OT: Major League Baseball 2006 Season Discussion

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:29 pm

It would be nice if Puljos can hit 74 hr's this year and erase bonds record. Not sure if he'll be able to do that since he's not on the stuff.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:46 pm

sfz_T-car wrote:It took Russ Springer five tries to hit Bonds last night. Not exactly pin-point control.

He'd fit right in my DSP fantasy league staff. Is he available?

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:26 pm

Where's XXXIV? I can use some "so much for the return of Kerry (Tiger) Woods jokes"

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It looks like Richard Prior is taking his damn sweet time to come back.

Yep. After a while, the misery becomes comforting in a weird way.

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:01 am

Tigers win again!? Best pitching staff in the majors!?

WTF!?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:26 am

I think it is a bad thing when, on May 19, I am thinking more about what kind of prospects the Twins can get in return for some of their veteran players.

This team sucks.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:47 am

I'm still not sure the Tigers are for real. But what the heck do I know? Last year at this time I didn't think the White Sox were for real.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:41 pm

Poor Yankees. Something is going on with their "Outfield". Two key players on the injured list and now B. Crosby too? Damon is playing with a cracked bone in his right foot.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:58 pm

lexbur wrote:I'm still not sure the Tigers are for real. But what the heck do I know? Last year at this time I didn't think the White Sox were for real.

All you gotta do is see last years Nationals...somehow stayed in first for a majority of the year and then just finally ran out of gas because they didn't have the talent the other teams in the division have. Same thing will hold true with the Tigers.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:02 pm

AJColossal wrote:Where's XXXIV? I can use some "so much for the return of Kerry (Tiger) Woods jokes" .

It looks like Richard Prior is taking his damn sweet time to come back.

Yep. After a while, the misery becomes comforting in a weird way.

Yes it does...

Someone break up the Tigers. It just isnt fair.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:20 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:All you gotta do is see last years Nationals...somehow stayed in first for a majority of the year and then just finally ran out of gas because they didn't have the talent the other teams in the division have. Same thing will hold true with the Tigers.

While I'm not going to say the Tigers are here to stay as a force in the AL, but I think they are winning in a much better way than the Nats were. The Nats had an absurdly good record in one-run games that eventually regressed to the mean.

The Tigers have some good offensive players but some have had a hard time staying healthy (Ordonez and Guillen) and as a team strike out a lot.

Plus their pitching staff is fairly solid.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:25 pm

Do the Tigers still lead in Homeruns?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:29 pm

I think so, but then again they've faced the Twins' horrible pitching enough to question how long that will last.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Sat May 20, 2006 1:31 pm

What a game at Queens between the NY teams. R. Johnson can't hold a four run lead again and the Mets bullpen just came through. Is it me, or Randy just doesn't seem to be comfortable in a NY uniform. I haven't really watched the Mets this year but in years past the bullpen would blow leads after leads. B. Wagner was untouchable. When it rains it poors I guess for the Yankees as J.Posada left with a lower back problem. 7-6

HipE · Post by **HipE** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:05 pm

What a weak right cross by Barrett

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:07 pm

Pierzynski is in the middle of it...what a surprise!

Anderson should be tossed, too.

HipE · Post by **HipE** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:09 pm

Dave wrote:Pierzynski is in the middle of it...what a surprise!

Anderson should be tossed, too.

The second A.J. slapped home plate, you just knew it was going to be on. I'm just surprised Barrett landed such a weak punch considering how clean of a shot he got.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:23 pm

In Barrett's defense, they were practically nose-to-nose making it hard to generate much velocity

On the one hand I think it was an overreaction. On the other hand, I can empathize with the overwhelming desire to smack anyone in a White Sox uniform...especially when that somebody is AJ Pierczynski.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:39 pm

bonds did it, finally, what a sad day in baseball. I thought I wouldn't really care when he reached the babe, but now I feel like baseball history has been flushed down the toilet. This guy wouldn't have even been close to the babe if it wasn't for the roids. Guy is such a selfish a-hole that his post game comments don't surprise me.

I hope no one forgets how much of a racist bonds is when he talks about babe ruth. or as he likes to say it , the 'white' babe ruth. He holds ruth responsible for blacks not being in baseball for some reason.

What a crappy day for baseball.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Sat May 20, 2006 8:28 pm

I agree. This sucks. It will be an even sadder day when Barry either finally admits he cheated, or baseball finally opens its eyes to the truth and admits he cheated.

I'm also ticked off to hear that people gave him a standing ovation, and cheered him the next at bat. Why boo him before the game and before he hits the HR, but then cheer him after he hits it? I swear our country has no morals left.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sat May 20, 2006 11:04 pm

Cubs cant hit but they sure can punch...

Kill those bastards cub fans ...cause God knows you will never win a God damn thing

...Its your way...mmm...punch...

Programmed2Kill · Post by **Programmed2Kill** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:20 am

matthewk wrote:I agree. This sucks. It will be an even sadder day when Barry either finally admits he cheated, or baseball finally opens its eyes to the truth and admits he cheated.

Finally open its eyes and admits he cheated?

Baseball helped him to cheat, along with Mcguire, Sosa and so on. They knew all along.

I'm also ticked off to hear that people gave him a standing ovation, and cheered him the next at bat. Why boo him before the game and before he hits the HR, but then cheer him after he hits it? I swear our country has no morals left.

Because the fans are on the "Boo Bonds Bandwagon". It's hip. It's the thing to do. Which tells me that not too many people really give a sh** what Bonds did.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun May 21, 2006 11:10 pm

I have never been for inter league play but I love most of these games...The problem is the BlueJays vs Rockies and Pirates vs Indians type matchups...they are silly...

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Sun May 21, 2006 11:19 pm

Yeah, BlueJays doens't really have a team to really call it a rivalry in the NL since the Expos left Montreal. I don't mind the CHI, NY, CAL series though.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:18 am

XXXIV wrote:Cubs cant hit but they sure can punch...

Kill those bastards cub fans ...cause God knows you will never win a God damn thing ...Its your way...mmm...punch...

Got a text message from my brother on Saturday when the Flubs were getting mugged on the South Side: "I don't care how bad it is, I can't be a Sox fan."

Me: "Of course you can't, you have a job."

As for the Babe and Barry, I really don't care. I agree with P2K, MLB made it clear they were going to look the other way on steroids, so they have to reap what they sow. I don't think Bonds can hammer out enough to reach Aaron, so the record will likely remain safe.

sfz_T-car · Post by **sfz_T-car** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:44 am

The sun came up today, and will probably come up the day following Bonds' #715.

As a Giants homer, I'm obligated to take a different viewpoint than the rest of the nation. I don't think you should boo your own team, no matter the circumstances. And believe me, the Warriors are a franchise that can strengthen your principles.

Bonds has made SF baseball worth following for the past twelve years. He's a hard guy to like but if you watch him play a lot, he's tough not to appreciate when he plays. Ruth's accomplishments are incomparable, but Bonds has been the greatest of his era.

I'm honestly surprised by the amount of attention and negative feeling that's been raised by the chase. I knew Bonds has always been a controversial figure and steroids are a huge issue, but the media chasing a very mediocre 2006 Giants team has been pretty ridiculous.