tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post2707665089568282662..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: Knuckling under in BostonTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-90403749014129570622009-05-21T15:29:23.176-04:002009-05-21T15:29:23.176-04:00It seems obvious that Boston cannot roll with the ...It seems obvious that Boston cannot roll with the big boys in the AL West like Seattle and Anaheim and Oakland.Torgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254724427156121537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-12520782583899262972009-05-20T23:06:06.564-04:002009-05-20T23:06:06.564-04:00yeah, losing the first two games in an 18 game sea...yeah, losing the first two games in an 18 game season series is cripplingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-87985687814366174892009-05-20T22:13:49.810-04:002009-05-20T22:13:49.810-04:00Whoever said this would be a bellwether series may...Whoever said this would be a bellwether series may be right, as it seems obvious that the Jays cannot roll with the big boys in the AL East.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-16261055914585062802009-05-20T21:47:35.469-04:002009-05-20T21:47:35.469-04:00I imagine more members of the fine Red Sox Nation ...I imagine more members of the fine Red Sox Nation will be dropping in tomorrow...Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-75707141410627933452009-05-20T18:32:57.270-04:002009-05-20T18:32:57.270-04:00tao, you got yourself a red sox troll!!! who talks...tao, you got yourself a red sox troll!!! who talks shit about clean up hitters like Ortiz isn't in their line up!!!!!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046759279815077216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-20247242079423331712009-05-20T16:40:48.010-04:002009-05-20T16:40:48.010-04:00Craig Grebek probably got hot when he accompanied ...Craig Grebek probably got hot when he accompanied Frodo Baggins up the side of the volcano with that ring in the Lord of the Rings.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-56469868350258525172009-05-20T16:32:54.085-04:002009-05-20T16:32:54.085-04:00Did Craig Grebek ever get hot?Did Craig Grebek ever get hot?Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-56066539419906253892009-05-20T14:40:36.981-04:002009-05-20T14:40:36.981-04:00Oh come on...of course it is Niekro!
(Or maybe we...Oh come on...of course it is Niekro!<br /><br />(Or maybe we're just being a contrarian! Like Toth!)Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-16046926418886617082009-05-20T14:39:52.261-04:002009-05-20T14:39:52.261-04:00On why Francona believes Ortiz will get hot:
Fran...On why Francona believes Ortiz will get hot:<br /><br />Francona: "Because players do. Even not-so-great players get hot. And David's been an elite player . . . he's not going to go all season hitting .207 with no home runs. When he gets hot, where's it take him? Well, let's find out. I want to live through that before we get too crazy here."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-78789043616627007972009-05-20T14:33:28.942-04:002009-05-20T14:33:28.942-04:00Candiotti.Candiotti.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-37712993676995374112009-05-20T14:01:09.877-04:002009-05-20T14:01:09.877-04:00The Jays' approach on the knuckler was totally wro...The Jays' approach on the knuckler was totally wrong last night.<br /><br />"They" (yeah, those fuckers) say that the best way to try to hit a knuckle ball is to just focus on trying to hit it directly back through the box to the pitcher. The Jays were trying to tee off on it and with the exception of Millar, they never really squared one up last night.<br /><br />All this knuckleball talk has us thinking: Who was the greatest knuckleballer in Jays history? Candiotti or Niekro?Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-24755176513330665112009-05-20T13:50:47.400-04:002009-05-20T13:50:47.400-04:00And because I forgot to include it with my comment...And because I forgot to include it with my comment above: WTF. Did he also cry in the Jays dugout after hitting that homerun?cdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-48119189491613151942009-05-20T13:49:22.647-04:002009-05-20T13:49:22.647-04:00I realize Kevin Millar has a reputation for doing ...I realize Kevin Millar has a reputation for doing these sort of things, but did anyone else hear about him visiting the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday before the game to talk to Ortiz in order to help help him break out of his slump??cdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-44933279058638431742009-05-20T13:43:00.184-04:002009-05-20T13:43:00.184-04:00The Twins have RA Dickey, a decent reliever who th...The Twins have RA Dickey, a decent reliever who throws a "hard" knuckleball. Fun to watch, but infuriating to listen to the local announcers retread the same crap every time he comes into a game--can't trust the knuckleball in a big game situation, easy to steal off of, can't trust him to come in with guys on base, etc. Jesus Christ, he's a pitcher--can't you just analyze him like any other reliever by looking at baserunners and runs given up and shut up about the potential passed balls?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690738161266902514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-4679369953991332182009-05-20T13:41:56.336-04:002009-05-20T13:41:56.336-04:00@ The Nation: Kiss my ass. You douchebags can help...@ The Nation: Kiss my ass. You douchebags can help us raise our pennants.<br /><br />Speaking of great offense and pipedreaming, how about that Ortiz guy?Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-18120667899589585812009-05-20T13:28:06.264-04:002009-05-20T13:28:06.264-04:00Voodoo Matt, I am intelligent I root for a good te...Voodoo Matt, I am intelligent I root for a good team. You hosers are being played by Ricciardi and the attendant hype. You really think you can take a game from us, when the Yankees couldn't? You can talk smack when you've beaten an AL East team that is not called the Os. So far, you have dead weight like Wells and Rios as your 3 and 4 hitters? How the fuck can you win with underachievers like that? You have an average team with a great pitcher,very good bullpen,and two shitty 3 and 4 hitters. God luck in staying out of the basement,boys.The Nationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-15522622799901666232009-05-20T13:21:02.534-04:002009-05-20T13:21:02.534-04:00You know those games the Jays lost? They didn't sc...You know those games the Jays lost? They didn't score as many runs as the other team. But in the other games that they won, they scored more runs than the other team. What a crazy game this baseball.Capt. Obviousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-72814854310798702242009-05-20T13:08:33.878-04:002009-05-20T13:08:33.878-04:00The reason more motherfuckers don't throw the knuc...The reason more motherfuckers don't throw the knuckleball is that it's almost impossible to throw consistently. If a pitcher is rolling (rolls off a finger or the thumb) one out of every ten he'll end up with an ERA in the twenties or thirties.<br /><br />I will defer any other comments to the unparralelled intelligence of the poster above me.Voodoo Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-81602105267788668992009-05-20T12:58:24.986-04:002009-05-20T12:58:24.986-04:00One down, two more to go. By Sunday, we'll be in f...One down, two more to go. By Sunday, we'll be in first again and you guys can share the basement with the Os. All I heard about was the great Jays offense. Those two games against the Yankes they lost, they scored next to nothing. And yesterday you couldn't even hit a shitball pitcher. the Jays aren't for real and you guys are pipedreaming. Maybe some of you can help us raise the World Series flag next year?The Nationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-73257353601205374482009-05-20T12:53:20.255-04:002009-05-20T12:53:20.255-04:00Why don't more mother fuckers throw knuckleballs?Why don't more mother fuckers throw knuckleballs?Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-27401265526292743822009-05-20T12:52:25.435-04:002009-05-20T12:52:25.435-04:00I'm pretty sure I saw "Gene Tenace - Pitching Coac...I'm pretty sure I saw "Gene Tenace - Pitching Coach" flash up on the screen. It was as though Eck was putting up the text too. <br /><br />Anyway, a win will give us more exciting things to chat about ... this feels more like a "dumb ... slow ... knuckleball loss" kind of discussion. The kind I hope to never have again -- not that I hang any of that on the brilliant Tao.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-29620649405032854152009-05-20T12:46:23.050-04:002009-05-20T12:46:23.050-04:00Youkilis doesn't erase a 5 run difference in start...Youkilis doesn't erase a 5 run difference in starters' ERA.Torgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254724427156121537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-30094888305994456232009-05-20T12:44:00.040-04:002009-05-20T12:44:00.040-04:00All the errors and lack of preparedness on Eck's p...All the errors and lack of preparedness on Eck's part were pretty bad, I'll admit. However I did find him to be kind of affable. I relly didn't mind him overall. If you can imagine him doing commentary for the Jays and actually knowing the difference between Shawn Camp and Jesse Carlson he probably would be better than any of our current options.j.d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-16571171343803642192009-05-20T12:43:16.305-04:002009-05-20T12:43:16.305-04:00Getting a bad feeling about this series. Just read...Getting a bad feeling about this series. Just read that Youkilis is back in the Sox's lineup tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-85024675418843509112009-05-20T12:17:40.509-04:002009-05-20T12:17:40.509-04:00Not sure that the Ack could grow the mullet to fil...Not sure that the Ack could grow the mullet to fill in for Eck.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.com