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#3601 |
President of Freedonia
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Rick Ankiel actually doing something right in the playoffs is fairly shocking
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#3602 |
love yourself
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I refuse to believe Kyle Farnsworth is going to close this game out. There is no way
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#3603 |
LIMITLESS
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lol yeah, I just remembered that Farnsworth is pitching
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#3604 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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Kyle "Flyball" Farnsworth
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#3605 |
President of Freedonia
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Good. I'm glad one of these series isn't a total rout.
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#3606 |
love yourself
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Boy is there egg on my face now or what.......................................
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#3607 |
Temporary
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Is Chris Singleton growing a goatee to help his blackness?
Cause if he is I think it's workin. |
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#3608 |
The Wretched
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So all those trades actually won us a playoff game. Didn't expect that.
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#3609 |
The Classic Dylan Staples
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argh
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#3610 |
Pope Is Pimpin'
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ATL vs PHI next round
NY vs TEX next round NY vs ATL (hoping it's the world series) NY vs PHI (will happen instead) |
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#3611 |
Time to Nut Up or Shut up
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#3612 |
Posts: 6,350
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I'd love for Bobby Cox to get one last shot at the World Series. And I'd love for the Rangers to go all the way to the Series too.
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#3613 |
Doin' It Right
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I dunno how many more times I can listen to this stupid Kid Rock song
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#3614 |
Posts: 6,350
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Nick Swisher has earned his pinstripes, man. When they first traded for him, it didn't seem like a big deal, some people even said he was washed-up and he would just be a bench player, but the guy has come up big.
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#3615 |
President of Freedonia
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Kinda scary to think that if the Twins played in NY, Gardenhire would likely be out the door after once again shitting the bed in the playoffs.
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#3616 |
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Tony Gwynn diagnosed with cancer
(From: espn.go.com/mlb) ![]() SAN DIEGO -- Tony Gwynn, the prolific-hitting Hall of Fame outfielder who spent his entire 20-year career with the Padres, has been diagnosed with cancer of a salivary gland. Gwynn, a 15-time All-Star voted into the Hall in the first year he was eligible in 2007, has had three procedures since 1997 to remove non-cancerous tumors to the largest salivary gland, he told the San Diego Union-Tribune. But the latest operation last month discovered a malignant growth, he said. "They took out three lymph nodes and did all the tests and the results showed cancer in the parotid," Gwynn told the newspaper Friday. The 50-year-old Gwynn faces radiation and chemotherapy treatments. He says doctors have told him they feel they caught the cancer early and "there was not much of it there." "They say this is a slow-moving but aggressive form of cancer," Gwynn told the Union-Tribune from his Poway home. "I'm going to be aggressive and not slow-moving in treating this." Gwynn said he faces up to two months of radiation treatments, which he will undergo five times a week. He said he will have chemotherapy treatments once a week. "I go in Monday for a consultation and I hope to immediately begin the treatments," Gwynn told the newspaper. Gwynn said he thought the cancer was most likely related to his use of chewing tobacco throughout his career. "I haven't discussed that with the doctors yet, but I'm thinking it's related to dipping," said Gwynn, who said he had failed to drop the habit despite the previous mouth procedures. Dr. Kevin Brumund, a neck and throat specialist at the UCSD Moores Cancer Center, told the newspaper there have been no studies linking parotid cancer and chewing tobacco, which is now banned in minor league baseball. Gwynn is San Diego State's baseball coach, and the school confirmed Gwynn's condition to The Associated Press. Gwynn plans to return to his alma mater, which he has coached since 2003. Gwynn's son, Tony Gwynn Jr., is a reserve outfielder for the Padres in his second full big-league season. Gwynn, who ranks 19th in MLB history as a career .338 hitter, is 18th in hits with 3,141. Gwynn debuted in 1982 and appeared in his first of two World Series two years later during his first full season. The Padres fell to the Detroit Tigers in five games. San Diego returned 14 years later but were swept by the New York Yankees. Gwynn retired three years later. Gwynn told the Union-Tribune he had purposely held off going public about the procedures and was successful thanks to recurring back trouble. "My back wasn't letting me to do anything and was keeping me away from the ballpark and the TV booth, so it was pretty easy not to say anything," Gwynn said. "Although the back is still an issue, it is getting better. Right now, the back feels good. I can stand up. "But I had to be upfront with my team about the cancer." |
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#3617 |
Adminstigator
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Yeah I heard about that. He'll overcome it
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#3618 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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That Twins/Yankees game was over at 1-0. Their bats could not compete.
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#3619 |
President of Freedonia
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Interviews don't begin until this week but it sounds like Sandy Alderson is the early favorite to win the Mets' GM job since he's interested and the Mets really want to get an experienced baseball man.
There were even some whispers that Tony La Russa could come to NY with Sandy. Jon Heyman already put the kibosh on that idea, not that he really has any credibility. He's wrong a lot of the time and he seems to hate the Mets. Even when they actually do something good he puts a negative spin on it. Not that I want La Russa anyway. I have zero interest in him as manager UNLESS Dave Duncan was a lock to come along with him. |
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#3620 |
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I watched Tony LaRussa (and Joe Torre, for that matter) this past season, and I don't know...they have never been the most fiery or upbeat managers, but this particular season whenever the camera panned over to LaRussa, or Torre, they would look like they were asleep, not interested in what was going on, just letting the team "play it out", so to speak, without them putting major effort into managing the game. Now, that's 99.9% percent wrong, most likely they were into the game, but, nowadays, with so many young guys coming up, and with so many young stars in the game, teams need managers that don't depress you when you look at them, managers that are a little bit more alive. I firmly believe that what happened in St Louis, in LaRussa's case, was that he lost that team, he no longer could get through to the young guys, or to the young stars. In Los Angeles, yes, Torre had his hands tied, basically, because of the McCourts' divorce, but even then, it's a big probability that Torre couldn't have the same impact on the players, as he had 10 years ago with the Yankees.
Very clearly, in terms of managing, there is a changing of the guard, old skippers are retiring, and new, young managers are getting their chances. And that's how it should be. You can't tell me a change of vision, and direction, can't help the Cardinals, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers, etc. |
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#3621 |
Temporary
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Brooks Conrad might be the worse fielder I've ever seen.
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#3622 |
President of Freedonia
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I think the Rangers should have started Lee today on 3 days rest. If he could have gotten it done, he'd be able to start Game 1 of the ALCS. He'd also be nicely set up for Games 4 and 7 all on 3 days.
Instead he's likely going to be pitching Games 2 and 5. If he pitches Game 7, it'd be on 2 days rest. |
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#3623 |
The Classic Dylan Staples
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lets go GIANTS
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#3624 |
Temporary
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I don't know if Cliff Lee wants to pitch on 3 days rest tbh.
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#3625 |
President of Freedonia
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Wow. I didn't realize that Lee had NEVER gone on short rest.
So if they want to keep up with that, that means Lee would only be able to go in Games 3 and 7. Yeah...can't see it going anymore than 6 games. |
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#3626 |
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I hate the Tomahawk chop.
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#3627 |
Temporary
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Happy National Philadelphia night everybody.
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#3628 |
Temporary
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Woah Eric Hinske
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#3629 |
President of Freedonia
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Brian Wilson has been the fail of the postseason
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#3630 |
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That wasn't Brian Wilson he hit that off of.
Some pitcher named Romo. |
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#3631 |
President of Freedonia
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Shit. I just saw the beard and thought it was Wilson.
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#3632 |
President of Freedonia
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LOL Brooks Buckner
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#3633 |
Temporary
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#3634 |
The Wretched
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Well he's got a bat, which Diory doesn't have. It's a lose lose when you're running third string.
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#3635 |
President of Freedonia
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Not sure how accurate the TBS pitch tracker is but my god this ump seems to have a horrible zone
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#3636 |
...Pierre
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CMON REDS!!!!!!!!!
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#3637 |
Temporary
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WOW
Cole Hamels>Your mother |
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#3638 |
Temporary
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I can't wait till the Philles start hitting.
Kind of close there. |
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#3639 |
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Having these champagne celebrations after winning the ALDS is kinda...I don't know. When you win your division, it's cool. When you win the ALCS, also. When winning the World Series, of course. But after the ALDS, it's kinda pointless. Maybe it's just me.
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#3640 |
Get a poke on
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I agree with that
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