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dirtdevil

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April 23, 2009 at 02:59AM View BBCode

i know this isn't really the place, but i'm watching the jays and rangers right now. they're in the 11th and something is going on i've never seen before. texas has claimed a reliever off waivers from the mets. he got to the ballpark in the 9th inning, got into a uni and went down to the bullpen in the 11th to introduce himself. the phone rings, and the guy goes from introducing himself to the relief corps to warming up. he then comes into the game in the 11th and introduces himself to the catcher and the rest of the infield, who he's never met. the infield is laughing their ass off while he's warming up because they have no idea who this guy is, and he's wearing someone else's uniform to boot. and now he's just given up a walkoff hit to kevin millar. welcome to the texas rangers, son. weird day for the kid.

Cubsfan13

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April 23, 2009 at 03:02AM View BBCode

At this point, we're somewhat blurring the lines between threads. Next, the line between the forum and the rest of the world.

dirtdevil

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April 23, 2009 at 03:24AM View BBCode

back on topic, are the flames ever putting it to chicago right now. that series seems to have changed completely.

FuriousGiorge

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April 23, 2009 at 03:27AM View BBCode

I'll forgive you for your off-topic story because that is censored awesome. Bet that'll be the lead on Uniwatch tomorrow.

dirtdevil

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April 23, 2009 at 03:39AM View BBCode

Originally posted by dirtdevil
back on topic, are the flames ever putting it to chicago right now. that series seems to have changed completely.

looks like i jinxed them. the hawks just tied it after being down 4-1.

drew

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April 23, 2009 at 03:50AM View BBCode

That was a fun 3rd period. (In fact, this makes the second night in a row I have watched hockey. Yesterday I even watched the Ducks game, rather than the Lakers. That was a good one too.)

Edit: or maybe that was the 2nd period. I don't know, I'm confused.

[Edited on 4-23-2009 by drew]

dirtdevil

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April 23, 2009 at 04:13AM View BBCode

if you're talking about the cal/chi game, that was the 2nd. 6 goals. wild. fun to watch though.

drew

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April 23, 2009 at 04:20AM View BBCode

(Yeah, I thought it was the third for some reason, which made it seem even more awesome, but still, it was pretty awesome.)


(Also, here we go.)

Cubsfan13

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April 23, 2009 at 04:30AM View BBCode

Is this on TV? I have the downstairs one to myself now, and the Hornets game is fuckingover.

Cubsfan13

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April 23, 2009 at 04:36AM View BBCode

So, the Blackhawks are totally going to censored this series up, aren't they?

dirtdevil

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April 23, 2009 at 12:39PM View BBCode

maybe. as cliche as it sounds, game 5 is going to be huge for them.

(i feel like joe morgan)

patred

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April 23, 2009 at 01:51PM View BBCode

Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
censored . Fuckity censored censored .

Did Mike Green miss the plane to New York? He has practically been invisible the past two games.

I'm still going to game 5 anyway. :)

Faceman

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April 23, 2009 at 03:22PM View BBCode

Pittsburgh and Detroit will advance tonight.

The first rounds of the NHL and NBA playoffs, while necessary, are brutal. Some of these teams don't belong, including the Blues.

Looking forward to the 2nd rounds of each.

FuriousGiorge

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April 23, 2009 at 03:35PM View BBCode

The Blues had a better record than the Ducks, a team that's leading their series. It's easy to say in hindsight, oh, that team wasn't good enough to win, but no one knows how things are going to go until they get on the ice (it's a silly thing to say that certain teams "don't belong", in other words).

whiskybear

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April 23, 2009 at 03:54PM View BBCode

I am so watching San Jose-Anaheim instead of the Lakers game tonight.

dirtdevil

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April 23, 2009 at 05:06PM View BBCode

i really, really wish it didn't start at 10:30 local time. from what little i've seen, that's been a great series.

whiskybear

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April 23, 2009 at 05:17PM View BBCode

I can't even comprehend having to watch a sporting event that begins at 10:30 p.m.

drew

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April 23, 2009 at 05:25PM View BBCode

Yeah, occasionally I'll watch a Hawaii football game that starts around 9 or 9:30 over here and wonder how people on the east coast put up with it.

Jughead

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April 23, 2009 at 05:30PM View BBCode

This is why I live in California. I went to New York to visit a friend in October 2006, and some playoff game was on. I said, "Why can't we go out after it's over? We'll miss the game," and she looked at me like I was crazy.

It must suck to live in Hawaii. The NFL starts at 8 a.m. every Sunday. When do they sleep?

It's too bad you can't get the Comcast Sports Net feed of the Sharks/Ducks game. I really wonder whether Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda are that good, or if we're just biased. I mean, Drew is no Ron Santo, but he sounds so intelligent when he breaks down the replays. (And the radio color guy Jamie Baker is a hoot to listen to, although maybe it's just the northern accent.)

For those who watch, let me know what you think of Nabby, assuming he plays as he has for the past week. Also, Torrey Mitchell is back finally. He is one of the fastest skaters in the league.

whiskybear

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April 23, 2009 at 05:31PM View BBCode

I think they just go to sleep. Hence, the East Coast bias.

Faceman

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April 23, 2009 at 05:50PM View BBCode

Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
The Blues had a better record than the Ducks, a team that's leading their series. It's easy to say in hindsight, oh, that team wasn't good enough to win, but no one knows how things are going to go until they get on the ice (it's a silly thing to say that certain teams "don't belong", in other words).

unless you know anything about said team, I agree.

FuriousGiorge

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April 23, 2009 at 06:08PM View BBCode

The Blues had been crazy hot for two months, beating the Canucks, Sharks, Flames, Blackhawks, Blue Jackets (twice) and Red Wings, among others. Their record, starting on Feb. 13, was 19-6-3. Over the last 10 before the playoffs, they were 8-1-1. If anyone thought they were just going to roll over and die, they should be taking that sort of clairvoyance to Las Vegas.

dirtdevil

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April 23, 2009 at 09:04PM View BBCode

Originally posted by whiskybear
I think they just go to sleep. Hence, the East Coast bias.

mostly, yes. which saddens me to no end. there's some good hockey teams out west this year. and the kings, of course.

i'm going to go with detroit, philly, jersey and san jose tonight.

dirtdevil

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April 24, 2009 at 01:39AM View BBCode

detroit wins after columbus takes a too many men penalty with a minute and a half left. tough way to lose, but a horribly stupid thing to do.

dirtdevil

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April 24, 2009 at 02:11AM View BBCode

also, watching the highlights it looks like brodeur and ward put on an absolute clinic. 44 and 41 saves respectively in a 1-0 hockey game.