Jackal, Cheeseburger.

Now that the introductions are out of the way, let's get this started!

*** start faux-Greek-John-Belushi-Voice-mode ***

Cheeburger, cheeburger, cheeburger

No fries, chips

*** end faux-Greek-John-Belushi-Voice-mode ***

let's get this party started!
hey, an opinion poll. should i go see a series with the royals or the tigers?

Bad News: Cleveland...again

Good News: We're at the Dome, not the Jake. Therefore, Stacy's poor, sensitive ears will not be exposed to those damn drums that make her pull out all of her hair in annoyance.

or baltimore?

I know we brought up the idea a few weeks ago to get a large group to join HooliganKat in Sect 214 on June 18 against the Padres. Any interest?

I can get there when the gates open to help hold seats...

oooh, Baltimore, kierra. I'm sure Carrie will agree. :)

and Stacy, I'm with ya on the freakin' drums. I must never go to that stadium, or I'll grab the drum stick out of the guy's hand and whack him over the head with it. but he's not as bad as the guy in Tampa...

Definately Baltimore

the reason i'm asking is because i have free crappy-seat tickets left over from last season.
you know, the game that had to be stopped to let the gophers play.
i'm from iowa, and that left me seriously p.o.
but i got free tickets out of it all, so i'm coming back.

oh, crap. i can't go to baltimore. man, this sucks. ok, the royals or the tigers?

By the way, Brian, Kafumbly and I had some extra time this past weekend, and stopped by NYC, but you weren't home.

What up, dawg?

the seats in the upper ga aren't that bad if you sit in 212-214.

I was mad about that game, too, because I had plans with my mom the next day and couldn't come back to see the end.

herald - I'm definitely interested in the June 18th game. It would be a blast.

Balitmore, especially if it is in Baltimore. I love going to Yankees games in Baltimore

I was quite perturbed about that game, and I wasn't even in attendance. Seriously, how low-class is having to cut a game short so an overrated college football team can play?

Heraldguy - I was SO home.
Well, I was at work.
I moved this weekend. Maybe you went to the wrong house.

That must be it...

Maybe next time.

I guess I'd say see the Tigers over the Royals. I mean, its good to see a win, but its nice to see a challenge, too... :)

You should come out when the play the Wankeys. Laurie and I are planning to get as many batlings together as we can to go cheer (and honestly, the more of us there are, the less likely we are to get the piss beat out of us...)

you have a point, brian, but it seems i jinx the twins. i'm fine if i watch the game at a different stadium, but if i go to the dome, the twins always seem to lose. maybe if i go see the royals...

the wankeys?

aw, New Yorkers don't scare me. I eat New Yorkers for breakfast. and sometimes for a mid-afternoon snack. but usually I have Detroitlings for a snack, because New Yorkers are too filling.

Kafumbly, since when did you become Captain Cheeseburger/Nate Robertson/Bob Wickman? :)

Mmmmmmmm...... Detroitlings.............

since Tumbleweed ate them, Nick. :)

alas, i have no money to fly across country... i'm just a poor white girl from iowa.

Hm. Is there any reason that the Doctor isn't in the lineup?

huh. is CC a lefty?

Baltimore! Go see Baltimore! Definitely go see Baltimore!

*wiggly with love for my teams*

mike--

*raises eyebrow*

You're one of *those* fans, aren't you? One of the ravaging hoardes that invade our stadium and eat all the delicious Boog's and then root for evil, aren't you?

Mr. Cheeseburger is indeed a lefty. And a 6-7, 290 lefty, apparently. Think he's only 290?

Oh. I forgot that Cheeseburger and the Doctor's wrist had already been acquainted. My bad...

And I drink all of the Yuengling Lagers too , but I never root for the evil O's

But I will say that Camden Yards is one of the 5 best parks in MLB.

mike,

What if the O's were cheery? Would you root for them then?

...

MK

You drink all the Yuengling, too?!? You are indeed strong with the Dark Side.

Though apparently you're a Twins fan. Which means there is still some good in you.

*terribly suspicious and still big into Star Wars metaphors*

my brother is a fanatic about baltimore, too. he hasn't had much to cheer about the past couple of years, though, so he turned his attention to the twins, with whom he isn't disappointed as much.

Is the chairman playing?

Yep, batting right behind Stewie.

Nevermind, Dazzle just told me....

I am a Yankees Fan (not the YankeesFan)and a Bat-Girl fan. We will crush the the Twins this weekend :) Let the smack talk begin.

All in the name of fun of course.

I just learned something at work. Did you know that a pitcher can get a save with a 5 run lead if he comes in with the bases loaded?

Also, a pitcher automatically qualifies for a save if he pitches 3 innings no matter the score.

*cough*KevinBrown*cough*

lineup:

Stewie LF
Chairman C
Luke Fordwalker DH
Crawdaddy 1B
Spiderman CF
JJ RF
DJ Cuddles 3B
Li'l Nicky 2B
GTX SS

Actually, it's all right, Yankees fans. I have an honest question -- who are you rooting for in this Boston-Baltimore series?

aw, no Aaron F'ing Boone tonight. darn.

No, AFB's batting 8th, isn't he? At least according to Yahoo...

late change.

um...does anybody else think it's just wrong that carl pohlard is gonna be in the twins hall of fame? i mean, i know he was owner when the twins won the world series twice, but still...
i really don't think he should get credit for that.

yes, kierra, I was thinking the same thing. it makes me sick.

Fordwalker's favorite website:

http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html

why is juan castro called GTX? am i missing something here?

Ouch. Gonzalez comes up lame in his first AB.

like the motor oil, sorta... Castro(l) GTX

Well, aside from Hafner being pesky, that was delightfully Jackal-ish.

Nick,

Would that be the crappy at-bat, or did he actually get hurt, ala Darth Thomas?

MK

You never like to see an opponent get hurt, but in re: Juan Gonzalez: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You get what you pay for, Cleveland.

AFLAC!

I'm not sure I have the patience to wait for the Grocery Store Wars to load. dial-up is infuriating. I may have to wait until I'm at work tomorrow to see it.

MK: He was hurt. He hit a chopper to DJ, and came up lame on his way to first (he never made it).

Thanks, RD, for answering my question.

couldnt have happened to a better guy

he re-injured his hamstring halfway to first.

Stewie looked safe to me... Damn you all, umps!

(And you too Nick, though RD got to it first--it's almost as if he was commenting seperately or something!)

I was so looking forward to Juan Gone in RF, just for pure entertainment value. I feel cheated.

ahh...it's all so clear now.
thanx, kafumbly

Looks like Aaron F'ing was a last-minute scratch, though Dick and Bert didn't know why.

Gonzalez=Thomas?

LEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

first hit of the game for the Twins.

LLEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!
i like the way gardy has the new lineup.

You know, I'm developing a genuine dislike for the Captain.

Until he allowed that. LEEEWWW!

And we didn't even have to jinx Cheeseburger into submission this time...

Did you see that the Chairman is 5th in allstar voting? Hunter and JJ are on the list, too.

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050531&content_id=1069357&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb#results

Every time I see CC and his stupid cap, I just want to strangle him. That pisses me off way more than his comments about hating the Twins, or anything else.

A distant fifth among AL catchers? I think that's a little ridiculous.

I'm surprised no team makes CC adjust his cap. If they can make Arthur Rhodes take out his earrings (which they did a couple years ago when he was with Seattle), I don't see why they can't make Cheeseburger wear his cap straight. I would do it just to tick him off, if nothing else.

I'm not liking this... c'mon, Jackal.

C'mon, Jackal. You're better than this.

oh, this sucks.

Well, the Chairman is awfully young and not well known outside of the Central Division. And Varitek and Pudge are awfully well-established veterans. I think it's a pretty impressive accomplishment to make it onto the list.

Dammit, Jackal, you stop this right now.

"I don't see why they can't make Cheeseburger wear his cap straight."

Ah, but whoever makes that suggestion is in grave danger of being eaten. Not the way I'd want to go out.

c'mon, jackal. let's get through this with the minimal damage.

LOCATION!!! please...

hooray! nice DP.

There we go, Jackal.

i voted twenty-five times for the all-star team. all twins, of course.

And on the 2-4 pitch, the Jackal induces the DP.

and did you write in Little Nicky, kierra?

*heaves a sigh of relief*

All Twins? Did you vote for Rivas?

and then my sister gave me permission to vote with her name too, so i did that twenty-five times too.

i voted for rivas, and i wrote in LNP for shortstop. and i wrote in stewie, of course.

Yay! 50 votes for Rivas! (Including mine.)

There's my BF, gettin' on base.

Why do you need to write in Stewart?

nice hit, JJ!

I think the All-Star voting is more of a farce than ever, whatwith opening the balloting two or three weeks into the season. I would throw out any ballots cast before June 1 and start over. Give Kierra 50 new votes.

So, am I the only one lame enough to read the entire gamethread if I'm not able to be online during the game?

I have way too much time at work...

he was on the list?
i didn't see him. oops.

Franorama,

Amen to that. I've been waiting to submit my 25 ballots. Of course, the AL side will be all Twins, but I want to see who deserves the honor over on the NL side.

MK

Vote Resto in the NL

no, NY-Brian, I try to read it all, too. :)

Franorama, NOOOOO!! i was so sick of it by the time i was finished. my computer was slow, and it took FOREVER! please don't make me do it over! (although i bet i convince my little brother to let me vote for him...)

Walka, walka, walka!

and DJ coaxes a walk. good eye, Cuddles.

Nice AB by DJ. Let's get him, boys!

Brian,

You're not the only one, even though I have Gameday running--just none of the fun a/v stuff that would also go with it.

But I'll be flying up to Minnesota for a four-day weekend, so I'll be able to watch the boys just like everyone else (and I'll be at the game on Sunday). A brief repreive...

MK

of course, i am willing to endure anything for my twins, so i guess if i had to do it over, i would.

Hmmm. Do I vote for Cuddy or Koskie?

Coaching visit to the mound? What's up? Cheeseburger eat too much?

Yay, Castro!!!!

and GTX comes up in the clutch again! YAHOO!

2-run hit... and he ends up on third! nice on DJ for knocking the ball from the catcher!

that was nice. wish I could be there to see it in person.

We got a lead....and Cheeseburger don't got one.....

HEY. None of that, Captain Cheeseburger.

Have to say, I'm becoming a GTX believer - he's been impressive in all phases since taking over as the starter.

Wheeee!

I may be going to Arizona next week to watch Our Fair Lads play the D'backs at BOB.

YEEEESSSS!!!!

And here I was about to mention that TWO-HITTERS are pretty rare things, especially shutouts.

Go Go Not-Fidel!

hey, my buddy Mike is going to AZ and CA for those series.

OK, we count kierra's ballots...but toss the rest of them.

I would admit to reading missed game threads at work, but I wouldn't want to suggest that anyone here does stuff that isn't classified as work at work.

And to you folks who were in Toronto...what do the woman/women behind home plate do there? Are they just serving water/beer/etc. to the people in the expensive seats? I have often wondered that when watching the Jays on Extra Innings.

Neat!

shwa, Fran?

vote for Cuddles, brian. Koskos will probably have broken something else by the time the all-star game rolls around.

kierra,

Koskos has already broken his thumb, as a reminder to never get on CarrieIC's bad side.

MK

"hey, my buddy Mike is going to AZ and CA for those series."

Cool! There might be just as many, if not more, Twins fans there than D'backs fans. And I've also been told many times that it's a beautiful ballpark (cough).

If I am able to go, I will certainly file a report upon my return.

Whenever the Jays are on TV, there are always at least one, sometimes more, women right behind home plate. They move around a lot, appear to be waitresses or vendors or some such for the people in box seats. At least that's what it seems like to me, but I was just wondering if anyone can confirm that or just what the heck they do? They have a good view of the game, for sure.

yes, Fran, you must file a report! :)

I didn't see any women behind home plate. sorry! I can't help with that one.

The Jackal needs to get his pitches down.

oh, whoops... QJW with the report. heh

OMG. A walk?!

Well, he shouldn't'a stole El Presidente's mojo!

*squelches guilt*

Fran,

No idea, but it wouldn't surprise me if the Jays hire 'ballpark babes' for the benefit of their corporate customers; they probably just serve refreshments and stuff a-la Hooters (any idea how they're dressed?), but again, I don't really know.

At the risk of seeming like a b***-smoocher, the only 'ballpark babes' we need around here are Batlings.

Was that deliberate? The Jackal didn't just walk someone, did he?

Carlos... how 'bout some control? yeah, that would be fun.

He did. :( The world just turned on its side...

CarrieIC,

I realize you didn't mean to hurt Koskos.

MK

Also, is the Jackal a little off tonight or is he getting squeezed by the umpire?

thank you, Jackal.

MK - he's a little off so far.

and sometimes way off.

Kafumbly, I was trying to give some deference to our best starter so far this season. :)

okay, why are we watching a nose-wiping of children? ew.

oh, Lew almost had that one beat! argh.

Oh, bloody hell. That was not a good pitch. Sigh.

ASS CRAP!

Broussard with a HR. bitch.

Oops. Gordo barely got his mouth to the microphone before that one was gone.

URGGGGHHH!! no, jackal, that is NOT cool.

Argh.

speaking of gordo, i'm glad he's announcing again. herb corneil (i don't think that's how you spell it, but i don't feel like getting my program) has the dryest voice ever.

>it wouldn't surprise me if the Jays hire 'ballpark babes' for the benefit of their corporate customers; they probably just serve refreshments and stuff a-la Hooters (any idea how they're dressed?)

That's probably what they do--they seem to be 'babes' but dressed more business-like than Hooters' waitresses.

I'm just surprised that no one else has noticed them. They stand right behind the home plate wall and get lots of camera time during TV games. Kind of hard to miss, like Bob Casey was when he was in that cubbyhole in past seasons at the dome.

Herb's close to being Methuselan, so his voice doesn't have the strength it once did. If you can work around the dryness, listen carefully to him and you will truly be able to picture the game in your mind's eye. He's magnificent.

hooray Torii with a single! way to go!

all right, torii! that's how a good bf is supposed to act! now, lil' sweetcheeks, see what torii did? do that, ok?

I like this inning:)

so he was good when he was young? ALL RIGHT, JJ!

Boyfriend's 2 for 2 tonight.

He misses me when they're on the road.

Way to send the psychic messages, kierra ;)

oh, DJ.

DP bad.

Argh. It happened again. I'm yelling "BUNT!" at my TV, we don't, and it's a GIDP. How utterly predictable...

DAMN! Spoke too soon!

no, no, DJ. that's NOT what we do (well, we do, but we're not SUPPOSED to).

*moans* Oh, DJ...

I used to like this inning...

okay, they MUST bunt on CC tonight. they've got to make that tubby bastard get off the mound.

Good point, kafumbly. I wasn't even thinking about that when I yelled for them to bunt. Ugh.

OJW, so herb was good when he was young?

Oh my goodness, kierra, yes he was.

JMO, of course, and some of it might be purely sentimental on my part. Herb's voice on the radio is one of the few things that's never changed.

With Herb, I never have to wonder which inning we're in, what the score is, who's in the batter's box, who's pitching, who's on base, and what the count is, and I never have to know where he went for dinner the night before.

With Gordo and Dazzle, I have to wonder about all the baseball matters far too often for my tastes.

QJW, i'm so sorry. i meant to type QJW...

bunts piss him off, and then he starts to do really stupid things, and we'll blow him away.

Herb is 82 and a Hall-of-Fame broadcaster. He was good when he was young and is still better than most.

"QJW, i'm so sorry. i meant to type QJW..."

Zat's OK!

aw, Crawdaddy. crap.

it's okay, we'll just induce a DP here...

QJW: i never knew... but you have to admit, compared to other radio announcers, gordo has one of the most expressive voices in baseball.

Its not just you. Herb IS baseball. I love listening to him call the game. Of course, I like that they switch it up, too.

"Big (Craw)Daddy?"

I'm still too pissed about the non-bunt/GIDP that I'm not even very perturbed with LeRoy.

NICE! woohoo, way to go, boys!

But that beauty of a DP makes me feel a bit better.

that was a very pretty DP. I really liked that.

alright! nice DP, guys! see, you're supposed to TURN them, not hit into them!

Castro + Punto = WONDERFUL DP!!!!!!!

I prefer Doc at 1B.

Stacy,

I'm sure Gardy does too. And if it weren't for the Pitcher-Gardy-Must-Not-Name, he'd be in there...

MK

QJW: i never knew... but you have to admit, compared to other radio announcers, gordo has one of the most expressive voices in baseball.

kierra, I agree. It's a great radio voice, rich and almost musical. Not to be unsympathetic to his situation, but it's that it seems he has the attention span of a gnat that bothers me.

And the Jackal induces another GIDP.

we all do, Stacy; we all do.

Gardy doesn't like to put the Doc in when Captain Cheeseburger is pitching.

Nice throw, Captain!

Oh, that's SO cute! Cleveland still thinks they can contend. Awwww...

YAHOO! way to go, Joe! nice to get CC off the mound and panicking! hahahahahaha!!!

You see, that's what happens when you make Cheesey move!

THAT is why we should bunt against this guy, too.

He musta had gravy on his hand and the ball slipped.

joe is so cute when he gets on base...

HA!

Mauer: THAT WAS FOR YOU, DOCTOR!!

QJW, i guess that's never really bugged me, probably because i don't have that long of an attention span myself.

aw, crap.

Crap?

Damn damn damn.

everytime, cap. cheeseburger pulls down his shirt, yanks up his pants, and manages to squeeze out of the inning.
c'mon guys! he's only as tough as you think he is!

yes. crap. Lew broke his bat and was out at first.

Somebody needs to call into Gardy's radio show and ask why we don't bunt more against this guy.

Gardy talks about it, but then they never DO IT. infuriating.

Juan Castro rules. Wow.

GTX kicks so much ass! damn, I love that guy.

Castro is a walking webgem

very nice play, GTX.

so Broussard is 2-for-2 tonight, huh?

I understand that it's very difficult to collect hits in three consecutive at-bats.

heh heh heh... yes, it is.

SHIT!!!!

oh ... &^%$^%#%^^&*&*%&*%^&%

and *^&%^*%&$ and *&^%$^%$^&!!!!

AND ASS CRAP!!!

Why, Jackal? Why do you keep leaving pitches in such sweet positions (for them)?

Victor has bad hair.

isn't it supposed to be DIFFICULT for lefties to hit off a right-handed pitcher?!

I can't understand why the Twins have such a hard time with Cleveland...they aren't that great.

Horseshit. Kick some ass, Gardy. Give him all the hell you possibly can.

i have to depart, my fellow batlings. please jinx everybody who needs to be jinxed for me, and please kick the twins' butts into high gear and tell them they absolutely MUST win.
love ya,
kierra

Home Plate Umpie is having a bad hair day.

Take care, kierra!

Gardy should've stayed out there longer, and maybe kicked some dirt on the ump.

OK, radio only: who just got tossed? Gardy or CC?

home plate umpie is a bitch ass from hell.

why do the Twins get the short end of the stick in these situations? it's just stupid.

Oh, come on! Intentional, my ass! Jackal's not trying to bean anybody, HR or no HR.

If he was trying to hit him, why wait until the third pitch of the at-bat?

Nah, kicking dirt on the ump just gets you suspended.

MLB just needs to get a clue. Warn both teams, it's not that difficult.

That was pure BS. That's all I have to say on this matter.

Gardy. Silva was on the mound, a pitch got away from him and sailed toward Gerut's head, and the ump only warned the Twins... NOT the Indians. if CC were to do that, it would be BOTH benches warned. but not if it's a Twin. NO. makes no sense.

Why is it that they throw at our guys, both get warned...we "throw" at a guy and only we get warned?

I swear...MLB just wants to build a feud here. Gardy most likely now will get fined and suspended or nothing.

The umps are stupid, and each time i see this I keep seeing Darth Selig sitting in his Death Star going "Good...good."

kafumbly,

Sounds like Gardy was in the right there. If the umps are supposed to be warning both benches about head-hunting, then they need to be warning *both* benches. Maybe the ump was gunning for Gardy?

MK

Let's hope this fires up the boys. Win it for Gardy!

That's no way to support your Manager or Pitcher after the BS they've just been put through.

I hate to be a consiracy theorist, but it sure as hell seems that way sometimes. Twins always get shafted with warnings to the benches.

Of course they are MK. They always pick on Gardy. If you look at the Twins stats, I think we've BEEN hit twice as many times as we've hit somebody.

They LOVE to pick on Gardy. It's the same reason he never gets Manager of the Year. Heck, it's already Ozzie Guienn's...no matter how many times he makes a stupid move like the one yesterday against LAAAAAAA.

Welllllll, considering that when Stew got drilled by Jason Davis a couple of games ago, both benches were warned, I see no reason why the Indians weren't warned. And the Twins were so worried about a cheeseburger upside the head this inning that they weren't concentrating and went 1-2-2....Stupid Umps

shit. back-to-back singles.

and there's Banjo warming up.

Just out of curiosity, but has anyone ever seen a pitchout that worked? I don't think I ever have.

Thanks, kafumbly. I meant "Gardy or Silva." :blush:

Agree about the conspiracy thing. It seems we always get it when it's the Toons.

Hey, coming in late. On the radio it sounded like Eric Wedge was arguing with the ump after Gardy got kicked out. What was that?

I love you, LNP.

Katharriet--I didn't Wedge leave his seat during that fiasco.

Oh, and GTX and LNP make a nice three letter DP combo.

dunno, kath. I was too busy fuming about the warning thing.

WOOO! nice play, Little Nicky!

I really, really, really love you, LNP. REALLY!

WOW!!! DU DU DU...DU DU DU. Can you say LNP Web gem?

(oh and that's supposed to be the Sportscenter theme)

I totally got that, TBird! nicely done. ;-)

Now maybe the bats can wake up and send this thing to extra innings like every other freaking game against the Toons...

KICK ASS, DJ! woooo! double for DJ!

kath, Wedge was probably bitching to the ump that the Twins should be forced to forfeit. And knowing this ump, he probably was considering it ;)

That...or was reminding him that he's not warned, so Cleveland will throw a few head hunters our way.

And WOW...we may not be winning right now, but at least our middle infield is making efforts to have an exciting game.

Attaway, Cuddy!!

WAHOO, CUDDY!

TBird-- weird. I wonder what Gordo and Dazzle were on. Or what I was....

or maybe the bats can wake up so we can just win this in 9 innings.

The official scorer is in a generous mood. My third baseman has to make that play.

I'm sorry, kafumbly, baseball games still take only nine innings? Somehow, given the games lately, I thought they'd changed that rule...;)

And yeah, LNP had better at least get ONE Web Gem. Heck, right now Castro and LNP are building their own reel.

good job, GTX! got the run. just one more to tie. we can do that.

People in Chicago, take note. *This* is what all the cool kids call "smallball".

How bout a nice little bomb by Stewie right here?

c'mon, Stewie... victory is yours, remember?

*blink* Noticed how LAAAAAAAAA seem to be matching our score? 4-2 earlier, now 4-3, BitchSox leading.

I guess he doesn't.

katharriet, I heard the same thing. Dazzle thought Wedge was agreeing with Gardy. Not sure why they made that assumption, though.

Twink-- Glad it wasn't just me! Who knows, maybe Wedge wants his pitchers free to hit batters? Maybe I'm being cynical.

is Hafner 2-for-2 tonight?

Add up the production of Morneau, and LeCroy the past dozen games: compare the results to what Castro {a well known career non hitter} has done in the same period of time. The Twins have no all stars who don't pitch. Al

oh, LeCroy. he's gotta be pissed.

dear, please don't do that again.

Here comes Terry the Toon Killer!

And wow, LeCroy is absolutely horrible in the field.

Well, it just doesn't make sense for Wedge to come out and argue the call out of the goodness of his heart. When do managers ever come out to argue with the ump against their own teams? "Gee, sir, I think you should have warned us too!"

I think Gardy got what he wanted...if CC or any other Toon is dumb enough to throw at a Twin the rest of the night and he doesn't get tossed immediately, then half the Minnesota dugout will get ejected and the umps will have a mess and a half on their hands.

If the ump has a clue, the warning without a warning is in effect.

Dear Doctor,

I really miss you.

Love,
Stacy

Hey everyone! In honor of his slick fielding and 2-run double, I give you an interesting bit of knowledge about our current SS. Click my name below to see :)

Oh, Al, you make me laugh, all glass-half-empty and stuff. I got halfway through your post thinking, "Gosh, what a weirdly unexpected find Castro's turned out to be, then!"

...and Pat Borders is Seattle's everyday catcher. wow.

Well, to be honest Fran, I kind of want that to happen. Not one of those stupid mill around brawls, but a knock down brawl that'll settle this stupid bean ball war. Kinda like the one between the Bitch Sox and the Twins that Darth Selig and his minions didn't let us see (thank God for Batgirl's intrepid reporting)

OH. MY. GOD. that was brilliant.

What? What?

OK, can we officially call it Nicky and Juan's Flying Circus?

and i mean the DP. :)

I love you, GTX. I love you, LNP.

GTX to LNP for the DP. And they've all been tough plays that the 3 lettered ones made look easy. Wow.

Nicky & Juan's Flying Circus?

I like the sound of that...

GTX to LNP for DP on a pitch thrown by OMM.

Broussard looks like he has to pee. "hurry up and pitch it, I gotta take a leak!"

DMW-- That sounds entirely appropriate.

p.s. kafumbly, did you get that GTX from me, or did we have convergent nicknaming brilliance?

Not me, T-Bird. That just leads to suspensions and injuries that a contending team doesn't need. It only helps the inferior team and it won't settle the war, it is more likely to make it worse.

All that needs to happen is for the umpires to do their job.

Let's see, that four DPs tonight for the Flying Circus. Nice...

no, sacky, you are the genius. :)

kafumbly:

stop it, my head will splode

also, I would like to predict an extra-inning game

the Doc has a bat in his hands! and his gloves are on!

Stacy--

And Borders hit his first home run since 1999 over the weekend.

Just got home and took a while to read the thread, so now I'm all caught up.

C'mon Leeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY DID HE SWING AT THAT?!

Lew.

*narrowing eyes* That is NOT how my boyfriends are supposed to behave, Lew.

Oh, c'mon, LeRoy. You've GOT to be able to get something out of this.

As large as CC is, doesn't his uniform look overly baggy?

and a walk to Crawdaddy... just one more run, Twins... just one...

that's not CC's uniform, it's one of the clubhouse laundry bags.

Torii's due... overdue...

Well. A runner. And Torii.

Well. Well, well, well. What are you going to do about this, Torii? H'mmmmm?

goes with the hat... at least the pants aren't hanging off his ass.

I'm in an unusually greedy mood, I want two runs and then three outs in the 9th.

genius sacky...

Now we just need a home run. Or two doubles...Oh wait, they put in Rivas to run for 'Ol Leroy. That means we only need one double or two singles to get that run.

Course a bomb and an appearance by the VP would be cool too.

Oh, thank god. I hate it when I have to run. Torii, do me a favor and hit a 2-run homer now, kay?

Remember when Torii threw the ball back at the pitcher after he was drilled? That was cool.

At this point, I'm hoping for anything good. A walk, a single, a dropped ball, a homer, a double-- it does not matter. Just something GOOD.

Franorama,

That's not greedy. Not greedy at all...

MK

I'm too afraid to ask for too much all at once.

Aw, hell and death.

Noonan!!!

rats.

%$#^%#^%$^#

T-bird, that was one of my favorite Torii moments.

Bass-carp.

not the pop-up... the throwing the ball back at the pitcher.

>I'm in an unusually greedy mood, I want two runs and then three outs in the 9th.

Let me reverse that.

oh, this is interesting with the lineup...

argh. a walk.

Again, I ask: is there something wrong with the Doctor?

saving him for a pinch hit.

Hey, don't try to steal GTX from me!!! That sucker was mine!! Check the archives!!

Missed it...

Who's on first?

Is there something different the Indians do that leads to them having so many fat pitchers? You know, the Twins focus on not walking hitters, the Indians focus on fried food. The Twins teach their pitchers change ups, the Indians teach them how to compete in speed eating contests. Hmmmm....

no, Who's on second.

No, What's on second.

heraldguy,

DJ Cuddles is on first. The Flying Circus has shifted left and Li'l Rod is manning second now.

MK

I thought Who was on first, and What was on second.

Let me think about that for a moment...yeah, that's strike three.

And why burn Rivas by bringing in Rodriguez to play second? Sure, the kid's good, but now you make it hard to pinch-hit Morneau in the ninth unless you're sure you can win.

Victor Martinez is on first. Who's on-- oh, see kafumbly's answer.

And here I was, playing it straight, no matter the temptation to go full-on Abbott and Costello...

Boo-ya! Tumbleweed sends her love, dear. kick some butt, eh?

Oy gevalt...

DMW--what's the order in the 9th for the Twins?

BOO BERRY!

ooh, Laurie, it's an intellectual property war! Lemme check.

Rivas has back issues right now.

And Idunno's on third?

Halos have tied up the Bitch Sox...ground rule double by Ersty, single by GA.

K!

K

That's the good Boo!

They train them to run faster by holding out McDonald's food at each base. It was Sabathia's idea.

How do you think he got the nickname ;)

Shouldn't it be a "B" instead of a K?

Jones, Cuddyer, and Punto, with Castro batting if anybody gets on.

If Rod is still on the bench, you can pinch hit for any of the last three. I guess you can still pinch-hit for any of them now.

Oh, right, forgot - I think we still have Tiffee on the bench too. Never mind...

Boo K's two! Or are those B's?

That was a reply to TBird. Took longer than I thought to get posted...

Another wide load warming up...

Too bad David Letterman already gave the moniker "Fat Tub of Goo" to Terry Forster...

okay, let's win this for Boo, boys!

Good appearance, Boo!!!

That's what you get for shaking my hand

Okay-- if LAAAAAAAAA can do it in their game, we can do it in ours. C'mon, guys!

If we gave Boo "B"s instead of "K"s, wouldn't people be confused if he had an even number of Bs?

Thanks DMW. My bet is the Dr. hits for LNP, and if the Twins get that run across, he'd go to first in the 9th, w/ Cuddyer @ 3B, GTX at SS and the Rook at 2B

Herald,

I thought Charlie Kerfeld was the fat tub of goo?

Boooooooooooooooooooo! Or, I mean, Yaaaaaaaaay, Boo!

Laurie: I found my first mention of GTX here:

http://www.bat-girl.com/archives/000763.php#comments

I assure you I didn't mean to take credit if you mentioned it earlier! But either way, it's an awesome nickname. Great minds think alike.

--sacky

Did he do it twice?

Makes sense, TBird.

Of course, ideally we won't have to go to extra innings - somebody, probably Young Hickory, will end it happily in the 9th.

(And I'm not using Dr. because I don't want Morneau's nickname to become ironically appropriate, like Darth Thomas's more usual nickname.)

*dons underwear hat*

Ew, Wickman is gross.

whoops, then... Laurie, you're the genius! :)

Dearest Sacky... Jame Thread, May 21st, 9:49 pm. Read it and weep.

Nah, Terry Forster was the bucket of goo before Kerfeld was even a large blip on the radar.

You know, that Wickman guy, he sure has a lot of saves. Another save would sure be an accomplishment, don't you think?

Ugh. What a sad swing that was.

*sigh*

And Wickman is a LARGE man. I wonder if we can get a post game Sumo match between the Cleveland opener and closer. ;)

After our victory of course.

Laurie thought of it first. I was there. I remember saying something like it at the same time. :)

Arg. Arg, arg, and arg.

COME ON, LNP! It's BOD TIME!

Please?

these boys are making me sad.

LNP, please make me happy.

From http://www.kfan.com/otherside/tuesdaytally/21704.html

TERRY FORSTER
The gluttonous closer made national headlines in 1985 when, as a member of the Atlanta Braves, he was called a “fat tub of goo” by David Letterman. Forster was out of baseball a year later.

COME ON, LNP!!!!!!

Herald,

My bad - I misremembered it. Forster is the original and best FToG.

He really does have a lot of saves. I'm impressed. Have you noticed all those saves he has? I have.

Darn, Sacky. And me and Brian thought it was the silliest nickname ever the night we collaborated on it. I liked that about it, the stupidity of it.

I needed some cheering up tonight. I haven't been able to move since Saturday. :-(

I SEE THE DOC!

Sorry guys, check out the game thread on April 12. Me, GTX, we were both there.

hmmm...LNP is coming up. I'd have thought they'd use the Dr. here. I guess they're saving him for the Game Winning 2 run shot.

wow... lotta saves, all right.

Brian don't lie!!!

I don't care who came up with it first - we both came up with it independently, like I said, great minds think alike.

Now, GO TWINS!!!! PLEASE!

I LOVE YOU, LITTLE NICKY!

And COME ON, GOOD DOCTOR!!!!!

Little Nicky, I love you!

LNPTSH!!!!!!!!!!!

And the Doctor is in the house!!!!!!

So you're saying Wickman has a lot of saves?

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Don't do that Morneau! We don't need a long ball for now...just get Punto in with a solid hit.

Way to go, LNP of Nicky & Juan's Flying Circus!

LNP keeps it alive.

Doc, time to finally hit another HR!!!

Wickman has a LOT of saves. LOTS.

When did I lie?

*biting nails*

Nice hustle, LNP.

wow, that was close...

Thank god for the Toronto series...looks like we're up for three more days of Drama.

Ok, that's just ridiculous. That nickname was doubly invented! It's like separate time lines converging! Lew Fordwalker would be SOOOOOOOOOOOO into this....

THESE PRETZELS ARE MAKING ME THIRSTY!

You know, I've noticed that, too. All of Wickman's saves, I mean. MAN, that's impressive, isn't it? My my, that is a LOT of saves....

What a lot of saves that fat man has!

Well, finished the fingernails...on to the TOES.

You realize if Morneau walks, Stewart comes up?

That's not bad. Not bad at all.

jeez, i'm gonna puke

BLAST!!!!!

argh. and now the bastard has one more.

DAMN IT! ASSCRAP DAMNIT CRAP!

One more bowl of that General Mills cereal.

Oh, red hell and death. GODDAMNIT. GODDAMNIT ALL.

Oh, hey... still time to run to Dairy Queen....

Crap

Bass-carp.

Laurie, is your back still immobilizing you?

He hit it 390....Problem was that fence is 408. Dammit

sigh. back to work.

goodnight all!

And tragically now...the lead is RIGHT back to 5.

FREAKIN' ANGELS..oh, and Twins...darn you and your assbats in the clutch.

Well, that sucked.

Nice try Doc, but damnit I hate losing to the Indians.

Well, only a trip across the street to my favorite bar could cheer me up. Let's see...no work tomorrow....no classes....I think I'll go. I love summer.

At least Gardy gave me a little amusement tonight.

later, sacky.

Laurie,

Yep, Gardy was fun tonight. As was the Flying Circus.

MK

What a crap night, baseball-wise. A Twins loss and a Mets loss. Sorry, did I say Mets loss? I meant Mets HUMILIATION.

I love the Flying Circus, of both the Monty and the LNP/GTX varieties.

(Still wondering when I was lying...?)

The lead is not back to 5, or at least not yet...the Angels and Bitch Sox are 4-4, headed to the bottom of the 9th at US Bitchular.

Nice try Doc, but damnit I hate losing to the Indians.

Kansas City is up 5-3 over the Yankees in the bottom of the 7th. :)

I'm quite the bitter kitten tonight. Don't mind me. I have spent FOUR DAYS cooped up and in pain. And those nasty Met fans are really giving it to our Dougie. Idiots. The poor thing, he's thin as a rail these days.

Damn Bitch Sox

Hell, now the lead is 5. Jermaine "Why Don't You Bitch Sox Just" Dye with the leadoff, walkoff, other off I am too polite to say.

aw, hell. Bitch Sox hit a walk-off.

Even after the homer this weekend? I thought that would buy him some leeway...

No leeway. They just suck. They compensate for their own miserable lives by abusing the players. Some fans. Believe me, I know them. They delight in abusing these guys. Dougie looks like a wreck.

Take care, folks - I've got to roll.

Anybody going out to the Dome for dollar dog night tomorrow?

>Kansas City is up 5-3 over the Yankees in the bottom of the 7th.

Not going to watch that. I have seen the Royals bullpen a few times too many already this season.

Dougie has always taken his slumps hard, poor guy.

Can we send him a care package?

Tuesday night -

Time for nine ball and a pint of Guinness

Hasta manana, peeps

ooh, I should, DMW. I also still have my student ID that doesn't have an expiration date, and I still look like my picture...

I can't sit up anymore. This is miserable. I have to go too. :-(

Take care, Laurie.

aw, Laurie, I hope you feel better soon.

Aw asscrap. I feel like poo now.

Awwww...Dougie needs his MN fans now :(

I still wear my Dougie shirt with pride - though the laundry was unkind to it...

ive been staying quiet since bat-girl deleted my post about the tribe owning the twins a few weeks ago. dont look now but guess who is .500 and coming after the twinkies...

I don't suppose there's an email address at which we can reach Dougie. I'd certainly like to offer my support. :(

Nick, I'm sure if you send it via the Mets' website, in the "contact us" thinger, they'll give it to him if it's nice.

and Kansas City beat the Yankees 5-3! HA!

(sorry, YankeeFan and mike... but I can't like them just 'cause of you guys.)

tribe fan- .500 does not win a division...

"Just out of curiosity, but has anyone ever seen a pitchout that worked? I don't think I ever have."

Posted by: TBird41 at May 31, 2005 08:44 PM

I realize everybody else is long gone, but I was just catching up on the game thread and saw this. TBird! It's something I've wondered for a long time! I've been watching baseball for longer than Terry Mulholland's been alive, and I can't remember EVER seeing someone get thrown out on a pitchout. It must be the single most futile move in baseball. Why do they do that?

Smitty

WS, I just stopped in for a second before bed. I have actually seen a pitchout work on a few occasions. Wasn't Cuddy caught stealing on a pitchout just the other day?

Oh, and I just noticed this in the Strib article. Like I said before, BUNT!! (Then it was, Why the hell aren't we bunting??)

"But Sabathia did peer into the Twins dugout at times and appeared to say something to Punto in the fourth after he squared around to bunt."