ichirohoya
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Post by ichirohoya on Oct 7, 2008 2:30:48 GMT -5
I guess they call it a suicide squeeze for a reason, eh Mike Scioscia? Now maybe the 2-3-4 hitters can get something going against the Devil Rays. One would assume that a "great" manager like Scioscia would only put the squeeze on in a tie game in the top of the 9th if he had a competent hitter at the plate who can, i dunno, bunt a fastball thats near the plate. Oh wait, Aybar whiffed trying to bunt a fastball near the plate. sickening. Go Tampa.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 7, 2008 7:02:26 GMT -5
According to the clowns hired by TBS to do the announcing, Aybar was Scioscia's best bunter. Even worse, the runner at third let a slow aging catcher beat him back to the bag.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2008 8:28:36 GMT -5
According to the clowns hired by TBS to do the announcing, Aybar was Scioscia's best bunter. Even worse, the runner at third let a slow aging catcher beat him back to the bag. Varitek didn't exactly outrun him, but he outsmarted him. Faked, faked, got him to bite and hesitate, then tagged him. And there are about 3 "good" bunters in all of MLB - not surprised to see a squeeze play fail, no matter who's trying to execute it.
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 7, 2008 9:04:30 GMT -5
MDC did a great job of throwing high inside heaters to make a bunt very difficult as well.
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Post by Cambridge on Oct 7, 2008 9:16:39 GMT -5
According to the clowns hired by TBS to do the announcing, Aybar was Scioscia's best bunter. Even worse, the runner at third let a slow aging catcher beat him back to the bag. I actually thought TBS' coverage was much better than anything Fox put together. The Caray-Martinez team was informative and definitely did not talk down to the audience or dumb down the commentary like Fox has a tendancy to do. Not perfect, but definitely the best I've heard in while when it comes to post-season baseball.
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 7, 2008 10:28:09 GMT -5
My issue with Carey-Martinez was that they did not bring up anything new in subsequent games. It was the same script off the same notes from game to game.
TNTs direction was not great either - multiple, seemingly random bad cuts to shots that had nothing to do with the game action.
Craig Sager's suits speak for themselves. Even Chris Berman dresses better than that guy.
Jerry Remy would be a vast improvement but obviously he cannot do Red Sox games (although he would be impartial, that would never sell nationwide).
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Oct 7, 2008 13:27:06 GMT -5
lackey not only comes off as a monumental edited, but a sore loser as well. how about pitching better the two games you started. how about not hanging a breaking ball to pedroia. enjoy your winter frankenstein. www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angels7-2008oct07,0,1179485.story
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Cambridge
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Post by Cambridge on Oct 7, 2008 13:42:05 GMT -5
lackey not only comes off as a monumental d-bag, but a sore loser as well. how about pitching better the two games you started. how about not hanging a breaking ball to pedroia. enjoy your winter frankenstein. www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angels7-2008oct07,0,1179485.story He calls out the official scorer about errors? Really? That's what he's upset about...not the fact they were eliminated? What a joke.
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Post by Jack on Oct 7, 2008 14:41:32 GMT -5
lackey not only comes off as a monumental d-bag, but a sore loser as well. how about pitching better the two games you started. how about not hanging a breaking ball to pedroia. enjoy your winter frankenstein. www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angels7-2008oct07,0,1179485.story He calls out the official scorer about errors? Really? That's what he's upset about...not the fact they were eliminated? What a joke. Not to mention the fact the Angels won that game. But really, I think some frustration on his part after a 100 run season and pitching very well in both his starts is justified. Let's just remember, the AL East had 4 of the 5 best teams in the AL this year, so grinding out 95 wins vs. the unbalanced schedule was maybe a bit more impressive than Lackey wants to give credit for.
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 10, 2008 13:12:19 GMT -5
What, nobody cares about the NLCS??
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Post by FormerHoya on Oct 10, 2008 13:15:14 GMT -5
I have no idea what you guys are talking about. Baseball is over. And stupid.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2008 13:40:29 GMT -5
What, nobody cares about the NLCS?? Okay, I'll bite. Manny's blast in the first inning might've been hit harder than the HR he mashed in Game 1 at Wrigley - but he hit it to the ONE spot in the ballpark that he shouldn't have hit it to. Hamels was strong early, and filthy late. Great performance. Dodgers should buy a ticket right behind home plate for Albert Pujols for every game this series. That would probably get Lidge to melt down. Speaking of Lidge: any odds on him blowing a save in spectacular fashion at some point in the postseason? Perfect all season can't possibly last... How's that, Dan? EDIT: And...sad news for Charlie Manuel: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-phillies-manuel&prov=ap&type=lgns
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 10, 2008 19:08:48 GMT -5
Excellent work, Cam.
Nice to see the despicable™ Manny hit one out off the despicable™ Myers, who continued his classy behavior (started on the streets of Boston) by berating his manager, whose mother died earlier in the day, after being taken out of the game.
Nomah? No-mo.
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njhoya06
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Post by njhoya06 on Oct 10, 2008 19:34:16 GMT -5
Brett the bat!
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Oct 13, 2008 18:45:02 GMT -5
5.2 inn 8 hits 5 runs 2 BB 2 HR Ouch.... I guess he was the "end of story"!
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 13, 2008 20:47:53 GMT -5
Ouch.... I guess he was the "end of story"! Coming from a tunnel-visioned Yankee apologist I appreciate your sincere heartfelt concern interest. If the Sox lineup continues to impersonate a girl's wiffleball team that makes the likes of Matt Garza look like Cy Young, it will matter little what the Sox pitchers do. The only solace of being at the game was not having to listen to the Ray Rooters broadcasting the game on TBS.
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 13, 2008 21:09:35 GMT -5
"continues"? The Sox did win game 1 and score 8 runs in game 2, so I wouldn't exactly say they've forgotten how to hit. Anyway, they could have scored 8 again today, and they still would have lost.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Oct 13, 2008 21:13:20 GMT -5
Ouch.... I guess he was the "end of story"! Coming from a tunnel-visioned Yankee apologist I appreciate your sincere heartfelt concern interest. If the Sox lineup continues to impersonate a girl's wiffleball team that makes the likes of Matt Garza look like Cy Young, it will matter little what the Sox pitchers do. The only solace of being at the game was not having to listen to the Ray Rooters broadcasting the game on TBS. LOL! I just hope, for your patients' sakes, your medical prognoses are better than your baseball ones!
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 13, 2008 21:16:07 GMT -5
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njhoya06
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Post by njhoya06 on Oct 13, 2008 23:51:35 GMT -5
I have no idea how we won tonight.
Has Stairs' homer landed yet? ;D
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