Open Thread: 2008 Home Run Derby, 7:00 CT
by Al on Jul 14, 2008 5:00 PM CDT
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Have at it. If for any reason this thread needs an overflow -- and if it does, you guys are REALLY chatty! -- someone please start it in the FanPost section.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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First!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 14, 2008 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, so sorry SWL
though that picture is hilarious.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Refresh...
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was weird
my bad, when I posted, it was empty then yours posted a second later. When I left and came back in here, you were first. So, never mind.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Governor Tarkin, I thought I smelled your foul stench when I walked in.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 14, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well the jerk store called and they are running out of you...
ha
I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.
by cozmotaylor123 on Jul 14, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let's go Cubs!
I mean, oops…
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 5:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton or Utley
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 5:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am so glad...
that no Cubs are in the HR derby. I don’t want anything to have an affect on the team in the second half. You know, like screw up their swing trying to win a silly contest that really only means more money for Bud Selig.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 5:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Better not mess up the NL Allstar swings either...
by Schizo on Jul 14, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I wouldn't mind a bit
if any of the other NL guys swings were messed up by swinging for the fences in a silly competition. I want the NL to win, but we won’t have to depend on Berkman, Braun, Uggla or Utley. Plenty of other guys on the team to help win it for the NL.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't screw up their swings
that was A-Rod’s excuse for not wanting to lose.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree...
I have seen the results over the years since Selig brought back this fun, yet meaningless competition. More times than not, batters adjust their swing to hit BP fastballs out of the yard. Once you do something like this, you have to consciously change your swing, then change it back. You can have your opinion, but I’ve seen the results.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
great article on espn.com (Olney I believe)
refuting the common misconception that the HR derby screws up its participants swings. Don’t have the link, but look it up. Interesting.
I am pulling for Utley, the lefty and the short porch. Pun intended.
by gocubsgo22 on Jul 14, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
examples?
besides Abreu, who’s not a HR hitter.
Last year’s HR derby champ: Guerrero. Pre-derby – 14 HR, .325 AVG. Post-derby – 13 HR, .323 AVG
2006 HR Derby champ: Howard. Pre-derby – 28 HR, .278 AVG. Post-derby – 30 HR, .355 AVG
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I may have an opinion
but I have facts to back it up. What are the results you’ve seen please, since your’s isn’t based on opinion.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since you have facts to back up your assertion.
You are right, I am wrong. However, it stands to reason, when you are trying to hit home runs, that a batter would change his swing, and try to hit it harder. I stand by my assertion. You stand by your facts, I’ll stand by my opinion. I’m still glad that no Cubs are in it. I don’t want anything to mess with this season.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, sometimes I let my debate team/model U.N. side come out
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's cool DT.
This site wouldn’t be any fun if we all agreed.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's some more "opinion"
David Wright: pre-Derby: 16 HR’s, .292 AVG. post-Derby: 14 HR’s, .364 AVG.
Alex Riox: pre-Derby: 17 HR’s, .294 AVG. post-Derby: 7 HR’s, .300 AVG.
Matt Holliday: pre-Derby: 15 HR’s, .341 AVG. post-Derby: 21 HR’s, .338 AVG.
Albert Pujols: pre-Derby: 16 HR’s, .310 AVG., post-Derby: 16 HR’s, .349 AVG.
Prince Fielder: pre-Derby: 21 HR’s, .293 AVG., post-Derby: 29 HR’s, .284 AVG.
Justin Morneau: pre-Derby: 24 HR’s, .295 AVG., post-Derby: 7 HR’s, .243 AVG.
The only player with a significant drop is Morneau, everyone stayed on average or got better after the all-star break. Rios dropped in power, but I think his 17 HR’s before the break was more out of line with is norms than his 7 HR’s after.
Sorry to keep at this, but I just hate when someone disagrees with me and says that its my opinions vs. their facts.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could have let it die, dude.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But then there would of been people who would agree with A-rod...
And why would anyone agree with A-rod?
by GoCubbies34 on Jul 14, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So they could meet Madonna?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Jimmy and I made amends
It’s all good
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2008 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby
Participants
American League
3B Evan Longoria (RH)—Tampa Bay
1B/DH Justin Morneau (LH) – Minnesota
OF Josh Hamilton (LH) – Texas
OF Grady Sizemore (LH) – Cleveland
National League
1B Lance Berkman (SH) – Houston (will probably bat RH)
OF Ryan Braun (RH) – Milwaukee
2B Dan Uggla (RH) – Florida
2B Chase Utley (LH) – Philadelphia
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Berkman will probably bat
lefthanded with the short porch out there in right, don’t you think?
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jul 14, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kinda thought he would, but he does seem to have more power RH and will bat that way according to what I read. Maybe he'll change his mind.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did win the home run derby
in Huston batting right handed.
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
by gwood on Jul 14, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Faceless batting practice pitcher
LIGHT EM UP!!!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
by dat cubfan daver on Jul 14, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
It must be weird to be the dude who’s goal it is to give up homers…
These are the saddest of possible words: "Tinker to Evers to Chance"
by slcathena on Jul 14, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not just one guy...
most of the contestants have their own person BP guy.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 14, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard that Lou was going to have Marmol work the HR Derby - Get his work in
by Reed's Johnson on Jul 14, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would never work
you get no points for being HBP!
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the players is using his agent...
Forgot which one…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Braun
the Brewer
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Z isnt participating
IM NOT WATCHING!!!
:D
My 08 Cubs record 7-0
Updated June 01
by Rudey on Jul 14, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I want to see Hamilton win
To continue his fairytale… it would have been cool if Ankiel was in it as well
"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Jul 14, 2008 6:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How can you not pull for him?
Hearing the story about his 71-year old American Legion coach being his pitcher tonight is just awesome.
Especially when another participant picked that most important person in his life…his agent.
by jbau on Jul 14, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have the gameday link so I can bitch about the strike zone?
But seriously, are both day’s festivities being shown on ESPN or just the HR derby?
by Jerry Mumphrey on Jul 14, 2008 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I seriously can't stand listening to Eric Young more than 10 seconds...
...and Chris Berman. Ugh. Lord, beer me strength. Doesn’t Joe Morgan do this event, too?
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 6:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Berman is doing this?
Bleh.. I hate Berman
by GoCubbies34 on Jul 14, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mute the TV
and listen on the radio (ESPN 1000)
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone Have Sound File / MP3 of....
on WGN Radio Sunday (yesterday) before the game, they had like a 4-5 minute “montage” of the radio team calling highlights of wins, homers, exciting highlights of the cubs first half – anyone have an audio clip of this?? love to have it…. thanks
by nervousCUBlover on Jul 14, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
5 minutes of Len's voice cracking.....SWEET!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ask Northsider if he comes here tonight...
He’s pretty good at finding those..
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think they're going to play it on Kaplan's show tonight
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do we really need an hour pregame show for freaking HRD?
I wish Eric Young would stop talking.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why bother?
I’m on the NewsHour
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 14, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know where all these guys are headed tonight don't you?
Souvenir Sittay!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 14, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's the over/under on # of different Berman names for a HR tonight?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 14, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's set it at 8.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One. BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK........
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Steve Phillps
get his hair trimmed every day
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
by Hammer on Jul 14, 2008 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes...by albino Lebanese maidens.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 14, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's hot..:)
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's the band?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Because nothing says "baseball" better than....
...a band performing at 2nd base before the festivities.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I really don't get a band getting a stage and everything set up
just for one song…
by GoCubbies34 on Jul 14, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they should keep them out there and see if anyone could hit them...
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's Bud Selig for you...
I’m surprised he doesn’t ask them to shag balls in the outfield.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Yankee Stadium sounds like the guy who does those movie previews....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
IN A WORLD .... WHERE WE WERE ALL STUCK WITH ... CHRISSSSS ... BERMANNNN ...
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Horror....the horror....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is doing the announcing over the PA???
I feel sorry for the guys at the stadium… they shouldn’t have to deal with thsi.
by GoCubbies34 on Jul 14, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Utley hits one, $10 says Berman yells UH-OH UTLEY!!!!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He'll probably call him the Utz...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm cheering for Longoria....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm rooting for Morneau
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pulling for Braun
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think her sister Braun will win
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 14, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll refrain...
as one from Chicago who knows her history
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 14, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I admire your restraint
cuz it’s too easy…
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We get the great Rick Reily Yeah…
by Reed's Johnson on Jul 14, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Utley
did anyone else notice when they announced Utley he got booed….then Utley says, “boo? f* you.”
by FloridaCubsFan on Jul 14, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just gonna post that
kind of a dirt bag…
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 14, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rielly Berman & Morgan + Ravech, Phillips EY + mute button
by Reed's Johnson on Jul 14, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It comes down to Berman vs. Eric Young....
They both highly annoy me.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, at least Erin's there....
....in a white shirt…..nice.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+ Infinity...
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NY needs a sudden downpour
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FIRST!!
Go Cubs!
Damn, missed it by >>>>> <<<<<< much.
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 14, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Since the ASG is played in an American League Park
Does that mean they play by AL rules?? ie….DH? or is that the way it is in alll ASGs?
geo4mvpgeo4roygeo4everything
by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
AL rules
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 14, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As in whatever Al Yellon says, GOES
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 14, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got to go to the 2000 ASG and Homerun derby
it was nice not to hear Bermans worn out schtick…
by LT on Jul 14, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Use the picture icon (the tree)
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i get blue question marks (mac)?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
by CubbyBlues on Jul 14, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, I get the same
much more aesthetically pleasing
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is my first HRD
do they throw meat balls on purpose?
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 14, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Batting practice fastballs.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
uggla!
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
by CubbyBlues on Jul 14, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he ain't got no alibi, he's uggla, yeah, yeah, he's uggla
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many difffernet names has Berman used for HR's so far...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My first HRD too....
how does this work exactly? 10 outs?
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yes, anything not a homer is an out.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oneri Fleita on Sports Central
Top Prospect in the System: SP Jeff “Alphabet Shark” Samardzija
Second Mention: 3B Josh Vitters
Asked about Donald Veal: “Randy Johnson was one of those guys, left-handed hard-throwers just take longer than others. Veal shows flashes of brilliance at times, and signs that he’s still developing. Time will tell.”
Sean Gallagher: “A lot of us didn’t know where he’d end up. Right out of HS he could pitch in the Midwest League, that’s a good sign. His best days are ahead of him, no telling where he’ll end up. Tough decisions to make, but when you’re trying to win a World Series those are the decisions you have to make. Sometimes they help us, or they help us acquire guys like Rich Harden.”
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If Samardzja is our top prospect, we have one weak system...
I thought Vitters was ranked higher than anyone.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He said Shark as in "how close he is" compared to others. Oookay. I wish Josh77 were here.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, my bad...
That makes sense…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just wonder how close Shark really is. If his record after each promotion means anything, maybe he should take Marquis' spot now. : )
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
back back back back back
how original
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
by Griff5479 on Jul 14, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Better get used to it...
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer the guys on ESPN Deportes
NO NO NO NO No NO NO NO!!!
Go All In and Enjoy The Ride.
by Jayo525 on Jul 14, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those kids in left MIGHT be better than EPatt
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahahha...................
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fleita says they wanted Geo to hit it to RF, and last year Von Joshua told him, "Look, you have power to hit it to left, go ahead and try pulling it."
“And now here we are.”
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
446 ft!!!!!!!!!!!
geo4mvpgeo4roygeo4everything
by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"He's very modest...
but he loves the limelight”... HUNH?
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 14, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love Geo's modesty
and he’s a cutie
geo4mvpgeo4roygeo4everything
by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
decent job by uggla
i’m watching on 360 – sorry if my comments are delayed
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
by CubbyBlues on Jul 14, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
who just said
“Who needs steroids?”
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was it a vendor?
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steriods, steriods here.
Get yer hot steriods…
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by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah who said that?!?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
by CubbyBlues on Jul 14, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Erin's interviews just might make this watchable.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is asinine
I’m off to read Money Ball
We never give up -- Aramis Ramirez
by Emelie on Jul 14, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great book!
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SORIANO!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FONZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So, has anyone else been listening to SportsCentral? Have the played that montage mentioned above yet?
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gonna play it in the second hour
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
100% sure?
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great, thanks. I'll try to obtain that for whoever wanted it.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks northsider..
I’d appreciate it too…all I have is a crappy clock radio..
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by Bump Bailey on Jul 14, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
grady is gravy
all upper deck – sheesh
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
by CubbyBlues on Jul 14, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's a cutie too!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh good, a Brett Favre update....
..it’s been a couple hours.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear ESPN is coming out with a new channel
ESPN Favre – All Brett all the time
by LT on Jul 14, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN4?
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre
says he feels unwelcome in Green Bay. That is just the kind of thing that makes a guy want to retire again…
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by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and again...and again....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Evan Longoria
isnt doing as well as the first two
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, after season 1, Desperate Housewives went all downhill
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perception is 9/10ths of the law. - Steve Young, NFL legend and multiple concussion recipient.
by Griff5479 on Jul 14, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
OMG, that is perfect....
except they forgot the “I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now” lyric quote.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahahaha!
Yes.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bravo!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
by californiachicagoan on Jul 14, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why can't those damn kids catch a ball?
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
because they are little kids?
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
except for that one
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they should try the hop before catching it...
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
um, have you SEEN any little league games lately?
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That one wasn't bad
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That last one was a great catch...
and I’m just kidding. I almost like watching the kids fight for the ball more than the HR’s.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey i know you were kidding.........no worries!
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it me or have baseball players gotten cuter?
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
seems like there's more young guys
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by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever since Andy Etchebarren retired, the cute curve improved....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for you youngsters...
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bastard child
of Fred Gwynne and Jim Nabors, ladies & gentlemen!
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by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sporting a unibrow when unibrows weren't cool.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When did Robb Nen pitch for the Angels?
"That’s what I love about my skip, man. He’ll tell you that you suck...I know I suck. We know we suck...Yeah, we suck. But we’ll see who sucks at the end."
- Gary Sheffield
by DrGalazkiewicz on Jul 14, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I disagree"
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but he is old......
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should they be going nuts when they catch a ball in the stands?
I mean, it’s Home Run Derby!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i think i almost have BINGO
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So far I'm not impressed
Someone needs to bat blinfolded or they should throw two balls at the same time. Y’know…like the slam dunk contest. Now that would be something!
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe they need to rate them...
for style points
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by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lance "meatball" Berkman is coming up soon
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fat Elvis is next!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sizemore hit the ball the best.......farthest so far
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but who's cutest so far?
:)
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grady wins that too!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and for dimples......
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never get tired of that George Brett clip....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was that Tim McLelland umpiring?
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by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Berkman is batting left, ESPN was wrong. I am shocked.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 7:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you shocked
at Berkman batting left, or ESPN being wrong?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The latter. They never get ANYTHING wrong. Just look at Stephen A. Smith. The very best in sports journalism!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meatball is hitting lefty and not doing so good
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 7:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oh wait....he is picking up
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, those two were killed.....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like those jerseys
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they sell them on MLB.com, I saw a Geo one on there.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
does it come with GEO?
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha. I'd have to check again.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, but it comes with a hat!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not bad for $120....I like that hat...
too bad the jersey’s not a button down one.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i kinda like the pullover
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh he took the lead
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude
is killin’ it!!!
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and lance berkman leads at 8
GoCubsGo
by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Z sighting!
Bet he’s jealous!
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by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No doubt
you just know he wants a piece of this!
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crushing it.....good job Berkman
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Z could get 9 out of the stadium
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
with one arm tied behind his back.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"We've got 8 white guys here competing!"
Who said that?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rick Reilly
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 14, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
White guys, white guys...
get yer rod hot white guys here!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rod hot? TWSS.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I typea too fast, I not look, ha ha.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
This is like the Kiwanis club… crickets crickets crickets
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by Griff5479 on Jul 14, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we were waiting for your input....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was referencing the asinine race convo going on on TV
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by Griff5479 on Jul 14, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL...oops, sorry, man.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a white guy
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SORIANO!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I have to admit.....
Im rooting for Hamilton….if he stays clean that is a true feel good story
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm rooting for Hamilton as well...
It’s good to see him make a comeback. He’s got great skills.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some of us in Tampa...
...not as enamored of Hamilton…he basically threw away a huge signing bonus on crack, and the franchise finally decided enough was enough and waived him.
Glad he’s got his life on track, but it’s hard to root for him sometimes given how he set back the franchise a few years.
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 14, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
morneau tied
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Morneau ties it up
big ol’ Canadian
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Morneau just tied Berkman with 8...
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ryan braun next....i hope his swing breaks
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope his agent tears his rotator cuff.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boooooooooooooooo!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope his agent beans him
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont understand how someone so small is such a power hitter
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He has the power of Yahweh behind him
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Theriot next?
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i wish he could, he is only 2 inches shorter.....supposedly
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's competing
in the singles-to-right competition right after this. :)
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they had put Fontenot in the HRD, that would have been HILARIOUS.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll win that one...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This agent SUCKS. He's throwing a bunch of changeups that are sinking at the end. Throw it straight, fool!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why pick your agent?
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This may be the only time in history "On The Record with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News" is ever mentioned on the ESPN ticker, lol.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
braun is picking up too
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
His agent could probably pitch in the Brewer's pen
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Tribune's Phil Rogers is trying to pwn Kerry Wood.
“Kerry said today he wants the World Series home field advantage to go back to what it used to be, the best record. Well, Kerry, that’s not what it was, it alternated back and forth, irregardless of record!”
Well, Phil, irregardless isn’t a word, you moron.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kerry's got a point...
.....80% of the players in the ASG won’t make it the WS. Another dumb Selig move.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what is pwn?
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pwn
1. An act of dominating an opponent.2. Great, ingenious; applied to methods and objects.
Originally dates back to the days of WarCraft, when a map designer mispelled “Own” as “Pwn”. What was originally supose to be “player has been owned.” was “player has been pwned”.
Pwn eventually grew from there and is now used throughout the online world, especially in online games.
1. “I pwn these guys on battlenet”2. “This strategy pwns!” or “This game pwn.”
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha!!!
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only reason it changed was because FOX wanted it that way....
and its in their contract until it expires
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
love that lou water ad....
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Hamilton has some bad ass tattoos.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
berman asleep as the wheel.
I used to be "Jones," but I got swooped on the redesign.
by Mr Snrub on Jul 14, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow! Hit the Ad board in right center....Jeez
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shut up Berman....shut up.....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"Evan Longoria, headed home. He hit like EVA Longoria."
Ugh. Hacky, hacky reference, Dave Kaplan. Just terrible.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn you prearranged move with the Reds!
Damn you!
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jul 14, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He is crushing that ball
go Hamilton!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I almost get the feeling everyone is rooting for him
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They are about to replay the montage
of the first half on WGN radio!!
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by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Hamilton: "I don't need that freaking short porch in right"
“I’m going to hit all mine in right center”
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is "toward the moon" on the bingo board?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now there's a job that's hard to get....
“Home Run Derby Umpire”
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ALERT!! Cubs season montage is coming up next on WGN
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Manny's kids being Manny's kids.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think those are Hanleys
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jul 14, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's in the briefcase?
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's kinda like Pulp Fiction
It’s beautiful but we’ll never know…
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Party at Josh's hotel room
if he wins this thing! Thus the cheers!
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They should just end it now....and give it to him
Dont kno…...given to him by Edinson volquez
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
my gosh
hamilton!!!
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by cubsluver22 on Jul 14, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is amazing
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton is the best individual story of the year.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah and if he was still on the reds
dusty probably wouldn’t play him
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
everything about it is amazing. even without the drugs and attempted suicedes. Just the fact that he was out of baseball completely for so long and to be able to come back and hit big league pitching is harder than anyone could imagine
by BradB311 on Jul 14, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just wanted to chime in real quick...
as much as ESPN is totally playing Hamilton up… I’m so a huge fan of this guy right now and this is one of the best shows I’ve seen since Burrell put like 41 up the other year… he will win this, and I hope he has an incredible season and comes back to the Cubs VERY soon ;-)
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This guy's ERA is gonna be ridiculous.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
71 yr old man
probably the best moment of his life—-what a way to give back
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by cubsluver22 on Jul 14, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he could have had his agent.....but picked his pitcher.....very nice
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
those cops are so
beating the crap outta those kids right now
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Milwaukee Brewers have just entered into talks with Counsil, looking to add him to their bullpen for the stretch run.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i heard dusty put a call into his agent
for some long relief in the bullpen
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gagne was taking notes
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is quite the display...good for him. He looks like he's having fun.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how many is he at
A ugly win is better than a pretty loss-Lou
by NIUcubbie on Jul 14, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think this old man could even pitch for Dusty
hes got a rubber arm
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jul 14, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is Amazing
I thought Sosa at Miller Park was great
This is amazing
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
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by Galvan316 on Jul 14, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
518 feet. Wow.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is incredible!!
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"this one is in pelham."
do you think boomer just looks at the subway map near whichever park he goes to? really annoying.
I used to be "Jones," but I got swooped on the redesign.
by Mr Snrub on Jul 14, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's perfect for the derby
but nothing else
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but I'm one space away from Bingo!!!!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
chris berman is not prone to hyperbole
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jul 14, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how many RockStar Colas or Red Bulls
does Chris Berman drink in a day?
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ask his 15 shirts he goes through a day
Sweaty Bastard
by BradB311 on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lemme guess
the day we traded him for CASH… CASH????
?
!!!
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a pre-arranged deal.
He was never technically with the Cubs.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess Hendry could have pulled an Isiah Thomas.
Didn’t Isiah break his word on a deal with the Bulls once?
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you guys realize that this isn't major league pitching
still amazing though
by LT on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is in Milwaukee
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
though Torres has looked good
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep in mind....
No one thought at the time he could come back…he was OUT OF BASEBALL for three years after SERIOUS drug abuse. There was a story in the local Tampa paper about him passed out in a crack den…I’ll see if I can find the link…
There were serious red flags at the time.
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Could you imagine these shots at Wrigley?
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .283 15 HR 40 RBI
by Galvan316 on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hamilton is getting under these
and hitting them 500 ft… incredible
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who knew crack
was a PED?
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If this is what getting off of crack does...
sign me up…
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAH!!!!
Nice!
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by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they wouldnt be at wrigley....they would be in the lake
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He might be able to sit out the 2nd round and still win this....crazy.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
next one is a record
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good for him
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he has only taken like 5 pitches
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"Staten Island Bound"
BINGO!!!!!!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't even think he's trying anymore
Just can’t even help it
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
these are juiced BP balls right?
still amazing though
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so if the trend holds...
josh hamilton will not hit another home run all season
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think this is a great story
Of what determination of trying to overcome anything. And you could be in the spot light.
Great Story.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .283 15 HR 40 RBI
by Galvan316 on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
get rich, blow all your money on drugs and ruin your life, and someday you could be famous kids! It’s the American dream! Please. There are people every day who overcome real hardships to achieve great things. This jackass wasted millions and continually broke the law, and now we are supposed to feel all warm and squishy because he can hit a little ball a long way? You can have him…
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
addiction is a cycle
and he was in it… people are dealing with what he went through every day… imagine that but with millions of dollars to blow on coke and booze… as someone who has been there, i think you’re way out of line… but it’s cool. this guy is absolutely incredible to be where he is at that level…
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad for him that he overcame his addiction
but to call it overcoming adversity overlooks the fact that he put himself in that position in the first place. I’ve done more than my share of illegal substances in the past, sat in a room with members of a Mexican coke cartel, stood watch in a car with a semi-automatic weapon in my hand while my friends were picking up that week’s stash, smoked crack, done LSD, shrooms, meth, and smoked more weed than Snoop Dogg, but I do not expect anybody to congratulate me for stopping. I am glad to still be alive. Hey, Galvan 316, bite me.
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
remember...
ESPN is really glorfying all of this… his life was screwed up, he made the choice to fix it, and he’s been good since… that’s a huge, huge hurdle to overcome… be proud of him, and what he’s doing and hope that his story serves as a lesson for everyone else that you can do anything you put your mind to…
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
to be so blunt and preachy-sounding, Iswaidz. I let my emotions get the better of me. I agree with your points, and that he is a great athlete. I just feel sometimes that our society makes too many excuses for people. I made poor choices, and with God’s help, my life is on the right path again. I should never have strayed…
"Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!" -Jack Brickhouse
by Goodie1969 on Jul 14, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blunt is what you are best my brougham...
You hit the nail on the head. I know you don’t need me to defend you, but I think Hamilton is a great baseball story that’s all. Hamilton, I think, would agree with you.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bite me too.
I was waiting for Goodie to put you in your place. Think before you type. Hamilton is a good baseball story, that’s it. His story is not an example for anyone to follow, and I think that Hamilton would tell you that as well.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its the fact that you CAN
over come all your demons. Whatever they can be. Insperation can come in all forms.
Apparently you’ve never had a rough time at any point in your life.
Jackass
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
SORIANO WATCH: AVG: .283 15 HR 40 RBI
by Galvan316 on Jul 14, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the best part of this?
NO BRETT FAVRE NEWS
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
his pitcher is getting tired
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he should bunt one just to get to 9
so he can start makin those kids some freakin money
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If I was in 2nd or 3rd place right now....
.....I’d say “No Mas”. The HR derby championship is yours, Josh.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thank god
let’s make some kids some money
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
now make some money josh
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Theriot career HRs: 7
Fontenot: 10 (7 this year)
Cedeno: 12
Johnson: 45
Soto: 19
Zambrano: 13
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to go Hamilton
that was amazing. Good for him!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Missed the gold ball.....damn
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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Wow….
That was amazing.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
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by Galvan316 on Jul 14, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
screwed the little kids
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
everyone is congratulating him
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
both sides
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
way too much....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"too much"?
/obvious joke
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what ever it is
it would look good on my bedroom floor
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
she just got off work at Hot Dog on a Stick
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that Marmol witht he backwards cap?
More important news: Erin Andrews is a looker.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
54 pitches, 28 gopher balls....
rough day for that pitcher….
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
automatically in the finals
give his pitcher a break
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they gotta put Counsil on a pitch count
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by LAcarl519 on Jul 14, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
------ TheRiot Squad ------
by RightFieldSucks on Jul 14, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sucks to be the guy
that has to follow that up
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Z!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton is going to let Z bat for him next round.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Z being Z
he is kinda kooky but i love him
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ok i should totally be studying but this is intriguing....
I will be very happy for Josh if he wins
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i don't think there's any chance he doesn't win
unless he’s hurt
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton article....from the St. Petersburg Times
He has been The Best Prospect Ever, the can’t-miss No. 1 pick in the 1999 draft. The Greatest Waste of Talent, as drugs interrupted his career and nearly ended his life. The Most Compelling Comeback Story, as he rebounded from those depths all the way to the big leagues.
Josh Hamilton on Monday comes to Tropicana Field to finally play his first game there. He comes in as the American League’s best offensive player, leading the majors in RBIs and the AL in nearly a dozen other categories. And he comes in as a visitor, a Texas Ranger a few degrees removed from the Rays’ now-regrettable December 2006 decision to leave him exposed for the Rule 5 draft.
But before also calling him The Biggest Mistake They’ve Made, know that Hamilton’s not so sure they made the wrong choice, given what they knew then.
“They didn’t know what to expect,” he said. “Nobody did. They didn’t ever think I’d do what I did.”
Not even Hamilton.
From the downward spiral that started with the spring 2001 truck accident that led him to the Bradenton tattoo parlor that led him to the drugs that nearly cost him his life and career, Hamilton sat out (injured, inactive, restricted, suspended) nearly four full years before the Rays, under new boss Andrew Friedman, championed the effort to get him reinstated in June 2006.
He played only briefly (15 games) for their low-level Hudson Valley farm team before requiring surgery on his left knee, and the Rays didn’t see the need to put him back on the 40-man roster to protect him for the annual draft of minor-leaguers (who then have to be kept in the majors the entire next season).
But the Reds were willing to take a chance, got 19 homers in 90 games (and two stints on the DL) out of him, then got primo pitching prospect Edinson Volquez in a trade with Texas. The Rays got the $50,000 draft fee.
“In retrospect, clearly we made a mistake,” Friedman said Saturday. “His success is really incredible. It’s a testament to Josh and his determination. It’s an amazing story. A number of people in our organization helped him on his path, and except when we’re playing against the Rangers, we’re all rooting for his continued success.”
Hamilton, who turned 27 last week, said he’ll always be grateful to the Rays for his first chance, and specifically to Friedman for his second. He doesn’t accuse them of giving up on him, but he doesn’t absolve them, either.
“I don’t know what to think about the situation,” he said. “I think what was supposed to happen, happened. Oh well, I’m doing all right.”
The Rays made an error in judgment, magnified because shortly after the draft they dumped some bit players off the 40-man roster, middle reliever Travis Harper and extra outfielder Damon Hollins.
The way Hamilton has played – hitting .337 with 12 homers and 53 RBIs – has made it look worse.
Opposing players are staying in the dugout to watch him take batting practice. (“He’s just a freak of nature,” Baltimore’s Aubrey Huff said.) Teammates rave about him as a player and a person. (“He’s our guy,” infielder Ian Kinsler said.) The Rangers have been so impressed they are considering signing him to a long-term deal. (“After seeing him for a while, nothing Josh does surprises me,” manager Ron Washington said.)
Even some of the Rays, seeing the highlights and checking his stats, admit to wondering, What if he were in rightfield?
“How could you not?” pitcher James Shields said. “I can just imagine what it would be like.”
“You think about it all the time,” leftfielder Carl Crawford said. “But it was just one of those things. You just didn’t know that (his amazing play) was going to happen. You knew he could do it, but you didn’t know if it ever would happen. It’s good to see him doing well. It would have been nice to have him over here, though.”
Sitting in the lobby of the Rangers hotel for an hour after Friday’s game, talking about old times (like when he threw out the first pitch at the Trop after being drafted) and old names (former managing general partner Vince Naimoli, who wrote him letters of encouragement), Hamilton makes a startling revelation about the upcoming three-game series.
“I’ll probably be nervous,” he said.
And he has questions, asking several times, “You think I’ll get booed down there?” then shrugging and adding the gentle jab, “It wasn’t my choice to leave.”
He wonders if the Trop heckler will be on him. He asks about Crawford and the health of Rocco Baldelli, whom he was projected to join in the team’s dream outfield. He inquires about long-time staffers such as now-farm director Mitch Lukevics, trainer Ron Porterfield and the coaches.
Hamilton has already told Washington he wants to play in all three games and wants to know who’s pitching (Scott Kazmir, Andy Sonnanstine and Matt Garza). “I can’t wait to see how they think they’re going to pitch me,” he said, flashing the old grin and cockiness that make him special.
Hamilton says his life – still steeped deeply in faith and family – is good off the field, too. His wife, Katie, is expecting a third daughter in August, and they’re moving into a new house in North Carolina. He has been sober – no drugs or alcohol – since Oct. 5, 2005, and is tested three times a week year-round. He says Katie, who was a driving force in his recovery, “trusts me now” to handle more situations.
A book, with so much detail Katie has been shocked, is expected by the spring, and it would be a surprise if a movie didn’t follow.
The Rangers, like the Reds, made provisions for extra care, hiring Johnny Narron as a “special assignment” coach with Hamilton, whom he has known since childhood, as his primary responsibility.
“I make sure Josh is okay away from the field,” Narron said.
When the team is home, Narron, who had the same job with the Reds, will stay at Hamilton’s house (when his family isn’t there). On the road, Narron doesn’t shadow him, but Hamilton is required to let him know where he is at all times. “He’s not my babysitter,” Hamilton said. “It’s about having someone hold you accountable.”
Typically? He watches TV in his room (Discovery Channel or National Geographic and rarely ESPN), plays video games with teammates or hosts a bible study or devotional.
Hamilton says routinely that the two most important things in his life are his relationship with God and his family. As a distant third, baseball’s working out pretty well, too.
Seeing the staggering numbers Hamilton has put up, people tend to ask how he’s doing it. But in reality, he’s just doing what he used to do in Princeton and Charleston and what he expected to do at the Trop – for the home team.
“It’s just fun,” he said. “It’s the way it was when I was in the minor leagues with the Rays. It feels exactly the same; if I’m in the lineup, staying healthy, the numbers are going to be there.”
Marc Topkin can be reached at topkin@sptimes.com
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 14, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a link to the article would have sufficed...
and what Al prefers….
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but link didn't work....it was in archive
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 14, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link next time, buddy.
You could have linked it with an excerpt, NotSure. Copy and pasting everything is neesh keet, especially during an Open Thread.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why the 3 rounds are silly...
Josh is CLEARLY the winner!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
could he win without playing in the final round?
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope
He’s automatically into the final round, I think, but he has to win it there, too.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does the guy with the lower HR total bat first or last in the final round?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No idea
I want to say first, but I want to say a lot of things.
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by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I think it's first...
...so Josh might not even have to bat? Wonder if they make him because of the money ball?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately...
no, unless his competitor conceeds.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
personally, after that performance, i would concede
but thats probably another reason im not a professional athlete
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Think this is a tip your cap situation
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lance Berkman's a fat guy.
He’s like a hybrid mix between Jay Leno and Elvis
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by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me
I wanna hear from Reggie Jackson about as much as Joe Morgan
by BradB311 on Jul 14, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
reggie jackson was awesome
in baseketball
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Reggie...
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rick Reilly is embarrasing himself....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Soriano needs to get with the times
USING AN OLD RAZR????? dork
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My favorite Chris Bermann nickname:
Jake DAYLIGHT COME AND ME WANNA Delhomme
His brilliance and wit is unrivaled. If Chris Bermann was a religion I’d convert to Bermanism and become a Bermanite.
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by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Berman, that is
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahahaha
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It's a lousy night to be an atheist."
Is that Reilly? I’ve never heard his voice. If it is, he should never be on air again.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is he the same a-hole
that made a big deal about no black players in the derby? thanks for supporting racism dumbass… this guy needs to go
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, that's him...
that and the “Why are so many white guys here competing? Where at the latinos?” are just ridiculous.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CONSPIRACY!!!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What? I missed that
Why?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why what?
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is it a lousy night to be an Athiest?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because josh hamilton found god
this guy is a total dumbass… just ignore him… he makes joe morgan sound like martin luther king, jr.
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now THAT is an accomplishment.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm having a pleasant night
thank you very much dumb ESPN announcer
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm assuming "why would he say that"
but who knows
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It's a lousy night to be an atheist" ?
Lord, beer me strength.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Unless there's a ton of Bengay back there, the 71-year-old BP pitcher, who probably throws to a lot of people at a time, far fewer than one player on one night, is going to be in trouble?
Shut. Up. Reilly. Wow this guy is not funny at all.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so his checklist tonight is:
1. Racism
2. Old People
3. Religion
Now he just needs to say something about the upcoming election and he’ll be all set.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably same guy who said
“Who needs steroids”
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Updated
1. Racism
2. Old people
3. Religion
4. Global Warming
5. Steroids
None, of which, were funny.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next comment is going to be
“Glad his mom didn’t abort him!”
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For an announcer....
He’s a heck of a writer…
Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman
by NotSure on Jul 14, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Braun. Epic. Fail.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twinkies.....
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's Twins.
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss twinkies
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by NittanyCub on Jul 14, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I'm Hamilton, I would hit a couple more, then bunt for the rest of the outs in this round. haha
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sign in crowd: "Where's Barry? *"
haha
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW
hamilton was SO FAR under that ball and hit a line drive HR
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was amazed
at how far he hit some of those pitches in the first round. He hit blasts on pitches that looked like they jammed him
by BradB311 on Jul 14, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, those photographers there ... I mean, talk about 'back back back'.
Not only did that not make sense, but Berman is trying to inject himself into EVERYTHING. Well done. ESPN is such a hot mess.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
His pitcher has a pitch count
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Marmol is pitching to both batters in the final round, that's why he got picked.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will turn into the "Hit by Pitch Derby".....
I’m still going with Hamilton.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he stopped, he is already in the finals and about 14 or more up
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he still could have bunted til #9 and hit a few for the kids
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i agree, but.....this is taking forever
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are those in nautical miles?
Uh, no Chris, that’s why there’s an apostrophe after it. That means … “feet”, a unit of measure. Don’t worry, you’ll learn that in grade school, no need to get ahead of yourself!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They start from zero in the 3rd round
...and flip a coin to determine who goes first, I think.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
anybody else pretty stoked about the new x-files movie?
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but its been so long
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton... right field, upper deck
call it
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ok i hope josh wins this
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tough call there....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this poor old man is going to need shoulder surgery tomorrow
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's got a rubber arm!!!!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL i know he has probably pitched a complete game almost
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
who is this guy
and what is the point of this crap?
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it was supposed to be david ortiz...
you enter online, and you can tell ortiz where to hit a home run if you win… ortiz got hurt, so they had to modify it to this crap…
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok this is stupid, on to the final round
state farm advertising -1
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so who gets the hybrid vehicle? morneau... like he can't afford one himself...
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, the dude.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would rather have Berman fired than Billy Packer.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't we all...
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he is a cubs fan
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He posts here sometimes, his name is MDBNIU.
Nah, j/k
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But an exceedingly bad announcer...
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by Jimmyeatworld on Jul 14, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nobody is a twins fan.... there's not much to be a fan of......
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the Twins
Just hate the Dome more than any other building on the planet
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe i'd like the twins better if the dome wasn't like
watching the game on tv while sitting in a warehouse…
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly, the new stadium with be great
they’ll still be no Cubbies but at least there will be a good place to watch ball games close by.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Call Your Shot" is officially stupid.
they should make them catch a pop up in the outfield while fighting off the little kids.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no fighting little kids
you go to jail for that
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Michael Jackson and R.Kelly got out of trouble.
Oh wait, that wasn’t fighting. Never mind.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok fight and what they did are VERY different
but i digress ;-)
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The PR guy at State Farm Insurance has some explaining to do to his boss tomorrow.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually, this is a big success. They didn't have to pay for the prizes, and they got on ESPN with STATE FARM on the guy's shirt quite a few times,
as well as mentions by the announcers. SCORE!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and no one was watching the whole time
you can’t predict ortiz getting hurt and not being in it, and hamilton hitting 50 billion home runs and no one caring… but still, there are better ways to get your name out there than giving away a “hybrid” suv….
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but no picture in the company newsletter of the guy winning....
...meh. I, for one, won’t be switching my insurance tomorrow. lol.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Morneau is a little cold
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, a kid actually caught one.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
there have been a few good catches
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ok josh needs 6
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Berman = genius.
1. Morneau is from Canada.
2. All Canadians are hockey fans.
3. Patrick Roy wore #33.
4. Morneau wears #33.
5. Therefore Morneau needs to “protect” a “close game” (somehow….is he going to crouch under the pitch, wait for it to pass, and then stand up to block all of Hamilton’s hits?)
6. ...
7. Profit!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
silly question...
but is this pat and ron call on the state farm commercial from a real game?
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just guessing
but I think it is
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
by Barkman on Jul 14, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good Budweiser commercial
too bad it’s owned by Belgians now
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah but inbev
owns franziskaner who makes the most incredible beer ever… so it’s cool… maybe bud products will taste better now
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one can only hope, Stella's a good beer
It’s just funny that the commercial says, “The Great American Beer” or something like that, considering its not even owned by Americans
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
SO I thought Coors was the last american beer… I guess it was bought by Miller last year though…. is there any major american brewing company? (i.e. coors/miller/busch)
I guess I’m going to have to only drink micro-brews.. but when I need a cheep beer who do I go to? Keystone? PBR? Old Style??
by GoCubbies34 on Jul 14, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
PBR isn't a bad cheap beer
But you can’t forget about Sam Adams
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I like PBR from bottles! Not draft or cans though
But It is still american, right.. right??
by GoCubbies34 on Jul 14, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pabst is owned by Miller
so I guess not
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NCAA Football 09 ad .... needs more Tyrell Sutton and CJ Bachér...
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Forte's gone!
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Chicago Bears....aka, not in college
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah i know
i was thinking he’d be on the cover of the game… sarcasm… i picked him up in the bcb draft and you just scared the HELL out of me haha
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, haha, sorry
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im glad its these two guys and not super stars
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So if Hamilton passes Morneau, they stop....
Gold ball money really screwed. Is that State Farm sponsored, too?
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather have Ted Lilly and Reed Johnson.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gah, supposed to be a reply to iheartGeo above.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes i think so
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
come on hamilton!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"a lot of people wish they could his a golf ball as far as he hit that baseball"
um… no…? I can hit my gap wedge as far as he hit his longest HR
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ok maybe not... but still
maybe my 7 iron
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok 4 more
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by IheartGeo on Jul 14, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
phew! that one was huge
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by Chanman25 on Jul 14, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh....
Are they playing the Rocky theme in the background? LOL
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i think the cinderella story might be over
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the pitcher's sneaking in some splitters
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
awww too bad
goodnight guys, thanks for keepin me company!
by lswaidz on Jul 14, 2008 9:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Can't believe that he lost.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's why the 3 rounds are silly
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 14, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bah oh well!
but a good show
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by Chanman25 on Jul 14, 2008 9:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton is the winner
no matter what the final says
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Jul 14, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hamilton seems like a really great guy!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Jul 14, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
but Morneau won, INTERVIEW HIM..........instead of letting this guy do some
religious plug
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by MinnesotaFan on Jul 14, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oh come on!
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by Chanman25 on Jul 14, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
after the break...
...and Jesus don’t need no plugs, dude.
Nobody cares about your fantasy league team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 14, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!!
celebrity softball!
2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?
by Chanman25 on Jul 14, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think this proves the ridiculousness of All-Star week...
...a guy shatters the home run derby record, yet doesn’t win. Explain that to me.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Jul 14, 2008 10:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The first half montage
is now available.
"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement. Fans like that are special." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field
by northsider on Jul 14, 2008 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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