Jake

Okajima 1/8 in save opportunities?

"Do it OD!"

We've had the lead since the third inning you'd think we've been getting our asses kicked.

The girl's got pipes.

See? The sky is not falling.

Where are those pitches?

I just hope the team doesn't have the same defeated attitude that you people have.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) Apparently not. I guess it's "Kehg" and "Lehg" etc. And I say Flag and Tag the right way, it's the "eg" ones I pronounce differently. I think people that pronounce those words differently just want to be better than us and think that they are normal. I'm gonna get a dictionary and see how it tells me to say those words.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:25 PM) He must have done a search for Nebraska wrestlers and gay porn. He didn't mention that he is the one who discovered their presence on the web site.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:19 PM) And in other news, too good not to share in here:

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:17 PM) Overrated? AJ gets no recognition. Looks like a person who wants to believe something that is false so much that when something comes along to confirm their thought they must say "See? I knew he was bad"

AJ shouldn't be playing today after a night game, especially with the way he struggled last night.

Thornton did his job there.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:12 PM) No, but you weren't sure, were you?

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:01 PM) I'd much rather have my .313 hitter swing away then give himself up in the 5th inning. You don't have unlimited outs. You have 27. Why are you throwing them away in the 5th inning for the possibility to score 1 run? You're not throwing them away for the possibility to score 1 run. You're doing it to score 2 on a single, which are in fact supposed to come at a higher frequency than home runs/doubles. Since the odds are with the guy to make an out anyway, you might as well make it a productive one.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:59 PM) Yes it is. This is the American League. You do it with garbage hitters and/or when you need more than 1 run. You wouldn't expect Thome or Quentin to bunt with two on and none out would you? That's wasting a precious out. You put a good bunter in the two hole for that exact spot. To get an extra man in scoring position with a bunt for the middle of the order hitters.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:57 PM) Exactly. At that point, you are playing for 1 run against the Red Sox in the 5th inning. Giving up outs against the Red Sox is idiotic. In what way were we playing for 1 run? We moved the SECOND man into scoring position, and as an added bonus even a flyout was a run, for our 3/4/5 hitters who normally come up big in those situations.

Bunting with two on and no out is never the wrong choice.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:46 PM) No, we took the bat out of the hands of our best player by bunting. You wouldn't see the Cardinals doing that in front of Pujols. They didn't hit him on purpose. They wanted to pitch to him, there is just as much danger batting behind him. In real baseball, you just rarely put somebody on voluntarily, particularly down two runs.

Gavin pitching like a big boy, Alexei fielding like one.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:39 PM) AJP shouldn't be hitting in the 2nd spot of the order then. You can't play for one run like this against Boston when you have a terrible bullpen. We were playing for 2 runs. 2 hitters bunt, especially with 2 on and none out. That is the epitome of a bunt situation. Moving two men instead of one into scoring position for your 3, 4, and 5 hitters is absolutely the textbook thing to do.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:29 PM) Of course he does....haven't you seen that commerical?? I was hoping Aardsma would botch it so Hawk could say, "It's amazing what a bunt can do!"

QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:21 PM) Biting my style is not allowed.I trademark all my sigs. I copied and pasted and everything.

Not to make this moment awkward but........I have an erection.

QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:06 PM) When we make the playoffs. fixed.