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So what are your predictions?

I'm hoping that my Cubs make it in and if we do of course we are going all the way, but if we don't make it...I'm calling an Angels Mets world series with the Angels winning it all.

but if my cubbies make it its going to be the cubs over the red sox.

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I'm thinking Sox/Mets.

I think next season baseball still will be interesting only to a minority of people, like say, American, Canadian, Japanese and alike... ::)

Not all sports can be as popular as soccer, I mean footbal, or futball, or when-the-other-team-is-better-than-you-just-fall-down-like-a-wuss....ball.

why don't you kick a ball down a field and only score once in 2 hours....exhilarating.

And BBW why you gotta go and start postin bartman stuff?!

huh?  We've already been kicked in the nutz dozens of times.

And that 9th inning tonight by dempster is killin me

I just like messing with Cubs fans. It brings me joy. Like flowers or long walks on the beach.

Dempster blows. I got rid of that dude on my team by week 2. One night he had an ERA of like 128 or something.

A's are suckin' it up big time. Just went to a game last week.

Yeah, I figured they would be better. Same with the Twins.

No October surprise for them this year. Oh well...Cal + 49ers will be fun.

looks like my cubbies will be playing in my new place of residence for the first round of the playoffs.

go cubs go!!!

Yanks to steal the division from Boston like every other season...  ;D

Are you going?

considering that tickets aren't for sale yet (even to season holders), no, not yet.

But I did have a meeting the VP of Dback baseball operations, and the Dback marketing director.  I got to meet the CEO, but he didn't say much to me.

I will be asking for 2-4 ticket ;) or 1 if thats all I can get.  Unfortunately, I will not be allowed to wear any cubs clothing, but I will still be cheering.

Hey neo, I hope you don't mind that I changed the title.

Anyways, the Mets lost again! Any Mets fans here, or Philly fans? Abraxas, don't you root for Philly?

when are the playoffs/wildcard?

Wednesday.

I got 6 bleachers tickets for the NLDS game 1 here in AZ.  I need a Dbacks win and a Padres win to see my cubbies down here...or I need a loss by Philly and New York.

otherwise I might watching the Dbacks play Philly or New York <<yawn>>

Well, the Mets will lose, bet on that.

Not this time. YAY for once the Yanks have to fight the wild card instead of the Sox.

Haha, right when I wrote that, the Mets won 13-0 and almost got a no-hitter.

Yes.  I was dis-hearted.  It's all good though.  Our pitching is amazing.  We got the 27th ring on lock.

You can't be serious...

I am.   :-X

thats what I'm screaming

BTW, the Mets chocked hardcore...some one need to be fired after that fouled up streak at the end of the season.


"We got the power, we got the speed
To be the best in the national league
well, this year and the cubs are real
so come on out to wrigley field!

I really have no idea who is going to win.

Cubs over Dbacks
Rockies over Phillies
Red Sox over Angels
Yankees over Indians

Cubs over Rockies
Yankees over Red Sox

Cubs over Yankees

 ::)

Anybody watching this playoff-before-the-playoff? 13th inning...

Dude, that game was f-ing crazy!

dude look at the this thread a few posts back..I told you the Rox were going to win.  I have them beating the phillies.

The Padres are losers and we all saw if coming a mile away...the ROx are hot, the pades are not.

go cubs

I called it as well.


That game was nucking futs.

It's good to have the Rocks in the playoffs.  First time in over ten years.  In this town, we are not used to dry stretches that long.  I mean, it's not like they are the Cubs or something...

Damn...

Phillies have been waiting longer...

Come on Angels beat them Sox!

Josh Beckett just tore up the Angels.

9 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks

I know it was pretty pathetic for the Angels.  Big poppy made John Lackey his bitch.

How did they get into the playoffs again?

Haha, I don't know. If Dice-K pitches well, count Boston in the WS.

And WTF is up with the Rockies? They refuse to lose a game.

I heard it was an outstanding game.  The irony is that the Avs ended last season like the Rocks did this year.  On a HUGE tear.  The Avs just started to late to make the playoffs.  At least the Rocks started early enough...

Sweet Lou?  Why o why did you pull Z with only 80something pitches!?

You fucking asshole...I know, I sweat very little here, but what a jerk.

I'm a true Cubs fan...I booed the shit out marmol and my coach at the game tonight.  If you don't perform I hate you...garbage.

win tomorrow and I'll be sure to buy a game 5 ticket!

Neo, this is what I think about you Cubs fans:

http://jfishsports.blogspot.com/2007/10/midwest-coast.html

LETS GO YANKS!!!

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Rocks win game 2 10 to 5...

The rocks are freakin nuts...when will they stop?

Not for a long while we hope!  To be honest, I wouldn't want to be going up against them in the next series...

fuck you

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I thought you'd appreciate it.

Yankees are getting their asses handed to them.

I hate baseball for the next 48hrs

 :'(

Sizemore with a triple!

Andy Petitte..........................................star.

What happened to bunting?

You see all those bugs!!!! HOLY SHIT!! LOL. They can barely bat. :laugh:

Announcer: "If there is one thing they don't teach you in the Minors...that is how to deal with massive swarms of flying insects."

LOL.

This is such BS, can we get an insect delay!

The batter has bugs too.

GO INDIANS!

Indians win!

That's bs.  If it wasn't for the bugs Chamberline would of ended it.

The Indians had bugs too. And a 100-year old Kenny Lofton!

Hes old.  Lol.  What were they called Canadian Soldiers?

Haha, yeah. You know the Yankees are hated when a bunch of Royals fans were jumping up and down after that game winning RBI. A-Rod, meet Chicago, the only people as crazy as New Yorkers.

Not only did the Cubs get swept earlier, but the Rocks swept the Philly's.  Us vs. Arizona...

rub it in a little more BD....real cool

hahahahahaha

Sorry.  I meant more as an informational as I hadn't seen it in here yet...

The Evil Empire is down 6-1 in the 4th.  Go Indians!

Evil Empire? Nothing is more politically incorrect than a team named "Indians."  Go YANKS.

Who gives a rat's ass about political correctness? 

Yankees blow.

Applaud for being such an astute observer of life and all things baseball.

Why.... thank you.

 >:(

I have 2 favorite teams:
The Red Sox
and whoever is playing the Yankees. Good Job Cleveland.

Rocks take game 1 by a score of 5-1.  Won 18 of their last 19.  Who will we be playing next?

Wow, the Rocks might actually make it to the World Series.  Fans here had given up hope...

When you hot, you hot.

Their late season run has been impressive. Holliday looks like a solid candidate
for MVP, & Tulowitski looks like the NL ROTY.

Francis puts in another solid performance, they beat Webb at home.

Scary.



Here's hoping Cleveland's run is similar. Go tribe!

I would like to see the Tribe win. 

One more for the Rocks.

2.

screw baseball

Damn, you're still that upset?

Don't make me close my own thread, until April.

yes, I'll be upset until either the Bears get their act together or the Bulls start to tare things up....otherwise, its until April.

Bulls, maybe. Bears, not so much.

If the Rockies and the Red Sox meet in the World Series, it will be the first time ever both teams were from cities that were state capitals.

OswaldTheOsprey

Where'd you get that info?

Went through the World Series records. There have been times, of course, when either Boston or Atlanta would be in, but this would be the first time both teams were from state capitals.

OswaldTheOsprey

That's a cool stat.

Well thanks. It's just me-I tend towards the odd and obscure. I'll post more from time to time.

OswaldTheOsprey

Well, with baseball, you can find a lot of weird stats.

Indeed you can.

OswaldTheOsprey

Has any team ever swept the whole entire playoffs?

I doubt it. The Rockies are insane. Just insane. Biker, you should go to Game 3.

If I could get tickets Wigs.  If I could get tickets.  I almost won some to this one on the radio.  IF only....

Now you can go for World Series tickets. Go for it! Congratulations by the way!

OswaldTheOsprey

Joe Torre is out as Yankee manager. Don Mattingly is a possible successor per the AP via FOX News.

OswaldTheOsprey

http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,303356,00.html

I guess you only last so long...unless you manage a shitty team.

Tribe vs. Rockies, eh?

Could be.  We haven't had much exposure to the Tribe, I think the last time we played was like '05.

Well everyone: Red Sox or Rockies? I like the Rockies. They have an aura like the 1914 Miracle Boston Braves, IMHO.

OswaldTheOsprey

What is the Sox team salary?  Ours is a paltry 54 mil.  Didn't they pay 51 mil just to free their Japanese guy from his contract?

I believe you are correct. Money isn't everything-even in baseball. Just look at the $216 million Yanks-out in round one! ;D

OswaldTheOsprey

Sactly!

I figured we could change this to an NBA thread since baseball is over. I don't really want a bunch of stickies at the top.

Anybody see LeBron play this year? He's already in Kobe-mode. When he got injured last night, his team just fell apart. MVP for sure.

Celtics just beat the Knicks 104-59.

nice...I just turned the thread back to its original title BBW.  Feel free to split all the NBA posts into an NBA thread.

So I went to the cubs spring training game on Friday vs the Giants.  I also had the chance to walk to the Padres Mariners game on Sat.  I couldn't believe how cheap lawn seats are here...$5-$7.  Its more expensive to get a beer at Hohokam Park than a ticket...I am really beginning to love Arizona.  It was a lovely 84°F on Friday at the cubs game and 87°F on Sat. at the Padres game.

Go cubs go

Hey neo, what are people saying about Carlos Mármol?

I just got back from the game today...He's the best young prospect we have in our bullpen.  There is talk that he will be our closer this year.  Either him or Wood will get the spot.  IMO put Wood in there until he blows a few games then put in the young guy.  I'm very glad we have Marmol this year.  We are looking pretty good so far IMO.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=chc&playerID=461791

Sweet. Nabbed him on my fantasy team.

good move!

Caught the A's Mariners game today....great time, but boring game.  I got Aaron Cunningham to throw me a ball in the 7th...front row right center field.  I also heckled the Chris Dalorfian for until he made a diving catch.

Good I love baseball.

Are you drunk?

I had three drinks (24ouncers) at the game...I was a little tipsy, hence the poor written communication...LOL.

You gotta love when you go back and read a post and think....WTF was I trying to say.

Don't have to tell me.

Royals: 1-0
Cubs: 0-1

lol

Orioles lost to the Rays, go figure. Opening day is always the biggest, most exciting day before everything goes to pieces in Birdamore.

How bout dem Royals, neo?

dude...its only two games in

I caught the Royals once for preseason...If I remember correctly they beat up on the mariners pretty bad that game.  I couldn't recognize many players on the team though...the Royals have a lot of no names right now, but maybe that will change if they shape up.

Talk to me about in another month.

And the Cubs...

Maybe no names to you, but I know a lot about these guys, and they are ready.

BTW, it's nice to have Alex Gordon (1 HR), Joakim Soria (1 SV, and 3 SO in 1 inning to day - which wasn't a save because we were up by more than three), and Brian Bannister (7 IP, 0 ER, 4 K against the best MLB lineup) on your fantasy team.

and the cubs what?  Have a bunch of no names?  GMB bro.

I understand its your team and they aren't no names to you but they are to the rest of the country...names like D. Lee, K. Wood (who is old and sucks no especially after blowing our season opener) A. Soriano...Do I need to go on?

No, I meant how are the Cubs doing?

Just giving you shit. It's funny though - nobody realizes that Meche, Bannister and Greinke is one of the best 1-2-3 combos there is right now. And Soria is a mean fucking closer. People are saying he might be the next Rivera (not just KC people, but guys like Steve Phillips).

Add that to solid offensive guys barely into their careers (Gordon, Butler), a proven hitter (Guillen), a tenacious defender and solid hitter (Teahen), an ace at SS (Pena), and a number of role players who won't hurt your team, added with a hungry manager - you got yourself a ball club.

3-0!

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Neo, tell your boy Rich Hill to stop giving up runs.

M'kay? M'kay.

what are you talking about?  He's got an ERA of 3?
I don't know why you are getting all cocky about your team....u do realize there are over 170 games left, right?

I'll be honest, KC has been so shitty for soooo long, I'd root for you guys.  You know what, KC is now going to be my AL team for this season. 

-much love

He's on my fantasy team, I don't care about your Cubs (or how this had anything to do with the Royals).

Oh, and 3 runs + 3 innings = ERA of 9.00

oh yea.

and screw u for not caring
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Sorry, but I don't have enough time to follow the NL.

how bout this one:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200804252587970

It looks like johnson might be better in the starting stop over Soriano.   Reed is hot right now...it'd be best not to disturb at hot bat and glove with a slow starting and injured veteran.

How the hell did the Orioles beat the White Sox and then lose to them later on the same day?

Happens all the time. Looks like Baltimore had the better pitcher in Game 1, but not for Game 2.

Well at least we're leading the AL East.

how are the royals BBW?....<<cough>>

How bout them Cubbies :)

Our manager's a moron.

Anyone watching the draft?

Tampa Bay leading the division? Yankees at the bottom?

Neo, WHERE ARE YOU?!?!?!?!?!

dude, screw you...I hate baseball