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

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

If we were just ranking the ballparks, Comerica would be way ahead of SkyDome. However, taking the town and surrounding areas into account, our updated rankings are:

1. Camden Yard
2. PNC (Pittsburgh)
3. Citizens' Bank Park (Philly)
4. Yankee Stadium
5. Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati)
6. SkyDome
7. Jacobs' Field (Cleveland)
8. Comerica Park
9. Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
10. Shea Stadium

Hope that's interesting to somebody.

Yup, and I disagree.

Surprised?

I've seen most of 'em over the years. The best ballpark imo is Dodger Stadium.Just a beautiful, beautiful place to play ball.

And the Skydome, Olympic Stadium and Shea shouldn't be anywhere near a "best" list. The Skydome and Olympic Stadium are both charmless, concrete monstrosities with fake grass. Shea is built on a garbage dump right in the flightpath of runway 45L.

For sheer nostagia and history, I'd also add add Wrigley Field and Fenway Park in addition to to Dodger Stadium to replace the Skydome, Olympic Stadium and Shea. They're both kinda old and dumpy, but, come to think about it, so am I.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And the Skydome, Olympic Stadium and Shea shouldn't be anywhere near a "best" list.

For sheer nostagia and history, I'd also add add Wrigley Field and Fenway Park in addition to to Dodger Stadium.

As I mentioned to Dan, you may recall, we've only been to these 10 parks together. So that's why Shea and Olympic Stadia are still in the top 10. When we get to Wrigley, Fenway, and Dodger Stadium, we will undoubtedly add them to the list.

However, there's no guarantee that they will be knocked out of the Top 10 next year, either; as we're probably going to Miami and Tampa. Not high on aesthetics in either place, from what I understand.

[ChuckElias]

Yankees magic number is 1. Matsui's back. Abreau is working out great. Sheffield is going to play 1B once they clinch. I hate to say it, but they look like the favorites to me.

I'm really pulling for Detroit, but they're slipping a little. Oakland never makes it out of the first round. And I think the Twins have worked too hard to get to the playoffs to sustain it. Yanks make the World Series and who's going to beat them in the NL? The Mets? I tend to doubt it. Sad day.

[mick]

Central
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	L-10	STREAK
Minnesota	90	61	.596	-	50-24	40-37	8-2	W-4
Detroit	91	62	.595	-	45-30	46-32	5-5	L-1

...But Go Red Sox !

Minnesota 0 vs. Boston 6

Top 8th

[Jurassic Referee]

Ah, who cares?

The Gremlins won by 50!

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Ah, who cares?

The Gremlins won by 50!

Yer all right, Woody.
Must be last year's Coach of the Year is still workin'.

[M&M Guy]

Ok Chuck, here's your "Weird Nugget of the Day":

Last night, according to ESPN, Lance Berkman of the Astros homered (twice)on his birthday. He has now hit a home run, on his birthday, the last 5 years in a row.

Even more amazing to me is the fact that someone knew who holds the major-league record for most number of consecutive years of hitting a home run on their birthday.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Ok Chuck, here's your "Weird Nugget of the Day":

Look how Goofus spelled "wierd", Chuck.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.....

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Ok Chuck, here's your "Weird Nugget of the Day":

Last night, according to ESPN, Lance Berkman of the Astros homered (twice)on his birthday. He has now hit a home run, on his birthday, the last 5 years in a row.

Even more amazing to me is the fact that someone knew who holds the major-league record for most number of consecutive years of hitting a home run on their birthday.

What is amazing is that someone probably got paid for looking that up.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by shahzadmasih

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Why don't you get rid of all your advertising spam and ask a few questions? You'll get any information that you need.

Nothin personal but it sure looks like you're just posting to advertise your commercial sites.

[ChuckElias]

One old guy whose back could simply explode at any moment versus another old guy who is no longer on the team he's pitching against because of his rep for never being able to win a big game. Should be interesting.

First ever postseason game with both starting pitchers past their 40th birthdays.

[ChuckElias]

Close one at third. Pudge kinda looked out to me. I never heard of Larry Vanover.

[ChuckElias]

Pretty cool to hear Ernie Harwell do the play-by-play for ESPN. He almost makes Joe Morgan bearable. (Mostly b/c Joe doesn't say much out of sheer respect for Ernie.)

Deep fly to center, but it dies on the track to end the Yankees' fourth. Still 3-zip.

[ChuckElias]

Close one down the left field line. Chalk flies. Called foul. That's two missed by Mr. Vannover. At least it's one each way.

[ChuckElias]

Homer by Granderson. 6-0 Tiggers. How are Dan and JR feeling about relying on Jared Wright to save their season in Game 4?

I'll say good night now, unless the Yanks pull off the miracle.