WARNING!! It's the 2012 Annual Baseball Thread!! Open at your own risk!!

[ChuckElias]

Don't look now, but my Sox are over .500 and charging! They may finish the season within 10 games of first!

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Don't look now, but my Sox are over .500 and charging! They may finish the season within 10 games of first!

Harper and the boys had a really good weekend.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Don't look now, but my Sox are over .500 and charging!

Originally Posted by grunewar

Harper and the boys had a really good weekend.

I can't believe that my Red Sox were swept by the damn Expos. Gary Carter, up in heaven, must be laughing his a*s off.

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Harper and the boys had a really good weekend.

Go Naaaaaaaaaaaattttttttsssssssss!

[APG]

Perfect game thrown by Matt Cain...first in San Francisco Giants' history.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Perfect game thrown by Matt Cain...first in San Francisco Giants' history.

Possible no hitter thrown by Met's R.A. Dickey to be announced.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Perfect game thrown by Matt Cain...first in San Francisco Giants' history.

With some great defense, but also with 14 strikeouts. That ties Sandy Koufax for most SOs in a perfecto.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Possible no hitter thrown by Met's R.A. Dickey to be announced.

I think it'll be tough to get MLB to overturn that scoring decision. You're asking them to retroactively award a no-hitter. I don't think that's the kind of thing Bud will want to do.

Sox bats woke up a little last night, but man, they just look bad almost every night. Even when they win one, you just shake your head. Could be a long summer.

BTW, anybody watch the Yankees on ESPN last night? They told the story of how Robinson Cano was named. His dad was a huge Jackie Robinson fan, but his mother didn't want him to be named anything to do with baseball. Apparently in the Dominican Republic, you have file official paperwork at a town office before a new birth is registered, etc. So with the mom still in the hospital after the birth, the dad snuck the name "Robinson" onto the official papers and filed them at the office. Mom was pissed, according to the story.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

With some great defense, but also with 14 strikeouts. That ties Sandy Koufax for most SOs in a perfecto.

As I said to my wife last night, these are the types of plays that make a perfect game. Sure enough, they did. Blanco's catch was probably the defensive play of the year for the Giants.

We stayed up late in Houston to watch and I'm glad we did even if I am paying for it this morning.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

They told the story of how Robinson Cano was named. His dad was a huge Jackie Robinson fan, but his mother didn't want him to be named anything to do with baseball. So with the mom still in the hospital after the birth, the dad snuck the name "Robinson" onto the official papers and filed them at the office.

All three if my children were born prematurely, the youngest twelve weeks early, and all by emergency Cesarean section. Due to three previous miscarriages, my wife and I were hesitant to pick out names in advance for any of the three births, nor did we know the sexes of the babies. All three of the babies were born in tough shape, the littlest was less than two pounds, and all three had to be immediately baptized in the hospital. With my 100% Italian wife still "groggy" from the C-section anesthesia, it was up to me, only 50% Irish, to name all three babies. That's how Brian, Kathleen, and Shannon, were named.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

They told the story of how Robinson Cano was named. His dad was a huge Jackie Robinson fan, but his mother didn't want him to be named anything to do with baseball. So with the mom still in the hospital after the birth, the dad snuck the name "Robinson" onto the official papers and filed them at the office.

A pregnant woman was involved in a car accident and, while in the hospital, she fell into a coma. When she awoke days later, the woman noticed that she was no longer carrying a child, and asked, "Doc, what happened to my baby!" The doctor replied, "Ma'am, you've had twins! You're the proud mother of a handsome baby boy, and a beautiful baby girl. Also, you should know that while you were in a coma, your brother named the children for you." "Oh, no!" shrieked the woman. "Not my brother! He's not really all together, if you know what I mean!" The doctor replied, "Well, ma'am, your brother named your daughter Denise." "Oh, that's no so bad," smiled the woman. Then, hesitantly, she asked, "What's the boy's name?" The doctor grinned and said, "Denephew."

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by grunewar

.....and hope springs eternal as both the Orioles and Nationals are in first place. Gotta love the start of a new season!

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

How 'bout them thar Nats!! Wow, Nats & O's in 1st place!!
Could it be time for a new baseball cliche in DC - Washington - first in peace, first in war, AND FIRST in the National League East!!

Originally Posted by grunewar

......and the Orioles have dropped out of first place. Can the Nats be far behind?

Ok, so Nostradamus I'm not!

[Lcubed48]

Kudos to the Nats and their fans. They are both enjoying a wonderful and meaningful season. Let'em enjoy it. Plus,the fans were extremely pleasant to a certain fan from another team that also dresses in red several weeks ago.

And, the O's too!!!

[Lcubed48]

Congrats to Grunewar and all the other Nats fans for the Nats ending 79 year's of missing out of the postseason last night.

[paulsonj72]

Wasn't the Nats missing out on post season play since 1933. It was the city of Washington D.C. itself that hasn't been in post season play since the Seanators in 1933. Of course D.C. didn't have baseball from 1973-2004 but thats beside the point. Anywau the Nats DID make the postseason in 1981 as the Expos and lost a tough 5 game series to the Dodgers in the NLCS(LCS was a best 0f 5 affair back then)

[grunewar]

Reds and Nats......What was the Vegas line on those two being the first one's to make the playoffs? Nevada?

Let's hope we make the playoffs more often now. I mean in 79 yrs I'll be......let's just say I'll be passed my 30th wedding anniversary!