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Open Playoff Thread, 10/2

Grant_tiny by Grant on

I think the Dodgers are a much better team than their 84 wins suggest, and that's exactly the kind of team that can go nuts in the postseason. C'mon, stupid Cubs. Prove me wrong.

 

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Current Series

Dodgers lead the series 1-0

Wed 10/01 WP: Derek Lowe (1 - 0)
LP: Ryan Dempster (0 - 1) 		2 - 7 loss

Los Angeles Dodgers
@ Chicago Cubs

Thursday, Oct 2, 2008, 6:37 PM PDT
Wrigley Field

Chad Billingsley vs Carlos Zambrano

Mostly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 60.

 

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Sat 10/04 7:07 PM PDT

Current Series

3 game series vs White Sox @ Tropicana Field

Chicago White Sox
@ Tampa Bay Rays

Thursday, Oct 2, 2008, 11:37 AM PDT
Tropicana Field

Javier Vazquez vs James Shields

 

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Fri 10/03 3:05 PM PDT
Sun 10/05 12:00 PM PDT

Current Series

Phillies lead the series 1-0

Wed 10/01 WP: Cole Hamels (1 - 0)
SV: Brad Lidge
LP: Yovani Gallardo (0 - 1) 		1 - 3 loss

Milwaukee Brewers
@ Philadelphia Phillies

Thursday, Oct 2, 2008, 3:07 PM PDT
Citizens Bank Park

CC Sabathia vs Brett Myers

Mostly clear. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 60.

 

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I really dislike the White Sox for some reason and I’m hoping the Rays beat them today.

GO RAYS

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 10:43 AM PDT   0 recs

some reason = Ozzie Guillen?

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 10:52 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One of many reasons, I guess. Hawk is also supremely annoying.

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 10:55 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope they hire him as GM again!

I found out my dad is a crypto Bitch Sox fan from his youth on the south side.

Shame. I feel shame.

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 10:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This must be how Luke Skywalker felt…

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 11:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Anagram of "crypto bitch Sox fan"

FAT, PSYCHOTIC BRONX

Hmm, methinks the anagrammer has the wrong Sox on…

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 2, 2008 11:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

it seemed so promising

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

he’s got all winter to tinker with it

by Moggeee on Oct 2, 2008 11:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Anagram of "Stuttering John Tamargo"

A Menstruating Jog Troth

your 2008 SF Giants: this isn’t totally insane, just really stupid

by Lyle on Oct 3, 2008 6:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ozzie
Hawk Harrelson and that other douche in the booth with him
AJ Pierzynski

..that’s enough for me.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

A work of art.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Barrett for President!!!

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Oct 2, 2008 11:12 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I love his experience of punching jerks in the face.

COUNTRY FIRST!

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 11:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That can also be his foreign policy platform. If you’re a jerk to other countries, you get punched in the face. It’s effective!

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He can see Russia from here, then punch it right in the face.

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I support this!

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 11:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Clearly a maverick.

Barrett-Thome 2012

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Oct 2, 2008 11:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I love how you can do whatever the hell you want and then just call it “being a Maverick”. I didn’t wear pants into the office today…

MAVERICK!

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 11:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

me neither!

/works from home

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

/oldjacket looks at watch

“Hmm, time for an office meeting with my cat at 3PM”

/talks to cat

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 11:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

/asks cat three questions

“Who’s your favorite chairman?”
“Who’s the best catcher on the Minnesota Twins?”
“What’s the mandarin word for cat?”

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So then maverick=inconsiderate asshole? Oh right, we’re talking about John McCain.

I’m mean today.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Barrett’s got a pretty good looking hook. You’re supposed to get your entire right side of your body into it like that.

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:12 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If Pierzinski had a chin that punch would’ve caused some serious damage

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He has a chin

It’s under that fat ass face of his

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Oct 2, 2008 11:37 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In the Rooting Guide thread...

I explain in great and eloquent detail why it must be Tampa Bay vs. Milwaukee in the Series.

Also, would some sort of multi-plane midair collision involving the Dodgers, both Sox(s) and the Cubs be too much to ask? Also, I’ll need Shane Victorino to be on board one of those flights.

Thanks.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 10:50 AM PDT   0 recs

I’d settle for a massive sinkhole to open up at Citizens Bank Park and just swallow Victorino.

If there was a chance for both the Red Sox and the Cubs to be playing in the LA area, we could hope one of the faults down there goes and those old shitty stadiums crumble to the ground, taking all four teams with them.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:04 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You have style.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:10 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thing is, I don’t have anything against the Cubs. It’s just for the greater good that the Angels, Red Sox, and Dodgers are eliminated from human existence. The Cubs are just collateral damage.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:12 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

War is hell.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:12 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You are nothing if not efficient.

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 2, 2008 11:11 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

uh -- focus on the dodgers

seriously — as long as they get crushed, this giants fan will be happy.

by jbirk on Oct 2, 2008 5:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I hate Bon Jovi

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:04 AM PDT   0 recs

So, I guess you could say, you want him dead and not alive?

/howtheyscored joke

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 11:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I want to lay my hands on him

His throat, specifically.

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 2, 2008 11:10 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They certainly have become the sportswhore of once-popular bands.

They’ll play at the opening of a closet.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:11 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They’ll do anything for a dollar, and let you tape it for two.

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Garson!

dinner and a movie and a tape for two…

by Moggeee on Oct 2, 2008 11:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

garçon

your 2008 SF Giants: this isn’t totally insane, just really stupid

by Lyle on Oct 3, 2008 6:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

heh

garçon means boy

I see the future, and it is Pablo

by CB30 on Oct 3, 2008 7:10 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

dinner and a movie about a boy and his dog

by Moggeee on Oct 3, 2008 10:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was just saying that line from Pulp Fiction

I see the future, and it is Pablo

by CB30 on Oct 3, 2008 1:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Have they done a Super Bowl halftime show?

That’s probably next.

by rightcenterfielder on Oct 2, 2008 11:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm a fan of the older stuff

New stuff is too pop-ish

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Oct 2, 2008 12:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Encore post. I give and I give...

It beaks down like this.

I hate the Dodgers (duh).
I hate the Cubs. They lost their "loveable loser" image the minute they started shelling out large cash to buy Soriano, Lee, Lilly, etc.; Lous Piniella is a hump. Plus, Ron Cey once played for them..‘Nuff said.
I hate the Sox(s); Bosox just ’cuz and Chisox ’cuz of Pierzpricknochincockgobbler and shameful adoption of Journey song. Guillen is annoying as well.
I hate the Angels; Something about 2002…I forget what exactly. Plus, Scoscia, ex-Dodger.
I don’t hate Philly, just strongly dislike them. The Victorino factor.

Tampa v. Milwaukee in the World Series. Whereupon both teams will fall off the face of the earth, never to be heard from again. It’ll be like 2008 never happened.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:14 AM PDT   0 recs

so young.

so full of hate.

by Moggeee on Oct 2, 2008 11:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That must be why we get along so well.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

OH MY GOD I hate Scoscia. He is without a doubt the whiniest tit I’ve ever heard in sports. That guy needs a steaming cup of STFU every morning with his cornflakes.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Spending his formative years in Lasodra’s presence will do that to you.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait…will do that to HIM.

fail.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If he did that to ME I’d have to kill myself and everyone around me.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Baron, you have rage.

Stylish rage. A rare gift.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Get ready

I’m addicted to rageahol.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:28 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's the first step.

admitting you’re a rageaholic.

Greetings, Marklar! I am Marklar! This is Marklar.

by marklar on Oct 2, 2008 11:40 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One of the TBS analysts said that you don’t expect a lot of walks from Zambrano.

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:17 AM PDT   0 recs

I don’t expect great analysts on TBS.

by chilibean_3 on Oct 2, 2008 11:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Cal Ripken is very shiny.

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"Analyst" contains the word "anal."

Coincidence?

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 2, 2008 11:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

we’d anagram it, but the anagrammer is a little constipated right now

by Moggeee on Oct 2, 2008 11:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Oct 2, 2008 11:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I’ll take The Rapists for $100, Alex.

Err Sean, that’s therapists.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ape Tits!

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 2, 2008 11:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

anal bum cover?

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 2, 2008 11:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The Penis Mightier.

Patron saint of pesky hitters.

by younghutch on Oct 2, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Suck it Trebek.

Suck it loounng, and suck it hauhd.

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Oct 2, 2008 11:42 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It’s funny, because it’s bigger than a normal hat.

by satyricrash on Oct 2, 2008 1:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Its not ape tit

its a petite nevermind

I see the future, and it is Pablo

by CB30 on Oct 3, 2008 7:11 AM PDT to parent up