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Colorado Rockies @ San Francisco Giants


If the universe were ever to send us some sort of karmic invoice for this game, it would happen tonight.

 

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - T_m L_ncecum 14-3 27 26 0 0 0 0 177.2 144 54 49 9 67 200 2.48 1.19

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIPWill gladly pay you?
2008 - Livan Hernandez 1-2 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.1 25 21 21 3 5 5 15.32 2.43 Tuesday

When one pitcher's WHIP is right around the other pitcher's ERA, that's an old-timey mismatch. I'm just not sure if the Giants will score just one run, or if they won't score at all.

 

 

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Lf roberts
Cf lewis
Rf winn
C Molina
3b sandoval
1b ishikawa
2b burriss
Ss vizquel
P Lincecum

Why Bochy continues to think Winn is a middle of the lineup hitter is beyond me.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:17 PM PDT   0 recs

TRAVIS!

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 27, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

only until the 4th

:(

Fairley odd parent to Wendell

by WTF on Aug 27, 2008 6:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

:(

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 27, 2008 6:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

burriss, vizquel, timmy boy and roberts all hitting consecutively is like forfeiting 2 innings

Right you are Ken

by stealth snail on Aug 27, 2008 6:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Burriss has his OBP up to .350, at least.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Is Rohlinger still here?f

Nice to see Travis tho

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Aug 27, 2008 7:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This has to be the biggest pitching mismatch on paper of the season, which of course means the Rockies win 3-0.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 27, 2008 6:18 PM PDT   0 recs

This might be, on paper, the biggest pitching mismatch of our lifetimes, which means the Rockies will win 1-0.

by Grant on Aug 27, 2008 6:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

in extra innings

"I think I was the best player I ever saw"
Willie Mays, you ain't kidding

by CB30 on Aug 27, 2008 6:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Walker with the loss

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 6:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Unearned run on a home run to lead off the 15th.

by Grant on Aug 27, 2008 6:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How exactly is a home run an unearned run!?

I’ve mentioned it before, but I attended the 1-0 18 inning loss in 2001. Epic.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If it’s off Tyler Walker, is it really earned?

Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.

by ResDog on Aug 27, 2008 6:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

sounds pretty boring, you stayed the whole time?

"I think I was the best player I ever saw"
Willie Mays, you ain't kidding

by CB30 on Aug 27, 2008 6:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Not only did I stay the whole time, I missed the last BART train of the night and had to kill about 4 hours afterwards before I could go home to the East Bay.

I don’t leave games early. And it was actually a fairly exciting game. Lots of scoring chances, but good pitching and missed opportunities kept the shutout going.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How exactly is a home run an unearned run!?

McBain: Tha’s da joke.

by Grant on Aug 27, 2008 6:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

OH WAIT DUH

If there’s an error that prevents an inning from ending, any runs after that are unearned. So then the homer would be unearned.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

actually, if a fielder dropped a pop up in foul territory and then the batter went on to homer, it would be an unearned run, I think.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 27, 2008 6:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I have faith in Freddie to score us a run.

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 27, 2008 6:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

LINCECUM

Over/Under 10k’s?

by ACgiant97 on Aug 27, 2008 6:31 PM PDT   0 recs

even

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 6:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

under

rockies r good hitting team

by DuikeBuike on Aug 27, 2008 6:32 PM PDT   0 recs

burriss

i think is a pretty good player. He slaps it around pretty good

by DuikeBuike on Aug 27, 2008 6:33 PM PDT   0 recs

bumgarner

lost his scoreless inning streak…because of an error

by DuikeBuike on Aug 27, 2008 6:35 PM PDT   0 recs

where is that? Las Vegas?

"I think I was the best player I ever saw"
Willie Mays, you ain't kidding

by CB30 on Aug 27, 2008 6:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yup

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 6:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

PRE-GAME COMMENT STARTER

Favorite Overlooked/Underappreciated Movies. A couple of mine:

SHAKES THE CLOWN
If the tagline doesn’t grab you (“Loved by children. Desired by women. Adored by bartenders everywhere.”), then this pull-quote from the Boston Globe review should: “The ‘Citizen Cane’ of alcoholic clown movies.”

THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION
The logline really says it all: “Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.”

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

by Josh from Hollywood on Aug 27, 2008 6:42 PM PDT   0 recs

Flirting with Disaster is one of the best-written comedies ever.

by Grant on Aug 27, 2008 6:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tru dat

Too bad David O. Russell has allowed himself to become such a raging douche.

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

by Josh from Hollywood on Aug 27, 2008 6:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was going to mention that. Also, I Heart Huckabees was gawd-awful.

by Grant on Aug 27, 2008 6:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lol: 'citizen kane of alcoholic clown movies'

my two:

Cannibal: The Musical
The South Park boys get their start in a horrendously low-budget, terribly-acted musical homage to the only cannibalism case successfully prosecuted in the US. Bonus points for being distributed by a studio that specializes in B-movie horror flicks that are really softcore pornos.

Brazil
Probably not as overlooked in this space, this being the internets and all, but just a trip. Terry Gilliam does some brilliant work and Robert de Niro is fantastic.

by cornball on Aug 27, 2008 6:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Cannibal: The Musical is fine, but Orgazmo is their best pre-South Park film I believe.

by chilibean_3 on Aug 27, 2008 7:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed.

ORGAZMO theme song FTW!

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

by Josh from Hollywood on Aug 27, 2008 7:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"Fudge, Packer?"

i actually, for whatever strange reason, have yet to see Orgazmo. couldn’t tell you why. and i firmly believe that Cannibal is overlooked. quite a fine little movie.

by cornball on Aug 27, 2008 7:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's build a snowman!

Yeah it’s good, it’s part of my collection for sure. But do yourself a favor and check out Orgazmo.

by chilibean_3 on Aug 27, 2008 7:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Did You Know?

The main character from CANNIBAL was not only a real person, and a real cannibal, but the dining hall at the University of Colorado is named after him.

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

by Josh from Hollywood on Aug 27, 2008 7:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I didn’t know that, and that is hilarious.

by cornball on Aug 27, 2008 7:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story was hilarious and had great music, but it was a bit of a flop and got somewhat mixed reviews.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tim Meadows is underrated.

“You don’t want no part of this shit, Dewey…”

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 6:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It was very uneven, but I thought there were a few really, really funny scenes.

In other news, I’m shocked nobody’s made fun of me yet for my spelling of ‘Citizen Kane’ yet. Guess it’s ‘cuz Howie’s not around.

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

by Josh from Hollywood on Aug 27, 2008 6:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Even though I was an English major, I don’t usually chafe at poor spelling, as long as its close. Poor grammar, on the other hand?

by cornball on Aug 27, 2008 6:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And, of course, I forget the apostrophe in “it’s” as I mention my hatred of poor grammar.

by cornball on Aug 27, 2008 6:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What’s hilarious is when people complain about “bad grammer.”

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I read that as “bad gamer”

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 6:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I bet Aaron Rowand’s grammar is for shit.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 7:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Took a nasty sh*t on grammar

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 7:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Aw – beat me to it!

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Aug 27, 2008 7:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

A reference to the Jewish spelling of G-d, I assumed.

Though then it should really be T-m L-nc-c-m.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 6:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

May I buy a vowel Pat?

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 7:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tam Luncocym?

by cornball on Aug 27, 2008 7:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tim LinCyYoung

by Merope on Aug 27, 2008 7:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

win

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 7:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Livan likes hamburgers

Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.

by SF Pete on Aug 27, 2008 7:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

timmy

TIMMYTIMMYTIMMYTIMMYTIMMYTIMMYTIMMYTIMMYTIMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by positiveuphemism on Aug 27, 2008 7:04 PM PDT   0 recs

LOL D-BAGS

Get swept by the Pads when they pitched Haren, Webb and Randy. Gave up a 4-0 lead after 7 innings today and lost 5-4.

58-73 - Elimination Number - 22

Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - The roller coaster ride continues - Augusta to Norwich to San Jose, the latter of which has been a success so far. 1.50 ERA.

by rhys on Aug 27, 2008 7:05 PM PDT   0 recs

Yay, draft picks!

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 7:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Also...

LOL DODGERS. About to lose 2nd straight against Nats. Even WE went 7-0 in that department.

58-74 - Elimination Number - 21

Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - The roller coaster ride continues - Augusta to Norwich to San Jose, the latter of which has been a success so far. 1.50 ERA.

by rhys on Aug 27, 2008 7:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Things that shock me

Joe Biden’s hometown is Scranton, and yet I haven’t heard anyone joking about him being Dwight Schrute.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 7:08 PM PDT   0 recs

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 7:24 PM PDT to parent up   3 recs

Winner

Still in despair.

by Zetsuboushita on Aug 27, 2008 7:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

recommended

Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.

by SF Pete on Aug 27, 2008 7:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, look at the time…it’s half past DOMINATION!

Let’s gooooooo Timmy!

Billy Ripken is not a fuck face

by Karlifornia on Aug 27, 2008 7:11 PM PDT   0 recs

If Timmy and Pablo had a baby:

Timblo Sandocum

Billy Ripken is not a fuck face

by Karlifornia on Aug 27, 2008 7:14 PM PDT   0 recs

…

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Aug 27, 2008 7:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I just noticed

Vizquel is starting. He hasn’t been starting much. It’s nice to see him every so often.

by positiveuphemism on Aug 27, 2008 7:16 PM PDT   0 recs

SIT

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 7:17 PM PDT   0 recs

fuck you, matt holliday

Billy Ripken is not a fuck face

by Karlifornia on Aug 27, 2008 7:19 PM PDT   0 recs

still didn’t touch that plate

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 7:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

damn

58-74 - Elimination Number - 21

Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - The roller coaster ride continues - Augusta to Norwich to San Jose, the latter of which has been a success so far. 1.50 ERA.

by rhys on Aug 27, 2008 7:19 PM PDT   0 recs

Timmy looks really good

…and Holliday is a really good hitter.

by positiveuphemism on Aug 27, 2008 7:21 PM PDT   0 recs

Dear Tim,

please don’t throw fat pitches like that 0-2

Billy Ripken is not a fuck face

by Karlifornia on Aug 27, 2008 7:21 PM PDT   0 recs

stop pitching like matt cain you asshole

by kingofthacove on Aug 27, 2008 7:21 PM PDT   0 recs

PABLO

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 27, 2008 7:22 PM PDT   0 recs

HANDS NOT MADE OF CINDER BLOCKS

> Castillo

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 27, 2008 7:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pablito flas