2008 Baseball Thread

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » October 21, 2008 4:17 pm

When I was a kid, the National League had several of those cookie-cutter stadiums, all with artificial turf. Tonight will be the first game the Phillies haven't played on natural grass all season.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » October 21, 2008 4:57 pm

blackjack wrote:Time for another Tampa team to take out the Philly trash!

Bucs took out the Eagles a few years back

Lightning took out the Flyers

Now it's the Rays' turn.

I hadn't noticed the rivalry of such recent years...

When you add up those recent accomplishments (and with a wink and a nod to Boston) can you imagine... Tampa Bay - Title Town???

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » October 21, 2008 7:51 pm

Lightning Bolt wrote:

I hadn't noticed the rivalry of such recent years...

When you add up those recent accomplishments (and with a wink and a nod to Boston) can you imagine... Tampa Bay - Title Town???

Sure, why not?

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » October 21, 2008 8:24 pm

Jeeze, what ever happened to being nice around here. Jeeze. The Phillies have a great team and we get no respect

Blackjack, I am not surprised, we knew you never got it.

Ahhh, the game is tomorrow night by the way.

Go Phillies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » October 21, 2008 8:35 pm

I really don't know who to cheer for.
I have an ex-girlfriend in each of those cities.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » October 21, 2008 11:47 pm

docandjeanie wrote:Jeeze, what ever happened to being nice around here. Jeeze. The Phillies have a great team and we get no respect

Not a matter of no respect. Tampa is the fad team for people to love right now. They're just the better story-line. Doesn't mean they'll win....but they'd better!!!

That's why it's nice that everyone here has known for years that I'm a Rays fan. I hate being accused of band-wagon jumping.

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » October 22, 2008 4:06 pm

Jose Canseco , the juiced-up home run slugger who stands 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, and Danny Bonaduce, the former "Partridge Family" star who's 5-foot-6 and 165 pounds, have agreed to square off on Jan. 17 as part of a Celebrity Boxing Federation bout. Canseco is swearing to flatten his opponent in the first round, but Bonaduce boasts to Philadelphia Daily News gossip Dan Gross, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." -- NY Post

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » October 22, 2008 4:25 pm

CaptainP wrote:
docandjeanie wrote:Jeeze, what ever happened to being nice around here. Jeeze. The Phillies have a great team and we get no respect
Not a matter of no respect. Tampa is the fad team for people to love right now. They're just the better story-line. Doesn't mean they'll win....but they'd better!!!

That's why it's nice that everyone here has known for years that I'm a Rays fan. I hate being accused of band-wagon jumping.

I say... throw down that ladder, cuz I'm hoppin' on board!

Before the playoffs started, I still could only name 5 players on the Rays' roster.
This season turned out to be a real turn-off from my view in SD

gottagofishin · Post by **gottagofishin** » October 22, 2008 6:52 pm

GO FIGHTIN"S !!!!!

The Fightin Phillies in 6 games. You gotta believe this is our year.

First pitch in 1hr 31min.

Touch O Parrotdise · Post by **Touch O Parrotdise** » October 22, 2008 8:21 pm

rays should forfeit just because of the national anthem ..

Post by **SMLCHNG** » October 22, 2008 8:21 pm

Backstreet Boys:

Beautiful voices, nice harmony.

But sing the damn National Anthem the way it should be sung!!!

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » October 22, 2008 11:15 pm

Coldwater, MI (pop. 12,697) is responsible for 1/3 of the World Series umpiring crew. Umpire-in-chief Tim Welke and Jeff Kellogg.

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » October 22, 2008 11:29 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:Backstreet Boys:

Beautiful voices, nice harmony.

But sing the damn National Anthem the way it should be sung!!!

I'm not a fan of making the anthem "your own" either...but I do like this version:

Some World Series Anthem trivia --

Prior to the '68 W.S., the Tigers asked Ernie Harwell (he's also a pretty good songwriter) to find an anthem singers for the games in Detroit. For Game 5 he chose an up-and-coming Latino star, Jose Feliciano. Jose and his guide dog headed out to the field and did a heartfelt rendition of the anthem that wouldn't even raise an eyebrow today. But it caused quite the furor in the late 60s, and Harwell feared he would be fired amid the controversy.

"He wanted to sing an anthem of gratitude to a country that had given him a chance; who had allowed a blind kid with a dream reach far above his limitations, far beyond the expected to a place few at his young age, had achieved. He wanted to sing an anthem of praise to a country that had given a better life to him and his family."

This link tells the story much better than I did -- Jose's thoughts from his website: http://www.josefeliciano.com/anthem.html

Jose's version: http://www.josefeliciano.com/downloads/ ... banner.mp3

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » October 22, 2008 11:35 pm

chippewa wrote:
SMLCHNG wrote:Backstreet Boys:

Beautiful voices, nice harmony.

But sing the damn National Anthem the way it should be sung!!!
I'm not a fan of making the anthem "your own" either...but I do like this version:

Some World Series Anthem trivia --

Prior to the '68 W.S., the Tigers asked Ernie Harwell (he's also a pretty good songwriter) to find an anthem singers for the games in Detroit. For Game 5 he chose an up-and-coming Latino star, Jose Feliciano. Jose and his guide dog headed out to the field and did a heartfelt rendition of the anthem that wouldn't even raise an eyebrow today. But it caused quite the furor in the late 60s, and Harwell feared he would be fired amid the controversy.

"He wanted to sing an anthem of gratitude to a country that had given him a chance; who had allowed a blind kid with a dream reach far above his limitations, far beyond the expected to a place few at his young age, had achieved. He wanted to sing an anthem of praise to a country that had given a better life to him and his family."

This link tells the story much better than I did -- Jose's thoughts from his website: http://www.josefeliciano.com/anthem.html

Jose's version: http://www.josefeliciano.com/downloads/ ... banner.mp3

I sooooo love and miss Ernie Harwell....

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » October 22, 2008 11:41 pm

chippewa wrote:Coldwater, MI (pop. 12,697) is responsible for 1/3 of the World Series umpiring crew. Umpire-in-chief Tim Welke and Jeff Kellogg.

No Paul Emmel? Born Midland Michigan. Graduate of CMU (Chippewas)

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » October 22, 2008 11:42 pm

Lightning Bolt wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
docandjeanie wrote:Jeeze, what ever happened to being nice around here. Jeeze. The Phillies have a great team and we get no respect
Not a matter of no respect. Tampa is the fad team for people to love right now. They're just the better story-line. Doesn't mean they'll win....but they'd better!!!

That's why it's nice that everyone here has known for years that I'm a Rays fan. I hate being accused of band-wagon jumping.
I say... throw down that ladder, cuz I'm hoppin' on board!

Before the playoffs started, I still could only name 5 players on the Rays' roster.
This season turned out to be a real turn-off from my view in SD

DAMB LB!

First it's Obama. And NOW YOU ROOT FOR A TEAM THAT HAS A DH IN THE LINE UP

What's not to love about Philly Baseball? Can't you take a walk down memory lane and think of all the great and not so great Philly's of the past? Schmidt, Rose, Kruky and Van Psycho just to name a few. I know, the DH is Obama's way to make baseball "fair" for the non performers

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » October 22, 2008 11:43 pm

nutmeg wrote:
chippewa wrote:Coldwater, MI (pop. 12,697) is responsible for 1/3 of the World Series umpiring crew. Umpire-in-chief Tim Welke and Jeff Kellogg.
No Paul Emmel? Born Midland Michigan. Graduate of CMU (Chippewas)

He's a Chip? I didn't know that!

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » October 22, 2008 11:48 pm

chippewa wrote:
nutmeg wrote:
chippewa wrote:Coldwater, MI (pop. 12,697) is responsible for 1/3 of the World Series umpiring crew. Umpire-in-chief Tim Welke and Jeff Kellogg.
No Paul Emmel? Born Midland Michigan. Graduate of CMU (Chippewas)
He's a Chip? I didn't know that!

Yep Finance 1991 according to a couple of site son Google.....

APLATillman · Post by **APLATillman** » October 23, 2008 12:01 am

PHILLIES!!!!
PHILLIES!!!!
PHILLIES!!!!
PHILLIES!!!!

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » October 23, 2008 12:03 am

Good game, Phillies. Lidge has been lights out all year, especially in the playoffs.