Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Marlins at Nationals (4/18)
by craig on Apr 18, 2009 11:46 AM EDT
217 comments
Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals, Apr 18, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
The best record in major league baseball Marlins are back at it again against the Nats. Today is the first of the two remain games and both of them will be day games. (stupid day games)
You know the pitchers so you don't need me to tell you about them.
The Ichthyomacy results table is posted, so give a look. While I don't think I have made a mistake, it is always possible that I did. If my totals don't match yours, let me know.
Ichthyomancy is good to go.
Best of Luck to You!
| FishStriper | Attendance | Player | AAB |
| 3.3seconds | 28,704 | Johnson | Bonifacio: 2 SB |
| Architect | 28,077 | Johnson | Uggla, Ramirez, Cantu: 2+ H each |
| Brickell | 22,333 | Johnson | Johnson: W, 0 ER |
| Bumppo | 23,400 | Johnson | Johnson: QS, W |
| C60 | |||
| Colombo | 20,438 | Ramirez | Marlins: 2+ SB |
| Dan | 26,789 | Paulino | Bonifacio: SB > Willingham H |
| Dgriot | 17,808 | Ramirez | Olsen: RBI |
| DolPhanDave | |||
| Fishcrazy | 24,001 | Johnson | Johnson: QS, W |
| FishFilet | |||
| Fishfins | 25,670 | Ramirez | Paulino: 2+ H |
| Fluxuation | |||
| FriedFish | |||
| FSUncensored | 18,120 | Uggla | Uggla: 6+ TB |
| GameFish | 24,222 | Cantu | Marlins: 2+ HR, 0 E |
| GMFB | |||
| HadMatter | 22,500 | Uggla | Marlins 1st: 1+ R |
| Hoyamarlin | |||
| Hurricane | 20,689 | Johnson | Marlins: W by 4+ |
| Jrsyeagle | 27,465 | Ramirez | Marlins 2B > Nats 2B+HR |
| LadyFish | 26,006 | Johnson | Johnson: QS, W; Paulino: 1+ H |
| Orlando Rays | 31,493 | Uggla | Johnson: QS, W, 6+ K, BB < 3 |
| Pgammons12 | |||
| Skronch | |||
| Spud | 24,800 | Cantu | Johnson K, WP, IP, OB > Olsen's |
| Stlcardinalsfan | |||
| Weird Vic | |||
| Whalers71 | |||
| Xenrod |
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TV blackout?
I don’t do the icky thing, but I’m picking the Marlins by a mile today. Scott Olsen will still be serving up cookies to his old teammates, JJ should be sharp, and the Nats WILL find new ways to hand over victory to their opponents. Just you watch.
Speaking of which, I have a gentlemen’s bet about whether this game will blacked out on DirecTV ch. 653 or not. Ideas? Guesses?
Thanks.
It's on The List
But I’m almost certain all the satellite providers show the “bonus” games, so I’d bet it’s shown. Perhaps not on that channel, but somewhere.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
Copying my pics over
31,493
Uggla
Johnson: QS, W, 6+ K, <3 BB
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
They are starting the game
Hopefully it finishes before the 3:55 cutoff
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
"Elijah Dukes violated team policy"
I certainly hope he didn’t threaten to kill another baby-mama.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
maybe stayed up too late watching the fireworks
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
I'll go for Teddy
You never know, it may happen
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
If it does
I should get 10 points on Ichthyo
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Nats hit better in 2009
I am developing a theory about good to great starting pitchers having trouble in the first inning, then settling down from then on.
Combine that with the fact that Nick Johnson, RZ, Dunn, and the absent Dukes are formidable hitters, I’m not worried for the Marlins.
Well, until that HR.
or else he misunderstood what Fredi meant
by “We’re not using Lindstrom and probably not Nuñez.”
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
Kearns making up for lost time
He will peter out, trust me. Kearns is biding his time until they 86 his a$$.
Nice one by Pauli!
And Ross is on after. 1 on, 1 out.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
hey remember that first week
when people went on and on about smallball and not hitting homers. That was funny.
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2 on
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
No
He just can’t hit high balls yet, and pitchers have figured it out.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
That's alright.
JJ recovers, we keep beating Olsen like a red-headed stepchild, and we’ll be back in this game.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
I hope Meyer is feeling good today...
cause I don’t think Johnson will make ti to the 5th (pitch count)
you know, technically...
…if we had traded Hanley for some middle relievers, a) that play would have been made and b) we’d be better able to go long on the bullpen.
hmmmm…
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
that sounds familiar...
Did Tommy Hutton just rip off my comment from yesterday?
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
for the record:
http://www.fishstripes.com/2009/4/17/842724/open-thread-and-ichthyomancy#14357592
9-1 start
53rd team to start 9-1 or 10-0. 34th post-1900.
Of the 33 prior, 17 made the playoffs.
Of the 17, 13 made the World Series.
Of the 13, 9 won it all.
Marlins Stadium: When It’s Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
by dan 2.0 on Apr 17, 2009 10:59 PM EDT
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
"Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ."
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
I don't think so, although...
…shockingly enough, I do own a number of sweater vests.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
I should have thought about Paulino's triple last time...
“Paulino finishes the Olsen Cycle” would have been a great AAB for today (he says, after the fact)
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
I wonder if we can petition...
…that since we played an extra inning yesterday, today’s first inning doesn’t count.
Yeah, that’s the ticket.
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"Andrew Miller had a good one in Atlanta" (change up)
possibly, but if I remember Dan’s F/X chart correctly he was having trouble locating it.
well that depends
on whether or not he was trying to throw it everywhere. Because if he did, then he located it fantastically.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
for those who missed it:
Miller vs. Atlanta, pitch locations by pitch type.
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Their Johnson screws up and drops it.
6-3 Marlins. With 2 out, Hermida was already home.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
it's a running joke
or at least, I’ve been keeping it running.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
You do realize since it's hotlinked to the site
that it will update with the game, right?
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
you can "watch" it at Fangraphs
and it will refresh itself, which is kind of the same thing except not really.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
He's back out
Quick out for the first one
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Wishful thinking I'm sure
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Carroll
I suppose that’s one way to open a starting job…
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
Well
At least it looks like the game will end before it gets blacked out
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
That was the second guy, actually
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
But the leadoff hitter for the Nats
Point being— he’s not a great hitter, don’t give him the free pass.
The first Kd on three pitches.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
No, Senators pitchers are just weird
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
o/~ I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee... o/~
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
delicious
I do believe the people who were glad to not hit home runs were the same ones talking about how bad Hermida is. Two birds, one pitch.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
They weren't expecting the outburst?
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
9 innings
Can they just deduct runs from the Nats for stinking up the place so we can call it a ballgame in 9 innings?
Extra frames!
Oh, for those who care, the Celtics lost Game 1 to the Bulls in OT.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
Wrong, it's
“I can’t read”
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he was dreading Zimmy
But nothing to worry about, he popped up to first on the first pitch.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
that was back for
the whole “runner stranded in scoring position in extra innings” thing
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Hanley hurt?
Did you see Hanley wince as he dove for that ball early in the game? Hope he hasn’t aggravated an injury, or caused a new one.
Guess not
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by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Astute observation, Uecker.
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
by Orlando Rays on Apr 18, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Who knew?
that Nats Park could host such exciting baseball?!
I gotta go to a game there when I visit home in a few weeks.
I know somebody has been saying it for a few games
but I may be ready to join the “Team of Destiny” believers.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
Reversion to the mean
There is no way the Marlins can maintain this torrid pace, but I swear to god I believe! And to think my stat-head buds had them picked to swim around the sewer with the Nationals. AS IF!
The big question now is: should I frame my Opening Day ticket? Or will that jinx them?
Are you sure?
I think we can keep it up and go 147-15. DESTINY.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
Well, I'm convinced
that the only games the Nationals will win the rest of the way will be by default. Something about opposing teams refusing to take the same field as a AAA club.
147-15?
That’s some pansy stuff right there.
161-1 or bust!
I'm doin the Fish again. (Yeah, yeah, yeah.)
My "extra innings" package provides no Sat. aft games
maybe it saved me from a heart attack today.
I can’t believe it – so far, this is almost too good to be true! Oh, well, let’s keep rolling, building as big a lead as possible. Go Marlins!
DirecTV 653
I watched them on DirecTV channel 653 as part of whatever regular package my housemate pays for. That’s about the only TV I watch any more.
and for Tommy:
35th team to start 10-1 or 11-0.
21st post-1900.
Of the 20 prior, 7 made the playoffs.
Of the 7, 4 made the World Series.
Of the 4, 3 won it.
The four World Series teams all started 10-1.
Marlins Stadium: When It's Raining, The Roof Will Happen!
A Fun Thought update
Those of you playing along with A Fun Thought can add 1 win to your projections.
So an 81-win team now wins 85.5, a 75-win team now wins 80, an 85-win team now wins 89, and so on and so forth.
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JJ's Pitch/FX
I don’t think anyone here would object to saying Johnson was pretty rough in the first and second before finally settling down. But just how rough was he?
You’re looking at every pitch he threw that was either outside the (rough approximation of a) strike-zone, or in the 1ft x 1ft center of the zone, split by innings 1&2 vs. 3 through 6. And as you can see, despite the former group being half as long, it accounts for the majority of dangerous pitches — especially those down the pipe.
So, yeah. A really, really rough first two innings.
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sunday picks
15858
Cantu
Marlins hitters K < 7
jrsyeagle picks better drunk than I do sober
15,678
Johnny Bakes
All Miller, No Filler Special: Miller sets new career high in IP (which I suppose is just: Miller IP > 7 but whatevs)
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apparently I actually am drunk
considering Volstad is pitching. Why did I think we were on 5 today? JJ pitched yesterday, dan, you idiot.
so let’s try this again:
15,678
Johnny Bakes
All, uh, Volstad, No… Folstad? Special: Volstad sets new career high in IP (which I suppose is just: Volstad CG but whatevs)
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Points
The attendance for the game was 19,864.
The attendance point goes to Colombo.
Players earning a point: Hermida, Gload and Paulino.
A point goes to Dan.
AAB points: Fishfins, GameFish +2, HadMatter and Jrsyeagle.
Recap:
GameFish +2
Colombo +1
Dan +1
Fishfins +1
HadMatter +1
Jrsyeagle +1
Congratulations to all of today’s winners! If I missed anyone or anything, please let me know.
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