Comments on: J.D. Drew and the Subtle Difference Between an Explanation and an Excuse http://umpbump.com/press/2008/10/12/jd-drew-and-the-subtle-difference-between-an-explanation-and-an-excuse/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/10/12/jd-drew-and-the-subtle-difference-between-an-explanation-and-an-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-56968 Sarah Green Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:26:40 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3215#comment-56968 I hope this doesn't reveal me to be a huge fraud, but I turned off the game after the heart of the Sox order---Pedroia, Ortiz, Youk---went down in order in the 10th. (At least, I think it was the 10th.) At that point, Timlin was only a matter of "when," not "if"---and the BF and I have a new puppy. If you don't sleep when the puppy sleeps, you don't sleep at all. I made my choice, and I have no regrets. I hope this doesn’t reveal me to be a huge fraud, but I turned off the game after the heart of the Sox order—Pedroia, Ortiz, Youk—went down in order in the 10th. (At least, I think it was the 10th.) At that point, Timlin was only a matter of “when,” not “if”—and the BF and I have a new puppy. If you don’t sleep when the puppy sleeps, you don’t sleep at all. I made my choice, and I have no regrets.

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]]> By: Dan Swartzendruber http://umpbump.com/press/2008/10/12/jd-drew-and-the-subtle-difference-between-an-explanation-and-an-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-56964 Dan Swartzendruber Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:47:22 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3215#comment-56964 I was not happy to see Beckett come out for the 5th (to put it mildly). When he coughed up the 3rd lead of the night (making it 8-5?) I turned off the TV. Saved me from the elation of watching us come back and then seeing... TIMLIN!!!!!! Aughhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My girlfriend stayed up to watch the whole thing, and I told her "You should have turned it off when Timlin came in!" She agreed :( What infuriated me the most about his outing was not that he lost for us, but he did it by walking the first two guys! Grrrrr....... I was not happy to see Beckett come out for the 5th (to put it mildly). When he coughed up the 3rd lead of the night (making it 8-5?) I turned off the TV. Saved me from the elation of watching us come back and then seeing… TIMLIN!!!!!! Aughhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My girlfriend stayed up to watch the whole thing, and I told her “You should have turned it off when Timlin came in!” She agreed :( What infuriated me the most about his outing was not that he lost for us, but he did it by walking the first two guys! Grrrrr…….

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/10/12/jd-drew-and-the-subtle-difference-between-an-explanation-and-an-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-56961 Sarah Green Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:26:22 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3215#comment-56961 From: Chase Utley To: All Phillies Fans Everywhere Re: My inexcusable performance last night Dear Phillies Fans Everywhere, I know that my 0-for-5, 17-error performance last night was, quite simply, inexcusable. Unfortunately, and I know this is quite out of character for me to offer an explanation--an EXPLANATION, not an EXCUSE, mind you--but I think you deserve to know. I had actually passed away in a freak accident two hours before gametime. So, because I no longer possessed a physical body, that made it incredibly difficult for me to catch/hit the ball. Nonetheless, that is no excuse for a performance that was inexcusable. I take full responsibility. It will never happen again. Best regards and most sincere apologies, Chase C. Utley From: Chase Utley
To: All Phillies Fans Everywhere
Re: My inexcusable performance last night

Dear Phillies Fans Everywhere,
I know that my 0-for-5, 17-error performance last night was, quite simply, inexcusable. Unfortunately, and I know this is quite out of character for me to offer an explanation–an EXPLANATION, not an EXCUSE, mind you–but I think you deserve to know. I had actually passed away in a freak accident two hours before gametime. So, because I no longer possessed a physical body, that made it incredibly difficult for me to catch/hit the ball. Nonetheless, that is no excuse for a performance that was inexcusable. I take full responsibility. It will never happen again.

Best regards and most sincere apologies,

Chase C. Utley

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]]> By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2008/10/12/jd-drew-and-the-subtle-difference-between-an-explanation-and-an-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-56960 Lyndsay Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:25:09 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3215#comment-56960 Beckett shat the bed last night, big time. here I am trying to explain to coworkers last week why I just don't trust his stuff is "ace-like" anymore, and why I'd rather see Dice-K and Lester go Games 6 and 7 than Beckett, who are all "beckett's the MAN!" correction: Beckett WAS the man... a year ago. different year, different Beckett. I've thought Beckett was done for the season since the early-September outing I went to in which he got taken out mercifully in the 2nd after allowing 6 runs or something ridiculous like that. allowing 8 runs is just no excuse. I think we just got lucky last night that Kazmir is also an ace in diminished form right now. I think as long as Dice-K and Lester win their outings, we're golden for the WS. I see us taking 2 out of 3 at Fenway and heading back to the funky funky Trop. Beckett shat the bed last night, big time. here I am trying to explain to coworkers last week why I just don’t trust his stuff is “ace-like” anymore, and why I’d rather see Dice-K and Lester go Games 6 and 7 than Beckett, who are all “beckett’s the MAN!” correction: Beckett WAS the man… a year ago. different year, different Beckett. I’ve thought Beckett was done for the season since the early-September outing I went to in which he got taken out mercifully in the 2nd after allowing 6 runs or something ridiculous like that. allowing 8 runs is just no excuse. I think we just got lucky last night that Kazmir is also an ace in diminished form right now.

I think as long as Dice-K and Lester win their outings, we’re golden for the WS. I see us taking 2 out of 3 at Fenway and heading back to the funky funky Trop.

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]]> By: coley http://umpbump.com/press/2008/10/12/jd-drew-and-the-subtle-difference-between-an-explanation-and-an-excuse/comment-page-1/#comment-56959 coley Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:37:38 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3215#comment-56959 Chase Utley gets hit by a pitch roughly every other at bat. He's playing with an injured hip. But it will be a cold day in hell before you ever, EVER, hear him use an injury as an excuse. He would literally die before using injury as an excuse. Chase Utley gets hit by a pitch roughly every other at bat. He’s playing with an injured hip. But it will be a cold day in hell before you ever, EVER, hear him use an injury as an excuse. He would literally die before using injury as an excuse.

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