5 in a Row and Hello First Place. I’ve missed you, old friend…..

Posted in Uncategorized by Flavor on May 12, 2011

It’s impossible for me to pick a POTG– Tejada was huge. Dirrrty was gritty and fought through 6 innings–getting him that run in the 6th was huge to get him the win. Huff’s bomb. The bullpen was magnificent, as usual. I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t been out to a game yet this year. I can’t remember the last year that it’s been mid-may and I still haven’t seen a game. The last game I went to was Game 1 v Texas and I think about that night every day. It’s like I’m still feeding off it or something. Anyway, got to hit a game one of these days……

To answer Willie D—Darren Ford went to high school in New Jersey. His fastest 440 was 4.44 and I find that hard to believe. He looks like a sub 4.3 guy. I’d like to know what I could run a 440 in. I might have to do that this weekend. Of course, no video. Just me, a stop watch and the wind……..

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twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:32 pm

Nothin’ like the ole 11 pitcher save…
- eddacker said, on May 13, 2011 at 12:25 am
  
  hahahahaha
  we trotted ’em all out there
mrmrbill said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:32 pm

UFB.
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:32 pm

YES ! ! ! ! !

Lopez with a gutty job right there . . .
snarkk said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:34 pm

Looks like another nitroglycerine season.
Good clutch hitting, even though only 3 runs total.
Cain was nails.
POTG: Nate, with 3 hits, RBI, SB, highlight defensive play…
twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Yeah, Bochy fucks up again.
mrmrbill said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:36 pm

And Rox struggling against the Mets in the 5th, 5-2
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:36 pm

That was Gomez’s first save since ’06.
twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Torres is already the team MVP. Nice game for Nate ,deserves POTG, but Andres is the diff for this team.
- twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:40 pm
  
  Only a lame brain half wit fuckwad would argue that- none of those here, though…
- TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:46 pm
  
  On behalf of my fellow lame brain half wit fuckwads, I take offense to that remark.
- snarkk said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:55 pm
  
  Only a jackass that wants to stir the pot for his own sake would argue Torres is MVP after playing only 10 games out of 35. Panda certainly, or Mota or Wilson or even Rohand have better claim so far…
  - twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 4:04 pm
    
    See? He recogized my description!
    Only a jackass would spend so much time bitching in the midst of some of the most exciting baseball in years. Fuck off, Snarkles.
  - twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 4:23 pm
    
    Wow, he dropped Buster for a Gomez…
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:39 pm

7.2 for Matty. Very nice. Just glad to see his hand isn’t broken . . . Got the bunt down as well.
- TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:47 pm
  
  Amen
TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 3:50 pm

I’ve never noticed before but Lopez made a similar gesture as WIlson makes on that final out
- Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:38 pm
  
  It’s the Ronnie Van Zant Donnie Van Zant 38 special saturday night special twin gun b weezy salute . . .
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 4:14 pm

The giants scored 18 runs on this 6 gm homestand and went 6-0. Thats astounding…
- twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 4:20 pm
  
  Not really. Great pitching, great managing, clutch hitting. Same old..
- snarkk said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:21 pm
  
  It IS astounding. Pitching continues to amaze and drive this team’s bus…
  - twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:13 pm
    
    Pitching was always what the team was built around, nimrod. And you trashed the draft strategy that created it,dilwad…
TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 4:17 pm

It’s been exciting baseball alright. But damn I could use a laugher about now. These games are hard to take without bicarbonite.
blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:02 pm

Just got home from the game . . . Plenty of heroes . . . El Presidente impressed with two doubles, nailing a runner at second, and would have had another if Tejada had held onto the ball. Great day at the park and plenty of gorgeous females dressed . . . umm, appropriately. 😉

Anyone else notice that Cain tipped his hat on exiting the game? Quite unusual for him – he apparently usually thinks it’s showing up the other team and bad luck . . . which it almost turned out to be in the 9th . . . Giants baseball – pure, unadulterated torture, but sooooooo much fun!
- TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:19 pm
  
  Yeah, I saw the cap tip. Subtle. He didn’t look into the crowd, kept his head down. You picked a good day for a game, blade.
xootsuit said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Best week of baseball since the WS. And they’re still in the process of getting healthy. Amazing.
macdog said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:14 pm

First place!
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:19 pm

I can’t believe I’m typing this, but I am going to try to watch a hockey game tonight. i don’t think I can make it thru the whole thing so maybe I
ll just catch the last half. Or the last period, or whatever. You don’t get too many game 7’s, especially when one team starts out 3-0. I could care less who wins…….
- TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:33 pm
  
  We’ll be praying for you, Flav. And even if you catch the whole game, if you see the whole game, HAH! Even if you watch a hockey game so far above your head that your nose bleeds for a week to ten days; even if God in Heaven above comes down and points his hand at your television; even if every man woman and child held hands together and prayed for you to watch the whole hockey game, it just wouldn’t matter because all the really good looking girls would still go out with me because I’ve got all the money! It just doesn’t matter if you watch all or part of the game. IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!
  - Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:36 pm
    
    Yer money, and you don’t even know yer money.
  - Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:01 pm
    
    Ted, if I’ve never said this, you’re one of the 5 or 6 reasons that I keep this blog going…….
- TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:43 pm
  
  Baby, that was money! Tell me that wasn’t money.
  - Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:46 pm
    
    I’m gonna find me two waitresses here and I’m gonna pull me a Fredo.
- blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:50 pm
  
  Flav, are you going to the game or watching it on TV? My cuz and I are debating about going to the game this evening (He can get tickets at $130 per . . . Those would be nose bleed seats). I’ve never seen an Sharks game, but have been to the Avalanche games and as GH points out, it is exciting.
  - Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:03 pm
    
    going? Baha. I hate hockey. I’ve never been to a game. Please refrain from telling me that if I go to a game I will love hockey. If one more fucking person tells me that……
    It’s Taco Night at Mi Casa. Taco’s, Tecata’s and Hockey. It’s doesn’t get much more American than that……
  - blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:18 pm
    
    Hey, well that’s great too . . . If you are to believe television Buffalo Wild Wings commercials, the bartender will probably have a control panel under the bar, where he can ensure you get your money’s worth, e.g., overtime, numerous ties, etc.
- macdog said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:52 pm
  
  Now I’m gonna root for overtime.
blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:44 pm

Ted, yes it was a perfect day for attending a game . . . Of course, I brought my winter wardrobe with me, excluding the kitchen sink. We were approaching San Carlos and you could see the cloud (or fog) bank in the distance and I said to myself, “Good thing I dressed warm.” Amazingly, the skies opened up and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky by the time we got to the park. Shazzam . . . I bought some shorts with me and switched those with the pants I had on, then I layered down from the “Artic Tundra” suit to a more suitable (absurd) California Dreamin’ Hawaiian shirt/quasi Giants memorabilia look. In short, I was comfortable. Wish I would have brought a broom for an accessory though.
- TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:47 pm
  
  How was the wind?
  - blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:52 pm
    
    No appreciable wind . . . We were very close to the action and when you get that low, you don’t feel it. What wind they had, was blowing out. Everyone was cracking up when that CF for the Dbacks misplayed that flyball (Johnson, the regular CF, wouldn’t have done that).
- TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:55 pm
  
  Excellent
Bozo said, on May 12, 2011 at 5:57 pm

Lets see here, another exciting game – yup,
another team win – yup,
another great pitching performance – yup,
another game where the guys haven’t completely gelled yet but still keep fighting – yup.
Why, I think this team looks a little like the World Champions, oh yeah, they are.
TedSpe said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:04 pm

Dick Sargent
Dick York
Sergeant York
- Bozo said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:13 pm
  
  Yorkshire pudding
  pudding pop
  pop tart
blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:05 pm

Another “NO POINTS” day at the Flap FL league . . . Especially frustrating when you consider that Britton has pitched 9 innings of shutout baseball and will probably not get the W . . . Same thing with Vargas for Seattle who has gone 8 innings. Same shit that happened with Halladay and Johnson the other day. Damn.
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:09 pm

Blade– if I could wave a magic wand and fix the single thing wrong with Fantasy baseball, it would be to strike wins as one of the 10 categories. Wins are often luck. It’s absurd that a guy who pitches 1/3 of an inning can scoop up a win and the guy who went 8 2/3 gets nothing. The *win* should be appointed by the official score keeper……..
- blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:13 pm
  
  Unequivocally agree Flav . . . That’s absolute BS when that happens. Both Vargas and Britton have pitched their hearts out and they wont figure in the W. Insofar as FL, it would be nice, if they apportioned points for scoreless innings pitched or as you suggested, the official score keeper made the decision.
twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:21 pm

Stop sweating the runs-I told you exactly how many they’d score last year and I’ve told you what they’ll score this year. If they had this pitching and the offense Room B thinks should have, they’d win 120 fucking games. Nobody has everything.
- Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:26 pm
  
  well, averaging THREE a game is hardly a recipe for a winning season. And yet they went 6-0. You might not find that interesting but I think that’s the stat of the year so far. Offense is down across the league though. Weird era this is, this no-steroid era. Good thing Franny got busted for fucking Ritalin though. The world lives to see another day. Either Frandsen is just totally fucking stupid for not finding a doctor to write him a prescription for that that shit or MLB has got their radar on HIGH…….
  - Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:31 pm
    
    Frannnie isn’t the sharpest tool in the woodshed.
    
    They say about 25-30% of all major leaguers are on ADD meds of some kind.
    
    Uncanny . . .
    
    Any port in a storm, eh?
  - twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:33 pm
    
    But they won’t average three, you SHOULD fucking know that. Thing is, people like your pal actually think it’s a bad thing to win 6 when they’re not hitting… bulletin: it’s a great thing and bodes well, not poorly..
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:23 pm

Looks like I’m gonna have to migrate to the tv. I started off trying to watch this hockey game on yahoo sports scoreboard but I don’t understand the scoreboard.
Rough Trade said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:36 pm

Setoguchi!
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:37 pm

Setoguchi with the wrister. 1-0 Sharks. Flav watching on TV could be lucky.
“You could be walking around lucky and not even know it.”
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:39 pm

Sharks score the first run. All these players look exactly the same size, nothing distinguishes them from themselves…
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:40 pm

Another observation: there are too many circles and lines on the court. It’s distracting in addition to not knowing what they mean….
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:42 pm

5 minutes in, I’m gonna need a good fight to break out ASAP or flavor might not make it to the 2nd inning
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:45 pm

They need to extend the goals about 4 feet on each side. Come on, tell me 57-54 wouldn’t be a more exciting hockey game
twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:45 pm

To expand a little- I know that Tejada has looked bad, that Huff has struggled, DeRosa is a question mark still, etc….. but only a total shitbrain would make criticism his priority in the midst of incredibily exciting baseball.
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:46 pm

My hockey court would be virginally pristine. Nothing but white ice—
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:48 pm

Logan!!! 2-0 motherfuck.
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:48 pm

Apparently there was a sweet save by someone’s goalie. All I saw were five dudes slam into eachother and fall down—looked like a prince fielder hr celebration
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:49 pm

Coture with a great play there . . .
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:50 pm

2 nada. I’m now rooting for the Detroit team. This could be an epic meltdown
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:51 pm

And the companies paying for their ice ads should get their dough back. They look awful, almost unreadable– like several thin films of tape are covering them….
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:53 pm

I don’t know what I find more fascinating; the fact that Flav is watching his first ever hockey match OR the fact that the Giants have won six in a row and score less than the Sharks do.
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:56 pm

Javy Lopez gave bee wheezy a little prop at the end of the gm, didn’t he? Are we at an intermission? This commercial break has been a long one….
- Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:57 pm
  
  Hey, first thing you called by its proper term tonight; first intermission.
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 6:58 pm

it appears to be an intermission. I’m assuming this is the reason to go to a hockey gm.— multiple long breaks to go get hammered
zumarust said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm

We all have sports we don’t like. I’m not keen on golf, horse-racing, NASCAR, and boxing.
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:05 pm

How long do these rain delays last
- Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:08 pm
  
  a little heads-up; when you see the big truck that comes onto the ice during the intermission…
  that is NOT the ice cream man.
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:10 pm

My favorite sports, in order of favoritism: baseball, horse racing, football, golf, basketball, someone kicking me in the face for a month, soccer, someone kicking my daughter in the face for a month….car racing…..hockey
zumarust said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:11 pm

At least the hockey players KNOW they are competing in a sporting event. You can’t say that about the horses in a horserace.
Plus, if a hockey player breaks his leg, they don’t give him a lethal injection.
- Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:25 pm
  
  When’s the last time you spoke to a horse? You don’t have the faintest clue what they’re thinking.
  And I can think of of at least 100 athletes that deserve a lethal injection before the next time a horse gets it.
Big flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:15 pm

All right, that’s it. Hockey night is ending. This sport would advance in popularity if the refs were hotties with big tits wearing bikinis.
- zumarust said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:17 pm
  
  You don’t like hockey. We get it.
- Bozo said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:26 pm
  
  Hockey is not a sport, it’s not played with a ball. Even though golf is played with a ball, you have to chase the ball yourself. So it isn’t a sport either. They are both just athletic endeavors.
  Now bowling, that’s a sport.
PawlieKokonuts said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:22 pm

Call me crazy — or just a basking-ated fan — but I’m starting to indulge the bizarre fantasy that YOUR WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS might/could/should/will REPEAT!!
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:26 pm

Zumie, I wouldn’t attempt to sell you on horse racing. But the best horses know what they are doing. Whether they are king of the claimers or breeders cup winners, they know they are running and competing. I’ll post another race later but this, at the time, was an epic race and Easy Goer did everything he could on an empty tank of gas to try to beat his great rival in both of their last races…..
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:35 pm

It’s tough to see it from this angle, and sorry about the Chinese bullshit, but with 100 yards to go Easy Goer is trying to bite at the head of Sunday Silence. These two horses, besides having 2 of the greatest names of all time, were probably the 2 greatest rivals of any sport of all time (and I’m including Affirmed and Alydar)…..
- Rough Trade said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:55 pm
  
  Ah, those were the days. A friend and I went to GGF that day. I bet a $20 exacta one way– Sunday Silence To Easy Goer. Only made about 50 bucks, but I think I was hoarse for 3 days.
twinfan said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:44 pm

I wish the Triple Crown was for Four YOs, and the reasoning for 3 YOs is BECAUSE they’re not ready. The horses mature in their 4th year and the better ones are clearly identified. There’s more unpredictability with the 3 YOs, hence “better” wagering- and more injuries..
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:45 pm

DennIS– my all time favorite gamer horse at Bay Meadows was Hornitos. Not sure if you remember him. He was mostly a sprinter but he ran a mile now and again. You could not get past that fucker in the stretch. I was at the track for his last race. He broke down in the stretch (in the lead). He never went down. I cried like a little beatch at the rail that afternoon……..
- Del Mar Dennis said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:58 pm
  
  I do remember him. Doug Utley horse? I remember seeing a good slew of turf horses at BM when growing up. Pair of Aces, Struttin’ George, Don Alberto, Mr. Pomranky. And I swear if not one but at least two of those guys would run every Saturday. Now you’re lucky to see one your favorites run twice at the same meet.
  - Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:06 pm
    
    I know. It’s awful. Horse racing has gone the same route as boxing though not as bad. There are still outstanding horse races to be found, whether you bet on them or just want to watch them…..
    People that say there would be no horse racing without betting make me laugh at their ignorance. In the United Arab Emirates horse racing is their most poplar sport and they spend more money on breeding than any country except Japan, I think. There’s no betting there. Oops. And I can watch a race on youtube that’s 20 years old that i never bet on or that i can’t remember if I bet on and I can literally start tearing up in the stretch……..
stixwiz said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:54 pm

Super homestand. Was trepidatious coming home from the woods, but Bingo! Another nailbiting torture session. This kinda run is not going to go on for all that long. Home cookin won’t be on the menu again till later in the month. The team did use up some of its overdue luck with all these 1-run wins, but i’m not too concerned. The 7 game trek will be vs the Cubbies, Snakes and LaBumbos if my memory glands haven’t sagged a bunch. Projecting the Giants will win 4 of the seven.

As of today’s game the home record is 10-5, while they are 11-11 on the road. That would break down to a 95-win season. Five more road wins and the Giants meet my projected 100 victories. Will it happen? Hitting will improve. Pitching is the best in the game. Cool thing compared with last season is that SF is 14-7 vs the Division. In ’10 SF sucked in that category pretty much till September.

How good is that pitching as of yesterday’s stats? Giants are #3 in the league after Atlanta and Philly with a 3.18 ERA. In hits allowed, Giants rule with only 256 allowed. Colorado, curiously, is second at 270. Again this season, SF has allowed a lot of walks ~12th in the league with 128. But again, compared with last season there is considerable improvement. The 7th place team has 121 walks allowed. So essentially, Giants have tightened up the free passes considerably. Narrow lead in strikeouts with 304 to 303 for Philly. With Lopez’ save today, Giants tied the Rox for the lead with 14. Largely because of the walks, SF is only third in WHIP with a none too shabby 1.19. Braves lead with a nifty 1.11 and Phillies are at 1.15.

We won’t do the hitting stats tonight. Reason is obvious. Point is, with Torres back, Panda returning in about a month and most of the guys likely to revert to something close to career averages; the hitting will improve.

In case nobody noticed, only one walk was surrendered today. Cain gave up a single pass. After a shaky first inning, Matt the Horse settled considerably and by the middle innings was dealing. Curly Joe and Eli were the igniters today for the scoring. Nate, Torres and Huff did the RBI’s. Kudos to Nate for his great overall play and to NoWhitey for his pair of doubles and his powerful pegging. Needless to say, Cain toughed it out nicely and Lopez’ pair of special K’s with runners on 1st and 3rd and only one away is also worth mention.

Credit Bochy for today’s winning lineup. Looked weird, but it worked.
- Bozo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:13 pm
  
  stix, I think you just came up with the Giants 2011 slogan. Looks Weird But It Works.
Rough Trade said, on May 12, 2011 at 7:59 pm

Jimenez was pounded again. Rockies are dead without him returning to form.
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:05 pm

Well, if los tiburones blow this one, it’ll be an epic fail for a team known for its epic failures . . .
DJLoo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:09 pm

Ping!
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:12 pm

Damn . . . At last they’re alive this period.
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:13 pm

Dennis– one final horse racing memory. there was a turf horse named Ranger back in the mid 90’s. Maybe ’93, something like that. He climbed the low allowance ranks and finally got a shot at the Bay Meadows Derby— I’d won some $ on him before he ran that race and I liked him but I wasn’t prepared to dump on him. I was broke back then, and I was driving to Bay Meadows down 101 in my shitty Honda. While I was going through the permutations of bets in my head I gave up and said show me a sign, any sign! Handicapping was out the window at that moment. Slowly, a car starts to pass me on the left side. It’s not a car actually it’s a truck. A Ford Ranger truck. And for some unknown reason the owner had painted the *ranger* sign on the back pink. I guess that’s why I noticed it. Anyway, my NEW plan was to dump my last $200 (MY LAST TWO HUNDRED) on Ranger in a series of pick 3 singles and one way exacta bets…….
I could watch that race a thousand times and still think he lost. Somehow, by a nose, I go home happy………
- Rough Trade said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:20 pm
  
  No wonder Let it Ride is your fav movie. 🙂
  - Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:28 pm
    
    you have no idea, RT. My dad started taking me to Bay Meadows when I was about 10— his marriage was falling apart and i guess that was his plan to spend time with me while our family fell apart. Me and my best friend (to this day) used to cut school and ride the Caltrain to BM in 8th grade and pay some weirdo money to bet for us. Lots of years spend at the track. Horse racing isn’t just about horses. It’s the animals. It’s the jockeys. It’s their collective unadulterated athleticism. The speed and the power. It’s the owners and the trainers and the side stories and your buddies and their side stories and the emotion that rides with it all through the stretch and beyond into a youtube video 20 years later. It’s the second greatest sport of all time………
- DJLoo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:21 pm
  
  How’d you do the next day?
  - Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:33 pm
    
    Don’t be bitter, Loo. Belmont is your home track. I’d rather watch sand get pushed by broomsmen on a freeway then watch a race in NY………
  - Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:49 pm
    
    Curling?
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:16 pm

Well, they’re back to trying to give it away . . .
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:21 pm

Auntie Em is having a hell of a game here.
Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:27 pm

Marleau!!!!

Bout time!!
DJLoo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:30 pm

How did you ever let the Golden Seals leave town? Once saw the Rangers beat ’em 12-1 at MSG. Meloche skated off sobbing when they pulled him.
- Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:33 pm
  
  What ever happened to them? I mean after they became the Cleveland Barons . . .
  - DJLoo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:37 pm
    
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(NHL)
  - Unca Chuck said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:41 pm
    
    Thx. i knew they merged with someone, just couldn’t remember.
DJLoo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:31 pm

Emrick doesn’t scream enough…
zumarust said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:37 pm

The Cult of Nate had a great game today. Maybe this will be the lineup against righthanders for a while. Ross to left, Nate in right. Against lefthanders- Ross back in right, Rowand in left.
- DJLoo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:49 pm
  
  Just when you think you’re done with Nate, he pulls you back in.
  - blade3colorado said, on May 12, 2011 at 9:48 pm
    
    Sounds like a quote from Godfather IX
Flavor said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:42 pm

It’s 2011 and I’ve finally decided that Pat Day moved too early with Easy Goer in the Preakness. But god dammit he gave that fucker a ride on the rail. Besides “and down the stretch they come!” Dave Johnson gave the horse racing world nothing as a race caller…….
- DJLoo said, on May 12, 2011 at 8:48 pm
  
  His call of the 2000 BC Classic on the radio was the absolute worst thing I ever heard. He sounded like that blonde reporter who was having a stroke or something a few weeks ago.