IGT, 8/28, Why the Caged Byrd Sings

[Frayed Knot]

Well, it was a relayed throw from Young through Turner. Mostly is was a dumb play by Rollins, his second of the game.
Charlie had to set Jimmy straight a number of times over the years. I wonder if Ryno is going to have the guts/freedom to do the same.

[Zvon]

Gives em the lead with a HBP. Gah.

[Frayed Knot]

Between Ruf, Orr, and Lee, the Phils look like they're hiring guys who will save them the most money on lettering.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Carson: Still not any good.

[Zvon]

Dammitt. Carson almost got out of it. And it was freakin Hamels!

[seawolf17]

Frayed Knot wrote: Between Ruf, Orr, and Lee, the Phils look like they're hiring guys who will save them the most money on lettering.

And we call up guys with apostrophes and upside-down lowercase letters. And Omar Quintanilla.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Carson: Still not any good.

But, as per Carson-via-Gary, he's a different sort of terrible.

[Edgy MD]

Matsuzaka's funny. Gets his strikeuts, but not too much for getting regular contact outs. Kinda guy that makes you want to start HoJo at short.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ohandbytheway... the game's been on for two hours and change, and we've got four more regulation innings to go, at least.

It's a shame Mr. M left the Junior Circuit-- he's such a perfect fit there, pacing-wise.

[Zvon]

Young just has to steal here. They know it, we know it.

[Zvon]

this is gettin crazy tho,lol

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Quite the changeup to get Ike in the fifth. Quite.

Also, I hate to belabor a point, but SWEET FANCY MOSES, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE THE SIXTH RIGHT NOW.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ohandbytheway... the game's been on for two hours and change, and we've got four more regulation innings to go, at least.

Looked at another way, by this time yesterday last night's game was already over.

[Zvon]

GAH! Ruiz. My other nemesis!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"They're not saying 'Chooch;' they're booing."

[Zvon]

Aww,booo,Flores, BOOO! What kind of effort was that?

[Zvon]

Murphy with a pinch hit hit. Down 5-1. Yea Young, lets bunt.

[Zvon]

Murph is a crazy man. Crazy I tell ya!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Impressed with Brown's non-pop-upping there.

[Zvon]

Brown drives one through the gap to the wall. Just doin his job.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

HJB!

[Zvon]

Yea, mighta been low Ike. But don't make an issue of the fact that Angel sucks. You should not be surprised.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Maybe it's my increasingly-holey memory, but I don't recall Teufel making a play as nice in the field when it counted as he did just then, on that foul hot-shot.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I just may skip Matsuzaka's starts from now on. But the Mets may too.

[Zvon]

Ha! Flores suc....oh he's on our team. Nevermind.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Wilmer Flores' defense smells more like basura.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Of course, that might just be Old Man Atchison's liniments my nose is detecting. Those reek something awful, too.

[Zvon]

Meh. So Matz ate up 4.3. Whoopdiedoo.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

PUT IT IN THE PIGGY BANK FOR NEXT YEAR'S DRAFT

[Edgy MD]

Coulda really used some Vic Black this evening.