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1) using profanity or any euphemisms for profanity
2) personally attacking other commenters
3) baiting other commenters
4) arguing for the sake of arguing
5) discussing politics
6) using hyperbole when something less will suffice
7) using sarcasm in a way that can be misinterpreted negatively
8) making the same point over and over again
9) typing "no-hitter" or "perfect game" to describe either in progress
10) being annoyed by the existence of this list
11) commenting under the obvious influence
12) claiming your opinion isn't allowed when it's just being disagreed with
When you can re-focus that energy and direct it to the moment before and during the taking of the action so that feels like years - then you're in the "zone".
8 - i'm not sure how that's going to go over.
I would not attempt the gambit in 8 .
You could offer to take her to a really nice dinner somewhere else in San Francisco. And then compliment her on her hair.
However, when it comes to courtship, I believe I have what Bill James would call "old player skills."
Ice cream in little plastic baseball hats
Course, then you're making her fat(ter), so there's a tradeoff involved.
Now watch, Castillo will hit a grand slam and Vizquel will go 4-4.
If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there
You must have a really cool wife.
I tried that with the girlfriend I mentioned in the last thread. She was quick to remind me of my low Value Over Replacement Boyfriend (VORB) when I mentioned the thing about getting fat. ter.
Now, just don't suck, Dodgers.
That got sampled in a rap song. I was disgusted when I heard it.
Stand down.
No way.
"Most recently it was recorded by a rap trio consisting of San Quinn, Banga and Big Rich, and produced by Traxamillion. The track is called "SF Anthem", and uses samples of the original song for the chorus."
http://tinyurl.com/2jklpf
It's Bizarro Baseball!
Thank you for keeping the competition open.
Sincerely,
Kwame Brown
I'd be willing to have him be a poor clutch hitter for the Dodgers.
Well, if Banga participated, I'm good with it.
Pac-Man is making it rain at the club?
The Phils will send C Lou Marson, SS Jason Donald, SP J.A. Happ, and CF Greg Golson to the Blue Jays for SP Roy Halladay and C Greg Zaun.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7812
Sorry Red Sox/Yankee fans.
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I have that game on with the Dodger game through the courtesy of PIP.
Series with the Giants are pretty much my only chance to watch this team.
I wonder if he can paint.
Sadly, Hanley Ramirez had no RBIs in the game and now the lead is four runs.
And I have Kevin Gregg on my fantasy team! As well as Hanley Ramirez.
Life hates me! Why is this everybody's fault but mine?
Not on WGN anyways.
Juan Pierre has batted leadoff a lot of times too.
I'm just saying that it's not all that unusual for Winn to bat third. And it's not like the Giants have a power-packed lineup.
BWAAAHHHAAAAAHHHAAAAA...HaHaHa...Ha...Ahhh
Sigh...
Good stuff.
Stand down.
Chad Moeller is playing his first ever game in the majors at third base.
Just in case you want to move him into that position.
Check 33
Here is little something I didn't know (story of my life) [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game ]
from Wikipedia -> "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of baseball although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song. The song is traditionally sung during the seventh-inning stretch of a baseball game, in spite of being written from the perspective of someone not at a game. Fans are encouraged to sing along.
Wow. Rappers/producers really are running out of ideas.
Ooh, look who's entered the game! It's old friend Gagne.
Meanwhile... man a threat for the Giants? Oh well, the Dodgers could make up one run.
Are you no longer reading the the first 3 words of my literary offerings...?
I joined a little late. Is this a reference to when Vin led Wrigley Field during the 7th inning stretch about 10 years ago?
On Saturday, bhsportsguy (Hurley), Greg Brock (Jack), bluebleeder (Sun), and me (Kate) (I don't believe in typecasting), were at the Dodgers-Nats game and we looked up to the press box and saw Vin singing.
Check that. Just re-read the thread from Sat Night. That really IS cool!
It's true that Vin also led Wrigley Field in singing "ballgame," about a decade ago. I saw a highlight of it on Ch 5 once.
does anybody know when he won his last game?
And he's wishin'
Someone could cure
His lonely condition
When Tim Hudson left his last start early, he just said he had a little tightness in his elbow and he would make his next start.
Earlier today, Hudson was put on the DL as a precaution.
Hudson is now ruled out for the season with ligament damage.
whoever?
Micah Owings sucks.
It should be Scherzer time any time now.
5-3 Padres.
Ever.
Here's the lineup for today:
Pierre, LF
Kemp, CF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Loney, 1B
Blake, 3B
Ethier, RF
Berroa, SS
Kuroda, P
Ichi!
Ichi!
Ichi!
That's the 2 time he has done that in as many games...
Ichi the Killer?
The Dodgers defense is seriously making some very embarrassing mistakes in this inning.
And Kuroda needs to be flogged for giving up a hit to the pitcher. Sheesh.
I'm glad I didn't pay money for this game!
they say you never change up on a pitcher but I agree it's kind of inexcusable.
Trap by Ethier as ruled, but it looked like a fair catch to me.
The Dodgers are teh suck in this inning. I can totally see that one being called a trap, though.
This is just one of those innings. Actually, this is about five of those innings.
Sing this Kuroda to me.
Bases empty: .225/.263/.332/.595 (against)
Runners on: .303/.367/.440/.807
You stink!
Boo!
/Lashing out
Go out, buy a beach ball, and then pop it.
It's therapeutic!
Top of the eighth.
I am upset, and shall display it thusly...
Boo.
I remember that inning all too well.
Have to believe this is Owings last start. They cant afford to keep giving him starts with Scherzer available.
We keep him around to mentor the younger players.
How do you re-sign yourself?
Show me "Defensive metrics are sketchy and not entirely reliable...."
Ding!
Tron-Tron is looking pretty good tonight.
4 starts
18.1 IP
33 hits
20 runs
3 bbs
12 Ks
1 HR
For all the good luck Kuroda had with his near perfecto, it seems his luck is going the other way. He really hasnt pitched too bad the last 4 starts.
The balls in play are finding holes.
I like the K-BB ratio.
Who was the subject of the original quote?
And then we get to face Brian Wilson, which is also good.
There's always a pecking order!
Jones sits and now the spotlight is back on Pierre and now Kent!
Thank goodness no more scapegoating of the younger players is happening.
something went thru Mr. Vizquel!!!
Wanna bet?
Berroa with another RBI!
You have gotten be kidding me.
You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
Awwwwww!
"And all the magic Correia had the first four innings seems to be gone."
Altogether now: "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!"
LOL!!
Sweeney is set for the remainder of the season.
Is he above .100 now?
You do the math.
Okay, so its not just me then.
All my Toasters have blown themselves up:/
Jeff Kent is old.
I usually eat light when I get home.
Do you know Boogie Boy?
--or wear yellow jumpsuits?
Jeff Kent is not a cleanup hitter. He's old, he's not very good anymore, and he smells faintly of soup. Drop him to the seventh. Thanks.
Sincerely,
The Internet
Joe Torre has never heard of this "The Internet."
LoL!
Watch the delivery, the erratic performance, the number 49...
GB. I'm still woozie from the Sweeney hit...
High Five!
Of course, he doesn't seem like a Type A personality.
Btw, I've decided that with his beard and face-scrunching expressions, Casey Blake reminds me of a Muppet. I'm not 100% decided on which Muppet character, but am leaning toward Rowlf.
Animal is Keith Moon.
Casy Blake looks like the blue sax player.
o.k. but how does that work though? is grade one not that bad & grade 3 the worst one?
Just put it in play Druw.
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I don't know what a sprained MCL of the knee means either. I know it's better than a torn MCL. Sounds like we'll be seeing Hu soon?
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Mr. Jones is back. (as the Talking Heads song goes) Hopefully I won't be burning down the house in a second.
The Day That Saved Colletti :)
I believe it's Slappy McPopup.
Sigh.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/3108/puppets.html
Son of Willy Mays Hays ;)
Grade I sprain: Ligament stretch, pain along ligament.
keep 'em coming!
Bort Bort Bort
Was the swing by Juan't just as bad?
So who's Beeker (sorry scareduck, should that have been Beaker?) then?
That's good but with Nomar you never know how long he'll be out. Hopefully they'll call up Hu but it looks like upper-management likes Berroa's D.
Andruw Jones=Miss Piggy
Nice.
Really?
/. ed? (503 error)
I kind of don't trust the Dodger Stadium gun anymore (I think it's 1 or 2 MPH higher these days) but I like how he is painting the corners though!!
Heh. So which Dodger?
kinda looks like it
And let's note something else. The three relievers whom Colletti probably regards as our three weakest relievers just threw 3.1 perfect innings with 4 K's. Nobody seems to be making a big deal of Colletti's statements that he is looking to trade for a reliever by the deadline. Why freaking why? Even without Saito our bullpen is awesome. We need another reliever like the Sahara Desert needs more sand.
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Man, that's three at bats in two days where Kent ripped one to the wall for an out.
Drew the Younger grounds out, 3u.
In days of yore that one was long gone.
I don't wanna get rilled up but yeah that's true.
/Getting tired of Kent very quickly
His GAMR is .989
Inexplicably Aggressive Astros
You know that ship's coming back in again
505 I'd bet the farm on it, if I owned a farm.
Okay, let's bash-ner Taschner!
Cause I didn't get the memo.
Tony Clifton approves. See it, me it, be it, clee it. Just the faxi, Maxie!
awesome
awesome
Wish Torre would back up Matt Kemp when he gets hosed on strike calls.
Boy, I thought that was a horrible call at first but on replay it did look like a borderline check swing strike.
I think Bob Schaefer is the Dodgers fill-in manager, btw, not Bowa.
uh oh, please tell me this doesn't mean that Bowa is now in charge
Nope, but the CBS weekend news anchor is ready to step in.
can't see the monitor/hear the feed ...was someone invited to Fuddruckers?
I can't imagine any scenario where Kent State could be a story otherwise. Being such a small university and all.
Kuo is awesome.
Kuo was awesome.
And now the Beach Boy is in to try to nail this one down for the Giants.
Kevin Love's Uncle Mike thinks Van Dyke's lyrics make no sense.
Oh, did he? My bad.
Who?'
"Linkin Park"
"Soul patch"
"Did you know William Shakespeare had a soul patch?"
That part isn't really Joe Torre's fault.
What did he say regarding Linkin Park?
The most comfortable refrain though:
"At least the Dbax lost"
And now it's up to Jason Johnson if the Dodgers are to avoid losing the first two games of this series.
"Why do we always come here
I guess we'll never know
It's like a kind of torture
To have to watch the show."
Don't give up seven runs to the terrible Giants.
Blaming officiating is the mark of a loser, Steve.
You're makin me laugh, that's pretty good.
Yeah, the umpire needs to tuck his ears in. Big deal. It's not why the club lost.
If one or two calls can cost you a game, that's your fault. Win by five runs. Be good.
Above. New. Post thinggie.
I need sleep.
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