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

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!!!

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 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

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.

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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?

Sigh...... :rolleyes:

Lemmee see now....the Yanks are 1-0.....Boston is 1-0... Baltimore is 1-0.....ergo, their winning percentage is 1000 and they're all in first place.......the other 2 team in their division have a winning percentage of .0000 and they are tied for last place. Now, for the mathematically disadvantaged and Cubs's fans, is it not true that the Yankees are in first place? Is it also not true that the BoSox are <b>next to last</b>?

Did you hit an abutment head-on too, Katie Jr.?

Sigh...... :rolleyes:

You're right, I now see the error of my ways.

The Red Sox are in first, and the Evil Empire is next to last. Thank you for clearing that up.

Yup, you can put it that way too. I prefer not to. The unbeaten Cubbies are next to last also.

Kinda sounds better that way somehow.....:D

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Hey, shouldn't you be mapping out your route for the big inter-timezone extravaganza tomorrow morning? :rolleyes:

btw...1 bit of news Chuck missed is that Barry Bonds visited the most laid back, non-judgemental and nauseatingly friendly city in the entire country & was roundly and soundly booed by each and every fan every single time he peeked his head out of the dugout. This is gonna get really ugly when he gets to Philly. And I hear the Mets are moving "flashlight battery day" to coincide with Bonds' visit to Shea.

Oh yeah, and it seems for some reason he's only hitting to the warning track now.

Damn. And I thought this thread had actually relocated to where it belongs, somewhere like the baseball forum, or general forum, where it better fits.

Sounds like we need another poll.

Somebody go get a 3 ft metal pole to beat him with.

:p

Damn, looks like we need to bring this back closer to topic to keep it in the basketball forum.

That reminds me, did I mention I thought I saw Ed Hightower at a Cardinal's game last summer? (Or was it Ted Valentine? Hmm...)

What was Bobby doing in the dugout? :confused:

AFAIK Chuck that's where the the player's actually stay when they are not on the field. I might have this wrong, but I'm pretty sure I'm right.

Yeah. The dugout is where the players sit. Not the players' dads. So what was Bobby doing in the dugout?

Oh.

Never mind.

(be right back!)

You sure it wasn't Bobby Bonds...? I mean, afterall...well you know...

GO, GO, CUBBIES!:D

Well, BushRef and all your other aliases, if you don't like it, you can always get yourself kicked off the forum again- for the fifth time.:)

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

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. :(

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

Okay...
 

<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 width=464 border=0><TBODY><TR class=section_medium><TD class=boxscoreheader> TEAM</TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>W </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>L </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>PCT </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>GB </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>HOME </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>ROAD </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>L-10 </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>STREAK </TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxscorefooter> Baltimore</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1.000 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>- </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>W-2 </TD></TR><TR class=section_lite><TD class=boxscorefooter> Boston</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.500 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1-1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1-1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>L-1 </TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxscorefooter> New York</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.500 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1-1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1-1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>L-1 </TD></TR><TR class=section_lite><TD class=boxscorefooter> Toronto</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.500 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1-1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1-1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>L-1 </TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxscorefooter> Tampa Bay</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.000 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>L-2 </TD></TR><TR><TD class=black12bold width=464 colSpan=10 height=30>Central</TD></TR><TR class=section_medium><TD class=boxscoreheader> TEAM</TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>W </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>L </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>PCT </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>GB </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>HOME </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>ROAD </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>L-10 </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>STREAK </TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxscorefooter> Detroit</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1.000 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>- </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>0-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2-0 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>W-2 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Let's call it a season.
Now, on with the playoffs! :)
mick

Actually I wasn't too disappointed in the Mariners loss on opening day...I was pleasantly surprised by the win yesterday, and by Johjima hitting two homers in his first two games...of course, we've given up 11 hits and 13 hits in our first two games, Guardado looked horrible again, and our two biggest off-season pickups were Everett and Washburn...sigh...gonna be another long summer.

They’re going...

Just like the winds out there...

Going, going, gone!

Like, outta here, straight to last place?

:D

May be my team will join you there...

PIRATES!

You had the wrong team in boldface so I took the liberty of adjusting your standings table. Otherwise I agree - bring on the playoffs now!!! :p

Most of you probably didn't see it and didn't care to, but the Red Sox/Rangers game was a gem last night. Both starting pitchers pitched really well, for so early in the season. Some nifty defensive plays, and every AB was important, as the final score was 2-1. I was very impressed with Beckett. He could've gotten very frustrated, as the Sox didn't get any offense going for him early, but he didn't.

I'll agree with Mick. Start the playoffs. The Sox are in, the Yankees are out. :D Pretty sure that won't be the case in October. Dan won't even bother to respond to this until the All-Star break. :)

I saw part of the BoSox game. Unfortunately, I also saw part of the Yankees game too.

Papelbon sure was impressive. Looks like Keith Foulke and his 7 1/2 mil a year might be getting a lot of late pine time. Gotta kinda admire a manager that would make the decision this early in the season to use what he thinks is his best closer instead of his highest paid one. Of course, the first time that Papelbon blows one- and he will- his sainthood will be null and void.

I can't wait for Wells to re-join the Sox. Build up the ol' team unity.

Not :cool: <font></font>

I never pass up an opportunity to prove you wrong.

See you around Labor Day!

:D

Classic. :D

Shhh...don't encourage him.

How 'bout them Cubbies!

Think Prior and Wood will be ready for opening day? Opening day 2007?

Sigh...thanks alot o' Juggling One.

I've almost gotten to the point of considering their contributions, combined, to be essentially a 5th starter. If the Cubs get more out them, it's a bonus. If they can get Wade Miller in the rotation, keep Zambrano off the internet, and find a refill on Maddux's "fountain of youth" water bottle, they just might give Houston a good battle for second.

So, in the meantime:
http://www.technoplus.com/images/crying_baby.gif

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

Rangers set record against Detroit.
 

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

I can't believe Dan's not posting about Pedro plunking 3 guys last night. The Mets hit 5 batters total. Then when the Nats pitcher hits his first guy of the night, he's immediately tossed, along with Frank Robinson. Go figure.

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Wow....better order the rings. :)

Getting my lawn chair out for the parade. Jimbo is a great manager!

I knew you were form the UP, mick, and thought about how close I am when I travel up I75 to the Soo for football. But heck, you're way out there!

Way out.
 

Ha! Yeah, it's another fer piece from there.
I'm about 5 hours from the Soo. ...About 3-1/2 hours from Duluth, the left side of Lake Superior.]

A sad story
 

At a divorce hearing, the judge asked the 12 year old child if he wanted to live with his mother. "No,"' he said. "Why not?" replied the judge. "She beats me," said the young man. So the judge asked if he would like to live with his father. "No", said the boy. "He beats me too." The judge asked, "Well who do you want to live with?" "The Cubs," said the boy. "The Cubs?" asked the judge. "Why would you want to live with the Cubs?" The boy answered,"Because the Cubs never beat anybody."

Anybody notice that our very own DAN was honored last night during the Oakland A's home game? For some reason, the name "DAN" was patterned into the infield dirt behind second base. I had no idea our buddy had so much influence in the Bay Area.

How bout that St. Louis bullpen, BTW? Ouch.

And, now that I think of it, how 'bout that Boston bullpen?!!? Yeeee-ha!

If you want to talk bullpens, you have to talk Mariners...yuck! What a joke their bullpen is - again!

That story is <B>so</B> last century.

(Come to think of it, so is their last World Series appearance.)

Sigh...

But, on the bright side, I have a broom propped up next to my desk for the benefit of those Cardinal fans in my office. Hey, I know it's barely April; I just need to get my digs in whenever I can.

I know there's no crying in baseball, nor are there excuses.

BUT (which of course means, void everything I just previously stated :D) the Cards bullpen was horrible, that's all that I really have to say about that. (A little Forrest Gump plug there.)

Yep, the Cardinal pitching staff was a lot like a box o' chocolates...

Uh oh, mick.....

The Good Team from Chicago- 5
Detroit Tigers - 3

They wuz doing good until the big kids got out of school..... :D

Whaa...? Inter-league play already? I thought the Cubbies had the day off?

:p

The Cubbies usually have a lot of days off.......quite a few of them when they're supposed to be playing unfortunately.

Ha Ha... very, very good point!

That's funny ! :D
I guess the Champs are better than the Royals, but are the Champs better than the Rangers ?
On the plus side, the Tigers haven't had an error in 7 games.
That's an upgrade.
mick

Frank Robinson and the pitcher Rodriguez get suspended, but no punishment for any of the Mets pitchers.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2403787

All this bullpen talk and no mention of the Braves? Once again they have decided to give the season a go without a real closer. Not sure that they have a set up man either... Or anyone who can get someone out!

PS Their starters have exactly ZERO wins thusfar.

PPS Chipper is on the DL already.

Or Leo Mazzone!

Where are they now?
 

No idea why this is in a Philly paper: http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/14297194.htm

He says he took his inspiration from Tony Kornheiser, who wrote at the time, that it was the peak of his life and everything afterwards would simply be nostalgia. Tony recently spoke with Maier and congratulated him.

For all the Cub's fans......

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47426

It's true, it's true......

With apologies in adance to DJ, Schilling pitched another gem tonight. Again, a pitcher's duel and just a real pleasure to watch. Papelbon looks good again to close it out. Now if we could just figure out a way to play only on every fifth day. . . (Shades of "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain")

My favorite "headline" in the sports section was "NBA Praises Julius Hodge for Getting Shot in Non-Controversial Fashion". :)

Now pitching for the Seattle Mariners......

<font size = +8>J.J. Putz</font>

It's true, it's true......

And he ain't the first..... :D

<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=stathead><TD colSpan=12>For the benefit of NYY fans on the forum:


2006 American League Standings
</TD></TR><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left>EAST</TD><TD width="6%">W</TD><TD width="6%">L</TD><TD width="8%">PCT</TD><TD width="5%">GB</TD><TD>HOME</TD><TD>ROAD</TD><TD>RS</TD><TD>RA</TD><TD>STRK</TD><TD>L10</TD></TR><!--seasonType=2--><!--startDate=20060416--><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>Boston</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>.667</TD><TD class=sortcol width="5%">-</TD><TD>3-3</TD><TD>5-1</TD><TD width="5%">53</TD><TD width="5%">49</TD><TD>Won 1</TD><TD>7-3</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>Baltimore</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>.538</TD><TD class=sortcol width="5%">1.5</TD><TD>4-5</TD><TD>3-1</TD><TD width="5%">71</TD><TD width="5%">69</TD><TD>Lost 1</TD><TD>5-5</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>Tampa Bay</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>.538</TD><TD class=sortcol width="5%">1.5</TD><TD>4-3</TD><TD>3-3</TD><TD width="5%">73</TD><TD width="5%">77</TD><TD>Won 3</TD><TD>6-4</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>Toronto</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD class=sortcol width="5%">2</TD><TD>3-3</TD><TD>3-3</TD><TD width="5%">72</TD><TD width="5%">69</TD><TD>Lost 2</TD><TD>5-5</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>NY Yankees</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>.455</TD><TD class=sortcol width="5%">2.5</TD><TD>3-0</TD><TD>2-6</TD><TD width="5%">71</TD><TD width="5%">49</TD><TD>Lost 2</TD><TD>4-6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>



Of course, Atlanta gets six innings of one hit ball out of starter John Thomson, but still can't win the game due to that mess they call a bullpen.

I liked Saturday's game better...and as for today's game, if the first base umpire doesn't blow the call when Sexson tags the runner, we would've had you again...we'll see what Meche can do against the Sox tomorrow.

I didn't get to see it, as my family was traveling to visit my dad. But I'm most really impressed with the pitching lines for the Sox. Becket throws 7 innings with 1 earned run, Timlin pitches a 1-hit 8th, and Papelbon gets another save. That's how it's supposed to work!

And in other news, Mariano blows a save in April, and it's not even against the Sox!

Gee, DJ, if it'll make you feel better....

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

Oh well...I thought it was an easy call, but the ump didn't, so that's the way it goes. I will say this - Papelbon is a stud! In his post-game interview yesterday, after a 1-2-3 9th inning where he threw something like 11 pitches, he talked about how 'lucky" he was to get out of the inning - M's had two long flies off him, but not even close to the wall - and how he was going to have to work harder in the future. Pretty impressive!

An intersting note to last night's Cubs-Dodgers game:

The pitching matchup was Penny/Marshall.

In the press box was David "Squiggy" Lander, who appeared in "Laverne and Shirley", who is also an associate scout for the Seattle Mariners.

Life can be strange sometimes.

Somehow, that seems kinda fitting......

Lenny is the M's hitting coach.

And, unfortunately, Mork from Ork is their pitching coach!

Wakefield is off to a terrible start this year. He's been with the Sox longer than anybody else currently on the club, I think. It's early, so he's got plenty of time to turn it around, but hitters are just teeing off on him. Sox have lost 5 games (only the Mets have fewer losses), and Wakefield has been charged with 3 of of the losses. Not good times for Wake.

This upcoming series with the Jays should be a good one.

I forgot to mention, although I know it's a sore spot. . . The Cubbies are in a world of hurt now that Derek Lee is out, too. What a funky play to get banged up on. It looked like he just forgot where he was. He wasn't even trying to make a play, he was just standing there on the base.

Nomar's coming back, tho. Hope he stays healthy for a few games. :rolleyes:

http://www.paulkopeikingallery.com/a...es/g.o.p_b.jpg

Thanks alot Chuck. I was starting to get the hang of rocky's memory-blocking techniques down, but you gotta go and ruin it.

Umm...ok, I'm fine now.

Btw, anyone notice the Mets "milestone" homeruns? Julio Franco is the oldest player to ever hit a home run (isn't he eligible for Medicare?), and Kaz Matsui getting a home run in his first at-bat of the season, <B>in his third straight season</B>.

And I'm ready for the big money myself. At this point in the season, Mr. M&M Guy has as many home runs as Barry Bonds and Manny Ramirez <B>combined</B>. And, I can guarantee I'll be on the DL less than Prior or Wood...

...oh, no, (snif...) here comes those feelings again...

Ok M&M, say it with me..."There's no place like home, there's no place like home"...oops, wait a minute - that's not it.

OK, try again, say it with me "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here"...oops, that's not right either...

Dang - I've used those memory blocking techniques so many times (Seahawks, Mariners, Sonics) that I can't seem to remember the code words...this is not good.

Manny finally hits his first home run (runs) of the season, Ortiz hits one too, and Timlin can't hold the lead. Ggggrrrrrrrrr!!! :mad:

Geeze Rock, you are in trouble! Help is on the way! Just look into these eyes and before you know it you'll have forgotten all about that thing we were just talking about...

http://www.hi-res.net/blog/images/weirdFace.jpeg

<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 width=464 border=0><TBODY><TR class=section_medium><TD class=boxscoreheader>TEAM</TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>W </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>L </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>PCT </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>GB </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>HOME </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>ROAD </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>L-10 </TD><TD class=boxscoreheader align=right>STREAK </TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxscorefooter> Chicago</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>13 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>5 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.722 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>- </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>9-3 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>4-2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>9-1 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>W-8 </TD></TR><TR class=section_lite><TD class=boxscorefooter> Detroit</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>12 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>7 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.632 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1.5 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>2-5 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>10-2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>7-3 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>W-5</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Pinch me. :)

The Tigers scored 12 - "2 out" runs on Saturday against the Twins.:)

Mariners are on a roll...won two in a row! Took two of three from the White Sox...only 2.5 games out of first in the division!

Gotta celebrate these little milestones, you know.

I just got home from vacation yesterday and checked the standings. I can't believe the Sox are tied for first. Seemed like they were losing every night. They're 3-7 in their last 10, the Yankees are 7-3 in their last 10, and it's tied up. Good news, bad news. We're playing like crap, but we're still tied.

AND IT'S MAY 1ST ALREADY!!! ARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!! TIME TO PANIC!!!!!!

btw...you and the family gonna boo Mr. Damon when he makes his big Fenway appearance tonight?

btw2...I heard this over the weekend, maybe you know it already. Red Sox Nation is saying Johnny Damon looks like Jesus, acts like Judas and throws like Mary...pretty funny!

Tied?:confused:

http://www.forumspile.com/WTF-Orangutan.jpg

NY Yankees...Won 13 Loss- 10 Winning Percentage- <font color = red>.565</font>
Other Second Place Guys... Won 14 Loss- 11 Winning Percentage- .560

Tied? Don't think so.......

NY's magic number is 140.

:D

I'm not. My mother-in-law will. Can't tell with my daughter.

I thought Schill's comments were pretty much on target: "The Red Sox put a value on Johnny. The Yankees put a higher value on him. He went for the money. And I understand that. That's the business."

I'm gonna miss him, but I'm not gonna bash him.

Hey, I got my info from espn.com. You don't like it, take it up with them. They not only showed them as tied, but listed the Sox first, based (I'm guessing) on having more wins.

ESPN?:confused: You're using ESPN as a basis for <b>anything</b>?

All MLB standings are based on <b>"Winning Percentage"</b> only. Been that way forever.

Here's the <b>OFFICIAL</b> standings from the Major League Baseball website:

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/standings/index.jsp

So, um, how games are the Other Guys behind the Evil Empire?

Feel free to use the Official MLB website...

You fellas are lucky yer not playing the champs.

<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=black12bold colSpan=10 height=30>Central</TD></TR><TR><TD class=grey12bold> TEAM</TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>W </TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>L </TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>PCT </TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>GB </TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>HOME </TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>ROAD </TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>L-10 </TD><TD class=grey12bold align=right>STREAK </TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxscorefooter> Chicago</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>17 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>7 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.708 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>- </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>9-3 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>8-4 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>8-2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>W-3 </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=9 height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD class=boxscorefooter> Detroit</TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>16 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>9 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>.640 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>1.5 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>5-5 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>11-4 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>8-2 </TD><TD class=boxscorefooter align=right>W-3 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

So, the Tigers have that wild card spot locked up, eh?

Let those guys in the American League Weak, er, I mean East, have all the mathematical auguments they want...

:D

The BoSox aren't any games behind. They are in second place in their division though.

If it'll make you feel any better, note that the MLB standings also show that your beloved Cubbies are all the way up to <b>FOURTH</b> place in their division as of today, even though the fifth-place Brewers have won more games. The good news also is that Prior and Woods are tenatively expected to be back for the playoffs in October now, if the Cubs do happen to make them.

Semantics. They're tied for first. At least until about 5 hrs. from now.

Oh, yea, btw - the vaunted Cubs pitching staff consisting of Prior, Wood and Zambrano have combined for <B>0</B> wins so far this season. And how's their overall record compared to the Evil Empire?

(Just this weekend GM Jim Hendry was overheard asking Greg Maddux why he needs more than 12 hrs. of rest in between starts...)

Uhmmm, mick - would that be the same Chicago team that coughed up 2 games to my lowly M's last week? Ouch...

On a side note, there was an interesting article in my local paper last week listing the starting pitchers the Mariners have had to face this year. Yikes - I'm surprised they've won more than 2 or 3 games...

Me too.....

I must say I am quite impressed by by the hospitality of the Fenway crowd. As the game started they were chanting "Yankees luck!"

It seems to be working, end of 4 NY up 3-1.

Tied up, 3-3. Guess Guidry's advice didn't help. He doesn't look at all like I remember him from his pitching days. My memory's just shot, probably.

Well......I think that David Ortiz shoulda observed the <b>Day Without Immigrants</b>.

Not fair....