15-04-2005 07:02									#1
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Woohoo, Nats win their home opener!

Just beat Arizona 5-3 in their home opener. I have no expectations of this ever actually lasting, but right now the Washington Nationals are first in the NL East! Now, this is still the team that was in the cellar last year as the Expos, so I don't actually expect them to be contending or anything, however they have looked pretty good so far, winning series against Atlanta and Philadelphia.

Right now the Red Sox have taken an 8-5 lead over the Yanks. That's good, any games the Yanks lose is a definite bonus. With Tampa Bay winning, then if the Sox also wins we have another pleasurable but temporary situation with Boston and New York being tied for last place in the AL East along with Tampa Bay. I rooted for Boston in the playoffs last year to beat the curse, but now that they have I feel I am free to hate them. It's unlikely, but it would be great to see either the Yankees or the Red Sox miss the playoffs.

Any other thoughts as to the goings on in Early Season Baseball?

	15-04-2005 07:03									#2
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OH DEAR GOD THE HORRENDOUS SPELLING MAKE IT STOP!!!

	15-04-2005 07:06									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Verto OH DEAR GOD THE HORRENDOUS SPELLING MAKE IT STOP!!!

Huh? I pasted that post into MS Word first and it didn't catch any spelling errors.

	15-04-2005 07:30									#5
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Shi is either very clever or very stupid. Either way this thread is CLOSED.

	15-04-2005 08:28									#6
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The Nats.

	15-04-2005 08:47									#7
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sheffield should be suspended for taking a swipe at a fan. he has roid rage and should have to do mandatory anger counciling (minium 50 hours)

	15-04-2005 18:13									#8
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GO TWINS

	15-04-2005 18:19									#9
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Hope springs eternal

go Cubs... sigh...

	15-04-2005 18:28									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Ming [ go Cubs... sigh...

	15-04-2005 18:47									#11
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Wow... after an 0-5 start, the METS have just won 4 straight, with a SWEEP of the Astos. The NL East is looking mighty interesting so far.

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In that NYY-BOS game last night it looked like the fan was reaching for the ball, not taking a swing at Sheffield. It must have been clear to baseball officials that he was taking a swing otherwise Sheffield would have been ejected. Sheffield said he was punched - I guess they just went with his side of the story..

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quote: Originally posted by bfg9000 In that NYY-BOS game last night it looked like the fan was reaching for the ball, not taking a swing at Sheffield. It must have been clear to baseball officials that he was taking a swing otherwise Sheffield would have been ejected. Sheffield said he was punched - I guess they just went with his side of the story..

Probably. I guess it more in the interest of baseball not to do anything which would cause the reputation of it's players to decrease.

	15-04-2005 20:54									#14
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First... the fan should NOT have reached into the field of play for the ball. If it's out of play, that's one thing... but not the case here. The fan was ejected from the ball park, as he should have been.

Most experts that have reviewed the film say that Sheffield didn't do anything to deserve being ejected.

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"First... the fan should NOT have reached into the field of play for the ball."

Considering what the Yankees did the O'si in the ALCS some years back, I think all fans should have a perfect righ to reach into the field of play against the Yankee Scum.

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Damn, I keep forgetting I can watch the Cubbies now.

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quote: Originally posted by Ming First... the fan should NOT have reached into the field of play for the ball. If it's out of play, that's one thing... but not the case here. The fan was ejected from the ball park, as he should have been. Most experts that have reviewed the film say that Sheffield didn't do anything to deserve being ejected.

I agree... Sheff just pushed the hand away while trying to retrieve the ball and then 'acted tough'. No reason to do anything to Sheff. The fan was ejected and rightfully so. Even if he didn't mean it, you can't make it allowable.

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara Damn, I keep forgetting I can watch the Cubbies now.

Haha! I've probably watched the Cubbies this season more than you have now . I love getting WGN because we get the Chicago news... the weather report is a hoot!

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dont forrget in last years ALCS, they had to call out riot police in yankee stadium to calm down the fans when they started throwing **** onto the field.

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I wish the Phils had a rivalry like NYY-BOS. When PIT was in NL East, that was a rivalry. ATL and FLA might fit the bill but it isnt a real rivalvry because they are so far away. NYM used to be good - I guess that is the closest thing we have to a rival. Maybe WAS will be our bitter rival someday.

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No one has a rivalry like NYY-BOS!! That's what makes it Yanks-Red Sox .

Well at least no one in American sports.

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servette - grasshopp used to be a helluva rivalry, but servette went bankrupt.

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Mets won again... 6 in a row!

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Woohoo! Nats complete their sweep of Arizona, putting them at 8-4. Washington 1st in War, 1st in Peace, and 1st in the NL East!

I'm also happy to see Baltimore also doing well with an 8-4 record. I'm also very happy to see the Yankeees start off so badly at 4-8, Last in the AL East. Looks like Mr. Steinnbrenner is a little upset.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250417101

quote: BALTIMORE (AP) -- George Steinbrenner is tired of waiting for his New York Yankees to get going. Now he's angry. Miguel Tejada hit his eighth career grand slam, and the Baltimore Orioles roughed up Kevin Brown and completed a three-game sweep of New York with an 8-4 victory Sunday. The last-place Yankees (4-8) have dropped four straight and eight of 10 overall. "Enough is enough. I am bitterly disappointed as I'm sure all Yankee fans are by the lack of performance by our team," Steinbrenner said in a statement issued immediately after the game. "It is unbelievable to me that the highest-paid team in baseball would start the season in such a deep funk. They are not playing like true Yankees. They have the talent to win and they are not winning. I expect Joe Torre, his complete coaching staff and the team to turn this around."

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I expect Joe Torre, his complete coaching staff to turn this around

im laughing all the way to the bank

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What the heck. The Mets actually seem decent this year- aren't they suppose to suck? Apparently they lost today, but I saw 'em yesterday at Shea, and it was pretty good. Piazaa was drunk or something with 3 Passed Balls & a strikeout he let get past him (responsible for 2 out of 3 of the Marlins' runs), but otherwise, they looked pretty nice. Pedro held 'em to 2 runs over 6 innings, and I saw one of the rare times that a great defensive play actually might have helped out the offense- in the top of the 8th, the left fielder made an incredible catch in deep left field followed by a very fast throw back to the infield to double up the shocked runner on first. Not too often you see 7-6-3 double plays. In the bottom of the 8th, the crowd was still roaring like a giant rally was going on despite it being "merely" a leaoff single, and the Mets ended up going ahead in that inning.

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HAHA... Dan Kolb sucks and the Brave's bullpen is ****.

Oh, and no, the Mets were supposed to be good this year. There were plenty of people predicting they'd challenge for the Wild Card.

quote: the left fielder

Probably Mike Cameron. He was the CF last year.

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And Nomar is hurt again

	23-04-2005 01:16									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi Woohoo! Nats complete their sweep of Arizona, putting them at 8-4. Washington 1st in War, 1st in Peace, and 1st in the NL East! I'm also happy to see Baltimore also doing well with an 8-4 record. I'm also very happy to see the Yankeees start off so badly at 4-8, Last in the AL East. Looks like Mr. Steinnbrenner is a little upset. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250417101

on the MFY sentiments, on the O's.

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quote: Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia I expect Joe Torre, his complete coaching staff to turn this around im laughing all the way to the bank

And my daughter is heading for college in Boston in the fall, so I'll be back to visit quite a few times, naturally coinciding with when the Sox are in Fenway.


BTW, Lawrence of Arabia,

Do you happen to still have a copy of that pic you posted in one of the ALCS threads last year with that hamburger helper hand photoshopped onto a-rod as he was slapping Bronson Arroyo?

I had a copy of that and can't find it anywhere.