If I did this right, the picture of the box score will appear...In my own defense, I NEVER, EVER, play with Boston (raised a Yanks fan, and especially despise Bob Stanley), and we had been drinking for a few hours, and the next game I destroyed him 8-7 (cut it closer due to shoddy mop up work)...and then I kicked some ass in Battleship...
Also, Citrona is my new favorite beer...And, maybe it's just me and the fact that this was one of the first times I've been Boston, but, Schiraldi pitched pretty effectively for me (I tend to start with Relievers and bring in the starter around the third inning), Calvin went 5 full innings for me the game I started him with (Also, this was a series, whereas we didn't use two starters per game)
What a great thread to make my introduction in. I am Nick, Attezzobal's regular RBI partner. I thank Attezzobal for having the humility to acknowledge this game in public. Also, just to rub it in, here is the accompanying evidence:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/brekenhov/Embarrassing.jpg)
That's my hand floating below the screen. If you turn the brightness aaallllllll the way up, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the rest of me, but that would just ruin the mystique.
I must say that you have a phenomenal site here and the team breakdowns are especially nice. Oh, and I can't even begin to praise enough with respect to the drinking game...
And just to clarify, the beer Attezzobal's referring to is Stolichnaya - Citrona, which is one of those not-really-a-beers, but actually was pretty damn good (we only got one bottle in the grab-bag six pack the local intoxicant store offers).
Anyway, yes, I'm not sure how much Attezzobal's told you of how we play (all pitches go / one starter per game) but I really do think Schiraldi is underrated. Sure he has no movement and can never ever drop the ball, but he's FAST, damn it! I'll rant more about that later.
Welcome to the forums nice! From the looks of it, you are going to fit in quite nicely here. Love the avatar (we call them aviators) as well...
I can't really support any praise of Schiraldi, though being a straight pitch guy I'm far from an expert on the subject. I also can't support calling Citrona beer, that just ain't quite right. Of course it may in fact be tasty, but that doesn't make it a beer...
Great pitching, giving up the no-hitter must be demoralizing. Coming back to win the next game was impresive, well done Attezzobal...
Uh, just as a point of obeservation, this doesn't really help much: " My name refers to the active J. Franco," 'cause their both still active (Julio--Braves, John--'stros).
Quote from: JoeDirt on 02/13/05, 03:41:50 PM
Uh, just as a point of obeservation, this doesn't really help much: " My name refers to the active J. Franco," 'cause their both still active (Julio--Braves, John--'stros).
Oops, thanks. I would have clarified by adding that it refers to the J. Franco who's in his mid-40s, currently in the NL, and is an all-star in RBI, but I didn't have room in the text.
Also, I was going over the known glitches, and almost all of them have happened to us, but god damn, I sure am glad the Grand Slam = Out has never reared its ugly head with us. I'd fucking go berserk if that happened to me. But get this one, the Forrest Gump once ruined a game for us: Runner on first with one out, I'm pitching. Batter hits a long fly ball to center that we both think is going to drop, so the baserunner goes to second. But the center fielder manages to get to the ball in time to make the out, and as a result has a guaranteed double play at first, since the runner on second can't go back. Well, instead of doing the conventional thing and throwing it to first, I decide I'll be a showboat and have the CF make it unassisted by having him run it to first. However, I wasn't paying attention when the CF
missed first base and kept running 'til he was at the wall by the dugout. I tried to throw the ball to first, but lo and behold, was too close to the wall and the ball got stuck in the stands, meaning there was no possible way to finish the play, thus effectively ending the game... First time I didn't laugh at a Forrest Gump...
Quote from: OctogenarianFranco on 02/14/05, 01:39:55 AM
Oops, thanks. I would have clarified by adding that it refers to the J. Franco who's in his mid-40s, currently in the NL, and is an all-star in RBI, but I didn't have room in the text.
This describes John, too!
how did boston send only 26 men to the plate in a 9 inning game?
Do walks not count as at bats in the game? This has me puzzled as well, and it's also interesting that this was one of Aball's early posts. For some reason I remembered this post as being from someone who only posted once or twice.
Quote from: BeeJay on 05/27/05, 09:27:46 PM
Do walks not count as at bats in the game?
Walks don't count as at-bats in RBI.
Walks haven't counted as at bats since 1903 (circa), and they don't in RBI...It was actually a HBP and I think I was caught stealing (this happens a lot)
At the time I think I had less than 30 posts, most of them shitty (such as still), and that was OctoFranco, the next game I destroyed him though, and I still don't really know how to play with Boston (the only non-all star team that applies to)
cool. . . . didn't see the bb column.
Sweet no-hit...Brother
I seem to have fluke-ish good luck with SF. Attezz and I played a game the other day where I was SF and he was Am. The final score was 11-8, with all the runs in the game by both teams being scored on homers. I hit 11 solo shots. I think he we may have taken a picture again, but whether we were sober enough to use the camera properly for it remains to be seen.
Or it could be better said that Attezz has fluke-ish bad luck when he ventures to play with less familiar teams. Which raises the question: why don't people tend to play with the all star teams more regularly in general, anyway? They're both pretty damn good and can result in quick inebriation in the drinking game, which is a positive. Is it that people remember the classic lineups of the regular teams we watched long ago, whereas the all star lineup is unfamiliar? Is it knowing the all-star players don't have the chemistry amongst each other to play their best every game? Perhaps we think it's unfair to have an all star team play a non-all star team (which I'd disagree with, depending on who the non-all star team is). I just don't get it.
Right then, so I resolve from this point forward to play with the all star teams slightly more often, or at least until I can find the reason not to.
Quote from: OctogenarianFranco on 06/01/05, 12:57:52 AM
I seem to have fluke-ish good luck with SF. Attezz and I played a game the other day where I was SF and he was Am. The final score was 11-8, with all the runs in the game by both teams being scored on homers. I hit 11 solo shots. I think he we may have taken a picture again, but whether we were sober enough to use the camera properly for it remains to be seen.
Just so we don't sound like complete losers, it should also be noted that there was a fairly attractive girl also taking part in the game...She's also able to drink me under the table (I guess that was to reiterate that I'm a complete loser)
I don't even know why I don't like the All-Stars, there really isn't a rational reason for it. But then again, I'm content in my stubbornness...
I enjoy the all star teams...you're opening a can of worms here, though.
I think it's silly to eliminate 20% of the teams, considering there's only 10 teams in the game to begin with and one of them is Houston...