You know your teams pitching is struggling when...

[KitchenWitch]

Your catcher spends more time on the Pitcher's Mound than the starting pitchers!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear KitchenWitch!

Who's playing tonight?

And why is the fact that the catcher spends more time there significant?

My ignorance is astounding!

:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

3. Mariners at Twins

The catcher goes out to the mound usually to make sure that both cathcher and pitcher are operating under the same signals. If the catcher is going out a lot during the game, it means the pitcher ain't doing so well.

[SeattleGirl]

4. Darlin' Peggy!

Kitchey's Twins are playing my Mariners.

And the reason it's significant when the catcher goes to the mound a lot is because that means the pitcher is struggling, and maybe they aren't communicating well or something.

[SeattleGirl]

2. Hey Kitchey! You talking about what's going on right now in the 5th?

Don't be too worried though. Felix Hernandez is pitching for the Mariners, which practically guarantees a win for the other team.

And, since the Mariners have the bases loaded, they won't score (they almost ALWAYS screw that situation up!)

[KitchenWitch]

6. OMG they sound just like the Twins this year

How can you get the bases loaded with no outs and not score at least one run? The Twins have sure found numerous ways of doing just that.

I must say, Torii Hunter just made a FILTHY catch!

[SeattleGirl]

13. This has been a pattern with the Mariners for about the last 3-4

years! You know, if a team wants to be the Mariners, all they have to do is walk the bases loaded EVERY inning. 9 times out of 10, Mariners won't be able to score.

[SeattleGirl]

5. Kitchey, told ya! Mariners with the bases loaded and they CAN'T

score. Damn, I hate that! They do it all the freakin time! :grr:

[KitchenWitch]

7. Ouch!

Torii should not have been able to make that catch...but the man has RANGE out there in Center.

[SeattleGirl]

9. Torii is a fabulous outfielder!

Even when a catch by him is a negative for the Mariners, I find myself saying "WOW" at least once every game the Twins play against the Mariners. I knows good catches when I sees 'em!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I thank you BOTH for your answers!

Now I know something I didn't before......:bounce: :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

10. Wow, Kitchey! We made Peggy's

boobies bounce! :rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

11. That is a high honor indeed!

:rofl:

[NJ Democrats]

12. What's the chances your trading us Hunter?

[KitchenWitch]

14. Perish the thought!

x(

[NJ Democrats]

15. He is a FA after the season right?

Either trade him or we will sign him outright!

[KitchenWitch]

17. He is pretty much our franchise player

Since we will be getting a new stadium now, I think the purse strings may open to sign him to a multiple year deal...

Without the new stadium, I think he would have been traded, or lost in the free agent market.

Much like Kirby Puckett, I believe he does want to stay here, especially with a new stadium deal in the works.

[NJ Democrats]

19. If George really wants him

and $ matter Hunter will be a Yankee.

[SeattleGirl]

26. Ah yes, George the Pimp

:P

(You know I'm just funnin' ya, right?)

[JohnKleeb]

28. Someone should photoshop him in a purple hat

and I feel old because Felix whatshiface is only a couple years older than me. I went to the baseball academy of the Orioles first round draft pick last year I believe and he went to my rival high school. well not rival persay.

[NJ Democrats]

30. Try George the Great

or George the Genius. Buying the Yanks for $10m. Now they are worth over $1b.

[KitchenWitch]

32. Just because Steinbrenner can buy players the same way the

Bush family buys votes, does not mean it is right, or even that great.

[JohnKleeb]

36. I am surprised people have forgot that the Yankees went through

a decade and a half period from 1981-1996 without making the World Series. For the first 9 years of my life the Orioles and Yankees were making the playoffs at equal rate, the next 9 though blah.

[JohnKleeb]

21. I hope you guys resign him

He's a talent and I don't want the Orioles to have to face him 18 times a year. It'd be nice if things were like they used to be where teams developed their own talent and people wonder why I've gone to more to the NFL and root for a team that originally drafted or signed 19/22 of their super bowl starters.

[KitchenWitch]

22. I hope we do too

I hope he also has the same kind of loyalty to the area as Kirby did. Kirby could have gotten a whole lot more to go to the Red Sox, back in the day.

[JohnKleeb]

23. It's nice to see loyalty

Next year's hall of fame class is going to be great because it will feature two guys who were loyal to their teams and cities, Cal Ripken for the Orioles and Tony Gwynn for the Padres.

[KitchenWitch]

25. Exactly!

[JohnKleeb]

27. It's great to see loyalty over money in sports

Free Agency I realize is a nesscessary but you have to love the guys who stay with teams for their whole careers.

[NJ Democrats]

29. Like Jeter, Bernie, Riveria and Posada

on the Yanks.

[JohnKleeb]

31. or conversely

Mussina, A-Rod, Sheffield, and Damon. Why would you guys need Hunter anyway?
Damon's a CFer, Sheffield is in Right, and Matsui in left.

[NJ Democrats]

39. Sheff's old, he'll play DH if he comes back.

Damon has a weak arm so he'll be in RF. Plus Matsui is done for this season if the Yanks trade of an OF for this year.

[JohnKleeb]

40. Whatever makes Steinbrenner happy

You need a strong arm to be in right too. If he was to be moved it would be to left. Matsui's contract runs out this year I take it?

[NJ Democrats]

41. Matsui re-signed last year

I meant move Damon to LF and Matsui to RF.

[JohnKleeb]

42. Ah

Yeah I was going to say it's said that the right fielder has to have the strongest arm and it wouldn't make sense to move Damon there.

[texas1928]

16. Nah he is just bored with the game.

BASEBALL IS BORING!!!!!!!












:hide:

[texas1928]

33. OH Yeah IGNORE MINE!!!!!!

FINE!!!!!!


STOMP STOMP STOMP!!!!


I AM GOING HOME!!!!!!




SLAM!!!!!!!!!!

[KitchenWitch]

34. LOL

I did not wish to dignify your statement with a response!

:P

[texas1928]

50. WELL THHHBBTT

ON YOU!!!

[SeattleGirl]

35. Oh, ya big baby!! (giggle!)

There, someone paid attention to you. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

18. Wow! The Mariners actually got a RUN!

I think I'm gonna faint! :rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

20. How would YOU score that play

I think it ended up 4-2-5-2-6

[SeattleGirl]

24. Not sure; I blinked in the middle of it!

I actually love watching those plays, even if it's a Mariner player that's put out. Suddenly these grown men DO seem like little kids playing sandlot baseball. Cracks me up!

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. This thread is useless

without pitchers.









:rofl:









:hide:

[KitchenWitch]

38. True!

Francisco Liriano got his second major league win in his second major league start tonight!

[SeattleGirl]

43. One pitcher, comin' up!

[reyd reid reed]

44. LOL!

:rofl:

Heh...y'know, I oughta....

*Thwap!*

:spank:









You're cute though, so.....

[Oeditpus Rex]

45. Gossage?

:shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

46. Pinstripes give it away?

Or was it the long neck?

I know! It was the feathers, wasn't it...

[Oeditpus Rex]

48. I went with

the flies.

[reyd reid reed]

49. Ahhhhh...Very perceptive.

Mr. Smarty-pants (Gossage is an icon around here, y'know...worshipped and revered by most. The operative word there being 'most').

Now...let's see if you can figure out this one:

[mduffy31]

47. Witch...

there is a site you have to check out being a MN sports fan. It is called homersota.com, it is so funny. It points out how people like Sid Hartman and they guys on KFAN are such homers and really don't live in reality when it comes to Minnesota sports teams. A lot of them won't ever say anything negative. If you want a laugh check it out.