Open Thread: 5/12, Padres vs. Cubs
by jbox on May 12, 2008 4:31 PM PDT
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San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs, May 12, 2008 5:05 PM PDT
Padres have a two game winning streak and have won their first series since the beginning of April.
Remember when Garvey hit that home run in 1984 ? That was great.
Go Padres!
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How long has Jody Gerut been starting in CF?
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
by northsider on May 12, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I could watch that Garvey video 20 times a day
and not get sick of it.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 12, 2008 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...that and the Holliday chin slide...
two of my favorite plays!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll say it again
This is by far our best lineup. Giles is a much better 3 hitter. A little speed at the top. Pmac/Scott Harrison (lol) are interchangable I guess for now.
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 12, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Um
Why no Carlin? Haven’t we determined that Luke Carlin + Starting = Padres win?
I mean, my theory is 100% accurate right now. How can you argue with that?
by Phantom on May 12, 2008 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Small Sample Size
ahahahahahaha boooo you suck cuz you don’t know about sample sizes ahahahahha lol
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 12, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drunk already?
You’re putting TTG to shame.
by Phantom on May 12, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 5:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giles should have pretended that he couldn’t pull the ball out of that nook, the run wouldn’t have scored.
by California Penal on May 12, 2008 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Weak AB by Khalil
How many times am I going to have to type that this season. What was the Padre Drinking Game equivalent of a three-pitch strikeout by Khalil?
We've all experienced those delirious moments where one thing leads to another and you find yourself at the end of the night messing around with sheep. It's something we all have in common. -jbox
by JBRO on May 12, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My cable was out
so i sat outside with my radio on watching the cox guys until they fixed it
I told them “you know the Padres are playing right now, yea i need to see that”
didn’t make them work faster… they must have been dodger fans
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
C8LIN B
Sitting in a lawn chair, listening to Uncle Teddy and The Colonel, tapping her watch….
by Drama on May 12, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well i was on my porch
and i kept saying “i’d like to see that” very loudly
but same thing
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
does anyone else...
ever have the urge to punch Zembrano?
not just because he’s on other team… he just genuinely bothers me
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 5:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
IGUCHI!!!
yayyy
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hell yeah
Always good to produce a run with the back half of the order leading off
We've all experienced those delirious moments where one thing leads to another and you find yourself at the end of the night messing around with sheep. It's something we all have in common. -jbox
by JBRO on May 12, 2008 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I used to like Derek Lee.
Til that fateful day he bit off more than he could chew.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 5:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
His MLB mugshot looks like he has bees in his mouth.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
woohoo double play!!!
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good inning, Wolfie!
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Zambrano went to put sleeves on.
Hilarious when the tough guy facade backfires.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 5:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that shouldn't be allowed
he should have to man up and deal with it
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he's 0 for 15 now
vs Zamby-pambpy
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hairston should charge the mound!
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 5:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That hook from Wolfie is just nasty
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Al over at BSB has this to say:
Careful if you go over there—some of our best posters have been banned at GSB.
Their best posters are Arizona fans that like to hang out on Padres blogs?
by jbox on May 12, 2008 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
What's the S for, dare I ask.
It better be clever…
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bardo fooled me
i don’t get fooled much but i thought that one was out of here
it just sounded right
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GERUT!!!!
HOMERUN!!!
YESSS
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No fooling there.
Gerut with a solo shot!
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
double?
how can you let zambrano hit a double – not good…
by netsroc123 on May 12, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
zambrano was micah owings
before micah owings knew what a zambrano was… or something like that.
by Dex on May 12, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
Lead lost
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
His pitches are obviously too far up this inning.
Someone in the dugout reading this should notify him to make a correction.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nooooo!
this bites
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Still nobody out :(
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
is Bud
sleeping again??
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
-Catherine Aird
by pasadenapadre on May 12, 2008 6:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i don't even think he's there
probably on the toilet
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Henn
Ring ring….
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Three more games after today
We have to look at Fukudome…
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You mean the guy the Pads "bid" on,
but had no intention of getting – to shut the fans up?
Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher
by planetjeffy on May 12, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you think the Padres could have possibly outbid Chicago
I don’t even know where to begin.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But we
“tried”.
Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher
by planetjeffy on May 12, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you here from SoS?
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Black looks like he is gonna cry
i am too!
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And....
laffer
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tell me again,
why we have middle relievers?
Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand.
Leo Durocher
by planetjeffy on May 12, 2008 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
to sit there and look pretty?
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell me again,
why we have Bud Black as our manager
by The Kipper on May 12, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It just turned into the last month again
I was actually feeling hopeful about the Pads after this weekend…
I made the mistake of small sample size…reading this blog I should know better
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
-Catherine Aird
by pasadenapadre on May 12, 2008 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
we're already losing
fire the ball at Zambrano’s head
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What exactly was Bud waiting for?
Let the the game get really out of hand before making a movie? When the camera’s start zooming in on you, waiting to make a move, go ahead and make a pitching change.
by jbox on May 12, 2008 6:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's forty degrees.
And five minutes warming up is how long it takes.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then you stall.
You send Bard out to talk to him as long as he can. You send Balsley out there. There are ways to stall.
by Drama on May 12, 2008 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That happened.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the length of one at bat
that made the score 6-2 rather than 4-2 they were able to warm up just fine.
by jbox on May 12, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He kept calling the bullpen...
...and telling them to get Thatcher up.
by Drama on May 12, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Early onset of Alzheimer's
Or just about as stupid as they come
by The Kipper on May 12, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can it be both...?
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he thought it would be more motivating
to lose by several runs rather than 1
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always thought
that when the guy starts struggling you need to warm someone up asap
especially for relievers too because think about it, the guys job is to get people out… if he doesn’t get someone out then he’s not doing his job and get someone ready
when wolf gave up a double and a hr someone should have been warming up
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is your cable working?
when wolf gave up a double and a hr someone should have been warming up
He was…
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea well i didn't see that
but that is weird for black to do
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It appears I'm the only one who did
And timed it.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The "BLAME BUD" Bandwagon
AAAALLLLLLL AAAAbbbboard!
by The Kipper on May 12, 2008 6:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeez.
You’d think he was the one throwing meat over the plate and above the belt out there…
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
to be fair
Bud Black is pretty terrible at managing a bullpen.
by Dex on May 12, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just the bullpen?
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I respectfully disagree.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who put Thatcher the game???
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
really sucks
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adrian didn't seem to be in much of a hurry
to go after that errant throw.
by jbox on May 12, 2008 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
might as well save his energy
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe
I miss Brocail and Linebrink
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
-Catherine Aird
by pasadenapadre on May 12, 2008 6:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
just like old times!
Was that still Henn? Germano was ready for a couple batters, right? Good. Good.
by Dex on May 12, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who's in a hurry to put in Germano?
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so did Kooz get hurt?
or did Black just get angry with him?
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The gameplan for tonight has changed.
Make the cubs hit, run, and score so many runs, they are exhausted for the rest of the series.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
very smart plan
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That seems
to have been the game plan from about the 5th inning.
by jbox on May 12, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can it just rain in chicago now
so they can call the game and the Padres can go cry
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No more
unlimited booze on outbound road trip flights after a series win ok?
If you can't be a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning...
-Catherine Aird
by pasadenapadre on May 12, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
or maybe they just need more
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either way, it's not the right amount...
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joethatcheritis rapidly spreading through the bullpen
Can the Padres survive this deadly new disease or are is our entire club doomed to be sent back to the PCL
by The Kipper on May 12, 2008 7:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i look at it this way
we weren’t going to come back to win the game anyways (most likely)
so now we have a new excuse!!! we faced their best pitching and their best offense!
so its all good…
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So when Wolf turns into his former self...
Who’s the new #4 gonna be?
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish there was a mercy rule
So that I could turn off this game in good conscience.
by Dex on May 12, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Alright Edgar!
Hey cool! First hit.
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by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
The elder Fightin Gonzali with his first hit and RBI!
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna cling to the hope that...
...these are the Cubs, and they can do anything with a huge lead.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Paul McAnulty replaces Giles.
Defensively.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not surprised
You see him move for that one in the gap? Solid.
by Dex on May 12, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately I did not.
I am back on the radio.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heavenly movement?
You mean like a planet or other celestial body? ;)
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like a comet!
that could potentially portend the extinction of life on the planet as we know it.
by Dex on May 12, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giles needed to go find a tanning bed
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"PMac beat it out!"
Good luck convincing them, Bud. That’s a good one.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's it.
Germano is our new LF.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
cool Germano
nice double
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
in all fairness
at least they got 3 runs and got to Zambrano for some hits
who would have thought that possible last week?
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When they showed those two Padres fans in the stands
the Cubs fan sitting next to them looked like “Party Boy” Chris from Jackass
by jbox on May 12, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitching change with 2 out and a pitcher at second???
by Drama on May 12, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
they know the offensive power of this team
and it terrifies them
especially Khalil
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs fans...
there team is winning 12-3 yet they still manage to look angry
that is talent.
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by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Word association
Cubs fan : Large gut
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't it?
I’m terrible.
I watched Ferris Beuller’s Day Off a lot when I was a kid. I think Cubs fan… and the guy behind the counter in that scene in the pizza parlor pops into my head.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my brother's gf is a cubs fan
and she’s tiny
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by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can clone sheep
But there’s still no cure for that…
This world we live in. :)
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, yes he is
I've got the key to paradise, but i've got too many legs
by C8LIN B on May 12, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ups and downs
Ups:
Edgar popped his cherry with a hit & an RBI
Gerut popped a HR off Zambrano
Gooch hitting in anti-Padre situations (runners on base)
Downs:
Wolf imploded
Germano relieved Henn
GERMANO relieved Henn, you guys… what the hell.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
More Ups
This new lineup looks somewhat actually useful. I blame Bud Black for all of our losses from now on, he is the worst bullpen manager ever. He should have pulled Wolf like….2 hours before he did. How many batters need to reach base before you pull a guy??
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 12, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineup
I like it, too. Giles, a key on-base guy, right before A-Go? Sounds like someone’s been studying baseball, eh, Bud? /wink, nudge
I ain’t a pitching coach or a trainer so I don’t know exactly when Henn was ready. He warmed for five minutes, it was 41F there, and he probably hadn’t pitched since he was released, which I’m reading was April 30. That’s all I’m saying.
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by Axion on May 12, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah
but he could have at least used some better stall tactics to give him some more time. Wolf CLEARLY wasn’t getting it done.
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 12, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jody Gerut ties Edmonds for HRs this season!
I see that as a positive…..
I also really want Fukudome to come crashing down to earth like a malfunctioning satellite….because as it is, I hate him. Almost as much as I hate the Cubs spending money like the Red Sox and still managing to act dispossessed.
by goose1 on May 12, 2008 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh well. That winning streak was excellent while it lasted.
"I daydream just like everybody else," he says. "I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."
by TheVinylCrocodile on May 12, 2008 9:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Another bad day for the Padres
But at least I’m banging Jenny Cavnar.
"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman
by Hacker on May 12, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you wish
she’s over at my place right now
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 12, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys can have her...
cause I dream of Geni.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 12, 2008 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need to check out Chrissy
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 12, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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