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

[Jurassic Referee]

Spring comes to the U.P. and every young lad's dreams turn to baseball!


Houghton, Michigan--this morning. A mere 8". That's Mick on the corner.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Houghton, Michigan--this morning. A mere 8". That's Mick on the corner.

We're only getting an inch or so tonight. But Beckett's supposed to go for the Sox tonight, despite temperatures falling to 27 overnight in KC. Tomorrow it's supposed to rain there.

Yankees already got rained out, tho. So maybe we move back within a half game of first place.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

We're only getting an inch or so tonight.

May as well use this one now.

[Jurassic Referee]

Aw geeze, Dan.........lol......

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Spring comes to the U.P. and every young lad's dreams turn to baseball!


Houghton, Michigan--this morning. A mere 8". That's Mick on the corner.

As of this [Thursday] morning, Woody, I have 24" covering my crocuses, where they were protected from the 50 mph blizzard drifting. In a small yard, I have drifts from 3-1/2' to 5-1/2'.
A swirling wind at Comerica park yesterday put the Tigers' 8 run lead in jeopardy.

[M&M Guy]

Geez mick, have you ever thought of moving further south to the warmer weather?

Like Wisconsin?

And to think I was grumbling this morning when I saw flakes flying in the wind. And there weren't enough of them to cover any of the green blades of grass, crocuses, or lilies. I have even mowed the grass once already.

Keep the faith though. That snow will be gone. Eventually. June, maybe. About the same time Kenny Rogers comes back.

[mick]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Geez mick, have you ever thought of moving further south to the warmer weather?

M&M,
The last time I thought of moving south was a coupla minutes ago.

[ChuckElias]

Here are some highlights of ESPN's predictions for the month of June (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...sportCat=mlb):

June 9: Looking to address the decreasing number of young black players in baseball, commissioner Bud Selig shows how much marketing savvy he has by releasing a rap album called "The Great Sport Of Baseball Is Really Quite Dope, Yo" under the name MC Selig.

June 12: Cubs fans begin lining up outside Wrigley Field hours before the gates open for a game against the Mariners in the hope of being one of the first 10,000 inside the stadium who will receive a free signed Kerry Wood MRI printout.

June 16: Roger Clemens pitches his first game of the season and then promptly announces a four-day retirement to end when his spot in the rotation comes up again.

June 22: Tony La Russa passes out during the eighth inning of a tight game against the Phillies, thereby allowing his left-handed reliever to stay in the game and pitch to two right-handed batters. Upon learning what he allowed to happen upon waking up, La Russa vows to never drink again.

June 24: Red Sox players play a prank on David Ortiz, telling him Terry Francona has penciled him into the lineup at first base and that he has to go buy a glove and learn how to field and catch before the 1:05 p.m. first pitch.

June 29: White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen releases his first book: "Ozzie Guillen's Spanish-To-English-Sailor Dictionary."

June 30: Standout Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman fields his first ground ball of the year against the Pirates, marking the first time all season Washington's pitchers didn't have a pitch hit for a home run or at least to the warning track.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Here are some highlights of ESPN's predictions for the month of June

June 12: Cubs fans begin lining up outside Wrigley Field hours before the gates open for a game against the Mariners in the hope of being one of the first 10,000 inside the stadium who will receive a free signed Kerry Wood MRI printout.

June 16: Roger Clemens pitches his first game of the season and then promptly announces a four-day retirement to end when his spot in the rotation comes up again.

June 24: Red Sox players play a prank on David Ortiz, telling him Terry Francona has penciled him into the lineup at first base and that he has to go buy a glove and learn how to field and catch before the 1:05 p.m. first pitch.

Those three got a chance......

How about adding:

June 31: Manny spotted running out a ground ball.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

June 16: Roger Clemens pitches his first game of the season and then promptly announces a four-day retirement to end when his spot in the rotation comes up again.

Seems right on target.

[Nevadaref]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Maybe the next time a Boston pitcher takes a no-hit bid into the ninth inning, he'll listen to catcher Jason Varitek. Curt Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter Thursday, losing his bid when Shannon Stewart lined a clean single to right field after Schilling shook off his catcher. Schilling finished with a one-hitter as the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0.

Boston
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
C. Schilling (W, 6-2) 9.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.49

Okay, the talking heads are all yapping about Schilling shaking off his catcher, but what I haven't seen mentioned is how bad Julio Lugo would have felt had his fifth inning error spoiled a perfect game.

[Jurassic Referee]

Yo, Chuckie......

Hear that?

It's the theme from Jaws.........

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

As of this [Thursday] morning, Woody, I have 24" covering my crocuses, where they were protected from the 50 mph blizzard drifting. In a small yard, I have drifts from 3-1/2' to 5-1/2'.
A swirling wind at Comerica park yesterday put the Tigers' 8 run lead in jeopardy.

Update.......

This morning in Houghton, U.P.---



Trout opens in a coupla weeks, Mick.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Update.......

This morning in Houghton, U.P.---



Trout opens in a coupla weeks, Mick.

The picture you posted is right in front of a 7-story motel.
...They already cleaned the main drag.

Early trout season is on, methinks. Time for smelt!

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by mick

The picture you posted is right in front of a 7-story motel.
...They already cleaned the main drag.

Early trout season is on, methinks. Time for smelt!

I read on the internet that Al Gore thinks global warming will raise the yearly avg temp of Houghton, U.P. by 6 deg F

To 48 degrees.

Better get a coupla pair of bermudas!