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The Cubs also won their fourth in a row. Starlin Castro hit a homerun. Matt Garza pitched really well. But that hardly seems as important as a nursery rhyme reference that has little to nothing to do with the game.
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…when he bats the ball he grounds out.
G-I-D-P is what it’s all about.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Wow, Elvis Andrus has 21 errors now.
ACTQuote Reply
By the way, it’s spelled “Derrek.”
ACTQuote Reply
I noticed your top nav bar color changed. It’s pretty nice.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeird…looks like the interface has been redesigned.
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[quote name=ACT]By the way, it’s spelled “Derrek.”[/quote]
Derp.
Aisle424Quote Reply
That ought to re-discredit the blog again for awhile.
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(dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
Fancy new interface. It’s like commenting while driving a Cadillac!
binkyQuote Reply
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=17600597
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
SF needed Goodwin. They could really use some DL depth like Shaun Ellis.
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Awesome (dying laughing). Love the wolf on his helmet.
Also, does any manager get ejected for weaker shit than Quade? I don’t think I’ve ever really seen him get ejected on a Pinella style tirade. The most arguing I saw him do was when the game got called due to rain, but then he was only mad because he didn’t have a chance to make the game a wussout.
WaLiQuote Reply
In his defense, Davidson called a terrible game.
binkyQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
http://www.markbymarkzuckerberg.com/
MishQuote Reply
Mark Cuban stole my credit cards and tried to buy the Texas Rangers.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Jerry Buss accused me of raping him and Kobe Bryant at JonBenet Ramsey’s house.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Calcaterra on Davidson’s shenanigans last night
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/04/bob-davidson-is-a-disgrace/
MishQuote Reply
Aldon Smith ——–> 99
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/04/virginia-tech-gun-suspect_n_918128.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
wtf?
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Supposedly the alert has been recalled. My guess is they are pretty sensitive to someone looking like they may possibly have a gun.
Aisle424Quote Reply
That’s scary shit.
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/04/virginia-tech-gun-suspect_n_918128.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
wtf?[/quote]
I’m going to take a wait-and-see approach.
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[quote name=Mish]I’m going to take a wait-and-see approach.[/quote]It doesn’t make sense that someone would be there. School isn’t even in session, right?
WaLiQuote Reply
I would imagine there are a few people there. There is always something going on on a college campus. Summer classes, conferences using the facilities, recruiting activities…
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]I would imagine there are a few people there. There is always something going on on a college campus. Summer classes, conferences using the facilities, recruiting activities…[/quote]
Gangbangs.
MishQuote Reply
Big Ten ———–> 9 game conference schedule in 2017
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Big Ten ———–> 9 game conference schedule in 2017[/quote]I don’t like that 3 teams in each division have will have 5 home games and the over 3 have 4 home games. There’s no reason to pay shitty teams to come play at home, but that’s still going to happen. Should have been 5 home games for one division and 4 for the other and then the other way around the next season.
mb22Quote Reply
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Not surprised Iowa missed, but nice to see they got some votes at least.
I really have no idea what to expect from them this season.
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[quote name=mb22]I don’t like that 3 teams in each division have will have 5 home games and the over 3 have 4 home games. There’s no reason to pay shitty teams to come play at home, but that’s still going to happen. Should have been 5 home games for one division and 4 for the other and then the other way around the next season.[/quote]
Do they have any kind of revenue sharing agreement in the B10? That could go a long way towards helping with the economic aspect of being shorted a home game.
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[quote name=The Wreckard]Not surprised Iowa missed, but nice to see they got some votes at least.
I really have no idea what to expect from them this season.[/quote]Corn
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Do they have any kind of revenue sharing agreement in the B10? That could go a long way towards helping with the economic aspect of being shorted a home game.[/quote]Yeah, I can’t remember the specific of how revenue from games, concessions and what not are divided, but it is shared. I want to say that the home team keeps 80% of that while 20% goes to the visiting team. TV revenue is split evenly. Nebraska doesn’t get a full share yet, but will before long. I think PSU went 5 or 6 years before they got a full share so I expect NE goes that long, too.
mb22Quote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm[/quote]Surprised my alma mater UCF received votes. I don’t think FSU will finish in the top 10 either.
WaLiQuote Reply
Huh – I didn’t realize that due to about 70 more PAs and positional adjustment, Dustin Pedroia has almost caught up to Bautista in fWAR.
MishQuote Reply
Blast from the past
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[quote name=The Wreckard]Not surprised Iowa missed, but nice to see they got some votes at least.
I really have no idea what to expect from them this season.[/quote]They have a relatively easy schedule so 8-4 is what a lot of fans are thinking. I’m leaning toward 7-5 because I think it’s going to be a lot more difficult than some do to replace Stanzi’s production. On the other hand, Vandenberg has a much better arm so Iowa could utilize what speed they do have better than they could with Stanzi. Coker is legit. The offensive line is returning and is damn good. Iowa has always had their best teams when they have an experienced offensive line. Their defense lost some players, but it’s a Norm Parker defense so I’m not too worried about that.
I think the difference for Iowa between 6-6 and even 10-2 is going to be special teams and last year they were just awful. I know Ferentz has stressed it more than he has in the past and usually when he does that we see improvement.
Iowa plays a schedule in which they could win every game. They could also go 6-6. If Vandenberg settles in early and he should be able to do that with Coker in the backfield, I think Iowa has pretty good team.
I wouldn’t rank them right now because of how much they lost, but they have the talent.
I don’t think any team comes close to Wisconsin this year.
mb22Quote Reply
reverse standings are updated
mb22Quote Reply
[quote name=mb22]reverse standings are updated[/quote]Fucking Cubs. What are they thinking winning 4 in a row?
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm[/quote][quote name=WaLi]Surprised my alma mater UCF received votes. I don’t think FSU will finish in the top 10 either.[/quote]
I respectfully disagree.
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I respectfully disagree.[/quote]Sorry but this is the only good thing FSU ever produced, and only because she made Brett Favre look stupid.
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=mb22]
I don’t think any team comes close to Wisconsin this year.[/quote]
I think UW has the best chance of winning the B10 but I don’t think they’re very separated from the rest of the pack. They’re going to miss Watt a ton. Having a new QB is nice but UW has had shitty receivers ever since Lee Evans left.
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[quote name=Berselius]I think UW has the best chance of winning the B10 but I don’t think they’re very separated from the rest of the pack. They’re going to miss Watt a ton. Having a new QB is nice but UW has had shitty receivers ever since Lee Evans left.[/quote]I think UW could win the Big Ten with me as their quarterback. That offensive line is absurd. (dying laughing)
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[quote name=WaLi]Sorry but this is the only good thing FSU ever produced, and only because she made Brett Favre look stupid.
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Meh. I’ll take it over UCF…
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I think it’s UW vs. Nebraska in the B10 Championship. I think Iowa has a shot to get there, but they’d need everything to go their way. They have the schedule to do it, but I wouldn’t count on it.
I’m glad Iowa gets UW back in 2017 or I presume they will anyway.
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[quote name=mb22]I think it’s UW vs. Nebraska in the B10 Championship. I think Iowa has a shot to get there, but they’d need everything to go their way. They have the schedule to do it, but I wouldn’t count on it.
I’m glad Iowa gets UW back in 2017 or I presume they will anyway.[/quote]
Even with their mountain of NCAA issues I never count out Ohio State. Even when they had a shitty year they always seemed to get a share of the title (dying laughing).
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[quote name=Xoomwaffle]Meh. I’ll take it over UCF…[/quote]pfft. UCF ranked 9 in Playboy’s top 10.
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=WaLi]pfft. UCF ranked 9 in Playboy’s top 10.[/quote]
I think there is one thing we can agree on, fuck the Gators.
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]I think there is one thing we can agree on, fuck the Gators.[/quote]Actually….
I’m a Gator/SEC fan
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=WaLi]Actually….
I’m a Gator/SEC fan[/quote]
Awww… BOOOO!
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Even with their mountain of NCAA issues I never count out OU. Even when they had a shitty year they always seemed to get a share of the title (dying laughing).[/quote].
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[quote name=WaLi]I’m a Gator/SEC fan[/quote]
Then maybe you can explain why people are fans of a conference.
Fuck the rest of the Big 12-2.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Apparently the main storyline of next season of Dexter will be intertwined with a “Dan Brown inspired tale”
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Apparently the main storyline of next season of Dexter will be intertwined with a “Dan Brown inspired tale”[/quote]shark——->jumped
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[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]shark——->jumped[/quote]
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Quick, I need some ammo to make fun of the Florida Gators.
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KG
Brett Jackson, OF, Cubs (Triple-A Iowa): 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB. .268/.384/.521 line should get him a September call-up, but only one outfield job is open in 2012 due to Soriano and Byrd contracts.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]Quick, I need some ammo to make fun of the Florida Gators.[/quote]Umm… their savior Tebow was home schooled and was allowed to play for my high school somehow.
They are from Gainesville where jorts (jean shorts) are promoted.
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]Then maybe you can explain why people are fans of a conference.
Fuck the rest of the Big 12-2.[/quote]Well my order of college teams are UCF > Gators > Illini > Miami (due to wife) > SEC > Big 10 > Anyone playing USC, FSU, or OSU
Doesn’t your school get money if someone from your conference wins?
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[quote name=WaLi]Umm… their savior Tebow was home schooled and was allowed to play for my high school somehow.
They are from Gainesville where jorts (jean shorts) are promoted.
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How can I edit this?
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]Quick, I need some ammo to make fun of the Florida Gators.[/quote]
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]How can I edit this?
I think your contrast is off in the edit
Snyds01Quote Reply
[quote name=Snyds01]I think your contrast is off in the edit[/quote]
Racist.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Gamecocks #12.. We should most likely be #1
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http://www.athlonsports.com/columns/saturday-takeaway/ranking-secs-top-40-players-2011
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[/quote]I’m glad he clarified that was press… otherwise…
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[quote name=Mish]KG
Brett Jackson, OF, Cubs (Triple-A Iowa): 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB. .268/.384/.521 line should get him a September call-up, but only one outfield job is open in 2012 due to Soriano and Byrd contracts.[/quote]Those guys are untouchable. You can’t just go touching them. Un. Touchable.
binkyQuote Reply
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/
Interestingly enough, the simulation sees the Cubs as slightly better than the Pirates (in terms of projected win %). In any case, the Bucs are essentially finished as contenders (not that they ever had much of a chance).
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[quote name=Snyds01].[/quote]
False.
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[quote name=ACT]http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/
Interestingly enough, the simulation sees the Cubs as slightly better than the Pirates (in terms of projected win %). In any case, the Bucs are essentially finished as contenders (not that they ever had much of a chance).[/quote]
Poor Pirates aren’t even over .500 anymore. They haven’t been over .500 since 1992. Funny enough, they finished 2nd in the division in 1997 with a 79-83 record (dying laughing). Comedy Central indeed.
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My prayers have been answered.
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[quote name=Rice Cube]My prayers have been answered.[/quote]http://www.asianbleph.com/
(dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]KG
Brett Jackson, OF, Cubs (Triple-A Iowa): 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB. .268/.384/.521 line should get him a September call-up, but only one outfield job is open in 2012 due to Soriano and Byrd contracts.[/quote]how many outfield spots does he think Brett Jackson takes up? (dying laughing)
mb22Quote Reply
[quote name=WaLi]Poor Pirates aren’t even over .500 anymore. They haven’t been over .500 since 1992. Funny enough, they finished 2nd in the division in 1997 with a 79-83 record (dying laughing). Comedy Central indeed.[/quote]The irony is that Pirates fans are feeling more let down this year than they were a year ago when they lost over 100 games.
ACTQuote Reply
[quote name=mb22]how many outfield spots does he think Brett Jackson takes up? (dying laughing)[/quote]
(dying laughing)
One spot is reserved for the money owed Carlos Silva.
MishQuote Reply
This Toronto-Tampa game is never going to end.
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[quote name=mb22]how many outfield spots does he think Brett Jackson takes up? (dying laughing)[/quote]MB,
Brett has a high OBP but carries a high K% as well, right? This gives you concerns about being a “superstar” in the majors?
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=mb22]how many outfield spots does he think Brett Jackson takes up? (dying laughing)[/quote]
Now I’m not saying Bert Jackson is fat, but…
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish](dying laughing)
One spot is reserved for the money owed Carlos Silva.[/quote](dying laughing) I don’t get what KG is even saying. There’s only a spot open, which makes it tough to bring one guy up to play in that one spot. Did he even think about what he wrote?
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[quote name=WaLi]MB,
Brett has a high OBP but carries a high K% as well, right? This gives you concerns about being a “superstar” in the majors?[/quote]
I think superstar is unlikely even if he reduces his k-rate. I think he can and will be a very good good player regardless of the k’s. I do think the k’s are a concern as he’s going to have to have a high babip to have a good OBP even with his excellent discipline. I think Jackson will be a valuable player.
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[quote name=mb22](dying laughing) I don’t get what KG is even saying. There’s only a spot open, which makes it tough to bring one guy up to play in that one spot. Did he even think about what he wrote?[/quote]
I have no idea. Maybe he’s assuming Colvin takes another spot, but his comment wouldn’t indicate that he is thinking like that.
MishQuote Reply
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/defensive-independent-hitting-or-shh/
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]I have no idea. Maybe he’s assuming Colvin takes another spot, but his comment wouldn’t indicate that he is thinking like that.[/quote]Tyler Colvin isn’t going to hold Brett Jackson back. If the Cubs bring Jackson up in September I hope they play him 4 or 5 times per week.
mb22Quote Reply
A Molina brother just hit a triple.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Why include strikeouts when they’re as valuable as any other out? You could substitute K’s in that formula for ground outs and get similar results.
mb22Quote Reply
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Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
49ers trying to dump Taylor Mays
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[quote name=mb22]Why include strikeouts when they’re as valuable as any other out? You could substitute K’s in that formula for ground outs and get similar results.[/quote]Why are Ks just as valuable? What about sac fly outs? Or am I looking at what you are saying wrong?
MuckerQuote Reply
word on the street is 49ers are going to dump Taylor Mays
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=WaLi]word on the street is 49ers are going to dump Taylor Mays[/quote]
i’ve heard the 49ers want to dump Taylor Mays
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[quote name=Muckey]Why are Ks just as valuable? What about sac fly outs? Or am I looking at what you are saying wrong?[/quote]The cost of an out is the cost of an out. In some situations a strikeout is better in terms of run expectancy (runner on 1st or 1st and 2nd and less than 2 outs) and other times a strikeout is worse than another type of out (runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs). If you have a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs your run expectancy is already 1 run or higher.
mb22Quote Reply
There’s a rumorI have a source that says SF might be trying to dump Taylor Mays.Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Robinson Chirinos —> tied the game
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I just got an email asking if i would offer anything of value for Taylor Mays
Snyds01Quote Reply
Taylor Mays was a Top 5 pick his junior year if he came out. What’s his deal? Underachiever?
MuckerQuote Reply
[quote name=mb22]The cost of an out is the cost of an out. In some situations a strikeout is better in terms of run expectancy (runner on 1st or 1st and 2nd and less than 2 outs) and other times a strikeout is worse than another type of out (runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs). If you have a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs your run expectancy is already 1 run or higher.[/quote]I was coagulating that thought in my head but couldn’t type it on the keyboard. But that’s what I was thinking.
MuckerQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/unobstructed-views/general/sf-dumping-mays-maybe.html
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Muckey]Taylor Mays was a Top 5 pick his junior year if he came out. What’s his deal? Underachiever?[/quote]faget. And SF does not like fagets.
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=Muckey]Taylor Mays was a Top 5 pick his junior year if he came out. What’s his deal? Underachiever?[/quote]
He’s what NFL scouts call a “faget.”
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[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]
There’s a rumorI have a source that says SF might be trying to dump Taylor Mays.[/quote]What’s your source’s name?WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]He’s what NFL scouts call a “faget.”[/quote]Faget? Is that an acronym? Or does he truly enjoy twink butt sex?
MuckerQuote Reply
Wow at the Jays/Rays game. Jays score in top of tenth; Rays answer. Jays score twice in top of 11th; Rays answer. I’d like to see this pattern extend at least until the 12th.
ACTQuote Reply
(dying laughing) @ TOR v TB
3-3 going into extras, 4-4 after 10, 6-6 after 11
WaLiQuote Reply
A lot of Deja Vu here lately.
WaLiQuote Reply
It’s like Deja Vu all over again.
ACTQuote Reply
There’s been a lot of unoriginality today. Lots of repeating pieces of shits flooding the thread.
MuckerQuote Reply
[quote name=Muckey]I truly enjoy twink butt sex[/quote]
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Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
remember if the 49ers announce that Mays is the starter tomorrow it doesnt mean my source was wrong at the time.
dylanjQuote Reply
I wonder if SF is trying to dump Taylor Mays.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
I’m excited to be living in Decatur. Great bands such as Fastball, Tiffany, and Digital Underground are coming to town this weekend (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]remember if the 49ers announce that Mays is the starter tomorrow it doesnt mean my source was wrong at the time.[/quote]
Yet you will contine to mock anyone else’s sources.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]I truly enjoy twink butt sex[/quote]I could say something…….but I won’t.
MuckerQuote Reply
I want this comment to have the most -faget points of any in this thread.
So it will have the most -faget points or the most +faget points. Or neither.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Muckey]I could say something…….but I won’t.[/quote]
You did: http://obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/ov-pic-of-the-day-derrick-lee-is-a-little-teapot.html#comment-41436
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/defensive-independent-hitting-or-shh/[/quote]I guess the question is whether it has actual predictive value in terms of what a hitter will produce over a season or doesn’t it. A stat can be good in theory but not really work in real life.
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MishQuote Reply
The Rays just pulled off a dramatic 13-inning victory. I’d say their fans must be excited, but I think both of them had already left the game by then.
ACTQuote Reply
[quote name=ACT]The Rays just pulled off a dramatic 13-inning victory. I’d say their fans must be excited, but I think both of them had already left the game by then.[/quote]I’m right here, jerkstore.
MishQuote Reply
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They have to conserve energy so they can flip off eager cameramen.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
Robinson Chirinos —-> hero
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Robinson Chirinos —-> hero[/quote]
MishQuote Reply
DRaysBay concoction? That’s pretty good.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
It is.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]DRaysBay concoction? That’s pretty good.[/quote][quote name=Mish]It is.[/quote]
With conversation as simulating as this one, it’s a surprise this place isn’t overrun with readers.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]With conversation as simulating as this one, it’s a surprise this place isn’t overrun with readers.[/quote]
I heard the 49ers were thinking of dumping Taylor Mays.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I heard the 49ers were thinking of dumping Taylor Mays.[/quote]
It is.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]It is.[/quote]With conversation as simulating as this one, it’s a surprise this place isn’t overrun with readers.
mb22Quote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]It is.[/quote]
It is?
Aisle424Quote Reply
How many games do you suppose the Cubs would have to win in a row to get interesting again?
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=mb22]With conversation as simulating as this one, it’s a surprise this place isn’t overrun with readers.[/quote]Instead of leaving, we’re staying in droves
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]How many games do you suppose the Cubs would have to win in a row to get interesting again?[/quote]
If the Cubs win 20 in a row and everyone else in the division plays .500 baseball they’d only be 4.5 games back!
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=mb22]With conversation as simulating as this one, it’s a surprise this place isn’t overrun with readers.[/quote]
It is.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]It is?[/quote]
It’s it.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]How many games do you suppose the Cubs would have to win in a row to get interesting again?[/quote]
All of them.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
I’d say if the Cubs win another 6 in a row they’d get interesting. not in terms of being in contention, but because it’s 10-game winning streak. On the other hand, they’d also be interesting if they lost the next 10. (dying laughing)
mb22Quote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]All of them.[/quote]
Correct.
Of course they could win all of them and still potentially miss the playoffs, which would be just their luck to not only fall short but also screw themselves out of a top 5-10 pick (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Yadi ——-> 5 game suspension
BerseliusQuote Reply
If the Cubs win 20 in a row, which takes them to August 21, they would be 60-67.
I have Milwaukee going 9-7. STL 8-8, PIT 6-10, and CIN 6-10 in that same stretch.
So here would be the standings:
MIL 71-57
STL 66-61, 4.5 GB
CUBS! 62-65, 8.5 GB
PITT 60-65, 9.5 GB
CIN 60-67, 10.5 GB
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
They’d still be completely screwed.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]Yadi ——-> 5 game suspension[/quote]Nothing for LaRussa for admitting he ordered Motte to throw at Braun?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Desmond Jennings is a beast. That is all.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Nothing for LaRussa for admitting he ordered Motte to throw at Braun?[/quote]How about a public execution? Seems a little extreme, but I feel sometimes exceptions are warranted.
binkyQuote Reply
[quote name=josh]How about a public execution? Seems a little extreme, but I feel sometimes exceptions are warranted.[/quote]
There was an execution meme around these parts but I totally forgot how it was worded.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]There was an execution meme around these parts but I totally forgot how it was worded.[/quote]
I’m all for reminding you about our memes, but you should be executed for not remembering.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=josh]How about a public execution? Seems a little extreme, but I feel sometimes exceptions are warranted.[/quote]Highly commendable.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]I’m all for reminding you about our memes, but you should be executed for not remembering.[/quote]
No dinner for RC. Especially not after the execution.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]No last meal for RC.[/quote]
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BerseliusQuote Reply
Donte Whitner—-> SF
dylanjQuote Reply
Derrek Lee is taking the day off thanks to that pitch Marmol threw at him.
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[quote name=ACT]Derrek Lee is taking the day off thanks to that pitch Marmol threw at him.[/quote]Tony LaRussa has ordered Jason Motte to throw at Derrek Lee for showing weakness.
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Lineup
Castro
Barney
Rodrigo
Peenya
Byrd
Dewitt (LF)
Geo
Colvin
Lopez
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[quote name=Berselius]Lineup
Castro
Barney
Rodrigo
Peenya
Byrd
Dewitt (LF)
Geo
Colvin
Lopez[/quote]
The epic struggle of man vs. gravity continues…
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[quote name=ACT]Derrek Lee is taking the day off thanks to Mike Quade telling Clint Hurdle that he told Lee last year that he’d have an off day on August 4, 2011.[/quote].
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That is some forward thinking.
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[quote name=Rice Cube]That is some forward thinking.[/quote]Hey, guys that play IF in OF are outside-the-box thinkers.
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[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Hey, guys that play IF in OF are outside-the-box thinkers.[/quote]
Understanding the defensive spectrum FTW!
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Quade says Soto will get a day off tomorrow, and Campana might be relieving Byrd.
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Also, Marshall is unavailable today, as he’s pitched in 5 of the last 6 games.
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braylon edwards—-> SF
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that’s a loud wall (dying laughing)
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[quote name=dylanj]braylon edwards—-> SF[/quote]
I hope you’re looking forward to leading the league in dropped passes (dying laughing)
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I just noticed the Macbook has a speech function where if you highlight text and click speech, it will say it for you. Hearing (dying laughing) made me (dying laughing)
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[quote name=ACT]Quade says Soto will get a day off tomorrow, and Campana might be relieving Byrd, because Tyler Colvin was brought up to play everyday.[/quote]
/fixed for mendacity
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[quote name=mb21]I just noticed the Macbook has a speech function where if you highlight text and click speech, it will say it for you. Hearing (dying laughing) made me (dying laughing)[/quote](dying laughing)
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[quote name=Berselius]I hope you’re looking forward to leading the league in dropped passes (dying laughing)[/quote]
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[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder](dying laughing)[/quote]It’s especially funny because it’s this computerized voice. There’s no emotion. I’m pretty sure even a person who had an animated voice couldn’t make (dying laughing) sound funny out loud, but it’s ridiculous when you hear it from a computerized voice.
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It appears the Cubs won’t be shut out today.
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1 yr/$3.5 mil for Edwards from SF. That’s a really good deal if he comes good.
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Remember when Brandon Wood was gonna be a star, but then couldn’t stop swinging at pitches?
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Yeah and he didn’t strikeout as much as Jackson does though he also didn’t walk as much as Jackson does.
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[quote name=mb21]Yeah and he didn’t strikeout as much as Jackson does though he also didn’t walk as much as Jackson does.[/quote]Wood’s game was also much more power-dependent, and that hasn’t really translated. Has there ever been a player with Jackson’s skill set and similar K/BB numbers? Corey Patterson? Granderson?
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The Cubs are going to win five in a row. They need another 20 wins after that to become relevant again.
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Blake DeWitt (dying laughing)
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[quote name=Rice Cube]Blake DeWitt has just secured himself a week’s-worth of starts. (dying laughing)[/quote]
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[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Wood’s game was also much more power-dependent, and that hasn’t really translated. Has there ever been a player with Jackson’s skill set and similar K/BB numbers? Corey Patterson? Granderson?[/quote]I’m sure there have been several. Granderson is actually an interesting comp. From what little I’ve looked into comps, he’s a pretty good one.
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I look away for a second and suddenly the bases are loaded. Cubs baseball is so reliable (dying laughing)
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Lopez still hasn’t got a strikeout.
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Lopez is so worthless.
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(dying laughing)
It’s a way of life.
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Just wait until Ramon Ortiz enters this game.
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[quote name=ACT]Just wait until Ramon Ortiz enters this game.[/quote]
I’m not worried – the Cubs also have John Grabow to keep this lead close.
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[quote name=ACT]Lopez is so worthless.[/quote]
These guys just don’t want to see the DH take away their way of life, eh?
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That inning was almost worse than it was.
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This Cubs team is the kicking to the groin that keeps on kicking.
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Holy crap. This team puts the “shitty” in “bad.”
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So they’re not going to win 20 in a row? 424 got my hopes up for nothing. Bastard!
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[quote name=mb21]So they’re not going to win 20 in a row? 424 got my hopes up for nothing. Bastard![/quote]
You gotta believe, mbey. This team is soaring like the Hindenburg,
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[quote name=Berselius]You gotta believe, mbey. This team is soaring like the Hindenburg,[/quote]It’s Gonna Happen.
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[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]It’s Gonna Happen.[/quote]
Someone wanna caption this bad boy?
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If Colvin [chump edit] was a dog, we’d be marching him to the lake with a cinder block tied to his neck.
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Hey, has anyone heard any news about Taylor Mays?
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Cubs on the verge of fucking up this loss.
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Is there a gallery of pix where one can find the bunt signal?
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[quote name=Rice Cube]Cubs on the verge of fucking up this loss.[/quote]I won’t lie. I would really like a 4-game sweep/5-win streak. Even if it is against the Pirates.
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It’s like the Pirates are afraid of winning.
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The Pirates just aren’t good. Their “contention” was just a mirage.
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[quote name=ACT]The Pirates just aren’t good. Their “contention” was just a mirage.[/quote]
Could have said that for the Cubs before the season, hehe.
Gotta love those walks.
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Pena with the RBI BB!
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[quote name=Rice Cube]Could have said that for the Cubs before the season, hehe.
[/quote]Except that nobody seriously thought the Cubs were contenders. Then again, the same might be true of the Pirates, even when they were in first.
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[quote name=ACT]Except that nobody seriously thought the Cubs were contenders. Then again, the same might be true of the Pirates, even when they were in first.[/quote]
Hard to say with this division. Probably either the Brewers or Cardinals win it, but it would’ve been nice to see Pittsburgh be the dark horse.
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BJax —> game-tying homer
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[quote name=Rice Cube]Is there a gallery of pix where one can find the bunt signal?[/quote]
I think so, I just can’t remember where (dying laughing).
Here’s the image:
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[quote name=Rice Cube]BJax —> game-tying homer[/quote]He’s taken to AAA quite nicely.
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[quote name=Berselius]I think so, I just can’t remember where (dying laughing).
Here’s the image:
Thanks, that’s the one I made earlier…I think Ryno made a really good one with Wrigley Field though.
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The Pirates just won’t let the Cubs lose.
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Soriano = defensive replacement
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Yay pointless sweep!
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It’s nice to see Marmol back to his old filthy self.
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[quote name=ACT]It’s nice to see Marmol back to his old filthy self.[/quote]
True, but isn’t it a little unsettling that he threw almost exclusively sliders and almost no fastballs?
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So that was the first Rays game I’ve really watched.
1) They remind me what people who are good at baseball look like
2) All their good players are from their system and all their cheapie, one-trick pony, market-inefficiency guys are ex-Cubs. Farnsworth is an ace closer who never walks anybody? Juan Cruz is still alive? With a 9 K/9? It’s like all the 2003 Cubs who were raw with a huge upside are now refined, single-use players with no upside on the 2011 Rays.
3) MB had me convinced that after 100 years in the minors, Chirinos would never be useful in the big leagues. Okay, he’s only played 12 games so far, but now I’m wondering whether MB did his usual thing of saying “A: No team with any brains would leave him in the minors for 10 years unless there’s something wrong with him. B: The Cubs left him in the minors for 10 years. C: Therefore, there must be something wrong with him.”; forgetting that (A+B=>C) => the Cubs have any brains.
Also, this is my kind of PoD. Speaking as somebody stupid enough to actually bother to watch the Cubs from another continent and a day late, I appreciate your efforts to keep timely, relevant content off this blog.
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BJax batting average up to .284 now.
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[quote name=Steve Swisher]True, but isn’t it a little unsettling that he threw almost exclusively sliders and almost no fastballs?[/quote]He threw a few fastballs today, actually.
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Even though I made fun of the Rays (and their tiny fanbase) earlier in this thread, I actually admire the team greatly. They have great defense despite a low budget–they’re sort of the anti-Yankees. Longoria and Zobrist are among the great unheralded stars in the game.
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[quote name=fang2415]
2) All their good players are from their system and all their cheapie, one-trick pony, market-inefficiency guys are ex-Cubs. Farnsworth is an ace closer who never walks anybody? Juan Cruz is still alive? With a 9 K/9? It’s like all the 2003 Cubs who were raw with a huge upside are now refined, single-use players with no upside on the 2011 Rays.[quote]
Inciidentally, this is also funny since the Cubs now consist of players who got good with the Rays until they became expensive and got bought by the Cubs. So watching the 2011 Rays is like watching both the washouts of the 2003 Cubs plus the albatrosses of the 2016 Cubs.
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[quote name=ACT]He threw a few fastballs today, actually.[/quote]
Ok, glad to be wrong. I only saw sliders (and two warning-track outs — I thought sure that second one was gone).
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Len and Bob even pointed out that he was throwing more fastballs.
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This is Jeff Samardzija’s sixth win of the season. Sign him to an extension!
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new shit: http://obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/4-game-sweeps-are-always-fun.html
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