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I Get the Message

2007-06-27 17:47

by Jon Weisman

This is what happens when I call the voicemail on my cellphone.

"You have one unheard message. The following message has not been heard. First unheard message."

It's a bit much, I dare say.

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Comments (549)

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2007-06-27 17:54:55

1. natepurcell

http://www.myspace.com/29673553

why would kyle blair be wearing a dodgers jersey if he isnt planning on signing or...has signed and it doesnt want to be announced yet because higher then slot bonus!?!?

I WANT ANSWERS.

or it could not even be him.

2007-06-27 17:57:27

2. Humma Kavula

1 Along the same lines, I wonder why the pantless batgirl keeps looking at me so longingly every time I load this page.

2007-06-27 17:58:59

3. Inside Baseball

I just worry she's going to lose some fingers if she tries to bunt that way.

2007-06-27 17:59:22

4. natepurcell

that batgirl is a pornstar....and thats all im gunna say about that.

2007-06-27 17:59:36

5. JoeyP

Along similar lines, I wonder what the Lakers will do tomorrow and the inevitable fall out.

2007-06-27 18:01:03

6. natepurcell

they will pick some scrub at 19 and have all talk no action type of day.

2007-06-27 18:02:27

7. DXMachina

Useless repetition in automated systems is not unheard of.

2007-06-27 18:04:28

8. Greg Brock

Please stay on the line...Your call is important to us...

2007-06-27 18:04:45

9. DXMachina

1 That page also says Kyle Blair is from Oslo, Norway. That seems an unusual place to find a top major league prospect.

2007-06-27 18:05:51

10. natepurcell

that doesn't mean anything!

2007-06-27 18:05:59

11. Jeff Zellman

The Pads won another series today.

2007-06-27 18:08:20

12. Jeff Zellman

Mitch Kupchack, Juan Pierre, Ned Colletti, Nomar Garicaparra....

Thank goodness I dont live in LA.

2007-06-27 18:09:13

13. Michael D

I get the same thing when I call my voice mail.

Also where is this pantless batgirl I don't see anything.

2007-06-27 18:09:31

14. MC Safety

12- you just like conversing about LA?

2007-06-27 18:09:49

15. JoeyP

Khalil Greene is on pace for 30Hrs 100RBIs.
That, is suprising.

2007-06-27 18:11:23

16. Humma Kavula

I cannot decide if Jeff Zellman's continued posts are a rule 3 violation or not.

I also can't decide if this post is a rule 3 violation, so if it is, please delete.

2007-06-27 18:14:59

17. lab rat

9 --

King Harald of Norway: .295/.387/.461

2007-06-27 18:15:04

18. Jeff Zellman

Even if you overlook OPS and go straight to cost based analysis...

K Greene > R Furcal

2007-06-27 18:15:12

19. Jon Weisman

There is absolutely no rule that says you have to be a Dodger fan or a Los Angeles fan to post here.

However, there absolutely is a rule against making posts that have no other purpose than to antagonize other commenters.

2007-06-27 18:15:28

20. Telemachos

Visual Voicemail ftw!

I want an iPhone. :(

2007-06-27 18:16:20

21. Bob Timmermann

How come on TV, people pick up voice mails on their cell phones by seemingly pressing one button and hearing the message instantly, when most of us have to go through a seemingly 9-step sequence?

Even at work, where I have a shortcut to my voice mail, I still have to add to type in a four digit code. Unless I wanted to leave it unprotected, which could get me fired.

2007-06-27 18:16:50

22. StolenMonkey86

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Now that's a rule 3 violation.

2007-06-27 18:17:29

23. natepurcell

is Jeff Zellman a Padres fan?

2007-06-27 18:17:46

24. D4P

I was watching ESPN earlier in the hotel lounge and the Mets game was on rain delay, so they were showing the Red Sox in "bonus coverage." Then they cut over to show the Yankees for a while, and then the Mets again.

2007-06-27 18:17:51

25. StolenMonkey86

although it looked better in the comment box

2007-06-27 18:18:07

26. D4P

Is Jeff Zellman bluetahoe?

2007-06-27 18:20:41

27. trainwreck

I bet the Lakers take Rudy Fernandez.

2007-06-27 18:21:14

28. lab rat

I bet the Lakers take Sid Fernandez

2007-06-27 18:23:10

29. Hallux Valgus

even Furcal's bobblehead looks like it's wincing and favoring it's ankle.

2007-06-27 18:23:47

30. D4P

I bet the Lakers take Sid Fernandez

They could use a big body inside

2007-06-27 18:24:15

31. JoeyP

Do the Lakers have any cap room to sign Chauncey Billups?

That would appease Kobe, and substantially improve the Lakers. PG most important position on the floor.

2007-06-27 18:26:01

32. natepurcell

only as a sign and trade. He wont take the MLE.

2007-06-27 18:26:17

33. Hallux Valgus

31 no, and point guard is not th most important position in the triangle offense. See also: Harper, Ron.

sigh- I'm a Nuggets fan. We don't have any picks. I was sad about that until I realized we'd probably just screw them up anyway.

2007-06-27 18:26:47

34. Eric Stephen

18 It's a bit misleading because Khalil Greene has yet to be a free agent so of course he wouldn't make as much as Furcal, who already entered free agency.

That said, I like Khalil (member of the Bill Simmons' "Reggie Cleveland All Stars") and if he ever developed plate discipline (or reverted to his 2004 campaign) he would be a star.

2007-06-27 18:27:40

35. lab rat

1. Vin Scully
2. Harry Kalas

2007-06-27 18:29:42

36. lab rat

34 --

re: "Reggie Cleveland All Stars"

I nominate Reggie Willits for the 40-man roster.

2007-06-27 18:30:29

37. Jeff Zellman

The Lakers would be foolish to trade Kobe. They should appease his every need. Bona fide superstars don't grow on trees. Trading him would be suicide.

2007-06-27 18:36:05

38. Greg Brock

The iphone conflicts me. On one hand, it looks neat. On the other hand, it's $600. People are fawning over it, but I hate hype. Apple is the hip alt "look at me" computer of choice, but I can't tell if that's contrarian or not. And is liking something because it's contrarian make me a conformist? And is conforming the new contrary thing to do?

I've decided. It's just too expensive.

2007-06-27 18:36:55

39. Eric Stephen

With Garnett seemingly going to Phoenix, the Lakers' best hopes are probably Odom, Bynum & #19 for Jermaine O'Neal. If they can do that without the pick or with a lower pick, even better.

There was talk a month ago that Denver might be willing to trade Camby for Kwame (Nuggets are facing luxury tax issues if they keep Camby). I doubt this is possible, but it should be pursued, even at the cost of a future pick or a Farmar.

If they are able to keep the #19 pick, even with making these moves I'd like to see them get Acie Law or Jared Dudley.

2007-06-27 18:39:01

40. The Rabbits Rarely Loose

Kemp not in the lineup doesnt make any sense . . . . Loney over Nomar but, not Kemp over Ethier? . . before yesterday Loney wasnt totally out preforming what Kemp had done

2007-06-27 18:39:27

41. Hallux Valgus

39 The Nuggets already laughed that off. Kwame makes the same amount as Camby, so there's no benefit to the Nuggets. Also, Kwame Brown is Kwame Brown. My friend desperately wants this trade to happen if only so he can wath me rip Kwame to shreds during the games

2007-06-27 18:40:01

42. JoeyP

Acie Law would be a great pick at #19, but he'll probably not be there by the time the Lakers pick.

2007-06-27 18:42:15

43. Jon Weisman

Predict the time of game. I'll say 2:14.

2007-06-27 18:42:39

44. Hallux Valgus

2:08

2007-06-27 18:42:59

45. The Rabbits Rarely Loose

I will bet the team who wins the game will simply be the luckiest...... who ever will find the holes.

2007-06-27 18:43:08

46. Greg Brock

We can get to two outs in the first inning very quickly.

Congrats, American soccer. Transitive properties make us better than Brazil.

Woohoo!

2007-06-27 18:43:28

47. Humma Kavula

just to be contrarian, and to set an outlier, 2:41.

2007-06-27 18:44:19

48. Eric Stephen

2:32

2007-06-27 18:44:33

49. Greg Brock

Russell Martin in the 3-hole: Proof that RBI's are a pretty useless stat.

2007-06-27 18:44:51

50. Hallux Valgus

46 Who'd we beat that beat Brazil? I hope it's China.

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2007-06-27 18:45:07

51. Greg Brock

2:01

2007-06-27 18:46:10

52. Greg Brock

50 You're not watching Copa right now? 2-0 Mexico over Brazil at halftime.

2007-06-27 18:47:14

53. Jeff Zellman

The vets should exercise Martin's patience.

2007-06-27 18:48:44

54. Bob Timmermann

2:58

2007-06-27 18:49:17

55. Jon Weisman

Vin is cracking me up with his self-mocking.

2007-06-27 18:49:36

56. StolenMonkey86

2:55. why not

2007-06-27 18:50:07

57. Hallux Valgus

52 crap. GolTV is too far off my normal radar. I am very pleased that I can catch most of the Dodgers game before USMNT vs. Argentina.

Brazil is transitioning right now. No Kaka, no Ronaldinho. I really believe we can do well this tournament. Of course, the only teams I'm blindly optimistic about are soccer and college football. Also, no Mastroeni= great. Tat guy takes cards out of sheer boredom

2007-06-27 18:51:54

58. The Rabbits Rarely Loose

Webb better not be getting those.

2007-06-27 18:52:05

59. Bob Timmermann

Why would anyone want to take batting tips from Ken Landreaux?

I guess he did have that "sweet swing."

2007-06-27 18:53:03

60. Indiana Jon

2:27

2007-06-27 18:54:01

61. Greg Brock

My ambitious game time prediction did not factor in Derek Lowe becoming Rick Ankiel.

2007-06-27 18:54:44

62. lab rat

Tony Clark has had a very decent career.

2007-06-27 18:55:27

63. Hallux Valgus

great stab by Loney. To bad about the throw.

2007-06-27 18:55:38

64. The Rabbits Rarely Loose

Nomar would have made that play

2007-06-27 18:56:07

65. Bob Timmermann

In the words of Chief Wiggum, "So where's your Messiah, now, huh? See. Goofballs."

2007-06-27 18:57:00

66. Jon Weisman

Loney makes a good play and is punished for it because Furcal can't catch a low throw.

2007-06-27 18:57:23

67. Sam in SC

jeez
this gut sucks

why not chalenge him?

2007-06-27 18:57:43

68. StolenMonkey86

64 - the throw or the catch at 2nd?

2007-06-27 18:57:52

69. Hallux Valgus

jeez. Maybe he should've let it go foul?

2007-06-27 18:58:01

70. Sam in SC

67 - "gut" = "guy"

sorry. I was excited

2007-06-27 18:58:07

71. Greg Brock

We also would have accepted "Let it drop"

2007-06-27 18:58:24

72. Jon Weisman

Nice catch, Luis.

2007-06-27 18:58:32

73. Eric Stephen

That was a heck of a catch by Gonzo. Probably a good idea that he caught it, allowing the run to score, than to chance letting it drop foul.

2007-06-27 18:58:41

74. StolenMonkey86

67 - So that's what a chili dog thinks

2007-06-27 18:58:55

75. Bob Timmermann

70
So whose gut sucks? Is it because the guy is middle-aged and he's trying to impress a young woman walking by?

2007-06-27 18:59:09

76. The Rabbits Rarely Loose

68
Probably neither:)

2007-06-27 18:59:18

77. overkill94

Well that didn't turn out to be all that bad

2007-06-27 18:59:27

78. Hallux Valgus

74 hilarious.

2007-06-27 19:00:00

79. Bob Timmermann

71
I would give up an out for a run in the 1st inning. Brandon Webb is good, but he's not the 1968 Bob Gibson.

2007-06-27 19:00:34

80. StolenMonkey86

well, Lowe has given up a run, but he's still more interesting than Webb.

2007-06-27 19:00:38

81. Eric Stephen

I doubt "run expectation table" is going through Gonzo's mind as he is running for that ball.

Does anyone have a link to run expectation tables?

Does bases loaded, 1-out mean more expected runs than 1st & 2nd, 2 outs + 1?

2007-06-27 19:00:39

82. Jon Weisman

You don't let it drop when your pitcher is struggling. That would have been awful.

Glad to get out of that inning only down one.

2007-06-27 19:01:03

83. LogikReader

I was going to ask about that too, but if you can get an out early in the game, do it. With it being early in the game, LuGo making the catch was a better move.

Little pop fly to end the inning... so much for the grounderfest.

2007-06-27 19:02:02

85. overkill94

69 Nah, not with a 3-2 count and the bases loaded. Maybe if he had him 0-2 or 1-2 I'd think about it, but otherwise you're just tempting fate.

2007-06-27 19:03:06

86. Jeff Zellman

Gonzo will go 0-4 today. He's due.

2007-06-27 19:03:12

87. Greg Brock

82 I'm not sure "awful" is the right word. Letting it drop, while not going to happen, would not normally lead to an "awful" outcome with an extreme groundball pitcher and one out.

Again, it wouldn't happen. Hence, the "We also would have accepted" line.

2007-06-27 19:03:16

88. overkill94

Jon, can we get this guy out of here (Jeff Zellman)? He's obviously a Padre fan that's trying to ruffle our feathers.

2007-06-27 19:03:59

89. Eric Stephen

This is an old list, but using the 1999-2002 tables:

Expected runs, bases loaded, 1 out: 1.65 runs

Expected runs, 2nd & 3rd, 2 outs: 0.634 runs

So it's a close call.

http://www.tangotiger.net/RE9902.html

2007-06-27 19:04:19

90. Andrew Shimmin

This presents the philosophical question: Could James Loney smack so treacherous a grounder to first that even James Loney couldn't field it?

2007-06-27 19:08:01

91. Sospiro0

Vin just quoted that chart of Ender's.

2007-06-27 19:08:30

92. Dodgers49

If Grady had taken my advice and flipped Kent and Lugo in the lineup we'd probably have a run by now. :-)

2007-06-27 19:09:59

93. Eric Stephen

An anagram of James Loney is "Males Enjoy". Discuss.

2007-06-27 19:10:42

94. Jon Weisman

88 - He's banned not because of his allegiances, but because comment 84 made it clear he just wants to piss off people.

2007-06-27 19:11:00

95. Bob Timmermann

I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet:

RIP Liz Claiborne

2007-06-27 19:12:14

96. Gen3Blue

How are the Red Sox doing with J.D. and Lugo?
Nomar's got to explode soon. He must be looking so much like a dish rag so it will be all the more dramatic.

2007-06-27 19:12:43

97. Jon Weisman

87 - If it's 0-0 in the eighth inning, I can see dropping it. I would not accept intentionally giving up an out for the possibility that you might get a better out when the extreme groundball pitcher has already thrown 30 pitches in the first inning.

2007-06-27 19:14:07

98. Greg Brock

97 Both arguments have merit. And doesn't Lowe get better the more tired he gets?

2007-06-27 19:14:07

99. Connector

I just saw the linescore on Dodgers.com...Arizona scored a run in the 1st without a hit!! I opened Gameday and discovered how, which brings up a question. Has a team ever played a full game scoring run(s) without making any hits?

2007-06-27 19:15:35

100. NorCal-Dodger

Gotta agree, get the out...don't give the batter another chance to do more hurt.

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2007-06-27 19:18:20

101. Bob Timmermann

99
Yes, it's happened at least four times off the top of my head.

Ken Johnson of the Houston Colts lost a 9-inning no-hitter.
Steve Barber and Stu Miller combined on a no-hitter they lost.
Andy Hawkins and Matt Young lost games in which they threw 8 no-hit innings and didn't pitch the 9th because they were behind on the road.

2007-06-27 19:18:30

102. Andrew Shimmin

99- It's happened ten times in the last fifty years. The hitless team won four of the games.

http://www.bb-ref.com/pi/shareit/Bhm3

2007-06-27 19:18:42

103. overkill94

99 I remember Andy Hawkins throwing a no-hitter in the early 90's (91?) and losing due to errors by something like 4-0.

2007-06-27 19:18:51

104. D4P

Has a team ever played a full game scoring run(s) without making any hits?

Pitchers have thrown no-hitters and lost, so the answer must be "Yes".

2007-06-27 19:19:39

105. Gen3Blue

I try to stay out of the political side, but I noticed this Zellman character was out to cause trouble immediately, and my friends call me easygoing and "naive".

2007-06-27 19:20:33

106. lab rat

101 --

Didn't Harvey Haddox lose a perfect game in the 13th?

2007-06-27 19:20:47

107. D4P

Pierre just took 6 consecutive pitches.

2007-06-27 19:21:14

108. overkill94

If the pattern holds true, we should expect Raffy to break out in about, ohhh, four days:

April - .203/.272/.243
May - .371/.441/.467
June - .222/.274/.313

2007-06-27 19:21:33

109. JoeyP

Webb walked Pierre.
Didnt think I'd see that tonight.

2007-06-27 19:22:07

110. Gen3Blue

OK this is where JP is supposed to hurt the pitchers concentration.

2007-06-27 19:22:27

111. Hallux Valgus

Brazil looks absolutely terrible.they're passing like an AYSO team.

2007-06-27 19:23:12

112. Bob Timmermann

106
Haddix lost his perfect game in the 13th, but he gave up a hit in doing so. It was a home run by Joe Adcock that turned into a single when Hank Aaron left the basepaths and Adcock passed him.

Felix Mantilla, who had reached on an error, did score to give the Braves a 1-0 win.

2007-06-27 19:23:43

113. D4P

Pierre just tripled with his legs.

2007-06-27 19:23:46

114. WillieD

90 That's a real paradox. Luckily it's pretty much impossible as well. I'm betting on Loney in both roles.

2007-06-27 19:24:20

115. Bob Timmermann

Tracy and Pierre almost created a situation for the next edition of "Knotty Problems of Baseball."

2007-06-27 19:26:29

116. Eric Stephen

115 Hi folks, this is Doug Harvey. Are you ready for this week's edition of IBM's You Make The Call?

2007-06-27 19:26:40

117. Andrew Shimmin

115- Is that an instance of homonym confusion, or are you really not suggesting there was hanky panky afoot in that collision?

2007-06-27 19:27:50

118. Greg Brock

116
Great, Now I have the theme song from TWIB in my head. Thanks.

2007-06-27 19:28:53

119. Bob Timmermann

117
I was referring to this book:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62232092

I always wanted a copy when I was young, but I could never get one.

Hey, wait, I work for a living. I'm going to go look for a copy and buy it!

2007-06-27 19:29:54

120. Andrew Shimmin

Somebody get that cameraman a case of champagne. Well done, good sir!

2007-06-27 19:30:19

121. Hallux Valgus

"...just comes up with a glove full of empty."

classic

2007-06-27 19:30:28

122. D4P

What was the name of that baseball show in the late 70/early 80s? with Johnny Bench and the San Diego Chicken? (And wasn't LaSorda on there too sometimes?)

2007-06-27 19:31:25

123. Andrew Shimmin

Alright everybody, let's bid this thing up to the moon, just to spite Bob.

http://tinyurl.com/3c5dnz

2007-06-27 19:31:44

124. Greg Brock

122 St. Elsewhere

2007-06-27 19:32:02

125. D4P

It will be interesting to see if Furcal stays in the leadoff spot for the entire season with an OPS under .700

2007-06-27 19:32:10

126. lab rat

122 -- Baseball Bunch

2007-06-27 19:32:44

127. D4P

123
What, doesn't Walmart carry that...?

2007-06-27 19:32:47

128. LogikReader

That Southwest commercial was great! Brought back memories of Price is Right and the Big Wheel... I miss Bob already

2007-06-27 19:32:53

129. Bluebleeder87

hearing Vinnie it seems like both pitchers aren't finding the strike zone, hopefully we'll make Webb pay in the next few innings.

2007-06-27 19:33:07

130. Hallux Valgus

124 I don't use the internet abbreviations much, but totally LOL.

2007-06-27 19:33:11

131. Bob Timmermann

123
I bought one for $9 from Alibris complete with shipping.

2007-06-27 19:33:16

132. D4P

Baseball Bunch

A-ha! That was a great show.

2007-06-27 19:34:32

133. Greg Brock

From Wikipedia, on "Baseball Bunch":

Yankees outfielder Lou Piniella's career was ended in 1984 when he injured his rotator cuff on the show while being pitched to by the San Diego Chicken.

I'm having a hard time believing that.

2007-06-27 19:34:55

134. LogikReader

Here's a link, enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceK0YQtxhbE

Wow, all the clips you guys mentioned.

2007-06-27 19:34:58

135. Andrew Shimmin

131- That's good. Looks like they're running forty bucks for a copy from Amazon affiliates.

2007-06-27 19:35:35

136. Bob Timmermann

133
If it's from Wikipedia, it's on tablets man. You can take that info to the bank.

2007-06-27 19:36:32

137. Eric Stephen

118 I'd love to have Warner Fusselle narrate my life.

2007-06-27 19:36:35

138. Bluebleeder87

man, i'd be scared playing tennis against Clark, can you imagine?? WOWSERS.

2007-06-27 19:36:56

139. Hallux Valgus

So could these baseball guys transform into anything? Tank? Dinosaur? Many construction vehicles that form a giant robot?

No? pass.

2007-06-27 19:37:08

140. Gen3Blue

Does webb usually throw this many pitches. If the D's take note of this they could get into the bullpen, which is shakier than I had realized. And althouth Lowe usually gives up a few in the first couple, he often goes deep and gets better.

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