| Theo out in Boston. |
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/9015254 Who didn't see this coming? His PECOTA projection of 3 seasons as GM predicted this. ;-) brink
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| Top ten worst retired numbers |
As you know, I believe retired numbers should be reserved for those who played the game. Personally, I like the Giants and Red Sox rules that they have to be HOFers although you can make cas...
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| What's wrong with Major League Baseball |
As many of you know, this years World Series was the lowest-rated ever. Automatically it would beg the question "why?" I feel ill-equiped to speculate as to why -- though I suspect one of ...
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| Last out of the 2005 WS |
My son found it online, including the good slow motion version. It was very close, but he was definitely out. Tom
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| Idea for "Percentage Baseball" computer game. |
Someone may actually be able to profit from my idea, which is all right. Why not make a computer baseball game with MLB teams of the present and the past where you can have the co...
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| I'm guessing unix must be pretty good |
I have Roger Maynard's posts bookmarked in Google for occasional perusal and entertainment value: http://tinyurl.com/95fxk Some recent observations from a linux newsgroup: <...
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| Hall of Fame line |
At the end of the Baseball season, I always start to think about these questions about the Hall of Fame. Which player(s) crossed the Hall of Fame line this season? Which player did the mos...
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| How long before Torre starts french kissing Jeter? |
My God, enough with the kissing, Guillen! http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/photo?slug=hta19010270538.world_series__hta190&prov=ap
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| This year's Grey Cup... |
...will be the 93rd. How many Superbowls is that again? cordially, as always, rm
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| "Cropp vows ballpark on Anacostia" |
Cropp vows ballpark on Anacostia D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp yesterday insisted that the new ballpark for the Washington Nationals will be built near the Anacostia River in Sou...
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| Reason to have instant replay in baseball |
This article shows why. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5029850
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| Rate The Greatest Players |
New site where you can rate the greatest players of all time: http://www.rateitall.com/topic.aspx?OrderBy=&gender=B&Age=0&TopicID=20713&show=all There are about 400 players liste...
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| Number 14 |
Is number 14 unofficially retired by the Reds? I see no one on the 40 man roster has it and I can't ever remember seeing anyone else wearing it. I know it won't be officially retired until w...
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| The Rose Award For 10-26-05. World Series Edition. |
The Rose Award goes to Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox, who went three-for-four with one RBI in a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros. The Chicago White Sox are the 2005 World Series...
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| Rowand |
Rowand did two of the most unfundamental things I have ever seen in MLB. I wouldn't even classify these as "fundamentals", these are practically rules! You learn this the first year of littl...
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| The Cubs are now on the clock |
Great headline on Yahoo sports at http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AgucDRBg61btkcHVwwQ571URvLYF?slug=ap-jimlitke&prov=ap&type=lgns
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| Chicago - the _best_ team! |
At the end of the year there is no doubt. The Chicago White Sox, winners of 16 of their last 17 games, are the best team in baseball. Somehow, I would have preferred the Cubs, and I ...
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| Clinching on the Road |
1) The last three World Series were clinched on the road. Before 2003-05, when did this last happen? 2) The record for consecutive road clinch years i...
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| Uribe foul ball catch |
Shouldn't the Houston fans have tried to interfere with Uribe's attempt to catch the foul ball? "No interference should be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, raili...
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| Closest WS sweep ever? |
It would be a dubious achievement for the Astros sure but every game was close. Have there been any WS sweeps where the scores have been closer than this one?
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| White Sox 11-1 in post-season |
That says it all. -- To reply via e-mail please delete 1 c from paccbell
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| Glad the Sox won tonight |
It had turned into an unexciting nothing kind of series. Nothing at all like the pitching match-up and drama that it could have been. I'm just glad to get it over with. -- ...
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| Forgot Fox-the best celebration coverage is on WGN |
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| Congrats White Sox |
The 88 year drought is finally over.
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| Runer on third,two outs. 1-0 game..... |
Fox joins the pitch in progress. -- To reply via e-mail please delete 1 c from paccbell
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| Barbara Bush keeping score? |
Is she really keeping score? Also, didn't she throw out the first pitch for one the games during that 1917 World Series that the last White Sox won?
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| Will Frank Thomas get a ring? |
If they win, that is... cordially, as always, rm
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| AP anounces that there are no blacks in the Domincan Republic or Cuba! |
Ezequiel Astacio, Jose Vizcaino, Willy Taveras, Jose Contreras, Orlando Hernandez, Damaso Marte, Luis Vizcaino, Pablo Ozuna, Juan Uribe, and Timo Perez may be surprised!
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| The Rose Award For 10-25-05. World Series Edition. |
The Rose Award goes to Geoff Blum of the Chicago White Sox, who went one-for-one with one RBI and scored one run in a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros. Blum had the game winning hi...
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| Uuseed parks still standing? |
Unused meaning no longer used for baseball. I came up with: Candlestick Jack Murphy LA Coliseum Astrodome Tiger Stadium Olympic Stadium Busch (for at ...
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