07-23-2009, 03:09 PM | #3251 |
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OH MY GOD
Did anyone just fucking see that!!! |
07-23-2009, 03:11 PM | #3252 |
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Officially a perfect game?
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07-23-2009, 03:11 PM | #3253 |
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yeah-
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07-23-2009, 03:12 PM | #3254 |
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What was the big play?
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07-23-2009, 03:12 PM | #3255 |
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Wait a sec...gamecenter said Kaplar doubled at first. Was it actually close to a double or were they just making that up?
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07-23-2009, 03:13 PM | #3256 |
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CF Wise robbed a home run, running into the wall and juggling it to the ground. At least that is how Jon Miller described it on the Giants radio broadcast.
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07-23-2009, 03:14 PM | #3257 |
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It was a long drive deep to CF and Wise leaped up at the wall and made the catch. If he didn't, the ball was going out of the park.
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07-23-2009, 03:15 PM | #3258 |
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Was that the final out?
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07-23-2009, 03:15 PM | #3259 |
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holy shit, that was the craziest catch ever.
edit) first out of the inning. Basically robbed a homer, and then almost dropped it on the way back in, and then more or less barehanded it to control. Insane. Last edited by stevew : 07-23-2009 at 03:18 PM. |
07-23-2009, 03:15 PM | #3260 |
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Impressive.
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07-23-2009, 03:15 PM | #3261 |
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Yeah, his glove was at least a foot over the top of the fence and then he juggled it on the way down before securing it with his non-gloved hand. Pretty awesome.
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07-23-2009, 03:15 PM | #3262 |
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Didn't Wise just come in as a defensive replacement too?
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07-23-2009, 03:16 PM | #3263 |
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MARK BUEHRLE I LOVE YOU
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07-23-2009, 03:16 PM | #3264 |
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The play was the first out of the inning.
Seriously one of the best plays I've ever seen. On the way down he bobbled it and basically had to catch it with his bare hand. |
07-23-2009, 03:18 PM | #3265 |
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That was a great play by Wise, ah well, tip of the hat to Buehrle. Hopefully that's the highlight of the rest of the week for the White Sox.
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07-23-2009, 03:19 PM | #3266 |
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I didn't post here earlier, didn't want to jinx it. but an AMAZING PLAY, and some amazing pitching today. oh yea
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07-23-2009, 03:21 PM | #3267 |
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Reminds me of the Otis Nixon play against the Pirates, except that one preserved a victory.
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07-23-2009, 03:22 PM | #3268 |
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I'm very happy for Mark Buehrle, Dewayne Wise and the White Sox. What an impressive feat.
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07-23-2009, 03:23 PM | #3269 |
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This play apparently happened 15 minutes ago, and I'm increasingly annoyed that I haven't seen the video anywhere.
I love the internet age.
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07-23-2009, 03:24 PM | #3270 |
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Almost sounds like Endy Chavez in the 2006 NLCS against the Cardinals, at least the dead run part (as opposed to having a chance to plant and time the leap).
Enough talk...there's gotta be a link to share. |
07-23-2009, 03:27 PM | #3271 |
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07-23-2009, 03:29 PM | #3272 |
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Seriously. What am I, amish? Let's go!
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07-23-2009, 03:30 PM | #3273 |
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espn people.
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07-23-2009, 03:30 PM | #3274 |
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its amazing, but even more amazing that it was to preserve a perfect game in the 9th inning.
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07-23-2009, 03:31 PM | #3275 |
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also video is on front page of mlb.com
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07-23-2009, 03:33 PM | #3276 |
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07-23-2009, 03:34 PM | #3277 |
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Bunch of people won't be able to tell their boss that they saw a perfect game.
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07-23-2009, 03:34 PM | #3278 |
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Thanks, finally!
Good catch. |
07-23-2009, 03:35 PM | #3279 |
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I couldn't be having a better day! OMG
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07-23-2009, 03:37 PM | #3280 |
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Just watched it on the iphone mlb app.
Unreal play, especially given that that would have been the first play Wise was in for I'm assuming? Nice move by the skipper and Buerhle is probably buying them both an awfully nice dinner.
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07-23-2009, 03:42 PM | #3281 |
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I can't believe Ramon Castro caught the fuckin thing.
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07-23-2009, 03:48 PM | #3282 |
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It's my girlfriends birthday, and she woke up to me screaming and yelling some nonsense about how I'll love dewayne wise for the rest of my life.
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dola damn these people are quick! from Wise' wikipedia page
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There's negotiating and then there is demanding...Bora$ uses the latter. Quote:
So the team needs to take ALL the risk on whether he even makes the team at some point, is able to even play for the majority of his contract, and is worth every penny of the deal? |
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07-23-2009, 08:00 PM | #3287 | |
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Every contract is a balancing act of risk vs. reward. If they don't like the balance then they don't have to sign him.
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07-23-2009, 08:08 PM | #3288 | |
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Wtf? Demanding? Tell you what, I want you to work for min wage. And if you complain, that's "demanding." This just comes across as petty jealousy; "oh my gawd, how dare a player demand big money for his services." The team gets 6 years of cost-controlled major league service. A marginal win is worth about $4M on the open market; 6 ML years of Strasburg will far exceed the value of whatever contract he signs. If the team does not believe Strasburg is worth it, they are free to draft someone else. If he was on the open market, he would get $50M; easily. For him, this may be the only contract of his life, and he's only allowed to negotiate with one party; I'd damn well get every $ I can. |
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07-23-2009, 09:27 PM | #3289 | |
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07-23-2009, 09:56 PM | #3290 |
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i think the problem is that MLB contracts are guaranteed. that seems to be somewhat of a consensus?
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CS, not sure why you are getting so irritated as this is the second time you've quoted me and started with "wtf"...huh? And I'm not jealous of these guys at all, in fact, if it weren't for them I couldn't enjoy the great game of baseball so I'm thankful for them. I have no problem working for minimum wage when I have no experience and I'm the lowest guy on the totem pole...and I'm sure I'm not the only one here who's done it, and I won't be the last. Quote:
So a team that can't afford to miss on that magnitude (need players and don't have the scratch to gamble it away) is left with a pretty big decision...put all the eggs in one basket and hope to God he doesn't get hurt...is as good as advertised...and hope he doesn't get hurt. But on the other hand, some of the more well off guys can take that risk any day of the week and twice on Sundays. If he doesn't work out, that's OK, it's just money and we'll go sign the best guy on the market to take his place...oh well. That's why it bugs me...this system only works for about half a dozen teams...and that's stretching it. |
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Having seen the replays a few times, I'm not sure that the Wise play would have been a Home Run. It looks like it was coming down at a pretty steep angle and would've hit just below the top of the fence.
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Still would've ended the bid for a perfect game, though. And for those keeping score at home, Garrett Jones knocked in a couple of runs (so far) tonight without hitting a homer. |
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Definitely. I'm certainly not suggesting it wasn't a great play.
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07-24-2009, 12:01 AM | #3296 |
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Yeah-Garrett Fuckin' Jones was 3-4 tonight.
The pirates chase Haren in 5, then proceed to give up 10 unanswered runs. Not a good day today. |
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07-24-2009, 10:24 AM | #3298 |
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Can the White Sox get that buffoon off the microphone!
Great performance is almost tainted by that horrendous radio call.
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Radio call? You mean you're referencing a buffoon White Sox announcer and it's NOT Hawk Harrelson? How many can they have over there? I'm trying to avoid watching the Wise play with the sound on for fear of having to hear the uncomfortable sounds of the explosive multiple hillbilly orgasms coming from Hawk. Poor Stoney... I hope he had already bailed out of the booth at that point... |
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No it was Hawk. Heard the call on the radio this morning on my way into work. Wasn't sure if he just did TV or radio for the Sox. But he is embarassing.
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