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crimhead

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Posted: June 05 2009 at 13:22

The Buccos swept the Mets.

*gasp*

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Posted: June 05 2009 at 14:57

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The Buccos swept the Mets.

*gasp*

Huzzah!

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Posted: June 06 2009 at 19:23

Wow what a game between Dodger and Phills. That was a playoff caliber game actually the whole series so far has been and still one more to go. Great pitching some great defense and walk off 12 inning home run for the Dodgers. 39-19 baby!

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Posted: June 07 2009 at 11:17

I only watched the seventh and eighth inning, figuring that Lidge couldn't possibly blow another one, but I guess he blew ANOTHER one.

I'm really digging what the Dodgers are doing this year. This team is only gonna get better, too, as it is built on a lot of youth in guys like Martin, Loney, Kemp, Ethier, and the whole pitching staff.

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Posted: June 07 2009 at 11:28

Is it too early to think that the Buccos might have made the right choice making that trade?

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Posted: June 07 2009 at 15:34

After seeing Mo get taken out during the inning (which is truly a sad, sad sight) he bounced back today with the save in his usual style.
Some games his velocity seems off, only touching 89 but other games like today he was hitting his standard 93,94 mph With that location was better as well.

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Posted: June 07 2009 at 19:05

crimhead wrote:

Is it too early to think that the Buccos might have made the right choice making that trade?

not at all... look at how Tampa built their team. The more young talent the better... they are like the Nats. Only a few years away from maybe really being good. The Nats have the offense... just need that pitching talent they have in the minors, and those learning under fire in the majors to mature a few years.

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Posted: June 08 2009 at 11:26

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crimhead wrote:

Is it too early to think that the Buccos might have made the right choice making that trade?

I would like to think that all these trades and drafts that they do will do some good but there has not been a winning season since the Barry has been in the burgh. Sad. I long for the days of Bonds,Bonilla,Drabek and VanSlyke.

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Posted: June 08 2009 at 14:46

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crimhead wrote:

Is it too early to think that the Buccos might have made the right choice making that trade?

The problem being here is that the Pirates and Nats tend to ship off their young talent just as it is starting to mature. They don't want to pay higher contracts to these players when they can get "prospects" at a much lower rate of pay. The only way these teams can win is to have these players mature very quickly or, quite frankly, play way over their heads which is what I thought Tampa Bay did last year. Otherwise they are like a major league minor league team for the richer teams in the league.

It has taken 5 years for the Dodgers to mine this team they have now. They did it by not trading these guys away and instead developing them and letting them play. Some of that has been frustrating as a fan but now it is starting to pay dividends. This team could be very good for several years to come.

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Posted: June 09 2009 at 12:27

Garion81 wrote:

micky wrote:

crimhead wrote:

Is it too early to think that the Buccos might have made the right choice making that trade?

The one thing that the Dodgers have had in the past was a strong farm system. They had a string of rookie of the year awards going on there for sometime. They also had stability and a good ownership group(O'Malley's). It doesn't hurt being in the second biggest market as well. Sometimes I think baseball has too many teams for it's own good. I wouldn't mind seeing 12 teams in each league and four teams in each division. This would weed out a lot of suspect talent.

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Posted: June 09 2009 at 15:30

^ Yeah but the FOX group ownership almost ruined them and being in LA was not going to save them. McCourt has his issues but he has brought some stability back to the organization. I also like the fact he always has former players around bringing back some of the tradition as well. The Dodgers and Lakers pretty much own LA so it is important that both franchises are strong not only for the league but for the city as well.

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Posted: June 09 2009 at 15:31

Not to mention LA's professional football team....er.....what the hell is up with that?

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Posted: June 09 2009 at 16:09

^You mean USC?

Cheat Carrol is going to run into some problems soon the way the NCAA is breathing down their necks right now. There are a lot of $C honks that feel he can do no wrong. and no I ain't one of them.

I am a Bruin through and though.

As for the lack of an NFL team I think people were really pissed about the way the last two treated us. Georgia practically ran the Rams into the ground. She even had a lawyer as head of Football operations. Then she moves the team hires real football people and coaches and wins a superbowl. You familiar with the movie Major League with Charlie Sheen and Tom Berringer? The owner of that team was based on Georgia. And we are all still trying to figure out why the Raiders left. They would have had the town to themselves and yet they chose the way out or back as it were. LA city/county government refuse to submit to the NFL demands to build a stadium using public money first before they will put a team here. If they were to do it they need to put an expansion team in with an owner who really understands how to market to this area.

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Posted: June 09 2009 at 22:56

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^You mean USC?

Cheat Carrol is going to run into some problems soon the way the NCAA is breathing down their necks right now. There are a lot of $C honks that feel he can do no wrong. and no I ain't one of them.

I am a Bruin through and though.

As for the lack of an NFL team I think people were really pissed about the way the last two treated us. Georgia practically ran the Rams into the ground. She even had a lawyer as head of Football operations. Then she moves the team hires real football people and coaches and wins a superbowl. You familiar with the movie Major League with Charlie Sheen and Tom Berringer? The owner of that team was based on Georgia. And we are all still trying to figure out why the Raiders left. They would have had the town to themselves and yet they chose the way out or back as it were. LA city/county government refuse to submit to the NFL demands to build a stadium using public money first before they will put a team here. If they were to do it they need to put an expansion team in with an owner who really understands how to market to this area.

You seem to forget that Al Davis is totally batsh*t insane.

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Posted: June 09 2009 at 23:04

Yankees lose to the Sox AGAIN. Angry

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Posted: June 09 2009 at 23:11

^ Yes, that was quite sad

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Posted: June 10 2009 at 10:56

rileydog22 wrote:

Garion81 wrote:

^You mean USC?

Cheat Carrol is going to run into some problems soon the way the NCAA is breathing down their necks right now. There are a lot of $C honks that feel he can do no wrong. and no I ain't one of them.

I am a Bruin through and though.

As for the lack of an NFL team I think people were really pissed about the way the last two treated us. Georgia practically ran the Rams into the ground. She even had a lawyer as head of Football operations. Then she moves the team hires real football people and coaches and wins a superbowl. You familiar with the movie Major League with Charlie Sheen and Tom Berringer? The owner of that team was based on Georgia. And we are all still trying to figure out why the Raiders left. They would have had the town to themselves and yet they chose the way out or back as it were. LA city/county government refuse to submit to the NFL demands to build a stadium using public money first before they will put a team here. If they were to do it they need to put an expansion team in with an owner who really understands how to market to this area.

You seem to forget that Al Davis is totally batsh*t insane.

Al Davis is 20 years behind the curve and should just walk away.

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Posted: June 10 2009 at 11:27

riley dog 22 wrote:

Garion81 wrote:

^You mean USC?

Cheat Carrol is going to run into some problems soon the way the NCAA is breathing down their necks right now. There are a lot of $C honks that feel he can do no wrong. and no I ain't one of them.

I am a Bruin through and though.

As for the lack of an NFL team I think people were really pissed about the way the last two treated us. Georgia practically ran the Rams into the ground. She even had a lawyer as head of Football operations. Then she moves the team hires real football people and coaches and wins a superbowl. You familiar with the movie Major League with Charlie Sheen and Tom Berringer? The owner of that team was based on Georgia. And we are all still trying to figure out why the Raiders left. They would have had the town to themselves and yet they chose the way out or back as it were. LA city/county government refuse to submit to the NFL demands to build a stadium using public money first before they will put a team here. If they were to do it they need to put an expansion team in with an owner who really understands how to market to this area.

You seem to forget that Al Davis is totally batsh*t insane.

While I will agree Al has made some questionable moves in the last 5 years he is not insane. He knows exactly what he is doing. This deal with Kiffin he is right on. I watched that little sleazebag at USC. Al thought he was getting another Jon Gruden. So he goes 4-12 and then wants complete control of the team? Then basicly tries to tear the team appart while he pouts and then wants full pay? The only good thing he did was put the present coach on the staff. Cable is a good coach and watching them play the last few games last year I think they may have turned a corner. We'll see they are very, very young. As for his draft picks go back and look at Mel Kipers picks and he praised the Raiders for every first round pick like Phillip Buchanon and Michael Huff who have just been busts yet so vehimaint in his criticism of this years picks. They need pro speed at WR not a possession receiver from a system offense and they got two of them. What don't people get? Why would you draft a player you didn't have a need for? They also got a lot better on the OL in free agency as well. Gibril Wison and Deangelo Hall are two sigings I questioned big time last year but according to AL these were guys Lame wanted the fact that neither are there anymore kinda suggests that.

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Posted: June 10 2009 at 18:14

I'm hopeful for this game. I REALLY hope Wang will be back to normal, at least does a decent job.

I'm not worried about offense, the Yanks are going against Tim Wakefield...he used to give them fits but now it seems the other way around. I'm not sure why anyone would want a knuckleballer....yea its impossible to read but he has had some difficult games, not to mention it seems all you have to do is wait for one to be really high, its sooo slow you can just hit the sh*t out of it.

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Posted: June 10 2009 at 18:18

JJLehto wrote:

I'm hopeful for this game. I REALLY hope Wang will be back to normal, at least does a decent job.

I'm not worried about offense, the Yanks are going against Tim Wakefield...he used to give them fits but now it seems the other way around. I'm not sure why anyone would want a knuckleballer....yea its impossible to read but he has had some difficult games, not to mention it seems all you have to do is wait for one to be really high, its sooo slow you can just hit the sh*t out of it.

Wakefield tied the Tigers in knots with that stupid pitch and they were screwed up for the next 3 days afterwards. I think that it is all about timing. These guys are so geared towards 95 mile an hour fastballs, a 60 mile pitch with movement totally messes with their timing.

Edited by rushfan4 - June 10 2009 at 18:18