tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8832757229127499136..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: "Hello, I have a collect call from Wesley Snipes..."By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15715960734148632592011-07-07T12:44:23.093-07:002011-07-07T12:44:23.093-07:00How do they come up with these interleague matchup...How do they come up with these interleague matchups? Mets-Yankees I understand. But what do the Phillies have in common with the Mariners and Rangers (besides Cliff Lee)?<br /><br />Fans won't want to miss next week's All-Star game. I watch to see how the managers deftly maintain a balance between playing to win the WS home-field advantage and making sure the players don't injure their fingernails.Lou H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17611461956944372901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33249097290363122562011-07-06T08:24:06.850-07:002011-07-06T08:24:06.850-07:00I caught the PrisonerConnect.com ad during an epis...I caught the PrisonerConnect.com ad during an episode of "The Daily Show" last week and had to rewind it to show it to my wife. She asked me if it was part of the program.<br /><br />Most inappropriate use of babies in a 21st century ad (outside of that weird denim diaper commercial)? I think we have a front-runner.Jimmy JoJo Jr.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54453359546204372272011-07-06T05:04:40.911-07:002011-07-06T05:04:40.911-07:00I'd like to see the DH be part of the National...<i>I'd like to see the DH be part of the National League rules. A pitcher batting is a wasted at bat.</i><br /><br />I guess you didn't Livan Hernandez's <i>beautiful</i> (pinch-hit) sacrifice bunt for Washington in the 10th inning Monday against the Cubs, advancing Jayson Werth to second. He stole third on the next pitch (the first by incoming reliever Carlos Marmol), then scored the game-winner on a wild pitch a few pitches later.<br /><br />I'm not necessarily opposed to the DH; among other things, it allows the number-nine hitter to serve as a quasi-leadoff guy, sort of what White Sox manager Tony LaRussa did with Ozzie Guillen in 1985 and '86 before Ken Harrelson stupidly sacked him.<br /><br />For interleague games, I'd like to see the <i>visiting</i> team's rules used, so people in traditional NL towns (Pittsburgh, Cincinnati) can experience the DH for a few games and vice versa for traditional AL towns such as Detroit and Cleveland.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19163663787950078192011-07-06T03:04:42.300-07:002011-07-06T03:04:42.300-07:00"There’s supposed to be a big Facebook announ..."There’s supposed to be a big Facebook announcement tomorrow. Speculation is either a new video chat feature or dead people will now be able to poke you."<br /><br />Nope. Wrong on both accounts. Facebook is buying PrisonerConnect.bevonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67191429775713675922011-07-05T23:17:33.189-07:002011-07-05T23:17:33.189-07:00Actually. I think the DH puts MORE strategy and op...Actually. I think the DH puts MORE strategy and options in the game. <br /><br />You have to weigh individual match ups more and think two, three batters ahead more. There are fewer easy outs (unless you're facing the Mariners); you have to match a tiring pitcher against a lineup more and guess more at the substitutions the opposing manager goes.gwangunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743626777447874196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5221879071683481242011-07-05T22:36:18.969-07:002011-07-05T22:36:18.969-07:00I don't get the interleague hate...well, I get...I don't get the interleague hate...well, I get it, but I respectfully disagree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60920327157866890342011-07-05T22:08:57.639-07:002011-07-05T22:08:57.639-07:00I gave up what little interest I had in the All St...I gave up what little interest I had in the All Star game when interleague play and the televised batting practice aka Home Run Derby began. <br /><br />However here's the part I've never understood. Most of the time when someone complains about who is in or out of the All Star game their reasoning is usually "Player X has had such a good start to the season that it's a shame to see Player Y who is having his first off year ever taking his spot." Right in the title of the game, it says ALL Star not "hot for a month or two" star. I mean, come on now. All it really is is glorified spring training. I would rather see Albert Pujols in a slump year than Jose Reyes who is hitting 55 points above his career average.<br /><br />And you're right. I take a 2 1/2 week vacation from baseball during the interleague travesty.DwWashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057278992504418291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70806449194476484392011-07-05T20:57:43.141-07:002011-07-05T20:57:43.141-07:00I also hate interleague play, but you gotta admit ...I also hate interleague play, but you gotta admit it's fun to watch AL pitchers try to bat. Even Bartolo Colon's Yankee teammates were cracking up.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18204229361011236582011-07-05T17:09:33.925-07:002011-07-05T17:09:33.925-07:00Looks like Markowitz's HORRIBLE BOSSES was rew...Looks like Markowitz's HORRIBLE BOSSES was rewritten by the team of John Francis Daley (the actor who starred as Sam on the great FREAKS AND GEEKS and is currently on BONES) and Jonathan Goldstein.jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34146093506790878002011-07-05T15:51:15.236-07:002011-07-05T15:51:15.236-07:00I usually do not comment on another commenter howe...I usually do not comment on another commenter however Breadbaker you hit a baseball nerve with your "if I never see the Padres again I'd be very, very content". My Padres are some of the reason you are one game back of .500. In the 6 games that have been played the Mariners have won five of them. You should be happier then hell to see my Padres. <br /><br />As for the DH it is not baseball the way it was meant to be played. What exactly does the Manager have to do in the AL? He doesn't have to decide to keep the pitcher in to bat or replace his bat and loose a pitcher that may be pitching a hell of a good close game, to get a sure fire bat, and do a double switch. (I think I just had a run on sentence or two.) There is no strategy you just have hired guns that come off your bench. As for Cap'n Bob there are those pitchers that can hit or put down that nasty bunt that moves the runner (see Greg Maddux for one). Plus for the most part the pitchers in the American League are human rain delays in the length of time between pitches. <br /><br />Okay my rant for the day.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7090107813335267612011-07-05T14:57:57.744-07:002011-07-05T14:57:57.744-07:00I'd like to see the DH be part of the National...I'd like to see the DH be part of the National League rules. A pitcher batting is a wasted at bat.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25410882307807513432011-07-05T14:49:31.131-07:002011-07-05T14:49:31.131-07:00Ishmael Bissel and The Raiders!
No, doesn't...Ishmael Bissel and The Raiders! <br /><br />No, doesn't quite sing, does it?Kevin Arnoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32341077090612973452011-07-05T14:31:04.781-07:002011-07-05T14:31:04.781-07:00The death of that anti-helmet motorcycle guy was s...The death of that anti-helmet motorcycle guy was such a tragic, funny irony in so many ways.<br /><br />Stephen Colbert did a hilarious reenactment of Paul Revere's ride - according to Sarah Palin's version.<br /><br />Horrible Bosses was a funny script. It's next on my list of movies to see.<br /><br />I love fireworks so much, and I've only missed seeing them on the 4th of July twice in my life.<br /><br />The first time, I was in England, where apparently they don't celebrate the 4th of July for some strange reason. (I'll have to ask Sarah Palin about that.) It felt so weird to me to be anywhere where it was just another day.<br /><br />The second time, in my own personal tragic irony, I had just moved to a new neighborhood and was unaware that they had an annual fireworks show literally one block from my home. My friend and I drove to the opposite side of the Valley to see an annual fireworks show - that was cancelled that year! I got back home just in time to get caught in the traffic after the other fireworks show , which is how I found out about it.<br /><br />The End.cshelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78297670053777333292011-07-05T14:20:31.082-07:002011-07-05T14:20:31.082-07:00The American Leagues doesn't even play basebal...The American Leagues doesn't even play baseball. Get rid of the DH. It's a shame the NL has to play them in the World Series.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83781761190491174822011-07-05T14:05:10.164-07:002011-07-05T14:05:10.164-07:00Tallulah Morehead said...
"His dying words: &...<b>Tallulah Morehead said...</b><br /><i>"His dying words: "I was just trying to make an American Film that doesn't suck."</i><br /><br />*golf clap*l.a.guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38130588952935126992011-07-05T13:56:01.527-07:002011-07-05T13:56:01.527-07:00The Huffington Post headline was from The Onion.
...The Huffington Post headline was from The Onion.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Alan TomlinsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59061271349678827602011-07-05T13:10:47.604-07:002011-07-05T13:10:47.604-07:00I'll be listening, however I will continue to ...I'll be listening, however I will continue to agree to disagree on the issue of interleague play. <br />It's all a matter of getting what New York, Chicago, and LA have always had, a chance to see every team.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69362469681210498552011-07-05T13:10:28.772-07:002011-07-05T13:10:28.772-07:00"You are coming! You are coming!"
Ha!"You are coming! You are coming!"<br /><br />Ha!Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76928448622845672162011-07-05T12:46:35.788-07:002011-07-05T12:46:35.788-07:00Speaking as a native of Redondo Beach, yes, aren&#...Speaking as a native of Redondo Beach, yes, aren't our July 4ths great? And in the background off to the left, you get the Malaga Cove fireworks also. Did you run into my sister? She still lives threre.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28830533159670649592011-07-05T12:43:42.974-07:002011-07-05T12:43:42.974-07:00"Motorcyclist Dies On Ride Protesting Helmet ..."Motorcyclist Dies On Ride Protesting Helmet Law"<br /><br />His dying words: "I was just trying to make an American Film that doesn't suck."Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90785970060519214102011-07-05T11:33:50.153-07:002011-07-05T11:33:50.153-07:00If they're going to have interleague play, whi...If they're going to have interleague play, which basically they do to promote a few "natural" rivalries, they should pool all receipts and expenses for all clubs. Otherwise, the A's and Giants are getting three games each with guaranteed sellouts and no travel expenses, while the Tigers are flying to play in an empty stadium against their "natural" rivals the Rockies or Diamondbacks every year. They could do one round where they use the other team's rules for a novelty and just bag the damn thing as far as I'm concerned. As a Mariners fan, if I never saw the Padres again, I'd be very, very content.Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33512004715213897962011-07-05T10:56:26.636-07:002011-07-05T10:56:26.636-07:00Isn't "Larry Crowne?" Not that it ma...Isn't "Larry Crowne?" Not that it matters. A turd is still a turd no matter what you call it.Michael Zandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64118156169324034922011-07-05T10:22:34.349-07:002011-07-05T10:22:34.349-07:00Yes, I'll be listening, I seldom miss a broadc...Yes, I'll be listening, I seldom miss a broadcast. I like Rick, he's a terrrrrific broadcaster. I was just addressing the air-time imbalance. When Dave N. was here, he'd call the first half of the game on TV, then split the 2nd half on the radio. And I think he and Rick split their time evenly, or as close to it as possible. (Now my curiosity will force me to check the other broadcasts on MLB.com, which is always fun to hear the other voices of the game.) <br /><br />It's just an observation. You guys have the best (legal) jobs in the world!<br /><br />Thanks for the quick answer, too!Miss Skip Caraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22786613408761533012011-07-05T08:49:13.330-07:002011-07-05T08:49:13.330-07:00I can hear Vinnie now -
"And this pinch hit...I can hear Vinnie now - <br /><br />"And this pinch hitter is brought to you by AshleyMadison.com. When you have to go to the bench, check AshleyMadison.com!"Phillip Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498595633633248863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31254629894474447502011-07-05T08:37:01.802-07:002011-07-05T08:37:01.802-07:00Sign me up, too, for the "I hate interleague ...Sign me up, too, for the "I hate interleague baseball" club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com