Whalley Park. 10am. Vs Delta Tigers.
We lost 8-3.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
July 24 2007
Central Park. 6:30pm. Vs Burnaby Brewers.
The weather was hella better than the June 24th rained-out affair which this midweek make-up game was a result of. We tried four different wordings of that previous sentence to strive for the best clarity, and that was the best we could get. Ugh.
Game started in the Brewers favor, with two runs scored in the first inning with a potential third run thrown out at the plate by a heads-up Heatley who had a strong game.
Several Indians had a strong game at the plate, hitting the ball hard; unfortunately, several of the hard-hit balls found a fielder's glove or grass on the foul side of the line. Their players, on the other hand, had hard-hit balls that kept finding grass in the area between the infield and outfield.
In the fourth inning, this blogger found out that we were only playing seven innings, irregardless of time. Something we felt should have been well announced by somebody before the game so all players are in the know. This comes after our last game played only went seven innings due to lonnnng innings in the first half of the game. Our several nine-inning games to start the season - along with our wins - seem like a distant memory.
In the top of the sixth, we were batting and down 3-1. A couple of players did rally caps and that is undoubtedly what sparked a rally, capped by a bases-loaded after-the-pitch try-to-catch-the-runner-too-far-off-the-base catcher's throw to third which got by the third baseman allowing the runner to score to tie the game.
However, in the bottom of the same inning the Brewers moved two runners across the plate, setting us up for a dramatic top of the seventh comeback. To be or not to be? It wasn't to be. We moved one runner across the plate, and then the third out was made. A 5-4 loss. Bah humbug.
Of note, after a beaning this game Kelly has now been beaned three times in the past two games. In other words, that's three times in 14 innings. Wait a sec... We're quite sure it was at least the third inning last game when his first beaning occured (since it happened after his drill-the-pitcher at-bat), so make that three times in 12 innings. That's once every 4 innings. Keep up the good work Grace!
Today's iPod.
The Brew Crew had runners in scoring position and less than two out when a ball was popped up in foul territory a considerable distance past first base. Heatley followed it with speed, kept track of the fast approaching fence, and made an outstretched on-the-move catch before quickly turning to ensure the runner at third stayed put. Kudos.
After Heatley's rain-out performance on June 24th earned him the iPod that day, this is his second iPod at Central Park in exactly a month. Double Kudos.
The weather was hella better than the June 24th rained-out affair which this midweek make-up game was a result of. We tried four different wordings of that previous sentence to strive for the best clarity, and that was the best we could get. Ugh.
Game started in the Brewers favor, with two runs scored in the first inning with a potential third run thrown out at the plate by a heads-up Heatley who had a strong game.
Several Indians had a strong game at the plate, hitting the ball hard; unfortunately, several of the hard-hit balls found a fielder's glove or grass on the foul side of the line. Their players, on the other hand, had hard-hit balls that kept finding grass in the area between the infield and outfield.
In the fourth inning, this blogger found out that we were only playing seven innings, irregardless of time. Something we felt should have been well announced by somebody before the game so all players are in the know. This comes after our last game played only went seven innings due to lonnnng innings in the first half of the game. Our several nine-inning games to start the season - along with our wins - seem like a distant memory.
In the top of the sixth, we were batting and down 3-1. A couple of players did rally caps and that is undoubtedly what sparked a rally, capped by a bases-loaded after-the-pitch try-to-catch-the-runner-too-far-off-the-base catcher's throw to third which got by the third baseman allowing the runner to score to tie the game.
However, in the bottom of the same inning the Brewers moved two runners across the plate, setting us up for a dramatic top of the seventh comeback. To be or not to be? It wasn't to be. We moved one runner across the plate, and then the third out was made. A 5-4 loss. Bah humbug.
Of note, after a beaning this game Kelly has now been beaned three times in the past two games. In other words, that's three times in 14 innings. Wait a sec... We're quite sure it was at least the third inning last game when his first beaning occured (since it happened after his drill-the-pitcher at-bat), so make that three times in 12 innings. That's once every 4 innings. Keep up the good work Grace!
Today's iPod.
The Brew Crew had runners in scoring position and less than two out when a ball was popped up in foul territory a considerable distance past first base. Heatley followed it with speed, kept track of the fast approaching fence, and made an outstretched on-the-move catch before quickly turning to ensure the runner at third stayed put. Kudos.
After Heatley's rain-out performance on June 24th earned him the iPod that day, this is his second iPod at Central Park in exactly a month. Double Kudos.
Monday, July 23, 2007
July 22 2007
Whalley Park. 5pm. Vs Surrey Pirates.
Another no-game game day. The weather network forecasts the end of rain on Tuesday, so our Tuesday make-up game (6:30pm at Central Park versus the Burnaby Brewers) is probable. At this point, we're still thinking that the rest of our games this season should all be played in retractable-roof Safeco. Either that or our 2008 season will consist entirely of make-up games from 2007.
Another no-game game day. The weather network forecasts the end of rain on Tuesday, so our Tuesday make-up game (6:30pm at Central Park versus the Burnaby Brewers) is probable. At this point, we're still thinking that the rest of our games this season should all be played in retractable-roof Safeco. Either that or our 2008 season will consist entirely of make-up games from 2007.
Friday, July 20, 2007
20 Qs with Scott Sibley
1. What is the most daring thing you've ever done?
I once asked my ex-girlfriend if she was moody because she was PMSing?… if you don’t think that is daring try it sometime !!!
2. What are your pet peeves?
People being late - with all the technology we have nowadays there is really no excuse to be late on a regular basis but yet there are people who manage to defy the logic.
3. What Major Leaguer do you most admire and why?
Bonds – I have to admire someone who is trying to cheat to get to the top, gets caught, but manages to get away with it anyways..... in my opinion Bonds has had to work twice as hard as Aaron or Ruth.
4. If a stranger told me I was hot I would…
Give them one of the 8x10s of me that I carry around just for situations like this one.
5. What is your favourite board game?
Cranium – it’s like crack!
6. What is your day job and what do you like most about it?
Employee Liberator – I love helping to free these poor unintelligent employees from the constraints of a well paying cushy job.
7. If there was a fire at your home and you could only save one thing, what would it be?
My blackberry….. it is part of my soul!
8. What is your favorite baseball memory?
Joe Carter’s walk off world series winning homerun in ’93…… much like my game winning 9th inning homerun in ’07 (I needed to find a way to get that in here)
I once asked my ex-girlfriend if she was moody because she was PMSing?… if you don’t think that is daring try it sometime !!!
2. What are your pet peeves?
People being late - with all the technology we have nowadays there is really no excuse to be late on a regular basis but yet there are people who manage to defy the logic.
3. What Major Leaguer do you most admire and why?
Bonds – I have to admire someone who is trying to cheat to get to the top, gets caught, but manages to get away with it anyways..... in my opinion Bonds has had to work twice as hard as Aaron or Ruth.
4. If a stranger told me I was hot I would…
Give them one of the 8x10s of me that I carry around just for situations like this one.
5. What is your favourite board game?Cranium – it’s like crack!
6. What is your day job and what do you like most about it?
Employee Liberator – I love helping to free these poor unintelligent employees from the constraints of a well paying cushy job.
7. If there was a fire at your home and you could only save one thing, what would it be?
My blackberry….. it is part of my soul!
8. What is your favorite baseball memory?
Joe Carter’s walk off world series winning homerun in ’93…… much like my game winning 9th inning homerun in ’07 (I needed to find a way to get that in here)
[editor: click here to see Scott's game winning 9th inning homerun in '07]
9. Who do people say you look like?
I used to get Vince Vaughn – not sure why???
10. I’d like to confess that I...
Wax my eyebrows twice a year…..don’t judge - the ladies love it!
11. You’re offered two free tickets to any sporting event in the world within the next 12 months (with airfare and accommodation also included). What sporting event do you choose and who goes with you?
Superbowl – just to say I went…. I would hold auditions across Western Canada to find the most qualified female companion to accompany me.
12. What was the last concert you attended?
Faith Hill & Tim McGraw – not my choice, but worth it in the end.
13. Favorite website(s)?
What Would Tyler Durden Do – http://www.wwtdd.com/ – great celebrity gossip.
14. One book everyone should read is…
October 2004 edition of Swank Magazine; there is a great article in there about world economical pressures.
15. One movie everyone should see is…
The Usual Suspects.
16. What is your favorite LMBA park to play in and why?
Whalley – what other park has its own hooker section in the stands?
17. If you could only eat one type of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Fast Food.
18. When is the last time you ran?
September 1998 – I had to catch a plane….. don’t confuse my trotting with running.
19. My greatest fear is…
Losing control of my surrounding… I’m a bit of a control freak.
20. You are now a suspect in a crime that happened 15 years ago. Where were you, and what were you doing, on the evening of July 20, 1992?
“I have no idea” is always the answer….. because anyone who could possibly remember what they were doing is definitely lying and most likely guilty, most people can't remember what they had for lunch a week ago let alone what they were doing over 6 months ago.
9. Who do people say you look like?I used to get Vince Vaughn – not sure why???
10. I’d like to confess that I...
Wax my eyebrows twice a year…..don’t judge - the ladies love it!
11. You’re offered two free tickets to any sporting event in the world within the next 12 months (with airfare and accommodation also included). What sporting event do you choose and who goes with you?
Superbowl – just to say I went…. I would hold auditions across Western Canada to find the most qualified female companion to accompany me.
12. What was the last concert you attended?Faith Hill & Tim McGraw – not my choice, but worth it in the end.
13. Favorite website(s)?
What Would Tyler Durden Do – http://www.wwtdd.com/ – great celebrity gossip.
14. One book everyone should read is…
October 2004 edition of Swank Magazine; there is a great article in there about world economical pressures.
15. One movie everyone should see is…
The Usual Suspects.
16. What is your favorite LMBA park to play in and why?
Whalley – what other park has its own hooker section in the stands?
17. If you could only eat one type of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Fast Food.
18. When is the last time you ran?
September 1998 – I had to catch a plane….. don’t confuse my trotting with running.
19. My greatest fear is…
Losing control of my surrounding… I’m a bit of a control freak.
20. You are now a suspect in a crime that happened 15 years ago. Where were you, and what were you doing, on the evening of July 20, 1992?“I have no idea” is always the answer….. because anyone who could possibly remember what they were doing is definitely lying and most likely guilty, most people can't remember what they had for lunch a week ago let alone what they were doing over 6 months ago.
July 19 2007
Whalley Park. 7pm. Vs Newton Royals.
Another no-game game day. The weather network forecasts rain all weekend, so our Sunday game (5pm at Whalley versus the Surrey Pirates) is iffy. At this point, we're thinking that the rest of our games this season should all be played in retractable-roof Safeco. Either that or our 2008 season will consist entirely of make-up games from 2007.
Another no-game game day. The weather network forecasts rain all weekend, so our Sunday game (5pm at Whalley versus the Surrey Pirates) is iffy. At this point, we're thinking that the rest of our games this season should all be played in retractable-roof Safeco. Either that or our 2008 season will consist entirely of make-up games from 2007.
Monday, July 16, 2007
July 15 2007
Whalley Park. 1:30pm. Vs Chilliwack Cubs.
We played like a team that, in midseason, hadn't
played or practiced in a month. Checking the schedule, it seems we last played a game on June 17th. We played exactly like a team that, in midseason, hadn't played or practiced in a month. We lost 15-8. Click pic to enlarge pic.
New videos - clay and jeff II and josh. A reminder that videos removed from the videos list are still viewable at Google Video. Just click on from user when viewing any Indians video at Google Video.
Today's iPod.
None.
Alright, fiiiine. According to chatter, two:
1) On a slow roller to third Enrique charged the ball, barehanded the ball, and fired the ball to first - tres accuratement - to get the batter/runner by half a step. Kudos.
2) Kelly drilling the opposing pitcher with a line drive (and subsequently getting beaned twice). Kudos.
We played like a team that, in midseason, hadn't
played or practiced in a month. Checking the schedule, it seems we last played a game on June 17th. We played exactly like a team that, in midseason, hadn't played or practiced in a month. We lost 15-8. Click pic to enlarge pic.New videos - clay and jeff II and josh. A reminder that videos removed from the videos list are still viewable at Google Video. Just click on from user when viewing any Indians video at Google Video.
Today's iPod.
None.
Alright, fiiiine. According to chatter, two:
1) On a slow roller to third Enrique charged the ball, barehanded the ball, and fired the ball to first - tres accuratement - to get the batter/runner by half a step. Kudos.
2) Kelly drilling the opposing pitcher with a line drive (and subsequently getting beaned twice). Kudos.
Monday, July 09, 2007
20 Qs with Jeff Heatley
1. What is the most daring thing you've ever done?this interview. no wait, it might have been the whole aluminum bat in a lightning storm thing.
2. What are your pet peeves?
every driver on the road that isnt me...
3. What Major Leaguer do you most admire and why?
alex rodriguez. i mean, he's got it so tough. for the love of god people, he's just trying to scrape by and feed his family. why give him such a hard time for it?
4. If a stranger told me I was hot I would…
take an aspirin. fevers are no laughing matter
5. What is your favorite board game?connect four... is that a board game?
6. What is your day job and what do you like most about it?
lead hand in the cabin services department of a company called servisair at the vancouver int'l airport. not one single thing... except for every second thursday when they pay me
7. If there was a fire at your home and you could only save one thing, what would it be?
do all three of my pets count as one thing? 'cause i couldnt choose thats like sophie's choice man! so cruel!
8. What is your favorite baseball memory?
hitting my one and only home run at tamanawis about six or seven years ago. i remember marcel asking me why i was out of breath when i finished my trot, and i told him that i dont think i took a breath the entire trip around the bases i was so shocked...
9. Who do people say you look like?
david blaine
10. I’d like to confess that I...
if you smelled it, i probably dealt it...
11. You’re offered two free tickets to any sporting event in the world within the next 12 months (with airfare and accommodation also 
included). What sporting event do you choose and who goes with you?
included). What sporting event do you choose and who goes with you?stanley cup finals, game seven. whomevers bribe is the largest
12. What was the last concert you attended?
the bouncing souls at richards on richards last month. killer show. i love that venue too, i suggest you all check it out before its gone.
13. Favorite website(s)?
man, do i hate that facebook thing... yep, thats definitely not for me... ooh, i just got an email from facebook!
14. One book everyone should read is…
the yellow pages... i couldnt put it down... mostly because i was hungry and there are a lot of pizza places in there...
15. One movie everyone should see is…
rushmore
16. What is your favorite LMBA park to play in and why?
tamanawis. what with the humming of the power lines, the short porch in right, and the constant chance that you might see an infielder take a grounder in the face. she's a beauty!
17. If you could only eat one type of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
steak... cooked to perfection, a nice medium rare... more rare than medium... oh my god am i hungry!
18. When was the last time you ran?
see jeffrey III in the videos section to your left
[editor: click here for the video]
19. My greatest fear is…
someone finding out about my crime spree that began on the evening of july 9th 1992...20. You are now a suspect in a crime that happened 15 years ago. Where were you, and what were you doing, on the evening of July 9th, 1992?
not going on a crime spree... that's for sure. no sir, not me!
Friday, July 06, 2007
July 7 2007
Blue Mountain Park. 6:30pm. Vs Coquitlam Cardinals.
This may just be the first post written before the title heading date. Our game tomorrow has been postponed due to too many Indians being unavailable, and not in the emotional sense. So the game was over before the day even started. So you're probably thinking no pics or vids. And you'd be WRONG! Uhhhh, wait.. actually you'd be right.
The autograph hounds that hound us for autographs every game may find solace in the fact that they'll be able to find some of us on Sunday at the C's game at the greatly improved Nat. Maybe we shouldn't have given them that scoop. Whatever. We just won't tell 
them what time the game starts. They'll never be able to locate that information online or in a newspaper - nor will they realize that they could just wait for us at the Nat all Sunday long, from dawn to dusk. Besides, we'll be unrecognizable in our matching purple velvet outfits.. Go C's!
them what time the game starts. They'll never be able to locate that information online or in a newspaper - nor will they realize that they could just wait for us at the Nat all Sunday long, from dawn to dusk. Besides, we'll be unrecognizable in our matching purple velvet outfits.. Go C's!
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