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Sun Apr-04-10 08:51 AM
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REAL BASEBALL!!! Phils open at Nats Monday 1PM!!!! |
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Phils at Nats Monday, Wednesday and Thursday next week, then 3 games at Houston, then the Nats are in Philly for 3 games....
Here we go!!!!
Have a great season.
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Sun Apr-04-10 09:04 AM
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1. Rockies head to Milwaukee to start the season |
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Go Rockies!! Having 4 pitchers on DL to start the season is not good. :evilfrown:
Red Sox and Yankees I believe is the only regular season game on today. Should be a good one.
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Sun Apr-04-10 11:40 AM
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2. Saw the Rockies vs. Mariners on Friday night here in Albuquerque |
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froze our asses off, and we lasted only 6 innings, but it's warm out today ( of course).Game ended in an 11 to 11 tie; Rockies fought back from being down 11-3... We only have triple A here, but it's still pretty good baseball. And bottom line, it's BASEBALL. Meanwhile, I predict that my Cubbies are going to win the world series. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:02 PM
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If the Rockies don't win it all. I was bummed out in 2003 when we didn't have a Cubs-Red Sox World Series and since the Sox won the Cubs are left.
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:26 PM
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5. I won't hold my breath, although stranger things have happened... no wait... they haven't |
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of course as our legendary, pre-Harry Caray announcer, Jack Brickhouse used to say; "everyone has a bad century once in a while." I personally blame last year's collapse on Geovonny Soto's pot bust during the off season after being rookie of the year in '08...obviously he's being tested regularly by MLB now and look at his stoner vs. post-stoner stats: Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 25 CHC NL 141 563 494 66 141 35 2 23 86 0 1 62 121 .285 .364 .504 .868 118 249 11 2 2009 26 CHC NL 102 389 331 27 72 19 1 11 47 1 0 50 77 .218 .321 .381 .702 79 126 19 3
As someone who's been a Cub fan since 1959 ( and that rare Chicagoan who's both a Sox and Cub fan, so '59 was great year ; I was 8), the great collapse of '03 was not the least bit of a shock. It was just further proof that god is still in charge and that the universe was still running according to his, her's, their or its, design....But thanks for the good wishes. I have actually been to a handful of Rockies games up in Denver in recent years, and am somewhat of a Rockies fan now, besides the Cubs and Sox. I think they are a genuine contender and I hope to get up there and see a game or two this summer. And the Cubs are there on my birthday this year too.
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:54 PM
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6. I hope them Cubbies get good seats.......nt |
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:30 PM
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9. hey !! be nice or I post the Keep the Ball Rollin' video again |
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Sun Apr-04-10 11:44 PM
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28. OK, OK - If the Cubs go to the series this year, I will cheer for them... |
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Edited on Sun Apr-04-10 11:45 PM by old mark
that's the best I can do.
but I think it will be Phils vs Yankees again.... mark
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Mon Apr-05-10 12:27 AM
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31. I thought the Keep the Ball Rollin' threat would do the trick |
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I'll actually be mildly surprised if the Cubs break .500......
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Mon Apr-05-10 03:52 AM
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32. Well, you never know.....nt |
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:13 PM
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4. Red Sox v Yankees TONIGHT!! |
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Way to kick off the season with a sound booting of the Wanks!
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:09 PM
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18. I'm just down Brookline Ave from Fenway |
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I live the game vicariously by watching with my window open.
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:26 PM
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:29 PM
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20. We call it "BU Grad Student" :) |
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:57 PM
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Atlanta is expected to contend and I still believe my Cubs will at least be competitive. 3:00 CDT. I'll have my ass in front of the TV, that's for sure. I think Opening Day should be a National holiday. The REAL opening day, not this manufactured yankees/red sox crap ESPN is trying to shove down our throats.
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:20 PM
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8. Agreed--Opening Day is when EVERYONE starts playing |
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and I've said for a long time that Opening Day is the only religious holiday I celebrate.
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Sun Apr-04-10 04:42 PM
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10. I am currently residing in the land of the sun (Hi JonLP) |
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and therefore have little chance of seeing Nats vs. Phils...:cry: I guess I'll be a D-backs fan for the next few days...
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:29 PM
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11. Great time of the year! |
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But ESPN continues whoring to the Yankees and Red Sox. There are other teams in the league, ya know!
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:34 PM
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I get to see many of my Rays games as is. Any chance to see the Sox is a great chance for me.
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:44 PM
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13. Do you have Direct TV? |
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That's how I keep up with the Rays - I order the MLB package.
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:51 PM
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14. No, here on FiOS there are two Florida sports stations. |
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I get to see most Lightning games and a good number of Rays games that way. MLB Network carries them maybe once a month, if I'm lucky.
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:03 PM
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I'm here in Texas, and I'm a Rays fan. The MLB package from Direct TV is a godsend.
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:07 PM
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Where you can basically watch ANY game?
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Sun Apr-04-10 08:17 PM
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22. Yes, except local games are blacked out |
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I had the MLB thing on computer for a year, but it's not like having it on the TV.
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Sun Apr-04-10 08:36 PM
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23. I bought it for my mom this year. |
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Got her a Roku box to put it on the big screen. She's also a huge Sox and Rays fan.
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:08 PM
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17. Go Nats! Keep the score close! NT |
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Sun Apr-04-10 08:15 PM
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I believe that Barack is throwing out the first pitch tomorrow. VERY cool! :)
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Sun Apr-04-10 08:36 PM
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24. It'll be the only strike the Nats catcher sees all night. |
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Sun Apr-04-10 08:46 PM
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Besides you've used that insult already. Find something new..surely you have plenty of material to work with..;)
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Sun Apr-04-10 08:54 PM
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27. Just running with the facts, Zoot. |
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It's not just an insult. It's educational.
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Sun Apr-04-10 08:51 PM
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26. Angels and Twins tomorrow night, I've got tickets. I cannot wait! |
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I went to the Angels and Dodgers game on Friday - had a blast even though the concession lines were fucking ridiculous. I'm so glad it's back! :woohoo:
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Mon Apr-05-10 12:14 AM
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29. Prez O 'pitching,' eh? |
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Mon Apr-05-10 12:24 AM
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Edited on Mon Apr-05-10 12:24 AM by mvd
Let's win another World Series!
I'm a little worried that we have to rely on both Moyer and Kendrick while workmanlike Blanton is out. And they didn't do a great job with the bullpen IMO. But the pieces are clearly there if Hamels, Lidge, and Romero come back strong.
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Mon Apr-05-10 04:07 AM
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33. Moyer is supposed to be in great shape this year - had surgeries to tighten him up, |
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Edited on Mon Apr-05-10 04:08 AM by old mark
and they seem to all have gone well. The Phils look like a happy bunch again, and Uncle Charley is smiling.....
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Mon Apr-05-10 10:40 AM
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34. Yep - it's just that he's so old now, and he had.. |
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quite a few bad starts last year. But you can never count Jamie out. He had a good spring training.
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Mon Apr-05-10 10:51 AM
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35. Moyer is supposed to be in great shape this year - had surgeries to tighten him up? |
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Face Lift?
It is amazing the at 48, he's still effective.
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Tue Apr-06-10 02:15 AM
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37. Yeah, he wanted to remove the bags under his eyes.... |
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He had A hernia repaired, which developed an infection, reqiring a second surgery to remove an abcess. And he had knee surgery, I believe.
He seems to be better than he has been in years, certainly incredible for 47 years old....
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Mon Apr-05-10 12:24 PM
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36. Is it possible to use "real baseball" and "Nats" in the same sentence? |
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Tue Apr-06-10 02:26 AM
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38. Phils win11-1, Cubs lose 16-5. Welcome to spring. nt |
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Tue Apr-06-10 11:24 AM
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39. Cubs held their opponent to under 20 runs...this could be THE year |
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Edited on Tue Apr-06-10 11:25 AM by abq e streeter
Cubs manager Lou Piniella: "Never did I anticipate we'd give up 16 runs on opening day, not in my wildest dreams."
See, Lou was impressed too...
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Tue Apr-06-10 12:13 PM
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40. Sweet Lou always was a wild eyed dreamer, even as a lad..... |
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Hope it was just a bad day.
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Tue Apr-06-10 01:58 PM
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41. Again, like Jack Brickhouse used to say..."a bad century" |
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True Cub fans expect and revel in this kind of thing. When they blew the 2003 playoffs, I must have gotten at least a half dozen calls from friends expressing various levels of "condolences" and that I probably "can't believe it" etc.... none of those calls were from people who grew up in Chicago. There were 2 other ex-patriate north-side Chicagoans where I worked, and when we saw each other the morning after blowing game 7 against Florida, (we had the lead in that one too, not just the "Bartman game") we just looked at each other and started laughing "of course they blew it". It's prepared me well for life as a Democrat, with an attitude not of will they blow it, but how and when....
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Tue Apr-06-10 05:00 PM
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43. Well, hell, it is the 21st Century now, things might change..... |
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42. Phils looked great; I had no worries about Halliday and think.. |
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Polanco might help them avoid some of the scoring slumps they would get into. :hi:
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