whatever, dickheads
The Astros have released the following statements from assistant GM Brandon Taubman and owner Jim Crane pic.twitter.com/LWx2iCEBcC— Kyle Glaser (@KyleAGlaser) October 22, 2019
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 18:44 (four years ago) link
Jack Morris Clubhouse Neanderthal Award winner
― Andy K, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
@davidfolkenflikNEWS: Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman was targeting a female reporter wearing a purple bracelet on domestic violence. She has tweeted frequently on DV; he complained about her tweets offering info on DV hotlines when Roberto Osuna appeared in Astros games in 2018.
She has tweeted frequently on DV; he complained about her tweets offering info on DV hotlines when Roberto Osuna appeared in Astros games in 2018.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 21:37 (four years ago) link
"Yes, yes, I know this particular bunt-sacrifice attempt didn't work, but --"
― Andy K, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 00:16 (four years ago) link
I don’t think I’ve seen Rendon and Soto get overmatched like that all season. Wow.— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) October 23, 2019
― Andy K, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 00:18 (four years ago) link
I think Brantley won't be bunting here.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 00:23 (four years ago) link
u can call him Zimmy
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 00:42 (four years ago) link
Nearly 50 pitches for Scherzer through two innings, the Nats are going to need 3-4 innings from their bullpen.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
I have radio-TV feeds perfectly synced and am unnaturally happy about it
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:09 (four years ago) link
Bregman and Alvarez must be about 1-50 between them.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:18 (four years ago) link
Ha! Did exactly the same thing at a school tournament a few years ago--wrote about somewhere on ILB. (I got called and it cost us the winning run.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:20 (four years ago) link
Exactly my point at the time--my contact was minimal and not intentional.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:22 (four years ago) link
should let the coach tackle him imho
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:23 (four years ago) link
should be reviewable!
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:44 (four years ago) link
unless Scherzer goes 8, I think we see Corbin tonight
and I doubt he's going past 5 now
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link
I don’t think I’ve seen Rendon and Soto get overmatched like that all season. Wow. — Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) October 23, 2019― Andy K, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:18 PM (one hour ago)
― Andy K, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:18 PM (one hour ago)
Wow...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:12 (four years ago) link
lol
― Galangal Baker (WmC), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:15 (four years ago) link
Unreal piece of hitting by Soto to take that pitch to the opposite field.
Corbin warming up!
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:18 (four years ago) link
Five innings so Scherzer can get the curly w
― timellison, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:25 (four years ago) link
that's no factor in the WS
it's just when the pitches ran out
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:37 (four years ago) link
Wasn't saying it was a factor for crying out loud
― timellison, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:43 (four years ago) link
sorry. irony still fails on the interwebz!
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:51 (four years ago) link
I don't think that the Nats can win the WS by using only 4-5 multitasking pitchers like the 2001 Diamondbacks but it'll be fun watching them try.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:55 (four years ago) link
their bullpen has yet to cost em a game, feels like they're due
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 02:58 (four years ago) link
looong road til Doolittle
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:01 (four years ago) link
dunno if you just wanna be cranking fastballs down the middle here
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:02 (four years ago) link
Hudson's the guy they traded for
― timellison, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:11 (four years ago) link
Juan Soto seems like a big deal.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:27 (four years ago) link
Got home from work what did I miss
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:27 (four years ago) link
whoa I don't think I've ever seen anyone tag up from first
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:30 (four years ago) link
daaamn that was in his glove
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:33 (four years ago) link
Doolittle is very good
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 03:53 (four years ago) link
If the Nationals had blown that, I wouldn't have been surprised by a Houston sweep. But they're in good shape now.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 04:00 (four years ago) link
Crazy win. The Astros had better start hitting with RISP. They had their chances.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 04:06 (four years ago) link
silly to get down on Springer given how godly he's been but man that double could've easily been a triple had he not spent 4-5 seconds watching it and he would've tied up the game on the next fly ball
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
Tucker was tagging (also a questionable play) so there was definite traffic on the paths.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
had he not spent 4-5 seconds watching it and he would've tied up the game on the next fly ball
the ball was nearly caught!
also fallacy of the predetermined sac fly
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2019 18:16 (four years ago) link
Holy cow.
― clemenza, Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:14 (four years ago) link
maybe Mike Minor could do better against these guys...
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:16 (four years ago) link
The fact that Washington was at +180 is nuts, Stras is the best pitcher in this series and Verlander might be gassed
― frogbs, Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:17 (four years ago) link
JV did well not to let another run score, but again, about the best he can do is keep his team afloat.
― clemenza, Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:22 (four years ago) link
That was a surprise. I believe conventional wisdom says the second out of an inning at third is okay--worth the risk.
― clemenza, Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
srsly what the hell
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:30 (four years ago) link
not in a lineup like this xp
This is beautiful
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:31 (four years ago) link
These pitchers suck.
― Andy K, Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
They're not hitting at all, though. Didn't work, and it of course looks bad when the next two guys get a hit, but I didn't think it was a bad move.
― clemenza, Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:35 (four years ago) link
you have to assume they're *gonna* hit or they're sunk
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:41 (four years ago) link
PFP
― Andy K, Thursday, 24 October 2019 01:37 (four years ago) link
Okay, got it...that's the point you're making.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
but that can't be right, i saw a screenshot from the video yesterday and it was clear that Strasburg **HUMILIATED** Trump in public
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
hmm, this is a rough moment for all of us evidence-based screen capture-heads. time to rejuvenate by taking it easy, resting for a few hours, then going straight back to looking for another screen capture moment that could attain so many likes and retweets
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:14 (four years ago) link
i saw this one shot of don jr yesterday and it is clear that he actually HATES his father and wants to be far away from his every moment!!
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
Maybe I'll regret opening up this bag of worms ... but I don't see a problem with White House visits. The invitation is to the White House as an institution, that's what this represents. It's not about the sitting president, because this tradition pre-dates him. It would be like winning the Nobel Prize and not showing up because you think the head of the Swedish Academy of Sciences is a dick, or you disagree with the Prize selection process and the politics involved.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 09:55 (four years ago) link
the white house as an institution can get fucked too iirc
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 10:03 (four years ago) link
yeah I wouldn't go under any president tbqh
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 11:56 (four years ago) link
Well OK, if you dislike the institution completely then that's different.
I don't think that's the stance of the players who refused to go, seeing as athletes across all sports have generally gone to these things without objections. Verlander skipped the victory parade in 2017 and got married instead. Everyone has their priorities.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 12:04 (four years ago) link
standing on a stage with trump and smiling about it is nagl for anyone, regardless of what institution is technically hosting the event tho! is, i, think, the thing
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 12:05 (four years ago) link
xxp that's okay the mets aren't going either ; )
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 13:28 (four years ago) link
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:55 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
uh no. it would be like if the head of the swedish academy of sciences was a fuckin nazi
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 6 November 2019 13:42 (four years ago) link
Also it's one thing to go and stand respectfully around because it's part of the traditional post-championship whirlwind.
Quite another to wear a MAGA hat and bro-hug the Bad Orange Man.
Just as it's one thing to Not Go for your own private reasons, and another to Not Go while saying loudly why you're Not Going.
I am okay with three of those four choices.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 13:50 (four years ago) link
I'm OK with three of the four too. I just said I don't have a problem with anyone who chooses to go. Unless you're wearing a MAGA hat, you're not endorsing anybody or their politics.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:17 (four years ago) link
Trump is still an outlier in that regard, he's the one president where it's not about the institution and it's not about the team, it's about him, it's always about him, everything always has to be about him or he has no interest in it. It's why the Warriors and the Eagles were disinvited, because someone was mean to Trump and if you're gonna be mean to Trump then you don't get to meet Trump
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:26 (four years ago) link
you're not endorsing anybody or their politics
That doesn't mean footage of you will not appear in campaign material, which is reason enough not to go.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:33 (four years ago) link
yeah I really disagree. you can either go or not go, and going is consciously rejecting not going
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 November 2019 02:29 (four years ago) link
The invitation is to the White House as an institution, that's what this represents. It's not about the sitting president, because this tradition pre-dates him.
if the invitation were to the white house as an institution, various NBA teams wouldn't have been uninvited
trump is unlike previous sitting presidents, and taking part in his personal glorification/subsumption of others' victories is a choice. you can't go chill with mussolini on his balcony and claim innocence
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 November 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
Bringing up Mussolini and the Nazis undercuts the point you guys are trying to make. But I'm going to roll with it.
Yes, the Warriors and I think the Eagles were disinvited because of stuff they said about Trump. They were the winners in that exchange and Trump was the petulant loser.
But that's not the only way to win. If we're insisting on bringing the Nazis, then lots of people (artists, musicians, sports stars) showed up at Nazi-organized or sponsored events because they still wanted to bring class and culture to the people. Sometimes that's what the public likes and respects. And that's what I'm saying I don't have a problem with.
The Nationals going to the WH and continuing that tradition will live on in people's memories (at least for the people who care about this particular tradition), whereas the names of those who decided to stay home will be quickly forgotten. I'm not blaming anyone who chose to stay home. But that's the way it is.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 7 November 2019 07:22 (four years ago) link
Come on, you can care about the tradition AND understand that preventing a war criminal his photo-op is maybe more important. It's not like the tradition's going to fall apart or something, like players will just stop going in future years because eh it's no big deal.
I don't know how you arrive at that last point: to the contrary it will be the holdouts who are remembered for doing so decades later. Nobody's going to say at Ryan Zimmerman's funeral, "and he attended the WH event with the rest of his team as per custom." I didn't see a lot of the Nats this year but what I'll take away from a couple concentrated weeks of e.g. Anthony Rendon is 1) excellent baseball player and 2) has principles.
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 7 November 2019 12:01 (four years ago) link
The White House: Home of War Criminals Since Teddy Roosevelt
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 November 2019 12:11 (four years ago) link
(I thought it was strange, Hade, that you picked the descrip in which the OG is most like his predecessors)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 November 2019 12:12 (four years ago) link
what's funny is he's lagging in that dept. so far, let's give him another five years
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 7 November 2019 12:50 (four years ago) link