Major League Baseball thread - Page 2

Dick Gozinya · July 19th, 2011, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by keefriff

But of course!

One of my personal heroes.

In the mix until the playoffs start.

We get smoked by the Yankees in the playoffs every year it seems. A lot of injuries on this years club. Morneau has missed most of the season and Mauer is about two weeks off the DL after being on it since the first month of the season. They are playing better now but they have alot of ground to make up in the AL Central if they want to make the playoffs.......and then get swept by the Yanks.

"Damn Yankees!" Dem bastards don't even have the decency to have a Steinbrenner to hate anymore.

I can relate re: Joe. You saw what happened to OUR "Joe Mauer"

And how can you calculate how much Justin means to the team. (Well, I guess the standings could be a "tell") Keep yer chin up, Bro!!!

**Tmee2020** · July 19th, 2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

... my maternal grandfather was a Tigers fan from the days of Ty Cobb...

There's a lot to like about your maternal grandfather tygr, I've always said that.

Go the Tigers.

jcombspike · July 20th, 2011, 08:40 AM

I was a Braves fan growing up, so of course I loved to hate the Yanks. Something about their sense of entitlement, their willingness to "buy" championships--I used to argue the Yanks were the reason MLB should adopt a salary cap. But I actually visited New York last year, coincidentally when Mr. Steinbrenner passed, and I have a healthy respect for them now. So I guess you could say a I hate to love them, now...

jehuty34 · September 29th, 2014, 09:13 PM

Couldn't find the right thread.
But this is funny!
http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/...-tribute-video

**tygrkhat40** · September 30th, 2014, 02:10 PM

As seen in previous posts, I'm not a Yankees fan. But watching the video of Derek Jeter's last game in New York made me smile. It was an ending usually reserved for the movies. The old saw is "Nice guys finish last." Derek Jeter proves the exception to the rule.

Here's to you Captain. See you in Cooperstown.

~~bigtrain45~~ · September 30th, 2014, 02:28 PM

The media's slavish devotion to all things Jeter was the most tedious aspect of this season. He was a below average fielder, above average hitter, and completely selfish. When the Yankees signed A-Rod, Jeter is the one who should have moved to 3B, not A-Rod, who was the best shortstop in the game at the time. My father raised me to hate the Yankees, and I have taken to it with a passion. Their so-called fans, really just frontrunners who disappear when the team plays poorly, are the worst in baseball. Growing up in Washington DC in the 50's it was clear that my team had no chance, since the Yankees had the most money, and could use teams like the A's and Indians as farm teams, and believed it was their birthright to be in the World Series every year. When they finally fell off their perch after losing the '64 World Series, and were not seen in the playoffs again until 1976, were happy times indeed, and the current team, aging and infirm, looks set to head down that path again, while my Washington Nationals have become a formidable power, built through the draft and trades mostly, the way it should be done. Suck it Yankee fans, now and forever.

**Arturo2nd** · November 3rd, 2016, 04:34 AM

A shout out to both teams for a magnificent and exciting World Series. It is too bad that only one team could win as both were deserving. What do you say we revive this thread?

**Tmee2020** · November 3rd, 2016, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian249x

A shout out to both teams for a magnificent and exciting World Series. It is too bad that only one team could win as both were deserving. What do you say we revive this thread?

I don't know that there could be a better game than that.

Riley Owain · November 3rd, 2016, 01:50 PM

I kind a hope that Chicago Cubs will win the world series

Not because i am a fan or anything. Simply because they have not won it since 1908 or 09 or when ever it was. It was a long time ago.

**9876543210** · November 3rd, 2016, 11:46 PM

Again, I haven't been a baseball fan since the 60's or so. And didn't watch game 7 last night. But I do have to say the attitudes of most everybody I ran into today was really positive and just plain happy. Didn't figure out why until around noon.

So I do have to congratulate the Cubs. Way to go! Haven't seen so many people so happy in I don't know how long.

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July 20th, 2011, 08:40 AM	#13
jcombspike Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 19 Thanks: 18 Thanked 644 Times in 19 Posts	I was a Braves fan growing up, so of course I loved to hate the Yanks. Something about their sense of entitlement, their willingness to "buy" championships--I used to argue the Yanks were the reason MLB should adopt a salary cap. But I actually visited New York last year, coincidentally when Mr. Steinbrenner passed, and I have a healthy respect for them now. So I guess you could say a I hate to love them, now...

September 30th, 2014, 02:28 PM	#16
~~bigtrain45~~ Banned! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 16,142 Thanks: 47,756 Thanked 215,718 Times in 16,027 Posts	The media's slavish devotion to all things Jeter was the most tedious aspect of this season. He was a below average fielder, above average hitter, and completely selfish. When the Yankees signed A-Rod, Jeter is the one who should have moved to 3B, not A-Rod, who was the best shortstop in the game at the time. My father raised me to hate the Yankees, and I have taken to it with a passion. Their so-called fans, really just frontrunners who disappear when the team plays poorly, are the worst in baseball. Growing up in Washington DC in the 50's it was clear that my team had no chance, since the Yankees had the most money, and could use teams like the A's and Indians as farm teams, and believed it was their birthright to be in the World Series every year. When they finally fell off their perch after losing the '64 World Series, and were not seen in the playoffs again until 1976, were happy times indeed, and the current team, aging and infirm, looks set to head down that path again, while my Washington Nationals have become a formidable power, built through the draft and trades mostly, the way it should be done. Suck it Yankee fans, now and forever.

November 3rd, 2016, 01:50 PM	#19
Riley Owain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 131 Thanks: 0 Thanked 948 Times in 112 Posts	I kind a hope that Chicago Cubs will win the world series Not because i am a fan or anything. Simply because they have not won it since 1908 or 09 or when ever it was. It was a long time ago.

November 3rd, 2016, 11:46 PM	#20
9876543210 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,044 Thanks: 24,638 Thanked 34,288 Times in 4,008 Posts	Again, I haven't been a baseball fan since the 60's or so. And didn't watch game 7 last night. But I do have to say the attitudes of most everybody I ran into today was really positive and just plain happy. Didn't figure out why until around noon. So I do have to congratulate the Cubs. Way to go! Haven't seen so many people so happy in I don't know how long.