What teams are you going for? It looks like the season is going into the home stretch for playoff spots. Some teams are pretty much assured of winning their division (Yankees, Cardinals) but there are many teams that are not. I'm not a huge baseball fan but I have a "cursed team" bet with a friend of mine who is a Red Sox fan so I have the Cubs. Anyway, the way someone wins is if one of our team wins the World Series (please don't try to laugh too hard).
Anyway, I came into this season really excited about the Cubs but the Cardinals are just kicking butt right now. The Nomar trade has got me excited again, though.
I was in Vegas earlier this year and put down a little $$ on a BoSox/Redbird world series. I am live near Seattle and am obviously a Mariners fan, even with this down year I am supporting them. We just got old
I'm a die hard Yankees fan. And I think, no I know the Yankees will be in the World Series. I don't know about the NL but I know the Yankees have the AL. I also think thr BoSox aren't going to even win the wild card. I go to school in Boston and never hated the Red Sox, until last year. The main reason being their fans. I can't stand them. I had one tell me last week when the Yanks lost to the Sox that the Sox were going to run the east. Well low and behold the Sox dropped back another 2.5 games.
Grew up in the Philly area, moved to Minnesota, so now I'm a Phils and Twins fan. Hard to keep real close tabs on the Phils (if I spent less time on Golf Rewind and more time on Phillies sites, it'd be easier, but one must set priorities ).
This was supposed to be the year for the Phillies, and maybe it still will be, but at the moment (3-7 in their last 10 , while the Braves are 9-1:mad: ) they're looking, well, mediocre. Bad luck with injuries is part of it, I think. I loved Bowa as a player; not sure how I feel about him as a manager.
The Twins, on the other hand, are looking good. 8-2 in their last 10, jumping to a 5-game lead in their division. (OK, so it's the AL Central. ) I was at the Twins-RedSox game yesterday and saw a fantastic matchup: The AL's top 2 strikeout leaders faced each other and struck out 23 batters between them (Pedro Martinez fanned 11; Johan Santana, 12). Behind by 1 run late in the game, the Twins pulled a double steal that set up a play on which both runners scored. It was a deep fly ball sac out that easily "plated" the first runner (who was on 3rd). Other runner scored when the RedSox centerfielder, Gabe Kapler (Johnny Damon was DH-ing) missed the cutoff man. Missed him by so much that even new Sox SS Orlando Cabrera, was backing up the intended cutoff man, had to run for it then booted it, allowing the go-ahead run to scamper in. Highlights show Cabrera kicking it, but it was really the bad throw that was the problem. Anyway, we all went nuts there in "The Thunderdome." Man, I hate that place.
My perennial disgust with the Phillies and the last baseball strike conspired to destroy my life-long interest in the game. I have been boycotting baseball ever since--not that MLB cares a whole lot. I have been tempted at times to return by the Phillies' new ballpark and a promising line-up, but I've stayed strong in my determination to never let MLB make another cent off me.
the last baseball strike conspired to destroy my life-long interest in the game. I have been boycotting baseball ever since--not that MLB cares a whole lot. I have been tempted at times to return by the Phillies' new ballpark and a promising line-up, but I've stayed strong in my determination to never let MLB make another cent off me.
That was my feelings exactly.....until my young son asked "Daddy, can we go see a real baseball game?" Years of disgust and promising myself I'd never go back went right out the window with that one little question. The next question is...Is watching the Tigers real baseball? Through the 90's and until this year, the answer was NO. This year they are at least entertaining and I get sheer joy out of watching my son enjoy "a real baseball game." I never let him hear me muttering under my breath about the time greed took baseball away from me:(
Huge Indians fan cause i was born there and have been loyal to them ever since but man they can not seem to put it together....maybe next year or maybe they can sneak in and get into the playoffs but it don't look too good right now...
That was my feelings exactly.....until my young son asked "Daddy, can we go see a real baseball game?" Years of disgust and promising myself I'd never go back went right out the window with that one little question. The next question is...Is watching the Tigers real baseball?
I would have caved in to that kind of appeal too. You don't want to take your kids' innocence and idealism away from them, and you don't want to rob them of the joy that can come from watching their team win in a big league ballpark. Man, I hope you took him to a day game. That's real baseball: sun, green grass, crisp cutouts, players sweating through their uniforms so the dust from a slide turns into a smear of mud, a soggy hot dog, a program to use as a fan or to roll up and excitedly hit dad with when a run scores, clouds to watch when things get slow, and a nap on the long ride home. You're a good dad, leaguegolf. :)
I would have caved in to that kind of appeal too. You don't want to take your kids' innocence and idealism away from them, and you don't want to rob them of the joy that can come from watching their team win in a big league ballpark. Man, I hope you took him to a day game. That's real baseball: sun, green grass, crisp cutouts, players sweating through their uniforms so the dust from a slide turns into a smear of mud, a soggy hot dog, a program to use as a fan or to roll up and excitedly hit dad with when a run scores, clouds to watch when things get slow, and a nap on the long ride home. You're a good dad, leaguegolf. :)
man, who let James Earl Jones in here? great way to sum it up, though!!!
I grew up a big time Indians fan, but I've been a Rangers fan since December 8, 1988, the day Cleveland traded my favorite player, Julio Franco, to Texas. He's gone through 4 or so more teams since then, and just as many foreign countries, but for some reason I've stuck with the Rangers. Hopefully they can shake the funk they've been in the past couple weeks (except of course last night's win over the Tigers! ;) ) and get back into first soon!
I used to be a pretty big Braves fan, just because they were always on TV, but that waned when they started to get really good and cocky. Now I don't care one way or the other, as long as my boy Julio gets his knocks!
oh my Julio Frnaco, that man has to be near 50 now and can still knock that ball around can't he? i tell ya one thing i would not want to get into a fight with that man either, have you seen the arms on him?
oh my Julio Frnaco, that man has to be near 50 now and can still knock that ball around can't he? i tell ya one thing i would not want to get into a fight with that man either, have you seen the arms on him?
I think his forearms are as big as my thigh! Not that *any* major leaguer was really a victim of the strike, but he's probably got one of the more solid arguments. After the strike in '94, with the uncertainty of a '95 season, he headed to Japan. While at the time it looked like it might be a move to extend the twilight of his career (knee injuries were getting to him), he in fact came back to Cleveland in '96 and '97 before a short stint in Milwaukee led to another trip to Japan and Korea. After pretty much a 3 year absence that *did* include some time with AAA Durham and one at bat (a strikeout) for the D-Rays in '99, I thought he was done, and thought he'd be done for sure when the Braves picked him up at the end of September 2001. But here we are, 3 years later, and while he's mostly a platooning back-up, he's still hitting 40 points higher than their regular first baseman with almost identical plate appearance numbers. If it wasn't for the strike and uncertain start to the '95 season, I firmly believe he would have stuck around the majors, and probably be knocking on the 3,000 hit plateau (he's in the 2,400 ballpark now), with debate going on for his inclusion into Cooperstown. Not bad for a lanky middle infielder with a horrible penchant for grounding into DP's, eh?
And yes, he can still rip the pill around the yard!
(BTW, did you know that Franco is one of I believe 3 players to account for all the RBI in an All-Star Game? I forget the rest of the list, but I believe Willie Mays is one of the others. Not bad company.)
Man, I hope you took him to a day game. That's real baseball: sun, green grass, crisp cutouts, players sweating through their uniforms so the dust from a slide turns into a smear of mud, a soggy hot dog, a program to use as a fan or to roll up and excitedly hit dad with when a run scores, clouds to watch when things get slow, and a nap on the long ride home. You're a good dad, leaguegolf. :)
My son and I agree that day games are the best. The night games start at 7:05 pm so we get a little of both worlds. I forgot to mention that any trip to the ball park is scheduled so we can "catch" batting practice. No trip to the park is complete without stories of how we almost got that one!
Thanks for the compliment Valeogut. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful son, who just happens to enjoy sports as much as Dad.
I'm a die hard Yankees fan. And I think, no I know the Yankees will be in the World Series. I don't know about the NL but I know the Yankees have the AL. I also think thr BoSox aren't going to even win the wild card. I go to school in Boston and never hated the Red Sox, until last year. The main reason being their fans. I can't stand them. I had one tell me last week when the Yanks lost to the Sox that the Sox were going to run the east. Well low and behold the Sox dropped back another 2.5 games.
Oh god, one of these. Die hard Sox fan here, my friend. I loathe the Yankees. A main reason: the fans. Soooo conceited. The yankees do not have the A.L...they dont even have the division yet. The Red Sox will make the wild card, and if they face the Yankees in the playoffs, it wont be a repeat of last year. The sox own the yanks this year. Ever since they got rid of pretty-boy Nomar last week, they've been doing alright. And they'll keep it up and get into the playoffs.
Sox fans are the worste in any sport. They have the most pent up frustration over success of the Yankees. The anomosity they show is unbelieveable it almost sickens me. They always have the same answer the Yanks buy their team, ah Yea no kidding that shows we have a good owner. The Yankees go out and bring the talent in, not just let it slip by like other teams, ie. the Sox and A-rod. Not only that the Sox have the second highest payroll in baseball and have basically bought their bull-pen. Their 9.5 games out of the east, lets be honest and think rationally their out of the race for the east. They're 1.5 behind the A's for the Wild Card, which can be easily held and extended by the A's. As for the Nomar trade, that will turn out to be the Garciapara curse. Its already shown with Cabrera's error in his first game to allow the game winning run. Nomar is going to have a great career as a Cub, if he resigns after this season. The Sox made a huge mistake trading him, he's full of talent. And if he doesn't sign he'll be a great Yankee second baseman.
Nomar is going to have a great career as a Cub, if he resigns after this season. The Sox made a huge mistake trading him, he's full of talent. And if he doesn't sign he'll be a great Yankee second baseman.
Now there's a deal that would really "frost" the Boston faithful! Nomar a dreaded Yankee? Say it ain't so Joe......
August 2nd, 2004, 06:13 PM
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, while the Braves are 9-1:mad: ) they're looking, well, mediocre. Bad luck with injuries is part of it, I think. I loved Bowa as a player; not sure how I feel about him as a manager.
) I was at the Twins-RedSox game yesterday and saw a fantastic matchup: The AL's top 2 strikeout leaders faced each other and struck out 23 batters between them (Pedro Martinez fanned 11; Johan Santana, 12). Behind by 1 run late in the game, the Twins pulled a double steal that set up a play on which both runners scored. It was a deep fly ball sac out that easily "plated" the first runner (who was on 3rd). Other runner scored when the RedSox centerfielder, Gabe Kapler (Johnny Damon was DH-ing) missed the cutoff man. Missed him by so much that even new Sox SS Orlando Cabrera, was backing up the intended cutoff man, had to run for it then booted it, allowing the go-ahead run to scamper in. Highlights show Cabrera kicking it, but it was really the bad throw that was the problem. Anyway, we all went nuts there in "The Thunderdome." Man, I hate that place.
Nomar a dreaded Yankee? Say it ain't so Joe...... 
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