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Post by badchoices on Apr 14, 2012 16:49:08 GMT -8
Haha, if felix loves the court i love the court. Keep that man here for life. Good game to the A's last night though. Hope we can still take this series.
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Post by wonk on Apr 19, 2012 16:55:41 GMT -8
FYI, Granderson (Yankees) has three HRs, and they are only in the fourth inning. He might get three more at bats to tie the record of four HRs in a game. Off the top of my head, some lefty from the Cardinals was the last to do it, and had 12 RBIs to boot. Was it Ray Lankford?
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Post by stamper on Apr 19, 2012 16:57:19 GMT -8
didn't carlos delgado hit 4 HRs in a game a few years ago?
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Post by stamper on Apr 19, 2012 16:57:31 GMT -8
...while he was in Toronto.
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Post by wonk on Apr 19, 2012 17:30:34 GMT -8
Yes, he did, and so did his counter part, Shawn Green. I googled it just now, and I'm surprised how lacking my memory serves. It was Mark Whiten (not Ray Lankford) I mentioned with the 12 RBIs earlier, and three players did it in the early aughts, Delgado, Green, and Mike Cameron. It's only been done five times since I've been alive.
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Post by Peter Gibbons on Apr 25, 2012 16:16:53 GMT -8
Watching the A's/White Sox game today and having to suffer through Hawk Harrelson. I usually have the privilege of listening to Ray Fosse and Glen Kuiper call the A's games, and I think they are one of the better duos in baseball. I enjoy listening to other broadcasters from time to time, and no one can call a game like Vin Scully. Hawk, however, is the biggest piece of shit on television, in any sport. "You can put it on the board", "He Gone", "Hang Wiff'em", "Good Guys", "Bad Guys", "Stay Fair", what the fuck? The only time I enjoy listening to Hawk is when the Sox are losing and I get to listen to the dejection in his voice.
Growing up in Alaska I only had regular access to Braves games (TBS), Cubs/White Sox games (WGN) and Mariner Games (Fox Sports Rooting for the NW). Harry Carry was somewhat endearing, Braves announcers made me somewhat hate baseball, and Mariner announcers made me somewhat suicidal (although I was a fan of Dave Niehaus). But even as a 10 year-old, I knew Hawk Harrelson was the worst.
Now that I've had the baseball package for a few years, I've grown to recognize announcers that are good, and announcers that are Hawk Harrelson. I'm going to attempt to rank my least favorite announcers. I'm sure I will forget some.
1. Hawk Harrelson - If you Google worst baseball announcers, I'm sure Hawk will show up multiple times on the first page.
2. Joe Morgan - Fuck Joe Morgan.
3. Rex Hudler - He was bad for the Angels, and he's bad for the Royals. I'm hoping that CHUD watched the A's/Royals game the other day. There was no Comcast feed, so if CHUD watched it then he was privileged to listen to Hudler proclaim that, "It could be 2022 and these guys (the A's) won't sniff a division win, or even a wild card." He does realize he's announcing for the Royals, right? I also appreciated his insight about how Bruce Chen was intimidating the A's hitters by the way he was chewing his gum.
4. Rob Dibble - The only positive thing I can say about Dibble is that I don't have to listen to him very often.
5. Dave Sims - lsdKadflabdsflvjnlnz. Woops, sorry, I just fell asleep.
6. Rod Allen - I was going to make it a "Bottom 5", but I couldn't exclude him.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Apr 26, 2012 5:43:47 GMT -8
The difference between Canadian and American Hockey announcers is so comical to me. It's like we're from different countries or something.
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Post by chud on Apr 30, 2012 11:49:05 GMT -8
1. Hawk Harrelson - If you Google worst baseball announcers, I'm sure Hawk will show up multiple times on the first page. 2. Joe Morgan - Fuck Joe Morgan. 3. Rex Hudler - He was bad for the Angels, and he's bad for the Royals. I'm hoping that CHUD watched the A's/Royals game the other day. There was no Comcast feed, so if CHUD watched it then he was privileged to listen to Hudler proclaim that, "It could be 2022 and these guys (the A's) won't sniff a division win, or even a wild card." He does realize he's announcing for the Royals, right? I also appreciated his insight about how Bruce Chen was intimidating the A's hitters by the way he was chewing his gum. 4. Rob Dibble - The only positive thing I can say about Dibble is that I don't have to listen to him very often. 5. Dave Sims - lsdKadflabdsflvjnlnz. Woops, sorry, I just fell asleep. 6. Rod Allen - I was going to make it a "Bottom 5", but I couldn't exclude him. 7. Mike Blowers - Can't understand how someone with a voice like that can be allowed to broadcast baseball. It is just plain awful! On another note, I just got back from watching the A's lose 2 of 3 in Baltimore. Had a great time besides the fact that I'm a little disapointed in the outcomes of the last 2 games of the series. Saturday was just plain pathetic, athough the O's never really hit the ball all that well, which made the fact that they put up 10 that much more frustrating. Sunday was such a cheap way to lose a baseball game. Complete dominance over 8 innings only to implode in the bottom of the ninth. Boy is Camden Yards a sweet stadium. Not a bad seat in the house and a very friendly crowd. Quickly became a huge fan of ice cold "natty boh" and Old Bay seasoned sausages. Attachments:
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Post by chud on May 2, 2012 18:55:07 GMT -8
Taking 2 of 3 in Fenway. Love it!
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Post by Fig on May 2, 2012 19:27:30 GMT -8
Glad you enjoyed Camden dude! Natty Boh knows baseball, and the Os are looking aight.
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Post by wonk on May 2, 2012 20:38:52 GMT -8
Nice work CHUD. I was present for the one game the A's lost to the Sox in Fenway, but it was still a fantastic time. The fans in Boston were much more friendly than I expected. I guess that makes sense, like they care about the A's. I was meant to live in a sports town like Boston. Everywhere I went, randoms were talking baseball. I miss that living in Portland.
I did the Fenway tour the day before the game, so I was able to hang out on the Monster and in the press box. I also sat five rows behind the A's dugout for the final two innings, once the regular ticket holders started to leave. What a great park.
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Post by stamper on May 3, 2012 7:41:13 GMT -8
Last night was a pretty ridiculous. I went to Turner Field to take in what I thought was going to be a pitcher's duel between Halladay and Hanson... Instead I was treated to a 15-13 slugfest!
Braves came back from being down 6-0 to Halladay to score eight. Then the Phillies leapfrogged us to take a 12-8 lead. And in the bottom of the 8th we came back to take the lead 13-12. The Phillies tied it up in the 9th... and finally, in the bottom of the 11th, 40-year-old Chipper Jones smashed a two-run walk off home run.
AWESOME.
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Post by stamper on May 3, 2012 7:42:04 GMT -8
I love games like that.
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Post by Rusty on May 3, 2012 8:37:52 GMT -8
This may be a stupid question. But can someone explain "balking"(sp) to me. I tried looking online, but it still doesn't make any sense to me.
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Post by chud on May 3, 2012 8:46:31 GMT -8
It's like basically the same thing as "icing" only not.
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Post by Rusty on May 3, 2012 9:12:09 GMT -8
We talking cake icing or cross three 3 lines icing?
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Post by wonk on May 3, 2012 14:52:51 GMT -8
This may be a stupid question. But can someone explain "balking"(sp) to me. I tried looking online, but it still doesn't make any sense to me. A balk is similar to a fake pitch. It's a motion a pitcher is not allowed to do meant to deceive a runner on base. Picture a right handed pitcher on the mound with a runner on first. The pitcher basically has two options. Lift his right leg to step off the mound (then he can do cartwheels if he likes), or lift his left leg to throw a pitch. The pitcher acts like a robot, and goes through the exact same motions every time. If he is on the rubber, and he drops the ball, or has a violent DT flinch, or hiccups, or passes out, all can be considered irregular motions meant to deceive the runner into thinking you are throwing a pitch. If a pitcher was allowed to fake a pitch, there would be no such thing as a stolen base, so it's a rule designed to protect the baserunner. There are 1,000 different ways to get a balk, and the only people who truly understand all 1,000 ways are a couple umpires and two or three managers, so this is just an overview. |
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Post by badchoices on May 3, 2012 14:56:02 GMT -8
Well described sir. I remember Jamie Moyer balking in the eventual game winning run in a 1-0 loss for the M's a while back. I think there were only a couple hits total that game. What a way to lose.
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Post by Rusty on May 3, 2012 18:14:59 GMT -8
This may be a stupid question. But can someone explain "balking"(sp) to me. I tried looking online, but it still doesn't make any sense to me. A balk is similar to a fake pitch. It's a motion a pitcher is not allowed to do meant to deceive a runner on base. Picture a right handed pitcher on the mound with a runner on first. The pitcher basically has two options. Lift his right leg to step off the mound (then he can do cartwheels if he likes), or lift his left leg to throw a pitch. The pitcher acts like a robot, and goes through the exact same motions every time. If he is on the rubber, and he drops the ball, or has a violent DT flinch, or hiccups, or passes out, all can be considered irregular motions meant to deceive the runner into thinking you are throwing a pitch. If a pitcher was allowed to fake a pitch, there would be no such thing as a stolen base, so it's a rule designed to protect the baserunner. There are 1,000 different ways to get a balk, and the only people who truly understand all 1,000 ways are a couple umpires and two or three managers, so this is just an overview. So it's basically faking like you're going to pitch in an effort to get the runner on 1st to make his way to second, and then you throw it to first? Thanks for the response Wonk. |
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Post by chud on May 3, 2012 18:17:31 GMT -8
Like I said, it's basically the same thing as "icing" but not.
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