Baseball 2009 [Archive]

RICHARD

01-14-2009, 12:15 AM

I was watching the MLB channel and they replayed a special that originally played in HBO.

It had to do with the series between AZ and NY!

We just had experienced 9/11, I lost my dad on Oct 31 2001 and the World Series was on.

MY dad was a HUGE BB fan, he dragged us to the games and he was a really good fungo batter!;)

The day the Diamondbacks won the series was the night we held his memorial and I was pleased that baseball had a little to do with helping everyone get over the pain of the terrorist attacks.

I was doubly hurt during that time, I lost my dad and the feeling of safety I had up until that crazy morning. Sounds stupid, but my dad would not have wanted it any different.

Being able to take a few seconds to distract myself from what I was feeling and what our country had been thru was wonderful. I could distract myself for a few minutes and enjoy something fun.

I spent many hours watching games with him and I remember hanging out in his front room talking and arguing balls and strikes.

He was right more that I was.

I'd look over at him and he'd smile and act like he KNEW that pitch would end in in the stands

He'd smile and say "Home Run" before the ball ever left the pitcher's hand.

I never figured out how he did it.....

When you love baseball THAT much, it doesn't matter!:D

Lady's Human

01-14-2009, 12:25 AM

The sportswriters finally did it.

Something that's long overdue....

Voted Jim Rice into the HOF.

Hmmm..... Cooperstown is about 70 miles from here. Might be time to finally visit the place.

When someone like Rice, who ruled AL pitching staffs for years, almost fails to make it into the hall because he didn't play nice-nice with the idiots in the press, there's something wrong.

RICHARD

01-14-2009, 10:18 AM

Hmmm..... Cooperstown is about 70 miles from here. Might be time to finally visit the place.

When someone like Rice, who ruled AL pitching staffs for years, almost fails to make it into the hall because he didn't play nice-nice with the idiots in the press, there's something wrong.

No kidding!

Your comment about finally going to Cooperstown reminds me of a call I was on with a computer tech guy, years ago. He was from Detroit and we were talking about landmarks and such...

I asked, 'Have you ever been to ---------?"

He laughed and said, "No, it's never been over to see me!":D

RICHARD

01-16-2009, 04:34 PM

When you watch YOUR team lose, why is it like re-living an old love that went wrong?

LOL,

Now I know why people equate 'getting to first base' with women, etc. with baseball.

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!

Grace

01-17-2009, 07:35 PM

Saturday night - ESPN Classic - 8pm - 10pm.

October 17, 2004, Game 4 of the ACLS between the Yankees and Red Sox. Sox lost the first 3 games.

Wait until the bottom of the 9th when it all turns around . . . . .

RICHARD

01-17-2009, 07:51 PM

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=61153&highlight=baseball%2C+2004&page=2 :)

cassiesmom

01-17-2009, 09:51 PM

I am soooo ready. The first Cubs Spring Training game is in about six weeks.

Grace

01-17-2009, 10:09 PM

Thank you, Richard :love:

RICHARD

01-18-2009, 02:09 PM

LOL, Don't patronize me!:)

I am getting antsy

The World Classic final are at Dodger Stadium, but I suspect that the ducats are out of reach for the 'working stiff', like us.:mad:

-----------

Last night the Dodger ownership sold tickets to a Night Under the Stars at D Stadium.

You could participate on every part of the baseball experience- Batting practice, fielding, pitching the the bullpen, hitting in the cages...

500 dollars a ticket. I don't know how many people took up the offer!

Grace

01-18-2009, 06:04 PM

Don't you think they need the $$$ to sign Manny?

RICHARD

01-18-2009, 06:41 PM

Don't you think they need the $$$ to sign Manny?

I want to see Manny come back, but his agent is Scot Bore-Arse.

That guy is a SOB and a conniving piece of turd. He's what is wrong with baseball.

Do you remember the guy that owned the L.A. Kings and went to jail for all kinds of stuff? I cannot remember his name......I get that same feeling from Frank McCourt-the LAD's owner. HE's too skeezy.

He also bought the 'rights' to the El Lay Marathon......I cannot stand him or his Vice Prez wife.

Grace

01-18-2009, 09:58 PM

I want to see Manny come back, but his agent is Scot Bore-Arse.

That guy is a SOB and a conniving piece of turd. He's what is wrong with baseball.

Do you remember the guy that owned the L.A. Kings and went to jail for all kinds of stuff? I cannot remember his name......I get that same feeling from Frank McCourt-the LAD's owner. HE's too skeezy.

He also bought the 'rights' to the El Lay Marathon......I cannot stand him or his Vice Prez wife.

Bruce McNall is the name you can't remember. He was a piece of work, no question.

Did you see this article (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2009/01/17/2009-01-17_no_manny_land_ramirez_cant_find_a_team_t.html) about Manny and Scott?

RICHARD

01-18-2009, 10:04 PM

Bruce McNall is the name you can't remember. He was a piece of work, no question.

Did you see this article (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2009/01/17/2009-01-17_no_manny_land_ramirez_cant_find_a_team_t.html) about Manny and Scott?

LOVELY- You had to embarrass me and know McNall's name!:mad:;)

Boras is a tough sell and I do not blame him for trying to make money for his
clients.

But, he's a greedy shmuck and it's his greed that makes any player he represents nothing more that a mercernary with a bat.

Sad days indeed.:(

Grace

01-18-2009, 10:12 PM

LOVELY- You had to embarrass me and know McNall's name!:mad:;)

Boras is a tough sell and I do not blame him for trying to make money for his
clients.

But, he's a greedy shmuck and it's his greed that makes any player he represents nothing more that a mercernary with a bat.

Sad days indeed.:(

Not to worry. I'm older than you, so my long term memory box is larger than yours - thus can hold more items of total irrelevance http://bestsmileys.com/lol/6.gif

RICHARD

01-18-2009, 10:26 PM

Not to worry. I'm older than you, so my long term memory box is larger than yours - thus can hold more items of total irrelevance http://bestsmileys.com/lol/6.gif

Oh, that's not the problem.

It's being shown up by a GIRL WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT SPORTS!:eek::)

Grace

01-18-2009, 10:30 PM

Oh, that's not the problem.

It's being shown up by a GIRL WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT SPORTS!:eek::)

Thank you!! I am extremely proud of that!!

RICHARD

01-18-2009, 11:40 PM

Thank you!! I am extremely proud of that!!

LOL,

I'll meet you at the batting cages?;)

True story.

I got my arse whooped in 8th grade in an arm wrestling contest against a woman.

Send me your lawyer's name.;)

I gots post traumatic disease....

Grace

01-19-2009, 02:31 PM

Richard, have you discovered this site (http://mlb.mlb.com/network/schedule/)?

Each day it lists the MLB channel schedule. I have added it to my toolbar, so I can check it first thing every morning. Someone on another board I visit said that the MLB channel will be broadcasting 3 Spring Training games/day.

God is good, and baseball is forever.

RICHARD

02-04-2009, 06:24 PM

Richard, have you discovered this site (http://mlb.mlb.com/network/schedule/)?

God is good, and baseball is forever.

NO, I'll have to check it out.

God, forgive her!:D

I have been peeking into the Carribean Series....

Good games, Mexico lost last night in overtime. While you watch the games check out the stadium organ and taped music and exactly when it plays.

IT's more amusing than all get out.:D

RICHARD

02-05-2009, 04:50 PM

Scott boras is a greedy moron.

I cannot stand him.

Grace

02-07-2009, 08:35 AM

It begins -

For the faithful, spring has finally begun.

While the weather may not show it, the unofficial countdown to Red Sox opening day began at 2:30 Friday afternoon, when the Red Sox equipment truck left Fenway Park, loaded with bats, balls, and sunflower seeds, and began the long drive down to the team’s spring training complex in Ft. Myers, Fla.

89-year old Red Sox icon Johnny Pesky hobbled over to the cab of the massive 18-wheeler that will haul the team’s equipment the 1,480 miles to the spring training complex. He clambered in and started the truck’s engines.

"See you at Fenway in April. Let’s go!" shouted Pesky as he turned the truck’s keys.

RICHARD

02-07-2009, 12:51 PM

Great stuff...baseball does keep a person young.

Mexico lost the Carribean title to Venezuela last night. It was a really great series. I loved the crowds and I am really looking forward to the WBC. THe championship series will be played at D Stadium!

I hate the Dodgers more every day.
They announced that the TOP minor league club is the Albequergue Isotopes.

ISOTOPES? Where did the Dukes go? :rolleyes:

Also the McCourts will host a Mex league game (read: more money in the coffers or anything for a buck) during the regular season. I would love to go, but hate the thought of them making money off of me.

RICHARD

02-10-2009, 03:06 PM

:rolleyes:Why is it that baseball players are almost like our politicians?:rolleyes:

Jeez o' pete!

HOw stupid can you be to do an interview, deny ever using 'roids, then have to backtrack?

I have to use the line that someone said about B Bonds....How can someone who is at the top of his profession never question what he was doing/using in his body?

I really cannot stand Bonds and want to see him get hung out for his 'roid use.
Why?

Because of the way he treated the media, his teammates and the fans......

AH.

RICHARD

02-27-2009, 03:31 PM

I am ready for the season to start.

This hangs right inside the front door and is part of my 'pride and joy" sports memorbilia collection!

Enjoy!

davidpizzica

02-27-2009, 03:54 PM

I'm hoping ths year the Pirates can at least a .500 season. Maybe some fallout from the Steeler's victories can give them some momentum this year.

RICHARD

03-12-2009, 09:10 PM

Mexico just went ahead of the Cubans with back to back homers.....:D

RICHARD

03-17-2009, 06:45 PM

The late game in the WBC is Korea and Japan, The japanese pitcher, Yu Darvish is a great player, check him out!:D

RICHARD

03-18-2009, 10:00 AM

WHAT A GREAT ENDING to last night's USA v. Puerto Rico matchup.

The neighbors knew somebody won!

----------------------

Darvish got kicked in the first few innings in the late game!

But it was still a good outing.

Grace

03-24-2009, 01:05 PM

Curt Schilling is retiring. He went to Boston to end a Curse - and he did just that. Sometimes he seemed like a bit of a blowhard, but as Dizzy Dean once said 'It ain't braggin' if you can do it." Schilling wasn't bragging.

RICHARD

03-24-2009, 02:26 PM

Sometimes he seemed like a bit of a blowhard, but as Dizzy Dean once said 'It ain't braggin' if you can do it." Schilling wasn't bragging.

Could he have stretched the truth once or twice?;)

---------

GREAT FINISH to the WBC last night.

Extra innings and Darvish came in with that slider to finish off the game.

Congrats to the Japanese!:D

Yo hablo beisbol aqui!:p

Grace

03-24-2009, 06:00 PM

George Kell died in his sleep today. He was 86. From everything I've ever heard or read, he was one of the nicest people on the face of the earth.

ESPN article (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4011970)

RICHARD

04-09-2009, 02:11 PM

Not even a week into the season and the Angels already have bad luck roaming the grounds.

A 27 year old fan was killed in a fight during the opening day game. He got into a dustup with another moron, was smacked from behind, hit his head and dies....

Today a 22 year old pitcher for the team was killed in a hit and run accident.

RICHARD

04-09-2009, 05:31 PM

Two things about this Angel's pitcher that was killed early today.

Nick Adenhart's agent is Scott Boras, a scummy money hungry SOB that always holds teams ransom when a player's contract get renegotiated. He showed up at the press conference and did a great little talk, complete with alligator tears.

He's probably more broken up about the fact that he'll lose the money that this poor kid would have made had he not been involved in the accident.

Then, listening to the local ESPN affiliates they have been very outspoken about the accident. They mention everything except the fact that the kid that killed NA was a drunk, driving on a suspended license.

I wonder if there is a little problem with telling the story and mentioning alcohol, when sports has a very real relationship with it, especially beer.

Grace

04-10-2009, 01:30 PM

The Tigers and Red Wings owner is one classy guy.

Detroit Three find hope in centerfield

BY MITCH ALBOM
FREE PRESS COLUMNIST

When the Tigers open their season this week, fans will look to centerfield at Comerica Park and see the greenery, the flagpoles and the giant fountain. And, as usual, every time there's a Detroit home run, those fountains will erupt.

That spot, in the stadium business, is what they call prime real estate. Companies pay big money to have their logo smack dab in the middle, so that every time fans gaze out there, the brand is what they see.

For the last few years, General Motors has sponsored that fountain, and paid a substantial fee to do so. This season, with all that has happened in the auto business, GM's folks called the Tigers and said, regretfully, they could no longer afford it. Given the layoffs, the bailouts, the threat of bankruptcy, well, owning centerfield was too great a luxury.

GM had to step aside.

Which is when Mike Ilitch, the Tigers' owner, stepped in.

There were other bidders. Other offers. Who wouldn't want that real estate? A deal of three years worth between $1.5 million and $2 million was on the table.

Ilitch said no thanks.

He was going to give it away.

Or maybe "give it back" is a better way of putting it.

Chalk up an outfield assist

"It just seems strange to have the car companies in trouble," he told me this past week. "The Big Three, where would this city be without them? I mean, my father came from the old country and got a job at Ford's. It put food on our table.

"It's scary to think that any of those carmakers could go away."

So Ilitch told his people to thank the potential paying customers, but to say that the centerfield fountain this year was spoken for. It would be the feature site for General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.

For free.

No charge.

Not one penny.

"It's just a small opportunity to respond to what's happening," Ilitch said, embarrassed by the attention.

There's nothing small about it.

Every business has been affected by the collapsing economy; baseball teams are no exception. Walking away from a couple million dollars is not considered a wise financial move. Who turns away paying customers?

In this case, Ilitch did.

Because sometimes it's about the where and the who, not just the how much.

A message from the ballclub

"I thought for a few weeks before deciding," Ilitch admitted. "I didn't want to offend anybody. I didn't want to put off the foreign carmakers. And I didn't want people to think we couldn't sell the fountain. As a businessman, you do worry about those things.

"But I finally said, 'The heck with it.' I want to do something to help."

So starting with the home opener this Friday afternoon, the Chrysler, General Motors and Ford logos will be on an equal plane above the fountain. And beneath those logos will be a few new words:

"The Detroit Tigers support our automakers."

It may be as close to a social statement as centerfield has ever made.

Visitors in Detroit for this weekend's Final Four may think our small, thriving downtown looks a lot like other cities' downtowns. But there is something different beneath the surface.

Here, we construct in the face of adversity. We build on hope. Pure investors will tell you a city with rampant unemployment, enormous budget shortfalls, a troubled school system and a laughable city council is not a place to put your money. We do it anyhow.

We do it because we love our past and we believe in our future. We do it because the alternative would be to close shop altogether. We do it because last week there were stories about the gleaming new Yankee Stadium, which cost $1.5 billion and has seats as high as $2,625 a game -- and here is Ilitch giving away his fountain for free.

Detroit may be the new home of the bumpy ride, but as the Three Musketeers once discovered, it's a little smoother when you grab hands with others. Think about that the next time a home run sends that fountain shooting up to those logos. Sometimes it really is all for one and one for all.

Contact MITCH ALBOM: 313-223-4581 or [email protected]. Catch "The Mitch Albom Show" 5-7 p.m. weekdays on WJR-AM (760).

source (http://www.freep.com/article/20090405/COL01/904050437/1050/sports/Detroit+Three+find+hope+in+centerfield)

RICHARD

04-13-2009, 01:52 PM

Goodbye Harry Kalas.

Even though your chops we made in baseball, you were great on the NFL highlight films.

You rocked dude! RIP..

Grace

04-13-2009, 06:05 PM

Mark - The Bird - Fidrych, died in an accident at his home this afternoon. He was only 54 - far too young.

From the Boston Globe -

Fidrych killed in accident
Posted by Chad Finn, Globe Staff April 13, 2009 05:42 PM

Mark Fidrych, a Northborough native whose aw-shucks charm and on-the-mound antics helped make him a national phenomenon as a Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher in 1976, was killed in an accident in his hometown this afternoon while working on a dump truck. He was 54.

Fidrych, who won 19 games as a rookie before injuries derailed his career, was found dead on his 107-acre farm this afternoon, according to the office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Fidrych was found by a family friend underneath the truck at about 2:30 p.m.

Fidrych was found by his friend Joseph Amorello beneath his 10-wheel truck at about 2:30 p.m. Fidrych, who worked in trucking and construction, had a job scheduled for yesterday morning, but the site wasn’t ready, so he returned home. Later in the day, Amorello, for whom Fidrych did some work, stopped by Fidrych’s home to say hello and discuss a future job, only to encounter a horrific scene.

Neither the district attorney’s office nor the Northborough Police Department would confirm further details of the accident beyond that he was killed while working on his truck. Reached via cell phone last night, Amorello said, ‘‘It was obvious there was nothing I could do at that time.’’

Fidrych’s baseball legacy is as one of the more enjoyable shooting stars in the sport’s history. In 1976 -- less than two full years after the Tigers selected the lanky righthander in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft out of Worcester Academy -- Fidrych made the Tigers’ Opening Day roster out of spring training as a non-roster invitee.

His first start of his rookie season did not come until May 15, but it was memorable: He did not allow the Indians a hit for the first six innings, finishing with a complete-game, two-hit, 2-1 victory.

Fidrych was on his way, and with his affable grin and unkempt curls -- he was nicknamed ‘‘The Bird,’’ after the Sesame Street character to whom he bore a resemblance -- it wasn’t long before the 21-year-old had an enormous following.

His unofficial star-making moment came June 28 against the New York Yankees. In a nationally televised game on ABC’s ‘‘Monday Night Baseball’’ and in front of a crowd of 47,855 at Tiger Stadium, Fidrych pitched a complete-game seven-hitter, allowing just one run in the Tigers’ 5-1 victory. Strutting around the mound, talking to the baseball, and engaging the crowd, he received a prolonged ovation after the final out, eventually returning to the field to acknowledge the raucous cheers.

Fidrych’s starts became must-see events -- he appeared on the covers of ‘‘Sports Illustrated’’ (once with Big Bird) and ‘‘Rolling Stone,’’ among others. But his unexpected celebrity did not hinder him on the mound. He went 19-7 as a rookie, leading the league in earned-run average (2.34) and complete games (24). He was the starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star Game, won the AL Rookie of the Year Award, and finished second to the Orioles’ Jim Palmer in the AL Cy Young voting.

But he tore knee cartilage during spring training the following year and was placed on the disabled list until May 24. He sustained a shoulder injury in July 1977 and ended up pitching in just 58 games during his major league career.

Fidrych attempted a comeback in 1983 with the Boston Red Sox and went to their Triple A team in Pawtucket, R.I. But he never pitched in the majors after 1980 and retired in 1983.

RICHARD

04-13-2009, 08:00 PM

Mark - The Bird - Fidrych, died in an accident at his home this afternoon. He was only 54 - far too young.

From the Boston Globe -

Really, WTF is going on? I don't remember this many people from the sporting world dying in such a short time.:confused::(

davidpizzica

04-14-2009, 04:33 PM

Yahoo! The Pirates won their home opener! What was more touching was the tribute to our three fallen police officers before the game. I don't think there was a dry eye in the park including the Houston Astros.

Grace

04-16-2009, 08:12 AM

Tim Wakefield, age 42, pitched a gem for Boston yesterday.

Complete game - 111 pitches, with 76 of them strikes.

RICHARD

04-16-2009, 12:32 PM

Tim Wakefield, age 42, pitched a gem for Boston yesterday.

Complete game - 111 pitches, with 76 of them strikes.

Dodger Castoff......I cannot believe how stupid LA is.:rolleyes:

Grace

04-16-2009, 01:12 PM

Dodger Castoff......I cannot believe how stupid LA is.:rolleyes:

But that was 15 years ago, Richard.

RICHARD

04-16-2009, 01:50 PM

But that was 15 years ago, Richard.

When it comes to bb, I live in the glorious past!:D

Grace

04-19-2009, 07:33 AM

Following right behind Wakefield's stellar 111 pitches on Wednesday - the Yankee pitchers, as a group, threw 236 yesterday in their 22 - 4 loss to the Indians.

Those poor fans - paid as much as $11 per pitch to see that debacle!!

cassiesmom

04-19-2009, 07:03 PM

The White Sox have won two in a row... The Cubs have won two in a row. Tonight's Cubs/Cardinals game has been rained out. It has rained all day long. If Chicago does get the Olympics, I hope there will be an enclosed stadium built. You never know with the weather anymore.

davidpizzica

04-21-2009, 05:51 AM

Last night the Pirates defeated the Florida Marlins, a team with the best record in the majors. Ross Ohlendorf pitched a brilliant 2-hitter in blanking the Marlins 8-0. This put the Pirates over the .500 mark now. Also Nate McLouth put another home run into the Allegheny river!

RICHARD

04-25-2009, 07:41 PM

If Chicago does get the Olympics, I hope there will be an enclosed stadium built. You never know with the weather anymore.

I'd love to go!

Dang, there has been come great BB this week!!!!

Go Team!

Grace

04-25-2009, 07:44 PM

Dang, there has been come great BB this week!!!!

You can say that again.

The Red Sox have beaten the Yankees 2 days in a row!!

DJFyrewolf36

04-26-2009, 12:26 AM

I hate to jump on the bandwagon but GO SOX!!!

Oakland won today too, go "home" team lol.

Grace

04-26-2009, 10:08 PM

WOW - this was too cool!!!

Hey, now. Petitte pitched from the wind-up with the bases loaded. On the second pitch, Ellsbury took a big lead and danced down the line. Petitte never looked at him. It was instructive. On the next pitch, Ellsbury did the same thing and took off. Drew stpped back, and Ellsbury slid head first over the front of home plate. Afterward, he smiled as he high-fived teammates in the dugout and came out for a curtain call. Francona couldn't help but grin, too. That's the first Red Sox player to steal home since Jose Offerman in 1999. He did it on a double steal. It was the first straight steal since Billy Hatcher did in 1994.

source (http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/)

davidpizzica

05-04-2009, 09:23 PM

To defeat the Milwaukee Brewers?? Again another defeat at the hands of those Brewers! The Pirates can't win in either ballpark! Another blown lead in the ninth did them in again tonight. I think the Pirates are 0-19 against the brewers. Maybe tomorrow. . . .

RICHARD

05-07-2009, 01:11 PM

Thanks Manny!

Just as I was starting to enjoy watching the games!

Moron.

Karen

05-07-2009, 01:36 PM

Sigh. When he was with Boston, he was my nephew's favorite. What was he thinking? I have lost all respect for him.

RICHARD

05-07-2009, 01:51 PM

What was he thinking? I have lost all respect for him.

Probably how much money 7 million dollars is?
Now to see what the team is made of......

Pam

05-14-2009, 05:47 AM

Thanks Manny!

Just as I was starting to enjoy watching the games!

Moron.

Glad to see Manny out of a few games. If he had been playing last night it would have even been much worse than it was, and it was pretty bad. :o What a disappointment after Jayson Werth's performance the night before stealing bases - - including home!! :cool::cool::cool:

Go Phillies! ;)

RICHARD

05-14-2009, 09:11 AM

Glad to see Manny out of a few games. If he had been playing last night it would have even been much worse than it was, and it was pretty bad. :o What a disappointment after Jayson Werth's performance the night before stealing bases - - including home!! :cool::cool::cool:

Go Phillies! ;)

Step on my heart, woman!
I was stunned at first then ticked off, I was starting to get into it...that will learn me!

RICHARD

05-28-2009, 07:26 PM

Oh, hasn't there been some great games in the last week?

The LADs have shown that they don't need no Man Ram to win!:D

Grace

05-28-2009, 09:04 PM

Oh, hasn't there been some great games in the last week?

The LADs have shown that they don't need no Man Ram to win!:D

We were discussing this today. The LAD have the best record in baseball - without Manny!! Why don't they save some $$$ and get rid of him, along with his idiosyncrasies? Must be some sort of contract clause that addresses using illegal meds.

RICHARD

05-29-2009, 03:43 PM

We were discussing this today. The LAD have the best record in baseball - without Manny!! Why don't they save some $$$ and get rid of him, along with his idiosyncrasies? Must be some sort of contract clause that addresses using illegal meds.

The closest I would guess is that there is a clause - ugh, I can't think of the term, It's a good behavior clause - that could let the LADs out of the contract that he signed. As it is, the hoopla and the 'specials' the team were touting stopped soon after the news of his suspension. I wasn't paying attention to the attendance stats, but I can imagine people were ticked.

One promotion was something like 2 tix, two hotdogs, two beers, parking and
some other crap for 99 dollars. They also were doing tix specials - a handful of games for 99 bucks.

The team has been pretty good lately and that shows that maybe the team has made some inroads since the McCourts took over the team, I'll give them kudos, but I still don't care for either of them.:rolleyes:

RICHARD

06-01-2009, 10:49 AM

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_12492254

The true Dodger owner shows his hand?

Grace

06-01-2009, 12:31 PM

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_12492254

The true Dodger owner shows his hand?

Good article!!

Torre http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/7.gif

McCourt http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/6.gif

RICHARD

06-01-2009, 06:34 PM

Good article!!

Torre http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/7.gif

McCourt http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/6.gif

The thing that ices me is the way that they McC's are trying to 'sell' the club.

They recently had some kind of 'Taco/Burrito' meet and greet with one of the players-I was so effing turned off about it, I didn't post.

I just skimmed thru the article so I may be wrong on some facts.

The event was held during a homestand and one of the players was to host a some kind of all-you-can-eat spread. The tix were either 35/45 dollars- I believe that the tix to that was in addition towhatever the person paid to see the game. (The event was held after a game.) If I want to eat burritos or tacos with the Dodgers, I'll go to Taco Bell and watch the game on TV.

------------------

The McC's recently 'bought' the rights to the El Lay Marathon and moved it to Memorial Day weekend.

The runners complained that the weather would be too warm, the attendance was way down because people were out doing other stuff on the 'holiday' weekend and the McC's were no where to be seen.:rolleyes:

I kinda dread the team making any kind of run for the pennant and WS.

It only means that stupid promotions and higher tix prices are ahead.:rolleyes:

Pam

06-05-2009, 05:28 PM

I hope to get to see the Phillies beat LA tonight. It's been rough with the games starting at 10:00 on the East Coast. SEVEN wins in a row - watch out Richard. Tonight will be #8!!

RICHARD

06-05-2009, 05:54 PM

I hope to get to see the Phillies beat LA tonight. It's been rough with the games starting at 10:00 on the East Coast. SEVEN wins in a row - watch out Richard. Tonight will be #8!!

Ha ha.....Match this streak..The last rain out at Ddoger Stadium was April 17, 2000!

So there!

I had to come up with a show stopper!:rolleyes:;)

Good pitching game last night- Last time the D's were shut out was in August of 2005...am I getting closer?

Hokay, I'll have to play the 'Best record in the Majors' card!... :D

See ya tonight?

Pam

06-05-2009, 06:23 PM

Ha ha.....Match this streak..The last rain out at Ddoger Stadium was April 17, 2000!

So there!

I had to come up with a show stopper!:rolleyes:;)

Good pitching game last night- Last time the D's were shut out was in August of 2005...am I getting closer?

Hokay, I'll have to play the 'Best record in the Majors' card!... :D

See ya tonight?

I hope to see it to the end. It won't be easy, though, as I am a sleepyhead, and God forbid it should go to extra innings! :eek::p

RICHARD

06-05-2009, 07:50 PM

I hope to see it to the end. It won't be easy, though, as I am a sleepyhead, and God forbid it should go to extra innings! :eek::p

Look at you! Staying up late, just to spite me!:eek:

Good luck and we'll compare scorecards later on!

Pam

06-05-2009, 11:15 PM

I'm still awake! :p Why oh why did Werth try to steal with Ibanez at bat? Good game so far though. :)

Pam

06-06-2009, 12:29 AM

ACK!!!! I should have gone to bed! :p:eek:

RICHARD

06-06-2009, 12:33 AM

OH,
I was hoping you were sleeping the sleep of the innocent!:eek:

Ouch,
It was a well pitched game!:(

Pam

06-06-2009, 06:06 AM

OH,
I was hoping you were sleeping the sleep of the innocent!:eek:

And what I didn't know wouldn't hurt me until morning! :p In fact, why am I up so early in the morning after going to bed so late? Blame it on one small black poodle boy begging to go outside! :o

Jamie Moyer did a good job for most of the game but I hate it when people keep referring to him as old. I guess I have one foot in the grave then. :p Brad Lidge wasn't able to pull off the save. :( Oh well, there is always another game and then another..... ;)

RICHARD

06-06-2009, 07:07 AM

Jamie Moyer did a good job for most of the game but I hate it when people keep referring to him as old. I guess I have one foot in the grave then. :p Brad Lidge wasn't able to pull off the save. :( Oh well, there is always another game and then another..... ;)

Vin Scully kept pressing the point last night. Except he does in a nice way.

It goes something like, "Moyer, a veteran of many major league seasons, is a crafty pitcher...."

It's like being insulted in a nice way!;) Had it not been for the error, we may not be having this conversation? Today's game is at 4:00. Enjoy it and get some shut-eye!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9647390/Happy-clubhouse-is-key-to-Dodgers'-success

Pam

06-06-2009, 06:19 PM

I am getting a little tired of the Dodgers coming to life in the bottom of the 9th. On to extra innings!!!! :eek:

RICHARD

06-06-2009, 07:16 PM

I am not saying anything.:eek:

Pam

06-06-2009, 07:19 PM

I am not saying anything.:eek:

You are too kind! :p Remind me.....the next time the Phillies play the Dodgers that I don't need to tune in until the 9th inning. That is when everything happens. *sigh* :eek::(

Richard, do you know how long the longest ball game (innings) was! Hubby didn't know. I guess I could Google.

RICHARD

06-06-2009, 07:26 PM

You are too kind! :p Remind me.....the next time the Phillies play the Dodgers that I don't need to tune in until the 9th inning. That is when everything happens. *sigh* :eek::(

Think of it this way.......1-8 are perfectly good innings!

One more game?

Pam

06-06-2009, 07:30 PM

One more game?

Can't stop hoping just yet. :) At least tonight's game didn't go to extra innings at 1:30 in the morning. There is always a bright side. :)

Congrats to you....THIS time. :p

RICHARD

06-06-2009, 08:06 PM

Can't stop hoping just yet. :) At least tonight's game didn't go to extra innings at 1:30 in the morning. There is always a bright side. :)

I WAS going to mention that....but, I have pushed my luck already.:(

RICHARD

06-07-2009, 04:47 PM

http://www.slate.com/id/2218733/?gt1=38001

A strange baseball article.
The one about the sharpened pencil is really bizarre.

RICHARD

06-07-2009, 10:33 PM

Go to sleep!:D

Pam

06-08-2009, 05:11 AM

Go to sleep!:D

I did fall asleep. I guess it was my body's attempt to save me from a bad 9th inning, but thankfully it didn't happen! :) As I dozed off they were still winning so I entered dreamland blissfully. Maybe I need to stop watching for their sakes! LOL!

RICHARD

06-11-2009, 02:54 PM

Man Ram did a little 'press conference" at D Stadium before a game.

He 'didn't rape or kill' anyone and he's not going to say anything else about his suspension....Great, the only think you raped and killed were the dreams of kids that wanted to be like you. MORON.

----------------------

They just released the results from the toxicology tests on the woman who was driving the car that was in the accident that killed Angel's picture Nick Adenhart.

She had alcohol in her system, but the autopsy was unable to determine the amount. Now, the driver who hit the car was a drunk with multiple charges for DUI. They were able to measure his BAC EXACTLY, but couldn't even get a reading on the woman?

Not saying anything about the woman, but I do believe that it's a little move by the DA's in Anaheim, to shade the case in their favor.

We can hair samples from my armpit and tell exactly what I had for dinner on Oct. 12, 2002, but they can't figure out a BAC? hmmmm.....:confused:

smokey the elder

06-11-2009, 02:56 PM

Something seems fishy here.

Pam

06-12-2009, 09:59 AM

Raul was "the man" last night along with Chase Utley. My co-worker, who was very sad to see Pat Burrell go, said to her hubby after last night's game, "Pat who?" :p

RICHARD

06-14-2009, 12:56 AM

GO CAL STATE FULLERTON!

(college world series!)

----------------------

What is it with the MLB teams changing uni colors every week?

I love it when the SD Padres wear the camo unis and invite all the service men to the games.! But, I was watching the clips of the TX rangers games and they were wearing red tops.......By the time I got my bearings I missed the final score!:rolleyes:

Grace

06-14-2009, 09:52 AM

Now that hockey is over I can concentrate on baseball.

Justin Verlander seems to be in a groove again. Pitched an entire game earlier in the week - gave up 6 hits, one walk, and won the game.

Then on Friday, Rick Porcello, our 20 year old pitcher, won his 7th game, and batted 2 - 3, with 2 RBIs.

Don't expect to see them in the World Series, but they are doing better than last year.

And the Red Sox - swept the Yankees - :) - and have 2 straight against the Phillies.

RICHARD

06-14-2009, 11:15 AM

And the Red Sox - swept the Yankees - :) - and have 2 straight against the Phillies.

Let's gang up on Pam.!

You go first!:eek::D;)

I thought the LADs lost yesterday when I heard they suffered a 'power outage'. Turns out the stadium lights went out and they did win....

I went to sleep on a loss!:rolleyes::eek:

Pam

06-14-2009, 12:13 PM

Let's gang up on Pam.!

You go first!:eek::D;)

LOL! Aaah but hope springs eternal! :)

RICHARD

06-14-2009, 12:57 PM

LOL! Aaah but hope springs eternal! :)

I know I am going to catch my share of 'it' later on....:eek:

The sun finally came out, but those pesky clouds are back, good day for the radio in the backyard!:)

Pam

06-14-2009, 03:51 PM

Phillies 11 - Red Sox 6! So there! :p;)

RICHARD

06-14-2009, 04:02 PM

Phillies 11 - Red Sox 6! So there! :p;)

You have approximately 100 more times to do this........

Until the playoffs!:D

Grace

06-14-2009, 06:01 PM

RICHARD

06-14-2009, 06:25 PM

Richard - I swear one needs an advanced degree in statistics, with a bit of geometry thrown in, to figure out the scheduling for the College World Series :confused:

Game 5 loser vs Game 6 winner vs Game 7 loser - and on and on and on. This old brain of mine is on over drive :eek:

;)
I gave that up about three years ago.....Now, I root until the final elimination games..

Pam is laughing at us.:eek:

Grace

06-14-2009, 06:28 PM

;)

Pam is laughing at us.:eek:

I can handle that - can you :)
Her team won today - mine won the past 2 days - so there :)

RICHARD

06-15-2009, 03:40 PM

I can handle that - can you :)
Her team won today - mine won the past 2 days - so there :)

What is this?

You both are laughing at ME???:D

------------------

I got some wins this past weekend too!:p

-------------

About stats?

Lately, I have been kinda turned off about some of the stats that the announcers talk about. It's mostly for the fantasy league fans.

In the paper?

I got RISP, OBP and some of the others.

It took me a while to get NP, L10, STR in the box scores.

Now, Number of Pitches, Last 10 games (a won, lost summary) and Streaks (won and lost) are part of the listings.

I am a causal fan, I do enjoy some of the stats, but some of them are truly bizarre and confusing.....

"Joe Blow hits .366 with runners on third, during the first and third weeks of a month that ends in "ER" or Days that end in uneven numbers during a full moon or election year!"

Grace

06-15-2009, 06:43 PM

Pam

06-27-2009, 03:07 PM

JA Happ has made Philadelphia very HAPPY today! ;):D 10-0 shutout against Toronto! Boy did we need that! :cool:

pomtzu

06-27-2009, 03:54 PM

JA Happ has made Philadelphia very HAPPY today! ;):D 10-0 shutout against Toronto! Boy did we need that! :cool:

Amen! And as long as they keep the Marlins at bay, I'm happy. Big brother is a Marlins fan, so I need something to hassle him about! Last year for his birthday, I sent him a World Series commemorative mug, and I was at his house to watch the winning game with him. It was soooo sweet! :D

RICHARD

06-29-2009, 09:17 AM

The LADs have lost 4 of the last 5...newscasters are saying it's part of the "Manny Effect"-the team may be getting wound up about his return.

This should be interesting.

cassiesmom

06-29-2009, 07:42 PM

davidpizzica

06-29-2009, 10:09 PM

Pittsburgh fans, I have a question for you. The Cubs are playing there tonight. My dad and I have been watching the game. The camera periodically shows a beautiful picture of the city with a bridge, a building that says UPMC (or UPNC? sorry but I don't have my bifocals on!) at the top, and to the left of that building is another that is lighted at the top in sort of a yellow-orange color -- what is the lighted building? It reminds us of one here in Chicago. Dad and I are architecture buffs.

Thanks,
Elyse

(P.S., yes I'm one of those who would happily go on a couple dozen weekend road trips to see all the stadiums where the different teams play)

Elyse, I think you're thinking of the Gulf building. I not sure of the code, but you can look at the top of the building and tell the weather. I think if the top was blue, it meant rain an if it flashed on and off, it means thunderstorms. Orange was for fair weather. Before the USX tower was built, the Gulf building was the tallest in Pittsburgh. Like the Empire State building, it has it's own observation deck.

Grace

06-30-2009, 12:09 PM

This Saturday, July 4th, will mark the 70th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man on the face of the earth speech.

MLB to fight '4♦ALS' awareness
Campaign commemorates 70th anniversary of Gehrig speech

By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
"For the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans."
-- Lou Gehrig, July 4, 1939

Those words were uttered by Lou Gehrig in a ceremony between games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium nearly 70 years ago as he was dying from ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- a disease that was unknown at the time, but would ultimately bear his name.

In honor of Gehrig's memory, Major League Baseball has teamed with four major non-profit organizations to find a cure for the illness that destroys the nerve cells controlling muscles, causes complete paralysis and ultimately leads to death an average of 3-5 years after diagnosis.

The campaign, called "4♦ALS Awareness," will culminate with Gehrig's words being read at all Major League ballparks where games are played this coming July 4, during the seventh-inning stretch.

"We are honored and pleased to have the opportunity to join these four important organizations in an attempt to make progress in the fight against ALS, a disease that is associated with one of the greatest players in baseball history," Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. "Lou Gehrig displayed tremendous courage and strength in the face of a debilitating illness, and his speech 70 years ago still stands as one of the defining moments in baseball history."

The four participating organizations are The ALS Association, ALS TDI, Augie's Quest (the Muscular Dystrophy Association's ALS research initiative), and Project A.L.S. MLB.com will also conduct an online auction to raise funds for the initiative.

"Major League Baseball is making a huge difference in the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease through this July 4 effort," said Augie Nieto, founder and chief inspiration officer for MDA's Augie's Quest. "Both in terms of public awareness and fundraising, the MLB contribution is significant and has a profound impact on the lives of people living with this devastating disease."

Gehrig, the Yankees first baseman and Hall of Famer, was still in the midst of his famous 2,130-game consecutive playing streak when he began to feel weakness in his muscles. Eight games into the 1939 season, on May 2 at old Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Gehrig decided he couldn't go and ended the streak. He'd never play again.

Fred Rice, an usher at Tiger Stadium that day, recalled on the 60th anniversary of Gehrig's last game that he muffed a few balls during batting practice at first base that day, threw down his glove in disgust and didn't return to the field.

"I remember it just like it was yesterday," Rice told Knight-Ridder a decade ago.

Gehrig passed away on June 2, 1941, only 17 days before his 38th birthday. His record consecutive-game playing streak was broken by Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. on Sept. 6, 1995, at Baltimore's Camden Yards. Ripken would far surpass the mark, playing in 2,632 consecutive games before voluntarily sitting one out against the Yankees late in the 1998 season at Baltimore's home park.

Generations later, Catfish Hunter, another Yankees Hall of Famer, died while suffering from ALS on Sept. 9, 1999. He was only 53.

"ALS is a crisis. It is an unmet medical need. It has been labeled an incurable disease, but with the technology and expertise available now we believe this problem can and will be solved," said Sean Scott, president of ALS TDI. "This is exactly what is happening in our lab today. We are grateful to be part of this initiative and encourage everyone to get involved in the '4♦ALS Awareness' campaign."

As part of the 70th anniversary commemoration of Gehrig's famous speech, MLB will ask all players to wear a "4♦ALS" patch on their chest.

"The ALS Association is proud to partner with Major League Baseball, and our ALS organization team members in this historic initiative to raise awareness and resources in the fight against ALS," said Allen L. Finkelstein, chair of The ALS Association National Board of Trustees. "The '4♦ALS Awareness' campaign provides renewed hope that Lou Gehrig's greatest accomplishment will not be measured by statistics, but by the lives saved in his name."

"Project A.L.S. is thrilled to partner with Major League Baseball and the ALS Community to forward research that will result in effective treatments and a cure," said Valerie Estess, founder and director of research of Project A.L.S.

"This is Lou Gehrig's legacy."

RICHARD

07-01-2009, 06:59 PM

THanks,
I know some one with LG's. It's a sad thing.

--------------------

http://www.slate.com/id/2221384/

An interesting article.....I thought many pitches were strikes!;)

Grace

07-01-2009, 07:12 PM

THanks,
I know some one with LG's. It's a sad thing.

--------------------

http://www.slate.com/id/2221384/

An interesting article.....I thought many pitches were strikes!;)

Very interesting. Nice to see that my favorite station, NESN, is one of three with correct camera placement,

Karen

07-01-2009, 07:33 PM

My mother died from ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. It is heartbreaking, and any efforts to help find a cure are well worth it. At least as of ten years ago, there is not even a test for it - basically, they tested Ma for everything else, and then when that all came up negative, gave her the ALS diagnosis.

Grace

07-01-2009, 08:19 PM

RICHARD

07-03-2009, 09:29 PM

So much for watching the game... Dodgers, 5-0 in the top half of the first!:rolleyes::mad:

Grace

07-03-2009, 09:37 PM

So much for watching the game... Dodgers, 5-0 in the top half of the first!:rolleyes::mad:

Did you cheer for Manny? We switched from the Tigers game to watch when he came to bat for the first time. Why does he look like such a slob?

RICHARD

07-04-2009, 12:55 AM

Did you cheer for Manny? We switched from the Tigers game to watch when he came to bat for the first time. Why does he look like such a slob?

Because he is a slob, I want to knock his arse down and shave his head...I am going to invoke the spirit of my mom....

"He looks like he smells!"

Seriously?

I hate the stupidity that pro players get because they are 'gifted'.

In the early Dodger years the O'Malley's demanded 'clean cut-tedness" from the players. I remember Walter Alston and the 70's "hair wars" with some players on the team, Don Sutton looked like a friggin Brillo Pad on the mound.

I still have nightmares about Oscar Gamble and his tumbleweed!

For some reason the uni rules/fashion started to change and it's not the same anymore.

The pine tar on the helmets makes me crazy.
Baggy uni pants, like Man-roid hair, the bandana, and oversized jersey?
I can't defend any of that.....especially when the team lets one player get away with it!

I really do miss the Old Astros uniforms and want to see the White Sox play in shorts again.

And while we are at it?

Give the batters one extra strike!:D

Grace

07-06-2009, 07:31 AM

Isn't this nice :)

At last, Wakefield is an All-Star
By Mike McMahon
[email protected]

BOSTON - Tim Wakefield was planning on taking his wife, Stacy, on a mini-vacation during next week's All-Star break.

I hope she doesn't mind St. Louis; I hear it's beautiful there this time of year.

Yesterday, the 17-year veteran was named to his first All-Star team, when Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon selected the knuckleballer to come out of the bullpen for the American League.

"I've been a big fan of his for a long time," said Maddon. "He's having a great season and it's about time he was named an All-Star."

It is about time.

Wakefield, 42, becomes the oldest first-time All-Star since Satchel Paige was named as a 46-year-old in 1952.

Pam

07-06-2009, 10:28 AM

pomtzu

07-06-2009, 10:54 AM

My son and his wife gave the hubby and me tickets to join them at the Phillies game against the Mets yesterday. We had a great day weatherwise, warm but breezy, and the Phillies won!!! My brother works in broadcast and we got to visit the press booths before the game. All in all, a wonderful day! :) Here is a link to the photos that hubby took for those who might be interested.
http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/573377733pVrLCV

Great shots, and it looks like you had a great time. The win was the icing on the cake too!
I took a peek at some of your other albums - hope you don't mind. The pictures of the old stone church were beautiful. They just don't build them like that anymore. Such beautiful surroundings in which to say a final good-bye.

Pam

07-06-2009, 11:24 AM

Great shots, and it looks like you had a great time. The win was the icing on the cake too!
I took a peek at some of your other albums - hope you don't mind. The pictures of the old stone church were beautiful. They just don't build them like that anymore. Such beautiful surroundings in which to say a final good-bye.

That is the truth! I was hoping for a win (they won the previous two games against the Mets but you can't assume anything) and it was indeed the icing on the cake. :)

No problem that you snooped at the other albums. They are public anyway. :) My mom was buried in Bala Cynwyd, PA and died in Ocean City, NJ so, just like my dad, we had the funeral at the little chapel in the cemetery in PA because of the distance involved. It was basically family and was a beautiful setting.

RICHARD

07-06-2009, 11:33 AM

Good on you, and a shutout to boot!

Why are they called "stands" when you can sit?;)
Well, I got half the score right?:D

Grace

07-06-2009, 12:27 PM

Loved the pictures - thanks for sharing!

pomtzu

07-07-2009, 09:57 AM

Hey Pam - how about that slaughter at Citizens Bank Park last night???? :) Can you say "UNBELIEVABLE"? :p

Grace

07-07-2009, 10:46 AM

10 runs in the first inning!!

The worst loss in the Reds history. The previous worst defeat for the Reds, baseball's first professional franchise, was 26-6 on July 26, 1892. That also was against the Phillies.

RICHARD

07-07-2009, 10:55 AM

One reason that it's good to play on synthetic turf.

The blood washes out easier!;)

Pam

07-07-2009, 12:52 PM

pomtzu

07-07-2009, 01:18 PM

Ellie, it was beyond belief, wasn't it? My eyes were popping out of my head. Slaughter is a good word. I said to my hubby after the game that it's a good thing women don't pitch in MLB. If I, or any of my girlfriends, :) had been Cueto we would have left the field crying. The others after him were not any better but he certainly set the pace. Fingers are crossed for a rerun tonight!

Too bad that they couldn't have played that game on Sunday - just for you!!! ;) But then again, you may have required CPR and have been carried out of the stands on a stretcher! :eek: :D

Pam

07-07-2009, 01:22 PM

Too bad that they couldn't have played that game on Sunday - just for you!!! ;) But then again, you may have required CPR and have been carried out of the stands on a stretcher! :eek: :D

LOL! :D:p:D:p

Grace

07-08-2009, 08:39 PM

So are you Philly fans voting for Brandon Inge? We Tiger fans are voting for Shane Victorino.

Time is running out to vote Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge onto the AL All-Star team. He's vying with four other players in an online race. The deadline is 4 p.m. tomorrow.

You can vote for Inge, who would make his first All-Star Game, at www.tigers.com/vote. The game is July 14 in St. Louis.

The Detroit Tigers have teamed with the Philadelphia Phillies to encourage fans in both cities to vote for Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge and Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino in the 2009 All-Star Game’s Final Vote.

Fans can vote for Victorino online at www.phillies.com. The winners, chosen by online voting totals, will be announced on MLB.com shortly thereafter.

Pam

07-09-2009, 01:06 PM

So are you Philly fans voting for Brandon Inge? We Tiger fans are voting for Shane Victorino.

Well I voted for Shane SEVERAL times! :) The funny thing is that you can vote multiple times. If it wasn't for Shane hitting that last ball last night who knows what would have happened. I am too old for this kind of excitement at the bottom of the 9th! LOL!

Grace

07-09-2009, 01:35 PM

Well I voted for Shane SEVERAL times! :) The funny thing is that you can vote multiple times. If it wasn't for Shane hitting that last ball last night who knows what would have happened. I am too old for this kind of excitement at the bottom of the 9th! LOL!

I've been voting for both of them since yesterday morning - and last I heard, they were both in the lead. BTW, they are referred to as Bran Torino, a play on both their names.

From MLB.com -
After nearly four days of furious voting and lead changes, we're down to the final two hours of the record-setting 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote. Both races remain up-for-grabs as the 4 p.m. ET deadline approaches with Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino and Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge still holding on to leads, so every single vote of the millions being cast matters.

Grace

07-09-2009, 04:43 PM

Brandon Inge and Shane Victorino, known in certain circles as Bran-Torino, are headed for the All Star Game next week.

"Bran-Torino" is now a joy ride.

Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge and Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino are your choices in the dramatic 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote, comeback survivors of the closest overall balloting in the history of a four-day event that decided the 33rd and final roster spots for the 80th All-Star Game on July 14 at Busch Stadium.

Fans smashed MLB.com Final Vote records and ultimately they decided on the two first-time All-Stars whose respective clubs forged a voting alliance after seeing Inge and Victorino in second place on the second day. The Tigers and Phillies called it "Bran-Torino" and those two words would become campaign fixtures.

It was the first time in Final Vote history that two players won after trailing in each of the first two voting updates. The alliance unquestionably mattered, as fans in Detroit voted heavily for Victorino and fans in Philadelphia did the same for Inge.

http://bestsmileys.com/fireworks/9.gif

Pam

07-11-2009, 07:27 PM

Vice President Biden and his wife are at the Phillies game right now. They are in the stands just like "ordinary folks" ;) except they seem to be in the front row right behind home plate. Unfortunately the Phillies are taking a beating right now. :(:(

Pam

07-11-2009, 09:20 PM

Well Biden stayed for the whole game and it's a good thing he did. THE PHILLIES SCORED FIVE RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH TO WIN! :cool::cool::cool:

Karen

07-11-2009, 11:05 PM

Don'cha love it when that happens? :)

RICHARD

07-13-2009, 09:06 PM

Is Chris Berman possibly the most annoying sports talking head?

I usually tune in for the home run derby......I can't watch it.:eek:

------

Pam,

JB has other things to do besides being the lucky charm for the Phiilies....

Sorry to burst you bubble.;):p:D

Grace

07-14-2009, 10:31 PM

I love baseball - I love all the stats.

Once again, the American League has won the All-Star Game. This was the shortest game (2 hours, 31 minutes) since 1988.

Did you know that in post-season play, Mariano Rivera has given up 10 runs in 117 1/3 innings? That's the equivalent of 10 runs in 13 complete games.

Did I mention - I love baseball?

RICHARD

07-14-2009, 10:45 PM

Grace,

Settle down... there's half a season to go.:D

Every all-star game I remember Steve Garvey in his 'Dodger blue' helmet.

Somehow, he lost his equipment bag on the trip to the game, So they took a helmet and spray painted it a blue color that was so ghastly, it hurt.

That's my all-star memory?:confused:

Grace

07-14-2009, 10:54 PM

And Roy Hallady, American League starting pitcher, misplaced his batting helmet tonight. Perhaps forgetting the game was in a National League park?

He ended up wearing Evan Longoria's helmet. The Rays logo was removed from the front, but you could see the #3 on the back :)

RICHARD

07-15-2009, 01:08 PM

Pam

07-19-2009, 04:52 PM

At the risk of jinxing my guys, I have to say that I am getting sort of used to them winning. ;):cool:;):cool:

RICHARD

07-20-2009, 09:08 AM

At the risk of jinxing my guys, I have to say that I am getting sort of used to them winning. ;):cool:;):cool:

I cannot accuse you of being a 'bandwagon' gal......you go on and on about your team.

Not quite rabid, but a fan, indeed!:D

Pam

07-21-2009, 09:50 PM

Jayson Werth ROCKS! Slammed one at the bottom of the 13th inning for a three run ending!! 4-1 Phillies win! They are unstoppable! Richard I am bordering on rabid! :p

RICHARD

07-21-2009, 09:55 PM

Jayson Werth ROCKS! Slammed one at the bottom of the 13th inning for a three run ending!! 4-1 Phillies win! They are unstoppable! Richard I am bordering on rabid! :p

Oh, took you this long to figure that out?;)

the Dodgers are doing a Man Ram bobblehead night.:rolleyes:
Lovely......

RICHARD

07-23-2009, 01:30 AM

Actually,
I thought about it and called in a favor.

I told Manny to hit a homer early so I could relax and watch something else on TV........I didn't want to wait until the 13th inning..:rolleyes:

On bobblehead night and into the 'mannywood' section of the bleachers?

:eek::rolleyes:

And what is with the number 13 lately?
Extra time for the Phils and two games that went to a 14-13 score tonight!:eek:

Grace

07-23-2009, 05:11 PM

Mark Buehrle, Chicago White Sox, pitched the 18th perfect game in Major League history this afternoon!!

116 pitches, 76 strikes and a fantastic catch in center field for the 1so out of the 9th.

Buehrle had a no-hitter back in 2007.

RICHARD

07-23-2009, 06:21 PM

DOUBLE EWE OH DOUBLE EWE!!!!!

Buerhle should buy that centerfielder lunch for a week.

What a catch...

------------

I love baseball when al kinds of really neat things happpen, I have to admit that I was kinda jazzed about the MR homerun last night.

I like baseball.

Grace

07-23-2009, 06:26 PM

Buehrle said he bought everyone a watch after his no-hitter, and he figures this is going to cost him more :)

RICHARD

07-23-2009, 06:36 PM

Buehrle said he bought everyone a watch after his no-hitter, and he figures this is going to cost him more :)

The watch is kinda o.k.;)

I'd have a party for the team-hire a taco wagon, cold beer and salsa!!!!!!!:D

Grace

07-23-2009, 06:51 PM

The watch is kinda o.k.;)

I'd have a party for the team-hire a taco wagon, cold beer and salsa!!!!!!!:D

Yeah, but this is Chicago, once home to the Chicago Stockyards. Beef, Beef and more Beef!!

The beer works; Milwaukee is right up the road.

RICHARD

07-23-2009, 07:05 PM

Yeah, but this is Chicago, once home to the Chicago Stockyards. Beef, Beef and more Beef!!

The beer works; Milwaukee is right up the road.

What the he!! are tacos made of?:D;):)

Well, o.k....SOME tacos are made of beef!:p

-----------------------

My brother has played for a men's league at local parks around the area.

After the games they would go to a taco wagon in the area, to have post games meals/celebrations. Soon, they had the owner of the TW show up at the park and he eventually became the team 'caterer' showing up at playe's home events.

A boom box and some beer?

I guess steak and wine for a perfect game would be better.:cool:

Grace

07-24-2009, 05:04 PM

Beef, Chicago style, consists of thick steaks - certainly not ground up chuck in a taco shell http://bestsmileys.com/expressions/1.gif

http://www.morganranchinc.com/resources/6888.jpg

Grace

07-24-2009, 09:24 PM

The White Sox used up all their good stuff for that perfect game. Tigers beat them twice today - Verlander had a complete game this afternoon, final 5-1. Tonight we beat them 4-3.

Sox had 3 errors in the early game; none tonight.

RICHARD

07-24-2009, 09:30 PM

Beef, Chicago style, consists of thick steaks - certainly not ground up chuck in a taco shell http://bestsmileys.com/expressions/1.gif

http://www.morganranchinc.com/resources/6888.jpg
Now you have insulted me.

I don't mean the mystery meat you get from Taco Bell, I am talking the real thing, Like off a taco wagon!:D

Grace

07-24-2009, 09:41 PM

Now you have insulted me.

I don't mean the mystery meat you get from Taco Bell, I am talking the real thing, Like off a taco wagon!:D

I have no idea what that consists of :confused:

Grace

07-25-2009, 10:07 AM

Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown.

Going in together, Rickey Henderson, base stealer extraordinaire, and Jim Rice.

An article (http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090725/SPORTS/907250359/-1/NEWSMAP) about Rice. I see him a lot on NESN, doing Red Sox broadcasts.

Grace

07-27-2009, 02:40 PM

Interesting turn of events. Not sure how I feel about this - except that Dante Stallworth, NFL, runs down a guy with his car; does 30 days (?), and then will be back playing ball. Ray Lewis does time in prison - he's back playing.

From ESPN -

MLB commissioner Bud Selig appears to be "seriously considering" reinstatement for Pete Rose nearly 20 years after the hit king was banned from baseball for gambling on the sport, according to a report in the New York Daily News.

Olney Pete Rose was a great player with a unique place in MLB history. But his tarnished legacy won't be affected one way or another by his inclusion in the Hall of Fame, Buster Olney writes. Blog » Insider

Hank Aaron's support for Rose's Hall of Fame inclusion, which he mentioned at this weekend's ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., is a strong indication of Selig's possible action, the Daily News reported.

"I would like to see Pete in," Aaron said. "He belongs there."

Lobbying for the move began five years ago but died when Selig became convinced Rose was not "reconfiguring" his life, the newspaper report said, part of the late commissioner Bart Giamatti's demands on Rose when he was ruled ineligible.

"I think a lot of the guys feel that it's been 20 years now for Pete, and would lean toward leniency and time served," an unnamed Hall of Famer said, according to the Daily News. "If he had admitted it in the first place and apologized way back then, he'd probably be in the Hall by now."

If Rose were to become eligible, it stands to reason he would have to be voted into the Hall of Fame by the 65 living members who make up the Veterans Committee.

Inclusion on the writers' ballot expires after 15 years, though Rose has never appeared on their ballot except by write-in. During his first year of eligibility, Rose received 41 write-in votes.

"I know there are still guys who feel strongly against him," said another Hall of Famer, according to the report. "And I don't know if that would change even if Selig clears him."

Grace

07-27-2009, 11:02 PM

From Yahoo Sports -

MILWAUKEE – Washington's Josh Willingham has hit two grand slams against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the 13th major leaguer to do it and first since 2003.

Willingham's first grand slam Monday night came with two outs in the fifth inning and capped a six-run inning for the Nationals when he drove the first pitch from Jeff Suppan over the left-center field wall to make it 6-2.

In Willingham's next at-bat in the sixth against reliever Mark DiFelice, he homered well over the Brewers' bullpen to give the Nationals a 13-5 lead.

Willingham's eight RBIs are a Nationals record and tied the franchise record for the former Montreal Expos.

The last time a player hit two slams in a game was Bill Mueller for Boston on July 29, 2003, against Texas.

RICHARD

07-30-2009, 02:19 AM

The Pete Rose thing?

They proved that he did bet on games. Now, did they ever nail him for fixing games?

Theoretically, you can lose a game to cover a points spread, but I don't remember him ever being accused of that.

They let the home run record stand - broken by an alledged steroid user-
And who owns the season record for homers?

So, we have cheaters on the field who have left a 'legacy' on the field and then a bobo who gained his shame off the field- so where does that put us?

:eek:

Not a Rose fan, nor a Bonds fan. These two are not a good role models or good spokespeople for the game.

Going back to the Manny steroids thing?

I posted that people in El Lay don't care about the players, they care about the stats.

Look at the setup here?

The left field section is "mannywood" they sell the dreadlock wigs at 25 a pop, you can go to a game with a buddy for '99' dollars. All things manny are sacred.

The management made the 'MR' disappear for a while then brought him back with fanfare and song and dance. The McCourts know that MR still had golden eggs to produce, that is why they took such a low profile during the whole incident.

Bad enough bringing a player into the fold, then having him crash and burn.
I'd love to have seen that happen in the midwest or anywhere baseball is spoken.

Every spring, I get all 'baseball giddy' then someone just effs it up for me.

I go back to watching the game. I don't need a score card, I look at some kid wearing the team numbers that belonged to some player that's long retired and I want to go back to when BB was fun.

Pete Rose was fun, I disliked him because he beat up my teams. Now, he's some old retired player that did it hard, and was always crashing into things.

He played the game.

Then you have people that played games to play the game.

Only God knows who did what and he ain't telling!:cool:

davidpizzica

07-30-2009, 04:01 AM

The Pirates are losing. Any Pirate player who gets to be a star on the Pirates gets traded! Yesterday, Jack Wilson and Ian Snell were traded to Seattle for some minor leaguers and now last night I hear that Freddie Sanchez was traded to San Francisco! Nyjer Morgan gets going good and HE's traded to Washington with Adam LaRoche going to Boston. I can understand a team rebuilding itself, but the Buccos have taken it to a new level! It's a good way to guarantee more losing seasons.

Grace

08-02-2009, 10:40 PM

“Other sports are trivial,” father told son. “Baseball is important.”

The last line in this article. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/sports/baseball/03trivia.html?_r=1&hp)

RICHARD

08-03-2009, 04:50 PM

“Other sports are trivial,” father told son. “Baseball is important.”

The last line in this article. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/sports/baseball/03trivia.html?_r=1&hp)

I disagree,

Baseball IS trivia, all other sports are numbers.;)

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 09:57 AM

DUDE,
CFB Win for the LADs last night on a 3 run bottom of the 9th homer!

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 11:58 AM

Grace, Pam and everyone else that wants to play?

Trivia?

There are EIGHT ways for a player to get on base.

Name them!:D

Grace

08-07-2009, 12:48 PM

Grace, Pam and everyone else that wants to play?

Trivia?

There are EIGHT ways for a player to get on base.

Name them!:D

Okay - off the top of my head without googling. And you said player, not batter.

1. Single
2. Walk
3. HBP
4. Sent in as a pinch runner
5. Fielder's choice
6. Reached on error

Now I have to come up with 2 more.

This is fun, Richard :)

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 12:57 PM

Okay - off the top of my head without googling. And you said player, not batter.

1. Single
2. Walk
3. HBP
4. Sent in as a pinch runner
5. Fielder's choice
6. Reached on error

Now I have to come up with 2 more.

This is fun, Richard :)

Dude, You Are good!

About the wording, Would I mislead you?:o;)

I heard that on the radio this morning....I know one of the two-I forgot the other.:rolleyes:

WOW, this is a topic that has some really good answers! When we get the 8 I'll post the site with the 'answers'?

Pam

08-07-2009, 02:08 PM

Grace did better than I would have, but how about stealing a base? Or....did you just mean how to get on base, not including how to advance on base?

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 02:26 PM

Grace did better than I would have, but how about stealing a base? Or....did you just mean how to get on base, not including how to advance on base?

Just how to get on base!

I found a site that listed as many as 23!

----------------

On the back of old BB cards they had little cartoons that explained the rules.
As kids we used sit on the curb and try to stump each other.:cool:

I saw another question about fielders catching a fly ball and there are two ways that they are not allowed,

I think I knew one.....but no one had posted an answer.:eek:

Pam

08-07-2009, 02:34 PM

It's all too complicated for me I guess. I have trouble understanding how the commentators can instantly tell the difference between a slider, change-up or fast ball. My feeble eyes can't see that as the ball goes whizzing by. :confused: I guess I am just a blissfully ignorant fan. :p

Grace

08-07-2009, 03:28 PM

Pam, I can't tell one pitch from another most of the time. When there is a game from Fenway, broadcast by NESN, it is sometimes easier. Fenway is one of 3 parks (no, I don't know the other 2), where there is a camera straight out from home plate. So when they show the pitch from there, it's easy to tell if it's a ball or strike, if it curves or slides.

The pitchers I find amazing are the ones who pitch sidearm.

Grace

08-07-2009, 07:55 PM

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 08:28 PM

#7 - catcher drops the ball after strike 3, and batter gets to 1st base before the ball does.

That situation just happened in the Red Sox - Yankee game. But the batter didn't make it to 1st before the ball.

It's called a "dropped third strike" in order for the strike to count, the catcher has to catch the third strike cleanly. Otherwise the batter can advance to first......

Just one more, just one more!:D

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 09:04 PM

IF you were watching the Bosox/Yanks game you saw number 8!:D

Grace

08-07-2009, 09:19 PM

IF you were watching the Bosox/Yanks game you saw number 8!:D

Problem is we have been switching back and forth between that one and the Tigers/Twins. So have missed plays in both games.

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 10:34 PM

Problem is we have been switching back and forth between that one and the Tigers/Twins. So have missed plays in both games.

Contest ends on 08/08/09 12 midnight eastern time?;)

They showed the play on ESPN, so you are 'safe'.

PUN INTENDED.....:rolleyes::eek::D

Grace

08-07-2009, 10:47 PM

Contest ends on 08/08/09 12 midnight eastern time?;)

They showed the play on ESPN, so you are 'safe'.

PUN INTENDED.....:rolleyes::eek::D
I don't know what you're talking about :)

It's 11:45, bottom of the 13th - no score. I haven't been anywhere near ESPN. BTW - Tigers won.

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 11:00 PM

I don't know what you're talking about :)

It's 11:45, bottom of the 13th - no score. I haven't been anywhere near ESPN. BTW - Tigers won.

I am trying to intimidate you!:eek::D

Grace

08-07-2009, 11:11 PM

I am trying to intimidate you!:eek::D

Feel free :)

It's after midnight - going to the bottom of the 14th - still no score. I'm old, and going to bed. Will check score first thing in the morning.

And these guys are scheduled to play again in 16 hours!!

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 11:38 PM

Feel free :)

It's after midnight - going to the bottom of the 14th - still no score. I'm old, and going to bed. Will check score first thing in the morning.

And these guys are scheduled to play again in 16 hours!!

Nite!
And what about the bullpen.:eek:

See ya in the a.m....

You know that the game will end when the Sandman shows up, doncha?

RICHARD

08-07-2009, 11:46 PM

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

LOLOLOL,
15th inning, just as you popped your head down on the pillow!:eek:

Karen

08-08-2009, 12:07 AM

And the Sox lost, she won't be happy.

RICHARD

08-08-2009, 12:24 AM

And the Sox lost, she won't be happy.

See what happens when important parts of a team's cheering section break the magic circle?

She'll blame me, she has somewhere to vent!:eek::(;)

RICHARD

08-08-2009, 01:14 AM

See what happens when important parts of a team's cheering section break the magic circle?

She'll blame me, she has somewhere to vent!:eek::(;)

Dodgers and Braves. It's the top of the 12th. 5-5.

I should have kept my mouth shut?:rolleyes:;)

RICHARD

08-08-2009, 08:23 AM

I will not tease the East Coasters about extra inning games.
I will not tease the East Coasters about extra inning games.
I will not tease the East Coasters about extra inning games.
I will not tease the East Coasters about extra inning games.
I will not tease the East Coasters about extra inning games.

Xs 100

-------------

Dodgers lose 9-5 in 12!:rolleyes:

RICHARD

08-11-2009, 04:23 PM

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_ways_can_a_batter_reach_first_base

Great article on "how to get to first base."

Usually I'll pay for dinner, the movie, then try in the car on the way home?:eek::mad::rolleyes:

Grace

08-11-2009, 06:04 PM

RICHARD

08-11-2009, 06:56 PM

Oh Richard, I haven't heard that old chestnut in decades :)

Shows you how old and desperate I am?:eek:;)

Grace

08-11-2009, 07:15 PM

Detroit playing Boston. Score now tied 3-3.

OLD BRAWL GAME (7:55 p.m.)

Kevin Youkilis has just been ejected from the game for charging the mound after being hit by a pitch from Rick Porcello. Obviously, there has been quite a it brewing between these teams since last night, when three batters were hit, including Youkilis. Youkilis now has been hit 10 times this year, placing him among the league leaders.

Rick Porcello also was ejected, much to his displeasure and that of Tigers manager Jim Leyland. Porcello had hit one batter all season prior to the incident. Remember that he also brushed back Victor Martinez in the first.

Chris Lambert is on to pitch for the Tigers. Mike Lowell has entered the game for Youkilis.

Francona just now got thrown out. Wonder if anyone will be left in the 9th? Maybe the bat boy and ball girl . . . . . . .

RICHARD

08-11-2009, 07:30 PM

Detroit playing Boston. Score now tied 3-3.

Francona just now got thrown out. Wonder if anyone will be left in the 9th? Maybe the bat boy and ball girl . . . . . . .

And the people hoarding beer since the 7th.:eek:

Pam

08-13-2009, 05:43 AM

I was blown away last night at the idiotic Cubs fan who tossed beer all over Shane Victorino as he was catching a fly ball (which he still caught :cool: ). After the game Shane said he sort of had to admire the fan because his timing was so perfect. He got him good, including his eye. What a jerk! Of course, the game was beyond awesome (12-5)! :cool: Don't mess with my Phils! ;)

RICHARD

08-13-2009, 10:47 AM

Of course, the game was beyond awesome (12-5)! :cool: Don't mess with my Phils! ;)

Heard about that.....morons!:(:mad:

Grace

08-13-2009, 02:19 PM

The Yankees do have some heart.

Read this story (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4391631&sportCat=mlb), and I dare you not to cry :love:

RICHARD

08-14-2009, 11:00 AM

The Yankees do have some heart.

Read this story (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4391631&sportCat=mlb), and I dare you not to cry :love:

You win.

davidpizzica

08-15-2009, 06:09 AM

Pam

08-16-2009, 06:48 AM

:(:(:(<<<<<< me after yesterday's closing inning of the Phillies vs. Atlanta. I love Brad Lidge but I think it is time for a new closer.

RICHARD

08-16-2009, 09:15 PM

Thank Hardball Jesus that everyone plunked yesterday is AOK!

WOW!

cassiesmom

08-18-2009, 07:21 PM

I'm SO happy that I didn't see the game? yesterday between the Pirates and the Cubs. It was a 17-2 massacre brought to you by the very young Pirates. You know they're young when their oldest player is only 33 years old! I love the way the Pirate front office traded away the experienced players that could have helped them. I guess Pittsburgh will have only two championships this year.

But David, these are the Cubs we are talking about here. One big win, but look at the big picture -this is the team that hasn't won a World Series since 1908. The Cubs are six games behind St. Louis in the NL Central right now. Lou is not happy.

Home of the stupid fan who dumped a beer on the visiting team's outfielder (can you say unsportsmanlike conduct?). Nice move ya big doofus. We just got over Bartman and now this.

RICHARD

08-21-2009, 10:58 PM

I just checked the score of the NY/Boston game, I would have loved to have seen it.

I love high scoring games.

RICHARD

08-24-2009, 01:44 PM

...the last MLB player to perform an Unassisted Triple Play?

Think Hard!;)

Grace

08-24-2009, 01:56 PM

That's easy 'cause it happened yesterday. From the Phillies - Eric Bruntlett.

Did you also know that his was only the 15th in MLB history? And only the 2nd to end a game. The first one to end a game was back in 1927; that player was Johnny Neun of the Detroit Tigers.

RICHARD

08-26-2009, 06:57 PM

http://cbs2.com/local/Dodger.Casket.Urn.2.1145205.html

:confused::eek::rolleyes:

Grace

08-26-2009, 07:41 PM

Yes, I read something about this last year. I'm planning to be cremated so an urn will be all I need :)

RICHARD

09-02-2009, 04:08 PM

Not me....I am going to have my ashes loaded into an airplane an flown over a Dodger Game.:rolleyes::eek::confused::D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xav63C2o9Y

Wild, this happened last night.

RICHARD

09-04-2009, 11:59 AM

I just read that Ernie Harwell has cancer of the bile duct.

Best wishes to him and his family.:(

Grace

09-04-2009, 09:37 PM

I just read that Ernie Harwell has cancer of the bile duct.

Best wishes to him and his family.:(

He has a wonderful attitude about everything. And he is much loved by everyone who was ever within the sound of his voice.

Ernie greeted each new baseball season with a verse from Song of Solomon -

For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of the singing of birds is come,
And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.

cassiesmom

09-05-2009, 07:54 PM

The Cubs are now 11 back. Not much joy in Wrigleyville. But the Sox are only 6 1/2 back, so there is still hope for the South Siders.

Grace

09-09-2009, 10:07 PM

Jeter has tied Lou Gehrig's mark of 2,721 hits in a Yankees uniform. This record has stood for 70 years.

The Yankees are off tomorrow, but look for him to break the record on Friday, at the Stadium, against Baltimore.

At least it is Jeter, who likely will spend his career as a Yankee.

RICHARD

09-12-2009, 01:04 PM

http://www.zackhample.com/

:D

Grace

09-17-2009, 07:54 AM

The voice of our childhood is in its sunset.

A really good article about Ernie (http://www.freep.com/article/20090917/COL08/909170590/1050/SPORTS02/Bless-you--Ernie) from this morning's Freep.

An FYI - In 1948, Harwell became the only announcer in baseball history to be traded for a player when the Brooklyn Dodgers' general manager, Branch Rickey, traded catcher Cliff Dapper to the Crackers in exchange for breaking Harwell's broadcasting contract. (Harwell was brought to Brooklyn to substitute for regular Dodger announcer Red Barber, who was hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer.)

Pam

09-28-2009, 05:41 AM

I haven't visited this thread in a while. My Phils are hangin' in there but I have to say some of our recent games have caused my blood pressure to rise and my fingernails to take a beating :p It won't be long until we say goodbye to baseball season. :( Still...........GO PHILLIES!

RICHARD

09-28-2009, 11:13 AM

I think we are going to see some traffic this week.......

I didn't see the Dodger game yesterday so I do not know anything....

Pam

09-30-2009, 05:05 PM

TONIGHT COULD BE THE NIGHT THE PHILS WRAP IT UP!! (holding my breath! :eek:) ;)

RICHARD

09-30-2009, 05:19 PM

lol, David's Pirates kicked the poop out of the Dodgers...Not on our field!!!:D

------------------------
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/09/30/celebrating-angels-need-to-grasp-sobering-reality/?icid=main|main|dl3|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.fanhous e.com%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Fcelebrating-angels-need-to-grasp-sobering-reality%2F

Ouch....

Karen

09-30-2009, 05:28 PM

the Red Sox got the wild card spot clinched, though they haven't been doing much to deserve it the last week or so ...

but still, I hope they can turn things around! Hope DOES spring eternal.

Pam

09-30-2009, 09:13 PM

YES!!!!!!!!:cool::cool::cool:

RICHARD

10-01-2009, 08:31 PM

YES!!!!!!!!:cool::cool::cool:

Finally, a woman who says YES!:D

The Dodgers are just one tripped out team, I watched the Rockies win a playoff spot and hop the LAD's have one win left in the season?

Is there a base ball Jesus?;)

RICHARD

10-02-2009, 08:30 AM

:(:eek: DUDE!!!!:eek::(:eek:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10154142/Report:-Lab-abused-Ted-Williams'-frozen-head#

RICHARD

10-02-2009, 04:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioB7FtfBmPo&feature=related

RICHARD

10-04-2009, 12:17 AM

Hate New York City
It's cold and it's damp
And all the people dressed like monkeys
Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos
That town's a little bit too rugged
For you and me you bad girl

Rollin' down the Imperial Highway
With a big nasty redhead at my side
Santa Ana winds blowin' hot from the north
And we were born to ride

Roll down the window put down the top
Crank up the Beach Boys baby
Don't let the music stop
We're gonna ride it till we just can't ride it no more

From the South Bay to the Valley
From the West Side to the East Side
Everybody's very happy
'Cause the sun is shining all the time
Looks like another perfect day

I love L.A. (We love it)
I love L.A. (We love it)

Look at that mountain
Look at those trees
Look at that bum over there, man
He's down on his knees
Look at these women
There ain't nothin' like 'em nowhere

Century Boulevard (We love it)
Victory Boulevard (We love it)
Santa Monica Boulevard (We love it)
Sixth Street (We love it, we love it)

I love L.A.
I love L.A.
(We love it)

blue

10-04-2009, 12:21 AM

With most main stream sports, I only care if Im there live. But if Im in Chicago I dont think I could root for the White Sox. Other then that Im open for the home field team.

RICHARD

10-06-2009, 08:50 PM

LOLOLOLOL,
What a great game.

WOW.

That was worth the wait.

I LOVE BASEBALL!!!!

Pam

10-07-2009, 12:26 PM

Sitting here patiently waiting for the first playoff game ... Phillies vs. Rockies in an hour. :):cool:

pomtzu

10-07-2009, 12:47 PM

Sitting here patiently waiting for the first playoff game ... Phillies vs. Rockies in an hour. :):cool:

Me too!!!

My brother - the Marlins fan - is sooo p.o.ed!!! I was at his house last year when the Phillies won the W.S. too. He wasn't too thrilled to say the least. :rolleyes::D

Pam

10-07-2009, 04:30 PM

We're on our way!!!!!!!!!! GO PHILLIES! 5-0 Phillies. Cliff Lee is Unbe-LEE-vable! :cool::cool:

pomtzu

10-07-2009, 04:36 PM

We're on our way!!!!!!!!!! GO PHILLIES! 5-0 Phillies. Cliff Lee is Unbe-LEE-vable! :cool::cool:

You missed it - one for Colorado. Still not too shabby tho...:D

By the looks of the stands, a whole lot of people never showed up for work or school today! :eek::p

Pam

10-07-2009, 04:46 PM

Yep I knew that! :o It was 5-0 for so long that I sort of mentally blocked out that run! Too bad CL couldn't have made it a shutout! ;)

Pam

10-07-2009, 04:47 PM

By the looks of the stands, a whole lot of people never showed up for work or school today! :eek::p

My son works within walking distance of Citizens Bank Park and he took 1/2 day today so he didn't have to deal with after-game traffic! ;)

RICHARD

10-08-2009, 07:45 PM

I like to listen to the games on the radio while I work. It makes the time go by quickly and it's theater of the mind. The games are broadcast on ESPN -Rick Sutcliffe and Chris Berman are doing the Phil/Colo series.

Does Berman ever shut up? I put up with it yesterday and almost put a screwdriver in my temple during today's game....

He's the most obnoxious idiot that I have ever heard doing baseball. It's tiring listening to him try to make foul balls sound like homeruns.

He has no social redemptory value.:rolleyes:

-------------------------

MOM

What a game.

I'm dancing on the ceiling at the moment.

ED,

Wake up, you'll miss the end of the game!

I came out of the kitchen with my hands wets and threw them up in the air......I splashed the Edster on accident!:o

Grace

10-09-2009, 04:15 PM

Weather forecast for Denver, Colorado - for Saturday :eek:

Tonight
Chance of snow in the evening...then snow likely and areas of light freezing drizzle after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows in the lower 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Saturday
Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of light freezing drizzle and snow in the morning...then a 20 percent chance of light freezing drizzle and light snow in the afternoon. Areas of fog through the day. Highs in the lower 30s.

Pam

10-10-2009, 07:29 AM

What a great picture of the Edster. It looks like he had totally lost interest in the game. I guess you should consider yourself lucky that he didn't change the channel while you were in the kitchen since he had the remote. :p

Grace

10-10-2009, 01:36 PM

SNOW !!

The game in Denver has been postponed until Sunday due to weather conditions. (See post 233)

http://bestsmileys.com/winter/8.gif

Pam

10-10-2009, 02:12 PM

Yep my brother just e-mailed me of the cancellation. Unfortunately the Sunday game will come on too late for me to watch and still make it to work on Monday morning. :(

RICHARD

10-10-2009, 08:10 PM

Pam,

Are you ready?;)

Pam

10-11-2009, 05:40 AM

Pam,

Are you ready?;)

Not quite counting my chickens yet Richard! :p Congrats to you though. ;)

Grace

10-11-2009, 09:52 PM

Dodgers - SWEEP!!

Angels - SWEEP!!

Yankees - SWEEP

Phillies/Rockies - not so much ;)

pomtzu

10-12-2009, 08:21 AM

Phillies/Rockies - not so much ;)

A win is a win, even if played in an ice bowl.

Go Phillies!

Do it again today....:D

Grace

10-12-2009, 09:51 AM

A win is a win, even if played in an ice bowl.

Go Phillies!

Do it again today....:D

That game had just begun when I posted.

Pam

10-12-2009, 12:42 PM

A win is a win, even if played in an ice bowl.

Go Phillies!

Do it again today....:D

Ellie - my thoughts exactly! I didn't stay up to watch and this morning at 5:00AM I woke up wondering. I told myself to go back to sleep but I couldn't stand it. I stumbled through the darkness to get to my computer and go to www.Phillies.com. Then I was so happy that I couldn't go back to sleep. Thank God this game will be earlier.

The hubby was wiser than I. He took a little afternoon nap yesterday in order to stay up but he said he did doze a bit. He woke up to see Brad Lidge pitching again and got worried, but thank God he made the save. :)

RICHARD

10-12-2009, 07:48 PM

Pam,

I hate to tell you this-

Baseball Jesus' season is over.

Something about a rotator cuff injury.:eek::(

We all are on our own from now on.:love:;)

-----------

Problems all across the planet and a baseball score is keeping you awake?

Pam

10-12-2009, 08:53 PM

My fingernails are history and my heart needs a defibrillator but we will see the Dodgers in LA!!!! :cool::cool::cool:

pomtzu

10-13-2009, 06:37 AM

Thank goodness I dozed off while Colorado was still leading. This old ticker probably would have given out if I had seen the 9th inning!

And the Phillies keep marching on... :D

Pam

10-14-2009, 04:54 PM

Good thing that the first game with the Dodgers is in Cali-forn-ya. Philly is gonna get a nor'easter tomorrow with lots of rain and wind gusts that could get as high as 50 mph! :eek: Not good baseball weather at all.

RICHARD

10-15-2009, 09:46 AM

http://socalsportshub.com/2009/10/14/hollywood-divorce-what-mccourt-saga-could-mean-for-dodgers/

Hmmmm,

This was inevitable-I was listening to a local radio show where the little missus was doing an interview as the CEO of the team.

The radio host began to comment on her arms-she's very proud of them and swims miles every day to keep them in shape!-she started to flirt with the hosts and it was pretty apparent then that things weren't right in her marriage. If that radio interview didn't end the marriage? I'd say that FM is a wussy of the grandest type.

If it had been a male CEO doing the interview that way? He would have had his bits trimmed, cleaned and hung on a wall as a trophy.

She's a smart, tough as nails bee yotch that knows exactly what side the bread is buttered on.

P.S. Check out the photos you will see of her.
Those tanned guns are always on display!;):rolleyes::D

-----------------------

The local ESPN outlet did a little speculation about the split during the p.m. show and they hinted at the turmoil with in the org. One radio host said that working for the team was pretty bad and people are ready to jump ship..

THis is one of the stupidest decisions the team has ever made-why would you make a statement about the split on the eve of a playoff appearance? Put a fork in them, the media will start to ask how it will affect the team.......

It's over Johnny!

Just like the Barrett Robbins fiasco at the SuperBowl.....as soon as I heard that news?