― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 20:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 20:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:27 (eighteen years ago) link
The US is getting killed right now.
(xpost) hahaha!
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link
Will we see the mercy-rule invoked today?
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link
"Bud Selig needs to resign. That's what he needs to do," Wells said. "He needs to resign and bring someone in who's capable of communicating with the players association and the owners, as well as the players, because there's so much hatred against Bud right now. It's a joke. Nobody likes him."
Wells, who estimated 95 percent of the players dislike Selig, was set off by a New York Times story where the commissioner ordered the Yankees to remove sign at Legends Field in Tampa that apologized to fans because players such as Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon are not playing in exhibition games. All three, along with Bernie Williams and Al Leiter, are participating in the World Baseball Classic.
Steinbrenner has criticized the international tournament, fearing that some Yankees could get injured or become fatigued down the stretch.
"And he's entitled to that [opinion]. He pays a lot of money to these guys," Wells said. "If he needs to apologize to the fans, so be it. They get a lot of traffic down there in Tampa to see the Yankees. People want to see Derek Jeter. So if he wants to post a sign that says I apologize for [him] not being here, he owns the place. If Bud has a problem with it, tell him to go take it down himself. And then I'd re-post it again."
― maura (maura), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― maura (maura), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:48 (eighteen years ago) link
Games will be called if a team trails by 15 runs or more after it has batted in five innings or 10 runs or more after batting in seven innings.
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:53 (eighteen years ago) link
I am not all that enamored of events that emphasize a parochial nationalism as a basis for competition, particularly when the rules allow for each team to have ringers, like Mike Piazza playing for the Italian team. Piazza was born in Pennsylvania. If he qualifies for the Italian team, than every player in baseball should be eligible to play for the Olduvai Gorges of Tanzania. I understand the rationale behind this, but for me it detracts from the legitimacy of the event.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― dan (dan), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:12 (eighteen years ago) link
Without googling:
Brian Fuentes is the closer for the Rockies (serious upside!)Matt Holliday is the RF (upside? he could be the next Dustan Mohr... uh)Gary Majewski plays in the midwest or in Canada
That's the thing about Fantasy Baseball, you can keep track of all this fairly easily!
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:18 (eighteen years ago) link
OTM, that's the only reason why I would know something like this.
― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:28 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.generalbrock.com/level2/stanley.jpg
― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:29 (eighteen years ago) link
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:31 (eighteen years ago) link
btw...al leiter? are you fucking kidding me?
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:42 (eighteen years ago) link
I bet A-Rod thanked the good lord for that last out being dropped.
How about the Cubans taking down El Caballo twice with two outs and the game on the line? That is pretty impressive.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 9 March 2006 01:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:47 (eighteen years ago) link
c'mon Trace, I think his general point was that Piazza ISN'T AN ITALIAN BASEBALL PLAYER.
I saw Lazo, yesterday's quickly-yanked starter for Cuba, pitch there in '04.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 9 March 2006 14:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link
Veritek's grand salami:mms://a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2006/open/wbc/topplays/030806_canusa_stern_iphr_350.wmv
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 19:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 19:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 20:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 9 March 2006 23:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 10 March 2006 01:24 (eighteen years ago) link
Assuming that USA crushes SA and ends up with a great run differential:
-- if Canada beats Mexico, they're in-- if Canada loses to Mexico by one run (and USA beats SA by more than four runs, which is almost certain) then Mexico/Canada comes down to batting average (Canada is well ahead going into tonight's game)-- if Canada loses to Mexico by more than one run (Mexico 6 Canada 0 in the third, ugh) then Canada is fucked unless SA can keep it close against Clemens and USA
― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 March 2006 02:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 03:27 (eighteen years ago) link