It’s About Playing Catch & Throwing Strikes<br>[Hosted by: Slapweasel]

It’s About Playing Catch & Throwing Strikes
[Hosted by: Slapweasel]

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It is that time of year, boys and girls. We get to joke about pitchers and catchers reporting.

Here's the big secret nowadays; they have been in camp for a-couple-a weeks, as have most players that aren't under either the influence of drugs and alcohol or contract disputes that haven't been settled in arbitration. There is one other type of player that hasn't reported yet... the Free Agents. Thus begins our biggest story of this off-season.

Guys to Watch in Spring Training.

Many excellent Free Agents haven't yet signed with Big League clubs, as this is becoming a trend. For the past three seasons big names increasingly go unsigned under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between Players and Owners. Medium-Sized Names are also left to twist in the wind because Owners have the leverage as the days advance. The names include many of these guys.

...This may lead to another 1994 Nightmare if they aren't careful. Lest they want the "Millionaires versus Billionaires" sentiment to resume, they'd both better eat their egos quickly or suffer the consequences of the N.F.L. Fans love winners, but they suffer fools marginally; if at all. Nice Super Bowl, Bitches.

As I've witnessed in the Off-Season, the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers have made the biggest strides toward capturing Post-Season Glory. The signing of Giancarlo "Don't Call me Mike" Stanton has been the biggest move. Judge and Stanton back-to-back brings back the Maris and Mantle thoughts of yore. ...Damn Yankees. *shakes fist*

The Houston Astros are still strong in the A.L. Central and every idiot on the block picks Last Year's Teams to repeat. They rarelydo. So-Called "sleeper" picks of mine for the Post-Season would include the Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners and New York Mets*.

*HAH!*

The Boston Red Sox have a quality club, as do the Toronto Blue Jays. Tough in the A.L. East again, but I think the Yankees have enough emerging stars to take that to the bank. (Not a betting man. I spend Thirty-Five dollars per year "gambling".)

Yes, I know of the San Francisco Giants' moves. *meh* I also know that the Chicago White Sox may be a juggernaut in training. If the White Sox thing comes to fruition? Whoooo-Boy. That thing may be a Beast in three years.

Last Year's Standings

-Where does J.D. Martinez sign?
-Can Arizona reproduce what it did last year with a rejuvenated Zach Grienke and an excellent pitching staff?
-Do the Dodgers just Dominate until the last month of the Season?

...Many Free Agents and an Entire Season can be yours if the Price is Right!

-Your Friendly Neighborhood Slapweasel

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1 Ooohhh... Play Ball!

Operation Torch kicked off.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:22 PM (6W470)

2 Second base?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:23 PM (6W470)

3 Third base?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:23 PM (6W470)

4 And safe at home!

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:24 PM (6W470)

5

First

Posted by: Soothsayer SLX Pro Series II Platinum Turbo at February 18, 2018 02:25 PM (MJNxV)

6 Afternoon, Horde

Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at February 18, 2018 02:26 PM (di1hb)

7 Far in right feild

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2018 02:26 PM (aC6Sd)

8 *peeks in*

Oh, I was looking for the chick's curling thread.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 02:26 PM (Mouru)

9 Vegas World Series betting favorites:

Los Angeles Dodgers +500
New York Yankees +550
Houston Astros +550
Washington Nationals +800
Cleveland Indians +850
Boston Red Sox +1000
Chicago Cubs +1000

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 18, 2018 02:27 PM (pV/54)

10 Welcome to the [Hosted by] party, Slapweasel.

One day, we may be allowed actual log in information... One day...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison's Phone at February 18, 2018 02:28 PM (Jj43a)

11
Baseball, Ray, Baseball, memories so thick you swat em like flies.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2018 02:28 PM (r+sAi)

12 Back then a player could get away with "BUSTIN' BABES" on his jersey because it was still okay to bust babes.

#MeToo
#GetYourMeathooksOffMe

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 02:28 PM (Mouru)

13 Woooooo - Hooooooooooo!

Cubs Win!!

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 02:28 PM (lwiT4)

14 Oh, and I just pray that the A's have a shot at a wildcard spot this year. Not bottom of the AL West would be cool too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison's Phone at February 18, 2018 02:29 PM (Jj43a)

15 Are they throwing underarm this year?Give all the teams prizes man.

Posted by: saf at February 18, 2018 02:29 PM (cS/ge)

16 First time I ever got the first four posts. One achievement down, a billion to go.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:30 PM (6W470)

17 I used to love playing baseball and then softball. I had to give it up though when I got too old. Never did like "watching it", especially on TV.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 18, 2018 02:30 PM (mpXpK)

18 Once again, THIS IS THE YEAR

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 02:30 PM (lwiT4)

19 First time I ever got the first four posts. One achievement down, a billion to go.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:30 PM (6W470)

Please collect your winnings at the Cashier Window.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 02:30 PM (Mouru)

20 SF Giants are BACK!

Posted by: scottst at February 18, 2018 02:31 PM (mDrEG)

21 My winnings?

Oh great another Chucky Cheese token...

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:32 PM (6W470)

22 My winnings?

Oh great another Chucky Cheese token...
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:32 PM (6W470)

No, this is Bitcoin. See, Chucky's head looks off to the left.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 02:33 PM (Mouru)

23 21 My winnings?

Oh great another Chucky Cheese token...
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:32 PM (6W470)

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Last winnings I got was a trip to the barrel, all expenses paid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison's Phone at February 18, 2018 02:33 PM (Jj43a)

24 Nice Grand Salami by Anna Puma... on a baseball thread!

Posted by: scottst at February 18, 2018 02:34 PM (mDrEG)

25
Love hockey.

Won't watch basketball.

But baseball is king.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 02:35 PM (DsQ+E)

26 The Pittsburgh Pirates have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Thought I'd just get that out of the way. Fortunately, I live in NoVA and the Nats should be competitive again. Not sure about the Orioles but I hope they do well.

Posted by: Puddleglum, GO BUCCOS!! at February 18, 2018 02:35 PM (MOMdR)

27 Here's to getting rid of the strike zone.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 02:35 PM (Mouru)

28 Porn and sports, watching someone else do something.

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 02:36 PM (VWsDy)

29
We need a bloop and a blast.

Posted by: Zombie Bob Prince at February 18, 2018 02:37 PM (DsQ+E)

30 Daytona 500 starts soon. I hope. Lots of pre race yapping and commercials. Won't be able to watch the whole race though. Gotta work tonight.

Posted by: Puddleglum, GO BUCCOS!! at February 18, 2018 02:38 PM (MOMdR)

31 So Chucky is kinda like Gaylord. Even more joy in Mudville over that correlation.

All expense paid trip to the Barrel? Look on the bright side at least you weren't part of that scrum aboard the Carnival cruise ship.

Grand slam? *buffs fingernails* Talent. all talent. Yeah that's it.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:38 PM (6W470)

32 This is the year!
- Detroit Tigers

Posted by: Pogomip at February 18, 2018 02:39 PM (qAl7x)

33
I would love to spend a couple of weeks in Florida doing nothing but going to pre-season games. Fat chance.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 02:39 PM (DsQ+E)

34 Ha. My Dad participated in Operation Torch. He and a bunch of others invaded Algeria in 1942. Had to fight the French first but that didn't take long. He was scout platoon SGT, and tank commander, in the 1st Armored Division. They were in the M-3, with a massive 37mm cannon. He said the best thing about the M-3 was it's speed, you could run away very fast.

Posted by: Javems at February 18, 2018 02:40 PM (Yke31)

35 Should the Cubs have got rid of Arrieta?
Can't see how they could afford to keep him and still cough up for Darvish, but......
He has a beard.
Goats have beards.
Goats get mad.
Cub fans know this.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 02:40 PM (0jtPF)

36 The best thing I have to look forward to this MLB season as a Pirates fan is that the Pittsburgh Penguins have another long playoff run that goes well into June and a 3rd Stanley Cup in a row. Unlikely but its a hope. Not much hope with the Pirates this year.

Posted by: Puddleglum, GO BUCCOS!! at February 18, 2018 02:41 PM (MOMdR)

37 And it's race day! Nice flyover by the Thunderbirds.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 18, 2018 02:42 PM (gC2IV)

38
baseball bloopers, but catch the one at 1:53 >

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11v=2_PnGH0M37M

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2018 02:43 PM (r+sAi)

39 We get to joke about pitchers and catchers reporting.
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How do I get off of this road?

Posted by: Pascual Perez at February 18, 2018 02:44 PM (w1zJX)

40
Baseball will never become America's Game without more focus on gay! and grrl power.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 02:44 PM (GCCc+)

41 The Royals lost Hosmer. He went to the Padres. Sure gonna miss that man.

Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 02:44 PM (dUJdY)

42 No kneelers at Daytona

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 18, 2018 02:45 PM (gC2IV)

43 And it's race day! Nice flyover by the Thunderbirds.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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I think you mean 'Motorsports Competition Day'

Posted by: SJW Police at February 18, 2018 02:45 PM (w1zJX)

44 And it's race day! Nice flyover by the Thunderbirds.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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I think you mean 'Motorsports Competition Day'
Posted by: SJW Police
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Oops. 'Motorsports Participation Day'

Posted by: SJW Police at February 18, 2018 02:46 PM (cp1if)

45 41 The Royals lost Hosmer. He went to the Padres. Sure gonna miss that man.
Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 02:44 PM (dUJdY)
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That's grim. Kinda like the Pirates letting McCutchen go.
Those players are longstanding hometown favorites.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 02:47 PM (0jtPF)

46 I used to love playing baseball and then softball. I had to give it up though when I got too old. Never did like "watching it", especially on TV.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 18, 2018 02:30 PM (mpXpK)

I've been a baseball fan ever since I can remember. There was a time when I knew all the players on all the teams. Free agency and life kind of ruined that. But, I am and will always be a Detroit Tiger fan and I will be rooting for them and watching them on TV every chance I get.

Posted by: Bill R. at February 18, 2018 02:47 PM (IuYIh)

47 In the meantime, the college baseball season has already started!!!

UVA pulled out a tough one today, shutting out Rice.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 02:49 PM (0jtPF)

48 Forgot to add that I am aware the Tigers don't have a hope in hell of reaching the playoffs!

Posted by: Bill R. at February 18, 2018 02:50 PM (IuYIh)

49 I have always loved baseball. The smell of the grass, the crowds, the booze and the horses and riders are magnificent.

I always liked replacing the divots between innings.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 18, 2018 02:51 PM (EoRCO)

50 Where does J.D. Martinez sign?

Red Sox supposedly offered him $120M over 5 years. Word is he was "insulted". So fuck him.

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2018 02:51 PM (O5Q3r)

51 Maybe the Red Sox can recruit a DREAMER for 1/10th they offered Martinez...

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 18, 2018 02:53 PM (6W470)

52 Ken Griffey Jr. would have been first to break Maris' record had it not been for the strike of 1994.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2018 02:53 PM (0tfLf)

53 Looking at the link to the free agent players list, lotta mid to late 30 somethings. Since owners are buying future performance I can see how there may be some concerns on their part.

Has an agent or player accused the owners of collusion yet?

Posted by: tbodie at February 18, 2018 02:54 PM (hgso/)

54 SEC baseball is great. Tough getting Yankees vs Red Sox on the TV at a Dixie sports bar in October, but there are 20,000 in the seats at a Mississippi St vs Florida game in May. One reason why baseball is and will long remain America's great game.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 02:54 PM (VgdGl)

55
I think Truex will probably win the world series again this year.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2018 02:57 PM (r+sAi)

56 52 Ken Griffey Jr. would have been first to break Maris' record had it not been for the strike of 1994.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2018 02:53 PM (0tfLf)
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You mean the ONLY one to break his record!
I don't accept the Roid Boys.
Maris still owns it.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 02:57 PM (0jtPF)

57 Loved baseball growing up. We had a minor league farm team in town. For a number of years it was the KC royals and now the Cincinnati reds. I was fortunate to see a number of future World series players in their rookie year. George Brett was just one of the players that comes to mind.

Dad coached various levels of baseball and he would take the team to a game early to watch the teams take infield as part of his coaching.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 18, 2018 02:58 PM (KxxpQ)

58 About half the of the current Hollywood actors could play Nick Cruz.

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 02:58 PM (VWsDy)

59 Maris still owns it.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 02:57 PM (0jtPF)

Of course.

It's axiomatic.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 18, 2018 02:59 PM (wYseH)

60 >>Has an agent or player accused the owners of collusion yet?

Curt Flood.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 02:59 PM (/tuJf)

61 An agent or two are complaining about collusion, but most know better. Player evaluations have changed dramatically thanks to analytics. Multi-year scores of millions dollars contracts for players older than 28 are dead as Elvis. Players are screwed until the next CBA, when holy war will erupt about length of team control.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 03:00 PM (VgdGl)

62 The signing of Giancarlo "Don't Call me Mike" Stanton has been the
biggest move. Judge and Stanton back-to-back brings back the Maris and
Mantle thoughts of yore. ...Damn Yankees. *shakes fist*

Don't forget Gary Sanchez. He can also mash. Just has to get his head out of his ass when he's behind the plate. Great arm, but I don't think he can handle pitchers and he's lazy defensively.

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2018 03:00 PM (O5Q3r)

63 56 52 Ken Griffey Jr. would have been first to break Maris' record had it not been for the strike of 1994.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2018 02:53 PM (0tfLf)
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You mean the ONLY one to break his record!
I don't accept the Roid Boys.
Maris still owns it.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 02:57 PM

I was being polite but yeah.
I remember seeing Mark McGwire when he played Triple A in Tacoma. What a skinny kid!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2018 03:00 PM (0tfLf)

64 Hosmer going to the Padres. Everyone knew he was going to get traded, but did he have to come to the NL West? There is so much talent in the West right now that it makes it a really tough division.

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:01 PM (gEvQ8)

65 Huh. Danica Patrick is retiring after the 500. Who's gonna step up and cause the wrecks now?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 18, 2018 03:01 PM (gC2IV)

66 Oh, you wacky baseball fans.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:01 PM (NWiLs)

67 Send the Dreamers back to the shit holes they were brought here from and play there.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 18, 2018 03:02 PM (QMwOT)

68 34 Ha. My Dad participated in Operation Torch. He and a bunch of others invaded Algeria in 1942. Had to fight the French first but that didn't take long. He was scout platoon SGT, and tank commander, in the 1st Armored Division. They were in the M-3, with a massive 37mm cannon. He said the best thing about the M-3 was it's speed, you could run away very fast.
Posted by: Javems at February 18, 2018 02:40 PM (Yke31)

My Dad was a Marine and I kinda remember him talking to his pals about Torch.

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:03 PM (VWsDy)

69 Should the Cubs have got rid of Arrieta?

Can't see how they could afford to keep him and still cough up for Darvish,
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They wanted to keep him. He was a free agent but they offered him a ton of money. I really don't know why he walked.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:03 PM (lwiT4)

70 What I like about baseball is that its geometry has never changed. It's 90 feet to first base, a grounder to second gets you thrown out, a slow hopper to third gives you a chance. People can't run that much faster nor throw that much harder.

I know the steroid era changed the power statistics, but it didn't change the regular on the ground game. In some sports, like football, equipment and rules changes have made the game unrecognizable from fifty years ago. Men's tennis equipment and training changes have turned it into outdoor ping pong.

That said, I'm not a very deep fan. If you are wearing a Red Sox uniform you are a fine human being and an exemplar of all that's good in sports. If you play for someone else next year you're a guy who probably hounds his neighbors about recycling and you're mean to your dog.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:04 PM (fuK7c)

71 What are the Padres up to? Probably looking to sign him to a "reasonable" contract then trade him for a bunch of prospects to a contender at the trade deadline. Risky, but interesting.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 03:04 PM (VgdGl)

72 No love for Ybor city rays?

Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen at February 18, 2018 03:04 PM (czkHE)

73
Player evaluations have changed dramatically thanks to analytics. Multi-year scores of millions dollars contracts for players older than 28 are dead as Elvis.

Boom! Settled science!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 03:04 PM (V1MAJ)

74 That's grim. Kinda like the Pirates letting McCutchen go.
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Yeah - what in the heck was that about??

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:05 PM (lwiT4)

75 When baseball arrives, I feel like I made it.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:06 PM (lwiT4)

76 Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 03:04 PM (VgdGl)

IIRC, it's an eight year, $144 million contract with the option to bail after 5 years.

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:07 PM (gEvQ8)

77 >>What I like about baseball is that its geometry has never changed.

The Green Monster would like a word with you.

The infield hasn't changed much but outfields are different in every park.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:08 PM (/tuJf)

78 So is baseball oppressive because the balls are white, or fightin' the man because they hit the white balls with bats?

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:09 PM (NWiLs)

79 Pitcher's mound was lowered in 1969.

Posted by: scottst at February 18, 2018 03:09 PM (mDrEG)

80 The infield hasn't changed much but outfields are different in every park.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:08 PM (/tuJf)
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The best outfields have ivy. (not the one in that stupid portrait. The good one.)

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:10 PM (lwiT4)

81 54 SEC baseball is great. Tough getting Yankees vs Red Sox on the TV at a Dixie sports bar in October, but there are 20,000 in the seats at a Mississippi St vs Florida game in May. One reason why baseball is and will long remain America's great game.
Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 02:54 PM (VgdGl)
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Oh, yes. SEC baseball is yuuuuge!
That's how we first got hooked on college baseball, incidentally, through a SEC game.

About 20 years ago we went down to Baton Rouge for a wedding and, having a Sun afternoon to kill, took in a LSU game. Couldn't believe the crowd! And it was a great game.

Back home in ACC territory, we started checking out college ball and got hooked on UVA.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:10 PM (0jtPF)

82 The Green Monster would like a word with you.

The infield hasn't changed much but outfields are different in every park.

That is also part of the charm.

And since the Green Monster has been right there since 1912...

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:10 PM (fuK7c)

83 Would ya look at that! A picture of Lou Costello and Sergeant York.

Amazballs!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 18, 2018 03:11 PM (QLvwG)

84 Front loaded too, apparently. Eminently tradable. Say Bird doesn't work out in NY, or is injured. Or Zimmerman collapses in DC. Hosmer heads east at the deadline. Longoria and McCutcheon in SF are probably the same thing.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 03:12 PM (VgdGl)

85 My dream job would be the lady that goes out to right center with a tweezers and a pair of nail scissors.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:12 PM (lwiT4)

86 Just wanted to tell all the seamheads enjoy your upcoming season.

Posted by: thathalfrican - barely posting cuz I'm cuttin' at February 18, 2018 03:12 PM (dh+zl)

87
When Braves Field in Boston opened in 1915 the outfield was 402 down the lines and almost 500 to center.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 03:13 PM (8pkKn)

88 Did Donna Ampersand leave for Spring Training already?

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:14 PM (lwiT4)

89 IIRC, it's an eight year, $144 million contract with the option to bail after 5 years.

I was looking at one of my baseball links this AM and today is the anniversary of Carl Yastrzemski signing the biggest contract in baseball history in 1971. 3 years, $500,000. I remember the uproar over that.

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2018 03:14 PM (O5Q3r)

90 74 That's grim. Kinda like the Pirates letting McCutchen go.
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Yeah - what in the heck was that about??
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:05 PM (lwiT4)
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I feel sorry for Pirate fans but it's good news that he's out of our division!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:15 PM (0jtPF)

91 Carl Yastrzemski signing the biggest contract in baseball history in 1971. 3 years, $500,000.
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I wonder what that is in today's dollars. I think I was working the cosmetics counter at Montgomery Ward around then. $1.40 per hour.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:16 PM (lwiT4)

92 >>And since the Green Monster has been right there since 1912...

Yea, well Fenway definitely hasn't changed much. I had a friend in high school who got a job working the old scoreboard at Fenway. He got paid to go to Fenway and watch baseball.

But it sure does change how left is played in Boston. Homers in other parks are doubles and singles if they hit that wall. Unless you get some first timer out there and then there can be some real comedy.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:17 PM (/tuJf)

93 I feel sorry for Pirate fans but it's good news that he's out of our division!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:15 PM (0jtPF)
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One of these days, it'd be fun to see the Pirates go somewhere.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:17 PM (lwiT4)

94 Nolan Ryan was the first MLB player to earn +$1 million per year, signing a 4-year contract in 1979 with the Astros for $4.5 million

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 18, 2018 03:19 PM (QLvwG)

95 I wonder what that is in today's dollars. I think I was working the cosmetics counter at Montgomery Ward around then. $1.40 per hour.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:16 PM (lwiT4)

Monkey Wards, Jeezus

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:19 PM (VWsDy)

96 Nbc ratings continue slide and now the msm is whing that anti American "athletes" ade getting their feeeeeeeelings hurt by mean Deplorables who are cheering against them.

Lol

Fuck em all. I want every American athlete to come in last place. Let the whole damn thing burn down to the ground.

Posted by: #neverskankles at February 18, 2018 03:20 PM (/13l9)

97
I wonder what that is in today's dollars. I think I was working the cosmetics counter at Montgomery Ward around then. $1.40 per hour.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:16 PM (lwiT4)

I thought child labor was against the law, grammie. You were what, two? three?

Posted by: moki at February 18, 2018 03:20 PM (V+V48)

98 I wonder what that is in today's dollars

According to my rusty 12-C and one assumption, it's $2.5 million.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:20 PM (fuK7c)

99 Monkey Wards, Jeezus

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:19 PM (VWsDy)
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Exactly my thinking at the time.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:20 PM (lwiT4)

100 I wonder what that is in today's dollars. I think I was working the
cosmetics counter at Montgomery Ward around then. $1.40 per hour.

I just ran the numbers. $3,097,035.18.

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2018 03:20 PM (O5Q3r)

101 93 I feel sorry for Pirate fans but it's good news that he's out of our division!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:15 PM (0jtPF)
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One of these days, it'd be fun to see the Pirates go somewhere.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid,

Yeah.....somewhere.....someday.......{kicks dirt}

Posted by: Puddleglum, Sad Pirates fan!! at February 18, 2018 03:21 PM (MOMdR)

102 I thought child labor was against the law, grammie. You were what, two? three?

Posted by: moki at February 18, 2018 03:20 PM (V+V4

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They only let me smell the perfume.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:21 PM (lwiT4)

103 91---I wonder what that is in today's dollars. I think I was working the cosmetics counter at Montgomery Ward around then. $1.40 per hour.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:16 PM (lwiT4)
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Inflation calculator says a bit over $3,000,000.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:21 PM (0jtPF)

104 70 What I like about baseball is that its geometry has never changed. It's 90 feet to first base..
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1857 was the year they established the distance at 30 yards. They also changed the length of the game to nine equal innings, instead of declaring the first team to score 21 "aces" or runs, the winner.

1892, National League and American Association of Base Ball Clubs - Bats were no longer allowed a flat side and had to be round.

Lots of evolution over the years.

http://www.19cbaseball.com/rules.html

Posted by: Pogomip at February 18, 2018 03:22 PM (3Ew5/)

105 Yeah.....somewhere.....someday.......{kicks dirt}

Posted by: Puddleglum, Sad Pirates fan!! at February 18, 2018 03:21 PM (MOMdR)
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Never say never. Even if it take 108 years.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:22 PM (lwiT4)

106 Larruping

An Americanism dating back to 1900-05; larrup + -ing2
larrup
[lar-uh p]

verb (used with object), larruped, larruping.
1. to beat or thrash.

Posted by: Cubs Fan at February 18, 2018 03:22 PM (/aiGx)

107 >>One of these days, it'd be fun to see the Pirates go somewhere.

As long as they promise to never ever play We Are Family again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:22 PM (/tuJf)

108 Slapweasel!

Glad you're all right man.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 18, 2018 03:23 PM (xJa6I)

109 What I like about baseball is that its geometry has never changed. It's 90 feet to first base..
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1857 was the year they established the distance at 30 yards.

OK, that's a nerdy but praiseworthy comment on the concept of "never".

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:23 PM (fuK7c)

110
They only let me smell the perfume.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:21 PM (lwiT4)

Excellent sales technique!!

And I am happy that spring training makes you happy! May your team win the pennant!!!

(I know nothing of baseball-is that the right thing to say? Should I just yell "Go Team!" and leave it at that?!)

Posted by: moki at February 18, 2018 03:23 PM (V+V48)

111 I thought child labor was against the law, grammie. You were what, two? three?
Posted by: moki at February 18, 2018 03:20 PM (V+V4

I used to work at my uncles Western Auto/ gas station in Frisco for exactly $1.40 less an hour than grammie

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:24 PM (VWsDy)

112
now the msm is whing that anti American "athletes" ade getting their feeeeeeeelings hurt by mean Deplorables who are cheering against them.

Hate. Any criticism of these courageous athletes is pharmaceutical-grade, zone-refined, double-distilled hate.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 03:24 PM (2Sd+V)

113 96 Nbc ratings continue slide and now the msm is whing that anti American "athletes" ade getting their feeeeeeeelings hurt by mean Deplorables who are cheering against them.

Lol

Fuck em all. I want every American athlete to come in last place. Let the whole damn thing burn down to the ground.
Posted by: #neverskankles

They've been warned, repeatedly. They will not like the 'rules' they've imposed against there political enemies when those 'rules' start being used against them.

Posted by: Puddleglum, Sad Pirates fan!! at February 18, 2018 03:24 PM (MOMdR)

114 Giants got

CF Austin Jackson who it .318 with 7 HR for Cleveland last year.
RF Andrew McCutchen who hit .280 28 bombs for Pittsburg
to go with
LF Hunter Pence .260 13 bombs

3B Evan Longoria (3xGG) joins an infield where everyone has Gold Gloves. C Posey 1B Belt 2B Panik and SS Crawford.

So that's pretty good.

The rotation is not as awesome, but features Madison Baumgartner, and Johnny Cueto came back. Samardja is iffy and the last two are basically Rookies.

Posted by: scottst at February 18, 2018 03:24 PM (mDrEG)

115 As long as they promise to never ever play We Are Family again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:22 PM (/tuJf)
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I love that song!! I got all muh sistas wit me!

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:25 PM (lwiT4)

116 Slapweasel, Thanks for the baseball thread. I always enjoy reading them.

This has been an uneventful off season for Nats fans. Not a lot of movement in players and expectations of repeating taking the division. (I hope so but take nothing like that for granted.) There hasn't even been much speculation about the new manager.

Now to begin the daily check to see who is doing well, who got injured, etc. Next month I'll check the batteries in the radio.

Posted by: JTB at February 18, 2018 03:26 PM (V+03K)

117
I used to work at my uncles Western Auto/ gas station in Frisco for exactly $1.40 less an hour than grammie
Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:24 PM (VWsDy)

That was me at our farm. I swear I picked the same row of beans four times a day, seven days a week. I was much happier hauling hay and working the cattle that were my dad's pets. The ones that made their way into the house and opened the fridge to eat and apparently drink Dr. Pepper., since there were quite a few empty bottles lying around. Which meant more free labor since I got to clean up after those house poopers.

Good times.

Posted by: moki at February 18, 2018 03:26 PM (V+V48)

118 More kid baseball lore from the 60s. Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dave McNally was from my home town. When the Orioles played during the world series a number of us kids would have transistor radios in our school desks with those big plastic ear pieces.

The teacher obviously saw this and heard the broadcast seeping out from the ear pieces but ignored our transgressions. Later I realised she wanted to hear the game as much as us so she gave us a pass.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 18, 2018 03:26 PM (KxxpQ)

119 I love that song!! I got all muh sistas wit me!

I went to school in Pennsylvania. That era. That song. Sorority girls.

No.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (fuK7c)

120 I haven't been able to watch baseball since the Colts left Baltimore.

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (Sfs6o)

121 I used to work at my uncles Western Auto/ gas station in Frisco for exactly $1.40 less an hour than grammie

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:24 PM (VWsDy)
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What an odd coincidence.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (lwiT4)

122 Baseball on tv is a snoozefest. But i like seeing games in person every now and then. But if anyone kneels I'm done with them as well.

Posted by: #neverskankles at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (/13l9)

123 95 I wonder what that is in today's dollars. I think I was working the cosmetics counter at Montgomery Ward around then. $1.40 per hour.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:16 PM (lwiT4)

Monkey Wards, Jeezus
Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:19 PM (VWsDy)

Wow, I remember Monkey Wards. And Service Merchandise. And Woolworth's. And now they're gone...like...retailers in the rain.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (NWiLs)

124 Moki, the correct cheer is "Go Rockies". Then it's all good.

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (gEvQ8)

125
Yeah.....somewhere.....someday.......{kicks dirt}

Posted by: Puddleglum, Sad Pirates fan!! at February 18, 2018 03:21 PM (MOMdR)

Criminey neds, the Bucs won the WS in, what, 1979. You want it every year? What are you, a Yankees type?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (2Sd+V)

126 120 I haven't been able to watch baseball since the Colts left Baltimore.
Posted by: Weasel

Heh!

Posted by: Puddleglum, Sad Pirates fan !! at February 18, 2018 03:28 PM (MOMdR)

127 124 Moki, the correct cheer is "Go Rockies". Then it's all good.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (gEvQ

Gotcha. Is that the one, grammie????!!!!

Posted by: moki at February 18, 2018 03:28 PM (V+V48)

128 As long as they promise to never ever play We Are Family again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:22 PM (/tuJf)
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I love that song!! I got all muh sistas wit me!

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:25 PM (lwiT4)

OMG. Every college party with a sorority back in the day featured that song. Hated it. When we had control of the dj, it was either Shout! or Paradise By The Dashboard Lights.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 18, 2018 03:28 PM (QLvwG)

129 And now they're gone...like...retailers in the rain.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (NWiLs)
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I'll never have that recipe again.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:29 PM (lwiT4)

130 Posted by: moki at February 18, 2018 03:26 PM (V+V4

I grew up in Yantis TX on a farm. By the time I was 15, I had been kicked or bit by everything on four legs and some on two legs

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:31 PM (VWsDy)

131 Sabean in SF is a smart guy. Plugged a bunch of holes with vets who might have enough juice left to help them chase the Dodgers. But if not, McCutcheon and Longoria especially should be attractive to contenders at the deadlin. Sabean will take them for prospects. SD is following suit with Hosmer, but SD has almost no chance of contending. He's out of SD no later than trade deadline '19 I think. Maybe even this year. Braves are doing something similar, too, but at discount prices. Collect vets and flip them to contenders for prospects.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 03:31 PM (VgdGl)

132 Wow, I remember Monkey Wards. And Service Merchandise. And Woolworth's. And now they're gone...like...retailers in the rain.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (NWiLs)

When's the last time you saw an A&P ?

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:32 PM (VWsDy)

133
They've been warned, repeatedly. They will not like the 'rules' they've imposed against there political enemies when those 'rules' start being used against them.

Posted by: Puddleglum, Sad Pirates fan!!

"What are you knuckledraggers gonna do instead of watching us, huh? Read a book?" - SJW sports broadcasters

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 03:32 PM (2Sd+V)

134 Oh! I recently discovered there is a minor league team (Cleveland Indians) near the farm!! The Lynchburg Hillcats! Go Hillcats!

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:33 PM (Sfs6o)

135 Here are the teams I hate:

The Mets. The Giants. The Cardinals. The Yankees.

Give me a minute .....

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:33 PM (lwiT4)

136 When's the last time you saw an AP ?

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:32 PM (VWsDy)

Or a Western Auto?

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:34 PM (gEvQ8)

137 Oh - and I don't even pay any attention to whoever's in the American League. Why?

Except I was happy when the Astros won last year.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:34 PM (lwiT4)

138 >>The Mets. The Giants. The Cardinals. The Yankees.

How can you hate the Mets? Mr. Met is just so darned lovable and Meet the Mets is a classic.

I like that nobody is giving us a chance at doing anything this year. If they can stay healthy, if, they still have a lot of very good and great arms.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:35 PM (/tuJf)

139 I live in the Berkshires now. I went to the dump today and someone had thrown away a perfectly good DAC dvd. Isn't that a capital offense south of the MD line ??

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (VWsDy)

140 Forgot - also hate the Dodgers. Any club that can't fill their seats doesn't deserve a place at the table.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (lwiT4)

141 wait, nascar cheerleaders?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (r+sAi)

142 Every I see a post of a photo of an athlete who's a man (usually dead, usually white), I fantasize about telling the blog owners that they should post some female athletes instead, like maybe some WNBA or tennis players.

Posted by: @PenguinBooks at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (/qEW2)

143
The Mets
The Yankees
The Dodgers
The Rangers
The Devils
The Pens
The Pats
The Cowgirls

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (2Sd+V)

144 42 days until opening day.

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (O5Q3r)

145 Yes Old Blue! Already have opening day tickets

Posted by: westminsterdogshow........GNAMM ette at February 18, 2018 03:37 PM (mMeIQ)

146 How can you hate the Mets? Mr. Met is just so darned lovable and Meet the Mets is a classic.
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1969. I was but a toddler then, but I have an exceptionally advanced memory.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:37 PM (lwiT4)

147
140 Forgot - also hate the Dodgers. Any club that can't fill their seats doesn't deserve a place at the table.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (lwiT4)
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What is your opinion of the Lynchburg Hillcats?

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:37 PM (Sfs6o)

148 Or a Western Auto?
Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:34 PM (gEvQ

I always thought the character "Hud"was based on my uncle JW, who owned the western auto in Frisco. Down to the Caddy and girls

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 03:38 PM (VWsDy)

149 141: Not quite. Not sure what NASCAR calles them but they are (were) Grid Girls in F1. F1 banned them. Because Woke or something. Glad to see NASCAR still promoting hot, young, babes.

Posted by: Puddleglum, Sad Pirates fan !! at February 18, 2018 03:38 PM (MOMdR)

150 How can you hate the Mets? Mr. Met is just so darned lovable and Meet the Mets is a classic.

I wonder if Mr. Met will be flipping anybody off again this year?

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2018 03:38 PM (O5Q3r)

151 What is your opinion of the Lynchburg Hillcats?

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:37 PM (Sfs6o)
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Do they have sausage races during the 7th inning stretch?

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:38 PM (lwiT4)

152 Yesterday was Olympic fun, I must admit.
The Hey-I'm-Gay skier, expected to medal, bombed.
His family/ friends at the venue were displaying big rainbow flags with no USA gear in sight.
And I guess if he had won the gold, they would have played the Gay Anthem. ( I think that's the Internationale played at 78 RPM. I dunno.)

In the meantime, some kid from Indiana unexpectedly scored the silver medal. His supporters were displaying the red, white, and blue.

Nice.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:38 PM (0jtPF)

153 Do they have sausage races during the 7th inning stretch?
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:38 PM (lwiT4)
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Great question! Thank you!

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:39 PM (Sfs6o)

154 Do they have sausage races during the 7th inning stretch?
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:38 PM (lwiT4)

I'M IN

Posted by: Shep at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (VWsDy)

155 >>I wonder if Mr. Met will be flipping anybody off again this year?

He damn well will if they deserve it!

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (/tuJf)

156 There's a kid from around here that's supposed to be in one of the ski jumps. I should pay more attention.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (lwiT4)

157 Wow, I remember Monkey Wards. And Service Merchandise. And Woolworth's. And now they're gone...like...retailers in the rain.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (NWiLs)

Man, you guys must really be old.

*skips off youthfully*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (Mouru)

158 140
Forgot - also hate the Dodgers. Any club that can't fill their seats doesn't deserve a place at the table.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:36 PM (lwiT4)

Was following some guy up Wadsworth today who had a Dodgers license plate holder. I really tried to put a hex on him. Plague, pustules, diarrhea, uncontrolled flatulence, that kind of thing.

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (gEvQ8)

159 A&P went through a decades-long decline then officially went tango uniform in 2015.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:41 PM (NWiLs)

160 Went to see a local college game yesterday afternoon.

Mid-seventies and sunny.

Gorgeous day.

The home team didn't do well, but, I didn't care, because I got to watch live baseball.

Bonus: One of our better local barbecue places brings in their trailer for concessions. Tri-tip, pulled pork, hot dogs and ribs.

And this isn't even the cooking thread.

I may have to post this again.

Posted by: Blake at February 18, 2018 03:41 PM (WEBkv)

161 157 Wow, I remember Monkey Wards. And Service Merchandise. And Woolworth's. And now they're gone...like...retailers in the rain.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:27 PM (NWiLs)

Man, you guys must really be old.

*skips off youthfully*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (Mouru)

Yeah, skip your happy ass right off my lawn!

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:41 PM (NWiLs)

162 There's a kid from around here that's supposed to be in one of the ski jumps.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (lwiT4)

Great, maybe he'll see Jimmy Hoffa in there.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 03:42 PM (Mouru)

163 *skips off youthfully*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (Mouru)

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*grabs M1*

*Peers through bifocals*

"Get off my lawn!"

Posted by: Blake at February 18, 2018 03:42 PM (WEBkv)

164 *skips off youthfully*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (Mouru)

My lawn. You're on it. Leave. Or I'll throw the hex on you too.

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:42 PM (gEvQ8)

165 When I see baseball, I always think to myself, winter didn't kill me this year. That makes me happy.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:43 PM (lwiT4)

166 156 There's a kid from around here that's supposed to be in one of the ski jumps. I should pay more attention.
Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:40 PM (lwiT4)

Jumping over skis doesn't seem like a legit athletic event. Unless there's, like, a whole lot of them.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:43 PM (NWiLs)

167 SERPENTINE!!!!!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 18, 2018 03:43 PM (Mouru)

168 Yeah, skip your happy ass right off my lawn!

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:41 PM (NWiLs)

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*fist bump*

Posted by: Blake at February 18, 2018 03:43 PM (WEBkv)

169 Hasn't been the same since they removed the live bears and alligators from the infield. I mean, sure they still wore onions on their belts for a couple of seasons after that, but what was the point?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 18, 2018 03:43 PM (gC2IV)

170 134 Oh! I recently discovered there is a minor league team (Cleveland Indians) near the farm!! The Lynchburg Hillcats! Go Hillcats!
Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:33 PM (Sfs6o)
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Hey, they're in our league!
We often go up to games in Salem (just west of Roanoke.) Seen the Hillcats a few times.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:44 PM (0jtPF)

171 169 Hasn't been the same since they removed the live bears and alligators from the infield. I mean, sure they still wore onions on their belts for a couple of seasons after that, but what was the point?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 18, 2018 03:43 PM (gC2IV)

When they took the bear traps off the second baseline, that's when the game really went downhill.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (NWiLs)

172 When's the last time you saw an A&P ?

Trivium: what was the full name of the company?

As to the Mets, they're lovable and I was even a fan for a while except for about a week and a half at the end of 1986.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (fuK7c)

173 Jumping over skis doesn't seem like a legit athletic event.
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How else are Norwegians going to get to church?

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (lwiT4)

174 Hey grammie winger as a Cubs fan do you remember this: Hey Hey there goes one over the fence, a tru-link fence.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (VJBq9)

175 Goats have beards.
Goats get mad.
Cub fans know this.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 02:40 PM (0jtPF)

The goat died and was roasted on November 2, 2016. No one but White Sox and Cardinals fans mourned its passing

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (SiINZ)

176 Ken Griffey Jr. would have been first to break Maris' record had it not been for the strike of 1994.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2018 02:53 PM (0tfLf)

And to think he would have done it without the help of performance enhancing drugs. He was old school and richly deserves his place in Cooperstown along with his Father.

Posted by: Traveling Man at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (iYVFX)

177 Trivium: what was the full name of the company?
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Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (lwiT4)

178 Hey, they're in our league!
We often go up to games in Salem (just west of Roanoke.) Seen the Hillcats a few times.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:44 PM (0jtPF)
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Sweet! My beloved Hillcats.

Are they any good?

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (Sfs6o)

179 Hey grammie winger as a Cubs fan do you remember this: Hey Hey there goes one over the fence, a tru-link fence.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (VJBq9)
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That was Brickhouse, right?

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:46 PM (lwiT4)

180 Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 18, 2018 03:43 PM (gC2IV)

And they said only the environmentalists would be angry...

Posted by: Surfperch at February 18, 2018 03:46 PM (uP2LR)

181 >>Trivium: what was the full name of the company

Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:46 PM (/tuJf)

182 Weasel,
Hope you get a chance to see some Hillcats games when down at WeaselAcres. If it's like the Potomac Nationals A Advanced team, they are a ton of fun. Minor league baseball is some of the best entertainment value around.

Posted by: JTB at February 18, 2018 03:47 PM (V+03K)

183 Are they any good?

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (Sfs6o)

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I'll save the recipe for the cooking thread.

Posted by: Blake at February 18, 2018 03:47 PM (WEBkv)

184 Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:46 PM (/tuJf)
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I said it first. Before you.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:47 PM (lwiT4)

185 The teacher obviously saw this and heard the broadcast seeping out from the ear pieces but ignored our transgressions. Later I realised she wanted to hear the game as much as us so she gave us a pass.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 18, 2018 03:26 PM (KxxpQ)

Which told us something you didn't say. In those days, most baseball games were played under the sun. And a doubleheader was actually two games played back to back. Not one game in the day time then later another game at night played to a different audience.

I also remember our teacher rolling the TV into our classroom to watch the Tigers play in the 68 World Series.

Posted by: Bill R. at February 18, 2018 03:48 PM (IuYIh)

186 A&P...in our town, they beat every other A&P in the country for beer sales when our county finally legalized beer and wine sales back in the early eighties.

Posted by: Traveling Man at February 18, 2018 03:48 PM (iYVFX)

187 I said it first. Before you.

You both left out a word (I'm pretty sure, looking things up is cheating): The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:49 PM (fuK7c)

188 >>Trivium: what was the full name of the company

>>grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:45

Curse your fast fingers.

We had an A&P right near our EJ Korvettes when I was a kid. Anybody know who EJ Korvettes stands for?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:49 PM (/tuJf)

189 An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

It's funny that it came and went. We have so many terms for thrashing.

Posted by: t-bird at February 18, 2018 03:49 PM (K1sgG)

190 Posted by: JTB at February 18, 2018 03:47 PM (V+03K)
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When I lived in Lake Ridge I'd go to the Prince William Cannons games. Lots of fun!

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:49 PM (Sfs6o)

191
NBC coverage drops as soon as gay interview comes on and they say hey, let's hire this dude.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2018 03:49 PM (r+sAi)

192 Lynchburg won the Carolina League pennant last year, I think. Braves have a good minor league system, even after the recent unpleadantness.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 03:50 PM (VgdGl)

193 and by coverage I meant ratings.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2018 03:50 PM (r+sAi)

194 The Rockies AA farm club is called the Hartford Yard Goats. Ya gotta love a team with a name like that. I can hear Harry yelling now, The Goats Win, The Goats Win, The Goats Win!

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:50 PM (gEvQ8)

195 Trivium: what was the full name of the company?
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Posted by: random ~~lurker~~ commenter at February 18, 2018 03:50 PM (dab45)

196 I reelly hope the Battleboro Bobcats take home another participation award this seeesan.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Battleboro, VT at February 18, 2018 03:50 PM (uP2LR)

197 Nice article, but the Astros are in the AL West. The Indians ought to win the Central again this year pretty handily. Best rotation in baseball (don't even bother), Cody Allen and Andrew Miller at the back end of the bullpen, enough offense, strong defense up the middle (with a healthy Bradley Zimmer back in center), and the best there is (Tito) pushing the buttons.

Posted by: Zapp Branigan at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (197Vy)

198 Hey grammie winger as a Cubs fan do you remember this: Hey Hey there goes one over the fence, a tru-link fence.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (VJBq9)

I remember that one and Danley Garages. I think way back in the day Hamm's beer was also a sponsor. Hamm's the beer refreshing...

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (SiINZ)

199 The boy is at baseball camp at the Dome. Who knew you could play baseball in February in Alaska? Very cool.

And he is spanking that ball all over the place.

Re: Vonn and the rest of the virtue signaling "athletes," :you realize you took a perfectly good spot at the Olympics away from people who focus on their sport, rather than political crap they couldn't possibly understand? Works better when you let your actions speak for you.

I'm glad to see karma catching them by the tail and swinging them around like a grizzly bear with Timmy Treadwell. B'bye.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (NXsWM)

200 That was Brickhouse, right?

Yes, from a commercial that aired when I was a child. I grew up watching them on WGN from out here in the burbs. My first loves were baseball and the Cubs.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (VJBq9)

201 Remember Piggly Wiggly? we had one here for a short time, then it closed. Turned in a dollar store, it closed, now it's a restaurant.

Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (dUJdY)

202 192 Lynchburg won the Carolina League pennant last year, I think. Braves have a good minor league system, even after the recent unpleadantness.
Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 03:50 PM (VgdGl)
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Great. Watch them raise the ticket price to $7.

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (Sfs6o)

203 No baseball at the Olympics today. And on NBC, no live feeds worth watching. I've watched only 2 minutes of "broadcast" NBC stuff so far. Not going to subject myself to another second of it. Since the menu for their broadcast stuff right now is biathlon, x-c, speed skating - 3 events I watch when I can - I'll be forced to go to the broadcast crap (on the computer) and mute the sound. With the graphics, don't need the narration anywhoo.

T-bird noted this morning, correctly, that the production of certain events (especially the nordic skiing) has become very good - lots of cameras, including on sleds and wires, informative graphics. For those who x-c ski, these events (esp. the shorter ones, of course) have become very watchable.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2018 03:52 PM (QDnY+)

204 I always thought A&P stood for Atlantic and Pacific.

Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:52 PM (dUJdY)

205 178---Sweet! My beloved Hillcats.

Are they any good?
Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:45 PM (Sfs6o)
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I remember a couple of years when they were THE team to beat. But in minor league ball, especially A level, the balance of power changes dramatically year to year. Or so it seems to me.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:53 PM (0jtPF)

206 Oh, well Jack beat me to it.

Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:53 PM (dUJdY)

207 It's About Playing Catch & Throwing Strikes

And protesting our lucrative employment!

Posted by: Colin Kaepernick of the Kneeling Kneelers at February 18, 2018 03:53 PM (XA9IT)

208 201 Remember Piggly Wiggly? we had one here for a short time, then it closed. Turned in a dollar store, it closed, now it's a restaurant.
Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (dUJdY)

You can still hit up the Shakey Hog in Wisconsin, at least in the smaller towns. The Pig was the only thing going in Waunakee, besides the local meat market, which was the bomb.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2018 03:54 PM (NXsWM)

209 I think way back in the day Hamm's beer was also a sponsor. Hamm's the beer refreshing...

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (SiINZ)
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My grandfather was a stern Baptist who never took a drink in his life, and railed against those who did. But he was a Cubs fan. So he had a Hamm's beer wall-sized mural in his basement. He somehow cut it so the word "beer" did not appear. It was refreshing.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:54 PM (lwiT4)

210 And on NBC, no live feeds worth watching.

Finland-Sweden hockey on NBCSN. Tied at 1 in the second.

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2018 03:54 PM (O5Q3r)

211 I remember that one and Danley Garages. I think way back in the day Hamm's beer was also a sponsor. Hamm's the beer refreshing...

I occasionally run into a Danley garage in my work related tromps around the city.

The Hamms commercials are also a fond memory.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:55 PM (VJBq9)

212 Ya Piggly Wiggly is all over here. I hate them. Won't shop there.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:55 PM (lwiT4)

213
Slap, blink twice, if...

Posted by: Spun and Murky at February 18, 2018 03:55 PM (4DCSq)

214 So what does "C ampersand H" Sugar stand for? And are either C, or H, still involved in production of the product?

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2018 03:55 PM (QDnY+)

215 Since I started following baseball as an adult, I noticed that baseball starts revving up about the time crocus poke through the snow and there are other signs that life is renewed for another year.

Coincidence? I don't think so.

Posted by: JTB at February 18, 2018 03:55 PM (V+03K)

216 Re: Vonn and the rest of the virtue signaling "athletes," :

Also, do you realize your virtue signalling wasn't carried by the rest of the world? All they see is this: you lost. That's all they know: you lost.

Posted by: t-bird at February 18, 2018 03:56 PM (+y0ym)

217 >>Oh, well Jack beat me to it.

Grammie, the Mets hater, beat us both.

Incidentally, Sandy Alderson said today that he believes Tim Tebow will play in the majors. Now you have to love the Mets.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:56 PM (/tuJf)

218 The Hamms commercials are also a fond memory.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:55 PM (VJBq9)

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I remember Hamms as having some of the cleverest radio spots.

Yeah, I'm that old.

Posted by: Blake at February 18, 2018 03:56 PM (WEBkv)

219 My first loves were baseball and the Cubs.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (VJBq9)
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As it should be. All's right with the world.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:56 PM (lwiT4)

220 So what does "C ampersand H" Sugar stand for?

I actually did a job for them up in Crockett so I know it's "California and Hawaii".

Posted by: t-bird at February 18, 2018 03:57 PM (+y0ym)

221 201 Remember Piggly Wiggly? we had one here for a short time, then it closed. Turned in a dollar store, it closed, now it's a restaurant.
Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (dUJdY)

We used to have them all over. Now there are only a handful of stores operating in Florida, mostly up around the panhandle, I think.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 18, 2018 03:57 PM (NWiLs)

222 Incidentally, Sandy Alderson said today that he believes Tim Tebow will play in the majors. Now you have to love the Mets.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 03:56 PM (/tuJf)
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Not if they trade him to, say, the Cubs.

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:57 PM (lwiT4)

223 From the land of sky blue water (water)

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 03:57 PM (gEvQ8)

224 thanks, tu3031. Just checked the broadcast package and at least the nordic part is just a replay of the relay I watched live last night (which was excellent). Sweden/Finland in hockey should be good, both sides have play an entertaining style.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2018 03:57 PM (QDnY+)

225 214 So what does "C ampersand H" Sugar stand for? And are either C, or H, still involved in production of the product?
Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2018 03:55 PM (QDnY+)

California and Hawaii, although they still have a plant in CA, most of their sugar nowadays comes from Indonesia.

Posted by: Surfperch at February 18, 2018 03:57 PM (uP2LR)

226 T-bird noted this morning, correctly, that the production of certain events (especially the nordic skiing) has become very good - lots of cameras, including on sleds and wires, informative graphics. For those who x-c ski, these events (esp. the shorter ones, of course) have become very watchable.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2018 03:52 PM (QDnY+)

We do love our Kikkan.

Most of the x/c athletes train on the glaciers up here in the summer. Also, Kikkan still runs the Mt. Marathon race; that's how my dad knows her. She is the niece of Betsy Haines, a close friend of my sister. All of that family skis, and madly.

They also train and race at Kinkaid Park, out by the airport here. A world-class setup. I'm out there all summer on the bike trails. Lots of moose, and the occasional bear, but if you are moving fast, you are probably okay. No bears in the winter, at least. They are asleep, luckily.

It's gorgeous, and right on Cook Inlet, so lots of mountains, all around, too.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2018 03:57 PM (NXsWM)

227 Grammie, that and Safeway was all we had back then. Oh, I think we had a Thriftway but it was the other side of town. God, I miss those days when this was just a quaint little town. Now it's 95,000 people. Ugh.. can't wait to move!

Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:58 PM (dUJdY)

228 I think Lindsey Vonn has another race sometime in the next couple of days.
Yeah, I'll root against her.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 03:58 PM (0jtPF)

229 Remember Piggly Wiggly? we had one here for a short time, then it closed. Turned in a dollar store, it closed, now it's a restaurant.
Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (dUJdY)

There's one of those in Mountain City, GA about 20 miles from us.

Jewell, did you get my answer from last night? Company in your town.

Posted by: Traveling Man at February 18, 2018 03:58 PM (iYVFX)

230 I'd love to play another inning, but I've got to pack and get on the road. Have a wonderful today!

Posted by: grammie winger - God Loves You, Don't Be Stupid, at February 18, 2018 03:58 PM (lwiT4)

231 Nuevo thread-o

Posted by: Weasel at February 18, 2018 03:59 PM (Sfs6o)

232 Here's a thing that used to mean a lot to me. I was an expat for a few years and each April the International Herald Tribune would run this poem about being an expat and missing baseball:

Away on this side of the ocean

When the chestnuts are hinting of green

And the first of the cafe commandos

Are moving outside for a fine

And the sound of spring beats a bolero

As Paree sheds her coat and her hat

The sound that is missed more than any

Is the sound of the crack of a bat.

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There's an animal kind of a feeling

There's a stirring down at Vincennes Zoo

And the kid down the hall's getting restless

Taking stairs like a young kangaroo

Now the dandy is walking his poodle

And the concierge sunning her cat

But the heart's with the Cubs and the Tigers

And the sound of the crack of a bat.

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In the park on the corner run schoolboys

With a couple of cartons for props

Kicking goals a la Fontaine or Kopa

While a little guy chickies for cops

"Goal for us," "No it's not," "You're a liar,"

Then the classical shrieks of a spat

But it's not like a rhubarb at home plate

Or the sound of the crack of a bat.

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Here the stadia thrill to the scrumdowns

And the soccer fans flock to the games

And the chic punt the nags out at Longchamp

Where the women are dames and not dames

But it's different at Forbes and at Griffith

The homes of the Buc and the Nat

Where the hotdog and peanut share laurels

With the sound of the crack of a bat.

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No, a Yank can't describe to a Frenchman

The rasp of an umpire's call

The continuing charms of statistics

Changing hist'ry with each strike and ball

Nor the self-conscious jog of the slugger

Rounding third with the tip of his hat

Nor the half-smothered grace of a hook slide

Nor the sound of the crack of a bat.

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Now the golfer is buffing his niblick

And the tennis buff's tightening his strings

And the fisherman's flexing his flyrod

Like a thousand and one other springs

Oh, the sports on both sides of the ocean

Have a great deal in common, at that

But the thing that's not here

At this time of the year

Is the sound of the crack of a bat.

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Dick Roraback is a former sports editor of the Herald Tribune. His springtime elegy has appeared in this space since the 1960s.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:59 PM (fuK7c)

233 No I didn't Traveling Man. I must have signed off before I saw it.

Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:59 PM (dUJdY)

234 Anyone remember NatCo? National Tea Company. It was the main grocery store in our town until Safeway moved in.

Posted by: Old Blue at February 18, 2018 04:00 PM (gEvQ8)

235 always thought A&P stood for Atlantic and Pacific.
Posted by: Jewells45 at February 18, 2018 03:52 PM (dUJdY)

It does, more or less, considerably less of more than more of less.

We had one in our town.

Posted by: Traveling Man at February 18, 2018 04:00 PM (iYVFX)

236 Mets AAA team is in Vegas, for the next year anyway. Move to Syracuse next year. Tebow in Vegas would be great fun. If Alderson is not completely full of shit, it's more likely he'll start the year in AA Binghamton based off his moderate success in A ball ladt year.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at February 18, 2018 04:02 PM (VgdGl)

237 232---Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:59 PM (fuK7c)
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Love it!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 18, 2018 04:04 PM (0jtPF)

238 My first loves were baseball and the Cubs.

Posted by: Son of Sam the butcher at February 18, 2018 03:51 PM (VJBq9)

First loves and heartbreaks. Oh that 1984 team...

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 18, 2018 04:04 PM (SiINZ)

239 >>Mets AAA team is in Vegas, for the next year anyway. Move to Syracuse next year. Tebow in Vegas would be great fun. If Alderson is not completely full of shit, it's more likely he'll start the year in AA Binghamton based off his moderate success in A ball ladt year.

I can see him getting a cup of coffee when rosters expand but unless he makes a miraculous improvement I don't see anything more than that.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2018 04:06 PM (/tuJf)

240
I love the names and mascots of minor league teams.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2018 04:07 PM (r+sAi)

241 Yay, baseball!

Thanks for the post, Slap!

Posted by: Emmie, not dead and not tired of winning at February 18, 2018 04:08 PM (/A+Cl)

242 Rons and Ronetts: I have been playing in the same fantasy league for 20 years, and we need one more owner to make 12 teams. Any interest give me a shout. 23 man roster, 10 man reserve, draft is Mar.26, in Las Vegas Nv.

Posted by: A surprised aardvark at February 18, 2018 04:08 PM (XPhxx)

243 Suggest we rename some of our sports franchises:

New York Narcissists (NY Narcs)
Washington Bureaucrats (DC Crats)
Las Vegas Vigorish (LA Vigs)
Boston Wicked Smahts
Philadelphia Rockies (WNBA Adrians)
Nashville Rednecks
Atlanta Strippers
Miami Pole Dancers
Tampa Bay Lap Dancers
Minneapolis You Betchas

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 18, 2018 04:12 PM (pV/54)

244 Food up

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 18, 2018 04:13 PM (mpXpK)

245 Philadelphia Rockies (WNBA Adrians)

No.

Posted by: Emmie, cheering for the Colorado Rockies at February 18, 2018 04:14 PM (/A+Cl)

246 petercrane56@gmail.com for fantasy info, this posting at lunch has to stop

Posted by: A surprised aardvark at February 18, 2018 04:15 PM (XPhxx)

247 The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company -- A&P -- was once a bigger deal than Wal-mart is today. It was the first large grocery chain. There are many laws still on the books to prevent low-ball pricing and other techniques that A&P used. It's big secret was selling everything under one roof at low prices.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 18, 2018 04:17 PM (pV/54)

248 I leave a sober tidbit about A&P and now after a friend of mine comes over with a bottle of Macallan 18, you guys are still talking about A&P ?? Let's get back to what's important , MONKEY WARDS

Posted by: REDACTED at February 18, 2018 04:32 PM (VWsDy)

249 Korvette's. Billy Blake.

Posted by: JuJuBee, just generally being shamey at February 18, 2018 04:45 PM (2NqXo)

250 Just asking for a friend..is there a chair out in the vines at Wrigley Field that Obama sits in?

Posted by: Colin at February 18, 2018 05:20 PM (4sS2F)

251 Thanks, Slap!

I am really excited about the Brew Crew this season. The WS is a very long shot (better starting pitching would be nice, but it ain't cheap) but I'm looking forward to a fun season with a talented roster...And I just can't wait to be sitting in the stands again.

The NL Central is going to be a beast this year, since the Cards and the Cubs will also be damned good.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V sez pitchers and catchers have reported at February 18, 2018 05:24 PM (P8951)

252 Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 18, 2018 03:59 PM (fuK7c)

Love the poem!

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V sez pitchers and catchers have reported at February 18, 2018 05:27 PM (P8951)

253 I didn't know lobsters had vocal cords.

Posted by: Javems at February 18, 2018 06:02 PM (luPrW)

254 Damn, Mis Anth...what don't you do?
ONT, Pet thread and now Baseball?
What a stud!

Posted by: Bro. Bill at February 18, 2018 06:58 PM (YuWtr)

255 What is this "World Series" everybody keeps referring to?

Posted by: Every Seattle Mariners Fan at February 18, 2018 07:08 PM (f5x7f)

256 Boiling freshly caught Dungeness crab is one of my favorite things in life.
With butter and lemon, of course.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 18, 2018 07:12 PM (f5x7f)

257 Seattle Mariners.

A shot so long should hit the Moon.

I know, I wear an S hat.

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at February 18, 2018 07:31 PM (e1mEI)

258 Aaaand... the Ace of Spades wins the Daytona 500!

Posted by: scottst at February 18, 2018 07:49 PM (mDrEG)

259 This will be the 50th time this was noted, but Astros = AL West.

I'm still sad and lost and bitter about Hoz. KC sports guys jumped right in with " The right thing!" and "Rebuild" and -- hideously tonedeaf for a LOCAL radio guy: "97% of the world would prefer San Diego!"

Eh, f you. The whole world isn't panting for 75 degrees and high taxes.

Posted by: Shopgirl: #GoodbyeHoz at February 19, 2018 12:42 AM (SrViY)

260 "The Houston Astros are still strong in the A.L. Central"

... which I'm sure is news to teams in the A.L. Central.
And the A.L. West.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 19, 2018 01:40 PM (jWe5r)

261 "Forgot - also hate the Dodgers. Any club that can't fill their seats doesn't deserve a place at the table."

Not sure what you're talking about. The Dodgers lead the league in attendance pretty much every year. at 3.7 million+.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 19, 2018 01:49 PM (jWe5r)

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