OH,
I was hoping you were sleeping the sleep of the innocent!:eek:
Ouch,
It was a well pitched game!:(
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OH,
I was hoping you were sleeping the sleep of the innocent!:eek:
Ouch,
It was a well pitched game!:(
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! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pam
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/9...s'-success
I am getting a little tired of the Dodgers coming to life in the bottom of the 9th. On to extra innings!!!! :eek:
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::(Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Richard, do you know how long the longest ball game (innings) was! Hubby didn't know. I guess I could Google.
Think of it this way.......1-8 are perfectly good innings!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pam
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. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Congrats to you....THIS time. :p
I WAS going to mention that....but, I have pushed my luck already.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Pam
http://www.slate.com/id/2218733/?gt1=38001
A strange baseball article.
The one about the sharpened pencil is really bizarre.
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
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.
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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:
Something seems fishy here.
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
GO CAL STATE FULLERTON!
(college world series!)
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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:
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.
Let's gang up on Pam.!Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
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:
LOL! Aaah but hope springs eternal! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
I know I am going to catch my share of 'it' later on....:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pam
The sun finally came out, but those pesky clouds are back, good day for the radio in the backyard!:)
Phillies 11 - Red Sox 6! So there! :p;)
You have approximately 100 more times to do this........Quote:
Originally Posted by Pam
Until the playoffs!:D
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:
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Originally Posted by Grace
;)
I gave that up about three years ago.....Now, I root until the final elimination games..
Pam is laughing at us.:eek:
I can handle that - can you :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Her team won today - mine won the past 2 days - so there :)
What is this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
You both are laughing at ME???:D
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I got some wins this past weekend too!:p
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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!"
So I see where Man Ram is now 6th in the voting for All Star outfielders - couldn't happen to a nicer guy. So who is going to be the manager - Torre? Do you suppose he would pick Manny as an alternate?Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
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! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pam
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
This Saturday, July 4th, will mark the 70th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man on the face of the earth speech.
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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."
THanks,
I know some one with LG's. It's a sad thing.
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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,Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
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.
I'm sorry, Karen, I didn't know your mom died of ALS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen
Some of these neuro diseases are so darn elusive.
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
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Originally Posted by Grace
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