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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 4, 2014 - 12:24pm PT
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Well I am! The NFL season and the Super Bowl have come and gone, and next week pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training. I know there are some other SERIOUS baseball freaks here on Super Topo, since I recall sitting around a campfire with Ed Hartouni and discussed the Red Sox and Rockies at a Facelift.
All I'm hoping is my Rockies don't "three-peat" as the dungeon dwellers in NL West. My son and I already have some primo seats for at least 5 games, but not sure what we'll be seeing.
My predictions (Bwahahaha!) for the NL:
Eastern Division: Atlanta
Central Division: St. Louis
Western Division: LA
For the AL:
Eastern Division: Yankees (sorry Ed!)
Central Division: Cleveland
Western Division: Oakland
At this point, feel free to come on in and tell me I'm fullaschitt!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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You look to be spot on, although I'm not so sure about Cleveland; Detroit?
Go Cubs!
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FinnMaCoul
Trad climber
Green Mountains, Vermont
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Yank me. Sox atop the AL East. And... YES... ready for some damn BASEBALL.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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Always. ")
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2014 - 09:13pm PT
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I can dream, can't I? It's currently -5 degrees F here at the ranch, and the only way to stay warm is to THINK WARM THOUGHTS!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Baseball..? We're still waiting for winter..
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2014 - 11:54pm PT
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We're projected for minus 12 degrees F tonight, with a daytime high tomorrow of minus 3 degrees F!
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Chaz
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greater Boss Angeles area
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"Get out of that STATE, get out of that state you're IN."
-Fred Schneider
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apogee
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Hell yes...bring on the baseball!
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little Z
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pitchers and catchers report...the sweetest of words!
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Dave Davis
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Now that football season is over here in Seattle we get the Mariners back for some comic relief. They now have Robinson Cano on a ten year contract with no one to hit on either side of him. Maybe they can convince Russell Wilson to break out his glove again. Its going to be a long season....
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little Z
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un cafetal en Naranjo
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Feb 27, 2014 - 05:58pm PT
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Mariners 7, Padres 1.
oh yea! we're off to the races...ya gotta start somewhere
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labrat
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Auburn, CA
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Feb 27, 2014 - 06:07pm PT
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Yes!!! Gooooooo Giants!
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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I love baseball. I don't care if it's becoming like the NFL (appalling), what with this replay and catcher-can't-block-the-plate bullsh#t.
Dickey is floating junk at the Yankees right now. Love it.
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apogee
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Dodgers got their arses kicked by the Giants yesterday in their opening game.
It's all good...psyched it's baseball season again!
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Go Giants!
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Gene
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My baby girl is in Chicago on business. Her company comped her great seats for today's game at Wrigley against the Phillies.
I think I hate her. :)
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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I am ready for some baseball...but apparently the Oakland County Coliseum is not!
get a new stadium for crying out loud.
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Dave Davis
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Mariners are four and one? How can that be?
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nature
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Boulder, CO
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^^^ Excellent pitching and enough bats to protect Cano (and Cano in a way protecting the other bats).
Ahhh... but give them time. They are knot the Seahawks. :)
And I'm dead serious about the pitching (and they are without starting pitcher 2 and 3).
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Seamstress
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Yacolt, WA
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Hell Yes!!
Direct TV got quite an earful when I tried to tune in to MLB extra innings today and it told me I was not a subscriber. WHAT! The game must be coming to a close, and I'm on hold for tech support. By the time it was fixed, the game was over. I'm sure that the Yankees lost today because I could not watch.
I think my pitching is going to be better, but I haven't seen an explosive offense yet. It is early.
Baseball unites me and my sisters. Two of them are facing a very difficult year. I'm depending on the boys of summer to lift their spirits.
Going to Safeco to see the Yanks in June. I will be the most rowdy person there. The Seattle crowd may be noisy for football, but they don't seem to have the same lust for baseball.
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Dave Davis
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Mariners starting pitching has been a pleasant surprise so far. Felix is a given(best pitcher in the game IMHO), but the long season shall tell on some of the younger guys. Paxton and Ramirez looked good in their first outings.
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nature
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Boulder, CO
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bumpbecauseihateclimbing
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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So that moron Puig slid into first the other day and hoot his wittle pinky.
I guess he didn't take physics or get the memo about friction.
"Hey, Yasiel, do you see Usain sliding headfirst across the finish line?"
But what got me really thinking was how the men of old must look at him
sitting because of a hoot pinky and go "what a bunch of phooking poosies!"
I mean Cal Ripken might be a fat slob now but surely he played with worse.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Hope the Giants continue their hot streak and bring home another title!
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 8, 2014 - 10:20am PT
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Reilly-
It's the cost of these overpaid prima donnas! Larry Walker during an interview, laughed and said it was ridiculous what ballplayers were paid--for playing a "kid's game." At the time, he was making $15 Million a year with the Rockies.
During the 1920s, my Dad played for Danville, Illinois in the 3-I League. He broke his collarbone sliding headfirst into a base. They took him to the doctor, gave him a train ticket home, and $20. That was the end of his professional career. He was under contract to the St. Louis Cardinals at the time.
Fast forward 30 years; during the early 1950s, Stan the Man Musial was the highest paid professional athlete at $200,000 a year. Figure the dollar and purchasing power change, that translates to ~ $4 Million in todays money. These days we see $200 Million professional sports contracts. RIDICULOUS!
P.S. Puig is a real Pussy!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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hey I got MLB out-of-market games this year
what a treat to hear Vin Scully broadcasting Dodgers games, and not the jackass du jour.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I applaud Vitaly's climbing abilities and his baseball loyalties. The Giants aren't doing too bad.
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Darwin
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Seattle, WA
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Apr 12, 2014 - 05:44pm PT
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Bumgarner!!!!
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SC seagoat
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Santa Cruz CA
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Apr 12, 2014 - 09:15pm PT
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Ready, willing and able....tomorrow....short ferry ride, Giants vs somebody....I know so little about baseball...but I LOVE the ferry ride, the food and beer. I think they play Colorado. Somebody will win, especially me with my fav hawdawgs and cold beer.
Susan
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guido
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Apr 12, 2014 - 09:19pm PT
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Hotdogs, it's all about hotdogs...............
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Apr 12, 2014 - 09:27pm PT
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garlic fries and an Anchor beat hot dogs any day of the week
go MARINERS!!!!111111111
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Apr 13, 2014 - 12:58am PT
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some vintage Tommy Lasorda:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
I suspect that R "The Fish" W may enjoy this nearly as much as I do. [Now, Dave Kingman was capable of being a monster, BITD]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 13, 2014 - 01:05am PT
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So I had some free tickets to the Dodgers last year, good ones too. We were the last row of
the field level so our seats were about 18" above the lower concourse. About the third inning
a woman walking by just behind me asks me if some money fell out of my pocket. I look down
and when I had pulled my cell phone out a good five minutes before about $100 bucks wound
up below my seat with hundreds of people walking by! And the Bums won, too!
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 13, 2014 - 02:38pm PT
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Susan-
Have a GREAT time at the game! I've never been to a Giants game in SF; my last Giants game was vs. the Cardinals at the Polo Grounds in NYC nearly 60 years ago! Saw Willie Mays play, too!
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Apr 13, 2014 - 03:37pm PT
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Let's go, Oakland!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz CA
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Apr 13, 2014 - 04:06pm PT
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At the GAME
Susan
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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at the As v Sox game!
go go Giants! Sad about my boy Romo but it had to be done.
edit: Buster has a great ass :)
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Seriously great seats you have...
I'm going tomorrow. Mine are not nearly as good.
Go Giants!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 15, 2014 - 08:19pm PT
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Hey, Giants fans, how's it hanging? *
* Dodgers' magic #= 9
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 08:08am PT
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Yeah, well, I don't think either the Dodgers or the Gigantes can beat the Nationals.
GO CUBBIES!!!!!!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 24, 2014 - 06:21pm PT
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Hey, Hocking, how yer boiees doin'?
How do ya like their chances against Kershaw tonight? BwaHaHaHaHa!
FYI - Giants' ERA vs Kershaw = 1.44 (not so gud)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 24, 2014 - 07:06pm PT
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Yeah, that was so lame. Puig needs to grow up and ask Santa for a brain.
Hockey players must watch that and go "What the phuk? Are those guys serious?"
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bergbryce
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East Bay, CA
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Sep 30, 2014 - 07:12pm PT
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A's up 6-3 in the 6th and looking unusually post-season like.
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apogee
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Sep 30, 2014 - 07:25pm PT
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I'm a Dodger fan inside & out, but the game against the Rockies a few nights ago was pretty lame. 5th inning, Dodgers are up 5-2, and all of the first-line players are pulled and replaced by the benchwarmers...matter of fact, they all bail and head to the clubhouse!
Meanwhile, the Rockies catch fire and tie it up, pushing the game to 12 innings!!!
WTF? I can understand preserving your first line players for the playoffs, but howzabout at least hanging around to support your teammates?
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 30, 2014 - 08:40pm PT
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Even tho' I'm a die hard Rockies fan (and my wish came true--not the cellar dweller this year, that's the D-Backs!), I'll pull for the Dodgers in the playoffs. I don't think they'll get past the Nationals, and are pretty evenly matched by the Cards. The Pirates are interesting, but are lucky to have made the playoffs, and won't get past the G-men.
American League? Don't really care... Athletics? Maybe, but Angels are looking pretty strong. That said, Baltimore is the real dark horse and could take it all.
Edit: As I was writing the above, the AL WC game just went into extra innings.
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 30, 2014 - 09:22pm PT
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American League is clearly superior....check out interleague play stats for the last decade. Angels beat whoever sneaks in from the National League.
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bergbryce
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East Bay, CA
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Sep 30, 2014 - 10:00pm PT
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Well that meltdown for the ages (the 2014 A's) is over.
The Angels are tough. I'd be surprised if they don't win, although I don't know anything about the National League these days.
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little Z
Trad climber
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QITNL, baby, that's gotta hurt.
I bet heads will roll in Oakland this time. Could this spell the end of Billy Beane's reign?
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 1, 2014 - 09:07am PT
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The NL WC game is tonight, and the G-Men (a.k.a. the "Midgets", in Rockies parlance), will play the Pirates. Two of the best pitchers in all baseball are squaring off: Edinson Volquez for the Bucs, and Madison Bumgarner for the G-Men. It should be a low scoring affair. Prediction: Toss-up, and it comes down to the Bullpens.
The Cardinals and Dodgers play tomorrow night. That series will go 5 games, since the pitching will again limit damages by both batting orders. Prediction: Cardinals in 5, based on managerial skills and playoff experience.
Washington then plays the winner of the WC game tonight. The Nationals probably have the most underrated pitching staff of the teams thus-far mentioned, and could be the NL Champion.
What I truly love about baseball is the complete unpredictability in the sport, and that's why they still play the games on the field; no computer simulation can ever compensate for the way the "ball bounces."
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bergbryce
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East Bay, CA
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Beane leaving? Not a chance.
How many MLB teams can say they have made the playoffs the last 3 years in a row? Even 3 times in a decade is good. While it would be nice to make it to the Series, a small market team like Oakland doing what it does is almost unheard of in modern baseball. There are plenty of teams frothing at the mouth to have Beane's skills. The team is going to likely look a lot different next year, but not in the upper office.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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I don't think the Angels have the pitching to win it all.
Dodgers vs Orioles with the Blue Crew winning it in 7 IF Ryu can win
some games to get them to the WS. It'll be a cake walk if Mattingly
listens to me and sits Hanley Ramirez in favor of Justin Turner.
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little Z
Trad climber
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Crawford launches a Grand Salami over the Clemente wall. Giants up 4-0 over the Buckos. So much for the pitchers duel. Maybe the sun will shine in the Bay area after all.
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bergbryce
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East Bay, CA
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Impressive performance by the Giants tonight. Bumgarner dominated the whole thing. He's a true country boy. Did anyone hear about the time the team bus broke down going to the airport? Bumgarner gets out of the bus and fixes it, team goes to airport!! Dude rocks.
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2014 - 07:17am PT
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The game between Giants and Pirates was as I predicted earlier, but wasn't even close. The G-Men now square off against the Nationals. Da Boyz in Blue, a.k.a. Dodgers, play the Cards. I'm predicting the Cards in 5 games. The G-Men have used Bumgarner hard, so I figure the Nationals in 4.
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2014 - 08:21am PT
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Reilly--
I agree that the Angels won't be in the WS; I am guessing you're correct about the Orioles. Don't think the Dodgers will make it all the way there, and it'll be a short distance between cities: Washington vs. Baltimore. Washington in 7 games.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Broke, the Cards got no hitting and their starters aren't worthy of carrying
the Dodgers starters' rosin bag. Their pen might be better but the Dodgers'
bats have been smokin' of late, finally. Washington has one good starter
and, again, their bats don't come close to the Dodgers', the best in all
of baseball.
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little Z
Trad climber
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Orioles have some 8th inning magic going: 8 runs in the 8th last night to put the game out of reach, 4 runs today in the 8th to come from behind for the lead, and the win.
for Baltimore there's something lucky about that number 8 ....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Detroit sucks - a couple of good starters, a few boppers, and that's it;
no fielding, no runners (Cabrera had no business trying to score),
no relievers. Got a fork?
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little Z
Trad climber
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Detroit bullpen after 2 games:
Joba Chamberlain 108.00 ERA
Joakim Soria 45.00 ERA
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2014 - 05:52pm PT
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Reilly-
I'm out shopping for a giant crow, and may purchase it in case I'm wrong about the Dodgers/Cardinals series. I hear it goes well with Montepulciano?
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bergbryce
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East Bay, CA
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The two games I've watched in the background today have been excellent.
Washington just didn't look that impressive today, neither do the Cardinals.
I'd like to see an Angles/Dodgers series if the Giants don't make it.
Edited: Cardinals just took the lead. Why didn't Mattingly pull Kershaw earlier?
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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Because he has earned the confidence and respect of his manager as likely the best pitcher in baseball . If your Mattingly there's no way you ever figure Cards are gonna put up an 8 run inning ...
...I gotta say as a Giants fan this is turning out to be a really good day of baseball all around :)
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2014 - 08:05pm PT
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Dodgers just lost to the Cards... Used their best starter in doing so...
Maybe I'll buy chicken instead of crow?
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apogee
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Damn. 2 run shot for the Royals.
C'mon, Angels!
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apogee
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Another one. Damn.
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apogee
climber
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WTF is up with Trout?
Performance pressure?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Royals.
To be reckoned with.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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It is fun watching KC, but I am wondering how long their bullpen can hold up going extra innings every night. But if they take the Angels in 3 they will get a long rest.
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apogee
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Ain't looking good for the Angels....just not showing the kind of comeback rhythm that's gonna save their arse.
KC's defense is really great, though...back-to-back catches by Cain were impressive!
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2014 - 08:33pm PT
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Orioles swept Detroit earlier in the day. The Royals really have some pitching, so the ALCS should be great!
National League is still unresolved. The Dodgers-cardinals are now in St. Louis, giving the Redbirds a huge advantage. The Nationals may be finished. Sticking my neck out on a prediction: Dodgers choke again, and playoff experienced Cardinals advance.
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apogee
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Congrats to KC...they made it happen, while the Angels just collapsed.
First AL division championship since '85...that's gotta feel really good.
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2014 - 08:44pm PT
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Once again, the outcomes have all been decided by PITCHING! Big bats silenced by outstanding arms...
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Big bats silenced by outstanding arms...
or not, as was the case with the Angels' less-than-outstanding arms and KC's surprisingly big bats (KC was last in HRs in the majors this year, the only team to finish with less than 100).
I think the new playoff format favors the wildcard teams, at least in the 5 game division series. It used to be the best vs. the best, now it is the best vs. the hottest, and the hottest teams seem to have the advantage, IMHO. How else does the team with the best record in baseball for 2014 lose 3 straight to a team that would have finished 9 games back of it if they had been in the same division. And there is that forced lay-off that the best teams have to deal with while the wild cards battle it out. The best team has lost its rhythm and the wildcard winner is riding a huge wave of momentum by the time they face off.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Reilly's been quiet on this thread lately,
After Kershaw's meltdown I had to go to the ER. They held me overnight to
have my reality checked; it was pretty messed up. Luckily it came back
within acceptable parameters thanks to a dose of Greinke. Hopefully some
kimchee will bring it back to full strength tonight. I appreciate yer concern!
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apogee
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"yer outta luck if you don't get Fox Sports 1."
That's just it, Reilly...we do get FS1 via T-W cable.
But they blacked out the first two games at Dodger Stadium...or at least they did in my area. Were you able to see it? Did you watch in the Monrovia area?
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2014 - 06:19pm PT
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Watch the game on your computer through MLB.com?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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The Dodgers blacked themselves out and Maury Wills went thru a gram of blow...
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apogee
climber
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Feckin' Cards!
I'd be rooting for 'em if they weren't playing against my Dodgers...
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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I'm looking forward to a KC-St. Louis WS. A media snore that aficionados will enjoy after a season of Jeter-cuppery.
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2014 - 07:31pm PT
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It's called an I-70 series; this actually happened in 1985, where the royals won the WS!
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2014 - 09:14pm PT
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Just went final: Cards 3, Dodgers 1. Cards lead series 2 to 1.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The kimchee was darn strong tonight but those late night short order doods sucked, as usual.
The Cards own the Dodgers; a total psych job.
But that umpire tonight was on something and it wasn't good. His strike
zone was wacko.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2014 - 09:26pm PT
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Dodgers choked. Always tomorrow....
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little Z
Trad climber
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It's called an I-70 series; this actually happened in 1985, where the royals won the WS!
I'll always remember the Juaquin Andujar meltdown in the 11-0 final.
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apogee
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"But that umpire tonight was on something and it wasn't good. "
Feckin' A, Reilly!!!!????
WTF is up with that guy's strike zone?
Mattingly's Kershaw strategy better-goldurn work out.
C'mon, Blue!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Those low balls wouldn't have been called if the batter hadn't been wearing a jock..
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 08:29am PT
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Well...won't be too long to wait and see whether Dodger Blue can overcome Cardinal Red.
My baseball prognosis: Cards over Dodgers. Nationals over Giants, forcing a game 5...outcome a toss-up.
Far out prediction: Royals prevail over Orioles in ALCS, and ultimately win WS.
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apogee
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C'mon, Dodger blue!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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ap, you got game?
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pyro
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Think blue! let's go dodger blue!!!!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Whoa! Sit down Holiday! And take yer pout with you!
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apogee
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Yep, we got it...still don't know what the hell happened with the first two games on FS1.
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Reilly
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Apparently MLB had a 'talk' with Fox execs last night about Fox showing up
that psycho ump yesterday with the replays. Notice that they're not showing
the strike zone thingy today? At least two of those 'balls' to Peralta
were strikes.
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apogee
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NICE doubleplay!
Gotta keep Kershaw under 80 pitches...everything seems to go to shite after that...
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 02:41pm PT
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Is Kershaw on any kind of pitch count, since he's on a short rest?
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Reilly
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Broke, I can't imagine Mattingly would pull him at less than a 100 unless
he really implodes.
This ump is as wacko as yesterday's. That first strike to Crawford was a
good 6" below his knees.
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apogee
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C'mon, bats.....where the hell are you?
Kershaw can't do this alone...you guys gotta hit!
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 02:55pm PT
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That ump has a BIG strike zone!
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Reilly
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I can't stand Joe Buck but I do like Harold Reynolds. But like so many
ball players and announcers they send me into hysterics when they expose
their ignorance of physics. Harold just noted how the ball 'picked up speed'
when it got by Kershaw. Now I will grant you that the ball could translate
a little rotational energy into velocity but could a human being even see it?
And then there is the endless blather about how 'heavy' the air is when they
are referring to humidity. Will somebody please put a stop to this? MLB
should host an off-season get together and learn these doods up a little.
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apogee
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Fire 'em all, and get Vin in there while we still can.
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 03:34pm PT
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I somehow can't see Mattingly burning up Kershaw, and I'm guessing he could be done after another inning. Don't want to ruin that arm! If the game remains scoreless, the BPs will take over the game. If Da Boyz in Blue hold on and get back into the series, Kershaw will be needed for the NLDS.
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apogee
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The calls on these games are just plain wwweeeeiiirrddd.
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apogee
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Nice throwing from Miller....until it wasn't. Impressive for a 23 y/o's first post-season starter.
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Reilly
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didn't miss much apparently
Ha! For the second game in a row the ump is on something.
Actually, I think they all are.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Why the hell didn't Ethier slide? Maybe he didn't take physics in high school either.
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Reilly
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Holy cow, how effing great is Kershaw?
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apogee
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Kershaw IS effing great.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Damn! Dee Gordon gave a nose bleed to Gonzalez!
Hocking, I can't help myself, I grew up a Cubbies fan,
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Damn, was he sitting on that curve or what?
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apogee
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Damn.
Damn Damn Damn.
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 04:37pm PT
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This meltdown is entirely on Mattingly--he rode his best horse too hard. Too many pitches...not so much physical fatigue as mental on the 4th time through the order.
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 04:40pm PT
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Reilly--
Strange you should mention Harry Carey here; he was a High School classmate of my Mother, in Webster Groves, Missouri. Real name: Harry Carrabino.
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apogee
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Not feeling good about this.
Dodger bats just haven't made it happen for a long time.
If the Cards win, I've decided to root for the Royals.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Yeah, the Cards have totally gotten into the Dodgers' heads.
I'm gonna root for the Royals too.
But first it's time for an AJ Ellis jack.
My god, how low was that first strike?
OK, I'll settle for a Justin Turner jack.
Jeezus, that strike was almost in the dirt!
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little Z
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it ain't over 'til it's....oh, look at that, it's over.
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 05:14pm PT
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Dodgers choke...again!
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apogee
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Hell no....Go Royals!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Hocking, respect but no love. ;-)
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 05:21pm PT
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My final comment: the Cards are very tough in playoff baseball; always have been.
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Reilly
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Oct 10, 2014 - 06:06pm PT
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Good, I knew that six pack I bought earlier would come in handy.
GO ROYALS!
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ms55401
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Oct 10, 2014 - 06:56pm PT
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ACLS is the World Series.
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Reilly
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Oct 10, 2014 - 07:08pm PT
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Don't Kemp, Greinke, and Kershaw make as much as the whole Royals team?
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 10, 2014 - 09:20pm PT
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Nice BP tater!
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Reilly
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Oct 10, 2014 - 09:32pm PT
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Moussaka!
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apogee
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Oct 10, 2014 - 10:33pm PT
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Go Royals!
Go Cards!
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2014 - 08:57pm PT
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Royals are up 2-0, and heading to KC for a 3 game set. Cards lost the first game to Bumgarner, and looked pathetic.
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2014 - 04:31pm PT
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Royals and O's coming up at 8:00 Eastern...
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apogee
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Oct 14, 2014 - 04:47pm PT
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Go Royals!
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Michelle
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Oct 14, 2014 - 04:50pm PT
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GIANTS!
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 14, 2014 - 08:06pm PT
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Royals just took game #3; final score: Royals 2, Orioles 1.
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apogee
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Oct 14, 2014 - 08:09pm PT
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Go Royal Blue!
Those guys are machines!
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ms55401
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Oct 14, 2014 - 08:09pm PT
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Royals are kickin' ass. I hope it will be a Royals-Cardinals WS, but if it's a Royals-Giants WS, so be it. Royals are going ATFW.
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dave729
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Oct 14, 2014 - 09:34pm PT
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Crack! Most awesome sound.
But what a traffic jam getting out of their!
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clinker
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Oct 15, 2014 - 03:28am PT
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Royals are going ATFW.
Annihilate themselves against a Giant wall.
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 15, 2014 - 01:14pm PT
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I too, would like to see an I-70 Series. The Royals have really impressed me with the pitching and the at-the-plate discipline. They really don't swing at those bad pitches out of the zone (except for Salvador Perez!).
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apogee
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Oct 15, 2014 - 01:17pm PT
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Home field Ump advantage...
Go Royal Blue!
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 15, 2014 - 04:08pm PT
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This is an exciting time in KC! They deserve their time in the Sun, since it's been a while (since 1985!).
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clinker
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Oct 15, 2014 - 09:27pm PT
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They deserve their time in the Sun
Florida trip to think about what went wrong when they faced off with the Giants.
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apogee
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Oct 15, 2014 - 09:34pm PT
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Well, ever since my Dodgers got the boot, I've been conflicted about who to root for in the NL for the WS.
Giants? There is such a longstanding, traditional 'ick' attitude from Dodgers towards the Giants, it's pretty hard to consider backing them.
Cards? They put my Dodgers down this year (and last!).
But wait....whoever wins the NLCS is gonna meet the unstoppable buzzsaw of the Royals, which would undoubtedly be a bloody mess for that unsuspecting NL team....
Yes, that clarifies things for the NLCS.....
Go Giants!
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clinker
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Oct 16, 2014 - 06:51am PT
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But wait....whoever wins the NLCS is gonna meet the unstoppable buzzsaw of the Royals, which would undoubtedly be a bloody mess for that unsuspecting NL team....
I am gonna die laughing.
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2014 - 09:55am PT
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Don't do that! I want you to be around for the Royals sweep of the WS, so I can gloat mightily!
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2014 - 12:31pm PT
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Here's How the Kansas City Royals' Game 4 ALCS Win Sounded from the Parking Lot
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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clinker
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Santa Cruz, California
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Oct 16, 2014 - 06:35pm PT
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[quote]Q: What is the difference between Ervin Santana and bowling icon Walter Ray Williams, Jr.? A: Walter Ray Williams, Jr. knows how to throw a strike. Q: Why did the Post Office recall their latest stamps? A: They had pictures of Royals players on them and people couldn't figure out which side to spit on. Q: Why do people like driving a car with a Royals fan? A: Because you can park in the handicap zone! Q: What's the difference between dirt and the Kansas City Royals? A: Nothing...they both always get swept. Q: What do you get when you combine all 40 Kansas City Royals with 40 lesbians? A: Eighty people that dont do dick! Q: Why are the Kansas City Royals starting pitchers like orphans? A: Because they don't know where home is! Q: What is the difference between a Kansas City Royals fan and a pot hole? A: I would swerve to avoid the pot hole! Q: What song do Kansas City Royals fans sing before the bottom of the ninth inning? A: Nobody knows. There's never any of them left. Q: What's the difference between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals? A: The last Yankees World Series team picture isn't in black and white. Q: Whats the difference between the Kansas City Royals and a mosquito? A: A mosquito stops sucking. Q: What do the Kansas City Royals and possums have in common? A: Both play dead at home and get killed on the road! Q: What is the difference between a Royals fan and a baby? A: The baby will stop whining after awhile. Q: What do the Kansas City Royals and lawn furniture have in common? A: They both fold and end up in the cellar after Labor Day! Q: Did you hear the Kansas City Royals are moving to the Phillipines? A: They are going to be called the Manilla Folders! Q: What do I have in common with the Kansas City Royals? A: Next week, we'll both be watching the World Series on television. Q: What do Kansas City Royals fans and sperm have in common? A: One in 3,000,000 has a chance of becoming a human being. Q: How many Kansas City Royals does it take to change a tire? A: One, unless it's a blowout, in which case they all show up Q: What do you call 40 millionaires around a TV watching the World Series? A: The Kansas City Royals. Q: How can you tell if a Royals fan just sent you a fax? A: There's a stamp on it! Q: What do the Kansas City Royals and Billy Graham have in common? A: They both can make 40,000 people stand up and yell "Jesus Christ". Q: What is the difference between a bucket of sh#t and an Kansas City Royals fan? A: The bucket. Q: If you have a car containing a Royals shortstop, a Royals catcher, and a Royals outfielder, who is driving the car? A: The cop. Q: How do you casterate an Kansas City Royals fan? A: Kick his sister in the mouth Q: What should you do if you find three Kansas City Royals baseball fans buried up to their neck in cement? A: Get more cement. Q: What's the difference between an Kansas City Royals fan and a carp? A: One is a bottom-feeding, scum sucker, and the other is a fish. Q. How did the Kansas City Royals fan die from drinking milk? A. The cow fell on him! Q: What does an Kansas City Royals fan do when his team has won the World Series? A: He turns off the PlayStation 3. Q: How many Kansas City Royals fans does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None. Lava lamps don’t burn out man! Q: What does a Kansas City Royals fan and a bottle of beer have in common? A: They’re both empty from the neck up. Q: Why do Kansas City Royals fans keep their season tickets on their dashboards? A: So they can park in handicap spaces. Q: How do the Royals spend the first week of training camp? A: Studying the Miranda Rights Q: How do you keep a Royals fan from masterbating? A: You paint his dick blue and white pinstripes and he won't beat it for 4 years! Q. Why do ducks fly over Kauffman Stadium upside down? A. There's nothing worth craping on! Q: Why doesn't Springfield have a professional baseball team? A: Because then Kansas City would want one. Q: Did you hear that Kansas City's baseball team doesn't have a website? A: They can't string three "Ws" together. Q: What do you call an Kansas City Royal in the World Series? A: An umpire. Q: What's the difference between a Kauffman Stadium hotdog, and a Yankee Stadium hotdog? A: You can buy a Yankee Stadium hotdog in October! Q: Why did BP hire the Kansas City Royals to clean up the Gulf oil spill? A: Because they'll go out there and throw in the towel! Q: What's the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead Kansas City Royals fan in the road? A: There are skid marks in front of the dog Q: What is a Kansas City Royals fan's favorite whine? A: "We can't beat Minnesota." Q: How do you stop an Kansas City Royals fan from beating his wife? A: Dress her in Blue and White Yankee Pinstripes! Q: What do Royals fans use for birth control? A: Their personalities. Q: How do you make a Royals fan laugh on Monday? A: Tell him a joke on Friday! Q: You're trapped in a room with a Lion, a rattlesnake, and a Royals fan. You have a gun with two bullets. What should you do? A: Shoot the Royals Fan.......Twice! Q: What do you call a Royals player with a World Series ring? A: a thief. Q: Why can't the Kansas City Royals use the internet? A: Because they can’t get 3 W’s in a row. Q: What do Michael Jackson and the Kansas City Royals infielders have in common? A: They both wear one glove for no apparent reason. Q: What does the Kansas City Royals manager and Alex Trebek have in common? A: Both of there jobs are in Jeopardy. Q: Why is Halloween the Kansas City Royals favorite holiday? A: It’s the only thing in October they have to look forward to! Q: Why do all the trees in the Midwest lean towards Kansas City? A: It’s because the Royals suck. Q: What is the diference between a cactus and the Royals dugout? A: On a cactus the pricks are on the outside! Dear Royals fans, rather than wasting money on a replica hat, just strap a large rubber dildo to your head. EVERYONE will know who you support. Police in Kansas City responded to a call of a vehicle break-in. The owner of the vehicle said he two tickets to a Royals game on his dash and someone busted his window and left two more Royals tickets. Reckless Driver A Royals fan liked to amuse himself by scaring every Yankees fan he saw strutting down the street in an obnoxious NY pinstripe shirt. He would swerve his van as if to hit them, then swerve back just missing them. One day while driving along, he saw a priest. He thought he would do a good deed, so he pulled over and asked the priest, "Where are you going, Father?" "I'm going to give Mass at St. Francis church, about two miles down the road," replied the priest. "Climb in, Father. I'll give you a lift!" The priest climbed into the passenger seat, and they continued down the road. Suddenly, the driver saw a Yankees fan walking down the road, and he instinctively swerved as if to hit him. But, as usual, he swerved back onto the road just in time. Even though he was certain that he had missed the guy, he still heard a loud THUD. not knowing where the noise came from, he glanced in his mirrors but still didn't see anything. He then remembered the priest, and he turned to the priest and said, "sorry Father, I almost hit that Yankees fan." "That's OK," replied the priest "I got him with the door." Better at Sex There were two men, one was a Royals fan and the other was a Yankees fan. These men were both madly in love with the same woman. So the woman challenged that whichever man does a better job at having sex with her would be her boyfriend. Both men accepted the challenge. That night, the woman had sex with the Royals fan and then the other night had sex with the Yankees fan. The next day the woman chose the Yankees fan to be her boyfriend. Shocked and outraged, the Royals fan asked why she didn't choose him. She replied by saying, "You, like your team not only come up short but always finish early!" Career Day It's career day in elementry school where each student talks about what their dad does. Little Johnny is last, and finally the teacher calls on him to talk about his dad. Johnny comes to the front of the class. 'My daddy is a dancer at a gay bar. He takes off his clothes for other men, and if they pay him enough money, he goes into the alley and performs sex acts on them.' The teacher is shocked, and she calls for an early recess for the rest of the class. She sits down with Johnny and asks him if this is really true about his dad. Johnny says; 'No, but I was too embarrassed to say he played for the Kansas City Royals.' First Grade A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Kansas City Royals fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were Royals fans, too. Not really knowing what a Royals fan was, but wanting to be like their teacher, hands explode into the air. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Mary has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I'm not a Royals fan." "Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?" "Why I'm proud to be a New York Yankees fan.", boasts the little girl. The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Mary why she is a Yankees fan. "Well, My Dad and Mom are Yankees fans, and I'm a Yankees fan, too!" The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron, What would you be then?" A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Mary, "I'd be a Royals fan." Father & Son A father and son are outside Kauffman Stadium, and the young son is asking his father to buy him a "Tigers Suck" T-shirt. The father hesitates, but finally tells his son, "You can have the shirt if you promise never to say that word." "That's right," says the T-shirt vendor, wanting to make the sale. "'Suck' isn't a very nice word." "No," replies the father. "I meant the word 'Tigers'."
source: http://www.jokes4us.com/sportsjokes/mlbjokes/kansascityroyalsjokes.html[/quote]
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little Z
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Oct 21, 2014 - 04:51pm PT
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Wew! back to baseball. It's been an eventful few days on the taco. Don't have to monkey around on other off topic threads now (hopefully for 7 games). Play ball!
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Brokedownclimber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2014 - 04:58pm PT
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PLAY BALL!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
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Out Of Bed
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Oct 21, 2014 - 05:23pm PT
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Homerun
3run Giants lead in the first
wahoo
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Gene
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Oct 21, 2014 - 05:27pm PT
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I thought batting practice took place before the National Anthem.
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dave729
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Western America
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Oct 21, 2014 - 05:53pm PT
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OMG! World Series Alex Honnold comercial!
Awesome solo moves high above the Apron.
a 9second spot?
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Ward Trotter
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Oct 21, 2014 - 05:56pm PT
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K.C. Royals.
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ms55401
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Oct 21, 2014 - 06:15pm PT
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pulling for the Royals, but MadBum is a stud and will likely run the voodoo down tonight
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dave729
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Oct 21, 2014 - 06:49pm PT
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I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go
chase it.
Rogers Hornsby
No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball,
with cause and effect, crime and punishment,
motive and result, cleanly defined.
Paul Gallico
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump
or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only
thing to do was keep swinging.
Hank Aaron
Any baseball is beautiful. No other small thing comes as close to the
ideal design and utility. It is a perfect object for a hand.
Pick it up and it instantly suggests its purpose;
it is meant to be thrown a considerable distance
— thrown hard and with precision.
Roger Angell
The game isn’t over till it’s over.
Yogi Berra
When you’ve learned to believe in yourself, there’s no telling
how good a player you can be.
That’s because you have the mental edge.
Rod Carew
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clinker
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Oct 21, 2014 - 07:11pm PT
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OMG! World Series Alex Honnold comercial!
Go Honnold!
Go Bumgarner!
Go Giants!
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Brokedownclimber
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Douglas, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 22, 2014 - 08:41pm PT
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Royals take Game 2 of the WS! Even now, heading to SF for 3. I'm now predicting a 7 game series. Still betting on the Royals.
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little Z
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Feb 20, 2015 - 02:13am PT
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spring is in the air!
pitchers and catchers report - today (at least in Mariners camp)
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