Posted on 10/03/2006 1:10:25 PM PDT by My2Cents
Might as well get Kirk Douglas.
What the Dodgers really miss is Orel Hershiser.
But, there's Blue Magic in the air...
This will be the year of the "Fruits & Nuts" World Series between the Dodgers and A's.
1. Your 40th birthday - because the season is 1/2 over.
2. ...
You might want to chill a bit. It hasn't been a good season for those prone to count the Twins out. Seems there was a series a few years ago that the A's had all but wrapped up after three games.
Just got shakier: Orlando Hernandez came up with a calf problem while running in the outfield today. Results pending . . .
"The way the Raiders are playing, most Oakland fans hope the A's play into January."
Yeah well, it could be worse, you could have the Browns AND the Indians. Winning isn't allowed in Cleveland.
A's win game one. I'm celebrating today's win.
Way too excruciatingly long!
All the more so when you live in a city chockful of bandwagoning fans like the Twin Cities.
The A's had two 2-game leads in the ALDS in separate playoffs, only to lose three in a row each time. I'm well aware of the "Chokeland" reputation. Fortunately, there's no Jeremy Giambi to suffer brain freeze rounding third on what should have been a slide into home.
Ouch. The ageless playoff monster was to be their starter for Game 1, yes? Bad news for the steM.
Anything but a Subway Series for me. Personally I want to see the Tigers and the Padres.
Home of the Minnesota Twinkies!!!!! and way to many liberals
Born and raised in MN I will always be a Vikes fan but now I love my Colts here in IN.
subway
EAT STEAK!!!
It used to be 154 games, now it is 162 games. Part of the game is the difficulty in playing for so long.
Football lasts a long time too. 17 weeks for the regular season, then playoffs (I'm not counting preseason).
You are partly right about the empty seats. Also, they play during the weekdays and afternoons (not just Sunday and Monday nights, and I guess now Thursday and Saturday). However, 81 home games keeps them semi-affordable and provides plenty of opportunities to enjoy the game.
Plus I enjoy just going home from work and popping on the TV to find a game just starting.
Thank you for the information!!!!
too dang funny!!!!!!!!!!
A rematch of '84.
No prob. Even if you're not a baseball fan you should watch a couple of the playoff games. Every pitch matters. The thing about baseball is that it can become almost unbearably tense. It helps if you pick a team to root for from the beginning, because that will heighten the anguish/elation.
Me, my team is the 'Stros (they amazingly fell just short), but since they are out of it I'd like to see Detroit do well (it be good for the game--they were one of the worst teams in the league a few years ago).
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