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Help me, Gio-Minarchist, you’re my only hope! 34

28 Jun 2011  |  monkeyball  |Game Thread

Yeah, that’s a poseur, alrighty.

34 thoughts on “Help me, Gio-Minarchist, you’re my only hope!”

  1. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 28,2011 8:47 pm

    Sac fly, whoo hoo! Kurt’s on the comeback trail!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  2. Soaker Jun 28,2011 8:52 pm

    Now this here group is highly knowledgeable about baseball, but I’m guessing I’m not the only one who had no idea about Jose Lopez being a Marlin now.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  3. monkeyball Jun 28,2011 9:31 pm

    The nucleus had been … Peeled away?

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  4. monkeyball Jun 28,2011 9:31 pm

    Sometimes I FKn hate work

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  5. monkeyball Jun 28,2011 9:32 pm

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  6. monkeyball Jun 28,2011 9:43 pm

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 28,2011 9:48 pm || Up

      Hee hee!

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • nevermoor Jun 29,2011 12:36 am || Up

      Sure, but with a massive rain delay it’s more plausible than normal.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  7. Leopold Bloom Jun 28,2011 9:49 pm

    Gio dealing.

    • dmoas Jun 28,2011 10:04 pm || Up

      Hold ’em, stud, draw? What???!!!

      • monkeyball Jun 28,2011 10:35 pm || Up

        Meth

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • dmoas Jun 28,2011 10:38 pm || Up

          That makes sense. They’re no longer able to use it so they have to get rid of their stash and recoup the costs somehow.

  8. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 28,2011 9:56 pm

    Four hits, total, through six innings. One hit for every 600 fans.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  9. dmoas Jun 28,2011 10:03 pm

    Okay, they really fucking need to change that rule. The home plate ump should NEVER be allowed to make that call himself. Yes, it helps the A’s and all, but it really is fucking ridiculous. The home plate ump needs to be watching the ball and only the ball (or replaced by an awesome machine and then he can just focus on looking pretty).

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 28,2011 10:08 pm || Up

      But the home plate umpire calls dozens of swinging strikes every game; obviously you wouldn’t have 1B/3B call every swinging strike. So there’s nothing I can imagine you’d change by rule. My sense is that in practice most plate umps don’t call the swing if it’s close anyway, precisely for the reasons we just saw…you look stupid.

      That was a horrible call, no way that was a swing by Sanchez.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • dmoas Jun 28,2011 10:17 pm || Up

        If I’m recalling correctly, I believe college Baseball already has a rule in place for this. To me it seems simple, if the bat is “swung” and goes behind the hitter’s back, the home plate ump can make the call, otherwise appeal. Unfortunately umps really don’t have a problem with looking stupid. Alternatively, you can allow the hitter the chance to appeal to the base 1B/3B ump on a check swing if the home plate ump calls it, though this has it’s own can of worms too.

        • nevermoor Jun 29,2011 12:37 am || Up

          Yeah, no way they overrule the HP ump.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
          • dmoas Jun 29,2011 7:08 am || Up

            Hence the need for that kind of check swing call to be completely removed from the HPU’s authority. Base umps get it wrong too, but at least they have an actual view of the play.

            • nevermoor Jun 29,2011 7:39 am || Up

              Agreed. I’m just saying batter appeals don’t work.

              "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
              • suspicious coin Jun 29,2011 6:06 pm || Up

                I’m bookmarking this for when you get nominated to the ninth circuit.

  10. suspicious coin Jun 28,2011 10:14 pm

    If FUUUUUUU comes into this game, I swear I’ll snap.

    • dmoas Jun 28,2011 10:20 pm || Up

      Bailey should be available with yesterday’s off day. I give it a 0% chance FU gets into the game unless Bailey FUs.

  11. suspicious coin Jun 28,2011 10:19 pm

    Badenhop? Where are Moose and Skverril?

  12. suspicious coin Jun 28,2011 10:43 pm

    This Bailey character is pretty good.

  13. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 28,2011 10:43 pm

    Awesome!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  14. JediLeroy Jun 28,2011 10:44 pm

    Bailey is freaking awesome.

    Didn’t watch the game, but according to the box score, the pitching was phenomenal tonight.

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    • dmoas Jun 28,2011 10:52 pm || Up

      The box score provides an accurate picture.

  15. suspicious coin Jun 28,2011 11:33 pm

    What happened to all of Gio’s walks?

    • suspicious coin Jun 28,2011 11:36 pm || Up

      Ok, looking at bbref, I see that his walk rate is still pretty high.

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