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    posted 3 weeks ago by Los Angeles El Hombre of Anaheim to baseball  |  5 comment(s)

    Peavy smiles and says: “I try not to yell; I try not to swear. But at 7 o’clock every night, I turn into someone different. I’m out there trying to focus. I’m competing. I can’t control myself. But I have three little boys. I want them to be able to watch their daddy pitch without hearing all the yelling.

    Dunn smiles and says: “I make fun of Jake. I mock him. I can’t even make the sound he makes when he’s out there; it will hurt my throat. We do an over/under on when he’s going to first yell at ...

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    1. Gamingboy posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:05 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Baseball!
    2. villageidiom posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:23 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    [ ] Frankenstorm
    3. Slivers of Maranville (SdeB) posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:27 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    For the record, I've been enjoying these chatters, and the games, immensely this year.
    4. Random Transaction Generator posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:27 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    [ ] Rain Delay
    [ ] Rain Delay > 2 hrs
    5. RMc and His Roster of Rubbish posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:43 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    [ ] RMc howling "It's over!" after Giants take 1-0 lead
    6. Gamingboy posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:52 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    [ ] Frankenstorm


    It most definitely will be on their. My main worry is that in a few days the Frankenstorm may means I'll have to listen to it on a emergency radio...
    7. MauryWillSay posted on October 27, 2012 at 11:54 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Don't see a break in the rainy weather for the next seven days at least.
    So now what ??
    8. Slivers of Maranville (SdeB) posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0


    Don't see a break in the rainy weather for the next seven days at least.
    So now what ??


    The game is in Detroit, not the East Coast. No rain forecast through Monday, at least.
    9. VoodooR posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Had no particular rooting interest at the beginning of the series, but I'll be firmly in the Tigers camp for the next three games.
    10. dr. scott posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:13 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I would love a great 7 game series where the giants win it all in dramatic fashion, but I've got a crazy week next week. So I'm hoping it's over on Sunday. I realize this will mean several more of Vaux's intestines on the floor.... So apologies ahead of time.
    11. Walks Clog Up the Bases posted on October 27, 2012 at 01:10 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The game is in Detroit, not the East Coast. No rain forecast through Monday, at least.


    Yeah, I'm about an hour and a half north of Detroit and it's one of those beautiful, clear and crisp autumn days that we get about four of every year before it's bitterly cold.
    12. Random Transaction Generator posted on October 27, 2012 at 01:17 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm two hours east of Detroit (London, ON) and we've had continuous rain for the last 14 hours.
    13. deputydrew posted on October 27, 2012 at 01:44 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Weather.com says 10% chance of rain tonight. That's not too bad.
    14. Gamingboy posted on October 27, 2012 at 04:42 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Conradian play [ ] (COLLECTIVE CONRADIAN CATASTROPHE [ ] )
    Web Gem [ ]
    1-2-3-4-5-6 inning [ ]
    Strike out of side [ ] (1-2-3 SO of side [ ])
    Baserunning blunder [ ]
    Bases loaded, nobody scores in the inning [ ]
    It rains [ ] (rain delay [])
    Dramatic late-inning homer [ ]
    Ad for a movie that hasn't been advertised yet this postseason [ ]
    Starter warms up in bullpen [ ] (Postseason starter warms up [ ])
    Talk about the bet between the Mayors [ ]
    Person dressed up in Halloween costume early [ ]
    Inning-ending DP [ ]
    Hurricane Sandy referenced [ ] (BBTF people worry about it disrupting their WS-watching plans [ ])
    Stolen base [ ] (Mention of free tacos after SB [ ])
    Caught stealing [ ]
    Play at the plate [ ]
    Non-pitcher bunt [ ]
    Replay review [ ]
    Blown call [ ] (Blown call costs game [ ])
    NFL reference beyond NFL on FOX [ ]
    FOX celebrity shows up [ ]
    Reference to Presidential Campaign [ ]
    Idiot runs on field [ ]
    Triple [ ]
    Pitcher gets a hit [ ] (Pitcher gets an RBI [ ])
    McCarver's singing career [ ]
    Sandoval called "Panda" [ ]
    Sandoval goes deep [ ]
    SF Giants HOF legend mentions: Mays [ ] McCovey (other than Cove) [ ] Marichal [ ] Cepeda [ ] Perry [ ]
    Tigers HOF legend mentions: Cobb [ ] Greenberg [ ] Kaline [ ] Harwell [ ] Crawford [ ] Cochrane [ ] Kell [ ] Newhouser [ ] Jennings [ ] Manush [ ] Gehringer [ ] Heilman [ ]
    Cabrera MVP talk [ ]
    Posey MVP talk [ ]
    Miguel Cabrera does something awesome [ ]
    Buster Posey does something awesome [ ]
    Prince Fielder goes deep [ ]
    Ty Cobb Statue shown [ ]
    Giants have most wins for a franchise in sports history [ ]
    Valverde shows up [ ] (Valverde blows it [ ])
    WILD BRIAN WILSON APPEARS [ ]
    Reference to Jack Buck [ ]
    Focus on a crazy person in the cove [ ]
    Marco Scutaro cannot be stopped [ ]
    1984 Tigers flashback [ ]
    A. Sanchez as a Giant [ ]
    2010 Giants flashback [ ]
    Bochy was last guy to get a hit in 1984 WS [ ]
    Barry Bonds referenced [ ]
    Melky Cabrera referenced []
    The Carousel they have at Comerica [ ]
    Reference to old Tiger Stadium [ ]
    "The Giants have home field because of the ASG" [ ]
    Pence's speeches [ ]
    Verlander in dugout [ ]
    Zito in dugout [ ]
    Reggie Jackson mentioned [ ]
    Kate Upton [ ]
    Barry Manilow [ ]
    Super-Duper Slo-Mo used gratuitously [ ]
    "It's over" [X] (guaranteed to happen)
    Vogelsong's road to the WS [ ] (Somebody erroneously refers to Hanshin and Orix as "Cities" [ ])
    15. Eric J can SABER all he wants to posted on October 27, 2012 at 05:20 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Pitcher gets a hit [ ] (Pitcher gets an RBI [ ])

    This one seems relatively unlikely today.
    16. Gamingboy posted on October 27, 2012 at 05:28 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Pitcher gets a hit [ ] (Pitcher gets an RBI [ ])

    This one seems relatively unlikely today.


    Stupid copy-paste... hey, if those happen though, it'll be something!
    17. Ray (RDP)  posted on October 27, 2012 at 05:34 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The Giants are cooked. The Tigers have all the momentum. They just swept the Ya---

    Oh.

    The Tigers are cooked. They just got rolled two times by the Giants. The Giants have all the momentum. The Tigers had too much of a layoff. Verlander is spent.
    18. Gamingboy posted on October 27, 2012 at 05:40 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'll probably late to the party, alas, so I'll probably do a big checklist update as soon as I get back.
    19. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past  posted on October 27, 2012 at 05:44 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Focus on a crazy person in the cove [ ]

    They'd have to be crazy, with the game in Detroit.
    20. Gamingboy posted on October 27, 2012 at 05:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Uh, in theory it could be stock footage, Ghost.
    21. Tom Nawrocki posted on October 27, 2012 at 07:23 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    A. Sanchez was a Giant?
    22. AT-AT at bat@AT&T posted on October 27, 2012 at 07:37 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    how about adding:
    Hunter Pence strikes out: swinging[ ],looking[ ],twice[ ],thrice[ ],foul bunt[ ]

    Sorry (k)Hunter, still like ya though !
    23. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past  posted on October 27, 2012 at 07:43 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I assumed you meant today, Gamingboy, not replays.

    How about this:

    Reference to how cold weather affects play.[ ] (McCarver explains it [ ])
    24. Moe Greene posted on October 27, 2012 at 07:45 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The pre-game show was just talking about how the cold weather affects play.
    25. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past  posted on October 27, 2012 at 07:46 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I heard that, Moe. Does pregame count?
    26. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on October 27, 2012 at 07:50 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I hate the way the music over the loudspeakers overpowers the crowd reaction during the intros. Add that to the list of things Fox does not deal with well.
    27. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on October 27, 2012 at 07:53 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    By the way, this is terrible music playing over these introductions. What is that crap?
    28. deputydrew posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    For what it's worth, my wife says Sanchez has a girl's name.
    29. Hey - you and Tommy Lasorda...I hate Tommy Lasorda posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:02 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Giants lose their DH if Buster gets hurt and Sanchez goes over to catch, right? You AL guys are going to have to keep us NL guys up to speed on these crazy DH substitution rules
    30. Moe Greene posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:02 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Buck said it as 'Anibel', too.
    31. Hey - you and Tommy Lasorda...I hate Tommy Lasorda posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:03 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Hector is a girls name?
    32. villageidiom posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:03 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    With so many options from Motown, they instead went with Zooey Deschanel?
    33. AT-AT at bat@AT&T posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    oh look at you sweetie, what´s your name honey ? HECTOR !
    34. Hey - you and Tommy Lasorda...I hate Tommy Lasorda posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It will be interesting to see how club roster construction changes when unbalanced schedules mean that we have inter league going on all the time.
    35. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:06 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    With so many options from Motown, they instead went with Zooey Deschanel?


    In a completely unrelated fact you can catch Zooey Deschanel on FOX in the hit sitcom "New Girl", Tuesdays at 9!
    36. Hey - you and Tommy Lasorda...I hate Tommy Lasorda posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:11 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    That greeting is the MLB version of the Magic-Isaiah kiss
    37. Roger McDowell spit on me! posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:12 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I bet they haul out Smokey Robinson for GBA.
    38. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:12 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Why are Buck and McCarver so enthralled at the five Venezuelans on the Giant roster but so unexcited by the four on the Tigers? Is the one extra guy tht big a deal?
    39. Hey - you and Tommy Lasorda...I hate Tommy Lasorda posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:13 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I haven't see a guy get to more balls out of the zone since Vlad.
    40. Fenderbelly is a leaf on the wind posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Now I'll disappointed if it's not Smokey, thanks.
    41. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I bet they haul out Smokey Robinson for GBA.

    No close-ups, I hope. Dude still sounds pretty good, but nowadays he looks a lot like a wax-museum statue of himself.
    42. deputydrew posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:16 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I never remember what it's for, but I do like that "one, two, Kalamazoo" commercial.
    43. fra paolo posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:16 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Why are Buck and McCarver so enthralled at the five Venezuelans on the Giant roster but so unexcited by the four on the Tigers? Is the one extra guy tht big a deal?

    West Coast Bias.
    44. JJ1986 posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:18 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Oops, Fox. Austin Jackson is not Quintin Berry.
    45. Eric J can SABER all he wants to posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Thank God Tim McCarver was here to explain the concept of alternating; that word had me completely befuddled.
    46. villageidiom posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I never remember what it's for, but I do like that "one, two, Kalamazoo" commercial.
    T-Mobile.
    47. Hey - you and Tommy Lasorda...I hate Tommy Lasorda posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Cabrerra MVP [x]
    48. fra paolo posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Is The Big Man a choker?
    49. deputydrew posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Is that true? Is it harder to throw out baserunners with a lefty at the plate? Anyone run the numbers on this? It sounds like the sorta thing that should be true but might not be in reality.
    50. fra paolo posted on October 27, 2012 at 08:27 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    These shots of the ballpark make me nostalgic for Tiger Stadium.

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