh.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Were it not for a lucky bounce and a bad slide, along with a couple other missed opportunities, the Rangers would have even more runs.
Was that in response to stupid comments by horrible TBS announcers?
Because I thought the same thing
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by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Are there other varieties of TBS comments?
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by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Well.....no.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
If I were a Giants fan, I would be irritated with the coverage of the last NLDS game. It sure seemed to me that the TBS announcers were audibly excited about Braves baserunners, then rather ho-hum about the inevitable Bearded save.
Of course, that might be my irrational hated of the Braves bleeding through.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn’t a pro check his allegiance at the door of the booth, though?
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by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Stockton isn’t a Braves announcer. He does work for Turner, but his gig these days is national NBA games, and before that he was a national NFL announcer.
Stockton actually still works NFL games for Fox. He is buried on the depth chart now, but he still does games.
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
Ahh, I knew he was with Turner, so I assumed Braves. At least he won’t say “errah” as much in football.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
That coverage stunk, as did Stockton.
Oh, yes – there were MANY time periods covered in that series, weren’t there?
As far as the Braves bias – hell, it’s TBS.
I thought Cody Ross getting questioned about Cox in the postgame spot interview was a bit much. To his credit Ross managed – but only just – to give a passable answer.
When they collared Bumgarner they knew there was even less history so they skipped the question altogether.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I particularly liked their call on Thames flying out.
“If they weren’t playing him to pull, he might have gone to the wall down the line”
Yeah, that’s why they were playing to pull. I’m so glad these guys are here to tell us the obvious… What’s next? Saying how Ryan Howard would have got an easy base hit to right field if they didn’t shift their infield to play him to pull and the 2B man fielded the ball in the outfield and threw him out?
Yep. Looks like he settled in all right.
Did I just see Nolan Ryan standing next to G.W. Bush in the stands clapping after that two run double?
I was going to say I was a little sad because I wanted the Phillies to be the only team that had made him implode. But then I remembered that he used to implode all the time when he was with the Indians.
With all that mass, an implosion and creation of a gravitational singularity is inevitable, once he burns through the hydrogen, helium, etc. You just can’t fuse iron and make it work.
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
[insert joke]
Just too much to work with there.
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
A-Rod?
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
What kind of parents name a girl “Minka”? She’s just destined to be a stripper or star in a series of gonzo pornographic movies where her [CENSORED].
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Really? Wow…
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Ho ho ho ho ho.
Hah hah hah hah hah.
Yes I’m a dork for that reference. Sue me.
Why is it “na na na na” instead of “nuh nuh nuh nuh”? I think the latter is more the way people sing it, but maybe that’s just the beer.
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I know, but I just don’t like the spelling. The original writer was just wrong, man. What the hell did he know about his own song? Couldn’t it be reasonably foreseen that once the song was in the stream of commerce that it would inevitably be belted out by drunken dockworkers named Vinnie after about 10 beers? I mean, really….
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
North Midland dialect issues here in Central PA, perhaps.
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by RememberthePhitans on Oct 15, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Amusingly enough, I sometimes stretch my ou's into oo's
I’ve been asked many times if I’m Canadian.
I’m just weird I guess. My accent is decidedly Midwestern, but I also realize that that there’s no “r” in “wash”.
Frenchy's being hit for.
Looks like the Rangers actually are trying to win.
Trying to win means not having Franceour on the field at all.
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by Jose and the Contrarians on Oct 15, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Conundrum
What do I wear to the game tomorrow? The same ensemble I had on for the NHer or do I wear my “So Cuttered” shirt that I wore for Game 2 when the Phils had the comeback?
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Yeah, but I wore a long sleeve t-shirt and my 2008 WS Champs Sweatshirt for the first outfit. I guess I should go with that because whenever the hubby or I wear anything remotely Doc related for a game he pitches it ends badly.
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I already mentioned my wardrobe contribution to watching the games at the end of the series.
Couldn’t find my alternate uniform blue cap with red lettering WS 2008 cap, nor my may-or-may-not-be-official WS Champs hat, so I went with my plain own adjustable red Phillies cap (That’s from New Era, so it’s official at least). Doc pitched the no-hitter that night, so that hat hasn’t left my head very much since then.
The sweater might start being added to the outfit if they make the WS, but until then my apartment’s already hot enough.
More fun...
http://m.mlb.com/phi/news/article/2010101415628952/
…where Doc says “more fun”, rather than “funner”.
by michaeljack on Oct 15, 2010 10:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
It’s funny how we can hate the Cowboys so much and simultaneously feel utterly indifferent toward the other teams in the same city. I’m sure the vast majority of Phillies fans are 100% behind the DFW team in this series. Of course, this state of affairs is easy to explain.
Of course, people might be able to develop a little animus if it turns out to be Phillies-Rangers in the WS, as the media will probably drum the Cowboys angle into our heads. It may take on the feel of a sort of proxy fight on behalf of the football teams. Our own Spanish Civil War.
It’s only because every time I watch the NFL I get pissed off at the tiny field, the four downs, the 40 second clock, and the three timeouts per half. ;-)
I will say, however, that those who think the NFL moves more quickly than MLB…they are kidding themselves. TV timeouts, replays, challenges, etc, etc, it’s just as slow as any baseball game.
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I just don’t get what drives it to the massive levels of fandom. It’s a similar situation to Nascar, with a level of fandom entirely separate from the quality of the product.
I like football, I do, but those that say it’s a far superior product to baseball…well, I just don’t see it anymore. It’s got just as many lulls and with all the parity (especially this year), the product is not necessarily better on the field.
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Eh, it’s not Hockey, that’s the problem.
by Shazbot on Oct 15, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's simple (and I'll proceed to simplify it and unfairly generalize the argument)
One game has a lot of strategy and seeming lulls between pitches. The other one involves 22 people wearing armor running into each other.
The NASCAR comparison is apt – people watch the NFL for the crashes. They don’t have patience for low scoring sports like baseball.
I'm a Dolphins fan and I still hate the Cowboys.
Any team arrogant enough to call themselves “America’s Team” is worthy of scorn really, especially when they’re as loaded with utter douche nozzles like the Cowboys and Braves.
If it’s Phillies and Rangers in the WS, then at least I can be happy for Cliff Lee if they win. See also being happy for PtB if the Giants win the NLCS. I’m just glad the Braves are out of the playoffs in order to eliminate the only possible scenario that would force me to root for the Yankees.
I read something recently that said “I could only root for the Braves if they were playing the Cowboys and since that’s impossible…” Was it here? I don’t know. I agree wholeheartedly, however.
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Late ‘90s were dark days, weren’t they? Two Braves-Yankees series and one Mets-Yankees series in the space of five years.
When it came to the Braves
I was a fan of whoever was playing them no matter who it was.
I think the only time I’ve ever situationally cheered for the Braves was when they were playing a team standing between the Phillies and first place while the Braves were out of contention themselves…. so like once or twice in 2007.
Those were easy for me.
It was either a matter of “Fuck the Braves” or rooting for the Mets out of pity in recognition of the inevitable.
The Mets-Phillies “rivalry” as of late hadn’t yet begun at that point and has been so lopsided that my feelings towards them are back to pity.
We hardly had time to get a proper hate on for the Mets (even though there were a few players that were easy to dislike) before they disappeared.
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All the same, when the Torre to NYM rumor started...
My only thought after the past couple years worth of NLCS play was “Oh please. Oh please. Oh please.”
I think it has more to do with the whole “Dallas Cowboys” (+ cheerleaders) as "America’s team. That was lame to begin with, I mean who knew just having pretty girls in “interesting” uniforms with pom-poms could rocket a USA football team into stardom???
"We are the borg. Resistance is futile."
Man
Texas is gonna BLOW this. Come on, get it together, boys!
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Yay for beer.
Hopefully I don’t have to drink myself happy when the NLCS starts.
stellar pitching
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, not what I wanted. What’s with the NYY and all their broken bat BS?
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Clearly each bat has Postseason Experience inside.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
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by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Clearly, ESPN has been heard. Don’t listen to the voices!
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
BAH!
Remember Texeira’s broken bat HR last year off of Hamels? I wanted to take the shard of broken bat and cram it up his cram hole.
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Dr. doubleh, proctologist.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
TWSS
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Bullpen Fail
When you absolutely, positively, fail to take advantage of a crumbling CC
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:12 PM EDT reply actions
TX bullpen in ALDS vs Rays 5.23 era
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
HOLY SHIT AN OUT
I had almost forgotten what those were like.
4 FEET FROM A 3 RUN HOMER
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
ME TOO and so did everyone in TX …. NYC metro area and 95% of all the folks watching
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
kind of thought he might of been safe at 1st Base
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
Geebus. I think the Phils middle relief could have done better. Maybe not Baez.
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Does it depress you
Knowing that the Rangers have a bullpen full of Baez’s?
I'm really glad for the Liberty Mutual commercial, without which I'd never have known to be nice to others.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
Enter Sandman
Does Rivera still trot out to this? Not that I care, but it used to be a decent enough song.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
MR has Blown 3 saves in sept...
should of been charged with 4th… and has … I think 6 Blown saves— MORE than Brad Lidge this season
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
wow whata disaster… i thought that only happened to werth
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
LOL baserunning
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by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
the ones weakness the NYY has is throwing guys out stealing 2nd and 3rd… to get Picked off like that in the 8th wow…
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
dont forget the thrown out at home in the bottom of the 1st inning with bases loaded
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
So yeah, Giants fans...
One of our teams is going to be playing the Yankees. =p
Clutch-less.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Continuous variable transmission
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hijacked!
By the Loose Conflagration of Vaguely Interested Fanbases.
We enjoy the failures of teams from NY.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Conflagration
You, sir, are en fuego.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s a cleansing flame that shall smite the infidels!
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked it better when CC pitched for a largely impotent offense. Those were the days. /le sigh
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Holland FTW??
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:37 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks for the chat, Phillies Pholks. Time to eat here in the Bay Area.
I’m taking my wife out to eat some Italian food and enjoy the evening. Peace to you all.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 15, 2010 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
Enjoy some Italian wine, and see you tomorrow in some form or other.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m drinking a Malbec right now. Delish. WIsh I could sneak it into the park tomorrow.
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I used to have these fake binoculars that were actually a sekrit flask.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
"...some form or other"
How about this one?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Some kind of San Franciscan Burger. It clearly won the between-inning concession menu race by hip-checking the Rice A Roni and cutting off the Sourdough Bread.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That, my phriends, is Krazy Krab.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like CC Sabathia
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Oct 15, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
More dignity
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Oct 15, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Umbilical stub.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
He's the dark secret in the Giants mascot closet.
Now, the one that gets the good p.r. is Lou Seal.
That is, until they see this…
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 15, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps that’s how it…discharges its children…
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 16, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, but how little we know thee.
And by ‘we’, I mean ‘I’.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
oooohh a lead off single in the 9th off of MR
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
maybe TX has not lost heart Just yet
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
nice play by NYY 1st B to stretch like that to get the throw
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
We likes the base balls! All is good.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
TX is Pitiful … this wilson guy is a good #2 pitcher and they wasted it
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All bat and no cattle.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 15, 2010 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
Boooooo! Here’s hoping another team in Texas loses this weekend as well.
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“The Yankees show their championship mettle” -Announcer. /barfs
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Texas has STILL not yet won ANY paalyoff game at home
hard to believe harry
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
Ian Kinsler—you are my goat of the game. You and the entire Rags BP.
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NYY worsr in MLB in throwing out baserunners…. but still ….wood cant find the plate … walks Kinsler on 4 pitches with NO outs ….
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“I wish the Yankees spontaneously combusted and their ashes poisoned the NYC municipal water supply. Twice.”
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 16, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
They’re Coxless for the most part, so I wouldn’t expect a lot of vigor or resistance.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 16, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
This is getting ridiculous
In at least 3 out of the 4 games so far this postseason the Yankees have been trailing going into the 6th inning and have won them all. Hopefully this luck BABIP craziness evens out for them. I would love to see a good alcs.
Aren’t there ghosts of former glory in their stadium? Maybe they brought them on the road.
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Oct 16, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Why do you think Roy Halladay has 4 pitches. You have to constantly kept that line up off balance. Plus they have Poseda Swisher, Granderson, Texeria, R. Pena, Berkman who all switch hit so once they get into into your bullpen it LOOGY hell. Outside of Big Truck our middle relief, long relief and lefty specialists would be to this Yankees line-up like the house that leaves a out basketf of BlowPops for Halloween with a sign that says, " please only take one."
I'm confused...
When did Richard Pryor start managing the Rangers?
If lovin' Chooch is wrong...I don't wanna be right!
Racism fail.
Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 16, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Just go with the "recreational substances" mindset. It's more all - inclusive.
Dirty, please spell my name correctly on the check.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 16, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe..
If I had said some other actor that looks nothing like Ron Washington who snorts coke…than maybe that would make more sense for you Fuqua…huh? He looks like Richard Pryor and they both did coke …how exactly is that racist? It is a frickin joke
If lovin' Chooch is wrong...I don't wanna be right!
Hunter Pence
Hunter Pence on ESPN First Take picked the Giants to upset the Phillies. While I don’t think it would be impossible for the Giants to upset the Phillies, it is interesting to me that the guy that absolutely owns the Phillies along with his entire team, a team the Phillies seemingly can never beat, would pick against them. I might too if they were playing the Astros.
It actually makes sense if you think about it- they can beat the Phillies, but they can’t beat the Giants, ergo the Giants should slaughter the Phillies.
by dannijd on Oct 16, 2010 12:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
damn it
i cannot wait for the game to start and Halladay to throw a 10 inning of no hitter ball
Send him out there RIGHT NOW!
By the time the Giants actually send a batter to the plate he can have pitched thousands of innings of no – hit ball!
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 16, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys
Cheers to a good series. May the best team win. :]
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
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Love your blog guys
I have been chomping at the bit to see this game today since 25 year ago. No but really, it was a LOOOOOONG week.
If this game scores more than 1 run in 14 innings, you will have me surprised.
It's better to be lucky than good.
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