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Wed Jun-29-05 01:50 PM
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Poll question: When you think of "Major League Baseball" who comes to mind |
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:51 PM
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1. I was gonna say Mark Macguire ... |
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but that's a steroid reference.
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:52 PM
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2. A bunch of worthless guys and... the Red Sox. |
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I am one of those people who hates baseball but loves one team. I don't know why, I just love the Red Sox. I will even watch their games, despite my dislike of the game. I might have to go with Joe Dimaggio though, because he was referenced in a Seinfeld episode... The first one I saw, I think.
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:55 PM
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4. lots of yankees did guest shots on seinfeld |
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jeter, o'niel, tartabul, bernie. GO YANKEES!!:woohoo:
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:53 PM
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and then a few more. Sandy Koufax, not the least.
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:55 PM
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5. Can't believe I left out Hank Aaron or Willie Mays |
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:56 PM
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6. The guy in my sig line |
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:04 PM
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14. I second that emotion |
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:58 PM
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7. boy, roger maris brings... |
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back childhood memories. he was my favorite.:applause:
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Wed Jun-29-05 01:59 PM
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He used to be a sports reporter at a small Fargo station in the off-season when my Dad worked there. He is buried about 30 yards from my Grandparents...always flowers around his gravesite!!
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:07 PM
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when i was a kid at old yankee stadium. everybody liked mickey, but roger was the man as far as i was concerned. and after everything i read about him, he seems to have been a true gentleman.:)
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:11 PM
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About the home run race between Mantle and MAris...great move!!!
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:19 PM
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well done. to me one of the greatest sports movies of all time. loved how they showed mcguire(yuk) missing first base when he broke the record(steroid aided)and then showed mickey and moose skowren in the hospital when maris hit #61 and moose said he ran the bases just like it was his first.:hi:
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:22 PM
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33. Yeah too bad about the McGuire stuff... |
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Still a great movie...just saw it for the first time last week...don't know why I waited so long, I love baseball movies...probably cause I'm not a Yankees fan :-)
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Wed Jun-29-05 03:01 PM
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i don't think you even have to be a sports fan to enjoy that movie.:popcorn:
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:00 PM
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changed the face (literally & figuratively) of baseball.
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:02 PM
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10. Willie Mays and Carl Yastzemski. |
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:02 PM
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11. I actually thought about the movie with Charlie Sheen. |
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:02 PM
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12. The Greatest Third Baseman ever |
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Michael Jack Schmidt. My hero in the 80's and 90's.
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:03 PM
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13. Pete Rose-Johnny Bench the Big Red Machine |
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:04 PM
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15. whenever i think of baseball - i yawn. |
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just a placeholder sport between football seasons....
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:06 PM
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17. Then you are missin out... |
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On the best life has to offer!!!
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:05 PM
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No, not stupid gambling manager Pete, but Charlie Hustle, ballplayer with most hits Pete Rose. Growing up, he was baseball to me.
Plus, he tried to pick my mother up in a bowling alley back in the 60's. Got an autographed picture out of the meeting and no he did not succeed. :-)
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:10 PM
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22. You could've had Charlie Hustle as a step-dad |
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And could have eaten at any resteraunt in Cincinnati for free.
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:12 PM
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But since my parents are still reasonably happily married I guess I should let that fantasy go. :-)
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:08 PM
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19. A sport with too long of a fucking season |
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April to November is too long for chrissakes. Basketball too. Why can't they be like their popular brother the NFL.
Now there's a sport!!! There is no time to take it easy in the NFL. In the NFL you kick ass every game or kiss your playoff chances goodbye.
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:10 PM
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21. Yeah...and you gotta be a frickin millionaire |
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To afford tickets to a game!!!
Sorry...nothin better than sittin in the bleachers at a game on a Saturday afternoon eatin a hotdog and drinkin a beer!!!
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:13 PM
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25. Huh? Both pro baseball and pro-football |
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are expensive... Hell I piss away around $50 on food and beer in our minor league stadium here.
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:16 PM
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28. Don't know what team you are goin to see!! |
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I have season tickets to the Single A team here - Potomac Nationals...top notch seats are 10 bucks apiece!! Food will run about $12 depending on what you get.
Bleacher seats at a major league game can be had for $7-$10
Sorry, you can't even park for that at a football game, let alone get a ticket!!! If you can even get one.
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:39 PM
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37. Is there even a minor league football team in your area... |
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:40 PM
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But I'll compare it to the Nationals..three tickets for $30, another $30 for food...
No way yo get out of a football game for that!
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:15 PM
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27. Kurt Schilling was the first name that popped to mind |
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And I'm sticking with it.
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:16 PM
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29. Ozzie Smith - I used to love to watch him play. |
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:17 PM
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Still the most famous name in baseball history. Completely changed the game. Made it stunningly popular. Played at the very highest level for many years. A legend among legends. The Professor
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:18 PM
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31. Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger in Major League |
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:25 PM
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You forgot about Wesley Snipes, though. He's terrific in it too.
When he wakes up in the parking lot and says "What? I'm cut already?"
A hoot. The Professor
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:29 PM
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"Hi, my name is RevCheesehead, and I'm a Keith addict." :loveya:
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Wed Jun-29-05 02:53 PM
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39. I think of their precious "Expressed written consent" |
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Wed Jun-29-05 04:02 PM
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The best team ever!:bounce:
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Wed Jun-29-05 04:04 PM
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42. Charlie Sheen and the song Wild Thing |
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That and what Tom Berringer can do with his cleats! :P
Not a big MLB fan...sorry.
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Wed Jun-29-05 04:04 PM
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43. Not a guy, not a team: |
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Life!
Spring!
Grass
Fresh Air
Swallows darting at dusk
Thousands of Mothra Juniors playing in the lights
A fabulous excuse to eat anything I want for a couple of hours
Traffic jams that I don't really mind
BASEBALL!!
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Wed Jun-29-05 04:05 PM
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44. Pete Rose, which is unfortunate |
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