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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: Shoeless
Date: April 21, 2011, 2:37 pm
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Rios has been a disaster. He has sucked mostly offensively and
that contract prevented KW from signing a closer
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: Method
Date: April 21, 2011, 2:46 pm
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yea... that JJ putz deal is looking sweeter with every day that
passes.
The BP will shake it self out.. Sale looked outstanding
yesterday... the Rays announcers were raving about him.
One of the Rays announcers even mentioned the whole inverted W
throwing motion, and dismissed it... thinks the kid will be just
fine...
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: aka Loveland
Date: April 22, 2011, 10:40 am
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Link says it all:
HTML http://bleacherreport.com/articles/653824-nolan-ryan-and-the-50-most-overrated-players-in-mlb-history?utm_source=outbrain.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=outbrain.com&utm_medium=referral#/articles/653824-nolan-ryan-and-the-50-most-overrated-players-in-mlb-history
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: Fury
Date: April 22, 2011, 11:46 am
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The list is spot on in most cases. I would agree with applying
the "overrated" tag to Strawberry, Don Sutton, Mattingly, Bucky
Dent, Garciaparra, Dave Stewart, Denny McLain, Thurman Munson,
and especially Nolan Ryan. There are more, but those stand out
in my mind. NY and Boston players in general seem to get more
acclaim than warranted. I would disagree with the inclusion of
players like Brooks Robinson and Ozzie Smith on that list.
Sure, they're known for their slick fielding and not their
hitting, but their fielding was SO good that I disagree with the
"overrated" label.
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: Shoeless
Date: April 25, 2011, 6:21 pm
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I love it!
HTML http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AkVcPqUr0q6bxQAQXpatFEwRvLYF?slug=jp-passan_10_degrees_attendance_042511
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: AndyMacFAIL
Date: April 25, 2011, 10:56 pm
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--- Quote from: Shoeless link ---
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> I love it!
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HTML http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AkVcPqUr0q6bxQAQXpatFEwRvLYF?slug=jp-passan_10_degrees_attendance_042511
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Not really surprising. I find myself going to less and less
games as the years go by. Part of it is less free time to make
the 5-6 hour commitment (40 minute commute each way to the Cell
and the actual game time) to view a game in person. Another may
be that I was fortunate to be a Bulls season ticket holder for
16 years (the entire Jordan era plus the year after), a
Blackhawk season 'reservation' holder (as Bill Wirtz referred to
us) for 8 years, a Bears season ticket holder for 5 years as
well as attending 10-25 baseball games a year. So I saw more
than my fare share of games in person.
When the new Comiskey opened in '91, the lower deck bleacher
seats in left & right center field were priced at $6.
Now the bleacher area has been cut in half and face value for
tickets in the bleachers have eight different price points: $31,
$38, $42, $49, $52, $74 and $77 which are all determined by the
month, day of the week and the opponent. The nine 'Half price
Monday' games cost $19 for bleacher seats.
Even before the bad economy and the mortgage and financial
crises, the lower and middle class Joe Sixpack hasn't had an
significant rise in disposal income in the 20 year period, let
alone cover the 600+% price rise the 'normal' bleacher seats
cost.
Now many people just go to a sports bar or a Buffalo Wild Wings
to watch a game with friends and colleagues. That $38 ticket
price you save pays for plenty of the food and drinks you might
end up spending at the sports bar and there's no $23 charge to
park. Or they invest in a 40"-65" HDTV coupled with digital
cable or satellite service and you're all set to watch in the
convenience and comfort of your own home. No crowds, no lines
and you can pause the live action with your TiVo if you need to
pick up a call or make a trip to the restroom.
The best part is you can quickly change the channel when they're
playing like crap.
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: JhonJeterWD40
Date: April 26, 2011, 9:17 am
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Part of it is less free time to make the 5-6 hour commitment (40
minute commute each way to the Cell and the actual game time)
And it's a lot more for plenty of people, and even for the ones
where it's less, it's a much bigger ordeal to get to and from
these things than it used to be. It's just become a bigger pain
in the ass to do anything in the city, it's ridiculously
congested and expensive, people are on the whole much ruder and
more self-absorbed, etc. . . .why bother? Especially given the
alternatives AndyMacFAIL states. Or is this all JadedJohnJeter
perception? I knoweth not.
Either way, condo for sale.
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: msf
Date: April 26, 2011, 9:38 am
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Time commitment, same reason I gave up golf years ago.
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: AndyMacFAIL
Date: April 26, 2011, 4:43 pm
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Tony LaRussa's daughter is now a 'Raiderette":
HTML http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Tony-LaRussa-8217-s-daughter-is-an-Oakland-Raid?urn=nfl-wp1180
HTML http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Tony-LaRussa-8217-s-daughter-is-an-Oakland-Raid?urn=nfl-wp1180
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Re: Around Baseball
DIR By: 4nek8
Date: April 27, 2011, 10:34 pm
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On the plus side, Detroit, Minnesota, and KC, all lose. And
Boston too.
Anybody here really think that Cleveland is legit? I'm not
buying it -- by July, they'll be 10 games under .500.
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