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4) arguing for the sake of arguing
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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
life just isn't fair sometimes.
Did you at least find a book about Cherokee cosmology? Or a journal article?
yea i have resources. I just dont want to do it because its retarded.
That's called "education!"
it was actualy a good pitch, i'm way to biased for my Dodgers. :o)
They seem to care much more after that.
secondary sources are much easier to obtain then primary sources. especially about cherokee cosmology.
I so much want to make a joke out of that, but I am a gentleman.
offer them a 6pack for every right them and they will understand.
LoDuca those us a favor
At least you're not setting the bar too high.
You know I hated the UCLA basketball team last year too. You know why? They LOST in the final.
Pitiful.
The starter gives several runs in the first
few innings, and the batters say "OK, we are beat". And to give this to a guy like Glavine is almost obscene.
God--can Penny throw any more creampuffs!
Btw, I did see Kenny Lofton's incredible catch when he was with the Indians on ESPN's all-time Web Gems list, which reminded me how good he once was. He might have misplayed that one, too, but I have a feeling his experience would have helped and he might have made that catch. Oh well. Penny never does well against the Mets. He'll be lucky to get out of this inning with 2 runs.
And just as we talk about it... nice play by Kemp to almost redeem himself.
So by your count, the Dodger batters have not given up 74 times and have given up 65 times, all out of some sort of weird psychological hold that the opposing pitcher has?
We can still get to Glavine, but, boy the Mets lineup is tough. I think Lowe and Maddux would be better bets against them with more offspeed stuff.
Glavine has been shaky the last month, just like Penny, but I fear he will smell victory and be amazing tonight. It will be due to the early game and the way we played it.
Let's go Kemp, atone for your CF'ing miscue.
Steve???
Jim is back! The only reason for sticking around tonight!
Welcome back, Jim!
he's a former Dodger, he wants to stick it to us.
Man, is this the year of the streaky Dodgers, or what?
duse the thought (sp?)
More streaks than your windshield gets after a "washing" on Skid Row!
Bob's long lost cousin has come back!
Sorry. I was psychologically scarred by the early going and had given up on the thread.
Oh yeah, he tore up his knee.
Geez Reyes drive-lord I hope he finds himself before someone gets hurt.
However, I'd rather have 5ip of 0 runs with Penny throwing 100 fastballs, rather than 6ip of 4run on a mixture of pitches.
That plan is out the window. I work at a hospital now.
"But what about my curve, Schroder? What about my knuckler? What about my wicked screwball?"
"One finger is for a high straight ball and two fingers is for a low straight ball."
I admit I'm being unfair with this sample of his physical ability. But I hate his personality. How long is his contract.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers won't get anywhere not hitting 'em where they ain't. Not like Glavine's fooling anyone tonight. But...
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do disrespect gen3 but it's called being honest with you're self & not being phony!.IMO.
Plus it works for him so i'm cool with it.
i'm like him so i guess i'm biased towards his behavior, you gotta respect his honesty thoug (atleast i respect his honesty) don't get me wrong bro i see & feel you're point of view.
Glavine--that was a nice play.
Actually that pitch got hit pretty far and Bugs ended up catching it atop the Statue of Liberty.
The slow ball was more effective.
the other little finger donsn't even work, it's just there.
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he tride pulling an outside pitch,that's all there is to it (bad at bat)
good point i didn't see that
*"I regret that I have but one asterisk for my country."
don't get me more worked up JeoP
you also need glasses.
Grits is really stretching him tonite on an evening he hasnt been particularly effective.
it was a hanger that Valentine hit, Penny did him a favor with his sorry long swing.
Was he asleep this game?
It probably wouldnt have mattered, but still poor managing is poor managing.
it's ESPN country ofcourse.
the Dodgers & there rich farm will get the last laugh.
he's 21 years old, he will learn. it's not like we're overpaying for Beltran.
Matt Kemp will make those plays mark my words.
Part of it is perhaps the lack of a consistent lineup, with Grady finding rest for his vets, certainly the inability of Penny, Hendrickson and to some extent but less so, Maddux to give him quality starts, the lack of off days, etc.
My best guess is that we will be in a battle for both the wild card and the division through the end of the season but visions of having an easy September are probably on for the Mets and maybe the Cards.
Now, not so much.
i don't know i guess it's my optomistic brain but i'm expecting good things from Kuo.
One job I would never want is Ned Coletti's current job; Paul DePodesta's old job. They are damned if they do and damned if they don't. They'll trade away a guy, and that guy will everything short of turn into an MVP overnight with a .964 batting average against the Dodgers.
you're pay checks come from L.A.GUY!
Hold on, I'm checking the heart column in the boxscore.
I'll get back to you.
At home, it does seem that we hit well regardless so the pitching only has to be so-so but on the road, it takes the combination of good and good and we just don't do that enough to win consistently on the road.
Escaped zoo animals didn't run onto the field and eat the players. That's a positive.
This isn't football. They'll play again tomorrow.
"Andre Ethier reaches on missed catch error by pitcher Roberto Hernandez, assist to first baseman Carlos Delgado. Jeff Kent to 2nd."
That's exactly what happened. Hernandez dropped a throw from Delgado while trying to cover first.
That's a 3-E1.
I thought it might be due to being off the juice, but now I think its just bc he was hurt.
Lugo/Hall hit 20HRs in Tampa, and have hit 0 in LA. I cant quite figure that one out.
agreed, all i know is over paying for 7,8 players is never good (in the long run)
If animals had escaped from the zoo and eaten the players, thereby necessitating Ned's enlisting 9 kids from the Flushing Little League to represent the Blue in tonight's game, we STILL wouldn't have any less than 0 runs.
Therefore, the fact that no players were eaten by escaped zoo animals is not necessarily a positive.
the future looks brite PERIOD while both new york teams keep on buying high & drafting lowe. there's alot to be said with that, high priced players that don't pan out & so forth.
236 - Is that the Rocco Baldelli Styrfoam Curse?
Young led off the inning and grounded out 4-3 on the first pitch.
Young's AB lasted about 10 seconds.
Also, let's not pretend the Dodgers are a poor team, either. You're overpaying a few players as well.
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exactly i was like what!! he's in the big club already, & as soon as i stoped thinking that he grounded out.
Yes, but that would mean that you've given up hope of the team ever scoring another run again.
I'd be really sad if Russ Martin was shredded by a tiger, or if Andre Ethier was methodically dismembered by a gorilla.
Hendrickson or Hall could be used as bear-feed, though, if a sacrifice has to be made.
Wasn't Lastings the payoff from that awful awful awful '02 season? And the starters that have helped them out this year (Maine, Bannister) came out of some of those drafts too no?
249 - See http://tinyurl.com/q4vp5
It is true, that we will have our revenge as our talent matures in the next few years.
However our management must
A)obtain a whole different set of pitcher's(Lowe and Bills may do).
B)avoid trading away our obvious young talent, which could give us almost free po sition players-- freeing money for pitching.
This seems fairly simple, but I still fear for our organization.
We would at this point have revenge against the Mets and several other teams, and it is a simple scheme. Why am I pessimistic?
2001- Aaron Heilman, David Wright (Wright in sandwich round from losing Hampton to Rockies)
2002- Kazmir (I know, I know)
2003- Milledge
2004- Humber (coming off TJ surgery, should be factor next year)
2005- Pelfrey
Maine was in the Benson deal and Bannister was a mid round draft pick. The Mets system isn't particularly deep (say as deep as the Dodgers) but they've got some pieces. The NL is slowly coming around again as the Mets are built for the future, along with the Diamondbacks, Marlins and Dodgers who have 3 of the best systems in the game.
You just described M*A*S*H, whose producers could not convince CBS to eschew canned laughter.
156 - welcome, but your first post violated the rules of this site.
General note. I can't imagine the Dodgers lacked for motivation on a team or individual level. The team is also just one day removed from a comeback victory. Calling them listless or a team that gave up because it fell behind doesn't stand to scrutiny.
The Mets, the best team in the league, got the big hits tonightm while the Dodgers got several baserunners but did not make the key plays they needed. I watched the game and saw players (including Kent) diving, running hard, a bit overeager at the plate and jittery in the outfield, but anything but listless.
I don't understand the rush to question the effort of a first place team in a close race, a team whose members still have much to prove, either as rookies or as vets trying to retain playing time.
Why are the Dodgers lacking in effort when both San Diego and St. Louis were swept in New York in recent trips?
Well said. Perhaps I am guilty of being a disappointed/frustrated fan tonight, even after all these years.
Al Michaels is debating whether or not a replay challenge was asked for in time and wanting to see if they can use a time code on the video....
[261] I cannot understand the tendency to question the effort of baseball players when you look at the percentages these guys strive in. Being a good player means you're heading back to the dugout seventy percent of the time. You could go 0-for 7 and then reach on the next three and you're batting a cool .300. To go just 0-for 7 is a sign of a good batter. I think our brains endeavor to beat this system with creative use of days off, pitch hitting, and so on, but at the end of the day a good hitter is still out seven of ten tries. To go out there and give every at bat you're all when the odds are stacked so highly against you is a testament to how devoted or truly dense ball players are. Either way it is not often that effort decides if they end up on first or back on the pine at the end of an at bat.
Of course, I was in full Dodgers gear tonight. I went with a group of Mets fans, thinking that by making a public display of my friendship with the locals, that would offer me some protection from the unwashed hordes. But it was no use. I was subject to the petty whims and desires of the Shea Stadium inmates. I was traded for a carton of cigarettes at one point, and I think I was supposed to go home with some guy who kept calling me "Sally". But I ditched him on the subway.
I'm going back to Oz-- I mean, Shea, on Saturday. Wish me luck.
Penny was throwing hard the whole game - consistently in the 96 range. But that mets offense is pretty tough to match. Man...
Well, I've got two more games in front of me to see here on Friday then Saturday. hopefully kuo and maddux will find better results. And our offense will do better than they did today against glavine...
Background: New Titans WR David Givens, solid veteran for New England, signed by Tennessee in March in hopes of upgrading the position.
Givens offered Tyrone Calico--a talented but injury and drop-prone receiver over his brief career who knew the Titans' patience with him was running out--$10K for Givens' old jersey #,87.
Dumb: Calico said no.
Dumber: Givens offered $20k. Calico again said no.
Calico struggled again in preseason, was cut Sunday. Uniform #87 now available to Givens...free.
The Dodgers were due for a slump, since they've been generally hot until last week. Conversely, the Padres and Giants have both been fairly hot, but fortunately the D's division lead has been just enough of a buffer to keep them in first.
Logic would dictate that if the Dodgers can scrape along and stay in first or in the wild-card lead, that they will get hot again before the season ends.... and likewise, the Giants and Padres are due for another cold spell as well.
So I like our chances... these last games have been payment for all the lucky breaks we got on the winning streaks.
Of course, the Dodgers could go into a miserable slump and/or the Padres and Giants could buck the trend and stay hot for the rest of the month, but I prefer my glass half-full.
Overall, being in the stadium it was absolutely clear (as many have said above) that we were tired and they were running on full, truly making the effort to show who owns the NL. Furthermore, Jose Reyes is a man who LOVES his job, and is in turn loved by all the women aged 12-40 who buy jersey-style T-shirts. The men choose David Wright.
One spot we might have grabbed a crucial beat was where Kent was first-pitch-swinging with two outs in the 6th, with a very tired Glavine on the mound (two balls had been hit pretty well that inning, but for outs). At that point, the deficit was only 3.
MVD: Marlon with an 11-pitch battle against Heilman with one out in the ninth, which gave us few hopefuls at least a morsel to snack on while the true New Yorkers filed out to the LIRR.
Finally, as the game was waning they put Tommy L. on the Jumbotron camera twice during the "smile cam" schtick, but TL had only a cursory wave's worth of love to share for the crowd.
Has Kemp always played CF?
As an aside, NBC does not need 32 personalities to broadcast a single game. It's like a Robert Altman movie for goodness sakes.
In fact, I've dispirited myself. The circle is complete.
I thought we had another season before those rumors started... ;)
276 - Did anyone else see Kenny Rogers holding like a dozen baseballs in one hand during the ESPN2 game? I couldn't've been the only person on the East Coast watching that instead of the Stillers....right?
Jon - no hurry or anything, but give your email a check.
And about reyes, it's easy to see why NY loves him. He's young and exciting to watch. When he dropped that fly ball, they still cheered him.
Now if he were in pinstripes, they'd have booed him off the field...
274 That Robert Altman comment - exactly perfect.
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