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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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the popes toes posted:

n: O's and Boston's bad blood just got simmering again as Baltimore's Bundy tags Betts with a HBP. There's a lot of stinkeye coming from the Boston dugout and the on-air guys say it's not going to take much more to clear the benches.

v: this kind of aggro between two rivals gives a certain undeniable spicy attraction to the play and I loving hate to think a player could get injured but I'm fascinated at the same I can't help myself.

(I don't remember what season it was but when Tampa and the Sox cleared their benches at each other at the slightest provocation it certainly was a reason to watch them play. Not a good reason, but...and below is an unforgettable illustration of how much they hated each other )



Wasn't that '08 or '09? Everything about that ruled. The one game where Jonny Gomes (who was basically the enforcer) ran in from right field and did a flying tackle on the Sox player who did a dirty slide was the best.

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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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I went to the game where the Rays clinched a spot in the 2008 postseason :unsmith:

The whole team did a full lap around the field jumping and shooting champagne everywhere. We stayed for half an hour afterward cheering. It was amazing.

Luigi Thirty fucked around with this message at 23:32 on May 3, 2017

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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Oh! I remember now. I won a drawing at a home show at Tropicana Field when I was in 4th grade for a pair of 100-level tickets to the Devil Rays playing the Blue Jays and a Canseco jersey. By won a drawing I mean we filled out a paper, they dropped it in the tumbler, and then they pulled it out 30 seconds later because someone forgot to turn it. :v:

I remember nothing about the game other than David Wells (who I thought was the best pitcher ever because he used to be a Yankee) was the starter, the Devil Rays lost, and Jose Canseco hit a moon shot home run while I was in the bathroom.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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https://twitter.com/paulloduca16/status/861255362472587264

What did he do!?

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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https://twitter.com/PeterBotte/status/861271904505790464

okay so he was definitely drunk

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/861283076114132994

"Migraine"

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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https://twitter.com/TaylorBlakeWard/status/861362763058233345

Good day for pitchers

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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:wtf:

https://twitter.com/MattEhalt/status/861704524297383936

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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Tony Phillips posted:

Do yourself a favor and read "59 in '84" by Edward Achorn.
https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-nine-84-Radbourn-Barehanded-Baseball/dp/0061825875/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

He liked pitching, drinking, and flipping off cameras.




When you're done, read Achorn's other book as well.
https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Beer-Whiskey-Barkeeps-Immigrants/dp/1610393775/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

:eng101: The photos are historically important too because they're the first documented evidence of someone flipping the bird in the United States.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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I think Tebow's a fine athlete and if he were, say, doing baseball out of college he might have a shot as a 4th OF.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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I have in my hand a letter from Paul Lo Duca that says thanks for the steroids

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/864212995760586753

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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https://twitter.com/BarstoolJJ/status/865756260494344193

https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/865760446753763328

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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Salvor_Hardin posted:

Maybe I don't get the full story but the TB twitter is trolling this guy hard right?

Super duper Yankees fan Barstool Sports guy got into the game with a media pass to do some food review article or something. Ran down Tampa fans on twitter like a dingus. TB's account trolls the poo poo out of him afterwards.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Who is the most handsome player on your team?



Kiermaier :swoon:

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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RIP The Dugout

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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Anyone still have That GIF of Strasburg's slider from his first start? If you've seen it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. It breaks like a video game pitch.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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Colby Rasmus is on the Rays ballot and he didn't play a game until this week.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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KICK BAMA KICK posted:

Who's everybody's bad team token for the ASG? With the Braves, Freddie's hurt, Julio kinda sucks. Ender? Don't laugh -- Tyler Flowers?

Gotta be Dickerson for OF since he's OPSing 1.000. It would be Kiermaier if he weren't batting .220.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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We have a new one for those between-innings blooper reels courtesy of Steven Souza Jr. (who actually made an awesome jumping catch earlier in the game)

https://twitter.com/Cut4/status/868328011082473472

He claims he lost it in the lights and dove so it wouldn't hit him in the face.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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Popete posted:

I saw the fight but what preceded it? Did Harper get beaned for no reason?

Harper hit 2 dingers off him in the playoffs 3 years ago

Posey just sat there like "nope you're on your own"

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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He tore his UCL so he'll be getting Thumby John surgery and will be out 18 months.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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Here's a picture that will get some usage now and in the future

https://twitter.com/Mets/status/870117113477910529

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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

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dont be mean to me posted:

Also lol Angels dead last on the road (seriously though, they had Trout, how) and man the Rays need to start handing out free game tickets with a 10-gallon fuel purchase or something.

Hey, a couple series against the Yankees and they'll be ahead of Oakland.

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