*** OFFICIAL 2011 MLB Season Thread ***

[WhipperSnapper]

I sure hope Jose Valverde gets to do his funky chicken dance tonight.

 

[hclarkjr]

look the squirrel wanted to play too!!

 

[iRONic]

Suck it, Tampa Bay. Pathetic fans couldn't fill their shitty ballpark for both games of the ALDS again.

 

[basslover1]

Suck it, Tampa Bay. Pathetic fans couldn't fill their shitty ballpark for both games of the ALDS again.

Yea, because at 2 PM on a Tuesday, people have nothing else going on in their lives.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Ben Francisco... no matter what he does here, the fact that THIS is the best right-handed bench guy the Phillies have is just ridiculous.

 

[BrokenVisage]

YEAH BEN I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! ROFL 10 seconds after I made that post too

 

[Perknose]

Wow, did the Phils ever need that Ben Fransisco treat!

 

[iRONic]

Yea, because at 2 PM on a Tuesday, people have nothing else going on in their lives.

Sorry, any other park in MLB would be SRO.

 

[TheVrolok]

YEAH BEN I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! ROFL 10 seconds after I made that post too

A buddy of mine texted me "Ben Francisco, really?" right before the hit, he followed it with "Damn it feels good to be spited."

 

[Perknose]

A buddy of mine texted me "Ben Francisco, really?" right before the hit, he followed it with "Damn it feels good to be spited."

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Nice, he's no jabronie, that Ben Fransisco treat!

 

[basslover1]

Sorry, any other park in MLB would be SRO.

Good for those other parks?

Why does it bother everyone when people don't show up to a game for a team they don't even like?

 

[BrokenVisage]

DAMMIT! Fucking lucky POS bloop hit. Get Schneider in there to catch Worley, Ruiz doesn't know dick about handling him.

 

[mwtgg]

DAMMIT! Fucking lucky POS bloop hit. Get Schneider in there to catch Worley, Ruiz doesn't know dick about handling him.

Really? So then who handles Bastardo and Madson? I'd take my chances with the best catcher in baseball.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Really? So then who handles Bastardo and Madson? I'd take my chances with the best catcher in baseball.

Just venting of course, but best catcher in baseball? I love Chooch but chemistry aside there are some stud catchers out there I'd love to have over him. Runners stealing pretty easy on him lately too, we know he's better than that.

 

[mwtgg]

Just venting of course, but best catcher in baseball? I love Chooch but chemistry aside there are some stud catchers out there I'd love to have over him. Runners stealing pretty easy on him lately too, we know he's better than that.

Base stealing is a two way street. If pitchers forget about base runners, there's not much Ruiz can do. His throws to the bases have been accurate for the most part, but the runner is already there by the time the throw arrives.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Fair enough, and I'll take him on the Phillies for the next decade if he comes cheap.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Nice meatball there by Lidge, geezus..

 

[mwtgg]

LIDGE? REALLY? Come on Charlie...

 

[BrokenVisage]

Oh here's a genius move, bring Madson in with the bases full IN THE 8TH, seriously? Who's going to close, Stutes??

 

[mwtgg]

Could have avoided this by leaving Bastardo in. He's been ridiculous all year (with that short stretch of hiccups).

 

[BrokenVisage]

Wow, the pitch he got the hit on was way outside, can't do much about that.

 

[BrokenVisage]

YEAH GOT 2!

caps

 

[mwtgg]

Lidge has an excellent repertoire of sliders and well... sliders. Doesn't take a rocket surgeon to sit on a umm, I dunno, slider?

 

[Perknose]

YEAH GOT 2!

caps

Thank you, thank you, thank you, oh wise and beneficent FSM, for my religious beliefs involve a semolina based deity and the firm belief that HE cares about the outcomes of professional American sporting events. ()

Now let's make some applesauce out of Motte!

 

[Perknose]

Phew.