WARNING!!! WARNING!! Annual off-topic baseball thread!! - Page 4

dblref · #46 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 08, 2005, 05:38am

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I saw the Braves in Spring Training. They weren't impressive. Didn't look so hot this afternoon either. Yeesh!

It's a long season. They'll be fine. And they play real baseball. The AL sucks!

Really? Tell me the last time the NL won the World Series. BTW, when was the last time the Braves won the WS?

I'm a NL fan and FWIW, at least we have a team that makes it to the World Series every year. :-) That's pretty big in itself.

I'm an AL fan and we have a team that not only makes it to the WS, but wins it quite often -- except for the total meltdown last year. My son is a huge Braves fan.

ChuckElias · #47 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 11, 2005, 05:12pm

Well, today was a lot more fun than last week!

Jurassic Referee · #48 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 11, 2005, 05:39pm

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Well, today was a lot more fun than last week!

And 86 years and 6 months from now will be even more fun.

Unless they still follow the 1/century rule.

ChuckElias · #49 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 11, 2005, 06:51pm

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Unless they still follow the 1/century rule.

I know you think nothing happened before you were born in 1920

, but the Sox actually collected 5 in the last century. Not 26, for sure. But not exactly one per century, either.

Jurassic Referee · #50 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 11, 2005, 07:41pm

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Unless they still follow the 1/century rule.

I know you think nothing happened before you were born in 1920 , but the Sox actually collected 5 in the last century. Not 26, for sure. But not exactly one per century, either.

I humbly stand corrected.

We'll go with the 1/86-year scenario then.

mick · #51 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 11, 2005, 08:12pm

CLUB BAT
Kansas City .288
Detroit

.287
Boston .276
New York .275

CLUB W L ERA
Oakland 3 3 2.94
Detroit

3 3 3.67
New York 3 3 4.67
Boston 2 4 6.08

rockyroad · #52 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 12, 2005, 12:22pm

Hey Chuck...my M's and your Sox are currently tied for last place in the entire American League!! Looking good!

mick · #53 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 20, 2005, 12:36pm

TEAM WON LOST

BALTIMORE 9 5
TORONTO 9 6
BOSTON 8 6
NY YANKEES 5 9

CHI WHITE SOX 10 4
MINNESOTA 8 6
CLEVELAND 6 8
DETROIT 6 8

rockyroad · #54 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 20, 2005, 12:59pm

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TEAM WON LOST

BALTIMORE 9 5
TORONTO 9 6
BOSTON 8 6
NY YANKEES 5 9

CHI WHITE SOX 10 4
MINNESOTA 8 6
CLEVELAND 6 8
DETROIT 6 8

Hey!!! Seattle 7 7
Just finished a road trip at 5-3...didn't happen at all last season!

Jurassic Referee · #55 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 22, 2005, 07:09am

Yo, Chuckie........

Tsk, tsk, tsk,.....

Another former BoSox icon comes crashing down. Trade the guy away, and then all of a sudden he's right up there with the Boston Strangler. Check this story out. It's called "Nomar the Juicer".

http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...d_garciaparra/

Hmmmmmm.......

How come none of these revelations were ever given the light of day during the golden years when Nomar was still being hailed as Mr. Red Sox?

ChuckElias · #56 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 22, 2005, 10:19pm

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How come none of these revelations were ever given the light of day during the golden years when Nomar was still being hailed as Mr. Red Sox?

Because (1) there is no evidence whatsoever of steroid use by Nomar and (2) there really are no revelations in that article.

What a hatchet job of sports "journalism". He's been injured a lot in the last 5 years. He musta been juiced before that. How often do steroids cause wrist injuries? I admit that I was a Nomar flag-waver and was sorry to see him go, even when he was pouting and sitting out. But I don't think there's any reason to give this guy's comments any credence at all.

If Nomar's injury keeps him out for the season, it does make one thing perfectly clear however. The Cubbies will finally win the World Series!

Mark Dexter · #57 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 23, 2005, 09:20am

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If Nomar's injury keeps him out for the season ^and the Cubs trade him after the All-Star break^, it does make one thing perfectly clear however. The Cubbies will finally win the World Series!

JugglingReferee · #58 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 26, 2005, 07:00pm

Just trying to keep this thread alive.

Go BlueJays!

Nevadaref · #59 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2005, 02:42am

What a great catch by that kid from Wichita State!

Now I don't know jack about baseball rules, but I had this thought. If that catch had been over the outfield fence in fair territory instead of in foul ground down the line, is it an out or a homerun?

The kid makes the catch but lands over the fence.

JugglingReferee · #60 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2005, 06:49am

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What a great catch by that kid from Wichita State!

Now I don't know jack about baseball rules, but I had this thought. If that catch had been over the outfield fence in fair territory instead of in foul ground down the line, is it an out or a homerun?

The kid makes the catch but lands over the fence.

As I understand it, if you catch the ball before it hits the ground, and demonstrate control, it is an out. Where you are standing, or rolling, or tumbling, makes no difference to that rule.