Asterisks – Baseball – and Birthdays
We had the earthquake in ’89 and the Cubbies had Bartman in 2003. Baseball had the strike in 1994 and then the steroids era. Frick and Maris had the asterisk. Soon to come will be a live demonstration of the new duple duel of the Wild Card. Also at the end of this season is the re-alignment of the NL West.
NOW, we have the Evil Empire West. The EEW (© flapper world 2012), also known as dem bums, dogers, boyz in blue and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The EEW (© flapper world 2012) is right now, it is in our face, too close to home, a portend of the end of the world or, at least, of baseball as we know it: on a level playing field.
Don’t deny it, you LQTY as the McCourt mess took some of the edge off a bitter rival team. And now we wring our hands at not only what the current trades might mean but, what financial voodoo the “magic” team will produce in the future. (it was quite hard not to type ‘Lakers’ after the thought of magic!)
Magnus covered the current trade in a brilliant topic yesterday and I did not comment because, permission to speak frankly here, it exhausts me. I think most baseball fans love the _game_ as it is played on the field and tend to lose attention with much of the off-field stuff. Before I list the three items from the topic’s title an aside:
Blade continues his masterful march for the Broken Headed-Rich Aurilia Bobblehead. Pussy and the Bombers bounce back and forth for third while Pawlie vies for the coveted top half finish. Go Flappers!
Asterisks – Baseball – and Birthdays
1) I would vote for Bonds, into the hall, full stop. Will he get a silent asterisk from many of those who vote? Probably. Baseball writer David Martinez said: “The steroid era happened, records were broken, and no asterisk can change it.”
Unfortunately, after having been quiet for a period, steroids are back, especially in Bay Area baseball. That makes me sad. Nipper?
2) EEW (© flapper world 2012) – baseball (this should almost be a poll) has survived worse. the AL East and the TB Rays have proven money can’t buy you championships, but it might rent them for a while. I say: not this season. And that is what I care about; today’s game, this season, what we can/will do to make our team playoff regulars. We have a picturesque park, fabulous fans, healthy history, Bruce Bochy and freakin’ Dave Righetti , how cool is that!
3 I know I have posted this twice before, but next to baseball I love my kids and it is his birthday today and he is a Giants fan. Happy Birthday, Aren. I remember that day better than any baseball moment.
eddacker 29 August
Happy Birthday, Aren #3 son
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And Mijares is not making me look good, I loved this pick up.How I look may not be foremost on his mind, thugh.
That was bizarre. He dove for a ball that never came down.
He did an “air” dive.
Weird. Great effort is one thing, but we’re not in Hollywood and no special effects [SFX] needed/wanted.
Mijares makes me nervous even when he succeeds. But that was almost a constant for our beloved Brian Wilson too. Speaking of BeeWheezy: Dear National Media: Can you believe how well the San Francisco Giants have absorbed the shock of losing such a key player? (Same w/ Yanks and rivera, in all fairness grudgingly.) Yes, put SOMEBODY who can hit in left, even Hector or Arias or Scutaro or Theriot. Pleeeez.
Mijares is looking like his stats, meh.
Bochy in the past week has really ramped up his impatience level. He’s not sitting there taking an innings worth of crap that will blow the game. I like it. But, the downside is this Pen is getting worked, and it’s already at a mediocre+ level, not elite at all. Zito simply has to get more innings in than 2+ against a dog meat lineup. Same goes for Tim. Thankfully Cain horsed it last night and kept the Pen fresh for a slog today after Zito’s 7 hits in 2+ innings effort. I like BF’s idea about Scutaro and Arias both in there. I don’t see how Peguero offers anything more than one of those guys. He doesn’t…
He did cojme back for a huge K…(Mijares)
Do you think Bochy’s quick hook with Zito was more of a message than anything else? As if to say, “Barry, this is as big a game as that game in San Diego when you walked in two runs in 2010. We need this game. Pine Meat Time.”
Who got sent down to make room for Affeldt?
Hensley was put on the DL
Yeah Hensley was put on the DL ,for HR’s that still haven’t landed at ATT.
I think at this point Boch knows very well early on when Zits has it and when he doesn’t. It’s a fine line with zito good and zito bad.
Yes i think so Pawlie.Both Zito and Lincecum are the Poster boy pitchers down the stretch for Bochy.He has seen enough of both all year to know now,that a quick hook will happen with both of them,and justified IMO.
Could someone remind me again about this whole “easy schedule” concept?
I was hoping to relax responsibly during these games.
One of the marks of a bad team is how they fare in close games- ths Astros have actually played just 4 fewer one-run games than we have- but they’re 13-25, we’re 25-17.
gift BB for HPence. That last pitch looked like a strike.
Where is DJLoo?
Riker Island?
It’s Rikers. And be nice to one of our own. Maybe he’s a correction officer. For the record, it’s a place to detain suspects, not convicts.
Sheeesh, please don’t be hurt, Dawn of Arias.
What’s Hensley’s DL ailment? lackaskillitis?
I heard it was ballhits bat flu
How is Amazon treating you?
Hard to say; trying to get more data. But they’ve been ok. Was disappointed BSN was not picked for a KindleSingle, but otherwise they’ve been okay. BTW, Guardian online’s David Lengel says he’ll have a review in September.
Strained groin.
Ha ha…
Yeah, right when we are chatting about Arias getting some ABs.
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes. much appreciat_edd
Kontos dooing a good thing. I am with Bozo on the £easy teams” and not losing these games. The dogers must be cursin’ the schedule.
Are the As hitters coming from the Sabermetrics thing?
Speaking of the other team from the bay area, Petaluma ran into a team they couldn’t handle – Tennessee.
Lost twice to tem for their only loses of the tournament. Japan had the final as both USA teams used all their pitchers in that game a 25-16 hit-a-thon.
Bozo, we ask about the hurricane cause we know you have friends in NO. But isn’t your house up out of the way of big water from the next one?
Well, Crawford’s in for Arias. Not good news.
Arias @ third??
He’s really in fior Panda, Arias moves to third. They do that all the time for defensive purposes when they’re ahead.
Ahead and Arias had started at SS, of course.
It is only smart.It’s not like Panda is ever gonna win a GG.
but those hats are soooo cute
I could dearly do without any torture in the 9th. Let’s make it 1-2-3 outs.
Giants fans live with torture; you must be one of those east coast fans 🙂
Ahhh, Arias is still there? Oh well. Not paying enough attention. Algebra 2 sucks, but my son needs some help.
Damn, shoulda been 2.
There you go.
Chuck 2 = ‘b’ a + b = c
Whew.
Go Giants.
All due respect, but I doubt Buster would’ve made the game-ending play Belt did. The Giants win! G’night, girls.
Totally agree. I think sometimes people forget the D contributions of Belt. Give him another year and he’ll be cranking at the defensive skill level of JT…
Astros out-hit Giants 10-5 but lose 6-4. When it’s going bad . . .
Can’t do any better then that.Way to turn a game inning DP.Kontos gets his 1st Giant win as well,and well deserved!!!!
how does Kontos get the win? it was 4-3 when he came in and 4-3 when he left? I did miss the first 6 innings.
The Giants were winning thewhole time.
Panda was runner-up for the GG at third last year ,BTW.
who gets the win, you zits haters
*shrugs*
Kontos.
Zito didn’t get the five innings to qualify for the win.
Kontos had himself a night. Mijares got squeezed but got through it well enough. Pence gets a big fly. Panda hits the roof . . . Awesome.
I knew the win would be confusing cause I can’t recall the rule and one thing I hate about MLB.tv is we don’t get to see any wrap, just the game.
The Giants were leading the whole time. Knotos pitched 2.2 and relieved Zits, so he gets the win.
If Kontos been ruled ineffective by the scorekeeper, the scorekeeper can decide who deserves the win- but Zito could not get it unless he went 5. In this case, Kontos was the the only choice.
wow, every other reliever gets a hold and Lopez gets a hold
save?
you are correct sir, easy to type hold when the brain is thinking save
And with that, goodnight Ted, wherever you are.
I’m here lad. Just trying not to be deleted again
I kinda remember the 5 inning rule, but not sure how the rest of it goes.
😳
If Kontos had been deemed ineffective:
Rule 10.17(c) states:
The official scorer shall not credit as the winning pitcher a relief pitcher who is ineffective in a brief appearance, when at least one succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively in helping his team maintain its lead. In such a case, the official scorer shall credit as the winning pitcher the succeeding relief pitcher who was most effective, in the judgment of the official scorer.
Rule 10.17(c) Comment: The official scorer generally should, but is not required to, consider the appearance of a relief pitcher to be ineffective and brief if such relief pitcher pitches less than one inning and allows two or more earned runs to score (even if such runs are charged to a previous pitcher). Rule 10.17(b) Comment provides guidance on choosing the winning pitcher from among several succeeding relief pitchers”
That should get you to bed thoroughly confused 😉
thanks, I actually downloaded the rule book, but appreciate your pointing out the rule.
And I am up again after 40 winks, damn sun.
Giants are gettin’ it done, what they need to get done. They’ve won the series now, so now get greedy, and take the dang sweep tomorrow. Nice to see Pence get the dinger, and a hard shot double. If he heats up in September, that’s gold right there…
Giants survived Zito! Thank goodness for the bullpen.
I have now gone 1 day without breaking a TV.
It feels to me like Zito’s last start was about a week ago.
This eternity of wandering! Ten thousand sleep where I walked. I am very tired.
Zito was…Zito
The Prince of Darkness. Oh so true. Yet Giants carry on
Did you know that I could hear the scratching of Zito’s fingernails on the casket ?
the first time I posted that picture we won; it was 18 Aug and the next outing he went 8 innings and struck out 5.
the Giants are 5-1 when Zito starts in August.
We speaketh now only in Latin.
Dominus vobiscum nabisco. Espiritu sanctum. De gustibus.
Me gustibus. You gustibus. We mistibus
Summa cum laude. Magna cum laude. The radio’s too laude.
Adeste fidelis.Centra fidelis. High fidelis.
Post meridian. Ante meridian. Uncle meridian. All of the little meridians.
Magna carta. Master charga.
With a hey nonny nonny and a haha cha cha
All stolen humor. But allow me to say goodnight, gentlemen, and let us all wish I can fullfill my dream. To lipsync a dwarf. Badly.
Oh to be young and to be in England with war so far away. Tears and paint may come about, but Salma Hayek still has not neglected my wish for a complete body search. Join us Dodger fans. Your souls have been dead for such a long time
Truly, Prospero…do you not know me? There’s no face of death until the moment of your own pact. With your naked truth.
You cannot win
Give up. Despite your Chapel to Satan. Give up.
Vincent Price was mistaken
It’s all…GIANTS !!!
Nighty night…kiddies. Sweet….Dreams?
Getinus withma summa veritus das fununfarmun
ego sum Itaque puto me mauris
Ego te absolvo in nomine Patris, et Filiii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen
BTW, Mr. EDD, loved your thangie today. And In vino veritas
In conclusion……When’s the next thread?
Really you catholic school boys like to show off and on a sports blog!