WARNING!! Annual Off-Topic Baseball Thread. Esteemed Members BEWARE!!

[ChuckElias]

OPENING DAY!!!

Schilling looks great, with a healthy ankle for the first time in 2 years. Sox rough up Millwood. Veritek drives in the first 2 runs of the season. And Ortiz hits one off the fair pole!

Yanks crush the A's, with help from ARod's grand salami.

Cardinals rang up 17 hits and 13 runs against the Phils and look like they have the NL Central wrapped up already; if they can hold off the Cubs, who pounded out 18 hits and scored 16 runs against Cincy.

The Mets and Nationals each had a World Series MVP as their Opening Day starter.

Mick's riding high with yet another Tigers' win on Opening Day.

DJ's riding low with yet another M's Opening Day loss.

Orioles hit 4 homers to beat up on the Devil Rays.

And there was a thriller in Colorado, as the Rockies scored in the bottom of the 11th to escape with a 3-2 win against Arizona. (This makes the Rockies the first team in 30 years to record "walk-off" Opening Day wins in consecutive seasons. The last team to do it was the Reds of the mid-70's.)

Almost any of these games was better than the FL/UCLA game last night. Hooray for baseball season!!!

[M&M Guy]

First of all, thank you Chuck.

Second, this was at the end of the article recaping the President's visit to Cincinnati to throw out the first pitch:

Before the game, Bush visited the Reds' clubhouse and shook hands with each player in front of his locker. He received a black bat from Ken Griffey Jr., who patted the president on the back of his right shoulder.

Then, he was off to visit the Cubs for another quick go-around. As Bush entered the clubhouse of a team that hasn't won the World Series since 1908, he said, "So, this is the year, right?"

So far.

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

First of all, thank you Chuck.

Second, this was at the end of the article recaping the President's visit to Cincinnati to throw out the first pitch:

Before the game, Bush visited the Reds' clubhouse and shook hands with each player in front of his locker. He received a black bat from Ken Griffey Jr., who patted the president on the back of his right shoulder.

Then, he was off to visit the Cubs for another quick go-around. As Bush entered the clubhouse of a team that hasn't won the World Series since 1908, he said, "So, this is the year, right?"

So far.

I predict that the Cubs will have a better year than Bush. So far, everything is right on track.

[mick]

Tonight, the Rangers have given up 6 home runs in 4 innings.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Forksref

I predict that the Cubs will have a better year than Bush.

How you feeling about that now? Bush isn't having a great year, but at least they finally found chemical weapon stores in Iraq. Cubbies look just about dead already. Wood is done with the Cubs for good, is what I hear. His contract is up at the end of the year, and he had to cut short a practice session yesterday.

I'll take Bush in a squeaker.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

How you feeling about that now? Bush isn't having a great year, but at least they finally found chemical weapon stores in Iraq.

How am I feeling? I hope Dubya uses those chemical weapons on Ghana. Maybe tell Rumsfeld to dust off a few off those old nukes that are still laying around too that he hasn't sold yet. Give Cheney a new shotgun and whole buncha shells, and send him over there on a hunting trip. We'll show 'em!

I'm devastated! Devastated, I tell ya!

I'm switching my allegiance to Germany and Australia. At least their fans have got nice freds.

[jkjenning]

I already learned what will happen this year in baseball, so no need to watch it:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...llo/060403_may

[Junker]

Thanks for the recap Chuck. Last week, as the loyal Cubs fan I am, I left my college roommate (also a Cubs fan) the following voicemail;
Flowers are coming up, grass is turning green, spring training is almost over, Wood and Prior are on the DL. Baseball season is officially here.

I was pretty excited about the new hit and run offense the Cubs seem to be playing. I'd rather watch that style than a bunch of stiffs standing on base waiting for a home run.

[mick]

[Jurassic Referee]

Yup, everything started out normal.....the Yanks are in first.....the BoSox are next to last..... the Mariners are on their way.....Mick is still optimistic...and the Cubbies' fans have visions of sugarplum dancing in their heads.

Unfortunately, there is no Santa Claus, Virginia.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Yup, everything started out normal.....the Yanks are in first.....the BoSox are next to last..... the Mariners are on their way.....Mick is still optimistic...and the Cubbies' fans have visions of sugarplum dancing in their heads.

Unfortunately, there is no Santa Claus, Virginia.

JR - better look again. The BoSox are ahead of the Yanks, because they won their game first. It's gonna be tough coming back from that deficit...

And I've never seen a sugurplum, so I don't know how one could start dancing in my head. Maybe I should ask Bob?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by mick

HEY! How'd you get away with less than the minimum characters for a post? OH! Moderator.

[mick]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

HEY! How'd you get away with less than the minimum characters for a post? OH! Moderator.

Not

[ChuckElias]

Which former Red Sox star will be first to the DL this year? Not Pedro, of course. He'll wait till May. Once again, it's Nomar. Second day of the season.

[Dan_ref]

Jesse Jackson puts his neck on the line to once again fight for the poor, the downtrodden, the most oppressed and ignored members of this society.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...604050342/1060