The 2004 Baseball Thread

RAGTOP · Post by **RAGTOP** » March 19, 2004 2:44 pm

BottleofRum wrote:I have always wondered what the big deal was about going to opening day?

for us its just tradition.

Air M'Ville Cap'n · Post by **Air M'Ville Cap'n** » March 19, 2004 2:50 pm

Hoosier PH wrote:
Air M'Ville Cap'n wrote:
Hoosier PH wrote:Looks like it will be another disappointing season for my Reds. Still no starting pitching.
Me and the Cards are with ya, gonna be a rough year with the pitching that Houston and Chicago has
At least you guys have Pujols. I wish the Reds had him.

Yea thats true. I was hoping that we could get some decent starting pitching in return for trading Tino and Drew, but that didn't really happen. Oh well, we'll see what happens

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » March 19, 2004 2:58 pm

RAGTOP wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:I have always wondered what the big deal was about going to opening day?
for us its just tradition.

I have been to many opening days in the 80's and 90's but I couldn't see waiting out all night for tickets or paying top dollar for them, after all it is just game 1 of the season (or in the red sox case game 5).

Hoosier PH · Post by **Hoosier PH** » March 19, 2004 2:59 pm

RAGTOP wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:I have always wondered what the big deal was about going to opening day?
for us its just tradition.

In Cincinnati its a huge tradition. They have a huge parade downtown. Also lots of schools and businesses report a high number of absences that day. I have went for the past three years and it is a great time, especially when they opened the new stadium last year. Now if they could just field a competetive team....

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 19, 2004 6:09 pm

BottleofRum wrote:I have always wondered what the big deal was about going to opening day?

Sorry BOR gotta school ya here Baseball was started with Romance
in mind back pre-mid civil war the sides of nines were what you took
your "intended" to you sat in a carrage and ate picinic and if you were real lucky you had acess to a cave or cold spring to chill the lemonade and
maybe just maybe the beer with. fast forward few of us are luckey enough to have an S/O that will even go to the game let alone help our oft
drunken @sses sing "take me out to the ballgame" and the start of a new year is one of the reasons young men (and older) have no attention span
during the spring. We love this game and the hope and promis of each new year is a big part of why we do.
I do not mean to mock you but you either get it or you don't

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » March 19, 2004 7:05 pm

ragtopW wrote:
BottleofRum wrote:I have always wondered what the big deal was about going to opening day?
Sorry BOR gotta school ya here Baseball was started with Romance
in mind back pre-mid civil war the sides of nines were what you took
your "intended" to you sat in a carrage and ate picinic and if you were real lucky you had acess to a cave or cold spring to chill the lemonade and
maybe just maybe the beer with. fast forward few of us are luckey enough to have an S/O that will even go to the game let alone help our oft
drunken @sses sing "take me out to the ballgame" and the start of a new year is one of the reasons young men (and older) have no attention span
during the spring. We love this game and the hope and promis of each new year is a big part of why we do.
I do not mean to mock you but you either get it or you don't

Was that english?

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » March 19, 2004 7:35 pm

Air M'Ville Cap'n wrote:
Hoosier PH wrote:
Air M'Ville Cap'n wrote:
Hoosier PH wrote:Looks like it will be another disappointing season for my Reds. Still no starting pitching.
Me and the Cards are with ya, gonna be a rough year with the pitching that Houston and Chicago has
At least you guys have Pujols. I wish the Reds had him.
Yea thats true. I was hoping that we could get some decent starting pitching in return for trading Tino and Drew, but that didn't really happen. Oh well, we'll see what happens

Drew wasn't going for too much was he? He's dwindled off lately.

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » March 19, 2004 7:46 pm

BottleofRum wrote:I have always wondered what the big deal was about going to opening day?

For me, opening day not only signifies the beginning of baseball season which is of course, very cool, but it's also my official beginning of spring! It's still cold as hell here til April anyway and being able to see regular season baseball just gives me that warm happy SPringtime feeling!

I've never been to opening day and REALLY wanted to go this year, but the Mets open in Atlanta so I've gotta settle for Opening Day at Shea on April 12th. Still can't wait!!!

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 19, 2004 8:14 pm

I'll never stop hoping.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 19, 2004 10:12 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:

I'll never stop hoping.

pretty much my point

(you missed the Giants)

Air M'Ville Cap'n · Post by **Air M'Ville Cap'n** » March 20, 2004 1:51 pm

Ilph wrote:
Air M'Ville Cap'n wrote:Yea thats true. I was hoping that we could get some decent starting pitching in return for trading Tino and Drew, but that didn't really happen. Oh well, we'll see what happens
Drew wasn't going for too much was he? He's dwindled off lately.

Probably not. He was about as injury-prone as Griffey

tommcat327 · Post by **tommcat327** » March 21, 2004 12:12 am

baseball......please make it go away forever

Air M'Ville Cap'n · Post by **Air M'Ville Cap'n** » March 21, 2004 2:25 am

tommcat327 wrote:baseball......please make it go away forever

Tom, I think maybe you should just avoid this thread

chalksoperations · Post by **chalksoperations** » March 21, 2004 8:31 am

There is only one team to beat this year, as there is any year. The defending champs.

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chalksoperations · Post by **chalksoperations** » March 21, 2004 8:45 am

And BTW, rest in peace Veterans Stadium. Fond memories of you as a kid, one of the first ballparks I ever saw as a kid.

August 16, 1971 - March 21, 2004

Reefdiver · Post by **Reefdiver** » March 21, 2004 12:09 pm

is the Vet being imploded today?

We lost 3 Rivers that way a few years ago..... PNC is sooo much better for baseball....but I still miss it for football,,,Heinz Field just isnt the same.

chalksoperations · Post by **chalksoperations** » March 21, 2004 12:21 pm

Today is the day. Read that they will erect markers as to the location of home plate and the bases after new parking lot is built.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » March 21, 2004 12:23 pm

I know it is just spring training, but to quote Kerry Wood, "God I wish it were July"

LIFE IS GOOD WHEN YOU ARE SPORTIN' WOOD

Spring stats, Kid-K, 3-0 1.17 ERA 1397-K's (just kidding)

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » March 21, 2004 12:24 pm

chalksoperations wrote:Today is the day. Read that they will erect markers as to the location of home plate and the bases after new parking lot is built.

OMG think of all the homeless rats

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » March 21, 2004 1:53 pm

NYCPORT wrote:Let the fur fly!!!

I was so looking forward to you starting this thread Matt! While all of you Boston and NY fans are ragging on each other... I'll be sitting back and watching these guys mow down the competition...

GO CUBBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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