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Much as I would love the Cubs to win, methinks it'd be funny as hell if the Devil Rays just went nuts this year 8)  A sure sign of the Apocalypse, HO yeah!
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Who did the Devil Ray's sign? I thought I-Rod went to the marlins. BTW, who is the closer in Tampa?

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I think this is the year the cubbies finally do it. Sosa will hit 74 home runs to break Bond's record, Wood will strike out 300, Prior will win 20 games, and Hee Sop Choi will be the rookie of the year. Oh, Clement will be the Cy Young winner.

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I think I am in love...will you marry me? ;)  

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
You did say baseball fantasies didn't you? :-/
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Hey, I have the same fantasy Dude!  ;)

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I think I am in love...will you marry me? ;)  
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You bet!  :-*

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Go Expos! Of course it would take a miracle, but at least they were better than the Mets last year.
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You're probably like one of the three Expos fans left in Quebec ;D  I heard they were doing a rotating home schedule in Puerto Rico and Montreal and some other cities this year though.

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Go Expos! Of course it would take a miracle, but at least they were better than the Mets last year.
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I thought I heard that Gary Carter was going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as an Expo, that's pretty cool.  It's amazing how many good players they've had to get rid of the years.  I mean think about it, Randy Johnson was pitching for them about 15 years ago(when he was a pretty mediocre pitcher with a lot of potential) and he's still winning Cy Young awards nowadays...

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You bet!  :-*
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All right! :D :-*

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And I'm thinking if the Expos don't get serious help soon, they're gonna lose Vidro and Guerrero...
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Do not forget about Vazquez. He might be the next Wood, he can strike out over 200 a year. Vidro reminds me of Sandburg from his batting ability as a second baseman. I would love to see Vidro play second as a Cubbie. Anyways, I hope the Expose stay a team. They are so nice, they always lose to the cubs. Plus, the cubs have recieved some great talent from the Expose, including 1987 MVP Andre Dawson.

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I thought I heard that Gary Carter was going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as an Expo, that's pretty cool.  It's amazing how many good players they've had to get rid of the years.  I mean think about it, Randy Johnson was pitching for them about 15 years ago(when he was a pretty mediocre pitcher with a lot of potential) and he's still winning Cy Young awards nowadays...
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Best team in baseball until players strike of 1994 ended season. From then on it's been fire sale after fire sale. The blame falls squarely on the local ownership group who didn't want to invest any money into the team.

Some players we've lost since 1994:

Pedro Martinez, Ken Hill, Kirk Rueter, John Wetteland, Jeff Fassero, Mike Lansing, Larry Walker, Moises Alou.

They're playing 22 home games in Puerto Rico this year, which sucks because one of the teams they'll be playing are the Angels, and I really wanted to see them.

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I kneel before the Gods and pray my Braves actually WIN the dance!! Sheesh......choooooooooooooooooke!!
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You know, I used to think you were the perfect man. ;)  Oh well, I still luv ya even though you are a Braves fan. ;D

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Bobby Valentine in disguise ;D


http://worldzone.net/sports/baseball/imagestripleplay/valentinediguise.jpg
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That was soooo funny.  ;D





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You know, I used to think you were the perfect man. ;)  Oh well, I still luv ya even though you are a Braves fan. ;D
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Yup-I agree. But at least the Braves got rid of John Rocker!




Cat

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Yup-I agree. But at least the Braves got rid of John Rocker!

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Last week I heard that he might be coming to the Expos. I hope not.

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Last week I heard that he might be coming to the Expos. I hope not.
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That's a scary thought.




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Yup-I agree. But at least the Braves got rid of John Rocker!




Cat
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Yes...and let's hope no one else decides to pick him up.  He is a disturbed man.

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Yup-I agree. But at least the Braves got rid of John Rocker!




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Rocker was on Fox Sports Net's program The Best Damn Sports Show Period. He seemed to be nicer and less mean than I remember him from a few years ago. Maybe he should be given a second chance? He was a great pitcher and he could close out games with the best of them. I would not mind seeing him in baseball again because I can not help but wonder if one mistake is worth ending a persons life? It is not like he killed anyone or even laid a hand on anyone. He just expressed a very rude comment which most people disagree with. Plus, on the Fox show, they raised an interesting point-- Wether the media made him out to be worse than he really is.

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Baze Ball fantasy?  Si Senor.  The U.S. will lift the embargo on Cuba and the Cuban national team will join the majors.  Fidel will step down to manage the team and they will win the Series.  Well, you said fantasy ::)
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How old is El Duce anyways?  Does anyone know?

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You know, I used to think you were the perfect man. ;)  Oh well, I still luv ya even though you are a Braves fan. ;D
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Heheeeeeeee...awww ...I'm blushing...but loving the Braves just makes me stronger...always finishing second...*sigh* One day...one day...

*Jonman grabs his foam tomahawk and starts his "Braves To Win The World Series tribal dance"

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Heheeeeeeee...awww ...I'm blushing...but loving the Braves just makes me stronger...always finishing second...*sigh* One day...one day...

*Jonman grabs his foam tomahawk and starts his "Braves To Win The World Series tribal dance"
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LOL ;D :-*

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I haven't played any new baseball video games recently on X Box or PS2, so I'll go old school and say RBI.  That game was so kick a** back in the day.
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RBI was cool, but I didn't like how you didn't know where your outfielders were whenever that was a fly ball, and it seemed like they didn't set up automatically for the easy ones...plus all the fielders moved relative to the pitcher and you couldn't switch players...not to mention that the players were so dang slow that it seemed like every run I scored was on an inside-the-park homer.  It was fun to rack up the score though :D

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Is Smoltz going to be in Atlanta's starting rotation this year?
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Smoltz is now a closer.

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Smoltz is now a closer.
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That's too bad for the NL East then, he had a great season in 2002 assuming that role.  I hadn't heard anything about it during the offseason.  I thought there was talk at the end of last year that he would start again because the Braves were going to lose Maddux or Glavine or both.  

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The problem with a lot of sports "stars" they can get away with just about anything because they bring in the big bucks. Darryl Strawberry and Mike Tyson are just a couple of examples. Part of the game I think is true sportmenship. I think if a player (no matter what game he plays) does not show that quality, they should not be able to play.
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I totally agree with you Cat, however I will point out that Mike Tyson may have gotten away with alot of cr@p, but he is in no way shape or form respected in the Boxing Industry.  The only reason why he is still fighting is because his fights bring in a whole lotta money simply because of the shock value.  Which means both fighters are paid a "whole lotta money".  I guess the point I am trying to make is scandal=money even in professional sports.  This was also proven during the whole Nancy Kerrigan & Tonya Harding episode.  But you know what, I am rambling & this probably has nothing to do with the original thread, so I will end it here. :-/  :P