Warning!! It's Baaaaaack!! Off-topic Baseball Thread '08 !!

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mick

One Thome run was all it took.

If you would've told me the White Sox were only going to score 1 run, I would've told you it was going to be an easy Twins victory, especially when they started showing some of the lifetime stats of some of the Twins players against Danks. But that's why baseball is such a great game.

The White Sox were the first team in history to win the final three games of the season against three different opponents.

Also, this is the first time since 1906 that both Chicago teams are in the post-season at the same time. That was the year Susan B. Anthony was born, the Panama Canal was being contructed, and Jurassic was finally graduating from high school, I believe.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

and Jurassic was finally graduating from high school, I believe.

He graduated?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

He graduated?

The stone tablets are a little unclear about that, but I just made the assumption he did.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

The stone tablets are a little unclear about that, but I just made the assumption he did.

The archaeological digs support your assumption.

[grunewar]

From Today's USAToday (excerpt below)

".........After all, the Cubs are in the playoffs for the fourth time in 11 years. They've at least made it to the NL Championship Series three times. They've fallen short in painful fashion, but have sports fans in other cities suffered more even if not longer?

How about followers of the Milwaukee Brewers, who went 26 years without even a playoff appearance before this year? Or those in Washington, D.C., who have had their October calendars clear every year since 1933. Not only have they lost two teams in the interim, the franchise in town now hasn't been to the playoffs since 1981, when it was in Montreal.

And maybe it has been worse for sports fans in San Diego, Cleveland and Buffalo, who have not celebrated a world championship in any major professional sport in more than 40 years......."

Entire article is at: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...Cubspain_N.htm

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by grunewar

And maybe it has been worse for sports fans in San Diego, Cleveland and Buffalo, who have not celebrated a world championship in any major professional sport in more than 40 years......."

Entire article is at: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/cubs/2008-09-30-Cubspain_N.htm

The Leafs not winning the Cup since '67 is a bigger story, imho.

I don't see any celebration topping that one when it happens.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

The Leafs not winning the Cup since '67 is a bigger story, imho.

I don't see any celebration topping that one when it happens.

From the Article, "Or those in Washington, D.C., who have had their October calendars clear every year since 1933. Not only have they lost two teams in the interim, the franchise in town now hasn't been to the playoffs since 1981, when it was in Montreal." (and we lost 100 games this yr! Wahoo!! NOT)

Let's go NATS! It's gonna be a long, long time for us.

We can only hope for our CAPS!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

The Leafs not winning the Cup since '67 is a bigger story, imho.

I don't see any celebration topping that one when it happens.

The Leafs? Is that a NASCAR family like the Pettys or Earnharts?