Baseball has been berry berry good... - Page 3

xoxoxoBruce · 10-15-2003, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Griff
Ideally the Yanks are gonna beat both the Red Socks and the Cubbies to win this year. They would be a strange kind of underdog since the Boston/Chicago underdogs would have all the fans with them.

Who are these "fans" who interfere with their home teams play? Kinda makes you think these post season fans are posers who happen have the cash for post season prices and just want to be seen at the game. Since I'm whining, how about a moratorium on cell phones at the ballpark and an end to the dh rule so the headhunters have to face the music.

Turns out this guy is a big Cubs fan. He even goes to Spring training camp in Arizona(?) and is a little league coach.
He even looks like Billy Crystal who everyone knows is a big baseball fan. Wait a minute..Crystal is a big Yankees fan...Hmmm.

Chewbaccus · 10-16-2003, 11:34 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playof...ory?id=1638970

Quote:

Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday an offer of asylum might be a good idea, and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach is offering the man a free three-month stay, should he deem it necessary to get out of Chicago until the hubbub over the popup cools down.

That does it. We need to be rid of Florida. I will run for President, solely on the premise that I will go to Spain and ask for a refund. If that doesn't work, I will divide it in half - give one piece to Louisiana, the other to Georgia.

Griff · 10-16-2003, 03:21 PM

Man, that poor guys stringing some bad days together. Lets hope Chicagoans cut him a break, after all its the goat... or maybe Dusty?

warch · 10-16-2003, 03:34 PM

oh. ugh. aggghk. it so sad.

Griff · 10-16-2003, 05:49 PM

Clemans - Pedro rematch tonight ... very cool. I'd like to thank the Yanks for blowing game six while I was otherwise engaged so I could watch tonight.

elSicomoro · 10-16-2003, 08:12 PM

On the Chicago Tribune's site tonight:

The Chicago Cubs' organization Thursday released the following statement:

"The Chicago Cubs would like to thank our fans for their tremendous outpouring of support this year. We are very grateful.

"We would also like to remind everyone that games are decided by what happens on the playing field -- not in the stands. It is inaccurate and unfair to suggest that an individual fan is responsible for the events that transpired in Game 6. He did what every fan who comes to the ballpark tries to do -- catch a foul ball in the stands. That's one of the things that makes baseball the special sport that it is.

"This was an exciting season and we're looking forward to working towards an extended run of October baseball at Wrigley Field."

vsp · 10-17-2003, 07:23 AM

Grady "I'll leave Pedro in, even though he got hit hard in the seventh and is getting rocked in the eighth, until the game is tied and my team's chances of winning are shot to hell. THEN I'll go to my bullpen, which has been almost unhittable in the playoffs." Little, manager of the Boston Red Sox.
<img src="http://www.projo.com/redsox/photos/little.jpg">

Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy of "Sealab 2021."
<img src="http://www.the-trades.com/trating/adultswim1.gif">

SEPARATED AT BIRTH.
And Murphy got the logic and common sense in the family.

-- jeff
-- not that I'm bitter, oh no

Elspode · 10-17-2003, 09:11 AM

I seriously offer my condolences to both the Cubbies' fans and the BoSox fans here. The Yankees are downright evil, and the Marlins are just an embarassment.

What could have been a record-setting World Series (in terms of viewership and excitement potential) is now going to be just another October waste of time.

I won't be watching it.

warch · 10-17-2003, 09:47 AM

Season's over.

EdZachary · 10-17-2003, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elspode
I seriously offer my condolences to both the Cubbies' fans and the BoSox fans here. The Yankees are downright evil, and the Marlins are just an embarassment...

On behalf of Sox fans everywhere, you said it brother!. As a transplanted Bostonian working in the heart of the evil empire there is nothing worse than listening to gloating NY fans going on and on about their damn entitlement amidst chants of 1918. Fans who wouldn't be satisfied if their team won the next 15 titles in a row.

This pic has been around but its worth recycling...

Elspode · 10-17-2003, 10:24 AM

Nice job on the alterations, though. It was originally a little British soccer fan, if memory serves me.

Does anyone remember when the Cowboys were the perennial NFL ass-kickers? I hated them, too. Having the same team win everything all the time really takes the fun out of sports.

(edited by Elspode to remove really inappropriate reference to recent NYC ferry tragedy).

Griff · 10-17-2003, 03:43 PM

Quit your crying and pull up your skirts. If you guys can't appreciate just how good that series was no matter who won it, there is no hope for you.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-17-2003, 04:48 PM

Well, I'm glad the Yankees won because I think they have a better chance of crushing the Marlins for beating the Cubs.

EdZachary · 10-17-2003, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Griff
Quit your crying and pull up your skirts. If you guys can't appreciate just how good that series was no matter who won it, there is no hope for you.

as a yankee fan, you couldn't possibly understand.

Griff · 10-21-2003, 07:00 PM

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10-16-2003, 03:21 PM	#33
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Man, that poor guys stringing some bad days together. Lets hope Chicagoans cut him a break, after all its the goat... or maybe Dusty? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-16-2003, 05:49 PM	#35
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Clemans - Pedro rematch tonight ... very cool. I'd like to thank the Yanks for blowing game six while I was otherwise engaged so I could watch tonight. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-17-2003, 09:11 AM	#38
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I seriously offer my condolences to both the Cubbies' fans and the BoSox fans here. The Yankees are downright evil, and the Marlins are just an embarassment. What could have been a record-setting World Series (in terms of viewership and excitement potential) is now going to be just another October waste of time. I won't be watching it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-17-2003, 10:24 AM	#41
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Nice job on the alterations, though. It was originally a little British soccer fan, if memory serves me. Does anyone remember when the Cowboys were the perennial NFL ass-kickers? I hated them, too. Having the same team win everything all the time really takes the fun out of sports. (edited by Elspode to remove really inappropriate reference to recent NYC ferry tragedy). __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 10-17-2003 at 10:28 AM.

10-17-2003, 03:43 PM	#42
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Quit your crying and pull up your skirts. If you guys can't appreciate just how good that series was no matter who won it, there is no hope for you. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-16-2003, 03:34 PM	#34
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	oh. ugh. aggghk. it so sad.

10-16-2003, 08:12 PM	#36
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	On the Chicago Tribune's site tonight: The Chicago Cubs' organization Thursday released the following statement: "The Chicago Cubs would like to thank our fans for their tremendous outpouring of support this year. We are very grateful. "We would also like to remind everyone that games are decided by what happens on the playing field -- not in the stands. It is inaccurate and unfair to suggest that an individual fan is responsible for the events that transpired in Game 6. He did what every fan who comes to the ballpark tries to do -- catch a foul ball in the stands. That's one of the things that makes baseball the special sport that it is. "This was an exciting season and we're looking forward to working towards an extended run of October baseball at Wrigley Field."

10-17-2003, 07:23 AM	#37
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Grady "I'll leave Pedro in, even though he got hit hard in the seventh and is getting rocked in the eighth, until the game is tied and my team's chances of winning are shot to hell. THEN I'll go to my bullpen, which has been almost unhittable in the playoffs." Little, manager of the Boston Red Sox. <img src="http://www.projo.com/redsox/photos/little.jpg"> Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy of "Sealab 2021." <img src="http://www.the-trades.com/trating/adultswim1.gif"> SEPARATED AT BIRTH. And Murphy got the logic and common sense in the family. -- jeff -- not that I'm bitter, oh no

10-17-2003, 09:47 AM	#39
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Season's over.

10-17-2003, 04:48 PM	#43
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well, I'm glad the Yankees won because I think they have a better chance of crushing the Marlins for beating the Cubs. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-21-2003, 07:00 PM	#45
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