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Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Division Series Day 5 OMNICHATTER

A quadruple-header day!

NLDS G3: St. Louis (Chris Carpenter, 37, 0-2, 3.71) @ Washington (Edwin Jackson, 29, 10-11, 4.03) 1 PM on MLB Network
NLDS G4: San Francisco (Barry Zito, 34, 15-8, 4.15) @ Cincinnati (Mike Leake, 24, 8-9, 4.58) 4 PM on TBS
ALDS G3: Baltimore (Miguel Gonzalez, 28, 9-4, 3.25) @ New York Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda, 37, 16-11, 3.32) 7:30 on TBS
ALDS G4: Detroit (Max Scherzer, 28, 16-7, 3.74) @ Oakland (A.J. Griffin, 24, 7-1, 3.06) 9:30 on TNT

And remember: Don’t wake up on a road-side ditch.

Gamingboy Posted: October 09, 2012 at 11:14 PM | 1094 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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801. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262851)

Also, if Raul Ibanez goes deep here, I will punch somebody in the ####### nose.

802. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262852)

Is Thome toast? He sure looks like toast this series.

803. Good cripple hitter Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262853)

*covers his nose*

804. Crispix reaches boiling point with lackluster play Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262854)

The first base umpire clearly was experiencing some uncertainty over whether you're allowed to tag someone out with your elbow.

805. Dog on the sidewalk Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262855)

Are you ####### kidding me?

806. Best Regards, L.M. Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262856)

WHAT THE ####

807. The Yankee Clapper Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262857)

CODE BLUE! Crash cart to Gamingboy, STAT!

808. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4262858)

####################################################################################

809. bunyon Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262859)

Holy ####. Joe Girardi for manager of the year.

810. President of the David Eckstein Fan Club Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262860)

The corpse of Raul Ibanez strikes again!

811. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262861)

I hate everything.

812. Guts

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262862)

Wow.

813. McCoy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262863)

game over.

814. PASTE Thinks This Trout Kid Might Be OK (Zeth) Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262864)

####### Yankees and their ####### contract with Satan.

815. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262865)

Clutch God!!!!!

816. Jolly Old St. Nick Still Gags in October

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262866)

GREATEST REVERSE JINX IN HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

817. Chip Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262867)

Well that was no cheapie.

818. charityslave is thinking about baseball Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262868)

No ####### way.

819. boteman digs the circuit clout Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262869)

It's over. I hate R. Ibanez

820. Lassus Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262870)

Somehow those fielding gifs aren't as funny anymore.

821. Guts

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262871)

I recommend everyone move their nose away from GB.

822. PreservedFish Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4262872)

Awesome, PF, fine dining, catering, personal chef for one of the Gettys?

I would answer this, but, IBANEZ! CURSES!!

823. willcarrolldoesnotsuk Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM (#4262873)

lol

824. BourbonSamurai Is a Lazy Nogoodnik Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM (#4262874)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

825. PASTE Thinks This Trout Kid Might Be OK (Zeth) Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM (#4262875)

On the plus side, I'm looking forward to making a couple wheelbarrows full of money loading up on the Yankees tomorrow.

826. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM (#4262876)

You can't be ####### serious. Raul ####### Ibanez. Un ####### real how lucking the Yankees are with their ####### geriatric crew. Every ####### year they should be too old but they aren't.

827. PreservedFish Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM (#4262877)

Will Ibanez start tomorrow at third base? I say YES.

828. VoodooR Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM (#4262878)

Tonight's performance is going to have to put Ibanez near the top of the all time playoff WPA charts.

829. bunyon Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262879)

So, do you start A-Rod in Game 4?

830. salajander Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262880)

Well it wasn't a cheap-ass YS homer at least.

831. willcarrolldoesnotsuk Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262881)

That explains why Ichiro didn't want to hit one: He wanted Ibanez to do it instead.

832. Crispix reaches boiling point with lackluster play Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262882)

World Series hero, Bret Ibanez!

833. Lassus Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262883)

And now, adding insult to injury, the image and voice of Craig Sager.

834. BourbonSamurai Is a Lazy Nogoodnik Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262884)

not quite out of my system NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ok now the A's have runners on let's get em. Don't let me go 0-3 today guys!

835. 'zop sympathizes with the wrong ####### people Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262885)

Well, Ibanez was worth the contract, whatever it was.

836. VoodooR Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4262886)

I don't really remember anyone tying a game with a home run in the 9th and then hit a walk off in extras in the playoffs. Pretty sure that's never happened in the postseason.

837. Weekly Journalist_ Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:14 PM (#4262887)

Just unreal.

838. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:14 PM (#4262888)

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I HATE YOU IBANEZ! I HATE YOU! CURSE YOU! CURSE YOUR FAMILY, CURSE YOUR DOGS AND CATS! CURSE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER! CURSE YOUR COLLEGE ALMA MATER!

839. charityslave is thinking about baseball Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:14 PM (#4262889)

A Rod must be so happy about how the next 5 years are going to go!

840. Lassus Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:15 PM (#4262890)

My recently-revived Red Sox GF: "Who the #### is this guy? Two home runs? They should be testing for drugs, then."

841. Weekly Journalist_ Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:15 PM (#4262891)

That was one of the most remarkable things in the history of baseball.

842. YR Is Surrounded by Yankees (the bad kind) Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:15 PM (#4262892)

Are you not inspired?

ARE YOU NOT INSPIRED?

843. BourbonSamurai Is a Lazy Nogoodnik Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:15 PM (#4262893)

GAH

844. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:16 PM (#4262894)

AND CURSE YOU, A-ROD, FOR SUCKING SO MUCH THAT ####### IBANEZ WAS BROUGHT IN! AND CURSE YOU, HOME PLATE UMPIRE, FOR HAVING A SHAPESHIFTING STRIKE ZONE THAT BEFITS THE DITTO THAT COPIES BRIAN WILSON! AND ########################!

845. Eric J can SABER all he wants to Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:16 PM (#4262895)

If I've read his gamelogs correctly, Ibanez last homered against a lefty in this game, 442 days ago.

846. The Yankee Clapper Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:16 PM (#4262896)

Always good when the plucky underdogs come through despite the difficulties.

847. VoodooR Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:16 PM (#4262897)

That was one of the most remarkable things in the history of baseball.

Yep. It's Division Series Game 3, but Raul Ibanez just etched his name in stone.

848. PASTE Thinks This Trout Kid Might Be OK (Zeth) Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:17 PM (#4262898)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KXEhfE6zWA

Ahhhh. That makes me feel better.

849. Roger McDowell spit on me! Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:17 PM (#4262899)

AND CURSE YOU, A-ROD, FOR SUCKING SO MUCH THAT ####### IBANEZ WAS BROUGHT IN! AND CURSE YOU, HOME PLATE UMPIRE, FOR HAVING A SHAPESHIFTING STRIKE ZONE THAT BEFITS THE DITTO THAT COPIES BRIAN WILSON! AND ########################!

I think we have a new convert to Balfour Rage.

850. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:17 PM (#4262900)

AND CURSE YOU TOMORROW, PHIL HUGHES! I HOPE YOUR ARM EXPLODES INTO A THOUSAND PIECES ON THE MOUND BUT GIRARDI KEEPS YOU IN THERE BECAUSE OF A TYPO IN THE BINDER, FORCING YOU TO THROW LEFT HANDED AS YOUR RIGHT ARM BLEEDS THE LIFE OUT OF YOU!

851. PreservedFish Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:18 PM (#4262901)

Some bald men look like they're bald because they lost their hair. Some bald men look like they're bald because they've chosen to remove their hair. And some bald men look like they're bald because they have an illness. Raul Ibanez is the third type of man.

852. Russlan is fond of Dillon Gee Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:18 PM (#4262902)

A-Rod does tend to have bad luck with these things. Leaves the Mariners, they win 116 games. Joins the Yankees, they have the greatest collapse in history. He struggles in the playoffs, the guy who PH for him hits two consecutive homers to turn a sure loss into a win.

He's had an amazing career. Just weird coincidences.

853. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM (#4262903)

AND.... REALLY, CURSE ALL OF YOU ####### YANKEES WHO ARE NOT NAMED CURTIS GRANDERSON AND ICHIRO SUZUKI! YOU TWO, I LIKE, BUT THE REST OF YOU? #### YOU!

854. 'zop sympathizes with the wrong ####### people Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM (#4262904)

Raul Ibanez is the third type of man.

And yet, he hits the so manies of the home runs.

855. Best Regards, L.M. Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM (#4262905)

Tonight's performance is going to have to put Ibanez near the top of the all time playoff WPA charts.

Fourth.

Freese, Gibson, Garvey and Ibanez.

856. Jolly Old St. Nick Still Gags in October

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM (#4262906)

That was one of the most remarkable things in the history of baseball.

Yep. It's Division Series Game 3, but Raul Ibanez just etched his name in stone.

Hell, he just about did the same thing in that must-win game against the Doormats last week. Only difference is that it was a walkoff single.

857. Roger McDowell spit on me! Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM (#4262907)

If that had all happened in Oakland with Ibanez playing for the A's, the entire crowd would show up with shaved heads tomorrow.

858. Lassus Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:20 PM (#4262908)

Who starts for Ballmore tomorrow?

859. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:20 PM (#4262909)

Yankees sign Ibanez thread

860. PASTE Thinks This Trout Kid Might Be OK (Zeth) Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:20 PM (#4262910)

Who starts for Ballmore tomorrow?

Makes no difference. I'm getting my money in now, before the odds get driven down.

861. Best Regards, L.M. Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:21 PM (#4262911)

Who starts for Ballmore tomorrow?

Either Tillman or Saunders.

862. Jolly Old St. Nick Still Gags in October

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:21 PM (#4262912)

AND.... REALLY, CURSE ALL OF YOU ####### YANKEES WHO ARE NOT NAMED CURTIS GRANDERSON AND ICHIRO SUZUKI! YOU TWO, I LIKE, BUT THE REST OF YOU? #### YOU!

Aw, c'mon, nobody can really hate Jolly Old St. Nick or Slo Mo Cano.

863. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:21 PM (#4262913)

AND I HOPE THE TIGERS EAT YOU ALIVE! NO, I DON'T MEAN DETROIT, I MEAN LITERALLY ####### HUNGRY TIGERS!

864. Lassus Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:22 PM (#4262915)

Thanks, Larry.

865. VoodooR Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:23 PM (#4262917)

Fourth.

Freese, Gibson, Garvey and Ibanez.

Thanks for the quick update. Amazing ####. Not happy about the outcome, but baseball is still ####### awesome.

866. Eric J can SABER all he wants to Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:23 PM (#4262918)

Freese, Gibson, Garvey and Ibanez.

Lest Jack Morris show up and decide to intimidate us to death, it should be noted that this is the batting-only list.

867. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:23 PM (#4262919)

Okay, I've almost gotten my rage out. Almost, so I won't BE IN ALL-CAPS ANYMORE.

*Breaths*

868. bunyon Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:23 PM (#4262920)

That was one of the most remarkable things in the history of baseball.

Yep. It's Division Series Game 3, but Raul Ibanez just etched his name in stone.

I think they need to win the Series (the last one) for that to be true. It's certainly in the running and could become legend, but not if they lose the next two games.

869. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:23 PM (#4262921)

AND I HOPE THE TIGERS EAT YOU ALIVE! NO, I DON'T MEAN DETROIT, I MEAN LITERALLY ####### HUNGRY TIGERS!

Harsh but fair.

870. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:24 PM (#4262922)

....

871. PreservedFish Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:26 PM (#4262924)

Lest Jack Morris show up and decide to intimidate us to death, it should be noted that this is the batting-only list.

You're thinking of Jim Rice. Morris tailors the ferocity of his glare to the situation.

872. BourbonSamurai Is a Lazy Nogoodnik Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:26 PM (#4262925)

VIAGRA AD: Anyone left alive in my secret #### trailer? Nope. Guess I'll have to take the horses inside. Oh good, an isolated farmhouse. They won't mind my 4 hour erection

873. Weekly Journalist_ Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:27 PM (#4262926)

The O's just can't pass the yankees.

874. Poster Nutbag Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:28 PM (#4262927)

You're thinking of Jim Rice. Morris tailors the ferocity of his glare to the situation.

Oh, this is ####### fantastic!

875. RollingWave Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:28 PM (#4262928)

I'm watching this on gameday at work (other side of the world) and I think I hurt myself not trying to make a loud sound after seeing that.

876. Austin Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:28 PM (#4262929)

If the Tigers hold on, ALL ####### FOUR of the wrong teams will have won today. That shouldn't ####### happen.

877. JE (Jason Epstein)

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM (#4262930)

Selfish Jeter would never have let Girardi pinch hit for him #troll #troll #troll

878. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM (#4262931)

Yes, feel your rage, Austin... embrace it....

879. TVerik, the gum-snappin' hairdresser Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM (#4262932)

Ibanez looks like the bald jumped out from behind a bush and got him. He was clearly surprised by it.

880. VoodooR Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:30 PM (#4262934)

I think they need to win the Series (the last one) for that to be true. It's certainly in the running and could become legend, but not if they lose the next two games.

Well, this is true, of course. How legendary it becomes will be dependent on future events, but I'm not sure they need to win the World Series. Aaron Boone is a postseason legend forever, and they lost to the Marlins. Similarly, Bobby Thomson and the '51 Giants. (Note: Regardless of what happens, this performance could never be as legendary as either of those, because as I noted this is Division Series Game 3, but still...)

Speaking of Bobby Thomson, where would he rank in the WPA if that game was considered a playoff game. My guess would be #2 or #3? They were down two runs, but there was only one out, so...

881. 'zop sympathizes with the wrong ####### people Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:30 PM (#4262935)

Considering that every Yankee fan will have to see that homer replayed 1,000 times before they die, thank god it was a pretty one. Would've looked better in the old place, though.

882. BourbonSamurai Is a Lazy Nogoodnik Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:30 PM (#4262936)

Yankees sign Ibanez thread

My first comment seems quite prescient

883. Gamingboy Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:31 PM (#4262937)

Well, at least there is an image of a baby walrus to cheer me up. It's so cute and yet so ugly at the same time, it's just... adorably ugly.

884. DKDC Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:32 PM (#4262939)

I always knew this was going 5 games. It would've been more comfortable to do it the other way, but it's never easy.

This is now the worst game I've been to at Yankee stadium (although the Yankee fans were totally fine).

Adam Jones won this game for the Yankees.

885. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:33 PM (#4262940)

Big error by Prince.

886. Jolly Old St. Nick Still Gags in October

Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:33 PM (#4262941)

Considering that every Yankee fan will have to see that homer replayed 1,000 times before they die, thank god it was a pretty one. Would've looked better in the old place, though.

In the old place Adam Jones would have gotten his bubble gum stuck in Miller Huggins' monument stone while Ibanez hobbled around the bases.

887. PreservedFish Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:33 PM (#4262942)

That baby walrus is tremendous.

888. Eric J can SABER all he wants to Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:34 PM (#4262943)

Other WPAs higher than Ibanez include Art Nehf, at least if you don't dock him for hitting, and, naturally, Babe Ruth.

889. Austin Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:34 PM (#4262944)

Crisp manages to work Scherzer over for ten pitches and ends up at second base with nobody out. Not bad!

890. TVerik, the gum-snappin' hairdresser Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM (#4262945)

I'm not sure how many people got #832, but I did. Bravo, Crispix.

891. VoodooR Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:36 PM (#4262947)

Art Nehf, at least if you don't dock him for hitting

Why wouldn't you?

Did Freese get docked for his error in game six last year? Does WPA even factor fielding?

892. Dr. Vaux Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:36 PM (#4262949)

And now Oakland will make sure we have two game fives tomorrow.

893. PreservedFish Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:36 PM (#4262951)

Does Ruth's WPA include his 0-5?

894. Eric J can SABER all he wants to Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:37 PM (#4262952)

Speaking of Bobby Thomson, where would he rank in the WPA if that game was considered a playoff game. My guess would be #2 or #3? They were down two runs, but there was only one out, so...

Surprisingly low (though still a very good score). As you note, there was only one out, and the tying runs were in scoring position.

895. Dr. Vaux Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:37 PM (#4262953)

But it would kind of suck if the Tigers won, because then I wouldn't be able to watch the ALCS.

896. BourbonSamurai Is a Lazy Nogoodnik Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:37 PM (#4262954)

Ok, there's something good! Until then! God damn it!

897. Best Regards, L.M. Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM (#4262955)

WHAT THE #### WERE YOU THINKING, DREW?!?!!

898. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM (#4262956)

What the hell was Drew doing?

899. PreservedFish Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM (#4262957)

I'm not sure how many people got #832, but I did.

I did not. Explain.

900. Good cripple hitter Posted: October 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM (#4262958)

WTF did Drew try to stretch that to a triple?

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