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

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by mick

The Yanks are red hot, and now they've made the Indians red hot.

Old cheer from my HS: "Our team is red hot. Your team is diddly squat!"

Also: (when the other team was going to shoot a FT) "See that basket, see that ball, come on stupid, hit the wall!"

OK, I'll stop now.

[Jurassic Referee]

Yo, Chuck........

When you do your Monday morning Sportscenter, don't forget to tell us all about Eric Gagne.

Personally, I'm kinda glad to see him in there in place of Okajima.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

don't forget to tell us all about Eric Gagne.

He doesn't seem to be making the adjustment to set-up guy very well, does he? 4 game lead? Sox have been playing .500 ball over the last 50 games; Yankees have just been on fire. Seems like they're scoring 10 runs per game over the last couple weeks. Almost doesn't matter if you have a crappy pitching staff if your offense is doing that.

There's still 6 games left for the Sox and Yanks. Those two series will decide it, I think.

I heard that the Tigers have the most losses since the All-Star break in the AL. But that's small consolation for Sox fans. Maybe Mick and I can just commiserate.

[mick]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

He doesn't seem to be making the adjustment to set-up guy very well, does he? 4 game lead? Sox have been playing .500 ball over the last 50 games; Yankees have just been on fire. Seems like they're scoring 10 runs per game over the last couple weeks. Almost doesn't matter if you have a crappy pitching staff if your offense is doing that.

There's still 6 games left for the Sox and Yanks. Those two series will decide it, I think.

I heard that the Tigers have the most losses since the All-Star break in the AL. But that's small consolation for Sox fans. Maybe Mick and I can just commiserate.

Well, Chuck, the Yankees, as usual, certainly do seem to control the direction that the playoffs will be headed. If the Red Sox and the Tigers don't begin feeling a sense of urgency, then we will be singing "wait 'til next year".

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

I heard that the Tigers have the most losses since the All-Star break in the AL. But that's small consolation for Sox fans. Maybe Mick and I can just commiserate.

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?

[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.

[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.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by 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.

Gee, Chuckles, you left out the Bobby Jenks story. He tied the MLB record for most consecutive batters retired(41), held by the immortal Jim Barr(who?). The 42nd batter got a hit, ending his chances to set a new record. I'm sure that all of the numerous(4) White Sox fans around are upset that you missed this in your daily report.

And I see that Wiley Mo Pena of Washington just homered for the second straight game. Seeing that Bah-ston is having big trouble with their power stats this year, ya think maybe they could trade for Pena to get a big bat in their lineup? I hear that you got a spare relief pitcher available that ain't doing much.

[26 Year Gap]

30-3? I've had JVG games with that score.