ALDS: Yankees vs. Tigers

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:40 am

And of course it falls to A-Roid to keep it going....

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:41 am

I'd rather have M2 up than A-Roid here....

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:43 am

Is there anything better than seeing a stadium full of dejected Yankee fans?

Fuck. Yes.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:44 am

And good night.

Congrats, Shoalzie. Your courage and amazing testicular fortitude allowed you to survive YaJF. Impressive...very impressive.

Good luck from here on out. I'll be rooting for your guys against Texas, and against any team from the NL except maybe Milwaukee.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:45 am

Van wrote:Congrats, Shoalzie.

Yeah, and fuck you too.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:47 am

It looks like a zombie in that concourse...never in my wildest dreams.

trev · Post by **trev** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:47 am

hahahaha. That made my night.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:48 am

Van wrote:And good night.

Congrats, Shoalzie. Your courage and amazing testicular fortitude allowed you to survive YaJF. Impressive...very impressive.

Good luck from here on out. I'll be rooting for your guys against Texas, and against any team from the NL except maybe Milwaukee.

Thanks and props to you for sticking it out. I've not been through a baseball game like this my team...it was exhausting.

trev · Post by **trev** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:52 am

What was with the band aid. I was channel flipping.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:53 am

trev wrote:What was with the band aid. I was channel flipping.

Benoit had a big bandaid on his jaw...looked like it covering big zit or a blister. [AndyReid]I'm obviously not a doctor.[/AndyReid] Girardi had him remove before he started pitching.

How soon until Benoit's bandaid gets a Twitter account?

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:53 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
Van wrote:Congrats, Shoalzie.
Yeah, and fuck you too.

What, are you a Tiger fan?

trev · Post by **trev** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:55 am

Shoalzie wrote:
trev wrote:What was with the band aid. I was channel flipping.

Girardi had him remove before he started pitching.

Why????

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:56 am

Van wrote:I'm a front-running tard.

Yeah, we got that a long time ago, pops.

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:57 am

Another successful gaurantee. Yankees suck. Now who's the dumbass?

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:57 am

Van wrote: What, are you a Tiger fan?

He is now. Apparently in the last few years, he became one.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:59 am

trev wrote:
Shoalzie wrote:
trev wrote:What was with the band aid. I was channel flipping.

Girardi had him remove before he started pitching.

Why????

Distraction to the hitters I guess. Whatever...he got 5 huge outs and the rest is history.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:01 am

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:Another successful gaurantee. Yankees suck. Now who's the dumbass?

Consider that a stay of execution...

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:04 am

Screw_Michigan wrote:
Van wrote: What, are you a Tiger fan?

He is now. Apparently in the last few years, he became one.

Rich, coming from a guy who hasn't rooted for a team for more than 3 consecutive months. BTW, why didn't you root for ND when you lived in Elkhart? You know, since it's just about "assimilating into the culture."

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:05 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
Screw_Michigan wrote:
Van wrote: What, are you a Tiger fan?

He is now. Apparently in the last few years, he became one.
Rich, coming from a guy who hasn't rooted for a team for more than 3 consecutive months. BTW, why didn't you root for ND when you lived in Elkhart? You know, since it's just about "assimilating into the culture."

Yeah...that bastard deserted the White Sox and Blackhawks when he went to D.C. I'll move to the moon and I'll still root my Michigan/Detroit teams.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:11 am

Shoalzie wrote: Yeah...that bastard deserted the White Sox and Blackhawks when he went to D.C. I'll move to the moon and I'll still root my Michigan/Detroit teams.

I didn't "desert" anyone. I'm sorry you guys live 2.5 hours away from your "teams" while I make a 20 min walk (or 40 if its a Caps game) to see mine. Jealous fucks.

BTW. Are either of you actually from metro Detroit? Or even SE MI?

trev · Post by **trev** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:13 am

Is there a pussier move than asking a pitcher to remove a bandaid? I've never seen such a thing in my life.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:13 am

Hey A-Rod...fuck you. you suck. I've never liked you. You're not a true Yankee. You suck in the clutch. Go fuck yourself.

Now...with that being said....congrats to the Tigers and shoalzie......

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:18 am

Screw_Michigan wrote:BTW. Are either of you actually from metro Detroit? Or even SE MI?

Really? You have to be in the city limits to root for the team? Well, then I should only root for the K-Wings and WMU, huh? That's stupid. I'm talking about sticking with the same teams you've rooted for since you're old enough to follow sports. I won't crush Van and Dins for pulling for the Yankees if they at least followed them since they were younger. Don't take it personally, dude...damn.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:18 am

You need to be from SE MI to root for a MI-based pro team?

God damn, this is buttsy-level stupid.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:20 am

Had to dust off this old classic from '06...

trev · Post by **trev** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:21 am

Anyone on the west coast that roots for the Yankees and also roots for west coast football teams are bandwagon and cheap sports fans.

Midwesterners and ex-midwesterns root for the midwestern teams pretty much forever.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:26 am

Screwey, have long have you even been alive? I mean, you know, at least physically, even if you're not really able to nudge a brainscan needle.

See, I've been an unwavering USC fan for forty years. Pirates/Yankees? 41 for Pittsburgh and probably 39 for NY. The Miami Dolphins? Yep, 40.

Okay, my NBA allegiances have shifted over the years, since I tend to root for players more than teams there. Nate Archibald, then Dr. J, then MJ...nobody in particular since MJ's retirement.

Per usual, you haven't a clue.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:30 am

I'm not taking it personally, Shoalz. I'm not rooting against the Tigers or anything. I hope they make a nice run. Good for them and good for you.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:30 am

Screw_Michigan wrote:I didn't "desert" anyone.

Really?

Sincerely,

Mets
Braves
Phillies
White Sox
Eagles
Jets
Flyers
Blackhawks
Rockets
Michigan State
Tennessee
Syracuse
USC

I could be missing a couple or 12.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:31 am

You act like the pristine example of virginal sports fan pride. Laughable.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:33 am

Get the fuck out of here, Mgo. Seriously? Screwey used to root for USC?

That's just great.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:34 am

Oh yeah. Used to sport an SC cap. Big fan.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:39 am

Mgo wrote:Oh yeah. Used to sport an SC cap. Big fan.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:25 am

trev wrote:Anyone on the west coast that roots for the Yankees and also roots for west coast football teams are bandwagon and cheap sports fans.

Sticking with the same team (when my city doesn't have a team... not even a minor league team as of this year) for 35+ years makes me a "bandwagon"?

I beg to differ -- I'd say it makes you an idiot.

So, you're originally from San Diego? Or are you "bandwagon" and "cheap" (whatever the fuck that means)?

If it makes you feel better, my TV spent way more time on the Ducks game than it did the Yanks.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:27 am

A couple of other things...

When it comes to October, ARod is absolute MONEY!!!!

And by "absolute MONEY, " I mean "sucks donkey balls."

And in regards to the aforementioned strike zone calls...

that zone was all over the place tonight. Didn't favor one team or another at all, but was radically inconsistant (and was it me, or was the pitch-tracker off by a mile all night?).

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:31 am

If it weren't for '09, wooo, A-Roid might have ended up carrying the label as the worst playoff choke in recent memory.

And how epic is it to be reminded that the Yankees are still on the hook for another seven years and $200 million for this guy?

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:36 am

Dinsdale wrote:(and was it me, or was the pitch-tracker off by a mile all night?).

I noticed too...it was pretty useless during the game. It was probably the least accurate tonight of all the games. The outside strikes looked a foot outside with the pitch tracker. They need to do some more R&D or something with that thing.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:37 am

Van wrote:And how epic is it to be reminded that the Yankees are still on the hook for another seven years and $200 million for this guy?

7 years, and Mr. July is 36 years old.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:40 am

Shoalzie wrote:
Dinsdale wrote:(and was it me, or was the pitch-tracker off by a mile all night?).

I noticed too...it was pretty useless during the game. It was probably the least accurate tonight of all the games. The outside strikes looked a foot outside with the pitch tracker. They need to do some more R&D or something with that thing.

At first I thought it was my eyes fucking with me, but then it was "wait... that pitch tailed right, and the tracker showed it crossing the plate (I sometimes wonder if it doesn't show where the catcher caught it) left of where the catcher nabbed it.

Like you allude to, it seems to work really well some nights, and is worthless the next. I wonder if TNT/TBS use a different machine from ESPN.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:46 am

Anderson even made it a point to mention they're tracking where the ball crossed the front of the plate...which by the book is how a strike should be called. I know they can't shoot directly from center field because the camera can't be in the "batter's eye" but their camera angle can't be that crooked where a pitch looks like it's on the outside corner shows up way outside on their tracker.