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Phils @ Braves: Game 2 Open Thread

Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, Jul 2, 2008 7:10 PM EDT


That was a pretty crappy game last night. Poor Charlie Morton reverted to his old form of completely falling apart when he gets into trouble. I was all excited to see Chipper and Kotsay back in the lineup, but the excitement quickly faded.

I tell you, I haven't been to a Braves game at the Ted in a month or so, but I don't remember it being so loud. Last night I had to scream at the person right next to me in order for them to hear me when anything was playing on the PA system. They really have the sound in that stadium cranked up. It's sad really, that loud music is the only way they think the fans will be able to get into the game.

We're barely treading water right now.

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Next Game

Philadelphia Phillies
@ Atlanta Braves

Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Turner Field

Adam Eaton vs Jorge Campillo

Clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 0-5 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

 

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Anyone else catch the name of that ship? Stangely fitting, if maybe a bit unfair to the man…

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 11:13 AM EDT reply actions  

Haha...

...nice catch. +1

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 2, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not so much

If it were the USS Bobby, I might agree with you. It ain’t TP’s ship to sink though.

"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)

by jamesrael on Jul 2, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

True, but it’s still kind of comical.

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Everyone, give gondeee credit...

The AA meetings must be working, because he is actually getting the game threads posted in timely fashion these days. Kudos to you, gondeee.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 11:17 AM EDT reply actions  

I heard

gondeee was arrested because he had too much Wild Turkey and Fighting Cock, and was suspected of illegal cock-fighting, but when the fuzz raided his pad, they realized that it was just brands of alcohol. They held onto him anyway, just to sober him up, which is why he hasn’t been going to any games recently. Travel abroad my ass…

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

C’mon…everyone knows that his booze of choice is Old Grand Dad Whiskey.

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 2, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

Really?

I would’ve pegged him more of a Knob Creek kinda guy.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

House of Stuart

nuff said…... (although I’ll still add something)..... that stuff will unclog your shower drain after you make some toasts

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you kidding me?

gondeee and Old Grand-dad? Knob Creek? You guys give him too much credit. gondeee is much more of a Night Train Express kind of guy.

As an aside, that is Old Grand-dad 114—which is high-class to a friend of mine’s dad, who is a regular consumer of Old Grand-dad original. If anyone has every drank Old Grand-dad, do yourself a favor and get some good bourbon.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Please.

The end.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

it crossed my mind

...to bust out the Champipple. Seriously. But, I know that gondeee does not consume this tasty spirit because they no longer produce Ripple.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do you honestly think...

...that it is out of the capacity of an alcoholic like gondeee to not be capable of creating his own Ripple?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

...yes, I’m sorry.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good call...

...it’s a lock that Gondee just makes his own moonshine in a still located in some alley. Surprisingly enough I found a picture.

I think that’s Gondee on the left smoking his pipe.

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 2, 2008 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

+100

nice. I have a picture of my great grandfather, who was a sheriff’s deputy back in the hollers of KY, busting up a moonshine still. I am not sure what year, but it is awesome.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha, that’s awesome.

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 3, 2008 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

Gondee

Prob drinks those little bottles of alcohol you get at liquor stores and on airplanes. Doesn’t matter what kind. As long as it does the job. Straight up. No ice. No mixers.

"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)

by jamesrael on Jul 2, 2008 12:06 PM EDT reply actions  

I can't tell you...

... how fucking much I hate loud music at baseball games. It’s not a goddamn minor league baseball game—I’ve come to watch world class athletes play major league baseball, not listen to every player’s favorite damn rap song blast as he he strides to the plate.

Bugs the hell out of me.

While I’m on it, the Braves’ PA announcer fucking gets under my skin too. I’ve been to a lot of parks where the each players name is simply announced (home team or away team)—nothing dramatic about it. That guy at Turner Field announcing acts like superheros are coming to bat.

I’m just a baseball traditionalist. I hate random ass music blasting at games, I hate player introduction music, I hate small-time announcers with big-time jobs, and I hate the commercialization of baseball.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 2, 2008 12:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Either you’re showing your age, or you just really don’t like rap music. Pretty much everything you describe can be categorized under the umbrella of “Fan Experience,” which is what the music, the PA announcer, and all the promotions are supposed to enhance.

I understand the tradition aspect, but it’s hard pressed to find anywhere that hasn’t turned into what all parks have become, unless all teams are supposed to be treated like the away team.

Just a question, if you were in charge, what would you do differently? I remember watching NBA up until about the late 90s, and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden seemed to be the only team/venue that still had a manual organ operator playing during the game, timeouts, and between key plays.

Personally, I’m ambivalent towards individual music per-players – I find it amusing the types of music certain guys come out to. Jogs the imagination. Chipper Jones comes out to Trick Daddy’s heavily edited/censoredLet’s Go,” while almost every Dominican, Cuban, or Venezuelan player seems to come out to “Rompe.” Brian McCann comes out to Rap/R&B, while Jeff Francoeur comes out to Country/Bon Jovi – imagine what it was like when they lived together?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

sdp

Have you ever seen a game at Wrigley? If not, you must go, as it is exactly what you described. No jumbo-tron (although there are shitty CRT TVs up in the rafters, but you really can see them well). Players come out to organ music. No between inning music. The announcer is very low-key. You’ll be hard pressed to find advertisements at the scoreboard or wall, save the modest Under Armor signs painted on the garages. I enjoy it very much.

But, the reality is that most teams can’t get away with that. The Braves need promotions, we need stuff for kids, we need commercialization. That is the unfortunate reality. Guys like us go to the game to watch the sport, but many casual fans need something else. Kids are a large market, and they need something else. In Chicago, there are enough guys and gals like us, who just love baseball, that they can sell seats without all the hoopla. Maybe 2 other teams can do this… The Red Sox and The Yankees.

So, I agree with you sdp, I hate all that shit too. But, it is necessary to get people to the games and to keep revenue up in order for us to see big names like Chipper, Smoltz, and, uh, well, Mike Hampton on the payroll. I guess what I’m saying is we can’t fight it.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Must… not… type. .. . . “who is mike hampton?” ....

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

matt morris

used to come out to a Phish song. During one of his signing sessions, a friend of mine shot the breeze about Phish with him, and ended up with all sorts of free signed gear that he didnt have to wait at all for.

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Chipper

Is Crazy Train, no? You mean he used to come out to Trick (I can’t remember, nor do I know anything about rap)?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

as far as I can remember

he would be comign out to Crazy Train….. if i’m in the shower and i hear “ALL ABOARD!!!!” i tend to forget my second rinse cycle.

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

It “borrows” riffs from Crazy Train, mostly in the beginning… but the official title is “Let’s Go.”

Lyrics: View at your own risk, very un-PC.
http://www.lyrics007.com/Trick%20Daddy%20Lyrics/Let’s%20Go%20Lyrics.html

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just listened to it...

wow.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

out of town = braves fast

ok ok, i’m totally the dude who cries wolf, and says i’m going to take a braves fast, but they dont last. I cant handle losses. I need to get over that. But, Chip and Killa and we still have nothing. Chip goes 1-3 and LOWERS his BA, that hilarious statement is the only thing getting me through this season.

Guys, i’m going to be out of town, so i’m going to miss every game until monday. I’m currently happy about this, as I feel my heartburn subsiding already. But, we all know, 7 pm tonight, i’ll be stepping over people in the airport to see a scoreboard on some tv. I hate losing.

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 12:52 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm looking for a...

‘battle to the bat rack’ game for our guys. With Jorge’s slimy stuff against Eaton’s questionable stuff, I am looking for Cy Young to be on our team tonight.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 6:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Game hasn't even started...

Already seen the Carabba commercial…

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 6:55 PM EDT reply actions  

x2

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

lineup

blanco lf
escobar ss
c. jones 3b
teixeira 1b
mccann c
johnson 2b
francoeur rf
kotsay cf
campillo p

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:11 PM EDT reply actions  

i’m listening to the audio of the game tonight because i’m watching the raw 15th anniversary DVD, and its awesome

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Is your gf's buddy on it?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

nah. he actually just made his raw debut on monday.

on a related note, bite me.

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Got any of your growler left?

Might need it…

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Rev works around the double…good times.

Can we PLEASE score some runs tonight! What I would give for one of those get-an-early-lead-and-cruise games

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm prepared to give up beer

for 2 weeks for that.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

make that 10 days.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yunel...

welcome back…and quite the bat flip into fair territory.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions  

grrr

we’re awesome with RISP.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply actions  

almost got it.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Gregor

got his action that inning. Best throw this year from him too. IMO

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:41 PM EDT reply actions  

whew...

I can’t believe they only got 1

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is it just me?

Or does FYF’s “new stance” look exactly like Adam DaRoach’s old stance from when he was in ATL?

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 7:46 PM EDT reply actions  

LaRoche was more open.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

now that I think about it, you’re right.

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Almost like

McCann’s father is working with him

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

I feel like

he looks more like McCann…beard, upright, bat on shoulder.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

unfortunately, his baseball skills are nowhere near heap’s

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I said last night...

the stress/pressure/whatever to perform is showing on just about everyone in their body language…particuarly evident with Frenchy, Manny, and Boyer.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

WTF? FYF?

Might as well just swing every time.

That was terrible.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions  

at least they’re booing the struggling corpse of jeff francoeur

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions  

I am starting

to feel bad for the guy.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Because is so worried about

getting out of the slump that he’s fucked everything up. He should have stayed with his swing from last year. Why change it in the middle of the season?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

also

makes you wonder if something is really wrong with him.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ve become convinced he needs 2 or 3 weeks in the minors just to get his head together

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

They scored

have 2 men on.

Blanco gunned somebody down at home.

FYF sucks.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh yeah

Ryan Howard 3-run HR.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

welp

break out the booze. drink this one into oblivion.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions  

have a nice night guys.

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions  

he's a horse

and used his horsecock.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe, but not where I am.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

rum + coke!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

you getting married in 10 days?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Congrats.

Your fiancee doesn’t watch wrestling, does she? That’d be bad if she turned out like bigjoe’s girl.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

well

keep her away from Triple H or The Ultimate Warrior or whoever is trying to do or has done bigjoe’s gf.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is the Ultimate Warrior alive?

His piece has probably fell off by now with all of the ‘roids.

by mvandonsel on Jul 2, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not sure

I think maybe he is dead.

I almost said Brett Hart. Is he dead? Maybe so.

I know Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerro and Andre the Giant are deceased.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

we have

Publix
Winn-Dixie (although many are gone)
Some Kroger
and of course, Wal-mart

We had Meijer in KY, but not in AL.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh and

the upscale…

Whole Foods and
Fresh Market

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

we also have Hardees

not Carl Jr’s

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

you can get a

quarter-pounder with cheese there, only they don’t call it a quarter pounder. They call it a thickburger.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

krystal

with a k

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

then what do stoner's eat?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

In n' out

is pretty good. good fries.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hell yeah it is!!!

Y’all have Jack in the Box right?

by mvandonsel on Jul 2, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

not in AL

we have Jack’s though it is different. Its headquarters are in in Birmingham.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have the baseball package through my cable company...

and last year during a Braves game I kept seeing Krystal’s commercials, I was saying, “Damn that place looks great!! I wonder where that is!!” Then I realized that I was watching sportssouth.

by mvandonsel on Jul 2, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Personally

I like Krystal a little better. We had both in Lexington, which is weird. Because WC is northern and Krystal is more southern. It is really only worth eating if you are drunk, or if you smoke, high. They stay open 24/7 and were one of the first to do so.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

My wife would divorce me if I tried to take her to a krystal, she absolutely hates the place. Goes back to her chilhood or something.

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

My area is dominated by Food Lion

with a few of the following thrown in:
Kroger
Farm Fresh
a few Winn Dixie left around

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ugh

Walk away for awhile, and 4-0 when I come back. It’s like frickin’ Groundhogs’ Day anymore.

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions  

I am not going to get excited...

because bases are loaded with 2 outs.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Its not a puma.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

Kidergarten Cop FTW!

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

JOHN SMOLTZ IN THE BOOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The game is worth watching!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

brandon phillips?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions  

in 2007 he had 30 HR and 32 SB

and played SS 1 game. Does that count?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL Smoltz FTW!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Carraba's can DIAF.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

sooooo

smoltzie wants to go shagging?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions  

welp

if smoltz wasn’t on, I would think of changing the channel

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions  

I was hoping...

there’d have been a Smoltz-Huddy (mic’d) interchange

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

yay.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

that fast

momentum killed.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Bennett...

looks like some of the pitchers I played with…who had a big wad of RedMan wrapped in Bubblicious bubble gum

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions  

why do you wrap the 'baccy in gum?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn't chew...

but I think they just were being typical pitchers experimenting in oddness on off days.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I see

Well I would think that would be weird in flavor. But I guess the gum kind of holds the chew together.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not going to get excited.

Oh no. Bases loaded for…...........FYF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oF COURSE!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Ok...

So pinch hit Charlie Morton for FYF. Morton not as likely to GIDP.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions  

hey, what if

frenchy breaks out of his slump right here? wouldn’t that be awesome?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

I hoped it would happen.

But I didn’t fully believe with all my heart.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know.

I helped his suck along.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

damn I can't watch.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions  

he is fighting!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

yep.

Should have PH Chino for him.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions  

son of pujols

when we have RISP it is as if we are swinging chopsticks out there.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions  

has everyone voted for McCann

1,000x today?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions  

I must have voted well over 50x so far.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

that is why

mccann should be an all-star.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think in all...

I have voted about 200 times.

by sddbaker on Jul 2, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ohman

in control lately. It is getting hard to know when another inning is a good idea or not…as the pen has been used so much.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah..

..that bad. Hey guys, I just got back from the game. Left top of the 6th. Figured getting my Glavine shirt was worth the cost of admission, because nothing else apparently was.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions  

no

you got to see more of the demise of Francoeur.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

WOW

I think the T in that “typo” stands for “two”, because it’s hard to make anyone else give two of them, otherwise… kind of like a premonition…

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

hey hey!

At least you missed Chipper’s HR roy!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

I figured

If me leaving, and they win, it’s worth it.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

damn straight.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

You guys, Frenchy's problem.

I’ll say it again. Its his helmet. He needs to go back to the old style helmet, like he did last year.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions  

At least

Someone he’s not a guy with a small stature like Shane Victorino, who wears the double-flap helmet, which makes him look like a handicapped kid with a protective helmet on.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

he just needs

a face mask.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I saw a woman who was probably twice my age down the row for me, keeping score. I glanced over at one point, and she had her legs crossed, and on her ankle, she had a tattoo of a Braves tomahawk on her ankle. I was very intrigued, and a part of me wished that she weren’t probably twice my age.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

cougar?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not even close

But the appreciation and evident love of the game was more than beautiful.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh.

well, because I was going to say…might be worth it if she were a couga.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm having difficulty

Watching baseball. It’s not like I can choose another team to root for, because it’s clearly not that simple. There’s an emotional attachment, and seeing this continuous poor play is like watching someone abusing man’s best friend, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

It is like

You said it. Like seeing a replay of a truck running over a dog, playing over and over. Breaks your heart every time and it never gets any easier.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh goodness...

that describes it so well….

by sddbaker on Jul 2, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Two things I taught my daughter...

that most moms don’t teach their daughters…how to parallel park, and how to keep score.

by sddbaker on Jul 2, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

hearing sam elliot pitch beer

makes me what to go out and buy a keg of it.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

need you ask?

I’m so upset with him. Now he’s gone back to tap-dancing.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd be willing to bet

The 4 or 5 guys on this site are sitting around one computer taking turns making comments. (knowing good and well none of you ever played a sport or atleast were never good at it) And jerking each other off with the other hand!

by magillacutty on Jul 2, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

i had to come back to say this…

0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts, a GIDP, and 4 LOB. for what its worth, his BA is lower than laroche’s now. what a fucking disgrace.

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

/vomit

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions  

worst outing for Ring?

Now I guess I know why he doesn’t pitch more often?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Now we just let people steal 2nd, because it doesn't matter any more?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Something scary

This kind of team slump would get pretty much any other manager fired.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

true...

...but given his track record, you know that it isn’t the manager’s fault. There have not been any rifts in the clubhouse though, that we know of, like in NY. And there aren’t any questionable moves. Hard to blame it on a manager or GM, simple its under-achievers save Chipper.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice pitch.

tough one.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions  

c'mon chipper

just raise your BA!

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

helluva cut there.

I know I’m the only one still watching…but oh well.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions  

damn

E3…doesn’t help the ol’ BA.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions  

STill here

Dreading the impending hope.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions  

OMG

I thought he got it. I should have known better.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh pujols

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions  

No matter how this ends...

This is why I never stop watching.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is so cruel

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions  

The slider

Would you have expected anything else?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions  

only if I were Jeff Francoeur.

He expects fastball every time.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow.

That was very anti-climatic.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

I got nothing

I will be posting tomorrow while bored at pre-holiday work. I’m kinda feeling like a Mets fan when they got swept here right now.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions  

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