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Leto · 04-30-2008, 11:03 AM

Once battling for First, now the Jays are in last place. Such is the lot of a Toronto sports fan.

Glory's Sun · 04-30-2008, 11:11 AM

the jays should climb back up to second or third.. if they stay healthy

kutulu · 04-30-2008, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leto

Once battling for First, now the Jays are in last place. Such is the lot of a Toronto sports fan.

Order has been restored to the universe.

pan6467 · 04-30-2008, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilow

ROFL, how long before you are sacrificing chickens and calling on Jobu from Major league?

Don't drink the shot glass full of rum I have before Jobu!!!!!!!

The_Jazz · 05-01-2008, 04:21 AM

Cuban shows up, and the big bats explode for 19. An omen?

We need the win this afternoon to win the series and for morale. Big Z is on the mound today against Sheets (I think - not sure about the Brew Crew), and that alone should be entertaining.

How is it that one my assistants has been to 3 games, is going again this afternoon, all work-related, and I haven't managed to go once?

djtestudo · 05-01-2008, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan6467

Don't drink the shot glass full of rum I have before Jobu!!!!!!!

Is very bad idea to steal Jobu's rum.

Is VERY BAD idea.

kutulu · 05-01-2008, 02:56 PM

Fantasy players: If you have the room, pick up Max Scherzer (AZ). He makes his first start on Monday. In his debut (relief appearance) he retired all 13 batters he faced and K'd 7. Some debate that he has the secondary stuff to start but he should at least get by until the scouting catches up. Regardless, he'll strike out batters in bunches and that has value on it's own.

Halx · 05-03-2008, 07:00 AM

My Dodgers are putting together and impressive streak. Right now they're the hottest team in the league.

djtestudo · 05-05-2008, 11:22 AM

It finally happened.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nat...,1839323.story

Quote:

Witnesses say Red Sox-Yankees argument preceded N.H. killing

The Associated Press
3:06 PM EDT, May 5, 2008

NASHUA, N.H. - After a Red Sox-Yankees argument spilled outside a bar, a Yankees fan aimed her car at a group of people to scare them and didn't brake, hitting and killing a man, authorities and witnesses said...

Ilow · 05-05-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by djtestudo

It finally happened.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nat...,1839323.story

Yeah, saw this earlier. it is sad, but I think that the skankee/sox thing is being a bit overplayed, as the woman had already been in a fistfight with a girl accompanying the guy who was hit. I think the Hatfield McCoy thing sells papers. As a Red Sox fan it would be easy to say "just another typical drunk Yankee fan" but that would be a ridiculous exaggeration and a disservice to the young man who died.
Oh yeah, speaking of rivalries, congrats on your fella's award.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...2&sportCat=mlb

djtestudo · 05-05-2008, 08:08 PM

This one's better

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...rivalry/080430

Glory's Sun · 05-06-2008, 05:09 AM

goddamn drunk yankee fans

ok now that that is out of the way

The rivalry is a bit overplayed, although the fans take it more serious than the players do. Some people hear all this hype about the rivalry and just go way too far with it.

Ilow · 05-06-2008, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djtestudo

This one's better

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...rivalry/080430

That's pretty awesome! "I'm Esteban Yan." Listing the rainout was classic.

Ilow · 05-07-2008, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djtestudo

It finally happened.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nat...,1839323.story

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news...s=bos&psp=news

Girlfriend: Deadly Fight Not About Sox-Yankees
Scuffle Involved Two Women, Friend Say
POSTED: 8:26 am EDT May 7, 2008
UPDATED: 9:07 am EDT May 7, 2008
Girlfriend: Deadly Fight Not About Sox-Yankees
BOSTON -- The longtime girlfriend of a Red Sox fan who was hit and killed by a car outside a Nashua, N.H. bar over the weekend said the fight that preceded his death had nothing to do with the notorious Sox-Yankees rivalry, which was widely reported.
Donna Dionne, 29, told the Boston Herald that Matthew Beaudoin, 29, had been trying to defend a female friend who had been punched by Ivonne Hernandez, 43, outside Slade’s Food & Spirits early last Friday.
Hernandez was charged with second-degree murder, aggravated drunken driving and reckless conduct and was ordered held without bail after allegedly mowing down Beaudoin and others outside the bar following the scuffle.
Beaudoin died of massive head trauma later that day.
Dionne said Beaudoin had tried to break up the fight between the two women, and when Hernandez got in her Dodge Intrepid, several people outside the bar noticed the Yankees bumper sticker on it and began chanting, "Yankees suck."
Dionne told the paper the group was just mocking Hernandez but the original scuffle was not about the team rivalry.
She said she had dated Beaudoin for 12 years and the couple had talked about getting married.

As we suspected. Fucking sensational journalism.

QuasiMondo · 05-14-2008, 12:03 PM

I'm disappointed that the Figueroa was designated for assignment. I'm also disappointed that he let the Nats' dugout get to him like that. I'm even more disappointed that the Mets are crying about what the Nats did considering the shit they pulled last season.

My advice: Sack up and play ball. Let your gameplay shut them up, and quit yer bitchin'

Glory's Sun · 05-14-2008, 12:44 PM

NY teams are always the biggest crybabies.

in other news, I'd say the Longoria trade is working out nicely for the Rays.

and .. Boston is sucking it up.. :slurp:

kutulu · 05-14-2008, 01:35 PM

Trade? You mean extension right? He's not exactly doing great but he has a league average OPS+ (104). Regardless, they may have called him up about a week or so too early. There is a cutoff sometime around the third or forth week of the season where you can call someone up and even if they stay the rest of the year they won't get a full year of service time. You'd think the Rays took care of that but if not, that is a big mistake on their part.

djtestudo · 05-14-2008, 04:41 PM

So...who was that team in the "B" hats that came to Baltimore this week?

They looked like the Red Sox, but they sure didn't play like them.

(Though I'll give Manny credit; that was a HELL of a catch he made today.)

Destrox · 05-14-2008, 06:40 PM

How about them Indians lately?

Last 5: 5 and 0. Combined team era: 0.19

43~ Scoreless consecutive innings by the starters currently.

Indians best record ever is 47 scoreless innings by starters, all it takes is one more game to break Indians history.

I'm more than aware that streak will not last though.

Baseball is quite fun this year so far, so many predictions are way off. I love it!

pan6467 · 05-14-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Destrox

How about them Indians lately?

Last 5: 5 and 0. Combined team era: 0.19

43~ Scoreless consecutive innings by the starters currently.

Indians best record ever is 47 scoreless innings by starters, all it takes is one more game to break Indians history.

I'm more than aware that streak will not last though.

Baseball is quite fun this year so far, so many predictions are way off. I love it!

God forsaken Indians.... if they were any fuckin good they'd be hitting and have an ERA of 0.00 in their last 5 games.

Bunch of overhyped, overpaid, underachieving AA bush leaguers..... fuck them and CC is the biggest loser of them all, can't pitch his way out of a paper bag.

(These views are not necessarily those of the writer's.... but it has been noted that since the writer originally posted his hated for the team.... it has gone 9-4, beating the Yankees 2/3 and 5 shutouts.... coincidence? don't believe in them)

Glory's Sun · 05-15-2008, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by kutulu

Trade? You mean extension right? He's not exactly doing great but he has a league average OPS+ (104). Regardless, they may have called him up about a week or so too early. There is a cutoff sometime around the third or forth week of the season where you can call someone up and even if they stay the rest of the year they won't get a full year of service time. You'd think the Rays took care of that but if not, that is a big mistake on their part.

yeah.. don't know why I typed trade.. maybe it's lack of sleep or something

he's not a superstar or anything but he looks like he could be solid. especially on a team that is overachieving like the Rays. They'll need a steady contributor to stay on a winning track... now if Boston could only acquire Kasmir..

kutulu · 05-15-2008, 08:30 AM

I don't have any criticisms for Longoria right now. He's been young for his level at every stop and usually excelled. He could be a very good player.

Speaking of young players getting locked up, the Brew Crew just signed Braun for 8 years, $45M. Moving him to LF was a good idea and he's done well there. He still needs to learn some plate discipline but this should be a good deal and they'll have control over what would have been his first 2 years of free agency.

Ilow · 05-15-2008, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djtestudo

So...who was that team in the "B" hats that came to Baltimore this week?

They looked like the Red Sox, but they sure didn't play like them.

(Though I'll give Manny credit; that was a HELL of a catch he made today.)

I may be giving them too many breaks, but they have been incredibly beat up lately. The freakin plague that went through the clubhouse, then a bunch of nagging injuries (seriously, they were on their 8th choice for an outfielder last night) and playing something like 29 games in 30 days. Shoot, they were playing without their freakin manager for the whole Balt. series. I know most teams have to deal with a lot of this, but I do feel like the ship will be righted and they will get some good pitching and timely hitting, and hopefully keep half the team off the DL (for crying out loud, Buckholtz is seriously on the DL for a fingernail?!)

The_Jazz · 05-16-2008, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kutulu

I don't have any criticisms for Longoria right now. He's been young for his level at every stop and usually excelled. He could be a very good player.

Speaking of young players getting locked up, the Brew Crew just signed Braun for 8 years, $45M. Moving him to LF was a good idea and he's done well there. He still needs to learn some plate discipline but this should be a good deal and they'll have control over what would have been his first 2 years of free agency.

No matter how I look at this, I can't see how it's a bad move. Braun is for sure a journeyman player (barring injury) meaning that he'll be around for a long time. He may not reach the potential that a lot of Brewers fans see in him (but what do they know? They're generally drunk and stuffed full of cheese), but they've got one outfield position locked down for the longterm. He may not be a perenial All-Star, but he'll be good. The gravy comes if he IS a perenial All-Star.

As for my Cubbies, I'm not counting on anything right now. We need to see if there's going to be a June Swoon or not this year, but the big bats are looking good right now. I was at the game yesterday (rooftop at 1044 Waveland) and Edmonds looks like he still has something in the tank. He's not an every day player right now, but he'll platoon well.

kutulu · 05-16-2008, 12:58 PM

Your Cubbies beat my DBacks pretty well last weekend. That really sucked. At least we had the Rockies to beat up on this week. After this sweep we are 8-1 against them this season.

Webb is now 9-0. Sick.

Justin Upton, the kid is unbelievable. He got buzzed near the head by a couple of pitches by Fuentes and then with a 3-0 count he

drilled it into right center for a triple

. He's got crazy power, amazing speed, and

He doesn't turn 21 until the end of August and he has a .932 OPS right now. FWIW, if the DBacks don't lock him up and buy out some free agency years he will hit the FA market at 26 years and 2 months. The problem with most free agents is that they are past their prime. He'll be at the start of his peak years.

I'm looking forward to the interleague games, I wonder if Melvin will use Micah Owings as the DH when he isn't pitching.

djtestudo · 05-16-2008, 01:44 PM

Only 2.5 games out in mid-May.

Orioles magic, baby!

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(Kevin Millar is the freakin' man.)

kutulu · 05-16-2008, 01:54 PM

What, no manny high 5?

Ilow · 05-16-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by djtestudo

Only 2.5 games out in mid-May.

Orioles magic, baby!

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(Kevin Millar is the freakin' man.)

Holy crap is that high on the unintentional comedy scale. Freakin hilarious! The whole thing is gayer than French soccer, yet they somehow managed to get the guys to take it seriously enough to get together to film it. priceless.

djtestudo · 05-16-2008, 03:48 PM

It's actually from the team; they're playing it after wins now.

And the song is a classic song made back in 1979 (the original Orioles Magic year). It gives me chills whenever I hear it.

The_Jazz · 05-16-2008, 04:15 PM

Wow, it's like The Superbowl Shuffle, only the suck factor is dialed way up.

Crazy that not only did one person think it was a great idea, but a whole bunch of other people said, "you know, that IS a great idea."

djtestudo · 05-16-2008, 04:59 PM

Well, because it WAS a great idea.

Some of you guys just don't want to have any fun in baseball, do you?

Ilow · 05-17-2008, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by djtestudo

Well, because it WAS a great idea.

Some of you guys just don't want to have any fun in baseball, do you?

My friend, as long as the Baltimore Orioles are around, we will have fun in baseball. (apparently at their expense, but nevertheless...)

pan6467 · 05-18-2008, 09:40 AM

Looking at batting averages, runs and home run tallies..... does anyone find it coincidental that all seem to be way way down this year?

The pitching is not that much better yet right now it seems to be dominant.

I think the steroids or lack thereof are starting to truly show.

Hitters age, numbers go down but not this many so fast.

Ilow · 05-18-2008, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan6467

Looking at batting averages, runs and home run tallies..... does anyone find it coincidental that all seem to be way way down this year?

The pitching is not that much better yet right now it seems to be dominant.

I think the steroids or lack thereof are starting to truly show.

Hitters age, numbers go down but not this many so fast.

Only problem with this way of thinking is that it presupposes that it is only the hitters who are (were) juicing. Tons of the PED users were pitchers, so you could say it should have evened out...
I wonder if it has more to do with the recent lack of expansion. After the most recent expansion, I think the pitching got a little more diluted than the hitting and now it may be recovering. Who knows. We could get to the end of the season and the numbers could be the same anyway.

djtestudo · 05-18-2008, 11:05 AM

MLB batting splits:

2008:

Code:

 I Split           G      PA      AB       R      H    2B   3B   HR   RBI    BB    IBB   SO    HBP  SH   SF   ROE  GDP   SB    CS    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split
+-+------------+-------+------+--------+------+------+----+----+----+-----+------+----+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+
   April/March    10422  32396    28574   3785   7367 1553  145  749  3605   3029  217   5336  279  276  237  337  673    520  199  .258  .332  .401  .733  .291   100   100 April/March  
   May             5660  17579    15669   2041   4108  808   74  420  1933   1509  108   3001  129  151  119  167  346    284  102  .262  .330  .404  .733  .298   100   100 May

2007:

Code:

 I Split           G      PA      AB       R      H    2B   3B   HR   RBI    BB    IBB   SO    HBP  SH   SF   ROE  GDP   SB    CS    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split
+-+------------+-------+------+--------+------+------+----+----+----+-----+------+----+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+
   April/March     9250  28759    25453   3360   6526 1400  129  681  3197   2609  211   4888  274  205  210  296  588    423  155  .256  .330  .402  .731  .291   100    93 April/March  
   May            10322  32233    28740   3914   7599 1549  168  822  3734   2698  217   5303  304  253  233  291  699    464  176  .264  .332  .416  .747  .297   100    97 May          
   June           10074  31506    28104   3896   7575 1510  141  845  3706   2606  234   5391  283  269  241  279  636    526  157  .270  .335  .423  .759  .304   100   100 June         
   July            9690  30255    26930   3758   7292 1497  140  765  3593   2562  197   5026  243  260  255  293  659    464  178  .271  .337  .422  .759  .305   100   100 July         
   August         10743  33492    29839   4233   8124 1658  190  944  4061   2779  247   5786  328  289  255  297  711    528  156  .272  .338  .435  .774  .307   100   103 August       
   Sept/Oct       11525  32378    28717   4161   7861 1583  170  900  3966   2825  217   5795  323  264  247  290  692    513  180  .274  .343  .435  .778  .313   100   105 Sept/Oct

We aren't through May yet, but the numbers aren't that far behind last year.

There was discussion last year about the power numbers and whether it was steroids (the lack thereof) or the weather. The numbers then went up through the summer.

I would bet that the same thing happens this year. The cold usually has an effect early in the year.

Ilow · 05-18-2008, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djtestudo

MLB batting splits:

2008:

Code:

 I Split           G      PA      AB       R      H    2B   3B   HR   RBI    BB    IBB   SO    HBP  SH   SF   ROE  GDP   SB    CS    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split
+-+------------+-------+------+--------+------+------+----+----+----+-----+------+----+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+
   April/March    10422  32396    28574   3785   7367 1553  145  749  3605   3029  217   5336  279  276  237  337  673    520  199  .258  .332  .401  .733  .291   100   100 April/March  
   May             5660  17579    15669   2041   4108  808   74  420  1933   1509  108   3001  129  151  119  167  346    284  102  .262  .330  .404  .733  .298   100   100 May

2007:

Code:

 I Split           G      PA      AB       R      H    2B   3B   HR   RBI    BB    IBB   SO    HBP  SH   SF   ROE  GDP   SB    CS    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split
+-+------------+-------+------+--------+------+------+----+----+----+-----+------+----+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+
   April/March     9250  28759    25453   3360   6526 1400  129  681  3197   2609  211   4888  274  205  210  296  588    423  155  .256  .330  .402  .731  .291   100    93 April/March  
   May            10322  32233    28740   3914   7599 1549  168  822  3734   2698  217   5303  304  253  233  291  699    464  176  .264  .332  .416  .747  .297   100    97 May          
   June           10074  31506    28104   3896   7575 1510  141  845  3706   2606  234   5391  283  269  241  279  636    526  157  .270  .335  .423  .759  .304   100   100 June         
   July            9690  30255    26930   3758   7292 1497  140  765  3593   2562  197   5026  243  260  255  293  659    464  178  .271  .337  .422  .759  .305   100   100 July         
   August         10743  33492    29839   4233   8124 1658  190  944  4061   2779  247   5786  328  289  255  297  711    528  156  .272  .338  .435  .774  .307   100   103 August       
   Sept/Oct       11525  32378    28717   4161   7861 1583  170  900  3966   2825  217   5795  323  264  247  290  692    513  180  .274  .343  .435  .778  .313   100   105 Sept/Oct

We aren't through May yet, but the numbers aren't that far behind last year.

There was discussion last year about the power numbers and whether it was steroids (the lack thereof) or the weather. The numbers then went up through the summer.

I would bet that the same thing happens this year. The cold usually has an effect early in the year.

Yup, and these seasons seem to start earlier every year. WHen games are getting snowed out, that should be a pretty clear sign. (BTW, did I hear correctly that MN's new stadium is open air?)

The_Jazz · 05-18-2008, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ilow

(BTW, did I hear correctly that MN's new stadium is open air?)

The college football one and the baseball one are jumbled up in my head (I worked on GL-only wraps for both - didn't get either), but I know one of them is. I just don't know which.

Ilow · 05-18-2008, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Jazz

The college football one and the baseball one are jumbled up in my head (I worked on GL-only wraps for both - didn't get either), but I know one of them is. I just don't know which.

Ok, I stopped being lazy and looked it up myself.
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/b...park_model.jsp
Yup, it's open, no retractable roof or anything. Would someone like to explain this one to me. The Red Sox schedule frequently features a beginning of the season road trip for the first week or so, because the Boston weather in the early part of the season sucks, I can only imagine what it is like in MN at that time of year. Didn't the last of the snow just melt?

Senor Roboto · 05-18-2008, 08:34 PM

Ryan Braun is a BEAST

155 career games, 45 homeruns, 128 rbi, .313 average. RIDICULOUS.

kutulu · 05-19-2008, 10:55 PM

Good for Lester. It's nice when the average guys do great things.

05-01-2008, 04:21 AM	#285 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Cuban shows up, and the big bats explode for 19. An omen? We need the win this afternoon to win the series and for morale. Big Z is on the mound today against Sheets (I think - not sure about the Brew Crew), and that alone should be entertaining. How is it that one my assistants has been to 3 games, is going again this afternoon, all work-related, and I haven't managed to go once? __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

05-03-2008, 07:00 AM	#288 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	My Dodgers are putting together and impressive streak. Right now they're the hottest team in the league. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

05-05-2008, 08:08 PM	#291 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	This one's better http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...rivalry/080430 __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

05-14-2008, 12:03 PM	#295 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	I'm disappointed that the Figueroa was designated for assignment. I'm also disappointed that he let the Nats' dugout get to him like that. I'm even more disappointed that the Mets are crying about what the Nats did considering the shit they pulled last season. My advice: Sack up and play ball. Let your gameplay shut them up, and quit yer bitchin' __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator

05-14-2008, 04:41 PM	#298 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	So...who was that team in the "B" hats that came to Baltimore this week? They looked like the Red Sox, but they sure didn't play like them. (Though I'll give Manny credit; that was a HELL of a catch he made today.) __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

04-30-2008, 11:03 AM	#281 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	Once battling for First, now the Jays are in last place. Such is the lot of a Toronto sports fan.

04-30-2008, 11:11 AM	#282 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	the jays should climb back up to second or third.. if they stay healthy

05-01-2008, 02:56 PM	#287 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	Fantasy players: If you have the room, pick up Max Scherzer (AZ). He makes his first start on Monday. In his debut (relief appearance) he retired all 13 batters he faced and K'd 7. Some debate that he has the secondary stuff to start but he should at least get by until the scouting catches up. Regardless, he'll strike out batters in bunches and that has value on it's own.

05-06-2008, 05:09 AM	#292 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	goddamn drunk yankee fans ok now that that is out of the way The rivalry is a bit overplayed, although the fans take it more serious than the players do. Some people hear all this hype about the rivalry and just go way too far with it.

05-14-2008, 12:44 PM	#296 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	NY teams are always the biggest crybabies. in other news, I'd say the Longoria trade is working out nicely for the Rays. and .. Boston is sucking it up.. :slurp:

05-14-2008, 01:35 PM	#297 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	Trade? You mean extension right? He's not exactly doing great but he has a league average OPS+ (104). Regardless, they may have called him up about a week or so too early. There is a cutoff sometime around the third or forth week of the season where you can call someone up and even if they stay the rest of the year they won't get a full year of service time. You'd think the Rays took care of that but if not, that is a big mistake on their part.

05-14-2008, 06:40 PM	#299 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	How about them Indians lately? Last 5: 5 and 0. Combined team era: 0.19 43~ Scoreless consecutive innings by the starters currently. Indians best record ever is 47 scoreless innings by starters, all it takes is one more game to break Indians history. I'm more than aware that streak will not last though. Baseball is quite fun this year so far, so many predictions are way off. I love it! __________________ You bore me.... next.

05-15-2008, 08:30 AM	#302 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	I don't have any criticisms for Longoria right now. He's been young for his level at every stop and usually excelled. He could be a very good player. Speaking of young players getting locked up, the Brew Crew just signed Braun for 8 years, $45M. Moving him to LF was a good idea and he's done well there. He still needs to learn some plate discipline but this should be a good deal and they'll have control over what would have been his first 2 years of free agency.

05-16-2008, 01:44 PM	#306 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Only 2.5 games out in mid-May. Orioles magic, baby! <div><object width="420" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5fece&v3=1&related=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5fece&v3=1&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5fece_orioles-magic-2008_sport">Orioles Magic 2008</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/gatecitycanes">gatecitycanes</a></i></div> (Kevin Millar is the freakin' man.) __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

05-16-2008, 01:54 PM	#307 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	What, no manny high 5?

05-16-2008, 03:48 PM	#309 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	It's actually from the team; they're playing it after wins now. And the song is a classic song made back in 1979 (the original Orioles Magic year). It gives me chills whenever I hear it. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

05-16-2008, 04:15 PM	#310 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Wow, it's like The Superbowl Shuffle, only the suck factor is dialed way up. Crazy that not only did one person think it was a great idea, but a whole bunch of other people said, "you know, that IS a great idea." __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

05-16-2008, 04:59 PM	#311 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Well, because it WAS a great idea. Some of you guys just don't want to have any fun in baseball, do you? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

05-18-2008, 09:40 AM	#313 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Looking at batting averages, runs and home run tallies..... does anyone find it coincidental that all seem to be way way down this year? The pitching is not that much better yet right now it seems to be dominant. I think the steroids or lack thereof are starting to truly show. Hitters age, numbers go down but not this many so fast. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

05-18-2008, 08:34 PM	#319 (permalink)
Senor Roboto Crazy	Ryan Braun is a BEAST 155 career games, 45 homeruns, 128 rbi, .313 average. RIDICULOUS. Last edited by Senor Roboto; 05-18-2008 at 08:36 PM..

05-19-2008, 10:55 PM	#320 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	Good for Lester. It's nice when the average guys do great things.