According to the Faux Sprots announcers

[Oeditpus Rex]

the Dodgers might as well pack up and go home because they just don't stand a chance against the superhuman Mets.

I look forward to shutting their goddamn fucking Freeper mouths.

:grr:

[Zomby Woof]

1. I hear ya!

As I said the other day, it's the East Coast Sports Mafia. A boon to gambling and sportscasting. And I am not a tinfoiler - some things just are what they are.

The Dodgers need to step it up though... their inability to score just plays into their inane propaganda on Faux.

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. I hadn't noticed it until you mentioned it the other day

Did you hear the pre-game propaganda? They were smirking at Kuo.

Shit. Garciaparra's out.

But, yeah, you're right. We gotta score some fucking runs.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Hey! You're getting the Tiger treatment!

Nothing was more irritating the past few days than hearing the announcers talk as if they were the hometown announcers for the Yankees. The Tigers have gotten no respect. :grr:

[Zomby Woof]

4. Yep!!!

The pro-NYC bias has been a constant ever since I can remember. They think middle America eats this shit up. And they are especially horrible when it comes to the Spankees. :grr:

One thing I love about Dodgers announcer Vin Scully - he's not a "homer". He just calls the game - without the cheerleading. It is truly "fair and balanced". These national broadcasts should be even MORE neutral. It's like they don't care that there are TWO teams playing, and that maybe the fans of the non-NYC team are watching too?

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. I think they must not research the 'other' club very well

Stone just said the loss of Beimel is "devastating" because he was "overpowering" in the seventh during the regular season. Beimel was effective; he wasn't overpowering.

[CatholicEdHead]

6. Just like the 2002 ALCS

I will never forgive Joe Buck for trashing the Dome from the first minute.

[CatholicEdHead]

7. Nothing but a subway series every year will satisfy them

[taterguy]

8. If you West Coasters played your games at a decent hour

You'd get more respect from those of us on the East Coast. I just can't stay up that late and if I can't see something then I can't appreciate it.

:)

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. Blame Faux for that, too

They have the broadcast contract, so they set the start times.

[taterguy]

12. Uh, I blame time zones

Faux is evil but they really don't control the way the earth curves.

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. Uh, neither do West Coasters

[Mutley]

9. Don't let those asspipes bug ya.

You know they're worthless, and I'd bet they know it, too. :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. I oughta just turn off the audio

Ain't like I need announcers to watch a ball game.

But then I'd have to give all my attention to the teevee.

Jeebus, this Feliciano dude looks like Pedro Cerrano in "Major League."

"I say fuck you, Jobu. I do it myself."

[Mutley]

16. So give all your attention to the teevee.

It is the playoffs. And you Love baseball.

I'd have to look up a picture of that Feliciano dude. What's his first name?

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. I dunno

José? :shrug:

Come on, baby, light my slider...



Pedro.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=408230

You don't see it so much in his mug shot. Check the photo gallery, maybe.

[Mutley]

23. Well, I don't see it

but you know the movie better'n me.

:shrug:



Come on, baby, light my slider...?




Okay, time to turn off the dirty mind. Gotta manage to go to bed Sometime soon. :evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

26. José Feliciano covered 'Light My Fire'

[Mutley]

29. As in

The Doors?

Am I lost?

[Oeditpus Rex]

32. I dunno

You're in Annapolis, right? :shrug:




Yeah... as in the Doors.

[Mutley]

34. Last time I checked, yeah.

*Looks outside*

Yeah, this is still Annapolis.


So, uh, why'd he cover the Doors?

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. I guess he liked the song

:shrug:

Or maybe he likes old gangster movies.

"Fingers! Cover the doors!"

[Mutley]

38. Did he at least do it right?

:shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. Well, he did it differently

But it's considered one of the best covers in music history, yeah.

[Mutley]

42. Wow, now I gotta hear it.

Know where it can be found?

I can always look for it on Limewire.

[Oeditpus Rex]

44. I'd say that's as good a bet as any

:hi:

[Zomby Woof]

18. I'm done

If you can't sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" for the 7th Inning Stretch, when can you sing it?

Fuck God Bless America. In perpetuity. Leave your jingoism and phony patriotism for Bush speeches, and leave baseball the fuck alone!

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. And did you hear what the P.A. guy said?

"To honor our men and women in uniform who keep us safe."

Uh... since when is that what "Dog Bless America" is about?

I despise forced false patriotism. When it comes with propaganda, it's too much.

[Zavulon]

11. They might consider shoring up their defense, then...

...I'm watching the game as I write this, and how that ball hit by Franco wasn't turned for two is completely beyond me.

I do wish your Dodgers luck, though. I still follow baseball but got taken out of the game when Montreal lost its team. :(

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. Because there was a runner crossing in front of Furcal

[Zavulon]

27. It looked to me as if the ball should have been charged. (NT)

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. I don't pretend to know more

than a major league ballplayer.

[Zavulon]

45. You can't allow yourself to know more, for instance, than

Jeff Suppan in the WS against the Red Sox when everyone in the park except for him knew that the Red Sox were conceding the run when he was rounding third and he found a way to get thrown out by Manny anyway? Granted, this isn't anywhere close to that, but by what you're saying (whoch strikes me as a "walk a mile in his shoes before criticizing" argument), I could make the "argument" that unless we have served as president and have had access to that level of classified, we have no place criticizing the chimp-in-chief.

No offense intended and not trying to start an argument, of course. I just don't believe I have to occupy a post before I can level criticism of someone's handling of it.

Ant any rate, at least your boys are on the board now. It was fun watching that ball clear the fence. I detest, despise and loathe the fucking Mets. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

46. Cool

I don't wanna argue it either. I just saw the runner go in front of Furcal and I thought, "Shit, how would I handle that?"

Then it occurred to me that that's a ridiculous thought because I haven't played short in a hardball game since I was about 12.

Sorry if I was kinda snotty. The game's not going well, and that makes me testy. :toast:

[Zavulon]

47. Hey, bud, I understand.

No apology necessary; you should have seen me last year during the NHL playoffs when Koivu went down after the Habs went up 2-0 and eventually lost the series. I was the definition of "snotty."

I'm not as into this as you are because my Expos aren't playing, but I am on your side. :toast:

[Zavulon]

48. Ah, fuck.

Game just went final, as you know. Having those assholes in Shea play "Takin' Care of Business" is an insult to BTO and everyone who likes them.

Sorry, Bud. Kick their Big Apple asses next time. I'll be watching and rooting with you. :toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

49. Thanks, man

It'll be Saturday at our house, with Maddux.

I like the odds. :7

[Zavulon]

50. I do, too. Plus, I'll be directing all of my negative energy at

the franchise who took Gary Carter from us. :mad:

As you can tell I'm not an actual Dodgers fan, but until your boys are sent away for tee times, you may consider me a fully-dedicated ally who bleeds Dodger Blue.

:toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

51. The enemy of my enemy

gets a beer on me.

:toast:

[Zavulon]

52. And I'll be glad to drink it, mon ami, :))))

When the Dodgers send the superhuman Mets home, I'll reciprocate with a beer AND dinner.

I don't have a dog in this overall playoff hunt as long as the Mets don't win. If the fucks from Shea reach the World Series, this could lead me to root for the Yankees. :scared: If that unthinkable scenario should come to fruition and you have anything left in your wallet at the time, I'd defintely appreciate another beer. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

53. I'd pull for the Mets in the Series

My fandom hierarchy goes like this, with some exceptions: Dodgers, NL West, Kollyforniya (except the A's), NL.

So, my lineup of the eight clubs in the DS looks like this:

Dodgers
Padres
Twins
Cardinals
Detroit
Mets




A's




















Jankees

[Zavulon]

54. Okay, you're a Dodgers fan so I understand the Yanks hatred, but

why the A's? The 1988 series worked out pretty well for you - are you bitter about 1974, or is this just some sort of Kollyfornia thing that I have no hope of understanding?

I'm curious: if the Angels had made the postseason and the A's had as well, how would the lineup look?

For the record, my preferences are as follows:

Twins (no offense, but I spent a lot of time in Canada and Justin Morneau plays for them...like I alluded to earlier, without the Expos, I root against teams, not for any)

Dodgers (I'm on your side unless we get a 1965 rematch, bud)

Detroit (I like Leyland)

Padres (At this point we've entered "by default" country)

A's (not a fan of Frank Thomas)

Cardinals (I fully recognize that Pujols is a great player, but I'm tired of hearing about him and his 83-win team - in ANY other division they'd be sitting out by now, watching the games on TV and commenting on DU with us)




Yankees








Mets

[Oeditpus Rex]

55. Well... it's kind of embarrassing, actually...

In the late '70s and '80s, I had a girlfriend who was not only an A's fan but a knowledgable baseball fan, and my testosterone just couldn't handle that. (Or maybe it when she told me she'd fantasized about sleeping with Reggie Jackson.)

So the resentment built, and I never let go of it.



Damn, I'm even kinda ashamed to write that. :blush:

[Zavulon]

56. Dont sweat it, friend.

I still hate the Yankees largely because of my first fiancee.

[Zomby Woof]

13. History channel is showing how Tootsie Rolls are made

Which is more compelling, actually.

[Oeditpus Rex]

22. Too bad you can't put that audio on the game

[Zomby Woof]

25. What game?

:shrug:

I now know how they get those squiggly icing patterns on Hostess Cupcakes, and can go to bed happy.

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. LOL!

Dude, at least turn on Vinny and Charlie and Rick. :rofl:

If I lived within earshot of a Dodgers radio station or if Gameday Audio didn't have a delay, this thread wouldn't even exist.

[Zomby Woof]

33. Shhh

They're now covering how Dreyer's ice cream got started, and how Rocky Road is made. :9

[RevCheesehead]

15. Sprots?

Like Sprockets? :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. Sprots, yeah

As opposed to "sports," which isn't what Faux does.

[HPULiberal]

28. Doesn't Murdoch own the Dodgers?

Seems funny that Fox would favor the Mets, although I am sure they think a "Subway Series" would be a huge ratings boost (back in 2000 it wasn't). Of all teams outside the Northeast, the Dodgers are probably the favorite among the MSM. I'm pulling for the AL Central teams in the playoffs, the Twins and Tigers are both in progressive cities despised by the media.

[Zomby Woof]

30. Not for years

They have been owned for a while by Frank McCourt.

[Zomby Woof]

35. Why couldn't the bases have runners on that HR??

x(

[Oeditpus Rex]

39. Why, because we're playing the Superhuman Mets!

Betemit didn't actually hit that homer, y'know. Some atmospheric anomaly must've carried it out of the yard.

:eyes:

[Zomby Woof]

40. A Rovian plot!

:tinfoilhat:

[Oeditpus Rex]

43. Yes!

K-K-K-Karl is the Superhuman Mets' covert manager, and also controls the weather in the Bronx.