We need a baseball thread dont we?

vansmack

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 13, 2005 at 03:57 PM UTC #

Originally posted by p011@rd:
who was the guy in the trenchcoat anyway, i only saw part of it

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HoyaSaxa03

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 13, 2005 at 04:14 PM UTC #

Originally posted by vansmack:
Having now watched the entire game over charting the umpires patterns for calling a strike out:

baseball tonight did a good look at it … i think the fist pump wasn't just his "mechanics" for calling a third strike, he was calling the batter out … he just got flustered when AJ ran down to first and let the play continue … put it simply, the umpire had no balls to control the game and let the players run all over him

i think you got hornswaggled

Guiny

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 13, 2005 at 04:43 PM UTC #

Originally posted by p011@rd:

i really just dont get why they dont like to ask for help, there are so many times where they could just ask an ump who had a better view but they wont
Actually, after about 3 hours of arguing, the home plate umpire did ask the third base umpire. The hand motions seemed to indicate that the third base umpire agreed with him.

vansmack

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:04 PM UTC #

Monday Morning Bench Coach.

Hereâ??s what I think:

I think I will never suffer a worse sports weekend in my life (Iâ??m a Notre Dame, Pittsburgh Steelers, Anaheim Angels and Tony Stewart fan. Only Man U put a smile on my face this weekend.)</li>
I think AJ Pierziynski had no friends growing up, and still has no friends today.</li>
I think Jim Edmonds had no friends growing up, and still has no friends today, but that there was no way he should have been rung up â?? even if he did call him a cocksucker.</li>
I think that some member of the Angels coaching staff should have been rung up this weekend, but that no member of the Cardinals staff should have been rung up.</li>
I think last night was the last time I will see Darin Erstad, Bengie Molina or Mickey Hatcher in an Angels uniform.</li>
I think the Notre Dame-USC game was the greatest college football game Iâ??ve ever seen, Reggie Bush deserves the Heisman, Matt Leinhart has the biggest set of balls of any player in college football and the heâ??s suffering from concussions and not telling anyone because he doesn't want to be second guessed.</li>
I think Charlie Weis will go down as one of the greatest coaches in Notre Dame history, if he doesnâ??t have a heart attack before he gets there.</li>
I think this has been the worst umpired LCS I have ever seen for both the AL and the NL.</li>
I think Tommy Maddox displayed the true differences between NFL Europe and the real NFL yesterday. That and his deal with the devil is up.</li>
I think Vlad Guerrero was hurt and didnâ??t tell anyone.</li>
I think Iâ??m not very good at Fantasy Hockey.</li>

Hereâ??s what I think I think:

I think I think that for a group of veterans, the Angels really didnâ??t handle all the bad calls as they should have and that the rain delay in New York had a bigger effect on the team than the calls, but that the media wonâ??t talk about it because they beat New York.</li>
I think I think that Ozzie Guillen really doesnâ??t know how to handle a pitching staff, but that the announcers will laud his accomplishments for the next two weeks. The first time a reliever comes in to a clutch situation and Tim McCarver says he looks rusty, I will be proved right.</li>
I think I think that I like Lou Pinella. Not in a like-like kind of way either.</li>

Coffeenerdness: Mountain Dew is a great coffee substitute, but the "Tall Boy" 16 oz. can of Mountain Dew Amp should be listed by the FDA as a narcotic.

ratioci nation

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:12 PM UTC #

i think baseball makes me sad, and the fact that baseball makes me sad makes me sad

and i am not very good at fantasy hockey either

BookerT

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:16 PM UTC #

i think that FOX will wish they could show "house" – hell, even "prison break" – instead of the ratings bonanza that will be a white sox/astros world series.

i also think that my lack hockey knowledge is starting to become clear.

Rhett Miller

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:20 PM UTC #

Chicago is a large market city…

Originally posted by BookerT:
i think that FOX will wish they could show "house" – hell, even "prison break" – instead of the ratings bonanza that will be a white sox/astros world series.

i also think that my lack hockey knowledge is starting to become clear.

vansmack

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:21 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Chicago is a large market city…

When the Cubs play it is. Not when the White Sox play.

Rhett Miller

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:24 PM UTC #

Why do people prefer the Cubs over the Sox? The Cubs suck.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Chicago is a large market city…

When the Cubs play it is. Not when the White Sox play.

BookerT

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:25 PM UTC #

well, i'm sure robbie fulks will watch.

really, no combination of the four teams was going to get good ratings. chicago's a big market, but how many casual baseball fans can name a single player on the pale hose? el duque is probably their best-known player, just from his time with the yankees. maybe if they go overboard on "this might be the last time you get to watch roger clemens, arguably the greatest pitcher in the history of the game" type stuff, it'll connect with people.

Rhett Miller

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:32 PM UTC #

Maybe not. He was supposed to sing the Anthem at a Sox game earlier in the year, but then they yanked the offer off the table. Plus, he lives on the North Side. ;)

Originally posted by BookerT:
well, i'm sure robbie fulks will watch.

elj

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:32 PM UTC #

Originally posted by BookerT:
i also think that my lack hockey knowledge is starting to become clear.

We're about one injury away from me proclaiming this as well. I cannot believe I'm competitive without Smyth, Horcoff, Tkachuk, and Gaborik.

At least I got some under the radar/draft steals in Datsyuk, Savaard, and Kvasha and my makeshift defense line is coming thru (McCabe and then, who?)

Venerable Bede

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 06:43 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Why do people prefer the Cubs over the Sox? The Cubs suck.

because the cubs hate black people. but really, 1) cubs have wrigley/sox had comiskey and now have u.s. cellular (i.e., sox have/had awful stadiums); 2) cubs play in upper middle class and white wrigleyville neighborhood/sox play in run-down, mainly black and poor white south side; 3) cubs had ernie banks/sox had. . .ummm, cubs had ernie banks.

btw, pollard. . .curse of keith hernandez!!!!

sonickteam2

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 07:49 PM UTC #

Originally posted by BookerT:
i think that FOX will wish they could show "house" – hell, even "prison break" – instead of the ratings bonanza that will be a white sox/astros world series.

i also think that my lack hockey knowledge is starting to become clear.

i think i would rather watch house or prison break than the World Series!!!!!

and its not your lack of hockey knowledge, its the fact that you are now playing fantasy hockey with a Canadian and a guy from Michigan…really makes it tougher.

the leauge i have with my family in Canada has the same point structure, and i am in 5th place with 945.50 , a whopping 179 off the pace!!!!

Venerable Bede

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 08:28 PM UTC #

wow. . .a little ol' californian like myself must not be doing too bad being in 4th.

callat703

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 08:37 PM UTC #

Originally posted by vansmack:
Monday Morning Bench Coach.

[*]I think I think that Ozzie Guillen really doesnâ??t know how to handle a pitching staff, but that the announcers will laud his accomplishments for the next two weeks. The first time a reliever comes in to a clutch situation and Tim McCarver says he looks rusty, I will be proved right.

I don't know that I agree. I think there was more to this decision than just the relief staff. It is hard to argue with the psychological lift this provided the starting rotation and the rest of the team. And I think they have enough time before the World Series starts that they can get their relievers working out.

Keep in mind, the strength of the White Sox rotation is certainly not in their bullpen. Minus the amazing El Duque performance against the Red Sox, their bullpen has never been outstanding.

White Sox in 6.

elj

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 08:40 PM UTC #

Originally posted by sonickteam, forum nice guy:
and its not your lack of hockey knowledge, its the fact that you are now playing fantasy hockey with a Canadian and a guy from Michigan…really makes it tougher.

To be fair, I'm not as skilled since I've never played any fantasy sport before. It wasn't until 4 days ago I discovered I could change who I dressed daily instead of weekly, and then it wasn't until today I found out each position has a maximum number of "starts". Learning on the fly.

godsshoeshine

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 09:12 PM UTC #

Originally posted by vansmack:
I think I will never suffer a worse sports weekend in my life (Iâ??m a Notre Dame, Pittsburgh Steelers, Anaheim Angels and Tony Stewart fan. Only Man U put a smile on my face this weekend.)

feel you a bit:
went to the pitt/s florida game. now, i don't like pitt much so their winning bummed me out
go to the bar. leave bar with psu up with 51 seconds to go
go to pen/lightning. had the dream seats, get dvd. find out psu ended up losing. then the pens lose
steelers lose
drive home

sonickteam2

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 09:15 PM UTC #

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
To be fair, I'm not as skilled since I've never played any fantasy sport before. It wasn't until 4 days ago I discovered I could change who I dressed daily instead of weekly, and then it wasn't until today I found out each position has a maximum number of "starts". Learning on the fly. [/QB]

I wouldn't worry about the number of starts. each position has a very large number of starts and its highly unlikely you will reach that maximum. there is a place you can check how many you have used/projected to use and whether you are under or over that pace. unless you switch players every day to get a stacked lineup, you'll be fine.

and yes, you can change all your players daily, but you were doing a good job with that anyway.

and about baseball…..i was thinking about how the announcers were juicing over Guillen and co. FAR FAR too much during the Sox/Sox series. granted not much was happening to talk good about the Red Sox, but they were REALLY REALLY in love with Guillen. it was sorta nauseating…like the way John Madden talks about Brett Favre.

vansmack

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Re: We need a baseball thread dont we? October 17, 2005 at 09:18 PM UTC #

Originally posted by callat703:
I don't know that I agree. I think there was more to this decision than just the relief staff. It is hard to argue with the psychological lift this provided the starting rotation and the rest of the team. And I think they have enough time before the World Series starts that they can get their relievers working out.

Keep in mind, the strength of the White Sox rotation is certainly not in their bullpen. Minus the amazing El Duque performance against the Red Sox, their bullpen has never been outstanding.

White Sox in 6.

That's why when it was 8-2 in game 4, he should have given his pen a little work just to stay fresh in a live situation, on camera, with pressure. Especially with a rookie closer in Bobby Jenks.