pub crawler
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HAHAHAHAHA! That is too funny, Screaming. I can't even imaging the B-man singing Take Me Out.. lol
The Official Major League F'ing Baseball Thread
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Screaming Flower
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omg.
!!what do you expect from an ohio state fan.
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
what do you expect from cub fan?
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i have video of when eddie vedder did it... he was ssssssssssssssssssssmashed.
any word on if this is gonna be true or not?
and on a side note... break up the metsies
any word on if this is gonna be true or not?
and on a side note... break up the metsies
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
Vedder is a long time Cubs fan, Bono may not even know what sport they play.
Not sure they are too up on their American sports, though Edge's comparison of Brady and Bledsoe at the Superbowl 36 press conference was both insightful and hilarious.
I remember reports when the management at the old Boston Garden was wooing U2 to play there on the JT tour, they were brought to a Celtics game (when that was an event), and got to shoot baskets after the game. A sportswriter who witnessed it had a couple of funny comments...one was that one of the younger writers came into the locker room to tell the others "Bono is shooting baskets", and some of the older writers were like "Who? Sonny Bono"....the other thing was the description of the lack of basketball skills the boys displayed. Wish I remembered how it was worded, but they were apparently not good.
Not sure they are too up on their American sports, though Edge's comparison of Brady and Bledsoe at the Superbowl 36 press conference was both insightful and hilarious.I remember reports when the management at the old Boston Garden was wooing U2 to play there on the JT tour, they were brought to a Celtics game (when that was an event), and got to shoot baskets after the game. A sportswriter who witnessed it had a couple of funny comments...one was that one of the younger writers came into the locker room to tell the others "Bono is shooting baskets", and some of the older writers were like "Who? Sonny Bono"....the other thing was the description of the lack of basketball skills the boys displayed. Wish I remembered how it was worded, but they were apparently not good.
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well we did see him dribbling on the heart durring the boston show that was played durring the half time show of the nba finals that year... not a pretty sight. i talked to my basketball coach at the time about it the next day... he said bono runs like a fary 
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zing!
zoney!
ONE love, blood, life
It's closer to the truth than "the Cards are good" though! 
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speaking of cub fans...
and on an unrelated note... the texas rangers finally gave in. The Ballpark in Arlington has been renamed Ameritech Field.
and on an unrelated note... the texas rangers finally gave in. The Ballpark in Arlington has been renamed Ameritech Field.
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
OK...here's my problem with that story...
"two Chicago police officers...saw the fight break out and were watching in their rear-view mirror as Hernandez was shot"
So what they were just watching the fight and didn't plan to do anything until someone gets shot? When they saw a fight break out they should have been out of the car and moving to break it up immediately. Would it have prevented the shooting? Who knows...if the passenger sees 2 cops approaching he might think twice about pulling a gun.
"two Chicago police officers...saw the fight break out and were watching in their rear-view mirror as Hernandez was shot"
So what they were just watching the fight and didn't plan to do anything until someone gets shot? When they saw a fight break out they should have been out of the car and moving to break it up immediately. Would it have prevented the shooting? Who knows...if the passenger sees 2 cops approaching he might think twice about pulling a gun.
Screaming Flower
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it's so incredibly sad. and so scary. 
zoney!
ONE love, blood, life
I still feel safer in Wrigleyville than near "comiskey" (I refuse to call it Cell one).
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here's an interesting scenario for those of us out there who enjoy awkward and potentialy hostile situations...
mike piazza, who's been the national league cather durring the all star game every single year he's been healthy since his rookie season, gets voted in by the fans to start in the all star game... which is likely to happen given that the all star voting is nothing more than a popularity contest and piazza's the most well known catcher, no pun intended...
roger clemens is still undefeated... he continues to pitch well, leading to him being selected as the national league starting pitcher...
and your battery for the all star game... in houston... roger clemens throwing to mike piazza. who needs spiderman
mike piazza, who's been the national league cather durring the all star game every single year he's been healthy since his rookie season, gets voted in by the fans to start in the all star game... which is likely to happen given that the all star voting is nothing more than a popularity contest and piazza's the most well known catcher, no pun intended...
roger clemens is still undefeated... he continues to pitch well, leading to him being selected as the national league starting pitcher...
and your battery for the all star game... in houston... roger clemens throwing to mike piazza. who needs spiderman
Diane L
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Headache in a Suitcase said:
Thanks, Headache.
My parents are both Yankees fans, and I grew up watching the games with them. That's where I got my love of the Yankees. So I am no bandwagon jumper, and I'm so glad that I got to experience their recent winning seasons.
Justified
Refugee
Go Braves!
pub crawler
New Yorker
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Add Darin Erstad to the growing list of injured Anaheim Angels.
The AL West leaders lost the third key member of their lineup Friday night when Erstad strained his right hamstring trying to score a run in the third inning of the Angels' 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
"It looks pretty bad," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We're going to see how it responds, but right now it looks like he'll go on the disabled list. When Ersty goes down like that, you know it's something serious. He's such a gamer, it breaks your heart to see something like that."
Center fielder Garret Anderson is out with a back problem, and designated hitter Tim Salmon isn't expected to return for at least another 10 days because of a sore knee. Now first baseman Erstad is expected to be out indefinitely.
The AL West leaders lost the third key member of their lineup Friday night when Erstad strained his right hamstring trying to score a run in the third inning of the Angels' 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
"It looks pretty bad," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We're going to see how it responds, but right now it looks like he'll go on the disabled list. When Ersty goes down like that, you know it's something serious. He's such a gamer, it breaks your heart to see something like that."
Center fielder Garret Anderson is out with a back problem, and designated hitter Tim Salmon isn't expected to return for at least another 10 days because of a sore knee. Now first baseman Erstad is expected to be out indefinitely.
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Diane L said:
i respect friends of mine who i grew up in the 80s who are yankee fans... ya have to... how soon we all forget that from the mid 80s till the early 90s, the yankees friggin blew. that's why they hold don mattingly in such high regard... he was the only spankme who was any good
of course i root for all the teams that were good when i was growing up... the mets, the giants, the islanders, the knicks... well... the knicks sucked, but who the hell's gonna root for the nets? come on now
all of the teams i root for one a combined 7 championships in the first 10 years of my life... they haven't won one since. go figure. shows i really know how to pick 'em
pub crawler
New Yorker
Another lovely day in halo-land.. 
GAME DAY RECAP Sunday, May 09
Anaheim's Guillen sprains knee, ankle
"...The cart was brought out again for Jose Guillen, who homered in the fifth and was injured sliding into second base with a double in the seventh.
Guillen sprained his right knee and ankle, and if he lands on the DL then the Angels would be missing four of their eight regular starters when they play in New York on Tuesday...."
GAME DAY RECAP Sunday, May 09
Anaheim's Guillen sprains knee, ankle
"...The cart was brought out again for Jose Guillen, who homered in the fifth and was injured sliding into second base with a double in the seventh.
Guillen sprained his right knee and ankle, and if he lands on the DL then the Angels would be missing four of their eight regular starters when they play in New York on Tuesday...."
MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
Pokey Reese is the best name in MLB 2004, hands down
It still makes me giggle
He had an inside the park home run and a standard one in one game over the weekend
It still makes me giggle
He had an inside the park home run and a standard one in one game over the weekend
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
He moves pretty fast for a guy named Pokey.
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
no, coco crisp and stubby clapp were better names
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
The best all time were the Dean brothers...Dizzy and Daffy.
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i'm a fan of mookie wilson myself... what do you think of mooke, hewson? you a fan of his, too?
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Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
Mookie Blaylock was cool...Mookie Wilson, (Eric Cartman voice)I'd like to kick him in the nuts.
MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
You'll be happy to know headache that Johnny Damon is shaving his beard..he's still not cutting his hair though
easytiger
New Yorker
awww... no more Chewbacca jokes
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MrsSpringsteen said:
You'll be happy to know headache that Johnny Damon is shaving his beard..he's still not cutting his hair though
well it's about damn time
MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
Damon happy to be in a shave situation
By Michael O'Connor
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Johnny Damon's loss will be Boston schoolkids' gain.
He won't be succumbing to a full Samson - chopping hair and beard - but next week Damon will get a full-face shave, courtesy of Gillette. In turn, the South Boston razor giant will convert Damon's shorn whiskers into a $15,000 donation to the children's reading and tutoring programs of the Boston Public Library system.
``Gillette's pitching in and we're going to help out Boston's public libraries,'' Damon said before last night's 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. ``It's all going for a great cause.''
As in going, going, gone.
But only the beard, Damon stressed. At least for now.
``I don't think the hair's going anywhere,'' he was quick to respond when asked if he was going to get a haircut along with the shave. ``The beard's going to go for a while, but the beard can grow back.
``But the hair,'' Damon said, mock seriously, ``that's something else. I'd be afraid to cut the hair. I'm afraid it wouldn't grow back.''
The shaggy center fielder, whose long, dark tresses and thick beard have seen him compared to cultural figures ranging from the divine (Jesus Christ) to the ridiculous (Wolfman), arrived at spring training with hair that hadn't seen scissors in a year.
It caused quite a sensation among Red Sox [stats, schedule] Nation. Damon, who went 0-for-5 last night to see his batting average dip to .272, said he was surprised by the reaction.
``I had no clue about the hair,'' he recalled. ``I'm just trying to live my life.''
Damon finally endured a slight trim last month, but he still has enough flowing locks to outfit most of his short-haired teammates.
Noting that Mayor Thomas M. Menino instituted the BPL youth literacy program a decade ago, Damon said he was more than happy to make a small sacrifice to continue that effort.
The designated date for the shave: Friday, May 21. The as-yet-undesignated place: ``Probably somewhere on Newbury Street,'' Damon announced.
And with hot, humid weather quickly approaching in the Hub, a smooth, clean face might be a bit more comfortable, Damon said.
``It's coming at a good time. Summer is approaching,'' acknowledged Damon, whose shaggy look hasn't slowed him down on the basepaths (he leads the Sox with five steals).
``I don't want to get cramps out in the field and die of the heat,'' he added jokingly, ``so Gillette is going to help take care of it.''
Besides, Damon noted, the facial hair's ``starting to get a little sloppy. You start drinking a lot of water and half of it stays in the beard. Now that doesn't taste so good.''
Damon also told his diehard fans not to start tearing out their own hair over his decision to shave. In effect, they're not losing a bearded wonder, they're gaining a pink-cheeked champion.
And the outfielder intends to remain shaggy-headed.
``For the Damon Disciples, don't worry, I'll be back,'' he said. ``And the hair? Never say never, but the hair's staying.''
By Michael O'Connor
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Johnny Damon's loss will be Boston schoolkids' gain.
He won't be succumbing to a full Samson - chopping hair and beard - but next week Damon will get a full-face shave, courtesy of Gillette. In turn, the South Boston razor giant will convert Damon's shorn whiskers into a $15,000 donation to the children's reading and tutoring programs of the Boston Public Library system.
``Gillette's pitching in and we're going to help out Boston's public libraries,'' Damon said before last night's 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. ``It's all going for a great cause.''
As in going, going, gone.
But only the beard, Damon stressed. At least for now.
``I don't think the hair's going anywhere,'' he was quick to respond when asked if he was going to get a haircut along with the shave. ``The beard's going to go for a while, but the beard can grow back.
``But the hair,'' Damon said, mock seriously, ``that's something else. I'd be afraid to cut the hair. I'm afraid it wouldn't grow back.''
The shaggy center fielder, whose long, dark tresses and thick beard have seen him compared to cultural figures ranging from the divine (Jesus Christ) to the ridiculous (Wolfman), arrived at spring training with hair that hadn't seen scissors in a year.
It caused quite a sensation among Red Sox [stats, schedule] Nation. Damon, who went 0-for-5 last night to see his batting average dip to .272, said he was surprised by the reaction.
``I had no clue about the hair,'' he recalled. ``I'm just trying to live my life.''
Damon finally endured a slight trim last month, but he still has enough flowing locks to outfit most of his short-haired teammates.
Noting that Mayor Thomas M. Menino instituted the BPL youth literacy program a decade ago, Damon said he was more than happy to make a small sacrifice to continue that effort.
The designated date for the shave: Friday, May 21. The as-yet-undesignated place: ``Probably somewhere on Newbury Street,'' Damon announced.
And with hot, humid weather quickly approaching in the Hub, a smooth, clean face might be a bit more comfortable, Damon said.
``It's coming at a good time. Summer is approaching,'' acknowledged Damon, whose shaggy look hasn't slowed him down on the basepaths (he leads the Sox with five steals).
``I don't want to get cramps out in the field and die of the heat,'' he added jokingly, ``so Gillette is going to help take care of it.''
Besides, Damon noted, the facial hair's ``starting to get a little sloppy. You start drinking a lot of water and half of it stays in the beard. Now that doesn't taste so good.''
Damon also told his diehard fans not to start tearing out their own hair over his decision to shave. In effect, they're not losing a bearded wonder, they're gaining a pink-cheeked champion.
And the outfielder intends to remain shaggy-headed.
``For the Damon Disciples, don't worry, I'll be back,'' he said. ``And the hair? Never say never, but the hair's staying.''
Ft. Worth Frog
Acrobat
Yankees fans
A long time ago, people use to say cheering for the Yankees was like rooting for U.S. Steel. IMHO it is the Evil Empire. If I did not respect and love baseball history I would stand in the Bronx and say" Mr. Steinbrenner, tear down this stadium." However, I have absorbed baseball history and could never say that. A dream of mine is to go see the memorials there.
But when it comes to the here and now, the Yankees are the recipients of all my loathing. Go Rangers!!!
A long time ago, people use to say cheering for the Yankees was like rooting for U.S. Steel. IMHO it is the Evil Empire. If I did not respect and love baseball history I would stand in the Bronx and say" Mr. Steinbrenner, tear down this stadium." However, I have absorbed baseball history and could never say that. A dream of mine is to go see the memorials there. But when it comes to the here and now, the Yankees are the recipients of all my loathing. Go Rangers!!!Similar threads
