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Gwreck Oct 07 2012 06:52 PM

Ichiro hits an RBI double but is promptly thrown out stealing third. Orioles seem to have a very good crowd, despite the two hour rain delay.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 07 2012 07:20 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Eff that opponent, whoever it is. GO O's.

Swan Swan H Oct 07 2012 07:28 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

The fans are chanting 'OPPONENT SUCKS!'

Fman99 Oct 07 2012 08:02 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

All tied up, 2-2 in the fourth. I prefer the O's to their opponent.

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2012 09:09 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Man Weiters is a good catcher. I don't think anyone we've had here in the last three seasons (or more) makes that play.

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2012 09:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

O'(happy)Day !!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 07 2012 09:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Grab some Pine, Arod.

Gwreck Oct 07 2012 09:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Darren O'Day comes in with two on and none out. Gets out of inning with no runs, ending with a strikeout of Slappy.

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2012 09:24 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Sabathia has gotten every single borderline call tonight - and certainly every one on 2-strike counts.

metirish Oct 07 2012 09:38 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

That O's reliever is nasty........got to say I like Smoltz but Ripken and that Ernie fella are useless.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 07 2012 09:39 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Here we go

Gwreck Oct 07 2012 09:43 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Time for someone to go yard off Sabathia

metirish Oct 07 2012 09:52 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Fuck.....Martin with a HR Ernie's call on that HR sounded like a routine two pointer in a basketball game.......

Gwreck Oct 07 2012 09:54 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2012 09:54 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I've had quite enough of Russell Martin HRs this season. Fuckin' guy hit barely .200 this year and yet nearly 1/4 of his hits were over the fence.

metirish Oct 07 2012 09:55 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

A jam shot according to Ernie is vintage Jeter.....

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2012 09:56 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Oh waiter, now that I'm done with my HR, I'll have a set of three really shitty hits for my appetizer.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 07 2012 10:00 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 07 2012 10:24 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Stupid fucking opponents.

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2012 10:28 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

The stupid fucking opponents have lost the first game to the Yanx and then eliminated them anyway in like 5 of the last 6 series ... so there's that.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 08 2012 06:57 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Give me a fucking break

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 08 2012 07:09 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: Man Weiters is a good catcher. I don't think anyone we've had here in the last three seasons (or more) makes that play. Who taught him that passive bullshit he just pulled with Ichiro? RUN OVER THE GUY.

seawolf17 Oct 08 2012 07:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

For the benefit of the rest of us who didn't see it.

Ceetar Oct 08 2012 07:25 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

what's the baseline rule around the plate anyway?

bmfc1 Oct 08 2012 07:50 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Sometimes I think that the 3B coach isn't necessary. The 3B coach was pumping his arms and Hardy didn't even look.

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2012 07:52 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Jeez, it's bad enough that the O's hand the Yanx their first (and thus far only) run, but then the Yanx (Jeter specifically) try to hand one back but the O's don't take it.

Ceetar Oct 08 2012 07:56 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: Jeez, it's bad enough that the O's hand the Yanx their first (and thus far only) run, but then the Yanx (Jeter specifically) try to hand one back but the O's don't take it. And then Wieters is all first-pitch swinging and flies out to let him off the hook. That was 5 consecutive two out hit/walks.

Edgy MD Oct 08 2012 08:08 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Bases loaded, two outs, and a groundout to third. Vintage Jeter. I'm embarrassed to ask, being a Baltimoran now, but is the scoreboard in right field at Oriole Park in play or not?

bmfc1 Oct 08 2012 08:11 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Yes it is in play.

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2012 08:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

That wouldn't be an error, a bases-loaded ground-out, plus another infield play not made (which should have led to a run) all in a 4-inning span for the guy who always comes through in October now would it?

Edgy MD Oct 08 2012 08:14 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Opponent Captain getting it done on offense and defense tonight.

Edgy MD Oct 08 2012 08:15 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

bmfc1 wrote: Yes it is in play. Thanks.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2012 08:19 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Christ, Opposing Second Baseman plays close to the bag, doesn't he? That's about the fifth headed-for-centerfield-back-through-the-box liner/grounder I've seen that he's fielded with ease.

Edgy MD Oct 08 2012 08:28 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

More errors please. Thank you. I sure hope Showalter wants this as bad as I want it for him.

Swan Swan H Oct 08 2012 08:29 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Buckneresque, that was.

metirish Oct 08 2012 08:37 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 08 2012 08:44 PM

I can't take the annoucers anymore; it's like an infomercial for the MFYs.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2012 08:43 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

What, no excuses for Hardy? Yeah, I didn't think so.

Swan Swan H Oct 08 2012 08:44 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Jeter's got shortstop so screwed up nobody can play it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2012 08:47 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Hey! Welcome to the series, Matt Wieters!

Edgy MD Oct 08 2012 08:49 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Christ, Opposing Second Baseman plays close to the bag, doesn't he? That's about the fifth headed-for-centerfield-back-through-the-box liner/grounder I've seen that he's fielded with ease. And there is the b-side of that strategy.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2012 08:50 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

That was vintage Jetering by Reynolds.

metirish Oct 08 2012 08:51 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Hey! Welcome to the series, Matt Wieters! Cal's scouting report was hilarious ; pure guff talk straight from the old scouts in Moneyball.

Mets – Willets Point Oct 08 2012 08:59 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Since I was in Washington this morning, I read The Washington Post. Looking through the pages of articles on the Nationals I could not find a single mention of the Orioles game in the entire sports section. You'd think there still be some O's fans in the Post readership, but I guess not.

Edgy MD Oct 08 2012 09:07 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

New Yorkers want to root for the Yankees but suddenly find themselves irresistibly torn by the tug of Tebow.

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2012 09:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Since I was in Washington this morning, I read The Washington Post. Looking through the pages of articles on the Nationals I could not find a single mention of the Orioles game in the entire sports section. You'd think there still be some O's fans in the Post readership, but I guess not. Between the introduction of the Nats and the cutbacks in newspaper budgets over the last decade, coverage of the Orioles by the WP got tossed out the window a few years back. Plus, since it was a Monday between the months of August and December, there's the obligatory 36 pages of Redskins coverage that tends to squeeze out other stories. Frankly I'm surprised they found room for Nats coverage.

Edgy MD Oct 08 2012 09:15 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

And Michael Wilbon is trying to build that national following by actually trying to be a bigger tool than Tony Kornheiser. That's hard to do.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2012 09:23 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Funny: Showalter did about 4 or 5 questionable things in that inning, and they all kindasorta worked out.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2012 09:48 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

TRUE FACT: "Matusz" is Russian for "Dennis Cook."

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2012 09:49 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Well, the ML saves leader is going to have a chance to close it out against the opponents. The only question is how large a lead. Of course he's the same guy that coughed up a 5-spot last night.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 08 2012 09:51 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

O's are made of tough stuff. Lotsa things going wrong tonight but still hanging in there.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 08 2012 09:54 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

ENDY SIGHTING

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2012 09:54 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Johnson's pitch count is under control so far: 1-pitch, 1 out.

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2012 09:56 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

This could be the best of all worlds: the Orioles hold on and Yanx fans all blame ARod for making the last out

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 08 2012 09:57 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Put him away.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 08 2012 10:00 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Opponent sucks!

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2012 10:01 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I know it's only game two but I like it

MFS62 Oct 08 2012 10:04 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: This could be the best of all worlds: the Orioles hold on and Yanx fans all blame ARod for making the last out Too bad he struck out. I wanted him to make the last out on a liner to an Oriole third baseman, so I could honor their Hall Of Famer by saying, "Put it in the Brooks". (OK, bad pun, and a stretch. But I'm giddy that the O's won.) Later

Mets – Willets Point Oct 09 2012 08:19 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: Since I was in Washington this morning, I read The Washington Post. Looking through the pages of articles on the Nationals I could not find a single mention of the Orioles game in the entire sports section. You'd think there still be some O's fans in the Post readership, but I guess not. Between the introduction of the Nats and the cutbacks in newspaper budgets over the last decade, coverage of the Orioles by the WP got tossed out the window a few years back. Plus, since it was a Monday between the months of August and December, there's the obligatory 36 pages of Redskins coverage that tends to squeeze out other stories. Frankly I'm surprised they found room for Nats coverage. But they didn't even have the score of the O's game.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2012 09:16 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

That sounds like it may have been a too-late-for-this-edition problem due to the later start plus the rain delay. Because, while the Post doesn't cover the Orioles beat anymore, its not like they go out of the way to ignore them in some sort of break-up with your ex rivalry, and they generally at least run wire service reports or occasionally scoop up (hopefully after paying for it) an article from the Baltimore Sun.

Edgy MD Oct 09 2012 12:54 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

ESPN Stats & Info ?@ESPNStatsInfo When Alex Rodriguez struck out to end the #Yankees game last night, he became 1st MLB player in postseason history with 4 game-ending Ks.

Ceetar Oct 09 2012 12:56 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Edgy DC wrote: ESPN Stats & Info ?@ESPNStatsInfo When Alex Rodriguez struck out to end the #Yankees game last night, he became 1st MLB player in postseason history with 4 game-ending Ks. MLB's facebook page asked if the Yankees should drop him in the order. I love that they're jumping all over this narrative.

metirish Oct 09 2012 12:59 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

It's delicious , contract through 2017.........love it.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2012 01:45 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I was half joking when I made reference during that last inning to the opponents losing and their fans blaming it all on ARod as a result being the best of all outcomes, but my brief listen to Steve Somers after the game found him doing a monolog on just that. Why is the "Lightening Rod" still hitting 3rd?, etc. Of course the Schmoozer is good at doing stuff like that in order to ensure he'll have callers lining-up to chime in as soon as he returns from the first commercial break, but I have no doubt that would have been the most popular topic anyway.

Swan Swan H Oct 10 2012 06:26 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Flaherty takes the bantamweight deep to give the O's a 1-0 lead.

Ashie62 Oct 10 2012 06:31 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Jeter does have his moments and that was one

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 06:36 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ashie62 wrote: Jeter does have his moments and that was one Misjudged fly-balls? Yeah, he gets some of those.

Swan Swan H Oct 10 2012 06:56 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Mariano Rivera threw out the first pitch. He almost missed it - the guy who electrifies his pool for the winter was running late.

metirish Oct 10 2012 07:01 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ernie Johnson almost sounded sad with that Machado home run.

Ashie62 Oct 10 2012 07:51 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Jeter does have his moments and that was one Misjudged fly-balls? Yeah, he gets some of those. It seemed dramatic to me.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 07:59 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

OK, so this Miguel Gonzalez guy has shut down the Yanx the whole game except for the "dramatic" long fly that should have been caught. The announcers just got through talking about the fact that there haven't even been any loud outs. He hasn't walked a single batter and has just struck out four of the last five hitters he's faced. So Buck is taking him out ... why?

seawolf17 Oct 10 2012 08:02 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Because somebody's got to give up that dramatic game-winning hit, and he just wasn't doing the job.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 10 2012 08:03 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Doing my best not to watch Opponent hit, so wouldn't know where he was at re: pitch count.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 08:08 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Well, Buck the mad scientist is looking good so far. O'Day has a quick, uneventful 8th inning.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 08:10 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Doing my best not to watch Opponent hit, so wouldn't know where he was at re: pitch count. 99 -- 69 for strikes

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 08:13 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

And now we're going to see Boone Logan for the lefty-hitting Thome ... and then someone else after that (Lowe?) for Reynolds.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 10 2012 08:15 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Been waiting for THOME to get a fly ball to shallow right.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 10 2012 08:24 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

OMG, pinch hitting for Arod.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 10 2012 08:25 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

OMG again

seawolf17 Oct 10 2012 08:28 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Un. Fucking. Believable.

Swan Swan H Oct 10 2012 08:29 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I hate those guys.

Swan Swan H Oct 10 2012 08:33 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

metirish Oct 10 2012 08:34 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: OMG, pinch hitting for Arod. And Ripkin making excuses for him, he's an awful color guy. Meanwhile, Rodriguez looking all fake for the camera which he knew would be on him when Ibanez hit the home run.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 08:38 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Fuck man! Give away one out with a bunt and then another one getting caught off 2nd. Not sure there's much the runner Andino was going to do about that one but still, Soriano got out of that inning by essentially retiring one batter.

metirish Oct 10 2012 08:39 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ripken thinks Texeria should bunt...

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 08:45 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

The opponents got 49 HRs this season out of Ibanez, Andruw, and Chavez this year in less than 900 ABs combined And those are their freakin' part-time guys who are a combined 109 years old!

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 08:48 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

The way Angel Hernandez went looking into the stands there, it was pretty clear that if Swisher had gotten his hands on the ball underneath everything out there that he was going to get the call even though it clearly went off some fan's hands four rows deep.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 10 2012 08:50 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Caught looking? That wasn't very Endy of Endy.

Swan Swan H Oct 10 2012 08:53 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Nix is going to get the winning hit and all the stories will be about Jeter's leadership in stepping aside to give the hero his chance.

Ceetar Oct 10 2012 09:06 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Caught looking? That wasn't very Endy of Endy. yeah, usually he's more of a soft fly ball to centerfield off Suppan guy.

Swan Swan H Oct 10 2012 09:07 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Well, that was fun to watch. Can't get enough of Teixiera looking stupid.

Elster88 Oct 10 2012 09:08 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

You have to be on second on that. Unless you're Reyes. Then you're on third.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 10 2012 09:11 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Fucking hell.

seawolf17 Oct 10 2012 09:11 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Stunned.

Elster88 Oct 10 2012 09:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Maybe Showalter will start Johnson tomorrow.

Gwreck Oct 10 2012 09:14 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ceetar wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Caught looking? That wasn't very Endy of Endy. yeah, usually he's more of a soft fly ball to centerfield off Suppan guy. The record will reflect that Chavez singled in the bottom of the ninth to put the potential tying run on base.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2012 09:14 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

seawolf17 wrote: Stunned. I wish I could say I was.

Ceetar Oct 10 2012 09:16 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

like I said ,it's like the old guys playing on the kiddie field. Just loft one into that jet stream over the short porch. A child could do it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 10 2012 09:21 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ceetar wrote: like I said ,it's like the old guys playing on the kiddie field. Just loft one into that jet stream over the short porch. A child could do it. I mean, you know where I stand on the us-versus-them, our-true-playing-versus-their-bandbox issue. But man, that was [crossout]practically[/crossout] into the second deck.

Ceetar Oct 10 2012 09:35 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: like I said ,it's like the old guys playing on the kiddie field. Just loft one into that jet stream over the short porch. A child could do it. I mean, you know where I stand on the us-versus-them, our-true-playing-versus-their-bandbox issue. But man, that was [crossout]practically[/crossout] into the second deck. yeah yeah, but coming down. so what? 30 feet beyond the fence maybe? a double in half the parks in the country, at least. plus no one seems to talk about it any more, but seems to be a bit of a current out in the gaps at that place. whatever.

Fman99 Oct 11 2012 04:30 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

How insufferable is my Facebook feed these days. I wish I knew less Yankee fans.

G-Fafif Oct 11 2012 05:45 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Good lord, Opponent is annoying.

metirish Oct 11 2012 06:22 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I went to bed after Baltimore didn't score, just watched Sterling's call on both home runs, both of course were high, far and gone, the signature on the first one was " Raul be seeing you in the right field seats", walk off was "Raul be cool". Thanks John

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 06:47 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Fman99 wrote: How insufferable is my Facebook feed these days. I wish I knew less Yankee fans. You could always just kill them all.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 06:57 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: Fman99 wrote: How insufferable is my Facebook feed these days. I wish I knew less Yankee fans. You could always just kill them all. I was going to say that. Actually, I was going to use 'we'.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 06:59 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Also, do Yankees fans/people/writers realize that game didn't win the World Series, the Pennant, even the division series?

MFS62 Oct 11 2012 07:00 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: Fman99 wrote: How insufferable is my Facebook feed these days. I wish I knew less Yankee fans. You could always just kill them all. Why bother? They'll all kill themselves when they jump off the bandwagon after their team loses. Later

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 07:04 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

my calendar page today applies: "Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny." -Kin Hubbard

HahnSolo Oct 11 2012 08:43 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

And of course the Tigers have to lose, meaning Verlander has to go today, and subsequently won't be ready until game 3 of the LCS at the earliest, perhaps making the road for Opponent easier. That's if the Tigers win today. So I guess, go A's!

HahnSolo Oct 11 2012 06:22 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Second and third, nobody out, and no runs because for some reason nate McLouth was going on contact on a comebacker. Come on O's, don't make it easy on them.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 06:23 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Actually it was Machado, the TV announcers botched the call. Davis's whiff was the bigger goof, really.

HahnSolo Oct 11 2012 06:38 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Thome's due here, right?

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 06:39 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

HahnSolo wrote: Thome's due here, right? not 'till next year when the Yankees pick him up.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 06:48 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Hey don't worry Orioles, it's not like you're going to need any of these runs you're leaving all over the place later on.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 06:50 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Actually it was Machado, the TV announcers botched the call. Davis's whiff was the bigger goof, really. Yeah, if you assume that everything else in that inning would have played out like it did, Machado going or holding up there doesn't matter in the end. Just too many freakin' Ks & pop-outs w/runners on in 3 of the 4 innings so far.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 07:02 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

metirish Oct 11 2012 07:11 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Nice catch Mate.........

Kong76 Oct 11 2012 07:16 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Can't get doubled up there, hope it bites them in the boo boo

Kong76 Oct 11 2012 07:28 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Oh well

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 07:33 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I don't know why I'm watching this, it just makes me angry.

Kong76 Oct 11 2012 07:43 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ceetar wrote: I don't know why I'm watching this, it just makes me angry. It's baseball ... I flip around on these games. I change channels if Opponent gets aggravating.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 07:46 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Kong76 wrote: Ceetar wrote: I don't know why I'm watching this, it just makes me angry. It's baseball ... I flip around on these games. I change channels if Opponent gets aggravating. It's only the second most aggravating thing on. nice job Castillo.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 07:48 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

No way that's going to come back to haunt them.

Swan Swan H Oct 11 2012 07:55 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Luis Ayala? I can't watch.

Swan Swan H Oct 11 2012 07:57 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Who whines more than Jeter? Outside of a pre-school, I mean.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 07:59 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Swan Swan H wrote: Who whines more than Jeter? Outside of a pre-school, I mean. Jimmy Rollins..maybe.

Kong76 Oct 11 2012 08:00 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Jeets battled

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 08:01 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

You can't call me out on that pitch, I'm Derek Jeter.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 08:03 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: You can't call me out on that pitch, I'm Derek Jeter. Was the gift basket not big enough? I can get you a bigger one...I thought we had an arrangement.

Kong76 Oct 11 2012 08:07 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I'm gonna turn it off, ya know someone is gonna hit a line drive to right field and win it and TheOtherJoe will be genius.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 08:21 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

The Opponents hit more grounders with full swings that wind up being hit too shitty to be turned in DPs than any team I've ever seen. I don't know how they do it but they do it all the time. That's two by Cano just tonight.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 08:26 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Oh Day.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 08:26 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

O'Day can you see!!

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 08:27 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: The Opponents hit more grounders with full swings that wind up being hit too shitty to be turned in DPs than any team I've ever seen. I don't know how they do it but they do it all the time. That's two by Cano just tonight. They must do somethign to the grass or something. Jeter hits more infield squibs than anyone in baseball (Excepting maybe Ichiro) somehow they are just slow enough to not be playable.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 08:33 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Jesus H

Kong76 Oct 11 2012 08:35 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Announcer not getting too excited on the pick off. (edited)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 08:47 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Do you guys remember when Ibanez was debated on the forums as a potential Mets FA acquisition? As I recall it the so-called seamheads were strongly against such an investment but don;t recall the argument (or the year). It would have been the 2000-01 offseason or perhaps the 2002-03.

smg58 Oct 11 2012 08:48 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Four innings pitched in four games for Darren O'Day, no hits, no walks. Sigh.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 08:53 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I remember it [the Ibanez talk]. He was one of those guys seemingly "destined" to be a Met for a while. I don't think it was as early as you say. For a couple years there were talks about trades with Seattle and then again prior to his FA signing w/Philly but that Philly deal was 2009 so I think most of the talk was around '05 and later. He was always a good though somewhat anonymous player out in Seattle but I also imagined the outcry if Omar had signed or traded for a mid-30s guy with a Spanish name.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 08:55 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I can't affect the outcome of this game but that doesn't mean I have to watch it end. Switching to DET-OAK game while Opponent hits.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 08:57 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I can't affect the outcome of this game but that doesn't mean I have to watch it end. Switching to DET-OAK game while Opponent hits. been trying, but they had the nerve to go to commercial. Also, vuvuzela in oakland almost as annoying as jeter.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 08:58 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I'll keep you up to date. Opponent shorstop phony rolls over on the first pitch and grounds weekly to third. Opponent Japanese carpetbagger first-pitch swings also and bounces out first. Two pitches, two out.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 08:59 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Opponent Golddigger Firstbaseman takes the first two pitches. Not close either time. 2-0.

Ceetar Oct 11 2012 08:59 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Frayed Knot wrote: I remember it [the Ibanez talk]. He was one of those guys seemingly "destined" to be a Met for a while. I don't think it was as early as you say. For a couple years there were talks about trades with Seattle and then again prior to his FA signing w/Philly but that Philly deal was 2009 so I think most of the talk was around '05 and later. He was always a good though somewhat anonymous player out in Seattle but I also imagined the outcry if Omar had signed or traded for a mid-30s guy with a Spanish name. One those guys destined to suck at Citi Field/Shea but thrives despite age in the bandboxes. and not as good as Scott Hairston.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:00 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Firstbasedude ahead 3-0. Oh-deah lays a strike in there.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:01 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ball four. Opponent secondbaseman-who-they-tried-over-and-over-to-trade stands in.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:02 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Mr. Everybody-I-Work-Out-With-Juices takes a curve for strike one. Big swing and a miss at the high fastball. Two-strike count.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:02 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Popup. Hardy squeezes. We go to the eleventh.

Gwreck Oct 11 2012 09:03 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I can't affect the outcome of this game but that doesn't mean I have to watch it end. Switching to DET-OAK game while Opponent hits. That's our MO here too.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:07 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Hardy goes down.

Gwreck Oct 11 2012 09:07 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I hope this is where the Orioles gain an advantage, having outlasted Soriano and Robertson.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:08 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Chris Davis, not a championship fisherman. Yeah, Strop and Tillman are a pretty solid butt-end of the bullpen. Side retired by Joba.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 09:09 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Gwreck wrote: I hope this is where the Orioles gain an advantage, having outlasted Soriano and Robertson. Considering that the only runs these guys have scored in over 20+ innings now have been three solo HRs I'm beginning to doubt they'll ever score.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:12 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Strop sends A-Rod down.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:14 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Wow, the park held a warning track fly.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:18 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Strop me! Strop me! Could be a winner boy, you move quite well!

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:20 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Wieters leads off with a hit. Chamberlain hurt by broken bat...

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 09:22 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I don't know why they're looking at his right arm, it's his left one that looks all fucked up and discolored.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 09:23 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Joba's elbow = Joba // Flying bat = trampoline

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:37 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Phelps helps!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 09:39 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

matter of time i'm afraid

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:42 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Granderson now 1-17 with nine whiffs.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:46 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Inning 13 coming.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 09:48 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

David Letterman suggested that as a result of Ibanez's HR while PH-ing for ARod that, after the game, he also got to go home with Cameron Diaz

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 09:50 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

MUCHO MACHO

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:51 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Leadoff double for Machado. Let's plate him! And others! McLouth bounces him over to third on a groundout. Hardy time.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 09:51 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

How does Buck feel about the Squeeze?

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:53 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Not cool for cats with two strikes.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 09:53 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: How does Buck feel about the Squeeze? How does he feel about run scoring doubles?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 09:54 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Woo.

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 09:56 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

¿Quien es mas macho? ¿...J.J. Hardy...? ¡Si, J.J. Hardy es muy macho!

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 10:02 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

OK, Baltimore has saved their closer for a save, so the rubber hits the road here.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 10:02 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Tex Cano Arod

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 10:06 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

[crossout:eqg8whmx]Tex[/crossout:eqg8whmx] Cano Arod

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 10:06 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

[crossout:16y03gws]Tex[/crossout:16y03gws] [crossout:16y03gws]Cano[/crossout:16y03gws] [crossout:16y03gws]Arod[/crossout:16y03gws] Chavez

Swan Swan H Oct 11 2012 10:07 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Tex Cano Any living, breathing lefthanded hitter

Edgy MD Oct 11 2012 10:07 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Man, welcome to the $28 million doghouse.

themetfairy Oct 11 2012 10:09 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

And there was much rejoicing.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2012 10:10 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

yahoo

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2012 10:11 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Can't say that I was expecting to come out on the good side of that one. Let's do it again at 5:30 [crossout:3bmpg8o0]tomorrow[/crossout:3bmpg8o0] Friday afternoon

Fman99 Oct 12 2012 04:41 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I went to bed when the first two MFYs reached in the 8th. Glad to see that it was all for naught. Go Orioles! Conversation between Fgirl and myself last night as we're watching this game: Fgirl: "Daddy, which teams are these?" Fman: "The team with the white shirts and stripes are the Yankees. The team with the grey shirts and black hats are the Orioles. Do you know what an oriole is?" Fgirl: "Those are those cookies that my brother likes."

metirish Oct 12 2012 05:49 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Went to bed at the end of 12, saw Edgy's Facebook post this morning, chuffed. Douchebag doctor at work yesterday asking other doctor if he watched the Ibanez have " it was historic", I chimed in with " typical Yankees fan, every home run and win is historic".I mean,STFU.

bmfc1 Oct 12 2012 06:08 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

The Crypt Keeper strikes again: the ALCS starts tomorrow. No day off for the O's or Opponent while the Tigers wait to see if they have to fly to NY for a game tomorrow.

MFS62 Oct 12 2012 07:03 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I have this feeling in my gut that Angel Hernandez will make a wrong call that determines the outcome of the game. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2012 07:44 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

bmfc1 wrote: The Crypt Keeper strikes again: the ALCS starts tomorrow. No day off for the O's or Opponent while the Tigers wait to see if they have to fly to NY for a game tomorrow. And I'm sure someone on (or claiming to speak for) the surviving team will complain about the lack of an off-day between rounds, and that someone at MLB will promise this won't happen in the future. But I don't have any problem with it. It's not like you're suddenly putting teams & players through some kind of pace that is over and above what they do during the regular season. Play a series, jump on a plane, play the next day in the next city - and in this case they will have only played 3 days since the last day off. It's not a hardship and if it helps you avoid November then it's a win all around as far as I'm concerned.

Edgy MD Oct 12 2012 07:47 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Sheesh, with all the years the Yankees would waltz to a championship playing three games a week, I'm all for stacking 'em up.

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2012 07:52 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Edgy DC wrote: Sheesh, with all the years the Yankees would waltz to a championship playing three games a week, I'm all for stacking 'em up. Yup. We were talking about the 2009 set-up in another thread yesterday so I looked it up last night: 15 games played by the Yanx (out of a possible 19) spread out over 31 days THAT is making the post-season follow a totally different pattern than the regular. Having back-to-back games with first-pitch times separated by approx 26 hours which may or may not be in a different city within the same time-zone is most definitely not unusual or a hardship.

Ceetar Oct 12 2012 08:04 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I so wish they could manage dynamic playoff dates too. Say the ALCS and NLCS both only go 5 games. Instead of waiting a week to start the WS, one day off and go.

bmfc1 Oct 12 2012 08:56 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

You already know why the MFYs bench is so deep but Costa explains it again: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087 ... TopStories

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2012 10:00 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ceetar wrote: I so wish they could manage dynamic playoff dates too. Say the ALCS and NLCS both only go 5 games. Instead of waiting a week to start the WS, one day off and go. That's something that won't happen because of TV. We may think of these games as sporting contests but the networks view them as programming to be carefully placed so as to fill specific time-slots, maximize viewership, and promo that networks upcoming events.

bmfc1 Oct 12 2012 11:30 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

A. Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup tonight. And there are good seats available for reasonable prices as MFY fans regard this round as the warm-up act for the Series: Brian Costa ?@BrianCostaWSJ StubHub shows more than 4,100 tickets available for Yanks-Os Game 5, starting at $36.

Ceetar Oct 12 2012 11:43 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

bmfc1 wrote: A. Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup tonight. And there are good seats available for reasonable prices as MFY fans regard this round as the warm-up act for the Series: Brian Costa ?@BrianCostaWSJ StubHub shows more than 4,100 tickets available for Yanks-Os Game 5, starting at $36. That's actually a good day-of showing, there were 12k available when I woke up, as low as $15. But there are hundreds if not thousands available on Yankees.com. Look to the sections by the foul poles, particularly terrace level, if you want a laugh.

metirish Oct 12 2012 11:44 AM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Rodriguez not in the starting nine is not good........we need him there, come on Joe.

Ceetar Oct 12 2012 12:48 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 12 2012 02:04 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

bmfc1 Oct 12 2012 02:41 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

JCL--outstanding. BUCKle In and Let's Go O's!

Gwreck Oct 12 2012 03:51 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

No baserunners for either team through the first 3 innings.

smg58 Oct 12 2012 05:22 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Nine runs in 50 innings so far. As dramatic as the series has been, the Orioles' lineup has been embarrassing.

Gwreck Oct 12 2012 05:28 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

First two men on in the 8th for the Orioles. If not now, then never.

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2012 05:34 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Where was that single ... maybe 18 inches outside of Jeter's right foot?

Gwreck Oct 12 2012 05:37 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Nate McLouth: now is your chance to be an American hero.

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2012 05:37 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

I'm guessing that ballet wasn't part of CC's off-season training.

Kong76 Oct 12 2012 05:46 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

O's leaving bases loaded just sent me into a depressed spiral ...

themetfairy Oct 12 2012 06:00 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Ah Fuck. Now we are all Tigers fans.

Kong76 Oct 12 2012 06:03 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

Hats off to CC and Arod!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 12 2012 06:10 PM Re: IST - Orioles vs. Opponent

If Michigan State winning national championships is a "game-changer" for Flint-the-city, and the Saints "saved" New Orleans with a SB victory, this means Baltimore is officially and finally a civic failure, right? Well, hey, Sabathia practically put an apple in his mouth and offered himself to the Os for their in-game feasting pleasure during that eighth; if they can't take advantage of that, and the MFYs' relative power outage, well...