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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Ripsnort on April 23, 2001, 09:19:00 AM
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Get used to it! (Especially you Yankee!) (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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BoSox gonna eat up them Mariners Rip.
Just wait and see. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) May 1st in Seattle. A little friendly wager that the Sox win the series? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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BLAH, BLAH, BLAH Rip!
It's the beginning of a very long season. Don't get too comfortable. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Also, don't forget that Vodka you owe me! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Yankee
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JoAnn "Yankee" Colcleasure
General Manager
HiTech Creations
"The road to success is always under construction."
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I never wager early in the season, talk to me in Aug/Sept. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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It is refreshing to see this from a team with no official "superstars". Just some grass-roots baseball being played up there.
Damn I love it! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
AKDejaVu
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Yes I remember Yankee!
Very refreshing Deja, nothing worse than seeing a payroll win the Championship eh Yankee? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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PADRES going all the way this year, you can't stop them super dres!!!! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Pup out
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You should be thanking Mitsu for lending you Ichiro Suzuki.
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Originally posted by Fatty:
You should be thanking Mitsu for lending you Ichiro Suzuki.
That guy is incredible, something like 118 swings of the bat, and he's missed the ball 9 times.
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Which league do they play in? Is this the same team that can't make it passed the second round? Call me in October when they do. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) At any rate glad they are doing well, my team has gone south and I mean south, I have been a braves die hard since 81 after I got to go on TT's boat he was racing at the Port Huron to Macinac island race. I was only 8 but I was hooked from that time on.
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Sturm6 StaffelKapitän
JV44 Platzschutzstaffel
Airfield Defense Squadron
"Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl harbor?" Famous quote from Animal House, John Belushi.
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Only thing that chaffs me about baseball is the we (Texas Rangers) paid almost 1/4 a millon for A-Rod and he hasn't helped one damn bit.
(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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semperfi
(http://www.usmc.mil/templateml.nsf/marinesega.jpg)
Everything dead in 30 minutes or less or the next one's free.
-Marines
[This message has been edited by texace (edited 04-24-2001).]
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Never said texans were mart. Still don't see how a guy is worth that much.
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Sturm6 StaffelKapitän
JV44 Platzschutzstaffel
Airfield Defense Squadron
"Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl harbor?" Famous quote from Animal House, John Belushi.
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Originally posted by texace:
Only thing that chaffs me about baseball is the we (Texas Rangers) paid almost 1/4 a millon for A-Rod and he hasn't helped one damn bit.
(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
A-rod hasnt helped one bit huh? Dude what channel you been watching? He hit 4 homers in one 3 game set against the Oakland A's just a while back...drove in I dont know how many runs in that series also.
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m=b eh?
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Originally posted by Fatty:
m=b eh?
What in the hell does that mean?
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1/4 billion, not million. Poor guy can barely make ends meet I imagine (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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Oops...my bad....I sat here and scoured every freeking post trying to figure out what the hell you meant and now its plainly obvious. <smacks himself in the head>
$252 million = 1/4 of a billion dollars...not a 1/4 of a million
DUH!!!
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Mariners beat the Yanks (http://www.sportsline.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,3823750_52,00.html)
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Rip, rmembering the past, tell me you don't get white knuckled everytime Norm comes out of the bullpen during a tight game.
It looks to be an outstanding season. Even "Yoda" (short stop Carlos Guillen) is doing well and hasn't hurt himself yet. Where did that guy get those ears?
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LOL Weave! And to Norm, Ahya, my finger nails suffer everytime. But, then Sasaki walks out to the mound in the 9th, you know its over. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
No super stars, 17-4 best record, .810 ball, best road record, hope it keeps rolling.
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Sweep (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
AKDejaVu
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Yeah, was gonna post that first thing this morning, but I dinnae (Cavebonics) want to hurt Yankees feelings, since I know shes a big time Payroll Fan, er, un Yankees fan! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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Just awesome to see these guys playin this kind of ball.
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Thought it was worthy to note: Mariners set an April MLB record for most wins, and Sasaki set a MLB record for most saves in month of April. GOOOOOooooo Mariners!
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...And then the streak ended.
Oh well.. just have to live with 20:5 (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
AKDejaVu
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Originally posted by AKDejaVu:
...And then the streak ended.
Oh well.. just have to live with 20:5 (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
AKDejaVu
No problem - time to start a May streak.
GOOOoooo Mariners!
- Yoj
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Just have to live with 20 and 6 now (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Got to love how Martinez just blows people away with the fastball.
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LOL....lemme look at my calendar. Hmmm..whadda ya know, its only May.
Its a marathon boys, not a sprint. Get back to me in October when the Mariners are at home booking tee times instead of playing baseball.
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Yep, Pedro has got that Randy Johnson arm, do you guys have 2 or 3 more of em? Hehe!
Our turn tonight!
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I dunno, if Nomo gets his act together then we'll see.
And sling, I know about the marathon bit. I'm just thinking that my Sox are red hot right now *without* Nomar (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Damn.. I'm somewhat disappointed that the Mariners failed to sweep the Yankees in NY again. Only 2:1 this trip. They must really be slipping.
AKDejaVu
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They haven't lost a road series yet this year. I considered this the 'test' for post season, they passed with flying colors! Unbelievable, 55 games over .500!
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I saw last night If they win one more road series it will be the all time record. They are currently tied with a record that has stood since 1906 (or thereabouts). No too shabby - baseball has not been this interesting since the glory days of the Blue Jays :)
- Yoj
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Originally posted by Ripsnort:
They haven't lost a road series yet this year. I considered this the 'test' for post season, they passed with flying colors! Unbelievable, 55 games over .500!
The ONLY test for the post-season is winning in the post-season, period.
This, the Yankees do better than anybody else. A grudgingly admitted fact from a Red Sox fan.
Cobra
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Cobra, I meant beating the Yanks on the road, not the "No-road series loss"..and your right, play-offs is all that matters.., why don't we just ignore the 162 games, and just start the play-offs in Spring? Seems like a waste that those 162 games means squat (Except homefield thru-out the play-offs)..Safeco Field in Seattle is gonna be a-rocking...remember, the "Wave" was invented in Seattle...best sports fans ever, they even clap for teams that beat us fair and square, can the East coast say as much?
[ 08-20-2001: Message edited by: Ripsnort ]
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The ONLY test for the post-season is winning in the post-season, period.
I totally agree.
However, most sporting news people might not. Especially after the first game of the series where "New York makes a statement" headlines were everywhere. Then after the second game where "Seattle barely survives late charge from Yankees game 2" headlines were everywhere. Then on to "Wow... maybe this Seattle team is for real" after they tattoed Pettit for 8 runs in game 3.
The media was ready to make an issue of the outcome, right up until Seattle beat the toejam out of the Yankees. Now, we must wait until the playoffs to decide ;)
I just get the feeling there will actually be hope this year when the Mariners make the playoffs.
Yankees vs Mariners asside... I can't help but notice that the M's are about to officially eliminate the Rangers from any division championship hopes with some 35 games remaining in the season :D
AKDejaVu
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Rip, they're not clapping for the other team, they're just burning off the nervous energy from the millions of gallons of starbucks they've consumed! :p
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LOL Deja!
Nifty, you are correct, this place is aptly named "Latte Land'.
Ripsnort (Tea drinker)
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The "Hottest Team in Baseball" is the Oakland Athletics. Nobody has a better record since the Break. If they meet the Domedweebs in the playoffs, we'll have to do some betting. :)
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at the time of this first post, it was seattle...lately yes, the A's, and they more than any other team worry me. Of any team having a chance of beating seattle in a first round WC game, the A's have the best chance.
oh, and the dome is long gone. :)
[ 08-20-2001: Message edited by: Ripsnort ]
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You can take the dweeb out of the dome but you can't take the dome out of the dweeb! :)
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Of any team having a chance of beating seattle in a first round WC game, the A's have the best chance.
Seems one of the commentators mentioned that this matchup is not possible in the first round.
AKDejaVu
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The "Hottest Team in Baseball" is the Oakland Athletics. Nobody has a better record since the Break. If they meet the Domedweebs in the playoffs, we'll have to do some betting.
They aren't the hottest team anymore. During the peak of their "hotness" they were 3 games ahead of the M's (for the second half). That is no longer the case.
AKDejaVu
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New team record set last night for most wins in a season. They are on pace now to break the old MLB record of 118 wins in over 100 years of baseball, but of course, since I posted this, I have jinxed them. :p
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Okay, I've been a disillusioned baseball fan for about 3 years now. I love the game, and its entire history. When I went to games, I didn't watch the boat race, didn't watch the moose. Didn't watch anything except the game. And I scored it too. Saw Bosio get his no-hitter after Vizquel barehanded that nasty top-hitter just inside his side of second base, and threw to first for the 27th out. I taped Ken Burns Baseball when it first came out, and still watch it from time to time. Even played fours years of amateur ball in my thirties (blowing out my right ACL in the process), because I love this game so much. But, up until recently I stopped listening to the game, buying books by baseball people like Bill James. I gave up, because baseball has gotten so GD greedy, turning into this mediamonster event of personalities. I don't even want to get into, it hurts too much. Anyway, I gave up on baseball. There was still the history, still AAA, still Little League, but the Majors, they weren't about baseball anymore, so much as entertainment & money.
Then came the Mariners of 2001. GD, where the hell did they come from??? These guys are the past coming back to do some serious ass-kicking. This team brings to mind McGraw's Giants of the teens, and the Dodgers of the sixties. The Mariners of 2001 are baseball incarnate. They are superb pitching, superb defense, intelligent hitting and running. Simply put, these guys are a little window into baseball's past, showing just how good it used to be.
I just watched tonight's game against the Indians at Safeco Field on FoxTV. 4-1, Mariners. When it was over I couldn't help but laugh. The pitching was awesome, totally dominating. Not by velocity, but by placement and changing speeds. The at-bats were steady, supportive, and definitely came through in the clutch(Ichiro hits .490 with guys in scoring position - four-frickin'-ninety). The fielding was stellar, including a near triple play started off by Boone. Moyer and Charleton both pulled off excellent 1-3s off difficultly hit balls. Mclemore did an excellent 6-3 off a grounder, just getting Lofton on the throw. Yeah, all I could was laugh. It was like watching something goofy, silly. Like David stomping on Goliath.
Well, I'm watching baseball again, because in a sport filled with athletic entertainers there is one team with Men at Work. And as long as the Mariners continue their work, for better or worse, I'll be watching.
[ 08-25-2001: Message edited by: leonid ]
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Welp, at least it's better than it being the yankees.
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What blows me away is when you look at the baseball stats in the paper,
There you are with all those teams fighting for a .400 w/l record, a few playing over .500 ball games and the "cream" gettin into the high .500's and low .600's.
Then there is the mariners with their .700 + record.
It's bloody scary folks! That kind of domination only happens when the rest of the league is too unbalanced to cope with a good team. Tell those morons to quit reaching for the fence and play some real ball before the M's clean up the rest of the decade! (Don't think they can? look at their contract/money situation- you could see this team together for years with minor changes!)
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Big day today!
SODO MOJO!!!
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Ready to rock-n-roll Rip?? :D
Here we go!!! GO YANKS!!!!
Yankee
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Yes Ma'am! Looks like you have your #2 starter and we have our #3 starter (Pettite vs Sele)