Comments on: Congrats To Tampa

By: James T

James T — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:15:57 +0000

Congratulations to the Rays and their fans. They played great ball all year and with Beckett and Lowell hurt they were the better team. They deserved it. I hope they destroy the Phillies, not because it will make my Red Sox look any better but because the national league deserves ignominy with all the franchises it has which don’t really try very hard to build a championship team.

By: joser

joser — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:39:46 +0000

Barney wouldn’t deliver that line, because Barney doesn’t care about sports, because women (mostly) don’t care about sports. Unless he was trying to bed a woman who cared about sports, in which case he would temporarily learn everything he could about sports. But in that episode he was trying to bed Robin, who apparently cares nothing about sports (or at least baseball). Hence, it would be out of character for Barney.

But it’s a great line. Hopefully it’ll soon seem as dated as that Tampa Bay Devil Rays reference on the Simpsons. (Or Ken Griffey’s enormous head)

By: Madison Mariner

Madison Mariner — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:31:49 +0000

Did anyone watch How I Met Your Mother tonight?

At one point a character on the show says to another, â€œInviting an ex to your wedding would be like inviting the Seattle Mariners to the World Series. Itâ€™d just be awkward for everyone.â€

Yes, I did catch that, and I normally love that sitcom. Now….eh.

Then again, they have a point after the ridiculously bad season we had.

They should’ve had Barney deliver the line, but they had Marshall do it. Marshall, the guy who wore the ridiculous Dr. Seuss hat and who was in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Oh well.

By: scott19

scott19 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:32:19 +0000

Actually, itâ€™s most comparable to 1991 Atlanta.

Or, perhaps, the Mets — who’d totally stunk up the Polo Grounds and Shea for the first seven seasons (five with 100+ losses…OUCH!) prior to their “Amazin’” run of 1969.

Willy Aybar has the Bloomquist role on the Raysâ€™ roster.

Agree there…though in terms of power/slugging potential, Aybar looks like Manny by comparison.

By: joser

joser — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:09:41 +0000

Yeah, I guess you could define "professional pinch hitter" as "being given a chance to succeed" -- particularly since Dobbs was the most effective PH in baseball this year -- but it's probably not the chance he was hoping for (with either team). Which owner are you talking about? Loria. Definitely Loria. (But I've harped on this before).

By: msb

msb — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:41:00 +0000

After poor Jamie stunk up the NLDS and NLCS games he started, they might entertain the notion of leaving him off the roster.

he’s scheduled to pitch game 3.

Congrats to Greg Dobbs, unceremoniously cut by the Mariners after not being given a chance to succeed.

FWIW, the Phillies claimed him off waivers, partly to fill in at AAA if needed, and if not, to act as a bat off the bench– so, not exactly a change in role …

By: joser

joser — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:34:11 +0000

No, don't forget the Mariners were indirectly referenced in that Seinfield episode involving the Jay Buhner trade. More to the point, there was a Mariners reference on "Frasier" (in a 1995 episode written, not surprisingly, by Ken Levine) where (Cheers character) Sam Malone shows up claiming he's interviewing to be the pitching coach for the Mariners. Later he confesses he's just fleeing his wedding.

Frasier: So, you're not in Seattle because of the Mariners? Sam: Believe me, no ballplayer is in Seattle because of the Mariners.

Also, on a Simpson's rerun yesterday Professor Frink calls Astrology "the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of the sciences -- not very good." Which might give you hope, since that episode dates back 3 years. It's the 3 year Simpsons recovery plan! Step 1: Donuts!

By: egreenlaw9

egreenlaw9 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:59:26 +0000

Figure this kinda relates since it’s about the World Series and this year’s nominal M’s team…

Did anyone watch How I Met Your Mother tonight?

At one point a character on the show says to another, “Inviting an ex to your wedding would be like inviting the Seattle Mariners to the World Series. It’d just be awkward for everyone.”

Yeah – I was pretty floored by it too.

The last time I remember hearing an M’s reference on a prime-time sitcom was on Family Ties like twenty years ago when Michael J. Fox was offered tickets to an Indians/Mariners game and his only response was something like, “well that’s a clash of the titans”.

I didn’t even actually see that one live, but I just remember it being replayed several times during the ’95 ALCS in reference to how far both teams had come.

By: KingFelixtheCat

KingFelixtheCat — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:41:07 +0000

I personally thought this team would be good in 2-3 years but i guess i was off a bit. I love watching them play and even though i love the mariners i think people should appreciate watching them. They have youth, pitching, and timely hitting. I believe the mariners should work through the draft and try to go that way they way the rays did. I dont know does anyone agree with me?

By: TomTuttle

TomTuttle — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:08:34 +0000

Why would the Rays become the Florida Marlins? Unlike the Marlins, they donâ€™t have an evil genius thieving slimeball butthead for an owner.

Which owner are you talking about? Loria or Huzeinga?