― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)
You know, I just realized how dopey I am when I asked re: the announcers for the Yanks / Twins game when IT WAS THE ONLY GAME FOX BROADCAST. I R Super Dave Osborne - watch me crash!
PS - LEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)
B-b-b-but you're screening Taxi!
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)
Back to McCarver, I'm pretty sure that he said verbatim "at this point in the game, a walk is as good as a homerun" and obv. it isn't. He didn't, to my recollection, throw in "with the tying run at the plate" clause (which even then is sorta weak imo).
Go Twins.
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)
a walk IS AS GOOD AS a walka single IS AS GOOD AS a singlea double IS AS GOOD AS a doublea triple IS AS GOOD AS a triplea homerun IS AS GOOD AS a homerun?
naw, that'd would be too simple, right?
i really don't get this pitch-tipping claim re santana. if a FB/change pitcher was tipping, he'd be meat (johan santana april-may edition), and the yankees certainly wouldn've have been frozen/flailing like they did on occasion. like i said, if he was just tipping sporadically i suppose it's possible, but i seriously doubt he was doing it the whole way thru (and if he was, then that game was REALLY pathetic). but as i see it right now he didn't pitch his best, the yankees have a good offense, and he got knocked around a bit.
― John (jdahlem), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)
"Another big play occurred with the game tied in the bottom of the first inning, as the Yankees had runners on first and second with one out. With Bernie Williams at the plate, FOX announcer Tim McCarver uttered what has to be the leader in the clubhouse for Dumbest Statement of the Postseason, saying, "Joe Torre can start the runners here because there's a contact pitcher on the mound."
Some of you may be aware of the fact that the pitcher on the mound was Santana and he led the American League with 265 strikeouts this season, striking out 30.1% of the batters he faced and getting nearly 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Sure enough, when Torre sent the runners on a 3-2 pitch, Santana got Williams to strike out on a changeup and Blanco threw Rodriguez out at third by 10 feet. The inning was over and the first of what turned out to be many threats was averted."
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)
xpost you know why - because he's OLD!!
― John (jdahlem), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 21:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 22:15 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)
Usually Jon Miller doesn't gush so embarassingly.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)
If I come back to find that the Yanqs have come back for a 10-3 win, I'll just puke.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:41 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:51 (twenty-one years ago)
Probably because he's a San Francisco resident and it's not that uncommon out here... ?
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 23:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:04 (twenty-one years ago)
For instance, the Padres have a (totally awesome) reliever named Akinori Otsuka from Japan. I imagine that the average US person would pronounce his last name "Ott Soo Ka". Kuiper says, "Oats Ka" which is a very Tokyo-accented way of saying it (Otsuka is from Chiba prefecture, not far from Tokyo). You might hear it pronounced "Oh Tsoo Ka" in the south, but I was impressed with Kuiper's accent. ^_^
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)
JOOST VISSER!!!
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)
C'mon Twinkies!
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:32 (twenty-one years ago)
Peach Cobbler was '95. I just shipped a box o' 50 of these to R1ck Br0wn a few months ago; yes, believe it or not I still have some in stock!
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:35 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:35 (twenty-one years ago)
Mattbot, Rivera pitched last night because Joe Torre didn't want to let a close game skate away in the hands of anyone else in the bullpen (rightfully so), so he went for the play that gave them the best chance to win. Translation: MIR is OTM.
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:39 (twenty-one years ago)
And he just coughed up the lead.
SUPER 3X XPOST!!!
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:41 (twenty-one years ago)
Still, performances like tonight's will give second guessers from Mattbot to Kruk plenty to work with.
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:46 (twenty-one years ago)
Double = big bounce that, of course, killed the Twin rally.
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:55 (twenty-one years ago)
(2x x-post)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 01:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:11 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:15 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:17 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:18 (twenty-one years ago)
(Jeter will GIDP, though.)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:19 (twenty-one years ago)
OTM. I could've seen this coming a mile away. Still, one of those double plays from last night could come in handy.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)
A-Rod up with 2 men on, 1 out...shpilke-time in Minny.
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)
Dan, you're a jinx - get off the thread, sexy.
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)
(Cue banjo-chase music)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)
(okay, I'm turning this off now before I blow a blood vessel)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― John (jdahlem), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― John (jdahlem), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)
Set 'em up, rack 'em up. Step forward and witness history repeating itself. This is what it feels like when momentum doesn't just shift, but arrives at your door, settles in on your couch and masturbates.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:33 (twenty-one years ago)
(if it is Twins-Red Sox ALCS then oh my fucking god the split loyalties)
(if it is Yankees-Angels then it's T-Wolves postseason watch)
Good analogy, Eric, since the Yankees ARE FUCKING JERKOFFS
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:35 (twenty-one years ago)
Guess my joke would have been funnier if I put the right Red Sox manager's name in it. Sub "Grady Little" and chuckle away...
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)
Am I being redundant, or am I really hoping that my words somehow sink into Gardenhire's thick impenetrable skull?
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)
(xposts)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)
i disagree, as there is at least a chance for a play at the plate, provided the ball actually gets to the plate.
― John (jdahlem), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:46 (twenty-one years ago)
I guess it doesn't really matter -- Jones made a shit throw, there was nothing on it (granted, he didn't have time to come in on the ball and had to throw it flatfooted) and even if it had been on-line, I doubt it would have made it to the plate in time.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:47 (twenty-one years ago)
(No, still not over it)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:47 (twenty-one years ago)
Last year didn't thrill me in the slightest.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:54 (twenty-one years ago)
'65? Meh.
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:57 (twenty-one years ago)
The '87/'91 divisionals were decent at best. I don't remember them too well, except that I think Joe Carter did something goofy/stupid in '91.
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)
Anyway, what a f'd up game. I just got back from watching it at a bar; what the fuck happened with that Minnesota 8th? Why did Gardenhire pinch-run WHEN THE COUNT WAS FULL? And why did he let Jason Kubel of all people -- he of the 60 MLB at-bats, 0-3 on the night -- go up against Rivera in that situation?? You just needed someone, ANYONE, to make some hard contact. I mean, when he went 0-2 before you could blink, you just KNEW he was going to K. And sure enough, that 3rd strike he swung at was as fugly as it gets.
Seriously THAT was the game right there. Where was Ford? Is this a pinch-hit for the DH thing? That just means you have to change pitchers, which they did anyway, right?
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Thursday, 7 October 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:17 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:37 (twenty-one years ago)
Hmmm... OTM!
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― LaTroy & Chacon Dance Party (mattbot), Thursday, 7 October 2004 03:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― John (jdahlem), Thursday, 7 October 2004 11:36 (twenty-one years ago)
What ELSE is on Gardy's ipod?
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 11:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 7 October 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)
A quick check proves me right - 5 IP against Toronto, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 R (0 earned). Still, he's not KEVIN BROWN, and in 7 of Silva's last 8 starts (against the likes of Cleveland, Texas, Anaheim, and some weaker competition), he's allowed 2 runs or less. However:
August 19 v. NYY - 5.0 IP | 9 H | 7 R (all earned) | 1 BB | 4 Ks (Twins lost 13-10)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 12:30 (twenty-one years ago)
What is it with managers -- like G.L. last year -- who fully expect a primo performer to do something in October HE HASN'T DONE ALL YEAR, EVEN ONCE? Pedro didn't perform well in 2003 after Pitch 115 (or whatev the # was), and I'm guessing Nathan didn't throw 53 pitches all year, right?? The wrong kind of machismo still leads to losing baseball.
Joe Morgan bottomed out last night. WTF he was trying to say about home runs and offense, I can't tell you and neither can he.
I took my Old Man Nap between the 6th and 11th (at least I was fresh to view the whole Red Sox game, and the underwhelming features on the From Here to Eternity DVD), so I missed all the pinch-run and Mo-blow machinations; I'll hafta read Gleeman later.
I was gonna ask if Blanco's light bat was the best Mauer-injury option the Twins had, but I see 41-year-old Pat Borders got in the game. Judas Priest!
150 posts, you kids are gonna go blind....
>I have to screen effing Taxi at that very time<
Who has a bigger career in front of him, Jimmy Fallon or Art Howe?
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 October 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 12:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 12:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)
You know what? Maybe not overpaying for a fan-favorite injury-prone pitcher that's on the decline & benefitted from a healthy amount of run support should be LAUDED as a good financially prudent decision and a good baseball decision instead of being DERIDED because the otherwise sound moves made by the Yankees (acquiring Vazquez & Leiber & Bad Bad Kevin Brown) backfired and, oh no, we are tied with the Twins and we cannot be bothered to blame the current product on the field for failing to live up to the long & storied tradition of Yankee excellence where have you gone Joe Girardi?
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)
And A-Rod didn't "come up clutch" last night, he had a fairly usual starring night for himself.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 October 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)
also, pardon the pedantry but it was technically not a hit. Jeter could very well be equally praised on his baserunning because he had to beat the throw after tagging on the lineout.
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Thursday, 7 October 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)
Ugh, Kubel! He's like 22 or 23.
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)
Hell, Luis Sojo sent Jeter, maybe HIS gruesome mug should be on mlb.com. If he had any call in the play, it would make him about 1-for-3 for the series -- wrong to send slow Posada against shallow Hunter in game one, wrong to hold up Matsui on a long throw from Stewart in game two.
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)
Jones' isn't Vlad in right, but he was at a loss w/ that ball. It seemed that it was hit too hard for him to get enough of a running jump for him to make a quality attempt on reaching home plate all by his lonesome. He essentially threw flat footed, and I imagine he tried to deliberately hit the cutoff man hoping that they'd have a better shot nailing the runner that way than w/ a momentumless JJ throwing a wobbly jart to home.
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)
(supposedly his career as a catcher is over)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)
Jeter says that he made the decision to go on his own.
"I was going no matter what," Jeter said. "I just told Sojo, 'I'm going to go on anything.' Sometimes you've got to force the guys to make plays." - NY Times
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― briania (briania), Thursday, 7 October 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)
Does N.Y. escape foretell of a Boston rematch?
Just when you think the Yankees are down and out, they are the most dangerous. Two outs from a 2-0 deficit in its best-of-five series with the Twins, New York suddenly struck. So, the Yankees are very much alive; could this mean a rematch with the Red Sox, who won again Wednesday, is in the cards?
I mean granted this is playing out eerily reminscent of last year, but the Twins pitching is improved and the Yanquis has worsened... But this whole media treatment: "The Yankees narrowly avoiding getting swept at home and are now going to one of the most noisiest home-'turf's in the league... Are they ready for Boston in the next round!"
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Thursday, 7 October 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)
The writer may be getting ahead of himself, but there has been talk about Boston and NY facing off in the playoffs again since Boone drove the dagger home last year.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 7 October 2004 18:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)
Sheehan on BP squarely says Jesse Crain should've relieved Nathan, and that Gardenhire has no problem playing young non-pitchers (Morneau, Kubel) ... ie, he's another slave of the Save Rule.
I like Jon Miller's meticulous pronunciations.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 October 2004 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)
Who looked worse: Mariano Rivera or Joe Nathan?
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:35 (twenty-one years ago)
Rivera has given up three hits in 2 1/3 innings.Nathan has only given up one hit in 3 1/3 innings.
Taking out pitches 33-53 of Nathan's performance (in which he walked 3 straight batters--one intentionally--after striking out C3P0lerud), all questionable management, I'd give the edge to Nathan. Unfortunately it's hard to forgive the management decision but I'll take Nathan even despite that.
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― maura (maura), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)
Haha. And I know it's not because there are two dozen Yankees fans all up in this bitch.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)
Damn playoffs.
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 7 October 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)
This is just silly. The Yankees had to work really fucking hard to win (and yes the Twins had to be really dumb to lose, but still) AT HOME last night.
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 7 October 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 October 2004 23:28 (twenty-one years ago)
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6485
I don't much care that he's a lifetime .219 batter ... an .886 OPS in 30 games this year? Where the hell's he been, giving Rivas Band-Aids?
There was a SportsCenter promo late in the Braves' game that asked "Jeter: best ever?" Please tell me the story asked if he was the best bi-racial shortstop ever. (Given the NY Times story today with "Jeter" and "Magic" in the headline, I s'pose not.)
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 October 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 8 October 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Friday, 8 October 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Friday, 8 October 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 8 October 2004 17:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Friday, 8 October 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 8 October 2004 18:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 8 October 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 8 October 2004 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 8 October 2004 23:41 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 8 October 2004 23:50 (twenty-one years ago)
meanwhile i'll be turning this off the second it gets tight because i just don't have the stomach for these things anymore
― John (jdahlem), Friday, 8 October 2004 23:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 9 October 2004 00:17 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 9 October 2004 00:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Saturday, 9 October 2004 01:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Saturday, 9 October 2004 01:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Saturday, 9 October 2004 01:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 01:27 (twenty-one years ago)
By the way, John Kerry was MASTERFUL tonight in the debate if you missed it. Bush was better than he was last week, but by the end of tonight's debate, I could have spouted off his talking points.
Anyway, time to check the line score and find out what went wrong for Minny.
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Saturday, 9 October 2004 01:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 9 October 2004 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 9 October 2004 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― William Crump (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 9 October 2004 02:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 9 October 2004 05:15 (twenty-one years ago)
After seeing Boston tonight, a small part of me doesn't mind if the Yankees win, since Boston looks so incredibly strong.
It's amazing that Torre has so little faith in his bullpen that he would bring Rivera into the game with a six run lead -- obviously he didn't want to give the MIN hitters one extra iota of confidence, or chip away at the confidence of his own guys.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 9 October 2004 06:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Saturday, 9 October 2004 06:26 (twenty-one years ago)
i wouldn't be so quick in assuming the yanks would play the sox any tighter than the twins would. ok, so logic is on your side, but i'm not optimistic.
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 11:33 (twenty-one years ago)
but seriously folks should santana be starting tonight's game?
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 11:59 (twenty-one years ago)
Yes, it's a "must-win" situation for the Twins and he's their best pitcher.
― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 9 October 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)
"is a matchup of santana on 3 days rest vs. vazquez, followed by a matchup of radke vs. mussina, better for us than a matchup of lohse vs. vazquez, followed by full-strength santana vs. mussina?"
and i'd say it is, because wow lohse has really sucked this year.
how's santana historically on 3 days rest? i think last year he got injured after 4 innings or thereabouts, and that might've been his only short-rest start.
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)
"No matter who advances, they will be playing the Red Sox in the ALCS starting Tuesday. By sweeping the Twins, the Red Sox can set their rotation up just as they want it, throwing Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez out on the road right away. This outcome hurts Minnesota more than it does the Yankees, as the Twins have a much more front-heavy rotation than New York. With Minnesota having to go five to win, Johan Santana can't pitch until Game Two at the very earliest, and Brad Radke can't pitch until Game Three, forcing the Twins to pitch Carlos Silva in the opener, and -- gulp -- Kyle "5.34 ERA" Lohse in Game Four.
If the Yankees prevail in five, they can start Jon Lieber in Game One -- not the ideal opponent for Schilling, but he did take a no-hitter into the seventh against Boston in a crucial game in September -- with Kevin Brown in Game Two and Mike Mussina in Game Three, needing to use Javier Vazquez only once in Game Four. Should the Yankees finish the series today, they'll be able to start Mussina in Game One. That rotation hardly negates Boston's starting two, but in a potential Game Seven the Yankees might have Mussina against Bronson Arroyo, though of course all the pitchers but Pedro and Brown will be available in the bullpen."
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)
if minnesota didn't pitch Santana and lost today, exactly how much regret would the mgmnt feel?
― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 9 October 2004 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)
For the Twins to get over the hump, they are going to have to score some runs and expose the Yanks gimpy starting pitching. They haven't been able to do this as of yet and it is the main reason they will probably lose this series.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Saturday, 9 October 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 9 October 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)
phantom tag?
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― bnw (bnw), Saturday, 9 October 2004 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)
Too late!
― William Crump (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 9 October 2004 23:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― John (jdahlem), Saturday, 9 October 2004 23:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― mattbot (mattbot), Saturday, 9 October 2004 23:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 9 October 2004 23:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 9 October 2004 23:44 (twenty-one years ago)
Yanks over Twins in 5Sox over Angels in 4Cardinals over Dodgers in 4Astros over Braves in 5
Sox over Yanks in 7 (and it will be stunning)Cardinals over Astros in 6
Cardinals over Sox in 5
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 9 October 2004 23:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Sunday, 10 October 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 10 October 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― John (jdahlem), Sunday, 10 October 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)
Just looking at the average age here, I'd say their chances are pretty good:
[position/name/age]
C Joe Mauer 211B Justin Morneau 232B Michael Cuddyer 25SS Luis Rivas 25 / Christian Guzman 263B Corey Koskie 31LF Lew Ford 28CF Torii Hunter 29RF Jacque Jones 29LF/DH Shannon Stewart 30DH Jason Kubel 22DH/C/1B Matt Lecroy 28
SP Johan Santana 25SP Brad Radke 31SP Carlos Silva 25SP Joe Mays 28LRP Grant Balfour 26LRP Kyle Lohse 26MRP Jesse Crain 23MRP JC Romero 28SU Juan Rincon 25CP Joe Nathan 29
― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 10 October 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)
2004-2005 Potential Free Agents
Koskie, Guzman and Radke are the only potential free agents worth mentioning.
― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 10 October 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)