not like we needed more proof that jason giambi sucks, but here:
After seven innings against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, Jason Giambi had to tell A's manager Bob Geren his tank was running on empty. Giambi, 38, already had legged out an infield single and sprinted after a foul ball that landed just out of his sliding reach.
"I told Bobby, '(The legs) are dead'," Giambi said.
In the A's home-opener on Friday night, Giambi ran all the way to third after he hit a slow ground ball to pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith, whose errant throw went past first base and down the right field line.
"This is way too much running for me," Giambi said. "This is a little out of control for me. This is way too much running this early in the year."
― jergins, Monday, 13 April 2009 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i love east coast baseball fans. mets fans at the first night in the new park:
They booed the introductions of the governor, David Paterson, the speaker of the New York state assembly, Sheldon Silver, and baseball commissioner Bud Selig, while mixing in a few cheers with the catcalls for the mayor, Michael Bloomberg. They gave a mock cheer to Mets left fielder Daniel Murphy, whose dropped fly ball had cost the Mets and Johan Santana (13 whiffs) a win the day before, when he made a routine catch...
― jergins, Tuesday, 14 April 2009 06:58 (fifteen years ago) link
the commentary on the soccer game i'm watching sounds like two russian guys in a bar
― jergins, Tuesday, 14 April 2009 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
is there a punchline?
― lxy, Tuesday, 14 April 2009 18:59 (fifteen years ago) link
we might need a russian translator for that :(
― jergins, Tuesday, 14 April 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
jose reyes of the mets about jackie robinson, and then about himself. i like the pluck!
It’s unbelievable,” Reyes said. “Imagine a guy stealing home 19 times? After you did it the first time, everybody is aware. So he stole 18 more times. There’s something amazing about that. There’s something that’s hard to believe.”
“Maybe, one day soon, I’ll try it,” Reyes said. “I want to try, but they always talk to me about it. When Carlos Delgado is hitting, the third baseman is almost playing at shortstop. That’s why I can take a huge lead there. I’m going to try and do it. Sooner or later, you’re going to see me.”
If Reyes is on third when Delgado is batting, he salivates as the third baseman relocates about 40 feet to the left to play Delgado to pull. With each step the third baseman takes, Reyes wanders closer to the plate. Reyes says he knows some methodical left-handed pitchers that he feels he can steal home against.
“I’m going to try and do it,” Reyes said. “At least once, you’re going to see me do it.”
― jergins, Wednesday, 15 April 2009 05:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Cleveland scores 14 runs in second against Yankees
NEW YORK (AP)—Asdrubal Cabrera hit his first career grand slam and drove in five runs Saturday as the Cleveland Indians scored 14 runs in the second inning, the biggest inning ever against the New York Yankees.
It was the most runs by a major league team in an inning since the Boston Red Sox scored 14 in the first against the Florida Marlins on June 27, 2003, at Fenway Park, according to STATS LLC. Cleveland tied its franchise record set in the first inning on June 18, 1950, against the Philadelphia Athletics.
The 14 runs and 13 hits amassed by the Indians were the most allowed by the Yankees in an inning.
Shin-Soo Choo delivered the first big blow, hitting a three-run homer off Chien-Ming Wang to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead. Cabrera singled in a run, Mark DeRosa had a two-run double and Victor Martinez an RBI single before Wang was replaced by Anthony Claggett, who was making his major league debut after being recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before the game.
Jhonny Peralta doubled in two more runs and Cabrera hit a drive to right on a 3-1 pitch for his first homer of the year. Sizemore followed Cabrera’s shot with his fourth homer to make it 14-2 as the crowd at the new Yankee Stadium booed loudly.
The fans started chanting “We want Swisher!” for the second time in the series as Claggett struck out Mark DeRosa for the final out. Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher pitched a scoreless inning during a blowout loss at Tampa Bay on Monday.
Wang and Claggett combined to throw 69 pitches during the half-inning, which lasted 37 minutes.
Cleveland was ahead 15-2 after three innings.
― jergins, Saturday, 18 April 2009 23:10 (fifteen years ago) link
betancourt booted two the other day in the space of an inning and hacks at everything in sight at the plate. the bloggers have started calling for him to be gone. jeff, on yuni being in today's lineup:
After an offday of speculation, Yuni's in the lineup tonight, so if Wakamatsu's sending a message, it's a vote of confidence instead of a threat. My hope is that the two have talked behind closed doors and this is the beginning of a probationary period of sorts for our delightfully spherical little shortstop
― jergins, Wednesday, 22 April 2009 02:06 (fifteen years ago) link
http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/142856/marinersflowchart.jpgYellow border: Drafted
Red border: International/Amateur Free Agent signing
Black border: Originally signed to minor league contract
Green border: Free Agent signing
Teal border: Traded for
Purple border: Rule 5 guy
Filled in blue means still in the organization, filled in white means no longer with the org. The original Griffey is some sort of hybrid.
― jergins, Thursday, 23 April 2009 05:52 (fifteen years ago) link
dreyer:
Don Wakamatsu has tightened up the dress code on the airplane and Ken Griffey Jr. has been less than happy with the tie policy. Well, he got his revenge today.
When we arrived at the airport, the coaches and staff got on the plane first. About 10 minutes later, the team boarded. Wak, as is the custom for the manager, sits in the first seat. Jr was the first player to step into the airplane. He was wearing a nice dark suit and a tie. A white tie with a smiling Don Wakamatsu in his uniform silk screened on the bottom of it. The rest of the team followed in the same ties.
― jergins, Friday, 24 April 2009 06:14 (fifteen years ago) link
:)
― lxy, Friday, 24 April 2009 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
shannon drayer is great. she's got a blog now. this post is very much worth readinghttp://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=374&sid=160440
― jergins, Saturday, 25 April 2009 05:08 (fifteen years ago) link
some of these are really pretty awesome. be sure to scroll down and look at the last onehttp://www.thebesteleven.com/2009/04/look-alikes-tvs-lost-with-mls-and-wps.html
― jergins, Saturday, 25 April 2009 17:47 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, really worth. made me cry.
― lxy, Saturday, 25 April 2009 18:12 (fifteen years ago) link
(x-post, not the hurley look-alike)
― lxy, Saturday, 25 April 2009 18:13 (fifteen years ago) link
don't need to read this, really. i just like the titleYankees Tiring of Flopping Wang?
― jergins, Saturday, 25 April 2009 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
another one i liked recently, this one golfGay In Comfort Zone At Hilton Head
― jergins, Saturday, 25 April 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
leaks from a new arod book. first is the haha:
Roberts broke the story that A-Rod failed a steroid test in 2003. Yankees teammates, Roberts writes, nicknamed Rodriguez "Bitch Tits" in 2005 because he put on 15 pounds in the offseason that resulted in round pectorals, a condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids.
― jergins, Thursday, 30 April 2009 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
and now the this guy is a fucking fuck section:
Other allegations in Roberts' book, according to the Daily News:
• A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up.
• A-Rod's off-the-field antics including his poker habit; his divorce from his wife, Cynthia, his relationship with Madonna and his other affairs are detailed.
• A-Rod was hated at Hooters, where he tipped the minimum 15 percent.
― jergins, Thursday, 30 April 2009 17:33 (fifteen years ago) link
officially now a fucking fuck won't karl be happy to know
― lxy, Thursday, 30 April 2009 19:03 (fifteen years ago) link
want thishttp://www.seattleteams.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=CLASSICBAR-SEA!RUFF
― jergins, Friday, 1 May 2009 18:37 (fifteen years ago) link
and this sortahttp://www.seattleteams.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=VIVAELSOUNDERS!WHOAR
― jergins, Friday, 1 May 2009 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.seattleteams.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=IVOTEDSOUND!WHOAR
― jergins, Friday, 1 May 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
did you buy it
― lxy, Friday, 1 May 2009 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
will
― jergins, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 05:43 (fifteen years ago) link
how cute is shannon drayer, blogging about our mariners:
I don't know if I have ever explained this before but whenever anyone asks if the travel is tough, I answer, actually, the home part is tougher. Don't get me wrong, I love to be home, but when I am home, especially if it is for a short homestand, I find I spend all my time catching up from the last road trip and getting ready for the next. When I am on the road, I have already taken care of everything before I left. Make sense?
― jergins, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 05:44 (fifteen years ago) link
<3 her
― lxy, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 05:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i like anomalies even lil oneshttp://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290505120
― jergins, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 07:14 (fifteen years ago) link
this is pretty god damn cutehttp://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/5/13/873849/favor-lineup-optimization
― jergins, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 18:52 (fifteen years ago) link
yes yes
― lxy, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 19:04 (fifteen years ago) link
daaanghttp://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd118/embarchie/98f5b1416e969a08c883367c4850d3df-ge.jpgSupporters of Caracas FC celebrate with fire the victory of their team against Deportivo Cuenca of Ecuador in their 2009 Libertadores Cup football match at Olimpico Stadium in Caracas on May 12, 2009. Caracas FC won 4-0. AFP
― jergins, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 22:59 (fifteen years ago) link
oh my god.
ken's has some aerosol deoderant on clearance. we could pick some up for the next sounders game?
― lxy, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 23:11 (fifteen years ago) link
wanna learn something about a breaking ball?
― lxy, Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:08 (fifteen years ago) link
<3<3<3 jeff sullivan:
I'm beginning to think the reason there's been a rift in the clubhouse between Ichiro and the rest of the Mariners is because Ichiro isn't retarded.
― jergins, Thursday, 21 May 2009 03:44 (fifteen years ago) link
now watching mariners v angels
― lxy, Thursday, 21 May 2009 04:31 (fifteen years ago) link
aww lucky!
what a fast game btw
hope they can hold it down
― jergins, Thursday, 21 May 2009 04:32 (fifteen years ago) link
they did!!!
― lxy, Thursday, 21 May 2009 04:36 (fifteen years ago) link
nice work marinaros
― jergins, Thursday, 21 May 2009 04:37 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, that was pretty fun
― lxy, Thursday, 21 May 2009 05:36 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe when you're watching them they'll win. then it WOULD be fun
― jergins, Thursday, 21 May 2009 05:37 (fifteen years ago) link
so they'll win one more time (tomorrow)?
― lxy, Thursday, 21 May 2009 05:41 (fifteen years ago) link
bad shape if they're relying on me!!
― lxy, Thursday, 21 May 2009 05:42 (fifteen years ago) link
well yeah this team is terrible. they'll take what they can get
― jergins, Thursday, 21 May 2009 06:26 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.typesett.com/2009/05/retired-baseball-logo-showcase/
― lxy, Sunday, 24 May 2009 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link
lol @ last comment:
Mikey says:May 20, 2009 at 10:48 am
The 1970’s Pittsburgh Pirates logo looks like Tim McCarver.
― lxy, Sunday, 24 May 2009 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
aw underdog storieshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/23/championship-play-off-final-burnleythis one's on first thing in the morning
― jergins, Monday, 25 May 2009 07:57 (fifteen years ago) link
liked this comment about the proposed us iran friendly
All American eyes turn to Tehran, as a brave group of Yanks step out on the field. Each one of them represents America — Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, José Francisco Torres — and children across the states watch in awe.
A love for the sport grows in them. What a beautiful game. The impact isn't lost on them, as they look up at their parents and grandparents, the very ones in which fear and confusion of Iran is so deeply instilled.
With each kick of the ball, little Johnny or little D.J. or little Pablo or little Lee watch their new idols and strive to be like them.
Then they see Heath Pearce stink up the left side of the field, and they turn off the TV to go outside and play basketball and baseball.
Posted by: Ted | May 25, 2009 at 07:34 PM
― jergins, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 03:00 (fifteen years ago) link
u.s. ended up losing 3-2 but hey it was an amazing tour nament overall
― buttimore (jergins), Monday, 29 June 2009 03:34 (fourteen years ago) link
ye, the twitterers were generally decent about the loss, mad respect for the team and especially mr. howard.
― lxy, Monday, 29 June 2009 03:40 (fourteen years ago) link
eb told me that on tuesday junior wore only one batting glove, and they played billie jean for his first at bat. cutie.
― lxy, Thursday, 9 July 2009 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link