Here we go Dodgers, Here we go.....
What a HRD.......I want to hit a ball 460 feet, and the ASG was pretty darn good.....
I think the second half is gonna be really interesting.... :D
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Here we go Dodgers, Here we go.....
What a HRD.......I want to hit a ball 460 feet, and the ASG was pretty darn good.....
I think the second half is gonna be really interesting.... :D
RICHARD, great home run derby! Five homers went into the Allegheny river on the fly! I think Pittsburgh did a great job in hosting the home run derby and the All Star game. It's a beautiful city. Now if the Pirates can start winning some ball games. . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
WOW, What a Red Sox game...
Maddux a Dodger?
:confused:
Poor Paul, we were out for a late dinner and the game was on, behind his head on a big-screen TV. So I kept updating him on the progress, not that he cares even a smidgen about baseball, and then had to explain as the place errupted with that game-ending Dave Ortiz classic. Go, Big Papi! And I even loved him explaining to the eager reporter that he was just doing his job, in a pretty low-key but polite and happy way.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel another World Series coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG! I'm getting ahead of myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I looked on ebay last night for Red Sox tickets. I may bite the bullet and buy some for a Yankees game. Wouldn't that be awesome!!!??? I get shivers just thinking about it.
:D :D :D
:D Oooh, other Red Sox fans!
I went to a game last month, but it was vs. the devil rays. (And of course, Red Sox won) I used to go see Yankees vs. Red Sox all the time when I was little, but I would love to go now.
Wow, this guy went from a World Series to working in a department store? Sad. Does anybody remember this player? I think I do.
Former Major Leaguer Charged With Skipping Child Support
Holton Arrested At Manchester Discount Store
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A former Major League baseball pitcher has been arrested on charges he skipped out on thousands of dollars of child support.
Former Baltimore Oriole and Los Angeles Dodger Brian Holton is being held in Manchester on charges from Wisconsin that he owes nearly $43,000 in child support.
Baseball-almanac.com says Holton, 46, earned $347,000 in his final year as a relief pitcher for the Orioles in 1990. He pitched for the Dodgers for four years in the 1980s and two years for the Orioles.
Holton lives in Manchester. He was arrested at his job at a discount store on Wednesday after police in Maquon, Wis., called Manchester police with word Holton was wanted.
Court records show Holton reported $12,166 income in 2004 and $17,517 in 2003.
When people go from six figure salaries to being without income it's not uncommon for them to fall on hard times, as their life as a pro athlete is all about now, not later.
JR Richards, who threw over 100 MPH on a routine basis for the Houston Astros was found living under a bridge in Houston a few years ago.
Most sports don't have much of a pension plan for their players, and the average Pro career is very short. Until recently, the leagues did not offer much in the way of financial advice for new players, so they were kids with bunches of money, and spent accordingly. This left them with little to nothing fo rtheir future.
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Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Richards, A 6 foot 6 pitcher had a stroke, early in his career.
He was a monster and was pretty intimidating on the mound. He never pitched in the majors again-it's really sad to hear about him ending up living like that.
(I got into a fight with an Astros fan at a game about Richards and his stroke.
This loudmouthed punk was ragging me about the fact that the Dodgers would win the West because he was on the Disabled List.....I told him that if we won the division because of an injury/illness it wasn't worth it.....)
Karen,
That reminds me of a great story.
There was a bar that would give out free drinks after every homerun by the home team.....During one very important game the bar was packed.
One of the hometeam players jerks a tater into the stands.
THE CROWD WENT WILD!!!!!
The bartender, pouring for the house, gets halfway through before ANOTHER ball goes to the stands......
He finishes his job and starts to pour the second round...
He finished pouring THAT ROUND and when he gets back to the game he notices that the score is one run short.....
He finally realizes that he poured the second round of drinks on a REPLAY OF THE HOMERUN!!! :eek: :o :rolleyes: :confused:
It's time for the THWOCK of pads.
Cold beer on cold days.
A nice long run around end.
A few words for that back that dropped the pass.
A few cheers for the hard hit?
Some halftime food.
A new team t-shirt?
a heartbreaking loss?
a dynamic win?
And that bigmouth Terrel Owens...... :rolleyes:
I want to say Go Raiders! BUT, those halfwit Raiduh Nation Fans make me want to hide.....
i'LL HAVE A TEAM BY OPENING WEEKEND! :p
:( HEY! THAT"S where my NFL thread went..
SOX AND YANKS this weekend...
The Dodgers are getting ready for the HUGE letdown.... :eek: :o
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Where are all those great plays coming from?????
I saw a high light film the other night and I was screaming!!!!!
The Babe walks the earth again!
That HURT! :p
5 game sweep!? The massive meltdown strikes again. :(
God, I really hate the Yankees. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
I passed on the Sports section today... :eek:
Sigh, And they were having a pretty good season until last week. Must they *always* have a late-season meltdown? Sigh.Quote:
Originally Posted by elizabethann
PPSSST,
DOn't give u yet...there is still some ball to be played...
Well, there WAS 2004... :)
The Atlanta Braves right now are against Washington Braves were going bad and then out of nowhere it went from 3 to 8 in the 3rd inning.
Got this in an email: :p
The Boston Globe
August 21, 2006
Roxbury MA (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Boston
courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who
should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his
Parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in
keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity
be maintained to the degree possible.
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him
more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When
the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy
cried out that they also beat him.
After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning
that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the
judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should
have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and
confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody
to the Boston Red Sox, whom the boy firmly believes is not capable of
beating anyone.
See, he is obviously being raised in an unfit environment! That's the proof, right there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady's Human
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Originally Posted by Lady's Human
OUCH. :(
LH,
That was funny..
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We have a new cable company.
They took away our free movie channels but gave us some free sports selections..
This morning I was fooling around with the clicker and watched the deciding game of the 81 National League Champ Series, boy was that fun!
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Hold on to your seats folks......One more month. :D
The Dodgers played the game of their lives tonight.
7 homeruns, four in a row, in the bottom of the ninth
In the 10th Nomar hits the game winner with one man on.
It was so good I am watching the replay
:eek:
where are all the baseball fans? :D
I'm pouting...do ya mind? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Go Pats!! :D :D
I'm on strike.
Licking my wounds! :o
I don't want Dodgers to be on the lead, i'd rather have the Padres up there but i want either the Diamond Backs or the BRAVES!!!!
Pitt with the grand slam in the 6th and Padres up by 3 in the 7th. God I hope they don't fall apart again tonight...
Go Padres!
**edit** Padres 5 D-backs 2 final. Woohoo!
With ya on the Braves... cuz erh....... well you know why :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Almita
Spunkers fault :p :p :p :p :p
Suckers!
Baseball is a great game.
You just have to forget who you are rooting for! :D
why is the last week of baseball so fricking gutwrenching?
Got to love the playoff run. Dang boys in blue have tied up the runnings again in the NL west.
Lets go Padres! :)
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Originally Posted by cmayer31
we cannot have that.... :eek:
It's my duty, Judy?
Like, what has Tommy Lasorda thinking or smoking...
GO BASEBALL?
Seems like it's a boring year again...
ANd why is Dave Roberts always in the playoffs?
Did he make a deal with the devil?
I admit I'm nit a huge baseball fan, although every year I tune in as the playoffs start and move toward the series....how awesome that the Detroit Tigers in the World Series!!!!
If the Cards can pull out the NL series (and they aren't doing so hot tonight), I would be a happy girl!! Go St. Louis!!!
Being a Red Sox fan has become a matter of grave importance....
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/10/18/D8KR5DSG0.html
Just when you thought being a fan ended at death......
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Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Really....
I thought the saying was something like...
I'll be a fan til I die... :eek: ;)
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Everyone ready for a game 7
was that a series?
Go baseball!