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hitomi #1 wrote:
Yeah, I think you posted it in the right thread. :victory: Love him or hate him, his wheelings and dealings have changed the shape of baseball over the last 30+ years more than anyone else, not sure if it was a good thing or not. :shakehead:

Yeah, he clearly had no issues opening the wallet.

hitomi #1 wrote:Should have thought ahead like me, had the recording time to start at 8:00, know it's a tape I'll watch over and over. :beatyou: Let me know if you want a copy unless you are going to pick up the souvenir DVD that should be out within the week. :twisted:

Thanks for the offer... Turns out the pre-game was worthless. :bleh:

Thank goodness McCann doubled: I was worried that a Dodger (Kuo) would be the goat of the game. :sweat:

EDIT: Yikes, they've got Broxton in to save the game... :shakehead:

Broxton tried to give the game away by letting the leadoff hitter get on base, but thanks to a smart defensive play (and a slow David Ortiz) the NL wins, 3-1.

Still trying to figure out why Girardi never played A-Rod, and why he pulled Ichiro so early. :crazy:

gaijinmark wrote:Still trying to figure out why Girardi never played A-Rod, and why he pulled Ichiro so early. :crazy:

I thought maybe Girardi was saving A-Rod for a special moment, like in the bottom of the ninth, but he never made it to the plate.

Ichiro got two at-bats, so I figured he was done...

gaijinmark wrote:Still trying to figure out why Girardi never played A-Rod, and why he pulled Ichiro so early. :crazy:

Probably didn't want to take a chance A-Rod would tie the game and end up with what every player wants, a 15 inning game. :bleh:

hitomi #1 wrote:Probably didn't want to take a chance A-Rod would tie the game and end up with what every player wants, a 15 inning game. :bleh:

I'm surprised it didn't get tied up anyway, considering Broxton was pitching. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I'm surprised it didn't get tied up anyway, considering Broxton was pitching. :beaten:

Saving those moments for the regular season. :beatyou:
The start of many days of The Boss tributes, today's Daily News has 19 pages of him plus a 24 page pullout.

hitomi #1 wrote:Saving those moments for the regular season. :beatyou:

No doubt. :sweat:

I was in error when I said there were 19 regular pages devoted to The Boss, more like 28. :bleh: Think the AS game is losing something off it's luster? :beaten:

NEW YORK (AP)—Major League Baseballfs All-Star game has earned its lowest-ever television rating.
The National Leaguefs 3-1 victory Tuesday night on Fox earned a 7.5 fast national rating and 13 share. Thatfs down 16 percent from the 8.9/15 for last seasonfs game, a 4-3 win by the AL.
The previous low was an 8.1/14 in 2005.
Ratings represent the percentage of all households with televisions, and shares represent the percentage of all homes with TVs in use at the time.

hitomi #1 wrote:I was in error when I said there were 19 regular pages devoted to The Boss, more like 28. :bleh: Think the AS game is losing something off it's luster? :beaten:

Probably.

Isn't football the number one viewed sport in America?

Like George Carlin's classic comedy routine suggests, nothing tops the organized violence that football offers the viewing audience...

bmwracer wrote:
Probably.

Isn't football the number one viewed sport in America?

Like George Carlin's classic comedy routine suggests, nothing tops the organized violence that football offers the viewing audience...

Yeah it is, think it helps when you only play 16 games, hard to get tired of it then...well, unless you're a Bills fan. :banghead:
Second half starts tonight, Sox need to have a good start, first up are the Rangers who have the biggest lead of any team, :bow: then it's out west for a 9 game road trip, Yanks :usuck: just went 7-2 on their trip, Sox really need to have a record like that. :fingerscrossed:

Dodgers vs. the Cards in St. Louis... Let's see how they'll start the second half. :fingerscrossed:

So much for a good second half start: Dodgers get routed by the Cards, 7-1. :(

Ramirez leaves game with injury

ST. LOUIS (AP) \ Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been removed from the game after walking in the first inning because of tightness in his right calf.

Ramirez was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Thursday.

He had a right hamstring injury. He walked with two outs against Jaime Garcia of the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night, but stayed at first on Rafael Furcal's steal of third with Casey Blake at the plate

How do pull a hamstring ON A WALK?!!? :banghead:

gaijinmark wrote:Ramirez leaves game with injury

ST. LOUIS (AP) \ Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been removed from the game after walking in the first inning because of tightness in his right calf.

How do pull a hamstring ON A WALK?!!? :banghead:

Some things are better left unknown, especially with Manny. :nut:
Sox lost last night to the Rnagers 7-2, Wakefield got shelled again, his ERA is approaching 6.00, :doh: he's 40+, wonder if the end is coming. :puppydog:
In the 6th inning right now and are down 7-4, just where is the pitching? :usuck:

gaijinmark had posted about the Yankee's Shephard passing away after being with them 57 years, had his funeral on Thursday, not one player, active or retired, showed up to the funeral, :usuck: Yanks were off yesterday too.

Dodgers get pummeled again by the Cards, 8-4. :sweat:

Sox were copycats and lost to the Rangers 8-4. With the Yanks :usuck: winning, Sox drop 6 1/2 behind, really need to win the next 2 before they start on their west coast swing. :sweat:

hitomi #1 wrote:Sox were copycats and lost to the Rangers 8-4. With the Yanks :usuck: winning, Sox drop 6 1/2 behind, really need to win the next 2 before they start on their west coast swing. :sweat:

Yeah, with all the injuries I was just hoping to stay competitive, but it looks like that's not happening. By the time August comes, we could easily by double-digits behind first place. :shakehead:

Hard to believe:

Molina hits for cycle as Rangers beat Red Sox 8-4

Bengie Molina must be one of the slowest players in baseball... To say he lumbered for a triple would be an understatement... Yet he did it. :applaud:

And his home run was a grand slam, to boot. :bow:

Article here: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=300716102