Vladimir Guerrero will start one game in San Francisco
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 24, 2010 1:40 PM CDT
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Ron Washington says that Vladimir Guerrero will start one of the first two games of the World Series in San Francisco, when the elimination of the DH rule means that that option for Vlad getting into the lineup isn't available.
With the Giants likely to start Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain in the first two games, I would prefer to see the Rangers go with David Murphy, rather than Vlad.
Murphy had a .298/.368/.479 line against RHPs this season, while Vlad had a .287/.328/.482 line against them this year. And of course, Vlad has struggled in the second half, and has only put up a 616 OPS in the postseason. If they are even close offensively, you have to figure the Rangers would be better off with a Murphy/Hamilton/Cruz alignment than a Cruz/Hamilton/Vlad alignment, given how superior the first group is defensively.
Of course, as we know by now, Ron Washington doesn't always do things that way. He -- and, it must be said, the organization as a whole, from what I've seen -- have a lot of respect for Vlad, seem to believe he's thisclose to busting out, and clearly want to have his bat in the lineup even without the DH. I also think the years he has in the league, and the respect he commands in the clubhouse, has Wash thinking Vlad can't sit every time they play in San Francisco.
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Vlad had some key at-bats in an elimination game
forget the double… those two ground balls the opposite way were huge, getting runs in both times
I don’t see anything wrong with starting him in the outfield against an average hitting offense… for one game anyway
I don't mind this.
As crazy as it sounds.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Oct 24, 2010 1:47 PM CDT reply actions
Benching him entirely
After the clutch hit in Game 6 would probably send the wrong vibes through the clubhouse
You figure he’ll get replaced for defensive purposes by at least the 6th or 7th anyway
That's where he'll be.
Game 1 v. Lincecum.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think I'm who you think I am
by robert_d_wilfong on Oct 24, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm happy
that you’re no longer here.
by robert_d_wilfong on Oct 24, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
RF is my guess
He strictly played RF when he was in the field this year.
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 1:51 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
This is an extra frightening part of it.
He’s not just playing any right field. He’s playing triples haven.
would not be surprised if Washington had Guerrero play LF and leave Cruz in RF. Heck, if Burrell can play LF………
I hope you lose that bet.
The idea of Guerrero playing right field in SF — hoo, boy, let’s hope whoever’s pitching that day can magically keep fly balls from heading out there.
Yeah.
As much as I hate this idea I don’t think it’s likely a series killer or anything. But man is it frustrating.
I'm just going to close my eyes on anything hit in the air to right that game.
But, yeah, I can’t really get too worked up about it. I just hope Guerrero makes it work with the bat — Lincecum is probably the best pitcher Texas will face this postseason.
You're in luck with Lee.
Virtually anyone else on the mound and you’d be bleeding extra-base hits like crazy. Remember what Ichiro did to Griffey there during the All-Star Game?
by Rachmaninoff on Oct 24, 2010 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
lets go with the four man outfield and have andrus cover the entire MI
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So: why are you persona non grata at McCovey Chronicles?
If you plan to post over here during the World Series GDTs, you should probably prepare yourself for a drubbing.
Hello
and I hope Lone Star does except me for WS GDT. I am up for a drubbing. Can you take some ribbing?
A poster there said I was bothersome to him. One day when I signed on there was a blurb that if I wanted to continue on the blog I would have to “leave Britney alone” if I wanted to continue. Decided to move on.
She has much more flattering images.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
He has a chip on his PC that prevents him from relieving his angst.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Have you seen the chaotic carnage of a MCC GDT?
I swore off those things long ago.
Well, OK, they swore me off them.
In the regular season I’ll visit the opponent’s GDTs and usually there’d be no issues because while I may be a Giant fool I’m not asinine about it. I don’t virtually crow or post images defamatory to the host. If anything, the stuff I hang is self deprecatory, meaning I poke fun at the Giants themselves.
But with this much on the line I wouldn’t post on an opponent’s GDT even if you allowed me to.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Sign me up
I am ready to Mess with Texas. Let’s have some fun rooting our respective teams to victory. And for your info I am a HUGE BMoney fan
Funny, that's not what you were last year.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Does he freely admit that?
Because ssc24 said it wouldn’t be a good idea.
Would disharmonize a clubhouse.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
What about bold italics?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Self-deprecatory means you poke fun at the Giants themselves?
I like how that works. I’m going to start poking fun at the Rangers instead of myself, and tell people I’m self-deprecatory.
Say hello to Aaron Rowand, and an Arroyo of a different type.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously, what's with the font changes?
You should never say anything happy about the Giants ever if you want to be in a GDT. But, really, just the fact that we know what you want will make us hate you, and there’s no reason for you to be there.
Really. Hate us!
That’s an adult reaction!
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
No Lincecum puns......
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
No.
I can only drive my own clown car, but that’s definitely not my intent.
Now, anyone can – and often will – read anything they want to into anything they read, I can’t control that.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
This made me laugh very much.
I especially like thinking about a giant T-Rex saying it in his voice. Because, you know, I know how a T-Rex voice sounds like and it is hilarious.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Are you expecting something antagonistic?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Look - sure, I'd like the Giants to win.
It won’t ruin my day if they don’t. I have bigger concerns.
And while that’s the horse I’ve backed for 40 years I’m not going to get defensive to the point of suspicion about it.
Again, that’s just my outlook.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
So you've been backing the Giants for 40 years
But it won’t ruin your day if they don’t win the WS?
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Backing a horse for 40 years may not make *you*
defensive or suspicious, but you can understand how it might turn off some of the folks here. I mean, yeah, it’s Texas, but most of us don’t fit that stereotype.
It’s good to see that you’ve tried hard to fit in, though.
If it doesn’t ruin your day (to some degree..) for them to lose then you arn’t as invested.. thus not as happy to see them win. Too bad for you if they do, might not happen again in your lifetime.
Of course, I’m not counting on the Giants winning.
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Nah, you're right. Not invested at all.
Really couldn’t care less, all that previous talk was just that – talk.
I’m as jingoistic as anyone you’ll meet.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
That's about the fourteenth mistake i've made today.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
In this thread.
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- RIMSHOT -
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
The repeated italics really make you seem superior to the rest of us.
Really.
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You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
You should continue to do so.
We do not take kindly to trolls or people from opposing teams that are just here to start trouble. This is a blog for Rangers fans, not for displaced posters from McCovey Chronicles, Pinstripe Alley, or anywhere else.
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Well, I never!
OK, maybe sometimes.
What if I swore allegiance to Nolan Ryan?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
You seem to think you are very clever.
That belief is not rooted in any recognizable truth.
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I do believe you've nearly mastered that approach.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like this whole subthread is forming an LSB meme that will be used for many months
Lets at least thank our Giants friends for their unintentional assist, fake dinosaur guy.
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 3:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Who are you people?
What is going on here?
by Black Francis on Oct 24, 2010 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Who are you calling "you people."
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Who are you calling "you people"
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I've read through this a few times and I have no clue on either count
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by Felix is fast on Oct 24, 2010 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, what the fuck?
I haven’t been here all day and I have no idea what is happening here.
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
Too late
I read it all, and I still have no idea what the fuck is going on or why it’s continuing.
And, IMO, photo manipulation of a poster’s family is just wrong.
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Och, aye.
What did that gentle, kindly poster do to warrant such bizarre treatment?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
No surprises here.
Francoeur just hasn’t given them enough with the bat to justify starting him over Vlad. Better question is where Murph hits when he starts. Obviously, Cruz will hit cleanup, and I’d like to see Murph hit fifth with Mitch seventh to give them a nice L, R, L, R, L, R three through eight look.
didn't look at the starters.
Not sure there’s much reason to start Vlad if both guys are righties.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I like him v. Lincecum.
He’s similar to Sheets, who Vlad has had some success against. Vlad kills curves, SF knows this, so hopefully he’ll sit dead red.
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I actually think Vlad is a good matchup against Lincecum.
If he’s on, which I’m not confident is likely but it’s entirely impossible.
It’s still not worth it to give up the platoon advantage or the defense — especially if Vlad plays right — but against Lincecum it has much better opportunity for success than against Cain.
He did in the regular season, but his OPS is under .400 for the playoffs.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
And yet somehow Murphy managed to post a .950 OPS in his games.
Love Francoeur’s defense, but he wasn’t really all that good even back when he was good. Lot like Cantu that way.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
How does Murphy posting a .950 OPS speak against the idea
that postseason stats represent a small sample size, especially for predicting the next series’ performance?
If we're talking sample size, Francoeur has an entire career of being mediocre to bad, and a few weeks of being very good as a Ranger and Met right after trades.
He’s looked pretty helpless out there, and there’s no real reason to throw him out there if better options are available.
Murph, on the other hand, kicks ass and has continued to kick ass in the playoffs. Vlad is Vlad.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Francoeur also has a history of being able to hit lefties well
Murphy has a history of not hitting lefties will
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by Felix is fast on Oct 24, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
But the topic is Vlad in the outfield.
Obviously you take him over Francoeur if Murphy’s not playing in an NL park.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Not Obviously if the outfield your talking about is SF
Francoeur can hit lefties well, he just sucks balls against righties. In a short series I want his defence out there and its not like you lose much with the bat the way Vlad has been slumping
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by Felix is fast on Oct 24, 2010 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Should be Murph, Hamilton Cruz vs RH
and Cruz, Hamilton, Francouer vs LH
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by Felix is fast on Oct 24, 2010 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Not ignoring, just taking a calculated risk on a known quantity.
I just trust Vlad more than Francoeur, and you can always sub him in for defense late if you need it.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
You could also always start the better fielder the whole game.
You are ignoring them because you keep talking about Francouer’s mediocrity. No one wants him to face righties, and that’s what makes him mediocre. (Actually, not even mediocre.)
Again, I'm not down with this decision if it's against righties, but do you really see it as all that unimaginable that Vlad could sneak one game in where he didn't single-handedly lose the World Series all by himself in the field?
Four hits in game four, three RBI in game six. If Vlad is getting hot, he could end up carrying the Rangers to the title all by himself, which it probably what Wash is thinking.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
And also the fact that I don't think people would be nearly as upset if the situation was Vlad over Francouer.
It’s not because games one and two will likely be Lincecum and Cain.
Agreed. There's no reason to play him against righties.
But when I originally posted, it was under the assumption that Wash expected a lefty to go in the first two games, which is the only reason I could see to play Vlad.
We got sidetracked from there.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 24, 2010 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I like how McCovey Chronicles
have already brought out the Rangers home/away batting splits. The Yankees and Rays say hi by the way.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Oct 24, 2010 2:04 PM CDT reply actions
One thing the Giants should be doing right now as I am typing is working on the slide step, pickoff attempt, holding runners on. The Rangers will be testing the pitchers and catcher Gerald Posey throughout the series until the Giants can prove they can at least slow down the Rangers running game.
Have the Giants struggled with slowing down the running game this year?
Also, how are your outfielders’s arms?
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 2:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Schierholtz has a great arm.
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Y nada mas.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe not, but I don't wanna see Vlad going 1st to 3rd on him.
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Giants PITCHERS have not done a good job holding pitchers. Gerald Posey has an excellent arm and favors throwing to the RIGHT side of second base rather than throwing directly to the bag. This has worked well with the fielders be able to take the throw and tag the runners high.
LF Pat Burrell starts because of his bat. He has learned to get rid of the ball quickly tough arm is average. CFers Andres Torres and Aaron Rowland both are very good fielders. Both have good arms. Torres is accurate and hits cutoff man. Rowand not so much. RFers Cody Ross and Nate Schierholtz are fine OFers with good arms. Schierholtz plays an excellent RF and has a cannon.
I thought it was Buster Posey?
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Oct 24, 2010 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Gerald is his given name.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
In my heart,
I knew Buster was too good of a name to be a given name, but now my hope is dashed.
I can like a guy named Buster Posey, but Gerald Posey? Blech.
People who believe that
should also believe the Rangers pitchers are incredible.
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Did Vlad really look THAT horrible in RF this year?
He had a few painful looking plays out there but I dont recall him looking so bad that it will be some outright disaster.
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Yeah, it was adventurous but not nearly as bad as we feared
IIRC, he made a very nice catch running into the corner in foul ground at Safeco.
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 2:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Neither do I
but he also didn’t have many opportunities out there for him to look disastrous. From what I remember, most of the stuff hit towards him were routine plays which he can still make.
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I know its presumed he will start in right since thats his historic position
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Yeah, that's what I was going off of.
If Washington starts Guerrero in left, I’d be happier. (I’d also be surprised.)
whichever field allows him to cover the least amount of ground is where he should be played
i don’t know much about AT&T park except that the alleys are dangerous. i always seem to watch highlights of balls flying past outfielders
by oc on Oct 24, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
It was almost a guarantee he would
Yeah, Murphy gives you the defensive advantage and has had a similar line this year, but Vlad is still Vlad and there was no way Wash would sit him for all the NL games. Its not the worst thing in the world though. The offensive ceiling with Vlad is better than Murphy and if he is getting hot right now, no pitcher in baseball will be able to get past Hamilton-Vlad-Cruz-Kinsler 4 times in a game without giving up some runs.
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Fellas I am Lazy
I know the Giants played the Rangers this season. Where? Who played RF for Rangers?
That was last year.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
The actual numbers on right field in San Francisco.
31% more triples for left handers! 17% for right handers. Left handers also hit 9% more doubles than they do in the average park.
the ball will need to bounce a long way. I know the kid can fly however all OFs cheat towards triples alley.
Another thing you can be assured of is that Josh Hamilton will lose at least one HR to triples alley
It's ok if he still gets a triple.
Because then he’ll take home when Posey doesn’t block the ball.
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Bowl Eligible Fucker!
’Grats.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It was a crazy, crazy game.
Just glad we won.
Thanks for the ’grats!
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404 and 4 TDs
Wow.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
This is Elvis's opportunity to announce himself as a throwback to the 1910s
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 2:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Hammy has to have good odds to hit a triple in this series.
With his speed.
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You should probably look at the splits for BPIA.
61% more triples for lefties, 35% more for righties.
as much as i have defended Ron this post season
this is just stupid. Stupid Stupid Stupid.
"what I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys." - mark cuban
while it cant be denied that stat wise murphy is the move
Do you think there is a single manager in baseball that really sits their future HoFer cleaup hitting 29 HR/115 rbi for 4 games of the world series?
The fact that hes not starting every single game is progress.
I dont think its that big of a difference anyway though.
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I don't know.
Guy’s never been to the World Series, played a big role in winning Game 6 of the ALCS, and Maddon benches him Game 1? I have a hard time seeing that.
I know this will shock some folks,
but I think this is one of those times when you have to acknowledge that the marginal gain in playing the statistical cards correctly is probably not large enough to allow them to trump emotion.
GASP!
I had forgotten it's Vlad's first World Series, I can kind of buy it.
But I’d prefer they put the best team out there.
Ignoring the context: me, too.
But if you think there’s any credence to arguments about chemistry, leadership, etc. — and I do — I think you have to wonder how much playing Murphy instead of Guerrero gains the Rangers overall, both in the game itself and in the series as a whole.
I don’t think you can quantify that, of course, but in the realm of things you can tally: how much of a hit do you think Texas takes, run-wise, in Game 1, assuming Guerrero starts over Murphy?
I do think there's some credence to it.
I just have trouble believing it will help the Rangers win more than having a better offense and defense.
In one game: maybe, maybe not. (I'd say, "probably not.")
Overall, throughout the series? I just don’t know. I can’t see Guerrero saying anything to anyone, but I could imagine some angst, and I’m not sure it’s worth taking that chance…
Quickly skimmed it
It appears his Wash dislike will be coupled with a Bochy hard-on the next week.
Oh goody.
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 2:57 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm more disappointed by how he makes his statistical arguments.
If you’re going to bring BABIP into play, why not also take a look at DIPS?
Yeah it seemed like a half assed attempt to throw some statistics out there more than a serious statistical analysis of various issues in the Series
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 4:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I sort of hope it's half-assed,
because that leaves open the possibility that Neyer will, at some point, go full-assed, and have some interesting things to say.
yeah, posted in the a.m. thread
/miKe e
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'Cain' and 'able' gets a lot of play out there, I'm guessing.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
It's been a long time since I've read the Chronicle(Are they extinct?),
but that’s a headline writer’s wet dream.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
No idea about the "Chronicle."
“Raising Cain” would’ve been another great one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo.
'Tim and Cain, and pray for rain'
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Put Vlad in RF when CJ pitches
Wilson is more of a GB pitcher then Lee, Anyone know where to find batted ball distribution for pitchers?
That's the Cain game, though.
I think picking the pitcher that Vlad is a better matchup for and the game with the better Rangers starter is much better than expecting batted ball profiles to continue.
He was up a full point in k/9 this year from his cy young year
And obviously that would be even better if you included the playoffs. Wonder whats gone into that… might get a 200 K year yet.
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So this is obviously not ideal
but I’m going to trust Wash on this. This team is clicking from a psychological point of view right now, and I’ll defer to Wash on that regard.
Go Rice Owls!
There are many who claim that title.
Sssh, you.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
That perception is indeed shared.
Hey, I’m civil.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Stick around.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Depends on your personal interpretation, I s'pose.
Judging by the rising temperature of the water in here I would say no.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Lincecum leaves his pitches up way too often these days, as opposed to the Before Time.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm thinking they're a little testy here, William.
On my way, chaps a – flappin’!
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeesh.
Fine, OK.
The italics were an inside meme between a few of the folks at MCC.
I myself have not spoken with nor read anything from Wilriv in ages, so i was bantering with him.
Sorry to have offended, it wasn’t my intent.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't offended.
I was just keeping the “Red October” thing going. I don’t care about the italics. Well. I think they’re cute. You wanna go out?
Why would you bring an inside meme from MCC to LSB?
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Because I don't have his e - mail address.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
x
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+2
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"How do you get a crew...
…to want to get off a nuclear sub…?
Fuck the East Coast
They had their chance and lost.
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by boomer1 on Oct 24, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
at least it will be dark for the end of the game
then hammy can hit a key HR.
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Yeah
The Rangers internal clocks are used to 7 p.m. Central starts. That’s 6:30 Central. No big deal.
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 24, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Because the Giants have a lot of vampires on their team?
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 24, 2010 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Sparkly ones.
Sparkly.
And I italicized because it’s apparently the trendy thing to do.
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I'll show you.
Wait…what’s the rule on .gifs or just links to vids here?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Giants fans aren't allowed to post them
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
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by Gdawg on Oct 24, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, no: you've got the rule all wrong.
Let me set you straight, Vic.
First, you need to wire Adam $500 dollars as a .gif-posting registration fee.
Second, you need to make arrangements to meet certain posters here, in order to engage in sexual congress with them. Some of them have not had sexual congress in a long time, so you should be prepared for that.
Finally, you need to post at least one .gif of the sexual congress here; that will be your first offering to the LSB community. If we deem you worthy, you’ll be allowed to post others.
Glad I didn't have to go through that....
benefits of being a Texas native…
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
And you don't even know which posters we're talking about...
I’m telling you, you’re lucky to have avoided the process.
Have to renew every 2 weeks
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The rule is get the fuck out.
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by Aqua on Oct 24, 2010 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Happy looking little guy. How old is the pic?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
That's my daughter.
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Hard to tell from that angle.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
She has pigtails.
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You should keep her far, far away from Mr. Frankenstein, Aqua.
I don’t like the cut of his jib. Plus there’s the whole horse-backing thing.
5 things
Hamilton erases doubts about his health, more lessons from LCS
1. Josh Hamilton is healthy and so are the Rangers.
2. Good pitching beats good hitting (and good pitching).
3. It’s better to remove a pitcher too early than too late.
4. Colby Lewis had an excellent season.
5. It’s hard to repeat.
i was hoping that would be saying Hamilton no longer felt any pain from the ribs
as opposed to just that he did well in the alcs. oh well.
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This article is much more fun to read
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"fully armed and operational baseball team"
He’s stealing our lines.
Just because I can:
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by Rodney on Oct 24, 2010 3:28 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Here
http://oi52.tinypic.com/xbxqu.jpg
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I know he'll probably be in right, but remember when Vlad played left at Fenway
And everyone thought it was pretty funny to see, just that once? How much less funny would it be seeing it in the WS?
by Giant Space Ants on Oct 24, 2010 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
He didn't look any good to me watching the games.
By that I mean my anecdotal memory actually agrees with the stat.
BUT that doesn’t mean I believe that’s his talent level. I just think he had an off season for whatever reason.
I think Andrus's defense
is one of those things that will start to get hard to quantify.
Specifically, yes, he will make great plays that other SSs don’t. And that will improve his scoring.
He’ll also become better at throwing as he gets older
But I think a big part of his value is that he plays defense like a 15 year veteran. He simply never throws to the wrong bag. He is almost always positioned well. He’s just smart out there in ways that few other 2nd year players ever are. And that intelligence is not easy to quantify, but it is obvious when you watch him. He exudes it.
Go Rice Owls!
I agree with this, but I think it's, again, a skill thing.
And I think his skills are through the roof.
I don’t think his 2010 performance was through the roof.
just saving it up for the postseason =)
I was so impressed with what he was doing offensively in April though. Seemed to take every ball, foul off every tough pitch, and line every hittable pitch into rf. Hyperbole obviously but it seemed like he was playing to his offensive potential aside from any later power development and it was great to watch.
Then I dont know what happened for the rest of the season offensively.. and havnt looked into it too much with my more casual approach most of the year.
Thankfully hes looked better in the postseason here.. a good WS and all is fantastic.
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Well, yeah, if I think his skill set is awesome. . .
. . . then I expect him to be awesome in the post season.
Could his regular season performance be related to our pitchers?
Seems like our better starters this year induced more Ks and weak contact. Thus, less opportunity for Elvis to go Ozzie Smith on us.
(Note: hypothesis entirely unsupported by any research, so may be incorrect.)
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 4:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Could be, I haven't a clue what caused it.
I don’t think he had a good year defensively, both from watching and stats. Why it was I don’t know. I don’t think it was a lack of skill.
I think he put on a little weight during the season.
He looks good again.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Are you hitting on him?
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 4:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
He's a beautiful young man.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
This thread is epic
Just thought I should point out that this means that for one game Cruz will be hitting 4th protecting Josh. Finaly it has happend
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You underestimate wash
he loves to keep players in the same lineup spot. Da Murph could protect hammy.
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I'm in too good a mood for this pessimistic outlook
you are right though I could see that happening
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by Felix is fast on Oct 24, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Do we know its RF didn't Vlad play in LF for one game this year
Maybe it happens again
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by Felix is fast on Oct 24, 2010 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
There was never a real need to play him in LF vs RF for those games though.
Generally its decided by the players arm… and Vlad has a good arm. Now with a truly significant difference in fields in a truly significant game…… maybe.
Although it wouldnt have hurt to put him in LF a couple of those games in anticipation….
Oh well whatever, we’ll find out soon enough. Hopefully it doesnt make a difference, its not like I expect 15 line drives to RF off Lee or CJ.
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No they have not
According to espndallas.com
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i cant say it bugs me too much
He’s still got an arm and I doubt there’s gonna be that many opportunities for him to prove himself to be a liability.
He’s no Raul Ibanez.
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Trivia
This season was only the 9th and 10th times a team’s post season ended on a strikeout looking.
Weirdly, only once did it happen before ’79.
Game 6 replay just started on MLBN
4:00 Dallas time
Jeter just grounded out again to start the game…so wonderful!
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I watched it earlier today.
Woke up right before the fifth inning started and got to see the magnificence that was the rest of the game.
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I spliced together a 20 minute version of the game
That I quite enjoy.
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cool
i dl’d it at a sports website i get games from
by studcrackers on Oct 24, 2010 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Link?
I’d love to have that game on DVD forevah.
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the website is
sport-scene.net
the thing is you can only dl free leech and bonus leech stuff until you upload at least 6 gigs. so say you dl 2 or 3 free stuff and have people upload from you for 2 or 3 days til you can download other stuff.
i have a few invites i can give
there may be other sport sites that have the game but this is the site i use to get classic basketball games, sports docs. etc…
by studcrackers on Oct 24, 2010 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Woah, that would take forever with my TWC crappy connection
Thanks anyway.
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maybe
there’s 6 or 7 free things on the 1st 3 pages, could probably do it in a couple days
by studcrackers on Oct 24, 2010 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll check it out then
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Ban this Victor Frankenstein guy
He’s clearly trolling. Not sure why the other guy got the ax but he remains.
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I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK!!!
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by WestTxAg06 on Oct 24, 2010 5:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
He’s clearly trolling
In six SBNation years I never had…but yeah, I am now.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
She'll be happy to spin you a story.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
No, she does not.
Although she IS smiling!
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell, here's the whole crew.
Not like I’m burning any cherished bridges anywhere…
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
It's mutual.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll break it into easily digestable pieces.
I doan’ like them.
They doan’ like me.
But for nearly five years we were sooo nice.
Lawd, we were lovey – dovey.
Then I called ’em on some underhanded bullshit I never would have expected out of a civilized person there, let alone a mod…
(and no, said person was not myself.)
Read it yourself., and try to get past the title.
Later, they didn’t like me coming back under another profile with an affected “seeryus grammer” problem (as a ruse), and everything went to Hell.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll give you the gist.
OP asks “What would baseball’s reaction be to an openly gay player? And should gay players be open?”
Many responses.
One was “No, it would embarrass the club and cause a ruckus in the clubhouse.”
They rounded on him.
He stood his ground, used Garrison Hearst’s reaction to another player from another team’s self outing as an example of “a ruckus”.
They badgered this guy mercilessly, though their logic was sound. He did himself no service by revealing himself to be a segregationalist, which fed them, but he refused to say “You’re right, I’m wrong.”
Which is a major faux pas there.
Then a mod embellishes his statements by saying that he "wanted gays thrown out of baseball...which he in no way implied or stated.
That’s bush… and that’s where I stood up.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Correction, for the record.
Because this will, of course, be a topic on two sites.
We rounded on him.
Hi, Howie!
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think anyone here really cares
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 24, 2010 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Nor do I.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
It gets better with every spin.
Choice tidbit: The day after I’m banned I walk into an MCC meet.
Said meeting place is in Walnut Creek, CA., a SF suburb.
I live in Phoenix, 800 miles away.
Creep factor of 11 on a 10 scale, except the meet – and the plane tix to get to it – had been announced/purchased months before.
Back when we was lovey – dovey.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
These are the people I was asking about.
Who they were and such, and what was going on…
by Black Francis on Oct 24, 2010 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Interesting color scheme on your logo there, Mr. Francis.
The Pixies just rolled through here (Phx) not too long ago.
I’m sorry I missed ‘em, but the budget won’t allow.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Now you're just being mean.
Carry on then…
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'Twas.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I watched the whole game over again early this morning.
It was pretty good.
by Black Francis on Oct 24, 2010 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
My thoughts on this whole thing
You’ll have to forgive me. Today I’m packing up to leave town for a while and so I had to speed read this whole thing and I’m totally confounded.
Anyway, Guerrero needs to start. The numbers may say otherwise, but we’ve seen that guy look awful and then suddenly bust out and go nuts. I think he deserves that opportunity. You can’t very well sit him, I don’t think. And he may do pretty well against Lincecum, or at least he’s less likely to strike out.
He should be playing LF. That park’s RF wouldn’t exactly be friendly to Vlad.
Murphy for the second game and then it’s three back in Texas, right?
Have a safe trip bud.
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The Giants lineup is completely unpredictable.
Three different guys played third base in the NLCS. Two guys played short. Two guys played center, one of them the guy who didn’t have a season that should land him on MVP ballots. Who plays DH?
i would guess Pablo
would be there DH when they come to texas, but i could be wrong.
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HELL NO
The Feds finally beat a confession out of him.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Vic, there are rules about posting images, as well.
You’re already in violation, which means there are penalties that apply.
Has anyone heard from Miles? We’re going to need his contact info. Sorry, Vic, this is going to hurt you more than it hurts him.
Enjoy right field
Honestly, I couldn’t care less what you do.
Thanks for the lulz.
Your snark is nonpareil, and readily apparent, unlike…
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
That RF totally fooled that fielder into diving at a ball he cant catch
Tricksy.
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Yep.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL like Josh would settle for an inside the park HR
I’m visualizing his 5 splash downs now.
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by Felix is fast on Oct 24, 2010 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing but respect for Hamilton.
I know his story, and defended him in a little debate with the captain of Az Snakepit, who flat – out condemned him for his transgressions, regardless of how far they are behind him.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
If Bengie Molasses can hit for the cycle then anything is possible.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Hamilton really is remarkably fast for his size (and just fast regardless) and loves to hit with power to right center… unlikely but its doable.
Although I havnt seen Hammy really go at quite the same speed since the rib injury.
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Bonds had a trick hamstring.
Yes, the enhancements were all about home runs…
…because all you have to do is trot.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
If there's anyone who could do it...
…it’s Josh.
Why, Vic, does this mean we're not friends anymore?
You know Vic, if I thought you weren’t my friend… I just don’t think I could bear it!
Likewise.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Rowdy upper case there, Josh.
Don’t let your emotions control your fine motor skills.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
And... fuck you.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
But Honey!
We hardly know each other!
There’s no readily apparent pigtails in your daughter’s pic, Aquaman.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
So..
When are we going to send iorange and mike e to MCC?
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Oct 24, 2010 5:26 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
holy fuck
are these passive giants fans annoying
It was the reception that mooooooved me.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't be around for the GDT's, but the GDT's are Ranger fans' place to vent during games.
I propose use of the banhammer for at least four hours for any of these trolls that fuck up the GDT or any LSB person’s enjoyment of the game in this, the most epic of times.
"I don't do a straight up Mitch for Butler" -- booyakasha
Like I've previously stated (not that it'll matter by then anyway) I wouldn't post on an opponent's postseason GDT.
Some trolls have self – imposed guidelines.
Others have guidelines thrust upon them.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Word. I'm gonna add non-LSB'er overposting to the list for proposed banhammer usage too...
"I don't do a straight up Mitch for Butler" -- booyakasha
Since I still seem to be able to comment...
…I can only assume that none of you has a hammer.
I’m not protesting its usage.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
i didnt even follow closely enough to catch who the kid was
well, thats even more clear then heh.
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I'll hang some pigtails on her.
The pig won’t mind.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Real cool to bring someone's family into it, jackass.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
As above, consider the source.
Y’know, like the unholy spawn of Medusa and a Hydra, only it can make sense of Victor Frankenstein.
Just playing up to your level of coolness, baby.
The rule is get the fuck out.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
But girlfriend, I was far nastier than that.
How about you refocus that rapier-like wit on me and mine?
Josh, I didn't come here to have a snark - off.
I’d be the first to admit I’m not well versed in that.
Nut I’d seen worse approaches than what I brought, and I’m really not sure the reception was deserved.
But hey, it’s your blog and you can diss as you see fit.
No skin off mine.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Er, "But"
Proofreader failYOU’RE FIRED. AGAIN.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't sell yourself short, Vic.
Not after you’ve had your way with a photo of a little girl.
Those are MAD SKILLZ with MS Paint, babycakes. You diss like few I’ve seen on these fine stretches of the Intertubes.
Bring the pain!
Please.
I hung a Giants jersey on her, and that’s “having my way” with it?
Repress much?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
So you don't like my post and you decide to rip my avatar to make fun of a little girl?
You’re a big man, victor. Big man indeed.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
FWIW, I think you'll beat the Giants.
Then again, I thought the Phillies would, too.
I’ll keep the faith.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
One too many steps. Sleep well.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I do. Yourself as well.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
FYI- both of these guys have been banned from MCC, Vic by the mods (dude is crazy making pics of mods and such in awkward positions) and wilriv has a self imposed ban for something.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 25, 2010 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions
If a guy called "Rangers100" shows up on your board at some point, he's one of our cast-offs.
"I think Elvis Andrus deliberately hits grounders to the right of shortstops to show that those shortstops aren’t Elvis Andrus" - Jeff
What I can't believe is anyone actually thought Wash would sit Vlad and is veteran-y ass for Murphy in the first place.
I mean, yeah, that’s what should happen.
Derrek Holland should also start game 4. But he won’t, so long as Wash and Maddux are around.
"I think Elvis Andrus deliberately hits grounders to the right of shortstops to show that those shortstops aren’t Elvis Andrus" - Jeff
Adam makes a good point about Holland being more valuable out of the pen
Not sure I agree…but it makes me feel better about Hunter starting game 4.
CBS showing more weather updates than NFL
There are plenty of channels to show the weather on, get off this 3 point game with 2:30 left.
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It could be worse.
They could be showing Oakland and Denver.
now my dog is going crazy
rain any minute guaranteed. don’t need no weatherman.
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Good grief. On the MLB channel, Dan Plesac just said, "Alexi Ogandeo"...
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
He corrected himself, so he gets half credit.
It’s not like Harry Caray talking about Arthur “Tuffy…Dusty Rhodes…”
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Or the wonderful Mr. Stockton, confused about which manager was with which team.
Which mirrored TBS as a whole for accuracy.
Leave my sterling penmanship out of this, Mr. Guerrero.
I’d only just been given crayons.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
“Mr. Who?”
Whoops, guess they’re kicking in.
Time to go drive around and collect wayward pedestrians.
Good luck, Lone Star…Ballers…
NOW I appreciate the adherence to the abbreviation!
…but not great luck.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 24, 2010 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
This is an NBC 5 weather alert: Vlad just swung his bat and tornados have formed in its wake. All in the northern Cali area please take shelter.
"I don't do a straight up Mitch for Butler" -- booyakasha
OT:
Does anyone have any leftover DMN and Ft. Worth Star newspapers leftover from when the Rangers made it to the World Series? Yesterday’s (Saturday) edition. I’d like to have one of each and would happily pay for the paper and shipping via Paypal. Thanks.
you could
probably go to the websites and buy them yourself
by studcrackers on Oct 24, 2010 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm working bit by bit through the simulation and preview right now.
It’s putting me on an unreasonable level of confidence.
I have the same feeling and it worries me. I need to feel less confident inr order to feel better in an odd way.
I need to exercise my reactance to feel normal. Somewhere, I know a seargeant wants to call me a jackwagon and throw a box of tissues at me.
"I don't do a straight up Mitch for Butler" -- booyakasha
Yeah, I'm kind of scared at how confident I feel too.
Because that’s usually when the roof caves in on me.
"I think Elvis Andrus deliberately hits grounders to the right of shortstops to show that those shortstops aren’t Elvis Andrus" - Jeff
I obsess about the 0-11 record
that Texas has over the past few years against SF. It gives me that comforting level of panic in my stomach….
This was an incredibly stupid thread.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
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