Gotcha.

Yep, all they got there is the Montreal Canadiens. Several other NHL franchises still exist in Canada, too.


Yup, and I am a big BIG Montreal Canadiens fan as well.
I was spoilt when they won 6  Stanley cups during the 1970's, they have 24 cups, which is 2nd in North American sports championships (after the Yankees)

Now that the season is drawing near I have to voice my concerns. The Phillies are lacking left handed arms in
the bullpen and right handed sticks in the batting order. I don't put too much credence in the righty vs. lefty
mentality but I do think the lack of both will hurt the Phils in the long run.

Not long to go now, season kicks off this time next week, Monday April 6th. Most likely I will be glued to the MLB livegame stats.

Now that the season is drawing near I have to voice my concerns. The Phillies are lacking left handed arms in
the bullpen and right handed sticks in the batting order. I don't put too much credence in the righty vs. lefty
mentality but I do think the lack of both will hurt the Phils in the long run.


It's hard to repeat as champions. So much has to go right within a given season.

Play Ball

Phillies vs. Braves opening night.....Go Phils.

I was bummed about The Rays and Red Sox being postponed a day, but I'll be watching tomorrow!

GO RAYS!!!!

Dodgers won the opener in San Diego, 4-1. 8)

Angels beat the A's in Anaheim, 3-zip. 8)

And the Cubbies won too!!

I was bummed about The Rays and Red Sox being postponed a day, but I'll be watching tomorrow!

GO RAYS!!!!

Sox win! 5-3..STILL  undefeated!!!

Albert Pujols..batting .714 after 2 games. Amazing.

So the Dud-gers, Angels and Cubbies all suffer their first losses of the season. :-\\

The Phillies avoided a 3rd straight loss with an 8 run 7th, they beat the Braves 12-10. Prior to the 7th, their offense
has been woeful. Pitching has been okay except for the first inning homeruns. All three games the Braves hit a 1st
inning homer.

^I think the score was actually 12-11, but it's good that the Phils won. 8) I'd found out on MLB Network's bottomline that they'd trailed by 7 runs entering the 7th inning, or something like that.

Yankees lost again as well  ;D

I was watching it on the MLB gameday broadcast, and yes, the final score was 11-12 Phillies. Awesome game.

More importantly, the Yankees are now 0-for-2, and have a three-game trip to the Devil Rays starting on the 13th.

More importantly, the Yankees are now 0-for-2,
That's the only important thing.  ;)

Sox win! 5-3..STILL  undefeated!!!

Albert Pujols..batting .714 after 2 games. Amazing.




7Tue
@ BOS                  Sox win
L 3-5

8 Wed
@ BOS                  Rays win!
W 7-2

9 Thu
@ BOS                  Rays win!
W 4-3

But 2 outta 3 ain't bad....  ;) 8)

7Tue
@ BOS                   Sox win
L 3-5

8 Wed
@ BOS                   Rays win!
W 7-2

9 Thu
@ BOS                   Rays win!
W 4-3

But 2 outta 3 ain't bad....  ;) 8)


I guess I'm eating Meat Loaf for dinner  ;)

Wow, I didn't know you could hear me singing that!!!! ;D


Now on to dispose of those pesky Orioles.....     ;)

Angels have indefinitely postponed their game tonight against the Oakland A's because their young pitcher Nick Adenhart had been tragically killed in an automobile accident early this morning. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( Poor guy, he was only 22 years old and had a blossoming career ahead of him.

^ Did I hear correctly? The guy that slammed into them was also 22 and this is his 2nd DUI.

I know it's early and I shouldn't panic yet but the Phillies have me a bit worried. Starting pitching was the least of
their problems and really didn't need to be addressed but what was supposed to be their strong point is turning
out to be their bane. Cole Hamels got knocked around today and was yanked early, the Phils lost again 10-3.

Orioles 5, Rays 4

Ouch....Oh well, tomorrow is another day.
============================================================================================================
About Adenhart
Nick Adenhart was selected by the Angels in the 14th round of the 2004 draft. At the time of his death, he was the youngest pitcher on a big league roster.
• Age: 22 (born Aug. 24, 1986)
• MLB debut: May 1, 2008
• Career MLB record: 1-0 (4 starts)
• Career minor league record: 37-28

Andrew Thomas Gallo, a 22-year-old from San Gabriel, was charged with three counts of murder by the Orange County district attorney on Friday. He ran a red light in his minivan and hit the car carrying Adenhart and his friends, police said."At the time of the crash, Mr. Gallo's blood-alcohol content is estimated to be almost three times the legal limit," Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said.

Gallo could receive almost 55 years to life in prison if convicted of all charges, Rackauckas said.

That is some swift justice, and well deserved. It doesn't bring Adenhart back, but it will help the families of the 3 lost get some closure. 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4059869  Here's more if anyone is interested.

Andrew Thomas Gallo, a 22-year-old from San Gabriel, was charged with three counts of murder by the Orange County district attorney on Friday. He ran a red light in his minivan and hit the car carrying Adenhart and his friends, police said."At the time of the crash, Mr. Gallo's blood-alcohol content is estimated to be almost three times the legal limit," Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said.

Gallo could receive almost 55 years to life in prison if convicted of all charges, Rackauckas said.

That is some swift justice, and well deserved. It doesn't bring Adenhart back, but it will help the families of the 3 lost get some closure. 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4059869   Here's more if anyone is interested.



You're right...it is justice well-deserved.


Angels wore "34" patches on their uniforms tonight to honor their late teammate, and also had the number carved into the pitcher's mound.

Now on to dispose of those pesky Orioles.....      ;)



OK, so when are they gonna start being pesky? ? ? ?  Damn!

Baltimore Orioles beat Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 

:-[

Cleveland Steamers Baseball Club will be cellar-dwellers and Eric Wedgie will be out of a job before the All-Star Break.

Dodgers make it two in a row against the Deebacks, 11-2 and 3-1. Now they head home for their home opener tomorrow against the Jints.

And in Milwaukee, Cubs send 10 men to the plate in the top of the 4th inning and walk in 4 runs with the bases loaded!! I was just watching it on ESPN a little while ago.

And in Milwaukee, Cubs send 10 men to the plate in the top of the 4th inning and walk in 4 runs with the bases loaded!! I was just watching it on ESPN a little while ago.


And me and Kin were commentating live on LTE. :D Awesome game.

We're off to the ballgame!!!

We beat Baltimore 11-3 yesterday, hope our luck holds out!

We're taking our cowbells and the guys get the AL Championship rings tonight!

GO RAYS!


And I'll remember to log out this time!!

Two baseball greats have left us. Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas passed away at age 73 after collapsing in commentators booth before the Phillies-Nationals game.
Detroit Tiger great Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was found dead underneath his truck also today, he was 54
RIP gentlemen. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(

Two baseball greats have left us. Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas passed away at age 73 after collapsing in commentators booth before the Phillies-Nationals game.
Detroit Tiger great Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was found dead underneath his truck also today, he was 54
RIP gentlemen. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(

Mark "The bird" Fidrych. Yeh, I rememberr that guy. He used to talk to the baseball. He had 1 or 2 good years. Such a character in the mid 70's. Quite a popular guy at that time.

Well, everybody's heard about the word.

We're off to the ballgame!!!

We beat Baltimore 11-3 yesterday, hope our luck holds out!

We're taking our cowbells and the guys get the AL Championship rings tonight!

GO RAYS!


And I'll remember to log out this time!!



There was a moment of silence at the game for Kalas. But Kalas' son works for the Rays, so maybe that's why.  Last year during the World Series they were able to sit in the booth and call the game together.    http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/sports/pro/baseball&id=6758241

They didn't mention Fidrych, don't know why. 

It was a good game (if you're a Rays fan!)-we saw the AL Championship banners get hung up, Carlos Pena had a Grand Slam and we won 15-5! My Mom's always wanted to see the Yankees play, and it was my son's 1st MLB game ever.  His big thrill was hearing Star Wars over the speakers-The Darth Vader comin' to get ya music....  ::) But wow, were we all sleepy this morning!  It's almost  an hour over and back, so we got home about 11:30pm.  On a school night!!  Bad Mommy!  **slapping own hands** But Matthew was excited to tell his friends he went last night.  :) I think he's hooked.  ;)

There was a moment of silence at the game for Kalas. But Kalas' son works for the Rays, so maybe that's why.  Last year during the World Series they were able to sit in the booth and call the game together.    http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/sports/pro/baseball&id=6758241

They didn't mention Fidrych, don't know why. 

It was a good game (if you're a Rays fan!)-we saw the AL Championship banners get hung up, Carlos Pena had a Grand Slam and we won 15-5! My Mom's always wanted to see the Yankees play, and it was my son's 1st MLB game ever.  His big thrill was hearing Star Wars over the speakers-The Darth Vader comin' to get ya music....  ::) But wow, were we all sleepy this morning!  It's almost  an hour over and back, so we got home about 11:30pm.  On a school night!!  Bad Mommy!  **slapping own hands** But Matthew was excited to tell his friends he went last night.  :) I think he's hooked.  ;)


Don't get him too hooked, then he'll end up like me, dropping all his money on tickets and beer.  ;)

Hit up 5 of the 7 home games so far this year. Carpenter and Lohse were excellent. Wainwright's been decent and the mang is in typical form.

Seattle close it out in ten against the Angels. Meanwhile, bases loaded for Minnesota, I'll see how this at-bat turns out..

Don't get him too hooked, then he'll end up like me, dropping all his money on tickets and beer.  ;)

Hit up 5 of the 7 home games so far this year. Carpenter and Lohse were excellent. Wainwright's been decent and the mang is in typical form.



  ;D Hopefully that'll be a ways off, he's only 8.  ;D

You're a Cards fan, huh? I went to see them a few times as a kid.  My Dad is a Cards fan, Mom likes the Yankees and Cubs, but sees the Rays with me-no wonder I'm such a mess!  :)


And Payback is a B I T C H!  Yankees got us back 7-2!!  I figured that might happen...spanked Yankees are mean!!  8-P

And me and Kin were commentating live on *communication temporarily lost*. :D Awesome game.

Should've been done on LSTE.  How about Orlando Hudson hitting for the cycle in the Dodgers home opener yesterday?! It was the first time in 39 years that a Dodger player accomplished that. 8)

Two baseball greats have left us. Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas passed away at age 73 after collapsing in commentators booth before the Phillies-Nationals game.
Detroit Tiger great Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was found dead underneath his truck also today, he was 54
RIP gentlemen. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(

I heard about them too. They'll be greatly missed. :\'( :\'(

Should've been done on LSTE. 


What forum rule is this now?

So...it was interesting seeing every player, manager, coach, and even umpire, wear the uniform number 42 yesterday to honor Jackie Robinson.
Hmmm, I wonder what number Mariano Rivera will wear regularly now??


Anyho, Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw gets yet another no-decision, even though he pitched a gem, striking out 13 batters in last night's game. But LAD did beat the Jints anyway, 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th by walking in the winning run with the bases loaded.

So...it was interesting seeing every player, manager, coach, and even umpire, wear the uniform number 42 yesterday to honor Jackie Robinson.
Hmmm, I wonder what number Mariano Rivera will wear regularly now??


Anyho, Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw gets yet another no-decision, even though he pitched a gem, striking out 13 batters in last night's game. But LAD did beat the Jints anyway, 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th by walking in the winning run with the bases loaded.

Manny's played 9 games now, still hasn't hit a home run yet.
Worried?

Manny's played 9 games now, still hasn't hit a home run yet.
Worried?

No, not really. I think during one of his years with the Red Sox, he didn't hit a homer until his 17th game.

Manny's played 9 games now, still hasn't hit a home run yet.
Worried?

Looks like he finally did it today (Saturday)...twice! This was what, their 12th game?

Andre Ethier also hit a pair of home runs today...he and Manny helped the Dodgers stay unbeaten at home. O0

Nice to see the yanks lose 22-4 against Cleveland yesterday. Wang's ERA is now 34.5. Would be a great PPG average in the NBA. LOL!

Yup. Manny hit 2 yesterday. Good for him!

Nice to see the yanks lose 22-4 against Cleveland yesterday. Wang's ERA is now 34.5. Would be a great PPG average in the NBA. LOL!



Yeah, I saw that too. The Yankes had lost to the Cleveland Indians by a similar defeat back in 2004...also at home, but that was the old Yankee Stadium and it was 22 to goose egg that time. ;D


Anyho, in today's events, the Dodgers managed to complete a perfect homestand by giving the Rockies a bad time 14-2 this afternoon. It was actually 11-0 going into the top of the seventh, but the Rockies hit a pair of home runs to get back into the game.

Yeah, I saw that too. The Yankes had lost to the Cleveland Indians by a similar defeat back in 2004...also at home, but that was the old Yankee Stadium and it was 22 to goose egg that time. ;D


Anyho, in today's events, the Dodgers managed to complete a perfect homestand by giving the Rockies a bad time 14-2 this afternoon. It was actually 11-0 going into the top of the seventh, but the Rockies hit a pair of home runs to get back into the game.

Dodgers are doing well, so far the surprises for me have been the Marlins and the Blue Jays. Who knows how long that will last.

Yeah, I saw that too. The Yankes had lost to the Cleveland Indians by a similar defeat back in 2004...also at home, but that was the old Yankee Stadium and it was 22 to goose egg that time. ;D


Anyho, in today's events, the Dodgers managed to complete a perfect homestand by giving the Rockies a bad time 14-2 this afternoon. It was actually 11-0 going into the top of the seventh, but the Rockies hit a pair of home runs to get back into the game.


Looks like those Damn Yankees have a problem with the Tribe.

Loved that Yankees game!!!!
Correction:  I loved seeing the Yankees lose by SO much!!!
On May 16th we're seeing Cleveland play the Rays-hope they don't do the same thing to us!  :o

Looks like those Damn Yankees have a problem with the Tribe.

They ended up splitting the series with 'em 2 games apiece.

Tampa Bay Rays are ahead of the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in the bottom of the 2nd.  I'll be out like a light before this one ends.

GO RAYS!!!

Dodgers scored 3 runs in the 1st inning in Houston against the Astros, but then the Astros later took the lead...and it was 7-3 until Manny hit a two-run homer in the 6th (?) to cut the lead in half. That was an hour ago; I don't know where the game stands now. I'll need to check. If LAD ends up winning this one, Clayton Kershaw would end up with yet another no-decision. :-\\ (Well, he can't win, since he left the game with his team behind.)

Pondscum lose again.

We had the Rick Ankiel show tonight down at Busch.

Danny Murphy of the Pondscum had a useless outing, the bleachers saw to it that he went home crying.  ;D

Pondscum lose again.

We had the Rick Ankiel show tonight down at Busch.

Danny Murphy of the Pondscum had a useless outing, the bleachers saw to it that he went home crying.  ;D




WOW!  Sounds like you like the Mets as much as I like the Yankees!  ;D  ;)

I think my teams win more when I don't mention them-my Rays got beat again!  Ok, I'm gonna shut up about them for now and hopefully they can get some more wins!!

Dodgers scored 3 runs in the 1st inning in Houston against the Astros, but then the Astros later took the lead...and it was 7-3 until Manny hit a two-run homer in the 6th (?) to cut the lead in half. That was an hour ago; I don't know where the game stands now. I'll need to check. If LAD ends up winning this one, Clayton Kershaw would end up with yet another no-decision. :-\\ (Well, he can't win, since he left the game with his team behind.)

Well, we lost 8-5. :-\\

Yesterday...

Dodgers lost.
Angels lost.
Cubbies lost. :(
Yankes won.
Knaves Braves won.

But the Redsox and Bluejays won to keep the Yankes out of first!

But the Redsox and Bluejays won to keep the Yankes out of first!

That's the important thing.

That's the important thing.

Indeed it is!

I hope the Dud-gers can win today; this is their last chance to make some magic in Houston.

They did win, and so did the Jays (Jays, first team to 12 wins)
I'm also surprised no one is going on a HR tear so far (leader has 7)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned about the "new" team in MLB: The Natinals.  :D :D ;D ;D ;D


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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090421&content_id=4368396&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb




Cat

They did win, and so did the Jays (Jays, first team to 12 wins)

yep, they beat the Marlins to that statistic ;)

They did win, and so did the Jays (Jays, first team to 12 wins)
I'm also surprised no one is going on a HR tear so far (leader has 7)


Considering Quentin has 7 in 15 games, that would work out to 76 HR's over the course of a full season.  ;)

Pujols has 21 RBI's and Ludwick has 19, I believe that in the first 16 games of the season, two team mates combining for 40 RBI's is a record in the modern game?

With the win over the Cubs today the Cards are tied for the best record in the majors with Toronto and only failed to be the first team to 12 wins due to time differences.

Considering Quentin has 7 in 15 games, that would work out to 76 HR's over the course of a full season.  ;)

Pujols has 21 RBI's and Ludwick has 19, I believe that in the first 16 games of the season, two team mates combining for 40 RBI's is a record in the modern game?

With the win over the Cubs today the Cards are tied for the best record in the majors with Toronto and only failed to be the first team to 12 wins due to time differences.

I think Pujols has been the best player in the National league for awhile now. I wonder if he's the guy who'll be the first to win the triple crown. He's an annual candidate for sure. I hope he does it too.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned about the "new" team in MLB: The Natinals.  :D :D ;D ;D ;D


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Cat



That's funny!  I didn't even notice that!  How could someone who is a professional do that!?  What's worse is the guys went out and wore them that way!!  ;D

I think Pujols has been the best player in the National league for awhile now. I wonder if he's the guy who'll be the first to win the triple crown. He's an annual candidate for sure. I hope he does it too.


In the National League?

With the exception of A-Rod, Albert continues to excel above everybody in the National and American league. Every so often Manny challenges him, but Albert does it every year. I will make an argument for A-Rod being in the same league as Albert though.

He has the ability to do it. He has the best batting average and slugging percentage amongst active players and continues to jack 40 and bat in 100+ every year. This year he is working on stealing bases and has already been successful. He's also a gold glover, takes more walks than anybody else and is a terrific base runner. I dare say Albert will be the man to eventually replace Stan Musial as baseball's perfect knight.

That's funny!  I didn't even notice that!  How could someone who is a professional do that!?  What's worse is the guys went out and wore them that way!!  ;D

"O"mg, I didn't even notice it at first either!! :D

In the National League?

With the exception of A-Rod, Albert continues to excel above everybody in the National and American league. Every so often Manny challenges him, but Albert does it every year. I will make an argument for A-Rod being in the same league as Albert though.

He has the ability to do it. He has the best batting average and slugging percentage amongst active players and continues to jack 40 and bat in 100+ every year. This year he is working on stealing bases and has already been successful. He's also a gold glover, takes more walks than anybody else and is a terrific base runner. I dare say Albert will be the man to eventually replace Stan Musial as baseball's perfect knight.

I said National League because I think AROD is right up there (except in the clutch, LOL).
Pujols, if he's healthy may put up numbers comparable to Musial's, except Albert has more power. He's already in the 100 HR hitters of all time. 
Regarding his base running, just the other day his base running is what changed the game when they won.
And He's only 29.

I said National League because I think AROD is right up there (except in the clutch, LOL).
Pujols, if he's healthy may put up numbers comparable to Musial's, except Albert has more power. He's already in the 100 HR hitters of all time. 
Regarding his base running, just the other day his base running is what changed the game when they won.
And He's only 29.



Grand Slam today.


Say's it all.

Grand Slam today.


Say's it all.

Leads the league in HR's, RBI's, and is batting .348. Is this the year he wins the triple crown?

Leads the league in HR's, RBI's, and is batting .348. Is this the year he wins the triple crown?


One would hope.

Let's not ignore Ryan Ludwick either, on any other team he'd be a superstar.

So far today the Dud-gers have been laying a goose egg on the scoreboard in Coloradio...and Curtain Clayshaw will yet again be denied his first victory of the season.

Excuse me, Clayton Kershaw.

I was right...but LAD did manage 4 runs in the game. Final score was 10 to 4.

But the Angels won their game yesterday and avoided a sweep of the Mariners, who laid their own goose egg.

Can't believe the Jays are still doing so well

Signed: waiting for other shoe to drop

Can't believe the Jays are still doing so well

Signed: waiting for other shoe to drop



;D ;D ;D ;D


Ok, I think I'm the only one here in Sports tonight.....Rays are up 6-1 top of the 8th now, and I'm changing my avatar from Evan Longoria to Carlos Pena!  He's my hero!  I still love Evan, but Carlos is The Man today!  Too bad he's married...... ::)


O M G ...... they won!!  7-1 !!  I'm a Happy Camper!!  :) I  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/herz.gif Carlos!

^You oughtta be proud of the Tampa Ray Bays now...tonight they blanked the Boston Redsox 13-zip (my apologies to Frank).

^You oughtta be proud of the Tampa Ray Bays now...tonight they blanked the Boston Redsox 13-zip (my apologies to Frank).

Losing to a last place team like Tampa is so sad...desire to live fading...fading...fading...until I remember the Canucks beat Chicago tonight. As a Canadian, must cheer for the last Canadian team out there (unless it was Toronto)

Losing to a last place team like Tampa is so sad...desire to live fading...fading...fading...until I remember the Canucks beat Chicago tonight. As a Canadian, must cheer for the last Canadian team out there (unless it was Toronto)




It'll be ok....you'll get to go to the World Series again sometime I'm sure.....unless we stop you again!  ;)  Looks like our teams are gonna be beating up on each other a lot coming up-I'll be a good sport if you will!  :)  ;) 

***crossing fingers behind back***

And tonight the L.A. Dodgers will try to go 8-0 at home for the first time since the 1940s when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers. Currently they are the only team in the majors that hasn't lost a home game yet!

It'll be ok....you'll get to go to the World Series again sometime I'm sure.....unless we stop you again!  ;)  Looks like our teams are gonna be beating up on each other a lot coming up-I'll be a good sport if you will!   :)   ;) 

***crossing fingers behind back***

It doesn't hurt to lose to Tampa as much as it does to lose to NY. 

And tonight the L.A. Dodgers will try to go 8-0 at home for the first time since the 1940s when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers. Currently they are the only team in the majors that hasn't lost a home game yet!


Would be nice to see the Dodgers Vs Red Sox in the World Series. Does "red sox fan" boo Manny when he comes back to Boston?

Would be nice to see the Dodgers Vs Red Sox in the World Series. Does "red sox fan" boo Manny when he comes back to Boston?

I think that happened once before...back when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. More than 90 years ago.

Hey, maybe next year (2010) during interleague action, the Dodgers will play the Redsox again. The teams met in 2002 in L.A., and the Dodgers swept 'em; and in 2004 they went to Fenway Park and the Sox took two of three.

I think that happened once before...back when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. More than 90 years ago.

Hey, maybe next year (2010) during interleague action, the Dodgers will play the Redsox again. The teams met in 2002 in L.A., and the Dodgers swept 'em; and in 2004 they went to Fenway Park and the Sox took two of three.


1916, Red Sox beat Dodgers 4 game to 1.

Pitching for the Red Sox: Babe Ruth. In 1916, after a slightly shaky spring, he went 23–12, with a 1.75 ERA and 9 shutouts. Ruth had nine shutouts in 1916, an AL record for left-handers that was unmatched until Ron Guidry tied it in 1978.

^Thought so. ;) I knew it was during World War One.

Once again, Payback's a _itch.....we beat Boston the last 2 games but now they're getting us back bigtime-it's the bottom of the 8th and it's Boston 10, Tampa 5.  :o



Only 14 days til we go to another game-we gotta beat Cleveland!!

Well, at least the Angels held off the Yuckees today. Yesterday their injury-riddled bullpen couldn't hold a lead, and their new closer Brian Fuentes couldn't get anybody out in the tenth inning. 8-P Like I said, I'm glad the Yanks lost today. What's more, Toronto won again to keep the Yanks from advancing in the standings.

I'm glad the Yanks lost today. What's more, Toronto won again to keep the Yanks from advancing in the standings.


Woooo Hoooooo!!!  :)

Woooo Hoooooo!!!  :)

Also, the Jays' win was a loss for the Baltimorioles, in a "battle of the birds", if you will...and that would keep the O's in last place. And I know you like the Rays, who escaped the cellar not too long ago.

That's funny you mention "the battle of the birds"!  I always think it's funny when you get the Cardinals and Blue Jays together or any combo of those teams...I always wonder which birds are going to get the worm. I mean win.  :D


The thing about the Rays is they do that "Worst to first" thing pretty well...and like my avatar says, it's early.  It's impossible to know who's going to the Big Show this early on in the season.  :)

That's funny you mention "the battle of the birds"!  I always think it's funny when you get the Cardinals and Blue Jays together or any combo of those teams...I always wonder which birds are going to get the worm. I mean win.  :D



Hehe, thanks. :) Of course the Cardinals would only play the Blue Jays or Orioles during interleague play, and the last time the NL Central primarily played the AL East was last year, and I'm not sure whether the Cards faced both teams. I could look it up on retrosheet.org, a website I found a few years ago that is dedicated to the MLB. And the Cards would probably not face either franchise again until 2011.


Edit: nope, the Cardinals didn't face either bird team last year.

2nd edit: They faced the Orioles and Bluejays at home in 2003, and only faced the Jays on the road in '05.

That may be a good thing.  I'm picturing Hitchcock's  "The Birds".    Probably not a good idea to get too many in one place all at once very often!  :D

well...I hope that the Cardinals play the Orioles in Baltimore in 2011. That's one of two ballparks they haven't played at yet (the other being Angel Stadium, where they might play a series next year).

Well anyways, my L.A. Dodger team is still the only team that hasn't lost a home game yet; tonight they'll try to go 9-0 at Dodger Stadium as they take on the Padres, who are slumping after starting the season on a high note. The game is probably on right now; I should sign off and go watch it.

Well, at least the Angels held off the Yuckees today. Yesterday their injury-riddled bullpen couldn't hold a lead, and their new closer Brian Fuentes couldn't get anybody out in the tenth inning. 8-P Like I said, I'm glad the Yanks lost today. What's more, Toronto won again to keep the Yanks from advancing in the standings.

And the Yanks losing is the important thing..I may have mentioned that is several posts over the past month.


That may be a good thing.   I'm picturing Hitchcock's  "The Birds".    Probably not a good idea to get too many in one place all at once very often!   :D


Where's Dave Winfield when we need him.

Well anyways, my L.A. Dodger team is still the only team that hasn't lost a home game yet; tonight they'll try to go 9-0 at Dodger Stadium as they take on the Padres, who are slumping after starting the season on a high note. The game is probably on right now; I should sign off and go watch it.

And L.A. won 2-1 in 10 innings. The Dodgers are 9-0 at home, tying the franchise record set in 1946 in Brooklyn.

And L.A. won 2-1 in 10 innings. The Dodgers are 9-0 at home, tying the franchise record set in 1946 in Brooklyn.

Yep...I just happened to see the last hit of the game. 8)

How about that...LAD wins their first 10 home games of the regular season, setting a new franchise record!! :D 8) In the process, Chad Billingsley improves to 5-0 in his first six starts.

How about that...LAD wins their first 10 home games of the regular season, setting a new franchise record!! :D 8) In the process, Chad Billingsley improves to 5-0 in his first six starts.



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Looks like the Orioles got the best of my Rays tonight.  They were tied at 4 awhile ago, but those damn birds have jumped ahead again, now it's 8-4.

Yah but the rays did well against the Red Sox, and Crawford stole 6 bases yesterday. What..he couldn't steal 7? (maybe when he plays the $100000000000000 payroll Yankees)


Best team in the AL so far..The Toronto Blue Jays. Will I be saying the same thing in mid-August?


Ummm...don't think so.

And the best team in the NL so far (going into today's games, that is), is the L.A. Dodgers. Will I be saying the same thing in the middle of summer?

On last check they had a 2-1 lead on the Deebacks in the 3rd inning. Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier hit back-to-back solo homeruns in the first inning.

And the best team in the NL so far (going into today's games, that is), is the L.A. Dodgers. Will I be saying the same thing in the middle of summer?

On last check they had a 2-1 lead on the Deebacks in the 3rd inning. Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier hit back-to-back solo homeruns in the first inning.

And if L.A wins tonight, they win be the 1st modern era team to win their first 11 games at home. I hope they do it!

And if L.A wins tonight, they win be the 1st modern era team to win their first 11 games at home. I hope they do it!

I hope so too!!

Hold on a moment, lemme go check on the game. BRB

Yep, still 2-1 L.A., top of the 5th.

I had to wait until the annoying commercials were done before they got back to the game.

Update: 3-1 L.A., bottom 5th, 1 out, bases juiced, new pitcher for AZ.

Well, they made it 4-1...but then James Loony struck out with the bases loaded and 2 out. He could've done more damage, but he's one of those guys that'll swing at just about anything. :-\\

Well, they made it 4-1...but then James Loony struck out with the bases loaded and 2 out. He could've done more damage, but he's one of those guys that'll swing at just about anything. :-\\

Dodgers win!
Red Sox beat Yankees as well!

Dodgers win!
Red Sox beat Yankees as well!



Hallelujah in both regards!!! 8) :D O0

Let's see if they can make it 12-0 today, with new starter Jeff Weaver on the mound for L.A. He had been with the team in 2004-05 before signing with the Angels in '06, then to the Cardinals that same year. Now he's back with LAD. Who knows...maybe he'll face his younger brother Jared of the Angels when they meet later this month for the first round of interleague play.

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And.......
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the verge of matching a modern major league record for early home dominance.  Good Luck to them!  :)

If they win tonight, they'll be 12-0 at home. Go Dodgerz!!! :D ;D 8)

I haven't been watching the game, but if anyone finds out the score, please feel free to post updates on this thread as the game progresses!

HAHA!

Red sox beat Yankees, again and again and again!
Dodgers go 12-0.
And Jays still top club in the AL (still waiting for other shoe to drop)

yep...and by winning their first 12 home games, LAD has tied a major league record. 8) Let's see how they can do tonight when the Natiington Washionals come in for a pair of games.

yep...and by winning their first 12 home games, LAD has tied a major league record. 8) Let's see how they can do tonight when the Natiington Washionals come in for a pair of games.

On paper it's a mismatch (best team against worst team)

On paper it's a mismatch (best team against worst team)


That's right...the Nats have started out poorly; they even slipped below .100 for their winning percentage at one point.
Yesterday they were playing a game against the Astros, but that got rained out in the 11th inning, so the game was suspended and will be made up at "home away from home", Minute Maid Park. Even though that's the home field of the Astros, they'll be the "visiting" team since the game had been started in DC.

Nally, I'm glad the Dodgers are doing so well!  They're a likeable team and deserve it!  They'll be on too late for me to watch tonight, but good luck!!


I think I'm going to take the rest of the night off from sports.  I'll probably regret it, because we're playing those Stinkin' Yankees right now.  But we're up 1-0 in the 5th.  I'm gonna trust the guys can do it without me.  Maybe Longo can pull another grand slam out of his hat tonight....Crawford can surely see to steal those bases without me yelling at him thru the tv......and my hero Carlos can hit one out of the park for me even if I'm not watching, right?  ;)

We'll see!!  :(

O M G !!!!!


So the Rays are 3-0 over the yankees all the way up to the 8th inning...Carlos strikes out, and then those !@#@$#@ yankees TIE it?  Now there's a rain delay?!?

They've covered the field and I'm now stuck watching "Inside The Rays".

I knew I shoulda watched the whole thing....those guys really DO need me.  :-\\

O M G !!!!!


So the Rays are 3-0 over the yankees all the way up to the 8th inning...Carlos strikes out, and then those !@#@$#@ yankees TIE it?  Now there's a rain delay?!?

They've covered the field and I'm now stuck watching "Inside The Rays".

I knew I shoulda watched the whole thing....those guys really DO need me.   :-\\

yeah, i saw that on the MLB Network not too long ago. If he'd just gotten that last out, the score would still be 3-zip. But no...that dude for the Yankes had to bang that ball into the left field and score all the runners who'd occupied the bases. I hope they continue that game soon enough.

In L.A., between the Nats and the Blue Crew, it's a 1-1 tie in the 4th. I'mma be keeping my eye on that game.

My Red Sox got killed  :\'(
The Yankees lose to the Rays  :)
Jays win again  :)
Pujols goes 4 for 4 & homers for 4th time in 5 games  :)
Dodgers win again, 10-3 against Montreal Expos Washington

My Red Sox got killed  :\'(
The Yankees lose to the Rays  :)
Jays win again  :)
Pujols goes 4 for 4 & homers for 4th time in 5 games  :)
Dodgers win again, 10-3 against Montreal Expos Washington


Pena homers in 10th to lift Rays past Yankees 4-3
WOW!  What a finish!  I was so disappointed to watch Carlos Pena strike out, but decided to stick around awhile....rain delay drove me crzy, but it was worth it in the end!  It was like watching that last game of the World Series again-I just knew that was the end, but them Carlos hit that home run for me just like he was supposed to!  ;) 10 innings and some rain are ok with me if it means beating the yankees in their own house!!  8) Lots of yankee fans left before the end because of the rain....they're in for a rude awakening!  ;)


Dodgers set ML record with 13-0 start at home 
The Dodgers did it!  So now they have the record! I caught a little SportsCenter this morning...Ramirez was awesome!  Good for them!  :)

OOooooooooooooOOOooooOOOooooOOOOooooooh! Manny suspended for 50 games.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez8-2009may08,0,6324894.story

Not a big surprise.

I feel sorry for Joe Torre. Manny can take a running jump for all I care.

Dodgers set ML record with 13-0 start at home 
The Dodgers did it!  So now they have the record! I caught a little SportsCenter this morning...Ramirez was awesome!  Good for them!  :)

yup, they broke a 98-year-old record!!





OOooooooooooooOOOooooOOOooooOOOOooooooh! Manny suspended for 50 games.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez8-2009may08,0,6324894.story

Not a big surprise.

I feel sorry for Joe Torre.

Oh No! ::)

What the heck happened?  This morning at 5:30 I'm watching SportsCenter and all they mention is the Dodgers win, nothing about Ramirez.  Then I get to work and hear about this suspension?  When did this break? I've been waiting all day to find out more about what happened!  I was in a special poject all day and had no internet access.  I hope they don't do anything like try and take the wins away from the team because of him! 

By scoring 12 runs without recording an out, the Red Sox set an American League record. They also tied a modern-day Major League record, set by the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 24, 1953, in the eighth inning of a game against the Phillies.

By scoring 12 runs without recording an out, the Red Sox set an American League record. They also tied a modern-day Major League record, set by the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 24, 1953, in the eighth inning of a game against the Phillies.

How about that!!

By scoring 12 runs without recording an out, the Red Sox set an American League record. They also tied a modern-day Major League record, set by the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 24, 1953, in the eighth inning of a game against the Phillies.

Red sox rule!

OOooooooooooooOOOooooOOOooooOOOOooooooh! Manny suspended for 50 games.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez8-2009may08,0,6324894.story


Oh no is right.  Manny Manny Manny...  50 ways to wreck your baseball career. 

Is there any active 500 HR player not on roids? All these baseball stats, so tainted.
Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio, a nation turns it's lonely eyes to you, and your era in baseball. :\'(

Is there any active 500 HR player not on roids? All these baseball stats, so tainted.


Ken Griffey Jr., Jim Thome, Frank Thomas (for sure, he's been a major advocate of drug testing and routinely sits down and talks to other players about not using).

Gary Sheffield was named in the Mitchell Report. That being said, he's dubious. Sheffield may well have used a banned substance, but it looks like, much like nandralone in the athletics world, he got screwed by a regular over the counter supplement.


Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio, a nation turns it's lonely eyes to you, and your era in baseball. :\'(


Joe gave his number 5 to somebody else.. a proud figure standing in the mist, could it be.. can it be... the man that will save baseball... why, yes it is -

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Is is even possible that it really was an honest mistake on the Dr's part?  Sounds like he prescribed something to Ramirez and didn't know it was on the list of banned substances?  Isn't his patient important enough to keep that list handy and go through it before giving him a script? Mike and Mike are arguing this right now.  When a Dr gives you something, you trust you can use it-then again they are arguing the point that Ramirez should know the list of banned substances and should have said no, I can't take this. It's a bad situation either way, but we are kind of getting used to this aren't we.....

It certainly doesn't sound like Clemens or A-Rod, hiding it and lying about it for years and blaming other players, friends, workout coaches; and at least he admitted the mistake and said it was his responsibility now.

I know that it's wrong and the players' careers are tarnished afterwards, but if A-Rod can go out there and play after all he did, Ramirez should be able to come back after the 50 and keep going as well.  Hopefully they will step up the drug testing even more and find a way to keep it a level playing field like it should be.

Is is even possible that it really was an honest mistake on the Dr's part?  Sounds like he prescribed something to Ramirez and didn't know it was on the list of banned substances?  Isn't his patient important enough to keep that list handy and go through it before giving him a script? Mike and Mike are arguing this right now.  When a Dr gives you something, you trust you can use it-then again they are arguing the point that Ramirez should know the list of banned substances and should have said no, I can't take this. It's a bad situation either way, but we are kind of getting used to this aren't we.....

It certainly doesn't sound like Clemens or A-Rod, hiding it and lying about it for years and blaming other players, friends, workout coaches; and at least he admitted the mistake and said it was his responsibility now.

I know that it's wrong and the players' careers are tarnished afterwards, but if A-Rod can go out there and play after all he did, Ramirez should be able to come back after the 50 and keep going as well.   Hopefully they will step up the drug testing even more and find a way to keep it a level playing field like it should be.




The thing about this one is that the substance prescribed is something commonly prescribed to men who's balls don't work anymore because of steroid abuse.

In much the same way that David Ortiz has lost a ton of weight and has no power in his bat anymore, Manny is also suffering from the after effects of steroids abuse.

Nice 3-4 there Francona.  ;)

Ken Griffey Jr., Jim Thome, Frank Thomas (for sure, he's been a major advocate of drug testing and routinely sits down and talks to other players about not using).

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Yah, forgot about Griffey Jr, I'm sure he's not on the juice. Hid 600+ HR's are legit. Everyone else, I'm not so sure anymore. 
I'm beginning to think Mickey Rivers was on the juice (just kidding, he wieghed about 90 pounds soak and wet)
I find it amazing that a pitcher like Greg Maddux won 350 games without a 95 mph fastball in this steroid era.

Yah, forgot about Griffey Jr, I'm sure he's not on the juice. Hid 600+ HR's are legit. Everyone else, I'm not so sure anymore. 
I'm beginning to think Mickey Rivers was on the juice (just kidding, he wieghed about 90 pounds soak and wet)
I find it amazing that a pitcher like Greg Maddux won 350 games without a 95 mph fastball in this steroid era.


I'd say 3 of the 4 guys I mentioned are clean. Certainly Frank Thomas and I would wage money that Thome is clean.

Maddux was that good because of his control and PED's won't help with that.

The American League as of May 7th, 2009

The First place teams after 30 (or so) games are:

Toronto Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals
Texas Rangers

Wonder what kind of odds there are in Vegas that neither of those 3 will finish on top of their respective divisions.

I would wage money that Thome is clean.



I'd bet along with you.  Jim Thome grew up in Peoria, IL and my Mom has known him and his family for years.  I met him once and he seemd like a good midwestern family guy. He's one reason I favor the White Sox over the Cubs.  I don't see him ever getting caught up in the drug stuff.

So...both the Dodgers' and Angels' starting pitchers throw complete game shutouts today. Eric Stults of the Dodgers went the distance as he blanked the Jints, 8-0...and Joe Saunders of the Angels goes all the way to blank the Kansas City Royals 1-zip. <-Not only that, but Zack Greinke gets handed his first loss of the season (even though he, too, pitched a CG).

Darnit, LAD couldn't hold a 4-2 lead today, so they sent the game to extra innings and lost it in the unlucky 13th. ::)

Now they go on the road to Philly, where they haven't won a game since August 2007. (In fact, in last year's season series between the Dudgers and Phils, the home team won every game. Four here, four there.)

Well, the Celtics just (barely) beat the Magic, hopefully Boston won't be both my teams tonight- it's 3-3 in the 8th, I hope the Sox don't get as lucky as the Celts did!  :P

^I happened to see the early part of that game on ESPN earlier; Tampa took an early 1-0 lead, but Boston tied it up and I haven't watched it since.


Edit:


it's 3-3 in the 8th, I hope the Sox don't get as lucky as the Celts did!  :P

Anything else transpired yet?

It's 4-3 Sox at the bottom of the 8th, it stayed tied 3-3 forever, now the Sox are making a run for it.  ::)  At clutch time I'm hoping Pena or Longoria can pull out the win!

Don't know if I can take Boston beating Florida twice in one night... ::)

next thing ya know, Papelbon will try to close it out at the top of the 9th...but maybe Pena or Longoria can outwit him...ya never know ;)

!@#@*! Sox.

Ok, I officially hate all teams from Boston.  >:( ;)

Sorry, Frank!

I can't believe Carlos struck out! Oh well, As Scarlet O'hara said.....tomorrow is another day.

!@#@*! Sox.

Ok, I officially hate all teams from Boston.  >:( ;)

Sorry, Frank!

I can't believe Carlos struck out! Oh well, As Scarlet O'hara said.....tomorrow is another day.

I cheered for them in October 2004 so they could break their so-called curse (which they eventually did!); also, they were playing the Yankes, who I wanted to lose anyway.

!@#@*! Sox.

Ok, I officially hate all teams from Boston.  >:( ;)

Sorry, Frank!

I can't believe Carlos struck out! Oh well, As Scarlet O'hara said.....tomorrow is another day.


And Scarlet wasn't a Yankee fan for sure.
Sox 1.5 games behind the Jays, who are at 22-11.  Yankees and Rays under .500.  That won;t last too long.

next thing ya know, Papelbon will try to close it out at the top of the 9th...but maybe Pena or Longoria can outwit him...ya never know ;)


Talking about Papelbon. I hope the Red Sox face the Cards some time here in the near future, 'cus I'd love to see Albert do what he did to Chris Young to Johnathon Papelbon. Break his goofy looking face with a line drive.

Talking about Papelbon. I hope the Red Sox face the Cards some time here in the near future, 'cus I'd love to see Albert do what he did to Chris Young to Johnathon Papelbon. Break his goofy looking face with a line drive.

The earliest they could face e.o. in the regular season would most likely be 2011, based on the pattern of interleague playing. For them to face off sooner than that, that would have to be in the World Series as early as this year (that is, if both teams do well this regular season, which they seem to be).

Just for fun-where does your favorite rank?  I'm at #13, but that's out of 30.....  :)

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/powerRankings?GT1=39002

Just for fun-where does your favorite rank?  I'm at #13, but that's out of 30.....  :)

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/powerRankings?GT1=39002

I just clicked on that link, and it turns out that my team is at the top spot!! :D

Just for fun-where does your favorite rank?  I'm at #13, but that's out of 30.....  :)

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/powerRankings?GT1=39002

My team is 4th.
Nice to see the overpaid Yankess at 20th.

Well, the Rays seem to have lost steam after stellar 1st and 2nd innings against the Orioles.  It's getting predictable, they load up the bases then get their 3rd out.  This is really the 1st game I've been disappointed in their performances....at least Carlos isn't striking out....if they find a way to win this one I'll be shocked.  And the Orioles record is worse than us... ::)

Yankees 1

Blue Jays 5      Final


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Nice to see the overpaid Yankess at 20th.

One more reason why I don't much care for 'em

Yankees 1

Blue Jays 5      Final


My only reason to http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/boldblue.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/boldblue.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/boldblue.gif  for joy tonight!!  ;D


Doc Halliday is 7-1.
Also tonight, Pujols hits his 13th homer, and Ryan Zimmerman now has a 30 game hitting streak (which has gone pretty much under the radar)

Wow, The Baltimore Stadium looks like it's 80% empty!  Is the city just not backing the team because of their record?  Or do they not care if the Orioles beat the Rays? At least we're up 4-2 in the 7th.  I hope we can hold onto the lead and actually win tonight...looks like Matthew and I will be wearing rain ponchos for our game on Saturday! We got a real soaking today and it looks like rain thru the weekend...

Wow, The Baltimore Stadium looks like it's 80% empty!  Is the city just not backing the team because of their record?  Or do they not care if the Orioles beat the Rays? At least we're up 4-2 in the 7th.  I hope we can hold onto the lead and actually win tonight...looks like Matthew and I will be wearing rain ponchos for our game on Saturday! We got a real soaking today and it looks like rain thru the weekend...


I can't see the game, but I am amazed that it would be that empty, even with crappy weather on the way.  That's one of the most beautiful ballparks in all baseball.

Ooooh, we're still up 4-2 in the 9th and Carlos is up.  He's fun to watch-he always looks at his bat like "Are you ready? Are you ok?  No scratches on the bat?" He really checks it out, up and down,  then he kind of feels it...ritual?  I dunno.  Maybe he has a personal infatuation with the bat....his wife would probably be jealous...the love of a man and his bat...he walks.  He just throws the bat away like he doesn't really love it at all....

I miss Carlos.  I'm trying to change my avatars to show support (and NONsupport) for all my teams during this flurry of playoffs.  I may have to put Carlos back soon.  Not sure I can live without him as my avatar... :-*

Yep, I'm sleep deprived, alright!  ;D :D

^ You still in Florida or you visiting Baltimore right now?  ???  I thought Tampa played in a dome.

We live just a few minutes from Tampa.  We'll be at Tropicana Field on Saturday against Cleveland, rain or shine.  Tonight they're playing at Baltimore. So many empty seats! The Trop fills up most of the time. 

I love our field-we have a live stingray touch tank and a real midway behind centerfield's walls called Left Field Street, that has arcade games,etc..then Right Field Street has lots of cool interactive stuff for the kids.  We're going to get a bat engraved with Matthew's name of it.  It's an all day thing when you go-our game starts at 4, but we'll arrive around 1 just to do everything first.  I hate to think of them getting a new field when this one really rocks!

They always say that Tropicana Field is like a tin can...lots of random catwalk balls too :D

Hey...last nite the Dodgers won in Philly for the first time since August 2007, after losing seven straight games at Citizens Banks Ballpark (including two postseason games, in last year's NLCS)!

^ Good for them!  I'm actually rooting for the Dodgers some-I hope they can shake the whole Manny problem for now and do well without him til he gets back. 



^^ As far as catwalk balls, I hear about them, but I never actually see them....kind of like those "No-See-Em" gnats in the summertime...urban legend or strategic rumor started by opposing teams?  We may never know.  ;) ;D

Chad Billingsley looked like he was gonna get his sixth win this afternoon in Philly...until Jonathan Broxton committed a blown save that forced the game into extra innings. He picked up a win, though, as LAD got two runs in the top of the 10th and Ramon Troncoso slammed the door to pick up the save. Dodgers won, 5-3, and take two of three in Philly.

The Rays are getting scalped by the Indians!  I can no longer watch! 9-0! Eeek!  :o



If I could quote the late great Harry Carey.... "HOLY COW!!"  We gots us a game!! We got 6 runs in an inning!!  It's now 9-6!

I'm also noticing that The Trop is a little bare looking tonight too-do people just not go to games during the week much?  I remember when we went thru all the times in the 80's and 90's when people were all sour on baseball and no one went and ESPN would make fun of all the empty stadiums....

The "EVIL EMPIRE" New York Yankees beat the Blue Jays again today.
With Boston and Toronto losing 2 in a row. The Yankees have made up some ground.
Time to pull out those Yankee voodoo dolls again and stick pins in them  :D

^ well, the Yankes are playing the Twins this weekend; hopefully the Twins can win some more, after beating up on the Tigers.

OMG-The Rays just staged their biggest comeback for a win in team history-they came back from 7-0 and beat Cleveland 8-7 in the bottom of the 9th! I was sure that they were gonna lost again...awww, how cute, they're jumping up and down like they just won the World Series! What a comeback, though, seriously! So excited about tomorrow!

At least Jonathan Broxton didn't blow a save again. He barely saved the 6-4 victory for LAD in Miami against the Florida Marlins. It could've been 6-5 with first base open with 2 outs if Bonifacio (the leadoff man in the 9th inning) had been safe at first...but he and Broxton reached the bag at the same time...even with several slow-motion replays from different camera angles it looked like they'd touched it simultaneously.

We're getting ready to leave for the game soon....Matthew has his Rays shirt and shorts to go with, we're spiking his hair with light blue gel, 2 temp tatoos on his face-what a nut!  I'm wearing my Pena 23 shirt and shorts and I may use a tatoo too....I'm excited because we're sitting right at 1st base!!  Guess who the 1st Baseman is?

It doesn't start til 4 but we want to do some of the midway stuff first-we're planning to get rained on some, so I'm dragging out our clear Disney ponchos...


GO RAYS!!!

We're getting ready to leave for the game soon....Matthew has his Rays shirt and shorts to go with, we're spiking his hair with light blue gel, 2 temp tatoos on his face-what a nut!  I'm wearing my Pena 23 shirt and shorts and I may use a tatoo too....I'm excited because we're sitting right at 1st base!!  Guess who the 1st Baseman is?

It doesn't start til 4 but we want to do some of the midway stuff first-we're planning to get rained on some, so I'm dragging out our clear Disney ponchos...


GO RAYS!!!

So, which team are you cheering for? It's hard to tell, we need more clues... ;D
Have fun.
(To support your son, I need you also need to spike your hair with light blue gel and have tatoos on your face.. We expect photos... :D)

Red Sox lose to Seattle (??)
Blue Jays win again, still have the best record in AL.
EVIL EMPIRE Yankees win one in the bottom of the 9th. (picture me with a finger in my open mouth imitating a barfing person)
I hate the Yankees.

On another note. David Ortiz (usually a 40 HR 100+ RBI guy) has had 130 at-bats, 20 walks ( total 150 plate appearances) and guess....just guess how many HR's he has this year? 

zero.....nada..nothing...not one...Can you say "I'm off the roids now and have no power?"

I was watching today's Dodgers-Marlins game, but it was tape-delayed for some unknown reason. It was 2-1 Dodgers in the 3rd, but when I turned to MLB Network a couple minutes later, their bottomline showed the Marlins with a 4-2 lead in the 6th! So when I realized that something was screwy, I discovered that the game on TV wasn't live; it was tape-delayed by an hour. Why? I do not know.

Listened to the Red Sox Mariners game on the radio and Boston won. Woo hoo!
Jays win again so Red Sox are 2 games out, but at last they have the wild card spot. (OK, too soon to be discussing Wild card)
Evil Empire wins again in extra innings as A-roids homers.

Listened to the Red Sox Mariners game on the radio and Boston won. Woo hoo!
Jays win again so Red Sox are 2 games out, but at last they have the wild card spot. (OK, too soon to be discussing Wild card)
Evil Empire wins again in extra innings as A-roids homers.

Allright!! That's great!! (re: Blue jays and Sox, that is.) I know what you mean about the WC though; the newspaper standings have started to include it.


But the Dodgers and Angels lost their respective games.

<-----Ok, there we are.... When it came time to mousse up the hair and tatoo up the faces, the kid wanted nothing to do with it.  ::)  We went to 3 places to get just the right shade of blue hair gel, we have a sheet of temporary tatoos un-used, because he chickened out on me. I almost did it for myself anyway, but we decided to save it all for a game later.

I have oodles of pics, naturally, but I cannot make them copy and paste to here-everyone and their brother has tried to help me, and I've tried, but the avatar is the best I can do, at least for today. I know it has to do with the little portrait icon up above and the properties of the photo you post...  There are lots of Carlos pictures since he was literally feet away from us..... :D I recorded his at bat when he walked and the opening lineup. I'll change the avatar from time to time and there will be different pics once in awhile.

The game was fun-we had a lot more fun this time than on Opening Day, because we went by ourselves. When we took Grammy with us, we were terribly sunburned, I forgot to clear off my memory card in my camera and my internal memory was full too.... it was basically find your seat, sit in it, watch, then get up when it's over....which is ok unless you have an 8 year old boy with you..Grammy doesn't mess around when it comes to her baseball!  We went to the stingray touch tank during the 3rd and 4th innings, so I missed 2 runs by us and one by the Indians.  But the rays are so sweet,they're like dogs. They see people and just want to be petted.  They're trained, if that's possible, to actually like people! Matthew's hat fell into the tank, that caused a little riot of the stingrays, but he got it back.  It still smells fishy..  We played some midway games and Matthew played stick ball.

The game was good, we never really had to worry about losing til about the 7th inning-then it started geting interesting... I have a blister from ringing my cowbell so much toward the end of the game.  My first serious basball injury of the season... ::)  It was funny, at once point nearly the whole Indians team all gathered at the pitcher's mound to discuss how to strike out Carlos before he went up-it took 11 guys to stike him out.  ;)  Anyway, we had a lot of fun and will be going to a few more games this season for sure!! This game for us was more about the whole experience (hot dogs, stingrays, games and cowbells) and for Matthew to get to do some of the fun stuff he missed out on last time.  We had an older couple that sat behind us and the man was giving Matthew lots of pointers on the game, etc.

Oh one last reason Matthew will never forget this game-we went into a ladies room and it turned out to be a one person bathroom, but you didn't know from the outside...we opened the door and there was a woman in there...umm, going.....he runs out going "My eyes! My eyes!" I think she should have locked the door. My poor kid is scarred for life. Then I thought about how the woman must've felt-if a woman walks in on a woman, it's like "oops, sorry" and that's the end.  That poor lady had a wild BOY and a freaked out Mom walk in on her!  :o ;D

^ Did you happen to notice the line-up screwup?

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090517&content_id=4783714&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Seriously, who needs a DH?  :D

<-----Ok, there we are.... When it came time to mousse up the hair and tatoo up the faces, the kid wanted nothing to do with it.  ::)  We went to 3 places to get just the right shade of blue hair gel, we have a sheet of temporary tatoos un-used, because he chickened out on me. I almost did it for myself anyway, but we decided to save it all for a game later.

I have oodles of pics, naturally, but I cannot make them copy and paste to here-everyone and their brother has tried to help me, and I've tried, but the avatar is the best I can do, at least for today. I know it has to do with the little portrait icon up above and the properties of the photo you post...  There are lots of Carlos pictures since he was literally feet away from us..... :D I recorded his at bat when he walked and the opening lineup. I'll change the avatar from time to time and there will be different pics once in awhile.

The game was fun-we had a lot more fun this time than on Opening Day, because we went by ourselves. When we took Grammy with us, we were terribly sunburned, I forgot to clear off my memory card in my camera and my internal memory was full too.... it was basically find your seat, sit in it, watch, then get up when it's over....which is ok unless you have an 8 year old boy with you..Grammy doesn't mess around when it comes to her baseball!  We went to the stingray touch tank during the 3rd and 4th innings, so I missed 2 runs by us and one by the Indians.  But the rays are so sweet,they're like dogs. They see people and just want to be petted.  They're trained, if that's possible, to actually like people! Matthew's hat fell into the tank, that caused a little riot of the stingrays, but he got it back.  It still smells fishy..  We played some midway games and Matthew played stick ball.

The game was good, we never really had to worry about losing til about the 7th inning-then it started geting interesting... I have a blister from ringing my cowbell so much toward the end of the game.  My first serious basball injury of the season... ::)  It was funny, at once point nearly the whole Indians team all gathered at the pitcher's mound to discuss how to strike out Carlos before he went up-it took 11 guys to stike him out.  ;)  Anyway, we had a lot of fun and will be going to a few more games this season for sure!! This game for us was more about the whole experience (hot dogs, stingrays, games and cowbells) and for Matthew to get to do some of the fun stuff he missed out on last time.  We had an older couple that sat behind us and the man was giving Matthew lots of pointers on the game, etc.

Oh one last reason Matthew will never forget this game-we went into a ladies room and it turned out to be a one person bathroom, but you didn't know from the outside...we opened the door and there was a woman in there...umm, going.....he runs out going "My eyes! My eyes!" I think she should have locked the door. My poor kid is scarred for life. Then I thought about how the woman must've felt-if a woman walks in on a woman, it's like "oops, sorry" and that's the end.  That poor lady had a wild BOY and a freaked out Mom walk in on her!  :o ;D

Sounds like you two had a great time!! :)  (other than that awkward washroom incident), and Tampa won. Nice pic! Hopefully it will be in the Rays program someday. It would be cool.
You guys look so cute together!

^ Did you happen to notice the line-up screwup?

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090517&content_id=4783714&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Seriously, who needs a DH?  :D

Yeah, I heard about that! Andy Sonnanstine, a pitcher for the Tampa Ray Bays, was scheduled as the D.H.! ;D

Yeah, I heard about that! Andy Sonnanstine, a pitcher for the Tampa Ray Bays, was scheduled as the D.H.! ;D


Noooo...the lineup card was submitted incorrectly such that two third-basemen were listed rather than one 3B and one DH.  Therefore, the DH was lost for the game and Sonnanstine had to hit as the pitcher in the third position.  There was no DH.

Noooo...the lineup card was submitted incorrectly such that two third-basemen were listed rather than one 3B and one DH.  Therefore, the DH was lost for the game and Sonnanstine had to hit as the pitcher in the third position.  There was no DH.

Oh..right...I knew it was something along those lines. It just seemed rather confusing when I read about it.

Jim Thome hits HR # 548, this ties him with the great Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Noooo...the lineup card was submitted incorrectly such that two third-basemen were listed rather than one 3B and one DH.  Therefore, the DH was lost for the game and Sonnanstine had to hit as the pitcher in the third position.  There was no DH.


Andy Sonnanstine ended up hitting in the third spot in the Rays' batting order after the mixup that disqualified them from having a DH, which also relegated the Rays' intended DH, Evan Longoria, to the bench. But what was cool about it was that even though Longoria was sitting in the dugout when he should have been batting, when Sonnanstine got his hit, Longoria was happy for him-he gave a big thumbs up.  What I like about these guys so much is they all root for each other.  There really aren't any egos out there-no one player is the star that everyone else is supposed to bow to....(A-Rod,Jeter, anyone?)  and they stick up for each other too, proven by the dust up that emptied both benches! Kerry Wood was obviously trying to hit B.J. Upton-what a jerk.

L.A. Dodgers defeat N.Y. Mets in an extra-inning comedy of errors last night!! :D That included a throwing error which allowed the winning run to score with the bases loaded!!! I don't think I have ever seen a major league game with five errors committed by the opposition before.

The Dodgers will be on too late for me tonight.  They don't start til 10:10pm my time....I'll root for them in my sleep for ya.  ;)

Ok, has this ever happened before?  Are we seriously going to have to go to a 10th inning for someone to score 1?  The Rays and the A's just keep striking each other out and walking each other!  There have been some close calls, but no one has scored yet and it's the bottom of the 9th!!        I need a ROFLOL smiley.....

Tonight when I turned the game on in the 1st, Matthew asked who we were playing tonight and I said the A's.  He looked at the screen and saw OAK, and said "The Oaklahoma A's?"  I said No, The Oakland A's, He thought I was saying Oaklahoma wrong, so we batted it back and forth a few times.  He finally believed me when he saw their uniforms say Oakland on them.  ::) ;D


LOL!!!!  10th Inning!!!  Who's gonna get ONE 1st? 

L.A. Dodgers defeat N.Y. Mets in an extra-inning comedy of errors last night!! :D That included a throwing error which allowed the winning run to score with the bases loaded!!! I don't think I have ever seen a major league game with five errors committed by the opposition before.


I imagine the Mets from the early 60's did worse than that.  :)

Tonight, Red Sox beat Jays 2-1, inching closer to first. Ortiz still doing his best impression of Harry Houdini.

An anagram of Ortiz is "Roitz", which is close to the real thing.
Where has all his power gone, long time passing...

Those stupid Oklahoma A's!!!  ;D

How dare they wait til the 11th inning to start scoring!!  And then to get more than us!!!  Unaccpetable!  >:(


;D



Hope the Dodgers can hold the Mets off-right now I see it's 3-1 Mets.....Go Dodgers!

The Dodgers will be on too late for me tonight.  They don't start til 10:10pm my time....I'll root for them in my sleep for ya.  ;)

That's right, all West Coast games start late for the folks in the East. Well, we won again, thanks to a three-run homer by Casey Blake that erased a deficit.




Hope the Dodgers can hold the Mets off-right now I see it's 3-1 Mets.....Go Dodgers!

Final score: LAD 5, NYM 3. 8) Go Da-da-da-Dodgers!!

David Ortiz hits his 1st Hr of the year as Bosox demolish Jays.  :)

Where would Boston be if Ortiz had ( let's say) 10 HR's already?
Ex Dodger Brad Penny goes to 4-1

Evil Empire (Yankees) win again. 8-P
Rays falling behind after loss to Oakland.
And Jeff's happy, Dodgers beat mets 2-1

Yep, we lost.  But we really came back bigtime-it was a good effort. At least we only lost by 1.... Carlos hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, his 14th homer of the year, which leads the American League.  8)  At the end of the game BJ Upton hit what looked like a homer to make it 8-7 for the win, but the A's caught it.  Gotta figure out what's wrong with Kazmir-he pitched 7 runs to the A's tonight.  :( It's not like him, he's having a rough season. We need more cowbell!!!  ;)

Chris Carpenter shuts down the Cubs. After his DL stay he came back on to the roster and allowed just 3 hits. He's got a 0.00 ERA through 15 innings, not much, but it's a pretty good demonstration that Carp is back properly.

In other news, looks like Peavy is on his way to the White Sox. I approve. Better to jump to the AL and play for a real team that play silly games in Wrigley.

And Jeff's happy, Dodgers beat mets 2-1


...which completes a 3-game sweep of the Mets, who had come to Dodger Stadium after defeating the Giants 3 times in San Fran.

...which completes a 3-game sweep of the Mets, who had come to Dodger Stadium after defeating the Giants 3 times in San Fran.



Excellent!!  :)

I heard on the radio today that 319 different players had hit a home run prior to David Ortiz hitting his first one.
Sheesh...

He hasn't been eating his Froot Loops, I guess.

Either that or someone peed in his Wheaties.  Is it me or does he always look mad?  Maybe it's because he was Home Run deficient.  ::)




Did I mention who leads the AL in Home Runs right now?    My Carlos, with 15!   ;) (Jason Bay of Boston is 3rd with 12)

Longoria leads the AL in RBI's with 46. (Carlos is #3 with 35)

Either that or someone peed in his Wheaties. 
;D
mmmmm... wheaties pee.... (Think Homer Simpson)

Did I mention who leads the AL in Home Runs right now?    My Carlos, with 14!   ;) (Jason Bay of Boston is 3rd with 12)

Longoria leads the AL in RBI's with 46. (Carlos is #3 with 35)

Yah I noticed that yesterday. They are having a good season so far.
Must be their pitching letting them down so far.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

Sox sweep Blue Jays and is a close to first!

Evil Empire, like that annoying cockroach that won't die, or that pesky bee flying around your house that you've tried to kill 100 times, win again as well. 9th in a row. It's time to do a Urine test on that whole team.

Evil Empire, like that annoying cockroach that won't die, or that pesky bee flying around your house that you've tried to kill 100 times, win again as well. 9th in a row. It's time to do a Urine test on that whole team.

The Phils play 'em this weekend. I'd like to see the defending World Champions do a number on them. Ever since the Spankees got Arod back, they've been on a sudden surge. 8-P

Also, for the second time in two years, the Minnesota Twinkies scored 20 runs in a game...against the White Sox...at US Cellular Field. Today's game was a 20-1 stomping, which has to be the one of the worst poundings that the Whitesox have taken on their home field. Former Cy Young award winner Bartolo Cologne got bombarded early in the game.

;D
mmmmm... wheaties pee.... (Think Homer Simpson)Yah I noticed that yesterday. They are having a good season so far.
Must be their pitching letting them down so far.






We definitely should have more W's than L's already, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of urgency in Maddon's methods, but you're right, the pitching is really our Achilles heel right now. Scott Kazmir began the season solidly, posting a 3-1 record with a 3.97 ERA and a .220 opponent average. Since then, though, he's allowed 22 runs in 18 innings with a 1-2 record in his last four starts.  And May is normally Kazmir's strongest month: for his career, he owns a 3.27 ERA in 25 starts. No such luck this year. Maddon believes Kazmir is in a mental funk, too -- unable to find the comfort zone that had allowed him to be such a dominant pitcher in the past. He's still keeping him on the roster because he believes in him.  I just hope they get it figured out SOON.  Til then, I really like the way Matt Garza's been pitching for the most part, Shields is good, Sonnanstine isn't too bad (and he can hit! LOL) , and the Aussie, Grant Balfour is effective-and I like to hear him talk...  ::)

Thanks for the summary of the pitchers. I think they will come around.

Evil Empire finally loses tonight and the WS champs, but Boston loses to the Mets, and Buckner had nothing to do with this one, and your Rays squeek by Florida 15-1.

Thanks for the summary of the pitchers. I think they will come around.

Evil Empire finally loses tonight and the WS champs, but Boston loses to the Mets, and Buckner had nothing to do with this one, and your Rays squeek by Florida 15-1.


Thanks for the summary you didn't really ask for? LOL...I just read it and it was pretty dorky....even I got bored with it after a second or two just reading it back...sorry! ;D
BTW, Kazmir did go to the DL, though, I hope that doesn't really mean the end for him-he's a good pitcher, just needs to get straightened out.  Percival went too and may retire.

Evil Empire....I like that name.  Sometimes I just call them those Damn Yankees, but then that's slamming a pretty good band.

I know, what a close game, right?  ;D The Rays buried the Marlins in their own house.  I saw some of this before I left last night.  Did you see that Marlins pitcher (#44 Sanches, I got your #, buddy!) hit my Carlos in the shoulder with a fast pitch!? He's gonna have one nasty bruise today from that.  That's what he gets for hitting that homer in the 2nd. I didn't realize how many pitchers are actually scared of him! That's why they walk him so much-but to hit him on purpose?  RUDE! I'm glad we not only beat them, but we tarred and feathered them too!  8)

Randy 'Big unit" Johnson still stuck at 298 wins.
When he gets to 300 wins, he might be the last one ever to get to 300.

Thanks for the summary of the pitchers. I think they will come around.

Evil Empire finally loses tonight and the WS champs,

Yayyyy!!!!! :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D As I recall, Jimmy Rollins hit a home run to start of the game. I was hoping that would happen. 8)



but Boston loses to the Mets, and Buckner had nothing to do with this one

Yeah! It was a rematch of the 1986 World Series, but there was a pitcher surnamed Buckner in the picture...for a different team, namely the Arizona Dbacks, who beat the Oakland A's.

As I watch the Phillies and Yankees play I must say, that field is a joke. I thought Citizens Bank Park was bad but Yankee
Stadium is a big league game played in a little league yard. I see that team's fall from grace, what self respecting pitcher
would want to throw in a home run derby yard, especially one looking for a contract? All it is, is a stat padding yard for
hitters.

On a side note, Ibanez has been a real treat so far this season. There were some questions about replacing Burrell with a
left handed stick but Ibanez is proving all doubters wrong.

As I watch the Phillies and Yankees play I must say, that field is a joke. I thought Citizens Bank Park was bad but Yankee
Stadium is a big league game played in a little league yard. I see that team's fall from grace, what self respecting pitcher
would want to throw in a home run derby yard, especially one looking for a contract? All it is, is a stat padding yard for
hitters.

On a side note, Ibanez has been a real treat so far this season. There were some questions about replacing Burrell with a
left handed stick but Ibanez is proving all doubters wrong.


Haven't seen New Yankee Stadium yet...I know Minute Maid Park is really easy to hit a homer in if you can pull it to left (not that *I* could, but I'm not paid millions :D ) and Old Yankee Stadium also had a short right field porch for lefty pull hitters...

With the Jays folding ( who saw that coming?), the Evil Empire is .5 games out of first. This is not acceptable. Time to pull out those Yankee voodoo dolls and start shoving in needles and pins.

^You said it! How dare those Wankees come back in the 9th inning against Brad Lidge. >:( That coupled with the Redsox losing another one to the NYM.

The Jays need to beat the Knaves today to avoid a sweep; same with the Redsox. The defending World Champion Phillies also need to beat the you-know-whos today.

Normally I would be furious at Lidge for another blown save but the yankees won in the ninth on two pop ups.
You can only laugh at games in Yankee Stadium because any ball hit over the infielders head has a great shot at
leaving the yard.

I know I'm beating a dead horse here but come on! Yankee Stadium ---- The Epitome Of Ridiculousness,
Teixeira Hit a solo home run on a pitch that sawed his bat in half.

Brad Lidge is having some problems, I gave him a free pass yesterday with the pop up field but today is
a different story. 2nd consecutive blown save and his fourth in the young season. Even the saves he has
were not comfortable. I'm not sure if I'm watching Brad Lidge or freakin Mitch Williams.  >:(

The Marlins are also dirty dogs! Not only did they win 5-4, but they actually hurt two our players.  >:(  They've been playing dirty the whole series - the pitchers hit Pena on Friday and Longoria last night, and today they knocked out Iwamura in the knee and he had to be wheeled out, and did the same to Bartlett, but he was ok.


Think it's the pinstripes?  >:(

Well, the Phils did beat the Wankees...in extra innings...and the Redsox held off the Mets by a score of 12-5.....but those Bluejays got swept by the Atlanta Knaves. >:(

Well, the Phils did beat the Wankees...in extra innings...and the Redsox held off the Mets by a score of 12-5.....but those Bluejays got swept by the Atlanta Knaves. >:(

Red Sox back in first place.
Jays freefalling.
Evil Empire hanging on like that coachroach that never dies.

Last night I dreamed Albert Pujols homered off Jonathon Papelbon. Not that anybody is that interested, just though I'd make the point that Albert's so good he's also the best player in the Dream Zone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESmGpXbAN4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMopxL66veE

Last night I dreamed Albert Pujols homered off Jonathon Papelbon. Not that anybody is that interested, just though I'd make the point that Albert's so good he's also the best player in the Dream Zone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESmGpXbAN4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMopxL66veE



:)  I haven't seen him play a lot, but what I've seen has been good!




Also, Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura will miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee. OUCH.

The Evil Empire has givenThe Rangers quite a beating. 11-0 top of the 9th.  They've had 17 hits to Texas' 3.  >:(  Looks like A-Roid had a good day.  ::)

Blue Jays 1, Orioles 4 just went final.

The Cubs and Pirates should be a good game-I bet Cubs will win!  The Pirates are their own worst enemy right now.

^ Don't bet on it.  Raining in Chicago today, game will likely be called unless it lets up...

Not to mention the whole scoring 5 runs in the past 6 games thing :P

The Evil Empire has givenThe Rangers quite a beating. 11-0 top of the 9th.  They've had 17 hits to Texas' 3.  >:(  Looks like A-Roid had a good day.  ::)

Blue Jays 1, Orioles 4 just went final.



Hey, on the bright side the Redsox beat the Twinkies (albeit barely), 6-5. So the Sox are keeping the You-Know-Whos out of the top.

The Evil Empire has givenThe Rangers quite a beating. 11-0 top of the 9th.  They've had 17 hits to Texas' 3.  >:(  Looks like A-Roid had a good day.  ::)


8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P

^I couldn't agree more. I sure hope the Yankes get back to their losing ways soon & very soon. 8-P

With the Jays folding ( who saw that coming?), the Evil Empire is .5 games out of first. This is not acceptable. Time to pull out those Yankee voodoo dolls and start shoving in needles and pins.



I got mine ready!  Along with my Cavalier dolls.....And I just sharpened my pins.....

I got mine ready!  Along with my Cavalier dolls.....And I just sharpened my pins.....


Ah, so that's why LeBron couldn't make a shot to save his life in Game 3 :D

Ah, so that's why LeBron couldn't make a shot to save his life in Game 3 :D




;D ;D

Apparently Cleveland Indians fans also have voodoo dolls.  Rays ones!  Did you see that we blew a 10-0 lead from 2nd inning all the way to the 8th inning and they STILL came back and beat us 11-10?
OMG, How  :-[ !!      :-\\   

Apparently Cleveland Indians fans also have voodoo dolls.  Rays ones!  Did you see that we blew a 10-0 lead from 2nd inning all the way to the 8th inning and they STILL came back and beat us 11-10?
OMG, How  :-[ !!      :-\\   


I saw that, it was pretty amazing.

If you're a Cleveland fan...  ;D

Oh well, I can laugh about it. It happens to all the teams once in awhile...right? ?    ???  :D

Happens to my team all the time...

Ok, I have a dumb girl's sports question....I don't know much about how they schedule games, but is this on purpose?

When the TampaBay Rays were playing the Boston Red Sox,  Orlando Magic was playing Boston Celtics.
Now the Tampa Bay Rays are playing the Cleveland Indians while the Magic are playing the Cavaliers....

Is this just a coincidence?  I guess it has to be, right?, no one knows who will be in the playoffs at the beginning of the season, but it is weird isn't it?

Ok, I have a dumb girl's sports question....I don't know much about how they schedule games, but is this on purpose?

When the TampaBay Rays were playing the Boston Red Sox,  Orlando Magic was playing Boston Celtics.
Now the Tampa Bay Rays are playing the Cleveland Indians while the Magic are playing the Cavaliers....

Is this just a coincidence?  I guess it has to be, right?, no one knows who will be in the playoffs at the beginning of the season, but it is weird isn't it?


It is probably a coincidence.  The only time they schedule around cities/territories is if there are two baseball teams (i.e. Cubs/ChiSux or Yanks/Mets) in town, one gets a home series while the other goes away so they don't screw up each other's market share.  Also, if a hockey team and a basketball team share the same arena, obviously they can't both play on the same date.

^I couldn't agree more. I sure hope the Yankes get back to their losing ways soon & very soon. 8-P

Thank goodness. The Rangers beat 'em 7-3 last nite.

  Also, if a hockey team and a basketball team share the same arena, obviously they can't both play on the same date.


It would be interesting though, wouldn't it?

And thanks for your answer!

Good news, bad news...

Dodgers win!  :)
Cubs win!  :)


Rays lose!  :-[  Blew another big lead.  ::)
Yankees win!  >:(  8-P

A couple in our lovely city of Lakeland, FL has been arrested with a mountain of steroids, stating they have been selling to the Washington Nationals, among many other sports teams.
Don't the Nats know if you buy them, you should use them?  ;D

Could possibly be a developing story, opening up more cases of use by players from other teams...

http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/9616526/Arrested-man-says-he-sold-'roids-to-Nats,-Caps

He may be lying, but if he has proof, this could get ugly.

Boston atop the AL east after winning today.
Question: Who was President of the USA the last time the Jays won a game?

This has to be a trick question, because the Toronto Blue Jays have only lost 9 games (in a row?).  They won last on May 18, Obama was President then...  Is there another Jays team I don't know about?  Is there another USA I don't know about?  Am I thinking too hard?  Nope.  That never happens.  Ok, here's my final answer:

Who is Obama?

Boston atop the AL east after winning today.

Thank goodness for that. I was counting on them.


Meanwhile, after sweeping a series in Colorado against the Rockaroundtheclockies, the Dodgers win the first game of a four-game set in Chicago against the Cubbies...and are still in a home-run drought. ??? :-\\

Question: Who was President of the USA the last time the Jays won a game?

Another question: Who was president of the US the last time the Tampa Ray Bays beat the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland?

It might have been GW...during his first term?

Another question: Who was president of the US the last time the Tampa Ray Bays beat the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland?

It might have been GW...during his first term?



George Washington!?!    ;D ;D ;D


Real answer: Tampa Bay lost its 17th straight game in Cleveland. The Rays haven't won at Progressive Field since Sept. 28, 2005.  So nally, you're right but he was in his 2nd term.  ;)

George Washington!?!     ;D ;D ;D


Real answer: Tampa Bay lost its 17th straight game in Cleveland. The Rays haven't won at Progressive Field since Sept. 28, 2005.  So nally, you're right but he was in his 2nd term.  ;)

I anticipated that. I knew their streak stood at 17 games, so I was figuring it might be several years. ;)


Jeffrey

George Washington had 2 terms as President?

So the Jays finally win a game since Victoria Day, and of course, the have to beat the Red Sox  8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P

Meanville, the Evil Empire has snuck into 1st place.
A truly sad day for everyone.

Has anyone else watched the MLB network. The network shows a lot of classic ball games, today I was
watching the 1980 NLCS, games 3 & 5 with the Phils and Stros, it was great seeing these games again.
I was on the edge of my seat the first go around, it's a little easier watching when you know the outcome.
One thing I find amazing is how much the game has changed in the past 29 years and that the Phillies blue
road uniforms and the Astros multishade of orange home uniforms were two of the ugliest uniforms in baseball.

Has anyone else watched the MLB network. The network shows a lot of classic ball games, today I was
watching the 1980 NLCS, games 3 & 5 with the Phils and Stros, it was great seeing these games again.
I was on the edge of my seat the first go around, it's a little easier watching when you know the outcome.
One thing I find amazing is how much the game has changed in the past 29 years and that the Phillies blue
road uniforms and the Astros multishade of orange home uniforms were two of the ugliest uniforms in baseball.

Did Nolan Ryan pitch in either of those games?

Did Nolan Ryan pitch in either of those games?


Game 5, Joe Niekro pitched game 3.

George Washington had 2 terms as President?



Yes.  He served the 2nd term, but disappointed many when he refused to run for a third. He felt old and tired and his health was not good anymore, so he felt a stronger younger man should lead.  George was the one to establish only 2 terms per President allowed. Later that became the 22nd Amendment.  Matthew had to do a book report on George last semester. Did you know that his teeth were not really made of wood? They were made of hippopotamus ivory and gold.    Oooops, wayyyy off topic here.....Ummmm, I'm sure if he were alive right now he's love baseball! There. :)

My poor Rays, I've completely ignored them for the past few days, but I'm glad to say they won yesterday and today! But I have been a bit distracted getting The Magic to the Finals!

I also noticed the Cubs beat The Dodgers. But they're still the best team around right now!

I also noticed the Cubs beat The Dodgers. But they're still the best team around right now!

That's true; I happened to see the game on Fox Network this afternoon. My team laid their first goose egg this season. (I.o.w, this is the first time LAD has been shut out this year.)

That's true; I happened to see the game on Fox Network this afternoon. My team laid their first goose egg this season. (I.o.w, this is the first time LAD has been shut out this year.)

Dodgers are still doing well, even without Manny mouse. Best team for sure.

Red Sox lost 2nd in a row to the Jays and I think are in 3rd place, at least for today.

Dodgers are still doing well, even without Manny mouse. Best team for sure.

That's true. With today's loss, that makes them 34-17 on the year, a .667 winning percentage. Not bad at all.


Red Sox lost 2nd in a row to the Jays and I think are in 3rd place, at least for today.

Yeah...maybe they'll do better. The season is still young, though.

But I certainly hope that the Cleveland Idiots Indians can get their act together tomorrow and show those Wankees who's the boss. (Cc Sabathia gave his old team a bad time today, being a visiting pitcher at Progressive Field for the first time.)

Yes! Yankies lose!! :D

And the L.A. Dodgers maintain the best MLB record by beating the Chicago Cubbies 8-2, splitting the series in Chicago at 2 games apiece.

And so, in Hiroki Kuroda's return to the starting rotation (he hadn't pitched since Opening Day, which was 8 weeks ago), he gives up 3 runs in a 3-2 loss to the Errorzona Dumbondbacks.

Meanville, the Evil Empire has snuck into 1st place.

And they're STILL there, thanks to a pounding victory over the Texas Rangers yesterday. 8-P


But at least the Redsox won, with Dice K. getting his first win of the season. O0

Red Sox won today, Caps lost again today (surprise!), the Evil empire beat the Rangers again, (Drats!), and the A's beat the White Sox.  :-[ 
The Rays beat KC!  2 1/2 hrs til the Dodgers play, and the Cubs are delayed.

The Rays are beating the Yankees 5-3 in the 6th....I hope Good wins out over Evil in the end!

The Rays are beating the Yankees 5-3 in the 6th....I hope Good wins out over Evil in the end!


Rivera sucked today, so Rays win 8)

Rivera sucked today, so Rays win 8)

Thank goodness. :) Now if only the Redsox could win and leapfrog back over the You-Know-Whos, that'd be great.


Anyways, on the west coast, Dodgers laid their first goose egg at home Thursday night against the Phils, and came back against Brad Lidge last night in the 9th to win. On last check on today's game, they were leading 1-0 going into the 7th.

YES!  But it was a nail biting 9th inning-I thought the yankees were going to tie it up toward the end there....The Rays simply MUST get the whole pitcher thing figured out.  I hope Kazmir can come back soon!  Tomorrow Matt Garza starts, that should help!


Go Dodgers!  :)

Aw crap! I just checked the score on MLB.com, and it appears that the Philz got two runs in the top of the 7th and now lead 2-1! >:( Now that score still remains in the 8th.

Aw crap! I just checked the score on MLB.com, and it appears that the Philz got two runs in the top of the 7th and now lead 2-1! >:( Now that score still remains in the 8th.

I'm still impressed on how well the Dodgers are playing, with Manny and without him.
And the Rays beat the Evil empire.
Now if only the (non 1st place) Sox can beat the 1st place Rangers and become the 1st place Sox.

Now if only the (non 1st place) Sox can beat the 1st place Rangers and become the 1st place Sox.

That would be good, especially for the Angels. Today they will send Kelvim Escobar to the mound against ex-Dodger-now-Tiger Edwin Jackson. For Escobar, it'll be his first time pitching since the 2007 ALDS, when they were vanquished by a certain Sox team. (He missed the entire 2008 season because of a serious injury.)

Aw crap! I just checked the score on MLB.com, and it appears that the Philz got two runs in the top of the 7th and now lead 2-1! >:( Now that score still remains in the 8th.


Update: Bottom of the 10th inning, 2-2 tie, 1 out. (subject to change)

Update: Bottom of the 10th inning, 2-2 tie, 1 out. (subject to change)


YES!! Andre Ethier smacks a game-winning hit, walk-off style, for the second day in a row! This time, it was a home run, his 2nd in today's game!

YES!! Andre Ethier smacks a game-winning hit, walk-off style, for the second day in a row! This time, it was a home run, his 2nd in today's game!


Another game the Phillies let slip through their fingers and for the second straight day Brad Lidge sucks. They should be unbeaten so far
on this road trip but instead, as of now, are 4-2. People in this city are giving Lidge some leeway because of his performance last year.
Not me, you are only as good as you last outing and that outing sucked. So far this year Lidge has been ineffective so it's time to move
him from the closer role. I would give Ryan Madson a shot the closer spot, right now he is pitching better.

Another game the Phillies let slip through their fingers and for the second straight day Brad Lidge sucks. They should be unbeaten so far
on this road trip but instead, as of now, are 4-2. People in this city are giving Lidge some leeway because of his performance last year.
Not me, you are only as good as you last outing and that outing sucked. So far this year Lidge has been ineffective so it's time to move
him from the closer role. I would give Ryan Madson a shot the closer spot, right now he is pitching better.

That's true; Mr. Lidge does not seem like the same guy he was last year, especially from the postseason. Ryan Madson might be a good replacement, at least temporary. Maybe Charlie Manuel should analyze his options, and consider Madson.

The Evil Empire got us back, 4-3, with a rally in the 8th. Grrrrrrr!! >:(

The Evil Empire got us back, 4-3, with a rally in the 8th. Grrrrrrr!! >:(

and the Redsox were losing against the Texas Rangers earlier, with a couple of opportunities to catch up...I was watching that game on TBS earlier and it might be over by now.

The right teams just can't win, huh?

Well, we have one more chance at a good team winning tonight....I think your Dodgers will get the best of the Sillies!  :)

Well, we have one more chance at a good team winning tonight....I think your Dodgers will get the best of the Sillies!  :)

Not tonight they didn't, unfortunately. :( I think LAD's biggest mistake was leaving Randy Wolf in too long; he gave up a two run homer to Carlos Ruiz, and then a solo shot to the next guy...and things got ugly from that point on. I was mostly watching the basketball game.

Well, we have one more chance at a good team winning tonight....I think your Dodgers will get the best of the Sillies!  :)


That is World Series Champion Sillies.

That is World Series Champion Sillies.




Ooops, I knew I was forgetting something there.... ;)

Well, The Evil Empire was beating The Rays 3-0 but we have come back and tied it 3-3!  The force is strong with The Rays tonight!

I hope.......

Petite Andy is my most hated MLB player right now.....  Ooops, I meant Andy Petitte.  :D

And A-Roid.

Ok, ALL Yankees.  8-P

St Louis just got beat 4 in a row at home against Colorado. Yeeeck...

Petite Andy is my most hated MLB player right now.....  Ooops, I meant Andy Petitte.  :D

And A-Roid.

Ok, ALL Yankees.  8-P

Hear Hear!!

They play the Redsox for the next few days...you know who I want to win those games.

Hear Hear!!

They play the Redsox for the next few days...you know who I want to win those games.

Certainly not the Evil Empire

Certainly not the Evil Empire

Of course not! 8-P Ever since they got A-Roids back, they've been on a surge. That surge needs to come to an abrupt halt.

Hear Hear!!

They play the Redsox for the next few days...you know who I want to win those games.


Anyone but the Red Sox.

Anyone but the Red Sox.


Maybe they should just both lose.

Maybe they should just both lose.

If they don't play each other, that can happen.


Anyone but the Red Sox.

But I don't ever cheer for the Spankees.

If there were only 2 teams left in baseball, I wish the Yankess would go 0-162, regardless of who that other team is.

LOL! Good idea! :D

Sometimes I think a team will go that direction if they play poorly at the start, like my team sometimes has been doing. ::)

Tonight is the Angels vs the (Devil) Rays.  ;D 

I'd like to see where the Evil Empire would be without A-Roid and Pettite. Aren't they both "former" users?  Pettite was in all those hearings involving Clemens-didn't he admit to using too?  It makes me mad that they get to keep playing like nothing ever happened....while Manny is sitting around waiting to play again. Do you think the Gods of Basketball hear MLB prayers too?  :D

Tonight is the Angels vs the (Devil) Rays.  ;D 

I'd like to see where the Evil Empire would be without A-Roid and Pettite. Aren't they both "former" users?  Pettite was in all those hearings involving Clemens-didn't he admit to using too?  It makes me mad that they get to keep playing like nothing ever happened....while Manny is sitting around waiting to play again. Do you think the Gods of Basketball hear MLB prayers too?  :D


Yankees (Evil Empire): The needles and pins stripes.

;D  It took me a minute to get that, but  ;D

;D  It took me a minute to get that, but  ;D

They demolished Old Yankee stadium due to all the hidden safe injection sites and the needles buried under those statues in the outfield.

Oh!  I'm really excited, I have a ticket to the Rays game on August 1, they're having a Summer Concert series after some games and that night will be Daughtry! LOVE HIM!!!! That's better than just seeing him in concert, I get a game too! It's a Girls Night Out, and we are going to make sure we have enough beer before the 7th inning this time!!! :D


Do all stadiums stop serving alcohol at the beginning of the 7th inning? It's a nice to thing to do to cut down on drunk drivers.

Do all stadiums stop serving alcohol at the beginning of the 7th inning? It's a nice to thing to do to cut down on drunk drivers.


I believe so, they do at Citzens Bank Park.

Brad Lidge to the DL. The Phillies announced today that closer Brad Lidge will go on the 15 day disabled list though not many fans believe he is
really hurt. ::)

I believe so, they do at Citzens Bank Park.

Brad Lidge to the DL. The Phillies announced today that closer Brad Lidge will go on the 15 day disabled list though not many fans believe he is
really hurt.

A knee sprain would be no fun-people think he's faking? I didn't see it. I don't mind the Phillies so much except for the fact that they beat the Rays in the World Series...ok, I'm holding a little grudge.  ;)

Do you remember when Tim McGraw spread ashes of his Dad, Tug, on the Pitchers mound?  I know it's last years news, but it freaked me out. As a Phillies fan, what did you think?

A knee sprain would be no fun-people think he's faking? I didn't see it. I don't mind the Phillies so much except for the fact that they beat the Rays in the World Series...ok, I'm holding a little grudge.  ;)

Do you remember when Tim McGraw spread ashes of his Dad, Tug, on the Pitchers mound?  I know it's last years news, but it freaked me out. As a Phillies fan, what did you think?


His injury seems fishy, over the weekend he said he felt fine. He has blown 6 saves in 20 opportunities, has an era over 7 and an opponent
batting average of .308. The consensus here is that the only thing hurt is his psyche.

We thought Tim McGraw spreading Tugger's ashes wish both touching and fitting.

Boston 7, Evil Empire 0

'nuff said.

Do all stadiums stop serving alcohol at the beginning of the 7th inning? It's a nice to thing to do to cut down on drunk drivers.

I know that Dodger Stadium has done that for several years. Last few times I was there, I remember seeing signs that said "No Beer Sold After The 7th Inning."

Dodgers 6, Padres 4....thanks to 2 home runs by Andre Ethier, one by Matt Kemp, and one by Orlando "O-Dog" Hudson (his first since the end of April). Now my team has the best record in the MLB with 40 wins and 20 losses. 8) They have been hovering around the .667 mark for a good part of the season...and if this keeps up, they'd be on pace for a final record of 108 and 54.

Sports Talk Radio was abuzz today about the Lidge injury, it seems it's not just the fans who find the injury fishy.
Other sport talk shows say how we should be patient with Lidge and let him work through it, after all, you can't
win a championship in early June. Yeah, you can't win it in June but you sure can lose it. This is Philadelphia for
Pete's sake, there are no free rides. We are a "What have you done for me lately," city and right now Lidge isn't
doing anything.

Todays paper posted Lidge's numbers compared to last year after the same amount of appearances. I know it's unfair
to compare to last year because situations change but I ask, Would you want these numbers from your closer?

                                  2008          2009

Games...........................28            28
W-L.............................1-0            0-3
Saves............................17            13
Blown Saves....................0              6
ERA...........................0.96          7.32
Innings..........................28            26
Hits...............................15            33
Runs...............................5            23
Earned Runs....................3              21
Walks...........................13              14
Strikeouts.....................35              28
Home Runs.....................0                7
Opp. Batting Avg. .....  .155          .306

I'm going with NO.  But they'll be ok without him, right?  He's not the whole team, hopefully others will step up in his absence, like the Dodgers have done without Manny.


One good bit of news, at least for me, the Rays beat the Angels 9-5!  8)

I'm going with NO.  But they'll be ok without him, right?  He's not the whole team, hopefully others will step up in his absence, like the Dodgers have done without Manny.

Yeah...my team seems to be doing just fine w/o him. They've got the best record in the MLB going into today's game; gotta love that. In today's game they were down 2-1 in the 3rd, but the game is still young.



One good bit of news, at least for me, the Rays beat the Angels 9-5!   8)



I have mixed views, cuz I kinda like the Angels...but by the same token I like to see the Rays win, too. :) I have to say congratz to your team.

Yeah...my team seems to be doing just fine w/o him. They've got the best record in the MLB going into today's game; gotta love that. In today's game they were down 2-1 in the 3rd, but the game is still young.



And alas, the Dud-gers were never heard from again after the 1st inning. Not to mention that Curtain Clayshaw couldn't even get out of the 3rd inning; his pitch count was up to 83 when they lifted him. :-\\


So now the Padres will continue their roadtrip tomorrow and play the Angels (who will come home after finishing up in TB), and the Dodgers will start a roadtrip of their own in Texas tomorrow. They will play the Texas Rangers for the first time since 2001.

Boston keeps beating NY, isn't life great?

Yeah! They've won the first 7 meetings between the teams!!

And best of all, Boston takes over first place in the A.L. East. O0

Boston has struggles against some lesser teams outside the division. Odd.
Boston is in first, and Ortiz hasn't really done anything yet.
Youkoulis and Bay have had a good year.

Dodgers (by far) are still the best team in the league.
Very curious as to what happens when Manny's suspension is over.

As for Ortiz, I think he finally hit another home run not too long ago.



Dodgers (by far) are still the best team in the league.
Very curious as to what happens when Manny's suspension is over.

That's true, they are. Even though they lost yesterday.
About Manny, I'm sure everyone will be curious...from the fans to the team personnel to the media.

Boston now 8-0 on the season against the Evil Empire, David Ortiz homers and his average baloons to .203.
I smell a late season MVP run  ;)

Boston now 8-0 on the season against the Evil Empire, David Ortiz homers and his average baloons to .203.
I smell a late season MVP run  ;)



;D

Here's an article I found on the Boston/NY series:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9672082/Red-Sox-exposed-Yanks-as-being-simply-good

Boston now 8-0 on the season against the Evil Empire, David Ortiz homers and his average baloons to .203.
I smell a late season MVP run  ;)

WTG Big Poppy and company! :D



This weekend will see the Subway Series; each time that happens I hope for the Mets to win, since I don't like to cheer for the Yankes under any circumstances.

WTG Big Poppy and company! :D



This weekend will see the Subway Series; each time that happens I hope for the Mets to win, since I don't like to cheer for the Yankes under any circumstances.

Even though the Mets hurt the Sox in 1986 (um...that Bill Bucker thing), Go mets!!! Sweep the evil empire!

Even though the Mets hurt the Sox in 1986 (um...that Bill Bucker thing), Go mets!!! Sweep the evil empire!

They actually did that a couple years or so ago..I think.


And the Redsox are playing the Phils this weekend.

Detroit beat Pittsburgh 3-1 last night. Consolation for losing the cup?

(odd that MLB and NHL game 7 are played by the same 2 cities)

Detroit beat Pittsburgh 3-1 last night. Consolation for losing the cup?

(odd that MLB and NHL game 7 are played by the same 2 cities)

That's right! And in the other sport, Pittsburgh beat Detroit!

Even though the Mets hurt the Sox in 1986 (um...that Bill Bucker thing), Go mets!!! Sweep the evil empire!

Shuxx...they would have won it last night if it hadn't been for that play in the bottom of 9th that allowed the tying and winning runs to score. 8-P

Ha!  While I was out dodging jellyfish, the Mets beat the Evil Empire!  Woooo Hooooo!  And Boston is already 5-0 over Philly in the 1st, (Sorry Loki!)and my Carlos Pena hit his 20th Home Run for the year! They beat the Nats last night, I'm sure the should be able to beat them tonight as well. The Dodgers don't play til later, so let's see what happens!  :)

Ha!  While I was out dodging jellyfish, the Mets beat the Evil Empire!  Woooo Hooooo!  And Boston is already 5-0 over Philly in the 1st, (Sorry Loki!)and my Carlos Pena hit his 20th Home Run for the year! They beat the Nats last night, I'm sure the should be able to beat them tonight as well.

Yayyyy!!!! :D ;D 8) I was watching the early part of the game on FOX earlier, and the Mets had a 2-1 lead. I'm glad they hung on to win.



The Dodgers don't play til later, so let's see what happens!  :)

Their game should be starting right about now, if not already. It sucked that they got blanked in Tex last nite. Today I hope they do better. They haven't been swept at all this year..yet.

My man Albert Pujols had 2 more HR's today.
Would hate to find out he's on roids.

My man Albert Pujols had 2 more HR's today.
Would hate to find out he's on roids.

I certainly hope not.


Anyways, I'm off to watch the Dudgers' game.

If Texas wins tonight by shutout, it will be their 3rd in a row.
I hope they get blown out

Yes, they need a taste of their own medicine. (No offense to any potential fans of the team.) I just think it would be a shame if LAD were to have their first three-game losing streak of the season.

Yes, they need a taste of their own medicine. (No offense to any potential fans of the team.) I just think it would be a shame if LAD were to have their first three-game losing streak of the season.

I wasn't aware L.A. hasn't lost 3 in a row yet.

I wasn't aware L.A. hasn't lost 3 in a row yet.


Thankfully they averted that today. They defeated the Rangers 3-1, after a very long power-outage delay. The game had been scoreless through the 5th inning, when the game was halted due to the power problem.

My man Albert Pujols had 2 more HR's today.
Would hate to find out he's on roids.


He's not.

He's just that good.

Stupid Yuckees (aka the Evil Emipre)! >:(

And the Redsox couldn't beat the Phils today :(

Stupid Yuckees (aka the Evil Emipre)! >:(

And the Redsox couldn't beat the Phils today :(

Evil Empire brought out their roids today and Santana didn't look good.

Evil Empire brought out their roids today and Santana didn't look good.

That is true; they gave him a very bad time. A-Roids, Derek Cheater, Mark Tex and company....

LAD maintains the best record, taking two of three in Texas against the Rangers. And the Angels complete a sweep of the Padres at the Big A, outscoring them 26-7 in the series.

We're about 40% of the way through the season
Best team in NL: L.A. Dodgers  .656
Best team in AL: Boston .603
World series preview?

Interesting divisions, NL central, totally up for grabs
Central  W  L  Pct  GB    Home 
Milwaukee Brewers 34 29 .540 --
St. Louis Cardinals   34 30   .531 0.5
Cincinnati Reds   31 31   .500 2.5
Chicago Cubs         30 30   .500 2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 30 33   .476 4.0
Houston Astros 29 32 .475 4.0

We're about 40% of the way through the season
Best team in NL: L.A. Dodgers  .656
Best team in AL: Boston .603
World series preview?

Interesting divisions, NL central, totally up for grabs
Central  W  L  Pct  GB    Home 
Milwaukee Brewers 34 29 .540 --
St. Louis Cardinals   34 30   .531 0.5
Cincinnati Reds   31 31   .500 2.5
Chicago Cubs         30 30   .500 2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 30 33   .476 4.0
Houston Astros 29 32 .475 4.0


Hoping the Cubs can get on track after switching hitting coaches...despite their less-than-stellar play they are still only 2.5 out of first, maybe can get to within 2 games if Cleveland holds on to beat Milwaukee tonight.  Cubs have a better-than-average shot of taking the series against the ChiSux but I wouldn't be surprised either way, at least the pitching doesn't suck...

Hoping the Cubs can get on track after switching hitting coaches...despite their less-than-stellar play they are still only 2.5 out of first, maybe can get to within 2 games if Cleveland holds on to beat Milwaukee tonight.  Cubs have a better-than-average shot of taking the series against the ChiSux but I wouldn't be surprised either way, at least the pitching doesn't suck...

I hope so too.

But the Milwaukees came back in the 8th to take a 14-12 lead in Cleveland on last check. :(

Isringhausen is out for the year. Guess he won't get his 300th save this year.

and Manny drops to sixth in all-star voting.

ssssssssslow day in baseball today.

Well, Manny will be finished with his suspension about a week and a half before the All Star Game...so, he'll be eligible to take part in the game; that is if he gets enough votes.

I hope so too.

But the Milwaukees came back in the 8th to take a 14-12 lead in Cleveland on last check. :(

Yep, the Brew Crew hung on to beat their old friends the Cleveland Idiots Indians by the same score. It does kinda sound more like a football score; you'd think it was the Packers and the Browns!

And in the only other game from yesterday, the Angels defeated the Jints in San Fran 9-7 to win there for the first time since Game Three of the 2002 World Series.

Unless they "juice" the votes like Manny juiced himself, he's not gonna make it to the all-star game.

^Fair enough. I think Orlando Hudson is a likely Dodger candidate for the All Star game, since he's near the top among infielders.

And Billingsley has a chance to start or certainly be on the team

^that's right, he currently leads his team with 9 wins. He may be on pace to become LAD's first 20-game winner in 19 years...altho I ain't necessarily holding my breath.

I listened to an interview with Dave Stewart ( his agent) with Jim Rome, dave says that Billingsley is the real deal and has a great future.

^excellent. O0

This "Dave Stewart" person, is not to be confused with a former major league pitcher of the same name, or the former member of the Eurythmics?

So Sammy did it too....

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9690442/Report:-Sosa-tested-positive-for-PEDs-in-2003


I'm disappointed, because when he was breaking records, it wasn't really a well known problem, and it never occured to me that he would have been on PED's. So many others have done it too, I know, but I was hoping he wasn't one of them.  But he has changed a lot over the years, and now he has even commited purgery (sp?).  There is a statute of limitations up to 5 years on that, so he may or not be charged for that as well. Are there ANY clean players anymore?  All of the records that were broken while players were on PED's should be changed back! >:(  If they can take back wins from Alabama's football team, they should take records back from these guys.

^excellent. O0

This "Dave Stewart" person, is not to be confused with a former major league pitcher of the same name, or the former member of the Eurythmics?

Same Dave Stewart (pitcher for Oakland A's)

So Sammy did it too....



No surprise there.

Same Dave Stewart (pitcher for Oakland A's)No surprise there.

How dya like that?

You learn something new every day..

Well, LAD maintains the best record in the MLB with a walkoff win in the 10th inning over the Oakland A's 5-4. Today, Hiroki Kuroda will try yet again for his first win since Opening Day.

Verlander is human after all.

So is Hiroki Kuroda...especially lately. He just gave up TWO home runs to Oakland batters in the 2nd inning which gave the A's a 4-zip lead over the Dud-gers.

Elsewhere in California, the Angels completed a sweep of the Jints in San Fran earlier today, with a 4-3 win today. This was only the 2nd loss for Tim Lincecum.

Update...Juan Pierre just hit a double, but L.A. still has a goose egg. :(

Well NOW L.A. is on the board, but they still trail by four; it's 5-1 A's and Kuroda is still on the mound. I may or may not be back on later tonight. I'll just report the score tomorrow.

Well, the Rays lost 5-3 to the Rockies...but we tarred and feathered them last night...Dodgers can still come back I hope, looks like it's 5-2 in the 6th.
But how's this for the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" portion of this thread:

"Natinals"  (jersey joke)  5
"Evil Empire"                    2

;D ;D ;D ;D

Red Sox putting away the Marlins again.
And EVil Empire loses !!

Well NOW L.A. is on the board, but they still trail by four; it's 5-1 A's and Kuroda is still on the mound. I may or may not be back on later tonight. I'll just report the score tomorrow.

The Dud-gers managed to lose only their second one-run game at home this year, 5-4. :-\\

But how's this for the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" portion of this thread:

"Natinals"   (jersey joke)   5
"Evil Empire"                    2

;D ;D ;D ;D

I actually didn't think the Nats would have much of a shot, given that they've got the worst record in the majors...but I'm glad they were able to hammer that other team. O0

I actually didn't think the Nats would have much of a shot, given that they've got the worst record in the majors...but I'm glad they were able to hammer that other team. O0

Interesting that 2 powerhouses (Red Sox, Yankees) aren;t playing against great teams ( Nationals, Marlins)

Interesting that 2 powerhouses (Red Sox, Yankees) aren;t playing against great teams ( Nationals, Marlins)

well, the Marlins did start out great this year (back in April), but they have since faltered.

WOO HOO! I should have posted this earlier, but I was not online...


Yankees (a-k-a Evil Empire) lay a goose egg on their home turf, courtesy of the Worstington Nationals!! :D ;D >:D Java* Chamberlain gets handed the loss. What's more, this is the first game at New Yankee Stadium with no home runs at all, either by the Yanks themselves OR the opposition.

*Yes, I know that's not how you spell it, but his first name does sound a lot like "Java", especially when not enunciated.

Dodgers take two out of three against the A's, and now they head down I-5 to take on the Angels for the weekend series. In tomorrow's game, the Weaver brothers (Jeff for the Dodgers and Jered for the Angels) will start against each other! I bet there have been other starting pitching matchups involving brothers.

Dice K Matsuzaka is not having a good year so far. 1-5, ERA over 8. sheesh.
Destroyed by Atlanta.

WOO HOO! I should have posted this earlier, but I was not online...


Yankees (a-k-a Evil Empire) lay a goose egg on their home turf, courtesy of the Worstington Nationals!! :D ;D >:D Java* Chamberlain gets handed the loss. What's more, this is the first game at New Yankee Stadium with no home runs at all, either by the Yanks themselves OR the opposition.

*Yes, I know that's not how you spell it, but his first name does sound a lot like "Java", especially when not enunciated.



GO
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GO
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Yes, I saw that picture before. ;D ;D


Anyways, Dodgers couldn't protect a lead in Anaheim for Chad Billingsley to get double-digits in the win column. Oh well, there's always next start.

Hey, have you guys gone to mlb.com to vote for your favorite players to be in the All Star Game? You can vote up to 25 times.  I just finished my 25th.

Hey, have you guys gone to mlb.com to vote for your favorite players to be in the All Star Game? You can vote up to 25 times.  I just finished my 25th.

Good for you, Arod needs all the votes he can get.  :D

A-Roid =    8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P

The Rays beat the Mets after more rain delays, Boston beat the Braves, and the Marlins have tied the Evil Empire.  I don't root for the Marlins much anymore, but I want ANYONE to beat the E.E.  >:(


Hey!  The Cubs beat the Indians!  I KNOW that makes someone here happy!!


Oooohhh.....later is the Dodgers and the Angels.  I still say Go Dodgers!

Albert > MLB.

Albert > MLB.

6 RBI's not bad.
A Triple crown would be nice.

6 RBI's not bad.
A Triple crown would be nice.


He leads in everything but average. Albert's career average is .334, about 5 points higher than he's currently hitting, so we can say he's around the norm currently. However, Albert's had two years in which he's hit in the high .350's. Basically, it comes down to whether Ryan Ludwick, a player to be obtained later, or after he returns from the DL, Troy Glaus, can hit well in the cleanup spot. If they can, expect Albert to add another 20 or so points to his average and take over David Wright in the batting crown stakes. Plus, Wright is a tremendous talent, but .349 is way above his typical batting average, I'd expect somewhat of a regression to the mean, Pablo Sandoval could well spoil it and it really would be a spoiler as he sucks at everything else baseball related.

A-Roid =    8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P

I agree wholeheartily.




Oooohhh.....later is the Dodgers and the Angels.  I still say Go Dodgers!

Your cheer has paid off...L.A. won (albeit barely again) tonight 5-3. They also won yesterday's game 6-4, with older brother Jeff Weaver getting the win over younger brother Jered Weaver. Their parents were at the game yesterday.

Very quietly, the Colorado Rockies have won 17 out of 18 games, but still very far behind L.A. Dodgers.

And Manny is in triple A.
Betcha they sell tickets for those games.

Very quietly, the Colorado Rockies have won 17 out of 18 games, but still very far behind L.A. Dodgers.



That's right, they pounded the Angels last night, handing them their 3rd straight defeat; Matt Palmer is no longer undefeated.


In about an hour, my L.A. Dodger team will take on the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. My team is a dismal 0-12 at AL Central ballparks since June 2005; hopefully they can do something about that today.

In about an hour, my L.A. Dodger team will take on the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. My team is a dismal 0-12 at AL Central ballparks since June 2005; hopefully they can do something about that today.

That 12-game losing streak in AL Central ballparks is no more!! :D 8) O0 Hiroki Kuroda almost pitched a complete game; he was lifted in the 9th inning with 2 out and Jonathan Broxton took care of the next batter, and L.A. won 5-2. O0 Go Da-da-da-Dodgers!!

Also, this is the White Sox' first home loss to the Dodgers since the 1959 World Series!

Red Sox have a semi comfy lead in the AL East. Evil Empire only 2 games out of 4th. Go Tampa & Toronto.

LA Angels finally catch Texas. L.A Dodgers are wining and are on pace to win about 108 games right now.

And of course, the Yankes and Knaves, my two least favourite teams in the MLB, are playing each other this round. Since they can't both lose, I was glad that the Braves won yesterday's game, since to me they are the lesser of two evils, and they have a poorer record right now.

L.A Dodgers are winning and are on pace to win about 108 games right now.

That's right, if they win today, their ratio of wins to losses will again be 2 to 1. If they finish the season at 108-54, it would be the best finish ever for the L.A. Dodgers. They only won 100+ games two other times in the past 50 years: in 1962 and 1974, when they won 102.

That's right, if they win today, their ratio of wins to losses will again be 2 to 1. If they finish the season at 108-54, it would be the best finish ever for the L.A. Dodgers. They only won 100+ games two other times in the past 50 years: in 1962 and 1974, when they won 102.

I remmeber the dogers from 1974, I had so hoped they woudl beat the A's in the WS, but they did not. They had a great infield and pitching staff in 1974

I remmeber the dogers from 1974, I had so hoped they woudl beat the A's in the WS, but they did not. They had a great infield and pitching staff in 1974

Yep, their World Series victory over the A's would need to wait another 14 years. That season (1988), LAD was not expected to win the World Series, or even the NLCS over the Mets, since NYM finished the season with a better record than the Dodgers, AND they'd beaten L.A. in all but one regular season game.

WOW, the Rays got clobbered by the Phillies yesterday, 10-1!! What a comedy of errors, literaly! Pena, Longoria and Bartlett all made costly mistakes that they normally wouldn't....it looked like a clip from Sports Bloopers!  ;D I didn't get to see it, but I saw SportsCenter this morning for the shorter, less humiliating recap.  Oh well, we've clobbered the Evil Empire andThe Indians just as badly this year already.

Hey loki, I called them The Phillies just for you.... :)

WOW, the Rays got clobbered by the Phillies yesterday, 10-1!! What a comedy of errors, literaly! Pena, Longoria and Bartlett all made costly mistakes that they normally wouldn't....it looked like a clip from Sports Bloopers!  ;D I didn't get to see it, but I saw SportsCenter this morning for the shorter, less humiliating recap.  Oh well, we've clobbered the Evil Empire andThe Indians just as badly this year already.

Hey loki, I called them The Phillies just for you.... :)


You can call them whatever you like, I won't take offense, I promise.  ;)  ;D

To be honest the Sillies was actually fitting, they are the tale of two teams. They have a road record at 24-9 and home record at 13-23.
The team just plays ridiculous baseball at home. >:(

You can call them whatever you like, I won't take offense, I promise.  ;)  ;D

To be honest the Sillies was actually fitting, they are the tale of two teams. They have a road record at 24-9 and home record at 13-23.
The team just plays ridiculous baseball at home. >:(

it's okay too; sometimes I make fun of my favorite team when they don't do so well. (I call them the "Dud-gers" in such an event.) They were losing to the Whitesox 10-4 in the 8th inning; it's probably over by now. :-\\

My Smite worked!  I sent a big smite to my Rays hoping that some tough love would help snap them out of their stupid streak, and it worked!  They battled back and beat the Phillies last night 7-1!  ;D  I'm sure embarrassment was also a great motivator as well...

My Smite worked!  I sent a big smite to my Rays hoping that some tough love would help snap them out of their stupid streak, and it worked!  They battled back and beat the Phillies last night 7-1!   ;D  I'm sure embarrassment was also a great motivator as well...

That's right!! It's a World Series rematch from last year, with Pat Burrell playing on the other team!


Dodgers and Whitesox start their finale in less than an hour; here's hoping they can bounce back after getting creamed yesterday. Randy Wolf just isn't very effective. :-\\

Right now in the bottom of the 8th The Rays are beating the Phillies 10-4!  This is much more like it! (for me) They're plaing more like last years Rays the past couple of days! Pat was happy last night-he said he was really glad to contribute to the team especially considering who they were playing.  ;)  Maybe I should go smite them to keep the streak going... ;)

I like the White Sox too, but for tonight I'll say Go Dodgers!  ;) :)

Aroids ties Veggie Jackson with his 563rd HR tonight.

Mr. April tied with Mr October.

I like the White Sox too, but for tonight I'll say Go Dodgers!  ;) :)

Kinda late for that; the Sox won in the 13th inning, 6-5. :( They played a day game in south Chicago.

Tonight, L.A. comes back home to face Ichiro and the Seattle Mariners.

^  Ooops! Thought they were in LA.


Good news for my Rays-Scott Kazmir is back in rotation!

Kazmir makes his long-awaited return to the Rays' rotation after 32 days on the disabled list with a quad injury. He has reworked his delivery and has spent enough time away that he should be refreshed enough. Part of his problem early on this season was confidence. The Rays are hoping he can rediscover the poise that made him a two-time All-Star.

I'm going to do my part to help with the confidence problem.... GO KAZ!  You can do it!    :)

Aroids ties Veggie Jackson with his 563rd HR tonight.

Mr. April tied with Mr October.

Aroids passes Veggie with his 564th HR.
With all these roids, the HR stats don't mean so much as they used to.

Albert hits 2 more HR's, 4 more RBI's
Get that average a little higher, go for the triple crown!

^  Ooops! Thought they were in LA.

They are now. 8) And they won last night (Friday) 8-2 over the Seattle Mariners, thanks to four Dodger home runs, THREE of which came courtesy of Andre Ethier!!

When they play tonight, they will send Eric Milton to the mound; Milton had been briefly placed on the DL a month ago. Now he's gonna replace Jeff Weaver in the rotation; Weaver is back in the bullpen now.

...and Eric Milton wasn't looking too good in his return from the DL. He gave up 4 runs in the first two innings, and L.A. managed one run thanks to a fielding error by Ichiro. He was supposed to catch a ball for the third out, but it bounced off his arm as he lunged to catch it, thereby allowing a run to score from third base. So it was 4-1 Mariners through the 6th inning; I quit watching after that.

5-1. Dangflabit! >:(

I hope my team can win today. They cannot afford to suddenly go on a downturn.

^...and they didn't. Again, the M's got to the Dud-gers early in the game and hung on to beat 'em. >:(

So L.A. finishes 2009 interleague play with a record of 9-9.

They'll be another burning in Atlanta!!
(Sox lose 2-1)  :\'(

They'll be another burning in Atlanta!!
(Sox lose 2-1)  :\'(

yes, I happened to see the last part of that game on TBS earlier today. And those Wankees (wash my mouth out) were beating up on the Mets in the Subway Series finale earlier; I don't know how that game has progressed lately though. :-\\

yes, I happened to see the last part of that game on TBS earlier today. And those Wankees (wash my mouth out) were beating up on the Mets in the Subway Series finale earlier; I don't know how that game has progressed lately though. :-\\

Yankees swept the Mets.

So, Manny's coming back soon, I have noticed a few "0 for" At-bats in the games he's played.

Yankees swept the Mets.

So, Manny's coming back soon, I have noticed a few "0 for" At-bats in the games he's played.

Yep, I was afraid of that. >:(

But on the bright side, the Tampa Ray Bays are moving up in that division as they swept the Marlins.

Sox beat Baltimore, Rays beat Jays, creeping up to 2nd soon.

Let's all think "BIG YANKEE LOSING STREAK!!!!!"

Yep, I was afraid of that. >:(

But on the bright side, the Tampa Ray Bays are moving up in that division as they swept the Marlins.



HEY you guys!  :)    Nice of you to notice!  We've won 6 in a row now and even beat the Blue Jays (who seem to be moving on down...)!  I may not be in the Sports Zone as much as usual, but I'm still watching and paying attention.  ;)

TEAM W L % GB

Boston 47 29 .618 -
New York 43 32 .573 3.5
Tampa Bay 43 35 .551 5.0
Toronto 41 37 .526 7.0
Baltimore 34 42 .447 13.0


Oh yeah....      "BIG YANKEE LOSING STREAK!!"

At least the Dud-gers avoided a 3-game skid again. Last night's game against the Rockies ran late, but they won it in the 13th inning, on a 2-run walkoff home run by Andre Ethier. Final score: 4-2. They could have won it in an earlier inning if they hadn't wasted a leadoff hit.

Worst batting average in the American League east:
Baltimore? not quite
Tampa? Nope
Toronto? Try again?
Evil Empire on roids? Wrong again

The Boston Red Sox have the worst team Batting average in the AL east.
Who would have thought?

Worst batting average in the American League east:
Baltimore? not quite
Tampa? Nope
Toronto? Try again?
Evil Empire on roids? Wrong again

The Boston Red Sox have the worst team Batting average in the AL east.
Who would have thought?

Not me...

It is sortof ironic, considering they have the best record in the whole American League right now.

Red Sox lose on a late Field goal by baltimore 11-10
Evil Empire wins

Tampa beats the freefallin Jays ( we all knew didn't we?)
AL east turning into a 3 team race

Albert Pujols hits 2 more HR's and is at 30.
Now that's it's Holiday time, it's that time of year to start taking those dusty voodoo Yankee dolls out of the closet and sticking pins in them (while they stick needles into themselves  :D)

Red Sox lose on a late Field goal by baltimore 11-10
Evil Empire wins

Dangflabit! >:( Sox were up 10-1 at one point, verdad? It sucks that they blew that lead. What's even worse is that it cuts their lead over the Youknowwhos.




Tampa beats the freefallin Jays ( we all knew didn't we?)
AL east turning into a 3 team race

I'd love to see the Tampas to at least move into 2nd place.




Albert Pujols hits 2 more HR's and is at 30.
Now that's it's Holiday time, it's that time of year to start taking those dusty voodoo Yankee dolls out of the closet and sticking pins in them (while they stick needles into themselves  :D)

LOL ;D

Dangflabit! >:( Sox were up 10-1 at one point, verdad? It sucks that they blew that lead. What's even worse is that it cuts their lead over the Youknowwhos.


I'd love to see the Tampas to at least move into 2nd place.


LOL ;D

Baltimore scored 10 runs in 2 innings, spoiling Smoltz performace. Okajima lays an egg, Masterton is master of none.

Baltimore scored 10 runs in 2 innings, spoiling Smoltz performace. Okajima lays an egg, Masterton is master of none.

Thought so. John Schmoltz (sp) is again denied his first victory outside of a Braves uniform.


And once again, Chad Billingsley is denied his 10th victory of the season as his team lays a goose-egg against the surging Rockies. :P

Thought so. John Schmoltz (sp) is again denied his first victory outside of a Braves uniform.


And once again, Chad Billingsley is denied his 10th victory of the season as his team lays a goose-egg against the surging Rockies. :P

If Rockies would have played well in their first 30 games, they'd be closer to the Dodgers

If Rockies would have played well in their first 30 games, they'd be closer to the Dodgers

They play a day game today (LAD's final home game before the All Star Break). I hope 21-year-old Clayton Kershaw can finally have a winning record.

Right now I'm listening to the Jays/Rays game on the radio.

Right now I'm listening to the Jays/Rays game on the radio.

It would be great if Tampa could win. I'm okay with the Jays too, but I'd like the Rays to win so that they can get closer to the Yuckees.

It would be great if Tampa could win. I'm okay with the Jays too, but I'd like the Rays to win so that they can get closer to the Yuckees.

I want Baltimore...even Washington...even some triple A team from Spokane Washington to catch up and blow by the evil empire

I want Baltimore...even Washington...even some triple A team from Spokane Washington to catch up and blow by the evil empire

Well, last month during the interleague play, the Washingtons actually won two of three from the E.E.

Break up the Orioles
They have scored in SIX consecutive innings against Boston.
Toronto beating Tampa. Actually cheering for Jays today (sorry anabel) , only coz it's Canada day.
Tomorrow they can lose.

Jays blank Rays on Canada day
Boston ties with Baltimore 5-5 with 4 in the 9th (Sox always clutch)
Bullpen better not blow it like yesterday

Toronto beating Tampa. Actually cheering for Jays today (sorry anabel) , only coz it's Canada day.


Fair enough.


Meanwhile, through the first four innings, the Dud-gers have not been able to get a hit. But Curtain Clayshaw has lasted 5 innings, throwing 96 pitches. He may not last much longer in today's game.

Papelbon in for Boston to hold a 1 run lead. Don't go "Mitch Williams" on me now.

Well, Kershaw didn't give up any runs today. He didn't get any run support either. But the Dodgers won, by finally breaking the scoreless tie in the 8th inning, on an RBI single by Rafael Furcal. They finish their current homestand with a 1-0 victory over the Rockaroundtheclockies.

In their next game, which will be at San Diego on Friday, Manny will return!

In their next game, which will be at San Diego on Friday, Manny will return!


Hypodermic night at Petco.

Break up the Orioles
They have scored in SIX consecutive innings against Boston.
Toronto beating Tampa. Actually cheering for Jays today (sorry anabel) , only coz it's Canada day.
Tomorrow they can lose.



Well, we thought in honor of Canada Day,the Jays should win at home.  That sounds like a good excuse, right?  ;) 5-0, you guys were extra proud and tough today!  8)  Last night we watched them and Matthew thought it was hysterical that it was the Rays vs the Jays.... ::)

Hypodermic night at Petco.

;D
Keep sticking it to Manny, keep needling him

Albert Pujols, 1st in NL in HR's, 1st in RBIs, 4th in batting average, 1st in slugging, 1st in on base percentage, 1st in runs scored,, 2nd in BBs.
Close the voting now, the NL MVP is right here.

Albert Pujols, 1st in NL in HR's, 1st in RBIs, 4th in batting average, 1st in slugging, 1st in on base percentage, 1st in runs scored,, 2nd in BBs.
Close the voting now, the NL MVP is right here.


He's had an excellent season by the standards of most...by July 1st.

The amazing thing is, Albert's done it all off his own back. The only other consistent bats in the lineup have been Skip Schumaker (leading off and being on base to generate RBI's for Albert) and Colby Rasmus, who just as often as not, has hit behind Albert in the lineup.

Insert Mark DeRosa (back in a couple of days - tweaked his wrist) and perhaps in a few weeks, a healthy Troy Glaus in that lineup and remove the useless bats of Joe Thurston (career minor leaguer!) and Chris Duncan (the guy just had a titanium disc put in his back, I have no idea why he's on the 25 man roster, nothing against him, the guy is healing from major surgery!) and watch Albert's numbers increase even more.

He's on course for the first legit 60 bomb season in a while.

Colby had a walk off bomb against the Giants last night by the by.

He's had an excellent season by the standards of most...by July 1st.

The amazing thing is, Albert's done it all off his own back. The only other consistent bats in the lineup have been Skip Schumaker (leading off and being on base to generate RBI's for Albert) and Colby Rasmus, who just as often as not, has hit behind Albert in the lineup.

Insert Mark DeRosa (back in a couple of days - tweaked his wrist) and perhaps in a few weeks, a healthy Troy Glaus in that lineup and remove the useless bats of Joe Thurston (career minor leaguer!) and Chris Duncan (the guy just had a titanium disc put in his back, I have no idea why he's on the 25 man roster, nothing against him, the guy is healing from major surgery!) and watch Albert's numbers increase even more.

He's on course for the first legit 60 bomb season in a while.

Colby had a walk off bomb against the Giants last night by the by.

I think he'll (Albert) get many intentional BBs between now and the end of the season.
If he's healthy and plays well for the next 5 to 8 years ( which is very probable), his numbers will be AMAZING.

Oh good. The E.E. lost today. :D Thank you, Ichiro and company.

Oh good. The E.E. lost today. :D Thank you, Ichiro and company.

Yes the Needles and pinstripes lost. Thanks Seattle!
In this area, as there isn't a baseball team in this city, because of it's proximity, many people in this area follow Seattle Mariners. If not they follow the Jays, or just CDN players like Dempster, Morneau, etc..

I think he'll (Albert) get many intentional BBs between now and the end of the season.
If he's healthy and plays well for the next 5 to 8 years ( which is very probable), his numbers will be AMAZING.


Quite simply, Albert will change baseball forever.

He did it tonight, Grand Slam #4 of the young season, 5 RBI's.

Quite simply, Albert will change baseball forever.

He did it tonight, Grand Slam #4 of the young season, 5 RBI's.

Yah but if he'd have homered in the 9th, he'd have 7 RBIs. he choked  :D
He is the greatest out there now.

Manny's back tonight he went 0-3. Wonder if anyone threw needles on the field...and...wonder if Manny saved any of them  :D

Manny HRS!!!

Evil Empire beats CDN Empire.
REd Sox lose to sillyatle, again.  Division lead is slowly going away.
When Pujols doesn't go yard, Cards lose.

Something happened in the Phillies/Mets game today that I don't think I've ever seen in a Major League game.
There was a pop foul down the third base line, Wright was positioned under when a fan called him off. Wright
ducked and the ball fell harmlessly behind him, it damn near clunked off his coconut. Bako then walked, went to
second on a sacrifice. Victorino also had a pop foul that was dropped by the catcher. Victorino then singled and
Bako scored. A run because Wright listened to a fan, gotta love the fans.  ;D

^ Very smart fan, that one :D

Now I wanna see the highlight on MLB.com :D

Diamondbacks only 19.5 games out of first. I sense hope.
Anyone watched any Dodger games yesterday/today? Fans booing Manny or indifference?

Anyone watched any Dodger games yesterday/today? Fans booing Manny or indifference?

Yesterday (Saturday) he hit a homer in the 1st inning to give L.A. an early 1-0 lead, but that was all. :-\\ That didn't matter, cuz the lead was squandered in the 8th inning and Randy Wolf got yet another no-decision. Pods won that game 7 to 4. :P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/roster_league.jsp

Cool.

The two RBI leaders in the American league are both Canadian. (Morneau & Bay)
How about that!!!

Dangflabit, Chad Billingsley looked for sure like he was going to get his 10th victory in yesterday's game...and then Jonathan Broxton couldn't hold a 5-run lead. >:( Thank goodness the Dodgers won it eventually (in 13 innings). Okay, so the regular season is officially half over now. Billingsley could still get 20 wins if the bullpen holds up the leads, and L.A. could get triple-digits in the win column for the first time in 35 years.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/roster_league.jsp

Cool.




Didn't get a chance to post about this before, but yeah...COOL!

Longoria in, ARoid OUT!!

2 Tampa players in....I voted as many times as possible for Carlos, but it wasn't enough....

Didn't get a chance to post about this before, but yeah...COOL!

Longoria in, ARoid OUT!!

2 Tampa players in....I voted as many times as possible for Carlos, but it wasn't enough....


I think he's in the Final Vote, vote 25 times before Thursday :D

Didn't get a chance to post about this before, but yeah...COOL!

Longoria in, ARoid OUT!!

2 Tampa players in....I voted as many times as possible for Carlos, but it wasn't enough....

Arod is out!  Good news but.. now he's gonna have a few days off to shack up with a celeb  "Hey Arod, learn from what happenned to McNair" Boys will be boys

Yah, voting 230,000 for Carlos using 17,000 different ID's didn't help in the end. 

Longoria in, ARoid OUT!!



A-men to that!

"Hey Arod, learn from what happenned to McNair" Boys will be boys


Seriously..


It's rare when I try and be the voice of decency, but I'm a little perturbed by this one.

Seriously..


It's rare when I try and be the voice of decency, but I'm a little perturbed by this one.


Sorry if you were offended by my comment. I actually head that from one of our radio hosts here in Vancouver.

Sorry if you were offended by my comment. I actually head that from one of our radio hosts here in Vancouver.


S'alright...might be a bit too soon to start making fun of the situation though, even if A-Rod deserves it for being a tool :P

Sorry if you were offended by my comment. I actually head that from one of our radio hosts here in Vancouver.


I'm not offended. It's almost impossible to offend me.

I'm not offended. It's almost impossible to offend me.

Unless someone says something bad about Albert Pujols
But then, they'd be the idiots... :D

Unless someone says something bad about Albert Pujols
But then, they'd be the idiots... :D


Hard to believe he's not on steroids eh?  Man is a machine.

Hard to believe he's not on steroids eh?  Man is a machine.

Very consistent, year after year. His team is only batting .251, one of the worst in the NL. He's gonna get lots of IBB in the 2nd half of the season.

Very consistent, year after year. His team is only batting .251, one of the worst in the NL. He's gonna get lots of IBB in the 2nd half of the season.


Yeah, sad part is he won't get a shot at 70 HRs...he's on a tear!

Yeah, sad part is he won't get a shot at 70 HRs...he's on a tear!

He has a chance for 60

He has a chance for 60


Maybe if more dudes would get on base in front of him.

Maybe if more dudes would get on base in front of him.

what difference does that make? A home run is a home run.

what difference does that make? A home run is a home run.


The difference, Nally, is that if there are more men on base in front of PooHoles, he has more of a chance of getting pitches to hit.  More pitches to hit = more chance of getting a home run.  Does that make sense?

Now that you explain it it does.

Hey you guys!

I'm still voting for Carlos...I guess during the final vote, you can vote as many times as you want, because I had time to vote about 10 times the other day, then just now I voted at least 30 times-Carlos owes me bigtime whether he gets it now or not... ;D IF Carlos gets in he will actually be the 5th member of the team at the game!  I didn't know that Zobrist and Bartlett are already in too-I've been seriously slacking in my Rays cheering for some reason the past couple of weeks.....

I also voted for Dodger Matt Kemp.  :)

Apparently Zobrist is a very versatile player as well, wish he were on my team :D

Apparently Zobrist is a very versatile player as well, wish he were on my team :D


He's been a great asset to the team this season-he really is versatile-his home runs have come in very handy quite a few times for us and he seems like a genuinely nice guy too-his wife can even sing the National Anthem!  :)

Dodgers are already up 7-0 on the Mets in the 7th!!

The difference, Nally, is that if there are more men on base in front of PooHoles, he has more of a chance of getting pitches to hit.  More pitches to hit = more chance of getting a home run.  Does that make sense?


Actually, much as I'd like to see that, it's not typically true.

Albert is more likely to get pitches that he can hit if the players hitting behind him in the order also pose a threat. One reason I am advocating placing Colby Rasmus in the cleanup spot once Mark De Rosa comes off the DL.

Dodgers are already up 7-0 on the Mets in the 7th!!

8-nothing L.A. in the 9th.

Will David Wright be the final out??

Yes! Yes he is.

Mets lay back-to-back goose eggs and lose to the Dodgers for the 4th time in 4 games this year. L.A. is now 53 and 30 overall.

I think this deserves a caption competition -

http://bearmythology.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/david-ortiz-and-manny-ramirez-01.jpg

"Is that a syringe Manny, or are you just happy to see your papi?"

;D ;D

I think this deserves a caption competition -

http://bearmythology.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/david-ortiz-and-manny-ramirez-01.jpg

"Is that a syringe Manny, or are you just happy to see your papi?"

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Actually, much as I'd like to see that, it's not typically true.

Albert is more likely to get pitches that he can hit if the players hitting behind him in the order also pose a threat. One reason I am advocating placing Colby Rasmus in the cleanup spot once Mark De Rosa comes off the DL.


I thought that was what Ludwick and Ankiel and Molina were for.

Manny gets 3 RBI's and gets tossed out in the Dodgers win, I think for complaining about a strikeout.

I thought that was what Ludwick and Ankiel and Molina were for.


Would that be the .237 hitting Ludwick or the .227 hitting Rick Ankiel.

Troy Glaus we miss you!

This lineup would be vastly improved with Glaus at 3rd in the cleanup spot and De Rosa in left with Rasmus and Ludwick in Center and Right.

Would that be the .237 hitting Ludwick or the .227 hitting Rick Ankiel.

Troy Glaus we miss you!

This lineup would be vastly improved with Glaus at 3rd in the cleanup spot and De Rosa in left with Rasmus and Ludwick in Center and Right.


I miss DeRosa...bad trade by the Cubs fo sho.

Roy Halladay's on the trading block. Who wants him (Salary about 14M)
Yankees? Sox?

Roy Halladay's on the trading block. Who wants him (Salary about 14M)
Yankees? Sox?


Cubs already have a decent rotation, but with Dempster out I wonder if the GM has enough balls to make an offer.

Cubs already have a decent rotation, but with Dempster out I wonder if the GM has enough balls to make an offer.


With what?

I know you're blinded by this infatuation with a poorly run ballclub, but the Cubs have no minor league system. What would they possibly trade? Toronto are going to want a high quality middle infielder, high upside pitching prospect and then, I would imagine, several other decent cieling chips to even consider letting Doc leave.

The Red Sox are probably in the best position to do it, they have a quality farm system, the Phillies also have the chips. The Red Sox could obviously use Halladay, but they already have more pitchers than they know what to do with, why pay Halladay that much money when you have Lester and Bucholz at league minimum. The Phillies should pull the trigger, with a real ace anchoring their staff that'd be a +3 win move.

I suppose the Cardinals could make a move, but it would involve Pete Kozma and Brett Wallace who at this point in time are two of the keys to keeping Albert. (League minimum earning players at 3rd and short - who can actually play ball - mean that Albert get's a big extension.)

Theoretically the Dodgers could, but is the most conservative team in baseball really going to empty it's farm system and raise payroll that much.

If the Yankees emptied their system they could do it, but if I'm Halladay, I don't want to play in Yankee stadium, Sabbathia and Burnett are going to have depleted career stats unless something is done about the bandbox effect.

Rangers? Maybe...

^ The Cubs have nothing to offer really.  I am under no illusion that the Cubs GM is a bit of an idiot either.  There are some good kids in AA and AAA now, but it'll be a while before they make it up to the big leagues, there's a log-jam that's being taken up by substandards like Soriano and Bradley at the moment.

^ The Cubs have nothing to offer really.  I am under no illusion that the Cubs GM is a bit of an idiot either.  There are some good kids in AA and AAA now, but it'll be a while before they make it up to the big leagues, there's a log-jam that's being taken up by substandards like Soriano and Bradley at the moment.


Honestly, apart from Vitters (who doesn't seem to be the second coming of Joe Di Maggio himself) there's less than not much. There's nothing.

Seriously, I'm not sure how they've managed to destroy what was just a few years ago a half decent farm system, without getting anything out of it.

Honestly, apart from Vitters (who doesn't seem to be the second coming of Joe Di Maggio himself) there's less than not much. There's nothing.

Seriously, I'm not sure how they've managed to destroy what was just a few years ago a half decent farm system, without getting anything out of it.


Our GM is a bit of a dumbass eh.

It's definitely been a strange year for Cubs baseball...the trades haven't panned out, the free agent signings have been meh, and you can usually predict a strikeout or a GIDP...very disappointing indeed.  Considering the number of quality starts they've wasted, Cubs should've been 20 games over .500 right now, but we all know what's really happening.

Le sigh.

It's definitely been a strange year for Cubs baseball...the trades haven't panned out, the free agent signings have been meh, and you can usually predict a strikeout or a GIDP...very disappointing indeed.  Considering the number of quality starts they've wasted, Cubs should've been 20 games over .500 right now, but we all know what's really happening.

Le sigh.

Yah but other than the NL west, many teams are still in this (as long as your team doesn't rhyme with the word 'rationals'). Don't give up hope.

Yah but other than the NL west, many teams are still in this (as long as your team doesn't rhyme with the word 'rationals'). Don't give up hope.


Not giving up hope, unlike some of the so called "Cubs fans" on Facebook.  You'd think that we were dead last in the league or something.  Trade Zambrano!  Trade Lee!  OMG we should've kept this and that minor leaguer instead of waiting for Soriano to heat up!  (he always does, just taking a while this season...he's way overthinking and swing at some really bad sliders)

The fans are very frustrating as some of them also don't understand how baseball works :P

Not giving up hope, unlike some of the so called "Cubs fans" on Facebook.  You'd think that we were dead last in the league or something.  Trade Zambrano!  Trade Lee!  OMG we should've kept this and that minor leaguer instead of waiting for Soriano to heat up!  (he always does, just taking a while this season...he's way overthinking and swing at some really bad sliders)

The fans are very frustrating as some of them also don't understand how baseball works :P



Actually, from a baseball perspective, trading Lee and Zambrano wouldn't be the worst idea for the Cubs. Because of the ownership issues it's becoming increasingly clear that they can't add anybody and who would they trade to get anybody decent anyway?

Whilst the management had been going down a win now path, it's becoming fairly obvious that's not going to happen, why not trade an ageing Lee (who's current hot streak won't last) and Carlos Zambrano who's body is showing signs of the immense torment that Dusty Baker put it through. Stock the farm system, let Soriano, Bradley, Ramirez's contracts expire, look to the future.

Actually, from a baseball perspective, trading Lee and Zambrano wouldn't be the worst idea for the Cubs. Because of the ownership issues it's becoming increasingly clear that they can't add anybody and who would they trade to get anybody decent anyway?

Whilst the management had been going down a win now path, it's becoming fairly obvious that's not going to happen, why not trade an ageing Lee (who's current hot streak won't last) and Carlos Zambrano who's body is showing signs of the immense torment that Dusty Baker put it through. Stock the farm system, let Soriano, Bradley, Ramirez's contracts expire, look to the future.




I think Zambrano might be like a Milwaukee-for-Sabathia trade...he's hinted that he wants to retire when his current contract runs out, plus his contract is on the expensive side so he'd have to go to a big-market team like in LA, NY or Boston.  I would like to see them continue to develop the farm system, especially with the kids they've drafted this year.  I don't keep up with the minor leagues as much as I would like to though, but with Soto's injury and a day-night doubleheader coming up, there's going to be some more raiding of AAA to get another catcher going...ugh.

Did you guys hear about Dempster's fail?

Not giving up hope, unlike some of the so called "Cubs fans" on Facebook.  You'd think that we were dead last in the league or something.  Trade Zambrano!  Trade Lee!  OMG we should've kept this and that minor leaguer instead of waiting for Soriano to heat up!  (he always does, just taking a while this season...he's way overthinking and swing at some really bad sliders)

The fans are very frustrating as some of them also don't understand how baseball works :P

In this day of "quick-fix" and immediate gratification, everyone wants a winner right now. And I know CUBs have been waiting about 100 years, but lots of teams like that (Red Sox too)

If someone wants to trade Zambrano or Lee, lots of takers out there (off the top of my head , don't know their salary tho). I think Soriano will come around.

Everyone's a great hindsight couch potato GM.  :)
Typical "jump off the wagon" fan;  Trade some 40 years old  guy with an E.R.A of 7.83 for Albert Pujols and then we'll be OK.

In this day of "quick-fix" and immediate gratification, everyone wants a winner right now. And I know CUBs have been waiting about 100 years, but lots of teams like that (Red Sox too)

If someone wants to trade Zambrano or Lee, lots of takers out there (off the top of my head , don't know their salary tho). I think Soriano will come around.

Everyone's a great hindsight couch potato GM.  :)
Typical "jump off the wagon" fan;  Trade some 40 years old  guy with an E.R.A of 7.83 for Albert Pujols and then we'll be OK.



Trading PooHoles would be an epic fail no matter which team he was on :D

Trading PooHoles would be an epic fail no matter which team he was on :D

I just have this awful, awful feeling that the Yankees will sign this guy when his contract is up in a few years.

I just have this awful, awful feeling that the Yankees will sign this guy when his contract is up in a few years.




Sad thing is they'd still probably have $$ left after that ridiculously expensive stadium and all...

I just have this awful, awful feeling that the Yankees will sign this guy when his contract is up in a few years.




Albert's statement is very clear.

He already has vast amounts of money. Put a serious team on the field and he'll sign for a home town discount. I tend to believe what Albert says. That's why I think either Jason Bay, Carl Crawford or Matt Holliday will be a Cardinal in the next year or so. Fact is, subtract Glaus and Greene's combined $16,000,000 and you've got the payroll flexibility to add a lot to Albert's already impressive contract. He'll get $25,000,000 plus, but even the Yankees aren't going to have 4 $200,000,000 contracts on their books.

Zobrist saves the day again!


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