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OOTS! March 31 2011!

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2011 08:51 AM

Baseball season officially begins in just over two hours, with Atlanta at Washington and Detroit playing in the Bronx. Later in the afternoon, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, Anaheim at Kansas City, San Diego at St. Louis, and tonight, San Francisco at Los Angeles. Among today's scheduled starting pitchers is one former Met: The Nationals' Livan Hernandez. It will be either Livan or C.C. Sabathia who throws the first pitch of the season.

Ceetar Mar 31 2011 08:57 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Baseball season officially begins in just over two hours, with Atlanta at Washington and Detroit playing in the Bronx. Later in the afternoon, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, Anaheim at Kansas City, San Diego at St. Louis, and tonight, San Francisco at Los Angeles. Among today's scheduled starting pitchers is one former Met: The Nationals' Livan Hernandez. It will be either Livan or C.C. Sabathia who throws the first pitch of the season. This means the Mets will start the season in second place. shucks. I'm so desperate for baseball i'm taking a late lunch and catching the beginning of the Tigers game at Houlihans.

Edgy DC Mar 31 2011 09:02 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Ceetar wrote: This means the Mets will start the season in second place. shucks. Could be worse. But the season is long and hard. When the fates fall into the hands of the team themselves, well... drink will flow and blood will spill. That's all I have to say about that.

Willets Point Mar 31 2011 09:05 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Edgy DC wrote: Ceetar wrote: This means the Mets will start the season in second place. shucks. Could be worse. But the season is long and hard. When the fates fall into the hands of the team themselves, well... drink will flow and blood will spill. That's all I have to say about that. No the Mets have a game in hand MWAHAHAHAHA!

seawolf17 Mar 31 2011 09:08 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Willets Point wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Ceetar wrote: This means the Mets will start the season in second place. shucks. Could be worse. But the season is long and hard. When the fates fall into the hands of the team themselves, well... drink will flow and blood will spill. That's all I have to say about that. No the Mets have a game in hand MWAHAHAHAHA! Exactly. It means that another team is already behind them, too.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 31 2011 09:14 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

I'm excited over how much the MFYs are gonna suck this year. I mean, they have Luis Ayala, Gustavo Molina and Fredy Garcia on their roster. Posada is way too old and unhappy being a DH. Jeter is coming off his worst year and is old, Granderson's hurt, Swisher and Gardner won't even smell last season's success, Texiera is a robotic douchebag, A-Rod's a total fraud, the pitching staff is loaded with aging and obese dickwads, they had a really shitty offseason and teams like Boston and Baltimore are getting better.

Ceetar Mar 31 2011 09:22 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'm excited over how much the MFYs are gonna suck this year. I mean, they have Luis Ayala, Gustavo Molina and Fredy Garcia on their roster. Posada is way too old and unhappy being a DH. Jeter is coming off his worst year and is old, Granderson's hurt, Swisher and Gardner won't even smell last season's success, Texiera is a robotic douchebag, A-Rod's a total fraud, the pitching staff is loaded with aging and obese dickwads, they had a really shitty offseason and teams like Boston and Baltimore are getting better. Don't count out the Rays either. And Toronto always seems to finish around .500. Don't forget the A.J. Burnett adventures.

Edgy DC Mar 31 2011 10:28 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

I know it's sort of nonsense, but I always associate Burnett as a bad luck charm. Getting kicked off the Marlins, sucking up the Yankee season, starting the stupid whipped cream pie face tradition, nipple rings. He was the guy the Diamondbacks announcers were trying to talk about as Mark Grace started spewing profanity.

Willets Point Mar 31 2011 11:06 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Edgy DC wrote: I know it's sort of nonsense, but I always associate Burnett as a bad luck charm. Getting kicked off the Marlins, sucking up the Yankee season, starting the stupid whipped cream pie face tradition, nipple rings. He was the guy the Diamondbacks announcers were trying to talk about as Mark Grace started spewing profanity. Hi, I'm A.J. Burnett of the New York Yankees.

metirish Mar 31 2011 11:12 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'm excited over how much the MFYs are gonna suck this year. I mean, they have Luis Ayala, Gustavo Molina and Fredy Garcia on their roster. Posada is way too old and unhappy being a DH. Jeter is coming off his worst year and is old, Granderson's hurt, Swisher and Gardner won't even smell last season's success, Texiera is a robotic douchebag, A-Rod's a total fraud, the pitching staff is loaded with aging and obese dickwads, they had a really shitty offseason and teams like Boston and Baltimore are getting better. post of the day/week perhaps season.....

Gwreck Mar 31 2011 11:13 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Among today's scheduled starting pitchers is one former Met: The Nationals' Livan Hernandez. It will be either Livan or C.C. Sabathia who throws the first pitch of the season. It was Livan. Hopefully the Yankees are not first in anything this year.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2011 11:16 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Except first to be mathematically eliminated! Am I right, people?

Edgy DC Mar 31 2011 11:19 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Girth, managerial firings, federal indictments. And payroll, of course. Those are good too.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2011 11:20 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Brian McCann drives in Chipper Jones for the first run of 2011.

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2011 11:39 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Jason Heyward 1st AB in 2010 = HR Jason Heyward 1st AB in 2011 = HR 2-0 Braves Werth singled in his 1st Nats AB but was later stranded. And over in the Yanqui game we've already had our first "just beyond the reach of a diving Jeter" call of the year.

Gwreck Mar 31 2011 11:44 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Frayed Knot wrote: Jason Heyward 1st AB in 2010 = HR Jason Heyward 1st AB in 2011 = HR Eh, that's not so special. Just ask our friend Kaz Matsui.

HahnSolo Mar 31 2011 11:45 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Werth hitting second for the Nats. Did not follow them in the spring, so this kind of surprises me.

Gwreck Mar 31 2011 11:47 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out but went Sac Fly-Line Out-Strikeout to only net 1 run.

TransMonk Mar 31 2011 12:17 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

MLB.com's Gameday looks pretty slick this season!

TransMonk Mar 31 2011 12:25 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Rickie Weeks and ex-Met Carlos Gomez go back-to-back with HRs in Cincy to start the game. Then Braun walked and Fielder singled and McGehee sac-flied. 3-0 Brew Crew in the 1st.

Ashie62 Mar 31 2011 12:25 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Yankee SP'S Sabathia Burnett Hughes Nova and ? ughh The State Trooper hits a 3R bomb.

HahnSolo Mar 31 2011 12:49 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Oh, Dusty, one inning into the season and you are killing me, if Gametracker on ESPN is acccurate. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the first, Stubbs leads off with a double. With Votto on deck, he has Brandon Phillips bunt Stubbs to third. A Votto SF makes it 3-1. But then Rolen walked and Bruce singled, and the inning ended with Gomes grounding out. How on earth do you bunt in the first inning with a guy already in scoring position????

TransMonk Mar 31 2011 12:50 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 31 2011 12:54 PM

Weeks with his second RBI of the day. 4-1 Milwaukee over Cincy in the 2nd.

TransMonk Mar 31 2011 12:51 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

HahnSolo wrote: Oh, Dusty, one inning into the season and you are killing me, if Gametracker on ESPN is acccurate. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the first, Stubbs leads off with a double. With Votto on deck, he has Brandon Phillips bunt Stubbs to third. A Votto SF makes it 3-1. But then Rolen walked and Bruce singled, and the inning ended with Gomes grounding out. How on earth do you bunt in the first inning with a guy already in scoring position???? I thought that too. It's the first inning of Opening Day and you're down by 3 runs. Swing away!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 31 2011 12:56 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

HahnSolo wrote: Oh, Dusty, one inning into the season and you are killing me, if Gametracker on ESPN is acccurate. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the first, Stubbs leads off with a double. With Votto on deck, he has Brandon Phillips bunt Stubbs to third. A Votto SF makes it 3-1. But then Rolen walked and Bruce singled, and the inning ended with Gomes grounding out. How on earth do you bunt in the first inning with a guy already in scoring position???? Also, good God, man-- that's Brandon fucking Phillips! That's the heart of your order! Dumb AND stubborn is no way to go through life, man.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 31 2011 01:02 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Tigers rally to tie thanks in part to a error of nonchalance by Robbie Cano, donchaknow. 3-3 in the 6th

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 31 2011 01:23 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Gayrod getting twittered to shame for styling a leadoff triple into a double, he stays there as Verlander whiffs Swish and Posada to end the 6th. MFYs throwing 700 pounds of pitchers to far as Joba replaces CC

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 31 2011 01:29 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Gayrod getting twittered to shame for styling a leadoff triple into a double, he stays there as Verlander whiffs Swish and Posada to end the 6th. MFYs throwing 700 pounds of pitchers to far as Joba replaces CC On that rain-softened mound? That'll KILL the groundskeepers' mood for "YMCA." On another note: is it mean to shake my head and chuckle at a little kid in an A-Rod replica tee if he/she doesn't see me do it? I feel like I've done that a lot this winter.

Ashie62 Mar 31 2011 01:32 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Granderson HR reclaims the lead for the douchebags.

HahnSolo Mar 31 2011 01:39 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Ashie62 wrote: Granderson HR reclaims the lead for the douchebags. Off of embedded Yankee Phil Coke.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 31 2011 01:41 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Ah, yes. Glavotage, AL style.

Willets Point Mar 31 2011 01:54 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: On another note: is it mean to shake my head and chuckle at a little kid in an A-Rod replica tee if he/she doesn't see me do it? I feel like I've done that a lot this winter. Shouldn't you be calling Child Protective Services instead?

metsguyinmichigan Mar 31 2011 01:54 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ah, yes. Glavotage, AL style. Bad ass.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 31 2011 01:56 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Oh, I can't take credit for coining it. (It's an Amazin' Avenue thing, mostly.) Atlanta's just closed out a tight pitcher's duel, 2-0, with scoreless innings by flameboys Venters and Kimbrel. The Milwaukee Gallardos are throwing it on The Cincinnati Bakers after 5 1/2, 5-2. If the season ended today... that would be really premature.

G-Fafif Mar 31 2011 03:24 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Opposite-field three-run homer by Ramon Hernandez pulls it out for the Reds vs. the Brewers. Somewhere Braden Looper cringes.

TransMonk Mar 31 2011 03:24 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Milwuakee's John Axford blows a 3 run lead in the bottom of the ninth and Cincy wins on a walk-off three-run homer by Ramon Hernandez. Exciting stuff!

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2011 03:31 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

TransMonk wrote: Milwuakee's John Axford blows a 3 run lead in the bottom of the ninth and Cincy wins on a walk-off three-run homer by Ramon Hernandez. Exciting stuff! WOW!! Axford was one of those on-the-cheap closers who had a good year (or at least a partial) last season. Not that this game changes all that but it remains to be seen whether he can repeat or be seen as a flash in the pan. And somewhere 'Original JB' is muttering "Axford" to himself.

Gwreck Mar 31 2011 03:32 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

I remember Axford looking intimidating when I first saw him last year but I also recall Ruben Tejada (!) getting him for a game-winning walk-off RBI double at the end of last season.

smg58 Mar 31 2011 04:03 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Apparently the Hernandez HR was set up by a bizarre play by Casey McGehee, who cleanly fielded a grounder with first and second and none out, then tried to make a tag-and-throw double play but failed on both ends.

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2011 07:55 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Pujols = oh-fer-five w/3 GiDPs in a 10-inning Cardinal loss Clearly the pressure of the new contract is getting to him and stuff like this is proof he'll never be able to handle NYC so I don't even want him anymore if he becomes a FA this winter.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 31 2011 09:25 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Kershaw (7 IP, 9 K, 4 H, 0 R) beats Lincecum (7 IP, 5 K, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER) as defending champs play Little League defense.

Edgy DC Mar 31 2011 09:31 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

I played second in Little League and once came up empty on a tag-throw double-play attempt. I bitched that the ump blew both calls but I was pissed at myself. "Make sure you get the sure out," my Dad reminded me. Grrr... "I'm not really interested in ever looking that stupid again, Dad. I'll probably be remembering that play when I'm 44."

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 31 2011 09:42 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Frayed Knot wrote: Pujols = oh-fer-five w/3 GiDPs in a 10-inning Cardinal loss Clearly the pressure of the new contract is getting to him and stuff like this is proof he'll never be able to handle NYC so I don't even want him anymore if he becomes a FA this winter. Birds choked that one away when Cameron Maybin hit a game-tying homer with 2 outs in the 9th off Franklin. They won in the 11th after the Cardinals made two bad throws on the same play. Hafta say, Albert looked like he was walking down the line on one of the DPs I saw on the hilites.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 31 2011 10:35 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Good Lord. I do give him dawg pounds for the jacket. /Woof woof woof

Edgy DC Mar 31 2011 10:37 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Talk about folks who look like an old woman.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 31 2011 10:40 PM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

His "Jeweled" Hat and Power Crystal Collection, coming later this spring on his eBay shop? Now that's Hall-of-Fame-worthy.

Frayed Knot Apr 01 2011 07:01 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Edgy DC wrote: Talk about folks who look like an old woman. I was gonna say ... y'know how they say dogs start to look like their owners after a while? Well maybe it's true that, given enough time, old ballplayers also start to look like their ex-owners. He looks like Marge's long-lost younger sister there.

Willets Point Apr 01 2011 07:36 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

Is that Charlie Hustle?

Frayed Knot Apr 01 2011 07:38 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

The one and only.

seawolf17 Apr 01 2011 08:32 AM Re: OOTS! March 31 2011!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Good Lord. I do give him dawg pounds for the jacket. /Woof woof woof Brilliant headline from Deadspin for that photo. Now A Grouchy Old Lesbian, Pete Rose Returned From Arsenio Hall’s Rummage Sale In Time For Opening Day