
Madison Bumgarner (7-6, 3.00) vs. Derek Lowe (16-12, 4.00).
COMMENTS: Is there any baseball fan outside of Atlanta or San Francisco who doesn't feel bad for journeyman Brooks Conrad? "I wish I could just dig a hole and sleep in it," Conrad said after his tripartite-error performance yesterday, and while Atlanta fans may be readying their shovels, the rest of us can only marvel at how baseball showcases failure like no other sport.
Fail seven times out of ten and make the Hall of Fame goes the saying, but Conrad's failure is more about the very relateable feeling of messing up on the biggest stage and having nowhere to hide. Credit to him for talking to the media afterward. And credit to the Braves if they can put this setback behind them and take this series back to San Francisco.
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I have the game starting at 4:30. That's what it says on my At Bat app, anyway.
Yeah, I was timing my Columbus Day beer run to make sure I got back by 4:30 for game time.
Brand new iPad up in dis bish. Wanted to relay that before I bought it, I surfed to SoSG site right there in the store and with the pimple-faced teen watching on. I wanted to make sure SoSG showed up nicely on the screen before I purchased - the pre-requisite for any mobile, internet-connected device. Happy to report it looks beautiful (save for that small issue with Flash).
cc: Mr C
Well played, sir. Well played.
Pimple-faced teen didn't drop your iPad in the fryer?
Did you spring for the 3G 64Gb, Dusty?
My HATE "clock" also is set for 4:30. However, I've started mustering up the HATE early today because I was way to slack yesterday.
hate Hate HATE
The Giants can bite my shiny metal ass.
time fixed
epale everyone!
@karen last week, on my IELTS course I was asked to read a paragraph that contained the words "giant cruise".My teacher made me stop because she thinks I pronounce "giant" funny so she made me said the word over and over, then she said "you say "giant" with despise, did a giant do something to you"?
answer? well.....forget about it, teacher.
My lovely, charming, British middle aged female teacher won't understand :(
@Karina--That story is hysterical! The HATE in you runs deep. I'm proud of you, my sista!!
HAHA! Great story, Karina!
Pimple-faced teen: Ow! Ow! Owww! Mr. Hanson, I did it again! Wait, don't go! This comes out of my paycheck!
Teaching Lucas the ABCs:
A
B
C
D
E
F (the)
G(iants)
^H)ATE THEM!
or better yet
H)ATE (THE)
J)INTS!!
@Mr C
Sprung for the 32G 3G+WiFi.
The iPad is for Di, by the way (a DiPad!). I have to save my money to get one now.
@Karina
GREAT story!
@Dusty
That's the model I got, as well.
Maddy Bumgrabber ain't nothin'. Beat this clown!
I think we just got served by Spanky!
Busty Repose Ks.
Centipede his ass, Spanky!
*starts locking ala Shabadu*
Lowe is already bright red.
Like the Human Centipede? Because, ew.
Siddown, Uribe, you fat fuck.
Score some runs you scalping bahstahds
These donkey dicks couldn't score in a morgue.
JASON HEYWARD SIGHTING!!!!
Surly factor: 4
Beer status: First Sam October almost done
boozeBoozeBOOZE
Sandoval could have done that!
BOOZE = HATE FUEL
sam Sam SAM!!!
Booze = HATE food
Rancho Bravos!
Aww Fucking Lowes up.SHIT
God it hurts to root for these hicks.
Come on Lowe! You can hit!
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKK
I truly believe that bad commercials are going to be what finally drive me over the cliff toward madness.
Lowes on fire
HaHa.Pacman Jones got arrested again last night
@Spanky
It will be newsworthy when Pacman Jones DOES NOT get arrested.
Weak.They released him
Bravo Rally. FUCK MADISON
One run in.
@Mr. C: That fat fuck is our 2011 starting 2nd baseman, if MSTI gets his way.
Does everyone rub they hands down with butter before taking the field?
Beautiful.
Brian McCann, ladies and gents.
Siddown MOFO
DeeeeeeLooooooo
What is this strange play where you so-called "throw someone out at second"?
Even the lofty iPad doesn't have end of page capabilities. How hard is it, Apple?
But the End of Page app should still work, no?
Drop dead DIE-ASS. Bean this mutt
Don't know if it can be ported. Will give it a shot.
MNF game delayed by lightning.
Damn. Braves won't score again until 2076.
GO TO HELL CODY ROSS
HOMER FOOLS! FUCK YEAH!
McCann! Everyone else can't.
This guy is still better than Zito!
Cocky Cox leaving Lowe in.
Bases are juiced for the GNATS.
hateHateHATE
thats bullshit
FUUuuuck.
This game is about to get ugly
Gints wont beat the philz.
Just getting their hopes up.
how in the holy hell did this team make the playoffs? they can't hit or field?
Shit on their hopes and dreams
Suck on that, Rowand.
Shit but nice play
fuck the braves, fuck cnn, fuck ted turner, fuck the falcons, fuck peachtree plaza, fuck coca-cola, fuck stone mountain, hate! HATE!!!
Good god, hold a lead, por favor.
thats the game.
Let go Philz
BravEs.
Well said, El M.
Hey, don't bag on Coca-Cola. You may not like Atlanta, but only Coca-Cola has the smooth rich taste that quenches thirst like nothing else.
Now I wait for my money.
Agree re Coca-Cola. Diet Coke is one of the four food groups.
I don't even feel like saying it.
Fine, whatever.
UJTD.
pepsi is the choice of a new generation...and they set fire to michael jackson's hair. i implore you both to take the pepsi challenge.
pepsi sucks ass.
Pepsi's fine. But it's too bland. Coke has that great zing after drinking.
Trust me. My distant cousin is a doctor.
guys, just came back home and I have another story:
we were correcting some compositions and the teacher was teaching us some vocabulary, so she wrote "sirloin" on the board, I couldn't help myself so I laughed for myself, she made me explain what sirloin is, of course I didn't go to the MSB part!
you're my perdition guys and I love you for that!
I hope the Braves go after Derek Lay, Derek Lye, and Derek Lu next year to complete their set.
@karen @Mr F @Dusty I bleed Dodger Blue so HATE KILL DIE Giants is a natural for me.
Having said that, tomorrow is opening day for Venezuelan winter baseball and I'm going to the stadium properly dressed in deep orange and black ;)
Pepsi licks ass. Blech.
"pepsi sucks ass"
i beg your pardon, good sir! i will not stand for such an assault on pepsi-co's good name!
*dons pith helmet and pulls fish from pocket*
have at you!
Coke Zero is my precious
Keep us posted on winter league goings on, K. Glad the season is moving forward (didn't you say that was in doubt at one point?).
Pistols at dawn!
i hate heyward
@Dusty by Saturday afternoon, they hadn't installed the towers' lights :(
Playball is at 4 pm tomorrow
I wanna see Nics and Ems mutts go at it in a steel cage
Thanks for that well-placed apostrophe, Karina. Made my day. It's really the small things that make me happy.
Hi Everyone--I'm home just in time for 9th, got hung up at work :(
Epale, Karen!
I await a Brian Wilson meltdown.
#FuckHisFuckingBeard
@Dusty I need to score 7 out of 9 so I'd better get my apostrophes' right :(
I'm freaking out!
And just like that, Dusty is crushed.
Wassup Karen
Gahhhh. Come on you Braves!!!
*hangs self*
Siddown Busta!!
Brett Favre has somehow regressed since the acquisition of Randy Moss. Unbefreakingleavable.
BRETT FAVRE IS THE FUTURE OF A BIG LAWSUIT
C'mon Braves...Kick some Giant ass
I keep expecting dye to run down Wilson's neck
Nice BB.
@Karina "you're my perdition guys"
Sheer poetry!
LOL seriously Karen. His beard is so black and his hair is very not.
Can the Giants withstand the Ankiel-Hinske 1-2 punch?
3 more balls, Hinske!
One more ball!
One more ball!
Man that umpire was really excited to call that strike...
The suspense is killing me
Tying runs aboard!
What the hell are you swinging at?!!?!
BOOOOOOOOOOOO
The season rests on Melky Cabrera.
(cries)
El Infante Terible
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
LETS GO PHILZ!!!
*cries*
GO PHILLIES!!!! GO PHILLIES!!!!
(sobs)
Fuck.
The.
Giants!
Fuck this shit.I'm out
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
hateHateHATE
Fuck the Giants!
i cant wait to see the sad/shocked looks on the faces of the gints when the tidal wave of ass-kicking hits them in philly.
The stoopid Braves have forced me to root for the hated Phils
GO GO VICTORINO!
(retches)
One of my three most hated teams will be in the WS. 2010 baseball has been an abomination.
BRAVO Bobby! Cooperstown has already a nice silver plaque with your name and face engraved on it.
Cody freaking Ross sounds like a cartoon character
Now, the HATE:
Well Giants fans, I have something for your nauseating celebration: the fact your team has the most players in the Hall of Fame and it hasn't translated into winning it all only proves the futility of your franchise.
Just sayin'
SHANE VICTORINO! COLE HAMELS! RYAN HOWARD! 2B WHOSE NAME ESCAPES ME AT THE MOMENT! YOU GUYS ROCK! YOU BETTER WIN! GET TO THE WORLD SERIES!
(vomits)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, as heard on TV: these ballplayers sure don't know how to open champagne bottles
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Utley.
@MrC--2010 Baseball has been a major disappointment
Oh right! Chase Utley! MVP! You're the best! Win the NLCS single-handedly!!!!!
(weeps)
Phillies/Giants on the NLCS AND their fans
I feel revolted.
I only have solace on opening day tomorrow
2B WHOSE NAME ESCAPES ME AT THE MOMENT!
"I don't know, but his face sure rings a bell."
Hooray for Hamels!
Lovin' you, Lidge!
How you doin', Howard!
Keep rollin', Rollins!
(keels over)
Look at us!! Proud (most of the time) Dodger fans being reduced to rooting for Shane Victorino because of the Frisco effing Gnats
hateHateHATE
It's officially to the poit where I begin rooting for an asteroid strike. Just a little one. VW minibus size, perhaps.
^point (ugh)
My godfather gave me a bag of Milky Way and I can't eat them because I can't even eat :(
I hate the Giants.
At least we can say we swept two series before getting curb-stomped by the Phils. Giants won't even have that.
I'm not asking that there even be people in the stands when it goes down. I just need a smoldering crater to appear where that damn giant Coke bottle used to be in the middle of the night.
C'mon universe, do Mr. C a solid.
The only small blessing in all of this is that we've got the Rays and Rangers instead of the Angels.
@Orel
I love that old face ringing a bell joke!
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A PHILI
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A GNAT
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A PHILI
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A GNAT
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A PHILI
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A GNAT
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A PHILI
I WILL NOT ROOT FOR A GNAT
shitballs
sports has been a huge disappointment lately.
Not lately, since June.
Maybe I should take a break
if the jints win more than one game in this series i'm going to stab someone in the face.
Uh-oh. FB may be on the brink of taking one of his famous "breaks."
Looks like Nic will take this fantasy football game from me tonight. Thanks for 0 points, Vikings? How fucking hard is it??
agreed, mr. c. my own personal hell was that awful week in 2002. for me, it is the week that shall not be named. i still have night terrors.
I HOPE TIMMEHS ELBOW SNAPS
I HOPE HALLAMUTTS ROTATOR CUFF TEARS
I HOPE THE CRYINS' KNEE POPS
I HOPE HOWARDS NOSE HEMORRHAGES
I HOPE POSEYS PUBES BURN
I HOPE BURRELL DROPS DEAD
FUCK ALL THESE MOTHERFUCKERS
The Vikings look terrible.
And then Favre to Moss all of a sudden...
Favre is just mocking me now.
Or he just wants me to see his penis. I'm not sure.
I did not mind those two Vikings TDs.
@MLASF
Won't take long for you to look.
re: the new iPizzle:
I may never leave the fuckin house.
Then getting the 3G version was a bit of a waste, wasn't it?
MY BACKHAND IS THE FUTURE OF JOSH'S FACE!
^ Said lovingly.
harvin is starting from now on.
Lance moore can burn in hell
This is a fun one to watch, Nic. Fantasy football has made me far more interested in the game than I otherwise would be.
cc MLASF - Da Commish
200!
200
DAMMIT
Sorry Sax.
Hey, just to pick up on the iPad convo--is 3G really worth it for the iPad? Only if you do a lot of domestic travel, right? On trains and light rail?
If you're a planes guy, and doing international travel, wifi should suffice, right?
i play MB next week so i am rooting for the Cowboys plane to crash.
Well, more so than usual.
i would be down for the Ipad if it were flash compatible.
BURN IN HELL JOBS!!!!
never trust an offensive player from USC.
@sax
I know there is iPad support in Europe. You might have to have a Vodafone or O2 sim chip instead. I haven't inquired as of yet.
well that got me some more worthless points.
LOL at Brett Favre. Excellent choke job on that last drive.
@Sax
I've only had the iPizzle for half a day, so I can't say. But as a frequent traveler, I can't ever imagine being without internet access, whether it comes from my mobile broadband or from 3G on iPad. As much as I appreciate WiFi and it fairly ubiquitous these days, it's not everywhere and not reliable enough to count on full time. Thus, I'll always gladly pay whatever for mobile broadband, and the 3G version was the logical extension of such. I've just been in the back of too many cabs on the way to a meeting and needing to pull up info or a document in order to toy with WiFi only concept.
Also, I need to be able to post masterful insight in this space from anywhere in the world.
Hooray for better waiver positioning!!
@Sax
I probably use Wifi probably 80% of the time, but with the 3G, I don't have to worry about finding a hotspot if it's not convenient. It's month-to-month, so it was worth the small initial cost not to worry about it.
What Dusty said, too.
@Nic
Agree re Flash, but that will become less and less of an issue as the web version of the Coca-Cola wars sort themselves out. The iPad does so many things, and well, that using that as a drawback is a lot like saying I won't buy car unless it has the right kind of cup holders.
Unfortunately SoSG posts are prone to using Flash for video posts so I'll have to figure out a way to deal with that, hopefully not involving ripping Orel's larynx out.
HTML5 is the FUTURE!!!
Right on, Nic re HTML5.
flash is way more than cupholders
HTML5 IS THE FUTURE OF THIS INTERNETS!
But Nic, there's like an infinity minus 3 things one can do...getting caught up on Flash is cutting off one's nose to spite one's face.
Have you been completely stymied bc of this issue, Mr C?
i have an iphone 4 and a laptop. I can sit tight with that until they release a new version of the Ipad in two years. Hopefully by then more websites are using HTML5
In two years we're going to be able to view virtual screens in our minds and all this will be utterly inconsequential. At least, I hope, if they continue tapping into that alien technology gleaned from Roswell.
And I want bubble cars and jetpacks.
Would you settle for jetcars and bubble packs?
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