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will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

NOLAN, YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN

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Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
Announcers trying to think of alternate terms for "mercy rule" and suggest "early termination". I humbly suggest that any game subject to a mercy rule be officially labeled an abortion.

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
^^
We called it the slaughter rule in my day.

misdirectomy posted:

Shelling Canada in baseball is good for our national psyche I think

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer

Pancakes posted:

Announcers trying to think of alternate terms for "mercy rule" and suggest "early termination". I humbly suggest that any game subject to a mercy rule be officially labeled an abortion.

Sponsored by Planned Parenthood.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

Sydin posted:

^^
We called it the slaughter rule in my day.

you can't spell slaughter rule without laughter

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
Get that dinger machine lit!

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!

Pancakes posted:

Announcers trying to think of alternate terms for "mercy rule" and suggest "early termination". I humbly suggest that any game subject to a mercy rule be officially labeled an abortion.

A team losing by more than 15 runs after 5 or 10 after 7 will be Kervorkianed.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

let's see how Jim Leyland fucks this up

Ice To Meet You
Mar 5, 2007

So, to get a tiebreaker game we'll need Mexico to beat Venezuela. If that happens they will play again tomorrow.
Unless Mexico scores 11 runs. Then Italy would play Mexico.

Alfred P. Pseudonym
May 29, 2006

And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

Pancakes posted:

Announcers trying to think of alternate terms for "mercy rule" and suggest "early termination". I humbly suggest that any game subject to a mercy rule be officially labeled an abortion.

We called it a run rule

Ammat The Ankh
Sep 7, 2010

Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!

Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

We called it a run rule

That's easily the least interesting out of all of them though.

Ammat The Ankh
Sep 7, 2010

Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!
Hey did the MLB.tv feed cut out suddenly for anyone else?

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer

Ammat The Ankh posted:

Hey did the MLB.tv feed cut out suddenly for anyone else?

Yeah, it's back but the sound is gone.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Ammat The Ankh posted:

Hey did the MLB.tv feed cut out suddenly for anyone else?

Popete posted:

Yeah, it's back but the sound is gone.

Mute and un-mute, mine did the same thing.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

:laffo:

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!
Jesus Canada.

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Ahahaha

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
I've seen worse. During the World Series, even. :(

alpha_destroy
Mar 23, 2010

Billy Butler: Fat Guy by Day, Doubles Machine by Night
Did Bewbies tell y'all that Danny Duffy was the best lefty in the game when he was on! Huh? What? That's what I thought!


I think it was Bewbies at least.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

woo Gerald

Jen X
Sep 29, 2014

To bring light to the darkness, whether that darkness be ignorance, injustice, apathy, or stagnation.
this is kinda embarrassing for canada

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

GeneX posted:

this is kinda embarrassing for canada

Sucks that Freeman is the only guy who signed up for the roster.

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Orr isn't even close, dude needs to start swinging before the pitch leaves his hand.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


oh poo poo, canada

ah merde, canada

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1mlCPMYtPk

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


i love ryan dempster but how he be your ace, good gravy

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!
Oh man just a few feet away from a grand slam for Mexico.

New Concept Hole
Oct 10, 2012

東方動的
Remember when Yusmeiro Petit pitched 6 innings of relief in Game 2 of the 2014 NLDS?

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Ahah Amador tagging up to go to third.

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!

Ice To Meet You posted:

So, to get a tiebreaker game we'll need Mexico to beat Venezuela. If that happens they will play again tomorrow.
Unless Mexico scores 11 runs. Then Italy would play Mexico.

There's a chance!

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!
Venezuela gave up 11, so now they have to win outright.

Down 11-6 in the top of the 7th.

Ice To Meet You
Mar 5, 2007

If Venezuela had a human-sized second baseman, they would still be alive...

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

I see this game has gone to LOLCOORSFIELD mode.

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!
Venezuela are some coming back mother fuckers so I'm not counting them out until they're gone.

Ice To Meet You
Mar 5, 2007

will_colorado posted:

I see this game has gone to LOLCOORSFIELD mode.

Ice To Meet You
Mar 5, 2007

Bunt's,

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007


hahaha

also :punto:

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!
Just about a perfect :bunt:

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

Prado GIDP

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Ice To Meet You
Mar 5, 2007


Every game in this group has had one team score at least 9 runs.

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