Warning!! Danger!! Annual Off-topic Baseball Thread '07!! Beware!!

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Yeah, those poor, first place in their division Tigers. You really gotta feel sorry for them.

Geeze, what would you two do if you both weren't in first place in your respective divisions?

Well, unlike Chuck, I'd be real quiet.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Not sure you ever heard the answer, but the ruling was "running lane interference," as the batter-runner did not have both feet within the running lane to first base and subsequently interfered with the first baseman's opportunity to make the play. The ball is dead, the runner is out, and other runners (if any) return if the interference is not the third out (as I think it was in this play).

Rule 6.05(k)
http://tinyurl.com/2nugkb

Thanks!

[Dan_ref]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/sp...hp&oref=slogin

[Dan_ref]

Former Red Sox player attempts to kill pitcher and catcher during game

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

At least he's not involved in dog fighting....that we know of

[mick]

Split in Cleveland, now onto New York

• DET are 6-20 in the last 26 meetings in New York.
• DET are 12-30 in the last 42 meetings.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Former Red Sox player

and Dodger and Royal and Mariner and Twin and Philly and Met. . . I don't see you busting Rocky's stones over this.

BTW, Shelley Duncan?

Looked like Mariano and Dice-K were equally bad yesterday.

Mets scored 5 in the first, 5 in the ninth and nothing in between. First time any team's done that in 50 years.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Former Red Sox player attempts to kill pitcher and catcher during game

I thought you were kidding. Holy crap!

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

and Dodger and Royal and Mariner and Twin and Philly and Met. . . I don't see you busting Rocky's stones over this.

Well that's an easy one. I like Rocky.

BTW, Shelley Duncan?

Pretty cool, eh

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Well that's an easy one. I like Rocky.

Which brings up today's news in the wonderful world of beisbol......

MLB is thinking of sending both Seattle and the BoSox to Tokyo to open the 2008 AL season. Great idea (as long as they don't bring 'em back).

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Which brings up today's news in the wonderful world of beisbol......

MLB is thinking of sending both Seattle and the BoSox to Tokyo to open the 2008 AL season. Great idea (as long as they don't bring 'em back).

Oregon State is talking about sending their team and another team to do some exhibition in China. Something about making the world series truly world...

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Oregon State is talking about sending their team and another team to do some exhibition in China. Something about making the world series truly world...

China?

Maybe they can bring back something to eat or a nice painted toy for Chuck?

[mick]

"With Kenny Rogers feeling better on Friday and Polanco finally getting his strength back, it looks like the Tigers are finally getting past the virus that made so many of them sick this week.
"I hope we passed it over to the Yankees," Leyland said." - detnews.com

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by mick

"With Kenny Rogers feeling better on Friday and Polanco finally getting his strength back, it looks like the Tigers are finally getting past the virus that made so many of them sick this week.
"I hope we passed it over to the Yankees," Leyland said." - detnews.com

So do I!

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Well that's an easy one. I like Rocky.



Pretty cool, eh

Thanks Dan!! And Offerman may have been on the Mariner roster for a while, but he acts like a RedSox!

[ChuckElias]

Sox beat up on Tampa Bay. They now lead the AL in shut outs. Yankees lost, dropping a game to the Sox. So that's good.

I saw a great sign at the Yankee game, tho. It had the Yankee logo in a car mirror and said, "Warning, Boston fans, objects may be closer than they appear." Kind of clever.

And how about this guy from Arizona, Brandon Webb? Friday night, he pitched his third straight shut-out. He's thrown 42 consecutive scoreless innings. He's 18 innings away from breaking Orel Hershiser's record. When a reporter informed of this, Webb responded, "Just two more shutouts? Oh, I should have that no problem. It's in the back pocket," while rolling his eyes.