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Schmidt vs. Lowe.

Opening freaking day.

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Final score: Giants 5 dodgers 2

Schmidt's line 7 and 2/3 IP  8K's 2 walks 6 hits allowed 2 ER

Lowe's line 5 IP  3k  7 hits 2 HR allowed

Moises Alou 1-4 with HR

Pedro Feiz 2-5 double HR

Mike Matheny 0-4 2k

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 9:38 AM PDT reply actions  

My predictions
Some slow sumbitch gets a triple.

Some hack sees Huey Lewis singing the National Anthem, and breaks a foot trying to get to his computer and write a joke revolving around "I Want a New Drug".

Give me six innings for Lowe, with 11 hits allowed.

Mike Matheny will go 4-4, and I'll complain about the  way he wears his socks.

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 5, 2005 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

According to...
Lewis (as quoted by VH1) he wrote "I want a new drug" in 5 minutes.  

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ghostbusters
...he also gets a royalties cut from Ray Parker, Jr's "Ghostbusters" due to it's striking similarity to Drug

by Albert Jones on Apr 5, 2005 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow!
Not bad!  Not bad at all.  Especially on Schmidt and Matheny.

Reality:

Schmidt's line 7 IP 9K's 2 walks 4 hits allowed 2 ER

Final score: Giants 4 dodgers 2

Mike Matheny 0-4 1k

What lotto numbers are you picking?

by blank on Apr 5, 2005 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Day Off
I couldn't get the whole day off, because this "coal ain't gonna mine it's self", but I have alreay informed my boss that I will be leaving early due to my "sore" "throat".  I screamed into a shop rag to get a nice gravelly tone going.  (Not really).  And I think my "health" is gonna hit the wall at about 1: pm, then I will go home and get some "sleep", and srink some "orange juice".
It seems so easy when you tell me, Just Believe.

by olympicjosh on Apr 5, 2005 10:19 AM PDT reply actions  

And, of course,
Srink = Drink.

-El Tardo Increble

It seems so easy when you tell me, Just Believe.

by olympicjosh on Apr 5, 2005 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

3-2 Giants
Schmitty gets 6 2/3 giving up 2 runs, one of which Eyre inherited and allowed to score. Giants only get one off Lowe in 6, but get a two run double from Grissom off whichever douche the Dodgers throw out there in the 7th.

by hammystyle on Apr 5, 2005 11:20 AM PDT reply actions  

14-1
Schmidt goes 7, Brower the 8th, and Benitez gives up one in the ninth. The run comes after he drills J.D. Drew in the wrist, causing him to miss 2 months. Kent then triples in the alley, but the next hitter is struck out to end the game.

Hero of the Day: Afonzo with 4 hits and 6 RBI's. All singles.

I can hope right?

by irwin on Apr 5, 2005 11:42 AM PDT reply actions  

bring your car wash mitts ...
It's about time we started giving Carwash Kent the raggin' ... yes, pun intended. I for one, am bringing my carwash mitt ... and promise to wave it at him from section 125 whenever he's looking my way!!

by leftcoastrules on Apr 5, 2005 12:19 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm at the park
This is so cool, so why do I feel like such a dork?

The Dodgers were ripping the ball all over the park during batting practice.  I have a bad feeling about this.

(whisper whisper)

What do you mean they're supposed to hit the ball hard during batting practice?

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 5, 2005 12:33 PM PDT reply actions  

In other news...
Jeff Weaver still looks like a stoner.

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 5, 2005 12:35 PM PDT reply actions  

Does...
the camera really add 10 pounds in the case of benitez?

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 12:38 PM PDT reply actions  

In that case...
How many cameras are on him?

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 12:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice..
I'll wait a couple of years to steal that line, but consider it stolen.

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 5, 2005 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Already Done
Salemiscus was baldly stealing from one of the most famous episodes of "Friends" which ain't exactly high class theivery.

by Roger on Apr 6, 2005 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Bonds
Glad to see Barry's in a good mood today.  Nice round of applause there.

My prediction:  1-0, 15 innings, Giants win on a wild pitch.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 1:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Jealous
Damn, it looks like an awesome day out there.  Grant, I'm jealous of you and Lefty and all those other people with tickets.

Can you grab me a chacha bowl?  Never mind, I just ate.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 1:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Heresy!!!
There's technical problems with the Giants FSN feed.  So on TV we're getting Vin Scully and the Dodgers broadcast!

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 1:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Itzuris 1, Giants 0
Well, crap.  That's not supposed to happen.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 1:34 PM PDT reply actions  

uggh
not a very auspicious start :-(

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously, crap.
That's really very wrong. I guess we have to set the table with a bit of drama.

In other news, Jeter just hit a walk-off homer. We'll be seeing this on the highlight reels for the next goddamn MONTH.

If we're LUCKY.

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jeter
I can handle Jeter getting some pub.  It's A-Rod I can't stand.

And Kent.  He looks good in blue, and by "good" I mean "like the devil incarnate, which we all knew he was."

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Feliz
Should be on the bench.  Tucker should be starting.

by The Balls of Summer on Apr 5, 2005 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Don't slide into first!
For crying out loud, leave the belly-flopping to the outfielders.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

maybe..
he reupped his deal with the devil ;-)

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hope so
Holy moly, that would be great.

However, I'd be happy with .270/.370/.430.

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fine with me
Hell, I'll kick in some cash if it'll help renew that particular deal...

by eugene on Apr 5, 2005 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow...
"even worse is his OBP of 287" A GREAT COMMENT! who is the FSN announcer?

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

JT's deal
Is something we'd all gladly kick in for. Good to see Moises is picking up AJ's Double PLay ball slack - which that would have been if not for the 2 outs.

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

What?
Hey, it's Ricky Ledee! If he gets a hit at SBC, I'll shriek.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

a window
shatters in the bay area

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Umm...
I think I'm getting fired after that expletive-laden tirade about a jackass named Ledee.

I should've shrieked.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wait...
He already did? F'n work.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Goddamnit
Is there anyone, anyone who's surprised by Ledee getting a hit here ?

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Unfortunately, no
But, it's only 2-0. Plenty of time.

by eugene on Apr 5, 2005 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey Schmitty!
PLUNK LEDEE.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Schmidt
For those of you watching, how is Schmidt throwing?  How's his command?
What do you need that for, Dude?

by Nick Schulte on Apr 5, 2005 1:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Jon Miller stunned...
...to see Feliz called out on strikes - "must have happened on days I was gone"

by eugene on Apr 5, 2005 2:00 PM PDT reply actions  

ummm.....
did we lose the FSN feed?

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 2:00 PM PDT reply actions  

I got nothing
FSN Bay Area has been on commercials for 10 minutes straight now.  No Kruk, no Kuip, not even Vin Scully and Dodgers video.

Damn, at least my infrastructure problems at work aren't apparent to 7 million viewers.

Oh, now it's back on.  Dodgers feed again.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Sounds like they're giving Lowe the corners
No TV feed up here in Seatown, unfortunately - any thoughts? wide strike zone today?

by eugene on Apr 5, 2005 2:03 PM PDT reply actions  

My wife with a clutch hit
Just bought me a AM/FM radio with headphones and delivered to my work. She should take a curtain call.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Ken
Oh definitely. She even met my request to not wear blue this week.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

OK that's better
Izturis fanned. No more f'ing homeruns.

by eugene on Apr 5, 2005 2:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Lowe
Is a jerk.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Good news
Schmidt's ERA is down to a mere 6.00

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 2:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Hmm..
Well, there's one lost run.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Especially with Vizquel's hit
I loved Jon's comment - "Derek Lowe was the easiest guy to steal on in the American League"

by eugene on Apr 5, 2005 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Caught Stealing
Well, there's a run wasted.  Durham didn't look too fast trying to steal that bag, and now Omar's double  means little.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Let's go Moises!
Make Daddy proud!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Well..
That sucks.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:19 PM PDT reply actions  

So...
This seems like a good time to ask: Kent in the Hall?

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:22 PM PDT reply actions  

probably
2 more good years would seal it. If ryno is in, so should be kent.

by irwin on Apr 5, 2005 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kent
He's well on his way to Cooperstown.  Most homers of any second baseman, MVP award, RBIs by the billion.  I think he's borderline if he retired now, and a good bet if he keeps this up another 2-3 years.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kent HOF
Yeah, we all hate him now but when he goes into Cooperstown wearing the Orange and Black, all will be forgiven.  I think.  Maybe.

by asga algun pino carne on Apr 5, 2005 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

<sigh>
my mlb.tv only works for the commercials :-(

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 2:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Chance for the DP
I'll take the K. Even though MB is on my fantasy team.

The real question: Could Yorvit could have gotten Kent?

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Yorvit
No, I don't think Yorvit would have thrown him out.  Kent's jump was gigantic.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks
I can only go look at the newsroom TV every once in a while.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Newsroom?
What newsroom do you work in, Tomzilla?

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry, kinda late
I'm a staff writer for a Vacaville newspaper. I was to have today off because I worked Saturday. Instead, a huge local company sold. I got to come in to help write the story. Fun, no?

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

PLUNK HIM
Right in the gut.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:27 PM PDT reply actions  

If..
If you're going to walk him anyways, just plunk him Schmitty. C'mon.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Woohoo!
Legs Alou! Spin those wheels buddy!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

FONZIE
Hey, what happened to the fat guy who used to play third?  This new skinny guy can hit.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Fonzie
This is what you get when Alfonzo gets a little Delgado!

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ponder this
Izturis on roids?

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Swing and a miss...5K in 5 IP
Welcome to 2005, Schmitty. That's the ace we know and love.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Izturis might be...
After all he's a speedy guy with no power. I note that Alex Sanchez's bb-ref.com page is sponsored by "A baseball card site on steriods."

Steriods?

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 2:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Steriods
"Steriods" is an inside joke over at Baseball Primer.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah, I see...
Those wacky BTF fellas. What will they think of next?

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Schmidt's line...
...looks better with every inning. 68 pitches through five innings isn't bad. How does he look? Has he simply calmed down?

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 2:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow. Omar is on.
On second. 39-year-old speed demon.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks Omar...
And thanks especially for not being named Neifi Perez or Cody Ransom. Appreciate it.

I'VE GOT SPRING FEVER! LET'S GO JT!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:47 PM PDT reply actions  

yuck
2nd and 3rd nobody out and we fail to score

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 2:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Horrible
That was absolutely terrible. Who's the stiff batting fourth?

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Moises Alou
Is looking great so far eh ? Should have listed to those Cubs fans - sonofabitch- can't hit a flyball ?

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 2:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Jon nails it
"with Bonds out of the lineup, the 3rd and 4th hitters both foul out.  Not just pop out, but foul out."

That's gotta be tough, not to hit a groundball against Lowe.

by The Balls of Summer on Apr 5, 2005 2:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Schmidt's velocity
is in the 92 to 94 range :-( Not good

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 2:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Speed Schmeed...
The Dodgers can't his Jason's pitches for Schmidt right now.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

92 to 94
What's wrong with that?  That's about where he normally works, maybe 93-95.
What do you need that for, Dude?

by Nick Schulte on Apr 5, 2005 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought that
I recalled him workin in 95 + range.  

I stand corrected

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

95+
Schmidt is pretty capable of getting over 95 on the gun.  But it's early in the season, and he's the kind of pitcher who works up to those top speeds.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

95+
He doesn't hit that every pitch though.  Except when he's really got it going.
What do you need that for, Dude?

by Nick Schulte on Apr 5, 2005 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

95-97
...is where he normally is by the end of a game. But he usually has to warm up to that, starting at 91-93. But today he stayed under 95, then dipped back down before they took him out.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

He
was pretty dominant despite his decreased velocity.  Perhaps the decreased speed increased movement?

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Have fun in L.A., Jeff!
Nice line forming for Schmidt. 7K in the 6th.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Make that 8
Cy Schmidt. It's so on.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bullpen
Schmidt is on, but this one's going to end up in the laps of the bullpen.  Last year, that thought would send me straight to the antacids.  This year?  We'll see.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Schmidt
mows down the side in spite of my negativity

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 2:58 PM PDT reply actions  

No..
Not in spite...just despite your negativity. He still loves you!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Note
Are we the most morose fans in baseball ? Seriously- we always should win, and still lose- an act of God, an act of Neifi, an act of Scott Frigging Spezio...

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 3:00 PM PDT reply actions  

we are...
the least appreciated hard luck story in the league

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think
We're the less glamorous Cubs. And less alcoholic.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

True
We can actually FEEL our pain.

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Perhaps
But I don't know that we make as big a deal about it as the Cubs do. Stuff like "A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request" and that kind of thing... besides, Mays, McCovey, Cepeda, Bonds... the Giants must have won a few times, right?

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Us
We're getting up there in angst-itude with the Cubs and the Red Sox.  Give us another decade of this, and we'll all be full-blown psychos like the Boston fans are.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

In defense of Matheny
He seems to really know the book on the Dodgers. He's making Choi, Drew, and Bradley look awful. Actually, I'm betting the book on Bradley is very short: "Garbage, low and in."

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 3:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Possibly
But is it him who's making them look awful, or one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball?

Catcher ERA is unproven at best. I want to believe, really I do, but that Kool-Aid just doesn't look too apetising.

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

First McC Regular Season Open Thread
107 posts through six midday innings. Good hustle, guys.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:04 PM PDT reply actions  

95
by the two of us ;-)

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

What am I, chopped liver?
But it's true, I am actually pretending to work, so I can't keep up.  But while I'm installing Service Pack 1 on my test Windows Server 2003 box, I have plenty of time to spam Grant's board.

Hey Grant, how many beers so far?

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am...
"working" at home reading a lab protocol (folder is somewhere in my kitchen unopened)

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Our very owns Bonds and Snow
while the rest of us do a bad Neifi impression at work... ;)

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 3:08 PM PDT reply actions  

kenshin prediction reminder :-)
Schmidt's line 7 and 2/3 IP  8K's 2 walks 6 hits allowed 2 ER

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:10 PM PDT reply actions  

re:
6 1/3  2 walks 8k 2 ER

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

wtg
Svelte Alfonso

Who pitches for us tommorow btw?

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Reuter
If I remember correctly

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 3:13 PM PDT reply actions  

I've heard
Tomko v. Perez. But who knows.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Woody
I think Rueter will bounce back nicely this year.  I love having him pitch after Schmidt.  The contrast in their styles makes hitters' heads spin.

Nice at bat by Tucker.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wish...
that I could agree with you Skald; however, I fear that Woody is doner than something really really burnt.   You simply cannot survive with his peripherals in the big league

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Peripherals
And yet he has, for a decade, until last year.  Rueter is just a different sort of cat.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree
I too am worried about him. But DIPS does not have all the answers. Look at Atlanta - they just acquired a closer who can't strike guys out, and no-one thinks Leo Mazzone doesn't know what he's doing. If Rueter gets shellacked, it won't be because his dERA caught up to him or something like that.

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I...
actually disagree Sal. I believe that if Reuter gets "shellacked" it will be because he lost that little location/skill/etc that prevented his dERA from catching up to him

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, OK
I agree with you there.

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gagme
Did they throw Gagne on the DL, or are they just sitting him? Cuz I would support the DL. The eternal DL.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

7 seconds to slow
What do you need that for, Dude?

by Nick Schulte on Apr 5, 2005 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks guys
Let's go Omar! Again!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

DL
What do you need that for, Dude?

by Nick Schulte on Apr 5, 2005 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gagne
I just want the Giants to beat this guy sometime.  Forget the DL, I want the Giants to beat Gagne this year.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Did he spike him?
Oh, for a visual.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Kent vs. Tucker
That was a major league baseball play.  Gotta give Kent credit--he's tough and he made that throw on target.  Anyone but Durham, and that's probably a DP.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Do it JT! Do it!
One of my friends named her son JT because of the 2002 postseason. Do it for the kids!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Omar
Omar= Barry bonds in disguise?

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Bullpen
Who do the Giants have warming up?
What do you need that for, Dude?

by Nick Schulte on Apr 5, 2005 3:25 PM PDT reply actions  

DODGERS DEFENSE!!
That's the way I remembers the Bums playing the field.  Schmidt is now the pitcher of record!

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Boo yeah!
The only time that phrase is kosher -  good to see Adrian in Seattle!

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 3:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Big (Nice) Error!
Alou was headed for 0-4 with 7 LOB, with 5 in scoring position.

Of course, he's still 0-4 with 6 LOB and no ribbies.

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Lindsay...
will you go to opening day with me?

That commerical will haunt my nightmares

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Imagine...
...if you were a Sox fan. ::shudder:: What a bastardization.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice Play by Matheny
Safe to say that if AJ were there, Itzuris would be on second after that strikeout in the dirt.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:35 PM PDT reply actions  

And...
Stan Conte would be wearing a cup.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Loooong at-bat
Thank goodness we have 25363 other lefties in the pen.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh yes
Sit down, meat.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Blast!
Finish the game before i have to go to class!

by Larson2042 on Apr 5, 2005 3:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Umm Larson
Damnit man, where are your priorities ? History 101 can be taught better by examining the Giants- you can talk to players who were alive in Louis the XIV's reigh!

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 3:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice
If not for a misspelling.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

On that note...
Our defense has performed pretty damn well, given its advanced age. Especially when compared to our counterparts.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

A
nice appearance for Eyre

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Who Says Eyre Can't Get Out Righties?!
Okay, I did. But still.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 3:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Wasn't
Grant supposed to provide us with insider info from the ballpark ? :>)

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Well..
I bet he's very afraid to bust out the laptop during the game. Would be seen as sacrilege. Let's buy him a Palm or Blackberry or something.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

MORE DODGER DEFENSE!!!
This is turning into a classic, classic Giants-Dodgers matchup.

By the way, if this is the newer thinner Alfonzo, I'll take two.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

The laptop at the ballpark idea...
...was dumped fairly quick. If I'm in Club level seats, that's one thing, but the bleachers are just too packed.  I worried about the computer the whole time, seeing as it is about the nicest thing I've ever owned. Will Clark Starting Lineup figurine excepted, of course.

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 5, 2005 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

EY!
The Fonz is rockin'.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:45 PM PDT reply actions  

The vaunted...
defense of the dodgers comes to our aid yet again ;-)

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice defense L.A.!
Kent at first?! Nice call, Tracy. Score one for the good guys.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Should Grissom bunt?
Against a tough righty, it might not be the wrong play.

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 3:47 PM PDT reply actions  

At long last...
...we have found their weakness! Hit it at them! They'll never see it coming!

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Woo hoo!
The Marquis De Suck might warrant a nickname change!

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 3:48 PM PDT reply actions  

did...
the announcer just say that Matheny can't handle a bat?

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Gotta love Moneyball
God bless you and your faulty spreadsheet, DePodesta.

by Salemicus on Apr 5, 2005 3:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Bleh.
Wasted at-bat.

But then again, A.J. would've found a way to double Grip up.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Can Anyone Explain To Me...
Why the hell Matheny wasn't bunting there?
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 3:50 PM PDT reply actions  

possibilities
  1. He refused to read Alou's signs
  2. Alou fell asleep
  3. He doesn't know how
  4. He cannot be relied upon to actually bring the bat into contact with the ball and produce predictable results

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

AJ
"Wasted at-bat.

But then again, A.J. would've found a way to double Grip up."

You know it. But Joe Nathan and Liriano would look really good right now- as would Torrealba.

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 3:51 PM PDT reply actions  

HEY!
Shhh...if Sabean hears you, he'll trade for Ponson again.

And if Grant hears you, he'll snap that you didn't mention the Boof.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ellison?
Isn't it time for our righty defensive replacement outfielder?

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 3:53 PM PDT reply actions  

How does Lowe sink?
Anyone know how Lowe gets his sink? Is it some kind of 2-seamer, or curveball? I caught his last inning as I came in, and am now unsure whether "sink" even means down-swerve.

Oh, hi all, I'm a lurker from Boof days, fairly  new poster though.

Someone mentioned Mazzone a while back - Smoltz apparently gave up 7 in less than 2 innings...

by scarface on Apr 5, 2005 3:53 PM PDT reply actions  

I do not really...
know the physics of pitching; however, I believe he throws a two seamer

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Smoltz...
I got to see that. Gave up a 2-out grand slam in the first. A walk, an infield hit that Furcal couldn't handle, and then a base hit and a home run.

by squirrel on Apr 5, 2005 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Welcome, we're all new
Lowe's sink is pretty hard. Not terribly biting today, from what I could catch on the nearby TV.

It looks like the Marlins destroyed Smoltzie...I'm way more worried about Florida than Atlanta anyways.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Benitez Time
I, for one, welcome our new non-sucky closer overlord.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 3:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Lowe & Ellison
Lowe's sinker is a two-seamer.

I probably would've hit Ellison for Tucker, but it's a tough call.

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 3:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh, God, the shakes...
The panic sets in. It's the ninth inning. Oh God... tell me the fat guy will make everything okay... tell me he's actually good...

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 3:56 PM PDT reply actions  

he cannot be anymore
nerve racking that Nen was.  My warped imagination remembers nary a single 123 inning for robby

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Flying Vizquel
If I tried to jump like Omar just did, you'd have to call an ambulance afterwards.

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 4:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Spry 39yr old legs
for Leapin' Omar!

Thanks for the sinker info...

by scarface on Apr 5, 2005 4:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Wizzard
Of Omar!

Last year, Bradley's safe, the next guy HRs and it's tied.

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 4:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Sigh
Remember- it isnt Matt Herges. That is the thought one has to comfort oneself with.

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 4:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Vizquel and Matheny...
are worth an incalcuable amount on defense ;-)

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 4:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Of course...
At least ten games worth a piece.

by squirrel on Apr 5, 2005 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

If Valentin hits a HR...
I'm officially becoming a Dodger fan. seriously.

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 4:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Sweet
Freaking ownage.  and just in time to go to class.

by Larson2042 on Apr 5, 2005 4:02 PM PDT reply actions  

The DP
Balls, that DP was everything you dreamed...and more.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 4:02 PM PDT reply actions  

GIANTS WIN
What the hell is this?  Great relief pitching?  Great defense?  A third baseman who can hit really well?

Who are the hell are these guys, and what did they do with the 2004 Giants?

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 4:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks...
for making opening day a blast guys! I had fun rambling/chatting

by kenshin1 on Apr 5, 2005 4:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Umm yeah
I lied. I wouldnt become a Dodger fan if it meant a night with Jennifer Lowe Hewitt. I wouldnt even pretend.... ;)

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 4:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Thank you, Giants...
...for starting off my season right! I appreciate it!

Now, I get some work done so I can go home and drink one for 2005!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 4:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Well Gents
A good start to a good season- may this be the year ? We've lost in SF for 50 years- let this break the trend.

by Aadik on Apr 5, 2005 4:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Player of the game?
The Fonz! Eyyyy!

Honorable mention to Vizquel and Schmidt. Eyre was quite encouraging as well.

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 4:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Wonderful!
What a great start to the season! Wait 'til Grant gets back and sees this explosion of a thread. This was fun.

by antinous on Apr 5, 2005 4:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Fun indeed
A's Nation's opening days threads totaled 400 posts. We're in with a solid 212. Let's beat their green and gold ass next time!

by tomzilla on Apr 5, 2005 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fun
Indeed, I think this will be Skaldheim's official game chatter outlet from here on out.

See you tomorrow night, guys!

by Skaldheim on Apr 5, 2005 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Uh....
Wait 'til Grant gets back and sees this explosion of a thread.

Yeah.  No shit.  Awesome.

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 5, 2005 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

This will work out...
As long as Schmidt pitches every game. And considering the advances in modern medicince...

I am really scared of Tomko and Rueter. I can only hope they wont be anywhere near as bad as I expect. The next few days should be interesting.

by squirrel on Apr 5, 2005 4:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Pitching & Defense
Just as advertised.

Schmidt 1-0, Benitez a save, Eyre a nice hold. And a 9th inning is brought to you by Rawling's Gold Glove.

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f***ing amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 5, 2005 4:11 PM PDT reply actions  

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