BASEBALL SEASON 2012

[RandyKnight]

Not sure if we still have any Baseball fans around here anymore but the season started this week with a staggered start. Instead of all teams playing their first game today they have been starting the season all week.

My Team, The Texas Rangers, started today with a win over the White Sox.


One game down 161 more to go.....

Wonder if we can make it back to the World Series again and maybe win it for a change.

KINSLER HOMERS; RANGERS EDGE WHITE SOX

[RandyKnight]

Oh and for all my right wing friends....

Here is a pic of your last leader at the game today.....

[Heyesey]

Yankees not off to a good start; Rivera blew the save.

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

Yankees not off to a good start; Rivera blew the save.

I have not checked the other teams as of yet because it is a long season.

Rivera is a good closer....he will not blow a lot of games..

We have a new closer this year after our last one blew the World Series.
He did well today.....he seems to put some shit on the ball Ajax wont take off....

[curiousgirl]

Rockies are playing their first game right now. It's 3-3 in the 7th against the Astros. There are a ton of new players. I hardly recognize the team at all. But it's not surprising that our first rbi of 2012 came from Troy Tulowitski.

[curiousgirl]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

Yankees not off to a good start; Rivera blew the save.

And welcome back to Andy Pettitte. I like looking at him. Er, I mean WATCHING him. Yeah, watching.

[curiousgirl]

I love baseball, I really do. But it takes me a while to get back into the flow of it. The reason? Coming on the heels of March Madness, baseball just seems so dang slooooowwwww.

[umpire2]

I like baseball, love basketball (so I understand the March Madness distraction----but that is over), but I can't really get into baseball until after the Stanley Cup Playoffs (unless the Bruins, Wings, Flyers and Devils lose early)

[Heyesey]

Originally Posted by RandyKnight

Rivera is a good closer...

I'd call that an insult.

He's the best there ever was ... possibly the best there ever will be, but even demigods make the occasional mistake. Better in Game 1 of the regular season than in Game 7 of the World Series - I still haven't got over 2001.

[rothoveyihu]

it takes me a while to get back into the flow of it.

[xnxxbob]

GO D-BACKS!!!!!!

[richief]

Originally Posted by undraxucaixu

I like looking at him.

Uh?

The non sequitur of the week. Pick you prize up at the door.

[justpassingthru]

Originally Posted by umpire2

I like baseball, love basketball (so I understand the March Madness distraction----but that is over), but I can't really get into baseball until after the Stanley Cup Playoffs (unless the Bruins, Wings, Flyers and Devils lose early)

Well said ump. Go Flyers.

Yay ... I have the Toronto Blue Jays to look forward to, lol.

[Ed Itor]

Originally Posted by justpassingthru

Well said ump. Go Flyers.

Yay ... I have the Toronto Blue Jays to look forward to, lol.

Hey they won, took them long enough but they won.

Blue Jays win longest season opener ever, 7-4 in 16 innings

[justpassingthru]

Originally Posted by Ed Itor

Hey they won, took them long enough but they won.

Blue Jays win longest season opener ever, 7-4 in 16 innings

Considering that they were down 4-1 in the ninth, it was a nice comeback. They had a pretty good spring training record so lets wait and see if they have what it takes this year.

[curiousgirl]

Originally Posted by rothoveyihu

it takes me a while to get back into the flow of it.

Originally Posted by undraxucaixu

I like looking at him.

Originally Posted by richief

Uh?

The non sequitur of the week. Pick you prize up at the door.

Both of those were picked up from comments I made above. I have no idea why. Spam-flavor of the week maybe.

[blonde baby]

MLB IS TAKING IT'S WORLD SERIES TO SOUTH BEACH!!! Go Miami!!!

[ELaken-Palmer]

Look out everyone... this is the year!

[umpire2]

Originally Posted by ELaken-Palmer

Look out everyone... this is the year!

They are still the "team to beat", ELP, despite the fact that Miami is trying to out-do the Yankees in buying up everything in sight....

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by ELaken-Palmer

Look out everyone... this is the year!

Damn !! You guys beat the Red Sox 10-0 today......

Gonna be another tuff year for us to win in Detroit...

[richief]

With a bit of luck Ron Washington and his Rangers will take the glory this year.

[Wafarer]

Go Blue Jays!

I believe that they have set a club record for wins in pre-season

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by richief

With a bit of luck Ron Washington and his Rangers will take the glory this year.

Back to back to the World Series is near impossible...

3 times in a row has got to be some kind of record...

But Ron says, "Man, I heard you Richie..".


That's the way Baseball Go..

[blacklabeldave]

Originally Posted by ELaken-Palmer

Look out everyone... this is the year!

Prince and Cabrera certainly beat up on Beckett today! Nice job Tigers!

[Heyesey]

Originally Posted by RandyKnight

Back to back to the World Series is near impossible...

3 times in a row has got to be some kind of record...

Five consecutive appearances is the record (by the Yankees, twice.)

The Yankees have also appeared in four consecutive Series on three other occasions; the New York giants did the same in the early 20s.

Three Series appearances in a row is not that uncommon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ries_champions

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

Three Series appearances in a row is not that uncommon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ries_champions

It is in Texas....

The only thing the Yankees have going for them is...

Ck this out..

Whenever Kentucky wins the NCAA Basketball Championship...the Yankees seem to win the Series....

[umpire2]

Originally Posted by RandyKnight

Back to back to the World Series is near impossible...

3 times in a row has got to be some kind of record...

But Ron says, "Man, I heard you Richie..".


That's the way Baseball Go..

Without checking the record books, I think the Yankees have made it to the World Series 4 times in a row 3 times and 5 times in a row once (winning 5 times in a row); the A's have made it to the World Series 3 times in a row twice, I think....


edit: Sorry, I did not see Heyesey's post....

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by umpire2

Without checking the record books, I think the Yankees have made it to the World Series 4 times in a row 3 times and 5 times in a row once (winning 5 times in a row); the A's have made it to the World Series 3 times in a row twice, I think....


edit: Sorry, I did not see Heyesey's post....

Piling On !!...15 yard penalty....



Your the Umpire you should know better....

[Heyesey]

Originally Posted by RandyKnight

It is in Texas....

One WS in a row used to be unheard-of in Texas.

[Heyesey]

1906-8 Chicago Cubs; LWW
1907-9 Detroit Tigers; LLL
1911-3 NY Giants; LLL
1921-3 NY Yankees; LLW
1921-4 NY Giants; WWLL
(The only time that the same two teams played three Series in a row)
1926-8 NY Yankees; LWW
1929-31 Philadelphia A's; WWL
1936-9 NY Yankees; WWWW
1941-3 NY Yankees; WLW
1942-4 St Louis Cards; WLW
1949-53 NY Yankees; WWWWW
1955-8 NY Yankees; LWLW
1960-64 NY Yankees; LWWLL (14 appearances out of 16!!)
1969-71 Baltimore Orioles; LWL
1972-4 Oakland A's; WWW
1976-8 NY Yankees; LWW
1988-90 Oakland A's; LWL
1999-2001 NY Yankees; WWWL

2010-2 Texas Rangers??


....exactly half of the times a team has gone to the WS three times (or more) in a row, it's been the Yankees. Baseball wasn't especially competitive before they introduced the draft...

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

One WS in a row used to be unheard-of in Texas.

agreed.....and a loss tonight as our closer blew a tie game....

More to come season has just begun...........

[Heyesey]

Speaking of streaks of three by the Yankees...

Oh well. They started 1-4 in '98. No panic yet.

[justpassingthru]

After 2 extra inning 7-4 wins against Cleveland, Toronto dropped their first game 4-3 today in the 3rd game of that series.

They have their work cut out for them though with 3 games against Boston this week and 2 against Baltimore.

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

Speaking of streaks of three by the Yankees...

Oh well. They started 1-4 in '98. No panic yet.

Yankees are a very old team....players age that is...

But hell I don't worry too much about the W/L till about 40 games in...

But losing to Tampa Bay says something...

Boston is 0 for 3 also...

[ELaken-Palmer]

The Tigers came back from three runs down TWICE to beat the Red Sawks and sweep them out of town.

[spjames]

The Tigers are showing power in 2 of the first 3 games so far.
3 games played 26 runs scored. Against 12 given up.
Avila got a 2 run shot in the bottom of the 11th to win in the 3rd game
with the RSox.

[footlovva]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

Yankees not off to a good start; Rivera blew the save.

The Yankees can blow my left nut. They are the problem with baseball, should have gone to a capped draft years ago.

On the other hand I have a feeling by boys, the Twins will come out running and them blow it all just like last year. They always promise so much that you have to wonder who they are trying to convince.

[blonde baby]

Marlins beat Phils 6-2.. JJ on mound Wednsday looking to get us to 3-3

[Heyesey]

Hypocrisy, don'tcha just love it ...

The country that condemns the Cuban government for suppressing free speech and not allowing opposition, has allowed a man (Ozzie Guillen) to be suspended from his job because of his political beliefs. Er, guys? You're now exactly the kind of dictatorship you're accusing Cuba of being.

In a free, democratic country, he'd be protected by law from anyone being allowed to punish him for his political beliefs. I guess the USA was always lying when it claimed to be one.

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

Hypocrisy, don'tcha just love it ...

The country that condemns the Cuban government for suppressing free speech and not allowing opposition, has allowed a man (Ozzie Guillen) to be suspended from his job because of his political beliefs. Er, guys? You're now exactly the kind of dictatorship you're accusing Cuba of being.

In a free, democratic country, he'd be protected by law from anyone being allowed to punish him for his political beliefs. I guess the USA was always lying when it claimed to be one.

The USA did not suspend him the team owner and Manager did....he is under certain contract details and in a Heavy Cuban community what he said was not too cool.

[ELaken-Palmer]

The White Sox are just not the White Sox without Ozzie! No way! They should have never let him go. Maybe they can get Ozzie Osbourne to manage the Sox? Can't hurt.

[Heyesey]

Originally Posted by RandyKnight

The USA did not suspend

No, but USA law allows his employer to suspend him for nothing more than expressing a political opinion they don't like. In a free country, that's absolutely forbidden.

Odd that for a country which prides itself on free speech almost above all else, you actually don't have any of it.

[RandyKnight]

Originally Posted by Heyesey

No, but USA law allows his employer to suspend him for nothing more than expressing a political opinion they don't like. In a free country, that's absolutely forbidden.

Odd that for a country which prides itself on free speech almost above all else, you actually don't have any of it.

When 40% of ticket sales are to the Cuban Community he did a damn stupid thing and this is not the first time a million dollar athlete has been fined or suspended for saying or doing the the wrong thing....

.

“It’s going to be a very difficult moment for me,” Guillen said. “I ask for forgiveness with my heart in my hands, on my knees.”

He fucked up plain and simple.

[justpassingthru]

Toronto sits at 500 with a 2-2 record after dropping their home opener to Boston last night after coming out of the gates with an early 2 run lead. They are currently up 3-1 in the bottom of the 6th against Boston in the 2nd of 3 games but are looking pretty good and can definitely play with the better teams with a deep bullpen and some power hitters.

I'm particularly impressed with Brett Lawrie so far and expect big things from this guy this season.

If you are a Blue Jays fan, here is a link of their roster.
http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/team...n.jsp?c_id=tor

[justpassingthru]

Sorry but I just need to put in a plug for the greatest game on earth that starts for keeps tomorrow.

[justpassingthru]

It's funny, I just mention Lawrie and he comes up with none out in the 6th and hits a single to put a man in scoring position on 3rd as well as stealing second to take away the easy double play. Toronto could break it wide open here and Boston just walked a man to load the bases with none out.

[justpassingthru]

Beautiful, just like playoff ball, Toronto drives in 2 on a 2 run single to center field with 2 on base with men on 1st and 3rd. Just tagged another one with a single to deep left and an RBI with none out ... 6-1 Toronto.

[ELaken-Palmer]

Originally Posted by justpassingthru

Sorry but I just need to put in a plug for the greatest game on earth that starts for keeps tomorrow.

No. No. No! The REAL one....



Just like I used to watch on CKLW channel 9 across the river in Windsor. Go Wings!

[justpassingthru]

Edwin Encarnacion just knocked the leather off the ball and ripped one out of the park and it hasn't landed yet but has been seen over Detroit by radar.

7-1 TO in the 8th.

[justpassingthru]

Originally Posted by ELaken-Palmer

No. No. No! The REAL one....



Just like I used to watch on CKLW channel 9 across the river in Windsor. Go Wings!

That version definitely brings back some great memories. I was just trying to be nice by using the shortest one I could find and love any version of the HNIC theme song.