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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Dotel Lives!

ESPN is reporting that Octavio Dotel has been activated for tonight’s game… Jose Veras is back on his way to Columbus to continue his pursuit of Colter Bean’s record for games pitched for the Clippers.

If Dotel is say, 85% of what he was pre-surgery, this can pretty much shorten the game to five or six innings.

Get a lead after five, then go Villone, Dotel, Proctor, Farnsworth and Mo (sounds like a typical Jaret Wright start) and it gives Joe a little more flexibility to not go to his over-worked horses so much.

All hail our new VilDoProFarnsMo™! overlords!

Oh, and Pavano and Rasner both pitched well in rehab outings earlier this week, and Jeff Karstens was mysteriously pulled early from a start last night (probably to reinforce the staff going into the five-game Series of Doom). Sheffield took infield at first and threw the other day and expects to be back within a month… Matsui? Your guess is as good as mine.

Sean McNally Posted: August 16, 2006 at 05:43 PM | 18 comment(s)
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1. Sean McNally Posted: August 16, 2006 at 05:55 PM (#2143559)

Mahnken is on record as saying VilDo Pro Farns Mo sounds like Latin. I think its Latin for "PWN3D!1!!111"

2. Larry Mahnken Posted: August 16, 2006 at 06:23 PM (#2143583)

I prefer Vido Pro Farn Mo. Drop the L and S.

3. Darren Posted: August 16, 2006 at 11:20 PM (#2144130)

Yankees fans sure are peppy these days.

4. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: August 16, 2006 at 11:26 PM (#2144134)

Who wouldn't be peppy?

If their optimism starts to make them look silly, they'll just delete the thread and move on.

5. Darren Posted: August 16, 2006 at 11:32 PM (#2144141)

I was away for a while, did I miss something? Have they been deleting threads in which they look silly?

The trick I like is the "this is just a crazy, superduper optimistic projection, so if it doesn't come true, no big deal. But if it even almost comes true, you'll never hear the end of how great it was." Under these rules, I am predicting the Red Sox will go undefeated the rest of the way.

6. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: August 16, 2006 at 11:38 PM (#2144149)

The trick I like is the "this is just a crazy, superduper optimistic projection, so if it doesn't come true, no big deal. But if it even almost comes true, you'll never hear the end of how great it was." Under these rules, I am predicting the Red Sox will go undefeated the rest of the way.

Better than that!

They actually did another "superduper optimistic projection" thread. But then, when it didn't go well and all the predictions were turning out to be wrong over about 6 games, they deleted the thread. Awesome.

7. Darren Posted: August 16, 2006 at 11:50 PM (#2144158)

Ah, that's a good trick. I'll have to remember that one.

8. Sean McNally Posted: August 17, 2006 at 08:30 AM (#2144288)

Hey! There was a good goddamned reason that thread allegedly was deleted...

It was KILLING my mojo up at Saratoga... a whole long weekend and no winners. Sheesh.

9. Cutter Posted: August 17, 2006 at 09:49 AM (#2144335)

Why must you rain on our mini-parade? We've waited forever for some bullpen help and when Proctor's arm falls off in 4 weeks it will be huge that Dotel is here.

10. zac schmitt Posted: August 17, 2006 at 01:49 PM (#2144646)

man, this is a snarky thread.

11. new old guy Posted: August 17, 2006 at 01:59 PM (#2144684)

Actually, it's pretty much a snarky site.

12. Darren Posted: August 17, 2006 at 08:46 PM (#2145191)

Is it time to delete this thread too?

13. rLr Has A Structured Settlement, Needs Cash Now Posted: August 17, 2006 at 08:56 PM (#2145207)

They actually did another "superduper optimistic projection" thread. But then, when it didn't go well and all the predictions were turning out to be wrong over about 6 games, they deleted the thread. Awesome

Excuse me, but it was not "they." It was McNally, a man for whom we make no excuses. He's a jinx.

14. Darren Posted: August 17, 2006 at 09:18 PM (#2145219)

oh it was "they!" You're all in this together, buddy!

15. 1k5v3L Posted: August 17, 2006 at 09:22 PM (#2145226)

rLr, a fairweather McNally fan. typical Yankee fandom behaviour.

16. APNY Posted: August 17, 2006 at 09:26 PM (#2145230)

Tyler F'n Clippard

17. JCPHIKABDB, or...NJASDJDH Posted: August 17, 2006 at 10:23 PM (#2145261)

No hitter for the most controversial Yankee prospect in the land.

18. Sean McNally Posted: August 17, 2006 at 10:49 PM (#2145272)

I don't know what thread you're talking about. All I know is the good folks in Saratoga took a lot of my money and demanded a tribute. A shrubbery!, no wait, a thread!

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