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Juan Pierre, CF Matt Kemp, RF Jeff Kent, 2B Manny Ramirez, LF Nomar Garciaparra, SS Russell Martin, C Casey Blake, 3B James Loney, 1B Chad Billingsley, P |
Mike Hargrove has announced he is ready to manage again. Teams must be giddy.
His weight? The local Dairy Queen? Fantasy Football squads?
If that happens, Eric Stephen said he will show up tomorrow wearing the Pierre shirt and nothing else.
13 - Hope you're right.
End the drought.
Pierre's last HR was sometime during the 2006 season - wanted to state the number of at bats it's been, but I'm too lazy.
Should be lots of fun.
Yeah. I made my comment during that interview. Nice girls.
Did he beat up a trash can? I missed that....
Its what he does for EVERY DANG GAME. Kemp's going for 3-4 with two runs, and a RBI, because that what he does every time he's in the 2nd spot after JP.
Went to the game last night with my resident baseball expert.
After the first at bat
resident expert's observation, "He was too agreassive in that at bat".
After the second at bat,
"Why is he being so agressive at the plate -he needs to be more patient!"
My response - Agressive is his middle name - with a capital "A" - that's one of the big reasons that he's my favorite player!
Third at bat
My observation, "Ok, he's seen him twice, lets see how he does this time!"
Boom!
That was fun.
It's become a symbol for all the haters going out of their way to find something to dislike about the young players.
See, now I've ruined my snarky little dig via over-explanation.
Proof positive comedy does die on the operating table. :(
Already saw the pictures earlier this week. It did not look very real to me. Supposedly found in Georgia.
Or, the other Georgia?
can't wait!
But she definitely needs to know that orange IS THE COLOR OF THE GIANTS.
That was nice of them.
And for some reason I thought Jamie McCourt looked like Laura Bush, shows what I know.
i thought there was a "NO OLYMPIC SPOILER" rule.
=/
She's drinking bleach?
Johnnie Lee Higgins is not very smart.
1 of 3 will die of Cancer ...
Cancer strikes 3 of 4 families ...
Cancer is the leading killer of school aged children ...
The Donation that you make for research will really help - even if it's only $1.
Just do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QA6s7p-zU8
Set your DVRs.
Both dogs. Just lost one a couple weeks back.
In other news, Spike is picking up women's soccer.
http://tinyurl.com/5a8x2t
It's terrible. We lost aa lab to it too.
It's ravaged people in my family.
Think Cure!
This time it's personal!
Heh.
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/chusa_04/pages/0436cM.htm
As an illness - Cancer is the leading cause of death of school aged children.
Since the year 2000 over 40,000 people are killed in highway accidents in this country every year btw.
Last night, Nomar did show us flashes of why he used to be a good everyday SS. He was lucky that on a couple of those the runners were dudes like Coste and Myers.
Garciaparra was great on plays going to both his right and left last night. He was very good.
(baseball connection -- this guys was the Nationals' beat writer for the last three years.)
http://tinyurl.com/6pytqv
we should be o.k.
Bottom 1st: LA Dodgers
- J. Pierre singled to first
- M. Kemp struck out swinging
- J. Kent singled to center, J. Pierre to third
- N. Garciaparra struck out swinging
- R. Martin struck out swinging
easy for me to say right.
What a joke.
I would have still started Ethier for the simple reason that he brings more the the plate than Pierre.
Oops.
Definitely looked better, aside from our WRs who are awful. Al really should have let Javon walk.
It is just infuriating to blow another 4th quarter lead. Pre-season wins matter when you are the Raiders and you rarely win.
It's called "chasing the dragon."
Except in this case, the dragon is about as exciting as half a can of Coors Light.
I think we went undefeated last year in preseason. So, go figure.
More or less.
if they keep on throwing it in there it will end up in the seats, watch.
Friday nights are overrated. I enjoy Tuesday. And Wednesday, for instance.
My three Raider predictions to make you scoff....
1. Andew Walter will play more than Jamarcus
2. By the end of the year Michael Bush will be the RB
3. We lead the league in takeaways and turnovers.
I remember when I was in my early 20's The most important things in my life was friends & parting.
lots & lots of friends & lots & lots of partying.
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1) I think they go with Russell unless he is hurt, even if he stinks.
2) Fargas will get hurt, so McFadden and Bush can share RB duties.
3) Good chance.
And Aaron Rodgers is still laughing in Green Bay.
Casey Blake - beard = Jeff Blauser
Earlier this week, my father sent me a scorecard I worked from a program in 1989. Not only did I keep proper score (Bob would be proud), but I recorded the number of beach balls (14), the number of times Tommy argued with an ump (2), and the number of times the peanut guy walked by our row in the top deck (14).
I was seven. It would obviously be a sign of things to come.
If he didn't look exhausted don't you think he would have been on second?
You left a raging party in Manhattan on a Friday night to return home and post on a baseball blog with a bunch of basement dwellers.
Can I adopt some of your personality traits into the cyborg wife I'm building?
Don't get me started.
Martin Is the Robot Made of Nails.
*Martin should rest a series or two.
I'm hoping the Giants outbid us by offering him five years.
is a joke by the way.
No way they have similar skill set. Russell has possibly the strongest arm in history of the league.
I saw video of Alex Smith before the draft, where he went back to Helix high school to practice with the team. He could not even hit unguarded high school wide receivers.
But I think 189 may have a good point.
I'm a writer and I work from home. Which means A) I have the ability to wake up at 11 am every day if I want. and B) many people in my field are alcoholics. When you take that and multiply it by the fact that half of my friends from college just passed the BAR exam and moved to New York in the last two weeks but don't have jobs that start until October, it seems like there's always a party going on somewhere.
Last night the friends of the guy who lives nextdoor to me came banging on my door at 4 am to see if i wanted to hang out, for instance. It's sort of like being in college, but with real-life consequences.
Then they drafted a QB in Alex Smith who the coach hates and who Alex Smith hates back. Then Mike Nolan is forced to hire Mike Martz who promptly promotes O'Sullivan despite Alex Smith still being there and O'Sullivan has no business being in the NFL. Partly because Martz is crazy and thinks that a guy with no skills like O'Sullivan can give him want he wants, and partly because Mike Nolan is a passive aggressive son of a gun. Talk about a team aiming for that first pick of the draft right in the middle of the preseason.
:)
He is one with the wind (TM) if you will.
Also, Kent is on fire.
How is that? He ran a completely gimmick offense in college and has had no success with the WCO in SF.
Good job by Bowa of sending Kemp even though Kemp had to wait on the liner. 3rd base coaches only get noticed when they are wrong, so Bowa, I noticed.
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EL LAY DAVE, it's a deal, bro. What time you getting there?
Does he like the Dodgers?
Somebody forgot to tell me about that part...
vr, Xei
So Bills is beginning to settle in--right when he gives up a wicked drive in Nomars direction and then a single. I hope so too.
And then I'd be at the picnic! :(
Ballpark it for me, Dave. I'd hate to have carne asada sitting without refrigeration, or a hot grill sitting without carne. I was thinking of being there 10:30
Bottom of the far right column
If he had been wearing his sunglasses, he would have hit that one out.
/unoriginal, so shoot me
thanks!
The meet up has me wondering. Any of you ever frequent a local bar to watch the game?
And if/when Carroll leaves, I'm going to miss reading how he regularly heads into South Central in a blue Van to meet the more nefarious members of our society.
Cool. I may be there earlier but I'll grab an ice chest too just in case.
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Get busy living, or get busy dying.
There is absolutely no decent Mexican food in NYC.
vr, Xei
And wow, that's a web gem for Fielder. Didn't people say he couldn't field so he had to DH for his career?
Yellow alert for Casey Blake. This is a yellow alert.
I don't, I live in the East Bay and Mexican food around here sucks.
Though, I have heard there are some good places in Berkeley.
Reality is over-rated too.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/
IMO he has the right approach, I wouldn't change anything about him wanting to drive the ball to CF & RF or RC. He pulls it I've seen him pull a few balls.
Fouled off a couple a tad late but with good bat speed. Ethier one of those with the bat advanced an inch or two in the hitting zone and those balls are traveling in the other direction in a hurry.
Ultimately got good wood on the ball and sent it oppo.
A much different look to his at bat as compared to what had been happening earlier in the season.
A nice at bat. Not good. Not great. Just nice.
Ingredients:
2 pounds flank or skirt steak
Olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Marinade:
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon freshly ground cumin seed
1 large handful fresh cilantro, leaves and stems, finely chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
1. Lay the flank steak in a large non-reactive bowl or baking dish. Combine marinade ingredients and pour the marinade over the steak. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
2. Preheat your grill over medium-high flame (you can also use a cast iron grill pan on high heat for stove-top cooking). Brush the grates with a little oil to prevent the meat from sticking. Remove the steak from the marinade. Season both sides of the steak pieces with salt and pepper. Grill the pieces for a few minutes only, on each side, depending on how thin they are, until medium rare to well done, to your preference. Remove the steak pieces to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice the steak across the grain on a diagonal.
3. Serve with warm tortillas (flour or corn) and pico de gallo.
I am really tired of the dancer who knocks over the DJ set-up.
vr, Xei
vr, Xei
vr, Xei
Troncoso + Ozuna to Loney = nice out.
If you guys are watching on Prime Ticket, what is that jaunty little tune that Nancy Bea plays on the organ for the 5-second network spot in which a resin bag is dropped on a pitcher's mound?
vr, Xei
The Closer!
Thanks for the heads up on the race.
AND RUSSELL MARTIN BREAKS OUT THE SLUMP AGAIN.
wow.
Yellow Alert cancelled in Los Angeles.
Stand down.
I am watching on canadian tv and terry tiffee is a hero. Not sure if it is shown on NBC or other NBC channels
So it goes.
You really know how to melt his butter, huh?
Nope, just pound him down and in with the slider so he fouls the ball off his ankle.
awesome.
yes!!!
I could claim "research" by going to play.
And my comment gets eaten. Just par for the course.
but tide with the Backs...
Buenas noches amigos.
I loved to race. I hated to practice. I really hated sitting around during swim meets, especially big ones (I can only imagine how torturous the Olympics would be as a swimmer). I loved the challenge of competing against others and myself.
Water polo in high school was fun though. I played deep goal.
501 I belive Bluebleeder87 is.
whois lookup: http://tinyurl.com/6hw63z
USA/NBC has three announcers for the men's racewalking event. I'm in heaven.
Have fun everyone!
I shall be talking to myself on DT.
You should go!
and i think kershaw is #2 right now.
bills
kershaw
kuroda @ home
lowe
kuorda
penny
Sorry, I have been away, when I leave everything to the last minute, I get what I deserve.
Anyone still up and going tomorrow, I will be there early with breakfast treats (eggs, portuguese sausage, bagels and cream cheese) Not sure about anything to drink though.
I am also making tri-tip sandwiches for anyone who wants one.
It should be fun, c'mon out.
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