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

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by mick

Given Jim Leyland's recent remarks, perhaps you might direct your focus to opponents of those-who-must-not-be-named.
Leyland turns focus to wild card (Detroit News)

[mick]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Given Jim Leyland's recent remarks, perhaps you might direct your focus to opponents of those-who-must-not-be-named.
Leyland turns focus to wild card (Detroit News)

Lord Byron,
I read that earlier this week.
He's wrong, or more likely, he was just trying to disarm the Tribe, ...to keep them from looking over their shoulders and seeing a team that just got three pitchers back, and a slugger. [Heck, Kenny Rogers threw a (one) pitch in the mid-90s t'other day, Rodney is up to mid-90s, and ZoomZoom is finding triple digits.]

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by mick

Lord Byron,
I read that earlier this week.
He's wrong, or more likely, he was just trying to disarm the Tribe, ...to keep them from looking over their shoulders and seeing a team that just got three pitchers back, and a slugger. [Heck, Kenny Rogers threw a (one) pitch in the mid-90s t'other day, Rodney is up to mid-90s, and ZoomZoom is finding triple digits.]

OK, well, you just keep your dreams alive for 22 more games, but remember: the higher your hopes, the harder the crash landing.

[mick]

Originally Posted by mbyron

OK, well, you just keep your dreams alive for 22 more games, but remember: the higher your hopes, the harder the crash landing.

Higher the hopes ?
Ha !
Detroit went on a free fall 6 weeks ago. Right now I can feel a sense of a chute opening.