Indians-Rockies Live Blog

(06/19/2008)

8:51

Hi everybody, this is Matt Vasgersian typing under the name "B" for this Interleague Baseball is Boring showdown between the Colorado Rocky Mountains and the Cleveland American-Indians.

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Remember, your comments are appreciated and will be posted throughout the game, because God knows Baseball is Hell of Boring and sometimes you just want to talk about time-travel or video games or whatever

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The game should begin in about 8 minutes.

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:52

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I will be watching the game on STO, which was also the finishing move of former WWE superstar Kenzo Suzuki.

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:53

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"Sports Time Ohio," bringing you all the high-def Indians games and incredibly low-def local wrestling you can handle.

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:54

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

If it ain't in a bingo hall, it ain't wrasslin

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:55 MDT

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On a loosely related STO commercial note, I think somebody should work the Subway 5 Dollar Footlong hand jive into a baseball commercial.

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:55

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Ben Francisco can be on second and looks over at Eric Wedge, who does the five dollar footlong thing, and then Ben is like

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and somebody swings and hits a Subway sandwich into his mouth a la Happy Gilmore

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:56

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According to commentary, Coors Field is a bad place to play for the Indians. Also a bad place for the Indians: every other stadium

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:56

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Bottom of the 9th Factoid: The Indians won 18 straight home games in 1994. You know, a "factoid" is supposed to be an incorrect fact used to manipulate public opinion.

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:57

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So maybe the Indians only won 2 games in a row in 1994 and they're trying to make me think it was something special.

Thursday June 19, 2008 8:58

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Bottom of the 9th Fugitoid:

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9:00	Who will win tonight's game? Cleveland ( 24% ) Colorado ( 18% ) the Triceritons ( 59% ) Thursday June 19, 2008 9:00

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Opening game graphic: The Indians standing with their arms crossed in a lightning storm. See, I told you.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:01

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

goddamn Triceriton fans. Insufferable.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:02 MDT

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Their biggest fan: Prime Leader Zanramon

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:02

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Up next: "The Games"

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:03

9:05

A beautiful evening in downtown Dinner Golorado for game 3 of the Indians/Rockies interleague series. The Indians lost a coin toss, so they'll hit first.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:05

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The Indians are now in fourth place, which puts them only 2 1/2 games ahead of the Royals.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:05

9:06

Jeremy Sowers is pitching for Cleveland. Don't be confused: Jeremy Sowers are still only 60 minutes each.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:06

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Jorge De La Rosa ("George of the Roses") is on the hill for Colorado.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:06

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"Jorge" is what you say when you want to get the attention of a prostitute.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:07

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Coors Field is playing "Back in Black" by AC/DC over their speakers to celebrate the Rockies long awaited return to black uniforms (I guess)

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:07

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Tim Tschida is your 2b Umpire, and that is seriously the weirdest way to spell "cheater" ever.

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Up first: Grady Sizemore.

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You may remember him as the good friend of Fred Sanford on the hit show "Sanford and Son."

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No matter how much you sigh, Grady does so more than you.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:09

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The hideous demon-faced Jamey Carroll is warming up on deck. Somebody shoot him with a tranq before he steps in.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:09

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

At this rate, you'll be out of puns by the middle of the third. Pace yourself!

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:10 MDT

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Grady grounds to the second baseman but they can't get their rocks together quickly enough to get the ball to first, and biscuits_and_grady is safe.

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So, a runner on first for... eesh, I don't want to look at my television.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:10

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:11 MDT

9:11

Seriously how many beers does a mother have to drink to make her son's head carry a face like that.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:11

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The guy looks like a sewer rat.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:11

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In high definition it's like I'm watching Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D and he's going to come lunging out at me from his dank lava pit

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:12

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Grady gets picked off, but instead of diving back he just keeps running and makes the Rockies look like stooges by STEALING SECOND ANYWAY

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:12

9:13

Jeff Baker threw the ball too high.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:13

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Baker was born in Bad Kissingen, Germany, and would've made that throw if he'd been born in the good Kissingen.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:13

9:14

Carroll grounds out to second. The first baseman shields his eyes and just holds his glove out there.

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Up next:

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

I think I dated Bad Kissingen.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:14 MDT

9:15

Oh snap, Cosbyness is next to Godliness and Ben Frank takes them deep to center!

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:15

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kids today listen to the rap music: Cleveland 2, Colorado 0

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:16

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The homerun is "STO's McDonald's I'm Lovin' It," which makes no grammatical or practical sense and is just a jabbered series of names and verbs

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:16

9:17

Two developments while I was typing that: 1) it's raining, 2) Ryan Garko is hit by a pitch

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:17

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That's the 9th time he's been hit this year, as GonnyGarko is on a Biggioan Pace for HBP.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:17

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Big JH Jhonny Peralta is at the plate now, 0 for his last Face

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:18

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Peralta, clearly storing nuts for the winter, takes a Sandman quality hack at a ball out of the zone, loses his balance, and strikes out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:18

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2 down, a runner at first, and a giant beard for Casey Blake

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When it rains in Colorado does the rain hurt less because it hasn't fallen as far?

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If it rained in Death Valley would it slice you in half on the way down?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:20

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Blake strikes out despite his overwhelming Giambian Streak Beard and we're out of the Indians half of the first.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:20

9:21

BOTTOM OF THE 1ST - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 0
On the homerun by Ben Francisco.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:21

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When we return, Willy Taveras starts it off for the Rockies.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:22

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Baseball is Boring for Kids Fun Fact! In game 4 of the 2005 NLCS, Willy scored the winning run as a pinch-runner by touching home plate. This is 1 more home plate than Matt Holliday touched in the 2007 NLCS.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:22

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It's starting to rain hard enough to see from the far cam and everybody is taking cover, which is weird, because the skies are blue and only partly cloudy.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:23

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Taveras pops out on the ground for the first out.

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Don't leave Jeremy out too long. Jeremy Sowers.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:23

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"Jeremy Sowers" is when you've listened to Pearl Jam's "Ten" too many times.

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Up now, Omar "The Hedgehog" Quintanilla.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:24

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If anybody has any Dugout screen name suggestions for somebody named "Quintanilla" that doesn't use "Omar" and doesn't include the word "Wafers" I'd like to hear it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:24

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

"my_super_sweet_quintanilla"?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:25 MDT

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Quintantarantino? No, that's terrible. That's "LaCoolSa" terrible.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:25

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It's funny, "MannyTheTorpedoes" isn't a very good name at all, but we gave it to Manny and he's awesome and now we can't change it without feeling terrible about it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:26

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

VerbalQuint?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:26 MDT

9:26

Quint grounds out to short but Peralta throws to ball STRAIGHT UP INTO THE G D AIR and "TanillaGorilla" is on with an infield single.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:26

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Seriously, Peralta looked like he was shootingk hoobs out there.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:26

9:27

Shoppach backhands a ball behind the plate because he is a terrible catcher and Quintanilla moves to second. Batting: Matt Holliday.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:27

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In 2004, Matt was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team. No word on whether or not Don Russ ever rated him.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:27

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I wonder if Don Russ had a sincere, logical system for rating rookies, like sabermetrics, or if he just sat in a lawn chair and when somebody said "Gregg Jefferies" he bellowed "GIVE HIM A 5"

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:29

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Similar question: is Bull Durham a baseball movie or a SportsFlick

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:30

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Holliday lines a ball past Peralta because Peralta is the slowest man alive and has the range of a shitty paper towel. Quintanilla comes in from second and it's a 2-1 ballgame.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:30

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Garret Atkins pops a ball up before I can make a joke about him.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:31

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Garrett Atkins would be a better hitter if he didn't skimp on the carbohydrates.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:31

9:32

Gold Glove nominee Jeff Baker is in now.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:32

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The number one Google search result for "Jeff Baker" is not Jeff Baker the baseball player. It's Jeff Baker THE PSYCHIC. Makes you wonder if there's a puppet comedian named Albert Pujols lingering on page 18.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:32

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"jalapeno on e'stick"

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:32

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Baker flies out to The Goot in right to end the inning.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:32

9:33

TOP OF THE 2ND - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 1
Thanks to Jhonny Peralta's intense, methodical glovework.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:33

9:34

Don Russ: "Todd Frowirth? He doesn't Frowirth a damn! Score of 2!"

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:34

9:35

Franklin Gutierrez's inevitable ground-out is brought to you by Ford. Ford trucks: Built Ford Tough.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:35

9:36

There's an Indians fan in the crowd holding up a sign about Ohio. Hey guy, you could pay for a trip for the entire family to watch the Indians play in Colorado but you couldn't swing the extra 15 bucks to get somebody's name on the back of that jersey, eh?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:36

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"I don't like any of the players, I wear this jersey to support indians"

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:36

9:37

Goot loses valuable Ford sponsorship by striking out. One away.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:37

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Up now, Kelly Shoppach, who could make the bat hit the ball and STILL not make contact.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:37

9:39

De la Rosa hits Shoppach with a pitch. Well, he throws it at him and the ball goes straight through his leg and hits the backstop. Second hit batsperson of the game.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:39

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[Comment From DougDoug: ]

What's the score? And were are your fans?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:39 Doug

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the navigational arrows on the side of this box allow you to scroll up and down you know

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:39

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I do not know were hour fans are

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:40

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Sowers sacrifices to move Shoppach to second, bringing up Grady with a man in scoring position.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:40

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[Comment From DougDoug: ]

I know, but I didn't see any comments for the last 10 minutes. I wanted to break the strike. Sheesh.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:42 Doug

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A shout-out to our forum regular Matt Rodriguez, who is currently driving around with his wife and child. A second shout-out to the rest of the Progressive Boink forum, who I guess are somewhere arguing the semantics of food

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:42

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Grady stikes out to end the inning.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:42

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ATTN: DOUG
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 1

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:43

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Due up for Golorado: Brad Hawpe

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:43

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Did you know? Brad Hawpe has a daughter named after three baseball greats: Steve Avery, Mark Grace, and Brad Hawpe.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:44

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

His daughter's named Steve?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:44 MDT

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"Avery Grace Hawpe"

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:44

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He has a son named "Shawon Dunston Hawpe"

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:44

9:46

Last inning's run will not be charged to Sowers because of the passed-ball. Hawpe strikes out. THE SHUTOUT IS STILL ON

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:46

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[Comment From MDTMDT: ]

Hawpe along now, Brad

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:46 MDT

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Up next: Yorvit "Your Feet Are Terrible" Torrealba

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:46

9:47

Carroll picks up the ground ball with his locking jaw and spits it to first for the second out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:47

9:47

Alltell text poll question: Who was the Rockies 1st pick in the expansion draft?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:47

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Answer: that black guy who stands outside of Coors Field and pretends to be a robot

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:48

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Their second pick: Dinger, who should've totally been named "Denver the Last Dinosaur."

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He's their friend, and a whole lot more.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:48

9:49

Doug Bernier decides he isn't Bernie enough and just gives up and goes back into the dugout, ending the inning.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:49

9:49

TOP OF THE 3RD - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 1

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:49

9:50

on STO: "All Bets Are Off with Bruce Drennan." Hey Bruce, I bet I'm going to punch you in your god damned mouth.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:50

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Dark clouds are moving over the field as Jamey Carroll takes another shot. Coincidence?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:51

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Jamey Carroll has a genetic inability to swing at the first two strikes thrown to him. They should just make him ghost 0-2 when it's his turn to bat.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:51

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Carroll strikes out but the ball gets away, so he speeds to first anyway and the catcher just kind of mosies around. Runner on first now for /benfrancisco.jpg

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:52

9:53

For all of you who are reading this several hours after the game is over, how's it going, did you enjoy your Thursday night

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:53

9:54

Office re-run liveblogging: Michael is a jerk 99% of the time, but when somebody does something kind of mean or inconsiderate to him we're supposed to feel bad about it

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:54

9:55

Dwight does something nobody would actually do
Jim makes the Jim face
Jenna Fischer acts by lowering her head and looking away

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:55

9:55

episode has B.J. Novak in the credits but he only shows up for a second

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:55

9:56

Anyway, several hours ago Ben Francisco makes it to first by the thread of his sweater on an almost-double play and there's still on for R. Garko

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:56

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Fancisco tries to steal and gets a huge jump, but then screws it all up by sliding like Vlad Guerrero and gets tagged out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:56

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He was sliding while he was still standing up, if you can picture that.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:56

9:57

It looked like he was trying to jump kick the second baseman in the foot.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:57

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Garko strikes out making it SIX strikeouts in three innings.

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:57

9:58

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 1

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:58

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[Comment From verlanderlay industriesverlanderlay industries: ]

Thome ...err Grako K's!

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:58 verlanderlay industries

9:58

I feel like someone just visited me at the old folks home. Hello, friend!

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:58

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how was your afternoon

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:58

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[Comment From verlanderlay industriesverlanderlay industries: ]

terrible day, i need this to justify my day, are you watching the STO feed?

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:59 verlanderlay industries

9:59

I am! how is cathy

Thursday June 19, 2008 9:59

10:00

[Comment From verlanderlay industriesverlanderlay industries: ]

cathy is just fine, had her baby

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:00 verlanderlay industries

10:00

that's great

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:00

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sigh

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:00

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Anyway, back to the game, JDL Rosa grounds directly into the glove of Jhonny Peralta, who uses his entire skill catalogue to close his glove on it, throw it to first, and get him out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:00

10:00

Willy Taveras is back up now.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:00

10:01

Baseball is Boring for Kids Fun Fact! He fielded former teammate Craig Biggio's 3000th career hit and threw him out trying to advance to second base. Then when Biggio was walking back to the dugout he was hit in the elbow by a throw from Tavares.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:01

10:01

Willy lays down a picture perfect bunt and is all the way at first before anybody else moves.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:01

10:02

Runner on first for Quintaro, evil boss of Outworld

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:02

10:02

Omar was initially drafted by the Oakland Athletics, but in 2005, while still a minor leaguer, he was traded for pitcher Joe Kennedy. Welp, guess we know who got the short end of that trade!

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:02

10:04

Quintanilla lines out to Jhonny Peralta who just stands there and doesn't blink and I don't know if he's breathing

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:04

10:04

Somewhere in the clubhouse Troy Tulowitzki is showing grit and leadership on the 15-day DL

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:04

10:04

Matt Holliday up now, 5-9 in the series.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:04

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In December of last year, Holliday had his #24 high school jersey retired in a ceremony at Stillwater High School, a school that is musically talented but will never make it big because of a dispute over a T-shirt.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:05

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Holliday's high school's mascot: the Stillwater High Fever Dogs.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:05

10:07

Taveras gets his 32nd stolen base of the year, which solidifies his lead over the National League and puts him only 8 behind AL leader Bartolo Colon

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:07

10:08

Holliday is ruined by a religious relative and strikes out to end the inning.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:08

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TOP OF THE 4TH - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 1

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Talking point

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:08

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[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Awesome Kong destroying everyone is better than when Goldberg did it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:08 Guest

10:09

Anything that involves Cheerleader Melissa in elaborate eye makeup is better than anything that doesn't.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:09

10:09

I should just start doing Fanhouse updates about Cheerleader Melissa and ignore John and Alana when they tell me to stop.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:09

10:10

Oh, on that note, congrats to John Ness for getting future endeavored by AOL and moving on to an awesome job elsewhere. You've been a great boss, chief, and I wish you the very best.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:10

10:10

And now for something completely different, here's f*cking Jhonny Peralta again

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:10

10:11

Peralta hits off of a tee but gets thrown out at first for the first out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:11

10:11

Casey Blake takes a strike, 1-1 the count.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:11

10:11

"Casey Blake" is when an Asian man's suitcase malfunctions.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:11

10:12

(although that might be "case-oo blake")

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:12

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Liner to right for Blake and he hustles around first for the double.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:12

10:13

He slides headfirst into second, and the groundscrew has to come out now to get all the pubic facial hair off the field.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:13

10:13

Franklin Gutierrez in now, he struck out six times his first time up.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:13

10:15

Goot strikes out a few more times, and now Sowers is gonna strate up hammer some shit ya feel me

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:15

10:16

Jeremy Sowers is gonna ducksnort with lethal tenacity

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:16

10:16

Willy Taveras is playing so far in he is basically standing on the pitchers mound

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:16

10:16

Sowers has hair like one of the kids from Home Improvement.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:16

10:17

Mark, in the later seasons.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:17

10:17

Hahah 3-0 to the pitcher after intentionally walking the catcher.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:17

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[Comment From wagnike2wagnike2: ]

Emo Era Mark?

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:17 wagnike2

10:17

the very same

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:17

10:17

The "take" sign is on, so either it's 3-1 or my ex-girlfriend is at bat

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:17

10:18

When Mark started wearing dog collars they should've done a storyline where Tim copes with it by just building a car around him

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:18

10:19

De la Rosa strikes out his eigth man of the game to end the inning. Baseball is... well, baseball is pretty boring at this point. Sorry guys, I guess we can't time travel every week.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:19

10:19

BOTTOM OF THE WHAT, THE 4TH? CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 1

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:19

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Alternate theories about Tim's relationship with Mark

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:20

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[Comment From wagnike2wagnike2: ]

Or ran over his friend Ronnie with that ultra powered mower that he raced Bob Vila on.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:20 wagnike2

10:20

Ultra powered mower Bob Villa race < souped-up coupe Bob Villa race

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:20

10:20

that's the one Tim loses on purpose to preserve his car

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:20

10:21

Garret Atkins steps in, a first-pitch flyout in his first at-bat.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:21

10:21

Interesting note: Atkins is 28, unmarried, and for the past four seasons has lived with teammate Matt Holliday and family during spring training. That makes Leslee Holliday "You," Matt Holliday "Me," and Garret Atkins "Dupree."

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:21

10:22

Blake bobbles the ball at third trying to do a backhand and Atkins is on at first. It's ruled a base hit and not an error, even though everything Blake did there was pretty much "error"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:22

10:22

it's ya boy Jeff Baker

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:22

10:22

According to Wikipedia, Baker's major sponsorships are Nike, Kaenon Eyeware, Wilson and Chevrolet. Guess that explains all those slow motion Jeff Baker "WE ARE ALL WITNESSES" commercials during the Superbowl!

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:22

10:22

Jeff Baker sweats blue sports drink.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:22

10:23

Or purple sports drink, I guess.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:23

10:23

Jeff Baker: He's Got What Plants Crave

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:23

10:24

Kelly Shoppach looks like one of those guys you'd see on the team in a sports movie who isn't the hero or a friend/antagonist.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:24

10:24

Baker loses valuable Kaenon Eyeware money by flying out to center.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:24

10:25

Here's Brad Hawpe.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:25

10:25

Hawpe went to Boswell High School (THE BOZ) in Fort Worth, Texas and won a Texas 4A State Championship. I didn't know there was a "4" A. I guess that explains what Jorge Julio has been playing.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:25

10:26

What is a Fort Worth?
= a bunch of pillows

( 45% )

the cost of a cardboard box

( 18% )

several thousand dollars

( 9% )

14 days

( 27% )

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:26

10:27

Hawpe drives a ball down the third base line and it's fair, so the Rockies are set up with runners on 2nd and 3rd with only one out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:27

10:27

Meanwhile, on TNA iMPACT:

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:27

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[Comment From wagnike2wagnike2: ]

Matt Morgan going on about how he was a McDonalds all-star, oh my.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:27 wagnike2

10:27

he ate the most Arches Deluxe

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:27

10:28

Mama Torrealba's baby boy grounds to Casey Blake, who does a forward somersault to prove his jazz gymnastics and can't make a play. One run in.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:28

10:28

Infield single makes it 2-2, still only one out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:28

10:29

Bernier strives to prove just how Bernie he is in his second at-bat

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:29

10:29

I would wager "quite bernie," meaning that if I were to touch him I would be somewhat burnt

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:29

10:30

Bernier strikes out. I don't know, maybe his middle name is "Less" and we just don't have the full story.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:30

10:30

De La Rosa steps into the batters box and suddenly four more Indians have struck out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:30

10:30

(they're playing reverse baseball now)

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:30

10:31

Sowers strikes HIM out and we're on our way to a perfect game of bowling

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:31

10:32

TOP OF THE... UGH, ONLY THE 5TH - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 2
On the infield hit by Your Feet Are Terrible

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:32

10:33

Indians baseball on Sports Time Ohio is brought to you by Paninis! Home of the overstuffed sandwich!

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:33

10:33

Leading off the fifth: the top of the order for Cleveland. Sizemore, DEMON, and Francisco.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:33

10:34

Come on Grady, let's see one of those random ass homeruns.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:34

10:35

My cat is laying in the hallway desperate for attention but I have chosen the profession of "typing out what Jorge De La Rosa does" so he will remain lonely

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:35

10:36

SIZMORE strikes out AGAIN, and that's a new career high of 9 for JDLR

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:36

10:36

Jamey Carroll grounds out, STO announcers say that Quintanilla is "like a bug on a rug"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:36

10:36

[Comment From kckc: ]

It seems JDLR only knows how to pitch against the AL Central.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:36 kc

10:37

The way things are going in the division that might not be the worst thing. You can be 10 games under .500 and still only be a few games back.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:37

10:37

Eric Wedge's goatee is looking particularly grizzled and aged.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:37

10:38

Francisco is the 10th strikeout and the Indians go down like Umaga against anybody on the Raw roster, 1-2-3.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:38

10:38

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE 5TH - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 2

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:38

10:38

/points cane at screen

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:38

10:39

Re: Wedge's goat

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:39

10:39

[Comment From FarthammerFarthammer: ]

The Eckstein of goatees; it has more hustle and heart than other goatees.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:39 Farthammer

10:39

A wise analogy from the guy who farted in the face of Asian Loni

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:39

10:40

Awesome, AOL Fanhouse First Mentions tonight for both Cheerleader Melissa and monnomial porn star Loni

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:40

10:41

Taveras bunts again, Casey Blake throws the ball into the first base stands CAUSE HE'S EXCITED ABOUT THE BASEBALL

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:41

10:42

[Comment From FarthammerFarthammer: ]

This is the most enjoyment I have ever gotten from a Rockies game.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:42 Farthammer

10:42

Glad somebody is enjoying it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:42

10:42

Taveras makes it to second and Blake is awarded two errors, because he deserves it. Quintanilla grounds out to the pitcher, but the runner moves to third.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:42

10:43

Infield is in for Matt Holliday?

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:43

10:43

In 2006, Holliday stole home as part of a double steal in an August 9 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Well, he didn't really "steal" home as much as slide past it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:43

10:43

Line drive base hit and the Rockies take the lead 3-2.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:43

10:44

[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

I've often thought about naming different sections of Jacobs Field for different players. So far I have : Grady's Ladies, Choo's Crew, Blake's Blokes, Shoppach's Polacks, and "What The Hell Rhymes With Garko".

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:44 triberocks4

10:45

We did that the last time the Indians were in a Baseball is Boring. I think the best one I came up with was "Dellucci's Hoochies"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:45

10:45

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Cliff Lees Centipedes

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:45 Chris Gee

10:45

or "Lees Press On Nails"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:45

10:46

that's catchy AND descriptive

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:46

10:46

Double-play ends the inning. d'oh

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:46

10:46

TOP OF THE 6TH - CLEVELAND 2, COLORADO 3
Thanks to some wonky throwing and a base hit by Holliday.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:46

10:47

More Indian fangirl sects: "Mastny's Nasties"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:47

10:48

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Byrds Turds

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:48 Chris Gee

10:48

Sal Fasano's Gal Fasanos

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:48

10:49

Jim Thome's Nobody Ryan Garko steps in, 0-for-seemingly-everything after driving in like 200 RBI last week

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:49

10:49

I met Garko at a bank grand opening last Saturday. You could take your picture with Josh Barfield, but when Garko came out the were like NO CAMERAS NO CAMERAS CONFISCATE THE CAMERAS

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:49

10:49

so either he's worried about girls bothering him too much or Ryan Garko is a vampire

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:49

10:50

[Comment From mr. thundercleesmr. thunderclees: ]

count garkula

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:50 mr. thunderclees

10:51

2-2 to Jhonny Peralta now, trying to make up for Garko being stabbed through the heart with silver and sent sulking back to the dugout

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:51

10:51

Peralta does the only thing he's good at: grounding out to short

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:51

10:51

Tuesday vs. the Giants at Progressive Field - Travis Hafner Bobble-shoulders Night

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:51

10:53

Casey Blake DINGERS AT SHIT into deep post-outfield and the game is tied up 3-3. The announcers say CLEVELAND TAKES THE LEAD 3-2 because they aren't paying close enough attention despite getting paid to pay attention

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:53

10:53

[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

That was one of the lesser enthusiastic home run calls by Hammy in recent months. Maybe he can't gulp down the mile-high air fast enough.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:53 triberocks4

10:53

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Jhonny's Honeys?

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:53 Luigi Thirty

10:53

No, we did that one, we came up with "Peralta's Gir-altas"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:53

10:54

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Sabathias Pentathalons

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:54 Chris Gee

10:54

"Hafner's Injured Half-Assing It Female Fans"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:54

10:55

Hafner should wear a shirt that says "I'd Rather Be Troy Glaus"

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:55

10:55

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

hahah

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:55 Chris Gee

10:55

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

id rather be Casey Kotchman

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:55 Chris Gee

10:56

BOTTOM OF THE 6TH - CLEVELAND 3, COLORADO 3
on the homerun by Crazy Beard Face

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:56

10:56

JEFF BAKER HOME RUNS

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:56

10:56

The three most legendary men in baseball: 80s pitcher John Butcher, Jeff Baker, and John Bolles, the guy who made the place where the Giants used the play.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:56

10:56

And how do you think they got there? They all jumped out of a rotten tomato! Twas enough to make Eddie Fisher stare.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:56

10:57

This is Baker's third home run of the series, which means that the Indians have given up THREE HOME RUNS TO JEFF BAKER

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:57

10:57

[Comment From cowmanbhcowmanbh: ]

Three more would be a Baker's Dozen

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:57 cowmanbh

10:58

joke of the night, folks /slow clap

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:58

10:58

Brad Hawpe begins a thrilling at-bat by just being Brad Hawpe. He ends it much in the same way.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:58

10:58

The son of a woman who said "You know what we should name him? Yorvit." is up now.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:58

10:59

Manny Corpses is warming up in the bullpen.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:59

10:59

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Torrealba's Whorealbas.

Thursday June 19, 2008 10:59 Luigi Thirty

11:00

Yorvit gets a one-out double, and now he's in Scorealba

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:00

11:00

[Comment From kckc: ]

count garkula and now walking corpses? Is thisB-flick horror night at the ballpark?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:00 kc

11:00

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Matt Hollidays Travel Insurance

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:00 Chris Gee

11:00

Corpas' Christies

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:00

11:01

George Lucas' favorite baseball player, Ryan Spilborghs is on deck. Doug Bernier is the only thing keeping us from him.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:01

11:02

Peralta mistakes the line drive for a lemon meringue and catches it mid-flight for the out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:02

11:03

[Comment From MikeMike: ]

Does spilborghs still have that thing growing below his lip, it was out of control a while ago.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:03 Mike

11:03

Wait, Spilborghs is apparently A CLEVER TRICK and Scott Podsednik is actually the pinch hitter.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:03

11:03

[Comment From sdeesdee: ]

Jeff Baker looks like a person who would be on that geuss who game

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:03 sdee

11:03

Up after Podsednik: TOM

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:03

11:04

After the game Jeff Baker says "LETS PLAY AGAIN"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:04

11:05

Podsednik and the "Podsednik effect" used to be winning championships for the White Sox, and now he's grounding out to end the inning as a pinch hitter for the Colorado Rockies.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:05

11:06

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Podsednik's Giveheadniks?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:06 Luigi Thirty

11:06

TOP OF THE 7TH - CLEVELAND 3, COLORADO 3

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:06

11:06

[Comment From MikeMike: ]

Good everyone on the rockies deserves to lose.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:06 Mike

11:06

I'm going to refer to the next woman I meet as a "giveheadnik"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:06

11:06

wait, no

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:06

11:07

CLEVELAND 3, COLORADO 4

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:07

11:07

[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

Can't blame ya for fudging the score a bit. With our bullpen, we'll take all the blogging errors we can get.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:07 triberocks4

11:07

THE ORIOLES 4, COLORADO NOTHING

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:07

11:08

Pitching now is House of Manny Corpas.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:08

11:08

Shoppach "hits a home run in an elevator shaft" for the first out. I wouldn't go that far. He popped out in an elevator shaft.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:08

11:09

YES, SHIN-SOO CHOO PINCH HITTI- aw and he grounds out

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:09

11:10

Up now - Kenny Lofton. No, Grady Sizemore.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:10

11:11

Hey guys, how about this one "Grady's Women"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:11

11:11

joke rerun: Overweight female fans of Grady are "Sizmore's Size Whores"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:11

11:12

Tonight's Baseball Is Boring is so misogynist they should make it into a therapy school

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:12

11:12

Sizemore strikes out for like the 45th time this game and Grady disputes it, but that's still the end of the inning.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:12

11:13

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

didnt sports Illustrated do a story about how hes old school and wears high socks? they look pretty low to me

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:13 Chris Gee

11:14

yeah well Sports Illustrated put Beyonce the singer on the cover of a swimsuit issue full of naked women covering their boobs while not wearing bathing suits for their magazine about "sports," so

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:14

11:15

Sowers is out now and in his place is World Competitive Eating Champion Masa Kobayashi.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:15

11:15

He is the "master" of "kobayashi"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:15

11:16

I can't wait until VerbalQuint bats against Kobayashi

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:16

11:16

Up now, Willy Taveras.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:16

11:16

Baseball is Boring for Kids Fun Fact! In a 22-inning game played between April 17-18, 2008, at Petco Park, Tavares tied a Rockies' club record with 10 at-bats in the game. This record is shared with Yorvit Torrealba, who makes it feel like you've watched 22-innings every time he bats.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:16

11:16

Willy gets his THIRD INFIELD HIT OF THE GAME

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:16

11:16

He's running to first before the pitcher even winds up

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:16

11:17

22 infield hits on the season, 32 stolen bases. COME ON~!

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:17

11:17

[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

Rafael Betancourt v. Yorvit Torrealba will probably dissolve the space-time continuum.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:17 triberocks4

11:18

[Comment From kckc: ]

The whole infield should play 10' from the plate everytime Willy T bats

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:18 kc

11:18

Garko has trouble with a ground-liner to first and Taveras gets into scoring position, but Quintanilla is the first out.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:18

11:18

Holliday is treated to the INT

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:18

11:19

Let's see if Holliday touches first.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:19

11:19

Elsewhere in baseball, Kansas City completes the... sweep? Of the Cardinals. That's not good.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:19

11:20

Garrett Atkins to the (high-protein) dish. He leads the team in GIDP

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:20

11:20

Of course the all-time leader in GIDP is cowboy Roy Rogers

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:20

11:20

Atkins makes Cleveland a stupid by bringing Taveras home. Or maybe Taveras just stole home and nobody could stop him. Either way, the run scores.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:20

11:21

5-3 Rockies. KING OF BASE Jeff Baker is up now.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:21

11:21

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Jeff Baker

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:21 Chris Gee

11:21

Does your hitter have a black shirt? Yes.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:21

11:21

Does your hitter have an intentional walk? Yes.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:21

11:22

You're Jeff! Let's play again

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:22

11:22

Browns Football Camp is available now and looking for sign-ups. Teach your kid how to never be quite as good as he's supposed to be!

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:22

11:23

Kobayashi hopes to dip in water and down Brad Hawpe now, who is 1-3 on the night.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:23

11:23

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

It's Cleveland. The water's probably on fire.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:23 Luigi Thirty

11:24

Base knock to right that scores one and gets the other thrown out, so we've got two outs but the Rockies lead it 6-3.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:24

11:24

I predicted the Rockies would win 5-3, so I guess I've once again failed the Kobayashi Maru.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:24

11:24

Yorvit Torrealba hopes to continue this video game-like inning

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:24

11:25

Yorvit's parents are, of course, baseball manager Joe Torre and actress Jessica Alba.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:25

11:25

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Yorvits gonna hit this ball and the balls gonna go on fire

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:25 Chris Gee

11:26

Matt Vasgersian is struggling to find new ways to tell the Indians pitchers that their pitches are terrible.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:26

11:26

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

crush that baby

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:26 Chris Gee

11:26

Yorvit thankfully ends the inning. Blurgh.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:26

11:26

TOP OF THE 8TH - CLEVELAND 3, COLORADO 6

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:26

11:27

Question for the Pead-nut Gallery: Best baseball game ever? Your answer must include the words "Ken Griffey" and "Super Nintendo"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:27

11:28

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Ken GRiffey Softball Slam 99' for the Super Nintendo

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:28 Guest

11:28

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

You forgot Mike Piazza's Strike Zone.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:28 Luigi Thirty

11:29

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Triple Play Baseball with Eric Chavez on the cover

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:29 Guest

11:29

Taylor Buchholz mounds up to face Jamey "Two Girl Names" Carroll,

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:29

11:30

Wendy's is bringing me the baseball scores, but all I want her to do is bring me the Frosty

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:30

11:30

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Bo Jackson's Hit and Run Up A Wall.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:30 Luigi Thirty

11:30

[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

Randall Simon's Hit And Bun

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:30 triberocks4

11:31

Gregg Olson's Throw The Curve Until They Take You Out '93 for Sega Genesis

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:31

11:31

Carroll grounds out, Francisco grounds out, two outs grount out

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:31

11:31

[Comment From FoxFox: ]

wait don't the rockies suck this year hold on

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:31 Fox

11:31

I know right

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:31

11:31

Pinch hitter for Ryan Garko: Jim Th... no, Ryan Garko

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:31

11:32

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Greg Nortons Swing For The Fences Baby! 05' for Attari and PS3

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:32 Chris Gee

11:32

Indians go 1-2-3 like they are so much god damned Elmo and we go to the bottom of the 8th

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:32

11:32

PIECES OF 8TH - CLEVELAND 3, COLORADO 6

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:32

11:33

Question about the Arby's commercial where the guy is on the phone with his wife and accidentally says "I love you" to the girl who works at Arby's:

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:33

11:34

is anyone else bothered by the girl saying "I love you too" back to him right away? That seems like a bad character trait of that girl

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:34

11:34

It's like, you shouldn't give that away so easily

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:34

11:35

Anyway, Joe Bo Rowski is in now to face a bunch of guys in purple t-shirts who are beating his ass

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Thursday June 19, 2008 11:35

11:35

forgive that HTML thing, I don't know what happened there

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:35

11:35

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

She works at Arby's. Do you think she has a future to begin with?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:35 Luigi Thirty

11:35

[Comment From FoxFox: ]

Leading to a wild extra-martial affair that ruins both their lives?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:35 Fox

11:35

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

make him earn it

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:35 Chris Gee

11:36

Perhaps there's a correlation between her "settling" with the job at Arby's and her immediate willingness to share a loving conversation with somebody, anybody

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:36

11:37

Steven Spilborghs pinches in with a DOUBLE because Cleveland can't even stop RYAN SPILBORGHS, and that's hit 14 for the Rockies. The crowd celebrates by doing that WOO HOO, WEEE HOO chorus from that Gwen Stefani song

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:37

11:37

GWEN STEPHANIE IS CONFUSING AND MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:37

11:38

Taveras finally hits a ball into the air so they get him out, and they don't have to worry about him Pete Rosing it to first for once

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:38

11:39

Omar Q. makes me sick at the thought of typing his name again, but he's batting now and you guys should know that

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:39

11:39

A loss tonight will make Cleveland 13-22 on the road, dropping them to seventh place in a five team division.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:39

11:39

0-6 on the road against the settlers and butter churners of the National League

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:39

11:40

Omar swings "no mar" and the last chance for the Indians is coming up.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:40

11:41

TOP OF THE 9TH - CLEVELAND 3, COLORADO (let's say) 15 or 16 at least

no?

6

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:41

11:41

[Comment From FoxFox: ]

National League be fighting words 'round these parts. Sheriff Steinbrienner wants none of that.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:41 Fox

11:41

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Cleveland dont got it so rough on the road. Look at Atlantas record.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:41 Chris Gee

11:41

[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

"Last chance" tends to mean Yamid Head swinging a chicken wing.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:41 triberocks4

11:42

[Comment From B-HarB-Har: ]

That's a better chance than what the Indians have right now

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:42 B-Har

11:42

Brian Fuentes is in looking for save #13

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:42

11:42

[Comment From SpuzzSpuzz: ]

Oh God. I just got here. What did I miss?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:42 Spuzz

11:43

Cleveland has a river that is on fire, Colorado should be bad but isn't, 200 strikeouts, Indians are down to their last 3 outs and we've all decided they have no hope

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:43

11:43

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Actually, Cleveland has no Hawpe

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:43 Guest

11:44

but they've got Peralta, who can't even spell his own name

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:44

11:44

Fuentes throws a ball 2 feet behind Peralta and the umpire calls it a strike.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:44

11:45

Jhohnhy breaks his bat and pops out timidly to second. Thanks a lot, ump, he could've been thrown out trying to run to second on the next ground ball.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:45

11:45

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Fun Fact: In the 22-inning monster, Hawpe went 0 for 7 with 4 Ks.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:45 Luigi Thirty

11:45

he would use PEDs, but there is "No Hawpe in Dope"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:45

11:45

[Comment From WildThongWildThong: ]

Cleveland went downhill after Wesley Snipes went to prison.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:45 WildThong

11:45

Yeah, Omar Epps just wasn't as good.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:45

11:46

1-2 to Casey, at the bat.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:46

11:46

Time for some beautiful images of Mudville, I guess.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:46

11:46

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

casey single up the middle

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:46 Chris Gee

11:47

Single kinda up the middle! A one-out double to deep-shallow center.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:47

11:47

Up now: Franklin "Gutierrez" The Goot

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:47

11:48

Goot does Batly and grounds out to Quintanilla

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:48

11:49

Our last hope is ....Kelly Shoppach.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:49

11:49

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

But there was no joy in Cleveland, for mighty Gameday read "In play, out(s)."

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:49 Luigi Thirty

11:49

[Comment From SpuzzSpuzz: ]

You guys ever wonder if they have baseball on Mars?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:49 Spuzz

11:49

[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

Bill Lee probably already discovered that.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:49 triberocks4

11:50

I don't know about baseball, but I know they've got wrestling, because Mars has a face.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:50

11:50

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

spuzz, obv they do

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:50 Chris Gee

11:50

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Well, just because there's life on Mars doesn't make it intelligent.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:50 Luigi Thirty

11:50

[Comment From PetePete: ]

Yes but Mars has lower gravity, so you have to hit the ball 2.5 miles to get a home run

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:50 Pete

11:50

[Comment From SpuzzSpuzz: ]

Oh good. /sits and eats a Mars bar

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:50 Spuzz

11:50

[Comment From PetePete: ]

triples are a miraculous occasion on mars

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:50 Pete

11:50

[Comment From PetePete: ]

or in cleveland

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:50 Pete

11:52

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Calling the 2050 Worlds Series: Matt Holliday III hits a ball 2.5 miles and still doesn't touch home.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:52 Luigi Thirty

11:52

whether Mars has baseball or not, Colorado doesn't, because Shoppach just struck out. STO even went split-screen for it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:52

11:52

Rockies sweep.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:52

11:52

FINAL SCORE - CLEVELAND 3, COLORADO 6

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:52

11:52

[Comment From PetePete: ]

yeah but Luigi you know the robot team is gonna win it

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:52 Pete

11:53

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

damn Colorado is amazing!!!!!!

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:53 Chris Gee

11:53

All right, it's late enough alredy so I'm going to turn it over to you guys. Any comment that isn't incredibly vulgar will be posted. Go for it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:53

11:53

[Comment From PetePete: ]

THEY DO NOT FEEL EMOTION. THEY DO NOT HIT SACRIFICE FLIES. THEY WILL SACRIFICE THE INFERIOR HUMANS

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:53 Pete

11:53

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Yeah, the Space Yankees will probably win.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:53 Luigi Thirty

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The "Spankees"

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:53

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[Comment From FoxFox: ]

hey guys remember when colorado was in the world series?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:53 Fox

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[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

INFERIOR HUMAN= Bob Wickman

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:53 triberocks4

11:54

[Comment From PetePete: ]

has anyone made an effort so far in the history of BIB to be vulgar enough at the end to not be posted?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 Pete

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one or two

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54

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[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

yeah right, the world series>?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 Chris Gee

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[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

I wonder if Wickman could beat Kobayashi in a hot dog eating contest.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 triberocks4

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[Comment From triberocks4triberocks4: ]

I bet he could.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 triberocks4

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[Comment From PetePete: ]

I would have also accepted inferior humans = royals

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 Pete

11:54

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

Bob Wickman is a chump he wudnt give m e a bloody autograph

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 Chris Gee

11:54

[Comment From kckc: ]

Quintanilla the starbucks flavor

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 kc

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[Comment From SpuzzSpuzz: ]

One time I wrote the F-word a dozen times, but then I forgot to hit "Send."

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 Spuzz

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[Comment From PetePete: ]

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 Pete

11:54

[Comment From PetePete: ]

yo B when is the next BIB

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:54 Pete

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My next one will more than likely be next Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on whether or not Jon and Nick do one on those days.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:55

11:55

[Comment From Chris GeeChris Gee: ]

petey pablo!

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:55 Chris Gee

11:55

[Comment From FoxFox: ]

Will Pete Rose be unbanned by then to play for the Space Yankees?

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:55 Fox

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[Comment From PetePete: ]

I showed up tonight with 5 minutes left cuz i had no idea it was happening

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:55 Pete

11:55

[Comment From Luigi ThirtyLuigi Thirty: ]

Lucky you, I got hit in the leg by a Tigers scrub in spring training and didn't even get an autograph out of it.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:55 Luigi Thirty

11:56

All right, time to wrap things up. Thank you guys for eventually showing up, I was starting to run out of terrible puns.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:56

11:56

Leave some comments at the bottom if you like what we're doing, it helps our image. Or at least our self-esteem.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:56

11:56

[Comment From SpuzzSpuzz: ]

Update Progressiveboink.com plz

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:56 Spuzz

11:57

We're actually rebuilding the site from the bottom up so we've got an easier posting method, so we should have things up and running regularly again by July. For anyone interested.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:57

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Have a good night, everybody.

Thursday June 19, 2008 11:57

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