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Mariotti: Just call it another strike against baseball
Chicago Suntimes Online ^ | 10/14/2005 | Jay Mariotti

Posted on 10/14/2005 7:57:37 AM PDT by nikos1121

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To: nikos1121

And here I thought the only problem with Baseball was that Arrested Development won't be on again until it is over.


61 posted on 10/14/2005 8:42:26 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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To: A message

I agree 100% with what you said and said as much in my initial response to this thread. My point was it all evens out in the end and the players move on a whole lot faster then the weenie media does.


62 posted on 10/14/2005 8:43:22 AM PDT by Eagles Talon IV
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To: Wristpin
The real blackeye on Baseball are steroids and lack of a salary cap.

I agree with you about the steroids but a lack of a SALARY CAP is a black eye???

63 posted on 10/14/2005 8:43:24 AM PDT by frogjerk (LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
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To: Doohickey
Can I still be bitter about the blown interference call against Bennie Barnes in Super Bowl XIII?

Sure, why not? I'm still bitter over the "Immaculate Reception" back in the 70's. I still get somewhat nauseous every time I see that clip of Franco Harris grabbing the ball.

There is NO WAY the Steelers receiver didn't touch the ball.

64 posted on 10/14/2005 8:48:12 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (1 John 3:18)
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To: frogjerk

Yep as much as the Yankees are a living argument against it, there is no way they should have an $85 million payroll advantage over every team in the league.

Along with the Salary Cap there needs to be a minimum payroll rules to keep small market teams competitive.

I'd like to see the Yankees operate on $140 million. It would be like watching F-Troop.


65 posted on 10/14/2005 8:50:27 AM PDT by Wristpin ( Varitek says to A-Rod: "We don't throw at .260 hitters.....")
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To: Eagles Talon IV

Sorry, missed you initial response.

Yea, if the Angels go on to win the ALCS, this will be history and another example of the sky-is-falling media blowing something out of proportion.

If the Angels dont win the ALCS, well, they will have had up to possibly 5 more games to get it done.


66 posted on 10/14/2005 8:52:16 AM PDT by A message (The Democrat party platform is NOT in the mainstream. It is just foolish.)
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To: nikos1121

Doug Eddings says he needs to work on his mechanics. Yeah, maybe in Single A ball somewhere, but not the ALCS.

Whichever Molina is catching tonight should throw down to first base after every K just to make a point.


67 posted on 10/14/2005 8:53:02 AM PDT by socal_parrot (Fear the monkey.)
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To: frogjerk
Just because the umpire calls the third strike and an out does not mean the batter cannot advance to first on an error by the catcher.

If the umpire calls the batter out, the batter is out.

68 posted on 10/14/2005 8:54:16 AM PDT by oldbrowser (A living, breathing constitution is a usurpation of the people's sovereignty)
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To: nikos1121

You watch, tonight the batter is going to get tagged on every third strike below the knees. :-)


69 posted on 10/14/2005 8:54:43 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: nikos1121
I agree. I work in an office where I'm the only male, and I never leave home without one.

I work in a predominantly female office, too. These ladies make "Desperate Housewives" look normal. The viciousness at times is one thing, but the every day pettiness is a real pain.

I have a sign that I keep in my office that says: "Warning! Drama Queen Free Zone".

70 posted on 10/14/2005 8:55:27 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (1 John 3:18)
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To: nikos1121

As if bad or controvertial calls just started a few days ago. The worst!


71 posted on 10/14/2005 8:55:27 AM PDT by HitmanLV
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To: Night Hides Not
Sure, why not? I'm still bitter over the "Immaculate Reception" back in the 70's. I still get somewhat nauseous every time I see that clip of Franco Harris grabbing the ball.

Wasn't that a kick in the gut? I have to leave the room when that clip is played.

72 posted on 10/14/2005 8:55:56 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: nikos1121
Another whining little b-tch. Probably a Cubs fan.

The Anaheim Angels are going down anyhow. F-ck them and their whiny fans. ;-)

73 posted on 10/14/2005 8:57:36 AM PDT by Clemenza (Gentlemen, Behold!)
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To: Eagles Talon IV
Anyone who watches the replay sees clearly that he was NOT bringing the ball back in a tuck.

Your beef is with the NFL rulebook, my friend. Don't blame the officials for getting the call right, or Belichick for knowing the rules so well he knew to throw the red flag.

Sierra Golf . . .

74 posted on 10/14/2005 8:58:55 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: Clemenza
The Anaheim Angels are going down anyhow. F-ck them and their whiny fans. ;-)

Sheesh, Clemenza! What did the Angels do lately to incur your wrath?

75 posted on 10/14/2005 9:00:41 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: SandyInSeattle
Nice to hear that I'm not the only one. I'd be willing to bet there are thousands out there that feel the same way.

Most of the pain was taken away when the Raiders won their first Super Bowl against the Vikings.

I need to get a copy of that HBO documentary on Oakland in the early 70s, which focused on the A's & Raiders. I lived near Oakland during those years, and it really captured the collective mindset of the East Bay.

I have "fond" memories of Black Panthers getting on my bus to work, selling their newspapers. I always bought one, because I knew I'd get extra credit in Civics class for bringing it in (our teacher was a tie-dyed liberal, but I liked him and he was a good teacher).

76 posted on 10/14/2005 9:03:36 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (1 John 3:18)
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To: SandyInSeattle

I was born a cranky native New Yorker. I see the Angels as a morphed version of my current boss: an overgrown crybaby.


77 posted on 10/14/2005 9:03:39 AM PDT by Clemenza (Gentlemen, Behold!)
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To: Wristpin
The real blackeye on Baseball are steroids and lack of a salary cap.

That's the same problem with College Football, too :).

78 posted on 10/14/2005 9:04:18 AM PDT by vollmond (Careful with that axe, Eugene!)
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To: Clemenza

Okay.

I lived in Orange County on and off since 1982, and they've never appeared to me that way. Especially under Mike Scioscia and Arte Moreno.

But, I can understand the cranky native New Yorker part. :-)


79 posted on 10/14/2005 9:10:31 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: oldbrowser
If the umpire calls the batter out, the batter is out.

The ump says he did not call the batter out.

80 posted on 10/14/2005 9:10:44 AM PDT by frogjerk (LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
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