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gaijinmark wrote:

39 games left for the Dodgers. If they go 38-1 they'll have a 100 win season!! :woot:

Don't think that'll happen, but a 33-6 run is more realistic, think 95 victories will get them in the playoffs. :mrgreen:

Sox pull one out in the 11th against the Jay's 5-4 on a Lowrie HR. :victory: Yanks :usuck: win against the M's leaving the deficit still at 6 1/2, gonna take a miracle.
Reds are still a surprising team, :applaud: winners of 7 in a row coming into tonight, have opened up a 4 game lead over the Cards. Rangers lose again, win by the A's puts them only 5 1/2 out. :sweat:

hitomi #1 wrote:a 33-6 run is more realistic

Not for the Dodgers.

They're not the '69 Mets.

Dodgers defeat the Reds, 8-5.

Broxton is back as the closer???? WTF?? :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Dodgers defeat the Reds, 8-5.

Broxton is back as the closer???? WTF?? :shakehead:

Read a few fantasy spins on that, said not to drop him because he'll be back as the closer in a few weeks, :sweat: guess Joe has even less confidence in the others than he does Broxton. :crazy:

hitomi #1 wrote:Read a few fantasy spins on that, said not to drop him because he'll be back as the closer in a few weeks, :sweat: guess Joe has even less confidence in the others than he does Broxton. :crazy:

Joe is convincing me more and more that he doesn't know what the hell he's doing. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:
Joe is convincing me more and more that he doesn't know what the hell he's doing. :shakehead:

Then again it was so easy having Rivera in the pen all those years, didn't take much brains to realize to bring him in for the 9th. :doh:
Piniella just couldn't make it to the end of his last season, :shakehead: announced today's game was his last, didn't go out in style as they get hammered by the Braves 16-5. :bleh: Doesn't really matter who manages that club, what a mess they are and will be for a while. :beaten:

hitomi #1 wrote:Piniella just couldn't make it to the end of his last season, :shakehead: announced today's game was his last

Guess he had enough.

I can understand his quitting early: Cubbies aren't going anywhere, so why endure the remainder of the season? Cut your losses, go home, and be with his ailing mom... More power to him. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Guess he had enough.

I can understand his quitting early: Cubbies aren't going anywhere, so why endure the remainder of the season? Cut your losses, go home, and be with his ailing mom... More power to him. :victory:

Wow, his mother must be old because he's quite up there in age. Yeah, what's the sense of sticking around and bringing up all these youngsters if you're not going to be around next year for them. :shakehead:
Braves are doing the opposite for Cox though, looks like he'll be going out on a high note. :applaud:

Speaking of that troll Broxton: Torre brings him in today's close 3-2 game against the Reds and he promptly gives up three hits and two runs and now the Reds lead 5-2 going into the bottom of the ninth. :shakehead:

Thanks a whole freaking lot, Jonathan. :grumble: :beatyou: :smack: :usuck:

Joe's an old dog: you can't teach him a new trick. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Speaking of that troll Broxton: Torre brings him in today's close 3-2 game against the Reds and he promptly gives up three hits and two runs and now the Reds lead 5-2 going into the bottom of the ninth. :shakehead:

Thanks a whole freaking lot, Jonathan. :grumble: :beatyou: :smack: :usuck:

Joe's an old dog: you can't teach him a new trick. :shakehead:

Looks like that little green man has a better arm than him. :naughty:
Lot of shutouts this weekend, 5 on Friday and 5 more today, Sox and Buchholz delivered one today against the Jays prevailing 5-0. :victory: Buchholz is now 15-5 with a 2.26 ERA, :applaud: NY papers are saying CC deserves the Cy Young, think Clay is more deserving so far.

Johnny Damon going back to the BoSox?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100823/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_tigers_damon

bmwracer wrote:Johnny Damon going back to the BoSox?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100823/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_tigers_damon

Wonder if he'll make a difference, not much time left to make up 5 1/2 games. :sweat: Then again, if they sign an extension for after this year probably a wise move, not the player he once was but with all the OF injuries they've had be nice to have someone like him there. :applaud:

hitomi #1 wrote:Wonder if he'll make a difference, not much time left to make up 5 1/2 games. :sweat: Then again, if they sign an extension for after this year probably a wise move, not the player he once was but with all the OF injuries they've had be nice to have someone like him there. :applaud:

I guess the old saying "You can't go home again" doesn't apply here. ;)

bmwracer wrote:
I guess the old saying "You can't go home again" doesn't apply here. ;)

Yeah, that article mentioned the fact how the Sox fans don't like him at all anymore, :twisted: going back 'home' quickly erases all those bad feelings. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:Johnny Damon going back to the BoSox?

Since one old center fielder failed lets just get another one. :sweat:

Jav_sol wrote:
Since one old center fielder failed lets just get another one. :sweat:

Rumor has it Fred Lynn has been following their plight and had recently been in an intense training program. :naughty:
Good night all around for the Sox as they hold off the M's 6-3 :victory: anf the Yanks :usuck: lose to the Jays 3-2, :woot: dropping the deficit to 5 1/2. A Rays win puts them back in a tie for first, one of these teams need to start losing for the Sox to have any chance. :fingerscrossed:

Ran across this quote from last nights Mariners/Red Sox game:

Suzuki, who also scored once, did not speak to reporters as the
Mariners lost their third in a row.

Wonder if Ichiro has had enough of the losing and thinking of moving on?

gaijinmark wrote:Ran across this quote from last nights Mariners/Red Sox game:

Suzuki, who also scored once, did not speak to reporters as the
Mariners lost their third in a row.

Wonder if Ichiro has had enough of the losing and thinking of moving on?

It'd be a wise move... But can he opt out of his contract?

gaijinmark wrote:Ran across this quote from last nights Mariners/Red Sox game:

Suzuki, who also scored once, did not speak to reporters as the
Mariners lost their third in a row.

Wonder if Ichiro has had enough of the losing and thinking of moving on?

Sox sound like a perfect fit for him, they need a RF, they can afford him and he can play for a team always in contention, :victory: wonder if Seattle's asking price would be too high for them or any other teams. :grumble: