2013 ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox

Buddy Biancalana

Phil Linz and his harmonica.

Mike Kekich and Mike Kekich's best friend's wife.

pete rose

Mario Mendoza

legends of umpiring

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"(Kulpa's) single worst call might have come at the single worst possible time for the Tigers. Which doesn't really mean anything, except that baseball will drive you crazy."

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/10/16/4843104/alcs-game3-peralta-bad-call-one-run-games-red-sox-tigers

clearly the tigers haven't been paying their tribute to the umpires guild these past few years

mea kulpa

Huh!

Hunter 9
Cabrera 5
Fielder 3
Martinez DH
Peralta 7
Avila 2
Infante 4
Jackson 8
Iglesias 6

Harold Reynolds not gonna like that

interesting

can't believe the best hitter is batting second, a spot reserved for a speedy player who can lay down a bunt

Friend who's been nonstop complaining about Jackson saw the lineup and said he hates it because it is an obvious panic move.

IS LEYLAND JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND WATCH THE SEASON SLIP AWAY OR IS HE...WHAT THE FUCK? NOW he's doing something?! Don't like it. They had so much success during the season and this sudden, drastic move is pure panic. Spineless.

IF LEYLAND ACTUALLY GAVE A SHIT ABOUT HIS OFFENSE REFUSING TO SHOW UP HE'D DH MIGGY, PUT V-MART IN LEFT, PERALTA AT 2ND, INFANTE AT SHORT, CALL UP CASTELLANOS FOR THE BENCH, AND HAVE QBERRY AVAILABLE TO RUN -- OH THAT'S RIGHT, QBERRY IS ON THE RED SOX BECAUSE DUMBROWSKI DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE TALENT. ENJOY YOUR WINTER, BOYS. GOD.

(Obviously the fans are bugging me more than the players and manager.)

Are those quotes from your friend, or is that you, Andy?

Caps stuff: exaggerations of stuff I've seen/heard.

Iglesias not available tonight as a pinch-hitter

I think by definition calling a player who is not HOF-caliber a "legend" is exaggerated.

― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:44 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

is this about ortiz? u kno he's probably gonna get into the HOF bc of "legend" rite. also probably having 500 home runs.

detroit deserves to lose for having that tunnel right behind home plate what a dreadful decision

Cabrera batting second is so funny. Bunts, hit-and-run, anything could happen. (Batting order mostly proven to be not as important as believed anyway.)

Yikes

swinging on 1st pitch right after guy walks in a run on 4 pitches. CHRIST, DOES ANYONE TEACH ANYMORE???

. also probably having 500 home runs.

lol, chickenfeed these days

i can't believ fox is running features on the beards of each red sox

cant ya?

that's some good fistin'

morelike jake pervy

seeing the sox stroke their finely groomed beards in HD is what the fall classic is all about xp

haha what's up with peavy's water bottle

lol

what the hell is shaved into workman's head

shouldn't Miggy get one in the ribs next time for stealing w/ a 7-0 lead?

(if he has ribs)

workman must have a hell of a tell

ortiz gonna hit a double grand slam in a min

xander has a really cool name!

I saw him in the Futures game at Citi Field in July

(thrown out stealing)

There's your Phil Coke, analysts.

xander has a really cool name!

― 乒乓, Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:19 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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fucking hell, leyland and his parade of pitchers and the accompanying extra long commercial breaks can all go fuck themselves

Talkin' beards, golf, football, birthday cake.

Nice try, Shane.

Is Bogaerts paying tribute to White Sox-era Fisk with that number?

Here comes the weird shit.

McCarver says all slow-motion replays of check swings look like strikes...pauses to watch slow-motion replay of check swing...concludes yes, based on slow-motion replay, that was definitely a strike.

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"Out!"

welcome to the neighborhood

Funny "Hey Bill" that I'm sure will drive Morbius crazy. (James may have a slight bias here...And for what it's worth, I've never once thought of Ortiz in this way; I think of him more in terms of Orlando Cepeda or Tony Perez.)

Hey Bill, did you ever think of David Ortiz as the new Babe Ruth? By that I mean if Ruth had been born in 1975 rather than 1895, he'd have not just Ortiz' statistics but his demeanor, his build, his stature on the team...Once that idea came into my mind, I can't look at David Ortiz and not see Babe Ruth. Do you think that's a fair comparison?
Asked by: TJNawrocki

Answered: 10/17/2013
Honestly, I do the exact same thing. I think of Ortiz as a modern Babe Ruth literally every day; I'm kind of shocked that you asked. It started for me one time about 2006 when David stopped in our office...which players do not do very often...and was wearing a leather hat. I don't know the name of the hat style, but it was very much like a hat that I have seen pictures of Ruth wearing, out of uniform. I thought then that this man has a lot of Babe Ruth in him, and...as you point out...once you start thinking that way, it fits like a glove, so things happen constantly to re-inforce that way of thinking about him.

I can't deny the guy has tons of personality and larger-than-life persona, and that he has hit characteristically well in the numerous postseasons he's appeared in. (Babe Ruth had some qualities I hope Ortiz hasn't emulated.)

Why he should go in the HOF when Edgar Martinez hasn't come within shouting distance, I don't know.

It started for me one time about 2006 when David stopped in our office and was wearing a leather hat. I don't know the name of the hat style

lmao

guys the hall of fame is stupid, lets talk leather hats