Comments on: Four different Marlins pitchers walked four straight batters to force in a run last night

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:07:49 +0000

A lot of that goes on here in Macondo.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:43:21 +0000

duly cringed

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:41:01 +0000

No, as a matter of fact, I was at a fantastic Cowboy Junkies concert at the 20th Century Theater in the charming and picturesque Oakley district of Cincinnati (just got off the warp shuttle at Macondo Interdimensional about an hour ago) and was in such a good mood by the time I got back to my hotel room last night that when ESPN ran the story all I could do was giggle. Tomorrow, I'll feel the whiplash.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:34:10 +0000

Sure, and Jerry Lewis runs it, and the theme song is – are you ready to cringe for all you’re worth? – “Look at us, we’re walking.”

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:32:42 +0000

How can you not love W. C. Fields?

By: bigredleaf

bigredleaf — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:23:03 +0000

This (below) aired earlier in April. The first part includes a recent interview with Steve Blass.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/462/own-worst-enemy

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:36:18 +0000

Back in the day, the Pirates were my favorite NL team. What happened to Steve Blass in 1973 was terrible, and came out of nowhere.

In 1971, he won two World Series games, including Game 7.
In 1972, he was 19-8, 2.49.
By mid-1973, he was finished.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blassst01.shtml

BTW, Blass turned 70 last week, so a belated Happy Birthday to him.

Is there a foundation for SBD research, to which I can contribute? Rick Ankiel could do a telethon for it.

By: randall351

randall351 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:05:09 +0000

Oh, don’t worry I’m sure the way this year is going the Royals will also do this by the time the season is over.

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:54:25 +0000

That sequence was Ozzie’s plan all along!

What a twist!!

By: ajcardsfan

ajcardsfan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:44:05 +0000

Gator only saw the first 2 pitchers before he got angry and decided to yell at kids rather than watching the game

By: unlost1

unlost1 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:43:12 +0000

i blame Fidel Castro

By: stex52

stex52 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:41:12 +0000

Man, you must have been gritting your teeth through that sequence, gator.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:34:21 +0000

Perhaps the first documented evidence that Steve Blass DIsease (SBD) is infectious.

By: al25ny

al25ny — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:27:22 +0000

Should have left Johnson in the game