catesta Posted June 26, 2003 Report Posted June 26, 2003 I'm down with it still. I had about given up on the D-Back's with all the injuries and poor play, but the youngsters have been kicking ass lately. 8 wins in a row, I hope they can keep it going. Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 1, 2003 Report Posted July 1, 2003 The Yanks have been on a tear since their humiliating no-hitter at the hands of six Houston pitchers. I'm hoping that they've bottomed out. Hell, even Weaver threw a halfway decent game yesterday against the Mets--maybe the threat of rookie Claussen taking his place in the rotation has snapped him out of his funk. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted July 2, 2003 Report Posted July 2, 2003 the d-cakes are kicking some azz schilling and johnson have rehab starts in tucson this week. i should go and see one of them. Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 8, 2003 Report Posted July 8, 2003 Well, Pettite and Mussina bailed the Yanks out and gave them a split with the Bosox, keeping NY four games in first... they'll have a three-game re-match later this month at Fenway. Seattle's cooling off a bit... What do you guys think of the new All-Star game rule, giving the winning league home-field advantage in the World Series? Quote
slsmcgrew Posted July 8, 2003 Report Posted July 8, 2003 Well, Pettite and Mussina bailed the Yanks out and gave them a split with the Bosox, keeping NY four games in first... they'll have a three-game re-match later this month at Fenway. Seattle's cooling off a bit... What do you guys think of the new All-Star game rule, giving the winning league home-field advantage in the World Series? At this point I don't like the new rule for the All-Star game. It takes some of the fun out of that mid-season break. On the other hand if the American League happens to win and then my Mariners get to the World Series I might just feel a little different. Quote
J Larsen Posted July 8, 2003 Report Posted July 8, 2003 I almost never bet, but I really wish I had put money on the pre-break standings. I picked every division leader but the Royals. It's going to be really interesting to see what happens before the trade deadline. I think we'll all be surprised at how low-key most of the moves are. There don't seem to be many natural trade partners out there, especially with the White Sox and Royals (!!!) in contention and the Marlins (supposedly) taking Lowell off the table. (I'm not convinced they aren't simply trying to up the ante.) Benitez might wind up in a different uniform, but I'm not so sure. Does any team really want to hand him the ball in a crucial situation in a pennant race? As a Giants fan, I'd just as soon stick with Worrell. Quote
catesta Posted July 8, 2003 Report Posted July 8, 2003 Hillenbrand smacks 3 home runs and 7 RBI's. D-Backs kick the shit out of the Rockies, and move into the wild card slot. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 finally pay-rod wins a game the actually matters. too bad the rangers are 20 out. giambi hit the shizzznet out of the ball on his home run. tony pena a l manager of the year! i remember he use to catch the ball in that weird stance, with his leg out to the side. i must be getting old, i don't know nothing about some of these all star playas. the braves' outfield is pretty solid. the indians are in troube. i am sticking with my pre season pick red sox/ cubs in da world series. ss1 Quote
BFrank Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 I only saw a few scant moments at the end of tonight's All Star game, but I couldn't be more turned OFF by the incessant hyping of this time it counts BS. I don't think I could have handled it through an entire game. They would have easily lost at least ONE viewer. Quote
BERIGAN Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 I think for the first time since I was 8, I completely forgot about the game being on tonight! So, of course it was a high scoring(for an Allstar game) affair....drat.... So, I hear this game mattered, is that true? Quote
BFrank Posted July 17, 2003 Report Posted July 17, 2003 Joe Morgan speaks out! A great All-Star Game? Yes, but it always counted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Joe Morgan Special to ESPN.com I'm glad the 2003 All-Star Game turned out to be exciting, but I'm glad it's over for at least one reason: If I hear the slogan "This time it counts" one more time, I might jump off a bridge. The phrase referred to the inaugural All-Star Game that awarded home-field advantage in the World Series to the winning league (in a two-year experiment). It was TV hype to attract All-Star viewers. It was in FOX's promos, and it was even emblazoned in large letters across the outfield fence at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Tuesday night. But that slogan was and is an insult to all the great All-Stars of the past. It's a slap in the face to Pete Rose, who bowled over catcher Ray Fosse for the winning run in a classic All-Star moment. It's a slap in the face to Willie Mays, who played 13 innings once to help the National League win. It's a slap in the face to the late Ted Williams, who played entire All-Star Games to try to help the American League win. All of a sudden it counts now? It always counted to the players who were true All-Stars. The media tried over and over to get one of the 2003 All-Stars to say that this year's game would be different than past games because of home-field advantage. But to a man they said they'd play the game the same way they've always played it -- to win. In fact, the main difference in this All-Star Game was not how the players approached it but how the managers approached it. Rather than trying to get every player on the roster into the game, the managers tried to win. I've said before that the All-Star Game should be managed as if you're trying to win a pennant-race game, and that's basically how it was managed this year. Tuesday's game -- a 7-6 American League win on a pinch-hit, eighth-inning home run by Hank Blalock -- would have been great regardless of any home-field incentive. The pitchers dominated early and the hitters dominated late. It offered everything you could ask for in a baseball game. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted July 18, 2003 Report Posted July 18, 2003 ken grumpy junior is out for the season. http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0717/1582320.html seems like he doesn't want to make the h.o.f. he needs to get his butt back to the american league and just d.h. ricky's back Quote
J Larsen Posted July 18, 2003 Report Posted July 18, 2003 No one can tell me that Griffey has an adequate off-season training program. You just don't get this many injuries for no reason. Quote
BFrank Posted July 18, 2003 Report Posted July 18, 2003 (edited) he needs to get his butt back to the american league and just d.h. ricky's back DH-ing wouldn't help Griffy because his latest injury was running the basepaths (like most of his injuries, actually). Maybe he should learn to pitch. I never EVER thought I would see Ricky in a Dodger uni. Edited July 18, 2003 by BFrank Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 So, I hear this game mattered, is that true? Damn straight it matterered, suh! It means the Yankees will take Game 6 and the Series in New York rather than Atlanta. Quote
BERIGAN Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 So, I hear this game mattered, is that true? Damn straight it matterered, suh! It means the Yankees will take Game 6 and the Series in New York rather than Atlanta. Actually, I have ambivalent feelings towards the Braves...they act like they have to be cheap like the Expos, when we all know that is not true. I was kind of hoping for a .500 season, and major changes...that ain't gonna happen! A team that keeps a 44 year old Julio Franco on the roster(He is hitting over 300) can't be all bad, can they?Their pitching will be their downfall...now if the Diamondbacks fade quick, and we can get Shilling... B) But, if it does turn out Braves vs. Yankees, I have to root against the devil as always....rooting for the Yankees...I guess you like shooting fish in a barrel as well, eh? Or hope that the U.S. beats the Jamaican bobsled team? Quote
Soulstation1 Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 the d-cakes can't seem to score any runs. i really think bonds is gonna break the all time h.r. record. he is an all-time top 5 everyday playa. it's pretty simple, you try and sneak a strike past barry and he'll crush it. Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 What about all of the trades, folks? How did your teams shake out? Catesta, maybe the change of scenery will bring out a better attitude in Mr. Mondesi. B) Quote
J Larsen Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 Well, the Giants turned Moss into Ponson. That's got to be a good thing. Giants fans were starting to call Moss "the blunder from down under". I was starting to call him something I won't share with the rest of you, but think of all your favorite curse words, put them together in a long string and you'll come close. We still need a bat at 1B or RF, though. We've got one or two too many "all glove no bat" guys. Quote
BERIGAN Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 Pity the poor Reds fans Yep! Really gonna bring the fans out getting rid of players, the managar, and a creative GM that never got the money to make the big deals he wanted to. They can now cry poor when their attendance rivals the Expos and get more of the Yankee's money(Which isn't too bad a thing I guess ) Or perhaps trying to clear out payroll to sell the team, who knows.... Quote
BERIGAN Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 Well, I guess TIME/warner must have claimed poverty as the reason the Braves didn't get some middle relief....they will find some other soft tosser released by some other team, and limp to the playoffs once again...just so the Giants(I can hope) or the Yankees(Oh God, not that fate again!) can make the Braves pitchers look like BP wannabees.... Quote
J Larsen Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 Hey Berigan - You're a Reds fan? Do you think you guys have one more OF with a functioning bat that we (the Giants) can borrow for the rest of the year? Jose Cruz Jr. is pretty depressing to watch at the plate. If you're looking for a stomach ache, go to his ESPN player page, click "splits", and scroll down to the bottom of the page where they show his numbers with RISP. Quote
BERIGAN Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 (edited) J.L. I do sound like a Reds fan, don't I? I grew up in St. Louis, so most of the time a cards fan. Just hate to see good teams taken apart, for money reasons alone. I thought anyone who bought a team these days had to prove they were worth several hundred million dollars, so that they wouldn't trade players (like the Reds did with the Yankees) for a few million extra. Try explaining that to the fans. They were in their first year in a new park. I don't know their attendance numbers were, but this is nuts. I did read that the prospect they got for Boone is very good, but to hear Sean Casey and others talk about Boone, he not just a good hitter, but a real asset to the club, someone who doesn't come around that often, so a AAA pitcher and 1.5 mill wasn't enough....And the Yankees get younger, and stronger, and didn't have to give the Reds 5 million, just 1.5 Edited August 1, 2003 by BERIGAN Quote
BERIGAN Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 more about the Reds http://reds.enquirer.com/2003/08/01/badreds01.html Quote
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