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

[mick]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The sooner we knock out the NY teams the better.

On which roster are you listed ?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I hope they can put the Yankees away.

BTW, Buck O'Neal died today. May God take care of his soul. Peace

And in traditional fashion, MLB will honor him posthumously by inducting him into the HOF when he should have been selected years ago.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Maybe then the networks will allow night game in CA.

Start games at 11:30pm EST?

Dream on.....

Ain't ever gonna happen, even if 2 west coast teams played each other.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Let's hear it for the West Coast!

The sooner we knock out the NY teams the better. Maybe then the networks will allow night game in CA.

You oughta email the dodgers to suggest they cooperate with your grand scheme.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by mick

A gem.

Yep, he did pitch a great game.

Too bad there were not 1 but 2 obviously blown calls tho.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Too bad there were not 1 but 2 obviously blown calls tho.

By the same ump, too. But as I said, at least one went against the Yanks and one went against the Tigers. Each call ended up costing a run, so it was a break-even night for Vanover.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Too bad there were not 1 but 2 obviously blown calls tho.

I'm with you Sparky.
In baseball, and many sports, momentum seems to be a major factor, and there is no telling what effect those calls have on the remainder of a game.
I hope that umpire gets spanked.
...And we know this ain't over, but it sure is fun.

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"This boils down to whether we're good enough or not," Leyland said. "There's no magic. You can't reach into your pocket and pull out Sandy Koufax."

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

By the same ump, too. But as I said, at least one went against the Yanks and one went against the Tigers. Each call ended up costing a run, so it was a break-even night for Vanover.

Actually the first blown call ended up costing 2 runs. Not that it mattered over-all but the score would have been 1-0instead of 3-0 if NY only had to get 3 outs that inning instead of 4.

And I know the "break-even" comment is made with tongue firmly in cheek...but just for the heck of it try using it when you-know-who visits you in the locker room to quietly discuss something he may not quite agree with.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by mick

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"This boils down to whether we're good enough or not," Leyland said. "There's no magic. You can't reach into your pocket and pull out Sandy Koufax."

Even if Torre could have pulled Koufax out of his pocket last night or today it wouldn't help...not on Friday night or Saturday afternoon anyways.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by mick

During the regular MLB season, do baseball fans live in Alabama or Mississippi ?

The deep hills of West Virginia...

[ChuckElias]

R.I.P. Yankees

(Go Tigers!)

[mick]

The kid grew up a bit.

[dblref]

As much as I hated to see the Yankees lose, they were definitely out-pitched and out-hit in this series. Guess I'll pull for the Tigers now.

[mick]

Originally Posted by dblref

As much as I hated to see the Yankees lose, they were definitely out-pitched and out-hit in this series. Guess I'll pull for the Tigers now.

dblref,
That's great ! Tigers will need all the help they can get.


I was wonderin':

Will there be a lot of Yankee fans rooting for the METS ?

How does that work ?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

I was wonderin':[INDENT]

Will there be a lot of Yankee fans rooting for the METS ?

Not freaking likely!

Go Tigers!!

Good pitching can take you a long way.