Comments on: Hump Day Matinee http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 05:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: jjmerlock http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268209 jjmerlock Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:13:51 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268209 I *hated* seeing the Tigers get Pfister. I thought we should have put in a bid to at least drive the price up. Verlander and Pfister in a series? That could be tough. The Rangers are just a scary team, period, imo. I don't know if he's kept it up, but I believe Hamilton may be heating up, and that is the stuff nightmares are made of. And if the Red Sox get in, and Laptops comes back... Do we have a #3 starter? What do we look for? Do we give Colon some rest now, and figure that with rest, we can see good Bartolo? CC's been bad, and past Nova, what's there? The Rays - at least how they looked these last two games - just haven't been a terrifying offense. We beat Shields thanks to being able to hang at 2-1 with a lot of slop. I love your confidence and, of course, I want you to be very, very right, I just don't know how we maneuver a series with what we're throwing out there. It's always seemed to me that a huge part in the playoffs is you look at who's matching up with who - I like to have a leg up in more of those match ups than not, and it seems we're going to be on the short end of a lot of them. Which is not to say any of that goes to form - heck, look at Ryder Cups, for example. I just still prefer to have the favorite in a match up than be the team that needs to surprise. I *hated* seeing the Tigers get Pfister. I thought we should have put in a bid to at least drive the price up.

Verlander and Pfister in a series? That could be tough. The Rangers are just a scary team, period, imo. I don’t know if he’s kept it up, but I believe Hamilton may be heating up, and that is the stuff nightmares are made of. And if the Red Sox get in, and Laptops comes back…

Do we have a #3 starter? What do we look for? Do we give Colon some rest now, and figure that with rest, we can see good Bartolo?

CC’s been bad, and past Nova, what’s there?

The Rays – at least how they looked these last two games – just haven’t been a terrifying offense. We beat Shields thanks to being able to hang at 2-1 with a lot of slop.

I love your confidence and, of course, I want you to be very, very right, I just don’t know how we maneuver a series with what we’re throwing out there. It’s always seemed to me that a huge part in the playoffs is you look at who’s matching up with who – I like to have a leg up in more of those match ups than not, and it seems we’re going to be on the short end of a lot of them. Which is not to say any of that goes to form – heck, look at Ryder Cups, for example. I just still prefer to have the favorite in a match up than be the team that needs to surprise.

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268208 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:36:27 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268208 jj, you don't see how we're going to get through it with our lack of pitching... on the afternoon when Hector Noesi was up against James Shields... and we won? I mean, I can understand a certain lack of imagination, but you don't have to imagine it. You just saw it! Our pitching is much better than the Tigers', by the way. Better than the Rangers. Phillies, we'll worry about when the time comes. jj, you don’t see how we’re going to get through it with our lack of pitching… on the afternoon when Hector Noesi was up against James Shields… and we won?
I mean, I can understand a certain lack of imagination, but you don’t have to imagine it. You just saw it!

Our pitching is much better than the Tigers’, by the way. Better than the Rangers. Phillies, we’ll worry about when the time comes.

]]> By: jjmerlock http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268207 jjmerlock Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:40:42 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268207 Post season!!! What a long, grueling, up and down year it's been. I confess, I just don't see how we're going to get through any of this with our lack of starting pitching, but can't complain about being guaranteed another October of sweaty palms and walls closing in pressure on the heart valves! This one was weird. Have to be thrilled to clinch the post season, have to like beating the Rays, but got the smallest tinge of "crap, we just put those other bastards into the playoffs." We're asking too much from Baltimore, aren't we? No matter what, this is going to be a nasty field in the Playoffs. Some really good teams out there this year. Post season!!!

What a long, grueling, up and down year it’s been.

I confess, I just don’t see how we’re going to get through any of this with our lack of starting pitching, but can’t complain about being guaranteed another October of sweaty palms and walls closing in pressure on the heart valves!

This one was weird. Have to be thrilled to clinch the post season, have to like beating the Rays, but got the smallest tinge of “crap, we just put those other bastards into the playoffs.” We’re asking too much from Baltimore, aren’t we?

No matter what, this is going to be a nasty field in the Playoffs. Some really good teams out there this year.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268206 thelarmis Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:37:34 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268206 postseason!!! #603 postseason!!!

#603

]]> By: cult of basebaal http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268205 cult of basebaal Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:34:17 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268205 PLAYOFFS! Tonight we go for the Division! PLAYOFFS!

Tonight we go for the Division!

]]> By: OldYanksFan http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268204 OldYanksFan Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:30:55 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268204 NO CELEBRATION! NO CELEBRATION!

]]> By: rbj http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268203 rbj Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:30:16 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268203 Yes! Post season! Yes! Post season!

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268202 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:28:47 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268202 (Once I saw him throw one pitch, I just decided to be late.) (Once I saw him throw one pitch, I just decided to be late.)

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268201 thelarmis Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:28:43 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268201 Thank you, Mo!!! always & forever - thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Thank you, Mo!!!

always & forever – thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268200 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:28:19 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268200 Thanks be to Mo. Thanks be to Mo.

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268199 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:24:33 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268199 Damn, I really <i>have</i> to go. I'll get the finish from Sterling. Damn, I really have to go. I’ll get the finish from Sterling.

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268198 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:22:22 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268198 [45] Ummmmmm. I think he plays tom toms. [45] Ummmmmm.
I think he plays tom toms.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268197 thelarmis Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:21:35 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268197 [43] did he use traditional or matched grip? [43] did he use traditional or matched grip?

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268196 Chyll Will Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:20:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268196 [33] (1000 poodles spazzing in the Bronx)... [33] (1000 poodles spazzing in the Bronx)…

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268195 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:19:27 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268195 (Thelarmis, they just showed Shields in the dugout. Banging things.) (Thelarmis, they just showed Shields in the dugout. Banging things.)

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268194 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:19:07 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268194 James not happy. James not happy.

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268193 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:17:43 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268193 I peeked in just in time to see Gardner steal. Good timing. Missed Nuñez' homer, though. I peeked in just in time to see Gardner steal. Good timing. Missed Nuñez’ homer, though.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268192 thelarmis Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:17:03 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268192 what a fuckin' hitter! GO ROBBIE!!! what a fuckin’ hitter!

GO ROBBIE!!!

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268191 RIYank Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:16:54 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268191 Wow! Yay, Rob!!!! Wow! Yay, Rob!!!!

]]> By: cult of basebaal http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/21/hump-day-matinee/#comment-268190 cult of basebaal Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:14:27 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67446#comment-268190 [37] Singled ... then stole second. [37] Singled … then stole second.

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