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Started by jimmy olsen, January 04, 2012, 10:18:54 PM

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dps

#300
July 05, 2012, 01:17:55 PM
As bad as the Padres are, they might be doing San Diego fans a favor by keeping them off TV.

Syt

#301
July 08, 2012, 09:50:26 PM
The Pirates are 11 games over .500.  :cool:

But what the fuck is going on with Tim Lincecum? Blass desease?
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katmai

#302
July 08, 2012, 09:52:14 PM
It's weird in his starts he's doing well except for one inning he goes to shit.
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The Minsky Moment

#303
July 09, 2012, 01:37:33 PM
Linceum still has a 2-1  K/BB ratio this year (as oppposed to Blass whose ratio went to worse than 1-3).    He's been walking a bunch of guys but his walk ratio is no worse than that of Yu Darvish or his teammate Zito.  It's actually better than Volquez and Jimenez. 
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Valmy

#304
July 09, 2012, 02:28:14 PM
Why couldn't have Blass fallen apart in the 1971 World Series?  There is no justice.
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dps

#305
July 09, 2012, 06:31:09 PM
Quote from: katmai on July 08, 2012, 09:52:14 PM
It's weird in his starts he's doing well except for one inning he goes to shit.

I don't know if it's the cause of his problems, but apparantly the Giants made a change to his wind-up so that he would supposedly hide the ball better before his release point.  Even if that's not the problem, sounds like they should have taken an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it approach".

jimmy olsen

#306
July 11, 2012, 04:28:12 AM
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Eddie Teach

#307
July 11, 2012, 05:14:26 AM
Quote from: Syt on July 08, 2012, 09:50:26 PM
The Pirates are 11 games over .500.  :cool:

But what the fuck is going on with Tim Lincecum? Blass desease?

Orioles over 500 too. Not looking so good for my Cubs pick right now.
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derspiess

#308
July 11, 2012, 10:55:54 AM
Great game last night.  NL puts up a bunch of runs early and then shuts out the AL.  Tony La Russa's last game managing in a Cards uniform.  Lots of other Cards uniforms there as well.

And those dipshits Brandon Philips & Johnny Cueto had to watch the game from home.
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Valmy

#309
July 11, 2012, 01:40:40 PM
Really disastrous result for the Rangers last night.  Just their luck to have their Dynasty just when the NL starts to take over the All-Star game.
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Sophie Scholl

#310
July 11, 2012, 07:50:34 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 11, 2012, 10:55:54 AM
Great game last night.  NL puts up a bunch of runs early and then shuts out the AL.  Tony La Russa's last game managing in a Cards uniform.  Lots of other Cards uniforms there as well.

And those dipshits Brandon Philips & Johnny Cueto had to watch the game from home.
Seriously?  I thought it was terrible.  It was basically over after the first half of an inning.  It just seemed to drag on at that point.
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MadBurgerMaker

#311
July 11, 2012, 08:10:48 PM Last Edit: July 11, 2012, 08:23:01 PM by MadBurgerMaker
Yeah, the game was pretty bad imo.  There wasn't a bunch of cool shit going on that might make it fun to watch despite being a blowout, just Verlander walking some dudes and giving up some hits and a home run a couple innings later. 

E:  And yeah, bad news for the Rangers or whoever comes out of the AL.  I still find it hilariously dumb that a game like this decides something as important as home field advantage during the World Series.  Oh noes!  A tie in an exhibition game!

While it's probably better than the strange alternating...thing...they had going on before this, it's hugely inferior to just using regular season records.

dps

#312
July 11, 2012, 08:27:53 PM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on July 11, 2012, 08:10:48 PM
Yeah, the game was pretty bad imo.  There wasn't a bunch of cool shit going on that might make it fun to watch despite being a blowout, just Verlander walking some dudes and giving up some hits and a home run a couple innings later. 

E:  And yeah, bad news for the Rangers or whoever comes out of the AL.  I still find it hilariously dumb that a game like this decides something as important as home field advantage during the World Series.  Oh noes!  A tie in an exhibition game!

While it's probably better than the strange alternating...thing...they had going on before this, it's hugely inferior to just using regular season records.

Yeah, the alternating home field advantage thing made absolutely no sense.  This at least makes some sense, but much, much less that just going with regular season records.  Heck, a coin toss to determine home field advantage makes more sense than the old system, and about as much as using the All-Star game.

derspiess

#313
July 11, 2012, 10:34:57 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on July 11, 2012, 07:50:34 PM
Seriously?  I thought it was terrible. 

Yes, seriously.  The NL won in a blowout.  I got so sick of the NL losing all those years, so it's nice to see them put together an actual streak of three consecutive wins. 

QuoteIt was basically over after the first half of an inning.  It just seemed to drag on at that point.

The first inning was awesome enough to cover the rest of the game, and I think it actually went pretty quickly after the first couple of innings.  And the NL won big.  Great game for me.
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jimmy olsen

#314
July 17, 2012, 03:47:26 AM
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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