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Posted: May 04 2009 at 20:02

Cards can keep this up because they have Albert Pujols and Rick Ankiel, plus a surprisingly decent pitching staff considering the lack of Carpenter.

BTW, I really hope Ankiel has another great season. He's the coolest story in baseball.

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Posted: May 04 2009 at 18:20

crimhead wrote:

JJLehto wrote:

Havn't followed the Yankees at all this year. Probably for the best, from what I have heard from my brother and father it hasn't been pretty. It is sad....I remember the good ol days as a kid when the Yanks went to 5 World Series, won 4 including 3 in a row!

How the mighty have fallen.....

I mean, I know no team can stay on top but to see them spending more than some countries probably do and suck so bad.... Dead

Besides that...hows this season been? LOL

They care too much about buying a team and overpaying for a stadium that's a carbon copy of the old one.

Season has gone very well so far...rough start for the Cubbies but things seem to be turning around, Cards can't play this well all year I mean Joel Pinerio has to come to earth soon.

And I'm sure there is a 70 year old Yankee fan who remembers the 5 straight titles in his youth...how I'd die for that... but patience my friends

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Posted: May 04 2009 at 18:07

Besides that...hows this season been? LOL

They care too much about buying a team and overpaying for a stadium that's a carbon copy of the old one.

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Posted: May 04 2009 at 16:43

Havn't followed the Yankees at all this year. Probably for the best, from what I have heard from my brother and father it hasn't been pretty. It is sad....I remember the good ol days as a kid when the Yanks went to 5 World Series, won 4 including 3 in a row!

How the mighty have fallen.....
I mean, I know no team can stay on top but to see them spending more than some countries probably do and suck so bad.... Dead

Besides that...hows this season been? LOL

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Posted: May 04 2009 at 12:09

Bucs vs. the Brewcrew. I'm not looking forward to this.

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Posted: May 04 2009 at 08:47

The Tigers took 2 out of 3 from Cleveland this weekend in fairly exciting fashion. Sitting at the game I kept seeing the "R" next to the Nats and Cardinals game and couldn't help but think of it being Raff's 1st baseball game. I usually try to bring my dad to a game every year, and the last 2 years it seems that every time we have tried we have ended up having to at least sit through a rain delay. I know that the one game ended up cancelled and the other game was against the Yankees and they ended up delaying the first pitch until after 11:00 PM. We had already left by then.

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Posted: April 30 2009 at 21:34

The Cards put up a 5 spot on the Nats in the top of the ninth. The Nats are brutal this year.

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Posted: April 30 2009 at 20:07

Yeah, we took 3 out of 4 from Toronto. I thought all of the hype surrounding Greinke and his pending SI cover would've screwed with his head last night. Still looks good, though.

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Posted: April 30 2009 at 20:00

birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Whodathunkit? My Reds are actually still one game above .500 after tonight's win. Granted that may not continue unless they're pitching and hitting starts becoming more consistent. It seems like when they're pitching it fine, they're hitting begins to struggle and vice versa. Here's to hoping that changes in a hurry.

Their starting pitching is pretty decent, but the real awesomeness of that rotation is that their last names spell out HAVOC (Harang, Arroyo, Volquez, Owens, Cueto).

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Posted: April 30 2009 at 15:34

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haha... the continuing US sports education of Raff continues..

heading off Sunday to see the Nats and the Cardinals. Might just take her to Anacostia and show her what the 'urban' experience is. (daylight only LOL

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Cardinals, huh. She must think that she is going bird watching.

I've got a bird that she can watch. Wink

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Posted: April 30 2009 at 12:49

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Cardinals, huh. She must think that she is going bird watching.

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Posted: April 30 2009 at 01:10

The Buccos still can't win at Miller Park. 1-0 today. Go figure.

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Posted: April 29 2009 at 22:48

Whodathunkit? My Reds are actually still one game above .500 after tonight's win. Granted that may not continue unless they're pitching and hitting starts becoming more consistent. It seems like when they're pitching it fine, they're hitting begins to struggle and vice versa. Here's to hoping that changes in a hurry.

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Posted: April 29 2009 at 21:00

Well after last year's 100+ loss season, the mighty Mariners are looking a bit better. I doubt if it will last, but I may even go to a game this year if they stay reasonably competitive.

Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.

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Posted: April 29 2009 at 20:46

Cubs have the talent to turn it around.

Despite their awesome lineup, the O's pitching staff contains exactly one solid major-league starter in Jeremy Guthrie and that ain't enough to compete in the AL East.

The Nats are just awful. AWFUL. Their only freakin' good player is Elijah Dukes and they keep benching him because he does horrible things like arrive at the park only 3 hours and 55 minutes before the game because he was signing autographs for little leaguers. They actually had three almost league-average starting pitchers coming into the season, but they cut Shawn Hill (AFTER he won arbitration, no less) because they hate winning or something.

The epitomy of their season this year:

That's right, they actually took the field in jerseys that have no "o". No wonder they're last in the Natinal League!

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Posted: April 29 2009 at 16:54

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Not a hot start for those Nats...not a great start for the O's and Cubs either.Arizona is drubbing the Cubbies again today- sheesh

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Posted: April 29 2009 at 16:01

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Explain to her it is just like soccer without all that silly running around.

"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"

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Posted: April 29 2009 at 15:25

haha... the continuing US sports education of Raff continues..

heading off Sunday to see the Nats and the Cardinals. Might just take her to Anacostia and show her what the 'urban' experience is. (daylight only LOL

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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip

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Posted: April 27 2009 at 12:22

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This whole business has gotten way out of hand. When did watching the draft become a television event?

Somewhere between reality TV and Texas Hold-em. Who would have thought that watching people play poker would be good TV?

The Buccos!!!!

Their best start since 1992 and a winning April for the first time in many.

Edited by crimhead - April 28 2009 at 12:54

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Posted: April 26 2009 at 14:01

Kallas is on of those old time guys that baseball won't ever be able to replace. I thank my fortune everyday that Vin Scully is still calling Dodger games but he is 80 and won't be there forever. These guys weren't players but really called the games for a fan, understanding what that meant. This need to fill up the booth with ex athletes and managers loses that perspective.

A little off topic sorry:

Try watching the NFL draft! They have more pundits and prognosticators, ex coaches, and players and you know what? My opinion is just about as accurate as theirs. No one knows who is going to work out as pro if that player has never stepped foot onto an NFL practice field yet.. These guys just ate up the Raiders because the Raiders didn't pick the players they thought were good for them. One of the scouting reports for the safety they picked said "He hits like a linebacker and is a marvelous blend of speed and size" and yet later "He isn't thought to be projected to the NFL." HMM so if the first part is true how the can the second be true as well? If they had their way Jerry Rice and Matt Brady would never had stepped foot on the field.

This whole business has gotten way out of hand. When did watching the draft become a television event?

Edited by Garion81 - April 26 2009 at 14:04

"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"